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IDAHO

BENEWAH COUNTY St. Maries

Janet Samford has been hired as the secretary for the planning and zoning committees.

She also is the secretary for the St. Maries/Benewah County building inspector.

BONNER COUNTY Sandpoint

Weekly contra dancing starts Saturday evening at the Sandpoint Community Center.

Instruction starts at 7:30 p.m. and the dance begins at 8 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for kids. Wear indoor shoes.

BOUNDARY COUNTY Bonners Ferry

Eight Bonners Ferry teachers took a geology class this summer as part of a group from North Idaho and Eastern Washington.

KOOTENAI COUNTY Twin Lakes

Lakeland graduate Tracy Hanson, the LPGA and US Bank are co-sponsoring the 5th Annual Lakeland School Golf Fund Scramble at Twin Lakes Village Golf Course on Oct. 3. Proceeds will go to promote junior golf in the Lakeland School District.

Awards will be given for team low gross and net scores, along with closest to the pin and longest drives.

Teams for the 18-hole scramble will consist of five players. Entry fee is $10 plus green fees.

Sign up at the Twin Lakes Village Pro Shop at (208) 687-1311 by Sept. 27. To become a sponsor contact Kathy Hogan, tournament chair, at (208) 687-1293.

LATAH COUNTY Moscow

Tom Cass presented a petition of 500 signatures in support of restoring Paradise Creek to members of the city’s Public Works/ Finance Committee on Aug. 31.

The petition, from the Coalition for a Flood Free Paradise Creek, advises the cleanup of the stream.

Cass is leading the coalition that gathered signatures from residents interested in having the city remove obstructions causing the Paradise Creek problem.

SHOSHONE COUNTY Osburn

Idaho State Veterans Service Officer Ken Pitcher will be at the Veterans Administration Mobile Clinic site at the VFW Post in Osburn on Sept. 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. He will assist veterans and their dependents in filing claims. He also will provide information about the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans benefits.

MONTANA

LINCOLN COUNTY Libby

Citizens are invited to comment on plans to remove the peregrine falcon from the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act. Sightings of the bird have been reported in the Kootenai National Forest.

Written comments are due by Nov. 23 and can be mailed to Diane Noda, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Venture, CA 93003, or faxed to (805) 644-3958. Requests for public hearings are due by Oct. 13.

WASHINGTON

PEND OREILLE COUNTY Cusick

Volunteers are needed to begin construction on the second Pend Oreille County Habitat for Humanity home. Construction starts Sept. 15. Habitat has $30,000 in the bank to start the project, which gives low-income families a chance to earn sweat equity in a home it can then purchase for a reasonable sum.

SPOKANE COUNTY Colbert

Spokane County Fire District No. 4 will hold a free cardiopulmonary resuscitation class for the public Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at Station 44, 17207 N. Newport Highway.

Classes are limited to 30 students. Call (509) 467-4500 for more information.

WHITMAN COUNTY Pullman

Wheatland Express has begun half-hour shuttle service between Washington State University and the University of Idaho.

For information on schedules and bus stop locations, contact the student unions, international student programs, parking services or chamber of commerce.

Schedules are also available on each bus. For more information, call (509) 334-2200.