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IDAHO

BENEWAH COUNTY St. Maries

St. Maries School District voters will cast ballots Sept. 24 on a $1.5 million levy. If approved, the levy will fund building of a multipurpose room at the middle school and a track and field complex at the high school. The money also will be used to purchase fencing for Upriver School and roofs for the middle school and a vocational building at the high school. The six-year levy would cost about 88 cents per $1,000 of assessed value.

BONNER COUNTY Sandpoint

A community blood drive will be held today from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Eagles lodge, 208 N. First. All types of blood are needed. Blood donors must be at least 16 years old and weigh at least 100 pounds, and they should eat a good meal four hours before giving blood. Volunteers also are needed. For information, call Kim Garrision, (208) 263-5141, Ext. 111.

BOUNDARY COUNTY Bonners Ferry

Scout Night will be Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. All boys between the first and fifth grades are encouraged to join the Scouts. Volunteers also are needed. For information, call Charlene Mullis at (208) 267-7410.

KOOTENAI COUNTY Post Falls

The Post Falls Department of Parks and Recreation is holding registration for fall programs for adults and children. Programs include acrobatic cheerleading, rock climbing, dance lessons, art classes, karate, basketball and backpacking trips. For information and registration, call Traci Stevenson at (208) 773-0539.

LATAH COUNTY Moscow

Palouse Habitat for Humanity will hold a seven-kilometer walkathon on the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail on Sept. 27. Registration will be at noon in the Wal-Mart parking lot on the Moscow-Pullman highway. One-sum donations are being collected rather than pledges per mile. Prizes and T-shirts will be awarded. For information, call (208) 883-8502.

SHOSHONE COUNTY Wallace

The United Church of Christ in Wallace will celebrate its 100th anniversary later this month. The church began on Sept. 28, 1898, as the Congregational Church with the approval of 23 members who met in a tent at Bank and Third Streets. Anniversary festivities will begin the evening of Sept. 25 with a tour of the church, visiting and refreshments. The congregation has planned a worship service with a feast on Sept. 26 with socializing at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Registration will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26. For information, call Colleen Pettis, (208) 556-4731.

MONTANA

LINCOLN COUNTY Troy

The Kootenai Senior Citizen Center will sponsor a benefit dinner Sept. 28 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the center. Proceeds will go to the new medical arts complex. Tickets are $5. For information, call (419) 295-4140.

WASHINGTON

PEND OREILLE COUNTY Diamond Lake

Property owners are looking for help in stopping an infestation of Eurasian milfoil before it chokes Diamond Lake. Overwhelmed residents have pulled as much of the noxious weed as they can. “We’re feeling we need some professional leadership from the county and some emergency funding,” said Jerry Numbers, president of the Diamond Lake Improvement Association. County commissioners have declined responsibility for the problem. The Washington state Department of Ecology has been contacted, and state emergency funds are a possibility.

SPOKANE COUNTY Cheney

The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation has a new recreation schedule for fall with programs ranging from dog obedience training to adult ballet. Senior activities also are available, including driving classes and an October trip to central Oregon. Scholarships are being offered to some participants. For information, call (509) 235-7295.

WHITMAN COUNTY Pullman

In an attempt to regain local control, the board of Pullman Memorial Hospital recently voted to let its contract with management company Brim Healthcare lapse. Brim has managed the hospital for six years. Board President Robert Wilson said that when Brim was hired, hospital morale was low, as was confidence in the administration. Now that things are looking better, Wilson said, the right thing to do is “go our separate ways.” But administrator Scott Adams, a Brim employee, will be retained by the hospital.