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Washington

Adams County

Ritzville

Cousins Jeremy Gering and Cody Schoesler, both 13, have started a custom wheat cutting business. Their 1975 John Deere combine averages 50 acres per day. So far, they’ve harvested for Schoesler farms.

Ferry County

Curlew

Students getting used to summer vacation are being summoned back to school. The Curlew district will hold school registration Aug. 23-25, with classes beginning Aug. 30. Parents of kindergarten students are reminded that classes are daily from 8:20 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. with no lunch. For all other grades, the school day ends at 2:55 p.m.

Grant County

Mattawa

The Esperanza Project is working. Scores of migrant farm workers and their families had no where to live while harvesting the Royal Slope. This year, 160 migrants are living in ocean freight shipping containers converted into homes which sleep six and have a kitchen, bathroom, a heating/air conditioning system, and television.

Lincoln County

Wilbur

Seventeen Japanese students are part of the U-Trek exchange program. While most will stay only three weeks, two will spend the school year at Wilbur High. Learning English is the main focus of the exchange.

Stevens County

Chewelah

Habitat For Humanity workers are looking for extra hands to make sure their third home is ready before it snows. Started in June, the current home under construction is moving along slowly. Crews usually work Wednesdays and Saturdays, but special work days are being planned to speed the process along.

Whitman County

Pullman

A new Web page designed to provide citizens with upto-date agricultural field burning information for Eastern Washington and North Idaho is now available. Attached to the Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority Web site, the page provides burning decisions and contact information for a variety of jurisdictions in the Inland Northwest, including Pullman-Moscow.

Interested citizens can visit the site at http: www.scapca.org/cgi-bin/burndecision.pl.

IDAHO

Benewah County

St. Maries

Valley Vista Care Services received one of 11 Jean Schoonover Excellence Awards for nursing homes in Idaho. To qualify, facilities must receive fewer than 15 deficiencies from state surveys in the past three years.

Bonner County

Priest Lake

The Priest Lake Huckleberry Festival will run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 21. The festival will include food booths, arts and crafts, live entertainment, artists at work, games and a huckleberry bake-off. A children’s huckleberry art contest has been added this year. For information, call Stan Simonik at (208) 443-1403 or Donna Ridnour at (208) 443-2443.

Boundary County

Bonners Ferry

The Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge is nearly 3,000 acres and home to a variety of wildlife species, including bear, deer, coyotes, and migratory birds such as Tundra swans. The refuge offers birdwatching and photographic opportunities. The refuge is five miles west of Bonners Ferry along the Kootenai River. For information, call (208) 267-3888.

Kootenai County

Coeur d’Alene

As of Jan. 2, 2000 there will be a vacancy for a lawyer magistrate of the 1st District in Coeur d’Alene. Attorneys must be at least 35 years old, have practiced law for five years and be licensed to practice law Idaho. Applications are available from the office of the trial court administrator and must be received by Sept. 1.

Latah County

Moscow

Don Yackley, recipient of the Hallenbeck Service Award as the outstanding Pacific Northwest Residence Hall Association adviser, has been named Director of Residence Life at the University of Idaho. Yackley will be responsible for directing UI’s 23 residence halls and apartments.

Shoshone County

Kellogg

The Kellogg Chamber Luncheon on Silver Mountain will be Aug. 19. The luncheon will begin at noon, and will feature free rides up for chamber members and local businesses. To register, call (208) 784-0821.

MONTANA

Lincoln County

Libby

Nordicfest is sponsoring a three-category window display contest for Libby businesses Sept. 10-12. The categories are theme, design and mayor’s award. The contest is open to all businesses and no registration is necessary. For information on the contest, call (406) 293-6177.