The County Lines

Thu., Aug. 26, 1999

Washington

Adams County

Othello

The annual Columbia Basin Health Fair is today and Friday. Patients can take advantage of free blood pressure, cholesterol, TB, glucose and general blood tests. Free educational clinics will be held on dental care, children’s health, dietary health and hypertension. The health fair will be at 140 E. Main.

Ferry County

Curlew

The county is looking for ways to get more state, federal and private grants. To help individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations, the county Planning Commission is holding a free grant-writing workshop Friday at the Curlew Civic Hall. The class begins at 9:30 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m.

Folks interested in the arts, tourism and economic development are welcome to attend.

Grant County

Coulee City

The gun club recently had its grounds mined for shot, which can be reclaimed and processed into usable shot. The Coulee City Gun Club feels it’s an economically wise thing to do, as well as an environmentally sound practice.

Lincoln County

Davenport

Folks here are gearing up for the annual county fair. With a theme of “Yesteryear and Tomorrow,” the fair will celebrate its roots and look to the future. The event includes a carnival, queen’s pageant, rodeo, live entertainment, vendors and youth exhibits. The fun starts today and runs through Sunday.

Pend Oreille County

Newport

The City Council is looking into the legalities of licensing local landlords. Hoping to curb problems with housing quality, the council is looking at requiring a business license of anyone renting out property.

Spokane County

Spokane

Girls entering grades four through six are taking part in the third annual Girls Sports Day at the Spokane YWCA on Sept. 11.

Tennis, basketball and swimming are included in the fun, which goes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Girl Scouts. To register, call 747-8091.

Stevens County

Chewelah

The local float made quite an impression on crowds at the Omak Stampede. Miss Chewelah Leslie Wallner and princesses Sara Riley and Sony Tarble had their arms full of hardware after accepting the Grand Sweepstakes award for the best float in the parade. The Chewelah float also won the best-animation trophy for the most creative moving parts.

Whitman County

Pullman

The Palouse Economic Development Council, the Port of Whitman County and the city of Pullman are sponsoring a telecommunications forum for Whitman County. The forum is scheduled Sept. 28 at the Quality Inn in Pullman from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A $12 fee includes lunch and refreshments. The forum will include information on the basics of telecommunications infrastructure. Government entities and telephone companies will also provide information. For more information, contact Leslie Wolff with the Palouse Economic Development Council at (509) 334-3579. Reservations should be made by Sept. 17.

IDAHO

Benewah County

St. Maries

Registration forms for the Paul Bunyan Days three-on-three basketball tournament are available at the County Fair. Teams will be divided into seven divisions for the tournament, which will be played on the tennis courts at Central Park. Tournament play will begin at 9 a.m. Sept. 4. For more information, contact Bryan Chase at (208) 245-9079.

Bonner County

Clark Fork

The geology of North Idaho is the subject of two classes presented Sept. 11 and 12 at the University of Idaho Clark Fork Field Campus.

A session on ancient rock formations and the history of glaciation will be offered Sept. 11. Participants will learn how the history of glaciation in western Montana and North Idaho is revealed in sedimentary and igneous rock formations. The ancient Lake Missoula floods will be covered on Sept. 12. The class will examine glacial and catastrophic flood features along Highway 200 from Noxon, Mont. to Hope, Idaho.

Each class is $19 per person. To register, contact Edie Kinucan at the field campus, (208) 266-1452.

Boundary County

Bonners Ferry

Help is available through the Boundary County Youth Crisis and Domestic Violence hotline. Volunteers are trained to help end the cycle of abuse, and all information is kept strictly confidential. For help, call (208) 267-5211.

Kootenai County

Coeur d’Alene

U.S. Army Recruiting Command officials recently announced that qualified applicants who enlist in one of 50 military occupational skills and report for active duty by Sept. 30 will be eligible for an additional bonus of $4,000. The maximum combined bonus can be up to $6,000 for a three-year enlistment and $12,000 for a four-year enlistment. Applicants must have no prior military service, meet educational criteria and score in the top half of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.

Latah County

Moscow

The Distinguished Visiting Writers Program, sponsored by the University of Idaho English Department, will host poet Dorianne Laux the week of Sept. 20.

Laux, an associate professor and director of the University of Oregon’s Program in Creative Writing, will conduct a week-long poetry workshop (one-credit class) Sept. 20-24, 7-9:30 p.m. The public workshop will be held in UI’s University Classroom Center (UCC), Room 224. Interested participants should submit up to 10 pages of poetry by Sept. 3 to Ron McFarland, professor in UI’s Department of English. He can be reached at (208) 885-6937.

Shoshone County

Murray

Silver Valley chambers of commerce are working to attract visitors coming from Montana on Thompson Pass near Murray to other destinations in the Silver Valley. Efforts are underway to place informational signs along the route to help direct visitors to Mullan, Wallace and Kellogg. Signs will be placed at the Prichard Y, where the Thompson Pass Road connects with the Coeur d’Alene River Road and a third sign will be seen by drivers headed up the river toward Prichard and Murray.

MONTANA

Lincoln County

Libby

Lincoln County Commissioners have rejected a proposal to close all county offices for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. The county had considered the proposal as a way of dealing with staffing cuts and reduced hours brought on by budget constraints. Commissioners sought public opinion on the proposal, with most comments received opposing the lunch hour closure.

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