The County Lines

Tue., Aug. 31, 1999

WASHINGTON

Adams County Ritzville

Ronald E. Newton of Ritzville has been fined $12,000 by the Department of Ecology for an improper trash burn. The DOE fined Newton after a passer-by saw tires, batteries, appliances, car parts and other household garbage burning in a gully northeast of Wellsandt and Drury roads.

Ferry County Republic

The county has a new official Web site with information on everything from demographics to dude ranches. The address, which was misstated in Sunday’s County Lines, is www.ferry-county.com. An unofficial Web Site, at www.ferryco.com, also provides a wealth of information about the county.

Grant County Grand Coulee

Gaylen and Irene Wolgamott were recently told by the city Planning Commission that their backhoe is not in compliance with residential zoning. The couple parked heavy machinery for their construction business outside their home on Martin Road. The Wolgamotts originally moved the equipment in to build their home, but the house is finished.

Lincoln County Davenport

The Lincoln County Youth Safety Task Force has been meeting all summer to come up with a school safety plan. The group worked with insurance specialists to implement an emergency and disaster plan. Law enforcement agencies also took part in the group.

Pend Oreille County Cusick

The weather made the annual county fair the place to be last weekend. About 4,170 season passes were sold to the event, plus daily visitors. One big event of the fair was an essay contest won by Kailie Hansen, 17. Hansen, an Elk resident, won an Arabian horse for her efforts.

Spokane County Chattaroy

Army Pvt. Matthew G. Keetch, son of Dave R. Keetch of Orchard Bluff Road in Chattaroy, recently arrived for basic training at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. Keetch will receive training in drill, map reading, tactics and first aid.

Stevens County Chewelah

Hoping to fix the roof on the landmark Rebekah Hall, local residents are planning a special fund-raiser Sept. 9. “Raisin’ the Roof for Rebekah” will feature a dinner from Ron and Lorraine Crawley’s Coffee House. More than $12,000 is needed for repairs to the historic building. A blue tarp has covered the structure for nearly two years.

IDAHO

Benewah County Plummer

Les Hall is the new Plummer police chief. Hall began his career as a reserve officer for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe in 1987 and most recently worked in Lapwai. Hall started June 10, but will begin full-time Sept. 4.

Bonner County Sandpoint

The Idaho Transportation Department will hold a public open house for the proposed Fifth Avenue Corridor project today on the railroad right of way between Poplar and Fir streets. The open house will provide information about the project, traffic, right of way and design details. The project is Phase 1 of an overall plan to improve traffic flow through Sandpoint. The open house, sponsored by the Bonner County Area Transportation Team, will be 3 to 7 p.m. The Idaho Transportation Department will also sponsor an informational meeting for the proposed U.S. Highway 2-Dover Bridge replacement project Wednesday at the federal building on Dover Highway. The meeting will be set up like an open house from 4 to 7 p.m.

Boundary County Bonners Ferry

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

Kootenai County Coeur d’Alene

Eight miles of state Highway 3 from Harrison Junction to Swan Creek, and seven miles of state Highway 97 from the Harrison Junction to Harrison, will receive new pavement. Work on Highway 3 will be done Sept. 10, and Highway 97 will be done Sept. 22. Vehicle widths on Highway 3 will be restricted to 8 feet during the work.

Latah County Moscow

The Latah County Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday on two building requests. At 7 p.m., the commission will consider a request for an addition to the North Palouse Veterinary Clinic property. At 7:15 p.m. the Latah County Sheriff’s Department is expected to request a conditional use permit to establish a new firearms training facility. The facility would be located on the Bennett Lumber property on the end of White Pine Flat Road.

Shoshone County Kellogg

A fusion machine is being used this week for the second phase of the Milo Creek Permanent Improvement Project. The machine will meld the 40-foot sections of the polyethylene pipe together into a single, jointless span. Two 1,200-foot spans will run between Fourth Street in Kellogg and the Washington School structure.

MONTANA

Lincoln County Libby

A limited number of surplus deer and elk permits and antelope and deer B licenses will go on sale Sept. 7 from the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Licenses will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis by mail from Helena headquarters. Applications are available at license agents and FWP offices. Applications received before Sept. 7 will be considered as having been received on Sept. 7.

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