The County Lines

Wed., Feb. 24, 1999

WASHINGTON

ADAMS COUNTY

Lind

Residents fearing that there are nitrates in their drinking water can get a free water test today and Thursday. WSU Cooperative Extension and AmeriCorps volunteers are conducting nitrate screenings throughout the county. Water samples will be accepted in Washtucna at the elementary school and in Lind at Jim’s Market. For more information, call (509) 786-5609.

FERRY COUNTY

Republic

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded Ferry County $3,543 for emergency food and shelter programs. Ferry County Food Bank and Ferry County Community Service are primary beneficiaries. Other entities hoping for a slice of the pie can contact Kate Rowe-Maloret at (509) 775-3331.

GRANT COUNTY

Grand Coulee

The City Council declared an emergency last week because the hillside beneath Coulee Community Hospital is crumbling. The city hopes to have Gov. Gary Locke declare the site a disaster area so federal funds may be obtained to fix the problem. “There’s plenty of history around here of soil moving, sometimes great distances,” said Councilman Bill Moore. It is unclear who owns the decaying hillside.

LINCOLN COUNTY

Wilbur

They won’t be playing basketball in the Wilbur High School gym anytime soon. The wooden floor warped and buckled following a flood last week. One-quarter of the floor was covered in water that ran downhill from the old football field. During work on water lines behind the school for the town’s water program, a contractor removed a berm. Without the berm, the floodwaters were unchecked. The company was going to replace the berm this spring.

PEND OREILLE COUNTY

Metaline

Local singer Wynne Scherf will be belting it out at the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival in Moscow, Idaho, this week. The Selkirk High School junior will compete in the vocal category, performing the ballad “The Man I Love” and a swing tune, “Let’s Do It.” Scherf has been awarded the National High School Choral Award, and is a veteran of local choir and theatrical productions.

SPOKANE COUNTY

Deer Park

Angel Ebel, a senior at Deer Park High School, was named the Rotary Club’s student of the month for February. Ebel has a 3.2 grade-point average and is a member of the Stags volleyball, basketball and softball teams and the ski club.

STEVENS COUNTY

Colville

Surviving an avalanche will be the topic of a workshop Friday and Saturday. The class will mix field and classroom study. Participants are required to ski or snowshoe to Sherman Peak for the field exercises. Classroom study will be held at Mill Creek Outfitters. To register for the class, call (509) 684-9782.

WHITMAN COUNTY

Pullman

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Henry Taylor will read his work at Washington State University on March 23 at 7 p.m. in the Bundy Reading Room of Avery Hall. Taylor’s books include “The Horse Show at Midnight,” “An Afternoon of Pocket Billiards,” and his 1986 Pulitzer winner “The Flying Change.” Taylor is a professor of literature and co-director of the master of fine arts program in creative writing at American University in Washington, D.C. A reception will follow the free reading.

IDAHO

BENEWAH COUNTY

St. Maries

Benewah County Deputy Tim Asbury has been promoted to patrol sergeant. Asbury has been with the department eight years. He joins Deputy Dean Salisbury in the sergeant ranks. Salisbury was promoted to sergeant two years ago.

BONNER COUNTY

Sandpoint

The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing March 4 to consider a series of changes to make the planning process easier in Bonner County. The meeting will begin at the Bonner County Courthouse. Some of the proposed changes include eliminating land capability reports in certain instances, reducing the application fee for condominiums to $150 and updating legal language.

BOUNDARY COUNTY

Bonners Ferry

Boundary County Library’s Reading Series on Ernest Hemingway will begin at 7 p.m. March 1. Books to be read and discussed will include “The Garden of Eden,” “A Moveable Feast” and “In Our Time.” Hemingway scholars will attend to provide insight into the works. For more information, call (208) 267-3750.

KOOTENAI COUNTY

Coeur d’Alene

The Kootenai County CPR Committee will sponsor adult CPR classes in Coeur d’Alene the first Wednesday of every month at Kootenai Fire Station No. 1. Classes will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Infant and child CPR classes will be at the same time the first Monday of every month. Cost is $5 for each class, and registration is required. For more information, call (208) 765-1112.

LATAH COUNTY

Moscow

Moscow Police Crime Prevention Specialist Tom Partington has helped secure a $36,000 U.S. Department of Justice partnership grant between the school district and the city police department for implementation next October. The grant will allow Partington to meet with students at the school to discuss ways to prevent drug and alcohol abuse and develop a new drug policy by the end of next year.

SHOSHONE COUNTY

Kellogg

Panhandle Health District will provide free developmental screening March 3 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Screening is available for children between the ages of 4 months and 36 months to help determine whether they are doing tasks appropriate for their age. For more information or to make an appointment, call (208) 786-7474.

MONTANA

LINCOLN COUNTY

Libby

The Lincoln County Campus enrollment is above 100 for the third straight year, with 105 full-time equivalent students. Students taking 14 or more credits are considered full-time. A total of 231 students are enrolled at LCC, including 55 high school dual-credit students. The college can serve a maximum of 400 students.

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