The County Lines

Sat., Jan. 23, 1999

WASHINGTON

ADAMS COUNTY

Lind

McCain Foods is pursuing a permit to dump solid potato waste at the 6,000-acre T-16 Ranch near Lind. In an emergency, the company may need to dump the mud, rocks and vines on a parcel of its own property near Othello on Cunningham Road as well. Currently, the potato material is being taken to a feed lot.

FERRY COUNTY

Republic

In keeping with the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Republic High School’s students of the month for January were chosen for their kindness. Tyrus Rickard and Ashley Fagerlie were standouts in compassion and consideration for others. Rickard is a junior, and Fagerlie a seventh-grader.

GRANT COUNTY

Ephrata

Local lawyer Paula Foianini says the town needs a recreational bike and walking path. Foianini recently held a meeting to gauge public support for the plan. She says she hopes to explore not only locations for the path, but also funding through grants.

LINCOLN COUNTY

Davenport

Newly elected Lincoln County Sheriff John Coley has made few changes in the department’s regime. Coley will retain Deputy Stan Reider as his second-in-command, and has appointed Deputy Matt Ruch to the position of DARE officer. Coley was the county DARE officer for 10 years before running for sheriff.

PEND OREILLE COUNTY

Newport

In hopes of generating an additional $270,000 annually for the school district, the local school board joined other timber producing school districts in lobbying for timber monies to be disbursed directly to local school districts. Currently, revenues from timber sales go to the state general fund and are disbursed to all schools.

SPOKANE COUNTY

Medical Lake

The Medical Lake Community Center is looking for volunteers to staff the food bank from 10 a.m. to noon on Fridays. The center is located at N. 211 Lefevre. To volunteer, call 299-4940.

STEVENS COUNTY

Chewelah

A dozen Jenkins High School students are getting a leg up on their nursing careers. The students meet five days each week at St. Joseph’s Hospital to train as nursing assistants. Classroom work is coupled with job-shadowing. When done, the students will be qualified to perform nursing assistant duties for the hospital.

WHITMAN COUNTY

Colfax

A committee looking at building a new grandstand for the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds has received one estimated price of $830,000 for a covered stand that would seat 3,200 people with two sets of prefabricated restrooms. The committee, headed by Nancy Cochran of Steptoe, is considering applying to the Paul Allen Foundation for funds to help pay for the new grandstand.

IDAHO

BENEWAH COUNTY

Plummer

The expanded Plummer City Hall was dedicated in memory of Lyle Klingbeil Jan. 14. Klingbeil served as town marshal for 26 years. He died in July. The $80,000 expansion project added a meeting room and two offices. The city now plans to remodel the front of the building.

BONNER COUNTY

Sandpoint

Sandpoint attorney Cindy Elliott will fill a vacancy on the Sandpoint City Council. Elliott has lived in Bonner County since 1984 and in Sandpoint since 1985. She replaces Gloria Schauwecker, who stepped down in November after moving outside the city limits.

BOUNDARY COUNTY

Bonners Ferry

Toddler Story Time for 2- and 3-year-olds will be at the Boundary County Library at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Beth Byers will share stories and help children with craft projects.

KOOTENAI COUNTY

Coeur d’Alene

A course in backcountry survival and safety tips will be held from 1-5 p.m. today in Boswell Hall at North Idaho College. The course is designed to educate backcountry skiers, snowboarders, mountaineers, hunters, campers and snowmobilers on how to safely navigate North Idaho’s wilderness areas. Participants will learn about avoiding and treating hypothermia, avalanche safety and risk management techniques.

LATAH COUNTY

Onaway

Palouse Habitat for Humanity will construct a low-mortgage home for Bridget Reynolds and her five children, who currently live in a single-wide trailer here, near Potlatch. Reynolds is working and attending college at the University of Idaho. She will have to pay between $150 and $175 a month for 20 years as payments on the house. To qualify for Habitat for Humanity help, families must donate 500 construction hours and be near the Idaho poverty level.

SHOSHONE COUNTY

Kellogg

Titles for the two Kellogg trolleys were handed over to the city of Kellogg by North Idaho Community Express at the Jan. 21 chamber of commerce meeting. The trolleys will remain in Kellogg and provide free transportation. Dave Smith Motors will take over maintenance, providing drivers and covering insurance costs for the trolleys.

MONTANA

LINCOLN COUNTY

Libby

The Nordicfest beautification effort is hanging decorative banners in downtown Libby. One set of banners will reflect a Nordicfest theme, while the other two will represent seasonal activities for winter and spring and summer. The Nordicfest project, which began in 1997, has raised $34,000, one-third of that being for promotion and beautification.

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