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Benewah County

St. Maries

Vacation Bible School at the Omega Gospel Hall will be Monday through Wednesday, 9:30-11:45 a.m. the theme is “hearts of the bible.” the program will include a picnic and swimming at the city pool Tuesday. The VBS program will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church. For information, call Eulis or Elizabeth Carroll at (208) 245-3802.

Bonner County

Sandpoint

The Bonner County Building Advisory Committee will sponsor a meeting to gather public input on building department issues Aug. 2. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the county courthouse. Written comments are also being accepted by the committee. Comments should be sent to the committee in care of Bonner County Commissioners, 215 S. First, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864. The committee will hold similar meetings throughout the county if there are enough requests.

Boundary County

Bonners Ferry

Second Chance Animal Adoption volunteers are seeking foster families who can temporarily take in puppies and dogs with special needs until permanent homes can be found. Dog food and veterinary care are provided. For information, call Alice Miller at (208) 267-2023.

Kootenai County

Coeur d’Alene

Members of the Kootenai-Benewah Medical Alliance have joined volunteers from “A Stitch in Time” and “Quilting Made Easy” to present a Hope Quilt to the oncology unit of Kootenai Medical Center. The presentation will be July 21 at 10 a.m. at KMC. The quilt was made by 20 local women and signed by cancer survivors. For information, contact Sue Gilbert at the North Idaho Cancer Center, (208) 666-3828.

Latah County

Moscow

Moscow Mayor Marshall Comstock proposed a 3 percent property tax increase for the upcoming year Thursday at a city council workshop. The workshop was held to discuss Moscow’s fiscal year 2000 budget. Comstock also proposed a $1 per month increase in water and sewer fees for Moscow residents to generate $70,000 for the city. The proposed fiscal year 2000 city budget is $37,527,341. Included in the budget is the $10 million waste waste treatment plant, renovation funds for the 1912 High School building and funds for purchasing the Department of Labor building adjacent to City Hall to expand city offices. Last year’s budget was $26.1 million.

Shoshone County

Osburn

Matthew Conrad, 9, was chosen as the Northwest Regional winner in the 1999 IGA Hometown Trees Kids Art Contest. The fourth-grade student from Wallace is the first Silver Valley contest winner. Conrad was awarded a trophy and a $250 savings bond. His drawing will be entered in the national contest sponsored by IGA.

MONTANA

Lincoln County

Libby

Libby School Board has accepted bids to re-roof two elementary schools, the middle school and the high school. The board accepted $123,630 in bids from Neu-Tech Roofing and Advanced Roofing, both of Kalispell. Advanced Roofing will do part of Libby Middle School, part of Libby High School and the street-side half of McGrade Elementary. Neu-Tech will re-roof another part of the middle school and all of Asa Wood Elementary. The work is expected to be done before the first day of classes Aug. 30.

WASHINGTON

Pend Oreille County

Bead Lake

After three years of debate, the controversial Bead Lake public boat launch is open. The launch cost $561,000. Despite concerns from neighbors, the launch seems to be well-designed, though only six boat parking slots are provided. Overflow parking is along roadsides, which neighbors fear will cause safety problems.

Spokane County

Colbert

Twin Totems Gallery, 5117 E. Greenbluff Road., is featuring an outdoor sculpture garden show with works by Liz Bishop, Melissa Swann, Pat Williams and Dee Dee Rhodes through July. Call 238-6353 for more information.

Whitman County

Colfax

Taking a proactive stance to technology, the Port of Whitman has plans to install telecommunications infrastructure in the county. Called a “field of dreams,” the plan is very complex, and opposition is building. “The next industry we get here besides agriculture, will be moving data,” says Joe Poire, a port special projects manager. The port hopes to use the $300,000 in county sales tax receipts for the proposed project.

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