The County Lines

Wed., Nov. 17, 1999

WASHINGTON

Adams County Lind

The City Council and mayor will have a meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in the grade school cafeteria to discuss prioritizing several public works projects. The town engineer will discuss pending projects and funding. The date for this meeting was listed incorrectly in County Lines on Tuesday.

Ferry County Republic

With the new year just a few weeks away, the Ferry County Technology Center is offering a class on Y2K preparedness and how people can make sure their home and business computers will withstand the millennium bug. For information on the free classes, call (509) 775-8175.

Grant County Moses Lake

The local school district’s self study has been wrapped up and future goals have been identified. Moses Lake schools have targeted a trio of areas to improve, including writing, reading and expectations.

Lincoln County Wilbur

Chamber of Commerce volunteers are gearing up for the Christmas holidays. The chamber traditionally decorates the city park with a number of lighted displays to draw tourists to the town. The lights will be turned on during the annual Festival of Lights celebration Nov. 26.

Pend Oreille County Newport

The Internal Revenue Service is known for taking, but in Newport, it’s being thanked for giving. The IRS office in Seattle recently donated $365,000 worth of used computer equipment to Newport High School, including 72 lap-top computers.

Spokane County Spokane

Mayor John Talbott will be at the next Riverside Neighborhood Council meeting Thursday to speak with area residents about their concerns and ideas. The meeting will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Main Library, room 3B on the first floor.

Whitman County Pullman

A coalition of Pullman organizations has landed a Washington Commission for the Humanities grant to bring a series of cultural programs to Pullman. “Learning About our Heritage Through the Folk Arts,” will bring Native American, Chicano, Jewish and Korean programs to the Palouse. The grant was awarded to the Pullman School District along with the Neill Public Library, WSU Office of Multicultural Student Services, Palouse Folklore Society and the Jewish Community of the Palouse. The first program, Traditions of the Plateau People, will feature Coeur d’Alene Tribe storyteller Cliff SiJohn on Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in the public library. For more information contact grant coordinator Bertie Weddell at 334-0737 or the Neill Public Library at (509) 334-4555.

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Benewah County St. Maries

Benewah Community Hospital and the county jail are considering a joint addition to the hospital. Plans are to build a $1 million addition to the hospital, which would be a few yards from the courthouse. Camille Scott, hospital administrator, suggested shared kitchen and laundry services to save tax dollars. The jail would be on the third floor. George Currier, civil defense director, is concerned the expansion would be too small.

Bonner County Sandpoint

A permanent Sandpoint satellite campus is being considered by North Idaho College, the city of Sandpoint and Bonner County. NIC’s board of trustees is looking at a 2,200 square-foot location in downtown. Currently 88 students attend evening classes at Bonner Mall and Sandpoint High School.

Boundary County

A health care survey will be received by 1,000 county residents to assist the B.C. Community Hospital board of directors in the planning process and for future grant proposals. All responses will be confidential. Input also will come from an upcoming public meeting and key interviews conducted in October.

Kootenai County Coeur d’Alene

The school district is considering allowing private businesses to advertise on school property. If they decide favorably, they must then decide how it should be limited. Trustee Charles Eberle is concerned the extra source of income would come with the possibility of being sued by businesses whose advertising is rejected.

Latah County Moscow

The University of Idaho Business Technology Incubator has attracted two new tenants to its facility in Moscow. The companies, Idaho Immunodiagnostics Inc., and Cylant Technology LLC, are owned and operated by UI faculty members. Idaho Immunodiagnostics Inc., is owned by Greg and Carolyn Bohach and Phil Berger, faculty members in the College of Agriculture. Cyclant Technology is a software engineering company formed by UI computer science professor John Munson and his wife, Mary.

Shoshone County Silverton

The vacant Silver Valley Medical Center recently received an $800 patch to its leaky roof. Volunteers made the repair with district tax dollars. The repair is expected to last through the winter. Estimates to permanently fix the roof and interior problems caused by leaking are around $30,000.

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Lincoln County Yaak

A Yaak grizzly bear that had been named and fitted with a transmitter Aug. 23 was killed in British Columbia after stalking two hunters Oct. 12. About 65 people attended a three-hour meeting at the Yaak Community Center to hear what the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had to say about grizzly bear management. Residents’ concerns are safety for themselves and being able to prove in court they legally killed a bear in self-defense. Grizzlies are protected by the Endangered Species Act.

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