The County Lines

Wed., Oct. 6, 1999

WASHINGTON

Adams County

Othello

Dell Palmer probably isn’t the most popular man in Othello. As city code enforcement officer, part of Palmer’s job is researching pet infractions. Palmer says most animal control problems are unlicensed dogs and lack of adequate shelter for pets.

Ferry County

Curlew Lake

State Sen. Bob Morton and officials from Troutlodge Inc. were on hand as 2,000 Kamloops trout were let loose in Curlew Lake recently. The fish measured from 9 to 10 inches long. Also planted by Troutlodge Inc. was Pierre Lake in Stevens County, which received 1,000 Kamloops.

Grant County

Moses Lake

Residents near the 200 block of Nelson Road are upset about a group home for sex offenders slated for their neighborhood. Walsh and Associates is contracting with the state Department of Developmental Disabilities to run the home.

Lincoln County

Almira

Bunny Johnson is recovering from a liver transplant performed last week at the University of Washington Medical Center. Johnson had some touch-and-go moments as a blood vessel to her new liver was crimped and not providing enough blood flow. The vessel was fixed in surgery and she hopes to be home by next week.

Pend Oreille County

Newport

The Pend Oreille Public Utility District is concerned over data that shows the county’s growth beginning to flat-line. Utilities districts traditionally feel economic pressure when growth slows. Many blame the economic slowing on lack of new business and sluggish business recruitment.

Spokane County

Spokane

The Corbin Senior Activity Center, 827 W. Cleveland, will hold its annual craft fair Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hand-crafted items and holiday decorations will be on sale.

Stevens County

Northport

Students at Northport High School will appreciate Marion Liebman when the snow flies. Liebman, a 1965 NHS grad, recently donated his time to overhaul the district’s dying diesel boiler. A longtime employee of Northwest Boiler in Spokane, Liebman talked his company into donating the materials for the overhaul.

Whitman County

Pullman

Washington State University will hold a Town Hall Meeting on Race Relations on Oct. 13. Bill Wassmuth, executive director of the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harasment, will be the featured speaker. Wassmuth will also moderate a panel discussion about race relations at WSU and in the Pullman community. Open to the public, the meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in the Compton Union Building Auditorium.

IDAHO

Benewah County

St. Maries

Panhandle Health is sponsoring a women’s health check clinic at the St. Maries district office Friday in recognition of National Breast Cancer Prevention Month. Free pap smears, mammograms and breast exams will be given for women age 50-64, low-income or without health insurance. Flu shots will also be given at the office Friday.

Bonner County

Sandpoint

George Smith, public information officer for the Idaho Department of Commerce, will speak at the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday. Smith will talk about the economic impact of tourism for the state, North Idaho, and Sandpoint’s economy. Luncheon cost is $8. For reservations, call the chamber at (208) 263-0887.

Boundary County

Bonners Ferry

Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo’s Coeur d’Alene office will sponsor a field meeting in Bonners Ferry Friday in an attempt to better reach residents of North Idaho. The Coeur d’Alene field office, staffed by Sarah Bigger, will hold office hours 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the Commissioners Room of the Boundary County Courthouse.

Kootenai County

Coeur d’Alene

The discharging of firearms is prohibited in the Wallace L. Forest Conservation Area next to Blue Creek Bay on Lake Coeur d’Alene. The use of motor vehicles anywhere but on existing roads is also prohibited. The restrictions are necessary to protect adjacent landowners and their property and to prevent soil damage caused by off-road vehicle use, according to the Bureau of Land Management. Maps that depict the exact locations of the restrictions are available at the BLM Coeur d’Alene Field Office, 1808 N. Third St.

Latah County

Moscow

A group of prospective University of Idaho students will be taking a Vandal Road Trip Friday and Saturday, as participants in UI’s fall student recruitment effort.

More than 150 high school seniors, most from North Idaho, will visit the campus. They’ll tour the campus, attend an academic and activities fair, meet with current students and attend the Idaho vs. North Texas State football game. Visiting students will spend the night in a fraternity, sorority or residence hall. UI New Student Services is providing bus transportation for the Vandal Road Trip. Five buses will make stops in the Idaho Panhandle at Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Coeur d’Alene and Plummer. Five other buses will serve Lewiston, Kamiah, Orofino and Grangeville. For more information on the Vandal Road Trip call UI New Student Services, (208) 885-6163 or 1-88-88-UIDAHO.

Shoshone County

Kellogg

The Staff House Museum is selling bricks to be installed in the landscaped area around an 1899 Nordberg Air Compressor at the museum. Bricks are $50 and can be engraved with two rows of 17 characters in each row. A locator file is maintained in the Staff House Museum to help visitors locate names of interest.

MONTANA

Lincoln County

Troy

The railroad crossing in Troy will be closed to all but emergency vehicles for four hours today. Burlington Northern-Santa Fe crews will be rebuilding the crossing. People will have to park and walk or drive across the Kootenai River and come out to U.S. Highway 2 near the KOA west of Troy. For information, call (509) 536-2475.

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