The County Lines

Tue., Oct. 19, 1999

WASHINGTON

Adams County

Othello

Othello resident Judy Prefontaine is eagerly awaiting the Tom Cruise movie “Without Limits.” In the film, Cruise plays Prefontaine’s cousin, Olympic runner Steve Prefontaine, who died at age 24 in a car crash.

Ferry County

Republic

Senior citizens will get a chance to hone their driving skills in the 55 Alive mature driving course.

Sponsored by the American Association for Retired People, the two-day seminar allows senior citizen drivers to earn a discount on their automobile insurance. The class costs $8 and will get under way at 9 a.m. on Nov. 2 and 3 at the Catholic Church parish hall. For more information, call (509) 775-3140.

Grant County

Grand Coulee

The Banks Lake Golf and Country Club is a step closer to becoming an 18-hole course. Golf club board members are looking over a proposed agreement with the state to lease 30 acres of land for the expansion. The lease would begin at $1,500 annually and decrease over time. However, 30 acres isn’t enough space for the expansion, so additional land will have to be leased from the local port district.

Lincoln County

Davenport

The Lincoln Hospital Foundation’s Sharing Hearts luncheon raised more than $10,000 for purchasing a fetal heart monitor. Public radio personality and humorist Doug Hurd entertained the 180 people in attendance. During the past 10 years, the foundation has raised more than $350,000 for hospital upgrades and its endowment fund.

Pend Oreille County

Newport

The Ted Carlson family will have plenty of fish to eat. The Carlson clan reeled in a halibut weighing more than 220 pounds during a recent fishing trip to Broughton Slough on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Carlson hooked the monster with 30-pound test line while his wife, Laine, and daughter Melyssa looked on. The fish dragged their 16-foot canoe for 45 minutes until another boat could be flagged and other lines were attached to haul the 6-footer in.

Spokane County

Cheney

A driving class that may save drivers older than age 55 money on their auto insurance will be held on two Wednesday mornings - Oct. 20 and 27 - in the Cheney City Hall. Each participant who completes the eight-hour, two-day class will receive a certificate to give his or her insurance company that may result in a discount.

Registration deadline is today. For more information, call (509) 235-7295.

Stevens County

Loon Lake

Folks at Library of the Lakes are preparing for the annual soup supper benefit. This year’s supper will be Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the old schoolhouse in Loon Lake. For $5, attendees may try nearly a dozen varieties of soup as well as bread and dessert. Funds raised will be used for the summer reading program. For more information, call (509) 233-2137.

Whitman County

Pullman

The Pullman City Council will hold a public hearing today at 7:30 p.m. on revenue sources for the 2000 city budget. Council members also will discuss changes in the section of the animal-control ordinance that deals with dangerous animals. And the council will consider resolutions to adopt parks and recreation fees, approve the preliminary plat for Staley 8th Addition and authorize Triton Cellular Partners to construct, maintain, repair or remove a wireless communication facility at the Pioneer tank.

IDAHO

Benewah County

St. Maries

“Backyard Forests,” a workshop sponsored by the University of Idaho cooperative extension system, will be Nov. 11 at the Church of the Nazarene in St. Maries. The workshop will help homeowners with five acres or less of forest land apply basic concepts of forest ecology to keep their trees healthy. Participants will learn about tree species native to North Idaho, how forests grow and change over time, common forest insects and diseases, how to improve the health of trees, how to reduce potential insect, disease and fire problems and ways to enhance forest wildlife habitat. Registration fee is $5. For more information, call the Benewah County extension office at (208) 245-2422.

Bonner County

Sandpoint

The recycling bay at the Bonner Business Center will be open Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. through Dec. 16. The recycling bay offers an opportunity to explore uses for locally recycled glass. Supplies are available at the site. For more information, call the Bonner Business Center at (208) 263-4073.

Boundary County

Bonners Ferry

The Boundary County Garden Club will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at North Columbia Equipment in Bonners Ferry. For more information, contact Margaret Mouat at (208) 267-2883.

Kootenai County

Hayden

The Kootenai-Shoshone Area Library District is sponsoring several children’s programs this fall. At the Athol library, story time for preschool and kindergarten children will be held from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays through April. The Rathdrum library will offer preschool story time Thursdays at 10:30 a.m., and Spirit Lake library story time for children 3 to 5 years old will be Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. At the Hayden library, “lap sit” for 2-year-olds and parents will be Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Fridays at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Preschool story time at the Hayden library will be Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Family reading nights will be held there Nov. 9 and Dec. 14. For more information, call the Hayden library at (208) 772-5612, the Rathdrum library at (208) 687-1029 or the Spirit Lake library at (208) 623-5353.

Latah County

Moscow

Donald J. Stookey was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for his role in a July 1997 fire at the state probation and parole office in Moscow. Second District Judge John Stegner sentenced Stookey, 21, after he had been convicted of solicitation of arson. Stookey, who must serve a minimum of 20 months before he will be eligible for parole, will begin his prison term next summer after he completes a sentence for a forgery offense.

Shoshone County

Silverton

R&R Construction will be reconstructing Road 206, the railroad grade road, beginning Monday. A culvert will be upgraded and a bridge will be removed. The road will be closed during construction, with closures occurring for up to eight hours at a time. Work should be completed by mid-November.

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Lincoln County

Libby

Teri Rayome and Jo Ann Hogue have applied for the board vacancy for Libby Public Schools. The board has until Nov. 20 to appoint a successor to Roxanne Parker, who resigned recently. Rayome also applied last October to replace Todd Lapka, who resigned, but the board chose Parker.

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