The County Lines

Wed., Sept. 29, 1999

WASHINGTON

Adams County

Othello

A record enrollment has staff and administration at Othello Schools on their toes. The district has 2,883 full-time students this year, 32 more than budgeted for. The enrollment high last year was 2,796 kids.

Ferry County

Keller

After being canceled last spring, the annual Keller Junior Rodeo is scheduled Oct. 9 and 10. Events include mutton bustin’ for 3- to 6-year-olds, plus horse and steer events for ages 7 through 18. Belt buckles and embroidered jackets are top prizes. Open class bull riding and bareback riding are also on the agenda. For more information, call (509) 634-4392.

Grant County

Moses Lake

Skyline residents have received bad news from the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA says the only way to get clean, fresh water to the area is for residents to hook up to Moses Lake city water. Currently, the Skyline area is listed as a Superfund site. There are large concentrations of industrial cleaner in the soil and water table there.

Lincoln County

Davenport

Mayor Ed Hendrickson called a proposed county weed assessment for municipalities “the most ridiculous thing that’s come across my desk since I’ve been mayor.” The county is proposing a $2 per parcel weed tax within city limits. The Davenport City Council voted down the assessment. Resident Lee Swain called the tax unnecessary, adding, “Just hire a few kids with a hoe.”

Pend Oreille County

Newport

County commissioners are turning their attention to dangerous buildings with an abatement program to notify property owners of such buildings. If owners refuse to clean up the site, the county will contract with private sources to do the work, and property owners will get the bill.

Spokane County

Spokane

Art, both fine and folksy, will be on display downtown from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday during the Spokane Visual Arts Tour. The event is being hosted by the Spokane Arts Commission, and will feature artist receptions at more than 31 locations and live music throughout downtown.

The self-guided Visual Arts tour is free. Spokane Transit Authority will offer $1 passes for bus tours that stop at each art venue, marked with 4-foot-high coffee mugs decorated by local artists.

Stevens County

Colville

Pinewood Terrace Nursing Center is holding its first Alzheimer’s Memory Walk Challenge. Those participating in the walk will get prizes and the satisfaction of raising money for local Alzheimer’s programs and support materials. Beverly Enterprises will match 50 percent of all contributions. The walk takes place Friday. For more information, call (509) 684-2573.

Whitman County

Pullman

Washington State University’s homecoming week festivities kicked off Tuesday in preparation for the Saturday football game against the University of California in Martin Stadium. A homecoming serpentine will be formed at 6:30 p.m. today at the Stephenson Complex and will snake its way through Greek Row to Martin Stadium. Games begin there at 7 p.m. A street fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday on the Glenn Terrell Mall. Cougar football coach Mike Price will lead the fight song at the bonfire rally, which begins at 6:15 p.m. The homecoming parade begins at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in downtown Pullman. The Cougar Alumni Band will perform on the Terrell Mall at 11:45 a.m., just prior to kickoff at 1 p.m.

IDAHO

Benewah County

Tensed

The Tensed Community Church will celebrate its 50th anniversary Saturday and Sunday with a dinner, slide presentation and guest speakers. A dinner Saturday at 5 p.m. will be followed by a slide presentation of historic photos. Several former ministers will speak during the Sunday service beginning at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call (208) 274-2800.

Bonner County

Sandpoint

The Bonner County 4-H Market Animal and Livestock Committee will meet Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Bonner County Extension Office. Agenda items include 1999 fair evaluation and discussion, rule and policy changes, nomination of officers and calendar of 2000 4-H events. For more information, call the Extension Office at (208) 263-8511.

Boundary County

Bonners Ferry

Panhandle Health District has formed a diabetes support group in Bonners Ferry to provide educational programs. The group also participates in special events to increase awareness. Panhandle Health provides A.D.A.-approved educational materials.

Kootenai County

Coeur d’Alene

North Idaho College Workforce Training and Community Education Center is offering “The People’s Law School” beginning Oct. 6 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and continuing Wednesdays through Dec. 8. Classes will be held at the NIC Coeur d’Alene campus. The program will provide an introduction to various areas of the law. Local attorneys and a judge will teach classes. Course cost is $19 and includes a handbook. For more information, call (208) 769-3333.

Latah County

Moscow

The University of Idaho Marching Band will entertain a sellout crowd this weekend when it performs at halftime of a nationally televised Seattle Seahawks-Oakland Raiders football game.

Prior to the football game, UI’s 165-member band will perform in Westlake Park near the Westlake Center shopping mall in Seattle. The free concert, scheduled for 2:30 p.m., will feature the Idaho fight song.

Torrey Lawrence, UI marching band director, said the halftime rendition will carry a Star Wars theme, similar to the band’s performance at the last home football game with Washington State University. The band will play at other selected times throughout the game, which will be televised on ESPN beginning about 5:20 p.m. Sunday.

UI’s marching band last played at a Seahawks game 10 years ago.

Shoshone County

Kellogg

Go Pro Construction has installed all of the 54-inch pipe for Phase II of the Milo Creek project and is now installing the new storm sewer. The construction of curbs and gutters could begin by Monday. Motorists and pedestrians are restricted from the construction zone while there is an open trench and construction traffic. Police are citing violators. The construction zone will be fenced on weekends except for entrances to gravel walkways used by residents on the east side of Division Street.

MONTANA

Lincoln County

Libby

A report about Iodine-131 and thyroid cancer is available from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. The report states that Montana is among the safest states in terms of thyroid mortality and was co-written and researched by chronic disease epidemiologist Fred Ramsey and Central Tumor Registry manager Debbi Lemons. Copies of the report are available on the Internet at www.dphhs.state.mt.us or by calling Ramsey at (406) 444-5508.

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