The County Lines

Sun., Dec. 3, 2000

WASHINGTON

Adams County

Ritzville

The tradition of sledding down the Jackson Street hill may be over. Vandals dismantled the barricades used to block off the streets. They used the pieces as sleds and left them at the base of the hill. If problems continue, the hill will be reopened to traffic.

Ferry County

Curlew

The annual Curlew Community Christmas Program will be at the Curlew Presbyterian Church today at 5 p.m. Youth and adult groups from each of Curlew’s churches will perform individually, and join together into a large chorus. Carols, hymns and contemporary holiday songs will be sung. Refreshments will be available after the performance.

Grant County

Grand Coulee

The town will begin testing neighboring Electric City’s aquifer capacity. The test will also evaluate the town’s wells. Grand Coulee is hoping to find a source of drinking water the state will approve, and one option is to develop an interchange with Electric City. Others include filtering surface water, changing water rights or reopening city wells long closed.

Lincoln County

Odessa

The town memorial to its veterans is in place at the Odessa Cemetery. The retired M60A3 Patton tank arrived last week and has been placed on its concrete pad. The demilitarized tank made its way here via 14-axle truck and trailer from Fort Lewis. The tank was the type used in Vietnam, Somalia and Desert Storm.

Pend Oreille County

Newport

The Aerocell company is just one permit from production at its new Newport plant. The airplane component manufacturer has about 13 employees and is based in Marysville. It is hoped when the facility is up and running, it will employee 60. A honeycombed composite material used in flight components is manufactured here.

Spokane County

Spokane

The Silver lanes Bowling Center in Lincoln Heights is donating its revenue today to Second Harvest Food Bank. Bowlers donate five food items and half the normal cost for a lane. The alley will continue to accept food until Wednesday.

Stevens County

Chewelah

At its Wednesday meeting, the City Council will look at whether to separate the water and sewer departments. The change would include a new rate structure, which would pay for maintenance. Other items of interest are cutting the city planner’s hours, janitorial service for the municipal building and closure of the city swimming pool.

Whitman County

Tekoa

The town hired a second officer with the help of $35,000 raised by a special levy. Terry Snead of Latah will take the position recommended by the mayor and a police committee. He has worked as an officer in Washington and Montana since 1996 and is also an emergency medical technician.

IDAHO

Bonner County

Sandpoint

The city is offering free parking in the city lot at Third Avenue and Main Street this month. Time limits are suspended so shoppers won’t be rushed. Parking is also free in the bullpen on Main Street, across from the city lot. The city has increased fines on street parking violations and late fees.

Boundary County

Bonners Ferry

Broken water pipes closed the high school recently. The pipe on the south side of the school broke. After students left Wednesday, the problem was located, according to Principal Terry Sherven. He also said he suspects the problem was due to aging.

Kootenai County

Coeur d’Alene

North Idaho College’s Edminster Student Union is one of four student unions to be featured in “The Bulletin,” a monthly publication by the International Association of College Unions. Part of the magazine features new or remodeled projects.

Latah County

Moscow

Leaders at the Moscow Alternative School have been forced to search for a new building because of limited space and restricted instructional hours. An advisory committee was formed by Assistant Principal Don Dempster to find a new site for the 9-year-old school, which is in the basement of Moscow High School.

Shoshone County

Kellogg

Scout troops will be selling Christmas trees at the former First Security Bank drive-through, Stein’s IGA, the Furniture Exchange parking lot and Barney’s Excell in Pinehurst. Phil Ruff, Scout commissioner, said 10- to 14-foot trees are available by special order. Call (208) 783-4031.

MONTANA

Lincoln County

Troy

City officials requested $1.44 million from Libby’s $8 million federal appropriation for economic development, awarded this year. The request was based on Troy’s share of the county’s population. The Libby Area Development Co. will review the proposal. Troy would set up an advisory board to establish how the money would be used.

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