The County Lines

Thu., July 20, 2000

WASHINGTON

Adams County Othello

Claudia Kinder of Kinder Gardens is in the final phase of the multimillion-dollar construction and remodeling project at the Othello Community Hospital. Kinder went for simplicity near the streets, but jazzed up several areas seen from patient and public rooms.

Ferry County Republic

All county courthouse offices will be open Monday through Friday, but not until the week of July 31. That means people who want to run for public office still have a filing deadline of July 27. Commissioners decided there was no significant savings to the four-day weeks adopted after Initiative 695. An item here Wednesday erroneously said the five-day schedule had already begun.

Grant County Wilson Creek

Locals are thrilled with a $1,000 grant from the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation to kick off restoration of the historic Wilson Creek Bank building. Folks have been working for 10 years to come up with money to build a combination community museum and city hall.

Lincoln County Odessa

Odessa Union Warehouse recently posted a net margin of $549,484 for the fiscal year ending April 30. During the same time frame in 1999, the co-op showed a margin of $438,643. Sales and wheat-handling revenues were slightly higher the year prior, but the co-op cut the cost of doing business. Manager Marvin Greenwalt says patron dividends of $460,000, with 30 percent in cash and the rest in certificates, will be offered.

Pend Oreille County Newport

The city has agreed to lease land for two Little League fields. The Newport Youth Athletic Association will develop the former city landfill property off Deer Valley Road. Work will begin immediately. The association would also like to develop camping sites for tournament use.

Spokane County Spokane

Seven students from Spokane were recently awarded scholarships for the 2000-2001 school year at Eastern Washington University. The recipients and their awards are: Jared Bock, $850 Gary Brown Memorial Scholarship; Elizabeth McIntosh, $1,000 Alumni Scholarship; Mikaely Moore, $2,000 presidential scholarship for academic merit; Dung Ngo, $1,000 Farmers Insurance and $1,500 Peter Bozanich scholarships; Nguyen Pham, $1,500 Dean’s Scholarship for academic excellence; Francesca Salomone, $800 Mabel Pearson Bright Scholarship; and Sarah Sims, $931 SAACS Outreach Science Fair Scholarship.

Stevens County Colville

The Hoop d’Gras three-on-three tournament will be Aug. 5 and 6. Teams of all ages are encouraged to register by calling (509) 684-8275 or at www.hoopdegras.com. The event is a memorial to Jeff Weeman, a local boy killed in a gun accident. His memorial fund helps pay for the tournament, scholarships and local youth needs.

Whitman County Pullman

Another in a series of orientation sessions for freshmen and transfer students at Washington State University began Wednesday. Other sessions are planned for Sunday and Monday and July 27-28. Students meet with faculty advisers and register for fall classes. The new Cougs also review majors, career opportunities and extracurricular activities. Placement exams are also given. For details, call WSU New Student Programs at (509) 335-4242.

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Benewah County St. Maries

The Benewah Community Hospital emergency room entrance will soon be protected by a canopy. BetterCare volunteers raised $27,000 for the installation of the ironwork frame and glasslike canopy. Other outside improvements planned are a wheelchair accommodation at the Seventh Street entrance and sidewalks.

Bonner County Sandpoint

State Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint, has been working with Idaho’s congressional delegation to come up with a way to make sure any north Idahoan missed in the initial census count will be included. Census results affect federal funding for programs. “If we are undercounted, then we will be underfunded,” Keough said. Anyone who has not filled out a census form or been counted by someone in the field is asked to call the Lewiston Census Office at (208) 743-3675 by July 31.

Boundary County Bonners Ferry

Seven local men are trying to raise $150,000 to build an all-weather rubberized-surface track at the Bonners Ferry High School. Ron Davis, Tim Faust, Dan Meddock, Marty Becker, Travis Hinthorn, Terry Sherven and Torr Nelson make up the group called Track 2000. The school hasn’t held a track meet in more than 10 years because the field is in poor shape. To help, call (208) 267-3817.

Kootenai County Coeur d’Alene

The North Idaho Inland Northwest Blood Center needs donations. Usually closed Fridays, it will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Friday to accommodate donors. The center will have a Hawaiian theme with free T-shirts, leis, sandwiches, snow cones and Hawaiian theme pictures. Drop-ins are welcome. For details, call (208) 667-5461.

Latah County Troy

Old Timers Day last Saturday included a parade, children’s games, a dunk tank and three class reunions. Lloyd and Agnes Mays were grand marshals. The Mays, married 67 years, have lived and worked in Troy all their lives. There are now four generations of the Mays family in Troy.

Shoshone County Wallace

With demand high, the East Shoshone County Water District is asking customers in the Mullan, Wallace, Silverton and Burke areas not to water outside during the heat of the day and not to water lawns or gardens all night. The district believes heeding these precautions will allow the reservoirs to fill.

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Lincoln County Libby

Julie Goree participated in the Team Diabetes Marathon in Hawaii on June 24 to raise money to find a cure for the disease. Goree walked 26 miles in 7 hours and 14 minutes, ended up with blisters and heat stroke, but raised over $3,800. She was on Montana Team D with 15 other people from Missoula.

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