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Adams County

Ritzville

The annual three-on-three basketball tournament here has been canceled due to lack of interest. Past tournaments, which raised money for the Bronc Booster club, brought in 80 teams. A minimum of 60 is needed, but only 29 have registered. Other small towns are seeing their hoop tourneys die out, too. Coulee City recently had to cancel its spring tournament.

Ferry County

Malo

The approach to the Malo Trading Post is a “great safety risk,” says county Public Works Director Keith Muggoch. He told county commissioners the approach had been altered without proper permitting. Steven Hines of the Trading Post has been given 90 days to reconstruct it.

Lincoln County

Davenport

The Davenport Community Youth Center is set to open June 30 at the county fairgrounds. The group will use the vacant auditorium. Director D.J. Sherwood is asking folks for items they’d like to donate or sell for cheap. Needs include furniture, shelves, carpet, pool tables, foosball, TVs, computers, ping-pong tables, refrigerators and board games. For more information, call (509) 725-4445.

Pend Oreille County

Tiger

The Tiger Store is open Thursdays through Mondays through summer. The store holds a museum and art gallery featuring local artists. The historic post office and mercantile are still intact. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., but restrooms are available seven days per week.

Spokane County

Fairfield

County Commissioner Kate McCaslin will hold her 14th town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Triangle Grange in Fairfield. McCaslin holds the quarterly meetings to give residents a forum to ask questions or share their concerns.

Stevens County

Colville

Through an attendance-incentive program at Fort Colville School, kids who miss no more than one day per month earn a certificate that can be redeemed at WalMart, Burger King or Subway.

Whitman County

Pullman

To help pay for the town’s fireworks display, Pullman’s Hannah Warnick, 5, and sister Cicely, 3, donated $20.85 in coins from their piggy banks. That’s two years’ savings by the girls, daughters of Pamela and Ned Warnick. The evening of celebration begins at 5 p.m. in Sunnyside Park. Donations for the fireworks are being taken at the Chamber of Commerce, 415 North Grande Ave., or call 334-3565.

IDAHO

Benewah County

St. Maries

The recent Pledge for Pets Bikathon raised $1,570 for Humane Society activities such as the spay clinic held Thursday. Kelsey Bedwell and Derek Simundson, who each received a bicycle for their efforts, raised the most pledges. Second place fund-raisers were Lacy Brown and Dustin Merriman, who received $50. Third place went to Aubry Simundson and Cory Fleck, who received $25.

Bonner County

Priest River

Many changes are being made at City Hall. Yvonne Doolittle was hired as city treasurer, a newly created position. Clerk Doug Hooper is training Doolittle, and Doolittle is training the staff to use new software. Former city Clerk Brenda Lewis is now payroll clerk/benefits administrator. Mitze Thompson, assistant clerk, moved and a new employee will be hired to fill her position.

Boundary County

Bonners Ferry

Mayor Darrell Kerby said the city might enter into a class-action lawsuit with other cities against Harris Computer Systems, of Nepean, Ontario. The city purchased software from Harris, which the city says is inefficient and inoperable. The city also bought modules and flew in company representatives to install them. Each trip cost the city $20,000, according to Kerby. The system, purchased for billing city utility customers, was never fully implemented.

Kootenai County

Beauty Creek

The Carlin Bay Badger 4-H Club, the U.S. Forest Service, Fish and Game Department and the Fly Caster Club gathered at the Beauty Creek Campground to make improvements. The groups planted 800 trees and 1,000 shrubs, identified bugs in the stream and enjoyed a barbecue.

Latah County

Moscow

The Moscow School Board added its third new member. Mike Curley is replacing Gerald Weitz, who resigned over the vocational education issue. Curley joins Bill Goesling and Brenda Richards. Goesling began in May and Richards began six months ago. By the fall, four of the five members will be new.

Shoshone County

Mullan

Mullan High School received the 1999-2000 Blood Drive Champion award from the Inland Northwest Blood Center. The students and faculty were given the award for their highly successful participation during the year, according to chief executive officer Judi Young.

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Lincoln County

Libby

Lincoln County schools will receive $116,659 as part of President Clinton’s second installment to reduce class sizes by hiring more teachers. Libby’s schools will get $82,258, Troy Elementary will get $21,305, Troy High $7,871, McCormick Elementary $3,285, Sylvanite Elementary $1,083 and Yaak Elementary $857.