Calendar

Today

North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic - will be at the Sandpoint Senior Center from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. for dental only. For an appointment, call 263-5159.

Forestry Shortcourse registration deadline – Today is the last day to sign up for the class at the UI Bonner County Extension Office to be held in June and July, 9 a.m.-noon ,in the Federal Building in Sandpoint. Cost: $35. Information: 446-1680.

Beth Pederson’s CD Release Concert – 7:30 p.m. at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint. The CD is entitled “Everything Must Change”; $15 advance and $18 at the door. Information: 263-9191.

Public Meeting in Clark Fork – Commissioners and residents will discuss the Hope/Clark Fork collection site at 6 p.m. at the Clark Fork High School Auditorium. Information: 255-5681.

Panhandle Public Health Foundation – will hold its kickoff event from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at North Idaho College, featuring awards and recognition for Senior Companion program Volunteers. Dr. Hanoch McCarty, the author of “Chicken Soup for the Grandparent’s Soul,” is the featured guest speaker. Information: 665-2316.

Upcoming

Dual Enrollment Information Night – Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the Todd Lecture Hall inside the Edminster Student Union Building at North Idaho College. This session is to provide information to parents and high school students interested in learning more about taking college classes while still in high school. Information: 769-3436.

Weekend Fashion – The Coeur d’Alene Christian Women’s Club will meet Thursday, 12:30-2 p.m., at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. Fashion show, speaker and entertainment. Call Anita at 687-0291.

North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic – will be at the Hope Community Center Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For an appointment, call 267-1718.

Retirement Financial Planning – Thursday through June 17, 6:30-9 p.m., at the North Idaho College, Hedlund Building, Room 133. Cost: $25. To enroll call 769-3333.

Book signing by Dennis Nicholls – Thursday, 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the Corner Book Store, 106 Main. St., in Sandpoint. His latest book is “Trails of the Wild Selkirks.” Information: 263-3573.

Kootenai County Democratic Club – will meet Friday at noon at the Iron Horse restaurant. The North Idaho College progressive student group and one or more of their advisors will speak about their activities. Information: 777-1588.

Art Walk in Sandpoint – Friday with an artists’ reception from 5-9 p.m., at downtown Sandpoint galleries and businesses. Works by local and national artists will be on exhibit. There will be wine-tasting and hors d’oeurves. Information: 263-6139.

Art Walk in Moscow – Friday, 4 p.m. and continuing throughout the evening. Twenty-eight downtown Moscow businesses and organizations are participating. For more information call 883-7036.

Habitat Field Day – Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Dickensheet Visitor Center (just south of Priest Lake on Highway 57), presented by the University of Idaho extension office. Cost: $5 includes materials and refreshments. Questions and registration, 263-8511 or 446-1680.

Opera in the Plaza – Free concert in the courtyard of the Coeur d’Alene Plaza shops Friday at 6 p.m. Information: 664-2827 or www.operaplus.org.

Forest Thinning and Pruning Field Day – Register by Friday for this class to be held in St. Maries June 19; presented by the University of Idaho extension office. Cost: $5 covers handouts and refreshments. Questions and registration: 245-2422 or 446-1680.

Artist’s reception at Art Spirit Gallery – Friday, 5-8 p.m., for Mel McCuddin, figurative oil painter from Spokane. The gallery is at 415 Sherman Ave. For more information, call 765-6006.

Danceworks 2004 – The annual spring performance by Danceworks, will be Friday, 7 p.m., in the Panida Theater, Sandpoint; $7 advance, $8 at the door. Information: 263-9191.

“The Fourth World War” – The film on globalization will be screened Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Panida Theater. Cost: $5. Information: 263-9191.

Kootenai County Farmer’s Market – Saturday, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. with entertainment by Jimmy “The Bossman” Brown. The market is at Highway 95 and Prairie Ave. Information: 772-2290.

A Day in the Park With Louie – The annual show by the Lake City Harmonizers will be held in the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium Saturday with performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Cost: $11 for the matinee, $12.50 in the evening with discounts for seniors and students. Tickets available at Medicine Man Pharmacy or Great Harvest Bread or call 667-5813 or 667-6209.

Blanchard Daze Auction – Saturday at the Blanchard Fire Station on Highway 41 in Blanchard at 11 a.m. Proceeds benefit community projects as decided by the Blanchard Daze Committee. Information: Mae Cannon at 437-0527 or Deirell at 437-1202.

Custom Car Show at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds – Saturday, be there no later than 10:30 a.m. to enter a car; show begins at 11 a.m. Prizes will be awarded. $3. Show will be in the south midway, adjacent to Kathleen Ave.

Stained-glass Class – Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon, for three consecutive Saturdays, at Riverview Stained Glass and Crafts, 7132 Riverview Drive. Cost: $95. Must call 667-0359 to sign up.

Race Unity Day Celebration – Saturday from noon until 3 p.m. in the Coeur d’Alene City Park/Bandshell, sponsored by the Baha’is of Coeur d’Alene. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy beverages and cake, entertainment and other activities suitable for all ages.

Book signing by Dennis Nicholls – The author will be at Vanderford’s Books, 201 Cedar in Sandpoint, from 1-4 p.m. Saturday with a reading at 2 p.m. His latest book is “Trails of the Wild Selkirks.” Information: 263-3573.

17th Annual Post Falls Duathlon – Help is needed for packet pick-up and race set-up Saturday from noon-4 p.m., and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for race set-up, food area, water stations and race course assistance. To help call the Post Falls Parks and Recreation at 773-0539.

Blue Creek Safari – Three-hour nature hike to the Wallace L. Forest Conservation area outside of Coeur d’Alene, Saturday with bird, plant, animal and history specialists. $35 includes lunch. Children under 12 accompanied by an adult are free. Proceeds support the Kootenai Environmental Alliance Forest Watershed program. Call 667-9093 for reservations.

Poker Ride at Pee Wee Creek – annual fund-raiser for the Priest River Valley Back Country Horsemen, Saturday with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. Barbecue lunch is included for $15 for adults, and $7 for ages 17 and under. Take Highway 57 North out of Priest River for 3.5 miles to Peninsula Road. Turn right and proceed 4.5 miles to Forest Road 334, turn left onto the gravel road and proceed one mile. Information: (800) 898-3412.

Summer Sounds at the Park – Saturday, noon-2 p.m. Backstreet Dixie will perform in the park at 330 N. First Ave. in Sandpoint.

Kootenai River Run – 5K and 10K races, 9 a.m., at the Boundary County Fairgrounds. For more information, visit RuralNorthwest.com.

Really Big Raffle Open House – Sunday come and see the home built by North Idaho College Carpentry students at 2669 Bolivar Ave. in Coeur d’Alene Place, 1-4 p.m. Raffle tickets are $100 and will be available at the home. The drawing for the home is July 7. Information: 769-3271.

Concert by the Oregon Boychoir – Sunday at 11:30 a.m. at Silverwood Theme Park. The choir is for boys in fourth through eighth grades, and is conducted by David Fitch.

Coeur d’Alene City Park Concert Series – Sunday, 1-4 p.m., Thunder Road will perform country-western music. Information: 667-3162.

Softball Tournament – The Kootenai County Juvenile Justice mentoring program tournament, Sunday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., at Frederick Post Fields, Post Falls.

Biological Control of Knapweed Information Workshop and Field Day – Monday from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. at the Kootenai County Administration Building, 451 Government Way. Free lunch for those who register before June 10. To pre-register call Carol Randall at 765-7343. Leave a message if no answer, with the name and phone number of each participant.