IDAHO calendar

Today

Public meeting on the state’s gypsy moth prevention – 7 p.m. at the Hauser Lake Fire Protection District Station, 10728 N. Hauser Lake Road. Sponsored by the Idaho Department of Lands in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

“Proof” – The North Idaho College Theater Department’s winter production opens today at 7:30 p.m. in Boswell Hall’s Schuler Auditorium. Additional performances Friday and Saturday and next Thursday through Feb. 26. The play is recommended for adult audiences due to adult language. Information: 769-3220.

Black History Month – “Black Feminism in Action Past and Present,” presented by Kristal Moore, Washington State University graduate student/teaching assistant in American history and recipient of the 2005 Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award, noon, in the Women’s Center, Memorial Gym 109. Information: 885-7716.

North Idaho Partners in Care Mobile Clinic – will be at the Osburn Senior Center from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For an appointment, call 786-7474.

Knitting Classes at the Post Falls Library – This four-session class begins today from 6:30-8 p.m. Pre-registration is required and space is limited to 12. Bring large knitting needles and yarn to the first session. Call 773-1506 to register.

Kootenai Environmental Alliance – will meet at noon at the Iron Horse restaurant. Dick Martindale and Rick Barlow of the Panhandle Health District will provide an overview of their agency’s involvement in aquifer protection. Information: 667-9093.

Lake City Playhouse season tickets on sale – for the theater’s 2005-06 season. Cost: $70 adults, $65 seniors, $65 students and $40 for children. For more information, call the playhouse at 667-1323.

Sparkling Spur Youth Writing Contest – Students in grades 4-12 are eligible to enter the contest. Theme is short stories set in the American West. Deadline to enter is March 5. Entries must be unpublished and original. Enter at www.westernwriters.org/youthwritingcontest. htm.

Upcoming

Kootenai County Democratic Club – will meet at noon Friday at the Iron Horse restaurant. Attorney Lee James will present “Beating Around the Bush for Public Funding.” Information: 777-1588.

Sons of Norway – “Lutefisk and Lefse, Ya, Sure, Ya Betcha!” Friday in two seatings, 5:30 and 7 p.m. Dinner includes meatballs, potatoes, vegetable, dessert and coffee. Cost: $12 adults, $6 under 12; free for children under 5. Reservations: Thelma at 687-1253 or Pamla at 772-3641.

Scaling and Marketing Private Timber – Register by Friday for this class to be held Feb. 25 at the Kootenai County Administration Building, 451 Government Way. Cost: $5. To register, call 446-1680.

Lt. George Farragut Chapter of the DAR – will meet Friday at 10 a.m. at the Jewett House. Information: 664-6543.

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

Film Night at the Post Falls Library – “Rivers and Tides” by German documentarian Thomas Reidelsheimer will be shown Friday at 7 p.m. at the library, 821 N. Spokane St. The film explores the world and work of environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy. Information: 773-1506.

Scaling and Marketing Private Timber – Register by Friday to attend this class in the Kootenai County Administration Building, 451 Government Way on Feb. 25. Cost: $5. To register call the UI Kootenai County Extension Office at 446-1680.

Audubon Society – Half-day trip to Hayden Lake Saturday. Meet at 8:30 a.m. in the south end of the Kmart parking lot. Information: Roland Craft at 457-8894.

Northwest Living Wheat and Gluten Free – will meet Saturday, 3 p.m., at Bonsai Bistro, 101 Sherman Ave. Information: Jeannie at 687-8225 or George at 640-9941.

“The Jungle Book” – The Missoula Children’s Theatre production will be onstage Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m., at the Panida Theater in Sandpoint. Cost: $8 adults, $5 students 18 and under. Information: 263-6139.

Art in the Window – Saturday, Charleen Martin will be working with mixed media in the window at Angel Gallery of Fine Art and Antiques, 423 Sherman Ave., from 1-4 p.m.

Road Safe Workshop – Saturday, 1-3 p.m., at the Idaho State Police in Coeur d’Alene. Reserve seating by calling ISP between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 772-6055.

Banff Radical Reels – by Mountain Fever Productions, Sunday, 7 p.m., Panida Theater, Sandpoint. Cost: $10. Information: 263-9191.

International Log Builder’s Association – 32nd annual conference Sunday at the Coeur d’Alene Resort from 1-4 p.m. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. Cost: $25 per person, or call (800) 532-2900 to register. For more information, visit www.logassociation.org.

Audubon Society – will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 521 E. Lakeside. The speaker is Tom Buckley, and the program is “Wolf Management in the Idaho Panhandle – Current and Future.”

Sports Nutrition Workshop – With registered dietician Samantha Ramsay, Tuesday, 6-8 p.m., at the University of Idaho, Coeur d’Alene, 1000 W. Hubbard Ave., Room 142. Cost: $25. Pre-register by calling 667-2588 or visit