Parks officials to discuss splash pads
An informational meeting about Spokane’s plans for new splash pads at 10 city parks is scheduled for Tuesday evening.
City parks officials will provide an overview of the draft plan and are hoping residents will share their thoughts and suggestions about the project, which calls for pads in parks that used to have wading pools. Some of the splash pads are expected to be open by this summer, according to the city Parks and Recreation department.
The 90-minute meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook St.
Construction of the splash pads will be covered by a portion of the $42.9 million bond issue approved last month by voters.
– Staff report
Pocatello, Idaho
Most dropouts cite money, study finds
An Idaho State University study finds that credit-caused financial problems, not academic failure, is the leading reason students quit college.
The recent study by ISU’s Center for Economic Education finds that four of five ISU students who quit college cited financial woes.
In response, Susan Jenkins, the center’s director, proposes an office for financial wellness to help students manage money. The proposed office would be one of a handful at universities in the United States.
Jenkins and an assistant are working with a few students in a pilot program to teach them the basics of money management.
– Associated Press
Lynden, Wash.
Incident closes border for 3 hours
The Canadian border at State Route 529 in Lynden was closed for three hours Sunday morning after Royal Canadian Mounted Police stopped a man who drove through the border without stopping. Authorities confiscated some envelopes containing printed documents and some white powder and arrested the man.
Cpl. Peter Thiessen, of the RCMP, said the 21-year-old man from Bellingham was driving erratically and appeared to be under the influence of illegal drugs.
He has been taken to a Canadian hospital for treatment. After he is released from the hospital, he is expected to face charges in Canada and eventually deported to the United States.
Thiessen would not say what kind of literature was in the envelopes or who they were addressed to.
The letters have been sent to a lab for analysis.
– Associated Press