In brief: New businesses opening
Three new Post Falls businesses will open their doors in the next few days. At 5 p.m. today, the Community First Bank at 707 N. Post St. will hold a ribbon cutting and open house. Enjoy refreshments and music by The Kelly Hughes Band.
Next week, Biopol Laboratories Inc., will break ground for a new production facility, 446 S. Lochsa St. (adjacent to Buck Knives) at 10 a.m. Wednesday. And at noon, June 29, the American Academy of Nail Technology will show visitors around its new Seltice Way facility.
Parks and Rec classes
Whether you want to become a fashion model, learn to golf or trek the Northwest, you’ll find a class offered by the Post Falls Parks and Recreation Department this summer to help you get started.
The department is also hosting numerous summer camps for kids between the ages of 5 and 13. Sessions will focus on everything from creepy crawlers to field trips to various sports.
Start dates, times, locations and fees vary.
Get the round-up online in a downloadable form at http://postfallsidaho.org/ recreation.htm. Or call 773-0539 for more information.
Grape Expectations
Grape Expectations, the Coeur d’Alene Symphony League’s fourth annual wine, music and auction, will be June 30, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Old Church Arts and Cultural Center, 405 William St., Post Falls. The league supports scholarship funds and orchestral needs of our local nonprofit orchestra. Tickets are $25 per person and are available through the CDA Symphony office at 765-3833 or by calling 772-5917.
Democrats rally in Q’emiln Park
Democrats in the five North Idaho counties will sponsor a rally Saturday in Q’emlin Park. The event will run from noon to 4 p.m. and feature a picnic lunch with grilled pork sausage, salads, desserts and beverages.
Suggested donation is $5 for adults; children are free. Beer will be available for purchase.
Elvis impersonator Doug Spence of St. Maries and his band will entertain. Each county will host different activities for kids. And the Democratic Store will be open. Merchandise will include newly-designed bumper stickers.
Featured guests will include Jeanne Buell, Idaho State Democratic party vice-chair, and the newly-hired Democratic party executive director John Foster.
For more information, call the Kootenai County Democratic headquarters at 765-0965 or send e-mail to kcdcc@verizon.net.
Volleyball camp begins Monday
Registration ends tomorrow for a weeklong volleyball camp offered by Post Falls’ Parks and Recreation department. Girls and boys entering third through sixth grades are eligible to attend.
Camp will meet from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through next Thursday at Seltice Elementary School gym, corner of Chase Road and 12th St., Post Falls.
High school volleyball coaches will lead the instruction. Registration is $75 and includes T-shirts, water bottles.
To sign up, visit the parks and recreation office or call 773-0539.
From staff reports