EWU appoints student trustee

Courtney Fleming has been appointed to Eastern Washington University’s Board of Trustees as a student trustee.

She will be a second-year graduate student.

She is the 10th student member on the board and was appointed by Gov. Chris Gregoire.

Fleming replaces Isaura Gallegos, who served two years as the student trustee.

Her appointment was effective July 28 and runs through June 30, 2009.

She served as the executive vice president of the Associated Students of Eastern Washington University from June 2005 to June 2007.

Fleming received her B.A. in Business Administration at EWU and then entered the MBA program.

She is now a graduate assistant in the College of Business and Public Administration and a member of Graduate Affairs Council, Graduate Student Association and Department of Education Grant Committee.

Packs available to rent at Turnbull

The Friends of Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge, 26010 S. Smith Road in Cheney, has two birding/tracking packs that can be rented during visits to the refuge.

The packs have binoculars, a notebook, a family-friendly hike list, a bird guide and a track guide.

They can be checked out from the refuge bookstore, open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends, April through October.

For refuge information and directions, call 235-4723.