“Both Sides of the Fence – Balancing Land Use Issues” – a panel discussion examining property rights and land-use in North Idaho – will be presented Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Community Room at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave.
The panel is being sponsored by the Kootenai County League of Women Voters in conjunction with “Between Fences,” a traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution at the library through Dec. 20. Refreshments for the evening will be provided by the Friends of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library. The panel will be moderated by Coeur d’Alene Press Managing Editor Mike Patrick and participants will include Art Macomber, land use attorney; Kootenai County Commissioner Rich Piazza; developer Steve Meyer; Collin Coles, Senior Planner for the City of Post Falls; Lee Shellman, neighborhood action advocate; Gerry House, chairman of an electric utility board and Wes Hanson, community/environmental activist.
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
“Between Fences” deals with the history of fence building in the United States and the issues of property ownership and land use. The free exhibit is open to the public on the upper level of the library during regular library hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Related local exhibits are on display in the Parkside Gallery on the lower level.
“Between Fences” has been made possible in Coeur d’Alene by the Idaho Humanities Council, the Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation and the Avista Foundation. Local projects are also supported by the Friends of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library.
People who need accommodations to attend in library programs are asked to contact the staff prior to the event at 208/769-2315. More news and information about the library is available online at www.cdalibrary.org.
Monday, November 24, 2008
League of Women Voters sponsors land-use panel at Cd’A library
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
PHD Celebrates Home Health Month with Food Drive
"Panhandle Health District's Home Health program earns national honors year after year for its exceptional patient care," says PHD Director Jeanne Bock. "Collecting food is a great way for us to engage the community in that caring spirit."
Employees in each area of PHD are collecting food, cash, cleaning products and pet food for one of four local food banks. PHD is encouraging the public to add to the donations that began on Halloween with a staff potluck. The food will go to the Rathdrum Food Bank, Athol and Spirit Lake Food Bank, Post Falls Food Bank and the Coeur d'Alene Community Action Partnership.
The drive will end Nov. 21 with an open house at PHD headquarters, 8500 N. Atlas Rd. in Hayden, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The public is invited to bring non-perishable items for the food banks and celebrate National Home Health Month with free flu shots for the first 30 visitors and chili for all.
At the open house, Panhandle Home Health will demonstrate its Telehealth monitors. Telehealth is cutting edge equipment that enables homebound patients to record their vitals and transmit them to Home Health staff for frequent monitoring. The equipment "talks" patients through the process.
Boxes for food bank donations will be in the PHD lobby through Nov. 21.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Royal Raffle Benefit & Ball for the Classical Christian Academy
The Classical Christian Academy is having their largest fundraiser of the year at the Greyhound Park on November 22nd. Dinner tickets cost $50. We'll kick off the evening with a sit-down dinner catered by Raci with The Oval Office, after which you will be serenaded by some of CCA's own talented young artists. Following dinner we will have a celebration of monumental proportions as we boogie to the sounds of Tuxedo Junction, wherein on-site dance professionals will provide fun and entertaining instruction for everyone in ballroom, swing, and other styles of dance. We'll top off the evening with the drawing of the winning tickets for our incredible Royal Raffle prizes. Prizes include: An ATV Family Package, a Cruise Vacation, 2-Week Scotland/England Vacation, and a 1 Week Getaway to Hawaii! Tickets for prizes are $100 each. For more information, visit www.ccaroyalraffle.com
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Auditions with Lake City Playhouse
Lake City Playhouse
Auditions for Little Shop of Horrors in CdA
When: Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 20-21, at 6:30 pm; Callbacks Oct 22
Where: Harding Family Center, 411 N. 15th St., Coeur d'Alene
Production dates: Jan. 16-31, 2009
Directed by Marina Kalani
For more information: 208-661-6857; littleshopofhorrors2009@yahoo.com
Little Shop of Horrors is a rock musical based on a 1960‘s dark comedy movie of the same name. It’s about a nerdy florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. The music is in the style of 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, including "Skid Row (Downtown)", "Somewhere That's Green", and "Suddenly, Seymour", as well as the title song. In 1986, Little Shop of Horrors was made into a hit movie starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene and Steve Martin.
Be prepared to sing a verse and chorus of a song of your choice and cold readings from the script. Those selected for callbacks will sing selections from the musical, perform additional readings from the script and a short dance segment.
Inland Northwest Bank introduces the $50/$50 Plan
There’s never been a better time to help our local charities, and Inland Northwest Bank is ready to do its part. Simply open a new Premier New Outlooks, President’s Choice Business or Analyzed Business account with INB and set up a direct or electronic deposit. We’ll deposit $50 to your new account* – and we’ll also happily donate $50 to a local charity of your choice. You’ll enjoy knowing you’ve helped a local charity and received an extra $50 for yourself. Plus, you’ll get all the great benefits that come with your new account.
Add $50 to your wallet, and $50 from your heart. Introducing from INB
* Minimum opening deposit is $100. Direct deposit or electronic deposit required to qualify. Charity donation cannot be claimed as a tax deduction by the customer. INB will make the payment to the customer and to the charity of choice after the direct deposit or electronic deposit has been confirmed. Stop by any of our 12 branches today for all the details.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Installation of Postmaster
Coeur d’Alene Chamber Members are cordially invited to attend the oath of office ceremony and installation of David L. Hoover as Postmaster of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on Friday, October 3rd, 2008 at one in the afternoon at the Coeur d’Alene Library Community Room 702 E. Front Ave. Refreshments following.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Partners in Business Meeting
The next Partners in Business is on Wednesday, October 1st at the Idaho Department of Labor’s Coeur d’Alene office. Address: 1221 W. Ironwood Drive, Suite 200 in Coeur d’Alene. Lunch will be available at 11:30am and the program will start at noon.
“Utilizing the Hidden Resources” in business will be presented by Bill Jhung, Director of the Idaho Small Business Development Center. (The October newsletter is attached.)
Olive Garden will supply spaghetti with marinara sauce, penne with meat sauce, garden- fresh salad, and breadsticks for $8.00. Bottled water is included.
If you prefer to bring your own lunch, attendance will be $2.00, which includes bottled water.
Please RSVP by 5:00pm on Friday, September 26th. Feel free to contact me by email or phone.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children Sexual Abuse Prevention Training
North Idaho Panhandle Kiwanis Presents:
Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children
Sexual Abuse Prevention Training
Presented by: Ruth A. WIllford, RNC MSN Kootenai Medical Center
**Free of Charge**
Offered to employees and volunteers of local Non-Profit organizations providing care, curriculum, or services to area children.
Coeur d’Alene Public Library Community Room
Please RSVP- Jina Copstead (208) 818-5394
Steward of Children is a comprehensive sexual abuse prevention training program that educates adults to prevent and react responsibly to child sexual abuse. The Stewards of Children program is designed for organizations that serve children and adolescents, proving prevention training for staff, volunteers, parents and other interested adults. We will begin by offering this program to all interested non-profit organizations. Core features of this training are as follows:
• A video integrating segments of sexual abuse survivors relating their stories of violation and healing, with segments from the author of the curriculum and from professionals who interface daily with the problem of sexual abuse.
• An interactive workbook for each participant.
• Discussion about critical issues in sexual abuse prevention and the relevance of these issues within organizations that serve children and adolescents.
Sponsored by: North Idaho Panhandle Kiwanis
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Community Forum on Ending Homelessness
On Monday, September 15th at 6:30 p.m. at the Harding Family Center, 411 15th Street join the City of Coeur d'Alene for a forum to discuss the homelessness problem in our area. The forum will provide the community with research and data collected regarding homelessness in the Coeur d'Alene area and provide an opportunity for questions, answers and discussion.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
RDI Teams Up With Habitat for Humanity
Beginning September 1, RDI Heating & Cooling will begin yet another mission to help support our community. John Hoffman, customer care specialist at RDI, has initiated a collaborated effort with Jim Brannon, Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity, to launch a program that will benefit all people of Kootenai County.
RDI has set a goal to raise $1000 for Habitat for Humanity. From September 1 through October 31, they will be presenting Kootenai County homeowners with an incentive to help them reach that goal. Every customer that receives a furnace or heat pump maintenance from RDI will get a $20 discount on their fee when they donate $10 to Habitat for Humanity.
This partnership is just one of the many humanitarian efforts made by RDI. "We help to make our customers lives better by helping to make our community better," says John Hoffman of RDI, "We believe it is our duty to be at the forefront of this movement; helping those less fortunate than us."
Schedule your furnace and heat pump maintenance between September 1 and October 31 and experience the difference RDI can make in your home and in the future homes of those less fortunate.
Call RDI Heating & Cooling at 762-9857 to schedule your next maintenance and support your local Habitat for Humanity.