Briefs December 1, 2010
Library series to focus on Coeur d'Alene history
COEUR d'ALENE - Regional historian Robert Singletary returns to the Coeur d'Alene Public Library in December with a three-part weekly series that will focus on the history of Coeur d'Alene.
Singletary - who last winter presented a 13-part series on the history of North Idaho - will speak at the library during free Wednesday programs on Dec. 1, 8 and 15 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room, 702 E. Front Ave.
The series, "Coeur d'Alene: Connections to the Past," will look at the trends and people who have shaped the history of the Lake City using visual images, artifacts and living history presentations. Singletary has written a companion book about Coeur d'Alene to be published by the Museum of North Idaho.
The library series is made possible by a grant from the Friends of the Library and will include:
* Dec. 1, The Fort Years, 1878-1898.
* Dec. 8, The Boom Years, 1900-1920.
* Dec. 15, The 1920s and Beyond.
Cd'A Rotary raises record rose funds
Coeur d'Alene Rotarians raised a record $33,000 through their October rose sale.
Nearly 200 Rotary members sold 846 dozen roses with proceeds going to benefit numerous community projects, scholarships, youth groups, and long term Rotary commitments such as the downtown summer concert series.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for our Rotarians to not only sell roses for a good cause, but also to get the pleasure of delivering them and see the joy being spread," said rose sale organizer Lucinda Ade.
This year's top sellers at 30 dozen roses each were John Young, Robert Cliff, and Matt Lyman. Rotarians make the fundraiser into a fun contest between, as each of them try to avoid the "decorated toilet seat award" for selling the fewest roses.
The roses are $25 per dozen, with 64 percent of the purchase price going back to the community for service projects. Rotarians sell the roses every October.
LCHS food drive deemed a success
The results of Lake City High School's Thanksgiving food drive are in.
Students collected $6,392 along with 2,788 pounds of canned food and 1,200 pounds of turkey.
The school's Youth Volunteers in Action group coordinates and organizes the drive each year the week before Thanksgiving.
This year, they collected some new items along with the food and cash - 260 cell phones for recycling, and more than 50 sleeping bags for the homeless.