Local Briefs May 12, 2010
Cd'A school board to appoint trustee
Trustees in the Coeur d'Alene School District have begun the process to select an appointee to replace Vern Newby, who is resigning from the Zone 2 school board seat effective June 30.
The board requests that interested and qualified patrons who are school district electors residing in Trustee Zone 2 of the Coeur d'Alene School District, submit a letter of interest and resume, naming three references, to the Board of Trustees at 311 N. 10th St., Coeur d'Alene 83814 by June 7. Interviews will be held June 14 following a school board special meeting.
The newly appointed trustee will serve until the annual meeting in July 2011 and continue in that position only if elected in the annual trustee election set by Idaho Code for the third Tuesday in May.
In the Coeur d'Alene School District, Zone 2 includes the area north of Dalton Avenue, east of Highway 95, to Honeysuckle, then west to Reed Avenue and north to the district boundary. It includes portions of Dalton Gardens, Hayden, Hayden Lake, Emerald Estates and the north portion of the district, including the southwestern and western shores of Hayden Lake.
A zone map is available at the District Administration Office, 311 N. 10th St., Coeur d'Alene and may be viewed by visiting the district website at www.cdaschools.org.
Judge orders trial in embezzlement case
SANDPOINT - An Oldtown man was ordered Wednesday to stand trial for allegedly embezzling as much as $439,000 from his former employer over a seven-year period.
Jasen W. Johnson is scheduled to be arraigned on a charge of grand theft on May 17 in 1st District Court.
Judge Justin Julian found there was sufficient evidence to justify trying Johnson following the continuation of a preliminary hearing that began last week in magistrate court.
Johnson, 48, is accused of exploiting his knowledge of Family Foods' computer and cash register systems to make hundreds of fictitious merchandise returns between 2002 and 2009 in order to pocket cash. He allegedly falsified transactions' time signatures to conceal the bogus returns.
Dinner with Dick Heller is Thursday
A "Dinner with Dick Heller" is scheduled Thursday at The Coeur d'Alene Resort.
Dick Heller is the man behind the "Heller Case," considered a landmark court case that affirmed Americans' individual rights to keep and bear arms.
"Hear about their efforts to defend our gun rights," said a press release.
Cocktail hour and a silent auction begin at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7. There will be a live auction after dinner.
Tickets are $45 in advance and $50 at the door.
Tickets are available at N.W. Pony Express, Black Sheep Sporting Goods, Downtown Guns and Ammo and Alpine Engineering.
Information: DCGunCase.com and dickheller.org
Section of Maple Street to be closed
HAYDEN - Due to the installation of underground utilities, a section of Maple Street between Hayden and Dakota avenues will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday.
North-south through traffic will be detoured to Government Way during the closure. Access will be provided for local residents.