North Idaho Briefs May 6, 2011
KMPO vote pushed back to Tuesday
POST FALLS - A Kootenai Metropolitan Planning Organization vote to tap Glenn Miles as executive director and sever ties with the Spokane Regional Transportation Council for administrative services has been postponed until Tuesday.
Both of those resolutions were prepared for KMPO's regular meeting on Thursday, but pulled from the agenda because the required 48-hour public notice was not given.
Consequently, the KMPO board will hold a special meeting on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at Post Falls City Hall to consider the resolutions.
Miles, who was with SRTC for 22 years, is no longer employed at the agency.
Test drive a car, help your school
COEUR d'ALENE -
Tom Addis Lake City Ford and Ford Motor Company are partnering Saturday with Lake City High School and Coeur d'Alene High School for a Drive One 4 UR School test-drive fundraising event.
Each school has the chance to drum up as much as $3,000 for its activities and athletics programs, if 150 drivers show up to support each school.
"It's a great opportunity to direct much-needed funds to the schools," said Sara Colbert, manager of Tom Addis Lake City Ford.
For every driver, one per household, who takes a new Ford or Lincoln for a test spin Saturday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., a $20 donation will be made to the school of the driver's choice.
Drivers can also go a step further and select the activity or sport they would like to see receive the dealership's donation, Colbert said.
"It's a non-sales event, so there will be no pressure," Colbert said.
There will be other opportunities to support the schools' programs at the car dealership on Saturday, a bake sale and car wash will take place during the day.
The dealership, 315 W. Clinton Ave., is just off U.S. 95 near the intersection of Dalton Ave. and Auto Center Drive.
"Right between both schools," Colbert said.
The Guberif makes its comeback
COEUR d'ALENE - The Guberif is starting to make appearances around the state as part of "Keep Idaho Green" and Idaho Firewise's fire prevention campaign for Wildfire Awareness Week, May 1-7.
Along with a series of billboards featuring the Guberif that went up across the state, an official kickoff took place at the Huetter rest area on Thursday.
The parking lot now reads "Don't Be A Guberif" to remind Idaho's visitors and residents to be careful with fire.
The Guberif (Firebug spelled backward) is a historical character that dates back to 1950, when Richard Trzuskowski came up with the word Guberif while working for Idaho Department of Lands.
The Guberif was notorious for his careless mistakes that led to wildfires.
"The Guberif hasn't been used in recent years, but due to popular demand and the continuing threat of wildfire, the Guberif is back on the scene," according to a press release.
Horse breeders event is Saturday
Inland Empire Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association is hosting an all breed trail ride and pot luck lunch at Farragut State Park on Saturday.
Registration begins at 10 a.m.
Wear purple and bring your horses out for a day of fun with other horse enthusiasts for the benefit of less fortune horses in our area.
Suggested donation is $10 per horse. Proceeds will be donated to Panhandle Equine Rescue, a nonprofit that helps horses.
Information: www.ietwhbea.weebly.com or call Shelby at (509) 226-3927
Fire department building vandalized
Staff at the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department administration building found on Thursday morning that a large rock had been chucked through a window and shattered the pane.
The rock barely missed the antique 1923 fire engine parked in the building at Third Street and Foster Avenue, said Deputy Chief Jim Washko.
"The damage to the engine could have been extensive, and we can't get parts for it," Washko said.
The window will cost $200 to replace, he added.
He encouraged anyone with information about who is behind the vandalism to step forward.
"If anybody has any information, we would appreciate it," he said.