Briefs Sept. 15, 2011

Chili cookoff to help Children's Village is Sunday

The 15th annual Chili Cookoff and Benefit for the Children's Village is set for Sunday at Coeur d'Alene Honda, 2745 Seltice Way.

All chili cooks, chefs and competitors are urged to join the fun. Coeur d'Alene Honda/KTM's cookoff has raised more than $40,000 for the kids at The Children's Village.

At least two gallons of chili must be prepared on site, with set up from 8-9 a.m., and a shotgun start at 9. Chili must be ready for eating at noon, followed by judging at 1:30 p.m.

There is a $5 donation for chili tasting - $2 donation drawing for prizes.

First place is worth $350, second, $250, third $150 and People's Choice, $100.

There will be a DJ and prizes.

Info: Mike Scott 765-5005 or email [email protected]

Box lunches will boost CASA

Grab a great barbecue lunch Friday and do some good in the community at the same time.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow, Texas Roadhouse, which normally is closed for lunch, is selling boxed lunches for $7. Proceeds will benefit North Idaho's Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). CASA is a nonprofit that assists children whose parents are in trouble with the courts.

Lunch includes a pulled pork sandwich, baked beans, cole slaw and a baked roll with honey/cinnamon butter. Tables will be set up outside the restaurant on U.S. 95 and Neider for anyone who wants to eat there, or you can stop by and grab a lunch box to go.

For orders of 10 or more lunches, please call ahead: 664-1903.

Slideshow to highlight Alaska's Inside Passage

COEUR d'ALENE -

"Inside Passage to Alaska," a slideshow travelogue by Roy Caples will be shown at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave., at 7 tonight.

This all-digital slideshow highlights seven towns on Alaska's Inside Passage, including two - Petersburg and Wrangell - that are off the beaten path and not served by large cruise lines. Featured will be the 50th anniversary of the Little Norway Festival in Petersburg and Wyatt Earp's 1897 visit to Wrangell.

Photos of Sitka show the Russian legacy of the town that was once called "The Paris of the Pacific," while Skagway's pictures include some gold rush history.

This program is presented as part of the library's Novel Destinations series looking at the world's unique places and is sponsored by the Library Foundation. Anyone with a travelogue to share is asked to contact David Townsend at [email protected].

Information: 769-2315