North Idaho Briefs September 20, 2011
Free admission to Museum of N. Idaho Saturday
If you're considering visiting the Museum of North Idaho, Saturday would be a good day.
The Museum of North Idaho will participate in the seventh annual Museum Day on Sept. 24. The Museum of North Idaho will join participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open their doors free of charge.
"We are pleased to be chosen as a participant in the Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day. History provides our community with a sense of place and identity and Museum Day draws attention to the efforts of local museums," said museum director Dorothy Dahlgren.
The museum has several new exhibits this year including the feature exhibit The Museum of North Idaho Presents: Your History In 3-D gives insight into how the museum collects, preserves and interprets history using three-dimensional and two-dimensional artifacts.
The museum store is stocked with regional history books, huckleberry jam, postcards, T-shirts, jewelry, gifts and reproduction historic photos that were used in past exhibits.
The Museum of North Idaho is in front of Coeur d'Alene City Park at 115 Northwest Blvd. in Coeur d'Alene and is open Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Visitors are encouraged to download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com. Log on to www.smithsonian.com/museumday to learn more about the program.
Info: 664-3448 for more information or www.museumni.org. The museum closes for the season Oct. 29.
LCDC to appoint new officers on Wednesday
COEUR d'ALENE - Lake City Development Corp. will appoint its chair and vice chair during its monthly meeting 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Denny Davis is the urban renewal board's chair, and Jim Elder is vice chair.
The meeting is at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library.
Goedde to help lead education committee
Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d'Alene, has been renamed co-chairman of the National Conference of State Legislatures' Education Committee.
Kansas Senate President, Stephen Morris, made the appointment that was announced Monday.
"I am honored to represent the states' agenda in the continuing debate over the changing state-federal relationship,"Goedde said.
The Education Committee is one of 12 committees of the bipartisan NCSL responsible for developing policy directives.
"Sen. Goedde brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to the table," Morris said.
St. Joe River Road work to cause delays
As work continues on the St. Joe River Road Project, drivers should expect traffic delays up to 30 minutes.
Culvert replacement will begin at Float Creek throughout the project. Traffic will be reduced to one lane.
Road construction will affect Gold Creek Road, from Red Ives Creek to Gold Pass at the Montana State Line.
Crews will be working Monday through Friday. The contractor is S & S Contracting, Inc.
Info: 743-1802