North Idaho Briefs June 28, 2013

| June 28, 2013 9:00 PM

Bikes, Brews and BBQ is Saturday

Bikes, Brews and BBQs is being touted as the "ultimate summer event."

It takes place Saturday at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds and offers three summer favorites - barbecued meats, cold beer and a motocross show.

General admission is free. A pass for the Brewfest, where a wide variety of regional, craft-brewed beers will be available for tasting, is $10. Admission to the motocross show at 7 p.m. is $12.

Doors open at 7 a.m. with the start of the sanctioned barbecue competition.

From 7 to 10 a.m., a pancake breakfast will be held to benefit the North Idaho Fair and Rodeo Foundation, to pay for student scholarships, youth programs and facility improvements.

At noon, a carnival opens with amusements, food trucks and live music.

At 2 p.m., the Brewfest starts and the barbecue competition tastings start (for a donation).

Info: bikesbrewsbbqs.com

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House raffle tickets almost sold out

About 200 tickets remain for the chance to win this year's $250,000 grand prize home through the 20th annual North Idaho College Really BIG Raffle on July 10.

Organizers expect the event could sell out over the weekend and are on track to have the earliest sell out date in the past five years.

This year's home, built by students in the NIC Carpentry program, is located in the Coeur d'Alene Place neighborhood at 6995 Cornwall Drive. Each $100 ticket offers a chance to win the three-bedroom, three-bath home loaded with upgrades.

Remaining tickets are available at Super 1 Foods, Trading Company Stores, Steins Family Foods, the NIC Workforce Training Center in Post Falls and the NIC Foundation Office, located on NIC's main Coeur d'Alene campus. Idaho residents can also order online at www.nic.edu/rbr or charge by phone to (208)769-3271.

The 20th annual Really BIG Raffle is sponsored in part by Greenstone Homes and Neighborhoods. Proceeds from the Really BIG Raffle are used to fund scholarships, update classroom technology, support programs and encourage outstanding instruction at North Idaho College.