Deadline for student essay contest set

The Oct. 30 deadline is nearing for entries in this year's Kootenai County Historic Preservation Commission's 2015 student essay contest. The theme of this year's competition is "Preserving Kootenai County Historic Properties."

Students who live in Kootenai County and attend home, public or private school in the county are urged to enter. The contest is for middle and high school students in grades 6 through 12, with prizes to be awarded for first, second and third place for both middle and high school. Students are able to choose from a list provided by KCHPC of historical properties throughout the county to write about. The students will pick one property and discuss the history, facts pertaining to the property and why it is important to preserve that particular property. Entries for middle school students should not exceed 500 words and high school students should not exceed 800 words in their essays. Essay must be emailed by Oct. 30 to be considered.

For more information and complete rules, including a list of properties visit. www.kcgov.org.