West County Lines - Oct. 23, 2024

Bridges Home sets November concert

Bridges Home, Tami and Dave Gunter, vocalists and multi-instrumentalists will be featuring in a concert early next month.

The regional favorite will be performing in concert Nov. 2 at Create Arts and Community Center,  900 W. Fourth, Newport.

Bridges Home is renowned for its high-energy Celtic, bluegrass and roots music as well as original music.

Joanne Heinz will join Bridges Home on her mountain dulcimer.

Tickets are available at Create or online; they are $12 in advance, $15 at the door, and students are free. 

Call 509-447-9277 for more information.

Learn the art of needle felting

Do you want to know more about needle felting?

Join Lisa Durkin at the Blanchard Library at 11 a.m. Oct. 26, and the Priest River Library at 11 a.m. Nov. 9, to learn the art of needle felting.

Participants will learn how to create their own one-of-a-kind needle-felted designs in a fun and hands-on class. This class is free and all materials will be provided and is open to those 14 years old and above.

Choose one of the library locations and contact the library at 208-448-2207 to sign up. For information on future classes and programs, check out the library's calendar at westbonnerlibrary.org

Classroom furniture giveaway announced

KI is offering K-12 educators a chance to transform their learning spaces through its third annual Classroom Furniture Giveaway, with four grand prizes valued at up to $40,000 each in KI furniture.

The company will award three prizes for individual classroom makeovers and dedicate the fourth prize to a library or media center transformation. This year's program welcomes submissions for all types of learning environments, including traditional classrooms, libraries, maker spaces, esports labs, and art or music rooms.

To enter, eligible educators must use KI's Classroom Planner tool to design their ideal learning space. Submissions require a detailed rendering of the proposed space and a brief explanation describing how the design reflects their teaching philosophy and meets student needs.

The contest runs Oct. 1-25. Eligible participants must be employed at a U.S. educational institution, work with grades pre-K through 12, and be at least 21 years old. Winners will be announced Nov. 20.

In addition to the main prizes, eight runners-up will each receive a set of 30 Ruckus whiteboards. KI plans to complete all installations between December 2024 and February 2025.

For complete contest details and submission guidelines, visit ki.com/giveaway.