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Support North Idaho College Sports

Posted on Aug 27, 2010 / 0 Comment

Booster Club Luncheon

Monday, Aug. 30 at noon.
The Coeur d’Alene Resort Dockside Restaurant
115 South 2nd Street

New head volleyball coach Coleen Frohlich will provide a tournament summary as the 11th ranked Lady Cardinals opened in the CSI Invitational which included six nationally ranked teams. Men and women soccer head coaches will also provide weekend tournament reports. The NIC Booster Club meetings are open to the public.

NIC Hosting Coaching Clinic, Leadership Conference

Posted on Aug 26, 2010 / 0 Comment

The North Idaho Coaching Clinic and Leadership Conference will be held in North Idaho College’s Christianson Gym Friday. Sept. 24 – 25. Top coaches and industry leaders will share their success stories and motivational tactics during the two-day conference sponsored by Parker Toyota.

            The first day of the conference will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24 with registration beginning at 6:15 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 25, the conference will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Lunch is included.
            The conference costs $65 or $115 for one University of Idaho college credit.
            A registration form is available at www.nic.edu/athletics/.
             
Speakers include:
Don Verlin, University of Idaho, head men’s basketball coach
Max Goode, Loyola Marymount, head men’s basketball coach
Mike White, Parker Toyota, general manager
Kirk Earlywine, Eastern Washington, head men’s basketball coach
Ryan Looney, Seattle Pacific University, head men’s basketball coach
Matt Santangelo, Summit Capital, co-founder
Jerry Kraus, Gonzaga University, director of men’s basketball operations

Layers of Light and Lush Velvety Charcoal

Posted on Aug 26, 2010 / 0 Comment
The Art Spirit Gallery at 415 Sherman Avenue in downtown Coeur d’Alene will open a show of new work by Victoria Brace and Katherine Nelson on Friday, September 10 with a reception from 5-8 in conjunction with the Coeur d’Alene 2nd Friday Downtown ArtWalk.  This show runs September 10 – October 2.  Everyone is welcome at this family friendly event!
On Saturday, September 11, Katherine Nelson will give a charcoal demonstration from 1-3:00.
This show is sponsored by 315 Martinis, Tapas and Dinner at The Greenbriar Inn.  We thank them for their casual fine dining and support of the arts in our region.
Hours through September: Open 7 days a week from 11-6.
Call (208)765-6006 or visit our website at www.TheArtSpiritGallery.com
Katherine Nelson    
Victoria Brace
Sculpting with layers of light and shadow…that’s what Victoria Brace does in her oil paintings, which for Katherine Nelson happens in her lush, velvety charcoal drawings.
“I need to be able to improvise at any stage of the process,” explains Brace, a native of Russia who has been exhibiting in the Northwest since 2004. “I tend to work on the entire canvas, so it’s more like layers upon layers of alla prima paintings, where shapes keep shifting and re-adjusting and colors may change dramatically, until I hit the right note.”
For Nelson, the process begins with photographs, especially the architecture of Europe, like Brussels where she’d been living for several years before returning home to her beloved Palouse. Nelson is well-known for her vivid images of Eastern Washington’s wheat fields, which have enough mystery to “let the viewer complete what may be happening,” said Nelson. It’s a similar approach to her new work, which she describes as a film noir approach that expresses “something to do with the mystery of the night.”
 

Supporting Diversity in the Classroom: Panhandle Autism Society

Posted on Aug 25, 2010 / 0 Comment
Panhandle Autism Society
Presents
Supporting Diversity in the Classroom Conference
October 1, 2010
The Panhandle Autism Society (PAS) is presenting a training conference “Supporting Diversity in the Classroom”.  This one day conference will be held October 1, 2010 at the Kroc Center in Coeur d’ Alene, ID.  Clock hour credits and CEUs are available.  Teachers, therapists, parents, counselors and developmental agency staff are all encouraged to attend.
Dr. Tyler T. Whitney, Clinical Director for Intermountain Center for Autism and Child Development in Meridian, ID is the morning keynote speaker and will be speaking on Understanding and Supporting Older Teens with Asperger’s Disorder/Higher Functioning Autism.  Participants will increase their understanding of instruction in the student’s area of strength and improve their recognition of student differences, needs based programming and individualized instructional adaptations.
The afternoon breakout sessions include “Advocating for Diversity” by Elizabeth Mathes, MA, “Is Your Child the Target of Bullying?” by Suzie Sarcello-Depew of IPUL and “Behavior Supports in the School – What to Request for Your Student” by Dr. Beverly Benge.
Pre-registration cost is only $100 through September 17th and includes a box lunch.  For more information contact Denise at 208-704-3698 or send an email to panhandleautismsociety@yahoo.com.  A complete conference brochure is also available at www.panhandleautismsociety.com