Area activities set for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

The Lewiston-Clarkston Valley will be the location of several activities for Sexual Assault Awareness Month during April.

Members of the Quality Behavioral Health Community Sexual Assault Program and the YWCA are sponsoring the following activities in the valley to help raise awareness for residents.

- Denim Day, April 22 - "It's not a fashion statement, it's a social statement." Community members asked to wear denim in honor of an alleged 1999 sexual assault victim who lost her case because she was wearing jeans.

- Walk Away From Violence Walk - 5 p.m. April 28 at Gateway Park in Clarkston.

- Latte and Learn Campaign - Area coffee shops will put sexual assault facts and statistics on cups during the month of April.

- Teal Ribbon Campaign - Teal ribbons honoring survivors will be displayed throughout the area.

More information is available by contacting Heather Holben West of Quality Behavioral Heath at (509) 769-2050.

Deadline approaching

to apply for tax breaks

The deadline for the Property Tax Reduction Program known as the Circuit Breaker Program, offered by the Idaho Tax Commission and the Nez Perce County assessor's office, is next Thursday.

Homeowners wishing to apply must meet the following standards:

l Homeowner has combined annual income of $28,000 or less after medical deductions.

l Owned and lived in the home before April 15.

l May be age 65 or older, widow or widower of any age, disabled or a veteran with a 10 percent service-connected disability.

l Some residents of care centers or hospitals may be eligible.

Individuals can apply by calling Nez Perce County Assessor Dan Anderson at (208) 799-3010 or the Idaho Tax Commission at (800) 972-7660; or by visiting the county assessor's office at 1230 Main St. in Lewiston.

Donations sought for

scholarship program

MOSCOW - Donations are needed for the Moscow Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Scholarship Program.

The scholarships cover registration fees for recreational activities. Funds for 2010 scholarships have been depleted, according to the agency.

Donations can be sent to the Moscow Parks and Recreation, Attention: Youth Scholarship Program, P.O. Box 9203, Moscow, ID 83843; or dropped off at the Eggan Youth Center or Hamilton Indoor Recreation Center.

More information is available by calling (208) 883-7085.