Sandpoint extension ready to go

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On Campus Education

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Dl$TANCEE0 continued on page 10

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Workforce Training expands in Post Falls

RPTA find s n ew h om e in e xpansio n by Mk'Ju1ri M•iltrStntutd tupono U c Wo,kforce Tratninc Cffl1.tr hid an open hou~ (or lhe t1r.1o11". oca.rf)- 9,0CIO,quort•foo, c•pn,ion 1n Po1,1 f1lk Olnncy Chidcilcr ulc1o. illlJ markdillJ ,pcci1hu for 1be Wotlr0tte Tr.unlna Centet.

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Sieve Ruppel, director ot Compu1er Service:, tor NlC, llstena es Terri Vamtdo explains aome ol lhe tunctlon1 ol new equipment 111ho Rlvefbond Profoulon.11 Tochnlcat Acadomy, which Is hoUMd In lho NIC Worl<lorce Training C.ntor

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The nc\lf 1ddi1ion \lr&I made pou1blt by the J.A.&Kalhr)'II Albero.on l-"oundauon. wtiltll •v,.lltdcd tbc RP'tA II onc·)'tllJ crant Tbc 1'-0C wu tbrec qu~ners C>f .a million dollar. \fuffn) iRdica1cd that be v.<MJ.ld hke I& hlYt' 1iten 4.l lc&11 IWO '" 1brtt )'C..U"J or 1ht1t i,uppl)R. tiu, tic t.aid be: h rar rrom dt\COUrq:,ttl. ThC"' RIMC)' tbM 1he RPTA ba~ been IVi·UJ\kJ will hut tbcm (o, 1!\e n.0.-1 ,.,,,.o yt.ar,. Altbougll J<PTA h Df'4(;(pc'CICdto pay t,31,'l 1bc. money, d,t)' llte kc:Olrl\l.lble to Albcruon In oc.her 'way;. The RPlA b tllpttted 10 •h~IW ,C'tUll.1 ca Alben.'°" uadt:r 1hc1r tctm.\. Murr.a) \.IIJd su.te lundtnJ i, lhe mu111 dcturablt l)'pC ot funding bccauw: )'OU <1011'1 ha\'C to pay lt bacl. He e•pl.1JI\Cd 1be 1h1« dlffcrcm 1ypu of s1a1c (und1n1, or tbc "1hrc:c ,trand1;' A\ he called 1hc:m

"People- comr to u, hl 1nc,c.ue lbcir joh tkill•. for prn(enionel an<l ptnonal arct11<th and for fun." IHiiuani Vice Pruitknt ur lnucucdon. Or Rohen Kc.1,:hum uld "With 1bu; new addition we will be 111blt to accomn10d111c c:,•cn mt11c du,eo, and '1Udt:nl,"' 1lM.' RPTA 11 pnn o,f clthl hJ1h EXPANS ION contlnuod on p;:ig(l 10