Tidbits® of of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #8 Feb 17th. 2014
EVENT CALENDAR
BLACK HISTORY MONTH (continued): • Born into slavery, George Washington Carver went on to become one of the world’s most renowned botanists and scientists. Because the soil of the south had become depleted by planting nothing but cotton for years, Carver developed methods of improving the soil through crop rotation. Alternating the cotton planting with peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes, nitrogen was restored to the soil while providing nutritious crops for farm families. Through years of research and development, Carver came up with 300 uses for peanuts, including cosmetics, plastics, gasoline, adhesives, linoleum, synthetic rubber, and nitroglycerin. He also discovered hundreds of uses for soybeans, pecans, and sweet potatoes, and developed 536 different dyes while experimenting with plant leaves, fruit, stems, and roots. The scuppernong grape alone yielded 49 of these dyes. At age 32, Carver was invited by Booker T. Washington, the president of Tuskegee Institute, to head up the school’s Agriculture Department, and Carver remained there as an educator for 47 years, all the while continuing his famous research.
Feb 21, 2014
Daanen’s Delicatessen Wine Tasting & Live Music 4:30 PM - 10:00 PM Feb 21, 2014 (Performances: Theater, Music, Dance) Wine tasting is available every Friday from 4:30-7:00pm with live local music from 7-10 pm. Location: Daanen’s Deli, 8049 Wayne Blvd, Hayden, Idaho 83835
Feb 22, 2014
Coin Show 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM February 22 – February 23 10:00 am – 6:00 pm Admission:Parking: Free-Gate B Coeur d’Alene Coin Club. For more info call Shanna at 208.773.8710
Fr, Feb. 28th & Sat., March 1st
Mardi Gras 2014 Variety Show & Live Auction Time: 7:00 pm 0 9:00 pm Unity Spiritual Center of North Idaho For more info call 208.664.1125 or email to unity@unitycenter.org
• On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson stepped to the plate at Ebbets Field as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers and the first AfricanAmerican to play major league baseball. After being raised in poverty, he attended Pasadena Junior College, excelling in football, basketball, track, and baseball, chosen as the region’s Most Valuable Player in baseball in 1938. Dodgers’ president Branch Rickey chose Robinson to help integrate the major leagues. Robinson was Rookie of the Year in 1947, National League MVP in 1949, and World Series champ in 1955. During his decade-long career with the Dodgers, he became their highest-paid player. He closed out his career in 1957 with a .311 batting average.
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