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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>North Latah County Highway District<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>1132 White Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Moscow, Idaho&nbsp; 83843<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Deary Phone: (208) 877-1101&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Moscow Phone: (208) 882-7490&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Potlatch Phone: (208) 875-0717&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'>Fax:&nbsp; (208) 877-1298&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fax: (208) 883-3926&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fax:&nbsp; (208)875-8967<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:nlchd@turbonet.com"><span style='color:black'>nlchd@nlchd.com</span></a></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:20.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:42.0pt;page-break-after:avoid'><span style='font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:-.25pt'>Press Release<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:11.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:-1.25pt'>T</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:-.5pt'>o:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:-.25pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Interested Media<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:-.5pt'>From</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-.5pt'>:</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;Dan Carscallen, Clerk, North Latah County Highway District<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:-.5pt'>Date:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:-.25pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; March 10, 2011&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:16.0pt;margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:-.5pt'>Re:</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:-.25pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Foothill Road Closure&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:-.25pt'>Moscow, Idaho &#8211; As of 10:00 am on March 10, 2011, the North Latah County Highway District (NLCHD) is forced to close Foothill Road from the intersection of Idler&#8217;s Rest Road to the intersection with Lewis Road until futher notice.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:16.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";letter-spacing:-.2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