Briefs April 20

Gordon appointed to health district

Garfield-Farmington Health District has appointed Jim Gordon of Farmington to serve in vacant position No. 3. He served as an EMT for Farmington and Tekoa.

The position became vacant when Tanya Thygeson from Farmington found it necessary to resign due to family commitments. She served more than 12 years on the five-member board.

A&R gets contract for landfill wall

Whitman County Commissioners on Monday chose A&R Construction of Lewiston as the contractor for work to repair a concrete wall at the waste transfer station.

Opening two bids – the other from ACI of Ferndale, Wash. – commissioners by law chose the lowest bid of $55,841.07.

Two years ago, during construction on the new waste transfer building, a Pullman Disposal Truck ran into a clearance wall on the old building. The company's insurance agreed to cover the loss.

The bid documents included an improved roll-up door system to be installed, which the county will pay for, allowing for higher clearance. Cost estimate at this point is between $2,000 and $8,000, which the county will pay with funds from the Public Works operations budget.

Palouse 5th Saturday sale April 29

Merchants in Palouse plan a Fifth Saturday Bag Sale April 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Four businesses participating are Grammy G's Quilt Shop, Gear N' Cog, Open Eye Consignment Shop and Linda's Whimsey's.

Customers may pick up a Fifth Saturday yellow bag at any of the above. In addition, the Green Frog Café will give a free cookie with any purchase.

The occasion marks one of the four months in 2017 with five Saturdays.

Oakesdale eyes car wash plan

Oakesdale Town Council members are considering a proposal to put in a car wash in at the town's R.V. park. The park's owners, Brad and Nancy Sullivan, plan to add an outdoor car wash to the south end of the building on site. A cement slab would be poured with a sump to keep oil and dirt separated. The facility will have no walls or roof.

The Sullivans made their proposal to the town council March 20. The matter is now being reviewed by town Attorney Stephen Bishop.

The Sullivans also told the council their plans would be to use only biodegradable soap and wax with a pump using five gallons of water per minute. A coin-operated box would accompany the sprayer-wand.