Trees to be planted at Moscow park on Arbor Day
To celebrate Arbor Day in Moscow, the city of Moscow and the Moscow Tree Commission have partnered with West Park Elementary School to plant three royal raindrop crabapple and three autumn gold gingko trees at Ghormley Park from 12:15-1:30 p.m. Friday. The event is free and open to the public.
The ceremony will begin at 12:15 p.m. at the Ghormley Park picnic shelter, located at 504 Home St. Limited Parking is available at Ghormley Park in the north end of the parking lot and along Home Street. Parking is also available in the University of Idaho parking lots 64A and 64B.
Following the ceremony, participants will walk to the southeast portion of Ghormley Park adjacent to meet West Park Elementary kindergarten students who will present their artwork. Participants and students will then plant the six trees. Free bur-gambel oak, blue spruce, and smooth sumac seedlings will also be available to adults to celebrate Arbor Day while supplies last.
Pullman construction update, party set for Saturday
A “Construction Kick-off” celebration is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday in Pine Street Plaza in downtown Pullman.
The event will celebrates the Project Downtown Main Street revamp and will feature downtown business leaders who will share ways you can help them thrive during construction. You can paint bricks from the Main Street demolition, try creating a pot at the pottery “throw down” sponsored by Terracotta, make construction-related sun prints, take “hard hat” photos and visit as many businesses as you can to collect stickers and earn some treats.
This event also kicks off a 6-month “Passport to Downtown” promotion where you can collect stickers each month of construction when you visit businesses. Collect four per month to become eligible for prizes when construction wraps up in October.
The event is sponsored by Pullman Civic Trust and the Pullman Chamber of Commerce.
Genealogical society has free seminar
The Whitman County Genealogical Society will have a free seminar from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Bishop Place Independent Living Social Room, 811 SE Klemgard, Pullman.
The presentation will be given by Kathy Buchholtz, Alex Otero and Jill Nock. Buchholtz is the program manager for the Whitman Heritage Digital Collections and Otero is the archivist for the Whitman County Historical Society. Nock is an accredited genealogist in the U.S. Upper South region with the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists. Buchholtz and Otero will give a presentation on the Whitman Heritage Digital collections and Nock will discuss what to do with DNA results.
Humane Society fundraiser set for Merry Cellars
Merry Cellars will host a fundraising event for the Whitman County Humane Society from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at 1300 NE Henley Ct., Pullman.
The event will feature a silent auction, with all proceeds benefiting the Whitman County Humane Society, an organization dedicated to the welfare of animals in the region.
In addition to the silent auction, a percentage of each glass and bottle of wine sold during the event will be donated to the Whitman County Humane Society. Merry Cellars will also offer a limited variety of beer and nonalcoholic beverages.
Merry Cellars features a dog-friendly patio, where leashed, well-behaved pooches are welcome to accompany their owners.
UI to host climbing event for those with special needs
Courageous Kids Climbing, based in McCall, will have a free rock wall climbing event for people with disabilities and special needs from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the University of Idaho Recreation Center.
Those interested in participating can contact Carolina Gutierrez at carolinag@uidaho.edu to reserve a spot. Participants are not forced to climb and are welcome to be one hand to watch and enjoy the event.
Baking class will feature Palouse ingredients
Jessica Murray of the Washington State University School of Hospitality Business Management will provide instruction at “Baking the Palouse: Baking with Unexpected Grains & Legumes” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Artisans at the Dahman Barn in Uniontown.
Murray creates unique baked goods using unexpected grains and legumes, such as garbanzo beans and lentils harvested from the Palouse. With these ingredients, she crafts desserts like baklava, incorporating both garbanzo beans and lentils, and a molten lava cake featuring lentils. This culinary class is supported by a destination development grant from State of Washington Tourism.
More classes and program information can be found online at artisanbarn.org.
