Sunday, December 23, 2012

Fairfield, Washington ~~ a Town That Deserves to be Proud

Fairfield, Washington, a rural town on the north Palouse, is a friendly community where residents work together and accomplish a multitude of things, big and small. The Community Center website is a fine example.

The community's most recent goals, creating and launching websites, was a major achievement for the residents of Fairfield and its surrounding area that only recently gained Internet access.

Although the Town of Fairfield  has no official website yet, The Community Center's website is a fine example.

"A place where old memories live and in which new ones are born."
This quote is beneath a photograph of the former Triangle Grange Hall, built in the early 1930s.
Located south of Spokane, the Palouse is a region where dial-up connections are more common than any other mode. And that's for those lucky enough to have Internet service at all. The terrain has held back residents from the Internet Age. Fairfield lies in the northern region of the Palouse's vast, rolling farmland, with rugged ravines deeply eroded through volcanic rock.

Because Internet access only recently became a reality in some areas, creating and launching websites has been a major achievement for Fairfield residents.

On The Community Center website you'll learn about the Center's clean, spacious, well-appointed facilities, accommodations, parking, and remarkably reasonable rental rates. Several pictures from past events important to area residents are included on the past events page.
 
The website also has links to the following regional entities websites:

Fairfield is best known as 'The Town that Celebrates Flag Day'. 2010 was the 100th anniversary of the event in Fairfield, and their celebrations of our nation's Flag Day are always spectacular events. Massed bands from Liberty School, Air National Guard band and the El Katif Shrine band played at the 2010 dedication ceremony.

Those accessing the Fairfield site can also learn the history of the building. Within the history you'll find a link to
Southeast Spokane County Historical Society and Museum, located across the street from the Community Center, at East 301 Main.

Community cooperation is wonderfully evident in the resources provided on the Southeast Spokane County Historical Society and Museum's website pages.

Rockford, Waverley, Fairfield, Spangle, Latah, Spring Valley, Mt. Hope and Valleyford are prominently represented. Histories, carefully collected over the years, also include the areas of Tekoa, Latah and Rosalia, Washington.

History book lovers will find a link to the names of the families represented in The Complete Fairfield History Book ~~ Early History of Fairfield.

It's worth noting in this digital age that even those who cannot access the Internet at home can find WiFi service at the Fairfield Branch Spokane Library  at 305 East Main. It's used by many area residents, including patrons who drive there from as far away as Latah, Waverley, Mt Hope, Rockford and Valleyford.

Once again, Fairfield area residents have earned their right to be proud for creating new memories.
 
CONGRATULATIONS!