Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts

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!
 

Friday, May 4, 2012

GarPal Colton Had a Great Last Track Meet, May 2, 201



The last regular season meet in Clarkston was Weds. May 2.  The GarPal Colton team had a great day.  With good weather there were many PR's and the athletes are ready for Post Season!

On the Men's Side: Junior Anthony Floyd won the javelin competition with his PR throw (142'5") yielding him a ranking of 3rd in our district and a good shot at a state berth!  He also PRd in the 100m (12.59) and placed 6th in the long jump, nearing his PR!  Senior Jeff Kent won the pole vault (10'0).  He also placed 2nd in both the 100m (11.71) and the 200m (23.98) and placed 3rd in the 400m with a PR (53.84).  Kent is currently ranked 2nd in the district in the 100m and pole vault, 3rd in the 200m, and 4th in the 400m.  He is ranked 9th in the state in the 200m, and 12th in both the 100m and the pole vault.  Junior Nick Robertson placed 4th in the 400m (56.08), 6th in the 200m with a season PR (25.37).  Sophomore Kevin Knauff had a HUGE PR in the 400m- 6 seconds better than any other race this season (59.47) and a PR in the shot (27'8.5").  Senior Derrick Bosch placed 7th in the discus (108'11") and 8th in the 800m (2:31.43).

On the Women's side: Junior Cassie Thompson placed 3rd in the long jump with a PR (14'11"), 3rd in the triple jump her first time ever trying (29'.5") and 4th in the 200m.  She is ranked 3rd in the district in the long jump at this time!  Senior Grace Druffel placed 5th in the 300m hurdles (57.63).  Junior Holly Leendertsen placed 5th in the long jump with a PR (14'2.5"), 6th in the 200m (30.14), and 7th in the 100m (14.37) and Javelin with a PR (72'3").  Senior Jessie Hathaway neared her PR in both the javelin and the discus.

The VikCats now prepare for next week's Subdistrict Meet. From that competition, the top 8 advance to the District Championships! From the District Championships, the top 2 boys and the top 3 girls will advance to the State 2B finals!

For complete results and rankings, visit here

Forwarded from Scott Kent and Patti Green-Kent

Friday, January 20, 2012

Joe Schmick, Washington State Representative Reports Encouraging Job Statistics



In his latest newsletter, Joe Schmick, Washington State Representative, 9th Legislative District, offered some encouragement.

Schmick wrote, "There was some good news to come from Olympia last month. The Employment Security Department released data showing that our state’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate went from 9.1 percent in October to 8.7 percent in November. This means more than 12,000 jobs were added, which represents the largest one-month employment gain over the last four years. Preliminary estimates also show that nearly every industry sector posted job gains in November. You can read more
here. Let’s hope this economic momentum continues in 2012, as consumers gain more confidence and employers continue to hire."

He also invites constituents to join him for a 'teleforum'.


"Please join me on Thursday, Feb. 2 [2012] at 6:35 p.m., for our 9th District telephone town hall meeting. This is a chance for residents around the districts to converse with me and listen to other constituents discuss issues important to you.

"To participate, residents may call the toll-free number at 1-877-229-8493 and enter the code 15440 when prompted. During the telephone town hall we’ll listen to residents, answer questions and discuss a variety of topics related to the 2012 session. Once on the line, participants may select star 3 on their telephone keypads to ask a question or they can simply listen in and take part in instant polls. There will also be an opportunity at the end of the call to leave me a message if you’d like. I hope you can join us!"

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

College Scholarship Application Help Available


A new scholarship list is out on Freeman High School's Counseling Corner website, available to FHS students under the Get in to College tab/Scholarships. Also, the Work Source employment office provided a new January list from the Next Generation Zone. The list is on the website under Careers/Employment.

The Next Generation Zone will be providing Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Completion workshops on 3 different dates to students. FHS students can pick up a flyer at the school's office, that has dates and documents needed to complete the FAFSA. This is a great chance for FHS to get free assistance from trained Financial Aid experts.

Free assistance is also available on the Internet Internet.  "Check out the free FAFSA on the WebSM the way to apply online for student financial aid! When you apply online, you don't hassle with paperwork, and you get your results faster. Plus, help filling out your FAFSA is built into the system, so you'll know what to do as you go along. You can even chat live online with a customer service representative if you need personal assistance. This help is freeyou don't have to pay us or anyone else for assistance."  The process is explained here.

Student Financial Aid Services is one of many companies online that offer proffessional assistance, for a fee.