Emergency food aid will be distributed next week
Emergency food assistance will be distributed in several Whitman County towns this week.
The schedule is as follows:
- Palouse - 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Palouse Federated Church.
- Garfield - 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Legion/Grange Hall.
- Colton/Uniontown - 8 a.m. to noon, Friday, Uniontown City Hall.
- Colfax and Steptoe - 1 to 3 p.m., Friday, S. 418 Main (basement of former IGA building), Colfax; also 4 to 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month.
- WSU and Pullman - 9 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays, and 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Community Action Center, Pullman.
Those who qualify must be at least 18 years old and have a household income no higher than 185 percent of the federal poverty level.
Volunteer ombudsmen
sought in Lewiston
Volunteer ombudsmen are needed in Lewiston for the city's 16 long-term care facilities.
Volunteer ombudsmen serve many roles in the facilities: as an advocate, visitor, educator, mediator and broker to help residents get needs met and connect with agencies that can help. A minimum of two hours per week is required and volunteers are asked to commit to at least one year of service.
Applications for enrollment in the program are due Sept. 1. Applicants who are accepted into the program will complete eight training sessions lasting three hours each and will receive state certification. Interviews will be conducted Sept. 14 through 16 and training will be Sept. 21 through 24 in Lewiston.
Anyone interested in participating can call Barbara Glodowski at (208) 791-7262 or e-mail her at b.glodowski@cap4action.org.
Water outage planned
Monday in Orofino
OROFINO - Orofino residents living on Riverside should prepare for a planned water outage Monday.
The total system waster outage will begin at about 10 a.m. and last approximately eight hours. The outage is necessary for a contractor to tie in the new water lines on Hartford Avenue.
After water service has been restored, residents may notice cloudiness in the water, which will clear up once the water has been run for a few minutes.
