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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Kendrick Depot Still Standing
Well, here it is December, 2009, and the Kendrick Depot is still standing! A big heartfelt thanks to all those who have been supportive of the preservation and restoration of this historic railroad monument. Thank you all for taking the time to care!
Life, Love and Liberty,
Lazarst
City of Kendrick Settles EPA Water Issue
By Anonymous
The city of Kendrick, Idaho, has reached a $3,500 settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged Clean Water Act violations at the city's wastewater treatment plant, EPA said. The city owns and operates the permitted plant that discharges treated wastewater into the Potlatch River.
EPA alleges that from April 2005 through March 2009, the city's plant had over 1,400 permit limit violations. The violations included exceeding the discharge limits for Escherichia coli (E. coli), biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH and total residual chlorine, EPA said in a release.
James Werntz, EPA's Idaho Operations Office director, said wastewater treatment plants can degrade Idaho's water quality when they exceed their permit limits.
"Cities like Kendrick provide a valuable community service by treating wastewater, but they must strictly follow their permit limits," he said. "Otherwise, rivers like the Potlatch can be harmed by excess pollution."
The city's treatment plant is part of a sanitary sewer system that receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial sources. The plant serves a community of approximately 350 people. To address the effluent permit violations, the city has improved its chlorination system and is removing the sludge buildup in the sewage lagoons, EPA said.
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls water pollution by regulating point sources such as pipes or man-made ditches that discharge pollutants to surface waters, EPA said. Industrial, municipal, and other facilities must obtain permits if their discharges go directly to surface waters.
Credit: IBR Staff
(Copyright 2009 Dolan Media Newswires)
(c) 2009 Idaho Business Review, The. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.
The city of Kendrick, Idaho, has reached a $3,500 settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for alleged Clean Water Act violations at the city's wastewater treatment plant, EPA said. The city owns and operates the permitted plant that discharges treated wastewater into the Potlatch River.
EPA alleges that from April 2005 through March 2009, the city's plant had over 1,400 permit limit violations. The violations included exceeding the discharge limits for Escherichia coli (E. coli), biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH and total residual chlorine, EPA said in a release.
James Werntz, EPA's Idaho Operations Office director, said wastewater treatment plants can degrade Idaho's water quality when they exceed their permit limits.
"Cities like Kendrick provide a valuable community service by treating wastewater, but they must strictly follow their permit limits," he said. "Otherwise, rivers like the Potlatch can be harmed by excess pollution."
The city's treatment plant is part of a sanitary sewer system that receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial sources. The plant serves a community of approximately 350 people. To address the effluent permit violations, the city has improved its chlorination system and is removing the sludge buildup in the sewage lagoons, EPA said.
The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls water pollution by regulating point sources such as pipes or man-made ditches that discharge pollutants to surface waters, EPA said. Industrial, municipal, and other facilities must obtain permits if their discharges go directly to surface waters.
Credit: IBR Staff
(Copyright 2009 Dolan Media Newswires)
(c) 2009 Idaho Business Review, The. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Hollywood Leaves Lasting Impression on Sprague
Some big name Hollywood stars are shooting a movie in Spokane right now including Antonio Banderas, Sam Elliot and Snoop Dogg to name a few. On Thursday they left Spokane and took the show on the road to Sprague.
Not a lot happens in the small town of Sprague, just the trains that roll through town several times a day and an old train depot they're trying to turn into a museum.
“When I first moved here two years ago, it was falling down and in not great condition,” Sprague resident Alane Michaels said.
Michaels and some of Sprague’s other townsfolk never expected it would take Hollywood to transform their old train depot. But that’s just what’s happened.
“It’s been really fun to see the transformation of the depot and today all the hoopla going on,” Michaels said.
The hoopla is North by Northwest shooting scenes for a new movie in Sprague.
“Lotta people, lotta trucks moving in and out, lotta construction,” Sprague resident Gaylong Hergert said.
The movie crew need a diner and Sprague’s depot needed a makeover so Hollywood and Sprague made a deal.
“They put a new floor in the building, put new windows in the building, did some painting inside,” Hergert said.
The train depot’s makeover is just a small part of the excitement as actor Antonio Banderas was in town Thursday, though no one was allowed to take his picture.
“It’s gonna be pretty crazy … they told me there's gonna be 150 to 200 people here on this filming,” Hergert said.
Gaylon and his neighbors are happy just to stand by and watch. They'll be here long after this movie is shot and printed enjoying the refurbished train depot Hollywood left behind.
“This film has done what it would take years to get accomplished financially. It's pretty great,” Alane Michaels said.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
WI&M Depot
The WI&M Depot in Potlatch, Idaho has been sitting empty for the last few decades. Thanks to the dedication of several community members, the depot is finally getting a facelift! This blog is here to provide ongoing documentation of its renovation.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Old Railroad Depot Debate Simmers
KENDRICK -- The old railroad depot in Kendrick has been spared again... for now.
The Kendrick City Council is expected to meet Monday night with members of a group seeking to save the depot from the wrecking ball.
City leaders voted in March to spend $50,000 to raze the dilapidated building, erected in 1891. But demolition has been delayed amid controversy over the building's demise, and the contractor hired to do the work asked the city last month to be released from the contract.
Now, a group called the Juliaetta-Kendrick Heritage Foundation, which has tried buying the depot, is threatening to take legal action based on environmental concerns such as asbestos inside the building.
The group ultimately wants to raise cash to restore the depot and turn it into a museum and visitor's center.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Abandoned Railroads of the United States
Thousands of miles of railroads have been abandoned in the United States, much of it in the last 30 years. All of these railroad lines have a history and a story. This web site is dedicated to the preservation of the history of each of these former railroad lines.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Letter to Kendrick City Council
The following is just one of the many letters that have been sent to Kendrick City Council. - ST
My name is Ken Heffel, son of Jesse & Gertrude Heffel.
As far as I know my grandfather and grandmother on both sides of my parents family helped the city of Kendrick grow and I know for sure that my dad helped with the railroad, he worked for Mr. Eldridge I think his name was and as probably the same as a lot of the folks back in those days to help keep the train running and as far as I know it was a way to ship the grain and lumber from the mills.
It would really be a shame for some near sighted people to destroy some of the history of the community. We learn from our past and use it to help build our future, that doesn't always mean we have to destroy everything from our past.
This is just a thought but instead of fighting and wasting all that energy, why not put your hands to work and everyone in the community give some time and effort to help, what make the town. Call it a peace between friends and neighbors and try to do something to help everyone. I know if my Dad and Mom were still alive they would be more than glad to help in some way, and if I myself lived there I would also donate some time to help. All of us only have so much time here in this physical body and wouldn't it be better to be remembered by those who come after you that you helped save and rebuild something to be remembered for along time to come.
I remember Kendrick growing up as a community that would always extend a helping hand to everyone in need. I can remember farmers helping other farmers and farmers helping lumber folks and so forth, and the women would always help everyone. I remember being asked to come in because I was so tired and trying to work and drive between jobs that I would fall asleep alongside the road from trying to do to much. I was given sleep and food and on to the next job or school. Back then everyone was your friend and you in turn tried to help everyone that you could. That also includes the towns people because at one time or another just about everyone helped me in some way also. That is from the Doc to the Baker to the Cafe and so forth and even a lot of the people that lived in town. If I could and I would THANK EACH and EVERYONE of THOSE PEOPLE. They all helped to make me the person I am today.
So if in your thinking about today, just remember it'll be remembered along time from now, so make the right decision that your family and friends will be proud of. Thanks for your time and I did really enjoy riding the train to Lewiston and Troy with my MOTHER.
GOD BLESS EVERYONE
Respectfully,
Kendrick City Council;
My name is Ken Heffel, son of Jesse & Gertrude Heffel.
As far as I know my grandfather and grandmother on both sides of my parents family helped the city of Kendrick grow and I know for sure that my dad helped with the railroad, he worked for Mr. Eldridge I think his name was and as probably the same as a lot of the folks back in those days to help keep the train running and as far as I know it was a way to ship the grain and lumber from the mills.
It would really be a shame for some near sighted people to destroy some of the history of the community. We learn from our past and use it to help build our future, that doesn't always mean we have to destroy everything from our past.
This is just a thought but instead of fighting and wasting all that energy, why not put your hands to work and everyone in the community give some time and effort to help, what make the town. Call it a peace between friends and neighbors and try to do something to help everyone. I know if my Dad and Mom were still alive they would be more than glad to help in some way, and if I myself lived there I would also donate some time to help. All of us only have so much time here in this physical body and wouldn't it be better to be remembered by those who come after you that you helped save and rebuild something to be remembered for along time to come.
I remember Kendrick growing up as a community that would always extend a helping hand to everyone in need. I can remember farmers helping other farmers and farmers helping lumber folks and so forth, and the women would always help everyone. I remember being asked to come in because I was so tired and trying to work and drive between jobs that I would fall asleep alongside the road from trying to do to much. I was given sleep and food and on to the next job or school. Back then everyone was your friend and you in turn tried to help everyone that you could. That also includes the towns people because at one time or another just about everyone helped me in some way also. That is from the Doc to the Baker to the Cafe and so forth and even a lot of the people that lived in town. If I could and I would THANK EACH and EVERYONE of THOSE PEOPLE. They all helped to make me the person I am today.
So if in your thinking about today, just remember it'll be remembered along time from now, so make the right decision that your family and friends will be proud of. Thanks for your time and I did really enjoy riding the train to Lewiston and Troy with my MOTHER.
GOD BLESS EVERYONE
Respectfully,
Ken Heffel
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Please Contact the Kendrick City Council!
Please contact the Kendrick City Council Office and let them know that you support the preservation of this historic railroad landmark - by email at: cityofkendrick@tds.net or by phone at: (208)289-5157.
You can also reach the mayor and city council members at the following numbers:
Mayor Dale Lisher: (208) 289-8346
E-Mail: mitzkalyn@tds.net
Councilmember Mike Morgan: (208) 289-4531
E-Mail: amyandmike@tds.net
Councilmember Donna Corkill: (208) 289-5931
E-Mail: dcorkill@yahoo.com
Councilmember Jeremy Alexander: (208) 289-4398
Also, please stay in touch by way of our blog here at: http://savethedepot.blogspot.com/
We will be posting updates for you so you can stay informed about our progress to save this historical landmark.
You can also email us at: saveourdepot@gmail.com
A special thanks to all those who are supporting our efforts!
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