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Help Needed on X-5 Caboose
Our loyal and proficient carpenter Bob Behal needs some helpers on Thursday August 1 at 9 am to keep momentum going on rehabbing the caboose. Fall is not far off, so this project really requires more helpers to get the …
Depot Interiors Update
The depot interiors continue to progress, so here is a little update on how things look. Pictured above is the nice train exhibit set up, compliments of the Latah County Historical Society. Director Dan Crandall, a staunch supporter of the …
Caboose Project Moves Ahead
Your blogger has been AWOL on the caboose project, but here is a photo update to prove that there is still much progress on our little car. Here Jim West (HPG founder and project manager) and sister-in-law Barb West (HPG …
The Depot Has Come a Long Way
Remember when the Historic Potlatch Depot looked like this? Happily times have changed since this 2006 photo was snapped, but now it is time to again help get the building finished. Idaho has a special event for non-profits happening right …
“Idaho Gives” challenge nets over $8500 for the Depot!
Restoring a 100-plus-year-old train depot is not a job for sissies, as some of these pictures remind us! We put on the masks, picked up the shovels and did our part. Yesterday many fine folks from all over the US …
Governor Butch Otter Pays the Depot a Visit
It is campaign season so Idaho’s governor was at Bennett Lumber for some handshaking while traveling through north Idaho. But he didn’t need any arm twisting to stop by the Depot to congratulate us on the May 1 “Idaho Gives” …
US Bank partners with Depot again!
Last week US Bank proved once again that it endorses what we are doing at the Depot. Michelle French, Potlatch branch manager, and Michelle Hovey, district manager, presented the HPG with a check for $3500. The bank has been generous …
Music again fills the Depot!
Thank you Gary Eller for strumming and singing at the Depot yesterday. Karen Rohn, the WIMHPG VP, has carried Gary’s book in her store, and said yes to him stopping by to play a few tunes. It was a sweet …
Speeders Still Draw a Crowd!
There was a different feel to the annual speeder event today, a much less hectic pace. With less speeders coming to share rides, however, don’t think there was less enthusiasm! People seemed to enjoy sitting on the dock, visiting while …
Railroad Station Historical Society Visits Today
With no warning, swarms of people with cameras filled the depot this morning. Who knew the Railroad Station Historical Society was out to pay us a visit–unannounced? They were a great group and I was happy to show them around, …