Hickman estate leaves $10,000 to Port of Whitman for trees

Port of Whitman County officials are going tree shopping thanks to a $10,000 endowment left by Lawrence Hickman, one of the agency’s founding members.

“Mr. Hickman left a legacy of trying to enhance the entire county, and the port district especially,” said Debbie Snell, port properties and development manager. “We’re very much appreciative of his thoughtfulness.”

Joe Poire, the port’s executive director, informed commissioners last month he had received a phone call from Mr. Hickman’s son, Larry, about the endowment.

Mr. Hickman, a long-time Colfax attorney who served the port, died Oct. 31,...