Pullman couple pitches parks foundation

The wooden sign for Kamiak Butte rests stoic at sunset next to a field of wheat.

Could Whitman County Parks use a fund-raising foundation? This was the question a Pullman couple posed to the parks council at a board meeting in Elberton on Aug. 12.

The short answer is “yes.”

The couple, Dick Domey and Diane Gillespie, approached parks board members about forming a foundation to help fund improvements to the park.

Domey said the sprawling beauty of Whitman County’s parks has captured he and his wife’s hearts for years - and they are anxious to help support these lands.

“What can we do to get mor...