Hanson family gives $100k to Palouse center

Pictured with Lois Hanson at a gathering at her home recently are Palouse Mayor Michael Echanove, Joyce Beeson, Doreen Hanson, Marie Dymkoski, Lois Hanson, Ami Kramer, Scott Beeson and Corey Laughary. Board members not pictured are Bev Pearce and Rosemary Gage.

The Palouse Community Center project received a gift of $100,000 from the family of Raymond Hanson. Mr. Hanson, who died last year, is especially remembered in the hilly Palouse country for his invention of the automatic leveling device for combines. He was well-known for designing unique equipment, leading to multi-million dollar contr...