New day care will launch at Garfield

A 1912 church has a new purpose in Garfield. The downstairs of the Garfield United Methodist Church is just about to become the Seedlings Child Care Center.

In a joint effort with the Garfield school board, the non-profit operation aims to bring in Garfield kids who have had to go to other towns for child care. This includes a significant number who now take school transportation to Palouse for this purpose.

“That was a lot of bussing for little kids,” said the Rev. Peggy Ray, pastor of the church and chair of the Seedlings board. “So there was a real felt need for child care in the community....