Three events set at Colfax

A full lineup of events will be in the Colfax area this weekend with airplanes, ice cream and black powder in the mix.

Action will start early Saturday morning with the Colfax Fly-in and Pancake breakfast sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association 328 at the Colfax Airport.

Organizer Barney Buckley said he can never be sure how many airplanes will show up. Last year approximately 50 airplanes were present when pilots had good flying weather.

Pemberton & Sons of Spokane is slated to bring in a restored World War II Stearman 450 trainer, one of their latest restoration projects. The deHavilland Chipmunk trainer which flew sky patterns at past fly-ins is scheduled to return, and several airplanes plan to fly up from Lewiston’s Hangar 180 museum.

Colfax Rotarians will begin serving breakfast in Buckley’s hangar at 8 a.m.

Palouse Hill Muzzleloaders will have their 27th annual rendezvous Friday through Sunday at their traditional camp site along the Palouse River along Manning Road.

The camp will include target shooting and other rendezvous era sports.

One new event on the schedule for this year will be shooting competition with smooth bore rifles. The Old Farts shooting competition will be back on the agenda again this year.

Whitman County Historical Society’s Ice Cream Social will be at the Perkins House in Colfax from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday with ice cream from Ferdinand’s, a fashion show, vintage displays and music by the Snake River Six.

Members will contribute a lineup of pies to go with the ice cream.