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Volunteers step up
By Kristin Frish
Tate Uhlenkott, who just turned 11 and is the son of Ashley and Adam Uhlenkott, reads every issue of the Cottonwood Chronicle from front to back and misses nothing. The appeal for volunteers to help with the Idaho County Recycling – Cottonwood site was recently printed on the Chronicle’s front page with the headline “Community Service Opportunity”. Tate
started thinking that maybe his Keuterville Livestock 4-H Club could
help out as a way to give back to the community that he feels has been
so very supportive of the 4-H program. After
some discussion with his mom, he decided to make a proposal at the next
every-other-week meeting of his 4-H club even though he claims he is
“shy”. After his “pitch”, club leader Cara Uhlenkott, club members and
their parents decided that they would volunteer on the first Saturday of every month through December (note that 4-H clubs normally function January-September). Tate also contacted the other two area 4-H clubs to ask if they wanted to be involved. As
a result, club leader Leslie McIntire’s Greencreek Active Workers 4-H
Club will help staff the site on the second Saturday of every month. In an effort to divert recyclable materials from our landfills, Idaho County Recycling opened its first site in Fenn on October 31, 2009. The site moved to its present location in Grangeville on October 15, 2011. On April 20, 2013, two days before Earth Day that year, the Cottonwood site opened under the management of Jay Hinterlong. When Jay retired June 1, 2019, Isaiah Williams took the reins and served until April 30, 2022. Now the site will be managed by volunteers Bob and Kay Totten along with Kristin Frish. The Tottens settled in Cottonwood about a year ago, having had a long-time association with St. Gertrude’s Monastery. Kristin has already been helping for three years. The Cottonwood Recycling Site (located on Broadway up the hill from the post office, across the street from Columbia Grain) is keeping the same hours: Saturdays 9-11 AM excluding major holiday weekends. The following materials are accepted: cardboard and chipboard (like cereal boxes), newspapers and catalogs, aluminum cans and tin cans. Questions or Concerns? Call Kristin Frish 208-962-3858.  It stopped raining for this picture of the Keuterville Livestock 4-H Club recycling volunteers at the Cottonwood site on Saturday May 7, 2022. Pictured from left to right are Moses Uhlenkott, Tate Uhlenkott, Tillman Uhlenkott, Ayla Ratcliff, Hayden Ratcliff. Not pictured are Elijah Ratcliff and parents Shane Ratcliff, Emily Ratcliff, and Ashley Uhlenkott (photo by Ashley Uhlenkott). |
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