Inland Northwest Honor Flight is making it's third trip of 2011 this Friday July 15 at 11:55. Vets will be gathering at the Spokane Airport about 10:30 am...they will return Sunday July 17 at 4:20 in the afternoon. INWHF will be making a special presentation on Friday July 15 to the family of Pvt. Herman Sturmer whose remains were recently returned to Spokane. Inland Northwest Honor Flight continues to honor our living World War II vets for their sacrifices and especially those who paid the ultimate price--giving their lives to protect our freedoms.

A 23-year-old pilot lost control of his cropduster and it became tangled in powerlines along Viola Road in Palouse, Washington Tuesday evening.

Michael Meines told Whitman County Deputies he lost airspeed around 7 p.m. and struck a power line. The aircraft's propeller became tangled in the lines and caused  it to cart-wheel when its wheels hit the ground. The plane came to rest in an upright position.

Meines was able to climb from the wreckage and walk to a nearby house for help. He was transported to Pullman Regional Hospital and treated for minor cuts and bruises.

Pullman came out just twelve points behind Seattle in terms of their walking score. Their score came out to 60 which is defined as "somewhat walkable" according to Walk Score. They tied with Lynnwood and Kirkland for Washington cities. Topography does not add to Walk Score's algorithm. I'm sure if it did, Pullman's score would be completely different. Those hills are well known for defining those cougar calves and reinforcing the time old tradition of walking to school up hill both ways and in the snow.