In brief: Japanese internment memorial dedicated
SEATTLE – A wall to remember the Japanese Americans sent to internment camps during World War II was dedicated Sunday in Seattle’s Chinatown International District.
The memorial also remembers people of Japanese ancestry who left the camps to serve in the U.S. military.
About 3,000 names are carved in black granite bricks that are stacked to create a wall 12 feet high and nearly 100 feet long.
Roughly $1 million was raised over the past 15 months through the sale of memorial bricks. U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Seattle, secured $200,000 more for the project through a federal earmark.
OLYMPIA – The day after Labor Day, state employees who work for nearly 50 state agencies, boards or commissions will have an unpaid furlough day.
Today is the third state furlough day to save payroll costs across state government. The Legislature approved 10 days of furloughs for most state workers to save $73 million over the next year. Exempt are public-safety personnel, those who bring revenue to the state and those responsible for protecting the vulnerable.
GARDEN CITY, Idaho – A 2-month-old kitten was beginning to recover at a Garden City veterinary hospital from a chemical and physical assault.
Danielle Stem, of Meridian, said she rescued the kitten from teenage boys who had apparently thrown acid in the animal’s face and were throwing it around on Thursday.
Northwest Animal Companions Clinic director of operations Eileen DeShazo said the kitten had chemical burns in its eyes, mouth and throat. DeShazo said the kitten opened its eyes on Saturday and was taking food from a syringe rather than a feeding tube.
The clinic donated $2,500 toward a reward fund leading to the identification of those responsible for injuring the kitten, dubbed Raisin.
REED POINT , Mont. – A flock of sheep brought into Reed Point for the annual Great Montana Sheep Drive apparently didn’t like the rain and refused to parade through town.
Announcer Diana Hahn said the 350 sheep seemed confused Sunday afternoon. At one point, they got lost behind a bar.
The Billings Gazette reported that a white sheep with black legs and a black head looked like it might be ready to lead the herd down Main Street, but the entire flock turned around and ran back out of town.