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Dusty Connie Horton was in Boise this past weekend. She traveled with her daughter Debbie Hopkins and her niece Gayle Bonta to Sun Valley to watch “The Trailing of the Sheep.” This annual event commemorates the area’s agricultural past by running bands of sheep through town to join bigger herds the way they used to move them to new pasture. Art and Colene Sager flew to Sunriver, Ore., for the weekend to visit their daughter and family in nearby LaPine, Ore. Don and Gaylene Manning and Hannah moved there from Valleyford, Wash., in August. Don r...
Dusty Kim and Cindy Pitts spent from Sept. 26 to Oct. 4 in Boise with their daughter’s family, Jen and Ryan Hammons and Kellen, Becket and Willa. While there, they watched all three grandchildren play in their respective soccer games. To celebrate Cindy’s birthday, Kim gifted her with a day at Horseshoe Bend going through six zip line runs. That’s one checked off her bucket list. Saturday afternoon, a baby shower was held for Katy Heaton at the home of Jami Imler in Colfax for approximately 40 guests. Hostesses were Jill Pierson, Lisa Beckley,... Full story
Dusty Steve and Becky Camp hosted a family reunion this past weekend for 68 members of the Largent-Lukins families, Steve’s maternal branch of the family. Special guests were Steve’s mother, Donna Camp, and her brother Richard Lukins of Portland. It was the first family reunion in 30 years. Relatives came from as far away as South Carolina and Montana. Some of them stayed at the Parsonage Bed and Breakfast. Vicki Broeckel served breakfast there for 16 of the family Sunday morning. The reunion was a great time of sharing good food and family mem...
Dusty Marian Bay, Mountlake Terrace, arrived at the home of Larry and Di Brink Sunday evening for a three day visit. She spent Tuesday at the LaCrosse School where she was a former librarian, publications teacher and computer technician. Overnight guests at the home of David and Phyllis Stueckle last Friday were their granddaughter and her children, Ann Marie Stueckle, Aurora and Silas. Arriving Saturday and staying until Monday were Andrea and Mark Davis, another granddaughter. Both women are the daughters of Doug and Cheryl Stueckle of Coeur... Full story
Dusty Weekend guests at the Dick Appel home for the WSU game were their son-in-law, Bruce Wollstein, and his sons-in-law David Lohrmeyer, Pat Corrigan and Elliot Moon. Dick joined them for the game. Sunday guests were Lisa and Travis Frei, Miriam, Rachel, Emma and Collette. They helped dig potatoes from the Appel garden. Kim and Cindy Pitts hosted a family get-together in their home this past weekend. Arriving Friday, were Carrie Pitts, Yakima, and Jen and Ryan Hammons and Kellen, Becket and Willa from Boise. Saturday, they were joined by...
Dusty Dianne Morris, Valleyford, and her sister Jan Smith, Dusty, recently took a road trip to the Seattle area where they visited their sister, Jeanne Levy, cousin Sandi Gilbert and aunt, Ruth Gwinn. Jan took a recent “Good Old Days” Gazette article telling of the 1919 harvest bee for Chris Stueckle, Ruth’s father and grandfather of the other women. While looking through some old photos, they found three small pictures of the event described in the article. The last week in August, Dick and Helen Appel spent several days with their daugh...
Dusty David and Phyllis Stueckle spent Friday in Coeur d’ Alene visiting their great-grandchildren Aurora and Sylas, granddaughters Anne Marie and Ashleigh and son and daughter-in-law Doug and Cheryl Stueckle. Elberta peaches are on in abundance at Warm Springs Ranch orchard on the Snake River. Easy picking of large, delicious fruit. Someone will be there all week....
Dusty Dusty B.B. Club planning committee met at the home of President Fran Jones last week to set up the schedule of programs and hostesses for the coming year. Elberta peaches are coming on at Warm Springs Ranch orchard on the Snake River. Someone is there all the time and all are welcome to come get peaches when they can. Guenter and Brigitte Scherwinski, Mountain Home, Idaho, are visiting their daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Brian Broeckel, this week. Larry and Di Brink, Mike Stine and John, Brandi and Myla Brink were at the home of...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager spent a week in Loveland, Colo., at an International Flying Farmers Convention. A highlight of this trip was a bus tour to Glenwood Springs, Colo., for an overnight at a hot springs resort. The following day, the group rode Amtrak train back to Denver and a tour bus on return to Loveland. Both the bus and train ride had lovely scenery as it went through the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains. The Colorado River and sheer rock cliffs kept the passengers looking out the windows during both rides. Art received an... Full story
Dusty Dick and Suzy McNeilly have had their three grandsons, Gavin (5), Mason (5) and Aidan (3), visiting for the past three weeks. They will be heading back East after spending time harvesting and sharing their unlimited energy. Their traveling companion was mom to Mason and Aidan and aunt to Gavin, Christina Cain. Gina and Jason with son Micah, have been harvest visitors at Harm and Jan Smith’s home. Micah will stay through this week for a longer visit. Harm’s brother, Walt, and son, Parker, with friend James, were also visiting last wee...
Dusty Karen Broeckel joined a contingent of Whitman County residents who attended the Saturday wedding and reception of Lexi Haas, daughter of Wayne and Tami Kyllo Haas, and granddaughter of Carol Kyllo and the late Tom Kyllo, and Garrett Whitmyre at St. John’s Lutheran Church near Spokane. Other Whitman County residents who were guests included Bud and Judy Aune, Colfax; John and Kay Krom, Pullman; Durand and Roberta Cox, Hay; Jerry and Penny Gilchrist, Colfax and Kirk and Cindy Wigen, LaCrosse. The reception was in the backyard of the b...
Dusty Justin and Katy Heaton hosted a barbecue at their home Sunday. Katy’s parents, Dave and Kathy Tellessen, her brother and family, Ryan, Chris, Sam and Kes Tellessen, her sister, Megan and friend Charlie, Grandma and Grandpa Pethram and Aunt Alice and Uncle Doug Shafer were guests along with Blake and Carmen Heaton, Jaime, Heathermarie, Valente, Jeronimo and Xico Reynoso. Later, Walter Riley joined the celebration. During the party, Katy brought out two boxes, baby “A” and baby “B.” Katy opened box “A” and pink balloons popped out. Justin,...
Dusty Christopher, Erica, Miss Blayke and Justus Heaton recently visited his parents, Blake and Carmen Heaton, for a week. Also arriving for the summer were Heathermarie, Valente, Jeronimo and Xico Reynoso Heaton from Mexico City. Before coming from Mexico, Heather and the boys spent a week with Jaime, their husband and father, in Key Largo where he is shooting a television series. While in Key Largo, the boys experienced swimming with dolphins. The two families plus Justin and Katy Heaton, Wade Heaton and Blake and Carmen went to Riggins,...
Dusty Apricots are on at the Warm Springs Ranch orchard. Anyone interested should call Bryan Jones in the evening for cooler picking. Ed and Joan Broeckel went camping with family and friends over the July 4 weekend at McCall, Idaho. Doug and Cheryl Stueckle spent the July 4 weekend at the home of his parents, David and Phyllis Stueckle, where they helped with various chores around the farm. The annual Appel July 4 gathering was held at the Dick and Helen Appel home. Ninety-four guests were present. Those traveling the farthest were Mark and Ja... Full story
Dusty Eric and Shannon Appel and family recently returned home from a long vacation. They drove to Florida to attend Neil and Liz Appel's wedding and then toured part of the United States on their way home. They drove through a total of 20 states and saw many of the National Parks, monuments and historical sites of the country. They also spent time at Disney World and Universal Studios in Florida. Art and Colene Sager flew to Middleton, Idaho, the weekend of June 21 to attend the Middleton High School class of 1963 reunion. Colene attended all... Full story
Dusty Saturday, Karen Broeckel, accompanied by her sisters Jeanette Nolan of Colfax and Patty Wieber of Spokane, attended the funeral services of Cpl. Justin Clouse of Sprague at the Life Center Church in Spokane. The 22-year-old soldier was killed in Afghanistan along with four of his fellow soldiers on June 9. Clouse was the great-great-nephew of the women’s mother, Amelia Schaal Broeckel. He is survived by his parents Rob and Tina Clouse, brother Josh Clouse, niece Ava, grandparents Danny and Nadine Nilles and many relatives and friends. L... Full story
Dusty Larry and Di Brink were Father's Day dinner guests at the Colton home of their son's family, John, Brandi and Myla Brink. Cross Country musical group will entertain Saturday, June 21, at LaCrosse Farmers Festival. Carrie Pitts, Yakima, arrived at the home of her parents, Kim and Cindy Pitts, Saturday to spend Father's Day with her family. Cindy's father, Norman Bafus of LaCrosse, joined them for dinner Sunday. Carrie returned to her home Tuesday. Doug, Cheryl and Ashleigh Stueckle, Coeur d'Alene, and Jonathan, Bekah and 4-year-old David... Full story
Dusty Saturday, the class of 2014 graduated from LaCrosse High School. Among the graduates was Graham BeDell, son of Angela and Brian Broeckel. BeDell was the class valedictorian. Among those who attended the ceremonies and/or reception, were Guenter and Brigitte Scherwinski, Bryan and Anita Straw, Chealsey and Corey, all of Mountain Home, Idaho; Alex and Sami BeDell, Walla Walla; Doreen and Tom Riedner, Genesee; Denise Kendall, Tacoma, Oscar Broeckel, Dusty; Jeanette Nolan, Colfax; Patty Wieber, Spokane, and Karen Broeckel and David Stueckle,...
Dusty Weekend company visiting with Art and Colene Sager were Herbert and Delila Morrison from Middleton, Idaho. Saturday, the four traveled to Spokane Valley to attend the solo piano recital of the Sager's granddaughter, Hannah Manning. Sunday afternoon, Colene and Delila attended another granddaughter's piano recital, Jullene Sager, in Colfax. Karen Broeckel flew to Las Vegas last Thursday with her aunt Letty Spencer of Spokane to attend funeral services for Broeckel's cousin/Spencer's niece, Janis Schaal Cornelia in Henderson, Nev., Friday...
Dusty Sunday, Larry and Di Brink were guests of Don and Carol Keeney, LaCrosse, for dinner. Joining them were the Keeney's son and his family, Jeff and Sharee and children Wyatt and Chyanne of Montauk Lake, Idaho, who were visiting for the weekend. Other guests were Mike Stine, Julie and Steve Bailey and friends Kelly and Kevin and Amber Brink and children Ashley, Kloey, Ellie and Nick of Kennewick. Pastor John Cross joined them for lunch. Kevin and Amber Brink and children stayed overnight at his parents' home. Lucky and Joan Myrick joined...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager flew to Astoria, Ore., for the weekend to attend an International Flying Farmer Convention. This yearly event was hosted by the Oregon Flying Farmer chapter. They were able to take in the sights of this area which included the Maritime Museum, an historic house tour, a trolley ride and the reconstructed cabins of the Lewis and Clark Expedition winter abode. Lucky and Joan Myrick were in LaGrande, Ore., from Thursday to Sunday with their jewelry booth at the LaGrande Steel-ya (coyote) Powwow. Kim and Cindy Pitts... Full story
Dusty Saturday, May 17, is scheduled as a work day at the Dusty Cemetery Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. A meeting will follow. Bring shovels, rakes, weed whackers and bars and blocks to lift stones. Nine ladies from the First Baptist Church in Union Gap held their annual retreat at the Parsonage Bed and Breakfast May 1-2. Kim and Vicki Broeckel joined Mike and Michelle Carver Sunday for the Historical House Tour of Brown's Addition in Spokane. Sponsored by MAC museum, it showcased six homes and gardens on the walking tour. Larry and Di Brink...
Dusty Friday, May 9, Country Bible Church will perform their community good deed by cleaning the ditches along Highway 127 for the Adopt a Highway program. They will meet at the church at 8:30 a.m. Anyone wanting to participate is welcome. Lucky and Joan Myrick visited their son Mike Parkland over the weekend. He showed them the latest project, an apartment building on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, which the construction company he works for just completed. Mike was the assistant superintendent for the project. Saturday, Di and Larry Brink took...
Dusty This past weekend was the 16th annual reunion of the women of the LaCrosse High class of 1979 at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast. Paula Morris Meyer, Pullman; Kristal Krom Kirpes, Colton; Sheri Shaffer Hatley, Oakesdale; Doreen Broeckel Riedner, Genesee, and Denise Broeckel Kendall, Tacoma, had a project to accomplish this year. They decided to refurbish the large “L” on the hillside overlooking the town of LaCrosse with the addition of a ‘79 to commemorate their graduation year. Satur...
Dusty Larry and Di Brink hosted an Easter dinner in their home Sunday for Lucky and Joan Myrick, Rob Myrick and Mike Stine. Kim and Cindy Pitts spent Saturday and Sunday in Spokane with Amanda, Erik, Tate and Rafe Carlson. David and Phyllis Stueckle were at Lake Chelan from Monday through Thursday of last week. Easter dinner guests at the home of Karen Broeckel included Oscar Broeckel, Brian and Angela Broeckel, and Graham BeDell, Dusty; Jazmyn Ray, Endicott; Cliff and Jeanette Nolan, Colfax; Ken, Pam, Zach and Austin Beasley and Connor... Full story
