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Dusty Art and Colene Sager flew to Midvale, Idaho, Saturday to celebrate Colene’s aunt Kathryn Hopper’s 100th birthday. Hopper still lives in the home that became hers as a young bride. This is made possible by the loving care given to her by her oldest son and his wife, Dave and Liz Hopper. It was a day of visiting many cousins who had not been together for some time. Funeral services for young Erik Binks will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 2, at the LaCrosse School gym. A meal will be provided after the services in the school caf...
Dusty Colene Sager flew a Cessna 152 airplane solo from Pullman to LaGrande, Ore., last Wednesday to meet with an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner to take her check ride to become a private pilot. The final test is comprised of a two hour oral test and a one and a half hour flight. She has been renting the Cessna and taking lessons at Inter-State Aviation at the Pullman Airport to complete the needed requirements. Her trip was successful and she flew back to Pullman as a certified pilot. Funeral services for Eric Binks will be May 2 in the...
Dusty Dusty B.B. Club April 8 toured the Landgrove Coffee Company in Troy, Idaho. Elections for next year’s officers were held. Helen Appel will be president; Dianne Appel, vice president; Rita Ackerman, secretary and Karen Broeckel, treasurer. Guest Day Luncheon in the Jones Schoolhouse at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds will be Wednesday, May 13. David and Phyllis Stueckle, Dusty, and Reuben and Judy Stueckle, Puyallup, recently spent four days at Lake Chelan. Barb Wollstein, Lacey, visited her parents, Dick and Helen Appel, for five days t...
Dusty Cliff Nolan was memorialized at Onecho Bible Church Monday morning and buried at the Dusty Cemetery that afternoon. The funeral procession was escorted to the cemetery by the Colfax City Police Department and the Whitman County Sheriff’s Department in honor of Nolan’s former service as city police officer and Colfax Police Chief. Later, gathering at the home of Greg and Gwen Nolan to share memories, a few tears and a lot more laughter, were his wife of 56 years, Jeanette Nolan; his son’s family, Greg, Gwen, Jason and Andrew Nolan and E...
Dusty Bruce Appel, Hamilton, Mass., spent the weekend with his parents, Dick and Helen Appel. Sunday afternoon a potluck was held in his honor. Those attending were Phil Appel, Spokane; Eric and Shannon Appel and Sarah, Kyle and Sidney; Dusty, Caroline and Rob Kunkel, Zack, Kade, Elly and Luciene, Pullman; Neil and Liz Appel, Josh, Noemi and Issac, Dusty; Lisa and Travis Frei, Miriam, Rachel, Emma and Collete, Colfax....
Dusty Sarah Appel, daughter of Eric and Shannon Appel, was named Colfax’s Distinguished Young Woman Saturday at the Colfax High School Auditorium. Grandparents Dick and Helen Appel were in the audience to cheer her on, as well as Caroline and Elly Kunkel, Pullman; Lisa and Miriam Frei, Colfax, and Neil, Liz and Noemi Appel, Dusty. Meggie Perron spent three days of her spring break from Walla Walla Community College with her grandmother Fran Jones and Uncle Bryan. Angela Broeckel and Graham spent from Wednesday to Saturday of his spring break i...
Dusty A bridal shower was at Selbu Lutheran Church Sunday after services for Pastor Cross’s fianceé, Shenette Tolin. Dusty residents who were among the approximately 20 guests included Di Brink, Linda Hennigar and Joan Myrick. Pastor Cross and Ms. Tolin plan to wed at the Selbu Church on Saturday, March 21. Dick and Suzy McNeilly are happy to announce the arrival of their sixth grandchild. Brayden Joseph was born March 13 to Christina and Jayson Cain. Brayden joins big brothers Mason and Aiden. Larry and Di Brink were in Moscow Sunday to vi...
Dusty Saturday, Linda Hennigar was at Walla Walla High School to watch her grandson, Wesley Banks, captain his squad of 28 members in a Junior ROTC Competition of groups from Washington and Oregon. Wesley’s unit is an Air Force squad from Kennewick High School. This was their first year of competition. All branches of the armed forces ROTC from other schools were represented in competing in armed and unarmed drills, individual and team drills and physical training, which consisted of push-ups, sit-ups and a one mile run. Since the c...
Dusty Recently, Harmon and Jan Smith spent a week in Yakima with grandson Micah Morgan while his parents were away for business. Micah participated in the "Big Brother-Little Brother Night" at Riverside Christian School. He ran out on the floor to be introduced alongside his "Big Brother" who also is named Micah. Saturday the Smiths were again in Yakima to cheer on Micah's basketball team. Sunday Micah, his parents Gina and Jason Morgan, and Jan and Harmon traveled to Mercer Island to cheer on Harmon's nephew, Parker Smith, and his team. Dale...
Dusty Meggie Perron came from Walla Walla last Friday afternoon to spend time with her grandmother, Fran Jones, and Uncle Bryan. Friday evening they drove to Hayden to celebrate Meggie’s 21st and Bryan’s 60th birthdays with Emelie, Warren and Julie. They were greeted by a big birthday surprise: brother Bruce Jones from Burlington, Vermont. Bruce arrived back home in Burlington via Boston Monday, 18 hours after leaving the Spokane Airport and reported the car he left at the parking lot was buried under a huge pile of snow. He was helped by two y...
Dusty Dusty BB Club will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11. Hostesses are Rita Ackerman and Dianne Appel. Roll call will be to recite an old poem, and the program will be to share poetry. The Rev. Dave Hogan, husband of Dusty native Elaine Stueckle Hogan, will preach the morning worship service Sunday, Feb. 8, at Selbu Lutheran Church. He is from the Richland Lutheran Church. Denise Kendall, Tacoma, arrived to visit her father, Oscar Broeckel, Saturday afternoon and returned to her home Monday after attending services for former LaCrosse...
Dusty Blake Heaton received a Skype call from his grandson, Valente Reynoso Heaton, and his biology class at the Lancaster School in Mexico City. The class asked many questions about fertilizers, pesticides, chemical farming and summer fallow farming. They also asked how global warming would effect farming. It is very rewarding to have Valente share what he learns during the summer on his grandfather’s ranch near Hay with his class in Mexico. This Skype experience gave the class a better understanding of how these farm practices are positive m...
Dusty Steve and Dianne Appel went on a road trip to attend the A.F.B.F. National Convention in San Diego. They left on Jan. 7. They drove down the coast, stopping to see ocean views and the Redwoods. They met Ron and Kim Scholz for dinner one night in San Diego. Dianne was the Women’s Delegate at the Convention. They had beautiful weather with the exception of one rainy day in San Diego. They were able to catch up with many Farm Bureau friends from all over the United States. On their return trip home, they stopped in Reno and Virginia City. Th...
Dusty Suzy McNeilly traveled east on Christmas Day and returned on New Year’s Eve. Flying into Washington, D.C., she was met by daughter Missy and grandson Gavin and drove to New Jersey to visit daughter Christina who is expecting her third boy. Suzy filled their freezer with baked goodies and dinners, got in as many Grandma hugs as possible, woke up to three boys pointing Nerf guns at her and then went on to Virginia. There, she spent time with son Jake and his family. They are also expecting a boy this spring. She had a lot of fun with her g...
Dusty Mark and Kathryn Vogler spent Christmas Day in Seattle with Anna, Chad and Iris Assareh, their daughter’s family, and the extended Assareh family. They then watched the second in the L.B.J. series, “The Great Society” at the Seattle Repertory Theater with Sandy and Chris Mcdade, Mark’s Whitman College friends. They had seen the first L.B.J. play, “All the Way”, in late November at the Rep with the Mcdades. The two couples flew to Austin, Texas, where they spent time at the L.B.J. Presidential Library, ate all manner of barbecue an...
Dusty Carmen Heaton recently spent a week in San Francisco where she and Summer Browner, publicist, assisted Heaton’s daughter, Heathermarie Reynoso, at the West Coast Craft Fair in the Herbst Pavilion. Reynoso has been designing and producing hand-made moccasins and sandals for the past 14 months. The fair featured around 150 crafters selling high quality, hand-drafted items. Reynoso’s items are sold around the world including through Urban Outfitters in New York and Los Angeles. Earlier this month she started a line for children called Xico,...
Dusty David Moore, son of Steve and Carol Moore, graduated Saturday from the University of Idaho with a bachelors degree in Business. The family, including Carol’s parents, had a celebratory dinner at a restaurant following the graduation ceremony. Lucky and Joan Myrick and Larry Brink attended the 100th birthday party for Bill Floyd in Harrington on Sunday. Bill was married to Pearle Brink, daughter of Dusty pioneer, Hiram Brink. Saturday, Di Brink got to babysit granddaughter Myla Brink while the Grandpa, Daddy and Mommy went to LaCrosse t...
Dusty Dusty B.B. Club will hold its annual community Christmas party at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church social hall Friday evening at 6 p.m. Dec. 12. Bring a hot dish and salad or dessert for the potluck dinner. Santa and Rudolph are scheduled to make a visit so bring a gift for Santa to give to your child. B.B. Club members are to meet at the hall at 9 a.m. Friday morning to decorate for the party and for their December meeting. Roll call: What is your favorite Christmas carol? Karen, Larry and Joshua Light, Portland, were Thanksgiving w...
Dusty Thanksgiving guests at the homes of Fran Jones and Bryan Jones were Warren Jones and Julie Walker. They returned to Hayden, Idaho on Saturday, Nov. 29. Meggie Perron, Fran’s granddaughter who attends Walla Walla Community College, spent her break from classes at the Joneses' homes. While here, she and Fran enjoyed the Colfax High School play “South Pacific”. On Wednesday, Bryan and Meg visited Bryan’s daughter Emelie in Spokane. Lucky and Joan Myrick hosted Thanksgiving day dinner for Di and Larry Brink and Kevin, Amber, Ashley, Kloey,...
Dusty David and Phyllis Stueckle and Goldie Foss spent four days at Ocean Shores. Reuben and Judy Stueckle of Puyallup joined them for a couple of days. They returned home last Friday. Word has been received of the passing of Larry Click. He was a 1962 graduate of LaCrosse High School. His father, Glen Click, was principal of LaCrosse High from 1958 to 1965. He lived in Spokane Valley and is survived by his wife Cheryl and four sons. At his request, there were no funeral services. Dick and Helen Appel are celebrating the arrival of their third...
Dusty LaCrosse School Board met at the Parsonage Bed and Breakfast Friday, Nov. 14, for their annual local board meeting. Special guest was Don Cox. Kim Gustafson and Vicki Broeckel were in Spokane Friday evening to attend a concert at The Service Station. The concert featured Ben Klein, the Elvis Presley Tribute Artist. Ben is the son of Vicki’s sister and brother-in-law, Gwen and Randy Klein of Spokane. Ben resides in Alberta, Canada. John, Brandi and Myla Brink, Colton, had a sleep-over Saturday night at the home of his parents, Di and L...
Dusty The population of Hay grew by two last Thursday, Nov 6. Justin and Katy Heaton are the proud parents of Tru Nicole and Range Richard, born at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. Tru weighed five pounds, six ounces, and Range, four pounds, four ounces. Paternal grandparents are Blake and Carmen Heaton, Dusty, and maternal grandparents are Dave and Kathy Tellessen, Otis Orchards. Both children are in the NICU where they are getting a little extra help. Connie and Greg Young welcomed a new granddaughter Nov 3. Camille Rae arrived at seven...
Dusty Among the many who attended the 90th birthday celebration for Floyd Overstreet at the Baptist Church Sunday were David and Phyllis Stueckle, Oscar Broeckel and Doreen Riedner, Randy and Kristin Repp, Art Sager, Dale and Vicki Broeckel, Steve and Becky Camp, Diane and Gary Monson, Kent and Jessica Monson and Cadence and Garin, Linda Hennigar and Jim Moore, Dana Repp and Derek and Darin and Keith and Sally Morris. Weekend guests of Bryan Jones and Fran Jones were Chris and Carol Brevick and their daughter Lisa Wallander from Boise. They...
Dusty Recent guests of Fran Jones were her daughter Gena Jones of Chatillon, Italy, and two of her friends, Nicoletta and Maria. While here, Gena attended her 30th class reunion from Gonzaga University and visited her brother Warren and Julie Walker in Hayden, Idaho. They also spent part of a day in Sandpoint where they visited with Gena’s friend and classmate from G.U., Mary Jones. Other day trips included two to Walla Walla where they visited with Gena’s daughter Meggie who is attending Walla Walla Community College. Dick and Helen Appel att...
Dusty Cross Country musical group will present the morning worship service at Selbu Lutheran Church Sunday, Oct. 26. Services begin at 10 a. m. Word has been received of the death of Laurette Stueckle McCaw of Waitsburg Oct. 6, 2014. She was born June 7, 1930, in Dusty, the youngest of seven children, of the late Jacob J. and Martha Weber Stueckle. In 1936, the family moved to the Prescott area where her father farmed near Clyde. She married Jack M. McCaw in Walla Walla in 1949. The two worked together to run the family farm in the Touchet Vall...
