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REAL ESTATE SALES Thomas E. Howard, Springfield, Ore., to Michael J. and Jeannette Y. Gordon, Pullman, house in Albion, $115,000, Jan. 6. Lonna Rae Gately, Spokane, to Nelson Bros. Farms, Thornton, agriculture land near Thornton, $139,100, Jan. 6. Pullman Airport Business Park, LLC, Pullman, to Park Road LLC, Spokane, agriculture land, $120,000, Jan. 7. Richard F. and Pauline A. Gebhardt, Colfax, to Mathew Ryan and Chelsey Renee Startin, Colfax, house on W. “A” Street in Colfax, $100,000, Jan. 10. Karen Rockness, Rosalia, to John and Laura Lau... Full story
All 2013 City of Palouse compost permits, regardless of issue date, are now expired. Residents of Palouse are required to get one of the permits to use the town compost facility for dumping leaves, grass and soft vegetation. The 2014 permits are now available at city hall for $15. Also, Palouse dog licenses for 2013 are expired. New dog licenses for 2014 are available at $5 for spayed and neutered dogs and $10 for others. Dog owners are required to show proof of animals’ rabies vaccinations. Residents can get permits at city hall or by p...
An old combine is warmed by the sun off of Hume Road near Oakesdale Tuesday morning.... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you give me some tips on picking a good full-service retirement community that offers all levels of housing, from independent apartment-style to nursing home care? My wife and I are both approaching 80 and are looking to downsize from our current home, but we want our next move to be our last. One More Move Dear One, If you want your next move to be your final one, a full-service retirement community – better known as a continuing-care retirement community (or CCRC) – is a good option to consider, but they aren’t cheap...
• On Jan. 29, 1845, Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven,” which begins “Once upon a midnight dreary,” is published in the New York Evening Mirror. Poe’s macabre work often portrayed motiveless crimes and intolerable guilt in his characters. • On Feb. 2, 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. According to tradition, if a groundhog comes out of its hole on this day and sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather; no shadow means an early sp...
The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain: ‘Move!’ and it would move. There is nothing you wouldn’t be able to tackle.” The words of Jesus. Matt. 17.20 The star in the sky is gone, and the Magi are on their way home. The shepherds are back to discussing whether the clouds hold rain. On the home front, the Christmas lights are coming down, and the decorations have been returned to the attic for the next 11 months. Now it is time for the work of Christmas, for the work of Christ,...
Thursday, January 16 Colfax – Noon – Gentle Yoga with Suzy McNeilly – Pay by the month or by the class. Endicott – 7 p.m. – Book Club – Join the discussion of Kathleen Grissom’s, “The Kitchen House.” Everyone’s invited. Rosalia – 7 p.m. – Picture Books with Katie Wilkes – Learn how to introduce difficult topics and encourage reluctant readers. Friday, January 17 Colfax – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for toddlers, preschoolers and parents every Friday. Colfax – 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Dance Class – Child and teen da...
The following areas students qualified for the dean’s list at Eastern Washington University for the fall quarter. To qualify, an undergraduate student is required to earn a grade average of 3.5 or higher on 12 graded hours of quality course work. Colfax: Emma Gingerich, Kaysha Lyman, Sylas Rohner, Alex Teade, Allison Vorderbrueggen Lacrosse: Dallas Filan, Anne Fleming, Gladys Martinez, Cherish Summers Oakesdale: Kaela Dewan, Katelyn Graffis, Lance Lindgren Pullman: Travis Cooper, Katherine Everett, Ryan Scrivner, Carl Vollmer Rosalia: Scott E...
Valentine’s dinner slated at Palouse Viola Ladies Club will sponsor a Valentine’s Dinner of prime rib and chicken cordon bleu at the Palouse Community Center Feb. 14. Cost will be $45 per couple and tickets are available at Grammy G’s Quilt Shop at 124 East Main in Palouse. For more information, call Sherry Pixley at (208) 596-4266. Oakesdale soup Sunday Oakesdale Historical Society will offer Soup Sunday Jan. 19 from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the McCoy Valley Museum. There will be two soups to choose from, bread and dessert by donation. Open...
Quetana N. Drumm Funeral services for Quetana N. Drumm, age 82, will be Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in Princeton, Idaho. The Rev. Kathy Kramer will officiate, and burial will follow at the Mendenhall Cemetery near Onaway, Idaho. She died Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Born Dec. 30, 1931 at Throckmorton, Texas, to Joseph and Dora (Boland) Newton, she attended grade schools at Fort Davis, Texas, and high schools at Fort Davis and Wink, Texas where she graduated in... Full story
At Colfax Schools: Monday: No School Tuesday: Chicken noodle casserole, green beans, bread stick, fruit Wednesday: Chili bar with baked potato, fries, corn bread, fruit Thursday: Grilled ham and cheese, bean and bacon soup, green salad, fruit Friday: Popcorn chicken, mac and cheese, carrots, cookie bar At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: No School Tuesday: Popcorn chicken, french fries, tossed salad, roll, apple slices, mixed fruit Wednesday: Hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes, rice, green beans, roll, apple slices, mixed fruit Thursday: Sweet...
Endicott Elizabeth Circle met Jan. 7 for their first meeting of the New Year. They sewed baby blankets. Those present were Ann Stoner, Gail Bilow, Barbara Huntley, Louise Owens, Georgia Wells and Anne Lowe. The wind storms have taken a toll on the large trees in Endicott. The wind storm Saturday caught a big spruce tree in the back yard of Willard and Anne Lowe and blew it over and out of the ground. Last Sept. 6 the sister to this tree had a third of it blown out during a bad wind storm and...
Jennifer Olson, English, history and leadership teacher at Rosalia High School, won a Golden Apple Award sponsored by KCTS 9 the PBS station in western Washington. “Jennifer Olson is what education is about,” Rosalia Principal Darrell Kuhn said. “Her leadership, dedication and hard work are a model for our profession.” She was one of eight award winners and the only one named for the east side of the state. For the 22nd annual Golden Apple Awards, students, parents, teachers and residents nominated individuals and programs from public and pri... Full story
Do you have a New Year’s resolution to improve your physical health? Whitman Hospital and Medical Center offers several services that can help you. If you are an older adult and are interested in staying active as well as preventing falls, check out our SAIL program. It is taught by our certified athletic trainer, Erin Startin. SAIL stands for Stay Active and Independent for Life. Wednesday at Hill Ray at 10 to 11 a.m., Tuesday and Thursday at LaCrosse Methodist Church at 9 to 10 a.m. We invite all adults regardless of age or mobility level t...
Spokane Falls Community College’s Pullman Campus will host a free college information night for prospective students and their families 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 115 N.W. State St., Suite 305A, in Pullman. Staff members will cover all aspects of applying to and attending a Community Colleges of Spokane campus or education center. Community Colleges of Spokane serves in Eastern Washington with two Spokane Community College and Spokane Falls Community College and off-campus education centers in Stevens, Whitman, Pend Oreille and Ferry c...
Don Kackman, treasurer of Whitman County School Retirees’ Association, presents Colfax teacher Sharon Hall with a $200 check for classroom supplies. The group gave a total of $1,252 to classrooms in the county. Kelly Pollestad, Jill Brockmier, Niki Wolf and Penny Bettas, all of Pullman, also received checks.... Full story
East Anglia is the northeast section of England that juts out into the North Sea, the rural agricultural part of the country. The Tuckers call it “the Colfax of England.” However, the climate is more like Seattle, with even less snow. It is drier and warmer than much of England, too. The largest local farm is a 23,000-acre estate, Elveden, which is owned by Ned Guiness, titled Lord Iveagh, and his family, who formerly owned Guiness. Elveden is farmed with advanced farming methods and many alt...
Dusty Last Thursday, David and Phyllis Stueckle went to Coeur d’ Alene to celebrate a late Christmas with their son’s family. Those enjoying the event included the hosts, Doug and Cheryl Stueckle and their children and grandchildren Ann Marie and her children Aurora and Silas, Coeur d’ Alene; Jonathon and Becca and their son David Jeremiah, Dayton, Ohio; Nathan and Rebecca, San Antonio, Texas, and Ashleigh, Coeur d’ Alene....
Lacrosse The Student of Character assembly for December was Jan. 8 in the pit. It opened with an announcement that students had collected $430 for a school in a third world country. “The Incredibles” team brought in the most money. The students had also collected 325 pounds of food for the food drive with the “Team Coug” group collecting the most food. The four teams of students were challenged to see which teams’ shoes weighed the most. The “Black Widow’s” shoes were the heaviest. Wendy Holiday and Dionne Evans were honored as outstanding com...
Kalvin Johanson of Pullman is among 531 students named to the dean’s list at Eastern Oregon University for the 2013 fall term. To qualify, students must achieve and maintain a gpa of 3.5 or higher....
Kyra Mae Finch Johnson was welcomed to Whitman Hospital and Medical Center as the first baby of the new year. She is the first baby for Kelsie Johnson, 19, of Colfax. She was born on Jan. 1, 2014, at 7:05 p.m. She weighed in at six pounds, one ounce and was 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Carol Larson of Colfax and Nick Johnson of St. John. Although Johnson said she had a relatively easy pregnancy, Kyra’s birth wasn’t so easy. Johnson was due Dec. 29, but didn’t go into the hospital un...
The results are in from the recent Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI enforcement campaign conducted from Nov. 27 through Jan. 1. In Spokane, Whitman, Pend Oreille and Ferry counties, 228 motorists were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI), and statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 2,723 drivers for DUI. Last year in Spokane, Whitman, Pend Oreille and Ferry counties, during the same time period, officers on routine and extra patrols arrested 237 people for DUI. Colfax police, Whitman County...
Almost 100 farmers, ranchers and landowners crowded a meeting room in Ritzville Jan. 6 to discuss letters received from the state Department of Ecology. This meeting follows a similar one in Colfax hosted by the Whitman Conservation District when DOE officials attended. No DOE representatives attended the Ritzville meeting which was sponsored by the Washington Cattlemen’s Association. Walter Riley, a rancher in the southern part of Whitman County and president of the Whitman Conservation District, said there was a principal message of the m... Full story
A new floral business in Tekoa is preparing for an open house. Founded last year by Chelsey Hay, Country Blooms Florist aims to be another option for Whitman County towns. A shed next to the home she and husband Brian live in will soon house the growing business. Chelsey Leathers and Brian Hay were married Dec. 3. She learned the floral trade by studying greenhouse management, landscaping and floral design at Spokane Community College. Afterward, she worked at Plants of the Wild, a nursery in... Full story
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2009. In an effort to stimulate the American economy, I bought a bunch of products from China. I really did want to single handedly jump start U.S. consumer spending and maybe be awarded a medal or a free trip to Camp David or something. But I don’t have a lot of spare cash because, just like the AIG executives, I didn’t do anything to deserve a huge bonus this year — but, unlike the AIG executives, I didn’t receive one. Probably the best thing I could do for my country would be... Full story
