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Frozen Pipes Q: Last winter, a couple of pipes in my basement burst. The plumber said that they froze and burst. How can I prevent this from happening again? — Darla G., Dothan, Ala. A: Frozen pipes, as you unfortunately discovered, are a serious problem that quickly can become costly, especially if flooding occurs and damages furniture and other items. Before talking about prevention, let’s quickly look at emergency measures. When the worst occurs — a burst pipe — the water feed to the pipe must be shut off immediately in order to prevent...
MARRIAGE LICENSES John R. Meshishnek, 27, and Amanda M. Cross, 22, both Pullman, Jan. 23. David M. Gaines, 23, and Amanda L. Littleton, 23, both Colfax, Jan. 20. Baba Abdul, 39, and Kimberly M. Hansen, 28, both Pullman, Jan. 13. Jared K. Bestebreur, 22, and Madison A. Herman, 22, both Pullman, Jan. 4. COLFAX BUILDING PERMITS Dreamworks, remodel office building at 612 N. Main, $40,000, Jan. 3. DED Building, 104 W. Island, gas furnace, $7,100, Jan. 6. Steve Trump, new house at 1705 N. Oak, $125,000, Jan. 10. Robert Folsom, replace windows at 101...
The 2012 Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program and the Average Crop Election Program enrollment began Monday, according to Farm Service Agency, County Executive Director Tory Bye. DCP and ACRE are Federal farm programs which provide payments to producers of eligible crops in order to provide a financial farm safety net. ACRE provides revenue protection against low market prices or low state and farm yields. Like DCP, a farm must have base acres of a covered commodity in order to be enrolled in ACRE. Eligible commodities include grain and...
Nancy Nowack Hilgers A memorial service for Nancy Anne Hilgers, 74, was Friday at the Freeze Church in Potlatch with Pastor Kathy Kramer officiating. Burial followed at the Freeze Cemetery. She died early Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, at the Ashley Inn Assisted Living in Vancouver. Born May 13, 1937, at Potlatch to Leo C. and Lora McCown Nowack, she attended the Potlatch Schools and graduated from the Potlatch High School in 1955. Her favorite interests growing up were 4H where she was an award winning member. She received her real estate license in...
This giant willow tree at the Colfax golf course was downed by the weight of snow over the weekend. Club members noted part of the tree went down Friday and the other part of it was down Saturday morning. One of the few remaining willows on the course, the tree was located about halfway down the first fairway. The willow’s wide-spread configuration, which stopped errant golf drives along the first fairway, also left it unable to cope with the snow load which hit last week. Fallen branches are also beneath several conifer trees along the c...
1 years ago January 26, 1912 Eugene Brown of this city has patented a sack piler and loader and the new machinery will be manufactured in this city. At least 10 men will be at work next month making the new machines which will be placed on the market at once. Two kinds of machines will be manufactured. One loads sacks on a wagon from a pile in the field and will sell for $25. Another will pick up sacks scattered over a field by a combine harvester and place them on a wagon. It will sell for $30. One man with the machine can load as much...
Dear Savvy Senior Is heartburn considered to be an uncomfortable inconvenience or a symptom of a more serious problem? I’ve had mild heartburn for years but it has gotten worse since I’ve gotten older. What can you tell me and what should I do? Rolaids Eating Ron Dear Ron, Almost everyone experiences the discomfort of heartburn or acid indigestion from time to time, but frequent episodes can signal a much more serious problem. Here’s what you should know, along with some tips and treatments to help relieve your symptoms. Heartburn Alert It’s...
The Colfax alumni luncheon has been scheduled for Feb. 6 at 1 p.m. in the Timber Creek buffet at the Argonne Village Shopping Center in Millwood. Joan Elliott Hubbard will bring her collection of vintage photos of Colfax to display. All graduates are welcome....
Pullman Rotary club seeks applications for their annual $1,500 grant to support a project in the Palouse area. The annual grant award has been named after the late Irving F. Field, retired WSU professor who never missed a Rotary meeting. The annual award is made to a project for community enhancement. Application forms are available to download at the club’s website or from a Pullman Rotary member. www.pullmanrotary.org A completed application form and cover letter signed by the executive director of the applicant can be sent to Kathleen W...
Rosalia Librarian Katie Littleton invites Rosalia kids from kindergarten through fifth grade to attend a Chinese New Year celebration today, Thursday, Jan. 26, from 6 to 7 p.m. They will explore the history and traditions of this holiday with stories and games. Snacks are provided by the Friends of the Rosalia Library. Rosalia Lions Club’s generous donation to the Rosalia Library will allow the library to increase program options for all ages. Don’t forget the library is Rosalia’s only free high-speed hotspot with WIFI and two public compu...
Hospital auxiliary Approximately 20 members attened the January meeting. They received information regarding the state budget and how it might impact our area hospitals. The committees for the Spring Festival are hard at work. Some of the committees submitted reports. This year’s festival will be in early May. A report was given by the committee for last year’s Christmas wreath and memorial tree. The following are donors: Arlene Grimes in memory of Tom and Ada Brannon, Fred Bell and Elsie: Michaelson; Velda Sheer in memory of Joe Sheer; Helen C...
McCully daughter born Amara Jade McCully was born Jan. 21, 2012, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center at eight pounds, nine ounces, to April Bowman and Chad McCully. Maternal grandparents are Brad and Tammi Bowman of Colfax. Paternal grandparents are Craig McCully and Terry Morton, both of Colfax. The baby joins siblings Emma, Alaina and Bella. Lindgren boy born Jace Philip Lindgren was born Jan. 13, 2012, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center at seven pounds, 11 ounces, to Heidi Lindgren of Rosalia. Maternal grandparent is Zanna Lindgren...
ART University of Idaho’s Prichard Gallery invitational exhibit and benefit art auction, Jan. 27-Feb. 11. Auction preview Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m. social hour, 7 p.m. live auction 7:45 p.m. Tickets $15. Gallery hours are 10 to 8 Tuesday through Saturday and 10 to 6 on Sundays. The gallery is in the 400 block of S. Main in Moscow....
Colfax Arts Council’s Meet the Artist Feb. 2 will welcome stylist, writer, crafter and collector Hillary Hamm to the Colfax Library at 7 p.m. Hillary documents her work and play through project tutorials, recipes and general hilarity on her blog, the Thrillz of Hillz. Whitman County Library’s 12th annual “Food for Fines” drive will begin Feb. 1 and continue through Feb. 29 at all 14 library branches. Library users can exchange non-perishable food items for up to $10 in outstanding library fines. All food will be distributed to the food bank us...
Week of Jan. 30-31 At Colfax Schools: Daily items offered at Colfax High School include salad bar, chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, deli sandwiches, vegetarian options, fresh & canned fruit, fresh vegetables, oven fries, yogurt, cottage cheese, bagels and juice. Monday: Spikes Pizza, green salad, fruit, sherbert Tuesday: Hamburger gravy w/ m. potatoes, veggie, roll, fruit JES Monday: Chicken nuggets, rice pilaf, hot vegetables, fruit Tuesday: Hamburger gravy w/ mashed potatoes, WW roll, tossed green salad, fruit At Garfield/Palouse School:...
Hospital faces challenge Thank you for the warm welcome I have received to the community. There is a lot to be proud of – especially in our hospital. We consistently score above the 90th percentile in patient satisfaction and have achieved high ratings on quality scores as well. We pride ourselves on the warm, caring environment we have created. Our challenge as we greet the new year is one critical access hospitals all over Washington are facing. The legislature has a difficult job right now, and they are looking for ways to reduce expenses b...
Hegglund, Oscar Edison James, was born Jan. 9, 2012, at six pounds, seven ounces, to Emily Mowrer and Jon Hegglund of Pullman. Paternal grandparent is James Hegglund of Eldorado Hills, Calif. Maternal grandparents are James and Beverly Mowrer of Bow, Wash. This is the couple’s first child. Stone, Ezra Howard, was born Jan. 10, 2012, at eight pounds, eight ounces, to Levi and Stacy Stone of Rosalia. The baby joins one sister. Pinter, Malley Gwyn, was born Jan. 11, 2012, at eight pounds, one and a half ounces, to Toby and Suzy Pinter of P...
Students at Garfield Elementary and Gar-Pal Middle School string their own jump ropes in the school gym. Students jumped rope in an assembly to mark the completion of a Fuel Up/Play 60 program in which the students built their own jump ropes with beads. The students earned the beads by jumping rope....
This January Todd Vanek added a new hat to the collection he already wears when he stepped into the role of mayor for the city of Colfax. “It’s another way to keep my attention deficit disorder at bay,” Todd said with a laugh. For the past 10 years, the Vanek family has lived on the Palouse. Before moving to Pullman and then Colfax, they were living in Virginia. Todd and his wife, Amy, wanted to move to the West. Todd began looking for a graduate program and found one that suited his needs at Washington State University where he earned a docto...
The new Palouse Community Center is now taking reservations for rentals. The rates for the two-hour minimum sessions are as follows: Palouse residents $7.50 per hour without kitchen, $12.50 per hour with kitchen. For non-residents the rates are $15 per hour without kitchen and $25 with kitchen. A refundable security deposit of $125 is required for all reservations....
Palouse River Counseling in Pullman will offer a four-week parent enrichment class free of charge beginning Feb. 1. The class is for parents and caregivers who are expecting a child, or are parenting infants and children up to elementary school age. The class will be held at Palouse River Counseling from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. each Wednesday for four weeks. Their location is 340 N.E. Maple in Pullman....
Dusty Kim and Cindy Pitts were in Boise during Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, weekend to help their grandson, Kellen Hammons, son of Ryan and Jen Hammons, celebrate his sixth birthday. Their daughter Carrie Pitts, Renton, flew to Boise to join them for the weekend. Dusty B.B. Club met at the LaCrosse Catholic Church parish hall in January where they made 42 baby blankets for the free maternity clinic at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. Helen Appel made 10 more later at her home. February’s meeting will be on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Suzy McNeilly wil...
Snow pummeled Whitman County last week, closing schools, blacking out power and, perhaps most disconcerting for Whitman County, cancelling a strong slate of weekend basketball. The storm moved in from the west Tuesday, Jan. 17, hitting hardest at LaCrosse. Gazette weather watcher Nancy Taylor reported 12 inches of snow fell at LaCrosse between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 5 p.m. Wednesday. That total marked a high since the National Weather Service began keeping records there in 1931. The previous high was three inches in 1950. David Jones at the NRCS...
The History Channel • On Feb. 7, 1812, the most violent of a series of earthquakes near Missouri causes a so-called fluvial tsunami in the Mississippi River, making the river run backward for several hours. The strongest of the aftershocks, an 8.8-magnitude, caused church bells to ring in Boston, more than a thousand miles away. • On Feb. 8, 1924, the first execution by lethal gas in American history is carried out in Carson City, Nev. The executed man was Tong Lee, a member of a Chinese gang who was convicted of murdering a rival gang mem...
Colfax Awesome The city of Colfax has an awesome Public Works Dept. We had horrible weather last week with much snow. These employees worked long shifts trying to keep up with the non-stopping snowfall. Then it started to melt and what was bad became worse. Tired guys did the best they could to make roads passable. To add to the challenge the city has limited equipment, some of it very old, needing constant care and repair. We, as citizens, can be thankful that we have a dedicated bunch of guys in the Public Works Dept. that will work long,...
