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• Save smaller bits of leftover veggies in a large freezer-safe container or bag in the freezer. When it’s full, make vegetable soup. • “Be sure you use bathroom fans correctly, turning on to remove steam but turning off to keep from pumping out heat. This is equally important in the summer, when you pump out valuable cooled air. Many people don’t think of fans this way, and they end up running for hours.” — R.D. in Mississippi • Keep salt or baking soda by the stove for small, quick cleanups. A good dose of salt will stop an egg from runnin...
Legal Notice North Colfax Petroleum Contamination Site Intersection of East Tyler and East Harrison Streets Colfax, Whitman County, Washington FSID: 4272 CSID: 11557 Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study Reports Available for Comment Comments Accepted: January 31 through February 29, 2012 The North Colfax Petroleum Contamination site is approximately 1000 feet south of the Palouse River and east of the South Fork of the Palouse River. The site is made up of three main properties, the Colfax Grange property at 105 E. Harrison; the Cenex... Full story
1. Which Jo Stafford hit from the 1950s netted her a No. 1 slot on charts in both the U.S. and U.K.? 2. Who is Andrew Loog Oldham? 3. Name the group that had a Top 10 hit with “Livin’ Thing,” and give the decade. 4. Which group released “Day After Day,” a song covered by Rod Stewart 35 years later? 5. What was Lou Reed’s first solo release? What was the name of the band he left? 6. Which girl group had a hit with “Eternal Flame,” and when? Answers 1. “You Belong to Me,” in 1952. The song was originally written as “Hurry Home to Me.” 2. Oldha...
Verle E. Brown Funeral services for Verle E. Brown, 80, was Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Church of the Nazarene, Princeton, Idaho, with Pastor Kathy Kramer officiating. Burial was at the Freeze Cemetery. A potluck dinner was served at the church after the service. Mr. Brown died Monday evening, Jan. 23, 2012, at the Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Born on May 22, 1931, at Tiffin, Iowa, to Eldon and Marguerite (Reeve) Brown, he attended the Potlatch schools and graduated from the Potlatch High School in 1949. He joined the... Full story
MARRIAGE LICENSES Justin R. Gresham, 22, Silverdale, Wash., and Kelsey R. Koets, 20, Pullman, Jan. 31. WHITMAN COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS Richard Zimmerman, Oakesdale, bathroom remodel, no price listed, Jan. 18. COLFAX BUILDING PERMITS Whitman Hospital, covered walkway at hospitla in Fairview, $12,000, Jan. 26. William Chandler, repair water service line at 204 W. Fairview, Jan. 30. REAL ESTATE SALES Nygreen Farms to Dennis Nygreen, Colton, Nygreen Wawawai Road short plat, $10,000, Sept. 9. Cooper Basin Constructon, Hayden, Idaho, to Terry H. and... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior What are the 2011 IRS income tax filing requirements for seniors? I had to file and pay federal income taxes last year, but my income dropped and I’m wondering if I’m exempt this year. Recently Retired Dear Retired, According to the Tax Policy Center, 56 percent of retirees will not have to file or pay federal income taxes this year mainly because their incomes are under the IRS filing threshold. Here’s a breakdown of the 2011 filing requirements along with a few other tax tips to help you determine if you need to file. IRS Re...
Second Wednesday Science Club in the St. John Library will focus on bubbles Feb. 8. Students in grades 1 - 5 are invited to come to the library after school to learn about the power of gases. Marie Fowler from the council on aging and the insurance commission is available at the St. John Library Feb. 13 from 11 to noon to assist seniors with Social Security, Medicare and other retirement options. The second Monday of each month seniors can come by for confidential help....
Four-year-old Cole Clements points out his selection after his name was drawn to be one of the lucky winners in the baked goods raffle at half-time of the last game Friday night in St. John. First winners get to select their prize from a larger selection on the table. Roger Beck, right, supervises the countdown of the raffle while holding his selection after his name was drawn as one of the winners....
8 years ago February 4, 1887 About twenty members of the fire company donned their uniforms last Sunday, arranged themselves in front of the new engine house and had their picture taken together with the steamer, hose cart and “Dan,” the town dog. J.W. Markell, manager of Abell & Son’s branch studio in this city, was the artist. The structure cost $3800, the contract price, and will be turned over to the council Monday evening. M.J. Sexton has secured 2,600,000 feet of logs on the upper Palouse to be cut at his mills at Palouse City and C...
Hillary Hamm-Ryan will be the first to bring the art of blogging to Meet the Artist. Her blog, the “Thrillz of Hillz” shares everything from collecting and crafting to tutorials, recipes and general hilarity. February’s Meet the Artist program, sponsored by Colfax Arts Council and Whitman County Library, will be tonight, Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. in the library meeting room. A Portland native, Hamm-Ryan stayed on the Palouse after graduating from WSU in 2002 with a degree in journalism. She wrote for the Moscow-Pullman Daily News for sever... Full story
A Downloadable open house will be Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Whitman Library branch in Colfax. Participants can learn how to download e-books and audio books from Whitman County Library’s website. The session will assist people who own a Kindle, Nook, iPod, or other MP3 player and want to get the most out of their device. Personalized assistance will be provided on a first come first served basis with coffee, magazines and other materials available for browsing while you wait. Participants should bring their own e-reader or MP3 d...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2006. The Internet has gone a long way toward eliminating middlemen from commercial transactions, allowing consumers to have easy access to all sorts of great scams. Take home buying, for example. Why pay a realtor to screen houses for you when the Internet enables the seller to lie to you directly? You just enter the features you’re looking for and pull up a list of places that the sellers claim will match your criteria. (Though my son was disappointed to discover you can’t speci...
A free, public concert featuring the award winning WSU jazz ensembles will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, in Kimbrough Hall on the Pullman campus. The concert will open with WSU VoJazz, directed by Assistant Professor Dean Luethi, performing the Pat Methany tune “James,” arranged by Michelle Wier, and the traditional tune “Scarborough Fair,” arranged by Kerry Marsh. Kylie Booher will sing “At Last,” made popular by the late Etta James. VoJazz will close its portion of the program with Phil Mattson’s arrangement of “I’ll Be Seeing You” and Derek...
Artisans at the Dahmen Barn gallery will present in February “The Other Side,” an eclectic exhibition featuring the creative expressions of many WSU faculty members. It will include watercolor, sketches, photography, bronze sculptures, fiber arts, and mixed-media paintings. The opening reception will be Sunday, Feb. 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. with the artists present. The exhibit runs through Feb. 26. Participating artists include Kerry Brooks, Jeff Filler, Talieh Ghane, Linda Johnson, Bob Krikac, Taiji Miyasaka, Kathleen Ryan, Carrie Vielle and Dav... Full story
Bookmark for February 2, 2012 Friends of Whitman County Library will meet Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the Colfax Library’s Norma McGregor Community Room at 11 a.m. All are welcome. Need help getting library books on a new eReader or mp3 player? The Colfax Library is offering one-on-one help with downloading Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 2-4 p.m. For more information, please call the library toll free at 1-877-733-3375. Children ages 3-8 are invited to the Prince and Princess Tea Party at the Colfax Library on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Children are...
Beginning February 10, GED Preparatory class will once again be available at the Malden Library. Sessions will be Fridays from 9:30 a.m. until noon. Malden Library hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library houses more than 1,500 books, movies, CD’s, and magazines and offers nine computers for public use. Malden “Knit Wits” group includes people in every stage of beginner to advance. The group meets every Tuesday at the home of Joyce Darou from 1 to 3 p.m....
Dusty Oscar Broeckel, Karen Broeckel, John and Kay Krom and Greta Stueckle, locals and former locals, were among the many who attended a reception, hosted by Dr. Rob Smith and his staff, honoring Jeanette Nolan’s retirement in the Norma McGregor Room of the Whitman County Library last Friday. Nolan began her dental assistant career in January of 1955. She took some time off to raise her two children, Greg and Pam Nolan Beasley, but worked most of the intervening years until last summer. She worked for the late Wm. F. Tretner, Gordon Ripple a...
Myrtle Wiemer Smith, a member of the 1931 class at Tekoa High School, will be honored by family and friends Feb. 16 on her 100th birthday. She is the last of six children born to Ed and Amelia Friecke Wiemer of Tekoa. Myrtle was born Feb. 16, 1912, at Pearl which was located north of Reardan. She lived most of her adult life in Spokane where she was employed for many years at Woolworth’s. She still resides in her own home in north Spokane. She has two daughters, Marilyn Oye and Donnie Newman, both also of Spokane. The family plans a dinner a...
Palouse Library will host a recycling class Feb. 21 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Students can learn about taking items destined for the trash and repurposing them into pieces of art and fashion. At a class March 27, also from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., residents will learn about yard-waste, along with a worm composting system to recycle food waste. The collaborative objectives of Moscow Recycling and Whitman County Recycling, along with other concerned citizen groups from Latah and Whitman County have streamlined access to sources of information...
Week of Feb. 6-10 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: Breakfast for Lunch Tuesday: Chicken & noodles, breadstick, green beans, fruit Wednesday: BBQ chicken on bun, tater tots, green salad, fruit Thursday: Baked potato bar, beef dippers, vagetables, fruit Friday: Grilled Cheese, tomato soup, crackers, veggies, cake JES Monday:...
Shirley Quist has lived on the Palouse her entire life and has not only seen many changes but also has helped to bring changes to the land she calls home. “We have lived here all of our lives,” Shirley said. “I am a farm girl who married a farm boy.” Shirley and her twin sister, Sharon O’Connor, both grew up on a farm two miles out of Pullman. She said during the World War II her father, Eugene Harms, sold milk and eggs to those who lived and worked at the “agricultural college,” now Washington State University. Shirley and husband Don l...
Carson, Liam Franklin, was born Jan. 17, 2012, at eight pounds, 11 ounces, to Cierra Carson and Jay Girard of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Franklin Joseph Girard, Jr., and Cindy Marie Girard of Puyallup. Maternal grandparent is Theresa Carson of Vancouver. This is the couple’s first child. Liu, Enrico, was born Jan. 17, 2012, at six pounds, 13 ounces, to Xia Zhu and Chunhong Liu of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Liumen Liu and Tianxiu Wen of Jiangxi, China. Maternal grandparents are Shunying Huang and Genrong Zhu of Jiangxi, China. T... Full story
Lacrosse A pool tournament will be at the Pastime Tavern Saturday, Feb. 11, at 5 p.m. Contact Allan Thompson or Buster Roberts for more information. Last tournament hosted by Thompson and Roberts in November was won by Alf Martin and Brian Sisk. Second place went to Steve Bailey and Dave Hopkins. Third place was Dean Wigin and Mitch Brown. A singles tournament was in December. First was Don Maier with Thompson second. Jan. 21 pool tournament was won by Mitch Brown and Butch Kneale. Second was Bruce Kyllo and Larry Brink. Third was Mike Stine... Full story
Three Colfax youngsters received season-end awards at the 2011 Eastern Washington Rodeo banquet in Soap Lake Dec. 17. At right, Callie-Rae Marker, 12, won the goat tying and placed second in the breakaway roping for the year. She is pictured with queen Bailey Nachtigal. Mackenzie Marker, 11, placed third in the goat tying and third in the breakaway roping for the year and is pictured with princess Courtney Nance. Caden Marker, 7, was named the 2011 Reserve All Around Cowboy for the 6-8 year old boys and was also the All Around Cowboy for the...
Roads were closed in the northern parts of Whitman County this week, as the heavy snow that fell last week washed off fields into creeks and drainage ditches and over roadways. The National Weather Service declared a hazardous weather outlook for flooding in the area that lasted from Sunday night through Monday night. Reports from the Thornton area said more than an inch-and-a-half of rain fell Sunday night. Public Works Director Mark Storey reported Monday morning three roads sustained heavy runoff flooding after the night’s steady rain. He r...
