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  • WSU Extension eyes budget cuts

    Jeslyn Lemke|Mar 24, 2011

    In light of impending cuts to the WSU budget, the state’s WSU Extension office this year created a task force to brainstorm and prepare its program for budget cuts. “The cuts that are given to WSU could impact the WSU Extension. It’s within the overall WSU budget. I don’t think we are any more vulnerable or at risk than any other part of WSU,” said Linda Kirk Fox, associate director of the state WSU Extension office, based in Pullman. Programs like 4H and Master Gardener are run by extension offices throughout the state. Janet Schmidt o...

  • TRIVIA TEST - March 24, 2011

    Fifi Rodriguez|Mar 24, 2011

    1. GEOGRAPHY: What is an older name for the country of Ethiopia? 2. BUSINESS: Who founded a company called De Beers Consolidated Mines? 3. HISTORY: For what crimes was Socrates executed? 4. LITERATURE: What did Madame Bovary’s husband do for a living? 5. ANATOMY: Where are the conjunctiva located in the human body? 6. GOVERNMENT: Which of the original 13 colonies did not attend the Constitutional Convention of 1787? 7. SCIENCE: What common alloy is made up entirely of copper and zinc? 8. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: To which U.S. president is the f...

  • Envirothon set for Klemgard

    Jeslyn Lemke|Mar 24, 2011

    The annual high school envirothon will be at Klemgard Park. Hosted by the Palouse Conservation district, Whitman County students will compete in five categories of natural resources. The envirothon is a nation-wide event hosted by conservation districts to help teach students about the environment. For example, in the wildlife category, students could be asked to identify the hides of local animals. For the aquatic ecology, the Union Flat Creek could be used for test questions. Information coordinator for the district, Jennifer Boie, said stude...

  • Dam openings delayed

    Mar 24, 2011

    Opening of the lock at Lower Monumental Dam has been moved back another five days to Saturday at 5 p.m. The lock operation had previously been slated to open Monday. A report from the Army Corps of Engineers said high winds and rains have delayed final work on the Lower Monumental Lock. The conditions have delayed sandblasting and painting of the new lock gate and installation of framing assemblies for the seal. Because of its size and the need to move the gate for painting and welding access to the bare-metal end plates, the lock cannot be...

  • Pullman births - March 24, 2011

    Mar 24, 2011

    Barbosa, Alyssa Kailee, born March 8, 2011, at six pounds, eight ounces, to Kelli Cooper and Daniel Barbosa of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Cathy Varela, Pullman and Joe and Anette Barbosa, San Dimas, Calif. Maternal grandparents are Nancy Cooper, Pullman, and Tim Cooper, Glenoma, Wash. Claussen, Catcher Garran, born March 9, 2011, at five pounds, 13 ounces, to Brady Claussen and Kiley Fabrique of Albion. Paternal grandparents are Connie and Mike Claussen, Rosalia. Maternal grandparents are John and Lisa Fabrique, Lewiston. Hauser,...

  • Stoners will mark golden anniversary

    Mar 24, 2011

    Harry Stoner and Carol Geisler Stoner will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, March 26, at the Courtyard in Colfax from 2 to 4 p.m. at an open house hosted by their children. Harry and Carol met at Boise Junior College through a mutual friend. Harry was attending school on a basketball scholarship and Carol was taking classes. They were married March 25, 1961, in Boise, Idaho, at the home of her sister. They have lived many places throughout their marriage starting in St. John. Harry joined the army and was stationed in...

  • July vows will be in Pennsylvania

    Mar 24, 2011

    Tiffany Marie Kaltenbach, Thornton, Colo., daughter of Tim and Charlotte Kaltenbach, Lucinda, Pa., and Anthony Lee Starrett, Thornton, Colo., son of Rob and Daphne Starrett, Colfax, will be married July 23, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Clarion, Pa. Tiffany is a 2005 graduate of Clarion High School, Clarion, Pa., and a 2010 graduate of Clarion University of Pennsylvania, with a master’s degree in speech language pathology. She is currently employed by EBS Healthcare as a speech language pathologist in Greeley, Colo. A...

  • Shorts - March 24, 2011

    Mar 24, 2011

    Guske, Madison get degrees April Guske, LaCrosse, and Adrienne Madison, Tekoa, received Bachelor of Arts degrees in Interdisciplinary studies from Western Governors University at the semi-annual commencement ceremony in Salt Lake City Feb. 12. Western Governors University, founded by 19 U.S. governors, is the only on-line university in the United States offering competency-based degree programs. Marketing seminar set for Monday A seminar on marketing grain will be Monday, March 28, at the Clarkston Event Center from 9 a.m. to noon. Mark Gold...

  • Obituaries - March 24, 2011

    Mar 24, 2011

    Raymond E. Wise A memorial service for Raymond E. Wise, 86, will be Saturday, March 26, at 2 p.m. at the Tekoa Community Church in Tekoa. The Rev. Kathy Lee Kramer will officiate at the service. A private family graveside service will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Plummer, Idaho. Mr. Wise, a longtime Lovell Valley farmer, died Monday morning, March 21, 2011, at Sullivan Park Care Center in Spokane Valley. Viewing will be at Kramer Funeral Home in Tekoa today and Friday, March 24 and 25, from 10 until 5. Born April 20, 1924, at Pullman, to Elbert...

  • etc. - March 24, 2011

    Mar 24, 2011

    Horse Crazy trio returns to Empire Horse Crazy, the acclaimed musical cowgirl trio from the Methow Valley, will perform Saturday, March 26, at 7 p.m. in Tekoa’s Empire Theatre. They offer a combination of original songs, favorite Western ballads, old-time American tunes, swing numbers and cowboy classics. Named “Best Harmony Trio” by the Western Music Association in both 2009 and 2010, they have performed all over the United States and Canada and have been featured in major Western music and cowboy poetry festivals. Lauralee Northcott, the b...

  • Golfers tee off new league season

    Mar 24, 2011

    Whitman County high school golfers swung into a new season this week, with duffers from St. John, Endicott, Tekoa, Oakesdale and Rosalia hitting the links at two matches. St. John/Endicott’s Michal Schuster claimed the medal in girls action Tuesday in a league match with Asotin, Pomeroy and Tekoa/Oakesdale/Rosalia. Schuster shot 43 on the nine-hole par 36 Asotin links. The Eagle girls team totaled 182 and finished behind Asotin’s 156 as the only squads to post team scores. Eagle Erin Bailey put up a 64 and Felicity Mapes 59. For the Nig...