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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Whitman County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Monday, April 16, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Public Service Building, 310 N Main Street, Colfax, Washington. The purpose of the hearing is to review proposed revisions to the Hawkins Companies Development agreement Amendment to be submitted by Hawkins Companies. An overview of the proposed revisions will be made by representative(s) of Hawkins Companies. The hearing will likely be continued to Tuesday, April 17th at 6:30 p.m. in the... Full story
8 years ago April 8, 1887 On Friday evening last an altercation occurred between Gus Wiklund and Billy Masterson, brought on by abusive language used by the latter. Blows followed words, resulting in an ugly gash over Masterson’s right eye, produced by a kick from Wiklund. With this the fracas ended and hostilities were suspended until the next day when Masterson entered the Delta billiard parlour, and finding Wiklund among the spectators, approached him with the warning to “fix himself.” The words were barely uttered when Masterson drew...
*Full Obituaries available in the Weekly Paper section. Betty June Timm Memorial services for Betty June Timm, 81, will be Saturday, April 7, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. at the Kramer Funeral Home, Palouse, with reception to follow at the Palouse Federated Church. Mrs. Timm died March 19, 2012, at Providence St. Peter’s Hospital in Olympia from complications with pneumonia. Born June 10, 1930, in Potlach, to Luther and Ruth Barnes, she attended school in Palouse and was a long-time resident of Garfield. She married Virgil Culton, and they were later d... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior What types of vaccinations are recommended for seniors? I know about flu shots, but what else is recommended and what’s covered by Medicare? Cheap Shot Sally Dear Sally Most people think that vaccinations are just for kids, but adults, especially seniors, need their shots too. Here’s a breakdown of what vaccines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends for adults age 50 and older, and how they’re covered by Medicare. Influenza (flu): While you already know that seasonal flu shots are recommended to ev... Full story
Pullman’s National Lentil Festival received a gold award for best promotion program, and a gold award for best other merchandise at the Washington Festivals and Events Association’s annual summit awards convention last week in Blaine. The lentil festival also won the silver awards for T-Shirt and TV/radio commercial, and the Bronze Award for Best Community/Partnership Program, all in the budget category of more than $75,000. The Other Merchandise submission was the National Lentil Festival Cook-Off cook book which included all 118 recipes sub...
Idaho Old Time Fiddlers will play at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, April 21, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The cost at the door is $7 single, $10 couple and $15 family. The Idaho Old Time Fiddlers Association is a non profit corporation whose purpose is to promote and to perpetuate old-time fiddling by encouraging young and old to develop their skills. The association is a volunteer organization whose members come from a variety of ages, experience and training. Currently, the group has members from Moscow, Genesee, Potlatch, Troy, Albion,...
Next featured artist at the Bank Left Gallery in Palouse will be oil painter Nicole Taflinger who is known for co-founding the NICA Art Gallery in Pullman during the 1970s. The exhibit will showcase 60 years of art and will mark her journey as an artist creating an anthology of her work. Taflinger also recently wrote a memoir, “Season of Suffering.” Opening reception with the artist will be April 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. The exhibit will run from April 14 to May 12. As part of the Taflinger exhibit and WSU Mom’s weekend, The Bank Left Bistro will...
Whitman County Library will present Extreme Couponing with Tammilee Saturday, April 7, at the Oakesdale Library at 10 a.m., the Uniontown Library at 1 p.m. and the Albion Library at 4 p.m. The sessions help people lower weekly grocery bills and teaches the art of stockpiling necessities while saving money. For Saturday’s classes, Tammilee will tailor the programs to the interests and couponing experience of the audience and no prior experience saving with coupons is necessary. Tammilee has been featured on TLC’s Extreme Coup... Full story
Dynamic rhythm, ethereal melody, spoken word and stunning choreography will entwine in a visceral, visual, musical journey - “The Way Home” as Portland Taiko performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, at WSU’s Jones Theatre in Daggy Hall. The concert by the award-winning Asian American drum ensemble is presented by WSU Performing Arts....
Palouse Library plans five different story times this week to share the new books purchased with funds raised by the Turkey Leg, a fundraising run/walk done Thanksgiving mornings in Palouse. In 2005, local business owner and library supporter Tiana Gregg spearheaded the first walk for children’s books at the Palouse branch. Remaining story sessions this week include today, Thursday, April 5, at 4 p.m. and Friday, April 6, at 2 and 4 p.m. Guest storytellers include Palouse Mayor Michael Echanove, Gregg and three former Palouse l... Full story
Teens can come to the St. John Library Friday, April 6, at 3 p.m. to make duct tape wallets in pink, zebra and flame patterns. Games, computers and snacks will be provided! The library’s fourth annual penny drive runs until April 14. All those pennies support the library. The library’s spotted pig also accepts nickels, dimes, quarters and dollars. Quilter Celia Boland comes to the Colfax Library tonight Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m. as part of Meet the Artist. Celia specializes in a variety of textile arts from landscape and crazy quilts, to...
The next Palouse River Counseling parent enrichment class will begin April 11 and run every Wednesday for four weeks from 1 to 3 p.m. The class is free for parents with children up to school age. Contact Dennis Fritz or Michelle Miller at Palouse River Counseling....
Alssalem, Rhma Mohamed Ahmad, was born March 14, 2012, at nine pounds, five ounces, to Mohamed Alssalem and Azez Falghoush of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Mubarka Alqadsi and Akmad Alssalem of Sabha, Libya. Maternal grandparent is Aish Naser of Houn, Libya. The baby joins brother Ahmad, 5. Robertson, Baylie Jolee, was born March 22, 2012, at eight pounds, five ounces, to Jason and Sonja Robertson of Albion. Paternal grandparents are Jolene Boyle of Steptoe and Neal Robertson of St. John. Maternal grandparents are Gaylan and Suzanne White... Full story
Gabriel Aeschliman of Colfax was one of 1,371 students named to Biola University’s fall dean’s list with a grade point average of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in 12 of more credit units. Students are also required to have a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.2....
Palouse Habitat for Humanity’s annual fundraiser “Beans & Jeans” will be Saturday, April 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Toyota of Pullman with a live and silent auction, barbecue dinner and music by the bluegrass group Forgotten Freight. Admission will be $40. Palouse Habitat plans to build a second house in Uniontown this year.... Full story
Shelley Calissendorff of Pullman, community coordinator for PAX, a non-profit foundation which provides a US high school and home stay program for students from more than 40 different countries, is now interviewing families in Colfax who are interested in participating by hosting one of the students. PAX students are between 15 and 18, speak English and have insurance coverage and spending money. Placement of three to four students at Colfax High School has been approved by principal Gary Weitz. For more information call Calissendorff at... Full story
Week of April 9 - 13 At Tekoa School: Monday: Chicken pattie on WG bun, french fries, fruit/veggie choices Tuesday: Pizza, tossed salad, veggie choices, strawberries Wednesday: Beef pattie on a WG bun, potato wedges, fruit/veggies choices Thursday: Teriyaki chicken, rice, tossed salad, fruit mix, WG roll Friday: Burrito, cheese sauce, tossed salad, applesauce cups, bread sticks At St. John/Endicott School: Monday: Pizza, green salad, pineapple Tuesday: Lasagna, green salad, bread sticks, peaches Wednesday: BBQ pork rib sandwich, chips,...
Friends and family gathered at the Colton Gun Club for the wedding Oct. 1, 2011, of Alys Joleen Durfey of Pullman and James Leon Siedman of Dusty. Parents of the bride are Jim and Jude Durfey of Pullman, and parents of the groom are Ellen Edd, Poulsbo, and John Siedman, Mindanao, Philippines. The vintage 1930s format brought many in costume. The prohibition sensitive social hour was raided by two Keystone Cops, friends Zach Kincaid and Kris Bofto, in uniform with siren, who escorted two surprised, beer drinking guests out of the establishment.... Full story
At a recent pastor’s conference the missionary speaker told us that the gospel of Christ first came to China in 1807 through great teachers like Hudson Taylor, Robert Morrison, and others. After 150 years of missionary activity by 1949, the teaching of the gospel of Christ harvested four million souls saved! During the 60-year communist reign of Mao-Te-Sung and his great persecution the number of Christians actually multiplied to 100 million! Therefore, it is a missionary saying that Mao-Te-Sung was the greatest evangelist in the history of C...
Council on Aging and Human Services announced that they will participate in the national 2012 March For Meals campaign. Volunteer participants will be encouraged to help put nutritious food on the table of senior citizens by participating in a pledge march April 28 in support of Council on Aging & Human Services’ Meals on Wheels and senior nutrition program. All money raised will remain in Whitman County and will be used to provide meals to homebound seniors and seniors that might otherwise be socially isolated. The march will be conducted simu...
Caitlin Joy Carroll and Ian James Lyon were married July 16, 2011, in an outdoor evening ceremony held on the grounds of the Mountain Meadow Inn near Helena, Mont. The Rev. Robyn Barnes, friend of the groom’s family, was the officiant. Bill and Dana Carroll, Colfax, escorted their daughter and gave her hand in marriage. The groom was escorted by his parents, Christine Dickinson and Matt Lyon of St. Ignatius, Mont. The grass pathway to the ceremony site, situated in a grove of trees, was decorated with large white bows and turquoise lanterns o... Full story
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution: Wednesday, April 25: Palouse Community Center, 1 to 3 p.m.; Rosalia Community Baptist Church, 9 to 11 a.m.; St. John Methodist Church, 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, April 26: Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Garfield Legion / Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m.; LaCrosse, 110 N. Main, 8 a.m. to noon; Tekoa City Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Oakesdale Baptist Church, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Endicott City Hall, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27: Colton-Uniontown, Uniontown Community Building, 8 a...
As far back as James Anglum can remember, he knew he wanted to work in the food service industry. His parents started a catering business in Oak Harbor when he was seven years old. They enjoyed it so much they also opened a restaurant. “I come from five generations of butchers, and I am the first in five generations to not be a butcher,” James said. James decided to go to the Art Institute of Seattle’s School of Culinary Arts. He said he learned the methods of cooking different foods. He has baked, made pastries and cooked a variety of dishes.... Full story
Across the country, March 30 has become known as a day we pay tribute to physicians. On behalf of the Whitman Hospital and Medical Center staff, I would like to express appreciation of our physicians and their continuing commitment to excellent care. Physicians often provide care at a personal sacrifice of time with their families. They provide 24/7 coverage for the hospital in key areas including primary care, orthopedics, radiology and general surgery. These physicians are available to come into the hospital at a moment’s notice at all h...
Rosalia Volunteers are now working on the Rosalia float which will be in the Lilac Parade in Spokane May 19. Rosalia royalty and the float committee plan a community barbecue Friday May 18 to preview the float which will represent the Rosalia-Thornton-Malden area. It will begin at 7 p.m next to the former building supply builiding. Anyone interested in helping build the float can contact Angela Hackney. Rosalia royalty includes Queen Maddy St. John and Princesses Brittany Terrell, Haley...
