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Dear Savvy Senior How does one go about creating a trust for their pets? I have a dog and two cats that mean the world to me, and I want to make sure they’ll be well taken care of after I’m gone. Elderly Ellen Dear Ellen, Pet trusts have become more and more popular over the years as senior pet owners are looking for ways to ensure their pets will be well cared for when they’re no longer able to do the caring. Here are some tips to help you get started. Types of Trusts A pet trust is a legal instrument that allows you to designate a speci...
• On May 1, 1926, Ford Motor Company becomes one of the first companies in America to adopt a five-day, 40-hour week. In early 1914, Ford had announced it would pay workers a minimum wage of $5 per eight-hour day, upped from a previous rate of $2.34 for nine hours. • On April 30, 1939, the New York World’s Fair opens in New York City on a 1,200-acre site at Flushing Meadow Park in Queens. Among the new technology exhibited was FM radio, robotics, fluorescent lighting and a crude fax machine. • On May 3, 1946, in Tokyo, the Interna...
NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, Washington, will consider the Report of the County Road Engineer for the vacation and abandonment of a portion of County Road No. 9006, the Wilma Port-West Road, located in the SW of Section 13, Township 11 North, Range 45 East, W.M., in Whitman County, Washington, known as the Port Wilma-West Road. THAT A HEARING on said vacation will be held in the office of the Whitman County Commissioners in the Courthouse in Colfax, Washington on the 20th...
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: Chicken patty on whole grain bun, oven fries, BBQ beans, apple slices, peach cups Tuesday: Spikes pizza with whole grain crust, tossed romaine salad, pineapple, sherbet Wednesday: Whole grain ham and cheese hot pocket, tater tots, applesauce Thursday: Deli turkey on whole grain bun, lettuce,...
County building permits Bill Knox, Colfax, electric furnace, $9,413, April 10. Keith Kincaid, Pullman, kitchen remodel, $10,000, April 11. Colfax building permits Community Bible Church, 1185 W. Fairview, gas furnace, $2,900, April 9. Tim Harden, 805 N. Morton, repair fire damage, April 12. Todd Kinley, 321 N. Main, irrigation sprinklers, April 12. Steve Bretveld, 1716 N. Oak, basement egress windows, $1,500, April 15. Steve’s Glass, 308 E. Thorn, new single family residence, $140,000, April 16. Steve’s Glass, 308 E. Thorn, plumb new sin...
8 years ago April 20, 1888 There are 24 post offices scattered throughout the county, providing ample mail facilities for the present population. Six flouring mills are located in the county, at Colfax, Elberton, Farmington, Pine City, Colton and Palouse City. There are six large saw mills in Whitman County, located on the banks of the North Palouse River, two at Colfax, three at Palouse City and one near Elberton. Whitman County has 107 school districts and 100 school houses, 12 of which were built and furnished last year at a cost of...
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution: Wednesday, April 24: Palouse Community Center, 1 to 3 p.m.; Rosalia United Methodist Church, 9 to 11 a.m.; St. John Methodist Church, 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, April 25: 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 26: Colton-Uniontown, Uniontown Community Building, 8...
In all kinds of weather, senior meals are delivered throughout the county and despite Saturday’s inclement weather, March for Meals marched on. The eighth annual fundraiser for senior nutrition programs in the county raised $12,000 and donation are still pouring in, according to Suzy McNeilly, nutrition program director for the Council on Aging. Two walks were held on Saturday, each drawing about 24 walkers. The first walk held Saturday was in Colfax and the second was in Pullman. “We created awareness,” she said. McNeilly still is accep...
Flock finishes basic Army Pvt. Devon G. Flock has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Flock is the son of Marie Flock of Pullman, and Jim Flock of Spokane. He is a 2012 graduate of Pullman High School. McCoy museum slates soup social Oakesdale Historical Society, sponsor of the McCoy Valley museum, will host their April soup social, Sunday, April 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the museum in Oakesdale. Two soups will be offered along with bread, dessert and a drink. Cost is by donation. They also plan a May Soup...
Thursday, April 18 Colfax – 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Indian Wars of 1858, sign up online prior to the class. Rosalia – 7 to 9 p.m. – Adult Game Night – Join your friends and spend an evening playing games for free at the library. Friday, April 19 Colfax - Play & Learn - Creative play and sharing for preschoolers and parents every Friday. Saturday, April 20 Pullman – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Family Fair – Join WCL staff at the Lincoln Middle School where kids can tour a helicopter or race down an inflatable obstacle course, all for free. Oakesdale & Rosal...
Dusty Memorial services for former Dusty native, Kenneth Brink, will be Friday, April 19, at 1:15 at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th St., Kent, with full military honors. He was the last surviving child of Dusty pioneers Otto and Gussie Brink. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps for 28 years. Brink, who died November 12, 2012, was the uncle of Joan Myrick and Larry Brink. Country Bible Church will meet in the church parking lot at 9:30 today, April 18, to pick up highway litter for the Adopt a Highway program. All are welcome. Bob...
Bubbillusionist Jarom Watts, left, will present his amazing skills today, Thursday, at 3:30 p.m. at the Colfax library. A Guinness Book of World Record holder, Watts inspires kids to be creative while tying in the importance of science, travel and literacy. The free program is sponsored by the Friends of Whitman County Library....
National Healthcare Decision Day was April 16. It was designated to raise awareness about the importance of advance care planning. The website offers a wealth of information about what to do to plan for care if you are not able to speak for yourself. Information includes things to consider for future health care decisions and how to execute written advance directives. Without these written and properly completed documents, healthcare providers must do everything possible on your behalf when you are not able to speak for yourself and tell us...
National Healthcare Decision Day was April 16. It was designated to raise awareness about the importance of advance care planning. The website offers a wealth of information about what to do to plan for care if you are not able to speak for yourself. Information includes things to consider for future health care decisions and how to execute written advance directives. Without these written and properly completed documents, healthcare providers must do everything possible on your behalf when you are not able to speak for yourself and tell us...
Patricia Arnold and Margo Balzarini cut the ribbon at the grand opening of Palouse River Quilts in Colfax on Saturday. Palouse River Quilts was joined by the Colfax Chamber of Commerce to mark the occasion....
Betty Jo Fitzgerald has lived in the Colfax area for a long time, just not full-time. She and husband Jim purchased property near Bill and Lynn Nelson, living there part-time in a travel trailer and building a home six or seven years ago. Born at Colusa in the Sacramento Valley of California, Betty Jo lived in a farming town the size of Colfax. Her father was a banker and her mother was a medical librarian at the local hospital. She loved creating art, but when it came time for college, her...
Thorn Creek Express bluegrass band will play at the Colton School gym May 3 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. All proceeds will benefit a visual art program coordinated by Artisans at the Dahmen Barn at the Colton School next year. The suggested donations are $12 for a family, $10 per adult, and $5 per child. Children’s face painting will be available at 6 p.m. and during the intermission for a donation. The goal is raising $5,000 to continue the program next year. Due to cuts in state funding, students at Colton school have not had visual art taught in t...
Cassandra Mendoza, center, was named Miss Tekoa March 16 at the program in the Empire Theater. Princesses Morgan Angelo, right, and Dawn Marie Konshuk, left, will round out the 2013-2014 court. The theme of the evening program was “If the Shoe Fits.” Ray Bernard was emcee. Cassandra also received the Miss Congeniality award. Outgoing royalty Queen Ce’Nedra Thomas and princesses Kayler Dub, Nicole Zimmerman and Darby Ratz gave their farewell speeches and presented a slide show of their year...
St. John High School arts department will present Art Walk Monday, April 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. in the high school gym. The artists will showcase their work with themed booths. Themes will be creativity, beauty and organization. This will be the third art show at the school in the last four years, according to Mary Bertand, instructor. Parents are asked to come and bring their children. The artists will give consideration what appeals to youngsters....
The Whitman County commissioners Monday morning approved offering the position of county Public Health Director to Troy Henderson of Pullman. Henderson is retired from the military. He will replace Fran Martin who is retiring from the department and who also is the emergency management director. Five applications were received for the position. The offer to Henderson will be made pending completion of a background check. Interviews for the emergency management position will be in the next few weeks....
Band students from fifth grade through high school performed for a large crowd of parents, grandparents and music fans Monday at the annual spring concert. Fifth graders get a well done from Director Mike Morgan after leading off the concert. From the left are Alex McLain, Nichole Jarosch, Miya Ensley and Matison Huntley. Bo Claassen, Ryan Reynolds, Holly Rimbey and Sidney Huber anchor the saxophone section for the CHS concert band. Brent Becker, plays a trombone solo for the jazz band segment...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. While the young and single life is certainly exciting, eventually a man wants to settle down, to have someone there to greet him when he comes home, someone to love him and care for him always, which is why we have dogs. When I was in my early 20s and decided to buy a dog, I carefully researched the most suitable breed by going to my neighbor’s house and picking a puppy from the litter in his garage. As it turned out, they were all huskies, a breed of dog about as easy to tra...
Colfax Slinging mud Patricia Bates letter to the editor last week would be humorous if it were not so vicious and dishonest. She blames Cathy McMorris Rodgers for the sequester and particularly for the results of the sequester in regards to Hanford cleanup. However, a majority of both parties voted for the sequester, and President Obama signed it into law. In addition, it is the Obama administration that is implementing the sequester cuts and not the Congress. So, we could substitute President Obama’s name into Ms Bates’ letter in place of Cat...
Imagine that you see a swimmer floundering in the water. You call the rescue squad and then you toss the swimmer a concrete block. Does that make sense? Of course not, but that’s what’s happening in Washington, D.C. President Obama recently proposed spending more than $20 billion on roads, bridges, highways and ports across the nation as a way to stimulate economic growth. Traditionally, the bulk of that money has come from federal fuel taxes. But at the same time, the Environmental Protection Agency announced new mileage standards and air qua...
The TV cable-news network MSNBC runs sermonettes from its anchors during commercial breaks. They are like public-service announcements illuminating the progressive mind, and perhaps none has ever been as revealing and remarkable as the one cut by weekend host Melissa Harris-Perry. Harris-Perry set out to explain what is, by her lights, the failure to invest adequately in public education. She located the source of the problem in the insidious idea of parental responsibility for children. “We’ve always had kind of a private notion of children,...
