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Local gardeners are asked to consider planting an extra row for food banks and senior meal sites. The Council on Aging and Human Services invites gardeners to drop off produce at their office at 210 S. Main Street between 8:30 and 4:30, Monday through Friday for distribution to Whitman County food banks and senior meal sites. Scott Hallet, Council on Aging nutrition director, and Suzy McNeilly, volunteer coordinator, point out senior citizens often do not get enough fresh fruits and vegetables in their diets. The Plant a Row for the Hungry...
Heather Harder, daughter of Dan and Tammie Harder of Colfax, has met all requirements for becoming a member of Lambda Pi Eta, official honor soceity of the National Communication Association. A 2010 graduate of Colfax High School, she is completing her sophomore year at Elon University in Elon, N.C., where she is majoring in strategic communications....
Seven seniors who earned all-A grades to lead the Colton High School honor roll for the third quarter were Grace Druffel, Meghan Heitstuman, Haley Moser, Taylor Nilson, Jake Riedner, Josh Straughan and Erin Weber. Also earning all-A grades for the term were Kaden Dahmen, Jordana Dahmen, Kaitlin Druffel, Payton Meyer and Paige Vincent, juniors; Jenna Moser, sophomore; Savannah Chadwick and Winnie Schultheis, freshmen; Carter Dahmen, MaryAnn Jacobs, MacKenze Kimberling and Zoe Moser, eighth grade; Brady Chadwick, Kendyl Druffel Mackenzie...
* For Full Obituaries and photos, see Weekly Paper Section. Neila Obenchain Former Colfax resident Neila I. Obenchain, 77, of Ronan, Mont., died April 15, 2012, at her home. Services are not planned at this time. Born July 22, 1934, in Cottage Grove, Ore., to Frank and Geneva Richardson, she attended schools in Cottage Grove and graduated from Cottage Grove High School. She went on to attend Boise Bible College where she met Duane (Dewey) Obenchain. They were married June 5, 1954, in Cottage Grove, Ore., and he served churches in Boise, Glide,... Full story
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Monday, April 30, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. in their Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, Washington, for the purpose of receiving public comment associated with a proposed zone change for a 5-acre parcel located north of Pullman, WA on Fallon Road from the Agricultural District to Limited Heavy Industrial District for the PNW Farmers Cooperative. Any interested individuals may attend said hearing and speak for or against the proposed...
April is national Occupational Therapy month. These professionals help people across the lifespan through the therapeutic use of everyday activities. Occupational therapists use a holistic approach to adapt the environment to fit the person. Occupational therapy services may include comprehensive evaluations of the client’s home and other environments (e.g., workplace, school), to provide recommendations for adaptive equipment and training in its use, as well as guidance and education for family members and caregivers. At Whitman Hospital a...
How about a short quiz? Not good at tests? No worries! All the correct answers are up to you. 1. Are you a good driver? 2. Do you enjoy driving? 3. When you see a cop, do you apply “step on” your brakes? 4. Do you drive differently when you’re being followed by a COP? 5. Do you like your car and are you proud of it? 6. Do you fear the COPS? Take your time answering these questions. In fact I hope you consider them every time you drive. Before I continue, I’d like to explain the term COPS. When I was in junior high school a classmate was rep... Full story
MUSIC The WSU Madrigal Chamber Singers, University Singers and Concert Choir will present a free, public concert at 8 p.m. Friday, April 20, in Bryan Hall theater at WSU Pullman. Performing in Renaissance costumes of the 16th century, the 18-member Madrigal Chamber Singers will sing “El Grillo,” composed by Josquin des Près, a satiric physical description of a singer named Grillo as mimicked by a cricket who loves to sing to attract women. The concert choir will feature musical selections based on the theme of spring and wint...
The Rosalia City Council and Rosalia Historical Commission are now seeking a grant to restore the 1902 Pythian Building at the northwest corner of Whitman and Seventh Streets in Rosalia. Fraternal organizations such as the Knights of Pythias, Masons, Woodmen of the World and auxiliaries such as Rainbow Girls held meetings there. This 1906 photo shows the front office space occupied by “Golden Rule” O.V. Manring Department Store. The historical commission asks for the public’s help in locating vintage photos of the interior of the build... Full story
Caleb Hannas of Hooper, right, and Miranda Mielke of Davenport, were recipients of the 17th annual Ken Troutt Memorial Scholarship at the annual WCA Bull Test Sale March 28 at Eltopia. The $450 scholarships were presented by Jerry York, left, sale representative for the scholarship fund, on behalf of the consignors, management and staff of the WCA Bull Test Sale. The scholarships are awarded each year to an enrolling college freshman from a family that has consigned or purchase bulls at this sale. The late Ken Troutt was a renowned auctioneer...
Too Slim and the Taildraggers, known for its large repertoire of blues and rock and roll, will perform in concert in the Empire Theater Saturday, April 28, at 7 p.m. The group has strong vocals and excellent musicianship. This will be their first time in Tekoa and it comes on the heels of tour dates in Utah, Colorado and the Midwest. The band has been seasoned over the years by appearances in everything from low dives to concert halls and outdoor festivals. They have performed throughout the United States, as well as in Norway, Sweden Belgium,...
Now in its 16th year, Family Fair, sponsored by the Palouse Resource Network, YMCA and more than 30 other non-profit agencies and groups, will be at Lincoln Middle School Saturday, April 21, from 10 to 2 p.m. Many agencies will host interactive booths and activities for children of all ages including a fun run at 11 a.m. on the LMS track, inflatable obstacle course, climbing wall and other attractions. Shade garden topic Palouse Library will host “Shade Gardens” with Master Gardener Mary Estes, April 24 beginning at 5:30 p.m. She will talk abo... Full story
Whitman County Library seeks to facilitate the expansion of local book clubs. Director Kristie Kirkpatrick said a number of people new to the area ask where they can join a book club, and the library hopes to muster enough interest to form a library book club or to at least be able to refer people to clubs willing to accept members.” The library is offering Book Club-in-a-Box kits to clubs seeking inexpensive ways to provide a group with titles. The library’s kits consist of eight titles that can be used free of charge and for longer per...
Jenny Hansen, back, with her family and her host families. Jenny is a Rotary exchange student from Norway who has been residing in Colfax and attending Colfax High School. Her family came to Colfax from Norway March 30. They spent the weekend seeing the local sights and then they drove to Seattle and down the Pacific Coast to San Francisco. They flew back to Seattle where Jenny caught a flight to Spokane to finish the school year at Colfax. Her family flew home to Norway. She resided with Terry and Joanne Eng in the fall, Jon and Angie Webber... Full story
The History Channel • On May 6, 1911, George Maledon, the man who executed at least 60 men for “Hanging Judge” Isaac Parker, dies of natural causes in Tennessee. Paid $100 for each hanging, he tried to be a conscientious hangman who minimized suffering with a quick death. Maledon considered the job “honorable and respectable work.” • On April 30, 1927, the Federal Industrial Institution for Women, the first women’s federal prison, opens in Alderson, W.Va. All women serving federal sentences of more than a year were to be brought there, with the...
Lacrosse The award winning LaCrosse Junior High Chorus, consisting of students in grades 3-6, will perform in the annual spring concert in LaCrosse High School pit Tuesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. Students in preschool, first, and second grades will also perform in the concert. The Junior High Chorus, performed in March at the Southeast Washington Music Educator’s Festival in Pullman. John Elwood from Elberton accompanied the students on the dulcimer. The Group received a I, the highest rating a choir can receive, at the festival. Elwood also c...
Dusty Wes and Jen Claassen and Bo, 15, and Lauren, 12, happily announce they are now a family of seven. Last Thursday, Superior Court Judge Frazier signed the adoption papers for Hunter, 10, Paige, 6, and Ben, 2, to officially be Claassens. Guests at the Dick and Helen Appel home for Easter were Phil Appel, Spokane; Eric and Shannon Appel, Connor, Christopher, Sarah, Kyle and Sidney, Dusty; Caroline and Rob Kunkle, Zack, Kade, Elly and Luciene, Pullman; Neil Appel, Josh, Noemi and Isaac, Dusty; Lisa and Travis Frei, Miriam, Rachel and Emma,...
*For Full Pictures of banners, visit the Weekly Paper Section, Page 1B. The 2012 H’Art of the Palouse banner paintings will be hung Sunday by Colfax Arts Council members. Voting for the People’s Choice Award will begin on Monday when the “paint can” ballot containers are distributed around town, according to Debi Anderson, Arts Council president. The fifth annual competition will feature 12 banner paintings, six of which are youth entries, the largest number of youth entries since the H’Art of the Palouse banner program started in 2008. “We...
A pair of trustees from the county jail help Colfax Street Superintendent Robert Wride remove mulch from the trees at the corner of Main and Wall Tuesday afternoon as part of the city’s Community Cleanup Week. The workers then laid new mulch around the trees....
A grant to replace Zarbach Bridge at Thornton would cost Whitman County almost twice the cost of replacing it out of the county’s road budget, Public Works Director Mark Storey reported Monday. Storey got permission from commissioners to begin a project to replace the 24-foot bridge with county crews at a cost of $114,000. The county had been awarded a federal grant, but the additional permits and paperwork would have cost the county as much as $280,000, he said. Storey said state bridge experts decided the replacement should cost about $...
The search for a new principal for Palouse schools is advancing after two weeks of the job postings around the northwest. As of last Thursday, April 12, a total of 11 people had submitted applications while more were expected by Friday’s deadline. Interviews are scheduled for April 24 with a 6 p.m. meet-and-greet session that night in the school library. Jake Dingman, who has been hired to take over the superintendent’s job at Palouse July 1, said his goal is to have four finalists. Dingman is... Full story
Colfax Mayor Todd Vanek clocked 4:03.52 Monday in the 116th running of the Boston Marathon. Vanek’s time was reported by Mayor Pro-Tem Al Vorderbrueggen who presided at Monday night’s city council session in the absence of the mayor. Marathon winner Wesley Korir of Kenya clocked 2:12.40, which was 10 minutes slower than last year’s winner because the race was run in unseasonable sweltering conditions. According to the report relayed by Vorderbrueggen, Vanek had hoped to finish under four hours, but he also was hit by the heat in the last seven...
W. Bruce Cameron Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2007. By the time I became a fifth-grader, I’d heard enough about sex to know it was something I never wanted to do. This didn’t mean I didn’t desire a girlfriend — what did sex have to do with something like that? I was desperately in love with a girl named Susie, who played ponies during recess with a herd of other skipping, neighing fifth-graders. I was so berserk with longing I even tried to be a stallion once, much to the derision of my buddies, who were playi... Full story
Worried about tying up funds saved for the Hawkins mall, Whitman County commissioners questioned Monday whether or not to grant a $1 million loan request from the county port district. Port commissioners requested the county lend them $1 million to help provide cash liquidity for potential economic development projects that may be soon in the works. The port requested funding from the county’s stash of .09 economic development funds. Debbie Snell, port properties and development manager, said the port is now short on cash because of ongoing l...
I am writing you today about a challenge ahead of farming communities throughout Eastern Washington. The challenge is real and it affects more than those involved in advocacy groups and organizations. Our challenge is apathy and ignorance. Not just apathy within our own communities and governments, but apathy outside our circles. As farmers, we have been silent about the obstacles we’ve overcome and the importance of our work. I used to think it was “someone else’s job” to tell the story of farm life and agriculture. My job was to sit on the...
