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NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Commissioners have set the date of Monday, May 20, 2013, at 11:45 a.m. in their Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, WA, for a proposed amendment to the 2013 Whitman County budget. At that time, it is requested all department heads/elected officials requesting an amendment be present. The total amount of the proposed amended budget is approximately $60,078,002. Copies of the proposed amendment will be available May 13, 2013 by calling 397-5240. Disabled accommodations are accessible by...
At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Tacos, lettuce, diced tomatoes, salsa, pears, mixed fruit Tuesday: Tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwich, salad, peaches, mandarin oranges Wednesday: Chicken strips, french fries, carrots, celery, cucumbers, fruit Thursday: Chicken alfredo, bread stick, salad, corn, fruit Friday: Chili, cheese, bread sticks, salad, fruit At St. John/Endicott School: Monday: Hamburgers, fries, peaches Tuesday: Pizza pockets, chips, macaroni salad, baked beans, apples & oranges Wednesday: Ham slice, scalloped potatoes, green...
Our vision at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center is to be a leader in innovative, caring, personalized healthcare and we strive to be the best Critical Access Hospital in the nation. In fact, for two years in a row the National Rural Health Association has chosen WHMC as one of the top 20 hospitals in the nation for our patient experience. Chances are you know someone who works at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. Our employees are the heart of what we do. Nurses’ Week is May 6th -12th with Hospital Week May 12th-18th. Everyone has an i...
Nine Colfax FCCLA members brought home medals from the State FCCLA meeting in Wenatchee. Left to right are Justin Williams, Tim Nellis, Heather Robinson, Doug Wall, Jasmine Lander, Kirbee Barney, Kendra Cornelius, Ysabeaux Ng, and Ali Shirley. Lander earned a silver medal in career investigation, and Barney earned a silver medal in job interview. In teach and train, Cornelius earned a silver medal. The parliamentary procedure team of Williams, Wall, Nellis, Robinson and Shirley received a gold... Full story
Empire books The Senders The Senders, one of the region’s most popular classic rock and roll bands, will return to the Empire Theater in Tekoa Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m. Since 1988 the four-member group has performed a large repertoire of hits from the 1950s to the 1970s, including surf music, Doo-Wop, Beatles favorites, romantic ballads, iconic classics and rockabilly-influenced songs. They strive to recreate the tunes as close to the originals as possible. Strong vocals and solid four-part harmonies enable them to perform selections. Their so... Full story
8 years ago May 4, 1888 In Endicott news, the new church is to be dedicated at the time the Congregational association meets here. David Fisher, a brother of H.C. and Henry Fisher, arrived here Tuesday from Indiana. He was here on a visit last summer and, being a man of good judgment, came back to stay. Dr. Clark is improving his house and grounds so tastefully that the eligible young ladies will certainly, some of them, improve the opportunities that leap year offers to the brave. The following is a report of Endicott School District No. 74...
The new Endicott Branch of Whitman County Library is now open at 324 E Street. Library hours are Tuesdays 1-5 p.m., Fridays 9-2 p.m. with preschool storytime each Friday at 10 a.m. The project involved more than two years of raising funds, 11 months of interim operation out of city hall and nearly four months of construction. Funding from the United States Department of Agriculture, Inland Northwest Community Foundation, Avista and many local contributions has made the $130,000 library project nearly complete. The renovation removed harmful...
Endicott Margaret Schmick’s pre-school class and helpers strolled one block from their classroom at the Endicott School to the garden of Sharon Huff to plant potatoes and onions April 18. Every year pre-schoolers make this trek in the spring. In September they again go to the garden to harvest the potatoes and onions. Mrs. Schmick and her helpers help them make mashed potatoes for a snack at school. Endicott Community Club will sponsor the Endicott Town Yard Sale Day which will be May 18. T... Full story
Thursday, May 2 Rosalia – 4 p.m. – WSU Raptors – Everyone’s welcome for a fun and informative afternoon with the fabulous birds of prey. Friday, May 3 Colfax – 9 to 4 p.m. – Pen & Ink Watercolor, sign up online prior to the class. Palouse – 5 p.m. – Yoga Bliss with Dawn Bennett – Simple and easy body awareness movements from head to toe. No previous yoga experience is needed. Saturday, May 4 Fairgrounds in Colfax - 8 to 11:30 p.m. - Teen Dance - Teens ages 13-18 are invited to the county wide teen dance. Admission is only $5 sponsored by WCL...
St. John The wind that came in Saturday didn’t dampen the spirits of St. John and all the events. The hog jog started at 8:3O a.m. and had a good turn out; the FFA and 4H kids did a great job of showing. The parade kicked off at noon with the pharmacy girls as grand marshall while the SJE band had a YMCA theme. The 17th annual Pig Putt was Sunday. Tiff and Thomas Organ and Missy and Kevin Repp got low net, and Pat and Drew Gordon and Jerry and Tate Shauble got low gross. FFA and 4H exhibitors will have pork, lamb and beef for sale. You can c...
** For pictures of the St. John Fair/Stockshow, please see the weekly pages section for the week of 5/2/2013, page 3B....
Brooke Michelle Webber of Colfax and Courtney Caryn Backes of Pullman were among students who qualified for the dean’s list at Seattle Pacific University during the winter quarter. Students on the list have completed at least 12 credits and attained a 3.50 or higher grade point average....
Kristine McMurray of Pullman was among 604 students named to the dean’s list at Eastern Oregon University for the 2013 winter term. To qualify, students must achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a minimum of 12 hours of graded course work for the term....
Dusty Jon and Li Ochs traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to attend the National Hydro Association Annual Conference and also to see their grandchildren. Li states that it was very interesting to see how hydro power is becoming more popular again. There were two hydro bills that came before Congress in recent weeks and both passed unanimously. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris is reported to be leading the effort. The Ochs said it was an exciting week for all in the hydro industry and particularly in the Pacific Northwest. They also visited...
Rosalia Rosalia Association for Community Enrichment sponsored its second Community Wide Clean-up and potluck lunch, Saturday, April 27. The participants struggled against the wind to keep their garbage bags from flying away and adding to the roadside trash problem. Rosalia Cub Scouts and Weiblo Scouts did a terrific clean up job during the week. Pat Voge cleared out the curb sand with her handy blower. The Turner, Nesbitt, Braun and Shauf families cleaned up an area in town. Kathy Wilkes and...
Lacrosse Selbu Lutheran Church Sunday School will host a Mother’s Day pancake breakfast May 12 from 9 to 9:45 p.m. The breakfast is free. The Rev. John Cross will lead the church service starting at 10 a.m. The LaCrosse Community Pride Committee will host a silent auction during Farmers Festival on Saturday, June 15. All proceeds will be used to help pay for continuing expenses for the Library, Decca and Community Center areas. Continuing expenses will include items such as property taxes, utilities and general maintenance. Carol Audet at J... Full story
Colfax High School senior Lindsay Webber brought home a state championship from the WIAA state solo and ensemble contest at Central Washington University April 26-27. The contest is conducted by the Washington Music Educators Association. Webber sang three songs and was awarded first place in the soprano division which includes schools of all sizes in the state. Unlike the WIAA sports, music events are not broken into different classifications based on school size. Soloists compete in six catego...
Patty Cammack jokes that she still is a comparative newcomer to Colfax despite moving here in 1993. Patty, who grew up in a small town near Salt Lake City, is familiar with small towns. Her father was a pharmacist and her mother a school teacher, and she graduated in a high school class of 21 students. Patty earned a bachelor of science in nutrition from Brigham Young University, did a dietician internship and then earned a master of science in nutrition. She met Cary Cammack in Denver during...
Tucker Senter from Colfax Cub Pack 595 lines up a shot at the BB gun shooting range at the district Cuboree Saturday at the Manning Road camp northwest of Colfax. It was open to all Kamiaken District cubs. Other activities included Funny Cars from Royce Taylor racing, a sprint boat, Whitman County Sheriff’s deputies, Fire Department EMTs, a rope bridge, owl pellet dissection, wrist rockets, a WSU’s veterinary medicine display and bottle rockets.... Full story
Emily Paddock, left, and Hayley Adams will compete Sunday, May 5, for the title of Miss Oakesdale. The competition, themed “007” will be held in the Oakesdale School Gymnasium. Emily is the daughter of Don and Trudy Paddock. For her talent she will sing “1,000 Years.” Hayley is the daughter of Bob and Robin Adams. Her talent will be a dance routine to “The Devil Went Down to Georgia....
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. Whenever someone taps me on the shoulder and asks, “Is this the right line?” I can always be confident when I answer, “No.” If it were the right line, I wouldn’t be standing in it. My ability to find the slowest-moving line wherever I go is so extraordinary it’s practically a superpower. When I’m in the grocery store, I inevitably wind up behind a woman attempting to use more than 100 coupons to purchase a dozen items. Every time a coupon is rejected for, say, being both...
Research needed Having read the article Extremes Of Opinion by Gordon Forgey in the April 18th edition it appears Mr. Forgey either completely missed the point the Brocks were trying to make or used them to try to sensationalize a point. If Mr. Forgey had taken the time to speak with the Brocks I venture he would have been hard pressed to attach Extremist opinions to them. His article would have then been written to build on their attempted communication that 1) Yes we are over taxed and 2) Yes we need to return to a govt of the people, by the...
There’s an old saying, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” Well, what happens in Seattle should stay in Seattle. Seattle officials had a bad idea a couple of years ago, and now some state lawmakers want to expand that bad idea statewide. The bad idea is Seattle’s paid sick leave policy that applies to any business with five or more employees, even if that business isn’t located in Seattle. Approved in 2011, the controversial ordinance says that, if one or more of your employees spends more than 240 hours a year — or about 10 percent of...
We are in the midst of the least-suspenseful investigation ever launched by American law enforcement. Hundreds of investigators are seeking leads around the world to discover the motive of the Boston Marathon bombers, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. This probe is considered a foray into the unknown, and perhaps the unknowable. “Do you have any clearer idea,” the host of “Face the Nation,” Bob Schieffer, asked Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, “of what the motive of these two young men was?” Patrick replied, “Not yet, Bob, and it’s hard for...
The town of Malden has been in the news lately, and its reputation has taken some serious raps. Malden needs a public relations makeover. Many people have the wrong impression of the town. To the rescue comes Mayor Ted Maxwell with his monthly missive in the town’s water bills. It reads, in part: “While I was away, my wife got a call from a guy who is almost always a pain. . . . He said loose dogs keep knocking over his garbage can and scattering trash while eating the choice tidbits. He is tired of picking up the mess. He wants all of you to...
