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Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution for Wednesday, May 26, will be Palouse Federated Church, 1 to 3 p.m., and Rosalia Methodist Church, 9 to 11 a.m. For Thursday, May 27, distribution will be Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Garfield Legion / Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m.; St. John Methodist Church, 9 to 10 a.m., LaCrosse, 310 B 4th (small building behind small white house, 310 4th St.), 9 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...
Barbara Broesch, RN has joined the Emergency Department working as needed. She is a graduate of Walla Walla Community College and most recently worked as a traveling nurse for Medical Call Northwest. Prior to that, she worked at Deaconess in Spokane. Barbara enjoys scrapbooking and walking her dogs. Merrie Fleming, SLP is our new Speech Therapist. Merrie has started in a part time capacity and will become full time this summer. She earned her BS in Communications Disorders from EWU and her Masters in Speech Pathology at WSU. She previously...
LaCrosse teacher Wendy Fleming, Principal Doug Curtis and teacher Kermit Wigen, from the left, attended an eastside awards banquet in Spokane last week, in honor of the school’s recent receipt of a Washington Achieve-ment Award. LaCrosse was one of 174 schools in the state honored May 5. Colton, Garfield/Palouse and Tekoa also received the award. Both the LaCrosse elementary and high school were recognized for being in the top five percent of districts statewide for improving student achievement as measured by multiple assessment criteria. ... Full story
Carol Putzier The funeral for Carol Joyce Putzier, 75, former resident of Endicott, was Saturday, May 8, at English Funeral Chapel in Post Falls, Idaho. Interment was at Evergreen Cemetery in Post Falls. She died Monday, May 3, 2010, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. Born Dec. 26, 1934, in Pinedale, Wyo., to John and Laurel Thompson, she moved with her family to the Spirit Lake area of north Idaho and graduated from Spirit Lake High School. She worked for the FBI in Washington, DC, and then returned to Idaho. She and Marvin Putzier were m... Full story
Passes bar examination Kathryn Rea Cantrell of San Francisco, daughter of Bruce and Leta Palmer of Oakesdale, graduated from the University of California Hastings College of Law May 17, 2009. Kathryn received a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and politics from the University of San Francisco in 2006. She took her bar examination in July of 2009 and received notice in November that she had successfully passed. Ten sign up for St. John TV turnoff Ten students in the St. John elementary school met the Whitman County Library’s TV Turn Off C...
Rosalia ALS benefit A benefit concert in memory of Neil Cook and all those who suffer from Lou Gehrig’s Disease will be Saturday, May 22, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rosalia Performing Arts Center, the former Christian Church. Jerry Myers and the Bothman Goodtime Band and The Shrine Dixieland Band, Strike Out will play. Admission will be $5 or a donation of choice. All proceeds will go to the ALS Foundation. Farmers market at Garfield Garfield Farmers Market and spring plant sale will be Saturday, May 15, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in conjunction w...
LaCrosse LaCrosse FFA members did very well at the recent Junior Livestock Show in Spokane. The LaCrosse Chapter was awarded the Jim Seabeck Award for Outstanding FFA Chapter. Members include Jake Aune, Caleb Hannas, Lane Hannas, Kirsten Stubbs, Matt Stubbs and Austin Summers. Junior/Senior FFA Steer Fitting and Showing Champion was awarded to Caleb Hannas and FFA Reserve Champion Market Steer awarded to Jake Aune. Services for Robert Schweiger will be at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in LaCrosse on Saturday, May 15. A luncheon w... Full story
Week of May 17-21, 2010 At Colton School: Monday: Chili dogs, corn, fruit. Tuesday: Lasagna, twisted mozzarella sticks, green beans, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, green salad, fruit, cinnamon buns. Thursday: Pizza, fresh vegetables and fruit. Friday: Burritos, mexi fries, fruit. At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Beef or chicken fajitas, nachos, fruit, peppers, onions. Tuesday: Pizza, salad, fruit. Wednesday: Soup, sandwiches, veggies, fruit. Thursday: Spaghetti, cheese sticks, salad, fruit. Friday: Mini hot dogs, mac n cheese, beans,... Full story
8 years ago, May 15, 1885 Rain the past few days was worth a half a million of dollars to the Palouse Country. It was general. On last Saturday morning, while several hands employed at Sexton & Codd’s saw mill in this city were moving a heavy piece of machinery, one of them, J.L. Cusick, stepped on a plank covering an old well into which the blow off pipe from the engine was discharging steam and hot water. The planking gave way and Cusick was precipitated into the almost boiling water. His fellow workmen got him out of the well as quickly a... Full story
Legal Help for Seniors Dear Savvy Senior, What do elder law attorneys do? My parents need some legal help with an insurance problem and a long-term care issue but have limited funds. What can you tell us and where can we find help. Legally Gray Dear Gray When it comes to specialized areas of law, most people are more familiar with corporate, criminal or even divorce law than they are elder law, but elder law has become one of the fastest growing fields in the legal profession. Here’s what you should know. Elder Law Elder law is a s...
Three-month-old Aadi Widman of Valleyford and her great-great grandmother, Emma Widman of Spokane, enjoy each others company as they posed for this five-generation photo April 25. Aadi is being held by her dad, Shane Widman. Grandfather Bruce Widman of Tekoa is behind Shane and great-grandfather Everett Widman of Rosalia is behind Emma.... Full story
Lamont Art Swannack of Lamont departed May 5 for Washington D.C. to attend the American Lamb Barbecue hosted by the American Sheep Industry association and to visit with legislators from Washington State. The barbecue was at the Old Dominion Boat Club in Old Town with 250 people present including some staff from the Senate Ag Committee and Honored guests, including Sen. Barrasso (Wyo.); Rep. Harry Teague (N.M.); Edward Avalos, under secretary for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Marketing and Regulatory Services as well as officials from U...
Lamont Don and Sherrill Nelson attended a retirement dinner May 1 at the Washington Wheat Growers building in Ritzville for Sherrill’s brother, Jim Kelly. Jim has worked in the grain business all his life and has just retired from the Ritzville Warehouse Co. Jim and his wife, Carol, live in Lind. On Sunday, Don and Sherrill had Mother’s Day dinner with Keith and Staci Nelson. Tammie and Tom Cate and family along with Jamie and John Gant and family came to the ranch Sunday to make Mother’s Day dinner for their mother, Kaye Bailey. Betty Stone... Full story
Hooper A surprise birthday and Mother’s Day dinner party was in Hooper on Saturday evening. Linda McGregor of Hooper was the guest of honor. Also, celebrating recent birthdays were Mary Skinner and Micalya Cramer. Hooper guests were Kate and Scooter Lyle and family and Jessica and Ian McGregor and family. Attending from out of town were Alex and Linda McGregor, Pullman; Mary McGregor and John Bolles, Moscow; Jim Skinner, Omak and Mary and Dick Skinner, Priest Lake. Anna May Tobin had many guests for Mothers Day Sunday. Joining her were S...
Dusty The yard sale on Saturday didn’t get blown away, but it did get rained out three times. There is another yard sale planned for next fall, same time, same place; 9 a.m. at the Dusty Country Store. Vicki Broeckel and Mike and Michelle Carver took the Historic Home Tour in Spokane on Mother’s Day. They also went to the Craftsman Exhibit at the MAC Museum in the afternoon. Weekend visitors of Art and Colene Sager were her cousins, Nick and Leslie Harvey from Nampa. The Harveys attended the WSU graduation Saturday morning to see Les... Full story
—Cap Perry photo Sonia Brown of Oakesdale, daughter of Mike and Laurie Brown of Oakesdale, and Jake Dingman of Oakesdale, son of Rudy and Karen Dingman, Denver, Colo., will be married at the home of her parents Sept. 25, 2010. Sonia graduated from Oakesdale High School in 2000 and from Eastern Washington University with a nursing degree in 2004. She is an ER nurse at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax. Jake graduated from Bear Creek High School, Lakewood, Colo., in 1995; Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., in 2000, and U...
Bruce and Leta Palmer of Oakesdale, announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Cantrell, to Jeremy Siwek, son of Dr. Leland Siwek and Rona Lisa Notton of Spokane. The couple are planning the ceremony and reception for Saturday, May 22, at the Bozarth Mansion in Spokane. The bride-elect graduated from University of California Hastings College of Law in San Francisco and passed the California bar examination in November. Siwek graduated from Santa Clare University in San Jose, Calif., in May 2008 and is employed by the Tesla Motor... Full story
Robert and Kathy Wride have an inside joke about 45-20. It means if they had gone the 45 miles between their high schools at Garfield and Genesee, they might have found each other 20 years sooner. Instead, they had to wait until 2006 for their first date. “Been inseparable since,” said Robert. Robert grew up on the family farm in Garfield. His class was the first to graduate from the new Garfield-Palouse co-op. He served in the Navy for 10 years and then returned to the Palouse. He did sev...
Nearly 80 youngsters said “No” to TV watching during April to meet the Whitman County Library’s five -day TV free challenge. e.U.S. researchers report toddlers who watch too much TV may struggle in school later, with measurably lower scores in math. Less surprisingly, children who watched too much TV weigh more and ate more snacks and soft drinks than those whose TV viewing time is limited. Research has been reported in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.... Full story
Bubbillusionist Jarom Watts will tour 10 grade schools from May 19-21 to kick-off Whitman County Library Summer Reading 2010. This year’s Summer Reading theme is “Make a Splash – Read!” Programs are packed with exciting guests, activities and books. Watts holds two official records in the Guinness Book of World Records and has two others pending. Watts looks forward to touring the Palouse, calling his visits “edu-training” for children, combining science with literacy in a way that makes children want to learn. Children’s Librarian She... Full story
The performing arts classes at Endicott-St. John Middle School will put on a pair of plays next Wednesday, May 19. “How the West Was Really Won” will take the stage in the school gymnasium at 7 p.m. and “Tom Sawyer” will be performed in the multi-purpose room at 8 p.m. Students have been prepping sets and rehearsing for the plays under direction of teacher Mary Bertrand for the past three months. Each show lasts about an hour. The performances are open to the public. Admission will be on a donation basis at the door.... Full story
Senior portraits from the Gar-Pal class of 2010 will be displayed in the window of the Palouse Library beginning May 20 until June 2. Thirty-two seniors will graduate June 4. An exhibit from Nancy Hegg’s mixed-media art class will be on display inside the library. Shadow boxes made by the high school students will fill the display case and collages will cover the library walls beginning today, Thursday, May 13. Elementary and middle school artists are also encouraged to bring their artwork to display in the library. Palouse Library is open T...
Colfax Pack 595 Cub Scouts weeded and planted flowers as part of their spring community service project at the Whitman Health and Rehab Center. Pictured are, back row left to right: Sam Woodhouse, Dylan Nails, Boy Scout Brady Wuestney, Kelan Becker, and Riley Wuestney. Front row, left to eight: Gavin Hammer, Future Scouts Colby and Andrew Lyman, Nicholas Brandt, and Connor Johnson. Not pictured: were Tommy and Erin Cochrane and Emora Roberson.... Full story
The Miss Oakesdale pageant will be Sunday, May 16, at 4 p.m. in the Oakesdale Gymnasium. Pictured left to right are Britney Radford, Debby Betz, Chloe Rambo, Amanda Tarbuck and Abby Israel. Theme is “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.... Full story
What subjects could local newspapers do a better job covering? “I would like to see more news about sports in small towns. I am from St. John. I know it’s Colfax, but it’s also Whitman County. That should be covered.” Maynard McClintock, Colfax “I think it would be nice to have more coverage on events going on in the summer. But I think you are doing a pretty good job covering what you cover.” Dave Holtzheimer, Colfax “I think the Lewiston paper does a good job.” Craig Gronning, Colfax “I think it covers everything pretty well....
