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Twenty-eight youngsters enjoyed a Lego robotics program at the St. John Library last Wednesday, May 9. Kathy Dawes from the Palouse Discovery Science Center served as leader for the science experience. This was the last Science Club session for this school year. The after school program will return in the fall....
Palouse and Whitman conservation districts, along with the Whitman County office of the Natural Resource Conservation Service, can now accept applications for funding to implement measures aimed at improving water quality. Mary Rosen of the Palouse Conservation District reported Monday thatthe agencies which oversee land around the South Fork of the Palouse River have been selected for funding through the NRCS National Water Quality Initiative. Landowners in the south fork watershed can apply for funding to voluntarily implement conservation...
Chelsea Leachman, Uniontown librarian, will conduct a social media class May 23 at 5 p.m. It will include a brief introduction and demonstration of YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn followed by a more in-depth look into Facebook. Participants are asked to bring personal laptops, tablets or other devices with you to get assistance. Uniontown Library has two public computers with Internet access while free Wi-fi is available both inside and outside the library. Open hours are Wednesday 2:30-6:30 p.m., Fridays 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m....
Jazz band seniors received their farewell Monday night at the band’s concert in the CHS auditorium. From the left are Ryan Conrad, Conrad Geier, Jesse Farmer, Dillon Aeschliman, Misty Skelton, Brandon Soncarty, Ben Campbell, Jeremy Kincheloe, Keaton Moore, Brady Cornelius and Mark Black. Band director Mike Morgan is at right. The band this year won their division competition at the Mt. Hood Community College Jazz festival. Colfax bands also returned with first place trophies in 1997 and 2004.... Full story
Mold Is Hazardous to Home and Health Q: For a few months now, I’ve noticed a mildewy odor in the downstairs bathroom. I keep the bathroom clean, and I even pour a cup of vinegar down the drains once a month, but the odor comes back. For now, I’m using an air freshener to mask the smell, but how can I locate and get rid of it? — Gaia M., Baton Rouge, La. A: That mildew smell is most likely from mold growth. If you can’t visually locate a patch of mildew or mold in the bathroom, such as in lower corners of the wall or the shower, contact a plumb...
Week of May 21-25 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 fajita wraps w/the works, tater tots, fruit Tuesday: Country fried steak, baked potato bar, fruit, whole wheat roll Wednesday: Spikes pizza, garden salad, pineapple, sherbet Thursday: Teriyaki chicken over rice & veggie bowl, fruit, fortune cookie Friday: Hot ham and...
NO SPRAY NOTICE Whitman County Public Works Road Department is requesting any persons in Whitman County wishing to designate a portion of a Whitman County Road right-of-way as a "No-SPRAY" area, please contact the Public Works Office at (509) 397-6206 for information and agreement applications. Verification and confirmation of all existing "NO-SPRAY" areas is necessary. Failure to confirm your "NO-SPRAY" area may result in that area being treated with noxious weed chemicals. Please apply by May 28, 2012 for noxious weed control on all roads,...
How to Choose a Medicare Advantage Plan Dear Savvy Senior, I’ll be 65 in a few months – Medicare enrollment age – and am interested in getting a Medicare Advantage plan to cover my health care and prescription drugs. Can you give me some advice on choosing a plan? Searching Senior Dear Searching, Medicare Advantage plans have become increasingly popular among retirees over the past few years. In fact, around one-fourth of all Medicare recipients – nearly 13 million Americans – are currently enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. Here are some... Full story
Obituaries can be found in the Weekly Pages, Page 4B.... Full story
Washington State Patrol Trooper Jim Retzer of Colfax received the WSP Officer of the Year award for District 4 from WSP Chief John Batiste in an awards ceremony May 10 at the WSP Academy in Shelton. Trooper Retzer was named for the district honor earlier in the year. The event included a fallen officer memorial for 27 troopers who lost their lives in the line of duty.... Full story
Susan Harbour, a member of the 1981 class at Pullman High School, received the top academic award during commencement ceremonies for the 99th Washington State Patrol basic training class. Trooper Harbour attained a 95 percent grade average compared to a class average of 89 percent. She is also a 1986 summa cum laude graduate of the University of Oregon where she was named a first-team All American in 1985. She was inducted into UO hall of fame in 1995. Trooper Harbour, who resides at Mount Vernon, has been assigned for cadet duty at... Full story
Jess Ford of Pullman plans to host a fund raising event for Pullman High Booster Club Saturday at the Zeppoz parking lot on Bishop Blvd. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The agency will donate $20 to the club for every test drive taken during the day. They plan to have a Ford Explorer, Focus, Mustang, F-150, F 350, Fusion, Taurus and Escape at the lot. Called the “Drive One 4 UR School,” the Ford Motor Co. program has generated more the $5 million in donations for high schools around the United States. One test drive is allowed per household and test dri...
Rosalia Julie Pittmann was selected as the second vice regent of the state of Washington Daughters of the American Revolution at the 111th state conference last week in Pasco. The 2,200 members of the state hold annual conferences to congratulate the past year’s scholarship winners and state wide patriotic accomplishments. Julie is a 13-year member of the Esther Reed DAR Chapter in Spokane and the immediate past chaplain of the state DAR. She is the wife of Charles Pittmann of Rosalia. Her projects included chairmanship of the literacy p...
8 years ago May 20, 1887 On Tuesday evening last, about 8 o’clock, Jack Boyd and John Bergen, a couple of rivermen, became involved in a drunken quarrel in front of Cole’s saloon at Palouse City. Bergen drew a long, ugly knife, but Boyd knocked him down before he could use it. A half hour after the fracas, Boyd started for camp. Bergen sprang out at Smith’s livery stable and stabbed him in the abdomen, disemboweling him in a frightful manner. Watchman Callison arrested the murderer and found the deadly weapon, covered with the blood of his v...
Juni Fisher, 2011 Western Music Association Entertainer of the Year, will return to the Empire Theatre Friday, May 18, at 7 p.m. She is also the WMA’s 2011 Female Performer of the Year, and her song, “Yakima,” which is about Yakima Canutt, was designated 2011 Song of the Year. In addition, True West magazine named her the “Best Solo Western Musician” for 2011/2012. Currently living in Tennessee, Fisher performs extensively all over the country. Several of her CDs have won awards. Tekoa’s Empire Theatre, an art deco movie theater that closed... Full story
McCoy Valley Museum at Oakesdale will be open every Saturday from Memorial Day to Labor Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coffee and cookies will be available. Winners of the museum raffle were Shawn Smith, the Wanda Brown quilt; Barbara Berntgen, the big green gorilla; Jeff Robinson, cordless drill, and Dennis Palmer, toy John Deere Tractor. A sign with Hamilton-Brown Shoes and Oakesdale in it was donated to the museum by Terry and Barbara Werle. The sign was found in the Seattle area....
Thrifty Grandmothers Fourteen members were present Monday for the May meeting at the library. During April and May the club donated $5,435 in response to requests including $350 to the Junior Rodeo Association, $325 for emergency glasses and a trip to Spokane, $100 to the Palouse Harmony Chorus, $1,000 to Future Problem Solvers, $1,000 to FCCLA, $500 for the HIV Consortium, $265 for a scout campship, $500 for a trip to the Future Business Leaders of America Conference and $1,000 for swim pool ticket support. The club also donated $300 to help...
Pullman Chamber of Commerce is still accepting applications for the 2012 Farmers’ Market season. Last year more than a dozen vendors gathered each Wednesday to sell plants, produce, bread, herbs and cut flowers. Market manager is Francene Watson. The market began its new season Wednesday with new hours, 3:30 to 6 p.m. Applications are at the chamber office on on-line: www.pullmanchamber.com... Full story
Whitman Hospital Auxiliary's Blue Bird gift shop at the hospital will host an open house May 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. The shop will now sell Bruttles Candy, formerly offered at the Davenport Hotel. All items except the candy will be offered at 20 percent off during the open house and a drawing for a $50 gift certificate is planned....
Amphibians and reptiles from the University of Idaho will visit the Colfax Library today from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Youngsters in grades 1-4 are invited to see frogs, snakes, box turtles and lizards. Remember, Mahlon Kriebel of Garfield will give a presentation on the Steptoe campaign tonight, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the Colfax Library. All branches of Whitman County Library will be closed May 26-28 for Memorial Day weekend. Norma McGregor meeting room is available for public use for all types of events. From receptions and parties to meetings,...
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and Second Harvest will distribute food to those in need next Tuesday, May 22, from 10 a.m. to noon at Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax. Vegetables, fruit and bread will be distributed to anyone in need of food assistance. No appointment or documentation are necessary to receive food. Recipients are asked to bring their own box for food. In addition to the produce, the mobile food bank will also be distributing three-pound beef roasts through the “beef count” program. Arlene Hatley is the Colfax coordinator of...
Thornton Cemetery Preservation Association has received $750 from the Northwest Farm Credit Services Rural Grant program. The grant will be used toward improving facilities at Thornton Cemetery, including a new water pump, storage tank and repairs to a tool shed. The application was submitted in March 2012. Northwest Farm Credit Services received more than five times the usual number of applications from the rural communities they serve. The program provides grants for rural community projects that focus on improving rural communities within...
Dusty Last Wednesday, Dusty B.B. Club held their annual guest luncheon in the Jones Schoolhouse at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds. Approximately 40 members and guests attended the event. Fran Jones presented the program on the history of the Jones family. The next meeting of the club will take place in October. A work day has been scheduled at the Dusty Cemetery for 8 a.m. on Monday, May 21. Workers are asked to bring their weed eaters. The annual meeting of the cemetery will follow the work session. Linda Hennigar was in the Tri-Cities last...
Army National Guard Pvt. Brett A. Ginther, son of June Porter of Lamont, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He underwent nine weeks of training....
Tammy Mendoza of Tekoa is the daughter of Harry and Connie Brandt, and her family lives across the street from her grandparents, Roy and Edith St. John. Born and raised in Tekoa, Tammy returned home after 10 years of teaching in Sunnyside. At Tekoa, she is completing her 10th year teaching sixth grade and is very happy there. At one time she thought she’d like teaching younger children, but she loves teaching middle school students. She finds they are more open and receptive than older students, and they have so many skills. She is also t...
