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Business opportunity, Request For Proposals The Whitman County Auditor is seeking applicants to contract for the operation of a vehicle/vessel license sub-agency business in the Pullman area. Applicants are required to submit a written business proposal addressing specific subject areas, and agree to a background check. Your proposal will be part of a competitive replacement process. An outline of the subject areas to be addressed in the business plan is available at the Whitman County Auditor’s office, and may be accessed on-line at w...
Dorothy R. McRae Dorothy R. McRae, 96, died May 17, 2016, in Tekoa. Born Sept. 17, 1919, in Dayton, to Harry and Grace (Terry) Davis, she grew up in Dayton and graduated from high school. She enjoyed enjoyed riding horses and served as a Dayton Days Queen. On April 26, 1946, she married Bill McRae and over the years they resided in Walla Walla, Milton-Freewater and for most of their lives, Pomeroy. McRae was a station agent for the Union Pacific Railroad. She loved to garden, and the McRae home always had an abundance of fruits, vegetables and... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner May 22, 1891 The charges have been made, at Pullman and at other places, that Colfax was the instigator of the contest now begun against the location of the agricultural college at Pullman, and was abetting North Yakima in the suit. These are not true, at least so far as can be ascertained among the leading citizens of Colfax, who confess utter ignorance of anything which would lead to the circulation of such reports. If there is any ground for such charges it must be attributed to the utterances of “several u... Full story
Junior Recital at Baylor School of Music February, 2016. Lindsay Webber, a member of the Colfax High School class of 2013 who has studied vocal performance for the past three years at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, will present a vocal benefit recital Sunday, June 5, at 6 p.m. at Colfax High School auditorium. The daughter of Jon and Angie Webber of Colfax, she has been accepted to attend an intensive vocal training session in Lucca, Italy, from June 30 to July 27. Although it will not apply...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Scott William Cron, 26, and Christy Lynn Becker, 26, both Moscow, May 4. Preston Dee Moore, 24, Colfax, and Rachael Esther Pierce, 23, Pullman, May 5. Jonathan Edward Schuh, 30, and Alyssa Ruth Moyer, 29, both Pullman, May 6. Chad Nicklas Gilbertson, 24, and Anna Gabrielle A Delgado, 25, both Pullman, May 6. Cameron Lee Heusser, 41, Garfield, and Jennifer Paige Marcos, 46, Palouse, May 6. Hayden Paul Garfield, 24, and Kaylee Myler, 20, both Moscow, May 10. Victor Paul Small, 23, and Kelly Ann Nansen, 25, both Pullman, May 11....
Pullman Regional Hospital and Whitman Hospital & Medical Center have again received 5-Star Ratings by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) based on the latest Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data. This is the highest ranking a hospital can receive. Only 168 hospitals in the nation received the ranking as part of the April 2016 report.... Full story
AT ST. JOHN SCHOOL: Monday: Memorial Day - No School! Tuesday: Egg salad sandwich, veggie tray, oranges and grapes. Wednesday: Taco burger, Mexi fries, fruit tray. Thursday: Chicken nuggets, green salad, fruit tray, roll. Friday: Hot dogs, chips, celery with peanut butter, watermelon. AT TEKOA SCHOOL: Monday: Memorial Day - No School! Tuesday: Beef patty, WG bun, baby carrots, french fries, pickles, onion, shredded lettuce, orange slices. Wednesday: Sausage patty, WG muffin, sweet potato chunks, tossed salad, pears. Thursday: Taco boat, salsa,...
Eighth graders (from the left) Trey Fleming, TJ Harder and Lauren Stubbs of the LaCrosse FFA chapter were unanimously voted first place in the 2016 Washington FFA Hall of Chapters competition. They were interviewed and judged on display, content and approachability. They will now represent Washington state at the 2016 National FFA Convention and Expo next October at Indianapolis....
Thirty-one people came for lunch in Spokane on Tuesday, May 10, for the spring alumni reunion. The next luncheon will be Tuesday, August 9. FRONT: Sandra Hubbard Conti (1956), Ellen Dickerman Adams (1966), Margo Durham Peebles (1966), Carol Haxton Rubin (1960), Corrine Lowe (1966), Linda McSweeney Johnson (1966). BACK: Mary Ann Kissler Wigen (1966), Florence Perrie Teitrick (1956), Elaine Saruer Olson (1959), Jayne Carson Reynolds (1962), Barbara Long Martin (1953), Marilyn Vannice Ray (1959).... Full story
Vicki Hatley's Daycare Kids enjoyed a special storytime with the Whitman County Library Reading Bear. In back, from the left, WCL Librarian Nichole Kopp, Hailey Vandenbark, Queenie Mayer, Addison Watkins, Sam Wells and WCL Reading Bear. In front, from the left, are Jeremiah Appel, Isaiah Appel, Brooke Vandenbark, Stone Mayer, Hadley Roberts, Luke Wells and Sage Lindbo. Friends of Whitman County Library collected $1,058.69 in coins during the 2016 Penny Drive in celebration of National Library... Full story
Twelve Colton students earned all-A grades to top the honor roll for the third quarter. They include Rachel Meyer and Zoe Moser, seniors; Brady Chadwick, Valentina Olaya-Chaverra, Kendyl Druffel and Peter Schultheis, juniors; Georgia Meyer, sophomore; Jordyn Moehrle, Emily Schultheis and Luke Vining, freshmen; Kian Anderson, eighth grade, and Addyson Purnell, seventh grade. Earning high honors with grade averages of 3.4 to 3.99 were Macy Bishop, Carter Dahmen, Courtney Devorak, MaryAnn Jacobs, Mackenzie Kimberling and Luke Moore, seniors;...
The McGregor Company will award "Standing Tall for American Agriculture" scholarships to 10 local high school seniors this spring. The long-time regional family farm supply business has now provided 109 scholarships over a 14-year period to talented young future agricultural leaders in 53 rural communities of the Inland Northwest. “We believe in encouraging young people to become future agricultural leaders—on the farm, in field research, in agricultural education and communication and in the farm service world. Talented, dedicated young peo...
Rosalia sophomore class hosted a “Canvas Café Night” at Rosalia High School on Friday night. Residents came to paint the town of Rosalia landscape with step-by-step instruction from a professional artist. Pictured from left to right are Wyatt Griner, Hannah Beach and Gensen Merritt.... Full story
Holdan M. Druffel of Colton will receive a Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Business Management at Oregon State University's 147th commencement June 11, in Reser Stadium. Pullman students who will receive OSU degrees include Wen Chu, Master of Science in Mathematics, and Rebecca E. Kloster, Master of Science in Civil Engineering....
The new pastor and family at Rosalia's Assembly of God are Pastor Pat Atchison, wife Marcy and children Chelsea, 17, and Cameron, 14. Pastor Atchison came to Rosalia Dec. 31 after serving 17 years as an associate pastor at the Assembly of God Church in Omak. The Atchisons follow the Rev. Stewart and Sandi Nereim, who retired after more than 20 years of service to the church. They have moved to Spokane....
Official kickoff for the 28th annual national Lentil Festival will be June 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Chipman & Taylor Chevrolet in Pullman when the 2016 festival poster will be unveiled. Kurt Snyder of Salida, Colo., won the design competition for the poster. He also designed the 2014 poster. Snyder, who won $1,500 for the winning design entry, is expected to be on hand June 2 to sign posters, souvenir T-shirts and other merchandise which will all be available for purchase. Live music by Andru Gomez, an Indie Americana musician and songwriter from...
The team from Tekoa High School placed first in the 2016 Washington State Envirothon Competition at Fields Spring State Park in Anatone May 19. They earned additional “best test” awards in the Aquatic Ecology and Wildlife categories. Team members, left to right, are TaShanna Schneider, Ben Zimmerman, Mike Greybeck, Ryan Burtchett, Kynlee Dub and Darin Jenneskens. Teams from all over Washington arrived May 18 for afternoon registration followed by an informative hike through the park. Stu...
The branch librarians of 1947 gather for a photo. Pictured are, front row: Mrs. McKenzie, Almota; Mrs. Shields, Pine City; Mrs. Van Tine, Penewawa; Mrs. Wilbourn, Riparia and Mrs. Holway, Palouse. Back row, Mrs. Armstong, LaCrosse; Mrs. Redman, library board, Palouse; Mrs. Bradley, Elberton; Mrs. Warwick, Tekoa; Miss Bowles, county librarian and Mr. Hughes, Winona.... Full story
EWU choir will sing at Empire Tekoa's Empire Theatre will present "Springtime Measures: Music Treasures" with the Eastern Washington University choir under the direction of Dr. Randel Wagner. They will perform a collection of 16 pieces from several Broadway musicals, as well as some international pieces. Among the selections will be "Me" from Beauty & the Beast, "Danny Boy" from Old Irish Air and "Watch What Happens" from Newsies. Pianist and coach Carolyn Jess and collaborative pianist Yi-chun Chen will be assisting the choir. The show will...
Pullman's National Lentil Festival this week issued its annual call for recipe entry for the 22nd annual Legendary Lentil Cook-off, presented by USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council. Every year, the cook-off receives recipes that use lentils. In 2015 they received 109 recipes from 24 states, Canada, and even the United Kingdom, according to Alexandria Anderson, festival director. The top five finalists will be invited to prepare their recipes at the festival. These will be tasted by a panel of Celebrity Judges and by the first 100 festival goers. The... Full story
Twenty-four teams of college entrepreneurs and five Washington high school teams presented their innovations in the 14th annual Business Plan Competition April 23-24, hosted by WSU's Carson College of Business. The college student bio-tech startup, Engage, walked away with the first place award of $15,000, while BPR Homeowner services, a team from Mead High School in Spokane, won the high school award of $5,000. The professional and academic judges evaluated teams on their solutions to customer problems, marketing and sales strategies,...
Dusty Oscar and Brian Broeckel spent a Sunday in Hay visiting with old friends and former saddle mates at the campsite of the Gentlemen on Horseback. Both Broeckels were participants in the annual ride for many years. Approximately 50 full-time riders are taking part this year. Art Sager joined the Gentlemen on Horseback ride Wednesday. They spent the week in Hay riding to a different location each day. Sager estimated they rode about 18 miles the day he joined them. They had a camp cook who served breakfast, packed a lunch for them to take... Full story
Whitman County Library branch managers are pictured following their spring 2016 meeting. Top, left to right: Petra Klander, Uniontown; Clancy Pool, St. John; Holly Meyer, Colton; Bev Pearce, Palouse; Rita Ackerman, Farmington; Diane Harp, Tekoa; Marcy Campbell, Rosalia/Malden; Tia Langston, Endicott. Bottom, left to right: Tami Schwartz, LaCrosse; Catalina Flores, Colfax; Sarah Anderson, Garfield; Lynn Flaharty, Albion; Shanna Jackman, Oakesdale; Kristie Kirkpatrick, library director. In 1944,...
Marcy Campbell, librarian for Whitman County Library's Rosalia branch, accepts the donated book from Rosalia Garden Club President Mary Ann Bowman. The club donated "The Frightened Frog," published by National Garden Clubs, Inc. It is an environmental tale for young readers to introduce the importance of amphibians and some of the issue they face in the 21st century. The Rosalia Club joined garden clubs across the nation in donating the book to a local library....
Ferguson Gazette intern reporter Dates on food can be confusing – sell by, use by and best by – and government officials claim to be here to help. According to KIRO 7 News, there is new legislation moving through Congress which aims to establish a national standard for dates on food labels. The goal is to ensure labeling on food is more clear so consumers are able to know exactly when a product would lose its quality or when it should be thrown out. This legislation would attempt to make clear on the label when the item is at its peak qua...
