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Donald Horace Wride A memorial service for Donald H. Wride, 83, will be on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, at 11 a.m. at the Garfield Christian Church, Garfield. Rev. King Rockhill and Phil Weagraff will officiate the service. A private family inurnment will follow at the Garfield Cemetery. Mr. Wride died Monday evening, Aug. 16, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax. Born Jan. 19, 1927, near Garfield, to Robert and Edna Trimblen Wride. Don attended a country school and later attended Garfield schools and graduated with the Garfield class... Full story
Palouse Area Therapeutic Horsemanship, a program for people with physical, mental and emotional disabilities, will begin its 2010 fall sessions Sept. 14. PATH is a community service program of the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine and has been serving the region for 30 years. The first of two five-week sessions will run from Sept. 14 through Oct. 14, and the second will be Oct. 19-Nov. 18. Classes will be Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 5:30 to 7. An orientation meeting for new volunteers will be 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30, in... Full story
Carpenter, Connor James, born Aug. 11, 2010, at eight pounds, two ounces, to Brandon and Sarah Carpenter of Harvard, Idaho. Paternal grandparents are Ike and Linda Carpenter, Potlatch. Maternal grandparents are Barry Carr, Potlatch, and Jeanette and Paul Montgomery, Princeton, Idaho. The baby joins one brother, Logan, 2 1/2. Flansburg, Lauren Patricia, born Aug. 9, 2010, at seven pounds, nine ounces, to Aaron and Nicole Flansburg of Palouse. Paternal grandparents are Doug and Pat Flansburg, Palouse. Maternal grandparents are Steve Zimmer,... Full story
Ben Schaffer of Farmington won the Palouse Empire Fair wrist band this year from the Whitman County Library for top finisher and perfect attendance in Farmington’s Summer Reading Program. Farmington storytime meets Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Teen Club will start Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. Farmington library hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 to 6 p.m....
LaCrosse LaCrosse Community Pride Grocery Store has officially become a State of Washington Corporation. An application has been filed with the IRS. for non profit status which will provide tax deductions for donors. A decision has been made to install a new roof on the store building. Five separate roofing companies determined the roof was beyond repair. This project will be completed before winter weather prevents installation. A cleanup day involving the store basement has been scheduled for Friday, Aug. 27. The awning will also be removed a...
Dusty Approximately 300 friends and family attended the outdoor wedding and reception Saturday of Katy Tellessen, daughter of Dave and Kathy Tellessen of Spokane, and Justin Heaton, son of Blake and Carmen Heaton of Dusty. The ceremony was performed in a gazebo specially built for the couple by the bride’s father, and situated on the lawn outside the home of the groom’s parents. Gifts for the bridal couple were placed in the bed of a ‘48 Dodge pickup owned and restored by Dwayne Normington, Hay, who also built a wagon to hold cards. In her b... Full story
Rosalia Rosalia’s fair queen candidate Mattie Eberle began selling wristbands for the Palouse Empire Fair last week at the Texaco Station. Helping Mattie sell tickets were sisters Reginnah and Lynsey and Don Kackman. Rosalia Association for Community Enrichment (RACE) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Northwest Area Foundation, based in St. Paul, Minn., for projects to improve the community. RACE is a non-profit organization that has worked to enhance the community through volunteer w...
Alternative Travel Accommodations for Seniors on the Go Dear Savvy Senior My wife and I love to travel, but hotel costs eat up our budget so fast we can’t stay as long, or go as often as we’d like to. I’ve heard that there are various alternative lodging options that offer free or low-cost accommodations to seniors. What can you tell us about this? Retired Travelers Dear Retired It’s true! You can save lots of money when you travel by skipping pricey hotels and opting for an alternative form of lodging. Here are some different options to cons...
Do you need to get control of your cholesterol or high blood pressure? Do you have diabetes? Maybe your blood sugars are inching up and you have been told you are “pre-diabetic?” If you answered yes, WHMC has a registered dietitian on staff who can work with you to develop a nutrition plan tailored to your individual needs. Outpatient nutrition services offers education and counseling to adults and children to meet individual needs including, but not limited to, congestive heart failure, diabetes, eating disorders, failure to thrive, food all...
Adults and teens who have read three books this summer still have time to turn in their summer reading forms and be entered in the grand prize drawings. The teen drawing will be Aug. 27 at noon. The teen prize pack includes $20, a t-shirt and a ticket to the Aug. 28 sprint boat races and a $25 gift certificate for the St. John Salon. Grown-ups have until Sept. 1 to turn in their reviews for a chance to pamper themselves at Moments Spa, Ala Carte Deli and the St. John Salon. The St. John library will distribute a small collection of give-away...
Aug. 30 - Sept. 3, 2010 At Endicott School: Monday: Chickwich, fries, watermelon. Tuesday: Macaroni and Cheese, salad, pears, roll. Wednesday: Tacos, peaches, maple bar. Thursday: Hot dogs or coneys, baked beans, cantaloupe. Friday: Sloppy Joes, corn, fruit tray. At LaCrosse School: Monday: Turkey sub sandwich, chips, strawberries, ice cream. Tuesday: Corndog, pork and beans, grapes, carrot sticks. Wednesday: Pizza pocket or ham and cheese pocket, corn, orange wedge, frosted Graham cracker. Thursday: Chicken-wich, lettuce salad, banana, fresh... Full story
Lamont Kathy Shields, Mary Catherine Ruud and Lottie Harding drove to Deer Park on Sunday to visit Billie Jo and Tim Davison. They visited Clayton where the Clayton-Deer Park Historical Society was hosting an exhibit and display of paintings, photos and words of Leno Prestin, the artist who lived his life in Clayton. Next they drove on to Loon Lake where their historical society had also hosted a display of Prestini art and life. They ended the day with dinner at Sherri’s at Hastings Road. Con and Janet Lamparter of Spokane entertained family a... Full story
Births Blankenship daughter born A girl, Cady Gail, was born Aug. 19, 2010, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, to Amanda and Phil Blankenship. Maternal grandparents are Kathy Bell, Colfax and the late Fred Bell. Paternal grandparents are Scott and Cathy Blankenship, Washtucna. Weighing eight pounds, one ounce at birth, the baby joins siblings Madison and Brady. On Campus ART A Fine Arts Faculty Focus Exhibition featuring works by Ross Coates will be Aug. 26 to Sept. 25 at the WSU Museum of Art with an opening reception Sept. 1,...
Kayla Richter, daughter of Mark and Kathleen Richter of Endicott, and Elijah Tomlinson, son of Kelly Tomlinson of Modesto, Calif., were married Saturday, June 12, on a meadow overlooking the ocean at Otter Rock in a late afternoon ceremony. The Rev. Steve Bretveld from First Baptist Church of Colfax officiated. Decorations included white lawn chairs with navy bows and hot pink flower balls on shepherd hooks lining the aisle. Given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a strapless, floor length, white gown with a gathered bodice featuring...
Alisha Cardwell and Michael Scholz will be married Sept. 19 on the grounds at Touchet High School in Touchet. Alisha is the daughter of Harvey and Laree Cardwell of Touchet. She attended Walla Walla Community College and Yakima Valley Community College where she graduated with a degree in veterinary technology. Michael is the son of Todd and Roxanne Scholz of Colfax. He attended Walla Walla Community College where he graduated with a degree in diesel technology. He is employed full time by Milhorn Farms in Worley, Idaho, where he works as a...
Dahmen Barn in Uniontown will host its fourth annual harvest festival Sept. 5 from 11 to 4. The event includes a pie baking contest with apple and apple combinations featured. Prizes will be given for first and second places in each flavor division. Two pies must be entered by 8:30 a.m., Sept. 5. Pie a la mode will be served after the contest. A straw bale sculpture contest will feature large-scale sculptures in the field adjacent to the highway. Entries must be in place no later than Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. Dahmen Barn will provide the... Full story
One thing that Shannon Ashworth missed when she moved from Moses Lake to Rosalia in 2006 was the abundance of fresh produce at her fingertips. While she still likes to hit the farmers’ market when she visits Moses Lake, she has learned where to find things locally. “It takes a little time when you move into a new area, but you can find where the produce is,” she noted. Shannon worked as a Certified Nurses Assistant for 15 years. She worked at a doctor’s office in Moses Lake until the town gr...
Betty Jordan gives a special birthday greeting to her uncle, Ralph Walker, at his 100th birthday party in Community Pride Senior Living at St. John Sunday. Mr. Walker turns the century mark this Saturday. A well-rounded life depends on two things, according to Ralph Walker: square meals and square dancing. Mr. Walker will turn 100 years old Saturday, and he attributes his longevity to eating right and tapping his toes. “Any time you’re in a crowd and you hear music, get up and dance,” he told the Gazette at a birthday celebration last Sunda...
Paving is scheduled to begin next week on the Wawawai-Pullman Road along Union Flat Creek. Whitman County Public Works Director Mark Storey said paving is scheduled to begin next Wednesday on about seven miles of the road from its intersection with State Route 194 to the top of Wawawai Canyon at Smith Road. Poe Asphalt of Pullman earlier was awarded the repaving job on two contracts totaling $1,210,300. The project was split into two bid segments to ease county compliance with federal funding requirements....
Commissioners of the Port of Whitman County will decide soon if they want to get paid for serving on the board. State law allows commissioners of port districts that take in more than $1 million in annual revenue to draw $200 per month compensation. Last year, the port hit the $1 million mark, and the agency expects to top it again this year. Commissioners at their meeting last Thursday, Aug. 19, decided to table a decision on whether or not to allow themselves to take the pay. If passed, the resolution would allow each commissioner to make an...
A new electrical reader board for the Colfax School District has been erected in front of Colfax High School. The new reader board is a student-funded, student-voted project. It will replace an aging, manual reader board which is located in the 500 block of N. Main Street. The Associated Student Body has been working for three years to get such a project completed, according to Cathy Landers, ASB advisor. This past school year, students voted to purchase the reader board. A committee of students spent part of last year researching different rea...
Garfield’s Dave Ulrick is stepping into retirement after more than 30 years of volunteering and working for the town. “He’s Mr. Garfield. He’s just been fabulous over the years,” said Garfield City Clerk Annie Pillars. Ulrick, who has been the city public works supervisor since 1995, will work his last day Aug. 31. His public retirement party will be Aug. 29 at 5 p.m. in the town park. Since moving to Garfield in 1973, Ulrick has been a farmer, volunteer fire fighter, a town councilman, the town marshal and public works director. “He’s a g...
If you had to choose, what would you rather eat - Iowa eggs or Gulf Coast shrimp? John Weitmann, Colfax “That’s a loaded question, isn’t it? I guess I could cook the eggs long enough to get rid of the salmonella. I don’t know how long you’d have to cook a shrimp to get rid of the oil.” Daniel Tate, Colfax “I’d probably say shrimp. I despise shrimp, but I figure you could wash off the oil. They can wash oil off penguins.” Cole Klaveano, Steptoe “I guess the Iowa eggs. I think the oil would mess up your system.” Bruce Davidson, Colfax “I’d...
These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated. School signups underway Two days of registration will conclude at Colfax schools today, Thursday. Registration will be from 3:30 to 7:30 for both buildings. Jennings Elementary and Junior High anticipates 430 students will be enrolled over the next two days. Projected registration at Colfax High School is 215 students. School pictures will be ta... Full story
New School Year Earlier this year in the wake of a failed levy, board members and the superintendent of Colfax’s School District took the brunt of negative feedback. The problems are real and should not be glossed over. But, it is important to acknowledge the efforts being made to restore trust and improve communication among staff and community. Monday night the school board and administrators discussed specific plans to improve confidence and open wide the channels of communication. A few of those plans include open forums; one on one b...
