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To view obituaries, please visit the Weekly Pages section for 5/31/2012, page C4.... Full story
Top Senior-Friendly Cellphones Dear Savvy Senior What types of simple cellphones can you recommend to seniors that are easy to use, without all the bells and whistles? My 77-year-old mother has had a cell phone for two years but never uses it because she finds it too confusing. Shopping For Mom Dear Shopping, While smartphones garner most of the attention in the mobile phone world today, there are still a number of companies that offer simplified cellphones that are specifically designed for boomers and seniors who want one for the primary purp...
The Oakesdale class of 2012 has named Danielle Jones and Kaela Dewan as valedictorians of the senior class. Danielle is the daughter of David and Melody Jones, and Kaela is the daughter of George and Angy Dewan. Jones plans to attend Spokane Community College to study accounting. Dewan will attend Eastern Washington University to study Occupational Therapy. Jeffrey DeGon was named salutatorian of the senior class. Jeffrey is the son of Steve and Mary DeGon. He will attend Eastern Washington University to study education.... Full story
Morgan Willson, daughter of Craig Willson and Lisa and Jim Retzer of Colfax, is valedictorian of the Colfax High School class of 2012. She has been involved in National Honor Society of which she was president during her senior year, Knowledge Bowl and Colfax High Service League where she was homecoming chairman. She has participated in varsity cross country, basketball, track and field and volleyball. Morgan will attend Whitworth University where she plans to study kinesiology and psychology. Arik Laubach, son of Evan and Janine Laubach, is...
Oakesdale 4H members recently painted the bleachers at the baseball field as a community service project. Those participating were Tyler Bober, Miranda Orton, Shawn Bober, Madilyn Bartlett, Malcolm Combs, Morgan Combs, Katrina Rose, Margarita Humphries, Logan Reed and LouEllen Reed....
Wartel, Anderson Rhys, was born May 15, 2012, at seven pounds, nine ounces, to Ken and Angela Wartel of Lewiston, Idaho. Paternal grandparents are Ken and Gerri Wartel of Rutherford, N.J. Maternal grandparents are Laurie White of Boise, Idaho, and Marvin and Carolyn Karn of Clio, S.C. The baby joins sisters Shelbie, 13, Siera, 11, Gia, 2, and brother Brandon, 16. Shelton, Attalie Raylynn, was born May 18, 2012, at eight pounds, 11 ounces, to Colt and Katie Shelton of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Sky & Karri Shelton of Ellensburg.... Full story
The Christian life is a new beginning. Old things are passed away and we are new creatures in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17). The apostle Paul teaches us how to put on the new self or life in Colossians chapter three. In chapter 3 Paul shows how the resurrection of Christ relates to the believer. Our future is dependent upon the resurrection of Christ so we are to relinquish our pre-salvation thoughts, speech, and behavior in order to live the post-resurrection life Christ has for us. Jesus liberated us from legalism so Colossians 3:1-17 teaches... Full story
NOTICE OF MEETING WHITMAN COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Notice is hereby given that the 2012 County Board of Equalization will convene at 10:45 a.m. on July 16, 2012, in the Whitman County Commissioners' Chambers, 400 N. Main Street, Colfax, Washington, and will continue in session and adjourn from time to time for a period of not less than three (3) days, and not to exceed twenty-eight (28) days. Meetings will be held on August 6, and August 20, 2012 and at other times as required, to publicly examine and equalize the assessments extended in...
Pullman Civic Theatre’s summer production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, will open July 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Nye Street Theatre. Other performances will be July 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees will be July 22 and 29 at 2 p.m. The play is adapted from the classic children’ s novel by C.S. Lewis and directed by Penny Gonzales. Four siblings cross from war ravaged England into a magical land of adventure and fantastic creatures. Advance tickets are $12 for evenings and $10 for matinees. Tickets can be pur...
Inland Northwest Broadcasting is looking for volunteers to serve as judges for the Relay for Life karaoke contest Friday evening, July 13, during the Whitman County Relay for Life in Colfax. The contest is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. and is expected to last about two hours. For more information call the Inland Broadcasting office in Moscow....
Photos from regional photographers will be on display in the Hay Loft Gallery at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown June 2 - 24. This is an annual invitational exhibit and includes images of the Dahmen Barn and the Palouse region in both color and black and white with some produced on canvas. The opening reception will be held on Saturday, June 2, from 1 to 3 p.m....
Whitman County Library’s sixth annual Teen and Adult Summer Reading will start June 1 and continue August 31. Teens are invited to read, participate online and take part in special events offered throughout the county this summer. Special events include a henna temporary tattoo workshop, a spy-training program and late nights at the library. Teens in junior high and high school will be entered for every hour of reading for the countywide grand prize and weekly drawings. The countywide teen grand prize for 2012 is an iPod Nano. Adult r... Full story
Son born to Hennigars A boy was born to Charly and Shelby Hennigar of Colfax last Thursday, May 24, 2012, at Pullman Regional Hospital. Named Ty Charles, he weighed nine pounds, nine ounces at birth. Grandparents are Jerry and Susie Hennigar and Scott and Rhonda Pittman, all of Colfax. Great-grandmothers are Betty Bird, Colfax, and Francene Filan, Hay. Ty joins Trace, 7; Trent, 6, and Lola, 4. Jackson, Springfield welcome son Talisin Emrys Nightshade was born March 28, 2012, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center at seven pounds, four ounces,... Full story
Roadside philosopher Pamala Clift will be at the Colfax Library next Wednesday, June 6, at 6:30 p.m. for an interactive presentation, “Virtual Isn’t Going Away!” Using insights gathered from her recently released book, “The Virgin’s Handbook on Virtual Relationships,” Clift will explain how we can assist young people in integrating the virtual world of social media with the pressures of today’s world. Books will be available for purchase at this presentation. Learn how to make bracelets out of old t-shirts on Wednesday, June 6, from 3:30-4:3... Full story
Coelle Hope Smith and Christopher Andrew Kirkpatrick plan a September wedding in Madison, Wis. She is the daughter of Dr. Gregg and Linda Smith of New Glarus, Wis., and he is the son of Allen and Kristie Kirkpatrick of Colfax and Bobby and Kim Williams of Elk Grove, Calif. Coelle graduated from the University of Iowa with a master’s degree in nursing and is now a pediatric intensive care nurse at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Christopher graduated from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and will start his r...
Charles and Diane Shanafelt, Sioux City, Iowa, announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Shanafelt, Madison, S.D., to Greg Biagi of Madison, son of Robert and Debbie Biagi of Colfax. A graduate of Dakota State University, the bride-to-be is a first grade teacher in Brandon, S.D. Biagi attended Dakota State University and is now co-owner of Baseline Construction in Madison. A June wedding is planned....
Dusty Blake and Carmen Heaton flew to Phoenix last week to attend the eighth grade graduation of their granddaughter, Miss Blayke, daughter of Christopher and Erika Heaton. Kim and Cindy Pitts spent Memorial Day weekend in Boise with grandchildren Kellen, Becket and Willa and their parents, Jen and Ryan Hammons. They attended grandson Kellen’s kindergarten graduation, complete with mortarboards, Thursday. David and Phyllis Stueckle spent Thursday and Friday in Portland at the home of their daughter’s family, Karen and Larry Light. They att... Full story
Dusty Visitors at the Dick Appel’s for W.S.U. graduation, were Barb and Bruce Wollstein, Lacey, and Beth and David Lohrmeyer, Seattle. Joanne Wollstein graduated in nutrition. Guests for the U. of I. graduation were Bob, Deb and Alyssa Stavig, Hockinson. Jessica Stavig graduated Summa Cum Laude in elementary education and Spanish. Joining them was Jessica’s friend Kyle. Guests at the Appel home for Mother’s Day were Bob, Deb, Alyssa and Jessica Stavig, Hockinson; Kyle; Eric, Shannon, Connor, Christopher, Sarah, Kyle and Sidney Appel, Dusty... Full story
Linda Shea did not take a direct route to Whitman County from Portland, where she was born and raised. She majored in theology at Seattle University, and her first job was in religious education at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Federal Way. While there, she earned an MA in religious education. After three years in the convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, she knew that her faith was important, but she wasn’t suited for the convent. Her next adventure was a job in a fish company and as director of music and liturgy at St. Anthony P...
LACROSSE/HAY Officers elected at the LaCrosse Community Pride board meeting were Scooter Lyle president, Tedd Nealy vice president in charge of fund raising, Randy Myklebust co-vice president in charge of public relations and Gary Wargo secretary. Plans for the upcoming store building dedication are being made. Sheet rock has been installed and the separate areas are taking shape. Kristie Kirkpatrick and Peggy Bryan from the Whitman County library were guests and presented a “Friends of the Library” award to the LaCrosse Community Pride boa...
W. Bruce Cameron Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2007. The invention of the laptop computer has meant that in all sorts of unlikely situations — on buses, at picnic tables, in school — we can pretend to be working. “Why don’t you go over to your sister’s house and help her move her piano?” my mother wants to know. “Can’t,” I grunt, showing her my laptop, angling it so the solitaire game is hidden from her view. “Working.” I’m not going over to my sister’s to move her piano because it’s fruitless. The unfortunate... Full story
Two local girls have qualified to compete in the National Junior High Rodeo in Gallup, N.M., June 19-30. This will be the eighth annual junior high finals. They competed in the state finals May 19-20 in Kennewick. Callie Rae Marker, daughter of J.E. and Valerie Marker of Colfax, will compete in ribbon roping and goat tying. She is a seventh grader at Jennings Junior High in Colfax. Tommi Sue Swannack, daughter of Tom and Holly Swannack of Sprague, has qualified in goat tying, breakaway roping, ribbon roping and target shooting. A seventh... Full story
The History Channel • On June 11, 1509, King Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon, the first of six wives he will have in his lifetime. When Catherine failed to produce a male heir, Henry divorced her against the will of the Roman Catholic Church. • On June 15, 1877, Henry Ossian Flipper, born a slave in Thomasville, Ga., in 1856, becomes the first black cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Flipper was never spoken to by a white cadet during his four years at West Point. • On June 16, 1884,... Full story
Whitman County Parks has hired R Designs of Moscow to create layouts for 13 interpretive Wayfinding signs for the Palouse Scenic Byway. The kiosk-like signs will be posted at 13 locations along the route, highlighting local sights to see and half-day trips from each place. R Designs is on contract through May of next year although County Parks Director Tim Myers hopes to wrap the project before then. “We’d like to get them in place by late summer or fall,” he said. Dimensions of the signs are y...
A posting of veterans memorial flags and a ceremony conducted by the Colfax FFA chapter keyed the Memorial Day observance in Colfax Monday morning. The chapter this year posted 239 flags at the cemetery. The flags are donated by veteran’s families, and each flag is mounted with the respective veteran’s name and service branch. The collection increased by 10 flags this year. Veterans in attendance were assigned honor seats and gave a salute during the flag ceremony. Hoisting the colors were Chad Aeschliman and Christopher Appel while Craig Wil...
