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Serving Whitman County since 1877
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Pet Peeves Parents who use the library for a daycare service drop-off. Clean the corner of Endicott and Fairgrounds Road. Okeydokes Town festivals where the volunteers work so hard to make everything run smoothly and turn out great. Thanks for all you do. Fresh new paint and look for some of the businesses on Main Street... Very refreshing and appreciate the hard work....
Too often, our sons and daughters tend to look for role models in lofty places and many become disillusioned by the bad behavior of some of them. Worse yet, some try to emulate that comportment. The most admired people tend to be the teachers, neighbors, pastors and bosses who live in our home towns. In 2013, Dr. Susan Krauss Whitbourne, a psychology and brain science professor at the University of Massachusetts, wrote in Psychology Today (PT): “Role models who uphold high ethical or moral v...
I frequently decompress by laying back in my overstuffed recliner as I read the paper. I was doing fine until a sentence in a nationally syndicated column caught my eye and raised my blood pressure. This well known columnist said he didn’t want to understand the conservatives, he simply wanted to defeat them. Wow! So much for finding the middle ground. This ultra adversarial attitude is becoming more and more common. At my family reunion a few months ago, one of my relatives proclaimed she hated those damned Republicans. “I don’t trust anyth...
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS CKM Properties, Old Moscow Road, to Philip and Donna Schatzer, Olympia, 1963 mobile home on SE Professional Mall Blvd., Pullman, $10,000, June 4. CKM to Sue Shell, 1965 58 X 12 mobile home in NW Fisk Street, Pullman, $10,000, June 4. Kun Zhang and Ge Fan, Pullman, to Keith Wigen, Palouse, house on SW Corral Court, Pullman , $340,000, June 4. David and Janet Tarlton, San Luis Obisbo, Calif., to Kip and Kristen Stallcop, Puyallup. house n NW Terre View Drive, Pullman, June 4. Rolbert and Joy Scheidt to Melenie and Jorge...
Gena Jones of Chatillon, Italy, returned home after spending two weeks at the homes of her mother, Fran Jones, and brother, Bryan Jones. Meggie Perron, Gena’s daughter, was a visitor from Burlington, Vermont, where she has been attending the University of Vermont for the past year. On June 11, Fran, Gena, Meggie and Bryan flew to Burlington, where they met with Bruce and Hanna Jones. They all drove to the Boston area to attend the wedding of Bruce and Hanna’s son, Abel Jones, and Marissa Deegan. Monday, June 18, Gena Jones flew from Boston to...
AJ Barndt of Albion received a bachelor of science degree in engineering during spring commencement at George Fox University, Newburg, Ore. Barndt was also among those who earned dean's list recognition for the spring 2018 semester with a grade average of 3.5 or higher on 12 or more credit hours of study....
Rayna Charles of Rosalia also graduated from Whitworth University May 20 in Spokane where she received a degree in elementary education. Her name was unintentionally left off the list of Whitworth graduates published last week....
Liz Smith was born in Omak and her family relocated to Brewster, where she graduated from high school. Liz is married to Brendan Smith, and they have been married for 12 years. They have two children, a son, Kemper, and a daughter, MaKenna. The Smiths are passionate about sharing their home with students from all around the world. Five years ago, Liz saw a friend make a Facebook post about a student from Italy who was looking for a host family. She was immediately drawn to the idea and contacted...
Representatives of the Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation announced short-form applications are being accepted through June 30 from community leaders in the region to apply for more than $250,000 in grants to be awarded by the foundation in 2018. The grants will be distributed later this year to programs that are working to improve the health of individuals and communities in north central Idaho, southeastern Washington and Wallowa County Oregon. The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation was established in 2017 by Idaho Attorney...
Sound of Light set at LaCrosse The Sound of Light with the Palouse Science Discovery Center will come to the LaCrosse Library on Tuesday, July 3, at 10 a.m. and the Uniontown Library on Friday, July 6, at 10:30 a.m. Families and people of all ages are invited to see how energy can be changed from one form to another. In addition, learn about the amazing discoveries that led to Alexander Graham Bell’s invention photophone, a device that allows you to transmit the sound of your voice using light! Whimsy exhibit set for Dahmen The Dahmen Barn July...
A free community safety fair to help children learn first-hand about “stop, drop and roll” and how firefighters put out a fire will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Brelsford WSU Visitor Center, 150 E. Spring St. in Pullman. Families also will get a first-hand look at a police car and drones, speak with a dispatcher and learn about environmental and general health and safety. Pullman Fire Department will coordinate an array of hands-on fire safety activities. Firefighters will lead children and adults through an agility training cou...
After five years and nearly 15,000 tagged butterflies, scientists now have proof that Monarch butterflies migrate from the Pacific Northwest to California in late summer and fall, a journey averaging nearly 500 miles. Most of the tagging was done by citizen scientists and inmates from the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. The prisoners were carefully trained in raising, tagging and releasing Monarchs. The findings were recently published in the Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society. WSU Entomology professor David James s...
Colfax Wednesday, July 4: Closed for the holiday! LaCrosse Tuesday, July 3: Closed for the holiday! Palouse Wednesday, July 4: Closed for the holiday! Pullman Monday, July 2: Salad Bar, fruit, roll, cookie bar. Friday, July 6: Pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, green salad, vegetable, birthday dessert. Rosalia Tuesday, July 3: Pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, green salad, vegetable, birthday dessert....
Nancy Whitesell of Palouse is the new clerk/treasurer in Garfield. She replaced Candi Fisher in late May. Whitesell previously worked in property management in Pullman....
Dear Savvy Senior, Can my Social Security benefits be garnished if I have some outstanding debts? I just turned 62 and would like to start collecting my retirement benefits, but want to find this out before I apply. --Worried Retiree Dear Worried, Whether your Social Security benefits are garnishable or not depends on whom you owe. Banks and other financial creditors, for example, can’t touch your Social Security checks. But if Uncle Sam is collecting on a debt, some of your benefits are fair game. Here’s what you should know. Creditor Pro...
8 years ago The Commoner, June 23, 1893 The distance between Colfax and Pullman was covered on bicycles Wednesday morning at a rate not very much slower than the average time made by the mixed train on the Moscow branch railroad. At 4-o'clock in the morning, D.W. Waske, Fred Waite and Eugene King started their wheels from this city to Pullman. They kept close together, but their bikes sped along with swift and steady motion, except when the descent of a hill allowed their feet to rest. The boys reached Pullman in one hour and 38 minutes. ***...
Thursday, June 28 Colfax – 10:15 to 11 a.m. – Kids’ Nutrition Fun – Plant it, grow it, eat it. Learn about veggies and plant a seed. Malden – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Adult Rock Painting – Create beautiful rock art for your yard or garden. Tekoa – 12 to 1 p.m. – Libraries Rock. – Join local musician, John Elwood, for live music at the library. Rosalia – 3 to 7 p.m. – Flower Show – Enjoy beautiful roses and other treasures from the Rosalia Garden Club. Colton – 6 p.m. – Book Club – Looking for a fresh read and fun conversation? Join the book clu...
Dixie Lee Brannon, 71, a longtime resident of Colfax, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at the Sacred Heart Providence Medical Center in Spokane. Memorial Services will be Friday, June 29th, at 11:00 am at the Colfax United Methodist Church with graveside services following in the Colfax Cemetery. Dixie was the second of three children born to Charlie and Ima Lee Harrah Boyle. She entered this world on September 15, 1946, in Spokane, Wash. The family moved to Deer Park when... Full story
Royall Keith Brown, 81, died at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, Calif., June 10, 2018. He had been a resident of West Covina for 45 years. Prior to that time he worked for the State Water Rights Board while attending Stanford University, where he received a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Engineering. After graduating from Stanford he worked in the Aerospace Industry on various projects including the Saturn 5 launch vehicle used for the Apollo Program. During that time he also... Full story
Allen George (Lenny) Lyden, husband of Cindy (Dechenne), passed away June 24, 2018, in Spokane. He was 75. He was born on December 19, 1942, to George and Elizabeth (Donahoe) Lyden in Spokane. A full obituary will be posted in next week's paper. Bruning Funeral Home is caring for the family.... Full story
Questions 1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How many missions did the space shuttles fly during the history of the space program? 2. LITERATURE: Who wrote the sci-fi novel “The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress”? 3. SCIENCE: What is an example of sublimation? 4. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of Belgium? 5. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What does the word “hippopotamus” mean? 6. HISTORY: Which country was the last to abolish slavery? 7. MUSIC: How many valves does a trumpet have? 8. MYTHOLOGY: What is the name of the Greek goddess of agriculture? 9. FIRSTS: Who was the first A...
