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Kimberly Hinnenkamp of Colfax graduated from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in May. On opening night of the Cornish College of the Arts fine arts exhibition, she sold many of her one-of-a-kind food sculpture pieces and was contacted by the Tacoma Art Museum to participate in an experimental project pairing glass and non-glass artists. She has also been contacted by the Food Art Collection gallery in Seattle to open a solo exhibition in the near future and will have several sculpture pieces on display...
Thursday, July 4 All fourteen branches of Whitman County Library are closed for Independence Day, but our website, ebooks, Lynda: online training, and Mango Languages are always available for your convenience. Endicott & Albion – 4th of July Parade – Join the library in celebrating at these local towns. Friday, July 5 Uniontown – 10:30 a.m. – Constellations – Make constellation viewers and a galaxy bottle to take home! Malden – 12:30 to 2 p.m. – Caregiver Support Group – Resources and support for those caring for loved ones. St. John – 1 p....
Dear Savvy Senior, I recently received a strange call from a Social Security employee. He told me my Social Security number had been suspended because it was involved in a crime, and that I needed to reactivate it and secure my bank funds by withdrawing them and putting them on gift cards. Is this a scam? Worried Rita Dear Rita, Yes. It’s actually known as the “Social Security imposter scam” and it’s becoming a widespread problem in the U.S. The Federal Trade Commission has received more than 76,000 reports about this growing scam in the pas...
A celebration of life for Leonard Roy Morehouse, Jr., 51, Colfax, will be Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Schmuck Park in Colfax from Noon to 2 p.m. Mr. Morehouse died June 20, 2019 at Multicare Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. Born Dec. 6, 1967 at Provo, Utah to Leonard R. and Gailitan (Boudrow) Morehouse, Sr., he attended schools Provo and graduated from the Provo High School. He traveled to California and worked on area farms for several years. He moved to Colfax in April of 2016 where he met and... Full story
Sara Whelchel of Colfax was named to the Gonzaga University spring semester president’s list for earning a grade average between of 3.85 or and 4.0. Pearl Griffiths, also a Colfax High graduate, was named to the university’s dean’s list for earning a grade average between 3.5 and 3.84....
Ellen Eileen (Ike) Deerkop Dial passed away Thursday, June 27th, 2019, at LaDow Court Assisted Living Center in Garfield, Wash. Eileen was born January 13, 1925, the fourth of seven children to Karl August and Gladys Opal (Jones) Deerkop at Potlatch, Idaho. She grew up on the family farm between Potlatch, Idaho, and Palouse, Washington, in the Duffield Flat area of Latah County, Idaho. During her elementary years, Eileen attended the Dailey School and graduated from Palouse High School in 1943.... Full story
Carol Evelyn Fisher, 83, longtime Whitman County resident, passed away on June 17, 2019, at Brighton Court Assisted Living in Spokane, Wash. A graveside urn committal will be held at the Mountain View Cemetery, in Farmington, Wash., at a later date. Carol was born on January 6, 1936, in Spokane to Weldon and Frances (Kellogg) Rhuby. She graduated from Garfield High School in 1954, and married Gene Luden. They had two children, Randy and Karen, and later divorced. Carol married to Harold Fisher... Full story
Anna Jean Slaughter Johnson, an early pioneer of woman in physics, died on May 2nd, 2019 at a hospice in Spokane, Wash. She was 75. Known professionally as Jean Slaughter, she earned her PhD in physics from Yale University in 1973, one of only 58 women to do so that year in the entire United States. Dr. Slaughter stayed at Yale for most of her career as a research scientist, where she worked on experiments at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Ill., and the Brookhaven... Full story
Julie Ann Zimmer, 59, was called home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 26th, 2019, at the University of Washington Medical Center after a valiant fight against cancer. Julie was born on May 9, 1960, in Colfax, Washington, to C.F. (Fritz) and Arlene Zimmer. She grew up on the farm near LaCrosse, Wash. Julie attended Washington State University after graduating from LaCrosse High School. After college she spent several years in Spokane. Julie's years in Puyallup included work for Good... Full story
After years of loving and serving her Lord, Darlene J Rickett went to be with Him in her Heavenly home on June, 24, 2019. She was born September 16, 1933, in Lewiston, Idaho, to Roy M. and Della (Chapman) Maynard. She attended local schools and graduated from Lapwai High School in 1951. Following high school, she attended Eastern Washington College at Cheney, Wash. Darlene returned to college in 1983 and proudly graduated from Portland State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business. Dar... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner July 6, 1894 The motion for a new trial in the case of James Shaw, who was convicted of cattle-stealing, and who jumped his bond and was captured, came up before Judge Sullivan at 2 o’clock Friday afternoon. The defendant’s wife sat by his side and took an intense interest in all the proceedings. *** Lieu land settlers in Whitman and Lincoln counties have had their rights to land claimed by the Northern Pacific sustained by the general land office at Washington, says the Spokane Review. The case will be appealed to...
Oculus Rift Virtual Reality (VR) headset with 14 different 3D experiences makes its way to the Tekoa, Malden, Endicott, Palouse and Colfax branches of Whitman County Library in July. A mission on the International Space Station, a walk on Mars, travel to national parks, the ghost town of Pripyat, Chernobyl, and T-Rex up close are among topics All participants must be age 13 and older with a signed waiver to experience a 3D adventure. Virtual Reality programming made possible through Washington State Library “VR in Libraries” project. Tekoa Lib...
Lauren A. Claassen, LaCrosse, was among 4,100 Baylor University students named to the Dean’s academic honor list for the spring 2019 semester. Students honored earn a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 while enrolled in a minimum of 12 semester hours....
1. MUSIC: What was the last name of the three brothers who made up the pop music group The Bee Gees? 2. GEOGRAPHY: Where is Cape Flattery located? 3. LANGUAGE: Who is attributed the phrase "bread and circuses"? 4. ANIMAL KINGDOM: How many walking legs does a lobster have? 5. LITERATURE: Which Russian novel begins with the line, "All happy families are alike"? 6. COMICS: What does Pokemon mean in English? 7. HISTORY: What does the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo celebrate? 8. GEOGRAPHY: Which European country has the longest coastline? 9. GAMES:...
STRANGE BUT TRUE by Samantha Weaver * It was noted 20th-century American poet e.e. cummings who made the following sage observation: "The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." * Those who study such things claim that a single teaspoon of ordinary soil contains more living creatures than all the humans on the planet. * Albert Einstein's final words are lost to history. He spoke his last words in his birth tongue, German, and it seems that the nurse who was attending him during his last moments spoke only English. * Other than the...
