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Nona Utke A memorial service for Nona Kaye Utke, 54, Colfax, was Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home. She died Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at her rural home. Born April 22, 1955, in Colfax to Allen and Pearl Zypsy Whitney, she attended Colfax schools until her family moved to Spokane during her teen years. Nona attended Lewis-Clark High School and later earned a business degree from Kinman Business College. She managed a paint store in Spokane for a while. She married Richard Utke, a former neighbor and playmate...
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve been searching on the Internet for retirement planning tools and calculators and am not sure where to turn. Which sites can you recommend that are easy to use, provide good information and don’t charge a fee? Calculating Carl Dear Carl, When it comes to getting a handle on your financial situation and gauging how much you’ll need to retire, the Internet offers a buffet of tools and calculators that can be very helpful. Here are some good sites to help get you started. Retirement Tools Some of the best retirement plann...
Teen Librarian Erica Willson and St. John Librarian Clancy Pool opened the St. John Library early August 26 for an end-of-summer Wii party. Fourteen kids and several adults tried their hands at Rock Hero and Wii Sports. Local businesses provided snacks to make the party complete....
8 years ago, Sept. 5, 1884 Groaning granaries avail the farmers nothing when the price of wheat touches the cost of production mark, as at present. In view of this state of affairs, we are advised that Palouse farmers, who can and will hold their grain for better prices. It appears they cannot do otherwise, or better. Many will tide over with borrowed money rather than sell at present prices. While we deprecate the seeming necessity of additional debt burdens by our farmers, this proposition presents the only feasible solution of the situatio...
Focused on Jesus! Philippians 3:12-14 (The Message) “I’m not saying that I have this all together, that I have it made. But I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me. Friends, don’t get me wrong: By no means do I count myself an expert in all of this, but I’ve got my eye on the goal, where God is beckoning us onward to Jesus. I’m off and running, and I’m not turning back.” God has reached out for us through Jesus. We have responded by reaching out for Him through faith. We have begun a journey. Our...
Whitman County Library is making changes at the Malden Library branch in an effort to improve service. Beginning Sept. 7 the library will be open Tuesday evenings from 5 to 7:30. Malden resident Shannon Roe has been hired as the new branch manager. “It is time for the Malden branch to develop into a real community library instead of an outreach program from other branches. Shannon has school library experience and a great feel for the needs of the community,” Library Director Kristie Kirkpatrick said. Evening Storytimes, adult and teen cra...
It is always a good idea to have Cholesterol checked regularly by your physician or practitioner. So, September being National Cholesterol Educational Month is a good time to get your cholesterol checked and to take steps to lower it if it is high. This month is also a good time to learn about lipid profiles and about food and lifestyle choices that help you reach personal cholesterol goals. There has been much written on the subject of cholesterol (high) that affects over 65 million Americans. It is a serious condition that increases your...
September is Library Card Sign-up Month at Whitman County Library. “A library card has always been the most important school supply of all,” says Sheri Miller, library youth services manager. “Kids can come to the library to get homework help and check out books, but they can also play games, check out music, books and DVDs and use the Internet to help make after school life fun. There’s a lot happening at the Whitman County Library, and the best part for both kids and parents is that it’s all free with a library card.” To get a library car...
Hooper Many former Hooper residents were in attendance for the “Together at Hooper” concert featuring Wylie Gustafson and Baxter Black, Sunday. Among them were Alex and Linda McGregor of Pullman, Andy, Sue, and Melissa McGregor of Port Townsend, Mary McGregor and John Bolles of Moscow and Kailey McGregor of Walla Walla. Angela Morris and Emma Savage stayed Saturday night at the home of parents Pat and Howard Morris. Angela, Emma and Pat attended the concert Sunday. Anna May Tobin attended dinner Thursday night at the home of Cathy Bla...
Dusty Sunday, Sept. 6, at 7 p.m., Obadiah and the Old Testaments will perform southern gospel music at the Country Bible Church, three miles south of Dusty on Highway 127. Group members are Obahiah Neasham, lead singer, Kent Wagoner, Ken Sheldon and Guy Stauffer, accompanied by Teola Sheldon on the piano. They are from Sterry Memorial Presbyterian Church, a rural church in Rosswell, Idaho, near Parma. Morning worship services at the Country Bible Church will not be conducted Sunday, Sept. 13. Everyone is encouraged to attend the church...
Rosalia Crowd celebrates the opening of the Rosalia Empire Market. Pioneer youth group from Walla Walla United Methodist Church. Volunteers built this divider behind the Texaco Station next to the VFW Memorial. Approximately 123 people turned out Friday to celebrate the opening of the Rosalia Empire Market now being operated by Garth and Song Hill. The opening was sponsored by the Rosalia Horizons project. Gift certificates for $25 to be spent at the store were won by Karrie Lazcano, Brandon...
-J. Roberts photo Kelli Jo Koppel, daughter of Mike and Diane Koppel of Rosalia, and Daniel Jay Broeckel, son of Cam and Julie Roberts of LaCrosse and the late Cory Broeckel, will be married Sept. 26 along the North Fork of the Palouse River at Harvard, Idaho. A 2003 graduate of Rosalia High School, she attended Blue Mountain Community College until 2006 and graduated from Mr. Leon’s School of Hair Design in 2008. Now residing in Pullman, she is a self-employed cosmetologist. He is a 2002 graduate of LaCrosse High School and a 2005 graduate o...
DeMeerleer, Kellan Mason, born Aug. 20, 2009, at eight pounds, to Abbie and Chuck DeMeerleer of Colton. Paternal grandparents are Mark and Carol DeMeerleer, McCleary. Maternal grandparents are Barb and Tim Schluneger, Colfax, and Tom and Cheryl Kammerzell, Colfax. The baby joins one sister, Grace, 2. Edwards, Riley Renee, born Aug. 20, 2009, to Ashley and Brian Edwards of Albion. Paternal grandparents are Carl and Deena Edwards, Petaluma, Calif. Maternal grandparents are Sarita and Steve Tomlinson, Pasco. Greene, Cecelia Mae, born Aug. 21, 2009...
Lamont Middle School had a total of 27 students with nine in each grade when school began Wednesday. Joe Whipple is superintendent and principal. Shannon Hughes teaches English, Study Skills, Crafts, Drama, 6th grade Keyboarding and Reading to all grades. Chad Prewitt teaches 6 & 7th grade Social Studies, 8th grade History and Keyboarding/Careers to the 8th grade. Josh Heide teaches all three grades in Math and Science and 7th grade Keyboarding. Janet Whipple teaches Pre Algebra and is the instructor for the Band and Chorus. Special Ed teacher...
Week of Sept. 7 - 11, 2009 At Colfax School: Monday: Labor Day. No school. Tuesday: Chickenwich with the works, oven fries, and/or other mix and match menu choices. Wednesday: Macaroni and cheese with smokies, bread stick, green salad, and/or other mix and match menu choices. Thursday: Soft tacos on a ww shell with works, salsa, corn, salad, and/or other mix and match menu choices. Friday: Hot dogs, baked beans, and/or other mix and match menu choices. At Colton School: Monday: Labor Day. No school. Tuesday: Hot dogs, fries, fruit. Wednesday:...
—Gabriel Boone photo Lindsey Ann Eggen, Auburn, daughter of Mark and Shauna Eggen of Auburn, and Thomas Harlan Tribbett, Spokane, son of Jim and Jeanne Tribbett of Colfax, will be married at the Assembly of God Church in Coeur d’Alene Oct. 17, 2009. Thomas graduated from Colfax High School in 2003 and Washington State University with a degree in business management and operations in 2007. He earned a second degree in business entrepreneurship in 2008. He played football at WSU and was on the baseball team from 2003 to 2008. He is employed as...
Valley Quilts of Valor begins challenge project Lewis -Clark Quilts of Valor is sponsoring a challenge project to honor men who have served in the military overseas, according to Sharon Ledbetter, former Colfax resident who has made her home in Clarkston for the past five years. Quilters who want to participate are asked to make up quilt blocks with patterns of their choice using red, white or blue or a combination. The blocks must be 12 and 1/2 inches unfinished. The goal is to collect enough blocks for 690 quilts. Blocks can be dropped off...
Julie Pittmann, regent of the Esther Reed Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution and Rachel Anderson, Washington State President for the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution, urge everyone to celebrate Constitution Week Sept. 17-23. Each year, Consti-tution Week recognizes the constitution through school displays and country-wide forums and proclamations. This year marks the 222nd anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution. Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed a proclamation declaring Constitution Week to be...
The September exhibit at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown features textile art creations by Tracy Randall of Colfax, a resident artisan since the barn’s grand opening in October of 2006. The opening reception for the exhibit, “Finding a Path to Embellishment” will be today, Thursday, Sept. 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit features wall hangings, wearable art and fabric boxes made from her handmade fabric and commercial fabric. The show will continue through September. Randall earned a fine arts degree from the University of Idaho in 20...
The Colfax FISH food pantry at the St. Patrick’s parish hall gets a sparse look at this time of year. FISH (Friends In Service to Humanity) uses the donated food supplies to fill food requests from Community Action Center. Over the last two months, food requests to the center have been up 25 percent from this time last year. Community Action Center’s Gail Webster said she believes families at this time of year face the extra stress of meeting back-to-school needs, including clothing and school supplies. The FISH pantry last week received a boo...
-Photo by Rebecca Bell Rob Bell of Colfax and his son, Sean, pose with an eight-foot sturgeon they caught recently on the Snake River below Lower Granite Dam. The Bells are one of the most prolific sturgeon-catching families in Whitman County, as Rob and dad Bob Bell also of Colfax, regularly drop their lines in the river. On this trip, Sean helped reel in the sturgeon, and Bob Bell’s son, Bryson, pulled in a 49-inch sturgeon....
Meet Roger Guiney, Elberton Although the potato famine in Ireland killed nearly half of the country’s population, a lot of the Irish cuisine still revolves around the potato. Many homes in Ireland still have their own potato patch. Even though Roger Guiney doesn’t live in Ireland anymore, he continues this tradition with potato plants tucked in his garden at Elberton. Roger, now a retired Garfield school teacher, has lived in Elberton with his wife, Linda, for the past 12 years. He grew up in...
They cut the ribbon on the newly-remodeled hospital last Friday. What do you think of it? Sandy Shepherd, St. John “I like it. I think it looks really nice.” Do you use it much? “No. Not really.” Myndi Stout, Colfax “I like it. I think it’s beautiful.” Do you use it much? “No, thank goodness.” What were you last up there for? “Visiting a patient. Doing her hair, actually.” Vi Byrne, Colfax “I think it’s way too big for our little town. A lot of wasted space. A lot of empty beds.” Jim Stubbe, Colfax “Oh, I like it a lot. It’s much better.” Do...
Hundreds flooded Hooper Sunday afternoon to hear Baxter Black’s wild tales of the cowboy life and the easy-loping cowboy songs of Wylie and the Wild West, “I don’t like country music,” said Bill Maher, a cowboy from Deer Park. “But this… I love Wylie.” Under a sunny sky, the poet and the crooner provided nearly four hours of top shelf entertainment to a crowd filled with cowboy hats and pearl snapped shirts. Folks poured in from all across the west to catch the “Together at Hooper” show. Some came from as far away as Montana, others all the wa...
Shopping With My Mom When people ask me if my parents are still mentally all together, I explain that they retired 15 years ago to northern Michigan “for the weather,” so actually they were never mentally all together. I am visiting them this August: Temperatures have ranged from the high 40s to the high 80s, and we’ve had hail, rain, tornados, power outages and pirate attacks. Right now, my mother is making her grocery list. “What are some of your favorite things to eat?” “I like broccoli,” I say. “Broccoli!” she exclaims, as if I just aske...
