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ENDICOTT SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTMENT AT-LARGE POSITION Applications are being accepted through 12:00 noon Wednesday, September 19, 2018 for an opening on the Endicott School Board. Interviews will be conducted at the regularly scheduled board meeting on Monday, September 24, 2018. The vacancy occurs in the Director District #2 which is an At-Large position and is open to any qualified applicant living within the Endicott School District boundary. For official boundary information, please contact the School District. Applications are available at...
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve been reading that there are a bunch of different flu vaccines for seniors this flu season. Which flu shot is right for me? --Flu-Conscious Carol Dear Carol, It wasn’t that long ago that if you wanted to get protected from the flu, you simply got a flu shot. But now days, there are so many flu vaccine options you might feel like you are ordering off a menu. To help you decide which flu shot is right for you, you need to consider your health, age and personal preferences. Here’s what you should know. Flu Shot Optio...
8 years ago The Commoner, Sept. 1, 1893 Messrs. W.C. Powell, Richard Kuhl, E.K. Sheldon and Hugh Toole made a trip to the summit of Steptoe Butte last Sunday and had a splendid time. A cool breeze fanned them as they rode over the hills, and the ride was not the least enjoyable party of the excursion. They hobnobbed in the heat of the day with "Cashup" Davis and feasted on the sumptuous lunch which they carried along with them. *** P. Lefrancis opened his new Castle saloon in the newly-complet...
OIL ON STOVE STARTS FIRE Cooking oil left on a stove was determined to be the cause of a Sept. 4 fire which caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to a four-plex on Campus Hill in Pullman. The oil was left on the stove in a downstairs apartment. Tony Nuttman, Pullman fire inspector, reported the resident of the apartment said he had placed about two inches of oil in a cooking pot on the stove, turned the heat on high and then left the room. The resident said when he returned to the room the wall near the stove was in flames. When Pullman fire...
A celebration of the live of Mark Allan (Butch) Kuehner will be Friday Sept. 14, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the Palouse Federated Church in Palouse with the Rev. Corey Laughary officiating. Potlatch VFW Post and a United States Air Force Honor Guard will participate. Burial will be at the Greenwood Cemetery, Palouse, and a luncheon in the church fellowship hall will follow the service. Mr. Kuehner died Sept. 5, 2018, at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Born at Gritman Medical center June 21,...
A graveside service for Leonard E. Main, 83, Palouse, was Saturday, Sept. 8, at Greenwood Cemetery in Palouse. A reception followed at the Palouse Community Center. Mr. Main died Sept. 4, 2018, at the Memory Villas at Bishop Place in Pullman. Born May 25, 1935, near Palouse to Walter and Nora Holmes Main, he attended Palouse schools and graduated from Palouse High School in 1953. He and Virginia Proctor were married Dec. 3, 1956, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and the couple made their home in...
Former longtime Dusty area farmer John L. Krom, 83, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, at Pullman Regional Hospital. He was born May 1, 1935, to John and Elizabeth (Dippel) Krom on the family farm near Penawawa. Services are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Onecho Bible Church. A full obituary will appear at a later date....
Dennis Dean Merry died peacefully on September 7, 2018, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. He was with his wife and mother. He was born to Merle Dean and Harriet Louise (Throckmorton) Merry on April 15, 1949 in Colfax, Wash. He attended Colfax High School and graduated in 1967. He attended Spokane Falls Community College and majored in Horticulture before enlisting in the U.S. Army, 1968-1970. He served in Vietnam, stationed with Company B of the 101ST Airmobile Division as a Chinook...
Thelma Jean (Sandy) Elkins, April 13, 1925 to August 28, 2018. Sandy Elkins, 93, passed away peacefully at Platinum Care in St. George, UT, on August 28, 2018. She was born April 13, 1925, to Robert G. Elder, and Myrtle Eloise Flynn Elder in Garfield, Wash. Sandy is survived by her sister, Fran Weible in Richland; grandsons, Thomas Pulliam and Chad Stanfield; stepson, Brian Elkins (Melissa) in Hailey, Idaho; and sister-in-law, Joanie McWilliams (Dave) in Fla. and many nieces and nephews. She...
Mildred Cocking, longtime Colfax homemaker, passed away Sunday, September 9, 2018, at The Courtyard in Colfax, where she had resided for the last five years. She was 99. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, September 13th, at 11:00 a.m., at the First Baptist Church with Pastor Dean Ellis officiating. Burial will follow in the Colfax Cemetery. A viewing for Mildred will be held on Wednesday from Noon to 5:00 p.m., at Bruning Funeral Home. She was born April 11, 1919...
Mary Ann (Hinnenkamp) Sheer passed away peacefully on September 4, at Hospice House of Spokane. Born on March 14, 1928 in Colfax, Wa., the seventh of eight children. She spent her early life on a farm between Colfax and Dusty. While in high school, the family moved to a farm in Steptoe, Wash. Growing up on the farm she learned the value and rewards of hard work. Mom's many talents included sewing, knitting, cooking, baking and she was a pro quilter. Having quite a green thumb, she always had...
