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8 years ago The Commoner Sept. 27, 1889 F.M. Stason, proprietor of the Colfax foundry, destroyed by fire a week ago, has set a force of laborers to work rebuilding a larger and more substantial structure than the one destroyed on the same grounds. The enterprising proprietor proposed to let but a short time elapse before the foundry will be busy at work again. Train loads of wheat pass through Colfax daily over the Moscow and Farmington branches of the O. R. & N. To look at these one would not suppose that there had been a "failure of crops"...
On Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., learn the encaustic technique for painting with pigmented wax, an ancient medium dating back to the Egyptians. A medium of beeswax, damar and pigment is melted and then applied in liquid form to a wood surface. Metal tools and brushes can be used to manipulate the wax surface and other materials can be incorporated by collage. The workshop is led by Katherine Clancy, resident artist at the Dahmen Barn. She has been a watercolorist for 20 plus years and also enjoys...
8 years ago The Commoner Sept. 27, 1889 F.M. Stason, proprietor of the Colfax foundry, destroyed by fire a week ago, has set a force of laborers to work rebuilding a larger and more substantial structure than the one destroyed on the same grounds. The enterprising proprietor proposed to let but a short time elapse before the foundry will be busy at work again. Train loads of wheat pass through Colfax daily over the Moscow and Farmington branches of the O. R. & N. To look at these one would not suppose that there had been a "failure of crops"...
September 25, 2014 At Pullman Regional Hospital Hendricks, Isabelle Ruth, born Sept. 11 at six pounds, 13 ounces, to Jay and Morgan Hendricks, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Tim and Kathy Hendricks, Seely Lake, Montana. Maternal grandparent is Nancy Jascelyn, Poplar, Montana. Foryan, Ellis Nathan, born Sept. 15 at seven pounds, eight ounces, to Tracy and Eirc Foryan, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Stephan and Natalia Foryan, Moses Lake. Maternal grandparent is Lois Nelson, Moses Lake. Baby joins brothers Gray, 6 and Seth,...
For full obituaries, please see the Weekly Pages section for this weeks paper: Agnes Ruth Sues Suzanne E. Babb _______________________ A graveside inurnment service for Fred G. Kreid, 67, will be Saturday, Sept. 27, at 11 a.m. at the Rock Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Kathy Kramer officiating. Mr. Kreid died Sept. 17, 2014, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow. Born Feb. 6, 1947, at Moscow, to Donald and Robin (Hall) Kreid, he attended Potlatch schools and graduated from Potlatch High School in 1965. He attended the National Electronics School...
Grad buffet slated Next Spokane Colfax alumni luncheon will be in Spokane Tuesday, Oct. 7, starting at 11:30 a.m. in the Timber Creek Buffet in Argonne Village. Coach Lem Pyne from Kennewick and Jerry Martin from Spokane will attend and grads are encouraged to be ready to tell their favorite tales about the coaches. Bramlet at Dahmen Chad Bramlet of Portland will perform some of the songs on his new CD in a performance at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. The CD was recorded in Nashville in June and was selected for a priv...
Thursday, September 25 Colfax and Tekoa — Storytime — Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Thursday. Visit the online calendar for times. Friday, September 26 Endicott, LaCrosse, St John and Uniontown — Storytime — Early learning story time with books, singing crafts and storytelling for ages 6 and younger. Visit the online calendar for times. Saturday, September 27 Albion — 10 a.m. - Fall Garden Care — Learn about fall planting, care of perennials, pruning and fertilizing with master gardener, Donna Guske. Colt...
AT COLFAX SCHOOLS: Monday: Bulldog burgers, fries, lettuce, tomatoes, fruit. Tuesday: Pizza, pineapple, Caesar salad, ice cream. AT COLTON SCHOOL: Monday: Pizza, green salad, veggies, fruit. Tuesday: Chicken patties on a bun, fruit, veggies. AT ENDICOTT SCHOOL: Monday: Swiss steak, rice, green beans, mandarin oranges, carrot sticks. AT GARFIELD/PALOUSE SCHOOLS: Monday: Cheese pr pepperoni pizza, salad, orange slice, pineapple. Tuesday: Quesadillas, refried beans, corn, salsa, bionicos salad. AT LACROSSE SCHOOL: Monday: Pizza, corn, pineapple,...
Whitman County Cattlemen’s Association is now accepting scholarship applications from 2014 graduates of county high schools who have entered a two- or four-year college to pursue a career in an area of agriculture sciences. One or more scholarships of at least $1,000 will be awarded, according to Kim Weerts, association president. Deadline for application will be Oct. 31. Send applications to Whitman County Cattlemen’s Association, Box 713, Colfax, 99111. Applications may be obtained by email request to: wcca2011@gmail.com. Applicants must sup...
William Florian, former lead singer with the The New Christy Minstrels, will perform at Artisans at Dahmen Barn next Friday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m. Admission will be $25 for a couple, $15 for a single. William was a founding member of the southern California Mountain Folk Singers. Most recently he has been touring and performing his show of 1960s folk hits, uplifting originals, stories and humor. William is also the American Musical Ambassador of Peace, performing his song ‘I'm Declaring Peace’ internationally. He was recently voted best per...
Students whose parents are stationed in the United Kingdom may go to English state (public) or public (which we call private in the US), or Department of Defense Dependents’ Schools. In East Anglia, England, K-3, 4-5, and high school are located at RAF Lakenheath, and K-5 and 6-8 are at RAF Feltwell. These Royal Air Force bases are used by the United States Air Force, with a token presence of British officers. However, Prince Harry was spotted at RAF Lakenheath in the Base Exchange a few years ago during exercises with American personnel. T...
Colfax Boy Scout troop conducted a ceremony Sunday to present the Eagle Scout Award to A. J. Garcia, now a senior at Colfax High School. Garcia's Eagle scout project was installation of a concrete apron between the Colfax track and the boxcar storage unit located alongside the track. School Supt. Michael Morgan served as mentor on the project. Scoutmaster Mark Clinton gave the welcome, and former Scoutmaster Todd Scholz portrayed the voice of the Eagle and showed photos of Garcia's scouting...
Rosalia An open forum for local authors will be at the Rosalia library next Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m. Five authors scheduled to participate are Jeanne Kjack, author of “Steeples and People,” “Windows to the Palouse” and other books of local interest; Marcy Campbell, author of the children’s series, Rosie the Mouse; Wanda Sheahan, author of her autobiography, “Don’t Cry Over Spilt Milk;" Jean Flanigen, author of several novels including her latest, “Hannah, the Lighthouse Keeper;” and Le...
Dusty Marian Bay, Mountlake Terrace, arrived at the home of Larry and Di Brink Sunday evening for a three day visit. She spent Tuesday at the LaCrosse School where she was a former librarian, publications teacher and computer technician. Overnight guests at the home of David and Phyllis Stueckle last Friday were their granddaughter and her children, Ann Marie Stueckle, Aurora and Silas. Arriving Saturday and staying until Monday were Andrea and Mark Davis, another granddaughter. Both women are the daughters of Doug and Cheryl Stueckle of Coeur...
Endicott Sharon Huff and daughter Sheryl Kyllo flew to Greensburg, Pa., and then drove to Elkins, Va., for a volleyball tournament. They watched their granddaughter and daughter Shelby Kyllo play in the tournament. Shelby was voted Most Valuable Player in the tournament. While in Elkins the group stayed in the historical home of Senator Harry G. Davis. The home was built in 1892 and named after Sen. Davis's oldest daughter, Grace. The home was converted into an inn in 1996....
Lacrosse LaCrosse's 2014-2015 Community Calendars are available for purchase for $8 at the school or at Jasper Trucking. They provide a listing of school events, birthdays and anniversaries. LaCrosse Business Association Yard of the Month winners for the season were May - Alan and Darleen Knott; June - Lynn and Sharon Bruce; July - Larry and Sandy Martin; August - Gary and Lynn Wargo and September - Norm Bafus....
Participants will be inspired by resident artist Christie Zeoli as she leads a creativity workshop titled “Unleash the Beast” at the Dahmen Barn on Saturday, Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Students aged 14 and up will learn how to loosen up and create an abstract painting. A maximum of 15 students can be accommodated at this workshop. Students should bring a lunch as well as brushes if they have them, or, they can use their fingers. Cost is $45 which covers materials. Please register by Sun...
David Benscoter continues hunting for extinct apples in Whitman County. Benscoter, who lives in Chattaroy, spoke to a crowd which packed the McCoy Museum in Oakesdale Saturday. “I’m finding potentially lost apples of Whitman County,” he told the audience. He made the presentation courtesy of the Friends of the Oakesdale Historical Society. He began his presentation by describing how apples, which originated in the Middle East, migrated from the East Coast to Whitman County. He said Penaw...
Real estate sales Robert G. and Della J. Hauser, Colfax, to Aaron D. Lawhead, Colfax, house on Ledbetter Court in Colfax, $270,000, Sept. 16. Itani Quality Homes, Inc., Pullman, to William Clay and Jeri P. McGuire, Pullman, a house and lot on SW Finch Way in Pullman, $413,618.79, Sept. 16. Guilbeau, LLC, Mesa, Wash., to Alden R. and Joanna P. Peppel, Gig Harbor, house on NW Hall Drive in Pullman, $425,000, Sept. 17. Marilyn M. Wright, trustee of the Marilyn M. Wright Trust, Spokane, to David George and Ann Elizabeth Williams, Pullman, house on...
Remember the rhyme of the Ancient Mariner: “Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink?” Even though water covers 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, less than two percent is freshwater. Therein lies the problem. As the world’s population grows, demand for water is increasing; in periods of drought it becomes a crisis. California has been in the grip of a severe drought this year. As summer ends, we are beginning to see the economic impact and it is staggering. The University of California at Davis estimates the statewide economic cost of...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2009. You wouldn’t know it to look at me, but I was raised on the rough-and-tumble streets of Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The day we moved in, I was a fourth-grader, stomping my feet in puddles of water in the street because, well, I was a fourth-grader. Suddenly, three boys my age rode up on Sting-Ray bicycles, skidding to a stop in front of me with a triple shriek of rubber. They wore sunglasses, white jeans and white slip-on tennis shoes. That’s right: They were gangsters. The g...
What’s wrong For more than 25 years my sister and I have returned to Colfax and Moscow in the late summer to decorate the graves of our loved ones. Never, however, have we found the Colfax Cemetery in worse shape than this past August. The grass was bone dry, weeds engulfed the tombstones, and shade trees were half cut down and not replaced. Contrast this with the Moscow Cemetery, lush green grass, not a weed in sight, all neatly trimmed, with trees beautifully pruned. Of course the question arises: Why? Why, when a cemetery is in a taxed d...
We have as close to a national consensus as possible in the war against ISIS. Polls show the public wants strong measures. Practically everyone on the political spectrum says the terror group should be destroyed, even Elizabeth Warren and Rand Paul. President Barack Obama has given a prime-time speech committing the country to a yearslong war. And yet Congress can’t bring itself to vote to authorize military action. President Obama doesn’t want to ask for an authorization, and Congress doesn’t want to be asked. Who says that no one can get a...
The question wasn’t really as comprehensive as it could have been, but the Washington Post-ABC news poll was nevertheless startling: A majority of those responding, 52 percent of them, described Barack Obama’s presidency as a “failure.” Even one in four Democrats agreed to that word: “failure.” We can debate whether that’s all that significant, or whether polls reflect more than just an instant of collective opinion, whether the methodology was all that it should have been. We also should never forget how news coverage usually is superficial a...
Tragedy struck recently on 195. Twenty-year-old Sam Thompson died when the car he was driving hit a semi-truck head on. Thompson was traveling north, and the semi was going south. Thompson crossed the center line. The investigation into the collision revealed that Thompson was texting at the time. Jim Thompson, Sam’s father, said that he hopes something good will come out of his son’s death. He said he wants this to be a lesson that texting and driving are a deadly combination. Texting not only takes one’s attention from the task of drivi...
