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Friends of Lone Pine Cemetery near Tekoa seek bids on work such as mowing grass and weeds and removing piles of brush to burn or haul away. Those interested may contact Jim Irwin at 509-200-0786. Volunteer help is also sought to keep up with growth of underbrush....
Thursday, Oct. 18 LaCrosse and Palouse – Hollywood and the Homefront – Experience the still-powerful images, radio and film that emerged from the WWII era with audio historian and former broadcaster, John Jensen. Farmington – 2 to 5 p.m. – Adult Flu Vaccine Clinic – Flu vaccines are available from the Whitman County Health Department. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins are okay. For appointments, insurance, or billing, call 397-6280. Colfax, Colton, Farmington – Afterschool FUN – Check the website or call your library for more informatio...
Whitman Hospital & Medical Center and Friends of Hospice will host a free showing of “Being Mortal” next Thursday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m. at the Colton Library. After the showing, audience members can participate in a discussion with trained advance care planning facilitators on what steps to take on identifying and communicating wishes about end-of-life goals and preferences. “Being Mortal” delves into the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness. The film investigates the practice of caring for the dying and explores the relatio...
A mass of Christian Burial for Wanda Milbert, 77, will be Saturday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. at Saint Mary's Catholic Church at Potlatch with Father Chase Hasenoehrl officiating. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Friday at the church. Mrs. Milbert died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, at her Potlatch home. Born Nov. 3, 1940, at Colton to Elmer and Katherine Wirtz Riedner, she attended Guardian Angels Catholic Elementary School and Notre Dame Academy High School in Colton and graduated in 1958. Wanda married... Full story
Barbara Mae West, 86, long-time resident of Potlatch died Oct. 8, 2018. At her request, there will be no services. Born Oct. 4, 1932, at Four Lakes, Wash., to Orville and Geneva Woods Birnel, she lived with her family in Dishman until she was 10 years old, and they moved to the Greenwood area of Seattle. After her parents divorced she lived in Seattle until her senior year of high school when she moved to Spokane to live with her dad and graduated from North Central High School in 1950. After... Full story
Roy Fry was born October 4th, 1931 to Roxey and Mabel Fry in Spokane, Washington. He passed away October 5th, 2018 at Whitman Hospital in Colfax, Washington, surrounded by his family. Roy's family later moved to Newport, Washington, where he attended and graduated from high school. While in school, Roy spent his summers working for Pend Orielle Electric and became a full-time employee after graduation. Roy stayed on with the company when it was bought out by Inland Power and Light soon after.... Full story
Ronald N. Broeckel, long time LaCrosse resident, was flown to Deaconess Hospital in Spokane where he died suddenly on October 8, 2018 from an apparent heart attack. He was 63. Ron was born April 1, 1955 in Colfax to Daniel and Darlene Scaros Broeckel and was the oldest of their four children. He grew up in Hay, Washington, and graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1974. Ron was on the track team in high school. He worked for area farmers as a farm hand and laborer. Ron married Shann Stritzke... Full story
Roger H. Swan, longtime Pullman area farmer, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at his home in Pullman. He was 81. Funeral services will be Friday, October 19th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pullman Presbyterian Church, 1630 NE Stadium Way, with burial to follow in the Pullman Cemetery. Viewing will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kimball Funeral Home. Roger was born February 28, 1937 in Deary, Idaho, to Bennie and Laura Flodberg Swan. He and his older brother, Conrad, grew up in the same home... Full story
All five of the properties listed for the county's tax foreclosure action this year are houses. The annual tax foreclosure petition was filed in court Sept. 26 with notices posted by publication. A sixth property which was initially listed, a lot in Wiley's addition to Palouse, was redeemed with payment of $1,607 listed due on the court filing. Filed by Prosecutor Denis Tracy in civil court, the petition asks the court to foreclose liens which have been filed for payment of amounts due and issue foreclosure judgements. Property owners can redee...
8 years ago The Commoner, Oct. 6, 1893 Judge Sullivan last Saturday listened to arguments in the action to restrain the assignee of the Palouse Mill company from making a sale of the company's property. The date of the sale was a week ago. The assignee meantime being compelled to show cause why the order of sale should not be modified or revoked. C.S. Voorhees and Judge Hanna argued the case for the stockholders and creditors who appose the sale, and Messrs. Foster of Spokane and Ettinger of Palouse for the assignee. The court decided that...
Questions 1. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. president was the only one to serve on the Supreme Court after his term as president? 2. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of creature is a fer-de-lance? 3. LANGUAGE: What is the study of the form, meaning and use of words called? 4. TELEVISION: What 1960s sci-fi drama began with the line, “There is nothing wrong with your television set”? 5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How long is the racetrack where the Kentucky Derby takes place? 6. PSYCHOLOGY: What is a fear of birds called? 7. MUSIC: The song “Waltzing Matil...
* It was American author and futurist Alvin Toffler who made the following sage observation: “Profits, like sausages, are esteemed most by those who know least about what goes into them.” * A leech can consume 10 times its own weight in its victims’ blood. * King James VI of Scotland also was, after the crowns of England and Scotland were united in 1603, King James I of England. He may have been doubly noble, but those who study such things say his personal habits would not have been out of place in a commoner of the time. He reportedly never...
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND A PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Whitman County proposes amendments to zoning ordinance Chapter 19.05 – Administration and Enforcement, allowing a designee to issue Rural Housing Certificates, clarifying how a Rural Housing Certificate can be issued and making a few scrivener’s corrections. After review of a completed env... Full story
USC FOOTBALL SUIT SETTLED A civil suit filed Feb. 1 against the University of Southern California and one of its football players has been settled in July with USC agreeing to pay $40,000 to the plaintiff. WSU student Kyle Departee filed the suit which contended he sustained damages when he was knocked over by a member of the USC team last year when Cougar fans ran onto the football field to celebrate a dramatic win over USC at Martin Stadium. Liam Jimmons, the USC player who allegedly ran into Departee, was also named as a defendant in the...
