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Beware of Potential 2010 Census Scams Dear Savvy Senior, Can you offer some tips on how seniors can guard against 2010 census scams? I’ve heard that there are a lot of potential scams going on and I want to protect myself. Suspicious Senior Dear Suspicious, Unfortunately, scams have become a persistent problem when the U.S. Census Bureau does its once-a-decade count of the U.S. population. Here’s what you should know. Fill Out Your Census In mid-March, nearly every U.S. household received a 2010 Census form in the mail. If you haven’t already d...
Rosalia Seniors Jim Maley, John Kuhn, and Zach St. John, from the left, present a gift to Coach Rob Hudkins. Advisor Dorinda Merritt and Cheerleader Kelsey Lindhag. Spartan basketball players wrapped up the season with a season-end potluck March 15 in the gym. Coach Rob Hudkins presented awards for the boys. Jim Maley was named most valuable player and Zach St. John was named most inspirational for the boys team. Ty Mundt was named most improved. Maley, Nathan Richards and Zach St. John were rec... Full story
The performance by Bruce and Susan Matley at the St. John Library March 17 was attended by 75 children and 25 adults. The Matleys sang songs and told tales of cowboy history....
Kurt Moore of Dusty, an eighth grader at Jennings Junior High School in Colfax, served as a page in the legislature at Olympia the week of Feb. 22-26. He was sponsored by 9th District Rep. Joe Schmick of Colfax. Kurt is the son of Steven and Carol Moore of Dusty.... Full story
1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: By what other name do most people know Esther Pauline Friedman? 2. GEOGRAPHY: What South American country lies between Colombia and Peru? 3. FOOD & DRINK: What are the two ingredients in a Black Russian cocktail? 4. LANGUAGE: What does the Greek suffix “gamy” mean in English? 5. MUSIC: What does the musical direction “estinto” mean? 6. HISTORY: In what year did test pilot Chuck Yeager break the sound barrier? 7. TELEVISION: What is the name of the dog on “Family Guy” animated series? 8. AD SLOGANS: “The dogs kids love to...
Deity and Eternity of Jesus Christ A shocking 1983 Gallup Poll revealed some disturbing beliefs. Americans were asked, “Who do you think Jesus is?” *70 percent of those interviewed said Jesus was not just another man. *42 percent stated Jesus was God among men. *27 percent felt Jesus was only human but divinely called. *9 percent stated Jesus was divine because he embodied the best of humanity. The poll also reported that 81percent of Americans consider themselves to be Christians! I find that there is an appalling confusion among those who... Full story
No more ‘employees’ We are transitioning away from using the word “employee” to describe our hospital staff members. Instead we are going to begin using the term “caregiver.” The vast majority of healthcare workers choose their profession because they seek to provide compassion and comfort to others. For them it’s not about the paycheck. It is a higher calling. Caregiver better reflects these very special servants. The word caregiver will apply to every one of the WHMC family. It includes those who provide direct care such as nurses and th...
Endicott Endicott Parks and Recreation and Community Club have a committee working on plans for the 4th of July Celebration. This year the theme of the celebration will be a Tribute to the Men and Women of our Armed Forces serving all over the world and to the Veterans who have served. They are working to line up entertainment prior to the Fireworks display, games, food and a few other ideas. An Easter egg hunt has been schedule for April 3 at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. All children through third grade age are welcome to... Full story
Jordan Harazin of Colfax made the Seattle Pacific University 2009 autumn quarter dean’s list. Students who completed at least 12 credits and attained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher are included in the list....
Frances Irene Shindler Family burial for Frances Irene Shindler, 82, will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 26 at the Rosalia IOOF Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at the Rosalia Assembly of God Church. Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. at the funeral home. She died Monday, March 22, 2010, at her home in Rosalia. Born Aug. 14, 1917, to William and Margaret Hall, .she was raised in Rosalia and attended Rosalia schools. She graduated from Kinman Business College, and returned to Rosalia to marry Max Shindler, join him in farming... Full story
Palouse library will host artists’ intro Palouse Library will host a special Meet the Artists event featuring David Wold, oil painter, and Lauren McCleary, paper sculptor, Tuesday, April 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. David has created a series of scenes of downtown Palouse and local landscapes, as well as some portraits that will adorn the library walls. Lauren will feature her paper sculpting in the windows, and a surprise exhibit in the display case. David Wold was raised in Alamo, Calif.; When he wasn’t riding around the San Francisco Bay Area on a m... Full story
All branches of the Whitman County Library system will close for a computer system upgrade Thursday and Friday. Library materials will be due during the closure. All book drops will be available for returning items. The library catalog called Horizon will be unavailable during the two-day upgrade so items cannot be requested or renewed from the library’s collection of 75,000 items. The Horizon catalog and inventory system software and hardware is shared between Whitman County Library and Neill Public Library as a cost saving measure that e... Full story
COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Week of March 29 to April 2, 2010 Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Baked ham with fruit sauce, scalloped potatoes, hot veggie medley, fruited Jello with topping, hot dinner roll and dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Beef stroganoff over noodles, carrots, roll, fruit cup and cookie, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Federated Church: Wednesday — Baked ham with fruit sauce, scalloped potatoes, hot veggie medley, fruited Jello with topping, hot dinner roll...
LaCrosse The grocery store committee has been meeting on routine basis. The grocery store will be a nonprofit entity. A request to the Town of LaCrosse to consider starting up a Public Development Authority, similar to the towns of Odessa, Republic, Ritzville, Garfield and Uniontown, was drafted and sent to the city council for consideration. If the town elects not to enact a PDA, the grocery store committee has indicated they will file a nonprofit LLC for the grocery store. The proposal is on the agenda for the April 8 city meeting which...
Hooper Anna May Tobin’s daughters, Sandy Minnick, Newport, and Vicky Rodgers, Chewelah, and grandson, Jonathan Minnick, joined her to travel to Riggins, Idaho, last weekend for the funeral of Anna May’s sister. They all returned to Hooper Sunday evening and plan to stay for the rest of the week. Carla Danielson traveled to Glendale, Ariz., the week of March 8-12 to spend time with her daughter Megan Mock. Megan, who teaches English as a second language in Phoenix, was on her spring break....
Brandi L. Campbell, daughter of Charles D. Campbell of Colfax, participated in the U.S. Navy relief mission to Haiti after the Caribbean country was hit by the Jan. 12 earthquake. Campbell serves aboard the USS Bataan as a third class petty officer. The Bataan arrived in the Port-au-Prince area Jan. 19 and began unloading supplies, including beach clearing equipment, bulldozers and rubble removers. They began their Sailors Ashore Mission in Grand Goave, Haiti. Bataan sailors in Grand Goave donated more than $5,500 to charities, cleared 150...
Dusty The annual Broeckel sausage making weekend in the basement of the Karen Broeckel home had an international contingent this year. Participating in the event were Oscar Broeckel, Brian and Angela Broeckel and Graham, Dusty; Cliff and Jeanette Nolan, Greg and Gwen Nolan, Jason, Andrew and Kerry King, Colfax; Tom and Doreen Riedner, Genesee; Denise Kendall, Tacoma; Pam and Ken Beasley, Zach and Austin, Waitsburg and their exchange student Edmond Lai, Hong Kong and Singapore; Patty Wieber and Brett and Jamie and Robert Goodman, Spokane;... Full story
Olan Mills photo A public reception to honor the 65th anniversary of Nina and Delbert Gregory will be April 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Harvester Restaurant in Spangle. Nina, born at Steptoe in 1924, to Sam and Beulah Hall Littleton, and Delbert, born at Winona in 1923, to Charles and Pearl Johnson Gregory, were both raised in Oakesdale where they currently reside. They were married in Oakesdale, April 1, 1945. After 37 years of service, they retired from the Oakesdale School District in 1986. Delbert enjoys gardening, reading, fishing and...
Joe and Becky St. John of Farmington, announce the engagement of their daughter, Brenna, to Brandon VanDalsen, son of Mike VanDalsen of Thornton, and Stacy Claussen of Ephrata. They are planning a June wedding at A Touch of Country in Rockford. Brenna will graduate from Washington State University in May with a major in nutrition and in August will begin an internship at Tacoma to become a registered dietician. Brandon also attended Washington State University and is currently farming in Farmington.... Full story
Rosalia Rosalia 2010 Queen Mattie Eberle with First Princess Kaileigh Wendt, left, and Second Princess Lucy Irish. With a theme of “All Aboard” the Miss Rosalia pageant arrived at the Rosalia High School station Saturday. Coordinators Tara Pittmann, Kellie Kiesz and Dorinda Merritt directed Rosalia High Juniors Mattie Eberle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Eberle; Kaileigh Wendt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wendt; Lucy Irish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Del Irish; Hailee Danilson, daughter of...
Entrants Kaci Kopczynski, Brooke Webber, Maggee Cochran, Tori Benson, Shaina Simonson, Emily Ledbetter, Ashlyn Thompson and Kara Foreyt await the word of the judges. ‘Monkeys and Crocodiles‘ was performed by Rachel Brown, Kylie Kackman and Kiersten York with Dylan Nails as the reptile. Stagehands Tuffy Hickman, Austin Neu and Andrew Scholz assisted. Colfax 2010 Junior Miss Emily Ledbetter. Brook Webber, first runner-up is a right, and Kaci Kopczynski, second runner-up is at left. Emily Ledbetter was named 2010 Colfax Junior Miss Saturday night...
Nicole, Katerina and mary with cookies. The daughter of Dutch immigrants, Mary Wiley was raised with a green thumb. From an early age she helped out at the family nursery and floral shop in Oak Harbor. By the time she was 10 years old she was arranging funeral pieces. “When it’s a family business, you grow up doing it,” she commented. Mary continues to display her prowess with flowers at Flowers & More… in Colfax. In 2008 she volunteered to help at the shop for Valentine’s Day and has been there... Full story
The NCAA basketball tournament sweet-16 gets underway today. Have you caught March Madness? Steven Crandall, Colfax “Oh, yeah! Look at this shirt.” Is your bracket busted? “Nope. UW’s still in it. Go Dawgs!” Jennifer Curry, Colfax “I have no idea what that is.” Nick Devenere, Spokane “Yeah, I guess a little bit.” Is your bracket busted? “No, I didn’t fill one out. I’m more into cars.” Tyler Anderson, Endicott “I guess so.” Who’s your favorite team? “Gonzaga.” How did you feel when they lost? “I guess I was kind of sad.” Jason Anderson, Endicot...
County Coroner Peter Martin Monday issued an investigation finding that Jessiha J. Lancaster, 29, Rosalia, died March 17 from respiratory failure caused by the overdose of prescription drugs. The manner of death was determined to be accidental. A final determination will be pending until the coroner receives results of the toxicology report. Mr. Lancaster, who was raised in the Curlew area, had resided at Rosalia for the last six months.... Full story
Just two towns put forth applications for a share of Whitman County’s .09 economic development dollars. Lamont and Oakesdale were the lone applicants for a share of the $100,000 made available by county commissioners. As per state requirements, the funds are to be awarded to projects that create jobs and bring new business to area towns. The funds derive from a portion of the state’s share of Whitman County sales tax revenue. Applications will be reviewed and awards will be granted by the county’s Blue Ribbon Advisory Task Committee. The commi... Full story
