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How to Guard Against Medicare Fraud Dear Savvy Senior The television program “60 Minutes” recently did a disturbing segment on the problem of Medicare fraud, which has raised some questions for me. What are the steps Medicare recipients need to take if they suspect fraud, and what can be done to prevent it from happening? Suspicious Charlie Dear Charlie Medicare fraud has been a big problem for many years, but because of the national health care debate going on right now it has gotten a lot more attention lately. Here’s what you should know.... Full story
Earl L. Muir A memorial service for Earl Lyle Muir, 77, a longtime Pullman resident, will be Friday, Dec. 18, at 10:30 a.m. at the Community Congregational UCC. A family interment service will be at Pullman City Cemetery at a later date. He died Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at Avalon Care Center in Pullman. Born Jan. 17, 1932, in Asotin, to Edgar and Tilda Guenkel Muir, he attended grade school in Asotin until age 12, then moved to Pullman. He graduated from Pullman High School in 1949, attended Washington State College and graduated in 1954 with... Full story
Steptoe students mark last Library stop Steptoe School students visited the Whitman County Library building for the last time before renovation. Steptoe makes regular monthly visits to the Colfax library for materials and programs. Due to the renovation, Youth Services Manager Sheri Miller will take the books to Steptoe. Just like all Whitman County Library cardholders, Steptoe students are able to place requests online at www.whitco.lib.wa.us and use their card number. Miller plans to deliver those items along with other materials for...
Simpson UMC dedication Simpson United Methodist Church in Pullman will rededicate its sanctuary after the completion of renovations Sunday, Dec. 6, at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. contemporary services. Upgrades include improved lighting, sound and video, updated flooring and comfortable, attractive seating. Sacred Heart women set 27th holiday fair The women at Sacred Heart Church in Tekoa will have their 27th annual holiday fair, Friday, Dec. 4, in the parish center at N. 805 Washington Street in Tekoa beginning at 9:30 a.m. The fair features...
During the holidays and winter months the number of people donating blood products is generally lower than usual. More people are traveling and find it hard to squeeze in the time to give blood. In addition, there are traditionally more accidents on the winter roadways. Whitman Hospital will host a blood drive next Thursday, Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome or you can schedule an appointment by calling the hospital. This is your chance to make a difference in the community. If you have never given blood before, now is your... Full story
Week of Dec. 7-11, 2009 At Colton School: Monday: Chicken and noodles, rolls, green beans, fruit. Tuesday: Pigs in blanket, pretzel bites with cheese, corn, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, French fries, green salad, fruit, maple bars. Thursday: Macho nachos, (taco meat, cheese, tomatoes and olives on chips) mexi fries, fruit, muffins. Friday: Grilled cheese sandwiches, cup of soup, yogurt cups, carrot sticks, fruit. At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Beef rotini, vegetables, fruit. Tuesday: Stick day. Bread, fruit, veggies, potatoes....
Endicott is getting ready for the Christmas season. Tuesday, Endicott/St. John Junior High students helped Community Club members set up Christmas lights and paint the business windows with Christmas scenes. This was done in preparation to festivities Saturday which will begin at 5 p.m. with the lighting of Christmas decorations and trees, a visit by Santa Claus, fireworks and additional entertainment at the Community Club lot across from Endicott Food Center. Refreshments will be served at the Endicott Food Center, and Santa will distribute... Full story
Dusty Thanksgiving guests of Larry and Di Brink included sons Kevin and family, Amber, Chloe and Ashley of Richland and John of College Place and his friend Brandy of Colfax; Lucky, Joan and Desiree’ Myrick, Dusty; Mike and Michael Myrick, Graham; Rich and Jenetta Myrick; Mike Stine and Don and Carol Keeney, LaCrosse. Aaron, Dana, Derek and Darin Repp were Thanksgiving guests of her parents, Norm and Gloria Erickson. Sunday, Randy and Kristin Repp hosted a celebration dinner for grandson Derek’s fifth birthday. Also attending were the bir... Full story
LaCrosse Samantha Bafus represented LaCrosse in the Teen Read Week digital picture contest. As one of the grand prize winners she received a $15 iTunes gift card. Santa Claus arrives in town this Saturday, Dec 5, at the TeaPot Cafe at 9:30 a.m. and will be on his way at 11 a.m. Kids can bring their lists and join Santa for breakfast and pictures. There will also be a free drawing for stockings filled with goodies, one for a boy and one for a good girl. Until further notice, the Spokesman Review will be available to be picked up at the TeaPot...
Tekoa A cow moose and a young bull have been spotted at many locations in Tekoa. Dave and Laurie Shrope, living on the south side of town, have discovered moose noseprints on their front window, and were startled when they opened their drapes one morning to see the cow moose staring back at them. Dave said they bed down in their front yard or the old school yard lot behind their residence frequently. The cow simply grazes, but the bull is more destructive. He tears down bird feeders and lawn ornaments. Last week, the duo was spotted a block nor... Full story
David Buckley of Colfax will be among area organists who will participate during mid-day Advent recitals in December. The concerts are sponsored by the Pullman-Moscow Chapter of American Guild of Organists. The two programs, Dec. 9 and 16, are open to the public without charge. Buckley will perform Dec. 16 at the concert slated to begin at 12:15 at Moscow’s First Presbyterian Church Also playing in the recital will be area organists Judy Croskey, Denise Snider and Susan Billin. Buckley, who plays at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Colfax, wil... Full story
Lamont Bonnie Swannack was a guest at the home of Janet and Mark Bowman to celebrate her birthday last Sunday evening. Also present were her husband, Bill, and Tom, Hollie and Tommie Sue Swannack. Ginny Rajala’s mother is recuperating and gaining her strength after knee surgery at St. Joseph Care Center. Because she wasn’t able to travel, her family took Thanksgiving dinner to the center. Present besides Ginny was her husband, Dave, Penny and PJ Dhillon and son from Kennewick, four sisters and one brother and families. One sister, Carol, is...
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution for Wednesday, Dec. 16, will be Palouse Federated Church, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and Rosalia Methodist Church, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. For Thursday, Dec. 17, distribution will be Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Garfield Legion / Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m.; St. John Methodist Church, 9 to 10 a.m., LaCrosse, 310 B 4th (small building behind small white house, 310 4th St.), 9 a.m. to noon; Tekoa City Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Oakesdale Baptist Church, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Endicott Ci...
Jerald and Joyce Davis, residents of Colfax for 40 years, will be honored on their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at the Colfax Golf Club Saturday, Dec. 5, beginning at 6 p.m. Davis and Joyce Shoemaker, both graduates of Clarkston High School, were married Dec. 4, 1959, at the Church of Nativity in Lewiston. Both are now retired. He was a longtime manager of the Colfax Building Supply, and she was employed at the Gazette, Glasers and Hamilton Drug. Saturday’s open house will be hosted by their three sons and spouses, Tim and J... Full story
Meet Mary Kaye Stelzer, Pine City When Mary Kaye Stelzer was four years old, she started to collect horse figures. She never had a horse of her own growing up, but purchased the little figurines in Pine City, Thornton and Colfax. “I even liked the smell of horses when I was a kid,” Mary Kaye recalled. Back then Pine City had two grocery stores, a garage, school and bank. “It was a going thing,” Mary Kaye said. By the time she was in the third grade, one grocer had closed. School distric... Full story
Eric-E, singer and guitarist who has performed full-time since 1985, will play at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m., He will play original songs, classics and Christmas favorites. Admission will be $7 at the door. Eric has opened for acts such as Jay Leno, Air Supply, Bobby McFerrin, Dan Seals, Candlebox and others. He currently lives with his wife Sylvia and three young sons in Moscow.... Full story
The sounds of Christmas will emanate from the Tekoa Empire Theatre next Thursday, Dec. 10, when the Eastern Washington University choir returns to present its Christmas concert in Tekoa. The choir has made two previous concerts at Tekoa. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the choir under the direction of Dr. Randel Wagner, former Farmington resident who now resides in Spokane. Traditional Christmas carols, along with new works, will be presented. Admission will be $10 for adults, $5 for students and free for youngsters under 12 who are...
Tapestry Women’s choir will perform their Christmas concert at First Presbyterian Church in Moscow, Friday, Dec. 4, and at United Methodist Church in Colfax, Monday, Dec. 7. The concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Directed by Dale Forrey of Colfax, the choir started their Christmas concert series with a performance Tuesday at St. James Episcopal Church in Pullman. This will be the 11th year for the concerts by Tapestry which now includes 23 members. Theme for this year’s concert is Magnificat, or Mary’s Song which is the theme of selections in the firs... Full story
Whitman Hospital employees Dustin McGillic, left, and Gary Johnson loaded food donations for the F.I.S.H. Food Bank in Colfax. Approximately 580 pounds of food were donated by hospital staffers, according to Laurie Gronning, marketing coordinator at the hospital. Staffers put together a collection of soup mixes, noodles, sauces, and other food supplies for the food pantry which was exceptionally low this September. They loaded up the food Monday morning and delivered it to the F.I.S.H. food pantry at St. Patrick’s parish hall. Gronning noted t... Full story
Two bridge replacements, completion of the reconstruction of Almota Road and miscellaneous small projects are on the horizon for Whitman County’s Public Works Department next year. Director Mark Storey Monday finalized his department’s 2010 construction plan. Largest price tag is the nearly $980,000 remaining to pave and finish a 2.74-mile stretch of Almota Road. Started this year, the project between the Duncan Springs intersection and the Sommers Road intersection is the second stretch of a three-phase project to rebuild the county’s porti...
The latest Habitat for Humanity project in Palouse is already looking like a house that will eventually be a home. The new three-bedroom, single story house in Palouse now has siding, windows and doors and could be completed by March, said Habitat president Brent Bradberry. “The foundation is in, the walls are in, the windows are in, the doors are in,” Bradberry said. The house will go to Krista Given and her two young children. Given is currently living in an aging trailer in Albion. They were chosen from more than 100 applicants to the Palous...
Colfax High School Honor Society members decorated the Giving Tree at US Bank in Colfax. Stockings on the tree contain clothing needs for local children listed by Community Action Center. Residents can remove one of the labels, purchase gifts listed and return the wrapped packages with the label by Dec. 18. Another tree is located at the post office. Students pictured in front are, from left, Justina Ball and Christina Thomas. In back, from left, are Shaina Simonson, Andy Scholz, Kara Foreyt and Felicia Scott....
Last Friday was the biggest shopping day of the year. Did you score any Black Friday deals? JoAnne Fleming, LaCrosse “No, I didn’t. I was in California vacationing.” They didn’t have any sales down there? “Oh, probably. But I was having too good a time visiting.” Dick Larsen, Missoula “I don’t shop. My wife spends it all, so I don’t have to do any shopping. Ever.” Last Friday was the biggest shopping day of the year. Did you score any Black Friday deals? JoAnne Fleming, LaCrosse “No, I didn’t. I was in California vacationing.” They didn... Full story
These reports are from the previous two issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated. Second gun heist reported Whitman County deputies early Saturday afternoon received a report of another suspected burglary involving guns. The guns were missing from a rural residence in the Winona area where the occupants were not residing. The theft was discovered Saturday when a relative checked the residence. A sliding basement window was...
Whitman County’s Superior courtroom is looking to get a makeover. Superior Court Administrator Sonya Miller said the court will receive new doors, new tables for attorneys, a digital evidence projector and a 63-inch video monitor. The projector will display digital images of evidence and documents on the monitor. Miller said it is a high-tech version of an overhead projector. The large monitor, Miller said, will allow juries, plaintiffs, defendants and the spectators an improved view of evidence presented during trials. The projector will c... Full story
