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Winners of the second annual Rosalia Christmas Tree Contest were announced Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Budding Rose Art Gallery. First Place: Rosalia Lions Club who entered a 11 foot live “Charlie Brown Tree” decorated with birds, nests, dried grass, wheat, moss and even a Coo-Coo-Clock. Second Place: Bank of Fairfield who entered a “Poker Tree” decorated with playing cards, dollar bills (fake of course) poker chips and a card players hat that topped the 6ft tree. Third Place: Rosalia CoAg who entered a four foot “Farm Tree” complete with farm o...
Garfield-Palouse High School students with a 4.0 grade point average for the first term are Emily Boone, Rebecca Nelson and Garret Pfaff, seniors; J.B. Lange, Chad Redman, Blake Slocum and Nyna VanHarn, juniors; Heidi Jamison and Jeffrey Kent, sophomores. Those earning a 3.50 to 3.99 grade average were Dewey Anderson, Kallie Baker, Breanna Bielenberg, Melissa Cochran, Nicholas Cocking, Katie Dill, Lacee Hendrickson, Tyeson Hodges, Annie Leendertsen, Zachary Lopez, Lee Roach, Celeste Rossi, Joey Stone and Ian Yoder; seniors; Suzanne Keller,...
Harold Brincken A service for Harold (Butch) Brincken, 84, retired Latah area farmer, was Monday, Dec. 7, at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in the Spokane Valley. Internment was at Rosewood Cemetery near Fairfield, Monday morning. Mr.Brinken died Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the Wheatland Hills Assisted Living Center in Fairfield. He was born June 7, 1925, to August and Rose Reifenberger Brincken on the property he continued to farm when he was grown. He attended schools at Latah and was a graduate of Latah High School. He and Jean Tunnell were married...
IW Chorale will perform ‘Messiah’ The Idaho-Washington Concert Chorale will perform Handel’s “Messiah” Saturday, Dec.19, at the Lewiston High School Auditorium at 4 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 20, at the UI Administration Auditorium at 4 p.m. The 80-voice chorale will be joined by featured soloists Pamela Bathhurst, Sheila Converse, Bray Wilkins and Chris Thompson. Additional soloists from within the chorale will be Cheryl Blackburn, Jill Freuden, Nancy Grunewald, Matt Kelly and Mary Macey. The chorale will be accompanied by a 34-piece Festival...
Week of Dec. 14-18, 2009 At Colton School: Monday: Pancakes, sausage, hashbrowns, applesauce. Tuesday: Hambur-gers, pasta salad, fries, fruit. Wednesday: Beef pot roast, mashed potatoes with gravy, rolls, mixed veggies, cookies. Thursday: Pizza, green salad, apple slices, mini pretzel snacks. Friday: Corn dogs, fries, corn, fruit. At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Chicken nuggets, fries, fruit, vegetables. Tuesday: Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, vegetables, fruit. Wednesday: Super nachos, corn, fruit. Thursday: Hot pockets, tossed...
Endicott library will host a Christmas cookie decorating session Friday, Dec. 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Endicott adults are invited to attend this program to make unique cookies to take home. The program is sponsored by Endicott library and the Friends of Whitman County Library. Friends of WCL Cookbooks are reduced to $10 during December. Third Thursday program will meet Dec. 17 at the Endicott School in the multi-purpose room. Students in grades 1-5 are invited to participate in holiday crafts, book talks and games. The program will...
This has been an exceptional year for WHMC. We have a new hospital that has received rave reviews from our patients. WHMC is on sound financial footing, at least for the time being, and we are also moving quickly to implement a wide number of initiatives to improve patient safety and the quality of patient care. A couple of other points worth noting for this year: WHMC received its highest marks ever on our Press-Ganey Report (Patient Satisfaction Survey). Whitman Medical Group is undergoing an addition and remodeling to better serve patients....
The St. John Cub Scout Troop helped decorate the library for the holidays again this year. Two trees in the children’s area have a scouting theme. The Friends of the Library provided snacks for the event. St. John, ALVA MAY JORDAN and JOAN CORDER, Gazette Correspondent St. John Post Office will have their semi-annual passport fair next Friday, Dec. 18. This is an opportunity to apply for a passport in a convenient location as the Postal Service will provide staffers to complete the application, including photos, at the post office. Contact t...
Alison Harder, daughter of Ron and Marilyn Harder of Colfax, and Curtis Persons, son of Jerry and Candice Persons of Fife, were married July 10, 2009 at Youngberg Hill Winery in McMinnville, Ore., at 5 p.m. The Rev. Michael J. Graef, former pastor of the Colfax United Methodist Church, officiated at the ceremony. Music for the pre-and post-ceremony was provided by Brian Granse, friend and neighbor of the bride. Ceremony vocals were sung by Elizabeth Delaney Miller, friend of the bride from San Francisco. Given in marriage by her father, the...
Oakesdale Oakesdale High School’s all school reunion committee has started meeting and have set the reunion date for Saturday, July 3. They are looking for volunteers to help organize the reunion and they will meet next Sunday, Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. at the Oakesdale museum. For more information, contact Barb Seutter. Tree of Sharing trees are still up at Crossett’s, Ditzys and Root 66 for anyone wanting to get a tag. Wrapped gifts are due back to businesses on Monday, Dec. 14. Donations are also accepted at Crossett’s to help purchase the food....
Dusty Dusty B.B. Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. today, Dec. 10, at the Wilcox Grange for their December meeting. They will decorate the grange for their annual Christmas party. Hostesses are Diane Monson and Jennifer Morris. Members are asked to bring small stocking stuffer gifts to donate to children for roll call. The Christmas party will begin at 6:30 with dinner at the Wilcox Grange on Friday, Dec. 11. Members are asked to bring a salad, hot dish or dessert in proportion to the size of their family and/or guests. It is rumored that Santa...
Hooper Anna May Tobin hosted many out-of-town relatives for Thanksgiving dinner. Among those attending were Tobin’s granddaughter, Lynne Sleiman, and her family, husband Yosef, daughters Lillyann and Renna of Newport. Tobin’s daughter Cathy Blankenship, her husband Scott, and their son Jacob were also there. Ian and Jessica McGregor and daughters spent Thanksgiving weekend skiing at Schweitzer Mountain near Sandpoint. Howard and Pat Morris were weekend guests of their daughter and son-in-law, Angela Morris, Larry Savage and Emma of Wen...
LaCrosse More than 50 excited children from ages three weeks to 13 years came to visit and have their picture taken with Santa Saturday. The free pictures have been printed and are available at the Bank of Whitman. Jeannette Ping donated an additional four stuffed animals to be given out at the drawing. Ainsley Imler, granddaughter of Robbie and Jill Pierson, won the girl stocking and Wyatt Schwartz, son of Mike and Tami Schwartz, won the stocking filled with boy things. Tanner Fleming, son of Chad and Wendy Fleming, won a stuffed teddy bear, a...
Steven Norman Kaufman of Palouse and Christina Lynn Waldon of Boise will exchange wedding vows Jan. 2, 2010, at King of Glory Lutheran Church in Boise. Kaufman works for Northwest Farm Credit Services in Colfax. The son of Frederick and Doris Kaufman of Lewiston, he graduated from Lewiston High School in 2001 and the University of Idaho in 2005. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Paul and Cynthia Waldon of Boise. She graduated from Centennial High School in Boise in 2003, and is now a nursing student at Boise State University. They will reside...
Lindy Analene Paulson, daughter of Keith and Loretta Paulson of Colfax, and Zachary Owen Rebro, son of Kelly Stilwell and Mark and Suzanne Rebro of Sedro-Woolley, will be married Jan. 9, 2010, in Colfax. A graduate of Colfax High School, Lindy received a degree in education from Washington State University and is a certified teacher in Washington. Zachary, a graduate of Sedro-Woolley High School, earned a degree in criminal justice from WSU and is a federal officer. They will make their home in Whatcom County....
Meet Jenny Meyer, Endicott When Jenny Meyer decided to open the Endicott Food Center in 1989, she had no previous experience with running a business or formal training as a cook. “It just came up, we bought it and I’ve been here ever since,” she said. Jenny grew up in the Yakima Valley, but has spent 32 years of her life in Endicott. She raised all four of her children there, staying at home until the youngest was about six months at which point she started driving school bus. After moving to En...
Leaders of the Year pictured, left to right, Shannon Hatley, David Hoadley, Camilla Brooks, Megan Fertakis, Debbie Hoadley, 2009 4-H Leader of the Year, Shania Hatley, Morgan Hatley, Arabella Dowell, Janice Busboom and Anne-Lise Brooks. Each year, the Whitman County 4-H Program honors the achievements of members and leaders at the Annual 4-H Achievement Program. This year the celebratory evening was Nov. 10 at the Public Service Building in Colfax. Emceeing the program were Morgan and Shania Hatley of the Albion Best Adventurers 4H Club. Cliff...
Members of the Tapestry women’s choir sing Paula Foley Tillen’s arrangement of Ave Maria during the group’s Magnificat! Christmas concert Monday night at the United Methodist Church in Colfax. The Colfax concert was the 11-year old chorale’s third performance, following two shows held last week in Pullman and Moscow. Audience members filled the church’s sanctuary to hear the 23-member choir under the direction of Dale Forrey of Colfax and accompanied by Linda Liou....
Two charges of vehicular homicide were filed Wednesday in superior court against Victor J. Marly, Milton Freewater, driver of a Chevrolet Trailblazer which collided with a Toyota Camry Sept. 19 in a double fatality accident on the Walla Walla Highway south of Dusty. The accident took the lives of a Lewiston couple, Ronald West, 64, and Frances West, 72. Prosecutor Denis Tracy filed one charge for each of the two victims. A Washington State Patrol investigation report filed with the charges alleges four witnesses reported Marly, 38, crossed...
On Jan. 1, Whitman County will no longer accept covered electronics like computers and TVs in curbside trash. How do you currently dispose of those? Ed White, Outside Washtucna “I threw all of mine away a long time ago. I don’t even have a computer. They should throw all of them away in the first place. It’s the ruination of the nation.” Erla White, Outside Washtucna “We don’t buy them to start with.” Keith Ludington, Thornton “I throw them in the garbage. My wife wouldn’t but I do. I’ve got a neighbor who got a 100 of them in his backyard.” G...
Grandpa Fred In my opinion, family reunions are best spent with just about anybody but the family. There’s a reason why we all live in different states from one another, and that reason is “outstanding warrants.” It’s also because when we all get together, certain issues that have long been buried rise to the surface, such as, “I really take issue with the fact that several decades ago, you were born.” This past Thanksgiving, I was chosen to tell Grandpa Fred that he wouldn’t be allowed to carve the turkey because the way he did it reminded p...
Gazette Reporter Tekoa citizens can expect a $4 monthly increase in their water and sewer bill next year, a step down from the $10 added surcharge the council had planned to add to utility bills. Hoping to ease the financial stress on families during the national recession, the council has put a one-year moratorium on their annual $10 increase for sewer and water. “We just felt like they were struggling and people were having a hard time paying their bill,” Mayor John Jaeger said. In 2008, the council enacted a $5 increase on both water and...
Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Mara E. Ewing, granddaughter of Jeren Shenefelt of Colfax, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. She is the daughter of Reva Ewing, Montezuma, Ga., and a 2008 graduate of Macon County High School in Montezuma....
Outgoing Rosalia Mayor Ken Jacobs was appointed by county commissioners Monday to a four-year term on Whitman County’s planning commission. Jacobs will represent county district one. “Ken will come to us with a wealth of experience,” said Greg Partch, commissioner for district one. “He has an extensive background in agriculture and a great knowledge of government workings.” Jacobs’ term as Rosalia mayor expires at the end of the year. He has served as mayor since 2002 and also was Rosalia mayor from 1982 to 1990 and 1994 to 1996. His term on...
Whitman County commissioners extended the county’s contract with Darry-Air, Inc., Ephrata, to spray noxious weeds in county-owned rights-of-way in the county’s three road districts. The county signed a deal with Darry-Air last year, and that contract includes four one-year options to renew if the price remains the same as the original contracted price, said Phil Meyers, county maintenance operations manager. Last year, the company sprayed 5,607 acres of county-owned property at the contract price of $24.71 per acre for a cost of just under $13...
