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A Friends of Hospice grief support group will meet from 1 to 2:30 on Tuesday afternoons from Jan. 8 to Feb. 26. Sessions will be in the upstairs library of the Whitman Senior Living, 1285 SW Center Street, Pullman. www.friendsofhospice.net... Full story
WSU Whitman County Extension 4H Program is now accepting enrollment for the 4H Palouse Area Robotics Club for teens 15-19 years old. Youth with interest in graphics, computer assisted design, business, computer programming, mechanical engineering, marketing, electrical engineering and more are invited to join the club. Youth will design, build and program a 120 pound robot to perform a series of challenges under the guidance of dedicated mentors. The club will compete in one to two competitions in Eastern Washington. They are conducted under...
Meet Sarah Mayer, Colfax When LaCrosse School welcomed Sarah Mayer to their third and fourth grade classroom, she felt right at home. Sarah taught the same grades in Washtucna for six years, and the only reason she decided to take the LaCrosse post was the opportunity to cut down the length of her commute from their residence in Colfax. Her combination class of 13 is especially fun to teach because they work well in groups, help each other, and have a great sense of humor. Being enthusiastic learners and creative makes being their teacher very...
Garfield-Palouse music students directed by Rebecca Hemphill and Ruth Vertrees have performed a series of concerts during the holiday season. Elementary pupils at Garfield and Palouse gave back-to-back performances. Garfield/Palouse High school at the University of Idaho Kibbie Dome The performances featured special guest percussionist Matt Zook. Other soloists were Evan Potter, Justice Keller, Samantha Snekvik and Ava Hemphill. Singers from the Garfield-Palouse middle school and high school joined singers from the Potlatch school district for... Full story
Endicott Endicott Community Club presented the certificate funds from their German dinner and silent auction to Tony Anderson, president of the Endicott Parks and Recreation board, Dec. 14. The $3,500 will go toward the purchase of pool covers that are needed at the Endicott swimming pool. A gingerbread village is adorning a corner at the Endicott Food Center. It was presented by the home and family living class at Endicott Junior High. Anne Lowe and Jerine Gray hosted the DNI Pinochle Club Christmas card party Dec. 16. They had a buffet of... Full story
Dusty Art and Colene Sager drove to Soap Lake where they joined friends for a Flying Farmer Christmas party. They had dinner at Don’s Restaurant and then went to John and Audrey Ledgerwood’s home for dessert, visiting and a gift exchange. David and Phyllis Stueckle were in Portland last Thursday and Friday to attend the holiday concert at Cleveland High School where their granddaughter Emmaly Light, daughter of Karen and Larry Light, is a member of the choir. The wind storm Sunday night and Monday damaged the home of Lucky and Joan Myrick. A p...
The final public meeting about an update of the Whitman County Hazard Mitigation Plan, a key part of setting responses and recovery from natural disasters as well as getting emergency funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was held Thursday, Dec. 13, in the Public Service Building auditorium. The review was presented by Rob Flaner of Tetra Tech, Inc., a technical consultant from Eagle, Idaho, hired by the county to renew the plan. The new plan will take the place of the first county plan which expired in June of 2011. The plan... Full story
The History Channel • On Jan. 6, 1759, a 26-year-old George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis. Historical documents have revealed that Martha may not have been the great love of Washington’s life. He wrote cryptic yet passionate love letters to Sally Fairfax, the wife of his friend George Fairfax. • On Jan. 1, 1863, a farmer named Daniel Freeman submits the first claim under the new Homestead Act for a property near Beatrice, Neb. By the 1890s, many homesteaders found that farming 160 acres of such dry land was nearly impos...
Snow covers a shed and an older model automobile in Palouse Sunday, Dec. 16. A weekend snowfall was melted and blown off by Monday morning’s windstorm. More snow is in the weather forecast and it looks like the Palouse will see a white Christmas....
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. There seems to be some controversy amongst my children as to whether I am a geek or a nerd. (My son insists that we consider “dork,” as well, but my daughters feel that is too pejorative.) The argument is confusing to me, because neither of the two descriptions seems very manly. Shouldn’t the dispute be whether I am a “he-man” or a “hotty”? “No,” my older daughter tells me. “You’re making me kind of sick,” my younger daughter adds kindly. At issue is whether I know enough... Full story
SETTLEMENT PENDING IN CITY SUIT A proposed settlement in the suit filed by Colfax Fire Chief Ralph Walter against the City of Colfax and two city officials is now in the process of being reviewed following a mediation hearing last week. The suit was filed by Chief Walter after a civil service appeal hearing in October of 2010 was halted when Mayor Norma Becker announced she had decided to reverse her decision and restore him to his job. Walter later filed a damage claim against the city which was rejected by the city insurers, and that...
Someone was very creative along Morton Street in Colfax making a unique snowman. This big white guy was practicing a yoga technique letting all the karma travel to his head with his boots pointing skyward. If he hasn’t melted, more snow might be added to his bulk if weather forecasts hold true....
A new educational feature is coming to Wawawai County Park. A bird checklist is taking shape to be distributed in a kiosk at the park’s entrance next year. The project began when Whitman County Parks Director Tim Myers suggested more educational materials for Wawawai, and Ranger Dave Mahan thought a list for bird sightings might be welcome. Lavon Frazier of the Palouse Audobon Society spoke to the board at its meeting in October. She then worked with the rest of the Palouse Audobon Society to d...
Everyone is talking about the “fiscal cliff” deadline looming on Dec. 31, when automatic tax increases and spending cuts take effect unless Congress reaches a compromise. Both political camps are in full campaign mode, blaming the other for the lack of progress. However, as the nation moves ever closer to the dreaded precipice, something interesting has happened. The long-vilified Bush tax cuts have been rehabilitated. For more than 10 years, most Democrats lambasted the lower taxes approved during the Bush administration as “tax cuts for t... Full story
“I SEE WHERE the president of Syria is threatening to use sarin nerve gas to quell the revolution aimed at getting him out of office and we are concerned it might wind up in the hands of terrorists,” said a caller. “Didn’t we have a problem with nerve gas once?” Indeed we did, right here in Washington state. We were never told it was sarin, an amount of which on the point of a pin can kill you, just that nerve gas was coming. And that was thanks to an amendment to the military procurement bill in 1969 requiring that governors be notified...
More than a hundred years ago, a young girl wanted to know if Santa really existed. Her friends were telling her not to believe. So, she wrote her newspaper to get the truth. This is the famous reply from the editor, Francis Church. Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been afflicted by skepticism in a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s are little. In this great universe of...
• It was Albert Einstein who offered the following explanation of relativity: “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity.” • In Singapore, one of the colorful customs is training birds for singing competitions. It’s not always just a hobby, though; for some, it’s a serious — and costly — business. A single well-trained bird might sell for as much as $60,000. • If you’re an oenophile — that’s an aficionado of wine — you probably won’t be s...
1. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a formicary? 2. ASTRONOMY: Which planet has two moons called Titania and Oberon? 3. GAMES: What is the color of St. James Place in the game “Monopoly”? 4. LANGUAGE: What does the Greek word “platypus” mean? 5. MEDICINE: What is a more common name for the condition called odontalgia? 6. GEOGRAPHY: The island nation of Madagascar lies off the coast of which continent? 7. INVENTIONS: Who invented the modern ballpoint pen? 8. MEASUREMENTS: How many gallons are contained in a firkin? 9. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the daughte...
A consumer storage business is expanding in Garfield. S&M Storage added 16 new units to double its capacity. The business, operated by Steve Wolheter and Mike Boller of Potlatch, located along Highway 27 in Garfield three years ago. First names of the proprietors are incorporated in the company name. The new metal building is adjacent to the old one. “We’re just expanding. They’ve been full,” said Boller. The building will contain 14 units measuring 10x12 units and two 5x12. They were built b...
Uniontown and LaCrosse are the recipients of $24,000 in grants announced by the Inland Northwest Community Foundation Dec. 17. Uniontown Community Development Association (UCDA) was awarded $11,150 for the Uniontown Beautification Project while LaCrosse Community Pride accepted $23,374 for their historic store renovation project. UCDA president Dale Miller said Uniontown’s money will go toward matching funds for a National Endowment for the Arts “Creative Placemaking” grant the city recei...
With Washington having the distinction of being the fourth largest gambling state in the country, Special Agent Mike Fitzpatrick said his agency keeps busy. Fitzpatrick, who works for the Washington State Gambling Commission, was the guest speaker at the Colfax Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting at Eddy’s on Tuesday afternoon. He is the agent assigned to Whitman County. “Gambling, legal and illegal, touches all kinds of crime,” Fitzpatrick told chamber members. During his career with the commission, he’s worked on the team cracking down on...
The horn section blows Friday night at Colfax High School during the boys basketball game vs. Reardan. From left are, Galen McWhirter, Reese Sanders, Kim Hinnenkamp and Scout Cai....
1. When was the last time the Toronto Blue Jays made the playoffs but not the World Series? 2. In 2012, Adam Dunn of the Chicago White Sox tied the mark for most career Opening Day home runs (eight). Who else holds the record? 3. Name the first Heisman Trophy winner to later be named a Super Bowl Most Valuable Player. 4. In 2011, Tom Thibodeau tied the record for most victories by a first-year NBA coach (62). Who else holds the mark? 5. When was the last time before 2011-12 that the Montreal Canadiens finished last in their conference? 6. Name...
Thirteen wrestlers rolled south to Prescott Tuesday night for a combo meet. The group included 10 Bulldogs, three GP Vikings and one SJE grappler, Thomas Newton. Coach Dennis Gransbery noted the Bulldogs are gaining on the grade front with 10 qualified , but only nine competed at Prescott. Top match for the Bulldog was a 14-12 win by Brandon Arneson in the 160 class. Arneson trailed 4-9 going into the third round, tied it up and then cooked the win with a takedown in overtime. Arron Arneson sustained two pins in the heavyweight class where he...
SE boys basketball went to the cats over the weekend, with the Colton Wildcats and LaCrosse/Washtucna Tigercats swept through league play. Darcy Stamper goes up for two points in front of Touchet’s Ruben Butler in the Saturday game at LaCrosse. Colton, defending league champs, dispatched visiting Liberty Christian 61-37 Friday night before sinking host Pomeroy 64-46 Saturday. Jake Straughan led the Wildcat charge against the Pirates, hitting 12 shots on his way to a game-high 31 points. Post Dalton Patchen added 15 points and 12 boards as the ... Full story
