Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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At Pullman Regional Hospital Agnew, Mira McCall, born Feb. 16, 2020, at seven pounds, 14 ounces, to Kate and Kevin Agnew, Pullman. Baby joins sisters Molly, 4, and Maggie, 2. Startin, Daxton Gayle, born Feb. 18, 2020, at seven pounds, 10 ounces, to Tyler and Tiffany Startin, Colfax. Maternal grandparents are Marvin and Kendra Hergert and Dennis Miller, Endicott. Paternal grandparents are Chad and Nancy Startin, LaCrosse. Baby joins siblings Deacon, 5, and Claralynn 3. Wilson, Ozlyn Vie Ann, born Feb. 21, 2020, at seven pounds, three ounces, to...
1 years ago The Colfax Commoner February 27, 1920 W. E. McCroskey stated this week that the census returns showed that Colfax was the largest town in Whitman County. Mr. McCroskey stated that the government would issue the census figures and these figures would show that this city still retains its lead as the largest town in the part of the state. Pullman has had a rapid growth during the last five years as many of the retired farmers have been locating in the college town for the purpose of sending their children to the Washington State Col...
Dear Savvy Senior, I will be enrolling in Medicare in a few months and would like to find out what they don’t cover so I can avoid any surprises. Almost 65 Dear Almost, While Medicare (Part A and B) covers a wide array of health care services after you turn 65, it doesn’t cover everything. If you need or want certain services that aren’t covered, you’ll have to pay for them yourself unless you have other insurance, or you enroll in a Medicare Advantage health plan, which may offer some additional benefits. Here’s a look at some commonly...
Palouse Choral Society Chamber Choir presents “Time” The Palouse Choral Society Chamber Choir will perform “Time,” a concert of music expressing an array of human experience, on Saturday, March 7, at 6 p.m., at Pullman St. James Episcopal Church, and Sunday, March 8, at 4 p.m., at Lewiston’s Silverthorne Theatre on the LCSC Campus. Organized around verses from Ecclesiastes, the concert will explore the concept of a time for all things. Music will encompass various styles and time periods, multiple world cultures and a variety of languages...
At Pullman Regional Hospital Bursott, Matthew Jaden, born Feb. 6, 2020, at six pounds, 14 ounces, to Jina Bursott and Matthew Edwards. Baby joins sisters Bella, 17, Arianna, 10, Victoria, 7 and Raylynn, 4. Nuccitelli, Jack Brett, born Feb. 10, 2020, at seven pounds, 12 ounces, to Brett James and Yamini Nuccitelli, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Marcey Nuccitelli, San Luis Obispo, Calif. Maternal grandparents are Gunil and Rama Musunuru, Seattle....
Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington will host a Medicare Seminar on Monday, March 23, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Pullman City Hall Council Chambers, first floor, 325 SE Paradise St., Pullman. SHIBA (Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) volunteers will provide a free Medicare education event. They will cover: Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D, help you understand your Medicare benefits and options, help paying for Medicare if you qualify and share ways to avoid becoming a Medicare fraud victim. SHIBA is a free service of the...
Pullman 2040 held its annual meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott in Pullman. Community members learned about current work being done around Pullman. Topics presented centered around Pullman 2040’s five focus areas: Community & Identity, Education & Learning, Growth & Development, Health & Safety and Recreation & Environment. A tabling session featuring community organizations followed the presentation. Community members are encouraged to connect with these organizations and the presenters to learn more a...
The JP Pies crew hosted their Valentine's Day pie distribution at the Colfax Food Pantry Friday. "We wanted to give folks an opportunity to check out the pantry and see what it has to offer," said Daniel Moore. The Colfax Pantry building is also available for community groups to use on other days....
Kim and Cindy Pitts were in Cheney last week, Wednesday and Thursday, to attend the National Curling Championship competition on the EWU campus. Denise and Tony Kendall, Tacoma, were guests of Tom and Doreen Riedner from Friday through Sunday. The occasion was an early birthday celebration. Saturday morning, the Kendalls helped the Riedners load a trailer with 3,500 Spanish-labeled Homestead soups that were bagged at the Colfax Baptist Church in January. The soup was delivered to Central Washington Nursery in Quincy for distribution to...
Endicott Food Center held its Senior Luncheon on Tuesday and Wednesday held its regular dinner. Both were well attended. Endicott Gun Club had its weekly competitive shoot on Sunday Feb. 15, in 39 degrees with wind. There were 17 shooters. The following are the results: Open: Eric Johnson 23, Jerry Sloot 23 and James Gilchrist 22. Women: Jessica Pelissier 22, Pam Meserve 15, Teri Garrett 14 and Nadine Rice 13. Handicap: Eric Johnson 23, James Gilchrist 21 and Jim Pelissier 20. Doubles: Jessica Pelissier 19, Eric Johnson 15 and Jim Pelissier...
Colfax alumni meet for lunch in Spokane on Feb. 11. Front: Elaine (Morris) Krouse (1962), Marilyn (Vannice) Ray (1959), Claudia (McNeilly) McGowen (1962), Barbara (Long) Martin (1953), Sandra (Hubbard) Conti (1956). Back: Greg McNeilly (1962), Earl Enos (1953), Delmar Teade (1952), Jerry Martin (1951), Jim Krouse (1963). The next lunch will be Tuesday, May 12, at Timber Creek Buffet, 9211 E. Montgomery Ave, Spokane Valley....
In October 2019, the White House named Justine Hurley, daughter of Mike and Debra Hurley and a teacher in White Sulphur Springs, Mont., the recipient of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Hurley is a former 2001 graduate of Oakesdale High School and received her bachelor's degree in education from Eastern Washington University, as well as a Masters of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from Western Governors University. The Presidential Awards for...
Amanda Mobley and her family are new residents to Oakesdale. The family moved from Oregon in December in part because of her husband's job and in part to be closer to extended family. The family visited the area last spring and summer and loved it. Her husband Tanner is a journeyman millwright, and moved to the area for work in October. The family later followed him. Amanda is currently an at-home mom. She worked in a deli and did some catering in Lakesview, Ore., before they moved to Oakesdale,...
LaCrosse Middle School and High School Honor Roll for the first semester has been posted. Students must earn a GPA of 3.0 and above to be listed. In sixth grade: Olivia Danielson, Olivia McGregor, Ty Pierson and Chloe Waddell. In seventh grade: Benjamin Bailey, Avery Fleming, Johnathon Hone, Ellie Peirson, Anna Thompson and Emily Thompson. In eight grade: Angel Cordes, Julia Guske, Landen Miller, Tucker Taylor and Joshua Thompson. In 10th grade: Lillian McGregor and Tanner Taylor. In 11th grade: Zoe Bailey, Ty Harder, Genevieve McGregor and...
Bank of Eastern Oregon, announced consolidated year-end 2019 earnings of $4,278,000, an increase of 8.2 percent when compared to $3,949,000 in 2018. Average earnings per share went up 8.7 percent at $3.62. Total assets were up 18.8 percent from $414.4 million to $492 million. Net loans were up 32.2 percent at $429 million, while deposits increased 19.7 percent year over the year to $441 million. During the year it acquired or opened branches at Colfax, Dayton, LaCrosse, Pomeroy, Hermiston and La Grande. These initiatives helped fuel the growth...
8 years ago The Commoner Feb. 22, 1895 The band has this week ordered an alto saxophone and expects shortly to purchase an Eb baritone saxophone. A fine F flute is expected to arrive soon. The boys are investing in new instruments and in new music as fast as the funds will permit, and expect before long to have a band without compare in this section of the country. It is Prof. Read's ambition to increase the number of pieces to twenty-four and a number of young men are at work gaining proficiency on the various instruments. The band as now...
High school juniors Tovah Brantner, Paige Collier, Olivia Knauff, Rachel Meeuwsen and Rielee Renne' will participate in the Distinguished Young Women of Garfield-Palouse program. The program's theme is "A Roaring Good Time," and will be hosted on Sunday, March 15, at 4 p.m. in the Garfield school cafeteria. Participants will compete for more than $1,700 in college scholarships and the opportunity to represent the communities of Garfield and Palouse at the state level program, hosted in Pullman,...
Harm and Jan Smith spent several days in Orlando, Fla., recently. They attended the Josten’s Company Gala to see their daughter and son-in-law, Gina and Jason Morgan, honored for their success. Grandson Micah also attended, attired in a tuxedo. Jason’s parents, Bobbie and Larry Morgan, also attended. While Gina and Jason continued to attend their business meetings, both sets of grandparents and Micah enjoyed an air-boat Everglade tour, alligators included, and also spent a day at Holy Land Experience. Both adventures were gifts from Jason and...
United Way of Whitman County has partnered with Better Health Together to sign up families for affordable Washington Apple Health Insurance Saturday, Feb. 15, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Neill Public Library. Families across Eastern Washington are still struggling to keep up with the rising costs of healthcare. Washington Apple Health provides free or low-cost comprehensive healthcare coverage to those who qualify, including children who are covered through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). “A lot of families don’t think they can q...
Debi Anderson has lived in Whitman County her whole life and has been painting things for as long as she can remember. As a child growing up in Colfax, there was a ceramics shop that her mother brought her to, where she started small in projects that she would sometimes display at the fair. Since that time, Debi has moved onto bigger and bigger projects. Being a housewife and stay-at-home mom while raising her five kids, she would often paint things when she wanted a change. Her husband Richard...
Four albums which contain the last 20 years of additions and improvements at the Steptoe Battlefield State Park, along with documentation, stories and photos (mostly taken by the late Jim Nebel), have been assembled by Diane Nebel. The albums also contain ongoing efforts to collect the names of 158 members of Lt. Col Edward J. Steptoe's unit of May 17, 1858, which was the date of the battle. The albums also contain quotes from a book regarding the battle, from the natives side of the story -...
Roy Bartlett, a longtime Tekoa resident who married the farmer's daughter he worked for the summer after high school graduation - and once washed money at the Davenport Hotel - will turn 100 on Feb. 19. A celebration will be held four days before for family and friends. He now lives independently at Bishop Place in Pullman. Bartlett farmed 2,500 acres outside Tekoa; wheat, bluegrass, lentils and barley. "I was more a city guy than I was a farmer," he said. "All the work we could get was...
Athenaeum Club Athenaeum Club met Feb. 7 at Lutheran Church. Cathy Landers gave a program on Georgia O’Keeffe with many visuals of her artwork. Mary Ann Wigen served refreshments. Thrifty Grandmothers Requests granted by the Colfax Thrifty Grandmothers for February 2020 are Whitman County Chaplain (monthly) $300, Colfax High School Musical $500, W.H.E.A.T. $1,000, Friends of the Library $250, Distinguished Young Women $750, Junior Rodeo $500 and Emergency Request (Rent) $399. Births Whitman County Gazette, Feb. 13, 2020 At Pullman Regional H...
The Pullman League of Women Voters and Neill Public Library announced that Whitman County Auditor Sandy Jamison will give a presentation Tuesday, Feb. 18, from noon to 1 p.m. at Neill Public Library in the Hecht Room. Bring your lunch and join for this brown bag series, to learn about the rule changes for the upcoming 2020 state primary election. The event is free to the public and requires no registration, but seating is limited....
Endicott Trap Shooting Club held its weekly shoot with 17 shooters in wind and 39 degrees. The results are as follows: Open: Eric Johnson 23, Jerry Sloot 23 and James Gilchrist 22. Women: Jessica Pelissier 22, Pam Meserve 15, Teri Garrett 14 and Nadine Rice 13. Handicap: Eric Johnson 23, James Gilchrist 21 and Jim Pelissier 20. Doubles: Jessica Pelissier 19, Eric Johnson 15 and Jim Pelissier 15....
