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God’s different purposes I was the chaplain at the hospital last week, and I met a woman of absolute faith. It was a beautiful thing to see in many ways. She had no doubts that everything was a part of God’s purpose and plans. That everything would always work out according to his will no matter what people did. She didn’t look for reasons, she accepted and believed. I don’t have that kind of faith. My life, my experiences, my journey will not allow me to believe that way. I would not be able to accept a god who inflicts children with disabil...
Thursday, May 1 Colfax & Tekoa – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Thursday. Visit the online calendar for times. Colfax – Noon – Gentle Yoga with Suzy McNeilly – Pay by the month or by the class. Friday, May 2 Colfax – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for toddlers, preschoolers and parents every Friday. Endicott, St. John & Uniontown – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Friday. Saturday, May 3 Oakesdale – 11 a.m. – Ruff Revue – An ama...
The Blessing of the Quilts and Kits took place Tuesday, April 29, at Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax. The quilts and kits that the Peace Stitchers have worked so hard on for the last few months will remain in the sanctuary until they are boxed up to go to people in need. Members of the Peace Stitchers group are Ruth Bafus, Alice Barlass, Arlene Hatley, Joann Wood, Valerie Wall and Barbara Klaudt....
Sudiksha Center for Classical Arts of India will present a free dance concert Friday, May 2, at the Daggy Hall Jones Theatre at 7 p.m. Donations are welcome and all proceeds will benefit Boost Collaborative’s Child and Family Support Services which provides screening and coordination of services for children who have developmental delays....
Area students who qualified for the winter honor roll at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher include Tina Higginbotham and Anthony Mowder, Albion; Dianna Daniel, Jeremiah Roberts, Patrick Jacobs, Marc Larkin, Alexandra Boyd and Nathan Cocking, Colfax; Nicholas Cocking, Farmington; Timothy Kaeding, Lamont: Landen Morton, Palouse; Cassadi Bruce, Rayna Charles, Steven Sessions and Grace Dibiase, Rosalia; Cari Hay and Alexandria Overton, Tekoa....
Food preservation classes at library Helen Appel will conduct classes on food preservation techniques from 1 to 2 p.m. starting May 6 and continuing each Tuesday in May at the Colfax Library. She has more than 60 years of experience preserving food. She began as a girl assisting her mother and became proficient during her 54 years of marriage to Dick Appel and while cooking for their family of 10 children, 30 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She estimates that she still cans more than 1,000 jars of food per year thanks in large part...
Dusty This past weekend was the 16th annual reunion of the women of the LaCrosse High class of 1979 at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast. Paula Morris Meyer, Pullman; Kristal Krom Kirpes, Colton; Sheri Shaffer Hatley, Oakesdale; Doreen Broeckel Riedner, Genesee, and Denise Broeckel Kendall, Tacoma, had a project to accomplish this year. They decided to refurbish the large “L” on the hillside overlooking the town of LaCrosse with the addition of a ‘79 to commemorate their graduation year. Satur...
Lacrosse Pastime Tavern hosted a pool tournament Saturday to raise money for the Eric Binks medical fund. More than $900 was raised with more than 40 people participating. Winners were Phillip Luft and Allen Thompson, first; Don Keeney and Dana Reserve, second; and Loren Fleming and Larry Brink, third. Binks, 15-month-old son of Lyle and Cheryl Thompson Binks of LaCrosse, is now undergoing cancer treatment at Providence Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. An account for the boy has been set up at Umpqua Bank, and a fuel fund has been started at...
Moscow fabric artist Marcia Parish will be featured tonight, May 1, at the Colfax Arts Council’s “Meet the Artist” program at the library in Colfax. After working as a computer systems designer in Washington, D.C., for 22 years, she retired and moved with her husband, Rob, to the town where he grew up, Moscow. She purchased The Needle Nook, a yarn store that had been in Moscow since 1947. Marcia ran the business for 12 years even though at first she did not know how to knit. She works with fabric, fiber, paints, dyes, beads and many diffe...
Colfax ensemble members left to right: Nicole Wiley, Alison MacDonald, Kelly Ward, Lizzy May, Kindra Kneale, Lauren Claassen, Clare Jacobs, Holly Rimbey, Erica Eng, Katie Largent and Brittany Lewis. Eleven Colfax High School choir students who qualified for state WIAA Solo and Ensemble contest at Central Washington University in Ellensburg performed over the weekend. Friday the trio and large ensemble performed. They are Katie Largent, Lizzy May, Kindra Kneale, Kelly Ward, Erica Eng, Clare...
Kirbee, Nathan, Peggy, Rex, and Mitch Barney enjoying Disneyland. Peggy Barney was raised on a potato and wheat farm in Shelley, Idaho, and she became very familiar with siphon tubes as a kid. For the dryland farmers or city folk, siphon tubes are three to four foot long tubes of aluminum, curved to fit over the side of a ditch, preferably concrete-lined, which siphons water from the ditch to small furrows to flow through the field. Her father was also a plant breeder, and he had research...
Ten students who led the mid-block II honor roll at Garfield-Palouse High School with all-A grades include Sarah Fisch, Katryna Newman and Chandler Pfaff, seniors; Jacob Arlt, Gabe Cocking and Rachel Nelson, juniors; Holly Brown, Matt Holbrook and Rafferty Shelton, sophomores; and Victoria Welch, freshman. High honors students with grade averages from 3.50 to3.99 include: Samantha Johnson, Zachary Kuehner, Jesse Lopez, Taylor Redman and Kathryn Yoder, seniors; Libby Akin, Mary Hansen, Mitch Jamison, David Milano, Emily Stout, Tyler Thurman and...
Dear Savvy Senior, What does Medicare cover when it comes to eye care? I currently have good vision insurance through my employer but will lose it when I retire. Looking Ahead Dear Looking, Many retirees are unclear with what Medicare does and doesn’t cover when it comes to eye care. The good news is that Medicare covers most medical issues like cataract surgery, treatment of eye diseases and medical emergencies. But unfortunately, routine care like eye exams and eyeglasses are usually the beneficiary’s responsibility. Here’s a breakdown of ho...
Real estate sales Nicholas L. and Suzann E. Henning, St. John, to Marvin B. and Francis S. Hergert, St. John, house on two lots in Lockhart’s Second Addition on S. Bartholow Avenue in St. John, $162,000, April 15. Cynthia Hendrickson, Colfax, to Adrian Fisher, Logan, Utah, mobile home on the Pullman-Albion Road near Pullman, $19,250, April 15. Phillip V. and Peggy Ann Scuderi, Pullman, to Trevor J. and Dena L. Durham, Pullman, house on SW Alcora Drive in Pullman, $334,000, April 15. David A. and Valeria N. Pietz, Pullman to Mark D. and Laura S...
Thursday, April 24 Palouse – 3:45 to 5 p.m. – After School Homework and Game Time – The Center for Civic Engagement (WSU) students will be available to assist 4th graders and up with their homework. Afterwards, there will be time for board and/or video games. Friday, April 25 St. John – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – St. John Fair – Visit the library at the fair. Kids stop by the booth to spin the wheel for an awesome prize! Malden – 2 to 4 p.m. – Kathleen Haley from Whitman Medical Center is available to help you plan for your medical future – including...
Carol Hannas and Kay Smith could be called St. John Community Fair’s flower girls. The two women have been working together for more than 20 years at the St. John Community Fair. “We’ve been in cahoots for many years in the flower department,” Hannas said. Hannas said after the St. John-Endicott FFA members bring in the display shelves from storage, the women clean them and then position them in the Community Building, getting them ready for the hundreds of exhibits that are displayed during the...
AT COLFAX SCHOOLS: Monday: Hamburgers with bun, cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, oven fries, fruit choice. Tuesday: Chicken, brown rice with stir fry veggies, mandarin oranges, fortune cookie. AT COLTON SCHOOL: Monday: Waffles, eggs, hashbrowns, juice, fruit. Tuesday: Chicken pattie on a bun, baked beans, lettuce, tomato, fruit. Wednesday: Cheese rippers, spaghetti sauce, green salad, fruit. AT ENDICOTT SCHOOL: Monday: Chickenwich with lettuce and tomato, fries, fruit tray. Tuesday: Salad bar, dreamcicle salad, roll. Wednesday: Pizza, salad,...
8 years ago The Commoner April 26, 1889 The great importance which Whitman County bears to the territory, or state, of Washington, is gratifyingly shown in the apportionment of districts, recently made by the governor, secretary and chief justice. Whitman is one of four counties whose population was sufficient to admit more than one district within its boundaries. In this respect it is exceeded only by King and Spokane counties each of which form two distinct districts and portions of a third. Pierce County contains two districts. Colfax...
Arsenic Old Lace slated at Empire The 1939 gloomy comedy Arsenic and Old Lace will be presented at the Empire Theatre in Tekoa May 10 at 7 p.m. by the Moscow Community Theatre. The comedy is a period piece with pointed dialogue throughout and wit that is inventive and undated. This gives the play a timeless quality. At the outset of the play, the audience meets a charming and innocent pair of elderly women who cheerfully poison lonely old men with wine laced with arsenic. Tickets are $15 per adult, $12 for students and seniors. Tickets may be...
A screening clinic for preschoolers will be Wednesday, April 30, at the Oakesdale School from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Each child will be given a free vision, hearing, speech, language and development check. The screening takes about an hour to complete. Parents will be asked to provide general information on their child’s development. Results of the screening will be provided after the session is completed. To make an appointment, which is required, call the school....
Five Colfax High School students who competed at the FBLA state events in Seattle April 16-19 were Nick Johnson, Kurt Moore, Rebecca Hanny, Katherine Woodhouse and Ysabeaux Ng. Ysabeaux and Katherine placed first in their state event which was a 30-second Public Service Announcement video promoting kids to eat right and exercise. Rebecca Hanny placed fifth in accounting I and fifth in accounting II. The top three winners of each event compete at Nationals in Nashville June 27-July 3. Colfax High’s FBLA chapter is four years old and has had s...
Endicott The Easter Bunny had a great time hiding eggs for the children of Endicott on Saturday, April 19, at the City Park next to the Community Bible Church. The Community Bible Church and Trinity Lutheran Church hosted the hunt and assisted the Easter Bunny. After the egg hunt more than the 40 children were invited into the Community Bible Church for refreshments and each child received a bag of goodies. The Dad’s Night In Pinochle Club met at the home of Marcia Honn April 21. Those attending were Sharon Huff, Shirley Morasch, Anne Lowe, J...
Kalynn Huntwork and Jeffrey Fischer will be married in Deary, Idaho, Saturday, June 28. Kalynn is the daughter of Thomas and Donna Huntwork of Colfax. A 2008 graduate of Colfax High School, she now works at Whitman Medical Group in Colfax. Jeffrey, son of Steven Fischer of Deary, and Debbie Fischer of Moscow, is a 2009 graduate of Deary High School and is pursuing masters studies in chemical engineering at the University of Idaho. They will make their home in Moscow....
Hannah and her family moved to Colfax when she was in third grade, when her father, Rev. Richard May, became pastor of Colfax Baptist Church. Until recently, they lived far from extended family, but their church family became very close. Hannah has a wonderful voice and a love of performing, singing in her first major role in the Christmas pageant at Tacoma Christian School at the age of seven. Moving her to Colfax brought opportunities to perform in seven different Cary Cammack productions,...
Dusty Larry and Di Brink hosted an Easter dinner in their home Sunday for Lucky and Joan Myrick, Rob Myrick and Mike Stine. Kim and Cindy Pitts spent Saturday and Sunday in Spokane with Amanda, Erik, Tate and Rafe Carlson. David and Phyllis Stueckle were at Lake Chelan from Monday through Thursday of last week. Easter dinner guests at the home of Karen Broeckel included Oscar Broeckel, Brian and Angela Broeckel, and Graham BeDell, Dusty; Jazmyn Ray, Endicott; Cliff and Jeanette Nolan, Colfax; Ken, Pam, Zach and Austin Beasley and Connor...
