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Winners for the first annual show and shine at the Brass Rail in Rosalia July 27 show their trophies in front of the Rosalia’s refurbished Texaco Station. The show included cars, trucks, motorcycles and trikes. From the left are Keith Jennen, Spangle, winner in the street modified class with a 2002 TransAm; Brian Jennen, Spangle, top stock motorcycle with a 2013 Harley Heritage; Bobbie Robbins, Malden, people’s choice for motorcycle with a 2013 Harley Streetbob; Jeff Jones, Greenacres, peo... Full story
Abigail Patricia Hulbert and Samantha Neff, both of Pullman, earned all-A grades to be among those who led the spring honor roll at Western Washington University. Bailey Morgan McCully was also named on the honor roll....
Backyard Harvest will distribute fresh community grown produce directly to those in need every Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church community garden. Backyard Harvest partnered this year with Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax to transform an empty parking lot into a community garden. Eight community garden partnerships have been created across Whitman and Latah counties this year. Backyard Harvest typically distributes the produce harvested from these plots to food banks and senior meal programs. However, in an effort to keep...
Members of the Colfax High School class of 1993 returned for their 20-year reunion during Concrete River Festival weekend. In front, left to right, are Ali Adams Birchmier, Troy, Idaho; MaryAnn Ensley Fiorillo, Moscow; Jennelle Cavanaugh, Baker City, Ore; Amy Roberg LaChapelle, Spokane; Tammy Gass Roberts, Dusty; Danielle McFeeters, Tacoma; Jennifer White Shahan, Colfax; Justin Shahan, Colfax, and Noel Webster, Gig Harbor. In the middle row, from the left, are Shauna Strevy Brown, Maple Valley;... Full story
8 years ago Aug. 17, 1888 Whitman County will probably harvest three million bushels of grain this year, requiring 1,500,000 sacks, costing, at the present price, $150,000. Of this, 40 per cent of the first cost is a tariff tax. Supposing the original cost to be five cents, and we will warrant it is no less, and the remaining five cents to be the profit of dealers and the “trust” so largely controlling the grain bag market, which the present high protective system fosters, would make the total tariff tax alone amount to $30,000 which the far... Full story
One of the radiology specialties at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center is Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI uses a magnetic field and pulses of radio wave energy to make pictures of organs and structures inside the body. In many cases MRI gives different information about structures in the body than can be seen with an X-ray , ultrasound , or computed tomography (CT) scan. MRI also may show problems that cannot be seen with other imaging methods. For an MRI test, the area of the body being studied is placed inside a special machine that...
Whitman County Library announces a new lineup of community enrichment classes for fall 2013 at the Colfax Branch. Called ACT 2, the classes are offered by the Community Colleges of Spokane for a minimal cost to participants. Topics are meant to appeal to folks in the early stages of retirement, or “the second act” of their lives. Adults of all ages are welcome and encouraged to attend. This will be the third session offered in Colfax since the library district joined with CCS last fall. Classes this year will include art in multiple mediums, ar...
Dusty Alex Urtaza and Renee Crocker left Friday for their home in Las Cruces, New Mexico, after spending two weeks at the home of Bryan Jones. Alex, who is Bryan’s cousin, drove truck during harvest and helped with haying. Renee was able to drive truck when needed, herd cows, mow lawns and sell peaches. Delft-Hale peaches are on at Warm Springs Ranch orchard along the Snake River. Call Bryan Jones for an appointment to pick. Visiting Harm and Jan Smith during harvest was Gina and Jason Morgan and Micah and Walt Smith and friend James Aigner. S... Full story
Endicott Sharon Huff traveled to Durham, N.C., to visit Mike, Kathy, Katrina and Jay Huff. Joining them were Bob, Julie and PJ Huff of Antioch, Calif., and Sheryl, Terry, Shelby and Lauren Kyllo of Anacortes. They went to Holden Beach, N.C., for a week of playing in the ocean and shopping. A 50th birthday fete for Bob Huff and 25th anniversary for Sheryl and Terry Kyllo were celebrated. John and Kathy Schlomer joined members of an Iowa Farmers Group for a day on the Snake River Dancer Excursion Jet Boat through Hells Canyon going to within 17...
Colfax High School junior Ysabeaux Ng said she didn’t get homesick at all during her six-week trip to Japan. “The time flew by,” she said. She was one of 14 students in the United States selected for an FCCLA scholarship exchange trip to Japan. She landed at Narita Airport on the far east side of Tokyo where her host family met her. Besides the host father and mother, Takashi and Yuko Fujita, the family included a boy, Hajime, 17, and his sister, Sae, 13. Takashi is a television network social consultant and Yuko is a stay-at-home mothe...
Kelsey McNaughton and Jonathan Buri of Colfax plan a Sept. 28 wedding in Duvall. She is the daughter of the Rev. Ken and Joy McNaughton of Colfax. Buri is the son of David and Becky Buri of Colfax and William and Dori Richardson of Duvall. The bride-elect is now employed at Snyder Law Offices in Colfax, and Buri is employed at Buri’s medical equipment. The Rev. Floyd Overstreet, grandfather of the groom, will conduct the ceremony.... Full story
St. John The St. John Fall in Love with St. John committee has set the date of Sept. 14 when all the downtown businesses will be open. There will be specials at all the business, plus games, contests and prizes to be won. This year they are adding a ‘town wide yard sale” with sales throughout the town. Contact Peggy Curtis to get on the list. Sunday at 3:30 a.m. the St. John and Lamont fire departments were called out to a grain fire at the Eric Glorifield place. By the time the crews arrived the fire was under control. A tween party at the...
Gracie Schwartz, daughter of Mike and Tami Schwartz of LaCrosse, won the design your own cupcake art contest at Sweet Mutiny in Pullman. Gracie, 3, designed a pink whale. Sweet Mutiny’s baker, Kelly David, made the cupcakes using Gracie’s design. Gracie won a T-shirt and a cupcake or frozen yogurt each month for a year....
Colfax High School junior Ysabeaux Ng said she didn’t get homesick at all during her six-week trip to Japan. “The time flew by,” she said. She was one of 14 students in the United States selected for an FCCLA scholarship exchange trip to Japan. She landed at Narita Airport on the far east side of Tokyo where her host family met her. Besides the host father and mother, Takashi and Yuko Fujita, the family included a boy, Hajime, 17, and his sister, Sae, 13. Takashi is a television network socia... Full story
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. My next-door neighbor Tom called me the other day, frantically asking me to come over because his turtle ran away. “Wait, your turtle ran away? How is that even possible?” I demanded. “I must have left the door open to her cage,” Tom explained. I thought of a different question. “Since when do you have a turtle?” “That’s the point: I don’t. She ran away.” A few minutes later, I was standing with Tom in his backyard, looking at a large wire enclosure with an open door. To...
Thursday, August 8 Colfax – 6 to 7 p.m. & 7 to 8 p.m. – Free Martial Arts & Self Defense Classes in the Center – First session from 6-7 p.m. for ages 4-12. Second session from 7-8 p.m. is for teens and adults. Friday, August 9 All fourteen branches of Whitman County Library closed for Annual Maintenance Week August 5-11. Many services will still be available through the library’s website. Monday, August 12 Endicott – 11 a.m. – Learn more about recycling and how to better your community with Judi Grey. St. John – 11:30 a.m. – Summer Reading...
COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENU Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — BBQ beef on a bun, potato salad, relish tray, melon, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — BBQ beef on a bun, potato salad, relish tray, melon, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday — BBQ beef on a bun, potato salad, relish tray, melon, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Fish fillet with dill sauce, baked potatoes, steamed veggies, whole grain rolls, fresh f... Full story
Did you know that we offer cataract surgery at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center? We are fortunate to have Dr. Jonathan Haymore serving patients in our community. He also performs cataract surgery at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. Dr. Haymore worked with Dr. Michael Cunningham until he retired last year. What is a cataract? When the eye’s naturally clear lens becomes clouded, it’s called a cataract. Most cataracts are the result of the natural process of aging. Others may be present at birth or develop as a result of physical, dru...
8 years ago Aug. 10, 1888 H.S. Hollingsworth, Dr. Harvey and Arthur Howe who left here some two weeks ago for the Coeur d’Alene country, in anticipation of bushels of sport and loads of game, returned Friday considerably discouraged. They report game hard to find, and after several days of hard tramping, only secured one elk. They consequently cut their stay in the mountains short. Some fine specimens of marble in white, grey and rose tints were, however, brought back. The Whitman County Teachers institute closed its work Tuesday evening a... Full story
Ben Bryson and Matt Bramlett of Colfax put the finishing touches on the refurbished horseshoe throwing pits at the Perkins House in Colfax. Materials for the work on the regulation size pits were furnished by Steve Swoope of Colfax.... Full story
Members of the Colfax High School class of 1983 returned for their 30-year reunion July 27 during the Colfax Concrete River festival. In front, from the left, are Kim (Stueckle) Cowman, Remond; Theresa (Cochran) Willy, Bend Ore.; Kris (Westberg) Hanson, Richland; Julie (Morasch) Ellithorpe, Happy Valley Ore; Kathleen (Grimes) Kozak, Dalton Gardens Idaho; Valarie (Bird) Mitchell, Spokane ; Tina (Nelson) Scholz, Colfax; Kathi Cooper, Seattle, and Jean Taylor, Spokane. Seated in the middle row,...
Chamber will fete grandmothers The Chamber of Commerce Thrifty Grandmother’s luncheon will be Aug. 22, at the Hill Ray Plaza. Cost is $18.00. Please consider sponsoring a Grandmother. Company names of sponsors will appear on the honorees name tags. Sponsors are asked to contact the chamber by Aug. 19. CLUBS & YOUTH GROUPS Library book club Whitman County Library Community Bookclub selection for August is The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls. Anyone interested may read and discuss the book with others Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Colfax Golf Club. W...
Harvest photos from a century or more ago often include a picture of the cook shack with several hard-working women inside. This portable kitchen was pulled by a team of horses from field to field to provide lunch and snacks during long harvest days. Often a younger son was assigned the job of ferrying water and supplies to the women as they turned out huge lunches plus snacks at quartering time. The horses or mules pulling the equipment needed a break at mid-morning, lunchtime, and...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager just completed a cross country trip in their airplane, a Mooney M20C. In 36 hours of flying time, they saw Mt. Rushmore, an Indianapolis Nascar Race and Niagra Falls. In between time, they spent a week in western Pennsylvania at a time share condo and three days at the International Flying Farmer Convention in Indianapolis. Their son Blake Sager and family took care of their yard and garden while they were gone. Jennifer Claassen’s niece and nephew, Riley and Katie Stinson of Kansas City, flew in to visit their aunt a... Full story
Endicott Endicott Piece Makers worked on quilts July 31 at the home of Kathy Schlomer. Mrs. Schlomer was hosting Burlene Blankenship of Pullman, Marge Nelson of Moscow and guests from Iowa. Quilts made by Dorothy Schlomer were displayed A salad luncheon was served. Attending from this area were Gail Bilow, Carol Mitcham, Norma Schultz, Anne Lowe, Sharon Storment, Ila Stuart, Alice Mackleit, Margaret Mackleit and Bertie Honn. The county is resurfacing the road from Endicott to Winona with eight asphalt semis running every day from...
