Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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At Colfax Schools: Monday: Chicken noodle, hot carrots and peas, fruit, chocolate graham Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, curly fries, green salad, veggie tray, fruit Wednesday: Tuna or egg salad sandwich, Sun Chips, green salad, veggies, fruit Thursday: Straw-hat, frito chips, refried beans, fruit, brownie Friday: Mac and cheese w/ little smokies, green salad, bread stick, fruit At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Taco meat, shredded cheese, tortilla shells, tomatoes, salsa, lettuce, bananas, mixed fruit Tuesday: Turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, rice,... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner Oct. 12, 1888 Another of the flourishing towns has received a visitation from the devouring element. This time it is Uniontown, in the southeastern portion of the county. The flames originated in Stephen Baur’s bakery at 4:20 Saturday morning last, from a defective flue. The alarm was promptly responded to by willing hands, and all possible was done to check its spread, but before it was controlled and subdued, property to the value of something more than $4,000 was destroyed. The Commoner is informed that the O...
Pullman Regional Hospital Oct. 1 marked the beginning of open enrollment for Washington state’s health-insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act Exchange. The first open enrollment period is Oct. 1 to March 31, 2014. Consumers must enroll in a plan during that time for coverage to start Jan. 1, 2014. Pullman Regional Hospital’s social workers are available to help residents navigate the Health Plan Finder system and apply for coverage. To make an apointment, call the hospital’s social work department, 509-336-7556....
St. John 4H and FFA members will host a chili feed and silent auction to raise funds for the Community Fair and Support Fund Saturday, Oct. 12, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the St. John Community Building. Proceeds will go toward local youth and the project support fund. The meal includes chili, cinnamon roll, salad and a drink for $6. Silent auction donations are welcome. Contact Jay Mills for more information....
“Compassion for our Lazarus’ ” Luke 16. 19-31 The parable we know as “the rich man and Lazarus” is Jesus’ call to embrace the miracle of God’s love. It pulls back the curtain just a little bit so that we can get a glimpse of life in God’s kingdom. In the parable, Jesus is expanding our so called “natural” views of brotherhood and sisterhood to include anyone who is suffering just on the other side of our “gate.” God does care about those folks whom we may well judge to be losers, almost non human. Jesus is asking us “Do we recognize the La...
Colfax Boy Scout Carson Cloaninger donated $87 to kickoff the Colfax Firefighers annual Toybox drive. The donation came about as a result of excess produced by Cloaninger’s gardening merit badge project at the family’s farm in the Green Hollow Road area. Carson’s merit-made garden produced such a bountiful garden that he decided to sell the excess produce and turn the proceeds over to the Toybox project. The $87 donation resulted from the sales, although he still has a few pumpkins and gourd...
Many farmers have no hobbies, other than farming, that is. Dave Fulfs is the exception to that rule in a big way. Dave likes to drive tractor and combine and make parts runs. He plans to work on the farm a couple of more years. The Fulfs brothers, Jack, Dan and David, have operated the family farm since they all finished school and are now in the process of turning the operation over to the next generation, Travis and Steve, sons of Dave and Dan. The younger men are managing the farm, but they...
Lacrosse LaCrosse homecoming royalty for 2013 includes Princess Jessica Guske and Prince Tom Vancamp and Queen Lindsey Miller and King Joey Guske. The homecoming game will be at Washtucna Friday night at 7 p.m. against Pomeroy....
Dusty Lucky and Joan Myrick had their jewelry booth at the Cider Fest in Marcus, which is near Kettle Falls, last weekend. While there, they visited with friends Derrol and Becky Sater. Last week, Jan Smith was in Yakima to attend Grandparents Day with grandson Michah Morgan at Riverside Christian School. Also visiting was her niece, Karen Morris from Spokane....
Endicott Endicott Community Club hosted a wine and beer tasting party with food at the Endicott Food Center Saturday with 50 attending. The party was a thank you to the community for supporting club projects that include the German dinner and silent auction, Christmas decorations/lights, party for Santa and lighting the Christmas lights, yard sale day, helping the school with grandparents day, Santa treats, pictures and anything else they need and the Fourth of July celebration. The club is gearing up for the German dinner and silent auction...
World War II veteran Jesse Davis of Colton traveled to Washington, D.C., Sept. 24 -25 on an Inland Northwest Honor Flight. The chartered flight departed from Spokane International Airport on Sept. 24 at 8 a.m. with 85 WWII veterans and one terminally ill Vietnam veteran. They returned to an enormous group of people, eager to welcome the veterans home. The mission of an Inland Northwest Honor Flight is to transport Inland Northwest war veterans to Washington D.C. to visit the memorials dedicated...
The Southeast Washington Economic Development Association announced the appointment of Robin Ohlgren to the position of Whitman County managing director beginning Oct. 14. Ohlgren takes the position vacated when SEWEDA in July “let go” Jessika Satori who had been with the agency since June 1. Executive director Marshall Doak declined to elaborate on what he called a personnel issue other than to say Satori had been hired under a six-month probation agreement. Ohlgren comes to SEWEDA with extensive experience as Assistant Executive Director of...
At Colfax Schools: Monday: Turkey ham and cheese hot pocket, fresh veggies, green salad, jell-o Tuesday: BBQ chicken patty on whole grain bun, fries, mixed hot veggies, fruit Wednesday: Sausage on a stick, egg patty, hash brown, juice, fruit Thursday: Beef dippers, whole grain cheesy bread, green salad, carrots, fruit Friday: Bulldog burger, whole grain with works, fries, BBQ beans, fruit, cake At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, carrots, apples, peaches, bread stick Tuesday: Taco meat, salsa, corn,... Full story
The 1963 girls returning for the reunion include, from the left, front, Tina Ochs, Palouse; Sydney Gault, Renton; Linda Walker Kayne, Lake Stevens; Donna Appel Connell, Spokane; Maureen Appel Clausen and Donna Colyar Kincaid, both Colfax; Claudia Forrey Disend, Burien, and Peggy DeVries Spiger, Portland. In the second row, from the left, are Susan Brown Songer, Portland; Carol Munson Newman, Queen Creek, Ariz.; Susan Russell, Portland; Dani Moore Klaveano, Colfax; Marcia Faires Frichett, Pasco;...
8 years ago The Commoner Oct. 5, 1888 R.H. Corcilius, the new proprietor of the Eureka barber shop, is receiving an excellent patronage which is fully merited by the first-class work he does. For a smooth shave, nobby hair cut or anything in the tonsorial line, call at his shop. You will leave well pleased. It is to be hoped that the fruit growers in Whitman County will make a creditable display of fruits at the coming fair. Quite a number of those engaged in fruit raising in the Palouse country did not even visit the fair last year. They...
Thursday, Oct. 3 Colfax, LaCrosse & 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. 7 p.m. – Zumba Fitness with Brenda Camp – Pay by the month or by the class. Friday, Oct. 4 Colfax – 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for preschoolers and parents every Friday. LaCrosse School Gym & St. John Library – Singing with Nancy Stewart - Early learning opportun...
MCT will present Crusoe at Empire Missoula Children’s Theatre will present “The Amazing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” with a cast of local students at the Tekoa Empire Theatre Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 26 at 2 p. m. Ticket prices are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $5 for students. Watercolor show stars at Dahmen Each year Artisans at the Dahmen Barn features an exhibit and sale of original watercolor paintings by members of the Palouse Watercolor Socius. This year the exhibit runs from Oct. 3-27 with an opening reception schedule... Full story
The maps include designated “Indian Land” next to “McGregor” parcels, and plotted streets for places called “Revere,” “Palisades,” “Pandora” and “Rock Lake City.” The Whitman County Library now has a second copy of a 1910 bound county and world atlas as a result of a donation from Bob Earnest of Spokane, who dropped it by the library Sept. 24. Earnest, a Colfax High 1954 graduate, is the grandson of James Bitner, who is listed as a contributor to the book, and James and Mary Lynch, who began farming north of Colfax in 1908. Earnest said the...
Endicott St. John and Endicott School Districts have been implementing a character education program. This fall, the SJE High School ASB identified specific character traits to focus on each month. September’s character trait was tolerance. On Friday, Sept. 20, the ESJ Middle School ASB and leadership class organized an all-school assembly focusing on and teaching tolerance. The students were placed into diverse groups to determine what the members had in common and how they were all d...
Fifty years ago today (Oct. 3), John Henry walked into the office of Colfax Security on Main Street in Colfax. “I’ve been in the same place doing the same thing for the last 50 years,” he said. Henry and his wife, Agnes, moved here from the Tri-Cities where Henry was working with mutual funds and investments. “The business came up for sale and this seemed to be a better opportunity,” he said. Henry grew up in Colfax and at one time his father, Bo Henry, owned the business, but sold it. John...
How many times do we offer up excuses for not doing things that show our appreciation to people or God for good things in our lives or offer excuses for why we won’t or can’t do the things we need to do to fix our lives, even when they, or perhaps especially when they are really very simple to do. Excuses for many different things come to mind: the dog ate my sermon, my watch stopped, my alarm clock didn’t go off, traffic was heavy, I got stuck behind a combine (that was one that I would never have been able to offer until I moved up here,... Full story
Spokane Ag Expo at its 2014 show will again feature a photography contest celebrating agriculture. Photographers are asked to submit photos depicting “Agriculture in the Inland Northwest” by Nov. 29, 2013, to the Spokane Ag Expo office at 801 W. Riverside, Ste. 100, Spokane, 99201. All of the photographs entered will be displayed at Spokane Ag Expo 2014 which will be in the Spokane Convention Center Complex in the exhibit halls Feb. 4-6....
Jordan Vorderbrueggen and Sarah Beyea were married Sept. 7, 2013, in Turner, Ore. Jordan is the son of Albert and Shala Vorderbrueggen of Colfax. Sarah is the daughter of Julia and Dennis Labahn of Corvallis, Ore., and Robert Beyea of Salem, Ore. Jordan will graduate from Corban University in the winter of 2013 with a degree in business. Sarah is employed at 14th Avenue Spa in Albany, Ore., where the couple now resides. The Rev. Richard May conducted the ceremony. A Colfax wedding reception...
When Julie Green was a little girl, she began playing violin. After her class gave a recital to students at Jennings Elementary in Colfax, Keith Niehenke went home from kindergarten and announced that he wanted to play violin like that little red-haired girl. She was four years old, and he was five when they met in Suzuki violin lessons. Good friends since violin lessons, they grew up playing for all kinds of groups and events like benefit dinners, Rotary meetings and Chamber of Commerce... Full story
Dusty Sunday, Selbu Lutheran Church welcomed the Daughters of Norway from the Freya Lodge in Spokane for the morning worship services. About 30 women, dressed in Norwegian attire, attended services and were guests at a luncheon later in the church basement where Pastor Cross presented a video of pictures of the town of Selbu, Norway, and members of the church’s congregation. Les Wigen also presented the church with a photo of Selbu, Norway, which will hang in the church. Recent weekend guests of Fran Jones were Bruce and Cathy Williams of E...
