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Our vision at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center is to be a leader in innovative, caring, personalized healthcare and we strive to be the best Critical Access Hospital in the nation. In fact, for two years in a row the National Rural Health Association has chosen WHMC as one of the top 20 hospitals in the nation for our patient experience. Chances are you know someone who works at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. Our employees are the heart of what we do. Nurses’ Week is May 6th -12th with Hospital Week May 12th-18th. Everyone has an i...
Nine Colfax FCCLA members brought home medals from the State FCCLA meeting in Wenatchee. Left to right are Justin Williams, Tim Nellis, Heather Robinson, Doug Wall, Jasmine Lander, Kirbee Barney, Kendra Cornelius, Ysabeaux Ng, and Ali Shirley. Lander earned a silver medal in career investigation, and Barney earned a silver medal in job interview. In teach and train, Cornelius earned a silver medal. The parliamentary procedure team of Williams, Wall, Nellis, Robinson and Shirley received a gold...
Empire books The Senders The Senders, one of the region’s most popular classic rock and roll bands, will return to the Empire Theater in Tekoa Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m. Since 1988 the four-member group has performed a large repertoire of hits from the 1950s to the 1970s, including surf music, Doo-Wop, Beatles favorites, romantic ballads, iconic classics and rockabilly-influenced songs. They strive to recreate the tunes as close to the originals as possible. Strong vocals and solid four-part harmonies enable them to perform selections. Their so...
8 years ago May 4, 1888 In Endicott news, the new church is to be dedicated at the time the Congregational association meets here. David Fisher, a brother of H.C. and Henry Fisher, arrived here Tuesday from Indiana. He was here on a visit last summer and, being a man of good judgment, came back to stay. Dr. Clark is improving his house and grounds so tastefully that the eligible young ladies will certainly, some of them, improve the opportunities that leap year offers to the brave. The following is a report of Endicott School District No. 74...
The new Endicott Branch of Whitman County Library is now open at 324 E Street. Library hours are Tuesdays 1-5 p.m., Fridays 9-2 p.m. with preschool storytime each Friday at 10 a.m. The project involved more than two years of raising funds, 11 months of interim operation out of city hall and nearly four months of construction. Funding from the United States Department of Agriculture, Inland Northwest Community Foundation, Avista and many local contributions has made the $130,000 library project nearly complete. The renovation removed harmful...
Endicott Margaret Schmick’s pre-school class and helpers strolled one block from their classroom at the Endicott School to the garden of Sharon Huff to plant potatoes and onions April 18. Every year pre-schoolers make this trek in the spring. In September they again go to the garden to harvest the potatoes and onions. Mrs. Schmick and her helpers help them make mashed potatoes for a snack at school. Endicott Community Club will sponsor the Endicott Town Yard Sale Day which will be May 18. T...
Thursday, May 2 Rosalia – 4 p.m. – WSU Raptors – Everyone’s welcome for a fun and informative afternoon with the fabulous birds of prey. Friday, May 3 Colfax – 9 to 4 p.m. – Pen & Ink Watercolor, sign up online prior to the class. Palouse – 5 p.m. – Yoga Bliss with Dawn Bennett – Simple and easy body awareness movements from head to toe. No previous yoga experience is needed. Saturday, May 4 Fairgrounds in Colfax - 8 to 11:30 p.m. - Teen Dance - Teens ages 13-18 are invited to the county wide teen dance. Admission is only $5 sponsored by WCL...
St. John The wind that came in Saturday didn’t dampen the spirits of St. John and all the events. The hog jog started at 8:3O a.m. and had a good turn out; the FFA and 4H kids did a great job of showing. The parade kicked off at noon with the pharmacy girls as grand marshall while the SJE band had a YMCA theme. The 17th annual Pig Putt was Sunday. Tiff and Thomas Organ and Missy and Kevin Repp got low net, and Pat and Drew Gordon and Jerry and Tate Shauble got low gross. FFA and 4H exhibitors will have pork, lamb and beef for sale. You can c...
** For pictures of the St. John Fair/Stockshow, please see the weekly pages section for the week of 5/2/2013, page 3B....
Brooke Michelle Webber of Colfax and Courtney Caryn Backes of Pullman were among students who qualified for the dean’s list at Seattle Pacific University during the winter quarter. Students on the list have completed at least 12 credits and attained a 3.50 or higher grade point average....
Kristine McMurray of Pullman was among 604 students named to the dean’s list at Eastern Oregon University for the 2013 winter term. To qualify, students must achieve and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a minimum of 12 hours of graded course work for the term....
Dusty Jon and Li Ochs traveled to Washington, D.C., last week to attend the National Hydro Association Annual Conference and also to see their grandchildren. Li states that it was very interesting to see how hydro power is becoming more popular again. There were two hydro bills that came before Congress in recent weeks and both passed unanimously. Congresswoman Cathy McMorris is reported to be leading the effort. The Ochs said it was an exciting week for all in the hydro industry and particularly in the Pacific Northwest. They also visited...
Rosalia Rosalia Association for Community Enrichment sponsored its second Community Wide Clean-up and potluck lunch, Saturday, April 27. The participants struggled against the wind to keep their garbage bags from flying away and adding to the roadside trash problem. Rosalia Cub Scouts and Weiblo Scouts did a terrific clean up job during the week. Pat Voge cleared out the curb sand with her handy blower. The Turner, Nesbitt, Braun and Shauf families cleaned up an area in town. Kathy Wilkes and...
Lacrosse Selbu Lutheran Church Sunday School will host a Mother’s Day pancake breakfast May 12 from 9 to 9:45 p.m. The breakfast is free. The Rev. John Cross will lead the church service starting at 10 a.m. The LaCrosse Community Pride Committee will host a silent auction during Farmers Festival on Saturday, June 15. All proceeds will be used to help pay for continuing expenses for the Library, Decca and Community Center areas. Continuing expenses will include items such as property taxes, utilities and general maintenance. Carol Audet at J...
Colfax High School senior Lindsay Webber brought home a state championship from the WIAA state solo and ensemble contest at Central Washington University April 26-27. The contest is conducted by the Washington Music Educators Association. Webber sang three songs and was awarded first place in the soprano division which includes schools of all sizes in the state. Unlike the WIAA sports, music events are not broken into different classifications based on school size. Soloists compete in six catego...
Patty Cammack jokes that she still is a comparative newcomer to Colfax despite moving here in 1993. Patty, who grew up in a small town near Salt Lake City, is familiar with small towns. Her father was a pharmacist and her mother a school teacher, and she graduated in a high school class of 21 students. Patty earned a bachelor of science in nutrition from Brigham Young University, did a dietician internship and then earned a master of science in nutrition. She met Cary Cammack in Denver during...
Tucker Senter from Colfax Cub Pack 595 lines up a shot at the BB gun shooting range at the district Cuboree Saturday at the Manning Road camp northwest of Colfax. It was open to all Kamiaken District cubs. Other activities included Funny Cars from Royce Taylor racing, a sprint boat, Whitman County Sheriff’s deputies, Fire Department EMTs, a rope bridge, owl pellet dissection, wrist rockets, a WSU’s veterinary medicine display and bottle rockets....
Emily Paddock, left, and Hayley Adams will compete Sunday, May 5, for the title of Miss Oakesdale. The competition, themed “007” will be held in the Oakesdale School Gymnasium. Emily is the daughter of Don and Trudy Paddock. For her talent she will sing “1,000 Years.” Hayley is the daughter of Bob and Robin Adams. Her talent will be a dance routine to “The Devil Went Down to Georgia....
At Colfax Schools: Daily items offered at Colfax High School include salad bar, chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, deli sandwiches, vegetarian options, fresh & canned fruit, fresh vegetables, oven fries, yogurt, cottage cheese, bagels and juice. Monday: Hamburgers with whole grain bun, cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, oven fries, fruit choice Tuesday: Chicken fried rice (brown), stir fry vegetables, mandarin oranges, fortune cookie JES Monday: Hamburgers with whole grain bun, cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, oven fries, fruit choice Tuesday:...
Twenty Colton High school and junior high students topped the third quarter honor roll with all- A grades. They included Jordana Dahmen, Kaden Dahmen, Kaitlin Druffel, Samra Meyer, Ryder Rubenthaler, Paige Vincent, seniors; Jenna Moser and Christine Stout, juniors; Savannah Chadwick, Winnie Schultheis, sophomores; MaryAnn Jacobs, Rachel Meyer, Zoe Moser, Briana Weik, freshmen; Brady Chadwick, Kendyl Druffel, Emma Schultheis, Adelaide Willis; eighth grade; Ali Hennigar, Georgia Meyer, seventh grade. High honors 3.4-3.99:, Zachary Devorak, Joe...
Eight students who led the mid block honor roll at Garfield/Palouse high school with all-A grades were Ariel Hoffman and Chandler Pfaff, juniors; Libby Akin, Jacob Arlt, Gabe Cocking, and Rachel Nelson, sophomores; and Matthew Holbrook, freshman. High honors students with grade averages 3.5 to 3.99 were Cortney Fleener, Riley Hodges, Holly Leendertsen, Landen Morton, Hannah Neibergs, Ryan Pennington, Zach Reiber, Cassie Thompson, and Sarah Wilson, seniors; Matt Dymkoski, Adrian Green, Jed Jahn, Sammi Johnson, Kevin Knauff, Zach Kuehner, Jesse...
The Colfax Chamber board is asking for volunteers for the 2013 Hullabaloo Committee. The event will be in October. Volunteers are needed for the beer garden, food court, entertainment, advertising, craft vendors, commercial vendors, set up and tear down. More help may be needed as time gets closer to the event. Call or email the chamber for more information or to volunteer....
Palouse school will conduct a free kindergarten and preschool screening Thursday, May 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the elementary school. Children are eligible for preschool if they are 3 or 4 years old. To be eligible for kindergarten, children must be 5 years of age as of midnight, Aug. 31. Kindergarten screening for school readiness is mandatory for children who have not been enrolled in the Palouse preschool. Parents of children birth to 2 years 11 months will complete a questionnaire while children ages 3-6 years will be given a free...
An online survey about attitudes relating to access to credible medical resources is available on both the Neill Public Library and Whitman County Library web sites. The confidential survey takes about 10 minutes to complete. Object of the survey is to improve consumer health knowledge and services. The libraries have partnered with Pullman Regional Hospital, Whitman Hosptial and Medical Center, and project Access to offer the surveys....
Heather Harder, a 2010 graduate of Colfax High School, has been elected to serve as vice president of member services for the Public Relations Student Society of America. She is a junior at Elon University in Albuquerque, N.M. The 15 students on the national committee serve 11,000 members of the PRSSA in the United States and Argentina. Harder is the daughter of Dan and Tammie Harder....
