Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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8 years ago March 2, 1888 Without the slightest doubt the grain crop of this county this year will be more than one third larger than it was last. The farmers have been busy plowing the last two weeks, and every one with whom we have conversed has expressed an intention to increase his acreage sown to grain. Wheat, oats and barley sown in this county in the middle of May will fully mature, ripen and yield abundantly. A great deal of low land is being broke by those who were early in their seeding last fall and while the new land will not...
Thursday, Feb. 28 Albion – 4 p.m. – After School Craft – Kids are invited to a fun after school craft project. Rosalia - 5 to 7 p.m. – Ladies Night at the Library – Bring your favorite book, arts and craft project and enjoy some down time. Friday, Mar. 1 Colfax & Tekoa – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for preschoolers and parents every Friday. Saturday, Mar. 2 Colfax – 3 p.m. – Family Concert with Jim Gill – Jim Gill’s distinctive music play comes to the library. Come and join in the fun! Monday, Mar. 4 St. John...
Rosalia Cub Scouts in Pack 587 competed in their Pinewood Derby Sunday, Feb. 24. Back row: Zach Saens, Gabriel Lazcano, Gabe Naught, Carson McDonald, Garrett Naught, Anthony Gehring, Cassin Pittmann, Danner Holling. Middle row: Levi Anderson, Riley Gehring, Reuben Anderson, Jonah Shrode, Erik Lazcano. Front row: Daxton Chappell, Clae Holling....
Colfax school board member and St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving event treasurer Brian Becker noted Monday night that the Feb. 13 fundraiser’s proceeds will clear $13,000. Originally the total was slated at $11,000 but donations have kept coming after the event. Becker said that between $1,000 and $1,500 in funds have been received since the shavings at Colfax High School to benefit childhood cancer research. Colfax High sophomore Andrew Becker (Brian’s son) spearheaded the school-assembly event. Organizers’ goal for this year, the sec...
Week of March 4-8 At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Sweet and Sour chicken, rice, stir fry vegetables, mandarin oranges, applesauce Tuesday: Chicken patty, bun, lettuce, tomatoes, pork n’ beans, pineapple, bananas Wednesday: No School Thursday: Super nachos, tomatoes, salsa, refried beans, tropical fruit, orange slices Friday: Tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwich, salad, peaches, mandarin oranges At St. John/Endicott School: Monday: Chickenwich, fries, fruit tray Tuesday: Straw hats, veggie tray, maple bar, applesauce Wednesday: Turkey g...
Lacrosse On March 7 LaCrosse School will host the Whitman County Speech, Spelling and Math contest for fifth through eighth graders. Students county wide will compete in spelling, math, impromptu speech, persuasive speech or interpretive speech. The LaCrosse Chapter of FFA is selling pans of enchiladas by pre-order only. A small pan of three is $6 and a large pan of six sells for $12. They will be available March 13. Please call the school if you wish to place an order. The Tigercats will play in Spokane on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. in the State...
Endicott Endicott Community Club elected officers at their last meeting Feb. 12, 2013. Co-presidents: Sue Bafus and Anne Lowe; Vice President: Sharon Huff; Secretary: Colleen Winchester, and Treasurer: Gail Bilow. The club discussed projects for the year: Town Wide Yard Sales, Fourth of July celebration, Community Calendars, Wine Tasting, German Dinner & Silent Auction, Free Movie Night, Town Wide Clean Up Day, Christmas Decorating and helping with Santa’s visit. Meetings are at 6:30 a.m. on the second Tuesday of each month at the Endicott F...
—Photo by Wendy McGraw; Almota Roses Jennifer White and Justin Shahan were joined in marriage Oct. 20, 2012, at the Glover Mansion in Spokane. The bride is the daughter of Jim and Cathy White of Colfax, and Shahan is the son of Ron Shahan of Steptoe and Gary and Rita Ackerman of Colfax. Attendants for the couple were Carrie Bellecourt, the bride’s sister, as matron of honor and Reid Shahan, brother of the groom, as best man. The bride’s nephew, Cody Bellecourt, served as the ring bearer and niece Brielle White was the flower girl. Jenni...
Meet Cathy Ensley, Colfax Cathy and Mike Ensley live in a beautiful country home which they built in 1979. Now they are in the process of redecorating, updating, and freshening their home. When they installed new siding, Mike removed the old. Their son-in-law, who owns a bathroom remodeling firm, just completed their upstairs bath remodel, and the grandkids are eager to come try out Grandma’s new large bathtub. Fresh paint and many “country” decorating touches give their home an updated appearance, and new windows and furnace improve their...
Dusty Tony and Denise Kendall, Tacoma, spent the last part of her winter break from teaching in the University Place District at the home of her father, Oscar Broeckel, and her twin sister’s home, Doreen and Tom Riedner, in Genesee. The Kendalls arrived at her father’s Thursday evening and spent Friday night at the Riedners. Saturday, the women celebrated their joint birthday. Oscar Broeckel, the Kendalls and Karen Broeckel had dinner in Pullman to celebrate the birthday. The Kendalls returned to their home Sunday. Saturday, Larry and Di Bri...
Pullman League of Women Voters will sponsor a public meeting about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) Monday, March 4, at 7 p.m. in the Gold Room of the Gladish Cultural Center. Dr. Michael Neff, director of the Molecular Plant Sciences graduate program and assistant chair of the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, will present “Transgenic Crops – the methods, pros and cons of GMOs and biotechnology.” The goal of this presentation is to discuss the science behind the technology so that knowledgeable opinions can be developed on a case-...
Distinguished Young Women candidates practice answering interview questions in the foyer of Colfax High School Monday night. The junior girls will compete to represent their school March 23, while the boys pictured will assist. The annual program, known previously as Junior Miss, has been in place at Colfax High School since 1959. The winner will go onto the state contest in Pullman this fall while first runner-up will compete for the Miss Palouse Empire Fair crown....
Wendy Zuppan Bailey of Spokane will be featured at the next Colfax Arts Council Meet the Artist session March 7 at 7 p.m. This will be the second visit to Colfax by Bailey who was featured in the premier season of Meet the Artist. She defines her work as “curiously merry, whimsical sculptures and paper doll puppetry.” Inspired by fairy tales, children’s books and the magical adventures of everyday life, she uses clay, found objects, vintage fabrics, beads and laces to create her artwork. For more information regarding Wendy Zuppan Baile...
When their pagers tone, the Colfax Emergency Medical Service volunteers head to the fire hall, no matter what time of day or night. They are on duty 24/7. Standing next to one of the emergency vehicles in the Colfax Fire Hall are EMS volunteers from left to right, Milt Groom, former Chief Jim Krouse (seated inside the rig), Justin Williams, Lt. Tim Tingley and Fire Chief of Colfax Volunteer Firemen Clark Capwell. Valerie Wall, who moved to Colfax in 2001 and lives in a nine-apartment complex with other senior citizens, said that whenever...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. According to pollsters, I am part of an “aging demographic.” But who isn’t? I’m not worried about getting older; I’m worried that as I age, I will become more and more like my parents. I am, after all, the result of a scientific experiment in which their DNA was commingled by a process too hideous for any child to contemplate. In my youth, I overrode any inherited traits by applying judicious quantities of obnoxiousness, but lately I’ve noticed I’m spending a lot of time try...
The funeral service for Walter L. Kimberling will be at the Christian Fellowship Church in Garfield Saturday, March 2, at 11 a.m. He was born March 31, 1935, and died Feb. 10, 2013. His is survived by his wife, Mary Lou; six children, Karl, Kent, Kurt, Kimm Taylor, Konnie Boardman and Kelly Gaskell; 10 grandchildren, and 10 great-granchildren....
Award-winning Australian storyteller and performance poet Carol Heuchan will appear on Sunday, March 3, at 1 p.m. at the Budding Rose Gallery in Rosalia. She has won numerous awards in Australia and has performed at prestigious events in North America, including the National Cowboy Poetry Festival and similar events in Colorado, Arizona and Utah. This will be her first visit to the Pacific Northwest. After appearing in Rosalia, she heads to a major festival in British Columbia. An accomplished horse rider and trainer, she has loved animals all...
A group of students from Revelstoke, B.C., finished breakfast Sunday at the Top Notch Café in Colfax and walked south along Main Street to the Siesta Motel where they had resided since Wednesday. Musicians from Revelstoke Secondary school boarded their charter bus Saturday morning to travel to the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival and play their competition set. Travel time home Sunday was expected to take 10 hours. They were walking back to the motel to give their bus driver some extra snooze time before he took the controls of their charter bus...
Seventeen Colfax High School students earned all-A grades to top the first semester honor roll. Listed with 4.0 grade averages were Deanna E. Aeschliman, Christopher S. Appel, Ciara N. Becker, Amelie J. Bruya, Ryan T. Christopherson, Sidney L. Huber, Hannah M. Knaack, John T. Mellor, Rachel M. Robinson, Nicholas A. Johnson, Kori E. Goodwin, Cody A. Gronning, Amara M. Huber, Kasey B. Johnson, Carolyn M. Knaack, Ysabeaux M. Ng, Katherine G. Woodhouse, Sarah E. Appel, Keith S. Gfeller, Pearl A. Griffiths and Olivia Mellor. Other students on the...
Thursday, Feb. 21 Colton & Uniontown – 6 p.m. – Book Club - Join the discussion of Kate Morton’s The Forgotten Garden. For more information, contact Branch Managers Chelsea at (509) 229-3880 or Holly at (509) 229-3887. Friday, Feb. 22 Endicott, St. John & Uniontown – Preschool Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs, crafts and adventures every Friday. Check the calendar for times and themes. Sunday, Feb. 24 Garfield – 2 to 4 p.m. – Pinochle Club – Meets the last Sunday of the month, except for March. Participating p...
Sixth Fur Ball set at SEL center Whitman County Humane Society’s sixth annual Fur Ball and Yappy Hour will be Saturday, Feb. 23, from 5 to 9 p.m., at the SEL Event Center in Pullman. Theme is “You Ain’t Nothin’ But a Hound Dog,” and 1950s attire and costumes are encouraged. The evening includes dinner catered by Lewiston’s Way Back Cafe and served by celebrities. Also on the evening’s agenda are silent and live auctions that include airfare and a week in Cabo San Lucas, an adoptable pet parade, music by Jon and Rand, and guest speaker Dr. W...
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: Beef dippers, brown rice w/ onions & peppers, whole grain roll, mandarin oranges, fortune cookie Tuesday: Spikes pizza on whole grain crust, tossed romaine salad, pineapple and sherbet Wednesday: Hot dogs or chili dogs, oven fries, fresh green salad, applesauce Thursday: No school Friday: No...
Rebecca Hardie, Colfax; David Sackmann, Endicott, and Eric Schumaker, Pullman, qualified for the Gonzaga University fall semester dean’s list. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.69 grade-point average to be listed....
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution: Thursday, February 21: Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Garfield Legion / Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m.; LaCrosse, 110 N. Main, 8 a.m. to noon; Tekoa City Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Oakesdale Baptist Church, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Endicott City Hall, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 22: Colton-Uniontown, Uniontown Community Building, 8 a.m. to noon; Colfax and Steptoe in the basement of the former IGA building, S. 418 Main, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Colfax Pantry, 418 S. Main; Rosalia...
The Esther Reed Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution conducted their annual high school Good Citizens Award ceremony Feb. 9, 2013. Schools in all 50 states participate in this national award and scholarship event. Students must meet the criteria of good citizenship including scholastic and community involvement. Heather Wilson, a student of Rosalia High School, received a certificate and pin as one of the award winners for her citizenship qualities and essay on United States heritage. She was nominated by Rosalia School...
