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Artists from six different schools around the county were featured in last Thursday’s “Meet the Artist” program at the library in Colfax. Katryna Newman of Garfield/Palouse, top left, stands behind some of her animal creations while she presents one of her drawings; Rachel Robinson of Colfax, top middle, tells about her long-standing interest in sketching horses; Zack Conklin of Oakesdale, top right, recalls his reaction to adding color to one of his creations; Peyton Webber of Tekoa, bottom left, recalls a basket weaving session with a frien...
A one-year grant to bring visual art to Colton School District is past the halfway point while plans are being made to keep the program going. Visual arts in south county. Junior high students work on lino cut block printing at the Dahmen Barn. Last summer, the school district received $8,200 from the Inland Northwest Community Foundation for one year of at least six visual art sessions with instructors for each grade level. The grant was written by Dahmen Barn manager Leslee Miller. She and oth...
From a town of 300,000 in Central Asia to Colfax was quite a contrast for exchange student Anel Satayeva. Family welcomes exchange student. The Davis family greeted their exchange student, Anel Satayeva, at Spokane International Airport in August when she arrived from Kazakhstan. From left to right are host dad Chris Davis, Anel, daughters Brooke and AnnMarie, grandmother Lisa Borsheim, host mom Brandi, and son Devyn. Anel will be in Colfax until May. (Photo courtesy of the Davis family.) Anel, 17, is from Kazakhstan which is near Russia and...
MacKenzie Marker, Colfax, is the All Around Cowgirl for the Eastern Washington Junior Rodeo Association. She competes in roping, barrel racing, pole bending, team roping, steer daubing and goat tying. The all around award goes to the cowgirl and cowboy in each age division with the most points overall for the summer. She received the most points in the junior girls division for 2012. MacKenzie, 12, is the daughter of J.D. and Valerie Marker of Colfax and is a sixth grader....
Last Thursday at the Colfax Rotary meeting, Laura DeYoung gets half her head shaved as an advance for this week’s St. Baldrick’s fundraiser. Elaine “Maynard” McClintock does the honors. The main event was yesterday (Wednesday) at Colfax High School. St. Baldrick’s head shaving benefits childhood cancer research....
Employee Awards At a recent luncheon at Hill-Ray Plaza, Whitman Hospital recognized employees for the following milestone anniversaries, including 5 years – 7 recipients; 10 years – 9 recipients; 15 years – 2 recipients; 20 years – 2 recipients, and 25 years – 1 recipient. Celebrations also included recognition for Employees of the Quarter and our 2012 Employee and Manager of the Year. Of our eight employees honored as employee of the quarter in 2012, one was selected as Employee of the Year. They were: Rob Smith, respiratory therapist...
Thursday, Feb. 7 Colfax & LaCrosse – Storytime - Fun stories, finger plays, rhymes, songs and crafts every Thursday. Check the calendar for times and themes. Friday, Feb. 8 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. Saturday, Feb 9 Colfax – County Students Art Exhibit – See the creations of more than 100 high school students from across rural Whitman County as they exhibit their work throughout the library....
Week of Feb. 11-15 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: Chicken fajita salad, frito chips, cheese, tomatoes, refried beans, salsa, applesauce, whole grain maple bar Tuesday: Beef dippers, brown rice w/ stir fry veggie, whole grain roll, mandarin oranges, fortune cookie Wednesday: Taco burrito, Mexican rice, mixed romaine salad, corn,...
Uniontown plans 59th sausage feed The 59th annual Uniontown Sausage Feed will be Sunday, March 3, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Uniontown Community building. The all-you-can-eat meal is first come, first-served. Those waiting for a seat will be able to view and comment on WSU landscape architecture student projects for the enhancement of the Dahmen Barn site, including the field between the barn and the highway. Also, Four Names in a Hat, a barbershop quartet, will be wandering minstrels at the Community building. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Auf...
8 years ago Jan. 27, 1888 A local organization of the Protestant Episcopal church has been affected in Colfax under the name of “The Church of the Good Samaritan” with C.E. Mets as warden, C.F. Adams treasurer, and Wm. Hoare clerk. The official papers of organization were issued by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Paddock on Dec. 30, 1887, and were read to the congregation by the Rev. Mr. Gill at the morning service on Sunday last. The organization starts out with flattering prospects of liberal outside assistance towards the erection of a suitable chu...
The Manning Covered Bridge spans the frozen Palouse River before spring-like weather broke through in Whitman County. Bill Myers of Joseph’s Grainery circled the bridge while taking pictures from his plane. While trains no longer pass through, hikers on the Colfax Trail still use the bridge and dismantled railbed....
Donations are now being accepted to the Pullman Chamber of Commerce’s Cabaret 2013, “A Feast at Caesar’s Palace!” held Saturday, April 6, at 5 p.m. at the SEL Event Center. The 35th annual fundraising dinner features a silent and live auction with auctioneer Austin Booker. Cabaret generates more than 25 percent of the Chamber of Commerce’s operation budget and helps fund marketing of Pullman businesses and events such as Pullman Farmers Market, Fourth of July celebration, National Lentil Festival, First Down Fridays and Holiday Fest. To make a...
Lacrosse The next meals to go will be Monday, Feb. 11. The menu includes chicken strips, potato, roll, oranges and white cake for dessert. Please call the school if you would like lunch delivered. The first round of Boys District Basketball will be in LaCrosse Thursday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. LaCrosse-Washtucna #4 will play Rosalia #5. LaCrosse Chapter of FFA will serve pork loin sandwiches, baked beans, coleslaw, brownie or cookie and drink. The full meal deal is $6 and serving will begin at 5 p.m....
Endicott Endicott Community Bible Church will have a thank-you dinner Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. for Jim Everest. He was their interim pastor. Everyone is invited to attend. The Friday night free movie at the Endicott Food Center and sponsored by the Endicott Community Club was well attended by young and old alike. The results from the Endicott Gun Club competition for Feb. 3 were: Men-Endicott Gun Club (93) - Travis Schlunegar 25, Ed Schultz 23, Jim Pelissier 23, Sean Lewis 22. Women- Endicott Gun Club (44) - Jessica Geissenger 18, Amanda Pelissier...
Front Row: Tuli O’Neill, Emmy Gregg, Michelle Thompson. Back Row: Daniel Arlt, Dash Estes, Mason Bates Garfield-Palouse Middle school students directed by Rebecca Hemphill and Ruth Vertrees recently participated in the Southeast Washington Music Educators Association’s Small Ensemble Festival. Duet singers Emmy Gregg and Michelle Thompson received the highest rating, Superior, for their performance of “Danny Boy,” with the judge noting their “beautiful voices.” The saxophone quartet, consisting of Tuli O’Neill, Daniel Arlt, Mason Bates and Das...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager flew to Moses Lake for a pilot safety seminar on Saturday. This is an annual event sponsored by Washington Flying Farmers, Big Bend College and the FAA. This seminar provides the pilot with the FAA requirements for the written biennial review. To complete the biennial review, the instructor must fly with the pilot and sign the logbook. While the seminar was being held at the Grant County Airport, a Delta Airline plane with 108 people aboard had to make an emergency landing. The airliner was traveling from JFK New...
Meet Peggy Bryan, LaCrosse Peggy Bryan is excited about what is going on at Whitman County Library. She has been working for the library for 18 years and is now the business manager and associate director. The library staff is pleased with the improvement in their facilities and services over the years, and tops on their list is their renovated main branch facility in Colfax. The remodel has improved the space and usability for patrons as well as for the library staff. Peggy is pleased that the changes help them better serve their customers....
Fred and Cinda Tribble came to Endicott Bible Church from California. They began their duties as full-time ministers in Endicott Jan 20, after arriving in Jan. 17. Through Village Missions, an organization which is dedicated to keeping rural churches alive, the Tribbles found the Endicott church. They have not worked as full-time ministers before, but felt that was the direction their lives were going. “From going from a large metropolitan city being a professor to being a small town pastor is quite a change,” Fred said. “We’re actuall...
Marriage applications Raymundo Sebastian Solano, 32, Pullman, and Melissa Farrah Jackson, 32, Pullman, Jan. 24. Andrew Steven Galbraith, 30, Pullman, and Daniel Bryan Records, 28, Pullman, Jan. 25. David Garth Lang, 44, Pullman, and Brigitta Annette Brosemer, 40, Pullman, Jan. 28. Kevin Joseph Naylor, 20, Pullman, and Marisa Louise Cross, 24, Pullman, Jan. 29. Audiel David Sanchez, 19, Pullman, and Yareli Magdalena Ramos Gomez, 19, Pullman, Jan. 29. Edward Fredrick Bundshuh III, 26, Moscow, and Nicole Lee Kirch, 23, Moscow, Jan. 31. Kevin...
The next Direct Seed Breakfast meeting will be at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Colfax Methodist Church, N. 109 Mill Street. A report on the Cropping Systems Research Project at Ralston to reduce erosion and increase yields using a stripper header on a combine will be presented by Dennis Roe. There will be a presentation by a local grower about his direct seed system. A hosted breakfast by Mark Peterson of Dow Chemical will be served by the Top Notch Café of Colfax. Anyone is welcome. For more information contact Dan Harwood...
At Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Schmelter, Tyler James, was born Jan. 24, 2013, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center at seven pounds, seven ounces, to Cassandra Bonham and Floyd Schmelter of Tekoa. Maternal grandparent is Iauna Flesch of Grahman. Paternal grandparent is Dorothy Roman of Tekoa. The baby joins brother Joshua and sister Ashley. Bodah, Anna Jaira Alexandra Thaines, was born Jan. 28, 2013, at eight pounds, 14 ounces, first child to Elain Thaines and Brian William Bodah of Colfax. Maternal grandparents are Jaria and Manuel T...
Is This Life All There Is? This question has been on the heart of man from the beginning, and for good reason. There’s something within us, something built into the very fabric of our being, that tells us that we are all meant for something more. What is it? The answer is found in the Word of God. The Bible declares that we (mankind) are made in “the image of God” (Gen. 1:26-27). In Genesis 2:7, in the creation account, we are told, “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and ma...
Colfax High School Feb. 13 will host the second annual head shaving event in Colfax at the CHS gym at 10:45 a.m. to raise funds for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Last year’s event raised $5,128 and the goal this year is to raise $7,500. St. Baldrick’s raises funds for treatment of young cancer victims by hosting head shaving events worldwide. The head shaving symbolizes hair loss sustained by children who undergo cancer treatment. CHS students are recruiting volunteers to shave their heads in public in return for pledges of financial suppo...
Residents are invited to learn about the talented artists in our local high schools at Meet the Artist on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Norma McGregor Room of the Colfax Library. Illustration by Zack Conklin of Oakesdale The event features students from six area high schools, who will speak briefly about their artwork, inspirations and aspirations. Refreshments will be served. Among the featured students is Rachel Robinson, a senior at Colfax High School. She is a 4.0 student, plays three sports and belongs to FFA, CHS League and Honor...
Cowboy poetry at Dahmen Barn The Palouse Cowboy Poets and Musicians will be performing at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. It will be an afternoon show beginning at 2 p.m. Admission is $7.00. One of the featured performers will be young fiddle playing phenomenon, Elliott Marks, from Clarkston. He started violin lessons at age five and now, at age 12, can fiddle with the best of them. Other performers include poets: J.B. Barber, Darleane Norskog, Marlene Ryan, Dave Wahl and silver buckle winner Dick Warwick. Musicians, in...
