Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Sorted by date Results 7102 - 7126 of 9817
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...
At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Spaghetti with meatballs, breadsticks, broccoli, cauliflower, peaches Tuesday: Chicken patty, bun, lettuce, tomatoes, pork n’ beans, bananas, pineapple Wednesday: Hamburger gravy, rice or mashed potatoes, carrot sticks, pears, apple slices Thursday: Super nachos, chips, tomatoes, salsa, refried beans, tropical fruit, orange slices Friday: Tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwich, salad, peaches, mandarin oranges COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Chicken par...
Thursday, Jan. 31 Rosalia – 5 to 7 p.m. – Ladies Night at the Library! – Bring your favorite book, arts and crafts, and enjoy some down time in the library. Friday, Feb. 1 It’s Food For Fines time at Whitman County Library. The thirteenth annual “Food for Fines” drive begins Friday, Feb. 1, and continues through Thursday, Feb. 28 at all 14 library branches. Saturday, Feb. 2 Rosalia – 10 a.m. to Noon – Downloadable Open House – Learn how to download e-books and audiobooks from the library’s website to your device. Monday, Feb. 4 Garfield – 4...
Lacrosse New officers for the 2013 – 2015 terms at the LaCrosse Outreach are: Wayne Miller, president; Maria Webster, vice president; Lois Olmstead, secretary, and Charlotte Honn, treasurer. The public is more than welcome to attend the meetings that are currently held at the LaCrosse Builders conference room on the first Wednesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. Charlotte Honn, the Thrift Shop manager, reports the $1 off bag sale in January reduced the inventory so they can get ready for spring. They still have a good supply of women’s jeans and coa...
Dusty Wes and Jen Claassen spent four days in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, celebrating their 40th birthdays and 17th wedding anniversary in mid-January. It was their first vacation in three years by themselves; no kidlets. After the Mexico trip, Jen went to Branson, Mo., from Jan. 17 through the 23 to spend time with her parents. Her father is having radiation treatments for reoccuring cancer. Her sister from Indiana and brother from Kansas City arrived in Branson to help their mother celebrate her birthday on the 20th. Steve and Dianne Appel went...
Public veiwing of the Jennings Elementary Science Fair will be 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7. Projects will be on display from students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The public is invited to vote for their favorites in each grade for People’s Choice awards....
The Pullman League of Women Voters will sponsor a panel and public discussion on historic preservation on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, 7 to 9 p.m., in the Hecht Meeting Room at Neill Public Library. The discussion offers area residents an opportunity to explore the procedures and anticipated economic and cultural outcomes of Pullman’s recently instituted historic preservation program....
Endicott Former long-time Endicott resident Joyce Lust was named Resident Volunteer at Harbor Crest senior living community in Spokane for December. She often plays the piano at the lobby of Harbor Crest. Joyce grew up and lived in Endicott for nearly 80 years. She married her high school sweetheart, Wayne Lust, and they had three girls and three boys. They were married for 54 years until he passed away. Joyce was the Trinity Lutheran Church organist for nearly 64 years. Trinity Lutheran Church will host a community soup & bread supper on...
More than 25 cars hit the slope Friday when Pullman Cub Scouts in Pack 419 entered the Pinewood Derby at Pullman Christian School. The four finalists for the Pack were: First Place - Vijay Lin, Second Place - Christopher Rowe, Third Place - Austin Brinkman, Fourth Place - Trevor Deeds. The top two will compete at the District Pinewood Derby March 23 at the Moscow Eastside Marketplace. Pack 419 is sponsored by the Pullman Lions Club....
A class reunion of 1935 St. John graduates provided Jean White Repp (left) of Spokane and Margaret Hopkins Logen of Stanwood a pleasant time for lunch at Applebees and an afternoon of reminiscing Jan. 26. They represented 100 percent of their remaining class members. Mrs. White and her late husband, Alex, farmed in the Endicott area until they retired and moved to Spokane a few years ago. Mrs. Logen and her husband, Tom, were dairy farmers at Stanwood until his accidental death in 1951. She has been, and continues to be, employed as a...
