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Meet Ann Emerson, Colfax, and Phyllis Stueckle, LaCrosse Ann Emerson and her sister Corinne Aune Stitzer traveled back to their father’s hometown of Selbu, Norway, in 1987. Ann Emerson It was quite an experience seeing the land that their ancestors left to come to America. Besides Selbu, they visited Bergen and Oslo, Norway. It was so beautiful that they wondered why their family ever left Norway. The answer is that the population of Norway was growing, and people needed more land, as occurred in many countries at that time. Norway was a...
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: Taco salad w/chips, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, salsa, refried beans, whole grain maple bar, apple Tuesday: Deli turkey on whole grain bun, tater tots, creamy coleslaw, fruit juice, pumpkin bar Wednesday: Burritos, Spanish rice, corn, diced pears Thursday: Beef dippers, cheese potatoes, broccoli,... Full story
It’s about knowing Beyond doubt ‘In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him; and a voice came out of the heavens: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.” (Mark 1:9-11) Baptism is a personal story so here is mine. I was three years old, and when Pastor Ray at St. John’s UCC in San Francisco asked my parents “What do you name this child,” I answered, “Jeannette!” I knew my na... Full story
Week of Jan. 24 Thursday, Jan 24 Rosalia – 5 to 7 p.m. – Ladies Night at the Library! – Bring your favorite book, arts and crafts, and enjoy some down time in a comfortable environment. Friday, Jan. 25 Endicott, St. John & Uniontown – Storytime – Fun stories, finger plays, rhymes, songs and crafts every Friday. Check the calendar for times and themes. Colfax – 2:15 to 5:30 p.m. – Community Blood Drive – Help give the gift of life. Saturday, Jan 26 Albion – 2 p.m. – Storytime – Fun stories, finger plays, rhymes, songs and crafts every Saturday...
Dusty Country Bible Church will hold its annual meeting next Sunday, Jan. 27, after morning worship services which start at 11 a.m. There will be an update on the search for a new pastor. Everyone is welcome. Blake and Carmen Heaton’s grandson Jeronimo shows a yearling bull in Mexico. Last Saturday, Larry and Di Brink went to Kennewick to the home of their son’s family, Kevin and Amber Brink and Ashley, Kloey, Ellie and Nick, to help Nick celebrate his first birthday. Sunday, they were dinner guests of Carol and Don Keeney in LaCrosse. The Keen...
Endicott Endicott Gun Club is open and busy as usual this time of the year. Competitive shooting began on Jan. 6 and will continue until March 17. Shooting at the Endicott Gun Club The Gun Club is open every Sunday with the men, women and youth competing in the Spokesman Review Trap shoot, the Camas Prairie Trap Shoot and the Endicott Club shoot. Gun Club officers are: Jim Pelissier, president; Eric Wietz, vice president; Tiffany Hergert, secretary Jessica Geissinger, treasurer, and Sean Lewis, field captain Pelissier said the club opens at 10...
Whitman County Gazette, Jan. 24, 2013 AT PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL Semler, Jessica Ellie, born Jan. 8 at six pounds, seven ounces, to Lillia and Kurtis Semler of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Leroy and Julie Semler of Colton and Teresa and Lawren Harper of Elk River, Idaho. Maternal grandparents are John and Kathleen Green of Palmdale, Calif. The baby joins a brother Jasen, 1. Binks, Erik James, born Jan. 9 at eight pounds, three ounces, to Lyle and Cheryl Binks of LaCrosse. Paternal grandparent is Lyle Binks of San Rosa, Calif. Maternal...
Thrifty Grandmothers The Thrifty Grandmothers held their monthly meeting Jan. 14 at the library. The thrift shop is doing well and the group is appreciative of the community support. They voted to give $500 to the Whitman Hospital Foundation and $500 to the LaCrosse Market fund. Athenaeum Athenaeum Club met Jan. 18 in the Norma McGregor Room of the Whitman County Library with Mary Ann Mitchell as hostess. The meeting was called to order by President Mary Ann Wigen with twenty members present. President Mary Ann encouraged all members to be... Full story
Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyle W. Kelly graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Kelly is the son of Kent and Brenda Kelly of Moscow, Idaho. He is a 2006...
Pullman Chamber of Commerce will host a customer service workshop Feb. 12, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the BellTower in Pullman. The cost will be $15 for chamber members. Tony Rubleski, president of Mind Capture Group, has more than 10 years of experience in the direct selling and advertising fields and has worked with a diverse client list. The session will include key characteristics of today’s customers....
Hospital offers SAIL Do you have a New Year’s resolution to improve your physical health? Whitman Hospital and Medical Center offers several services that can help you. If you are interested in staying active as well as preventing falls, check out our SAIL (Stay Active and Independent for Life) program. It was developed based on findings of The Senior Falls Prevention Study which found that exercise classes for seniors should include strength and balance training. The study also showed that regular physical activity helps prevent and manage chr...
Whitman Hospital Foundation Auction Committee One of the busiest groups in town is the hospital foundation auction committee, with the dinner and auction scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 2, at Hill-Ray Plaza. This twenty-second annual fund raiser has some favorite items from past auctions interspersed with brand new items. Auction committee members include Jennifer Claassen, Shirley Walker, and Christine Kackman, who are all foundation board members, and Kathryn Vogler, Dawn Bennett and Linda Marler, who are also interested in putting on a successf...
Jordan Cartwright, a young Washington State University graduate with a major in neuroscience, decided to show dogs about five years ago and now is off to a famous dog show. Jordan Cartwright and Krash She bought a liver-colored Dalmatian named “Krash,” when he was just 13 weeks old and began her journey winning championship after championship with him, including national championships. And then she received the invitation. In February, she’s heading to New York City to compete in the dog show of shows, Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. How s...
8 years ago Jan. 20, 1888 The event of the season at Guy occurred on last Sunday evening when Mr. Eugene Rice and Miss Carrie Loving were united in holy matrimony, the Rev. M.M. Walts of Colfax officiating. About 16 persons, relatives and friends of the happy couple witnessed the ceremony and did justice to the ample feast prepared under the supervision of the bride’s mother. Quite a number of elegant and appropriate presents were made and a good time enjoyed by all. The groom is well known in this city having been a member of Colfax s... Full story
More than 60 junior cheerleaders performed Saturday night during halftime of the girls’ basketball game. They ranged in age from kindergarten through sixth grade. Practice session was Friday afternoon after early dismissal. They performed three numbers with “The Wobble” concluding the routine. At right, parents line the court to photograph the routine....
Week of Jan. 17 Thursday, Jan. 17 Colfax & LaCrosse – Storytime - Fun stories, finger plays, rhymes, songs and crafts every Thursday. Check the calendar for times and themes. Friday, Jan 18 Colfax & Tekoa – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for preschoolers and parents every Friday. Sunday, Jan 20 All branches closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, Jan 21 All branches closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Tuesday, Jan 22 Malden – 1-3 p.m.- Knit Wits – A needle craft group that meets every... Full story
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: No School Tuesday: Hot ham and cheese on whole grain bun, oven fries, carrot sticks, applesauce Wednesday: Chicken teriyaki w/ peppers & onions over brown rice and stir fry veggies, mandarin oranges and fortune cookie Thursday: Whole grain turkey corn dog, mini nachos, broccoli, cauliflower...
Dusty Wednesday, Jan 9, nine members of the Dusty B.B. Club, and two guests, Alice and Margaret Mackleit, met in the parish hall at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in LaCrosse to make baby blankets for the free maternity clinic at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. Seventy blankets were produced that day plus Dianne Appel had seven she had made earlier. The next meeting will be February 13th. The program will be “Our Wedding Photo Books.” Ed and Joan Broeckel were in Seattle this weekend to visit their daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Antho... Full story
The production of some 2012 tax products, including the Form 1040 and the Instructions for Form 1040, has been impacted by the recent passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The Internal Revenue Service does not know when these products will become available to Whitman County Library or from the IRS website at IRS.gov. Information about this delay can be found at www.irs.gov/uac/Newsroom/IRS-statement-on-tax-legislation-recently-passed-by -Congress. For convenience, the library website at www.whitco.lib.wa.us offers a helpful link...
For Jan. 17, 2013 Gray, Kassidy Heather, was born Jan. 1 at six pounds, two ounces, first child to Kristen Palmeira and Keith Gray of Moscow, Idaho. Paternal grandparent is D. Gray of Bridgewater, N.H. Maternal grandparents are Heather and Warren Palmeira of Danbury, N.H. The baby joins sister Kathoo, 7, and brother Kimathi, 10. Kellogg, Jasper Andrew, was born Jan. 1 at seven pounds, six ounces, first child to Darren and Stephanie Kellogg of Moscow, Idaho. Paternal grandparents are Gary and Randi Kellogg of Genesee, Idaho. Maternal... Full story
The “Bad Girls” performed a dance routine during halftime of the Bulldog boys’ varsity basketball game Saturday night. They wore Michael Jackson-style fedoras and completed their outfits with silver gloves. The songs they danced to included ‘Beat It,’ ‘Bad’ and ‘Thriller.’ Back row, from left to right: Kaitlin Geier, Lindsay Webber, Deanna Aeschliman, Holly Rimbey and Paige Mackleit. Front row: Maia Gingerich, Emma Gingerich, Cacey Hall and Katie Heinlen....
Theatre offers Williams play Regional Theatre of the Palouse presents “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” by Tennessee Williams. Evening performances are Feb. 14, 15 and 20 - 22. The curtain time is at 7:30 p.m. at the RTOP Theatre. Matinees, with curtain times at 1:30 p.m., are Feb. 16 and Feb. 23. Adult tickets are $17 in advance or $20 at the door. Children under 12 are $10 advance or $12 at the door. All seats are reserved. For more information, call the box office or go to www.rtoptheatre.org. Women Voters meeting The Pullman League of Women Vot...
The Oakesdale Historical Society, sponsor of the McCoy Valley Museum, will hold a soup social on Sunday, Jan. 20, from noon to 2 p.m. The menu includes cheesy broccoli and chicken noodle soup, bread and brownies for dessert. The event is the first of a series of third Sunday soup socials. For more information, call 285-6731....
Meet Ann Emerson, Colfax, and Phyllis Stueckle, LaCrosse ‘Tis the season to make lefse, according to many people of Norwegian heritage, and Ann Emerson and Phyllis Stueckle grew up making lefse and many other traditional Norwegian foods. They sat down recently with their brother’s wife, Judy Aune, to share memories and recipes, bringing out heritage cookbooks and family favorites. The Aune family arrived in the United States in 1902, when Gunnar Aune was a babe in arms. The family tried Minnesota, South Dakota and North Dakota, but North Dak...
Lacrosse The Student of Character assembly for December was held Friday in the pit. It opened with the “try” award which was given to Gunnar Aune and Matt Stubbs. Academic improvement award was given to Mashayla Morris-Miller. Mr. Curtis shared that the school had placed second in overall academic achievement in the state out of 295 school districts. The high school had received 100 percent students passing in reading, writing, algebra, and geometry tests. Eighty percent of the students passed the science exam. The elementary grade scored in... Full story
