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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
Cart Nelsen, right, directs the combined Rosalia and Tekoa band at the Tekoa High School Gym Jan. 9. The High School Christmas Band Concert was originally scheduled for Dec. 12, 2012, but was postponed due to a snow storm. The schools combined for the concert as Nelsen teaches at both schools....
Hugh Calvin Henderson, 97, of Clovis, Calif., died Monday, Dec. 10, 2012, at Golden Cross Health Care in Clovis. He was born Sept. 11, 1915, in Tyler, Texas, to Luther and Sarah Henderson. Calvin married Evelyn Maxine Cantwell in Ellinwood, Kan., on Dec. 5, 1936. The couple celebrated their 76th anniversary earlier this month. In 1938, the couple moved to Holden, Wash., a mining community in the central Cascades that was accessible only by ferry on Lake Chelan. Calvin worked in the mine’s mill. The couple’s three sons were born in Wen...
Milton Michael ‘Mike’ Cavender died in his sleep from lung cancer on Thursday, Jan. 3, in his south hill home in Spokane, with his family by his side. He died of a rare and aggressive lung cancer which was linked to his exposure to Agent Orange while serving in Viet Nam with the Marines as a decorated Navy Corpsman. Mike Cavender was born June 7, 1946, in Spokane to Bud and Karolle Cavender. The eldest of four boys, he attended St. Charles Parochial School, Gonzaga Prep and graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1964. He joined the Navy in...
Dixie Lee Hyrniak, 75, passed away Thursday evening, Jan. 10, at her home in Tekoa from an apparent heart attack. She was born Dec. 5, 1937, at Los Angeles to William and Marie Bishop. She grew up in southern California and attended schools in Glendale (Glendale High School) and Redondo Beach, Calif. Dixie lived in northern Idaho and eastern Washington where she worked several years as a restaurant cook. She had made her home in Tekoa for the past 15 years and had worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Tekoa Care Center until health...
Frederick John Timm, age 85, passed away at his home in Olympia on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. Frederick was born in Garfield on April 6, 1927, to Johnny Roy Timm and Dorothy Pearl Wiseman Timm. He grew up and attended schools in Garfield, graduating from Garfield High School. He lived in Garfield from 1927 until 2008 when he moved to Olympia to be closer to his daughters. He served with the US Army during the Korean Conflict. On Oct. 5, 1957, in Clarkston, Frederick married Betty June Barnes. She preceded him in death on March 19, 2012. The...
The Idaho Business Review has selected Idaho State University development associate, Shari (Gearhart) Fernandez, as one of its 50 “Women of the Year.” She is a 1996 graduate of Gar-Pal High School. Honorees will be celebrated at an awards dinner Feb. 26 at Boise’s Riverside Hotel, where one woman will be named outstanding honoree and Woman of the Year. Fernandez, who works in the ISU Foundation’s Boise office, joined the university in 2007. In 2001, she raised approximately $100,000 for campus programs and scholarships, including the Dr. Bre...
The caption of the moose photos in last week’s Gazette was incorrect. Roger Million took the photos. His parents first saw the moose and called Roger. Gale is, in fact, Roger’s father....
The following local students made the dean’s list for the Fall 2012 quarter at Eastern Washington University. Colfax: Abby Erickson, Allison Vorderbrueggen, Misty Skelton, Jay Hart, Allison Spaulding, Colton: Erin Bauer, LaCrosse: Anne Fleming, Cherish Summers, Oakesdale: Jeffrey DeGon, Kaela Dewan, Palouse: Carlee Deerkop, Elisha Lopez, Pullman: Katherine Everett, Dena Perisho, Travis Cooper, Rosalia: Grant Gelhaus, Christin Bothman, David Gelhaus, Payton Boxleitner, Elizabeth Gelhaus, Josie Daniels, St. John: Carmen Swannack, Kaleb Simon, A...
Dusty Pastor Dennis and Marion Bay of Seattle were in the area this past weekend. Pastor Bay helped officiate at the funeral services of Lena Cox on Saturday. Guests at the home of Dick and Helen Appel for Christmas were Joe and Sue Lynch and Caroline and Rob Kunkel, Zack, Kade, Elly and Lucien, Pullman; Lisa and Travis Frei, Miriam, Rachel and Emma, Palouse; Neil Appel and Josh, Noemi, and Isaac, LaCrosse; Eric and Shannon Appel, Connor, Christopher, Sarah, Kyle and Sidney, Colfax; Phil Appel, Spokane; Sabrina Appel, Salem; Steve and Dianne... Full story
