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After a recent potluck dinner, with the dishes done and men and children gone, a circle of women gathered around a blueberry cobbler. Bit by small bit, they feasted on the remains of the cobbler out of range of the kids’ eyes. The baker of the cobbler smiled as she was asked for the recipe. The baker was Dianne Appel, who is also known as the blueberry lady in Colfax. Dianne Appel was born in Minnesota, but her family moved to Seattle when she was a toddler. She grew up on Capital Hill but moved during high school when she attended three d...
I am often asked what is the primary function of the Church of Jesus Christ. These five words sum it up best: proclaiming and defending the Gospel. It is what I call the Main Thing. Indeed there are many things the church is to be doing, such as loving our neighbor, showing acts of kindness, compassion and grace to all, being model citizens, living lives that are above reproach, etc., etc. While these things are Biblical and indeed noble, they are not the Main Thing. They are things that God may use to reflect His glory and give His people a gr...
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: SW chicken flatbread sandwich on whole grain, mixed romaine salad, choice of fruits & vegetables Tuesday: Chicken patty, mashed potatoes, grave, whole grain roll, fruit & vegetable choices Wednesday: Hamburgers on whole grain bun, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, oven fries, choice of fruit & vegetables...
Colfax Athenaeum Club is the subject of an exhibit now on display in the Colfax Library. The slide presentation and a bookmarks features a number of images that were digitized and archived as part of the Whitman County Rural Heritage project and can be seen on the library’s website: www.whitco.lib.wa.us. Slides include images of the founders and first president of the club, the house where the club was organized, a 1902 photo of club members, club members on the 10th and 19th anniversaries and other items from the club scrapbook. A special book...
Spokane Ag Expo, which will mark its 36th year with their 2013 show, will again feature a photography contest. Photographers are asked to submit entries depicting Agriculture in the Pacific Northwest by Nov. 20. The photos will be displayed in the Spokane Convention Center Complex during the Feb. 5-7 expo show which will have more than 250 exhibitors. Deadline for submitting entries is Nov. 30. Contestants are asked to submit either color or black and white prints mounted on cardboard or matting without frames. Entrants are also asked to...
Tuxedo Junction back at Empire The high-energy big band Tuxedo Junction will come to Tekoa’s Empire Theatre Saturday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. The 16-member ensemble, from the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene area performs a repertoire of hits from the big band era of the 1930s and 40s. They also perform an array of selections from the 1950s right up to the present day. Several of the band members also play with other area groups. The band is a strong supporter of local charities and of higher education. In addition to donating performances to such groups as...
Donna Brost has been the leader, organizer and cheerleader for the Colfax United Methodist Church’s monthly dinners. The attendance was eight for the first meal, and some of the workers wondered if they should just drop the idea. Donna was eager to keep trying. Now they’ve had as many as 85 people at a dinner. They normally serve 65 to 80 people. The Methodist Church does not charge for the meals, but many who attend donate. The goals of the monthly dinners are to provide a community meal so that people can gather for a tasty dinner and con...
Respiratory care week Respiratory Therapist week is Oct. 21-27. Respiratory Therapists are a vital part of our care team at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. They provide a wide range of services involving breathing treatments through airway support. They care for all ages of patients from newborns to the elderly. They are also vital members of our critical emergency teams here at WHMC. Our respiratory therapists work closely with physicians and registered nurses to assess the patient’s airway on our Rapid Response, Code Blue, Code S...
LaCrosse High School has a new class offered this year and it has drawn a lot of attention in LaCrosse and in the school. The LaCrosse High guitar ensemble meets every day during normal school hours and has a total of 10 students, almost a third of the student body. Pictured in front, left to right, are Anna Roberts, Teacher Mary Chastain, Chelsie Kneale and Shyanne Yeigh-Cook. In the middle row are Joey Emerson, Stephen Erickson and Matt Stubbs. In back are Justin Wargo, Jed Zimmer and Lane Hannas. Shayla Sisk, not in photo, is also a member...
The royal carriage ride for the homecoming court at St. John Friday night was in the form a four-wheelers. The SJE royalty included, left to right, seniors Zach Hollingsworth and Talon Smith, juniors Micah Selk and Marika McCue, sophomores Grace Morgan and Kaleb Kolb, and freshmen Lucas Elkins and Laura Herrington....
Colfax-Palouse Direct Seed Association will resume monthly breakfast seminar series Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the United Methodist Church on Mill Street in Colfax. Speaker will be Mark Richter, a farmer from Endicott who direct seeds his entire farm and contracts direct seed planting for neighbors. Richter has also designed some of the equipment he uses in his direct seed operation. Also speaking will be Scot Hulbert, the Washington Grain Commission’s endowed chair of cropping systems research at Washington State University. Hulbert will speak a...
Colfax Councilwoman Jeanette Solimine at the Oct. 1 city council suggested the city should enforce its animal ban ordinance or allow residents to keep animals in town. She said she wanted to bring the topic up again because she believes proponents of in-town chicken raising now view the city as “somehow being mean” by leaving the ban in place. Solimine noted the council’s integrity was challenged at the previous session because residents are now keeping chickens and other animals in town. Councilman Jim Kackman pointed out enforcement of the a...
A set of three “candlestick” traffic control markers which were placed at the intersection of Main and Thorn have been removed. Police Chief Rick McNannay said the traffic markers were removed by the Department of Transportation crews. The chief placed the markers at the intersection to discourage northbound motorists from ignoring the “right turn only” restriction on the curb lane of Main Street. The right turn lane begins after northbound motorists on Highway 195 round the curve and head down Main Street. Motorists pulling into the lane be...
The will of William M. Gnaedinger of Pullman, filed Sept. 28 in probate court, bequeaths $4,000 each to the general funds of WSU and the University of Oregon, the Wallace Public Library and the Wallace Elks Club in Idaho. Mr. Gnaedinger was raised in Wallace and maintained contact with his hometown during his adult years. The family suggests memorial contributions go to the Wallace Library and Elks Club. Among Gnaedinger’s survivors are his wife, retired Pullman attorney Dorothy Wiley....
Steven A. Eagan, 21, Spokane, was booked into the county jail early Oct. 4 on probable charges of possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine. The Colfax police arrest report said Eagan was a passenger in a Ford Explorer which had been seen parked at McDonald Park. The Explorer was stopped on Cedar Street, and Eagan handed over a pipe and later a baggie of marijuana after the Colfax officer asked if drugs were in the vehicle. He also told officers he had a meth pipe in his backpack....
Garfield-Palouse Middle School Rockets Class, led by science teacher Phil Weagraff, continued its tradition of research and design of model rockets this fall. Kit-built rockets were recently blasted off on the middle school ballfield. Students in the elective course started with research on flight techniques used to lift planes, helicopters, rockets and birds. Many of the rockets blasted several hundred feet into the air. Students then moved on to designing a rocket of their own, which they will make from common household items. These models,...
8 years ago October 14, 1887 Wednesday, a chinaman named Poy Lee, alias Charley Kyack, robbed Wah Lee, the washman better known in Colfax as Sam, of $573. Poy Moy at once skipped out and Sam telephoned to all the towns south of here to intercept the fugitive. Yesterday, H.H. Spaulding telephoned from Almota that Poy Moy hired a team from him Wednesday night to take him to Pomeroy and would there take the train to Walla Walla. Sheriff Berry at once wired the Garfield county sheriff to arrest him. Mr. Berry yesterday afternoon announced the fug...
Acclaimed children’s nonfiction writer, Kelly Milner Halls, shows the replica of a the skull of a dinosaur which will be part of her after school program next Thursday, Oct. 18, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Colfax Library. Every Third Thursday program during the school year youngsters can ride bus 3 with a parent note, walk or ride to the Colfax Library for stories, crafts and games. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Whitman County Library and open to all students and home school kids grades 1-4. Parents are optional...
Dear Savvy Senior, In the news last month there was a public health alert urging all baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis C. Is this really necessary, and if so, what are the testing and treatment procedures? Weary Wanda Dear Wanda, If you’re a baby boomer, getting tested for hepatitis C would be a wise decision because boomers are five times more likely to have this virus than other generations, and most people that have it don’t realize it. Those that are infected are at very high risk of eventually developing liver cancer, cirrhosis or...
The Rural Resources Aging and Disability Resource Center Family Caregiver Support Program will present “If We Could See the Future,” a workshop for caregivers Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bishop Place in Pullman. The keynote address, “Finding Hope and Humor in Caregiving” will be delivered by Elaine Sanchez, author of “Letters from Madelyn,” “Chronicles of a Caregiver” and “The Home.” Additional topics presented include caregiver 101 and self-care through massage. The event is sponsored by Gritman Adult Day Health, Friends of Hospice,...
Berne Davis, a Colfax High grad from the depression years who wound up driving a tank in Europe during World War II, was among a group of 34 veterans aboard the Southwest Airlines honor flight which departed Spokane Oct. 3 for a trip to the nation’s capital. Davis, who now makes his home at the Courtyard in Colfax, was accompanied by his son, Gerald Davis, who talked his dad into making the trip. The Inland Northwest Chapter of Honor Flight aims to book five trips this year as part of a national program to allow World War II veterans to see t...
Ever have a song run around in your head and it just won’t go away? It can drive you crazy sometimes, especially if it’s a song you never really liked. Lately, I’ve had a Bible verse running through my brain. It came kind of slowly, just a few words of it and gradually the whole verse was running through my mind. I couldn’t remember from which book it came, but I knew it was one of the minor prophets. One of the wonderful things about computers and the internet is that you can put a few words into Google and it comes up with an answer for you...
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 on whole grain bun, carrot-raisin salad, fruit & vegetable choice, cherry turnover Tuesday: Salisbury steak on whole grain hoagie, cabbage salad, choice of fruit & vegetable Wednesday: Ham/Cheese on whole grain, choice of fruits and vegetables Thursday: Taco salad w/tomatoes, lettuce,...
Every year an estimated 230,000 women and 2,000 men in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer. About 25 percent will later develop advanced (metastatic) breast cancer. This is when the cancer originating in the breast spreads to other parts of the body – the lungs, liver, lymph nodes or brain. The goal of screening exams for early breast cancer detection is to find cancers before they start to cause symptoms, which allows treatment to begin early and before the cancer has spread. Key actions for early detection include regular breast self e...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager flew to McCall, Idaho, Sunday morning to spend the day with his sister and brother-in-law, Jan and Ken Williams of Huntington Beach, Calif. The Williams had spent a week at a condo in McCall. David and Phyllis Stueckle treated Pastor John Cross of Selbu Lutheran Church and his friend, Pastor Mark Crispell from Maryland, to lunch in Colfax Sunday....
