Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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8 years ago August 12, 1887 There was a runaway six miles from town on the Spring Flat road Sunday. Five men in the employ of Bleeker, Spencer and Hoar were on their way to Pullman with Messrs. Bleeker, Spencer and McMahon following in a buggy. A band of loose horses frightened the buggy team, until it was impossible to hold them. The front of the buggy box was pushed from its fastenings. The hack team was whipped into a run to keep out of the way as there was no room for the runaways to pass. Trouble ensued when the buggy horses tried to pas...
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., will host an open house at its new facility in Lewiston Aug. 9, 2012, from 3 to 7 p.m. The event will feature tours of the manufacturing floor, product displays and information about the company and its industry. The Lewiston facility is SEL’s fourth manufacturing location, and more than 130 SEL employees are working there. Construction on the facility began in January 2011, and the production of plastic parts used in the company’s electronics equipment started in January of this year. A full man...
Hog Heaven set for Dahmen Hog Heaven Big Band will play at Dahmen Barn Aug. 25 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. They play tunes from The Great American Song Book for listening or dancing. Admission will be $8 for a couple and $5 for a single. Children under 12 are admitted free. There will be no dance lessons that evening. The Hog Heaven Big Band has played on the Palouse for more than 35 years and has performed regularly at the Dahmen Barn since its grand opening in 2006. The 16 piece band includes two female vocalists. Folks are welcome to dance or...
Dusty Jennifer Broeckel Harkishnani, Seattle, arrived Sunday at the home of her parents, Ed and Joan Broeckel, to participate in a little bit of harvest. She will return to her home Thursday. Friday night dinner guests of Di and Larry Brink were Mike Stine, LaCrosse; Lucky and Joan Myrick, Dusty; Rich and Jennetta Myrick and children, Moses Lake; and Mike Myrick and friend Rhonda, Tacoma. Saturday, Joan and Lucky Myrick, Robb Myrick, Rich and Jenetta Myrick and children and Mike Myrick and Rhonda attended a Myrick family reunion in Walla...
Hooper Keith and Carla Danielson traveled to Faith Equestrian Center in Snohomish, July 21 and 22 to conduct a two day Keith Danielson Horsemanship/Obstacle Clinic. They were joined by son Tim Mock and his family, Erin, Ali, Jill and Kate. Jill and Kate then returned to Hooper with their grandparents for a few days of vacation. Tim and Erin Mock with daughter Ali spent July 25 and 26 at Hooper Crossing Ranch with Keith and Carla Danielson. Ali remained there with her grandparents and returned to Gig Harbor with Jill and Kate. The Danielsons...
Ysabeaux Ng, daughter of Eddy and Molly Ng of Colfax, received a gold medal at the national meeting of FCCLA at Orlando, Fla., for her entry in the applied technology category. She produced a video to use as a fund raiser for the local Dreamworks office. She scored 95 out of 100 points in the competition. Also attending the national meeting from Colfax FCCLA were Justin Williams, Washington state director of programs; Sara Teal, state vice president for Region 9; Kylee Gibson, Jasmine Lander, and Advisor Cathy White. The national meeting...
Taking care of visiting grandkids and taking them to swimming lessons in LaCrosse is keeping Jeannine Henley Larkin of Hay busy right now. Her daughter’s children enjoy a visit to Hay with recreation in LaCrosse. Jeannine’s ongoing project is her work with the LaCrosse Community Pride. LCP members find it challenging to keep their project, which is not just a store, moving ahead. At present they have a chiropractor and possibly a licensed massage therapist interested in having space in the store building. They are looking for other bus...
As winter wheat ripens for harvest, cranes continue to add pieces to some of the turbines at Palouse Wind’s 58-turbine wind farm in this vista from Highway 271 south of Rosalia. Crews have erected many of the towers for the north portion of the wind farm over the past month and have been placing naselles on their tops at a rate of about one a day for the past two weeks. Blades for the turbines are anticipated to arrive in the next couple of weeks. The wind farm is expected to be up and running by the end of the year....
The end is near for construction of the Port of Whitman’s $14 million fiber optic network link through Whitman County. Joe Poire, port executive director, reported to port commissioners at their regular meeting last Thursday, Aug. 2, that the Department of Transportation had issued its final permit, clearing the way for the strand fiber optic cable to be laid along Highway 27 from Oakesdale to Tekoa. “So the light is on at the end of the tunnel,” said Port Commissioner Tom Kammerzell. The SR 27 stretch is the last highway portion of the proje...
The Port of Whitman County is getting out of the water business. Port commissioners approved a contract at their regular meeting last Thursday, Aug. 2, that would transfer the port’s water and sewer systems to the Asotin County Public Utilities District. The district will use them to provide services to the tenants at the Wilma Industrial Park. The move means rates will likely go down for most port tenants, said Debbie Snell, port properties and development manager. Most tenants at Wilma are served with four-inch metered hook-ups. The port char...
Nineteen seniors-to-be were on stage Saturday night at WSU’s Beasley Coliseum to compete for the title of Washington’s Distinguished Young Woman. The event concluded with the entrants waiting on stage while the winners were announced by Kendall Earl, this year’s DYW, and Lenne Jo Best, Clarkston’s 1976 Junior Miss who went on to win the America’s Junior Miss title that year. Lindsay Webber of Colfax, center left, sang “Art is Calling for Me” and was named a co-winner of the talent competition. Webber was also named second runner-up. Sh...
8 years ago August 5, 1887 Some time during Thursday night of last week, Chas. S. Lewis and James Lane, the only prisoners confined in Whitman county jail, made their escape and are still at large. Owing to the damp, unhealthy condition of the cells, which, on account of the leaky condition of the jail are unfit for the most depraved criminal to occupy, the prisoners were allowed to sleep in the outer room, the walls of which are made of timbers two by eight inches in size, nailed together with spikes. The only implement known to have been in...
Week of August 6-10 Tekoa School: Monday — Pizza, apple juice, pears Tuesday — Hot dogs, sweet potato fries, applesauce Wednesday — Deli ham sandwich, apple juice, peaches Thursday — Spaghetti, green beans, tossed salad, garlic bread Friday — No meal service COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday —Tasty taco salad with chips, salsa, cheese, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Tasty taco salad with chips, salsa, cheese, birthday dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-...
Rosalia Seventeen members of the Oakesdale High School class of 1962 gathered for their 50th-year reunion at the Spokane Ramada Inn. Sharon Byrum Siders from Mishicot, Wis., won the prize for coming the farthest. Each class member shared their favorite memory of their years at Oakesdale School. Many classmates attended all 13 years of school together. In front, left to right, are Sharon Byrum Siders, Dorene Fox Prior, Doris Pittmann Johnson, Marcia MacQuarrie Wagner, Charles Murphy, Ron Johnson,...
McElroy, Kasen Toussaint, first child born July 3, at seven pounds, 10 ounces, to Vhonda McElroy of Pullman. Maternal grandparents are Mary Curry and Patrick Hill and David and Moala McElroy of Tacoma. Worl, Jazmine Lynn, born July 10, at seven pounds, 12 ounces, to Josh Worl and Jennifer Vance of Albion. Paternal grandparents are Carol Montoure and Darle Aclaire of Albion. Maternal grandparents are Penny Roberts of Sagle, Idaho, and James Vance of Jopline, Mo. The baby joins a sister Sarinaty, 7, and brothers Zach, 12, Devin, 4, David-John, 2,...
Mimi’s Bakery in Palouse announced its grand opening Friday, Aug. 10, from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free samples, coupon giveaways and door prizes will be handed out. Owners Steve and Mary Martin of Tensed say there will be a few “soft openings” between now and Aug. 10. Mimi’s Bakery is located on the Beach Street side of the St. Elmo Building. It will specialize in handcrafted breads and pastries made from scratch. This includes breakfast sandwiches, salads with dressings along with fresh-baked cinnamon rolls. It will be the second food service...
Palouse School District will hold a surplus sale Saturday, Aug. 4 at Palouse School, 600 East Alder Street. Most items will be sold for any offer over $1. Some may be pre-priced. The sale will open at 7 a.m. for viewing and purchasing from 8-12 p.m. Prices will be reduced at 11 a.m. Items for sale include portable radios, a refrigerator, a fertilizer spreader, overhead projectors, bed frames, 15 volleyball jerseys, a 10-gallon fish tank and several other items. The full list of items can be viewed at www.garpal.net...
Tina Ochs is the descendent of adventurous people, and she has carried on the tradition. Her parents, Helen and Lloyd Ochs, skied in the 1960’s when few people their age did. They also owned a private plane and flew for many years with the Flying Farmers. Her home in Palouse belonged to her grandparents, Jim and Gracia Callison, and she visited there frequently as a child. When the Callison family left Kansas in the 1920’s, Jim had the whole family stamp the dry Kansas dust from their shoes when they reached the state line. Jim Callison had...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager spent the week of July 17 - 23 at the International Flying Farmers Convention in Calgary. While in the area, they went to the historic, museum style Bar U Ranch where there was a campfire lunch, wagon rides, cookies from a wood burning range, etc. They toured the Banff-Lake Louise area where they rode a gondola to the top of a mountain at Banff. They also had quite an experience crossing the border, especially from Canada to the U.S., in their private plane. Karen Broeckel was in Polson, Mont., July 26 - 29 for a...
Lindsay Webber of Colfax, Jordana Dahmen of Colton-Uniontown and Shayla Robinson of Pullman are among 19 entrants now in Pullman preparing for the Distinguished Young Women competition this Saturday at WSU’s Beasley Coliseum. Entrants will participate in fitness, self-expression, and talent competitions. They will meet with a panel of judges for interview competition. More than $10,000 in college scholarships will be awarded. Other contestants from Bi-County League schools are Andria Strite of Davenport and Amalia Perez of R...
Cowboy poets to ward off ‘Dog Days’ Palouse Country Cowboy Poetry Association will present “Forget the Dog Days of Summer” at the Dahmen Barn Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. In 1991 Baxter Black, probably today’s best known cowboy poet, told a group of Palouse country enthusiasts gathered in Asotin that cowboy poetry was the fastest growing western cultural activity and that they should get involved. In 1995, following a cowboy poetry workshop led by local poet Gene Semingson, the group decided to develop a more formal organization, and the Palouse C...
Dear Savvy Senior, My wife, who’s 60, is on my health insurance plan through my employer. When I retire in a few months at 65, and go on Medicare, what happens to her? Do we have to purchase private insurance, or is there some kind of Medicare coverage for dependent spouses? Nearly Retired Dear Nearly, Unfortunately for you and millions of other couples in your position, Medicare does not provide family coverage to younger spouses or dependent children when you qualify for Medicare. Nobody can obtain Medicare benefits before age 65, unless elig...
Week of July 30-Aug. 3 Tekoa School: Monday — Deli Turkey on a WG bun, tossed salad, pears Tuesday — Chicken nuggets, BBQ beans, applesauce, wheat roll COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday —Hamburger on a bun, lettuce/tomato, baked beans, macaroni, fresh fruit, birthday dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Hamburger on a bun, lettuce, tomato, baked beans, potato salad, fresh fruit, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday —Hambur...
8 years ago July 29, 1887 The Baldwin House received a new couch last week, and on Saturday evening the band christened it by taking a ride around town and giving an open air concert, a la circus band. Colfax needs a good opera house. Completion of the Riparia branch means first-class companies will be enabled to come here from Walla Walla on their way to Spokane Falls. At present we have no accommodations for good companies if they should come. Dr. B.W. McPhee expects a brother, a professional base ball player from the east, will soon join...
The Pine City School seventh and eigth grades class picture during the 1966-1967 school year which was the last of operation for the school. Submitted by Carl Sperr who is on the right in the front....
