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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....
Wes and Mary Lee Nuxoll of Colfax celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary May 5, 2012. They were married May 5, 1962, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Spokane and have made their home since then in Colfax. Wes was an attorney for 55 years, and Mary Lee was a homemaker. With their four children and seven grandchildren, they celebrated their 50th anniversary with a blessing at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and a catered dinner at the Colfax Golf Club. Their children are Jon Nuxoll, Eugene, Ore; Jim Nuxoll, Boise; Jane Roberts, Fort C...
Dear Savvy Senior, Where can I get reliable, unbiased information on reverse mortgages? My wife and I are thinking about getting one but want to do some research first. Need Money Dear Need, For seniors that are house rich but cash poor, a reverse mortgage is a viable option, but there’s a lot to know and consider to be sure it’s a good choice for you. Here are some tips and tools to help you research this complex financial product. Let’s start with a quick review. A reverse mortgage is a loan that lets older homeowners convert part of the e...
As part of the Colfax Art Drive, which was coordinated with Pullman’s Art Walk, Hill-Ray Plaza in Colfax hosted a Top Chef challenge. Attendees at the event last Sunday enjoyed a buffet dinner which presented the creations of nine local chefs. The Hill-Ray staff served at the buffet tables. An appetizer, three salads, two breads, three entrees, three vegetable/starch/vegetarian dishes, three desserts, plus basil lemonade and hibiscus flower red punch. After diners were seated, servers came to the tables to explain how to vote. Diners at our t...
As you know, the cost of healthcare has been rising very fast - especially in the last 10 years. Healthcare now consumes 18 percent of the GDP (gross domestic product, a measure of the value of goods and services produced) which is nearly double all other industrialized nations’ spending on healthcare. We all have a role to play in reducing the cost of care, while also improving the experience and quality. You, as consumers, can reduce the cost of care by doing everything you can to stay healthy including exercise and healthy eating. You a...
Lacrosse LaCrosse pool will have a midnight swim Friday, July 27, from 10 p.m. to 12 midnight. Admission will be $2 with passes not accepted. Games and prizes are planned. Sandy Martin, Connie Dorman, Leanne Bafus, Mary Chastain, Terri Koller, Monica Dainty and Wendy Fleming traveled to Sarita Hopkin’s new house in Airway Heights Tuesday. They enjoyed a tour of her house and property and then treated her to lunch at the Rusty Moose. They wished her well with her new job as sixth grade teacher in the Cheney School district....
