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Hooper Keith and Carla Danielson spent the last week of March in Gig Harbor with their son Tim Mock and his wife, Erin,and their girls Ali, Jill & Kate. They celebrated Jill and Kate’s birthday and enjoyed dinner with Erin’s parents, Linda and Gary Reidt....
Celebrating the arrival of 88 new children’s books, Mayor Michael Echanove served as guest reader to area children in the Palouse Library. Proceeds from the sixth annual Turkey Leg Fun Run at Palouse supplied the new books....
Kaela Dewan of Oakesdale, Anne Fleming of LaCrosse and Heidi Jamison of Garfield have each been awarded a Presidential Scholarship for $2,500 for the 2012-2013 academic year at Eastern Washington University. This award goes to incoming students with a cumulative high school GPA of 3.8 or higher, or a SAT score of at least 1250. Dewan, daughter of George and Angy Dewan, was a member of the varsity volleyball and track teams and active in the National Honor Society, Drama Club and ASB. She was named Miss Oakesdale Queen and Miss Palouse Empire...
The Regional Theatre of the Palouse production of the musical “The Secret Garden” begins a two-week run tonight, Thursday, at RTOP’s theater, N. 122 Grand in Pullman. The show will run April 12-14 and 18-22 with all evening performances beginning at 7:30 p.m. April 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20 and 21. Additional matinées will be presented at 2:30 p.m. April 14, 21 and 22. The musical debuted on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in April 1991 and won the 1991 Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Daisy Eagan...
Several Colfax High School students made notable achievements at FCCLA state on March 21-23. From left to right, Jasmine Lander, silver medal in Chapter Service Project; Sara Teal, State Vice President of Region 9; Ysabeaux Ng, first-place in applied technology and Washington’s representative to the National Meeting in Orlando; Lizzy May, silver medal in Career Investigation, and Justin Williams, elected State Director of Programs....
Egg hunters at the Rosalia City Park launched at full speed Saturday morning. Plastic egges were distributed all over the park. Some of the eggs has slips which entitled the lucky finder to claim one of the prize Easter baskets. Colfax egg hunters had to select an aisle for the fast hunt at Rosauer’s early Saturday morning. The plastic eggs contained candy and some paper slips to redeem for prizes....
Quilter Celia Boland entertained an enthusiastic crowd with her beautiful quilts, a wide variety of techniques and sense of humor during last Thursday’s Meet the Artist session. Final program of the year will be a community reception featuring this year’s H’Art Of the Palouse street banner artists on Thursday, May 3, at 7 p.m. in the Colfax Library. Everyone is invited to vote for their favorite banner, submit prize donations for the winning banners and join the May 3 celebration....
The Palouse Area Robotics Team put up a strong showing in its debut competition last week at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. The team, named Sci-Borgs, worked its way into the final round, a rarity for first-timers, after using its wide base to rack up points in the preliminary rounds. Coach Glenn Woodhouse of Colfax said he was impressed with the showing. The team of Colfax and Pullman students placed 14 of 48 teams, but was in first place after the first four rounds. Championship honors went to Team Taters out of Boise. The...
8 years ago April 8, 1887 On Friday evening last an altercation occurred between Gus Wiklund and Billy Masterson, brought on by abusive language used by the latter. Blows followed words, resulting in an ugly gash over Masterson’s right eye, produced by a kick from Wiklund. With this the fracas ended and hostilities were suspended until the next day when Masterson entered the Delta billiard parlour, and finding Wiklund among the spectators, approached him with the warning to “fix himself.” The words were barely uttered when Masterson drew...
Dear Savvy Senior What types of vaccinations are recommended for seniors? I know about flu shots, but what else is recommended and what’s covered by Medicare? Cheap Shot Sally Dear Sally Most people think that vaccinations are just for kids, but adults, especially seniors, need their shots too. Here’s a breakdown of what vaccines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends for adults age 50 and older, and how they’re covered by Medicare. Influenza (flu): While you already know that seasonal flu shots are recommended to ev...
Pullman’s National Lentil Festival received a gold award for best promotion program, and a gold award for best other merchandise at the Washington Festivals and Events Association’s annual summit awards convention last week in Blaine. The lentil festival also won the silver awards for T-Shirt and TV/radio commercial, and the Bronze Award for Best Community/Partnership Program, all in the budget category of more than $75,000. The Other Merchandise submission was the National Lentil Festival Cook-Off cook book which included all 118 recipes sub...
Idaho Old Time Fiddlers will play at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, April 21, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The cost at the door is $7 single, $10 couple and $15 family. The Idaho Old Time Fiddlers Association is a non profit corporation whose purpose is to promote and to perpetuate old-time fiddling by encouraging young and old to develop their skills. The association is a volunteer organization whose members come from a variety of ages, experience and training. Currently, the group has members from Moscow, Genesee, Potlatch, Troy, Albion,...
Next featured artist at the Bank Left Gallery in Palouse will be oil painter Nicole Taflinger who is known for co-founding the NICA Art Gallery in Pullman during the 1970s. The exhibit will showcase 60 years of art and will mark her journey as an artist creating an anthology of her work. Taflinger also recently wrote a memoir, “Season of Suffering.” Opening reception with the artist will be April 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. The exhibit will run from April 14 to May 12. As part of the Taflinger exhibit and WSU Mom’s weekend, The Bank Left Bistro will...
Whitman County Library will present Extreme Couponing with Tammilee Saturday, April 7, at the Oakesdale Library at 10 a.m., the Uniontown Library at 1 p.m. and the Albion Library at 4 p.m. The sessions help people lower weekly grocery bills and teaches the art of stockpiling necessities while saving money. For Saturday’s classes, Tammilee will tailor the programs to the interests and couponing experience of the audience and no prior experience saving with coupons is necessary. Tammilee has been featured on TLC’s Extreme Coup...
Dynamic rhythm, ethereal melody, spoken word and stunning choreography will entwine in a visceral, visual, musical journey - “The Way Home” as Portland Taiko performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, at WSU’s Jones Theatre in Daggy Hall. The concert by the award-winning Asian American drum ensemble is presented by WSU Performing Arts....
Palouse Library plans five different story times this week to share the new books purchased with funds raised by the Turkey Leg, a fundraising run/walk done Thanksgiving mornings in Palouse. In 2005, local business owner and library supporter Tiana Gregg spearheaded the first walk for children’s books at the Palouse branch. Remaining story sessions this week include today, Thursday, April 5, at 4 p.m. and Friday, April 6, at 2 and 4 p.m. Guest storytellers include Palouse Mayor Michael Echanove, Gregg and three former Palouse l...
Teens can come to the St. John Library Friday, April 6, at 3 p.m. to make duct tape wallets in pink, zebra and flame patterns. Games, computers and snacks will be provided! The library’s fourth annual penny drive runs until April 14. All those pennies support the library. The library’s spotted pig also accepts nickels, dimes, quarters and dollars. Quilter Celia Boland comes to the Colfax Library tonight Thursday, April 5, at 7 p.m. as part of Meet the Artist. Celia specializes in a variety of textile arts from landscape and crazy quilts, to...
The next Palouse River Counseling parent enrichment class will begin April 11 and run every Wednesday for four weeks from 1 to 3 p.m. The class is free for parents with children up to school age. Contact Dennis Fritz or Michelle Miller at Palouse River Counseling....
Alssalem, Rhma Mohamed Ahmad, was born March 14, 2012, at nine pounds, five ounces, to Mohamed Alssalem and Azez Falghoush of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Mubarka Alqadsi and Akmad Alssalem of Sabha, Libya. Maternal grandparent is Aish Naser of Houn, Libya. The baby joins brother Ahmad, 5. Robertson, Baylie Jolee, was born March 22, 2012, at eight pounds, five ounces, to Jason and Sonja Robertson of Albion. Paternal grandparents are Jolene Boyle of Steptoe and Neal Robertson of St. John. Maternal grandparents are Gaylan and Suzanne White...
Gabriel Aeschliman of Colfax was one of 1,371 students named to Biola University’s fall dean’s list with a grade point average of 3.6 or higher while enrolled in 12 of more credit units. Students are also required to have a cumulative grade point average of at least a 3.2....
Palouse Habitat for Humanity’s annual fundraiser “Beans & Jeans” will be Saturday, April 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Toyota of Pullman with a live and silent auction, barbecue dinner and music by the bluegrass group Forgotten Freight. Admission will be $40. Palouse Habitat plans to build a second house in Uniontown this year....
Shelley Calissendorff of Pullman, community coordinator for PAX, a non-profit foundation which provides a US high school and home stay program for students from more than 40 different countries, is now interviewing families in Colfax who are interested in participating by hosting one of the students. PAX students are between 15 and 18, speak English and have insurance coverage and spending money. Placement of three to four students at Colfax High School has been approved by principal Gary Weitz. For more information call Calissendorff at...
Week of April 9 - 13 At Tekoa School: Monday: Chicken pattie on WG bun, french fries, fruit/veggie choices Tuesday: Pizza, tossed salad, veggie choices, strawberries Wednesday: Beef pattie on a WG bun, potato wedges, fruit/veggies choices Thursday: Teriyaki chicken, rice, tossed salad, fruit mix, WG roll Friday: Burrito, cheese sauce, tossed salad, applesauce cups, bread sticks At St. John/Endicott School: Monday: Pizza, green salad, pineapple Tuesday: Lasagna, green salad, bread sticks, peaches Wednesday: BBQ pork rib sandwich, chips,...
Friends and family gathered at the Colton Gun Club for the wedding Oct. 1, 2011, of Alys Joleen Durfey of Pullman and James Leon Siedman of Dusty. Parents of the bride are Jim and Jude Durfey of Pullman, and parents of the groom are Ellen Edd, Poulsbo, and John Siedman, Mindanao, Philippines. The vintage 1930s format brought many in costume. The prohibition sensitive social hour was raided by two Keystone Cops, friends Zach Kincaid and Kris Bofto, in uniform with siren, who escorted two surprised, beer drinking guests out of the establishment....
At a recent pastor’s conference the missionary speaker told us that the gospel of Christ first came to China in 1807 through great teachers like Hudson Taylor, Robert Morrison, and others. After 150 years of missionary activity by 1949, the teaching of the gospel of Christ harvested four million souls saved! During the 60-year communist reign of Mao-Te-Sung and his great persecution the number of Christians actually multiplied to 100 million! Therefore, it is a missionary saying that Mao-Te-Sung was the greatest evangelist in the history of C...
