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Whitman County Spring Cleanup week has been scheduled April 16-28 for residents. The rate will be $35 per ton with a $15 minimum. Residents are encouraged to haul in old appliances and other scrap metal, used oil and engine fluids, household cleaners, yard fertilizer and yard trimmings. Recyclables include glass, plastics, aluminum, tin, mixed paper, newspapers and cardboard. Hours at the landfill are 8 to 5 Monday through Saturday. The discount rate is limited to waste from residents and does not apply to commercial haulers or... Full story
Rosalia Rosalia Chamber of Commerce is looking for pictures of past Battle Days celebrations in town. They plan to use the pictures to display in a Battle Days collage. Copies of pictures can be mailed to the chamber at Box 132 in Rosalia. Contributors are asked to identify the people in the pictures and attempt to pinpoint the year of the celebration. The Chamber and Commerce birthday calendars are ready and available for purchase at Pat’s Books. Cost is $5. Rosalia girls basketball banquet w... Full story
Week of March 26-30 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: Burgers w/the works, oven fries, fruit Tuesday: Sub-sandwich, beanie weenies, green salad, fruit Wednesday: Strawhats w/the works, fritos, salsa, fruit, cinnamon roll Thursday: Beef dippers, baked potato bar w/the works, fruit, bread sticks Friday: Cook’s Choice JES Monday: C... Full story
A search for a missing Colfax boy was called off at approximately 7:45 p.m. Saturday when he was located under a desk in the basement of his residence. Colfax officers and volunteers had been called out to search for the five-year-old boy after receiving a report that he was missing just before 7 p.m. Chief Bill Hickman said the boy and his younger brother were out playing in their yard without permission. They were told to come inside, and the youngest boy came into the house. His father was unable to locate the other youngster outside and... Full story
A new open class of competition will be introduced Saturday when the Cub Scouts in the Chief Kamiakin District roll out their championship finals in the Eastside Market Place. The championship race will have an official sponsor this year in Gilbert Auto Ford, and part of that expansion will include new open class races with the general public invited to compete. Two tracks, one for the Cub Scout finalists in the district championship and one for the open class, will be in operation with the races slated to start at 9:30 a.m. An estimated 44 Cub...
The deadline for reserving seats for Ice Age Tour 2, sponsored by the Whitman County Historical Society, will be April 16. The society has reserved a 47-seat motor coach to make the trip May 19-20 to tour ancient Glacial Lake Missoula and its outlet through North Idaho. More than half of the seats have already been reserved, and those considering the trip are encouraged to decide soon before all the spaces are taken, according to Dan Leonard of Johnson who is heading up plans for the tour. Per seat cost for WCHS members will be $212 or $350 for...
Saturday, March 31, Grassville will play “in-your-face bluegrass” at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown from 7:30 to 9:30. Admission will be $7 at the door. Grassville is a five members band from the North Idaho/Spokane area. Lead mandolin player, Michael Lee Hicks, is from the deep south and brings a musical background steeped in gospel and southern Appalachia. Don Saladin, banjo player, came from New York. Rounding out the group is Carolyn Wylie on guitar and vocals, Philip Brown on fiddle and Jim Pittman on bass. The 16-member Hog Heaven Big Ban... Full story
Whitman County Library’s seventh annual Penny Drive will be March 26-April 14 in honor of National Library Week, April 8-14. Each of the 14 library branches will collect money to fund programs or projects that are vital to their location. Last year the library system collected more than $1,060. Vicki Hatley’s Daycare in Colfax took top prize for the most money collected by, bringing in more than $600 for the library. Once again, many classrooms and daycares will compete for an ice cream party hosted by the Friends of Whitman County Library and... Full story
A GED preparatory class meets every Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to noon. This class is sponsored by R.A.C.E. and is at no cost to students, according to Malden Librarian Shannon Roe. Malden Library will host Teen Librarian Chelsea Leachman March 26 for teen time at 4 p.m. with games, snacks and a chance to create a duct tape wallet....
For family storytime March 28 at the St. John Library the theme will be Pets, common and rare. All ages are invited. Author and former hoops coach Jim Stinson will visit the St John Library Thursday, March 29, at 6:30. to speak about his new book, “Remembering the B: the History of Washington State B Basketball Tournament”. Stinson’s book is filled with facts, photos and trivia for any B Basketball lover. Books will be available for purchase. St. John Library hours will be Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m....
A basic Software and Internet Computing class is scheduled at the Colfax Library from 10 a.m. until noon March 27. Library staffers will assist attendees with basic skills including Microsoft Office products and Windows, email and Internet searching. For more information, contact James Morasch or Don Appel. Families are invited to a free PG movie and snack on Friday, April 6, at 1 p.m. in the Colfax Library. For more information on this newly released Disney film, contact Whitman County Library. Additional programs and events coming to the... Full story
Taste ‘n Tear 4H The Taste N’ Tear 4H group met Feb. 18 at the home of advisor Helen Appel. They all brought salads to share for lunch and worked on pajama sewing projects....
For family storytime March 28 at the St. John Library the theme will be Pets, common and rare. All ages are invited. Author and former hoops coach Jim Stinson will visit the St. John Library Thursday, March 29, at 6:30. to speak about his new book, “Remembering the B: the History of Washington State B Basketball Tournament”. Stinson’s book is filled with facts, photos and trivia for any B Basketball lover. Books will be available for purchase. St. John library hours will be Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m....
Two hundred and fifty-two students from Whitman County and Asotin schools competed in the annual Whitman County Speech, Spelling, Geography and Math Contest last Wednesday in Garfield. The contest, which includes six categories at four grade levels, was hosted by Garfield School District. Tina Coles, the Language Arts teacher at the Garfield-Palouse Middle School, was the organizer and master of ceremonies for the event, assisted by secretary Patty Cottrill and the rest of the Garfield-Palouse Middle School staff. The afternoon contest...
Moore, Lilyana, Ellen, was born March, 6, 2012, at nine pounds, four ounces, to Justin Moore and Anndrea Navesky of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Dave and Candy Moore of Stillwater, Okla. Maternal grandparents are Peter and Daphne Navesky of Collinsville, Okla. This is the couple’s first child. Larsen, Jack David, was born March 6, 2012, at seven pounds, eight ounces, to Nicholas and Amanda Larsen of Moscow, Idaho. Paternal grandparents are Jeff Larsen of Spokane and Christine King of Clarkston. Maternal grandparents are David and Jacki Ri...
After teaching for 17 years at Lakeside High School in Plummer, Idaho, Diane Harp has left to pursue a new adventure right in her own backyard. “I had some overload teaching English, working in the school library and as a senior projects advisor,” Diane said. “I left teaching to find my joy.” Diane said she is lucky her husband, Bill, is supportive of her pursuit. Diane has lived in Tekoa for about 17 years. She was raised in Spokane and started college in Tacoma but finished her teaching degree at Eastern Washington University and earned... Full story
Four will seek Rosalia crown Four girls will compete in the Miss Rosalia title beginning at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Rosalia High School Gym. Program theme will be “Search of the Hidden Treasure.” Brittany Terrell, daughter of Ron and Stephanie Terrell of Thornton, will perform a self choreographed country dance. Haley Lindgren, daughter of Mat and Heather Smith of Malden, will recite a monologue she has written. Maddy St. John, daughter of Dave and Cathy St. John of Rosalia, will perform a jazz dance. Heather Wilson, daughter of Karley and Jea...
The sixth annual Art Demonstration Day will be April 14 at Dahmen Barn from 11 am to 4 p.m. This year’s theme is creating with recycled or found objects. Twelve visiting artists will join 16 resident artists, and all will demonstrate how they work with recycled materials. Visitors can watch each artist at work and learn how they choose their materials and how they incorporate them into functional, decorative or wearable art. The range of approaches using found materials is amazing– Rik Fromdahl carves peach pits and John Elwood makes “ca... Full story
While fashion week brought out haute couture in Paris, the real center of the fashion universe Saturday was Downtown Colfax, where 12 models took to the “runway” for a standing-room-only fashion revue at Classically Trendy. Moderator was Myndi Stout, representative of Premier Design Jewelry which was a show participant. The revue included grade school girls, teens and adult women. Included were prom dresses and the highlight was a wedding dress....
Blue Mountain Growers, Inc., a 100-member cooperative of fruit growers based in Milton- Freewater, Ore., will be featured in the American Farmer series which will be on the Discovery Channel today, Thursday, at 7 a.m. and on Rural TV Friday and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m., according to Justin Brunson, general manager. The program begins with the apple harvest on the Carbonneau Farms in the Snake River in Walla Walla County and concludes with apple processing on line at Milton-Freewater....
A total of 135 residents donated $1,020 in non-perishable food for the 12th annual “Food for Fines” drive conducted by Whitman County Library. Donations came in throughout Whitman County. Almost one third of the donations were not involved with waiving overdue fines. Food for Fines is conducted each February when local food pantries report more people struggling with high heat bills and difficulty feeding their families....
Two one-day field events will be at two ranches near Benge. Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29. Hosted by Youth Outdoor Adventures, a NRA-endorsed non-profit organization, youngsters from 9-17 will have the opportunity to participate in outdoor and shooting sports at the Bar U and Warm Springs ranches. Equipment, instruction and lunch will be provided. One adult per two participants is requested. Cost wil be $80 per person. The days will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with areas of instruction including sporting clays, target shooting with...
Dear Savvy Senior, Can exercise help seniors with arthritis? I have osteoarthritis and have read that certain exercises can help ease the pain, but I don’t know where to start, and I certainly don’t want to make it any worse than it already is. What can you tell me? Sedentary Sally Dear Sally, Lots of seniors who have arthritis believe that exercise will worsen their condition, but that’s not true. Study after study has shown that exercise is actually one of the best treatments for osteoarthritis. Proper and careful exercises can help reduce jo...
Dr. Richard Caggiano, chief medical officer at Pullman Regional Hospital, was named a silver award winner in the category of “Health Care Professional” by Seattle Business magazine’s annual Leaders in Health Care. The awards were announced and presented at a ceremony in Seattle in February. Winners in each category are featured in the March 2012 edition of Seattle Business. Dr. Caggiano organized the emergency medical group at Pullman Regional Hospital in 1998. That established a standard of excellence by insisting on hiring only board...
A free class on downloadable books will be at the Garfield Library Monday, March 19, between 3 to 5 p.m. Participants can learn how to access and download free audio books and EBooks with a Kindle, Sony Reader or Nook. Garfield Library is open each Monday from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kindergarten and preschool Storytime is each Monday at 12:30 p.m. WiFi access is available for public use.... Full story
