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Sunset on Kamiak Butte Photographer John Clement and local historians Richard Scheuerman and Alex McGregor will present "Northwest Drylands, Seasons" in two county local sessions Saturday, May 21. Their first stop will be at 10 a.m. in the St. John Library followed by a second appearance at 2 p.m. in the Colfax Library. The trio recently collaborated on the book with Clements doing the photography, Scheuerman the text and McGregor the foreword. Northwest Drylands features several dozen large-format color images of Inland Pacific Northwest lands...
Week of May 23 - 27 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. At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday - Friday: Cook’s choice. At Tekoa School: Monday: Burrito, cheese sauce, tossed salad and apple slices. Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, baked beans, tossed salad, applesauce and wheat roll. Wednesday: Hamburger, French fries and veggie/fruit choices. T...
Radiology Department upgrades Whitman Hospital Radiology Department this past year has been working to improve and expand the services it provides. In fact, it is hard to keep up with all of the improvements this department has made in just 12 short months! Because only a well staffed department can provide the coverage needed to offer outstanding care to our patients, the department now boasts a full compliment of staff, including as-needed technologists to fill in for vacation and sick days. The radiology team, led by manager Scott Nelson...
Cox, Makeila Iva, born to Elizabeth Tyson and Michael Cox of Pullman, WA. Paternal grandparents are Carey and Tamara Cox of Las Vegas, NV and Moscow, ID. Maternal grandparents are Tim and Frankie Tyson of Moscow, ID. The baby joins sisters, Bailey Davis, ten, and Leila Cox, 16 months; and brothers, Eric Cox, four, and Zayne Cox, five. Rodriguez, Emily Rose Diaz, born May 2, 2011, to Sonia Maria Rodriguez Colin of Pullman, WA. Maternal grandparents are Maria Colin and Juan Rodriguez of Jalisco, Mexico. The baby joins sisters, Maria Diaz, 15,...
Dusty The Dusty Cemetery work day is scheduled for Wednesday, May 25, beginning at 8 a.m. Workers are asked to bring shovels, rakes and weed eaters. A meeting will follow the work time. Word has been received of the passing of Shannon Caldwell Rhodes last Saturday at her winter home in Arizona. Rhodes was the daughter of the late Clarence and Doris Caldwell of Union Flat. She graduated from Colfax High School in 1959. She also had a home in Coeur d’ Alene. She is survived by husband Ken and two daughters. Services are pending. Rhodes was one o...
Hooper Conly and Betty Merritt were in Yakima the weekend of April 30. They joined family and friends to attend a vintage car show Sunday at the Agricultural Museum in Union Gap. Jessica McGregor joined her sister, Micalya Cramer of Clarkston, and their mother, Alicia Cramer of Winnemucca, Nev., for a weekend in Spokane April 30 and May 1. They all participated in the Bloomsday run.... Full story
Garfield’s May Day grand marshals this year will be honored for their decades of work. They are long-time Garfield residents Ramah Archer and Theresa Hasenoehrl. The two women, who have been friends for more than 40 years, will ride through the May Day parade in Hollis Jamison’s convertible May 21. In an interview with the Gazette, Archer said she was happy to be chosen for the annual position. “I’m very honored,” she said. Hasenoehrl said she too was delighted to ride through downtown in the town she loves. “They are just lovely women. They...
Tekoa Library will present a five -part series on Emergency Preparedness on Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. during June. Topics are June 8 – Law Enforcement given by a deputy sheriff, June 15 – Emergency Preparedness, June 22 – Fire Department, June 29 – Air Medical Transportation. The six weeks of Summer Reading will begin June 16 at the Tekoa Library. This year’s theme is “One World, Many Stories.” June 1 – Ambulance (Tekoa Ambulance)... Full story
Lacrosse The LaCrosse Business Association met last Wednesday and approved hiring Cool Waters to provide musical entertainment in the park for the Farmers Festival. The Mudfest will begin at 1 p.m. with all proceeds going to the Richard L Roberts scholarship. The hamburger shack will be open. The Dollars for Scholars Committee is working hard on the auction banquet “Midsummer Night’s Dream” for evening activity. Tickets are $25. Dinner will be catered by Nancy Meise. Butch Booker will be auctioneer. LaCrosse seniors plans a May 21 car wash...
Whitman County Library Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday, May 17 at 4 p.m. in the Colfax Library. These meetings are open to the public and residents are encouraged to attend. Youths in grades 1-4 are invited to “Lets Game” on Thursday, May 19 from 3:30- 4:30 at the Colfax Library. Kids may ride bus #5 with a note from parent to enjoy stories, crafts, games and more. For more information on this or any program at the Whitman County Library, please call toll free 1-877-733-3375 or visit online at www.whitco.lib.wa.us Need help dow...
Week of May 16-20 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. At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Hot dogs or Corndogs, baked beans, coleslaw and fruit. Tuesday: Turkey or hamburger gravy, rice, potatoes, roll, vegetables and fruit. Wednesday: Beef and cheddar or beef stroganoff, vegetables and fruit. Thursday: Soup, sandwiches, lettuce, cheese,...
Gravesite Care When You Can’t Get There Dear Savvy Senior, Do you know of any services or organizations that provide gravesite care and decorating? My 82-year-old mother cannot take care of dad’s grave anymore, and I don’t live nearby to do it either.Need Help Dear Need, Depending on where your dad is buried, there’s actually a hodgepodge of places you can turn to for gravesite grooming, decorating and special care when you can’t get there. Here’s what you should know. As a general rule, most cemeteries only provide basic grounds maintenance...
Farewell from the Womacks By the time you read this, I will be the former CEO of Whitman Hospital. Julie and I are now preparing to move to start a new adventure in Bakersfield, Calif. I was not looking for a new position. This opportunity arose unexpectedly; it had the bonus of being in the same town with our daughter and her family. We want to express our sincere gratitude to the entire community. You welcomed us with open arms and compassionately ministered to us during a very challenging time. Your love and concern touched us deeply. Now th...
Lamont Jill and Art Swannack and their children Carmen, Leah and Owen Swannack and Thomas Wu and Miguel Pineda, their two exchange students, attended the Spokane Junior Livestock Show at the Spokane Fairgrounds May 4-8 . Jill, is the leader of the Sprague Lamont 4H Club that won the Jim Seabeck award for outstanding club. The St. John FFA won the Jim Seabeck award for outstanding FFA Chapter. The kids showed both sheep and meat goats at the fair. Carmen received Grand Champion in FFA speech, Grand Champion FFA lads and ladies lead, Reserve...
8 years ago - May 14, 1886 Madame Lorow’s troupe of Bohemian glass blowers exhibited in the Opera hall Saturday afternoon and evening. Attendees are of the opinion that the glass blowing operations are carried on at too great a distance from the audience to be very entertaining, the scheme worked by clever fakirs, seeming to be to charge 25 cents to get in and four or eight times as much to get out. Rumor has it Mr. Schultheis has secured the services of a good cheese maker from Wisconsin and will open a cheese factory at Colton about the m...
Pictured above: James B. Lange, Blake W. Slocum, Chad I. Redman, Ben J. Weagraff James B. Lange, Blake W. Slocum, and Chad I. Redman are co-valedictorians of the Garifeld/Palouse High School class of 2011 after each earned a 4.0 grade average. Ben J. Weagraff will be salutatorian of the class with a 3.98 grade average. Lange, son of Frank and Patty Lange, is president of the class this year and president of the FFA chapter. He also served in other class and FFA offices and played on Viking football, baseketball and baseball teams. He earned a...
Oakesdale Oakesdale School will host their annual art festival and spring music concert Thursday evening at the school. Bridge Club was hosted by Nina Gregory at the Feeding Station in Tekoa last Thursday. Winning high prize was Wanda Brown, second high June Crow, traveling Theresa Lohman and Bingo Penny Rickett. Rosemary Henrickson will host next May 19 at The Feeding Station....
LeeAnn Richards, and T.J. Cline, both of Buhl, Idaho, plan an afternoon wedding Sept. 3 in Boise. A 2006 graduate of Colfax High School, the bride-elect is the daughter of David and Sue Gilchrist of Colfax and Randy Richards of Sandpoint. She attended Arizona State University and Boise State University. She now is a stay-at-home mother for Colin Richards, 2, and Carson Allen Cline, 1. Cline is the son of Lee and Marcy Cline of Buhl. He graduated from Buhl High School in 2001 and played baseball at Treasure Valley Community College where he...
Empire Fling prices The Empire Theatre and Cafe Artisan of Tekoa will present the “1st Annual Spring Fling”, a music, food, and wine event, Friday, May 13, starting at 6 p.m. Advance tickets are $17 ($20 at the door of Cafe) and include music and tapas/hors d’oeuvres. Wine available at the Artisanís will cost extra, cash only. A dessert bar, three for $5, will be in the Empire’s lobby at intermission. Admission for the concert only will be $10 for adults and $5 for students. Call 284-2000 for reservations. Program, dedicaton set for Fairfiel...
Meet RandyLynn Barron, Pullman RandyLynn Barron grew up in New Orleans, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy for nine years before she married. She had a daughter, Cecillia, with her first husband, and then a son, Vince, who was born with a brain injury., with her second husband. Five years after Vince was born, her husband left them, and she raised her family. She earned a certificate as a Director of Development from the University of San Francisco and started the Parents Helping Parents Foundation which provided information to parents of children...
Dusty John Brink, son of Larry and Di Brink, and Brandi Amsden, daughter of Ed and Brenda Getz and Jack Amsden, were married Saturday afternoon in an outdoor ceremony on the Brink family farm on Little Alkili Road south of Dusty. The reception was in the recently renovated historical Brink barn. More than 200 guests attended. Decorations and set-up were done by family members Tom Phillips, Kevin Brink, Mike Stine, Don and Carol Keeney and Lucky, Joan and Rob Myrick. Lucky and Joan Myrick made the wedding rings. Julie Roberts catered the... Full story
Wanda Alderman, left, and Marianne Mitchell pull Kathie Anderson’s winning ticket in the raffle drawing to assist renovaton of the Endicott Library during the Friends of the Library’s meeting May 3. Anderson, Endicott, won the grand prize, a McGregor outdoor fireplace. Judy Arneson, also of Endicott, and Jeanette Burton of Coeur d’Alene won $100 Rosauers gift certificates. The raffle raised $600 to be used in the $120,000 renovation project. So far, more than $11,500 has been raised locally. Applications for funding are pending with USDA and o...
Anna Mills, Rebekah Fisch, Kaela Dewan and Danielle Jones, from the left, will compete for the 2011 Miss Oakesdale title Sunday at 3 p.m in the Oakesdale gym. Theme for competition will be “A Day in Paradise.” Anna will do a dance routine, and Rebekah will sing. Kaela will play the flute with a video presentation, and Danielle will play the piano....
To observe Kinship Caregiver Day, proclaimed by Gov. Christine, the Council on Aging & Human Services will host a program at the library in Colfax May 18 at 6:00 p.m. Marcy Campbell, author of “Rosie’s Scary Tale” will present a program and information will be available about funding sources for youth programs. Grandparents or other family members raising a relative’s child are known as Kinship Caregivers. For more information, contact Amanda Rich at the Council on Aging & Human Services.... Full story
Pullman Births Strong, Ramona Evelyn, born April 21, 2011, at seven pounds, eight ounces, to Dana Strong and Molly Wicks of Pullman, WA. Paternal grandparents are Dana R. Strong and Betty O. Strong of Minneapolis, MN. Maternal grandparents are Roxanne Savaryn-Wicks and Zeno W. Wicks III of Brookings, SD. The baby joins sister, Clare, two. Chambers, Kylie Anne, born April 20, 2011, at six pounds, three ounces, to Julie Parzyck of Garfield, WA and Joey Chambers of Potlatch, ID. Paternal grandparents are Cheryl Chambers and Larry Chambers, both... Full story
