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Lacrosse LaCrosse Community Outreach met at the Teapot Café Wednesday, April 6. The group discussed the Easter baskets which are given out through the Food Bank. For their generous donations Cheri Garrett, president, thanked the members of St. Joseph Catholic Church and United Methodist Church for the hams and Mary Bertrand for the eggs and Easter egg dye. Hours at the Thrift Store are: Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The summer clothes are out and there’s a great selection of dishes and po...
Elder Mediation Can Help Adult Families Resolve Conflicts Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about elder mediation for resolving family conflicts? My mother has Alzheimer’s disease, and to make matters worse, my three siblings and I have been perpetually arguing about how to handle her care and finances. Would this type of service be helpful to us? Tired of Fighting Dear Tired If your siblings are willing, elder care mediation may be just what your family needs to help you work through your disagreements. Here’s what you should know. Eld...
Believing God’s ‘I wills’ If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it. But when God found fault with the people, he said: “The day is coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.” You may be feeling stressed at work today because your boss just gave you a list of things to do. Maybe he told you, “You have to type this letter. You have to meet this client. You have to write this report. You have to do this, or you have to do that, et...
Dusty Jennifer and Amber Broeckel were home with their parents Ed and Joan Broeckel for the weekend. They both arrived Friday. Amber returned to Boise State University Sunday and Jennifer to Seattle Monday. Norm and Gloria Erickson spent a week with their daughter and family, Kirsti and Ryan Nilsen and children, in Torrington, Conn. They returned home last week Wednesday. Another daughter and granddaughter, Ronda and Chloe Clark, flew in from their home in El Mirage, Ariz., to also spend a few days with the Nilsen’s. Luke and Jennifer Morris c...
The Earl Swift family got together recently at the home of Gary and June Wolweber in Edwall to celebrate five generations. Earl Swift of Lamont is seated in front next to baby, Hunter Schaff with his parents Shaddai Henle and Jakob Schaff. Gail Swift Butcher is seated at left in front. In back, from the left, are Jeromie Butcher, Vicki Butcher, Lonnie Butcher, Sean Hill and Shannon Butcher Henle....
Forty-four students from Garfield-Palouse High School Friday met with Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa, the former Secretary General of the Rwandese Patriotic Front and former Chief of Staff to the President of Rwanda, and the former Ambassador to the United States for the Republic of Rwanda. The students are members of Dennis Griner’s U.S. History and Current World Issues classes. Dr. Bill Smith, director of the University of Idaho’s Martin School of International Studies, arranged the meeting while Dr. Rudasingwa was on the UI campus as part of the...
Erin Brown was crowned Miss Rosalia March 27 in the Rosalia High School gym. Pictured from left to right are Queen Erin, Princess Josie Daniels, First Runner-Up Princess Kristin Paulson and Princess Kelsey Lindhag....
Darrell and Judy Gumm Bowersox of Post Falls celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 19 with a buffet dinner for family and friends at Red Lion Templin’s in Post Falls. Bowersox and Judy Gumm were married March 18, 1961, at the Community Methodist Church in Farmington. The church building was originally a schoolhouse at Seltice where her parents, Harry and Esther Gumm, attended grade school. They lived in Kennewick for a year and then moved to Anchorage where both worked in data processing for 17 years. He worked for the City of A...
Ball, Ella Grace, born March 22, 2011, at seven pounds, eight ounces, to Chris and Tandi Ball of Pullman. Paternal grandmother is Sharon Ball, St. Louis, Mo. Maternal grandparents are Bob and Rosemary Gower, Springfield, Mo. The baby joins one brother, Brennan, 17, and one sister Abby, 6. Krough, Jackson Kinzer, born March 27, 2011, at seven pounds, eight ounces, to Jared and Kellie Krough of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Richard and Sherry Krough, Kirkland. Maternal grandparents are Scott and Laurie Kinzer, Pullman. MacDonald, Lida...
Meet Donna and Steve Holberg, Colfax After driving long-haul semi-trucks for nearly a decade, Donna and Steve Holberg have returned to Colfax, doing food service and catering as if they had never been gone. Donna grew up and graduated from Colfax. She noted her first job at the age of 14 was working at the grill at Grady’s Drug Store. She moved away from the area to work, first as a waitress at the Longhorn Barbecue in Spokane and working her way to Seattle, Anchorage and then back to Seattle. She met Steve while they were both working at t...
Arts and Crafts Fair WSU Mom’s Spring Arts and Crafts Fair will be at Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum, Friday, April 8, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Tina Ochs to debut ‘Mermaids’ paintings The third annual chocolate tasting at the Bank Left Bistro and art exhibit debut will be Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 8-10. Featured artist Tina Ochs of Palouse, former WSU faculty member, will debut her collection of oil paintings “Mermaids of the Palouse,” a fantastical allegory interpreting the Palou...
Whitman County Health Ranks Third Whitman County ranked third among the state’s 39 counties in a county-by-county health survey released late last week. San Juan County has the healthiest residents and Ferry County the least healthy, according to the survey by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The study looked at three major categories of data; Health Outcomes, Health Factors and Programs and Policies. For Health Outcomes, the researchers considered morbidity and mortality rates. T...
University of Idaho students in the pre-service program within the Education Department provided math activities for the Palouse Elementary Special Person’s Day. U of I teacher Jodi Frost, a Palouse Elementary parent, gave her elementary math students an assignment to create math activities for elementary students. Assisted by GPHS Honor Society students, U of I students shared their activities with elementary students and their special person....
Colfax residents donned their wackiest costumes for the high school FFA’s Lucha Libre wrestling fundraiser Friday night. Above: CHS teachers Cathy Landers, left, and Krista Boyd, right, rest in their inflatable sumo suits after a jousting match. Below: City Parks Superintendent Steve Larkin peacocks for the camera in his wrestling outfit. Dozens of high schoolers and community members took to the inflatable jousting arena for the event which raised funds to benefit the school’s FFA program....
Dusty Many family guests were here Saturday, March 26, for the Susan Appel-Joe Lynch wedding. She is the daughter of Dick and Helen Appel. They included Barb and Bruce Wollstein, Lacey; Deb, Bob and Scott Stavig, Hockinson, Bruce Appel, Hamilton, Ma.; Phil Appel, Spokane; Sabrina Appel, Salem, Ore.; Jim Appel, Tacoma; and Nancy and Kenny Calvert and Scot, Cindy and Ryan Anderson, all of Enumclaw. Family attending from this area were Dianne and Steve Appel, Eric, Shannon, Connor, Christopher, Sarah, Kyle and Sidney Appel, Dusty; Mark Appel,...
About $60 worth of food was raised and donated to the local food bank during the food for fines drive at Endicott, Librarian Caroline Morasch reported. The annual penny drive to fund children’s programs will continue through April 16. All the money raised during the penny drive will benefit children’s programs throughout the year. Friends of Whitman County Library are sponsoring a raffle to support a complete renovation of the Endicott library. To date, $10,000 has been raised for the $120,000 project, including $5,800 from the Endicott Com...
Oakesdale Library News The Read it, loved it! Book Club in Oakesdale currently has eight women attending meetings. Their next meeting will be at 6 p.m. April 26. They are now reading Noah’s Compass by Anne Tyler. The library has this book in print and audio format. Storytime continues in Oakesdale every Wednesday at 12:30 for children ages 2-5. Donations to the library penny drive in Oakesdale can be made at Crossett’s Food Market or the Oakesdale Library. Coin drive at Malden Coins and dollars donated at Malden in the annual library penny dri...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about reverse mortgages? I was considering one a few years ago but decided against it because it was too expensive. But now I hear they are much more affordable. What can you tell me? Looking for Cash Dear Looking, One of the biggest drawbacks of reverse mortgages over the years has been the high upfront costs. But now, thanks to some new federal rules and reduced lender fees, reverse mortgages are much cheaper for cash-strapped retirees to get into. Here’s what you should know. The Basics Let’s sta...
Bev Pearce is the new manager of the Palouse Branch of Whitman County Library. A community celebration will be Friday, April 1, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Palouse Library. The proprietor of Small Towne Quilts, which she recently relocated to her home, Pearce is a girl scout leader and a member of the Palouse Chamber of Commerce. She replaces manager Holly White who will remain as a substitute....
Megan Hooper, daughter of Bob and Sue Hooper, Oakesdale, and Scott Snodgrass, son of Clyde and Linda Snodgrass, Raymond, will be married Saturday, April 23, at 5 p.m. at the Oakesdale Presbyterian Church. A 2005 Oakesdale High School graduate, Megan graduated from Eastern Washington University last June with a degree in elementary education. Scott is a 2004 graduate of Willapa Valley High School in Raymond. Also a June 2010 graduate of Eastern Washington University, he received a degree in criminal justice....
Kenneth and Nancy Winn celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Seattle. Kenneth was born in Oakesdale and graduated in 1954 from Oakesdale High School. Nancy was born in Endicott to Carl and Emma Morasch and graduated from Endicott High School in 1958. They were married at Endicott March 18, 1961, and have resided in Spokane since. Their three children are Tim and Brenda Winn, Four Lakes; Heidi and Mark Ogle, Bremerton, and Scott Winn, Spokane. They have three grandchildren....
Guy-Albion Historical Society pie social The Annual Guy-Albion Historical Society pie social will be Saturday, April 2, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Albion community center. Entertainment will be provided by the Old Time Fiddlers and the museum rooms will be open for tours. Pie, ice cream, coffee and punch will be available. All ages are welcome. Pottery art exhibit to open at Dahmen Local pottery artists Judith Marvin from Kendrick, Idaho, and Terri Walters from Colton and a resident artist of the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown will exhibit...
Art has always been a passion for Nancy Wriggle. While growing up in Newport she loved to paint. When she went to Eastern Washington University she majored in art. “I always wanted to be in art,” she said. It was at Eastern that she met fellow artist Larry Wriggle from Spokane. They were married in 1955 and moved to California for a while before coming back to Washington. “We’re both artists,” she noted. Nancy planned to be an art teacher, but when she first started teaching she didn’t have some necessary requirements, so she taught firs...
ROSALIA —Mike Day photo. 2011 Miss Rosalia, Erin Brown, escorted by her father, Dan. A “Singing in the Rain” theme welcomed all to the Miss Rosalia competition Sunday in the Rosalia gymnasium. The 2011 Miss Rosalia is Erin Brown. Kristin Paulson was named first princess; Josie Daniels, second princess and Kelsey Lindhag, third princess. The winner for ticket sales was Kristin Paulson. The Spirit of Miss Rosalia winner was Kelsey Lindhag. Poise and appearance winners were Kristin Paulson and E...
Left to right are Kelsey Nails, second alternate; Misty Skelton, Colfax Distinguished Young Woman, and Morgan Willson, first alternate. Misty Skelton won the first Colfax Distinguished Young Woman title Saturday night to cap a three-hour “A Night at the Movies” competition at the CHS auditorium. Morgan Willson was named first alternate and Kelsey Nails, second alternate, in the competition which totaled 14 entrants. Skelton, who attended two months of practice sessions while also competing on the Bulldog girls basketball team, also won the fit...
