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Oscar-winning actor Patty Duke lent her celebrity to help out a St. John family who lost their husband and father to cancer last June. Eleven St. John area residents purchased tickets for a benefit dinner Oct. 16 with Duke at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. Proceeds from the tickets benefited the family of the late Jon Bass, former owner of St. John Auto Repair. He died June 2 after a long fight with cancer. Cost of the dinner was paid by Catering Co., St. John Salon, Webb’s Empire Foods and Gordon Bros., a Pasco winery run by St. John natives. Att...
Smart Dental Care Products for Seniors Dear Savvy Senior I have arthritis in my hands and shoulder which has made brushing and flossing my teeth very difficult. My dentist recommended that I get an electric powered toothbrush to help make the job easier but with so many choices, I’m not sure what to get. Any suggestions? Still Smiling Dear Still, Your dentist is right! For seniors who suffer with arthritis or have problems with manual dexterity, the easiest and most effective way to keep your teeth clean is with a power toothbrush. At the p...
LaCrosse The LaCrosse Outreach Thrift Store will have a $2 bag sale this week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Customers can fill a grocery bag with whatever they choose for $2. Community Outreach sponsored a bake sale Wednesday, to raise funds to buy the Thrift Store building at an auction in mid November. Donations are also accepted at the TeaPot Cafe or Bank of Whitman....
Dusty Jon and Li Ochs spent last week visiting their son Ian in Austin, Texas, where he lives and works They also visited some old friends from Palouse who now live there. They attended the festival Austin City Limits where the daughter of friends performed with the band M.I.A. A belly dancer, she performed in a Burka to protest the oppression of women. They also heard some of their favorite music groups, including the Eagles. Al and Goldie Foss spent last week visiting with her sister, Gloria and Norm Erickson. They returned to their home in...
As a stay-at-home mom for 15 years, Tara had to worry only about managing her household and keeping up with four boys. Now, as the deputy city clerk of Tekoa, she helps manage the town and still keeps up with her family. "I’ve never had a sit down job," Tara said from her desk at the Tekoa city hall. The family moved to Tekoa from the Puyallup/Spanaway area two years ago. Her husband Rich changed jobs and his brother, who lives in Rosalia, talked them into relocating to Whitman County. The famil...
Oct. 25-29, 2010 Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Chicken fajitas, tater tots, onions, peppers, fruit. Tuesday: Ghost gravy, potatoes, rice, vegetable, fruit, roll. Wednesday: Bats and cheddar, vegetable, fruit. Thursday: Dog in a coffin, potato wedges, fruit. Friday: No school. LaCrosse School: Monday: Pizza, corn, pineapple, pudding. Tuesday: Baked potato bar, salad bar, chili and cheese, Rice Krispie treat. Wednesday: Out at 1 p.m. Turkey sub sandwich, chips, grapes, carrot sticks. Thursday: Soft taco, shredded lettuce, applesauce, Kuchen....
4H hall of fame inducts Jerry Newman of Palouse Jerry Newman of Palouse was one of four Washington residents inducted into the Washington State 4H Hall of Fame at the 2010 4H Forum in Spokane Oct. 15, They were selected for their leadership, commitment and impact on 4H and their communities. Newman joined WSU Extension 4H as a youth development specialist in 1979. Newman provided leadership in many project areas including equine, beef, sheep, swine and animal quality assurance. He was also responsible for designing statewide and national...
Rosalia Rosalia’s fall festival will be Saturday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be hay rides, a craft fair, petting zoo, games and open houses at all the downtown businesses. A pie baking contest and talent show are also planned. Entry forms can be picked up at downtown businesses. Tables are still available for the craft fair. Contact Smith’s Country Store for more information....
Oakesdale Students in the fourth through sixth grades Friday will travel to WSU Art Museum to see the Contemporary Australian Aboriginal art collection. The classes have been studying Australian aboriginal culture and will have a guest speaker who has traveled to Australia. The primary classes at Oakesdale School have been studying the Constitution with a variety of activities. They wrote their own version of the preamble. Oakesdale High School will present their annual play Saturday, Oct. 30. The play this year is “Horror High,” and 23 stu...
Dusty Saturday, Art and Colene Sager and Ed Broeckel flew to Airway Heights for a Flying Farmers meeting at the weather bureau. They toured the facility and after the meeting, had lunch at The Rusty Moose Restaurant. Sunday, the Sagers helped their grandson, Kenneth, celebrate his sixth birthday at the home of his family, Blake, Marcy and Jullene Sager, in Colfax. Last weekend, Mike and Betty Herndon from Hermiston, Ore., spent Sunday visiting at the home of Lucky and Joan Myrick. They had lost touch with each other for 40 years until Joan...
LaCrosse Dust, cobwebs and spiders were flying at the church in Hay Saturday, Oct. 9. Dionne Evans, Bev Dodge and Jeannine Larkin were cleaning the kitchen and downstairs preparing for the hunters’ breakfast and lunch which will be served Oct. 23 at the church. The last hunters’ lunch was more than 30 years ago. Sausage, pancakes, scrambled eggs, juice, hot chocolate and coffee will be served for breakfast and chili, cornbread and dessert for lunch. A multi-family yard sale will also be offered. Funds raised will be used to continue ren...
Jamie Ledgerwood, daughter of Sam and Sheree Ledgerwood of Pomeroy, and Josh Hames, son of Lee and Sherry Hames of Rosalia, were married July 10, 2010, at the Palouse Empire Fairground. John Garfield of Kennewick officiated at the ceremony. Maid of honor was Marcie Brown, cousin of the bride. Bridesmaids were Samee Ledgerwood and Tora Ledgerwood, sisters of the bride, and Brooke Hames, sister-in-law of the bride and groom. Best man was Nick Hames, brother of the groom. Groomsmen were Kevin Kile, Randy Harwood and Ken Kile, all friends of the...
A general membership meeting of the Whitman County Historical Soceity will be Sunday, Oct. 17, in the Cougar Depot at Pullman beginning at 1:30 p.m. Kristy Kirkpatrick, Whitman County Library Director, will give a report on the Rural Heritage Project which involved collecting and digitizing historical photographs. A general membership meeting and election of society board members will also be on the agenda....
Pullman Civic Theatre will celebrate the fifth anniversary of its Nye Street Theatre Saturday, Nov. 13, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Over the years, Pullman Civic Theatre has been allowed to perform at many locations around Pullman, but never had a place to call home. Five years ago, the Rowland family donated space on Nye Street for productions. The free anniversary event will include light snacks, a reader’s theater style radio play of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger, awards for special donors and volunteers, introduction of logo design contest win...
Eleven cars participating in an informal cruise of the area made a stop Sept. 25 at the restored Texaco Station in Rosalia. Some of the car owner friendships date back to their high school days. Tim Kreutz of Chattaroy discovered the Texaco while working in Rosalia for TTX, a railroad car supply company. The cruisers also made stops at the Rickfield Station in Oakesdale and the SE Spokane County fair in Rockford....
A ball rumbled down a hardwood lane and struck the arranged bowling pins, scattering them with a crash. “I love that sound,” said Shelley Weller, the new owner of the Wheatland Lanes bowling alley in Colfax. Shelley, who had a grand opening for the bowling alley in May, is still meeting people who said they didn’t even know there was a bowling alley in Colfax. Under Shelley’s management the bowling alley has opened to the public seven days a week with more leagues welcoming men, women and youths...
Week of Oct. 18-22, 2010 At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Cheese dog zombies, vegetables, fruit. Tuesday: Chicken fried steak, potatoes, gravy, salad. Wednesday: Tacos, lettuce, cheese, corn, fruit. Thursday: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, veggie tray, fruit. Friday: Graveyard gravy, potatoes or rice, vegetable, fruit, roll. At LaCrosse School: Monday: Chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, roll, mandarin oranges. Tuesday: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, carrot sticks, peaches, frosted grahams. Wednesday: German sausage, French fries, pears, ice...
Early Retirement Help If you’re looking at retiring before you’re eligible for Medicare, the federal government recently developed a temporary new program called the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) that may help you keep your employer’s health coverage. As part of the health care reform law, this new program will dole out $5 billion to employers – public, private and nonprofit – to help offset their costs of providing health care coverage for their early retirees ages 55 to 64 and their families. The program began in July and will...
Winners of the Whitman County Library Card Sign Up drawings are Kara Kimball of Colfax and Daniel Wardwell of St. John. Friends of the Library donated two $25 gift certificates to the winner’s choice of business. The winners were among 53 people signed up for a library card during September and were eligible to participate in the drawing. Kara opted to use her certificate at Rosauers and Daniel opted for Ace Hardware....
Clothing give-away begins at Garfield LaDow Grange at Garfield will sponsor a clothing give-away Oct. 14-17, and a free winter coat and heavy clothing give-away Oct. 21-24, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Legion/Grange Hall in Garfield. Clothing for all ages and sizes will be offered. This is the fifth year for the Grange-sponsored event. Donations of clean, gently used clothing will be accepted. Volunteers are needed to assist. Contact LaJeanne Proctor or Carol Wilson in Garfield. Clubs & Youth Groups Taste ‘n Tear Taste ‘n Tear 4H gro...
Rosalia Lions Oct. 6 hosted District Governor John Bowles, second from right in the second row, and Zone Chair Laura Wintersteen, front right, at their regular meeting. Bowles talked on how to recruit, involve and retain members....
Storytime at the Colton Library will focus on the wonderful world of insects in October and November. Buzz on in to learn about all of those little creatures that bug us. Halloween and Thanksgiving will be celebrated as well with crafts, stories and snacks. Storytime is held at 10:30 every Monday for children ages 1-6. Third Thursday, the after school program at the Colton Library, will be Oct. 21. Halloween will be the theme, and there will be lots of Halloween crafts, worksheets, books, and a scary snack. Children from kindergarten to...
Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown has scheduled Wes Hanson, visiting artist from Spokane, to teach a two day workshop on Nov. 6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Learn how to apply and manipulate watercolors in various ways, simplify landscapes and dramatically develop them through composition, values, and colors. Paint along with the instructor as you learn how to handle watercolors and be helped by him as you work with your own subjects. The cost is $110. The materials students must bring are listed on the calendar listing of the Dahmen...
Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any affordable ways to die these days? When my father died a few months ago we had a regular funeral for him and got stuck with a $12,000 bill. Are there any funeral cost-cutting tips or cheaper alternatives that you can recommend? Can’t Afford To Die Dear Can’t Depending on how you want to go, there are various ways to make a final farewell more affordable, but it requires a little homework and preplanning. Here’s what you should know. Funeral Savers With the average cost of a “full-service” funeral running a...
‘Lodger’ auditions slated Pullman Civic Theatre will present a readers’ theater performance of “The Lodger” during their fifth anniversary open house celebration, Nov. 13. “The Lodger” is a suspenseful half hour radio play, originally directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940. Auditions at the Nye Street Theatre in Pullman, are Friday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m. Dahmen Barn music Off the Leash will perform at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, Oct. 16, at 7:30 p.m. The group plays rock, R&B, soul, funk, jazz, reggae and swing. Off the Leash for...
