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The Friends of Whitman County Library, Palouse Resource Network for Families, Thrifty Grandmothers Club and the Colfax Rotary Club are providing “Books for Babies” packets to new parents via area hospitals. The baby packets are an effective method in educating new families about the importance of early literacy and the free library services available to them. The packets also provide valuable information, resources and referrals that benefit the entire family. Pictured from the left are Virginia Pittman, president Friends of Whitman County Lib...
Gar-Pal players book Frankenstein Gar-Pal Players will present the Mary Shelley classic: “Frankenstein.” This play in two acts has been dramatized by Tim Kelly, and portrays the aftermath of Dr. Frankenstein’s creation. Driven by desire to understand life and death, young Victor Frankenstein becomes a student of biology and biochemistry. When he attends a university, his experiments finally come to fruition. The opening performance will be Sunday, March 6, at 4 p.m. The final two performances will be Friday, March 11, and Saturday, March 12, a...
LaCrosse ‘Barrows of fun. LaCrosse senior Chris Wargo, right, watches the official time piece as classmate Jeff Zimmer blurs past the camera lens while pushing Wyatt Hinderer in a wheelbarrow as part of FFA week at the school. Activities and class competitions were held all week to mark students’ participation in FFA. Wargo, Zimmer and Hinderer’s senior class took top honors in the wheelbarrow races. LaCrosse Business Association met recently to begin plans for the LaCrosse Farmers Festival, slated for the weekend of June 18. It was decid...
Preschoolers and their favorite adults are invited to join Storytime at the Tekoa Library every Thursday at 1:30 p.m. for stories, crafts and other fun. Teens are invited to Study Hour every Wednesday after school at the Tekoa Library. Snacks will be available. Food for Fines continues until the end of February. Clear up to $10 in overdue fines and help neighbors at the same time. A list of suggested items is available at the library....
Week of Feb. 21-25, 2011 At Tekoa School: Monday: No School. President’s day. Tuesday: Pizza, Corn, Tossed Salad, Pineapple. Wednesday: Chicken Nuggets, Chili Beans, Tossed Salad, Pears/Wheat Roll. Thursday: Teriyaki Dippers, Rice Pilaf, Tossed Salad, Peaches/Hot Roll. Friday: Sub Sandwich, Potato Wedges, Veggie Choices. COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Week of Feb. 21-25, 2011 Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday- Baked potato with chili, cheese and sour cream, mixed vegetables, whole wheat bread, dessert, milk, coffee or t...
Dusty Some of the area’s finest shootists fire off rounds Sunday morning at the Dusty Gun Club’s annual sausage shoot. Gunmen took down clay pigeons to compete for packs of sausage. LaCrosse Dollars for Scholars auction committee, chaired by Jen Broeckel, is preparing for the dinner auction scheduled for June. They need donations for the auction. Handcrafted and unique items get the hottest bidding. Other items of high interest are event tickets, trips or services. Donations can be submitted to Jen Broeckel, Carol Audet, Monica Dainty, Kar...
Andrea Tolleson has been a professional nurse since 2003 and has been at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center for the last two years. Even with the impending birth of their fourth child, she still looks forward to taking care of people, especially the elderly. “We have a lot to learn from them, I think,” she said. Andrea and her family moved from the Bothell area in November 2008, when her husband, Richard, was hired by Schweitzer Engineering where he does all the videography for pre...
Colfax artist Tim Ely guided the large crowd through the history of how and why books were made at last Thursday’s Meet the Artist program in the meeting room of the Colfax branch of Whitman County Library. Attendees were encouraged to handle samples of materials and some of Ely’s art books. Ely described the use of vellum for making books from 500 AD through approximately 1500. This sample would likely have made about eight pages and cost the life of one goat. Ely’s work is now featured in a display at the Museum of Arts & Culture in Spoka...
Variety show set Feb. 13 at Palouse The 14th annual P.E.O. Variety Show will be at The Palouse Arts Council’s Grange Building on Bluff Street, Sunday, Feb. 13, at 2 p.m. Local performers will entertain with their music, poetry and dance. This year’s “Secret Agent” theme will provide a fun finale by the P.E.O. crew. Refreshments will be provided during intermission with the chapter’s famous giant heart cookies on sale. Admission will be $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12 and $15 for families. All proceeds benefit scholarships for area...
Dusty The population of Dusty has increased to a whopping 18 citizens. Graham Stanly was born at 6:47 on Friday, Feb. 4, to Kurt and Jill Reddig. He arrived seven weeks early and weighed in at four pounds, 13 ounces. He joins big sister, Savannah. Warren and Connie Horton recently returned home from spending two weeks on Maui in the Hawaiian Islands. At the end of their vacation, they were surprised to run into Ed and Joan Broeckel who had just arrived to celebrate their anniversary for a week. The Broeckels had spent their honeymoon on Maui...
At Tekoa School: Monday: Taco Burger, Bag of Chips, Tossed Salad, Pears. Tuesday: Burrito, Cheese Sauce, Tossed Salad, Applesauce, Bread Sticks. Wednesday: Chickenwich, French Fries, Veggie Choices. Thursday: Turkey, Potatoes/Gravy, Green Beans, Tossed Salad, Hot Roll. Friday: Chicken Teriyaki on a Bun, Tossed Salad, Mandarin Oranges. COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Macaroni and cheese (ham tidbits), mixed vegetables, spinach, potato roll, Jello with fruit, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Me...
Lamont Dr. Jill Swannack has moved her veterinarian practice to the Sprague building she formerly occupied. Diane Cook will assist Dr. Swannack on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Stephanie White from Ritzville will work as bookkeeper Monday through Thursday. The people from the Lamont Church will have a Valentine party at Lai Lai Gardens in Airway Heights Saturday evening at 6 p.m. They welcome anyone who would like to join them. Donna Cook Harbaugh from Missoula met Alan and Diane Cook in Colfax for lunch recently. Susan and Craig Swanson who...
—Cory DeWinkle photo Miranda Moore, daughter of Daniel and Jill Moore, LaCrosse, and Samuel Kimmell, son of Paul and Connie Kimmell, Viola, Idaho, will be married May 27 in Coeur d’Alene. Miranda graduated in 2010 from New St. Andrews College of Moscow, Idaho, and is presently employed at U.S. Bank in Moscow. Samuel graduated in 2008 from Logos High School of Moscow and is currently a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy stationed in Rota, Spain....
Prior to coming to St. John in November 2008, Pastor Denny Hinds and his wife Penny were preparing to serve a mission in Cambodia. They had the required funding, language classes and service hours, but had to cancel due to family issues. Cambodia’s loss became St. John’s gain when Denny became the pastor at Christian Life Assembly Church. “Long way from Cambodia,” Penny remarked. Denny had wanted to be a pastor his whole life, but it wasn’t until 1991 his dream was fulfilled. He served th...
Library plans session on web downloading Next Wednesday, Feb. 16 from 4 to 7 p.m., Colfax library staffer Matt Roach will demonstrate methods of accessing and downloading from the library’s online collections. Matt will assist participants in learning if their e-reader device is compatible with the library’s downloadable products. For those interested in purchasing an e-reader, he will help with a list of hundreds of devices that work with library products. Participants are encouraged to bring their wireless laptop computers, playing dev...
ROSALIA Tickets to the Dollars for Scholars crab feed are now on sale. The dinner will be March 11 in the old gym in the high school. Tickets are available from Mike Day. Representatives from Frontier communications company held an information session in the community center last Wednesday, Feb. 2. Frontier recently brought in television, internet and phone service to Rosalia and other towns in the county....
At Tekoa School: Monday: Chickenwich, French Fries, Veggie Choices. Tuesday: Corn Dog or, Chili-Cheese Dog, Tossed Salad, Chips-n-Cheese, Applesauce. Wednesday: Sliced Ham, Pancakes, Pears, Fruit Juice. Thursday: Salisbury Steak, Potatoes/Gravy, Carrots, Tossed Salad, Hot Roll. Friday: Chicken Fajitas, Tator Tots, Peaches, Wheat Roll COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Beef stew with mixed vegetables and potatoes, pear and grated cheese salad, corn bread, chef’s dessert, milk, coffee or tea...
LaCrosse LaCrosse Community Pride is seeking donations to fund the store project and are selling engraved tiles to be on permanent display in the store. Samples of the tiles can be viewed at Bank of Whitman in LaCrosse or Colfax, Jasper Trucking, the McGregor Co. office and Startin’s Repair. Order forms are also available at these locations. The group is currently seeking a person or family interested in leasing the building and operating a full service grocery for the community and surrounding area. For more information contact LaCrosse Commun...
Hooper Bill Evans was surprised with a party on his 80th birthday, Jan. 29, at Tagalini’s Restaurant in Peoria, Ariz. Bill and Della are spending the winter in Arizona. Coming for the party were Dick and Donna Bales, Portville, N.Y.; Vicki and Gregg Capp, Ashland, Ore.; Patti Roberts, Princeton, Idaho; Duane Offield, Albany, Calif.; Howard and Marilyn Allmon, Kelseyville, Calif.; Jim and Shirley Barber, Marivcopa, Ariz.; Cindy and Emma West, Phoenix; Pam, John and Claire Goux, Chandler, Ariz.; Beth, Kevin Ivins, Queens Creek, Ariz.; Gene and L...
Dusty Dick and Helen Appel recently returned from Reno where they attended the American Sheep Industry meetings. Dick represented Washington State on the national board. He is also co-chair of the predator committee. Helen is the out-going president of the American Sheep Industry Women. They enjoyed visiting with old friends. They’ve attended these meetings for most of 23 years. This reporter needs to correct an error she made in announcing the date and place of the next B.B. Club meeting in a former Dusty news item. The next meeting will be W...
Justine MacDonald, an accounting major at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, is to be married to Justin Becker, a justice major at the same university. Justine is the daughter of Rocky and Theresa MacDonald of Fairbanks, and Becker is the son of Scott and Linda Becker of Uniontown. A September wedding is planned....
Workshop slated to make dresses for Africa A workshop to make “Little Dresses for Africa” is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Simpson United Methodist Church in Pullman. Participants will make simple dresses from new or slightly used pillow cases or fabrics. The dresses will be distributed through orphanages in Central Africa. More than 120,000 dresses have already been sent by churches and other groups in the U.S. to Africa through this program. Goal of the project is to “plant in the hearts of little girls the knowl...
Volunteering has been instilled in Suzy McNeilly since an early age. She attended a Catholic International girls’ school in Yokohama, Japan, where students were encouraged by nuns to do service work. She kept volunteering and serving throughout her life. Suzy’s record of volunteer work continues as she is now the volunteer coordinator/ training specialist for the Council on Aging for Whitman County. While she was born in San Diego, Calif., Suzy grew up on a Navy base in Japan. “I was the only...
Lamont, JEAN STROMBERGER & KATHY SHIELDS, Gazette Correspondents Art and Jill Swannack and family with exchange students Thomas Wu and Miguel Pineda packed their car Jan. 15 and started the trip to the American Sheep Industry National convention in Reno. They headed to Portland to take Thomas and Miguel to see Chinatown and the Oregon coast. On the way they stayed overnight in Hermiston and then visited Bonneville Dam’s sturgeon hatchery. They visited the Evergreen air and space museum at McMinnville, Ore., and saw the Spruce Goose and other e...
Vintage dolls, valentines set for exhibit Pamela Duran will share her romantic collection of rare antique and art dolls, coupled with antique Valentines from the collection of Dolores Sanchez at the Bank Left Gallery next March. This haunting doll collection represents doll artists and sculptors from Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the USA working in a variety of mediums from composition to wax over porcelain. The collections of Duran, Palouse and Sanchez, Moscow, have not been exhibited to the public in the past. Opening reception will be Fe...
