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Dear Savvy Senior, Do I have to pay income tax on my Social Security benefits? I just turned 62 and am seriously considering early retirement. What can you tell me? Ready to Retire Dear Ready, When you start collecting your Social Security retirement benefits, a portion of it might be taxable depending on your total income level and marital status. Here’s what you should know. Crunch Your Numbers About one-third of people who get Social Security have to pay income taxes on their benefits. To figure out if your benefits will be taxable, y...
Dean and Becky Walker share a ministry as pastors of Garfield Christian Fellowship in Garfield. The two have made their home in Garfield since 1992. They moved to the Palouse in 1992 for Dean to study mathematics at WSU. He graduated in 1995. He is now a math teacher at Moscow High School and Becky works at Schwietzer. “I love teaching mathematics,” Dean said. Dean and Becky were married 24 years ago and lived on the Oregon Coast near the Tillamook area. “We were just kids when we got married, and I raised him,” Becky said with a laugh. “I thin...
ROSALIA A holiday tradition at Rosalia marked its 75th anniversary when members of Rosalia Garden Club gathered and prepared cheer baskets for 59 people in the community last week. This is done for people who have suffered from cancer, heart problems or other diseases or who have recently had to deal with a death in their family. The cheer basket program was started in 1935 by Mabel Clayton Boozer. Rosalia residents going to the home of Tim and Vicki Charles at St. Maries for Christmas were...
Hooper Conly Merritt traveled to Ketchikan, Alaska, Dec. 21 where he was able to go on a “Tiger Cruise” aboard the submarine, USS Ohio. His son, Thane Merritt, serves as a master chief on the Ohio’s crew. Accompanying Conly was Thane’s son, Ben Merritt, of Bremerton. They boarded the USS Ohio Dec. 22 out of Ketchikan and arrived in Bangor, Wash., on Dec. 26. Conly said it was a “once in a lifetime” experience. Richard, Tracy and Bryce Bennett of St. John joined Betty Merritt and her mother, Eleanor Iten, who is visiting from Yreka, Calif., for...
Lamont Twenty-five people gathered Jan. 1 at the Lamont Community Center to celebrate the new year with a potluck dinner and card games. Don and Sherrill Nelson’s Christmas day dinner guests were Keith, Stacy, Lilly and Kylie Nelson, Shari Golden and Joan Nelson. On Dec. 31, Don and Sherrill drove to St. John to bring in the new year with Paul and Susie Heglar by watching college basketball games. Betty Stone’s daughter and husband, Patty and Sonny Etheredge, arrived Thursday, Dec. 30, to stay two days and celebrate New Year’s eve and day w...
Dusty Carol Kyllo spent Christmas in Spokane with her daughter’s family, Tami and Wayne Haas and children. They were joined on Christmas Day by her son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Penny Kyllo. She spent New Year’s Eve at a party at the home of Penny and Jerry Gilchrist. Larry and Di Brink were New Year’s Eve dinner guests of Don and Carol Keeney, LaCrosse, along with the Keeney’s eldest son’s family, Jeff, Sharee and Wyatt Keeney from Idaho. The Brinks were at the Lucky and Joan Myrick home New Year’s Day. Kurt and Jill Reddig and Savannah of...
Colton library access Colton Librarian Holly Meyer can order any book in the Whitman County Library System. The library has agreements with thousands of other libraries to share books and carries CDs, books on CD, new release DVDs and downloadable audio and ebooks – all free with your library card. Check out our diverse selection. Storytime at the Colton Library will focus on the alphabet in January. Each Monday at 10:30, they will discuss two letters of the alphabet through stories, songs, books, and color pages. Children ages 1-6 are w...
Wendy McGraw has learned that it is hard to have more than one hobby with kids and a house to care for. But Wendy still takes her hobby all the way and in the spring will launch a new business borne from her passion for photography. “That’s my obsession for now,” she said of her Almota Roses Photography. Wendy was born in Missouri where her parents were both school teachers. Her dad always wanted to go to Alaska and when a job opened the whole family moved north. Wendy was in high school at th...
Week of Jan. 3-7, 2011 At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Chicken fajitas, tater tots, onions, peppers, fruit. Tuesday: Turkey gravy, potatoes or rice, vegetables, roll, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken pasta alfredo, salad, vegetables, fruit. Thursday: Hot dogs, potato wedges, fruit. Friday: Hamburgers, French fries, lettuce, cheese, fruit. At Tekoa School: Monday: Burrito, Cheese Sauce, Tossed Salad/Pears, Bread Sticks. Tuesday: Pizza, Corn, Tossed Salad, Pineapple. Wednesday: Chickenwich, French Fries, Veggie Choices. Thursday: Spaghetti, Green...
Dusty Lindsay Scaggs, Denver, visited his mother, Lorraine Broeckel Scaggs, from Thursday to Tuesday. Vicki Broeckel and Sharry O’Hearne attended funeral services for Helen Slonaker at the Moscow Church of the Nazarene last Wednesday. David and Phyllis Stueckle were among 46 descendents of Gunder and Betty Aune who attended their annual Christmas Eve get-together at Selbu Lutheran Church. Drew Erickson, Seattle, arrived at the home of his parents, Norm and Gloria Erickson on Thursday to spend Christmas with them. They were joined on C...
Lamont Lamont Community Church presented their Christmas program Sunday, Dec. 19. Kelly, Rosie and Tracy Melville each played a piano solo of Christmas music, Bonnie Swannack gave a reading and Chet Swift sang a solo, entitled “Mary, Did You Know?” The junior church members, directed by Diane Cook, gave a skit about the true meaning of Christmas. Young people taking part in this were Rosie and Tracy Melville, Carmen, Lea and Owen Swannack. Clara and Colton O’Keefe, Thomas Wu and Miguel Pineda. Sunday evening a group of about fifteen singe...
Dear Savvy Senior, My wife and I have been thinking about purchasing a long-term care insurance policy, but have found the monthly premiums to be very expensive. How can we find affordable coverage? Planning Ahead Dear Planning, The biggest factor that keeps millions of Americans from purchasing long-term care (LTC) insurance is the high price tag. Depending on your age, you and your wife could be looking at $7,000 a year (if not more) to purchase a comprehensive policy that covers nursing home care, assisted living and in-home care....
All branches of Whitman County Library will close at 3 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, and remain closed through Sunday, Jan. 2, in celebration of the New Year. Due dates have been extended and no late fines will be charged for these three days. Access to the library’s catalog, subscription databases and a live, online librarian will still be available by visiting the library’s website at www.whitco.lib.wa.us. Meet the Artist welcomes local cowboy poet Dick Warwick to the Colfax Library on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. Meet the Artist is free and ope...
Whitman Hospital & Medical Center employees Jake Ackerman, left, and Gary Johnson are shown here with with 774 pounds of food donated by employees of the hospital and Whitman Medical Group for the FISH Food Bank in Colfax....
Rosie the mouse scampers past the historic clock tower on Whitman Street on a crisp fall day. She pops on over to the Texaco station to meet a new friend before scurrying past a giant mail box back home beneath the town’s post office. Rosie’s adventures through Rosalia, her namesake, are chronicled in the debut children’s book of author Marcy Campbell, Rosie’s Scary Tale. Campbell said Rosie was born out of her effort to relate the story of Rosalia’s Battle Days in a form more palatable to children. “I figured it was a good way to teach them...
Chelsea Leachman is the new manager of the Whitman County Library branch in Uniontown. She and her husband currently live in Pullman. A graduate of the University of Idaho, she is currently finishing her master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. She looks forward to starting a new after-school program on the third Wednesday of each month from 3:15-4 p.m. Uniontown library’s new hours are Wednesdays 2:30 to 6:30 and Fridays 9:30 to 1:30. Email: [email protected]...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager hosted an early Christmas celebration for their family this weekend. Arriving Friday were Gaylene and Don Manning and children, Valleyford, and Kyle and Ann Sager, Spokane. Arriving Saturday were Blake and Marcy Sager and children, Colfax. Christmas dinner was Saturday, Kyle and Ann stayed through Sunday. The rest returned to their homes Saturday evening. Vicki Broeckel and Sharry O’Hearne shared Christmas dinner with their mother, Berniece Krom, at the Whitman Health and Rehab Nursing Home in Colfax S...
Rosalia Rosalia 2010 Holiday band concert featuring the Rosalia Jazz Band and fifth grade through high school bands, was Wednesday, Dec. 15. Band director is Matt Parsons. Rosalia jazz band combo played “Back to the Minors,” “Dark Gold” and “The Real McCoy.” Fifth grade band played “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas” and “Good King Wenceslas.” Sixth grade band played “Angels we have Heard on High” and “Procession of the Kings.” Middle school band played “Pachelbel’s Carols.” High school sax quarte...
Help for Seniors Facing Foreclosure Dear Savvy Senior, What kind of help is available to seniors who are facing foreclosure? My 76-year-old mother has fallen behind on her house payments and is very concerned about losing her home. Worried Daughter Dear Worried, With more and more Americans carrying mortgage debt into their retirement years, the foreclosure rates among financially strapped seniors has become a big problem. Here are some things you can do to help your mom. Foreclosure Help If your mom has fallen behind on her mortgage payments,...
COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Week of DEC. 27-31, 2010 Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Special clam chowder, tortilla rollups, vegetable plate, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Home style roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, hot mixed veggies, salad, dinner roll, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Federated Church: Wednesday — Special clam chowder, tortilla rollups, vegetable plate, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Tuna salad on bun with lettuce...
Births Anderson twins born Twins, a boy, Connor Jacob, and a girl, Jocelyn Joyce, were born Dec. 15, 2010, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, to Jacob and Angela Anderson of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Phil and Sue Anderson, Moscow. Maternal grandparents are Mark and Robyn Johnson, Colfax. Great-grandparents are Dorothy and Ellis Anderson, Troy, Idaho; Dorothy and the late Olliver Huestis, Deary, Idaho; Lynne and Jim Bruya, Colfax and Lloyd and the late Joyce Johnson, Spokane. Connor weighed four pounds, 11 ounces at birth and...
Jillian Brown and Josh Therrien were married April 23, 2010, in a private ceremony at Pullman. Jillian is the daughter of Kelly and Kathy Brown and Josh the son of Guy and Jeanne Therrien, all of Pullman. Tyler Brown, brother of the bride, officiated. Family and friends celebrated at a picnic reception July 24 at the Brown home. Both are 2002 graduates of Pullman High School. In May of 2008, Jillian graduated from Washington State University with a degree in Apparel, Merchandising and Textiles. She is employed as a paralegal with the law firm...
Amber Terhaar of Pullman, daughter of Jim and Jessie Penman, Colton, and Brandon Merk of Pullman, son of Jim and Lisa Merk, Colton, were married July 24, 2010, in Colton. Bob Ingalls officiated at the ceremony. The bride and groom exchanged vows in the middle of a wheat field near the home of the bride’s parents. Music was provided by The Road Less Traveled, from Deary, Idaho, and DJ Cody Claussen, from Colfax. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white, heart-shaped, full, floor length gown, made of satin with a tulle overlay. T...
Chris Mathis is the new owner of Colfax’s Cottage Gate. Mathis moved here in August to buy the store in Colfax. Her daughter Mary Jean Inman had previously moved to Colfax. When Mathis came to town to visit her daughter, she fell in love with the small-town vibe. She also fell in love with the quaint store, which is located in a historic Colfax building. The store, located at the south end of Colfax’s Main Street, features a full-service flower shop and seasonal home decorating kni...
DUSTY Dusty BB Club will host a community Christmas potluck and party at the Wilcox Grange at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17. Santa and Rudolph will make a visit. Participants are asked to bring a hot dish, salad or dessert and marked gifts for Santa to give to children. B.B. Club’s December meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. at the Wilcox Grange Thursday, Dec. 16, to decorate for the Christmas party. Roll call will be to bring an old cookbook and its story. Hostesses are Rita Ackerman and Karen Broeckel. Carol Kyllo attended the baptism of Brianna Nicole Ca...
