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Ellen I. Miller, daughter of Andrea and George Miller of St. John, has received a $1,000 Auvil undergraduate scholar fellowship from Washington State University. This fellowship is to support independent undergraduate research, scholarship or creative activity that is supervised by a faculty member. Miller graduated from St. John-Endicott High School in 2007. She expects to graduate from WSU in 2011 with a degree in natural resource sciences....
Jennifer D. DeGon, a 2006 graduate of Rosalia High School, has received a $2,000 Margaret Sheely Parker Scholarship from Washington State University. She expects to graduate from WSU in 2011 with a degree in social studies and secondary education. She is the daughter of Phyllis Brown of Rosalia and Doug DeGon of Spangle....
Hooper Bill and Della Evans traveled to Kenwood recently to attend a celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Della’s niece, Linda, and husband Bob Brison. Friday of last week Bill and Della traveled to Walla Walla to attend lunch with granddaughters Lacey and Amanda Evans. On Sunday Della, daughter Shan Webley and granddaughter Maureen Webley attended the ballet performance of Cinderella in Pullman....
Vets’ Assembly set for Garfield Garfield and Palouse Schools will host their annual Veterans’ Day Assembly in the Garfield-Palouse Middle School Gym in Garfield at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 5. The event is intended to honor veterans and remind students and families of the service and sacrifices that these men and women made. The assembly will feature the school choir and a local color guard, as well as a special address by the keynote speaker, veteran George Maupin, KHQ morning forecaster and meteorologist. All are welcome to attend. Keeler to...
Week of Nov. 1-5, 2010 At Tekoa School: Monday: Corn Dog or Chili Cheese Dog, Chips and Cheese, Tossed Salad, Grapes. Tuesday: Taco Burger, Tator Tots, Tossed Salad, Pears. Wednesday: Chicken Nuggets, Pork-n-Beans, Tossed Salad, Peaches, Hot Roll. Thursday: Spaghetti, Green Beans, Tossed Salad, Applesauce, Garlic Cheese Bread. Friday: Sausage Pattie, Egg Pattie, Hash Browns, Fruit Juicy, Biscuit. COUNCIL ON AGING, SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS, Week of Nov. 1-5, 2010 Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Pork loin, mashed potatoes and gravy...
Lamont Kathy Shields and her daughter, Billie Jo Davison, drove to Kirkland Thursday to visit Kathy’s granddaughter, Krista Schultz. Krista has just started a job with the Young Life organization and is an area associate for the Lake Washington Community. Young Life is an outreach ministry for high school and middle school students. On Thursday evening they attended the Young Life annual fund raising dessert reception which brought together between 350-400 people. On Friday evening Kathy’s nephew and wife, David and Lisa Nave of Renton, met...
Rosalia Rosalia Veterans will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial site in Rosalia. It is located behind the Texaco Service Station. Patricia Voge, vice president of the Rosalia Chamber of Commerce, will be the emcee and the Rev. Mike Cooper will give the invocation. Rosalia Boys Scouts will lower the flag and raise a new one. Guest speaker will be Sgt. First Class Allen Ashworth from Fairchild Air Force Base. Washington DAR Chaplain Julie Pittman will...
Dusty Dianne Appel accompanied Colfax FFA delegates to the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis from Oct. 19-23. They spent Oct. 17-18 in Chicago before traveling on to the convention. They attended a performance of “The Lion King” and toured museums. Garret Link has moved into the house owned by Marc and Judy Watson. Link is renting the property while the Watsons are living and working near Cheney. Larry, Di and John Brink and Brandi Amstad went to Lilac Lanes in Spokane Sunday to watch Mike Stine and Norma Gibson bowl in a tournament. Mik...
As a girl, Heidi Brincken liked to play with scraps of fabric, making small things like dolly blankets. “I’ve been quilting since I was little,” she said. Now as owner of the Quilted Moose in Colfax, she is still playing with fabric. “I really love it,” Heidi said. Heidi moved to the area two years ago with husband Cory. Cory grew up in Pullman and now works at Whitcom. Her mother, Caren Barber, had a quilting store in Cashmere for a while and wanted to open another. Heidi talked her into open...
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...
