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Kasi Matsumoto, daughter of Greg and Kathy Matsumoto, Spokane, and Corey Ewing, son of Joffre and Dianna Ewing, Oakesdale, were married June 5, 2010, in an afternoon ceremony attended by immediate family at the Ewing family home. The Rev. Eric Buhl officiated at the ceremony by the garden and ponds. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an ivory lace gown with crystal beads and a sweetheart shaped neckline with a black sash. Her bouquet was made of ivory hydrangeas and lilies. Maid of honor was Mari Matsumoto, twin sister of the...
Rod and Delores Huxoll Wickizer celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 28 in Colfax. They were married Aug. 22, 1960, in Wrey, Colo. They resided in Nebraska until moving to Colfax in 1966. The celebration was hosted by their children, Brenda Wickizer, Lori and Mark Gudmunson, Tracey and Sally Wickizer and Kevin Wickizer, all of Colfax. They have 11 grandchildren and two great-grandsons....
After being frustrated by wheat prices that soared and then crashed, Bill Myers of Colfax started looking for a better way to market his wheat. While researching the dilemma, he kept coming across people selling wheat direct to the consumer. He had never really considered eating his own wheat before—the only time he had was at harvest when he would grab a handful to munch on. Bill looked into it more and found that more nutrients are taken out than put back into “enriched” four. Kelli Colli...
Dear Savvy Senior, What health screenings are recommended for seniors? My husband and I are very proactive about staying healthy and are wondering which screenings we really need. Alive and Kicking Dear Alive, The types of health screenings a person should get will depend on their age, gender, underlying health conditions and family history. Here’s what you should know. Recommended Tests One of the problems with our health care system is that many Americans, and their doctors, seem to think that better health means more medical care, i...
Landscapes at Dahmen Whitebird, Idaho, artist Gloria Dawson Teats will exhibit more than 35 new oil paintings at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown during September. The exhibit features impressionistic landscape oil paintings of the Palouse and prairies of Idaho and Washington. Gloria will be at the Barn Sunday, Sept. 5, the day of the fourth annual harvest festiva,l to share information with visitors. The official opening reception will be Saturday, Sept. 11, from 1 to 4 p.m. with Gloria in attendance and refreshments. Born and raised...
Children and adults alike combined forces to read a total of 300 books, plus an additional 45 hours at the Albion Library. Paige and Amanda Taylor were the children’s top readers at 60 books in six weeks. Game time will resume Saturday, Sept. 11, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. and every first Saturday of the month thereafter. Bring a friend and a favorite game. Snack is provided for free for this and all other library programs. New this year will be puzzle day, Saturday, Sept. 25, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., regular library hours, to put together a puzzle w...
Hooper Anna May Tobin returned for a two-week stay with daughter Sandy Minnick and family of Newport Monday. Sandy and grandson Johnathon brought her back. On their way home they stopped at the home of Philip and Amanda Blankenship in Dusty to visit their new baby, and Anna May’s newest great-granddaughter, Cadi. Sandy and Johnathon returned to Newport Wednesday. Kate and Scooter Lyle welcomed baby Adele Rebecca into their family Saturday Aug. 28. The baby joins sister Claire, 3 and brother Collin, 1. Ian and Jessica McGregor traveled to L...
Dusty Shirley Eggers was guest of honor at an outdoor barbecue to celebrate her 87th birthday last Saturday. Those present included daughter Patsy and Mike Kromm, Quincy; son Terry and Janet Eggers, Sandpoint; Steve Kromm, Colfax and Fran Jones, Dusty. Golden Elberta peaches are ripening a little later than usual this year. Call Shirley Eggers (Stacy Eggers in the Colfax phone book) before coming to Warm Springs Ranch to pick. David and Phyllis Stueckle spent Friday through Sunday in Coeur d’Alene with their son’s family, Doug and Cheryl Stu...
LaCrosse LaCrosse Community Pride grocery store board of directors has selected a roofing company to install a new roof on the store building. Work is anticipated to begin around Sept. 18. Comedian Leif Skyvig will return to LaCrosse Oct. 2 to entertain an adult dinner crowd. Mr. Skyvig was a hit at an earlier show and is back by popular demand. Happy hour will be from six until seven with dinner served at seven. The show will begin at 8 p.m. and last 90 minutes. Tickets will be available for the show and dinner or for each individual event....
Amber Lawhead, daughter of Dan and Melissa Lawhead, Tekoa, and Nick Drake, son of Wayne and JoAnn Drake, Rosalia, and Don and Cherie Stumm, Spokane, will be married Sept. 25 at the Masonic Center in downtown Spokane. A graduate of Tekoa High School, Amber earned a bachelor of science in nursing from Washington State University. Nick is a graduate of Liberty High School, and is currently employed as a U.S. Border Patrol agent....
—Debbie Porter photo Terry VanDalsen of Thornton, daughter of Mike VanDalsen of Thornton, and Stacy Claussen of Colfax, and Sam Larson of Potlatch, son of Karl and Laurie Larson of Potlatch, will be married Sept. 25 at Cedarburg Barn at Colfax. Terry graduated from Tekoa High School in 2007 and is now employed with Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative in Colfax. Larson works for Soncarty Farms....
Although Heather Mathia grew up in Spokane, she spent quite a bit of time on the Palouse visiting family members in Endicott. “I’ve spent many a summer down here,” she said. It was through her Endicott cousin, Melody Anderson, that she met her husband, AJ. AJ’s brother had invited Melody to a family event at Williams Lake, and Melody brought Heather along. At that time Heather was in her sophomore year at Washington State University, earning her pre-requisites for the nursing program. When th...
Margaret Miller, who created this quilt, City Lights, will be featured when the “Meet the Artist” series resumes next Thursday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Colfax Library. A renowned quilt maker, author and teacher from Bremerton, Miller has developed innovative design techniques for making quilts. She has authored several books, including Stunning AnglePlay Quilts, AnglePlay Blocks and Easy Pieces. She will bring many of her quilts to show the audience. She will also teach two weekend workshops sponsored by The Quilted Moose of Colfax. Aft...
Tekoa Clover Club 4Hers Monday applied a new coat of paint on Patience Palouse to get the Palouse Empire Fair’s mascot ready for the fair next week. Club members working on the project, from the left, are Frankie Allen, Chris Harp, Mike Greybeck, Sammy Williams, Jamie Wilson, A.J. Harp, Cameron Schell, Alex McHargue (front) and Tatiana Mendoza. Club members, with the support of their Booster Club, plan to make a strong entry in the fair next week....
Ben Schaffer of Farmington won the Palouse Empire Fair wrist band this year from the Whitman County Library for top finisher and perfect attendance in Farmington’s Summer Reading Program. Farmington storytime meets Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Teen Club will start Sept. 16 at 4 p.m. Farmington library hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 to 6 p.m....
LaCrosse LaCrosse Community Pride Grocery Store has officially become a State of Washington Corporation. An application has been filed with the IRS. for non profit status which will provide tax deductions for donors. A decision has been made to install a new roof on the store building. Five separate roofing companies determined the roof was beyond repair. This project will be completed before winter weather prevents installation. A cleanup day involving the store basement has been scheduled for Friday, Aug. 27. The awning will also be removed a...
Dusty Approximately 300 friends and family attended the outdoor wedding and reception Saturday of Katy Tellessen, daughter of Dave and Kathy Tellessen of Spokane, and Justin Heaton, son of Blake and Carmen Heaton of Dusty. The ceremony was performed in a gazebo specially built for the couple by the bride’s father, and situated on the lawn outside the home of the groom’s parents. Gifts for the bridal couple were placed in the bed of a ‘48 Dodge pickup owned and restored by Dwayne Normington, Hay, who also built a wagon to hold cards. In her b...
Rosalia Rosalia’s fair queen candidate Mattie Eberle began selling wristbands for the Palouse Empire Fair last week at the Texaco Station. Helping Mattie sell tickets were sisters Reginnah and Lynsey and Don Kackman. Rosalia Association for Community Enrichment (RACE) has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Northwest Area Foundation, based in St. Paul, Minn., for projects to improve the community. RACE is a non-profit organization that has worked to enhance the community through volunteer w...
Alternative Travel Accommodations for Seniors on the Go Dear Savvy Senior My wife and I love to travel, but hotel costs eat up our budget so fast we can’t stay as long, or go as often as we’d like to. I’ve heard that there are various alternative lodging options that offer free or low-cost accommodations to seniors. What can you tell us about this? Retired Travelers Dear Retired It’s true! You can save lots of money when you travel by skipping pricey hotels and opting for an alternative form of lodging. Here are some different options to cons...
Adults and teens who have read three books this summer still have time to turn in their summer reading forms and be entered in the grand prize drawings. The teen drawing will be Aug. 27 at noon. The teen prize pack includes $20, a t-shirt and a ticket to the Aug. 28 sprint boat races and a $25 gift certificate for the St. John Salon. Grown-ups have until Sept. 1 to turn in their reviews for a chance to pamper themselves at Moments Spa, Ala Carte Deli and the St. John Salon. The St. John library will distribute a small collection of give-away...
Aug. 30 - Sept. 3, 2010 At Endicott School: Monday: Chickwich, fries, watermelon. Tuesday: Macaroni and Cheese, salad, pears, roll. Wednesday: Tacos, peaches, maple bar. Thursday: Hot dogs or coneys, baked beans, cantaloupe. Friday: Sloppy Joes, corn, fruit tray. At LaCrosse School: Monday: Turkey sub sandwich, chips, strawberries, ice cream. Tuesday: Corndog, pork and beans, grapes, carrot sticks. Wednesday: Pizza pocket or ham and cheese pocket, corn, orange wedge, frosted Graham cracker. Thursday: Chicken-wich, lettuce salad, banana, fresh...
Lamont Kathy Shields, Mary Catherine Ruud and Lottie Harding drove to Deer Park on Sunday to visit Billie Jo and Tim Davison. They visited Clayton where the Clayton-Deer Park Historical Society was hosting an exhibit and display of paintings, photos and words of Leno Prestin, the artist who lived his life in Clayton. Next they drove on to Loon Lake where their historical society had also hosted a display of Prestini art and life. They ended the day with dinner at Sherri’s at Hastings Road. Con and Janet Lamparter of Spokane entertained family a...
Births Blankenship daughter born A girl, Cady Gail, was born Aug. 19, 2010, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, to Amanda and Phil Blankenship. Maternal grandparents are Kathy Bell, Colfax and the late Fred Bell. Paternal grandparents are Scott and Cathy Blankenship, Washtucna. Weighing eight pounds, one ounce at birth, the baby joins siblings Madison and Brady. On Campus ART A Fine Arts Faculty Focus Exhibition featuring works by Ross Coates will be Aug. 26 to Sept. 25 at the WSU Museum of Art with an opening reception Sept. 1,...
Kayla Richter, daughter of Mark and Kathleen Richter of Endicott, and Elijah Tomlinson, son of Kelly Tomlinson of Modesto, Calif., were married Saturday, June 12, on a meadow overlooking the ocean at Otter Rock in a late afternoon ceremony. The Rev. Steve Bretveld from First Baptist Church of Colfax officiated. Decorations included white lawn chairs with navy bows and hot pink flower balls on shepherd hooks lining the aisle. Given in marriage by her parents, the bride wore a strapless, floor length, white gown with a gathered bodice featuring...
Alisha Cardwell and Michael Scholz will be married Sept. 19 on the grounds at Touchet High School in Touchet. Alisha is the daughter of Harvey and Laree Cardwell of Touchet. She attended Walla Walla Community College and Yakima Valley Community College where she graduated with a degree in veterinary technology. Michael is the son of Todd and Roxanne Scholz of Colfax. He attended Walla Walla Community College where he graduated with a degree in diesel technology. He is employed full time by Milhorn Farms in Worley, Idaho, where he works as a...
