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LaCrosse The LaCrosse All-Purpose 4H Club spent Memorial Day helping Gayle Startin with many projects at the city farm. More than 30 members, parents and friends worked from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Trucks, tractors, shovels and wheel barrows were busy tearing down old fence, building new fence, removing buildings, trimming trees, cleaning up debris around public buildings and much more. After a picnic lunch, a belated birthday celebration for Nancy Startin included cake for all to enjoy. Pictured celebrating Nancy Startin’s birthday are back row G...
June 18 cook-off deadline set Sponsored by the Palouse Chamber of Commerce to promote the use of barley, the Barley Cook-Off offers a of $250 in prize money provided by Palouse Grain Growers Inc., which pearls barley grown locally by co-op members. Submitted recipes, which must use an easily visible amount of pearled barley, will be prepared by local cooks for evaluation by qualified judges. The top three recipes will receive $75, $50 and $25 cash prizes. These three recipes, plus two honorable mention recipes of the judges’ choice, will be pre...
How to Choose a Home Blood Pressure Monitor Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about home blood pressure monitors? My doctor recently told me that I have hypertension and need a monitor for the house so I can keep an eye on it. But with all the choices, I’m a little overwhelmed. Hypertensive Helen Dear Helen, Everyone with high blood pressure (140/90 or higher) or prehypertension (between 120/80 and 139/89) should have a home blood pressure monitor! Home monitoring can help you keep tabs on your blood pressure in a comfortable setting. P...
Dusty Steve and Carol Moore attended the state track meet in Cheney Friday and the girls’ state softball tournament in Yakima Saturday. Their son David, along with Stetson Steiger, was part of the Colfax’s 4 X 100 relay team. Their daughter Lauren played on Colfax’s softball team. Mike and Michelle Carver, Spokane, spent the weekend with her parents, Dale and Vicki Broeckel. Denise Kendall, Tacoma, spent an extended Memorial Day weekend with her father, Oscar Broeckel. Friday, Norm Erickson attended the Moody Institute aviation graduate commi...
Week of June 7-11, 2010 At Colton School: Monday: Cooks choice. Tuesday: Cold meat sandwiches, cup of soup, fruit. Wednesday: 11:30 dismissal. Sack lunch available. Thursday: 11:30 dismissal. Sack lunch available. At Oakesdale School: Monday: Beef tacos, lettuce and cheese cup, brown rice, cucumbers, cherry crisp. Tuesday: Corn dogs, tator tots, carrot sticks, Mandarin oranges. Wednesday: Chickenwich, apples, green salad, blueberry shortcake. Thursday: Cooks choice. At Tekoa School: Monday: Burrito, cheese sauce, tossed salad, fruit. Tuesday:...
Whitman County Library’s penny drive this year raised $1,262 with proceeds designated for weekly children’s programs, special guests, crafts and incentives. For the fifth year in a row, Vicki Hatley’s daycare won the Colfax classroom competition, securing more than $500 for the library. Garfield kindergarten and first graders celebrated with an ice cream party. Oakesdale elementary students will celebrate with a pizza party June 4. In LaCrosse more than $160 in coins were donated. The kindergarten class collected the highest amount in the s...
Peter Appel receives the Knights of Columbus, Colfax Council scholarship of $1,000 from Grand Knight Robert Lustig at the council’s 100th anniversary celebration dinner in St. Patrick’s Church Parish Hall May 23. Appel will return to Washington State University this fall for his senior year. He is majoring in ag technology and production management. A member of the 2007 class of Colfax High School, he is the son of Steve and Diane Appel....
Stanley and Lois Horner celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary June 2 at Harbor Crest Retirement Center in Spokane where they have resided since 2006. They were married in Tekoa and lived in Tekoa where Stan was employed with the Union Pacific Railroad. They moved to Bayview, Idaho, in 1965. Stan retired in November 1976, to conclude a 37-year career with the railroad. They have two children, Robert and Lucy Horner of Palm Bay, Fla., and Vicki and Tim St. John, Tekoa. They have five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Stan is 94 and...
Oakesdale Oakesdale Presbyterian Church will conduct Vacation Bible School June 14-17 from 9:30 to noon. The theme this year is “High Seas Expectation” Exploring the Mighty Love of God. Bridge Club was hosted by June Hyden last Thursday at the Feeding Station in Tekoa. Winning high prize was Wanda Brown, Guest High Claudia Louk, Low Nina Gregory, Bingo Gretchen Peringer and Traveling Penny Rickett. Catherine Crowe also joined them for lunch. The group will take the summer off and will resume in the fall. Oakesdale High School’s annual class...
Members of the Garfield-Palouse Envirothon which placed second at the Cispus Learning Center in Randle included from the left, Blake Slocum, Garret Pfaff, Tiona Shea, JB Lange and Chad Redman with advisor Buddy Carter. Garfield-Palouse scored 545 points behind the 567 scored by Stanwood. The center was selected by the Envirothon committee of the Washington Soil Conservation District for the State Envirothon contest because of its diverse vegetation, nearby river and unique soil characteristics. Thirteen teams from across the state competed....
Dusty Fran Jones recently returned from her winter home in Arizona. She took “the long route home” having made a trip to Burlington, Vermont, to attend the graduation ceremonies of grandson Abel Jones, son of Bruce and Johanna, who received a degree in business administration from St. Michael’s College. Tom and Besse Cooney, who lived for three months at the Fran Jones home in Dusty, have bought a home in the Oakesdale area. On Saturday evening, a house warming party was held for them. Fran, Bryan and Warren Jones were among the guests. Steve...
Rosalia Rosalia Performing Arts hall Saturday was host to a concert benefiting the Evergreen ALS chapter which is the charity sponsored by the Grand Chapter of Eastern Star. Neil Cook, who suffered from ALS was a member of Malden Masonic Lodge and El Katif Shrine. Joel Porter of Rosalia has recently been diagnosed with ALS. Julie Pittmann, State DAR Chaplain The Washington State Daughters of the American Revolution conducted their state conference in Tacoma May 20-23. Julie Pittmann of Rosalia...
Paper Social Security Checks Will Soon Be Retired Mandatory E-payments In an effort to save money, the U.S. Department of the Treasury recently announced that beginning March 1, 2011, all new enrollees for Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, veterans, railroad retirement, and federal civil servant retirement benefits will be required to receive their payments by direct deposit either into a bank account or a Direct Express Debit MasterCard. And existing beneficiaries, who currently receive their government benefits via paper check,...
Stephen Wright, son of Dan and Sandra Wright of Farmington, is the 2010 Tekoa High School valedictorian with a 3.555 grade average. Stephen has been active in FCCLA and served as ASB President. He plans to join the Armed Forces. Korbyn Dub, is the 2010 salutatorian for Tekoa High School with a 3.554 grade point average. Korbyn’s parents are Kelly and Wendy Dub, Farmington. Korbyn has been involved in FFA, 4H, National Honor Society, Peer Mentors, and Future Problem Solvers. Now serving as ASB President and recipient of the Joe Palumbo and F...
LaCrosse Norma Gibson, Mike Stine and Ron Hopkins participated in the Spring Special Olympic games at Eastern Washington University. Eddie Thompson was on the injured list with at pulled muscle sustained during practice. Norma won a gold medal in the 100 meter walk and a silver in the shot put. Mike won a silver medal in the 100 meter walk and fourth in the shot put. Ron placed fourth in the shot put and sixth in the 100. World Famous comedian Leif Skeiving arrived in the Town of LaCrosse Saturday night with his guitar and harmonica in tow....
Week of June 1-4, 2010 At Oakesdale School: Monday: Memorial Day. No school. Tuesday: Cheese pizza, pineapple, green salad, Jello. Wednesday: Barbecue pork rib sandwich, Mandarin oranges, cauliflower, chips. Thursday: Baked potato with chili, ww rolls, apples, carrots and broccoli. Friday: Pronto pups, grapes, cucumbers, fruit push ups. At Tekoa School: Monday: Memorial Day. No school. Tuesday: Sub sandwich, French fries, veggie choices. Wednesday: Tacos, tator tots, pears, hot roll. Thursday: Chicken nuggets, barbecue beans, tossed salad,...
Douglas and Cathy Bruce of Farmington, announce the engagement of their daughter, Shelley Janette Bruce, to Gabriel Conway Smith, son of Christopher and Elizabeth Smith of Tekoa. A 2001 graduate of Oakesdale High School, Shelley received a bachelor of arts degree in accounting and finance in 2006 from Washington State University. She is currently employed as an accounting assistant for Next IT Corporation in Spokane. Gabriel is a 2000 graduate of Tekoa High School, He attended Washington State University and is currently farming with his...
Lamont Last Saturday, Owen Swannack, accompanied by his dad, Art Swannack, attended the Centennial Celebration of the Cub Scouts at the fairground in Spokane. Owen is in the Wolf Pack and next year he will advance to the Webelos. He won the award for the Best Design of the cars in the Pinewood Derby. Owen was especially interested in the FBI car on display for the Scouts to see. It had bulletproof glass and the boys got to hold the guns used by the FBI. There were many other things for the boys to take part that were fun for them. The...
Jin Tao He (Peach) and Samuel Marc Kammerzell were married April 18, 2010 in Shanghai, China. Peach is the daughter of Bin He (father) and Zhong Mei Que (mother) of Hubei, China. Sam is the son of Barb and Tim Schluneger, Colfax, and Tom and Cheryl Kammerzell, Colfax. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a cream wedding gown, trimmed in ecru lace work. The gown was loaned to Peach by a college roommate. Peach accented the dress with a string of cultured pearls and pearl earrings, gifts from friends and family. Maid of Honor, Yu Si Zh...
Memorial Day observance The annual Colfax VFW Memorial Day ceremony will be at the Colfax cemetery at 10 a.m. May 31. All are welcome. The Colfax FFA will be conducting the ceremony. Day of Prayer service at Farmington Upper Columbia Academy Choraliers, directed by Curtis Anderson of Spangle, performed for a National Day of Prayer May 6 at Farmington Seventh-day Adventist Church. Participating communities were Farmington, Tekoa, Garfield, Oakesdale and Rosalia, A number of local pastors and teachers attended and offered prayer for their...
Tickets for railroad speeder car rides in the Potlatch and Palouse area are now on sale for July 10. The Washington, Idaho and Montana Railway History Preservation Group (WIM HPG) sponsors this yearly event to raise funds for restoration work at the Potlatch Depot. Speeder car operators who make their annual tour of the railroad lines in the area volunteer their cars and time on behalf of the depot project, The group sells a limited amount of advance tickets for the rides. New this year will be an extended ride to Palouse with lunch in the...
Mary Bertrand’s performing arts students delighted crowds as they trod the boards in a pair of performances at the Endicott-St. John Middle School last Wednesday, May 19. Playgoers witnessed “How the West Was Really Won” and “Tom Sawyer” in back-to-back showings in the school....
When Katie Chastain Bailey switched to LaCrosse High School her senior year, how could she have know she was about to meet the love of her life? Two weeks before school started she was sitting in the front of a bus with the other LaCrosse volleyball and football players when she heard a sound. A student in the back of the bus was singing his ABCs. His handsome singing caught her attention as did the fact he was singing at 5:30 a.m. Zoe, Katie, Ben and Steve Later, the same student asked her to t...
Chloe Rambo, center, was named Miss Oakesdale after competition Sunday. She is the daughter of Ryan and Erin Rambo. Amanda Tarbuck, left, daughter of Erik and Ginger Tarbuck, was named second princess; and Abby Israel, right, daughter of Dave and Becky Israel, was named first princess....
Week of May 24-28, 2010 At Colton School: Monday: Biscuits with gravy, potato coins, egg patties, fruit. Tuesday: Chicken Patties on a bun, mixed vegetables, fruit. Wednesday: Class of 2010 appreciation lunch. Barbecued hamburgers, green salad, chips and fresh fruit. Thursday: Italian Dunkers, yogurt cups, green salad, fruit. Friday: Corn dogs, baked beans, fruit. At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Cook’s choice. Tuesday: Cook’s choice. Wednesday: Cook’s choice. Thursday: Cook’s choice. Friday: Cook’s choice. At LaCrosse School: Monday: T...
