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Dying Without a Will: Who gets what? Dear Savvy Senior, What will happen to my property and money if I die without a will? Don’t Have Much Dear Don’t, If you die without a will, what happens to your assets will depend on the state you live in, and which of your family members are living at the time of your death. Here’s what you should know. Who Gets What No one ever really dies without a will. That’s because even if you don’t get around to creating one yourself, the state you resided in will make one for you. But that also means the state get... Full story
Dewey Anderson of Farmington holds up a box of donated food that will go to a Whitman County food distribution center. Farmington library patrons participated in February's Food for Fines program. Patrons could erase fines up to $10 with a food donation of equal value....
Whitman County Library celebrated Read Across America Monday and Tuesday by making a stop at Jennings Elementary School with Dr. Seuss books and stickers. A surprise visit by the library’s reading bear was a gigantic hit. From coast to coast, more than 45 million readers, both young and old, commemorated the nation’s largest reading celebration, the National Education Association’s Read Across America Day. The year-long program that culminates every year on Dr. Seuss’s birthday....
Week of March 8-12, 2010 At Colton School: Monday: Corn dogs, fries, vegetables, fruit. Tuesday: French toast, egg patties, hashbrowns, applesauce. Wednesday: Orange chicken over rice, green salad, fruit, brownie cupcake. Thursday: Italian dunkers, yogurt cups, corn, fruit. Friday: Burritos, mexi rice, fries, fruit. At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Chicken fajitas, tater tots, peppers, onions, Mandarin oranges. Tuesday: Hamburgers, lettuce, cheese, fries, vegetables, fruit. Wednesday: Burritos. taquitos, crispitos, tater tots, fruit....
Garfield-Palouse FFA Chapter will be showcased this weekend, March 6-8, on “This Week In AgriBusiness,” a weekly, one-hour television agri-news program hosted by Max Armstrong and Orion Samuelson, two well-known farm broadcasters. The tribute will include information about the chapter’s history, activities and community service and feature photos of the students and their participation in chapter activities. The tribute will be aired on RFD-TV on Dish Network channel 231 and on DirecTV channel 379 as well as a number of other cable syste...
OAKESDALE Oakesdale’s all-school reunion committee will meet Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Oakesdale museum. They are still looking for volunteers to help out on some of the committees. A boy, Troy Thomas Ellis, was born to Shawn and Krissy Ellis of Spokane March 1, 2010. Troy weighed in at seven pounds, four ounces, and is the couple’s first child. Paternal grandparents are Chris and Kari Ellis of Oakesdale....
Students in Rosalia’s ag education department have constructed another robot to enter the regional robotics event at Key Arena in Seattle March 25-27. The game this year is entitled Breakaway and presents a very complicated mechanical challenge, according to Dee Peterschick, advisor. Robots will be required to kick a soccer ball. There will be very big steep bumps in the course and one tunnel in the middle with 18 inches of clearance. The Rosalia Robot has a kicker inside that launches the ball when it comes in contact. Students built their o... Full story
Relay for Life plans March 25 kick-off Whitman County Relay for Life has scheduled a kickoff event for March 25 at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Colfax. The relay has been scheduled for July 9-10 at the Colfax High School track. Eric-E to perform at Dahmen Barn Tenor and guitarist Eric-E will perform a solo concert at the Dahmen Barn Hay Loft Hall Saturday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m. He has been a full-time performer since 1985. Admission will be $7 at the door. From 1985 to 1991 he traveled throughout Europe and Japan to perform in colleges,... Full story
LaCrosse All adults are welcome to join “stay active” sessions at the Methodist Church Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. The exercise sessions continue for an hour. LaCrosse Whitman County Library Branch will feature Bruce and Susan Matley Thursday, March 18 at 1:30 p.m. The Matley duo with present a program entitled Cowboys and Cowgirls in Story and Song. With combination of music poetry and storytelling they bring to life the work ethic, hardships and joys of frontier life. The Matleys perform at more than 175 fairs, festivals, lib... Full story
ROSALIA Yosh and Nan Konishi, proprietors of Pinewood Cottage of Rosalia, have opened a retail store at the north end of their factory warehouse to sell both finished and unfinished furniture. Along with selling their furniture and accessory products, they are adding the creative handmade works of area artists and classic craftsmen. With 10 consignees in place and many more expected, Pinewood Cottage offers a fine mix of furniture, art in all mediums, and classic handmade crafts, Grand opening...
Lamont Nita Polda, Betty Stone, Pat Peterson, Diane Cook, Kathy Shields and Jackie Brown joined 10 other Sprague-Lamont red hat ladies for a recent night out. They started with dinner at the Spokane Cathay Inn, then went to the Spokane Civic Theatre production of “Sylvia.” Don and Sherrill Nelson spent four days last week at the Washington State 1B basketball tournament in Yakima. The St. John-Endicott boys placed second and the girls placed fifth. Kaye Bailey recently attended the Boy Scout court of honor to see her nephew Michael Bageant rec... Full story
Dusty The second annual Dusty Farm Chicks yard sale has been slated for May 8 at the Dusty Country Store from 9 a.m. until done. All Dustyites are welcome. To reserve a spot, contact Connie Horton or Kathy Vogler. A $5 fee payment will provide a great venue for selling treasures on W.S.U. graduation Saturday. Olivia Mellor was a guest of Duane and Tarri Steiger for five days last week while her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Kim Mellor, were out of town. Geraldine Steiger, daughter of Duane and Tarri Steiger, made the Dean’s List at the University of W... Full story
Kayla Richter, daughter of Mark and Kathleen Richter of Endicott, and Elijah Tomlinson, son of Kelly Tomlinson, Modesto, Calif., are engaged to be married June 12, 2010, at Otter Rock on the Oregon Coast. Kayla and Elijah will both graduate from Simpson University May 1. Kayla will receive a bachelors degree in Business Administration, and Elijah will receive a bachelors degree in Outdoor Leadership....
Kim, Sydney and Keith At the Little Canaan Ranch, Keith and Kim Weerts have found their own paradise. “This is our promised land,” Keith said from their home which overlooks most of their 140 acres outside Elberton. The ranch is rich with fruit trees, berry bushes and grazing land for their herd of Galloway X Angus cattle. “We’ve actually lived all over the country and decided we liked the west the best,” Kim said. Originally from Illinois, the Weerts were living in Sheraton, Wyo., before mo... Full story
Oakesdale and Garfield/Palouse students performed Saturday in the Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho. Oakesdale’s Anna Mills, Jeff DeGon and Michael Conklin performed in the combo competition at the UI Law School courtroom. Phoenix Rockness performs a ballad solo for the Garfield/Palouse band backed by Jeff Kent on piano and Alex Keeney on bass guitar. The Garfield/Palouse brass and reed section cuts loose at lower right. The Vikings played at the LDS Stake Center on Mountain View in east M...
Witches practice for Gar/Pal comedy Addy Hamilton, Becky Nelson, and Missy Johnson practice their roles as witches for “MacBeth,” a comedy about a high school boy and his infatuation with Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The opening performance will be Sunday, March 7, at 4 p.m. and final two performances will be March 11 and March 12, 7 p.m., all at the Garfield Middle School Theater in Garfield. Tickets will be available at the door. Adults are $6 and students are $4. Refreshments provided by the GarPal Performing Arts Boosters will be avail... Full story
Library will host musical programs Whitman County Library will host a series of musical programs in March. Featured entertainers this year will be Bruce and Susan Matley with eight programs scheduled around the county between March 17 and 20. The programs are provided through a partnership between WCL, the Friends of WCL and the Humanities Washington Inquiring Minds speaker series. Four of the programs will be in branch libraries or community rooms. The other four will be at the Endicott School, Garfield School, Dahmen Barn and the new...
How to Create a Senior-Friendly Bathroom Dear Savvy Senior, What tips or products can you recommend to make a bathroom more senior-friendly. My husband and I are looking to adapt our home for our elderly years and would like to start with the bathroom. What can you tell us? Aging Gracefully Dear Aging, Because more accidents and injuries happen in the bathroom than any other room in the house, this is a great place to start seniorizing. Here’s what you should know. Small Changes To avoid hygiene hardships as you get older, let’s start with som... Full story
Endicott Endicott library will offer a glass painting session Friday, Feb. 26, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Katy King of LaCrosse will cover brush and paint application techniques for applying paint to glassware. The participants are encouraged to bring glassware to paint. This program is sponsored by Endicott library and The Friends of Whitman County Library. Refreshments are provided. Endicott library hours are Tuesdays 1-6 p.m. and Fridays 9 a.m. to 1 pm.... Full story
Hooper Anna May Tobin had lunch with son Terry Tobin and his wife Helen in Connell Sunday afternoon. Granddaughter Emily also came home to visit for the weekend....
Lamont Brent Wecker of Napa, Idaho, son of Nancy Stromberger Wecker and Eldon Wecker, of Meridan visited with his grandparents, Dan and Jean Stromberger Saturday afternoon. Brent drove over from Moscow, Idaho, where he is working for 10 days to completely renovate a swimming pool at a fitness center there. Overnight guests, Friday, at the home of Allen and Diane Cook, were their daughter, Sandi Miller, and grandchildren, Logan and Kristen, Kahlotus. The Millers returned home Saturday afternoon Milly Kay and Bill Baldwin from Sammamish drove to...
Tekoa The Republican Caucus was held recently in Tekoa at the home of Bunny Bippes. Amendments to the Republican platform were discussed and sent on to the county chairman, Steve Naught of St. John. Among the topics discussed were amendments including repealing the mail-in vote, the possibility of buying health insurance across state lines and opposing the requirement that employees must be required to join unions at their job sites. It was also strongly suggested that Gov. Gregoire hold county town hall meetings across the state, such as... Full story
Dusty Rick Bates of Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada, has been visiting the Broeckel/Gustafson homestead for the last two weeks. He will help with spring work for awhile. Brady Blankenship celebrated his first birthday with his parents, Phil and Amanda Blankenship, last weekend. Guests included his Grandma Kathy Bell and Aunt Lissa Bell, Colfax; Uncle Eric Bell, Seattle; and sister, eight year old Madison of Palouse. Kurt Moore, son of Steve and Carol Moore, is serving as a page for Rep. Joe Schmick in the state legislature this week in Olympia....
Lacrosse LaCrosse Business Association will meet March 3 to begin planning for this year’s Farmers Festival which will be Saturday, June 19. The LaCrosse Chapter of National Honor Society plans another Meals to Go on Monday, March 8. The menu will be chicken alfredo, green salad, garlic toast, peaches and a cookie. Residents interested in having lunch delivered March 8 are asked to contact the school or any National Honor Society member. Big congratulations to Justin Aldrich who placed fourth Saturday in the B division of the State Mat C...
Oakesdale Matthew Hockett, Jessie Gladwill, Gavin Shrope, Kit Hockett, Sean Bober, Ryan Baljo, CJ Hansen, Dillon Meserve, LJ Peringer, Kameron Dewan, Tyler Bober, Max Curtis and Garrett Dingman. The Oakesdale scouts recently held their Pinewood Derby. Overall winners were: 1st LJ Peringer, 2nd Kit Hockett and 3rd alternate was Tyler Bober. Winners of the packs were Tiger Cubs Kit Hockett, Wolf/Bear-LJ Peringer and Webelos-Dillon Meserve. Bridge Club was hosted last week at the home of June Crow. Winning high prize was Nina Gregory, Second High...
