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Eight enter Junior Miss Eight junior class girls have entered this year’s Colfax Junior Miss competition. They have been practicing for three weeks for the event which has been scheduled for March 20. Theme of the show will be “Expedition Junior Miss.” Each contestant has been asked to appear in some type of expedition outfit. Entrants include Tori Benson, Shaina Simonson, Maggee Cochran, Emily Ledbetter, Brooke Webber, Ashlynn Thompson, Kaci Kopczynski and Kara Foreyt. Connie Ellis and Evanna Morgan are co-chairing the event again this year....
Lacrosse Big Al’s Invitational Pool Tournament was Saturday, Feb. 6 with 16 teams participating. Alan Thompson and Butch Kneale captured the top spot. The team of Eric Startin and Don Maier came in second, and Richard Barry and Jen Broeckel placed third. District Basketball will begins this week with the Tigercat boys playing SJE in St. John today at 6 p.m. The girls played their first SE district playoff game Wednesday evening. Rowdie Jo Broeckel celebrated her first birthday. A Western theme celebration was Saturday, Feb. 6, with 20 plus g...
Rosalia Australian champion bush poet and entertainer Milton Taylor and cowboy poet Dick Warwick of Oakesdale will bring a blend of humor, outback wisdom and Down Under lore to the Budding Rose Gallery in Roslia, Feb. 14, at 1 p.m. The performance will follow a performance at the Dahmen barn Feb. 13. For the Dahmen Barn performance they will be joined by the Urban Coyote Bush Band, a four-piece combo specializing in rollicking songs and music from the Australian folk tradition. In Rosalia, the...
—Something Blue Photo Kasi Matsumoto, daughter of Greg and Kathy Matsumoto of Spokane, and Corey Ewing, son of Joffre and Dianna Ewing, Oakesdale, will be married June 5, 2010, in a garden wedding at the Ewing’s family home in Oakesdale. Family and friends are invited to celebrate at the reception that evening in Spokane. A 2001 graduate of Shadle Park High School in Spokane, she is currently employed at Marcella’s Bridal in Spokane. Ewing, 2001 graduate of Oakesdale High School, served in the Air National Guard with duty in Qatar. A 2009...
Dusty The Blue Mountain Troublemakers, The Ryegrass String Band and Wannigan performed a benefit concert which was the senior project of John Hockersmith, a member of the Troublemakers band and student at Waitsburg High. The Blue Mountain Troublemakers also include Mariah Bathlow of Dayton and Zach and Austin Beasley of Waitsburg, sons/ grandsons/nephews/great-nephews of the afore-mentioned spectators. The concert concluded with all three bands on stage to perform the “Orange Blossom Special.” A dinner was served following the performance. The...
Tekoa Plans are underway for a new outdoor market in Tekoa, the “First Saturday Outdoor Market.” It will be on the corner of Crosby and Warren on the first Saturday of each month, starting in May and continuing through September at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Committee members are Sandy Dehan, Teresa Hoke-House, Teresa Raines, Wendy Sienknecht and Eileen Soldwedel. They are seeking vendors selling baked goods, bedding plants, fresh eggs, homemade crafts, produce, seeds and more. Tekoa for several years operated a farmer’s market at the flathouse on N. Cr...
Kathryn (Katie) Lee Cloaninger and Christopher Cole Heller were married Sept. 26, 2009, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Colfax. Abbot Adrian Archer officiated the ceremony. Katie is the daughter of Craig and Leslie Cloaninger of Colfax. Cole is the son of Kim Jaeger of Oak Harbor and Barry Heller of Boise. Music was provided during the ceremony by pianist Lynn Forrey of Colfax and violinist Kyla Heller of Boise. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a white A-line organza gown trimmed with white satin ribbon. She carried a bouquet...
Lindsey Ann Eggen, daughter of Mark and Shauna Eggen of Auburn, and Thomas Harlan Tribbett, son of Jim and Jeanne Tribbett of Colfax, were married Oct. 17, 2009, at the Coeur d’ Alene Assembly of God Church. The Re., Roy Jeremiah, former pastor of Peace Lutheran in Colfax, officiated at the ceremony. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a two piece Badgley Mischka dress. A sweetheart neckline trimmed with a delicate tulle accent completed the bodice of a short mini dress made from silk Peau de soie worn under a full tulle skirt a...
Malden Library started the new year with a new program, “Knit Wits”. Every Thursday the group meets from 1 to 3 p.m. to learn, teach, and share their knitting and crocheting skills. Program hostess is Carolyn Sturgeon. The tenth annual “Food for Fines” drive will be during February at all library branches. Library users exchange non-perishable food items for up to $10 in outstanding library fines. All food collected in Malden will be distributed in Malden. Storytime is every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Kids of all ages are welcome to join us for sto...
The ladies of Enchanted April. From the left standing are Jane Lear and Sarah Kelley; center, Troy Sprenke; front Hallie Harris and Patricia Gardner. A Regional Theatre of the Palouse production of Matthew Barber’s “Enchanted April,” will run Feb. 11-13 and Feb. 18-20 at 7:30 p.m. in the RTOP Theatre at 126 N. Grand in Pullman. Matinees Feb. 13 and 20 will start 2:30 p.m. AnaSofia Villanueva directs the play that tells the story of four wildly mismatched British women who head to an idyllic Northern Italian villa in an attempt to escape their...
Sheri Grisham has always wanted to run a café and now, as owner of the St. John Inn Café, she is getting that chance although it is her first time doing anything like it. “I’ve always just liked to cook,” said Sheri. When Sheri left her hometown of Lewiston and moved to Alaska, she left behind the family she had grown up with. During her 26 years in Alaska, she created her own extended family during holidays by inviting over others who didn’t have anywhere to go. Those open-arm holidays...
Nicole Bertsch and Kate Hergert enjoy the new puppet stage at storytime session at the St. John Library. The stage and puppets were donated to the library by Riley Brennan, on his sixth birthday, and his parents Tiffany and Patrick....
Week of Feb. 8-12, 2010 At Colton School: Monday: Hoagie sandwiches, fries, fruit. Tuesday: Pizza, corn, yogurt cups, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken alfredo, rolls, green salad, fruit and brownies. Thursday: Pancakes, lil smokies, hashbrowns, applesauce. Friday: Hot dogs, cup of chili, fries, fruit. At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Chicken nuggets, potato wedges, carrots, pears. Tuesday: Pizza, tossed salad, fruit. Wednesday: Terri dippers, fried rice, fruit, vegetables, rolls. Thursday: Beef stroganoff, fruit salad, vegetable, pudding. Friday:...
Lamont Kay Dirks, a person who was raised and spent most of her life in the Lamont area, was made Citizen of the Year in Sprague at the Sprague Chamber of Commerce Banquet recently. Upon retirement from farming, she and her husband, Clinton, moved to Sprague. She taught in the Sprague Schools and when she retired from teaching, she served on the Sprague-Lamont School Board for some time. She was very active of the Lincoln County Habitat for Humanity, helped organize and maintain the community garden and is a member of the Red Hat Ladies. She...
Lacrosse An exploratory meeting recently occurred in which an LLC for Lacrosse Community Pride was organized. The primary objective will be re-opening the grocery store for the community of Lacrosse. As the group moves forward they will be keeping the community informed through Gazette articles, local announcements and advisory meetings. There will be a LaCrosse Schools Student Art Show Friday, Feb. 5. Students from Preschool through 12th grade will have artwork on display from 3 to 9 p.m. in the school cafeteria. The date and time coincides...
Oakesdale Oakesdale music department gave an African concert at the school Tuesday night. The music students have been learning about African music and learning to play the instruments during the past month. Bridge Club was held recently at the home of Wanda Brown. Winning high prize was June Crow, 2nd High Marvel Ebert, Traveling Darlene Rickett and Bingo Patty Johnson. June Crow will host it on Feb. 4 at her home. The Nighthawk cheerleaders will conduct a mini-hawk camp this week and the little kids will perform at the basketball game Saturda...
Rosalia Lions Club members hosted the District 19E Governors annual visit and dinner meeting at Rosalia Coffee `n More January 20. Zone Chairman, Dennis Veltri, presented the Governor’s biography and formal introduction. District Governor Robert Ekler of Nordman, Idaho, reported the status of a number of current Lions programs, the District E Spring Conference and the 2011 Lions International Conference which will be in Seattle. Standing in back, left to right, are Ted Maxwell, Bob Hill, Don B...
PCT starts logo contest Pullman Civic Theatre is conducting a logo design contest. The winning design will be displayed on their website and promotional materials. The winner will receive a T-shirt with their logo printed on it and season tickets. Two runners up will also be named. Contest deadline to submit entries electronically will be May 31. [email protected] Repps attend food show Randy and Debbi Repp of St. John recently attended the 2010 Fancy Food Show at Moscone Center in San Francisco. The show focuses on specialty gift...
Meet Al and Randi Evans, Oakesdale After growing up in a large city and constantly waking to the sound of loud party music, Al and Randi Evans enjoy their quiet Oakesdale home where they wake up to the sound of passing fertilizer planes. “Every day we wake up and go, ‘Man, this is unbelievable’,” said Al. The Evans moved from Los Angeles to Oakesdale four years ago this month to be near their son. Their son and his family had moved to Spokane and the Evans wanted to be closer to the grandch...
Dusty Basil Basil, the formerly missing dog, is back home again. While her owners, Mark and Kathy Vogler, were gone, she decided to check out life in the big city. She hitched a ride with a Gonzaga student first to Walla Walla and then to Spokane. She spent the weekend making friends with Gonzaga students, watched a Zags basketball game on TV, lived in an apartment for the first time, and got a bath. She even spent a short stint in the hoosegow (the pound) at Spokane when she decided on a little extra exploration and was apprehended. To get...
Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Iraq from March of 2007 to February of 2009 hosted a private meeting for students of the Garfield-Palouse High School’s senior Current World Issues class after his presentation at the University of Idaho’s SUB Ballroom. The students also attended his lecture, “Lessons from a Long War: Conflict and Engagement in the Broader Middle East.” Crocker, who calls Spokane his hometown, was a career senior diplomat and had also served as the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Yemen. After his lecture Crocker met wit...
Bank Left features 2 artists in February Featured artists for February at Bank Left Gallery in Palouse will be Hungarian painter Ildiko Kalapacs from Spokane and mixed media artist Judy Parry Folk from Lewiston. Their exhibit will showcase art as a thought provoking narrative and a whimsical medium. The reception with the artists will be Feb. 6 from 1-5 with live music from 1 to 3:30. The exhibit will run until Feb. 27. PHS books run of student plays Pullman High School will perform plays written and directed by students February 5, 6, 11, and...
Tekoa Bunny Bippes returned from a holiday trip visiting with her daughters, Gerrie Kennedy and Joan Blumeyer. She visited with Gerrie in Seattle and then the two of them flew to Oceanside, Calif., for the Christmas holiday, Bunny reported “The weather was beautiful but it’s not the same enjoying Christmas with no snow,” she said. Bunny added she had a wonderful visit with her daughters, grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Bunny will host the Republican caucus at her home Saturday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. They will discuss the Repub...
Dusty Last Thursday, Vicki Broeckel and Sharry O’Hearne attended three sessions of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane. The tickets were courtesy of John and Virgina Huber. Their highlight was watching Sasha Cohen perform her program. Saturday, Colene Sager took Marcy Sager and Marcy’s sister to the airport so they could catch a plane to Arkansas. Marcy’s sister, who is from the Philippines, was to be married there Jan 27. Karen Light returned to her home in Portland last week. She had been helping her mother, Phyllis Stuec...
Lacrosse The senior class is taking orders for specialty coffees which they will be selling on Friday. Call Raeann Fleming at the school to place an order by Thursday. The FFA is also selling pans of enchiladas. For Valentine’s Day, the sophomore class is now taking orders for roses. They are seeking donations of vases. The class will also be offering a pulled pork dinner during Saturday’s home basketball games against Tri-Cities Prep. LaCrosse Arts Council will have a Valentine’s Bake Sale Friday, Feb. 12, at the Teapot Cafe from 9 a.m. to no...
