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Ed Schultz and Mae Bontadelli were married April 2, 1960, at the First Baptist Church in Colfax. They will celebrate the anniversary with a family dinner at Hill-Ray for family members. After graduating from the U of I in forestry, Ed served in the military for two years, then went to work for the US Forest Service. They lived in several different places in the United States. Mae, who attended Business School in Spokane, put her skills to use in different jobs where they lived. He retired after 35 years of service and they returned to the...
LaCrosse Members of the LaCrosse High School class of 1960 is planning a 50 year reunion. It will include the usual Farmer’s Festival events but in September the class is going on a cruise aboard the Amsterdam, of the Holland America Line out of Seattle. They have invited all LHS alumni, friends and family to join them. It will be Sept. 20-24, The cruise leaves the Smith Cove Terminal in Seattle at 5 p.m. Then there is a day at sea on the way to Astoria, Ore,, where they will be docked the next day. The ship will also stop at Victoria, B. C., b...
Jeremy Daniel and Shayla Gaytan, both from Spokane, exchanged wedding vows Oct. 21, 2009, in an afternoon ceremony at the Royal Lahaina Resort in Maui, Hawaii. The ceremony was officiated by Ku’u Laki Ka’ahumanu. The bride is the daughter of Tammy Gaytan, Lubbock, Texas, and the groom is the son of Roger and Loretta Daniel of LaCrosse. The bride wore an ivory strapless chiffon gown with a split surplice beaded empire waist. She added an ivory feathered rose hairpiece, an ivory lei, and carried a round bouquet of ivory roses, green orchids and...
Ever since moving to Whitman County, Milaine Rosslow has been more commonly known by her nickname, the Buggy Lady, than by her actual name. “People started calling me that. It just caught on,” she said. Milaine drives and competes with buggies- she also builds Scotsman carts and sells them through her business, thebuggylady. com. “I’ve trained driving horses and ponies for over 30 years,” she noted. Milaine grew up in the Spokane Valley. One day a neighbor drove by with a big gelding pulling a...
Marili Persson, Maria Haxton and Rayana Pillig “A Cut Above” will be the theme for the 2010 Tekoa Royalty Program Saturday, April 3, in the Empire Theatre at 3 p.m. Marili Persson, Maria Haxton and Rayana Pillig, left to right, will be competing in interview, talent, poise and composure categories. Maria Haxton is the daughter of Steve and Kathy Haxton. She volunteers as an organizer of the annual Slippery Gulch parade, is a member of National Honor Society and does outreach work through her youth group. In her spare time Maria loves to scr...
Students from nine school districts rolled to Colfax last Wednesday for the annual Whitman County speech, spelling, geography and math competition at Jennings. The students competed in their individual events, and awards were presented by JES Principal Tom Arlt. Judging was done by volunteers. Competition was among fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grade entrants selected from each school....
IMPROMPTU speaking winners were Tyler Knight-LaCrosse, fifth grade; McKenzie Dempsey-Rosalia, sixth; Amara Huber-Colfax, seventh; and Gabe Lisonbee-Coflax, eighth....
INTERPRETIVE speakers were Syreena Lisonbee-Colfax, fifth; Jason Ross-Colfax, sixth; Ysabeaux Ng-Colfax, seventh; and Kirbee Barney-Colfax, eighth....
PERSUASIVE speaking winners were Tuli O'Neil-Palouse, first; Olivia Mellor-Colfax, sixth; Erica Eng-Colfax, seventh; and Kate Yoders-Garfield/Palouse, eighth....
SPELLING winners were Terrein Torgenson-Colfax, fifth grade oral; Anne Larkin-Colfax, fifth grade written; Jessica Ford -Rosalia, sixth oral; and Hanna Genthe-Colfax, sixth written; Douglas Cowdrey-Asotin, seventh grade oral and written; and Emily Paddock-Oakesdale, eighth oral....
MATH winners were Derek McKeen-Washtucna, fifth; Gunner Swannack-Endicott, sixth; Chandler Teigen-Asotin, seventh; and Kasey Johnson-Colfax, eighth....
GEOGRAPHY winners were Travis Cowdry-Asotin, fifth; Galen McWhirter-Colfax, sixth; Kindra Kneale-Colfax, seventh; and Jade Porubeck-St. John/Endicott, eighth....
Beware of Potential 2010 Census Scams Dear Savvy Senior, Can you offer some tips on how seniors can guard against 2010 census scams? I’ve heard that there are a lot of potential scams going on and I want to protect myself. Suspicious Senior Dear Suspicious, Unfortunately, scams have become a persistent problem when the U.S. Census Bureau does its once-a-decade count of the U.S. population. Here’s what you should know. Fill Out Your Census In mid-March, nearly every U.S. household received a 2010 Census form in the mail. If you haven’t already d...
Rosalia Seniors Jim Maley, John Kuhn, and Zach St. John, from the left, present a gift to Coach Rob Hudkins. Advisor Dorinda Merritt and Cheerleader Kelsey Lindhag. Spartan basketball players wrapped up the season with a season-end potluck March 15 in the gym. Coach Rob Hudkins presented awards for the boys. Jim Maley was named most valuable player and Zach St. John was named most inspirational for the boys team. Ty Mundt was named most improved. Maley, Nathan Richards and Zach St. John were rec...
The performance by Bruce and Susan Matley at the St. John Library March 17 was attended by 75 children and 25 adults. The Matleys sang songs and told tales of cowboy history....
Endicott Endicott Parks and Recreation and Community Club have a committee working on plans for the 4th of July Celebration. This year the theme of the celebration will be a Tribute to the Men and Women of our Armed Forces serving all over the world and to the Veterans who have served. They are working to line up entertainment prior to the Fireworks display, games, food and a few other ideas. An Easter egg hunt has been schedule for April 3 at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. All children through third grade age are welcome to...
Palouse library will host artists’ intro Palouse Library will host a special Meet the Artists event featuring David Wold, oil painter, and Lauren McCleary, paper sculptor, Tuesday, April 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. David has created a series of scenes of downtown Palouse and local landscapes, as well as some portraits that will adorn the library walls. Lauren will feature her paper sculpting in the windows, and a surprise exhibit in the display case. David Wold was raised in Alamo, Calif.; When he wasn’t riding around the San Francisco Bay Area on a m...
COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Week of March 29 to April 2, 2010 Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Baked ham with fruit sauce, scalloped potatoes, hot veggie medley, fruited Jello with topping, hot dinner roll and dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Beef stroganoff over noodles, carrots, roll, fruit cup and cookie, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Federated Church: Wednesday — Baked ham with fruit sauce, scalloped potatoes, hot veggie medley, fruited Jello with topping, hot dinner roll...
LaCrosse The grocery store committee has been meeting on routine basis. The grocery store will be a nonprofit entity. A request to the Town of LaCrosse to consider starting up a Public Development Authority, similar to the towns of Odessa, Republic, Ritzville, Garfield and Uniontown, was drafted and sent to the city council for consideration. If the town elects not to enact a PDA, the grocery store committee has indicated they will file a nonprofit LLC for the grocery store. The proposal is on the agenda for the April 8 city meeting which...
Hooper Anna May Tobin’s daughters, Sandy Minnick, Newport, and Vicky Rodgers, Chewelah, and grandson, Jonathan Minnick, joined her to travel to Riggins, Idaho, last weekend for the funeral of Anna May’s sister. They all returned to Hooper Sunday evening and plan to stay for the rest of the week. Carla Danielson traveled to Glendale, Ariz., the week of March 8-12 to spend time with her daughter Megan Mock. Megan, who teaches English as a second language in Phoenix, was on her spring break....
Dusty The annual Broeckel sausage making weekend in the basement of the Karen Broeckel home had an international contingent this year. Participating in the event were Oscar Broeckel, Brian and Angela Broeckel and Graham, Dusty; Cliff and Jeanette Nolan, Greg and Gwen Nolan, Jason, Andrew and Kerry King, Colfax; Tom and Doreen Riedner, Genesee; Denise Kendall, Tacoma; Pam and Ken Beasley, Zach and Austin, Waitsburg and their exchange student Edmond Lai, Hong Kong and Singapore; Patty Wieber and Brett and Jamie and Robert Goodman, Spokane;...
Olan Mills photo A public reception to honor the 65th anniversary of Nina and Delbert Gregory will be April 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Harvester Restaurant in Spangle. Nina, born at Steptoe in 1924, to Sam and Beulah Hall Littleton, and Delbert, born at Winona in 1923, to Charles and Pearl Johnson Gregory, were both raised in Oakesdale where they currently reside. They were married in Oakesdale, April 1, 1945. After 37 years of service, they retired from the Oakesdale School District in 1986. Delbert enjoys gardening, reading, fishing and...
Joe and Becky St. John of Farmington, announce the engagement of their daughter, Brenna, to Brandon VanDalsen, son of Mike VanDalsen of Thornton, and Stacy Claussen of Ephrata. They are planning a June wedding at A Touch of Country in Rockford. Brenna will graduate from Washington State University in May with a major in nutrition and in August will begin an internship at Tacoma to become a registered dietician. Brandon also attended Washington State University and is currently farming in Farmington....
Rosalia Rosalia 2010 Queen Mattie Eberle with First Princess Kaileigh Wendt, left, and Second Princess Lucy Irish. With a theme of “All Aboard” the Miss Rosalia pageant arrived at the Rosalia High School station Saturday. Coordinators Tara Pittmann, Kellie Kiesz and Dorinda Merritt directed Rosalia High Juniors Mattie Eberle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Eberle; Kaileigh Wendt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wendt; Lucy Irish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Del Irish; Hailee Danilson, daughter of...
Entrants Kaci Kopczynski, Brooke Webber, Maggee Cochran, Tori Benson, Shaina Simonson, Emily Ledbetter, Ashlyn Thompson and Kara Foreyt await the word of the judges. ‘Monkeys and Crocodiles‘ was performed by Rachel Brown, Kylie Kackman and Kiersten York with Dylan Nails as the reptile. Stagehands Tuffy Hickman, Austin Neu and Andrew Scholz assisted. Colfax 2010 Junior Miss Emily Ledbetter. Brook Webber, first runner-up is a right, and Kaci Kopczynski, second runner-up is at left. Emily Ledbetter was named 2010 Colfax Junior Miss Saturday night...
