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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...
School menus Week of Feb. 1-5, 2010 At Oakesdale School: Monday: Ham pizza, pineapple, fresh veggies, Jello. Tuesday: Deli sandwiches, green salad, applesauce, potato chips. Wednesday: Spaghetti, cheese toast, green beans, fresh veggies. Thursday: Bean soup, tuna sandwich, green salad, strawberries. Friday: Chickenwich, tator tots, fresh veggies, oranges. At Tekoa School: Monday: Cheese omelet, sausage pattie, hash browns, fruit juice, apple slices. Tuesday: Corn dog or chili-cheese dog, pork n beans, tossed salad, peaches. Wednesday: Sub...
Hooper Olivia McGregor turned two Sunday. Her family hosted a party with family Kate, Scooter, Clarie, and Collin Lyle, Hooper, Alex and Linda McGregor, Pullman, and Emily McGregor, Cheney, attending, along with the Moffitt and Merritt families of Hooper. Howard and Pat Morris were weekend guests of Howard’s sister and brother-in-law, Warna and Collin Jones of Spokane, Jan. 9 and 10. Terry and Helen Tobin, of Connell, joined mother, Anna May Tobin, for lunch Sunday afternoon....
Housing Help for Retirees Looking to Relocate Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve heard that Congress recently passed a new homebuyer’s tax credit available to older homeowners. What can you tell me about this? My wife and I have been thinking about downsizing to a smaller one-story house or condo and would like to find out if this could benefit us. Downsizing Don Dear Don, For retirees looking to relocate or downsize to a smaller home, the new homebuyer’s tax credit offers a great financial incentive, but you better get moving. Here’s what you should...
Lamont Art and Jill Swannack, Owen, Lea and Carmen left Jan. 15 for Nashville, Tenn., to attend The American Sheep Industry Convention. While Art attended meetings, Jill was co-chairman of the Youth Committee. There were 26 children from the ages of eight to sixteen and they were kept busy making rope halters, playing games, learning about parasites that affect sheep, learning how to grade a carcass and cut it up. Sunday they had a party and later, they had a Pizza Party. The family attended the First Family Baptist church with an attendance...
Regional Theatre of the Palouse will present Matthew Barber’s Tony Award-nominated “Enchanted April.” Feb. 11-13 and 18-20 at 7:30 p.m. at the RTOP Theatre, 122 N. Grand Ave. in Pullman. Matinees also will take place Feb. 13 and 20 at 2:30 p.m. AnaSofia Villanueva will direct 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 dreary lives in cold and rain drenched London. Villanueva came from Portland to direct the show. She works with Equity Theaters...
Australian cowboy poet Milton Taylor and the Urban Coyote Bush Band will perform at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m. Admission for all ages will be $7 at the door. Taylor was born in outback Queensland and spent most of his life as a sheep shearer. In the itinerant shearing camps of the time, men created their own entertainment—storytelling and poetry; and Taylor discovered he had an affinity for the spoken word. He has won the Australian National bush poetry performing championship several times and has been the offi...
Megan Fertakis and Morgan Hatley, 4H members, checked in blood donors when the Albion 4H club along with the Red Cross sponsored a blood drive in Albion Dec. 22, 2009. Each member of the 4H club was required to get one person to schedule an appointment to donate. They had 41 appointments and collected 35 units of blood with 27 first time donors. The club made taco soup and homemade cookies as a special treat for those that donated....
Winners for the Colfax Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby, in front, from the left, Connor Johnson: 1st place & 1st year Webelo den winner; Tommy Cochrane: 2nd place; Daniel Drymon: 3rd place and Tiger Cub den winner; Garrett Korslund: Tiger Cub den winner; Riley Maynard: Wolf den winner. In back, from the left, are Sam Woodhouse: People’s Choice winner; Carson Cloaninger: Bear Den winner and Matthew Sharp, second Year Webelo winner. Cub Scouts voting on the People’s Choice winner....
There’s a lot of overlap between work and play for Mike Gordon. A realtor with a passion for photography and fishing, he gets to travel all over the county. Born in California, Mike lived on both coasts before his family moved to Moscow, Idaho. During his sophomore year of high school he moved to Hawaii to live with his aunt. While he was away, his family moved to North Pole, Alaska, and he joined them after his year in Hawaii. That earned him the nickname Pineapple. After graduation, Mike decid...
Relay for Life set for July 9-10 The American Cancer Society Relay for Life committee met Jan. 5 at the Public Service Building. The date for this year’s relay will be July 9-10 at the Colfax High School track, Schmuck park. Various committees are being formed. Gwen Hunt-Palmer will be the event chair, and Deanna Leinweber will be team development chair. Three new teams have been formed to date. Volunteers are encouraged to form teams as soon as possible. Next meeting will be Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. in the Public Service Building at Colfax. Dahmen w...
Week of Jan. 25-29, 2010 At Colton school: Monday: Teacher inservice day. 11:30 dismissal. Sack lunches available. Tuesday: Hot turkey sandwiches, mashed potatoes, corn, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken fajitas, green salad, fruit, fruit pie. Thursday: Corn dogs, fries, peas, fruit. Friday: French toast, sausage, hashbrowns, applesauce. At Oakesdale school: Monday: Turkey deli sandwiches, strawberries, green salad, carrot sticks. Tuesday: Chicken fajitas, brown rice, fresh veggies, applesauce. Wednesday: Lasagna, French bread, green beans, red cabbage...
Treatment Options for a Common Male Problem Dear Savvy Senior Are there any other types of treatments for erectile dysfunction beyond Viagra and the other drugs that are advertised on television? I don’t like taking pills if I can avoid it. What can you tell me? Drooping Darryl Dear Darryl, When it comes to treating erectile dysfunction (ED), most men know of only three options: Viagra, Cialis or Levitra – the frequently advertised drugs on television. But there are a variety of other treatments that can help too. Here’s what you should know....
Belmont Residents of Belmont have been notified that storage of chlorine tank cars has been approved and will begin to be stored in Belmont by Feb. 4. The fence that is to be placed around the loaded rail cars holding the chlorine gas will be erected by that date as well. Robert and Gracie Miller were in Colfax Saturday to watch their granddaughter, Kiah, play basketball against the Liberty team. Jean Miller, Kiah’s great-grandmother, was also at the game....
Rosalia Rosalia High School will observe a breast cancer awareness night Saturday, Jan. 23, during the Touchet High School games. All fans are encourage to wear pink to the game in support of breast cancer and its research. Fundraising events will be underway throughout the night. To purchase a support ribbon in advance, contact a Rosalia High School basketball player. A Happy New Year music jam at the Rosalia Performing Arts Center will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday. An ugly sweater competition will be at 4 p.m. and a chili cooking contest will be...
Oakesdale Rick Chappell was the winner of the cordless drill that was recently raffled off by the Oakesdale Museum. June Sharp was the winner of the quilt that was raffled off by the sewing group to help purchase new sewing machines for the school. Bridge Club was recently hosted by Darlene Rickett at the Oakesdale museum. Winning high prize was Wanda Brown, Second High Donna Fisher, Bingo Patty Johnson and Traveling Claudia Louk. Clover 4H Club held their last meeting Dec. 9 and welcomed new members Dani Young, Maxx Curtis, Abby Lobdell,...
Dale and Marian Bushnell of St. John celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary along with 26 family members Nov. 27 at the Rusty Moose Restaurant in Spokane. The evening was hosted by their four children, Callie and Randy Moore of Ritzville; Carrie Colyar of St. John; Candy and Dick Behrens of Bonners Ferry, Idaho and Bruce Bushnell of St John. A poem written for them by their granddaughter, Cassie Baker, and their wedding song “Always,” sung as a duet by granddaughters-in-law, Megan Colyar and Heather Moore, were evening highlights. They wer...
