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Garfield-Palouse Middle Schoolers celebrated the end of the first semester with an afternoon of skating at the Palouse Ice Rink in Moscow. The ASB treated all of the sixth through eighth grade students to the event which has become an annual tradition at the school....
Kyle Largent, son of Brian and Debbie Largent, of Colfax, was selected through auditions to participate at Washington Music Educators Association All-State high school Symphonic Choir at the SunDome in Yakima, Feb. 12-15. Largent is pictured with the Symphonic Choir Conductor, Jo-Michael Scheibe, who chairs the University of Southern California’s Thornton School’s Department of Choral and Sacred Music. Largent is a junior at Colfax High School. Colfax choir director is Cary Cammack....
Shelby, Joy and Mallory Puckett Attending school in Tekoa must have been a good experience for Joy Heaton Puckett because she chose to return to her hometown to raise her own family. “I wanted to see my kids go through this school district,” she said. Besides having two daughters who graduated from Tekoa, Joy has another connection to the district as the business manager. “It’s fun to be in a small program,” Joy said. “I love that you just wear a ton of hats at a small school.” After graduat...
Musical performances set at Garfield, Tekoa Garfield-Palouse Middle School players will present the musical comedy “The Royal Bachelor” March 24 at the Middle School and March 25 at the Tekoa Empire Theatre in Tekoa. More than 20 students will take part in the production. The March 24 performance at the middle school will offer dessert and a hot or cold beverage to all dessert theatre ticket holders beginning at 6:30 p.m. The play starts at 7 p.m. Tickets for the dessert must be purchased by March 13. Tickets will be available at the door but...
Menus Week of Feb. 8-12, 2010 At Colton School: Tuesday: Grilled cheese sandwiches, cup of soup, fries, fruit. Wednesday: Hard-shell tacos, green beans, fruit, fruit turnovers. Thursday: Corn dogs, fries, corn, fruit. Friday: Hamburgers, green salad, fruit. At Garfield-Palouse School: Tuesday: Hot dogs, pork n beans, fruit, green salad, pudding. Wednesday: Tacos, lettuce, cheese, corn, fruit. Thursday: Chicken bunwich, lettuce, cheese, nachos, fruit, green beans. Friday: Stick Day. Bread sticks, fruit sticks, potato sticks, carrots, celery stic...
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
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... Full story
