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DUSTY - Dusty Cemetery held its first Wreaths Across America ceremony, December 17, at 11 a.m. The mission of WAA is to Remember the fallen, Honor those that serve and their families, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom. Eight wreaths were placed at the beginning of the ceremony in memory of those who served in each branch of the United States Armed Forces including the US Army, the US Marine Corps., the US Navy, the US Air Force, the US Space Force, the US Coast Guard, and the...
Tony and Denise Kendall from Tacoma got to the home of Tom and Doreen Riedner’s Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day, they visited and had dinner with Brian and Angela Broeckel, Dusty; Broeckel’s daughter and son-in-law, Sami and Sawyer Meeks of Moses Lake and Angela’s parents, Guenter and Brigitte Scherwinski of Mountain Home, Idaho. The Kendalls returned to their home Monday. — Karen Broeckel, Dusty, was guest at the home of Greg and Gwen Nolan, Colfax, Christmas Day. Other celebrants included Patty Wieber, Brett Wieber, Bobby and Jamie Halbig...
Saturday evening, Doreen Riedner, Dusty, and Denise Kendall, Tacoma, virtually watched their nephew, Graham David BeDell, son of Brian and Angela Broeckel of Dusty, graduate from Boise State University in the College of Engineering. — Last Thursday, a group of women from the Dusty area met at the home of Vicki Broeckel for a Christmas luncheon. They enjoyed an afternoon of good food, good conversation, laughs and a gift exchange. Participants in the gathering included the hostess, Vicki Broeckel, Fran Jones, Diane Monson, Sandy Passmore, L...
Dusty BB Club, a homemakers’ club established in 1927, has decided to disband their organization. Money acquired from the sale of cookbooks through the years has been donated to The Whitman Hospital Foundation and the Dusty Cemetery. — Barb and Bruce Wollstein, Lacey, visited her parents, Dick and Helen Appel, over the weekend. Also visiting was the Wollstein’s youngest daughter and her husband, Joanne and Pat Corrigan their children Quinn, Liam and Evan. On Saturday, Art and Jill Swannack and family stopped by to present an honor to Dick...
Last Thursday, Homestead Ministries traveled to Moscow, Idaho. It was “Feed the Need” at Logos School where 10,300 bags of soup were made. They would not have been completed without the help of volunteers assisting students in assembling the bags of ingredients. The volunteers included Tom and Doreen Riedner, Greg Nolan, Bob and Norma Schultz, Chuck Lyman, Steve Gerlitz, Michael and Audrey Largent, Brian Largent, Gary Largent, Linda and Larry Fry, Diane Monson, Greta Stueckle, Sally Morris, Janny Davis, Jerry and Diane Peterson, Charlee Hoc...
Family visiting at the Fran Jones home and Bryan Jones farm October 28th through November 1st were Bruce and Hanna Jones of Keeseville, New York, and their son and family, Abel and Marissa Deegan-Jones and son Langston of Quincy, Maine. Also spending time there were Warren and Julie Jones of Hauser Lake, Idaho. Arriving from Kalispell, Montana, were grandchildren Meggie Perron, Damien and Rachel Perron and their children, Elouise and Delila. — The family of Dennis Bay, who passed away October 20th, will be guests at The Parsonage Bed and B...
David Stueckle spent from September 20th to October 3rd in Boston with his grandson Jonathan and family. They went sight seeing in the Boston area. - Burial services for Dusty native Arnie Stueckle, brother of David Stueckle, are planned for October 23rd at 10:00 at the Dusty Cemetery. A memorial service will follow that day at 3:00 in the church he attended in Spokane. An official notice with the name of the church will be published in the Gazette some time closer to the actual date. -...
Recent weekend guests at the Dick Appel home were Nancy Calvert of Auburn, Helen's sister, and Cindy Anderson of Enumclaw, Nancy's daughter. Sunday dinner guests were Bruce and Elaine Appel of Spokane....
Linda and Larry Fry were home this week from California and manned the Homestead Ministries booth at the Palouse Empire Fair, along with other valuable local volunteers. Homestead Ministries deliver soup bags to the Whitman County Sherriff's Department and the visiting nurses at the fair who will distribute them in their travels. - Dennis Broeckel, son of the late Paul and Betty Broeckel and formerly from Rosalia and now Spokane, stopped at the fair and then visited withe cousin Doreen...
There will be a special outdoor service on Sunday, Aug. 22, at Selbu Lutheran Church near LaCrosse at 10 a.m. There will be a baptism and special music. Everyone is welcome to attend....
News has been received of the passing of Brownie Jean Mortlock, 95, on July 25th at her home in Kettle Falls. She was the wife of the late pastor Earl Mortlock of the Country Bible Church 1965 - 1967. They had ten children, 26 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren. A private family gathering will be held in her honor. She will be buried in Reardan, WA alongside her husband and mother. Murphy Nolan was a guest of her great great aunt Karen Broeckel from July 30 to August 2. She helped serve lunch to harvesters, fed Ritz crackers to Angela...
Andrea and Mark Davis, Coeur d’Alene, and their three year old girl and two year old boy, visited Andrea’s grandfather, David Stueckle, for six days. They were formerly in France for four years as missionaries. Many Dusty area residents attended memorial services last week Friday for Ted Nealey and Jeff Andrus on Saturday, both in LaCrosse....
Visitors at the home of Art and Colene Sager were Vern and Dolores Sager, Middleton, Idaho, and Floyd and Linda Sager, Meridian, Idaho. They all attended a celebration Saturday afternoon where Colene was honored for being chosen International Flying Farmer Woman of the Year for 2019-2020. Every year at the International Flying Farmer convention, there is a Man of the Year (MOY) and Woman of the Year (WOY) honored. Someone has to nominate the person with the criteria of flying background,...
Art and Colene Sager flew their plane to Newburg, Oregon, Saturday to spend the day with Colene’s brother and his wife. A special treat was visiting with her niece and family who were visiting from Germany. Shannon and Jennifer Filonczuck moved to Munich, Germany, ten years ago to teach in the military high school. They have two children, Joseph who is in the fifth grade and Esther wo is in the second grade. They usually visit every two years but due to COVID restrictions, it had been three years since their last visit. The Sagers flew home t...
Recent house guests at the Dick and Helen Appel home were Nancy Calvert, Enumclaw, and her daughter Missy Calvert. Nancy is Helen’s sister. Several days were spent visiting and reminiscing....
Art and Colene Sager flew to LaPine, Ore., and spent the weekend with Don and Gaylene Manning. While there, the women attended a baby shower honoring their daughter and granddaughter, Hannah Flores. The July baby will be the first grandchild for Gaylene and the first great-grandchild for Colene. Nine ladies from the Grandmothers’ Thrift Shop were guests at the home of Tom and Doreen Riedner where they had dinner, great conversation and then helped make 1,000 spice packets for the Homemade Chili that will go to people in need. Gena Jones a...
April 19, six members of the Colfax High School ASB Leadership, along with Heidi Lowe, came out to the home of Tom and Doreen Riedner. They had lunch and then assembled 1,000 soup bags for Homestead Ministries. These students made Colfax High School and their community proud. Harm and Jan Smith, Art Sager, Blake, and Carmen Heaton, Larry Brink, and classmates Vicki Broeckel and Linda Hennigar were among the many friends and family who attended graveside services April 24 in LaCrosse for Richard Barry who passed away Feb. 7 from complications...
DUSTY – Denise Kendall, of Tacoma, was finally able to spend a recent weekend with her twin sister, Doreen Riedner, so they could belatedly celebrate their shared February birthday. Inclement pass conditions made the delay necessary. The women took a 7 mile walk and still had enough breath to blow out their candles. Last Thursday, the monthly potluck luncheon of some local women was held in the home of Sandy Passmore. Attending were Diane Monson, Terri Guenthner, Vicki Broeckel and Linda Hennigar....
Ed and Joan Broeckel visited with their daughter’s family, Amber and Dominic and Leonel, from March 10-13, at their home in Boise. They made the trip while Ed is recovering from ankle replacement surgery. Ed is thankful to be three weeks from the surgery and appreciates the prayers of all who knew about it. Karen Broeckel was a guest at the home of Andrew Nolan and Hanna Monsen in Colfax March 13 to join in celebrating the almost fifth birthday of her great-great niece Murphy Nolan. Her actual birthday is on March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day. Oth...
DUSTY — A group of local women have started meeting monthly, whenever possible, for a potluck luncheon. February’s gathering was at the home of hostess Diane Monson last Tuesday. People attending were Terri Guenthner, Vicki Broeckel, Linda Hennigar and Sandy Passmore. They were finally able to have their “Christmas” exchange, which had been postponed for various reasons. Sandy Passmore will hostess the March get-together. Weekend guest Karen Broeckel was her almost 5-year-old great-great niece, Murphy Nolan. She is the daughter of Andrew...
Dick and Helen Appel attended a Zoom meeting last week Sunday. It was hosted by Sue and Joe Lynch for the baptism of their youngest daughter Bridget Joy. Also participating were Lisa Frei and daughters Emma and Colette. The Lynches live in West Lafayette, Indiana....
DUSTY — Keith and Leliah Zaring welcomed their first great grandchild Jan. 14. Zeke Keith Zaring was born to Zach and Katie Zaring of Colfax. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are Gordon and Sherri Pitts of Okanagan and Cindy Zaring of Pullman and Roger Zaring and his wife Peggy of Dusty. Last Monday, Amanda, Erik, Rafe and Tate Carlson of Spokane were at Kim and Cindy Pitts for a late Christmas dinner....
DUSTY — Dick and Helen Appel had a very quiet Christmas. Only two families — Bruce and Elaine Appel, Charlie and Spenser of Spokane; and Caroline and Rob Kunkel, Zach, Kade, Elly and Luciene, all of Pullman — brought Christmas dinner to the grandparents. While it was mostly quiet here, the Lynch family did receive good news this week. Susan and Joe Lynch had baby girl No. 4, Bridget Joy. She weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce and was 21 inches long, with a lot of blonde hair. She joins sisters Cecilia, Abagail and Lillian. Sue and Joe live in Lafay...
DUSTY — After a three-week closure, Country Bible Church will resume Sunday morning worship services at 11 a.m. Dec. 27. Dean Ellis will be guest speaker in Pastor Szasz’s absence....
DUSTY—Deb and Bob Stavig from Brush Prairie, visited her parents, Dick and Helen Appel, the week before Thanksgiving. They helped with Thanksgiving preparations. They left for their home Thanksgiving morning. Guests for Thanksgiving dinner at the Dick and Helen Appel home included Caroline and Rob Kunkel, Elly and Lucien and Liz and Neil Appel and John Paul, Grace, Michael and Charlotte....
