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Homestead Ministries Friday partnered with Ambrose Christian School in Meridian, Idaho, to make up 10,800 bags of soup totaling more than 80,000 servings with the help of grades K-12, 30 local volunteers and Idaho Governor Butch Otter. The group took down all the product, spices, bags and labels for the assembly in four trailers. Those who traveled the eight-hour journey were Tom and Doreen Riedner, Greg and Gwen Nolan, Jon Webber, Bob and Norma Schulz, Chuck and Sharon Lyman, Peggy Zaring, Brian and Debbie Largent, Gary and Lisa Largent and...
Dusty native, Jon Pitts (1945-2018,) died last Wednesday, Oct. 24, at East Adams Rural Healthcare in Ritzville. Jon was the eldest child of the late Bob and Esther Pitts, local Dusty farmers. He grew up on the family farm, graduated from LaCrosse High School and attended Spokane Community College where he earned a degree in diesel mechanics and heavy equipment repair. He married his wife, Diane, in 1977. He is survived by a stepson, Rick Malby (Neva) of Ritzville; a stepdaughter, Michelle Lortz (Don) of Airway Heights; a brother, Steve Pitts...
Dick and Helen Appel hosted an oyster fry Friday, thanks to some Seattle area hunters. Those attending were Jim Appel, Yakima; Dave and Alice Appel, Colfax; Lisa and Travis Frei and Miriam, Rachel, Emma and Colette, Colfax; Eric and Shannon Appel, Dusty, and Neil and Liz Appel and Josh, Noemi, Isaac, John Paul, Grace and Michael, Dusty. Dinner guests at the home of Karen Broeckel Thursday evening were Jeanette Nolan, Colfax, and John Allyn Murray, a cousin from Bellingham who was in the area hunting, using the Brian and Angela Broeckel home as...
Homestead Ministries’ first event of the year was Friday at Logos Christian School in Moscow. With the help of 450 students plus some adults, their goal of assembling 10,000 soup mixes was met. The packets will be distributed from Spokane south to Riggins, Idaho. Locals who volunteered for the event included Tom and Doreen Riedner, Greg Nolan, Bob and Norma Schultz, Steve Gerlitz, Chuck and Sharon Lyman, Jon Webber, Brian Largent, Gary Largent, Larry and Linda Fry of California/Whitman County, Dan and Lorna Druffel, Amanda Druffel, Jack F...
Many friends and family attended the memorial service for Dusty native John Krom at Onecho Bible Church last Thursday. Denise Kendall, Tacoma, drove over Wednesday evening, spent the night at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Doreen and Tom Riedner, attended the services with them and drove back to her home the same day so she could resume her teaching duties Friday. Jon and Li Ochs traveled to Seattle last weekend to celebrate Li’s sister’s visit to Bellingham and to have a Canadian Thanksgiving feast. They traveled to Bellingham Satu...
Art and Colene Sager spent the weekend attending the Prosser Balloon Festival. Flying Farmer friends from Alberta, Canada, and Oregon joined with their Washington friends. There were 17 members in all. High winds cancelled the night glow and the balloons were tethered and never took flight the next morning. Colene reported they still had a fun weekend. Dick and Helen Appel attended the Washington State Sheep Producers meeting in Ellensburg Saturday. After they arrived back home, they drove to Pullman to a scout court of honor where their...
Ed and Joan Broeckel welcomed their first grandchild, Andrew Mohan Harkishnani, born to daughter and son-in-law Jennifer and Anthony Harkishnani, Seattle, Aug. 30. They went to meet the seven-pound, 10 ounce bundle of joy on Thursday and were joined by aunt and uncle Amber and Dominic Lovotti, Boise, on Friday. Broeckels and Lovattis returned to their respective homes the following Monday. Former resident and Dusty native John Krom, Jr., died Sept. 8 in Pullman. He was born to John, Sr., and Elizabeth Krom on the family farm a little more than...
Cross Country musical group (Linda Hennigar, Bob Davidson and Jerry Martin) will perform for the entire worship service at Selbu Lutheran Church beginning at 10 a.m on Sunday, Sept. 16. Due to computer difficulties, Karen's column is very short this week. The rest of her column will be published next week....
Saturday, Dick Appel celebrated his birthday with a dinner at the home of Neil, Liz, Josh, Noemi, Issac, John Paul, Grace and Michael Appel, Dusty. Tuesday, he was also celebrated with a dinner at the home of Lisa, Travis, Miriam, Rachel, Emma and Colette Frei, Colfax. Recently, David Stueckle spent a day in Spokane visiting his brother and sister-in-law, Arnie and Diane Stueckle....
Dick and Helen Appel’s granddaughter, Beth Lohmeyer and her daughters, Kristen and Rebecca, visited the Appels for four days a couple of weeks ago so the girls could experience the farm and harvest as their mother had as a child. They live near Poulsbo and do not see combines. Anna, Chad, Iris and Owen Assareh spent a week helping with the Vogler harvest. Anna drove truck; Iris and Owen greased. The family picked peaches and packed harvest lunches. Iris would like to thank whoever was kind enough to find her shoe on Little Alkali Road and p...
The Gary Stueckle family arrived at the Parsonage Bed and Breakfast establishment on Friday, and stayed until Sunday for their annual get-together. Gary and Marit and their daughter Anna reside in Edmonds. Their son Daniel and his wife Lauren, along with children Willa, Hattie and Haakon, live in Auburn. On Friday, they joined other family members in Schmuck Park in Colfax for a picnic. Saturday, they rode combine with Wes and Darrel Claassen who farm the Gottlieb and Rachel Stueckle home place. Visitors at the home of Kim and Cindy Pitts this...
Visitors for the first weekend of harvest at the home of Brian and Angela Broeckel included her parents, Guenter and Brigitte Scherwinski, Mountain Home, Idaho; Graham and Kim BeDell, Moscow; Alex BeDell, Las Vegas; Sami BeDell, Walla Walla, and Denise Kendall, Tacoma. Alex and Graham are staying this week to help out with harvest. There will be no morning worship services at Country Bible Church on July 29 because church members will join other local churches at Schmuck Park in Colfax for “Church in the Park.” Services begin at 10:30 a.m. Resi...
Guests at the Dick Appel home for the Fourth of July were Neil and Liz Appel, John Paul, Grace and Michael; Lisa and Travis Frei and Miriam, Rachel, Emma and Colette. The day was spent swimming, playing games and barbecuing hamburgers. The annual Appel family picnic was July 7 at the home of Dick and Helen Appel. Approximately 80 guests enjoyed the ham and turkey furnished by the hosts and the sides and desserts provided by the guests. The annual Stueckle cousins reunion was last Tuesday at the home of Goldie Foss in Colfax. Attendees included...
Amber, Kloey, Ellie and Nick Brink arrived at the home of their grandparents, Larry and Di Brink, July 1. They stayed the week and attended Vacation Bible School at the LaCrosse Methodist Church. They also made a birthday cake for their great aunt, Joan Myrick, Tuesday, and Joan and Lucky came to the Brink home to share it. They returned to their home in Omak Friday. Vacation Bible School in LaCrosse was a huge success, with 30 children present for most of the week. Volunteers from LaCrosse and Dusty made it a great time for the participants....
A week ago last Saturday, Lucky and Joan Myrick and son Rich Myrick traveled to Yelm where their grandson/nephew Michael Myrick, Mike Myrick’s son, graduated from Yelm High School and also earned an Associate Degree from Puget Sound Community College. The Myricks returned home the next day. Marc Watson and his daughter, Jasmin, went to Texas A & M last week for three days to a FFA livestock judging clinic and competition. Jasmin placed sixth out of 200 participants. She learned alot about what judges look for during competition. David Stueckle...
Gena Jones of Chatillon, Italy, returned home after spending two weeks at the homes of her mother, Fran Jones, and brother, Bryan Jones. Meggie Perron, Gena’s daughter, was a visitor from Burlington, Vermont, where she has been attending the University of Vermont for the past year. On June 11, Fran, Gena, Meggie and Bryan flew to Burlington, where they met with Bruce and Hanna Jones. They all drove to the Boston area to attend the wedding of Bruce and Hanna’s son, Abel Jones, and Marissa Deegan. Monday, June 18, Gena Jones flew from Boston to...
Dusty Gazette Correspondent Tom and Doreen Riedner hosted the first annual Homestead Volunteer Potluck last week in their home. All board members were present, including Greg and Gwen Nolan, Jon Webber, Bob and Norma Schultz, Steve and Karen Gerlitz and Chuck and Sharon Lyman. Volunteers attending were Jeanette Nolan, Mike and Audrey Largent, Brian and Debbie Largent, Gary and Trudy Libey, Keith and Sally Morris, Roger and Peggy Zaring and Larry and Linda Fry who flew in from China for the event. It was a fun evening of fellowship and planning...
Dusty Thirty people participated in the second annual Palouse Art Retreat at Eureka Farm in Dusty over Memorial Day Weekend. Nadja Ochs Wilson, who runs the Northwest Art Center in Duvall, sponsored this event. She brought two teachers, Susan Jenkins and Laura Henion, as well as all the necessary art supplies. Most of the participants came from the Duvall area and locals were from Dusty, Palouse, Oakesdale, Elberton and Pullman. Some stayed at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast in Dusty or at Eureka Farm. The weekend began Friday evening with a ki... Full story
Dusty Last week Thursday, Jason Nolan of Colfax celebrated his birthday with a dinner at Sol Vallarta. Hosts for the event were his parents Greg and Gwen Nolan, Colfax. Also in attendance were grandparents Mark and Carol Rubin, Jeanette Nolan, Uncle Jay Rubin, all of Colfax, and great aunt Karen Broeckel, Dusty. Caretaker Loren Scaggs had the Dusty Cemetery well-groomed and ready for the many floral tributes in remembrance of loved ones. Memorial Day weekend guests of Di and Larry Brink included Kevin, Amber, Ashley, Kloey, Ellie and Nick... Full story
Dusty Art and Colene Sager, along with guest Weston Kane, flew to Yakima Friday and joined a group of Washington Flying Farmers touring the CubCrafters factory. This company was founded in 1980 and has grown to 350 employees who turn out finished airplanes that are patterned after the Cubs of many years ago, although much improved. They are so popular that any orders today would not be ready until 2020. Visitors at the home of David Stueckle this weekend were his son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, Doug, Cheryl and Ashleigh Stueckle of Coeu... Full story
Dusty Dusty B.B. Club celebrated its 90th anniversary as an organization at its annual guest luncheon last Wednesday, May 9. The luncheon, catered by Fonk’s, was in the Bettie and Don Steiger Center of the Colfax branch of the Whitman County Library. Thirty members and their guests were treated to delicious food and also got to view 18 of the many quilts the club made over the years. The quilts will be on display in The Center throughout the month of May for the general public to see. Barb and Bruce Wollstein, Lacey, spent the last weekend o...
Dusty Damien Perron spent two days with his grandmother, Fran Jones, and his uncle, Brian. He had just arrived back in the states from Italy where he had been for the past three weeks visiting his parents, grandparents and friends. On Friday, he drove to Whitefish, Mont., where he has worked at a ski resort for the past six months. Many local relatives and friends attended the celebration of life Friday for Phyllis Stueckle at the Onecho Bible Church. Di Brink, Dusty, and Donna Parks, LaCrosse, drove Mike Stine and Drew Parks to Cheney to... Full story
Dusty Dick and Helen Appel hosted the Troop 400 Boy Scouts from Spokane Valley for an overnight planning meeting. Charlie Appel, Dick and Helen’s grandson, is the patrol leader for the next six months. Approximately 18 scouts and adults attended, including Bruce and Spenser Appel. In addition to meetings, they enjoyed exploring the farm, especially seeing lambs born Saturday morning. Doreen Riedner traveled to Tacoma Thursday afternoon to spend the weekend with her sister, Denise Kendall. Riedner spent Friday with her sister’s second grade cla...
Dusty Sam and Josie Roskin, Seattle, arrived Wednesday, April 12, to spend a couple of days with the Dale Broeckel family. Dale and Kimberly Gustafson joined them for breakfast at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast Friday. They took a drive to Starbuck and the Lyons Ferry area where they viewed the site of the Columbia Pulp operation. The facility, located on a 449 acre site, is purchasing straw from a radius of 75 miles to produce paper products. It is expected to be running by the fourth quarter of 2018. Joseph and Marcia First stayed at The... Full story
Dusty The LaCrosse High School class of ‘79 had their annual mini-reunion this weekend at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast. Attendees included Denise Broeckel Kendall, Tacoma; Doreen Broeckel Riedner, Dusty; Sheri Shaffer Hatley, Oakesdale; Paula Morris Meyer, Colfax, and Kristal Krom Kirpes, Colton. Saturday, the women attended the Route 26 Vintage Sale at Jennings Elementary School and had lunch at Fonk’s in Colfax before heading out to The Parsonage in Dusty for their gab fest. Hatley updated the group on her son Charley Hatley, a pol...
