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Serving Whitman County since 1877
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Dusty Gena Jones, Chatillon, Italy, arrived Sept. 1 to spend time with her mother, Fran Jones, brother Bryan and her children Damien and Meggie Perron. Meggie arrived from Walla Walla Friday evening and returned to work at Home Depot in Walla Walla Monday. She will start school again at the community college Sept. 19. Warren and Julie Jones of Hayden, Idaho, spent the weekend with the Jones family. Marc Watson and his son Jesse were in Seattle a couple of weeks ago to attend a Seahawks pre-season football game. Homestead Ministries will have a...
Dusty Dick and Helen Appel spent a week visiting their daughters, Barb Wollstein and Deb Stavig. Barb and Bruce Wollstein, Lacey, treated Dick to a Mariners game for his birthday. They also attended the baptism of one of their newest great-granddaughters, Quinn Marie Corrigan. They then spent several days visiting Deb and Bob Stavig in Brush Prairie. Local Appel families gathered at the home of Dick and Helen Appel to celebrate Dick’s birthday. Those attending included Eric and Shannon Appel and Sidney and Kyle, Dusty; Caroline and Rob Kunkel a...
Dusty Saturday, Lucky and Joan Myrick enjoyed a surprise visit from Joan’s cousin, Gary Grewell, Olympia, and his sons, Todd, Portland, Ore.; Darrin, Olympia, and Darrin’s son, Tanner. The Grewells were in the area visiting family, enjoying the culture of Eastern Washington and learning about the Brink homesteads. They also visited cousins Brock and Linda Hill in Viola, and Steve and Becky Brink and Marge Brink in Palouse. Karen Broeckel joined family members at Eddy’s in Colfax for Sunday lunch and to see her great-nephew, Austin Beasl...
Dusty Arriving Friday at the home of Lucky and Joan Myrick to celebrate Lucky’s 80th birthday were Mike Myrick and son Michael, Tacoma; Rich Myrick and Jannetta, Moses Lake, and children Cherie and fiancée Curtis, Roy; Deanna and friend Chris, Spanaway; Cameron and friend Shannon, Spanaway, and Jannetta’s daughter Kiersten, Tacoma. Joining them on Saturday were Larry and Di Brink, Dusty; Mike Stine, LaCrosse; Kevin and Amber Brink, Ashley, Kloe, Ellie and Nick, Tri-Cities; John and Brandi Brink, Myla and Lexie, Colfax. Also joining them were lo...
Dusty Lauren Claassen, daughter of Wes and Jen Claassen, had the pleasure of becoming the second runner-up in the Washington State Distinguished Young Woman program in Pullman. Lauren represented LaCrosse. The competition was at Beasley Performing Arts Center Saturday evening. The young women arrived in Pullman Tuesday and met their host families. Lauren, Tessa Jantz of Ritzville and Kendyl Druffel of Colton stayed with Wendy Jo and Shane Brenan. They had lunch with Pullman Rotary Thursday and with Kiwanis Friday. Claassen’s parents, her g...
Dusty Ed and Joan Broeckel had a grain fire in their field Saturday afternoon. Approximately 70 acres of standing grain burned, started from the combine header. Three fire trucks and about 50 pickups arrived to fight the fire in strong winds. The Broeckels are thankful for all the help they received and that no one was hurt in the process. Recently, Albert Raska and Amy Taketomo visited several days at the Harm and Jan Smith home. They live in the Monterey, Calif., area where Amy is a chemistry professor and Albert is a retired engineer. All...
Dusty Ed and Joan Broeckel had visitors this past week. Their daughter Amber, Boise, was home from Friday through Sunday; daughter Jen Harkishnani, Seattle, was home from Saturday to Wednesday and Ed's sister Dellene Burdsall, San Jose, Calif., was a guest July 18-25. Fran Jones recently returned from a trip to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, where she joined one of her nieces on a trip to Saskatchewan. They attended the 90th birthday celebration of Fran's sister-in-law, Minnie Nugent. Damien Perron, Cervinia, Italy, nephew of Bryan Jones, has been...
Dusty Larry and Di Brink, along with Mike Stine of LaCrosse, drove to Lyons Ferry Marina for the weekend. Meeting them there were Kevin, Amber, Ashley, Kloey, Ellie and Nick Brink of Kennewick; John, Brandi, Myla and Alexia Brink, Colfax; Amber’s brother, Robert and Sara Hrabak and children Sarah, Rayna, Katie and Junior; Joshua Bay, Mount Lake Terrace and Tom Phillips, Las Vegas. Driving down for the day to join the group were Lucky and Joan Myrick. The Hans Van Oostrum family from The Netherlands stayed at the Parsonage Bed and Breakfast o...
Dusty Walt Smith and Parker, Clyde Hill; Gina and Jason Morgan and Micah, Yakima, spent last weekend at Harmon and Jan Smith’s home. Dianne and Dan Morris and Kris Berglund, with daughters Brooke and Avery, Valleyford, and Karen Morris, Spokane, joined them Monday to celebrate Independence Day. They finished the day at Endicott for the display of fireworks. Art and Colene Sager flew to Sunriver, Ore., to spend the 4th of July weekend with their daughter, Don and Gaylene Manning and Hannah, who live nearby in LaPine, Ore. They flew directly t...
Dusty There will be no morning worship services at the Country Bible Church on Sunday, July 10. Instead, the congregation will join other area churches for the annual “Worship Services in the Park” at 10:30 a.m. in Schmuck Park in Colfax. Everyone is invited to attend. Lunch will follow the services with hamburgers and hot dogs being provided. Families are asked to bring their own lawn chairs and a side dish or dessert to share. A large crowd attended funeral services for Dusty native Oscar Broeckel at the Country Bible Church Friday afternoon....
Dusty Oscar Broeckel, 93, Dusty native and life-long farmer in the Dusty area, passed away Sunday, June 26. He is survived by his children Doreen (Tom) Riedner, Dusty; Denise (Tony) Kendall, Tacoma, and Brian (Angela) Broeckel, Dusty; three step-grandchildren, Alex, Sami and Graham BeDell; one brother, Randall (Pat) Broeckel, Vancouver; and many relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, July 1, at the Country Bible Church three miles south of Dusty on Highway 127 with burial...
Dusty The Dick Appel family held a celebration on the occasion of the baptism of Grace Marie Appel. A dinner was held in her honor at the home of her parents, Neil and Liz Appel. Guests were her grandparents, Joe and Marybeth Phillips, Houston; Dick and Helen Appel, Dusty; Bruce Appel, Spokane; Eric and Shannon Appel and Kyle, Sarah and Sidney, Dusty; Connor and Christopher Appel, Pullman; Caroline and Rob Kunkel, Zack, Kade, Elly and Luciene; Lisa and Travis Frei, Miriam, Rachel, Emma and Colette and Father Al Grasher. Mark and Kathy Vogler...
Dusty Linda Hennigar, Jim Moore and Floyd and Judi Overstreet attended the graduation party for Trevor Roberts, son of Lori and Vic Roberts and grandson of Judi Overstreet, in Kennewick last Saturday, June 4. Trevor graduated from Kamiakin High School. Hennigar and Moore also visited Hennigar’s daughter and son-in-law, Tami and Jay Banks, while in the Tri-cities. Visitors at the home of Steve and Becky Camp last Thursday and Friday were Steve’s daughter Stefanie and her friend Jules, both from Kauai, Hawaii. Ed and Joan Broeckel hosted the...
Dusty Carmen and Blake Heaton attended the graduation of their granddaughter, Blayke, from Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Ariz. There were more than 500 students in the class. The ceremony was in the stadium at the University of Phoenix on the morning of Friday, June 3. Saturday morning the Heatons went with son, Christopher, and grandson, Justus, to a wrestling camp, “Weekend War at Camp Verde.” They celebrated Carmen’s birthday that afternoon. Art and Colene Sager flew to The Dalles, Ore., to attend a Flying Farmer Convention from...
Dusty Daughters of the late Bob and Marie Ackerman, who spent the weekend at the Parsonage Bed and Breakfast, included Robin Legg, Sisters, Ore.; Ann Petzel, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.; Laura Burnside McElligott, North Bend, Ore. and Lisa Emtman, Valleyford. They visited the cemeteries of Dusty, Hay, LaCrosse, Endicott and Colfax during their stay. They are the granddaughters of the late Henry and Betty Ackerman who lived in Dusty and donated the land where the Dusty cemetery is located. They attended the Country Bible Church morning worship...
Dusty Oscar and Brian Broeckel spent a Sunday in Hay visiting with old friends and former saddle mates at the campsite of the Gentlemen on Horseback. Both Broeckels were participants in the annual ride for many years. Approximately 50 full-time riders are taking part this year. Art Sager joined the Gentlemen on Horseback ride Wednesday. They spent the week in Hay riding to a different location each day. Sager estimated they rode about 18 miles the day he joined them. They had a camp cook who served breakfast, packed a lunch for them to take...
Dusty Last week Wednesday, the Dusty B.B. Club's annual guest day luncheon was at the Jones Schoolhouse on the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds. Joseph’s Grainery presented the program on how their business started, plans for the future and how their grain products are used. They also brought recipe cards and free packages of their products for the members and their guests. This was the culminating event of the season. B.B. Club meetings will resume the second Wednesday in October at the parish hall of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in LaCrosse to mak...
Dusty Brian and Angela Broeckel drove to Portland Friday to spend Mother’s Day weekend with daughter Alex BeDell and Kyle Zartman. They attended an NBA playoff game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. They returned home Sunday. Denise Broeckel Kendall spent Mother’s Day weekend with her father Oscar Broeckel. Richard Alexander, Tacoma, was a surprise guest to the home of Carmen and Blake Heaton. He arrived Friday to surprise his mother, Emily Alexander, who is living with the Heatons. Sunday, Tru and Range Hea...
Dusty Pastor Steve Szasz of Moscow, Idaho, who serves the Country Bible Church near Dusty, received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Corban University School of Ministry in Salem, Ore., on Saturday. The guest speaker filling in for Pastor Szasz Sunday morning at Country Bible Church worship services was Adam Swenson, graduating senior at Moody Northwest, Spokane. Miriam, Rachel and Emma Frei spent a week with their grandparents, Dick and Helen Appel. Their parents were visiting friends in Ohio and Lisa’s sister Susan in Indiana. Dale and V...
Dusty Country Bible Church completed its ditch cleaning duty Friday for the Adopt-a-Highway program. The requirement was to do it in April. A number of Dusty residents attended funeral services Saturday in the Hay church for Whitman County native Tyke Curtis. Kim and Cindy Pitts went to Spokane Friday to watch grandson Rafe Carlson participate in a track meet. Unfortunately, the meet was rained out. They stayed overnight at the home of their daughter’s family and attended grandson Tate’s baseball game at Avista Stadium Saturday. David and Phy...
Dusty Thirteen Baptist church ladies from Union Gap, Ore. held their annual retreat at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast Thursday through Saturday in Dusty. Art and Colene Sager flew to Joseph, Ore., Sunday afternoon for dinner and sightseeing. They were able to take a courtesy car offered to pilots from the airport into town. The weather was so nice, they chose outside seating at the restaurant. They drove to Wallowa Lake before flying home. Linda Hennigar and Jim Moore went to the plowing bee at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds last Saturday....
Dusty Sunday morning, Country Bible Church was the site of a very successful soup bagging session for Homestead Ministries. More than 40 people helped bag more than 800 bags of bean, split pea and lentil soup to be distributed to those in need. Most appreciated were the youngsters who worked like troopers as runners. They kept things moving by handing out supplies of baggies and labels, toting the filled bags to those who sealed the bags and then taking the finished product to the boxing area. Art and Colene Sager had their daughter and...
Dusty Danielle Worley and Kacie Barton of Terre Haute, Ind., visited Dick and Suzy McNeilly recently. Suzy’s mother and Danielle were sisters. The women drove to Sumpter, Ore., to visit family, cousins Dan Warnock and Shelby Getz of Pendleton, Ore. Reminder: Sunday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Homestead Ministries will have a soup bagging session at the Country Bible Church. Everyone is welcome to come help put together small bags of soup mix to give to those in need. Dress casually. Lunch will be provided after the session. This p...
Dusty Linda Hennigar and Jim Moore attended the Distinguished Young Woman event in Potlatch Saturday. Hennigar's great-niece, Brookelyn Carpenter, won the spirit, fitness and scholastic categories and was first runner-up. Carpenter's parents are Bret Carpenter and Joyce Carpenter. Her grandparents are former Whitman County residents, Jack and Marilyn Hennigar. Steve and Becky Camp attended the Onecho Bible Church musical presentation of “The Story” Friday evening. David and Phyllis Stueckle, Ann Emerson and Bill Emerson attended the wedding of...
Dusty Wes and Jen Claassen had the pleasure of watching their daughter, Lauren, become the Distinguished Young Woman of LaCrosse Saturday at the program in Colfax. Lauren’s grandparents, Darrel and LaRae Claassen, Dusty; her brother Bo, home from Boise State, and the rest of her family were there to support her. She will compete in the state competition in Pullman, Aug. 6. Linda Hennigar and Jim Moore attended the funeral for Hennigar's aunt, Dorothy Haugeness, 97, in Boise March 16. Another niece, Dave and Elaine Stueckle Hogan of Richland, al...
