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Barb and Bruce Wollstein, Lacey, spent some time with her parents Dick and Helen Appel. They came to help butcher lambs. Barb also assisted with the greenhouse clean-up and making tomato sauce. Canning is completed for this season. Gena Jones, Chatillon, Italy, arrived recently and is spending time with her mother Fran Jones and brother Bryan Jones. Warren and Julie Jones, Hauser, ID, came to enjoy an early Thanksgiving celebration and a very early birthday dinner for Warren’s mother, Fran. An added surprise was the arrival of Bruce and J...
DUSTY — Riedner/Weitz sausage was made this past weekend at the home of Tom and Doreen Riedner. Those attending were David and Kerri and Josh Weitz of Colfax; Kara and Cody Yecha, Tri-Cities; and Heather and Nathan Sink and sons Carter and Logen, West Richland. Three hundred pounds of sausage were processed and smoked....
DUSTY — Homestead Ministries took a horse trailer of clothes and four bicycles to Spokane to “Off Broadway Family Ministries.” Donations have been given all summer long. Thank you to everyone who gave warm clothing and other needed items and thank you to Tom Riedner and Roger Zaring for providing delivery service. A two-day guest of Karen Broeckel was former LaCrosse School classmate Carmi Cummings Thompson. Thompson was traveling between her home near Victor, Mont., to her other home in Mt. Vernon, Wash. Thompson’s parents used to own the caf...
DUSTY — Recently, Sue and Joe Lynch spent a long weekend with Sue’s parents, Dick and Helen Appel. Traveling with them from Lafayette, Ind., were their three daughters Cecelia, Abigail and Lilian. Karen Broeckel hosted a knepfla dinner Sunday afternoon for Brian and Angela Broeckel and Loren Scaggs, Dusty, Greg and Gwen Nolan, Colfax, and John Allyn Murray, Blaine, Wash ....
Last week Tuesday, Fran Jones, Terri Guenthner, Vicki Broeckel, Diane Monson and Linda Hennigar gathered at the home of Sandy Passmore for a potluck lunch and an afternoon of visiting....
Meggie Perron of Burlington, Vermont, spent part of two weeks visiting at the homes of her grandmother Fran Jones and her uncle Bryan Jones. She also spent some time visiting with friends in Walla Walla. Unfortunately, she was unable to visit with her mother as Gena’s flight from Italy, where she resides, was canceled. Overnight guests Friday at the home of Karen Broeckel included Patty Wieber, Brett Wieber, Spokane, and JoAnn Elrod, Bellevue. They all had attended the graveside services for their sister/aunt Jeanette Broeckel Nolan of C...
Thursday afternoon, Gary and Diane Monson, Dale and Vicki Broeckel and Linda Hennigar attended the “Celebration of Life” for Marilyn Blevins at Hell’s Gate State Park in Lewiston. Marilyn was a former Dusty area resident for many years. She and her husband Ralph, raised three daughters here, Elisabeth, Rachel and Jessica. She passed away June 29. Larry and Karen Light, Portland, recently spent three days with her father, David Stueckle. Doug and Cheryl Stueckle, Coeur d’ Alene, spent one day with them. They celebrated David’s birthday....
The Dusty B.B. Club met last Tuesday at the home of Diane Monson. Those attending included Monson, Dianne Appel, Fran Jones, Sandy Passmore, Terri Guenthner and Karen Broeckel. After much discussion, it was decided to suspend any further meetings until October, 2021, when the club will meet again to possibly decide the future of the club. Recently, a “Gender Reveal” event occurred at first time great-grandparents Keith and Lelia Zaring’s farm. A small group of socially-distanced family and friends gathered outside to watch a blue colored water...
There seems to have been some confusion concerning the Sunday worship time at the Country Bible Church. They are still on their summer hours with services starting at 10:30. Regular worship time of 11:00 will resume the first Sunday in September, the 6th. All are welcome. Recently, Reuben Stueckle and his son Dan, Puyallup, visited his brother/uncle David Stueckle for a couple of days. Doreen Riedner, Dusty, and Denise Kendall, Tacoma, visited their Aunt Judy and Uncle Ron in Spokane last Friday then dropped by Sheri Hatley on their way home....
The Dusty B.B. Club will meet at 1:00 on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the home of Diane Monson to discuss the future of the club....
Brian Jones has announced that due to an untimely frost, there are no apricots or peaches for sale at Warm Springs Ranch this year. A late frost around Mother’s Day killed off the crop. Temperatures hit 28 degrees. Jones said he can’t remember ever losing the whole crop before. The orchard has lost some of its yield in the past, but never to point it won’t open. Warm Springs Ranch is a remnant of the many orchards that use to grow along the Snake River in the Penawawa area. Penawawa was one of the communities that were erased when with the c...
Art and Colene Sager vacationed in Cody, Wyoming, from Monday through Saturday. One day was spent in Yellowstone Park, but the remainder of time was spent in Cody with their many attractions. The Buffalo Bill Center of the Northwest is a complex of five different museums: Pioneer History, Plains Indians, Firearms, Western Art, and Animals from the Area. Two days were spent in the museum. The Sagers also attended two different dinner shows: Dan Miller Show with dinner in the historic Irma Hotel and the Cody Cattle Company dinner show. Both had...
DUSTY - Combines began rolling last week in the southern suburbs of Dusty. They started earlier along the Snake River and in Hay. Recently, 17 month old Max Halbig, Spokane, spend an afternoon with his great-aunt Karen Broeckel while his mother Jamie Halbig and grandmother Patty Broeckel Wieber visited Jeanette Nolan at the Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax. Four-year-old Murphy Nolan, Spokane, was a guest of her great great Auntie K. (Karen Broeckel) this week. It was a busy three days and Auntie K. pooped out before Murphy did,...
Four year old Murphy Nolan, daughter of Andrew Nolan of Spokane, was a house guest of great-great-aunt Karen Broeckel from Thursday to Sunday. Murphy and her Auntie K. had a busy four days planting flowers, playing at Schmuck Park in Colfax, checking out the goats, cats and toys at the home of Angela and Brian Broeckel and playing a lot of pretend games. Her daddy took her into Colfax Sunday to join the Nolan family for a Father's Day lunch before returning her to her home....
Dick Appel hosted a party for his wife Helen's birthday. It was held in the garage and yard to uphold social distancing. Those attending were Bruce and Elaine Appel and family, Spokane; Phil Appel, Cheney; Eric and Shannon Appel and family, Dusty; Caroline and Rob Kunkel and family, Pullman; Neil and Liz Appel family, Dusty; and Lisa and Travis Frei and family, Colfax. Art and Colene Sager have a house guest from Minneapolis, Minn. Judy Naumann has been a friend of Colene's since grade school. While she is visiting, the Sagers are planning on...
Andrew Nolan and his daughter Murphy, Spokane, and Hanna Monsen, Colbert, were guests at the Karen Broeckel home Saturday. Sunday, they joined Greg, Gwen and Jason Nolan for some fishing at Largent's Lagoon on Musgrave Road. Jason caught two good sized trout and Murphy caught one. Afterward, the group went to the home of Greg and Gwen Nolan for a barbecue to celebrate Jason's birthday. Sylas Rohner, Spokane, joined the group for birthday cheesecake....
Linda Hennigar spent the weekend in Kennewick with her daughter's family, Jay and Tami Banks, to celebrate grandson Wesley's 20th birthday on Friday. Mother's Day was also celebrated during the weekend. Wesley was home for the weekend from Meridian, Idaho, where he is attending Northwest Lineman School. Hennigar also had a visit from Linda Hiskey who lives in the Tri-cities area. Bruce, Elaine, Charlie and Spenser Appel brought a picnic lunch to the home of Bruce's parents, Dick and Helen Appel, so they could enjoy a picnic in Dick and Helen's...
A private graveside service was held at the Dusty Cemetery last week for a small group of mourners memorializing Loraine Scaggs who passed away March 29 at Whitman Health and Rehabilitation Center in Colfax. Dean Ellis conducted the service. Attending were Scaggs’ son Loren Scaggs of Dusty, daughter and son-in-law Laurie and Bill Pitt of Las Vegas, Dale and Vicki Broeckel of Dusty and Homer Hopkins of LaCrosse and some of his children....
Art and Colene Sager flew their plane to Joseph, Ore., a week ago Thursday. It was a beautiful day and the Wallowa Mountains were majestic with the sun shining on the snow. It was warm enough that they sat outside on a street bench eating their “take-out.” Joseph airport has a courtesy car to get from the airport into town, so besides the beautiful area, it is their favorite place to fly just for the joy of flying. At the beginning of March, Karen Broeckel was in Spokane for a week of baby and critter sitting at the home of her sister, Pat...
Last weekend, Neil and Liz Appel’s older children, Josh, Noemi and Isaac, were guests of grandparents Dick and Helen Appel. Grandpa Appel took them all fishing at Pampa Pond near LaCrosse on Saturday. They all caught their limits. They enjoyed the fresh fish for supper. Members of the Broeckel clan gathered at the home of Tom and Doreen Riedner Saturday to make sausage. Participants included the hosts, the Riedners; Denise Kendall, Tacoma; Brian and Angela Broeckel, Dusty; Jeanette Nolan, Greg and Gwen Nolan and Jason Nolan, all of Colfax; P...
Brian and Angela Broeckel welcomed their first grandchild Feb. 26. Dawson Graham BeDell weighed six pounds, seven ounces. His parents are Graham and Kim BeDell of Boise. Guenter and Brigitte Scherwinski, Mountain Home, stopped in at the home of Karen Broeckel for a visit Friday morning. Scherwinskis are the parents of Angela Broeckel. Later, weekend guests of Broeckel included Andrew Nolan and daughter Murphy, Spokane, and their friend Hannah Monsen, Colbert. The Dusty B.B. Club will meet next Wednesday, March 11, at 1 p.m. in the home of...
Power outages this weekend were the result of high winds around noon on Sunday, leaving many homes without electricity until about 6 a.m. Monday. A large uprooted tree fell on the roof at Dale and Vicki Broeckel’s home causing extensive damage. The home at the Alkali Flat Arena sustained roof damage with loss of shingles. The wind shear, which lasted less than five minutes, also overturned harrow bed machinery parked in the lot. No other major damage was reported other than downed tree limbs. Saturday afternoon, Karen Broeckel attended a b...
Kim and Cindy Pitts were in Cheney last week, Wednesday and Thursday, to attend the National Curling Championship competition on the EWU campus. Denise and Tony Kendall, Tacoma, were guests of Tom and Doreen Riedner from Friday through Sunday. The occasion was an early birthday celebration. Saturday morning, the Kendalls helped the Riedners load a trailer with 3,500 Spanish-labeled Homestead soups that were bagged at the Colfax Baptist Church in January. The soup was delivered to Central Washington Nursery in Quincy for distribution to...
Harm and Jan Smith spent several days in Orlando, Fla., recently. They attended the Josten’s Company Gala to see their daughter and son-in-law, Gina and Jason Morgan, honored for their success. Grandson Micah also attended, attired in a tuxedo. Jason’s parents, Bobbie and Larry Morgan, also attended. While Gina and Jason continued to attend their business meetings, both sets of grandparents and Micah enjoyed an air-boat Everglade tour, alligators included, and also spent a day at Holy Land Experience. Both adventures were gifts from Jason and...
Art and Colene Sager recently spent 10 days in Palm Springs, Calif., as guests of Art’s brother and sister-in-law, Floyd and Linda Sager. They enjoyed 67 - degree weather with clear skies while reading an email about the snow at home during this time. Last weekend, Dick and Helen Appel hosted two friends who are also sheep producers. They were here for lessons on sewing with wool. Ann Roggenkamp, Onalaska, and Tari Blankenship, Rochester, are on their way to making wool garments. Dusty B.B. Club has changed the date of their February m...
