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Endicott Endicott yougsters made Santa beards and hats during storytime at the library Friday and went caroling out around Endicott. Left to right are Waylon and mom Sheena Becker, Cameron Langston, John Misner, Liam Langston and Jamie Misner. Anders Misner, adorned in Santa cap and beard, is all caroled out. Santa finally arrived in Endicott Saturday on the fire truck. It was a beautiful night with Japanese Lanterns flying over Endicott, fireworks bursting in the air and Santa arriving much to...
Endicott The Community Bible Church hosted a successful Thanksgiving dinner Thanksgiving Day at the church. The church provided the turkey with dressing and guests brought a side dish. Willard and Anne Lowe had Thanksgiving at their house and those attending were Doug and Dee Anne Hill, Kent; Marcus and Jamie Hill, Ian Hill, Moscow, and Corrine Lowe Steptoe. Saturday, Dec. 7, at 5 p.m. will be the lighting of Christmas decorations and fireworks at the Endicott Community Club lot. Paper lanterns will be sold and released from the lot. Cost is... Full story
Endicott The Endicott Community club is busy getting ready for Santa to arrive Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. They have been putting up lights while the weather is good and next week will put the finishing touches on the Community Club lot. Dad’s Night In Pinochle Club met at the home of Shirley Morasch Nov. 18. Attending were Jenny Meyer, Bertie Honn, Mary Repp, Marcia Honn, Judy Cook, Sue Lynch, Casey Shiprek, Kathy Storment, Anne Lowe, Kathy Schlomer, Lorena Mattly and Shirley Morasch. The Endicott Gun Club’s annual meat shoot was Sund...
Endicott Endicott School District held their 2013 Veterans’ Day Program Friday in the school gym. Ten veterans attended the ceremony along with some of their families, the school children and staff. The St. John-Endicott High School band directed by Billy Ray and choir directed by Kelli Lundberg entertained with patriotic music. The sixth grade class recited “In Flander’s Field”. Principal Michael Olsen introduced the guest speaker, Lt. Col. Jim O’Connell from Fairchild Air Force Base. He spoke about his tours of duty, some of the history o...
Endicott Endicott Community Club, with the help of many Endicott residents, hosted the annual German Dinner and Silent Auction. The crowd started arriving at noon and 196 people were served. The auction had many items donated from Moscow, Pullman, Colfax, St. John, LaCrosse and Endicott, and the crowd was busy bidding each other up until the end. All the proceeds from this event will be spent on the Town of Endicott in needy areas. The last week of October, eight women from Endicott and one from Colfax traveled to Colfax for their annual... Full story
Endicott Grandparents gathered from near and far to spend the morning with their grandchildren at Endicott School Monday. One grandparent was a little late because he had to drive part way in snow from Priest River, Idaho. Some of the grandparents were surrogates and volunteered to be sure that most of the children had someone to be with them for the morning. The grandparents spent the morning in the classrooms. At lunch time every one enjoyed eating in the school cafeteria which was decorated with Fall and Halloween decorat...
Endicott John Elwood and Sally Burkhart of Elberton entertained at Trinity Lutheran and Community Bible Churches’ Soup and Bread Supper Oct. 16. The crowd enjoyed the music of their stringed instruments and songs of long ago. A lot of the older people sang along and remembered where they had heard these songs from in the past. Grandparents and surrogate grandparents are getting ready to attend Endicott School’s Grandparent Day to be held at the school on Monday, Oct. 28, starting at 10 a.m. Sharon Huff hosted the Dad’s Night In pinochle club...
Endicott Endicott Community Club hosted a wine and beer tasting party with food at the Endicott Food Center Saturday with 50 attending. The party was a thank you to the community for supporting club projects that include the German dinner and silent auction, Christmas decorations/lights, party for Santa and lighting the Christmas lights, yard sale day, helping the school with grandparents day, Santa treats, pictures and anything else they need and the Fourth of July celebration. The club is gearing up for the German dinner and silent auction...
Endicott St. John and Endicott School Districts have been implementing a character education program. This fall, the SJE High School ASB identified specific character traits to focus on each month. September’s character trait was tolerance. On Friday, Sept. 20, the ESJ Middle School ASB and leadership class organized an all-school assembly focusing on and teaching tolerance. The students were placed into diverse groups to determine what the members had in common and how they were all d...
Endicott Catherine the Great: Germany and Russia 250 Year Tour was just completed by several people from the Endicott area including Willard and Anne Lowe, Jerine Gray, Don and Chris Kackman, Orle and Carol Hannas, Connie (Lust) and Steve Taylor, Richard Scheuerman and 19 other tourists with Germans from Russia relatives. Scheuerman was the tour guide and took the group on the route the Volga Germans took on their trek to Russia. The Volga Germans’ trek started in 1763. The group flew to Frankfurt, Germany, then to Schotten and Budingen, G...
Endicott Sharon Huff and Anne Lowe hosted the end of harvest corn party Sunday. Sharon and Anne grew the corn and many hands helped in the watering, weeding and picking. Invited guests provided salads and desserts. Those attending were Darrell and Cathy Storment, Louise Owen, Loraine Smick, Pat Byers, Sue Bafus, Val Siler, Ila Stuart, Fran Cutler, Clark and Colleen Winchester, John and Kathy Schlomer, Leroy and Lorena Mattley, Glen Smick and Susan LaLonde, Virgil and Betty Jordan, Pastor Fred and Cinda Tribble, Carol Mitcham, Vern and Barbara...
Endicott Sharon Huff traveled to Durham, N.C., to visit Mike, Kathy, Katrina and Jay Huff. Joining them were Bob, Julie and PJ Huff of Antioch, Calif., and Sheryl, Terry, Shelby and Lauren Kyllo of Anacortes. They went to Holden Beach, N.C., for a week of playing in the ocean and shopping. A 50th birthday fete for Bob Huff and 25th anniversary for Sheryl and Terry Kyllo were celebrated. John and Kathy Schlomer joined members of an Iowa Farmers Group for a day on the Snake River Dancer Excursion Jet Boat through Hells Canyon going to within 17...
Endicott Endicott Piece Makers worked on quilts July 31 at the home of Kathy Schlomer. Mrs. Schlomer was hosting Burlene Blankenship of Pullman, Marge Nelson of Moscow and guests from Iowa. Quilts made by Dorothy Schlomer were displayed A salad luncheon was served. Attending from this area were Gail Bilow, Carol Mitcham, Norma Schultz, Anne Lowe, Sharon Storment, Ila Stuart, Alice Mackleit, Margaret Mackleit and Bertie Honn. The county is resurfacing the road from Endicott to Winona with eight asphalt semis running every day from...
Endicott Piece Makers of Endicott and LaCrosse motored to Diamond Lake July 17 to have lunch with Anna Mae Tobin, former Hooper resident, her sister Mrs. Mary White from Minnesota and her daughter. They also shopped for quilt fabric. Mrs. Tobin is a member of the quilting group and is now living with her daughter near Diamond Lake. Mrs. White is a member who comes every summer from Minnesota to join them for sewing quilts. Another member, Betty Jo Hagman, a former LaCrosse resident, drove from north of Priest River to join the group for the... Full story
Endicott The Fourth of July in Endicott by the end of the evening brought hundreds of people for the fireworks. The planning part of the Fourth was done by the Endicott Community Club with Gail Bilow being the head of the committee. The execution of the plan was done by Gail and Dave Bilow, Endicott Community Club, Endicott Park and Rec and many community people who helped set up, run events and clean up. The Fourth started off with the Park and Rec’s food stand opening, games and dunk tank. The dunk tank was the hit of the day because of t...
Endicott Bob Curry just returned from his annual scuba diving trip. He has been diving with the same group of friends for four years. Past trips have involved living on a boat for the whole week visiting the Caribbean islands. The trip this summer involved flying to Roatan, an island on the northern coast of Honduras, then taking a small plane 26 miles to the very small island of Utila. There is no road to the Utopia Dive Village, so a 20 minute boat trip is necessary. Though remote, the resort...
Endicott Endicott Community Bible Church will host “Dogs in the Park” (hot dogs and drink) at the Endicott Park on Margin Street from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. every other Wednesday: July 3, 17, 31, August 14 and 28. You can bring harvested veggies to give away. A movie will start at 6:30 p.m. Money donations are being accepted to pay for the fire works at the end of the Endicott Fourth of July celebration. Music, ice cream and kids parade are planned. Trinity Lutheran Church Elizabeth Circle will meet July 2. They will work on sewing projects. Con...
Endicott The Winona Reunion at the Endicott School June 8 was attended by 25 past and present residents. Summer has arrived in Endicott and the library has started the Summer Reading Program. “Dig into Reading” is the 2013 theme of the program. Anyone interested can contact the Branch Manager Tia Langston. A memorial was Saturday, June 8, for Jack Thompson, a long-time Endicott resident. Pastor Fred Tribble of the Community Bible Church conducted the memorial at one of the town parks. Friday, June 7, a memorial service was held for Ron Gar... Full story
Endicott Aaron Krantz from Endicott School was recently diagnosed with cancer. The teachers and staff worked together to host a benefit dinner. The school served 142 people and raised more than $3,000. Community members began dropping off donations early Friday morning and donations continued coming into the school this week. The multipurpose room was filled with residents, teachers, parents, friends and family. Students of Endicott Elementary also attended the dinner. They came dressed-up for... Full story
Endicott Endicott School will be hosting a benefit spaghetti dinner on Friday, May 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. for Aaron Krantz, who is undergoing treatment for cancer. Aaron is a longtime teacher at the Endicott Middle School. Carol Mitcham hosted a brunch for the Coffee Ladies at her home May 23. Those attending were: Ethel Weitz, Pat Byers, Jerine Grey, Ila Stuart, Helen Jane Hughes, Anne Lowe, Fran Cutler, Margaret Schmick, Gail Bilow and Sharon Huff. Margaret Schmick, her staff and parents escorted the pre-schoolers to WSU Dairy to see where...
Endicott The Community Club met May 14. They are working on the Community Calendar, which will go to press in July. Anyone who would like to be on the calendar can pick up forms at the Endicott Food Center. DNI Pinochle Club met to play cards at the home of Bertie Honn on Monday, May 20. Twelve members were present: Kathy Scholmer, Kathy Storment, Marsha Honn, Shirley Morasch, Mary Repp, Sharon Huff, Jerine Grey, Judy Cook, Anne Lowe, Jenny Meyer, Janet Hedlund and Bertie Honn.... Full story
Endicott Endicott is gearing up this week for the town-wide garage sale, which will be on Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m. until noon. Maps of garage sale places will be available at the Endicott Food Center for people to pick up. To keep buyers going during the sale, the Community Club will have a bake sale at Endicott Food Center with all proceeds going to Relay For Life. Plans for the annual July 4 celebration in Endicott are underway. The first planning meeting was May 15. Anyone interested in helping can contact Gail Bilow or Anne Lowe....
Endicott Endicott’s Library has been remodeled and re-opened April 26. The day started with the Children’s Story Time. The children colored, listened to stories and worked on an art project. They enjoyed the new seating and the great lighting. Endicott residents working on the Whitman Hospital Auxiliary’s Spring Festival include Helen Jane Hughes, Carol Mitcham, Jerine Grey and Anne Lowe. It will be May 9 at the First Baptist Church in Colfax. They have sold raffle tickets at Rosauers and will...
Endicott Margaret Schmick’s pre-school class and helpers strolled one block from their classroom at the Endicott School to the garden of Sharon Huff to plant potatoes and onions April 18. Every year pre-schoolers make this trek in the spring. In September they again go to the garden to harvest the potatoes and onions. Mrs. Schmick and her helpers help them make mashed potatoes for a snack at school. Endicott Community Club will sponsor the Endicott Town Yard Sale Day which will be May 18. T... Full story
Endicott First meeting for the Endicott Library Book Club will be May 23 at 7 p.m. All adults are invited to attend and discuss the book: “The Glass Castle” by Jeannette Walls. Snacks will be provided by the Friends of the Library. The Endicott School, grades 4,5,6, and 7 will have early release for the St. John Stock Show April 26. Jenny Meyer, Endicott Food Center and her crew were busy last weekend catering food for the Plowing Bee at Palouse Empire fairground She also catered a wedding in Moses Lake April 20. Endicott Gun Club will mee...
