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Lacrosse The much anticipated opening of the Grillbilly Café in LaCrosse has unfortunately been postponed again. As previously reported, operator of the café, Dionne Evans and her family and friends have been working around the clock to make sure the renovations to the building are “done right.” A spokesperson from the Lacrosse Community Pride which owns the building and leases the space to Evans indicated that lots of little surprises have popped up during the project. Electrical and structural issues have been corrected and recently disco...
Lacrosse The National Honor Society students are sponsoring the Jump Rope for Heart fund raiser. If any community member would like to donate to the American Heart Association they can contact the school and donate. The students will be jumping Friday morning....
Lacrosse The daughter born to Buggy and Chelsey Startin March 7, seven weeks before her due date, is in the neo intensive care unit at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. Named Hudson Jade, she is reported to be doing very well. Her projected release date will be right around her original due date. Her parents are staying close by in a hotel in order to visit as much as possible. A medical fund has been established at Sterling Bank in order to help out the family with the medical expenses not covered by insurance. Donations can be made at any... Full story
Lacrosse LaCrosse Community Outreach was unable to purchase the Thrift Shop building that was auctioned Feb. 15. At a recent meeting the group decided to not take any action until notified to vacate the premises. For now they are open for business and are still receiving goods from the community. Great dishes and lots of Easter decorations are in stock along with large selections of teens and women’s clothing. Hours are Wednesday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pati Rogers is staffing the shop on Thursday mornings. The Food Bank helped 55 fam...
Lacrosse On March 7 LaCrosse School will host the Whitman County Speech, Spelling and Math contest for fifth through eighth graders. Students county wide will compete in spelling, math, impromptu speech, persuasive speech or interpretive speech. The LaCrosse Chapter of FFA is selling pans of enchiladas by pre-order only. A small pan of three is $6 and a large pan of six sells for $12. They will be available March 13. Please call the school if you wish to place an order. The Tigercats will play in Spokane on Thursday at 7:15 p.m. in the State... Full story
Lacrosse The student of character assembly for January was Friday with Justin Wargo giving the welcome. ASB officers introduced the February character trait of love/humility with a skit. The “try” award was presented to Alynn Harder, and the academic improvement award was given to Julia Guske. Students who received student of character recognition for January’s trait of justice were kindergarten- Ben Bailey, Avery Fleming, Quincy Morris, Ellie Pierson, Emily Thompson; MAC 1-Tanner Fleming, Julia Guske, Lillian McGregor, Alex Osorio, Edyn Rober... Full story
Lacrosse The next meals to go will be Monday, Feb. 11. The menu includes chicken strips, potato, roll, oranges and white cake for dessert. Please call the school if you would like lunch delivered. The first round of Boys District Basketball will be in LaCrosse Thursday, Feb. 7, at 6 p.m. LaCrosse-Washtucna #4 will play Rosalia #5. LaCrosse Chapter of FFA will serve pork loin sandwiches, baked beans, coleslaw, brownie or cookie and drink. The full meal deal is $6 and serving will begin at 5 p.m....
Lacrosse New officers for the 2013 – 2015 terms at the LaCrosse Outreach are: Wayne Miller, president; Maria Webster, vice president; Lois Olmstead, secretary, and Charlotte Honn, treasurer. The public is more than welcome to attend the meetings that are currently held at the LaCrosse Builders conference room on the first Wednesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. Charlotte Honn, the Thrift Shop manager, reports the $1 off bag sale in January reduced the inventory so they can get ready for spring. They still have a good supply of women’s jeans and coa...
Lacrosse The Student of Character assembly for December was held Friday in the pit. It opened with the “try” award which was given to Gunnar Aune and Matt Stubbs. Academic improvement award was given to Mashayla Morris-Miller. Mr. Curtis shared that the school had placed second in overall academic achievement in the state out of 295 school districts. The high school had received 100 percent students passing in reading, writing, algebra, and geometry tests. Eighty percent of the students passed the science exam. The elementary grade scored in... Full story
Lacrosse The LaCrosse Thrift Shop & Food Bank (Outreach) met at the LaCrosse Builders on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The group is discussing how to be a resource for disasters in the community. The Thrift Shop will have a $1 bag sale beginning on Jan. 9. A customer can stuff a bag with as much as it will hold and pay only $1 plus tax. The following officers were elected for a two year term: president, Wayne Miller; vice president, Maria Webster; secretary, Lois Olmstead and treasurer, Charlotte Honn. Wayne Miller will continue as Food Bank...
Lacrosse Santa arrived in LaCrosse last Saturday morning to the delight of many children. Norma Gibson and Mike Stine did a great job as Santa’s elves. Drawings were held for boys and girls of all different age groups. The LaCrosse Business Association will have photos available at Jasper Trucking. The Student of Character assembly for November at LaCrosse was Wednesday in the LHS pit. It opened with Gunnar Aune, Tom Van Camp, Braden Miller, and Miss Weekes trying to top eyes closed record for clapping. They all won. Next, the “try” award...
Lacrosse Santa will make his annual visit at the Teapot Cafe Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Juice and muffins will be served to the children and eight drawings for gifts will be on the agenda. Four of the gifts will be for girls and four for boys. Free pictures of youngsters with Santa will be taken. Santa’s visit is sponsored by the LaCrosse Business Association. The Teapot is now closed, but it will be open for Santa and his fans. The winter concert for LaCrosse students will be Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. in the LHS Pit. Name of the musical will be “T...
Lacrosse Students in grades kindergarten through sixth, the junior high choir, and high school guitar/music class attended “The Sound of Music” at the Colfax High auditorium last Tuesday morning, Nov. 20. Preschool through second grade students enjoyed their annual Thanksgiving feast in a classroom together Wednesday morning. Fifth graders made pumpkin pie in a bag to enjoy while they wrapped up their Social Studies unit about the Pilgrims. Bob and Leanne Bafus hosted a Thanksgiving dinner at their house for their children Jeff and Sam... Full story
Lacrosse Wayne Miller, manager of the LaCrosse Food Bank, will distribute Thanksgiving baskets Nov. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. He said they appreciate the donations which help make the holiday baskets available for neighbors. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the food bank will be open a week later, Nov. 29, from 9 to 4 to distribute the commodities. The Thrift Shop is stocked with Christmas decorations and also with hats and gloves. It is open on the first Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Manager Charlotte Honn said they would... Full story
Lacrosse A large group of children and adults attended the LaCrosse Business Association chili feed and costume contest. Awards went to Gracie Schwartz, infant-2; Cooper Schwartz, 3-5; Tanner Fleming,6-8; Dustin Broeckel, 9-11; Rebekah, and Paisle Daniels, adult....
Lacrosse Fifth graders Matea Enzweiler, Trey Fleming, Lauren Stubbs, Gunnar Aune and Blake Jones learned how to play Cribbage during Friday math periods in the fall quarter. Bonnie Bigsby, Charles Miller and April Guske were instructors. Fifth and sixth graders attended the fifth grade day hosted by the Spokane symphony at the Fox Theatre in Spokane. Each section of the orchestra told how their instruments worked and sounded. Several selections were played. The children accompanied the orchestra in singing the national anthem. After the... Full story
Lacrosse The public is invited to attend the Whitman County Historical Society’s annual meeting Sunday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m. at the recently renovated LaCrosse Market. Historical photographs will be on display as well as information regarding the history of the store and tours through the building. Refreshments will be served, and Alex McGregor will give a talk. LaCrosse Food Bank is making plans to provide Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets. Wayne Miller said the food bank expects they will distribute 45 to 50 baskets to needy families this year...
Lacrosse LaCrosse All-Purpose 4H Club will have its first meeting of the year next Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the LaCrosse School library. Youngsters interested in joining the club are urged to attend. The club offers programs in beef, swine, horse, exploring, farm animals, sewing and shooting sports to children from kindergarten through high school, although some projects are limited to third graders and older. Also, the club is always looking for volunteers to help with student programs. Those who would like to volunteer are urged...
Lacrosse LaCrosse Community Pride has interviewed potential store operators who are serious about operating the grocery store and report they are getting close to making a selection. It is possible that the store could be open by late fall which is the board’s intent. The contractor has been given the go ahead to finish the interior store building with a goal of having the work substantially complete by Dec. 1. Two grant applications have been made recently to help fund continued work on the store, and LCP continues to accept donations to a... Full story
Lacrosse LaCrosse fifth and sixth graders hiked to the summit of Kamiak Butte Sept. 13. They have been studying topographical maps and elevation in social studies. They found an elevation marker pounded into a boulder. They also found a geo-cache with a stamp of Chief Kamiaken and a booklet where they wrote their names. Julie Roberts and Kara Harder hiked with the class and saw many interesting trees and rocks....
Lacrosse LaCrosse pool will have a midnight swim Friday, July 27, from 10 p.m. to 12 midnight. Admission will be $2 with passes not accepted. Games and prizes are planned. Sandy Martin, Connie Dorman, Leanne Bafus, Mary Chastain, Terri Koller, Monica Dainty and Wendy Fleming traveled to Sarita Hopkin’s new house in Airway Heights Tuesday. They enjoyed a tour of her house and property and then treated her to lunch at the Rusty Moose. They wished her well with her new job as sixth grade teacher in the Cheney School district.... Full story
Lacrosse “LaCrosse on the move” was the theme for the LaCrosse Farmers’ Festival, Saturday. Felix Candelario, Nicolas Candelario, Carlos Candelario, Gunnar Aune, Blake Jones, Austin Jones, Ty Harder, Dustin Broeckel, Austin Stanley and Trey Fleming, all members of the LaCrosse Boy Scout troop, carried the American Flag and the Washington State Flag. Singing our national anthem was Linda Hennigar. LaCrosse Kiddie Parade entries included Tigercat fan AnaLynne Dickson, daughter of Aaron and Jen Dickson; Baby Bodyguard Zachary Cooper, son of Bryan... Full story
Lacrosse The family of Eddie Thompson is sponsoring a raffle of three different Scentsy Burners with one Scentsy bar. All proceeds will benefit the LaCrosse Community Pride store project. Tickets sell for a dollar each or six for $5. Tickets may be purchased at Startin’s Repair, Teapot Café, Pastime Tavern or Jasper Trucking. Drawings will be during the Farmers Festival picnic. Austin Jones, son of Mike and Evon Jones, qualified for the Hershey State Track Meet in the 50 and 100 meter races. Austin will compete June 30 in Tacoma. At the re...
Lacrosse The LaCrosse Thrift Shop & Food Bank, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, now have their Community Garden site plowed thanks to Lynn Bruce. Gerald Wise has donated his land for the garden. Wayne Miller, food bank manager, needs some help to get it planted and maintained. He is also looking for an assistant manager for the Food Bank. The group will once again serve breakfast for the Farmers’ Festival. Thrift Shop hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10 to 4 and the second Tuesday of the month, also from 10 to 4 to coincide with the Food B...
Lacrosse The award winning LaCrosse Junior High Chorus, consisting of students in grades 3-6, will perform in the annual spring concert in LaCrosse High School pit Tuesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. Students in preschool, first, and second grades will also perform in the concert. The Junior High Chorus, performed in March at the Southeast Washington Music Educator’s Festival in Pullman. John Elwood from Elberton accompanied the students on the dulcimer. The Group received a I, the highest rating a choir can receive, at the festival. Elwood also c...
