Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Garfield UMC welcomes new Pastor
The United Methodist Church in Garfield has welcomed a new pastor, Margaret (Peggy) Ray of Pullman. She is a certified lay speaker in the United Methodist Church and has begun a course for certification as a lay minister.
Retired from the faculty of WSU’s Department of Human Development, she has been active for many years at Simpson United Methodist Church in Pullman and in the common ministry.
She has served as president for Gladish Community and Cultural Center board and is currently serving as a leader of the weekly Hymn/Bible Study at Bishop Place.
A reception is planned for later in September so that members and friends in the community can become acquainted with her.
Previews of musical set for Lentil Festival
Regional Theatre of the Palouse will give previews of “Annie Get Your Gun” as part of Lentil Festival activities in downtown Pullman Friday. Previews will be every hour beginning 5:30 p.m. at the RTOP Theatre, 122 N. Grand Ave. Admission will be by donation and all proceeds will go to Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse.
The performance run of “Annie Get Your Gun” will be the following week, Aug. 28-30, at Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum.
The show features Irving Berlin’s “There’s No Business Like Show Business,” “They Say It’s Wonderful,” “I Got the Sun in the Morning,” and “Anything You Can Do.”
Show times are 7 p.m. on Aug. 28 and 29 and 2 p.m. Aug. 30. Advance tickets will be sold at the RTOP Box Office, Beasley Box Office and Tickets West outlets.
Hospital Foundation seeks benefit sponsors
Whitman County Hospital Foundation has mailed out approximately 200 letters seeking sponsors to support the annual benefit dinner and auction which will again be in Colfax at Hill-Ray Plaza in late January. This year’s event will mark the 20th anniversary of the foundation which works to build a fund for long-term support of Whitman Hospital.
Early donations from sponsors are used each year to purchase trips and other specialty items which will appear on the auction bill in January. The theme for the event this year will be “Twenty Years of Elegance”
Monetary donations, pledges or gift certificates are sought by the end of September to assist with planning of the event, according to the letter from Linda Marler of Colfax, foundation president.
New members of the foundation board this year are Steve Schmick, Endicott; Jennifer Claassen, LaCrosse; Shirley Walker, Colfax; Pat Kleweno, Endicott; and Joanne Fleming, LaCrosse.
Bookmark
The renovation of the Colfax Branch of Whitman County Library is officially under way. On Monday, crews from Summit Environmental began removing asbestos from the library’s basement, including the public meeting room. Once the USDA approves construction and bidding documents, the project is set to go to bid.
USDA officials anticipate this process will take two weeks. The majority of funding for the project is being provided by a low-interest government loan from the agency.
Adult summer readers have until Aug. 31 to complete the program. Incentives for reading and reviewing three books include free drink coupons from Cottage Gate, Two Old Gals and the Daily Grind, along with coffee shops in the outlying towns. Finishers from the entire library district will be entered into a grand prize drawing for a Rosauers gift certificate.
Troll’s Corner Bookstore in the Colfax Library offers a variety of items for sale. All proceeds benefit the many projects and programs sponsored by the Friends of Whitman County Library.
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