Store panel to ask town for development authority

LaCrosse

The grocery store committee has been meeting on routine basis. The grocery store will be a nonprofit entity. A request to the Town of LaCrosse to consider starting up a Public Development Authority, similar to the towns of Odessa, Republic, Ritzville, Garfield and Uniontown, was drafted and sent to the city council for consideration.

If the town elects not to enact a PDA, the grocery store committee has indicated they will file a nonprofit LLC for the grocery store.

The proposal is on the agenda for the April 8 city meeting which begins at 7 p.m.

The grocery store committee had a cleanup organization day at the store this past weekend. Salvageable items were moved to the Community Club in preparation for a garage sale. The store was examined, hazardous and dangerous items were removed. The committee can now utilize volunteers from this point forward. The grocery store committee will be having several more scheduled clean up days and have other tasks for those wanting to volunteer. If interested in volunteering or assisting, contact any committee member.

A garage sale is planned April 3 from 9 to 5 at the Masonic Hall. Many items will be available for purchase. All proceeds will go directly towards the nonprofit grocery store, with the roof being the first item that needs to be repaired.

Electrical, flooring and refrigeration all need updating or repair.

Other fund raising ideas are being considered and suggestions are welcome. All proceeds, money donated or money raised will go directly toward the repair and inventory restock of the grocery store.

Donations can be made at any Bank of Whitman site, under the account name: LaCrosse Community Pride. To make direct person to person donation, contact Carol Audet or Jen Broeckel. Other committee members include: Gary Wargo, Judy Harder, Darlene Knott, Jeannine Larkin, Jerry Townsend, Ed Casey, Scooter Lyle and Bob Dorman.

On Monday evening LaCrosse High School students were inducted into National Honor Society in Palouse. The new members are Lindsey Kneale, daughter of Butch and Teri Kneale; Chris Wargo, son of Gary and Lynn Wargo; Taylor Weekes, daughter of Seth and Michelle Weekes; Anne Fleming, daughter of Darrin and Raeanne Fleming, John Cruz and James Borrell Vega, foreign exchange students residing with Al and Carolyn Martin.

LaCrosse Elementary and High School have been selected for the 2009 Washington Achievement Award by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. The elementary was recognized for overall excellence and the high school for excellence in extended graduation rates. The school will send representatives to the award ceremony in Renton May 5.

LaCrosse Community Club’s annual Easter Egg hunt will be at 10 a.m. April 3 at the LaCrosse City Park.

Lorena Andrus of Pullman was recently honored at a shower at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Shane and Lorena Andrus will become first time parents in April. Proud paternal grandparents are Jeff and Cindy Andrus and great-grandmother is Donna Andrus. Additional family members attending were Kira Andrus Mitchell, Spokane, and Jamie Andrus of Ephrata. Hostesses were Alice Mackleit, Cindy Wigen, Jeannine Larkin, Jolene Wigen, Sharon Schlomer, Peggy Bryan and Deb Casey.

A community bridal shower for Val Martin, bride- elect of Grayson Taylor, will be Saturday, April 10, at the LaCrosse City Hall at 1 p.m. Hostesses include Debbie Stamper, Jen Dickson, Michelle and Bailey Weekes, Deb and Talia McKay, Tracie and Teddie Sisk.

LaCrossse Library has a great selection of DVD and VHS movies, new and classic. In addition to books for all ages and interests, they have audio books and music cd’s. Librarian Mish Stanley will be happy to help you explore and make requests from the online catalog. In addition to the items on the shelf, there is a huge selection that can be ordered for you. The LaCrosse Library also has free wireless internet, computers with high speed web access, and weekly copies of the Whitman County Gazette.

Thanks to the Friends of the Library of WCL and the Humanities Washington’s Enquiring Minds, the LaCrosse Library recently hosted History at your Front Door with Susan and Bruce Matley, a professional duo that uses music, poetry and storytelling to entertain all ages.

Starting in April the Lacrosse Library will be open every Monday at 11a.m. to allow adults to utilize the public computers for skill development and job searching. The 10 weeks of extra hours are provided by the WORC project. Individual classes in basic computer skills, resume and cover letter writing, interviewing techniques, and on-line job searching will also be scheduled during that time.

In April the Storytime days will be Thursday the 15th, 22nd, and the 29th at 10:30 a.m. LaCrosse Library is open on Mondays from 11-5p.m and Thursdays from 10-2p.m., and can be reached at 549-3770 or at [email protected].