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Wizard of Oz opens tonight

for two-week run at RTOP

The Wizard of Oz opens tonight, Thursday, at the Regional Theatre of the Palouse in downtown Pullman for a two-week run. Performance dates will be Aug. 20-23 and Aug. 26-30 with evening performances at 7:30 and matinee performances at 1:30 p.m.

This stage version of the musical is based on the 1939 MGM film which starred Judy Garland as Dorothy.

Dorothy will be played by Jordan Eby of Moscow, double cast with Daphne Felsted of Pullman.

Other cast member include Scarecrow, Peter Hanes of Moscow; Tin Man, Scott Dennis of Moscow; Cowardly Lion, Jasper Barbosa-Rodriguez of Pullman; Glinda, Jessica Mitchem of Tensed; Aunt Em, Ruth Enos of Colfax; Uncle Henry, Devin Felsted of Pullman; The Wizard, Daren Mitchem of Tensed, and the Wicked Witch of the West, Olivia Calza of Moscow.

Support staff will include John Rich, director and stage manager; Jordan Eby, musical director; Berklee Child, choreographer; and Anthony Luetkenhaus, set and lighting designer.

Tickets are available by calling the RTOP Box Office (509) 334-0750, Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m.

Regional Theatre Of the Palouse is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

http://www.rtoptheatre.org

Colfax selects

fall musical

The fall musical at Colfax High school this year will be "Once Upon a Mattress" which will run Nov. 19-25. Director Cary Cammack said auditions for the show will be Thursday, Sept. 3, at 6:30 p.m. for junior high and high school students. Elementary students will not be included in the cast for this year's production.

Information on auditions will be available during registration. Students can also call Cammack at 397-6038.

Children’s books

fete at Albion

The staff of the Albion Library invites the community to the unveiling of a new children’s books collection Saturday, Aug. 22 at noon. The 100 quality books for toddlers to teens were provided by the Libri Foundation and community donations. Those attending can check out one of the new books and listen to stories read by community members. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Library.

Albion Library hours: Tuesday 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. or Thursday 3:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Senior luncheon

slated at Garfield

The 2015 community senior luncheon at LaDow Grange Hall in Garfield is scheduled for today, Thursday, at noon.

The lunch is open to all who wish to attend. Admission is $3 per person. The lunch will be served from noon to 2 p.m.

Pork chops with rice and a mushroom gravy, peas and carrot mix will also be served along with soft rolls and butter. Brownies and ice cream will be the dessert.

N.C. Bluegrass

to cap Dahmen

summer series

Dahmen Barn’s summer concert series will close Friday, Aug. 28, with a bluegrass performance by Nu-Blu from North Carolina.

The group will bring its lively and entertaining version of Americana-bluegrass music which acknowledges the traditional institutions that have shaped it yet is innovative and daring enough to bring a fresh sparkle to contemporary acoustic music. Influences range from the sounds of original bluegrass pioneers like Earl Scruggs, Jimmy Martin and Lester Flatt to rock bands of the 1980s, and modern contemporary sounds such as Alison Krauss and Union Station.

Tickets are sold only at the door with admission $15. Doors open at 6:15 with the performance beginning at 7 p.m.

http://www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.

CLUBS & YOUTH GROUPS

Thrifty Grandmothers

Seventeen members met recently in the basement of the library for their monthly meeting. A letter was received from the St. Baldrich Foundation, which raises funds for kids' cancer research, thanking the club for their $1,000 donation. The club gives high priority to this cause because Dr. Greg Aune, a Colfax High grad, is very much involved as a pediatric oncologist and a cancer survivor.

Two memorials were given to local families. A gift of cash was given for a local needy woman.

Other donations went to Colfax School District to purchase student school supplies, including the Special Education department; to the Middle School and High School, and the JES Elementary, $750 each.

Hospital auxiliary

Whitman Hospital auxiliary's first meeting of the season will be Sept. 1 at 1:30 p.m. in the administrative annex at the hospital.

BIRTHS

Whitman County Gazette,

Aug. 20, 2015

AT PULLMAN

REGIONAL HOSPITAL

Chen, Evan, born Aug. 11 to Guiling Ma and Yanting Chen, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Earui Chen and Chunfang Dong, Tianshui, China. Maternal grandparents are Kaisheng Ma and Yuerong Ma, Weifang, China.

Parra-Izquierdo, Luciana, born Aug. 12 at seven pounds, eight ounces, to Cecelia Izquierdo and Juan Parra, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Jose Parra, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Clara Valencia, Bogata, Columbia. Maternal grandparents are German Izquierdo and Cecelia Rico, Bogota, Columbia. Baby joins sister Valentina, 1.

McKeirnan, Genevieve Mae, born Aug. 12 at eight pounds, seven ounces, to Kelly and Annie McKeirnan, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Linda McKeirnan, Pomeroy. Maternal grandparents are Betty Jo and Chris Rankin, Buckley, Wash., and Tim and Louann Spencer, Lake Tapps, Wash. Baby joins sisters Caroline, 8, Reagan, 5 and brother Rory, 5.

Amore, Giuseppe S., born Aug. 13 at seven pounds, 12 ounces, to Mike and Mandie Amore, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Joe Amore, Washington, Mich., and Shirley Amore, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. Maternal grandparents are Wes and Trish Dickey, Alomogordo, NM.

Adewale, Obalabi, born Aug. 14 at seven pounds, four ounces, to Cornelius and Oluwatosin Adewale, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Victor and Comfort Adewale, Llesa.

Aqib, Nibras Mohammed, born Aug. 14 at seven pounds, seven ounces, to Lovely Khatun and Mohammed Jahed, Moscow.

Robertson, Hayes McCoy, born Aug. 16 at eight pounds, five ounces, to Matt and Marsha Robertson, Moscow. Paternal grandparents are Pam and Brian Robertson, Deary, Idaho, and Lucas Plumb, Santa Rosa, Calif. Maternal grandparents are Greg and Donna Norgard, Jerome, Idaho. Baby joins Sister Hannah, 8, and brothers Henry, 6 and Hardy, 1.

AT WHITMAN HOSPITAL

& MEDICAL CENTER

Luft, Braxten James, born Aug. 14 at seven pounds, seven ounces, to Keith and Ashley Luft, Endicott. Paternal grandparents are Gary and Janet Luft, Endicott. Maternal grandparents are Rich and Lynda Kramlich, Colfax.

ON CAMPUS

WSU Art museum

annouces exhibits

The Museum of Art at Washington State University has announced its schedule of exhibits for the 2015 school year.

The fine arts faculty exhibit will open Aug. 24 with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Museum of Arts gallery, and will continue until Sept. 26.

Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. except for Thursday when the gallery will be open until 7 p.m.

Second exhibit for the year wlll be Jim Dine, a life in printmaking, Oct. 2-Dec. 12, with a reception Oct. 1.

In spring of 2014 Dine donated 206 prints from his personal archives to the museum in honor of his art patron Jordan Schnitzer and as a stimulus to the campaign for a new museum. Dine lives part of each year in Walla Walla.