Etcetera Sept. 8

Ice Age Floods

talks next week

The Ice Age floods and the changing course of the Palouse River will be the topic of a presentation next Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 3 p.m. in the Colfax Library and repeated at the Lacrosse Gathering Place at 7 p.m. that same evening. Sponsored by the Palouse Falls Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute, the presentation will focus upon stream capture during the floods and the diversion of the river from the Washtucna Coulee to its present day location.

Garfield

Senior Meal

Next Garfield senior meal will be Thursday, Sept. 15, at the Garfield American Legion Hall. On the menu will be teriyaki chicken, fried rice, vegetable (TBD), roll with butter, brownie, coffee and juice.

CLUBS & YOUTH GROUPS

League of Women Voters

WSU Chief of Police Bill Gardner will talk on "Fostering Care and Concern for Each Other – Police and the Public" for the Sept. 15 Pullman League of Women Voters Brown Bag luncheon meeting at the Community Congregational Church, 525 Campus Avenue. Free parking is available in the lot next to the church at the corner of Campus and Opal streets. The public is invited to attend.

BIRTHS

Whitman County Gazette, Sept. 8, 2016

At Pullman Regional Hospital

Schlittler, Rylan Aaron, born Aug. 28 at eight pounds, to Mikayla Heflin and DJ Schlittler, Moscow. Paternal grandparents are Trina Schlittler, Chehalis, and Dan Schlittler, Ross, ND. Maternal grandparents are Marla Heflin, Colfax, and Brian Heflin, Moscow.

Kafle, Girishma, born Aug. 29 at six pounds, nine ounces, to Sejala Bhattavai and Gopi Krishna Kafle, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Uma Devi Kafle and Dina Prosad Sharma, Rupardehi, Nepal. Maternal grandparents are Bishnu and Kunda Bhattarai, Jhapar, Nepal.

Staves, Bently Joe, born Aug. 31 at seven pounds, four ounces, to Brittany Staves and Pat Stobie, Colfax. Paternal grandparents are Becky Staves, Endicott, and JR Staves, Colfax.

Anderson, Olivia Reneé, born Sept. 1 at nine pounds, to Jacob and Angela Anderson, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Phil and Sue Anderson, Moscow. Maternal grandparents are Mark and Robyn Johnson, Colfax. Baby joins sister Jocelyn, 5, and brothers Connor, 5 and Marcus, 4.

Wilmoth, Abigail James, born Sept. 3 at seven pounds, 14 ounces, to Bonnie and Paul Wilmoth, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are John and Susan Wilmoth, Spokane. Maternal grandparents are Doug and Meg Ankrom, Prescott, Wash.

Gordon, Jack Howard, born Sept. 4 at eight pounds, 12 ounces, to Alex and Jenny Gordon, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Jeff and Carolyn Gordon, Pullman. Maternal grandparents are Laune and Terry Odenborg, Moscow.