Etcetera: Nov. 22, 2018

Perkins House Vintage Open House

A vintage holiday open house is scheduled at Perkins House Saturday, Dec. 8, from noon until 4 p.m. Holiday singers from Colfax High and another choir from Pullman will perform. Many will be wearing vintage hats or clothing while entertaining the attendees.

Clubs & Youth Groups

WSU Retirees

WSU Retirees Association will host their annual holiday meeting Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 1:30 p.m. Clearwater Canyon Cellars owner Coco Umiker will provide wine samples and answer related questions from the audience. The meeting has been moved to WSU’s Lewis Alumni Center, rather than the usual Pullman Senior Center.

Umiker is the first WSU food science Ph.D. to own and operate her own winery. She also recently received the WSU Alumni Achievement Award for her contributions to both the industry and research communities.

Clearwater Canyon Cellars is located in Lewiston, Idaho.

Colfax FFA

Ten members of the Colfax FFA Soils and Land Evaluation team Oct. 31 represented CHS at the state event near Ritzville. The Colfax teams placed third and eighth, and Gunnar Aune was recognized as a top 10 individual.

Last Thursday, two teams traveled to Moses Lake to compete in the state FFA potato evaluation event. The event teaches students to grade potatoes based on USDA standards and to recognize defects and blemishes. The event allows FFA members two minutes to tell five reasons why 10 potatoes are graded U.S. number one, two or cull.

Colfax placed sixth overall. Kolby Slate, Cotton Booker, Ayden Miller were in the top 10.

Colfax FFA will decorate a holiday tree at the Whitman County Library in Colfax as part of their Festival of Trees celebration. It will consist of a blue and gold theme.