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Meggie Perron of Burlington, Vermont, spent part of two weeks visiting at the homes of her grandmother Fran Jones and her uncle Bryan Jones. She also spent some time visiting with friends in Walla Walla. Unfortunately, she was unable to visit with...

Thursday afternoon, Gary and Diane Monson, Dale and Vicki Broeckel and Linda Hennigar attended the “Celebration of Life” for Marilyn Blevins at Hell’s Gate State Park in Lewiston. Marilyn was a former Dusty area resident for many years. She...

The Dusty B.B. Club met last Tuesday at the home of Diane Monson. Those attending included Monson, Dianne Appel, Fran Jones, Sandy Passmore, Terri Guenthner and Karen Broeckel. After much discussion, it was decided to suspend any further meetings...

There seems to have been some confusion concerning the Sunday worship time at the Country Bible Church. They are still on their summer hours with services starting at 10:30. Regular worship time of 11:00 will resume the first Sunday in September,...

The Dusty B.B. Club will meet at 1:00 on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the home of Diane Monson to discuss the future of the club....

Brian Jones has announced that due to an untimely frost, there are no apricots or peaches for sale at Warm Springs Ranch this year. A late frost around Mother’s Day killed off the crop. Temperatures hit 28 degrees. Jones said he can’t remember...

Art and Colene Sager vacationed in Cody, Wyoming, from Monday through Saturday. One day was spent in Yellowstone Park, but the remainder of time was spent in Cody with their many attractions. The Buffalo Bill Center of the Northwest is a complex of...

DUSTY - Combines began rolling last week in the southern suburbs of Dusty. They started earlier along the Snake River and in Hay. Recently, 17 month old Max Halbig, Spokane, spend an afternoon with his great-aunt Karen Broeckel while his mother...

Four year old Murphy Nolan, daughter of Andrew Nolan of Spokane, was a house guest of great-great-aunt Karen Broeckel from Thursday to Sunday. Murphy and her Auntie K. had a busy four days planting flowers, playing at Schmuck Park in Colfax,...

Dick Appel hosted a party for his wife Helen's birthday. It was held in the garage and yard to uphold social distancing. Those attending were Bruce and Elaine Appel and family, Spokane; Phil Appel, Cheney; Eric and Shannon Appel and family, Dusty;...

Linda Hennigar attended the graduation party Saturday for her great-niece, Kennedy Thompson, in Princeton, Idaho, at the home of her parents, Steve and Lori Hennigar Thompson. David and Sue Gunderson, Sister Bay, Wis., attended worship services at...

Andrew Nolan and his daughter Murphy, Spokane, and Hanna Monsen, Colbert, were guests at the Karen Broeckel home Saturday. Sunday, they joined Greg, Gwen and Jason Nolan for some fishing at Largent's Lagoon on Musgrave Road. Jason caught two good...

Linda Hennigar spent the weekend in Kennewick with her daughter's family, Jay and Tami Banks, to celebrate grandson Wesley's 20th birthday on Friday. Mother's Day was also celebrated during the weekend. Wesley was home for the weekend from Meridian,...

A private graveside service was held at the Dusty Cemetery last week for a small group of mourners memorializing Loraine Scaggs who passed away March 29 at Whitman Health and Rehabilitation Center in Colfax. Dean Ellis conducted the service....

Art and Colene Sager flew their plane to Joseph, Ore., a week ago Thursday. It was a beautiful day and the Wallowa Mountains were majestic with the sun shining on the snow. It was warm enough that they sat outside on a street bench eating their...

Last weekend, Neil and Liz Appel’s older children, Josh, Noemi and Isaac, were guests of grandparents Dick and Helen Appel. Grandpa Appel took them all fishing at Pampa Pond near LaCrosse on Saturday. They all caught their limits. They enjoyed the...

Brian and Angela Broeckel welcomed their first grandchild Feb. 26. Dawson Graham BeDell weighed six pounds, seven ounces. His parents are Graham and Kim BeDell of Boise. Guenter and Brigitte Scherwinski, Mountain Home, stopped in at the home of...

Power outages this weekend were the result of high winds around noon on Sunday, leaving many homes without electricity until about 6 a.m. Monday. A large uprooted tree fell on the roof at Dale and Vicki Broeckel’s home causing extensive damage....

Kim and Cindy Pitts were in Cheney last week, Wednesday and Thursday, to attend the National Curling Championship competition on the EWU campus. Denise and Tony Kendall, Tacoma, were guests of Tom and Doreen Riedner from Friday through Sunday. The...

Harm and Jan Smith spent several days in Orlando, Fla., recently. They attended the Josten’s Company Gala to see their daughter and son-in-law, Gina and Jason Morgan, honored for their success. Grandson Micah also attended, attired in a tuxedo....

Art and Colene Sager recently spent 10 days in Palm Springs, Calif., as guests of Art’s brother and sister-in-law, Floyd and Linda Sager. They enjoyed 67 - degree weather with clear skies while reading an email about the snow at home during this...

Homestead Ministries assembled 3,200 bags of soup during last Thursday’s Colfax all-church event. The labels on the bags were printed in Spanish and will be distributed in central Washington by one of their local mom and pop min...

Country Bible Church cancelled worship services Sunday, Jan. 5, due to a foot of snow in Moscow where Pastor Steve Szasz lives. Some of the church members attended services at Selbu Lutheran instead. Joan Broeckel spent Tuesday to Friday of last...

Warren and Connie Horton attended the Cheez-It Bowl game in Arizona, between WSU and Air Force, on Dec. 27, 2019. They were accompanied by their daughter Debbie Hopkins of Boise and daughter Renee Horton of Seattle. They joined a family group for a p...

David Stueckle flew to Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 22 to attend the promotion ceremony at Elgin Air Force Base for his grandson, Jonathan Stueckle, who was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Also attending the event were Jonathan’s parents,...