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James "Jim" Thomas Leifer, 73, long time St. John resident, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday, January 19, 2019, at his St. John home. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held on Friday, January 25th, at 1:00 pm at the Christian Life Assembly in St. John. Jim will be laid to rest in the Pine City Cemetery. Jim was the third oldest of 10 children to bless the home of Clyde and Helen Gordon Leifer. He was born August 21, 1945, in Colfax, but grew up on the family farm...
Questions 1. GEOGRAPHY: What is the number of the U.S. highway that runs along the West Coast? 2. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is the fastest bird in the world? 3. LITERATURE: What is the name of the wood carver in "The Adventures of Pinocchio"? 4. MOVIES: Which 1980s movie featured the tagline, "One man's struggle to take it easy"? 5. ASTRONOMY: How long is a year on the planet Mercury? 6. BUSINESS: Which automaker sold a line of cars called the Fairlane? 7. ANATOMY: How many times does the average human heart beat each day? 8. TELEVISION: Which...
* It was Leroy "Satchel" Paige, arguably the best pitcher in baseball history, who made the following sage observation: "Never look back. Something might be gaining on you." * The "Harley" in "Harley-Davidson" comes from William Harley, one of the motorcycle company's three founders. His is a common surname in England with roots in Old English, in which language it means, literally, "pile of rocks." * A narwhal's horn isn't a horn; it's a tooth -- the left front tooth, to be specific. As such, it's considered to be a tusk, making the narwhal...
Notice of Hearing Intent to Dispose of Surplus County Property NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Legislative Authority of Whitman County, Washington will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 11:10 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, in the Commissioner’s Chamber, in the Whitman County Courthouse, Colfax Washington for the purpose of declaring their intention to dispose of surplus County property, more particularly described as follows: ER&R Vehicles and Equipment: Equip Year Brand Model Vin # 2045 Unknown TowMotor Forklift U...
Head track coach and Spanish teacher at St. John-Endicott High School, Paul Johnson, is working to expand the school's track program. “Athletes here are only missing the pole vault, but they have no track, only a grass field on which to practice,” said Johnson. The official go-ahead to add pole vaulting this spring came, and Johnson was able to order the equipment needed; pole vault landing pits, standards to hold the crossbar, poles for the student athletes and a pole vault planting box, whi...
8 years ago The Commoner, Jan. 19, 1894 One hundred people gathered in the schoolhouse at Diamond Friday evening last to listen to an address by Herman Kaminsky on “The Discovery of America and the Jews.” The lecture was of nearly an hours' duration and was listened to with the deepest attention by an appreciative audience. At its conclusion, a vote of thanks was unanimously tendered to Mr. Kaminsky. In addition to the lectures there were vocal solos by Thomas Dobbins and choruses by the Diamond glee club; and recitations by the Miss Bed...
