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Bank Left features 2 artists in February Featured artists for February at Bank Left Gallery in Palouse will be Hungarian painter Ildiko Kalapacs from Spokane and mixed media artist Judy Parry Folk from Lewiston. Their exhibit will showcase art as a thought provoking narrative and a whimsical medium. The reception with the artists will be Feb. 6 from 1-5 with live music from 1 to 3:30. The exhibit will run until Feb. 27. PHS books run of student plays Pullman High School will perform plays written and directed by students February 5, 6, 11, and... Full story
The 10th annual “Food for Fines” drive will begin Monday, , and continue through February at all 14 Whitman County library branches. Library users can exchange non-perishable food items for up to $10 in outstanding library fines. All food will be distributed to the food bank in the community where it is collected. Last year, the library collected over $1,030 worth of non-perishable foods. The total was over one third more than was needed to clear fines, said Kristie Kirkpatrick, WCL director. Non-perishable food may be donated at library bra...
Jesus gave this prayer to the disciples to teach them how to pray. “Our Father in heaven”: Our in the sense that He is the Father of all people. Everyone has equal claims to God as their heavenly Father. “Hallowed be your name”: It is a reverent recognition of God’s uniqueness. We give to God that unique place that His nature and character deserve. “Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”: It is a willingness to submit our will to God’s will. It is a belief that He knows what is best. This first section of the... Full story
The response to the earthquake in Haiti has been wonderful. Residents can help save lives in Haiti by donating at many local collection points. They can also help save lives right here in Whitman County by donating blood during our next blood drive Thursday, Feb. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome or donors can schedule an appointment by calling the hospital extension 401. The need is especially acute in winter months because fewer people donate and more accidents occur on the roadways. Donor qualifications: * Be at least 16 years...
Tekoa Bunny Bippes returned from a holiday trip visiting with her daughters, Gerrie Kennedy and Joan Blumeyer. She visited with Gerrie in Seattle and then the two of them flew to Oceanside, Calif., for the Christmas holiday, Bunny reported “The weather was beautiful but it’s not the same enjoying Christmas with no snow,” she said. Bunny added she had a wonderful visit with her daughters, grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Bunny will host the Republican caucus at her home Saturday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. They will discuss the Repub...
Dusty Last Thursday, Vicki Broeckel and Sharry O’Hearne attended three sessions of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Spokane. The tickets were courtesy of John and Virgina Huber. Their highlight was watching Sasha Cohen perform her program. Saturday, Colene Sager took Marcy Sager and Marcy’s sister to the airport so they could catch a plane to Arkansas. Marcy’s sister, who is from the Philippines, was to be married there Jan 27. Karen Light returned to her home in Portland last week. She had been helping her mother, Phyllis Stuec...
Lacrosse The senior class is taking orders for specialty coffees which they will be selling on Friday. Call Raeann Fleming at the school to place an order by Thursday. The FFA is also selling pans of enchiladas. For Valentine’s Day, the sophomore class is now taking orders for roses. They are seeking donations of vases. The class will also be offering a pulled pork dinner during Saturday’s home basketball games against Tri-Cities Prep. LaCrosse Arts Council will have a Valentine’s Bake Sale Friday, Feb. 12, at the Teapot Cafe from 9 a.m. to no...
School menus Week of Feb. 1-5, 2010 At Oakesdale School: Monday: Ham pizza, pineapple, fresh veggies, Jello. Tuesday: Deli sandwiches, green salad, applesauce, potato chips. Wednesday: Spaghetti, cheese toast, green beans, fresh veggies. Thursday: Bean soup, tuna sandwich, green salad, strawberries. Friday: Chickenwich, tator tots, fresh veggies, oranges. At Tekoa School: Monday: Cheese omelet, sausage pattie, hash browns, fruit juice, apple slices. Tuesday: Corn dog or chili-cheese dog, pork n beans, tossed salad, peaches. Wednesday: Sub...
Hooper Olivia McGregor turned two Sunday. Her family hosted a party with family Kate, Scooter, Clarie, and Collin Lyle, Hooper, Alex and Linda McGregor, Pullman, and Emily McGregor, Cheney, attending, along with the Moffitt and Merritt families of Hooper. Howard and Pat Morris were weekend guests of Howard’s sister and brother-in-law, Warna and Collin Jones of Spokane, Jan. 9 and 10. Terry and Helen Tobin, of Connell, joined mother, Anna May Tobin, for lunch Sunday afternoon....
Housing Help for Retirees Looking to Relocate Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve heard that Congress recently passed a new homebuyer’s tax credit available to older homeowners. What can you tell me about this? My wife and I have been thinking about downsizing to a smaller one-story house or condo and would like to find out if this could benefit us. Downsizing Don Dear Don, For retirees looking to relocate or downsize to a smaller home, the new homebuyer’s tax credit offers a great financial incentive, but you better get moving. Here’s what you should...
Library Board trustees peer into the gaping pit in the center of the library. From the left are John Aune, Jon Kehne, Becky Dickerson, Teresa Myott and Leslee Miller. Trustees learned that renovation of the district’s headquarters in the Colfax Library is on track. They met with George Paupst, manager of Blews Construction crew which has been removing tons of concrete flooring and supportive T-structures to make way for the library’s new stairway and elevator. Making matters difficult is a very high water table that requires continual pum...
Lamont Art and Jill Swannack, Owen, Lea and Carmen left Jan. 15 for Nashville, Tenn., to attend The American Sheep Industry Convention. While Art attended meetings, Jill was co-chairman of the Youth Committee. There were 26 children from the ages of eight to sixteen and they were kept busy making rope halters, playing games, learning about parasites that affect sheep, learning how to grade a carcass and cut it up. Sunday they had a party and later, they had a Pizza Party. The family attended the First Family Baptist church with an attendance...
Regional Theatre of the Palouse will present Matthew Barber’s Tony Award-nominated “Enchanted April.” Feb. 11-13 and 18-20 at 7:30 p.m. at the RTOP Theatre, 122 N. Grand Ave. in Pullman. Matinees also will take place Feb. 13 and 20 at 2:30 p.m. AnaSofia Villanueva will direct the play that tells the story of four wildly mismatched British women who head to an idyllic Northern Italian villa in an attempt to escape their dreary lives in cold and rain drenched London. Villanueva came from Portland to direct the show. She works with Equity Theaters...
Australian cowboy poet Milton Taylor and the Urban Coyote Bush Band will perform at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, Feb. 13 at 1:30 p.m. Admission for all ages will be $7 at the door. Taylor was born in outback Queensland and spent most of his life as a sheep shearer. In the itinerant shearing camps of the time, men created their own entertainment—storytelling and poetry; and Taylor discovered he had an affinity for the spoken word. He has won the Australian National bush poetry performing championship several times and has been the offi... Full story
Megan Fertakis and Morgan Hatley, 4H members, checked in blood donors when the Albion 4H club along with the Red Cross sponsored a blood drive in Albion Dec. 22, 2009. Each member of the 4H club was required to get one person to schedule an appointment to donate. They had 41 appointments and collected 35 units of blood with 27 first time donors. The club made taco soup and homemade cookies as a special treat for those that donated.... Full story
Winners for the Colfax Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby, in front, from the left, Connor Johnson: 1st place & 1st year Webelo den winner; Tommy Cochrane: 2nd place; Daniel Drymon: 3rd place and Tiger Cub den winner; Garrett Korslund: Tiger Cub den winner; Riley Maynard: Wolf den winner. In back, from the left, are Sam Woodhouse: People’s Choice winner; Carson Cloaninger: Bear Den winner and Matthew Sharp, second Year Webelo winner. Cub Scouts voting on the People’s Choice winner....
There’s a lot of overlap between work and play for Mike Gordon. A realtor with a passion for photography and fishing, he gets to travel all over the county. Born in California, Mike lived on both coasts before his family moved to Moscow, Idaho. During his sophomore year of high school he moved to Hawaii to live with his aunt. While he was away, his family moved to North Pole, Alaska, and he joined them after his year in Hawaii. That earned him the nickname Pineapple. After graduation, Mike decid...
Two classes are now offered by Whitman County Library’s Occupational Resource Connection (WORC) to help residents in the process of a job search or those considering a career change. The first class will teach participants how to best utilize computers for successful job searches. Presenters will review the basics of the job search process, assist with cover letters and resumes, teach the set up and use of email and also, how to store documents online. High-speed Internet computers will be available for all participants. The second class c...
Among items up for auction Saturday at the hospital foundation benefit will be a quilt donated by Ruth Libey Kribbs, 92, Moberly, Mo. An aunt of Gary Libey of Colfax, she donated the quilt as a gift of appreciation for the treatment her oldest brother, Herk Libey, received in his final days at Whitman Hospital. Herk Libey, Gary Libey”s father, died on Valentine’s Day 10 years ago. A retired Spokane police officer, Herk was treated at the Colfax hospital and Colfax nursing home during his final days. Ruth and Herk were among 10 siblings who wer... Full story
Whitman Hospital is firing up to use a barcode verification system in which medications will be scanned and then matched to a barcode on a patient’s wristband. All eighteen new scanners, compatible with the hospital’s computers, will be up and running Feb. 9 for the 25 in-patient rooms in the hospital. The scanner is very similar to the kind used in grocery stores. The new system is a hospital-wide effort to accurately match patients to their medication, said Denise Fowler, chief clinical officer for the hospital. “It’s that final defense...
Pigeon poop dropped in Spring Flat Creek is washing in to the south fork of the Palouse river directly before it flows through Colfax. Department of Ecology officials said putting up nets or pigeon spikes below two bridges which cross the creek could keep the birds away. Fecal coliform bacteria was confirmed in the Palouse River roughly a year ago, after a series of tests by the DOE and the city of Colfax. Pigeon poop has been nailed as the most likely source of fecal coliform bacteria in the South Fork of the Palouse River in Colfax in an...
Anita Hudson, Pullman “We just bought a mattress and it was cheaper.” Allen Wall, Garfield “There is a possibility my wife may be laid off. And I have a son who is going to college next year so I don’t know how our finances are going to work out.” Michael Rosick, Spokane “It’s impacted the business I’m in. My customers are purchasing less than they have in the past.” Katie Drymon, Steptoe “Being as we own the Steptoe Friendly Mart, pretty bad. Business is slow. It’s hard to make ends meet. We also farm and it’s hard to make ends meet. Costs h...
My New Face My face is a work in progress. Having grown an appropriate number of eyes, lips and noses, I’m now busily at work drawing lines to connect them all together. I’m also fond of developing what my dermatologist calls “squeamish basil cells.” (This may not be the precise medical term.) It seems there are places on my face that are considered bad neighborhoods, where tough cells hang out and frighten away healthy skin. To combat this blight, my doctor wants to use a technique known as “expensive.” “I’m going to use a laser to burn a... Full story
Let me tell you a funny story, if I can do it with these mutts clamped onto my leg. Ow! When you set out to serve the public as an elected official, you notice some things right away. I ran for public office twice in the government of Whitman County, (won both times, by a mudslide) and I used to spend hours on the phone when I should have been doing other things. Earning a living, raising my kids, sitting by the fire, stuff like that. Once you are perceived as having the power to allocate resources, you become an Important Person, passionately...
In crisis We are in a crisis because our leaders in all areas of government have the physiology that overspending or a give away program will solve the crisis. History tells us that it will not work. As citizens we need to look at the background of people we are electing into the positions of leadership. Do they represent what is best for America and our freedom? Do they know anything about economics, morals or Christian relationships? Once elected, do they represent what is best for America or do they represent special interest groups, who pai...