Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
Sorted by date Results 26 - 50 of 67
I visited a pot shop last week, something I thought I would never do. A senior citizen friend of mine has been experiencing rather severe knee pain and is trying to postpone an inevitable replacement. In the mean time, she has done almost everything: The magic shot series, physical therapy, horse liniment, and continues to ask advice of friends and neighbors who have had similar problems. One friend experienced relief with cannabis oil, and her primary care doctor advised her to, “Try it, you have nothing to lose.” She asked me to pick up som...
Arden Stewart, New Orleans, La., to Stuart Elliott and Jessiann Loomis, St, John, ag land in Malden/Pine City road area, $540,000, Jan. 22. Robert and Nadine Finley, Spokane , to Carl and Rene Crider, Thornton, ag land north of Oakesdale, $588,000, Jan. 22. Donna Allen, Colfax, to Thomas and Gayle Smith, house on N. Morton, Colfax, $105,000, Jan. 22. Dee and Lois Camp, LaCrosse, to Home Boys, Steve Randock, Sr., Spokane Valley, 1994 68x40 mobile home on Highway 26, $5,000, Jan. 23. Sandra Mack, Colton, to Chase and Mollie Druffel, house and...
Over the last few years, Whitman County has seen an ever-increasing amount of paint nights. Four years ago in Rosalia, some students came up with a new way to raise money for their senior trip. Rebecca Dempsey, Cheney School District's art teacher, is the mother of one of the students, Logan Dempsey. She attended a paint night that her mom had set up in Cheney and felt it would make for a good fundraiser in Rosalia. With Rebecca's help, the students were able to put together 'Canvas Caf...
The next installment of Cup O’ Joe on the Palouse will be at Columbia Bank, 795 SE Bishop Blvd. in Pullman, Wednesday, Feb. 6, from 10-11 a.m. Kyle O’Malley and Grant Schoenlein of Moscow’s Kamiak Coffee Co. will talk on “Why we stayed on the Palouse.” The two entrepreneurs will elaborate on helpful local resources, challenges they faced, business stages of the company and the global coffee trade process. Kamiak will serve coffee at no cost. Cup O’ Joe is an interactive business support coffee group that offers entrepreneurs and local, smal...
Over the past year, a number of fundraising events have taken place to help pay for two group service mission trips to Camp Victoria, Brazil, just outside Tres Ranchos. Camp Victoria is in the southern part of the state of Goiás in central Brazil sitting on a peninsula into Represa Emborcação, a reservoir created by the Emborcação Dam on the Paranaíba River which separates the state of Goiás from the state of Minas Gerais. The most recent mission trip took 15 individuals to the camp after 31 hou...
As Valentine's Day approaches, it has me reflecting on this past year, all that we have celebrated and those that I really love. This year has been a humbling year full of trials, but we have also seen victories and blessings. At times, it felt as if the wind was knocked right out of us as we have gone through several surgeries, including spinal surgery, breast cancer, skin cancer, physical therapy, car wrecks, more physical therapy and eye surgeries. Then, add in a wedding, gaining new grand...
The Dusty BB Club's next meeting will be Saturday, Feb. 23. For those who reserved tickets with Diane Monson, the group will meet at the Breakfast Club in Moscow at 11 a.m. for brunch and then will attend the Jazz Festival at the University of Idaho. David Stueckle treated Dale and Vicki Broeckel to dinner at the Old European restaurant in Pullman Sunday. Rob Myrick visited with his eight-year-old grandson, Broden, Sunday at the home of Broden's great-grandparents, Lucky and Joan Myrick. Linda Hennigar attended the funeral service for her aunt,...
Endicott Community Club met Jan. 22 at Trinity Lutheran Church Parish Hall. They elected new officers for the coming year: Jessica Pelissier, president; Teri Garrett, vice president; Carol Larson, treasurer, and Cinda Tribble, temporary secretary. They are working on setting up Free Bingo for the winter months. A schedule will follow. They discussed the veterans flags and when they should be put up at the cemetery. They also discussed Christmas decorations and how to store them, as well as getting more help to set them out around town. The...
Practice sessions have begun for the Distinguished Young Woman of Colfax and LaCrosse. The program will be Saturday, March 16, at 7 p.m. in the Colfax High school auditorium. Tickets are $9 each and can be purchased from the young women competing or at the door. DYW nationals have changed the rules to allow exchange students to participate for the experience. They will not, however, be eligible to win the title or any scholarship awards. One of the local contestants is from Italy and another is from Germany. They will participate in every part...
LaCrosse Community Pride seeks historic photos of the LaCrosse area for an exhibit in the renovated Rock Bunk House. Whitman County Library received a .09 grant awarded by The Blue Ribbon Committee for this exhibit. Residents with photos are asked to contact Peggy Bryan or any LCP member. The photos will be returned to owners as soon as they are digitized. LCP is replacing the freezer in Carter Foods. Several repairs have been made to the present freezer recently and with mounting repair bills, the committee decided it was best to replace it....
The Hospital Foundation honored Whitman Medical Group last Saturday for its three decades of service to the hospital and surrounding communities. Pharmacist and foundation board president Mark Johnson presented Dr. Kim Mellor with a plaque and recognition during the group's annual dinner and auction on Jan. 26. Johnson said the Foundation recognized the uncommonly good working relationship between patients and doctors with the hospital to provide excellent care in a rural setting. More than 150...
The Industrial Art and Assemblage "Welded Beasts" show and exhibit will be at the Dahmen Barn Feb 3-27 with an opening reception Feb. 3 from 1-3 p.m. Shelly Gilmore is an avid collector of all things metal. When she stumbles upon parts and rusted old pieces, projects pop into her mind. Gilmore says her dreams don't stop until she cuts, welds, brazes and shapes the scraps into treasures. Dahmen Barn at Uniontown is open Thursday – Sunday, 10 to 4. www.ArtisanBarn.org...
Emily Bagott of Palouse, Winston Downing and Rose Hayes of Pullman, and Clara O’keefe of St. John were among 3,541 students earning grade point averages of 3.5 or above at Montana State University in Bozemen to qualify for the first semester Dean's list....
Neill Public Library and Pullman Community Action Center partner to bring energy assistance to Pullman residents. Information and registration sessions will be on Tuesdays in the library’s Hecht meeting room from 1 to 5 p.m. A family development specialist will share information about the requirements for this program, the types of program assistance available. Attendees interested in registering for assistance should bring: Social Security Cards for all household members, photo I.D. for all household members over the age of 18, proof of U...
Also on the Colfax high school semester honor roll were Gunnar Aune, all As honor roll, and Joseph Vietz, honor roll. Their names were unintentionally left off the list issued by the school last week....
Rosalia Cub Scout Pack's annual Pinewood Derby Sunday was staged with a crowd of approximately 50 friends and family members. A field of 21 Cub Scout racers battled it out over nine heats and 45 races. In the end, a victory lap was taken by first place winner, Alyssa Babb of the Bear Den, followed closely by second place, Brian Place of the Webelos den and third place by Joseph Pritchett of the Wolf Den. This year’s best in show went to Jayden Taylor of the Webelos Den. The top two finishers w...
Students from Whitman County on the fall honor roll at Spokane Community College are follows: -Colfax-Michael Clinton, Kristina Ward, Keaton Wheeler -Farmington-Donald Schaffer -Oakesdale-Dillon Meserve -Pullman-Alisha Reynolds -St. John-Hailey Bafus, Tate Schauble -Tekoa-Leanne Wicklund, Chela Woods -Uniontown-Briana Weik Spokane Falls Community College honor roll students for the fall semester were as follows: -Albion-Brittney Delph -Colfax-Jennifer Isbelle, Hailey Lomax, Jullene Sager, Landon Willson -Colton-Tashanna Nollmeyer...
C of C to hear Schweitzer SEL President Edmund O. Schweitzer III will be speaking on “The Roots of CyberINsecurity” during the Pullman Chamber of Commerce general membership luncheon Feb. 12, at the SEL Events Center. Lunch will be catered by Memorable Events, and the cost is $18 per person or $15 for Pullman Chamber members. Reservations are required and deadline to reserve is Feb. 8. chamber@pullmanchamber.com. Winter classes set at Dahmen Barn Artisans at Dahmen Barn will offer a variety of winter classes on Saturdays or Sundays, from 1 to...
At Pullman Regional Hospital Gustafson, Kalibur Steven, born Jan. 24 at seven pounds, 10 ounces, to Michael Gustafson and Shyanne Welles, Juliaetta, Idaho. Paternal grandparents are Steve Gustafson, Deary Idaho, and Robin Olsen, Moscow, Idaho. Maternal grandparents are Michele Dimmick, Deary, Idaho, and Travis Welles, Juliaetta, Idaho. Baby joins sisters Kaleigh, 14; Jasmyne, 13; Lakota, 10, and brother Kieler, 1.... Full story
On Saturday, Jan. 19, the Garfield-Palouse Viking Crew Booster Club presented Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation with a check for $3,000. The money pays for athletic trainer Amy Garrison, who, as part of the hospital's Regional High School Athletic Training Program, works with Garfield-Palouse student athletes and their families, coaches and physicians at Inland Orthopedic to support Gar/Pal in seven different sports. In addition to care on the field, the program also gives students no-cost ac...
Seth Thompson of Palouse has been named to the dean's list at Pacific University for the 2018 fall semester with a grade-point average 3.70 or higher on 12 or more graded hours of study....
Darrell was born April 4, 1950, in Spokane, Wash., to Evelyn (Plaster) and Adrian Bafus. The family moved to the farm in Endicott when he was two. There he attended 12 years of school, graduating from Endicott High School in 1968. He continued his education at Washington State University and became a hard core Cougar fan for life, graduating with a bachelor of science in microbiology. While at WSU, Darrell was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, where he developed many lifelong... Full story
Tanya Rachelle Becker, a lifelong resident of Colfax, passed away Friday, January 25, 2019, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane surrounded by her loving family and friends. Tanya endured a five and a half year battle with breast cancer which she fought with vigor and courage. She was showered with the love and support of her family, friends and the community every step of the way. Tanya filled her years with endless love for her family, especially her children, of whom she was so proud. She was... Full story
A memorial service will be held for Chris Maurice Mills at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday February 2 at 11 AM. A local gathering will be held at Whitman Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1150 W Fairview Street, Colfax, WA. 99111, also on February 2 at 11AM. Chris Maurice Mills, born November 29, 1955, of Portland, Oregon, passed away on January 8 from cancer. The son of Lester H. Mills and Celeste A. (Frazier) Mills of LaCrosse, Washington. When Chris was young he enjoyed time spent at Lake Coeur d'Alene. He enjoye... Full story
