Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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8 years ago, March 12, 1886 On Saturday last two were arrested and one fined five dollars for driving faster than a walk over the Cooper Lake bridge. The sign notifying people to drive slow over the bridge under penalty of a fine means business, and if persons get into trouble for not heeding it, they have only themselves to fault. Gen. Livingstone informs us that he is making preparations for putting in water works in the spring. It is his intention to erect a large reservoir on the hillside at the Hull place and run six-inch mains through...
Dear Savvy Senior I would like to find out what kinds of veterans benefits are available to older vets and their spouses? My dad served four years in the Army during the Korean War, and I’m curious to see if there are any VA benefits that he or my mom may qualify for. What can you tell me? Searching Son Dear Searching, That’s a great question. There are actually millions of older veterans and their families who don’t take advantage of the VA benefits they’re entitled to because they either don’t know they exist or they don’t think they would qu...
A Red Cross representative will be at Malden Library Wednesday, March 16, at 7 p.m. to discuss “Disaster Preparedness.” The Walking Pilates class will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 to 10 a.m. All fitness levels can be accommodated. The GED preparatory class meets every Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the library.... Full story
Mitchell Jamison spent last week paging for Sen. Mark Schoesler and others in Olympia. An eighth-grader at Garfield-Palouse Middle School in Garfield, he took time away from his studies last week to participate in the Senate Page Program during the eighth week of the 2011 legislative session. He is the son of Russell and Sandra Jamison of Garfield. Pages are responsible for running errands and delivering mail. They spend time in the Senate Chamber and attend page school to learn about parliamentary procedure and the legislative...
Nichole Kopp of Whitman County Library Youth services assists JES student Eden Workman as she prepares a balancing act for a trip around the “Trick-a-ma-stick.” The library in Colfax joined Jennings Elementary students Tuesday and Wednesday for Read Across America, an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading March 2, the birthday of children’s author Dr. Seuss. Kopp and the Reading Bear shared Seuss favorites: The Cat In The Hat and Gerald McBoing Boing with sever... Full story
Raymond M. Packard Raymond M. Packard, 81, Harvard, died March 1, 2011, at his home from an apparent heart attack. He has been cremated and a service will not be conducted in accordance with his request. Born Aug. 27, 1929, at Potlatch, to Fred and Rose Martin Packard, he attended Potlatch schools and graduated from Potlatch High School in 1948. He married Idabelle Thomas June 16, 1950, at Potlatch, and they made their home at Potlatch. Mr. Packard was employed at Potlatch Forests, Inc., as a saw filer for 15 years. In 1966 they moved to... Full story
Empire begins season with new lights, carpet Tekoa’s Empire Theatre sparkled for its season opener Saturday night with the results of the latest restoration efforts. Two vintage replica lighting fixtures have been installed in the theatre lobby. The chrome tube lights conform with the art deco decor of the theater. The other addition is a new red, diamond pattern rug for the lobby and aisles. The rug replaces a rug that “just couldn’t take another piece of duct tape,” according to Cheryl Morgan, one of the leaders in the restoration effort.... Full story
Capt. Karl Scheuerman, deputy chief of intelligence for the 62nd operations group at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, has been named the 2010 Outstanding Active Duty Intelligence Officer of the Year for the USAF Air Mobility Command. Scheuerman is a 2005 graduate of the US Air Force Academy and has served tours of duty in Afghanistan and Turkey. He graduated from St. John/Endicott High School in 2000. He is the son of Dick and Lois Scheuerman who now reside in Spanaway, and the grandson of Mary Scheuerman, now of Colfax....
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution for Wednesday, March 23, will be Palouse Federated Church, 1 to 3 p.m., and Rosalia Methodist Church, 9 to 11 a.m. For Thursday, March 24, distribution will be Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Garfield Legion / Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m.; St. John Methodist Church, 9 to 10 a.m., LaCrosse, 111 N. Main, 8 a.m. to noon; Tekoa City Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Oakesdale Baptist Church, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Endicott City Hall, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Distribution for Friday, March 25,... Full story
More than 110 books were ordered at Palouse Library with the help of proceeds from the Thanksgiving Turkey Leg fun run that raised more than $2,000 for the purchase. Approximately 80 of the books have arrived to date. A new display of artwork will be exhibited March 15 until April 19 at the library. Palouse artist Sheilagh Hallagan will display a collection of her newest prints and collages. Aimee Stormo and Mo Hendrickson will display their fused glass artwork. Palouse Library is open Tuesdays 11 to 6, Thursdays 2 to 6 and Fridays noon to...
For Julie Womack, her idea of heaven is to have all her favorite restaurants in one place. Having lived in so many places, that would mean restaurants from all over the world gathered together. “This is our 17th move,” she noted. She, husband David and their four Jack Russell terriers moved to Colfax 18 months ago when David took the position of CEO of the Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. They have lived all over the US and in Germany, giving them the opportunity to experience many different cultures and cuisine. “My roots are in South...
Steptoe students will perform “Her Lips Are Sealed,” a murder mystery by Mary Krell-Oishi, in a dinner theatre production Wednesday, March 30, in the Steptoe gym. Cast members practicing their lines from the left, are Gracie Dickerson, Danny Robinson, Dustyn Hall, Megan Rhuby and Chase Baerlocher. The evening will start at 6 p.m. with a “social half hour” followed by a dinner of salad, chicken cordon bleu and dessert which will be catered by members of the community and served in character by the cast. As the mystery shows its clues, audience m...
Seven of the entrants in the fourth annual Colfax Street banner contest display replica plaques of their work at a reception March 3 in the library meeting room at Colfax. From the left are Bill Reynolds with “Window on the Palouse;” Angela Senter, “Kiu-A-Tan;” Kathy Mayer, “Bursting in Time;” Loretta Paulson, “Watch for Deer Crossing;” Ysabeaux Ng, “River road;” Jerry Jones, “Wimpy,” and Dick Gebhardt, “Fall Colors of the Palouse.” Mayer won the People’s Choice award, and Ng won the youth division award. Artists unable to attend were Claudia... Full story
As Whitman County prepares to flip the switch on its new accounting software, officials realized they did not have the rights to use it on enough computers. Chris Nelson, director of the county’s information technology department, told commissioners Monday the original purchase agreement with Michigan-based New World did not come with enough software licenses to install on the necessary amount of computers. In that 2005 purchase, Whitman County received licenses to use the New World system on 40 computers. Nelson said the county will a...
Teachers from around the county attend training in Colfax. Teachers became students for a day this week during a county-wide conference as part of a Professional Learning Communities program. The Monday session was at Colfax High School. “I’m excited about some new strategies I learned for math interventions,” said Bobbi Mackleit, fourth-grade teacher at Oakesdale elementary. Educators from the White River School District led many of the sessions. The Whitman County Principals Association came up with the idea for a training day in light of dwi... Full story
Colton Library’s third Thursday program March 17 will be a wii party featuring the game “Just Dance”. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library, and all children attending will get a chance to play. The program will be after school at 3:15. Children kindergarten age through sixth grade are welcome. During Food for Fines month Colton library collected about $20 worth of canned food and forgave fines for several people. All food went to the Colton/Uniontown Food Bank....
Whitworth University students from this area who have been named to the Whitworth University Laureate Society for fall semester include Kenneth McNaughton and Allison Vorderbrueggen, Colfax; Samuel Robertson, Colton; Rebecca Nelson and Rachel Witthuhn, Palouse. The students qualify for the honors society by maintaining a grade point average of 3.75 or higher during the semester. The Spokane private liberal arts university, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, has an enrollment of nearly 3,000 students in 60 undergraduate and graduate...
This year a record $1,230 in food was collected throughout the county in the Whitman County Library’s food for fines campaign in February. The total amount of fines forgiven was less than $800. Library director Kristie Kirkpatrick said customers participated in all 14 branches of the library. The library once again partnered with local food pantries for the 11th annual Food for Fines drive in February. All library customers were asked to bring non-perishable food donations to their local branch in exchange for up to $10 in outstanding l... Full story
Garfield/Palouse Agricultural Mechanics Team One has won two competitions. From the left are Buddy Carter, advisor; Nathan Cocking, J.B. Lange, Gage Redman, Blake Slocum and Chad Redman. Two Garfield/Palouse teams started their season Feb. 16 at the first competition in Pomeroy. Lange also received first individual, and Chad Redman received second individual. They competed in the LaCrosse/Colfax competition Feb. 23 and Team One placed first. Lange again topped individual competition. Blake Slocum placed third, and Chad Redman... Full story
