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April exhibit set at Dahmen From April 6 through 27 at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown, an exhibit titled “Here Comes the Sun” may be seen. It is a spring reflection of art and music. Artists who will be represented include Spencer Rockett, Cheryl Greenstreet, Tracy Randall, Katherine Clancy, Laurel Macdonald, Jennifer Whitted, Carolyn Guy, Har-V, Craig Whitcomb and John Kirkland. The opening reception is Sunday, April 6, from 1 to 3 p.m. with refreshments and the artists present. This exhibit coordinates with the eighth annual Art Dem...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Whitman County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Monday, April 7, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. in their Chambers, Whitman County Courthouse, Colfax, Washington. The purpose of the hearing is to review community development and housing needs, inform citizens of the availability of funds and eligible uses of the state Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and receive comments on proposed activities, particularly from lower income persons residing in the Whitman County area. $102,384 is proposed to be available...
Dr. Dan Siegel introduced the “word” MWe in his recent book, Brainstorm. “MWe” denotes personal growth from “only Me” to include “also We.” MWe begins with the point that each of us has an indivisible and deeply personal life. Most simply put, “Me” is all that your skin surrounds. “We,” on the other hand, is what connects you with God, with others and also with the world in which you live. MWe offers each of us a new way of understanding just what it means to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Jesus was speaking to the “Me” of each of us when...
Whitman County’s annual Speech, Spelling and Math Contest took place at Oakesdale School March 19 with more than 200 kids participating from grades fifth to eighth. Each grade school/junior high represented – from Asotin, Colfax, Colton, LaCrosse, Washtucna, Palouse, St. John, Endicott, Rosalia, Oakesdale and Tekoa – sent its top performer in each of three categories in speech, as well as their single top performer for spelling and math. The two larger schools, Asotin and Colfax, sent their...
For full obituaries, see the Weekly Pages section for 3/27/2014. Bernice Pauline Hilty James Wigen Emerson Patricia Mae Zuger Rose C. Anderson A memorial service for Rose C. Anderson, 91, will be Saturday, March 29, at 2 p.m. at the Garfield Christian Church with Pastor Dean Walker officiating. Burial will precede the service at 1 p.m. at the Garfield Cemetery. Mrs. Anderson died early Friday morning, March 21, 2014, at the Guardian Angel Homes in Liberty Lake where she has made her home since last June. Born April 12, 1922, at Clarkston, to... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner March 22, 1889 It is estimated that Washington territory has 6,000,000 acres of land peculiarly adapted to raising wheat and which will produce from 30 to 40 bushels per acre every season. Oregon also has millions of such acres, and in a few years many more thousands of these millions of acres than are now producing in both state and territory will be under cultivation. An incipient blaze in the residence of C.R. Meeker, near Wall Street bridge Thursday forenoon, was discovered and extinguished just in time to...
Endicott Community Bible Church last Wednesday hosted Bread and Supper night at Trinity Lutheran Church. Five or six varities of soups and various breads and cookies were served to about 70 people. Spring flowers are blooming, yards are beginning to be cleaned up, trees are being trimmed, little green leaves are showing....
Doctors’ Day, a day that we pay tribute to physicians, will be March 30. On behalf of the Whitman Hospital and Medical Center staff, I would like to express appreciation of our physicians and their continuing commitment to excellent care in the communities we serve. Physicians often provide care at a personal sacrifice in time with their families. They provide 24/7 coverage for the hospital in key areas including primary care, orthopedics, radiology and general surgery. These physicians are available to come into the hospital at a moment’s not... Full story
Thursday, March 27 Colfax, LaCrosse and Tekoa – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Thursday. Visit the online calendar for times. Albion – 4 p.m. – After School Craft – Kids are invited to a fun after school craft project. Friday, March 28 Colfax – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for toddlers, preschoolers and parents every Friday. Endicott, St. John and Uniontown – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Friday. Visit the online calendar for... Full story
-photo by Ken Segota The annual Cub Scout district Pinewood Derby race sponsored by the Chief Kamiakin District was Saturday at the Pullman Christian School. More than 30 cub scouts from 15 local cub scout packs from Latah and Whitman counties participated in the event. The top two finalists from each pack competed in the championship race. There was also an open class for youth and adults. The four championship finalists were, left to right: 1st Place - Asahel Billing - Pack 326 (Moscow), 2nd... Full story
Keisha Vorderbrueggen of Pomeroy, daughter of Mike and Sherry Vorderbrueggen, Endicott, will wed Nate Gilbert, son of Greg and Sandy Gilbert, Pomeroy, June 21 in Pomeroy. The bride-elect graduated from Colfax High School in 2003, and from Walla Walla Community College in 2005 with a degree in golf management. She currently works at Garfield County assessor’s office in Pomeroy. Gilbert graduated from Pomeroy High School in 2004 and from Spokane Falls Community College in 2005. He is employed a...
Donna and Steve Holberg have been deeply involved with Hill-Ray Plaza for a number of years, and today provide the catering, with Steve also serving on the Hill-Ray board. Linda Greenhaugh is the office manager. Donna and Steve work in an atmosphere of casual elegance. The dining room feels like a fine dining room, the Fireside room is smaller, and the ballroom is most easily formally decorated. Donna, Steve and Betty Edinger are the chefs. Steve explains his love of cooking simply—he has I...
Colfax FCCLA members will attend the state meeting in Wenatchee during the week of March 24. Nine members have qualified to compete in FCCLA STAR Events. Members of the parliamentary procedure team are Alexandra Shirley, Tim Nellis, Nicole Wiley, Heather Robinson and Douglas Wall. Lizzy May (pictured above at left) will compete in Focus on Children and Pearl Griffiths (above right) will compete in chapter service. All qualified and received gold medals at the regional level in February. Kim... Full story
Dusty Local residents and many Krom family members attended the services for Margaret Krom Bolz at the Country Bible Church Saturday. Also attending were Martha Hibbard and Esther Gentry from Spokane. Margaret and Martha graduated from LaCrosse High School in the same class. The services were conducted by Margaret’s sons, Christopher and Robin Bolz, with contributions from her grandchildren, recorded piano performances of Margaret’s and ending with a recording of Margaret and her sisters and brother singing “My God and I.” A reception after s...
St. John St. John Telephone is saying goodbye to Donna Loomis who is retiring after 35 years. Her last day will be March 31. Donna, who is also owner of Moments Spa in St. John, plans to spend more time doing classes at the spa. Right now the spa offers yoga, zumba and other fitness classes, along with massages and a complete salon. Loomis and her husband are also building a new house. The St. John Library plans a Tween party April 1 at 1:30 p.m., with games, crafts and snacks. This event is for fifth graders and up, and is sponsored by... Full story
Rosalia Rayna Charles, right, was named Miss Rosalia for 2014 in the royalty competition. Kadine Coffey, left, was named first princess, and Rachel Evans, center, was named second princess. Rayna Charles was named Miss Rosalia in competition Sunday afternoon with Kadine Coffey, first princess, and Rachel Evans, second princess. Contest winners were Charles, poise and appearance; Coffey, Spirit of Miss Rosalia, and Evans, top ticket sales. Participating in the program as the sophomore sisters... Full story
Real estate sales Fannie Mae also known as Federal National Mortgage Association, Dallas, Texas, to Matthew Scott Jeffries and Christopher James Dickey, Pullman, house on NW Fisk Street in Pullman, $112,000, March 12. Charles M. and Linda K. Wren, Bellingham, to Hsin-Zu Yu and Cheng-Hua Chang, Pullman, house on SW Latour Peak in Pullman, $232,500, March 13. Tri County Economic Development District, Colville, to Steven L. and Deborah A. Warwick, Colfax, portion of the old Higginson building in Colfax, $100,000, March 13. Pullman Development...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2009. I was a very young boy when I realized that my life’s purpose — the reason I’d been put on this earth — was to torment my sister Amy. Amy basically had only two emotional states: She was either in a frenzy, screaming and sobbing and shouting, or she was really upset. Anything I did to irritate or anger her would set off such a horrifyingly cataclysmic reaction that I couldn’t wait to do it again. When Amy became a teenager and her unstable condition was enhanced by hormones...
Unconscionable I can’t believe that the board and administration of the Oakesdale School District is continuing their asinine idea of bulldozing through the bond for $7.1 million dollars to rebuild and remodel the school. There are approximately 100 students in the whole school. To spend this amount of money on this number of students is unconscionable. And to put the taxpayers in debt for the next 26 years to boot! We will be paying the bill long after any small benefit is exhausted. News flash: A new school is not going to get the students w... Full story
During the Winter Olympics, viewers around the world marveled at the pristine snow-capped mountains surrounding Sochi, Russia’s Black Sea resort city. One American camera crew even took a ride on the Siberian railroad filming the picturesque countryside. Too bad they didn’t go all the way to Norilsk, some 1,800 miles from Moscow in the middle of Siberia. Norilsk is Russia’s most polluted city. It reminds you of an America mining town a century ago. It is pockmarked with tall smoke stacks belching out nearly 500 tons each of copper and nicke... Full story
It turns out that SAT words were too abstruse. The College Board is updating its iconic test yet again in ways that are indistinguishable from dumbing it down. The old vocabulary words are out, the math is easier, guessing is no longer punished in the scoring — and we’re supposed to believe that the test is better than ever. The SAT, relied on heavily in college admissions, has long been attacked for not producing sufficiently egalitarian results. The multiple-choice test has been accused of everything from racism to classism. It is almost cer...
A pickup truck slammed into Colfax Computer Services early Saturday morning. The driver allegedly had been drinking. Nearly every conversation about the wreck included something like “I’m glad nobody was hurt.” Drunk driving carries a heavy stigma. In 1982, about 60 percent of all traffic fatalities were alcohol related. By 2011, alcohol related fatalities had dropped to 38 percent. Times have changed, but dangers still abound on the highways. These new dangers do not carry the same social stigma as drunk driving, but one thing hasn’t changed... Full story
Track season is back for the L.W.K.S.J.E. team, which stands for Lacrosse-Washtucna-Kahlotus-St. John-Endicott. Returning coach Andrea Miller has a turnout of 26 kids, including a few who place at state last year. LaCrosse senior Darcy Stamper is the defending state champion for boys 1B high jump, although a pin in his wrist from a broken bone from basketball season will keep him out of this event for the time being. Miller said the pin in his wrist is due to be taken out in three weeks and sometime after that he’ll be cleared to jump again. In...
Practice began and attendance was full with three players. That’s how the Colton High School 2014 baseball season began, as the rest of the team was in the midst of a quest to win the state 1B basketball championship. "We got a lot of swings with those three guys," said seventh-year Colton coach Pat Doumit. "Played a lot of catch with the same three guys." Once the rest of the team returned from Spokane with the coveted gold-ball trophy, they picked up their mitts and came out for baseball. A t...
Patrick Jacobs and Garret Burke each served up no-hitters Saturday to launch the Colfax baseball season in the Asotin jamboree. Jacobs opened the season with a 13-0 shutout over Colton in five innings. The Colfax senior struck out 11 Wildcats and walked just two. Jacobs helped his own cause at the plate when he hit 4-4 to lead the 12 Bulldogs offense. He tagged three doubles and a single. Colton pitchers were Brian Chadwick Jordan Druffel. Other multi-hitters for Colfax were Dylan Heiser and Danny Robinson, each two singles; Burke, two doubles... Full story