Articles from the April 22, 2015 edition
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Legals
WHITMAN COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONSULTANTS FOR Public Works Request for Proposals (RFP) Orthophotography Whitman County, Washington is seeking a qualified consulting firm to acquire color digital aerial photograph...
Obituaries
Ronald Sande Ronald Allen Sande, 58, died last Thursday morning, April 16, 2015, at his home in Rosalia from congestive heart failure. He resided in Rosalia for the past 10 years and was in failing health for the past several years. In accordance... Full story
Etcetera
Bailey vocalist will perform at Tekoa show Julia Keefe, one of the modern jazz singers who has recorded a tribute to Tekoa’s Mildred Bailey, will perform Saturday, April 25, with the Master Class Jazz Orchestra at Tekoa’s Empire Theater....
EWU issues quarter roll
Area students included on the Eastern Washington University dean’s list for the winter quarter after earning a grade average of 3.5 or higher on 12 or more quality credit hours are as follows: Colfax: Kasey Cloaninger, Natasha Nellis, Taylor...
Who let the dogs out?
Colfax Police Chief Rick McNannay April 16 said the arrival of spring has also led to the arrival of dog complaints. April 15 Colfax police responded to three complaints involving dogs running loose. McNannay said dogs are required to be kept in... Full story
Menus week of April 27- May 1
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Corn dog, nachos, fresh carrots, broccoli, cucumber, fruit. Tuesday: Teriyaki chicken, rice, Caesar salad, fruit. Wednesday: Hot dog, bun, chili, green salad, fruit. Thursday: Turkey, gravy, potatoes, carrots, carrots,... Full story
PKP inducts Heim
Kendra Heim of Pullman was recently initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Heim was initiated at Brigham Young University....
Library calendar
Thursday, April 23 Colfax, LaCrosse and Tekoa — Storytime — Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Thursday. Visit the online calendar for times. Colfax — 4 p.m. — Introduction to Social Media — Facebook, Pinterest... Full story
Blood center honors Miller
Sheri Miller, Whitman County Library’s youth services coordinator, was honored by Inland Northwest Blood Center as their Chairperson of the Year for Community Drives. Jeff Bryant, Inland Northwest... Full story
Athenaeum memorial gift
Athenaeum Club members Lynn Bruya, Linda Marler, left, and Cathy Ensley, right, presented Catalina Flores of Whitman County Library with “The Song and Verse of the Panhandle Cowboys” by Farmer... Full story
Oakesdale posts Q3 honor roll
Oakesdale High School students on the third quarter high honor roll with grade averages of 3.5 to 3.99 include Lindsey Lindgren, Willie Whalon, Madison Shrope, Kaela Fisch, Hayden Brown, Morgan Combs, Danielle Young, Maxx Curtis, Zachary Dabolt,... Full story
Burt tops roll at GP middle
Sixth grader Christian Burt led the third quarter honor roll with all-A grades at Garfield-Palouse Middle School. Other high honors students with grade averages of 3.5 or higher were Keely Burnes, Abi Cochrane, Sarita Matuszek-Devancy, Ainslee... Full story
Colton students win science honors at state olympiad
Eighteen Colton High School and Junior High students traveled to Highline College in Des Moines to compete in the 2015 State Science Olympiad Tournament. The team consisted of fifteen students with three alternates. They placed 14th in a field of 22...
Zuger, Lindell vows set for July
Treavor Zuger of Clarkston, son of Stacy Clay, Tulsa, Okla., and Scott Zuger, North Dakota, and Rachel Lindell of Pullman, daughter of Tim and Carol Lindell, Quincy, will be married at an evening... Full story
River's Edge hosts trail clinic
River's Edge 4H club hosted a trail clinic at the Senter ranch outside of Colfax Sunday. Trainer Angie Senter showed participants how to navigate common trail obstacles and compete in the 4H trail... Full story
My favorite recipes by Linda Marler
Julie Pittmann grew up on the family farm on the border of St. John, Rosalia and Cheney school districts, but the house was inside the Cheney district by a few feet. Raised on a farm bought by her gra...
Colene Sager passes FAA pilot's license
Dusty Colene Sager flew a Cessna 152 airplane solo from Pullman to LaGrande, Ore., last Wednesday to meet with an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner to take her check ride to become a private pilot. The final test is comprised of a two hour oral test and...
Endicott Gun Club shoot slated for May 3
Endicott Endicott Gun Club will host a registered Shoot at the Gun Club on Sunday, May 3. The club will open at 8 a.m. and shooting will start at 9 a.m. The lunch counter will be open. Elizabeth Circle met at Trinity Lutheran Church and packed up 25... Full story
Invitations go out for Rosalia all-class reunion
Rosalia More than 700 announcements have been sent to graduates of Rosalia High School for an all class reunion to be held during Rosalia's Battle Days celebration the weekend of June 6 and 7, 2015. I...
Car seats donated to help promote child safety
Laura Shields, right, branch manager of AmericanWest Bank, and Kaitlyn Zwanziger, personnel manager, stand with 15 new car seats donated to Safe Kids Inland Northwest for distribution to area... Full story
Smart driver class set
An eight-hour AARP smart driver class will be conducted May 19 in the lower level conference room at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. The class will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 5:30 p.m. with a break for lunch. The class is designed for...
Palouse slates screening May 6
Palouse School will hold a free kindergarten and preschool screening Wednesday, May 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the elementary school. Children are eligible for preschool if they are 3 or 4 years old. To be eligible for kindergarten, children...
New store, events barn open in Tekoa
Thompson Barn Home Décor on Tekoa’s main street features items inspired by and collected for a hundred-year-old barn south of town. The Thompson Barn now stands alone after an adjacent house was... Full story
On the record
Real estate sales Joel I. Bouchey, Pullman, to Yigi Fred Ju and Ying Shen, Pullman, house on SW Lost Trail Drive in Pullman, $191,500, April 14. Svetlana and Sergey Yurgel, Pullman, to Richard L. and Joan H. Emerson, El Mirage, Ariz., house on SW...
Bruce Cameron
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2010. Of all the major-league sports that I follow, probably the one that asks the most of its elite athletes is competitive eating. That is why I was stunned and saddened to hear... Full story