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When Too Slim and the Tail Draggers opened their set at the Tekoa Empire Theatre Saturday they faced a nearly full house. The band’s reputation as a blues-rock group had preceded them as they have played in the Pacific Northwest for over 20 years. Tim Langford, Tommy Cook on drums and Polly O’Keary on bass and vocals have played in all kinds of venues, but this was their first concert at the Empire. Langford is an excellent guitarist, with his musical capabilities displayed on nearly every song. He also writes most of the group’s music, and t...
On the fourth Saturday of each month beginning May 26, and continuing through Aug. 25, free dance lessons will precede the Hog Heaven Big Band performances at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. Dance lessons will be from 6:30 to 7:15. Hog Heaven Big Band will begin playing at 7:30 p.m. The cost to listen or dance to their music is $8 for couples, $5 for a singles and children under 12 admitted free. The Hog Heaven Big Band has been playing regularly at the Dahmen Barn for the past six years....
Next Colfax alumni luncheon in Spokane will be Monday, May 7, beginning at noon at the Timber Creek Buffet located in the Argonne Village Shopping Center, 9211 East Montgomery, Millwood. Members of all classes are welcome. For more information, contact Sandra Hubbard Conti in Spokane. sconti56@gmail.com...
Seven resident artists who make up Fiber Fusion will have work on display in the Hayloft Gallery at the Dahmen Barn May 6 through 27. The opening reception will be Sunday, May 6, from 1 to 4 p.m. What originally brought the artists together was a common interest in exploring non-traditional quilting techniques. Wearable art, quilted art wall hangings, mobiles and fabric bowls make up a few of the items in the exhibit. The artists have incorporated everything from rare bird feathers to copper in the quilted art pieces and wea...
Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation is now accepting registrations for its sixth annual gala which will be Saturday, May 19. The event is sponsored by Avista Corporation and begins at 6 p.m. at the SEL Event Center. Deadline is May 9. The event is a fundraiser for the foundation’s Medical Technology Fund which benefits the Hospital. The evening will begin with wine tasting featuring Merry Cellars Winery of Pullman and an art gallery showcasing pieces by Palouse area artists. A gourmet dinner will be served by WSU catering followed by a p...
A Wii party challenge will be May 17 at the Albion Library from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with prizes for the winners. Youngsters can challenge their parents or teach them how to use the Wii. Saturday story time will be at 2 p.m. May 5,12 and 19. After school craft time May 24 will be from 4 to 5 p.m. at the library. Pajama story time will be May 10 at 6:30 p.m. All programs are in the Albion Branch of the Whitman County Library, located in the Albion Community Building. Branch hours are Tuesdays, 3:30 to 6 p.m.; Thursdays, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., and...
James Hughes, 52, Endicott, has been summoned to appear in court May 18, after 19 counts of first degree theft were filed against him Tuesday in Whitman County Superior court. The charges allege Hughes took loads of wheat over a three year span. Each of the 19 different charges alleges wheat was taken on a different dates beginning April 24, 2009, and ending July 6 of last year. The charges were filed by Prosecutor Denis Tracy. Value of the wheat in each count was alleged at more than $5,000, the amount required for a first-degree theft...
The driver of a 2003 Volkswagen Jetta who was involved in an accident near Dusty April 26 continued eastbound and was later located in Colfax. According to the Washington State Patrol report, Victoriya R. Broyan, 20, Kennewick, was unable to stop the Jetta in time to avoid striking the rear of 2011 Silverado pickup truck driven by Kelly W. Hayden, 49, Spokane. Hayden was driving eastbound at 4:05 p.m. on Highway 26 when he slowed to make a left turn onto a private road. The Jetta driven by Broyan struck the pickup in the right rear bumper. The...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Josh M. Ryan, 23, Pullman, and Sarah L. Reifel, 21, Yakima, April 27. Christopher P. Helbling, 27, and Jessica L. Novosel, 24, both Moscow, April 24. Matthew P. Carstens, 22, Reardan, and Kayla M. Salts, 20, Pullman, April 19. WHITMAN COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS First Wind, 58 wind turbines in Oakesdale/Rosalia/ Thornton area, $2 million each, substation outside Rosalia, $15,000, and Operations and Maintenance building near Rosalia, $336,169, all April 30. JDK Ranches, Colfax, hay shed, $17,100, April 30. Roy Druffel, Pullman,...
Eastern Washington University winter quarter dean’s list honors includes the following students from Whitman County schools. Undergraduates who achieve a grade average of 3.5 or higher on 12 credit hours of study qualify for the dean’s list. If a student has placed a directory restriction on their records the name was not released for publication. Qualifiers are listed as follows: Colfax: Alex Teade, Andrew Scholz, Brittany Myers, Tyler Morse, Emily Hauser-Ledbetter, Lauri Gay and Abby Erickson. Colton: Emily Tilton and Erin Bauer. Gar...
Dusty David and Phyllis Stueckle were in Coeur d’Alene Saturday and Sunday. Granddaughter Ashleigh Stueckle, daughter of Doug and Cheryl Stueckle, performed in a concert Saturday evening as a member of the Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra. Linda Hennigar spent from Wednesday to Saturday in the Tri-Cities last week. She attended grandson Wesley’s baseball games on Wednesday and Friday. She also visited with friends Jake Lye and Ron and Linda Hiskey. Kim and Cindy Pitts drove to Renton last Thursday to visit with their daughter Carrie. Durin...
Thirty-two Corvettes rolled through Colfax Sunday on a tour of the Spokane Corvette Club. Tour members traveled south on Highway 195, made a luncheon stop in Clarkston and then went downstream along the Snake River to Wawawai. They came up the Wawawai grade and went up Steptoe Butte where this photo was taken by Ralph Walter of Colfax, a member of the club....
1. MOVIES: What is the first word spoken in “Citizen Kane”? 2. GEOGRAPHY: What two countries surround the Dead Sea? 3. PERSONALITIES: In what branch of the military service did actor James Stewart serve in World War II? 4. MUSIC: Who composed the music for the film “An American in Paris”? 5. HISTORY: In which Pacific island group did the United States test atomic bombs? 6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is the name for a group of geese? 7. MEDICINE: What is scoliosis? 8. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Who once said, “Too much of a good thing is wonderful...
• It was 17th-century French author Francois de la Rochefoucauld who made the following sage observation: “It is more often from pride than from ignorance that we are so obstinately opposed to current opinions; we find the first places taken, and we do not want to be the last.” • You probably know that Robert E. Lee was a general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and that he ultimately surrendered the war to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at the courthouse at Appomattox, Va. You might not know, though, that Lee had a pet hen tha...
Whitman County commissioners agreed to issue a reduced loan request from the Port of Whitman County Monday. The port last month asked to borrow $1 million in .09 economic development funding reserves to provide liquid cash for projects that may soon be in the works. After balking at that initial request, county commissioners agreed Monday to lend the port $750,000 from its stash of .09 economic development funds. Port director Joe Poire said the port is currently short on cash because of ongoing large projects like the fiber optic connection fr...
Cub Scouts and friends logged a variety of experiences Saturday at the Scout District Cuboree along the Palouse River in the Manning neighborhood. From the left, Ariana Gibler of Colfax negotiates the rope bridge, Ried McGraw of Colfax gets ready for the helmet topper for a fire turnout and Lorraine and Steve Salzman of Endicott receive a plaque from John McNamara, Chief Kamiakin Scout District chair, for organizing the Cub event for the past eight years....
Loyal It was with both amazement and dismay that I read the front page article “Parade Excludes Wheat Growers,” in the April 25 edition of the Spokesman Review. The Washington Association of Wheat Growers was banned from participating in the Lilac Parade because the organizers prohibit “lobbyists”??? Sadly, how things have changed. The year was 1974, and I had both the honor and the privilege of being chosen the 1974 Washington State Wheat Queen. My year representing this prestigious organization and the hardworking farm families that make up...
After a day of interviews and a tour of Garfield and Palouse, Darcy Eliason of the Pioneer School District in Shelton was nominated by a search committee to be the new principal at Palouse. The Palouse school board confirmed her as the choice in a meeting Thursday, April 26. Eliason was among four finalists. Eliason is an English teacher and administrator designee who served on the Shelton school improvement committee as well as the district planning committee. “It was a good process, we had a...
For much of the world, Italy is synonymous with “la dolce vita,” the sweet life, full of pleasure and indulgence. But that life comes at a price, and the bill has come due. After 60 years of ever-increasing cradle-to-grave benefits and lifetime job security, Italy’s economy — the eighth largest in the world — is breaking down amidst declining birthrates, protectionism and crushing debt. Stunted by policies that discourage competition and thwart growth, Italy’s economy has been stagnant for 15 years, forcing that nation to borrow heavily in...
The History Channel • On May 19, 1715, the colony of New York passes a law making it illegal to “gather, rake, take up, or bring to the market, any oysters whatsoever” during May, June, July and August. This regulation was only one of many that were passed in the early days of America to help preserve certain species. • On May 17, 1792, a group of 24 traders gather under a buttonwood tree at 68 Wall Street in lower Manhattan to work out the regulations of the speculative market. The result was the Buttonwood Agreement, a two-sentence contrac...
IT’S BAD ENOUGH that the cream of the security crop in our government, the Secret Service, dallied with prostitutes on a trip to Colombia while making sure of the safety of our soon to arrive on a visit president.The more worrisome thing to me, however, was the stupidity of the agent or agents who questioned the fee charged by his lady for the night, thus blowing the lid off the whole thing by triggering her complaint to the local cops. Prostitution is not against the law in Colombia so she had as much of a right to complain as if she were a t...
Some years back, the Whitman County commissioners decided to give up control of their salaries and the salaries of their elected cohorts and turn it over to an independent citizen committee. As a result, on Tuesday night, the county’s elected officials received substantial salary increases. The decision is final and absolute. Now, everyone has to live with it. Surely, those elected officials receiving the increases will have no problem living with it. It is just the rest of us that may have problems. Some lower level county employees may h...
W. Bruce Cameron Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2007. In this berserk, time-bankrupt world, I believe I should be grateful for an opportunity to spend several peaceful, uneventful hours sitting on an airport runway with the seatbelt sign on. It provides me with time to look inward, toward my bladder. After an afternoon of controlled breathing, I feel as though I’ve gotten in touch with my inner child — the child who used to wet his pants. There’s a reason pilots hold their passengers hostage for hours and hou...
Colfax girls placed fifth with 55 points Saturday at the big Riverside Invitational meet at Chattaroy. Morgan Willson won the 1600 at 5:16.11 and placed second in the 3200, with a 10:58.0, just two seconds behind Sanne Holland of Cheney. E.B. Hatley placed third in the 100 sprint and fourth in the 200. The Colfax sprint relay team placed third in the 4 X 100 and 4 X 200 with Amelie Bruya, Hatley, Hannah Harazin and Bailey Mackleit on the team. Colville won the sprint relay at 51.85 and Cheney’s team nipped Colfax by .01 for second place. The C...
*For full pictures and story see full pages section, page 9B. Nine local schools were honored last week for their work in ensuring all students graduate with a full set of skills. Awards were presented in a ceremony in Spokane last Wednesday, April 25. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the state Board of Education collaborate on the awards. They are based on the board’s achievement index, which focuses on improvemnet in student test data. Not only were the eight schools honored for their achievement, but Whitman C...
