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Oakesdale Oakesdale School will host their annual art festival and spring music concert Thursday evening at the school. Bridge Club was hosted by Nina Gregory at the Feeding Station in Tekoa last Thursday. Winning high prize was Wanda Brown, second high June Crow, traveling Theresa Lohman and Bingo Penny Rickett. Rosemary Henrickson will host next May 19 at The Feeding Station....
LeeAnn Richards, and T.J. Cline, both of Buhl, Idaho, plan an afternoon wedding Sept. 3 in Boise. A 2006 graduate of Colfax High School, the bride-elect is the daughter of David and Sue Gilchrist of Colfax and Randy Richards of Sandpoint. She attended Arizona State University and Boise State University. She now is a stay-at-home mother for Colin Richards, 2, and Carson Allen Cline, 1. Cline is the son of Lee and Marcy Cline of Buhl. He graduated from Buhl High School in 2001 and played baseball at Treasure Valley Community College where he...
Empire Fling prices The Empire Theatre and Cafe Artisan of Tekoa will present the “1st Annual Spring Fling”, a music, food, and wine event, Friday, May 13, starting at 6 p.m. Advance tickets are $17 ($20 at the door of Cafe) and include music and tapas/hors d’oeuvres. Wine available at the Artisanís will cost extra, cash only. A dessert bar, three for $5, will be in the Empire’s lobby at intermission. Admission for the concert only will be $10 for adults and $5 for students. Call 284-2000 for reservations. Program, dedicaton set for Fairfiel...
Meet RandyLynn Barron, Pullman RandyLynn Barron grew up in New Orleans, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy for nine years before she married. She had a daughter, Cecillia, with her first husband, and then a son, Vince, who was born with a brain injury., with her second husband. Five years after Vince was born, her husband left them, and she raised her family. She earned a certificate as a Director of Development from the University of San Francisco and started the Parents Helping Parents Foundation which provided information to parents of children...
Dusty John Brink, son of Larry and Di Brink, and Brandi Amsden, daughter of Ed and Brenda Getz and Jack Amsden, were married Saturday afternoon in an outdoor ceremony on the Brink family farm on Little Alkili Road south of Dusty. The reception was in the recently renovated historical Brink barn. More than 200 guests attended. Decorations and set-up were done by family members Tom Phillips, Kevin Brink, Mike Stine, Don and Carol Keeney and Lucky, Joan and Rob Myrick. Lucky and Joan Myrick made the wedding rings. Julie Roberts catered the... Full story
Five area high school seniors have been awarded $1,000 Standing Tall for Northwest Agriculture scholarships from The McGregor Co. The tuition scholarships continue the McGregor Co. program directed toward supporting agriculture at a most important level, students. “We want to encourage young people to consider careers in our most important industry in the Pacific Northwest, agriculture,” Alex McGregor, company president, said. Recipients are and Flash Hodges of Oakesdale, Christy Poirier of Waitsburg, Traven Smith of Ritzville, Brett Har...
Wanda Alderman, left, and Marianne Mitchell pull Kathie Anderson’s winning ticket in the raffle drawing to assist renovaton of the Endicott Library during the Friends of the Library’s meeting May 3. Anderson, Endicott, won the grand prize, a McGregor outdoor fireplace. Judy Arneson, also of Endicott, and Jeanette Burton of Coeur d’Alene won $100 Rosauers gift certificates. The raffle raised $600 to be used in the $120,000 renovation project. So far, more than $11,500 has been raised locally. Applications for funding are pending with USDA and o...
Anna Mills, Rebekah Fisch, Kaela Dewan and Danielle Jones, from the left, will compete for the 2011 Miss Oakesdale title Sunday at 3 p.m in the Oakesdale gym. Theme for competition will be “A Day in Paradise.” Anna will do a dance routine, and Rebekah will sing. Kaela will play the flute with a video presentation, and Danielle will play the piano....
Do you think wind turbines are ugly or pretty? Ben Fairbanks, Portland, Palouse Wind project manager “They are gorgeous. Like God’s breath.” Roger Whitten, Oakesdale “Depends if they keep you awake at night or not.” David Lange, Colfax “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Travis Woodruff, Ford “I like them. I’ve seen them on rides all over the country. They’re something to look at, and if they can help save a town, they’re all that much better.” Alleen Brown, Colfax “I think they are UGLY....
A vehicle-pedestrian accident on Main Street Saturday afternoon took the life of Mary Ann Largent, 76, long-time Colfax resident and former Onecho area farm woman. Mrs. Largent died at Whitman Hospital shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday from injuries sustained when she was hit by a pickup truck while crossing Main Street. Police Chief Bill Hickman said Mrs. Largent was hit at 3:35 p.m. while she was in the crosswalk between The Courtyard and Arby’s at the Main and Stevens Street intersection. She was taken by ambulance to the hospital. She was s...
To observe Kinship Caregiver Day, proclaimed by Gov. Christine, the Council on Aging & Human Services will host a program at the library in Colfax May 18 at 6:00 p.m. Marcy Campbell, author of “Rosie’s Scary Tale” will present a program and information will be available about funding sources for youth programs. Grandparents or other family members raising a relative’s child are known as Kinship Caregivers. For more information, contact Amanda Rich at the Council on Aging & Human Services.... Full story
Whitman County Public Works Road Department is requesting any persons in Whitman County wishing to designate a portion of a Whitman County Road right-of-way as a "NO SPRAY" area, please contact the Public Works Office at (509) 397-4622 for information and agreement applications. Verification and confirmation of all existing "NO SPRAY" areas is necessary. Failure to confirm your "NO SPRAY" area may result in that area being treated with noxious weed chemicals. Please apply by May 27, 2011 for noxious weed control on all roads, gravel and paved....
Pullman Births Strong, Ramona Evelyn, born April 21, 2011, at seven pounds, eight ounces, to Dana Strong and Molly Wicks of Pullman, WA. Paternal grandparents are Dana R. Strong and Betty O. Strong of Minneapolis, MN. Maternal grandparents are Roxanne Savaryn-Wicks and Zeno W. Wicks III of Brookings, SD. The baby joins sister, Clare, two. Chambers, Kylie Anne, born April 20, 2011, at six pounds, three ounces, to Julie Parzyck of Garfield, WA and Joey Chambers of Potlatch, ID. Paternal grandparents are Cheryl Chambers and Larry Chambers, both... Full story
The Thrift Shop, an all-volunteer campus non-profit which offers recycled clothing and goods, will offer all merchandise at half off May 24-27. The shop at 525 NE Campus in Pullman is open Tuesdays 4:30-6:30 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 4 p.m. Free parking in church lot while shopping. A portion of the proceeds benefit local charities.... Full story
Palouse Library will host a gardening program next Tuesday, May 17 at 6 p.m. Attendees can learn about the master gardener program and the potential for a garden club in Palouse. For more information, contact Bev Pearce at the Palouse Library....
Christine Bowman is the new manager of Whitman County Library’s Garfield branch. Garfield residents are invited to come in and meet her during library hours, Monday’s from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., and Wednesdays from 11 to 2:30 p.m....
Bessie E. Cox The memorial service for Bessie E. Cox, 99, Pullman, was Wednesday, May 11, at the Community Congregational United Church of Christ in Pullman. Graveside services at the Pullman Cemetery preceded the memorial service. Mrs. Cox died Friday, May 6, 2011, at Bishop Place Assisted Living Center in Pullman where she had resided since May of 2008. Born Nov. 28, 1911, in Harvard, Idaho, to Martin and Lillian Shallop Pankey, she grew up in the Harvard, Idaho, area and attended the Chambers Flat Elementary School and Potlatch High School.... Full story
