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Ohio choir sings tonight at Washtucna Washtucna Community Church will present a concert featuring the Ohio Northern University National Tour Choir tonight, June 6, at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. A freewill love offering for the touring group will be taken. The Ohio Northern National Tour Choir is on a 38-day concert tour to 26 states during May and June. The choir consists of members of the ONU University Singers, the top choral ensemble at ONU, which tours annually. Most recently, in March 2012, the choir took its 11th... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, What types of new home technologies can you recommend to help me keep tabs on my elderly mother? She lives alone, about an hour’s drive from me, and I worry about her safety. Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, Helping an aging parent remain independent and living in their own home has become a little easier in recent years, thanks to a host of new and improved assistive technology products. Here are some top rated options you should know about. Medical Alerts If you’re worrying about your mom falling and needing help, one...
When it comes to advice about financial planning, physical fitness, career planning, etc., there seems to be more voices than there are people to hear them! The same is true with spiritual direction. In my adult Sunday school class, we’ve been going through the book of 2 Peter. And in that class we learned that false teachers had infiltrated the churches throughout Asia Minor. Peter, a man with a true shepherd’s heart, became increasingly burdened about the growing apostasy. In short, 2 Peter was written to expose false teachers/prophets (An...
According to Todd Heitstuman, Operations and Trail Coordinator for Whitman County Parks Department, next Monday through Friday, June 10-14, the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail will be sprayed for noxious weed control. Precise times and days of pesticide application will be determined based on weather conditions. Areas will be clearly posted as workers carry out the spraying. Trailgoers should be alert to the ongoing activity. Users with a greater sensitivity to chemical application should be aware of these dates and ongoing operations. Tim Myers,...
COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENU Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Cook’s Choice, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Cook’s Choice, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday —Cook’s Choice, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Cobb salad, fruit, whole grain rolls, pudding, sugar cookies, milk, coffee or tea. Friday — German sausage w/sauerkraut, potatoes, peach halves, fruit crisp, milk, coffee or tea. Van Schedule Tuesday – Palouse/ Garfield/Farmingt...
Cejae Miller, St. John/Endicott senior, has been awarded a Running Start/AP Scholar scholarship for $1,500 for the next academic year at Eastern Washington University. Cejae is a running start student at EWU, where she has helped build sets for theater productions. In high school, she was a member of FFA and NHS. The daughter of Dwayne and Lori Miller, she will study nursing....
8 years ago June 8, 1888 Mr. Stewart of Pullman was in Endicott shaking hands with the boys; but it is no go; we will put up good, strong democrats, and make a hard pull for our county ticket this fall. Mr. Gilbert of Kansas City, Mo., was in Endicott with two fine stallions and two common ones. He is too late in the season, or he could find ready sale for them here, as the stockmen of the vicinity are wide awake to the benefits of pure blood. The town of Elberton is growing. T.J. Green has a new store building coming up near Main Street.... Full story
Thursday, June 6 Colfax – Final session of Storytime. Check the calendar for times. Whitman County residents of all ages are encouraged to participate in our Summer Reading program. Summer Reading signup for youths or completion forms for teens and adults can be accessed from the library’s website or by stopping in at any branch of WCL. Friday, June 7 Colfax – 9 to 4 p.m. – Painterly Painting in Watercolor, sign up online prior to the class. Colfax & Tekoa – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for preschoolers... Full story
The PEO Star scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year, was presented to Hannah Neibergs, a senior at Garfield-Palouse. The scholarship was presented at the Palouse High School awards ceremony by Nancy Wolf. Hannah is the daughter of Holly and Shannon Neibergs and was recommended for this scholarship by Chapter AE of Palouse. Neibergs will attend Washington State University where she plans to study nursing beginning this fall. The $2,500 scholarship recognizes excellence in leadership,... Full story
Endicott Aaron Krantz from Endicott School was recently diagnosed with cancer. The teachers and staff worked together to host a benefit dinner. The school served 142 people and raised more than $3,000. Community members began dropping off donations early Friday morning and donations continued coming into the school this week. The multipurpose room was filled with residents, teachers, parents, friends and family. Students of Endicott Elementary also attended the dinner. They came dressed-up for... Full story
St. John St. John reading program for the summer will start Wednesday, June 12, at 1 p.m. and will run through the summer every Wednesday. Call the library to sign up. The class of 2013 graduated this last Saturday with 25 students getting their diplomas. The morning started off cold and rainy, but the afternoon proved to be a sunny one for all the parties through town. The St. John Golf course will be closed June 7, 8, and 9, when the best ball tournament is underway. The City of St. John wants to remind everyone please do not drive on Park...
Library supporters crowded into Endicott’s newly remodeled building as they celebrated May 30 with a grand re-opening. The library underwent a complete renovation and was located in the city hall for more than a year. According to Whitman County Library Director Kristie Kirkpatrick, the renovation cost $130,000 and was funded almost entirely from grants and donations. She said raffles, auctions and other fundraising activities still are conducted to help fund a number of items that had to be cut from the project including a “wet” area for c... Full story
Dusty Art and Colene Sager were honored with Flying Farmers of the Year awards. Art was chosen as the “Man of the Year” and Colene as the “Woman of the Year” by the Washington State chapter of the association. Mark and Kathy Vogler proudly announce the birth of their first grandchild Iris Johanna Assareh, May 26 at six pounds, 10 ounces Her parents are Chad and Anna Vogler Assareh of Bellevue, formerly of Ulm, Germany. Paternal grandparents are Susan and Majid Assareh, Bellevue. Steve Moore attended the Washington State Hospital Associa... Full story
Walter and Ashlee Taylor moved to Endicott a little less than two years ago. “We didn’t choose Endicott. It seemed to choose us,” Ashlee noted. They wanted to live in a small town, and a friend who lived in Endicott encouraged the move. School started two days after they moved in, and another mom invited her to the Mom’s Coffee, a first day of school event at Endicott Elementary and Endicott-St. John Middle School. That made Ashlee feel welcome and helped her meet her new neighbors. Walter... Full story
Two Colfax grads who have made Toledo their retirement home since 2005 capped the local team’s first championship hoop season by donating a Frederick Remington bronze sculpture, “The Warrior,” to mark the occasion for the coming years. Keith and Judy Babb Kammerzell are both members of the 1958 class of Colfax High School. They moved to Toledo after he retired from 33 years in the insurance business in Seattle. The Kammerzells live next door to the athletic director for Toledo, and suppo... Full story
Real estate sales Bruce A. and Charlene M. Baldwin, Pullman, to Garret Aufdemberg and Antonie Bodley, Pullman, house on NW Polaris in Pullman, $229,000, May 28. Aaron N. Bunch, Carement, Calif., to Mark Vaught and Bailey Stokes, Pullman, house on NW Harrison Street in Pullman, $186,500, May 30. Hayden Homes LLC, Redmond, Ore., to Philip J. and Arlene L. Sitze, Pullman, house on SW Big Sky Court in Pullman, $182,990, May 30. Michael H. Smith, Hamilton, Texas, to Michele Augustson, McCall, Idaho, house on Spokane Street in Lamont, $47,500, May...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. I consider myself multitalented because I can make toast. Whenever the family gathers for a big breakfast, I’m in my corner, cranking out the toast with such efficiency that people often comment on it. “All Dad ever does is make the toast, while we do everything else,” they’ll praise. “How’s the toast?” I’ll ask proudly. “Pretty good,” they’ll say. “Maybe a little too much butter.” “Too much butter, or is it just that you don’t like that much butter?” I’ll counter wisely, b...
Infrastructure worries I wonder if our representatives and senators in Washington, D.C. subscribe to the Gazette and other state newspapers. If so, I wonder if they read the editorials. They should, especially the last one about infrastructure you published in the May 30th issue. If our Congressional delegation does not get the paper, someone should clip that editorial and send it to them. Your statement is absolutely correct. Our infrastructure, our bridges are aging and failing, and their replacement is a cost we have to face, but better...
As lawmakers scramble to fund the state budget, some legislators and interest groups are targeting tax incentives designed to attract businesses and create jobs. Meanwhile, much-needed workers’ compensation reforms languish in the Legislature. Critics say that, in these tough economic times, we can’t afford tax incentives. The real question is, can we afford not to have them? And while lawmakers claim there isn’t enough time to tackle meaningful workers’ comp reforms, the truth is we can’t afford to wait when rates are set to spike for employer...
*For photos of Rosalia Battle Days, please see the Weekly Pages section for 6/6/2013, page A10....
For decades, the Internal Revenue Service has been the country’s most despised federal agency. It is tasked with making sure everyone pays their taxes, and, in all of history, no tax collector has been loved. Yet, the IRS has further built its reputation by being harsh, unrelenting, unbending and heartless. If nothing else, the agency was known for tunnel vision, ignoring all but the tax laws. Its objectivity may have been its one redeeming characteristic. At least, everyone was treated equally. Recently, the agency was accused of using its p...
I WORRY more about earthquakes taking out bridges than I do about what happened with the Skagit River bridge, where a trucker with a too high load bumped the infrastructure and knocked a section out as if it were made of Legos. Actually, I’m paranoid about bridges. It’s been many years since I last walked across one, clinging to the guard rail, and every time I drive over one, I say a little prayer that I get to the other side before an earthquake hits. THE LAST TIME I wrote about bridges, I talked to Al Walley, the then bridge expert for the D... Full story
These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated. CITY RE-SUBMITS SEWER LOSS CLAIM Colfax has re-submitted a claim to its insurance agent for losses sustained when a sewer system spill hit the Earl Leland residence in the 800 block of Meadow Street. Leland appeared at the May 6 city council session and requested a review of the city’s c... Full story
A June 18 hearing has been scheduled for a motion involving insurance coverage on the sheriff’s car Deputy Jodene Hamiltion-Young was driving when she was seriously injured in an accident just north of the fairgrounds on the Endicott Road. In his motion for a summary judgment, Pullman attorney Robert Rembert asked the court to rule the county’s insurance includes coverage for injuries sustained in accidents involving uninsured motorists. The county’s policy is with Washington Rural Counties Insurance Pool. Hamilton sustained serious injur...
June 15 is the entry deadline for the first Annual Oakesdale Masonic Lodge 3-on-3 basketball tournament, which will be part of Old Mill Days July 20-21. Teams of up to four members may register by downloading a form at www.oakesdalemuseum.com/Old-Mill-Days.html. Registration for a team is $60. There will be a $15 late fee after June 15. Games will take place in downtown Oakesdale beginning at noon Saturday, July 20. For more information, call John Jameson at (509) 283-2230 or Chris Ellis at (509) 285-5235.... Full story
