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MARRIAGE LICENSES Justin Ross, 24, Granger and Anne Meyer, 24, Pullman, June 22 Benjamin Vantrease, 21, Colfax, and Kelsey McNaughton, 18, Colfax, June 23 Marcus Wright, 29, Oakesdale, and Maria Thomas, 27, Oakesdale, June 23 Will Holman, 27, Pullman and Amanda Olson, 27, Pullman, June 25 Cody Clark, 25, Pullman and Alexia Gattman, 21, Pullman, June 25 Patrick Dowell, 26, Colfax and Sarah Hardy, 23, Colfax, June 25 Ian Peterson, 23, Spokane and Francis Manring, 25, Spokane, June 25 Daniel Tennant, 26, Renton and Laura Gearhiser, 25, Renton,...
* You might be surprised to learn that it was theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, one of the best-known scientists of all time, who made the following sage observation: “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” * On average, a man’s beard grows about a half-inch every month. * Do you suffer from coprolalia? I would hope not! If you’re a word deconstructionist and up on your Greek, you might be able to figure out that coprolalia means an uncontr...
Ronald McDonald to bring book time “Book Time with Ronald McDonald” will be at Eells Park in Colfax, Thursday, July 15, at 1 p.m. Everyone is invited to this family program sponsored by the Friends of Whitman County Library and McDonalds in Pullman. This program uses a creative mix of music and magic to reinforce the value of books and the enjoyment of reading. Ronald McDonald has been performing educational assemblies in elementary schools and libraries. This show introduces new “book time‚” the time set aside each day to read. Ronald wi...
How to Keep Tabs On an Elderly Parent Dear Savvy Senior, My 80-year-old mother lives alone about an hour from me and I worry about her health and safety. Outside of the telephone, what types of caregiving devices can you recommend that can help me keep tabs on her? Concerned Son Dear Concerned, There are many different tools and technologies available today that can help adult children keep tabs on their aging parent when they can’t be there. Here are some popular options and new products to check into. Senior Help Line One of the biggest c...
8 years ago, July 10, 1885 Commencing last Monday, running of trains on the Palouse branch was reversed, making Colfax headquarters and the Sunday layover point. Hereafter trains will leave this city Monday, Wednesday and Friday, arriving on alternate days. The change was made for the benefit of the railroad boys, Palouse Junction (Connell) being such an uninviting place to spend Sunday in. Ed Harris, son of Marshal Harris, fell asleep while lying on the floor last Saturday morning, and was stung in the face by a spider. Soon after awakening...
Dyer, Madison Grace, born June 25, 2010, at six pounds, 13 ounces, to Jesse and Nikki Dyer of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Julie Nielson, Pullman. The baby joins a brother, Marvin, 2 and a sister, Sunny, 1. Helbling, Mason Anthony, born June 26, 2010, at eight pounds, four ounces, to Marr and Ellie Helbling of Moscow. Paternal grandparents are Jeff and Carla Helbling, Moscow. Maternal grandparents are Ramiro and Anne Garcia, Potlatch. Scranton, Susanna Clare, born June 28, 2010, at eight pounds, eight ounces, to Todd and Alex...
Week of July 12-15, 2010 At Tekoa School: Monday: Pizza, tossed salad, pears. Tuesday: Corn dogs, tossed salad, peaches. Wednesday: Sub sandwich, French fries, fruit juicy. Thursday: Baked ham, cheesy potatoes, applesauce cup, hot roll. Friday: No Friday meal service. Snacks are served at the pool, Monday-Thursday, 2:30 to 3 p.m. Snacks are served on first come basis. COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Week of June 12-16, 2010 Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Tasty taco salad with chips, fruit, cookie, milk, coffee or t...
On a few occasions I have been asked questions like, “Are there too many hospitals on the Palouse?” or “Should Whitman Hospital combine with the Pullman and Moscow hospitals?” People who ask theses questions are usually wondering if we could save money by combining hospitals. These are good questions, and they are tough to answer. The best answer I can give is, “Yes, you could probably save some money, but not as much as you think. Plus there are some very big reasons to not do this.” First, a new hospital would have to be built. None of the...
Lamont Earl Swift left June 24 with Roger and Sunny Swift and Clay Roy for a fishing trip out of Prince Rupert, B.C. The group didn’t catch as many fish, but Earl caught the last and biggest, a 40 pound salmon. Earl reported they encountered cold weather and conditions one day that were too rough to fish. Normally they were out for 12 hours per day. They came home via a more scenic route through high mountains. The group arrived home July 2. Allen and Diane Cook drove to the Rocklyn area and the home of Peggy Miller Sunday. They enjoyed a l...
Dusty The Jones Schoolhouse is scheduled to be moved from its current location, a few miles east of Dusty, for more than 100 years to its new home on the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds at 9 a.m. July 14. Anyone who plans on being on Highway 26 between Colfax and Dusty that morning should be advised to possibly find another route. Plans are for the schoolhouse to become a meeting place for small groups and a museum of early educational days in Washington. Eric Appel organized the move and local volunteers have prepped the building. The building was...
Greg and Christine Schultz announce the engagement of their daughter, Kaylee, to Nate Drenker of Burley, Idaho. Kaylee is the granddaughter of Jack and Susie Flack of Pullman and Bob and Norma Schultz of Colfax. A 2004 graduate of Logos High School, Moscow, Idaho, and a 2010 graduate of Idaho State University College of Pharmacy, she is completing a pharmacy residency at St. Luke’s Magic Valley Hospital in Twin Falls, Idaho. Nate is a 2002 graduate of Burley High School and received his masters of education degree from Idaho State University i...
Summer reading splashed in June 24 at the Malden Library with Fishy Hokey Pokey and Goldfish Bingo. Pictured are Librarian Shannon Roe, and summer readers Serena, Braiden, Simon, Destiny, Ashley, Savannah and Hannah. Summer reading will be Thursdays from 5 to 6 p.m. through July 29. Children of all ages are welcome. Malden’s new hours are Tuesdays from 4:30 to 7 p.m. or Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. Plans are in the works at the Malden Library to start a discussion group. If interested in being a part of this group, call Librarian Shannon R...
Sally Blaser has had many pets and cared for many animals over her life, but her deepest love is for horses. “I’ve had horses off and on since I was three,” she recalled. “They’ve always been the love of my life.” Now retired, Sally spends her days working with her nine horses. “When I moved here, I found paradise,” she said, sitting next to husband Keith outside their home along Hume Road with a pasture full of Arabian horses contentedly grazing. Sally was raised in Portland and as soon as...
Jerry Shea doesn’t have an airplane on his property east of Colfax and the company that launched his flying career is long gone. But for retired pilot Shea, the memories of his 35 years flying for Pan American Airways and United Airlines are still alive and well. The 80-year-old still remembers the day his uncle took him, at the age of five, up in the sky in a small plane. “You can imagine what that did to a five-year-old,” Shea said, pointing out he was hooked on aviation from then on. Shea lives several miles outside Colfax with his developme...
Three Maryland women were hurt early July 1 in a rollover accident on Highway 26 about three miles west of Colfax. They were transported by ambulances to Whitman Hospital for a checkup. According to the Washington State Patrol report, Cynthia M. Johnson, 50, Fort Washington, Md., was driving a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe eastbound about 4:50 a.m. and swerved to miss a deer. The Tahoe went onto the shoulder of the highway and rolled. Johnson sustained head and neck injuries. Mable Edwards, 56, Suitland, Md., complained of neck and back pain, and...
Poe Asphalt of Pullman Tuesday was awarded an $868,287 contract to repave just over five miles of the Wawawai-Pullman Road. Poe was the lowest of three bidders on the project. The firm will repave the road from the top of Steptoe Canyon at Smith Road north along Union Flat to the Hatley Road intersection. The county estimated the price tag at $938,898. Also bidding were Central Washignton Asphalt of Moses Lake at $872,248.96 and Motley and Motley of Pullman at $1,057,748.29. Bulk of the cost of the project will be paid out of federal funding ma...
Nelson Duran Fiery hues of yellow, dark rouged veins, fragrances only nature is capable of, velvety blues that put Solomon to shame, scarlet ribbons curling around rockets of white- these characteristics of flowers have not escaped the creativity of Palouse artists. The kickoff dinner of this year’s annual Palouse Art Walk is a dinner that heavily relies on the delicate flavors of flowers. And upstairs will be a two-month-long exhibit of Art and Floriad, in which artists will combine natural flowers with artwork. Art Walk begins July 10, w...
A charge of failure to report an injury accident was filed last Thursday, July 1, in Whitman County superior court against Richard Pasma, 25, former live-in boyfriend of Kristen Grindley. Grindley was found severely injured on the Albion Road in the early morning hours of Nov. 11. The filing by Prosecutor Denis Tracy was preceded by an official announcement and news conference by Sheriff Brett Myers in the courtyard outside the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Myers said they felt the investigation of the Grindley case had advanced to the point w...
This July 9 and 10 is the Colfax Relay for Life, an event to raise awareness and funds for cancer. How has your life or someone you know been affected by cancer? Bob Hauser, Colfax “Both my mother and father died of cancer. It’s affected us- it’s vicious. I hate it.” Kristy Powell, Colfax “I had a great-grandmother that had cancer. Everyone knows someone who had cancer.” Cecelia Dober, Pullman “My husband had cancer and passed away. It’s been 17 years already.” Morris Bentley, Grangeville, Idaho “Yeah, lots of people. My daughter died of ca...
The History Channel * On July 15, 1606, the great Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn is born in Leiden. Rembrandt completed more than 600 paintings, many of them portraits or self-portraits. By the age of 22, he was accomplished enough to take on his own students. * On July 12, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signs into law a measure calling for the awarding of a U.S. Army Medal of Honor. The first U.S. Army soldiers to receive the honor were six members of a Union raiding party who in penetrated deep into Tennessee and Georgia to destroy bridges...
Private First Class Jacob Loy Clements, 21, of St. John, graduated from United States Marine Corps boot camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego May 28, 2010. PFC Clements successfully completed 13 weeks of intensive basic training at San Diego as the Series Honorman of Bravo Company, Platoon 1030. This honor was earned for demonstrating extraordinary leadership performance of duties during all phases of academic and military training. PFC Clements was recognized during the graduation ceremony with five other Platoon Guide Leaders out of...
Vacation Bible School at Garfield United Methodist Church will be 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. next week, July 19-23. All area youngsters are invited. There is no registration cost for VBS which will be directed by Anita Thorsteinson of Moscow United Methodist Church. For VBS campers living in and around Garfield, free bus transpiration to and from the church, located at the corner of 2nd and Union streets, will be available. VBS campers will "voyage into outer space praising God. Through daily missions, they will see space like never before and gain a...
Charges of malicious mischief in the second degree were filed July 1 against two Puyallup residents who were WSU students last November. Taylor W. Garvins, 22, and Wesley King, 18, were charged. King was also charged with possession of less than 40 grams of marijuana. WSU officers allege they found the marijuana during a search of King’s room at the Stephenson East residence hall. The investigation report said officers received a report Nov. 12 that three males were breaking windows of cars parked in a lot between Forest Way and Chinook D...
Nancy Belsby of the Bonnie Lake area was re-appointed to a second six-year term on Whitman County’s Water Conservancy Board Tuesday by county commissioners. Also Tuesday, commissioners appointed Bud Mills to another term on the county’s Noxious Weed Board and picked former board member Jim Druffel to fill out the unexpired term of Nicole Eaton, who left the board because she moved out of the area....
1. THEATER: Who won the 1961 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in “West Side Story”? 2. ANATOMY: How long does it take blood to circulate throughout your body? 3. MUSIC: Who is honored in the song “Candle in the Wind” by Elton John? 4. HISTORY: Where was the first theater built in the American colonies? 5. SCIENCE: What area of study is a lepidopterist concerned with? 6. LANGUAGE: What is the meaning of the name Addis Ababa (capital of Ethiopia)? 7. MATH: In geometry, what is a perfectly round ball called? 8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: In “The Tw...
