Articles from the August 27, 2009 edition
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Obituaries - Aug. 27, 2009
Larry L. Dickerson A memorial service for Larry Lee Dickerson, 73, former St. John mayor and long-time manager of St. John Telephone Co., was Wednesday afternoon in the St. John Community Center. Mr. Dickerson died last Friday, Aug. 21, 2009. Born...
Savvy senior - Aug. 27, 2009
Savvy Senior Auto Aids That Can Help Senior Drivers Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve heard that there are different gadgets or devices you can buy for your car that can help older drivers. I’ve lost a lot of flexibility over the years and have a hard tim...
Whitman County summer readers log 5,280 hours
Grand total of reader hours logged by youngsters in the Whitman County Library’s summer reading program was 5,280 hours. The summer program enrolled 528 youngsters around the county, according to Sherri Miller, youth services manager. Participants w...
Colfax family will perform in RTOP’s Annie Oakley
From the left, top row; Gabriel Lisonbee (as Little Jake’s understudy), Tina McCLure (as Annie Oakely), Jared Lisonbee (as Charlie Davenport)Below; Syrenna Lisonbee (extra) They’ve got guns, vintage dance dresses, men in buckskins, and loud music. An...
extra! (B1,2,4 - Aug. 27, 2009)
Vogt, Junior Jammers will play at Dahmen Mabel Vogt and the Potlatch Junior Jammers will perform Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. Vogt is a five-time Idaho State Champion. She is an expert practitioner of traditional folk styles...
Wisconsin grandson visits
Hooper Pat and Howard Morris hosted grandson Dylon Morris of Rhinelander, Wis., for the weekend. Saturday night dinner guests included Ryan and Dawn Morris, Grace and Austin Summers of LaCrosse, and Angela Morris and Emma Savage of Wenatchee. On...
Millers mark 51st date
Belmont Robert and Gracie Miller celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary in Leavenworth over the weekend. Their three children Katha Miller-Winder and husband Doug Winder and their two children Alexandra and David, Bremerton; Karla and Dirk...
Three LaCrosse families to host exchange students
LaCrosse Three LaCrosse families are hosting foreign exchange students this year. Al and Carolyn Martin will host two while the Darrin Fleming family and the Gary Wargo family will each open their homes to one student. The Arts Council reports that...
Menus - Aug. 27, 2009
Week of Aug. 31 - Sept. 4, 2009 At Endicott School: Monday: Chickwich, fries, watermelon. Tuesday: Macaroni and cheese, salad, pears, roll. Wednesday: Tacos, peaches, maple bars. Thursday: Hot dogs or coneys, veggie tray, cantaloupe. Friday: Sloppy...
Pullman births - Aug. 27, 2009
Carlson, Zackary James, born Aug. 13, 2009 at five pounds, nine ounces, to Christine and Aaron Carlson of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Cindy Carlson and James McRill, Pullman. Maternal grandparents are Susan and Daniel Nelson, Dusty. Cothren,...
Hospital highlights - Aug. 27, 2009
Top priority: patient safety Whitman Hospital and Medical Centers’s top priorities are patient safety and quality of care. Members of our hospital team meet monthly to review progress on our many efforts to improve safety for you, our patients, a...
Eagle golden grads gather at Hubbles
St. John High School Class of 1959 celebrated their 50-year class reunion July 18 at the home of Max Hubble with sixteen of 25 graduates attending. Pictured are front row, left to right: Jay McNall, Four Lakes; Mark Tollett, Thornton; Judy Lowe,...
First Lamont potluck set
Lamont A community potluck will be at the Lamont Community Center Sunday, Aug. 30 at 1 p.m. Because of different holidays, the potluck dates this year are a little different. They are Oct. 4, Dec. 6 and Jan. 1. Rosie Melville celebrated her ninth...
Many attend family events
Dusty Former resident Sharon Cook Stockwell, daughter of the late Johnny and Viola Cook, and Donnie Martin, Sumner, welcomed Brady Austin Martin, March 25. He weighed over six pounds, and is Sharon’s first child. Darrel and LaRae Claassen were in K...
Carrolls mark 50th
Chuck and Marlene Carroll celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner at the Cliff House in Bellingham Aug. 14. The celebration was hosted by their two sons and their wives, Chuck and Lynn, Bellingham, and Jay and Jill, Yakima, and their...
Buri’s Medical receives national accreditation
Buri’s Medical Equipment of Colfax has received an Award of Accreditation from the Healthcare Quality Association on Accreditation, based in Waterloo, Iowa. The association bestowed the three-year accreditation on Buri’s after reviewing the com...
PATH riding sessions will begin fall season
Palouse Area Therapeutic Horseman-ship (PATH), a program for people with physical, mental and emotional disabilities, will begin its 2009 fall sessions Sept. 15. PATH is a community service program of the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine at Washing...
My favorite recipes - Aug. 27, 2009
Meet Linda Fletcher, Tekoa Watercolor paintings decorate the home of Linda Fletcher at Tekoa. Most of her paintings depict nature, the Palouse and a quiet ease of life. Her paintings seem to speak of...
Trike-a-Thon at Tekoa daycare
Tekoa Country Kids Daycare Center’s fifth annual Trike-A-Thon was Thursday, Aug. 20. The children learned safety rules for riding trikes and bikes during the week. Deputy Paul Reavis from the Whitman County Bike Patrol came to help with the event. T...
Rosalia challengers seek to end pay for council
A trio of candidates for Rosalia Town Council asked the current council to eliminate pay for positions one, three and five at Tuesday night’s council meeting. Members of the Rosalia council receive $100 compensation for each meeting. “We are awa...
Fire takes grain toll at Belmont
A fire swept through a wheat field north of Belmont Tuesday afternoon, destroying about 50 acres of wheat and 150 acres of stubble. The blaze began after a welding repair failed on the reel of a combine as a farm hand was harvesting, causing some...
Harvest haze. . . on the level
Dust fills the Palouse River Valley, as Jim Marple cuts a flat just west of the Wilbur Ellis plant in Colfax in a combine for the Morgan family’s Lazy M ranch at dusk Monday....
Word on the street - Aug. 27, 2009
What have you ever cooked with lentils? Pamela Martin, Cheney “I’ve made lentil soup, chili, stew, and patties made of ground up lentils. You put it in the food processor and make a paste out of them.” Wiley Hollingsworth, Pullman “I haven’t...
Bruce Cameron - Aug. 27, 2009
The Difference between Scottish Cooking and Food W. BRUCE CAMERON Take the very worst of Scottish cooking, and what do you have? English cooking. That is the conclusion of a food historian named Cathryn Brown, whose research indicates that the...
Fire danger closes Kamiak Kamiak campground
The campground at Kamiak Butte was closed until further notice Sunday, Aug. 23, because the fire danger is now too risky, said Parks Director Tim Myers. With the late summer heat spells having dried up the underbrush and trees, a fire by a camper is...