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Dear Savvy Senior, What are the eligibility requirements to get Medicaid coverage for nursing home care? Looking Ahead Dear Looking, The rules and requirements for Medicaid eligibility for nursing home care are somewhat complicated and will vary according to the state you live in. With that said, here’s a general, simplified rundown of what it takes to qualify, along with some resources you can turn to for help. Medicaid Rules Medicaid, the federal and state joint program that covers health care for the poor, is also the largest single payer o...
‘Dry Basement’ Springs a Leak Q: Our basement was outfitted as a “dry basement” several years ago and then finished to become additional living space, which we use as a rec room and for storage. I’ve noticed a musty smell for some time, and after heavy rains last week I saw water pooling near a corner of the basement. However, I can’t find the source of the leak. What can I do? — Tara in St. Louis A: It sounds like there is a leak somewhere in the foundation. You’re right to be looking at that one corner as the most likely source of the water l...
8 years ago September 9, 1887 Articles of incorporation of the M.E. Church of Oakesdale were filed at the auditor’s office Wednesday by James McCoy, T.C. Mills and Samuel Brown, trustees. Rancheros, the great Montana trotter, has entered for the all prizes in the races at the coming fair. We have heard some solicitude expressed by people to whether other horsemen would care to bring horses here to compete in the free for all trot if they knew Ranchero would take part. There need be no uneasiness on that score. There will be horses here c... Full story
Whitman County’s WSU extension agent Steven Van Vleet is looking to add a touch of history to his annual calendar spotlighting barns in Whitman County. For three years, Van Vleet’s calendars have been popular fixtures in homes and offices around the county. The $5 calendar is a top seller, with proceeds benefitting the county’s rural library district. Each month features a different shot of a barn in that month’s weather. Van Vleet regularly takes pictures of barns as he drives the farm-barn-dotted expanse of the Palouse for his job. He firs... Full story
Last week at the Tekoa library, Russell Dylan Terry and his mom Katie built this car out of straws. Other kids stopped by and played in it. The week before Elise and Clare Wilkins helped Russell build a playhouse, complete with furniture.... Full story
At Colfax Schools: Daily items offered at Colfax High School include salad bar, chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, deli sandwiches, vegetarian options, fresh & canned fruit, fresh vegetables, oven fries, yogurt, cottage cheese, bagels and juice. Monday: Chicken tenders, potato wedges, green beans, peaches or melon Tuesday: Beef dippers, rice w/ stir fried veggies, mandarin oranges, breadstick Wednesday: Deli turkey on w/g roll, cabbage salad, strawberry cup or pears Thursday: Spikes pizza, fresh romaine salad, pineapple, sherbet Friday: Chili...
Palouse River Counseling will begin a four-week, Circle of Security, parent enhancement instruction program. Classes will provide education and strategies to increase bonding and attachment with children. The free sessions will run on four Wednesdays beginning Sept. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. Palouse River Counseling will reimburse for any day care cost for the time that the classes are in session....
Malden Library & Community Center will resume GED preparatory classes. Instructor Kathy Wilkes, a retired teacher, will lead the classes using McGraw Hill resources. Classes will begin Friday, Sept. 15, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. These classes are sponsored by Rosalia Association for Community Enrichment and provided at no cost to the students. More information is available at the library’s Events Calendar www.whitco.lib.wa.us or Malden Library & Community Center’s Facebook page....
Dusty Jim and Ann Emerson’s family, siblings and children helped them move from their farm home to their new apartment at Hill Ray in Colfax Saturday. Their son Bill will be living in the Emerson’s house. Sara Van Camp’s son, Tom, has moved here from Spokane to reside with his mother. He is a sophomore at LaCrosse High School and is playing on the Tigercat football team. Kim and Cindy Pitts spent Labor Day weekend at their cabin on Priest Lake. It was a working weekend since they are still cleaning up after the wind storm that happened this... Full story
Belmont Visitors at the Robert Miller home were their daughter, Karla Sigrist, Renton, and three of their four sons, Jonathan, Joel, and Jesse. They came to help Robert and Gracie celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary. Kent and Diane Miller, and Kiah came up from Colfax for the anniversary dinner. The Sigrist family returned to their home on Renton on Friday....
Zera, Kraven Kane, born Aug. 21 at nine pounds, 13 ounces, to Bryan Zera and Alicia Carson of Pullman. Maternal grandparents are Karen and Clarence Carson of Pullman. Joins a brother, Griffin, 3. Denson, Jacob Robert, born Aug. 23 at five pounds, nine ounces, first child of Rob and Brittaney Denson of Lewiston. Paternal grandparents are Richard and Chris Denson of Spokane Valley. Maternal grandparents are Kevin and Holley Boles of Clarkston and Kevin and Betty Winan of Spokane. Jones, Emma Nicole, born Aug. 23 at seven pounds, 12 ounces, first...
Irma Kent was enjoying a less hectic day, likely the last day of harvest at the Benge elevator, where she operates the scales. It is a nice breather before diving into the school year, full steam ahead. Lots of people have ideas for people who should be interviewed for the recipe column, but not many grain elevator workers call the Gazette to recommend a good cook who brings cookies to the elevator. A stone’s throw from the elevator and the Benge School, Irma’s house is surrounded by lush green lawn and beautiful flowers. One of her planters is...
Patchers quilt show to open at Dahmen Dahmen Barn will present the Palouse Patchers Quilt Club‘s 2012 Color Challenge exhibit in September. Early birds may view this exhibit beginning 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. The opening reception is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. with quilters present. Quilt club members have been working on a Color Challenge based on Joen Wolfrom’s “Ultimate 3-in-1 Color Tool” cards. Each card in the set shows a color along with tints, shades and tones of that color. The reverse side of the card shows v...
It started with a trip to the zoo in Scottsbluff, Neb. New York Times best-selling author Gregg Olsen, then a kid from Bellevue in the early 1970s visiting relatives, thought the zoo was lacking. So he wrote a letter to the local newspaper, saying that the condition of the zoo disappointed him. The 12-year-old used the word “appalling.” Soon he was back in the station wagon with his two brothers for the long ride back home. Back in Scottsbluff, the paper started getting more letters. “I agree wi...
Volunteers at Palouse Food Bank Aug. 29 gave out almost 3,000 pounds of fresh food during its seventh distribution since it was started earlier this year. The distribution included corn, watermelon, asparagus, apples, oranges, potatoes, lettuce, cabbage, yogurt, local eggs, home-grown tomatoes and zucchini. Frozen chicken and a supply of locally donated canned goods, pasta and bread were also given away. Palouse Food Bank provides supplementary, nutritious food to more than 12 percent of the city’s residents. Also, USDA Commodities are given o...
The History Channel • On Sept. 22, 1776, in New York City, 21-year-old Nathan Hale, a captain in the Continental Army, is executed by the British for spying. Before being hanged, legend holds that Hale said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” There is no historical record to prove that Hale actually made this statement. • On Sept. 18, 1793, George Washington lays the cornerstone to the United States Capitol building. The building would take nearly a century to complete, as architects came and went, the British...
Officials have asked for $833,597 more money than the county will likely have to spend next year, as the starter pistol fired for Whitman County’s 2013 spending plan. Financial administrator David Ledbetter presented county commissioners Tuesday morning with the initial 2013 spending requests from each department in the county’s current expense budget. Total spending requests for 2013 is $13,543,742. Revenue projections for next year are $12,710,145. Both numbers are down from the $14,193,916 budget of 2012. “We’re already working with departm...
Barack Obama and Mitt Romney tell voters they want manufacturers to stay in America and create new jobs. The president even promised an audience in New Hampshire that he’d create 4.5 million new jobs, half of those in manufacturing. Why all the talk about manufacturing? Our country is the world’s largest manufacturing economy with 21 percent of the global manufactured goods produced here. China is second at 15 percent, and Japan is third at 12 percent. U.S. manufacturing supports an estimated 18.6 million jobs, with one in six people employed i... Full story
Don’t cut it Thomas Thwait’s book, “Toaster Project” about building a toaster from scratch, is a great illustration of what a bright, motivated, hard working individual entrepreneur can accomplish. He mines for and produces his own steel, makes plastic from oil, smelts copper for electrical wire, and for thousands of dollars in about nine months, produces something resembling a toaster. It won’t make toast and just might electrocute you, though. The point? Without the foundation provided by our whole society, past and present, individua...
I’VE BEEN to a lot of political conventions in my day and long ago proposed the national confabs ought to be abolished, if not outlawed. They are deadly dull most of the time although I was there when the Republicans nominated Ford over Reagan who was given a consolation prize of making the closing speech of the doings, a speech so compelling you could see delegates all over the room looking at each other with that “We nominated the wrong guy” expression. I was there when Walter Mondale told Democratic delegates their taxes will be raise...
It is fair time! The Palouse Empire Fair begins today (Thursday) and runs through Sunday. The fair is one of the few local events that brings together people from all parts of the county. It is a true county-wide happening. Whether it is youth animal projects, flower displays, bakery entries or entertainment, county residents take part. And, of course, those just visiting the fair come from all around the county and well as from beyond its borders. A lot has changed over the years at the fair. One thing that has not changed is the...
Endicott 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. PULLMAN GETS 16 CAR-SMASH REPORTS Pullman Police are investigating a rash of auto vandalism reports which they received from owners early Saturday morning. Damage included side mirrors which were knocked off, shattered windshields and windows. Bricks and rocks were found inside the vehicles with the shattered glass. Pullman Police...
TRIVIA TEST 1. MUSIC: Who composed the opera “Swan Lake”? 2. LANGUAGE: What is the meaning of the Latin phrase “Ars gratia artis”? 3. GEOGRAPHY: The island of Corsica belongs to what country? 4. MYTHOLOGY: What is the name for the three Greek goddesses of vengeance: Alecto, Megaera and Tisiphone? 5. LITERATURE: Who wrote a semi-autobiographical travel book called “Roughing It”? 6. TELEVISION: What detective series featured the theme song “Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow”? 7. CHEMISTRY: What is the chemical symbol for bromine? 8. AD SLOGANS: Wha...
Colfax cross country team Tuesday competed in the Northwest Christian Jamboree. Crusader hosts watered down a section of the course for a mud bog to mix in the hills on the one-mile course. Junior Jackson Elfers led the Bulldogs with a time of 13:36 over the two-mile race, which requires two laps. Two other runners for the Bulldogs this year are Brock Morgan, a senior, and Tim Cornelius, a freshman. Colfax junior high runners competed in a one lapper. Members of the junior high XC team are Zach Williams, Austin Neu, Logan Gingerich, Gage...
Colfax Crawdads will open their second season of fall baseball Saturday at McDonald Park at 8 a.m. They will play sets of double bills with the balance of the games starting at 11 a.m. Other dates are Sept. 15, Sept. 22 and Sept. 25, according to Coach Brian Jacobs. A playoff round will begin Oct. 13 in Spokane with the top eight of the 14 teams qualifying. The fall baseball follows the Senior Babe Ruth format. Nine teams in the league are from Spokane with other clubs from Post Falls, Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls and Moscow/Pullman. The Colfax t... Full story