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The History Channel * On Sept. 25, 1789, the first Congress of the United States approves 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and sends them to the states for ratification. The amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, were influenced by the English Bill of Rights of 1689. * On Sept. 23, 1846, at the Berlin Observatory, German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovers the planet Neptune. The blue gas giant, which has a diameter four times that of Earth, was named for the Roman god of the sea. It completes an orbit of the Sun once every...
Twenty-five children, teens and adults participated in the variety of programs at Malden. Total attendance at the six children’s programs hit a record 99. Malden branch of the Whitman Library is interested in starting a book discussion club. If interested contact Shannon Roe. The Knit Wits, a library sponsored group, meets every Tuesday from 1 to 3 at the home of Carolyn Sturgeon.... Full story
LaCrosse The LaCrosse Community Pride reminds everyone they can purchase tickets for the Dinner and Comedian Night Oct. 2 from any board member or at the LaCrosse branch of Bank of Whitman. Leif Skyving is a world class comedian who has appeared on the Tonight Show. The dinner menu includes barbecue pork loin and roasted red potatoes with homemade applesauce. Beverage, roll and dessert will be included. Please come support this fund raising event and help our community have a grocery store once again....
Dusty Guenter and Brigitte Scherwinski, Mountain Home, Idaho, spent the weekend with their daughter and family, Angela and Brian Broeckel. They attended their grandson Graham’s LaCrosse-Washtucna football game and the Palouse Empire Fair. The musical group Cross Country— Linda Hennigar, Bob Davidson and Jerry Martin—will perform Saturday afternoon, Sept. 18, Main Street in St. John during their business promotional days. Kim and Cindy Pitts were in Boise this weekend to visit with their daughter’s family, Ryan, Jen, Kellen, Becket and Willa H... Full story
Hooper Caleb and Lane Hannas participated in the Palouse Empire Fair. Lane placed with blue ribbons in both fitting and showing and market classes with his steer, while Caleb won grand champion market steer and reserve in fitting and showing. Abby, Genevieve and Lillian McGregor also participated in the Palouse Empire Fair. Abby placed with a red ribbon in market classes with her steer and a blue ribbon in fitting and showing. Genevieve and Lillian each had a calf and showed in the PeeWee competition. Keith and Carla Danielson had nine riders... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior Can you offer any tips on helping an elderly parent with their finances? My dad always handled the money when he was alive, but since he passed away last year mom has struggled to keep up. Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, Millions of adult children today serve as financial caregivers to their ill or elderly parents or other loved ones. They provide services like paying bills, handling deposits and investments, filing insurance claims, preparing taxes and more. Here are some tips and resources that can help. Have the Talk The...
Tapestry singers seek new director, funds Tapestry, the area women’s chorale group which normally performs concert tours during the holiday season and in May, has been seeking a director to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Dale Forrey. The group is also seeking sponsorship funds to pay a director to lead the group. Forrey, who started Tapestry in 1999, moved to Olympia to pursue a new employment opportunity after the spring concert tour. He was never paid, but the Tapestry board has decided to offer a stipend in hopes of g...
Oakesdale Community Presbyterian Church of Oakesdale will have their kick-off Sunday this Sunday, Sept. 19. The Children and Youth Sunday Schools will begin at 9 a.m. Worship will begin at 10 a.m. led by the “Door Of Hope” Worship Band from Spokane. A potluck will follow. Oakesdale town wide yard sales will be Saturday, Oct. 2. A sign-up sheet is available at Crossett’s Grocery....
Week of Sept. 20-24, 2010 At Endicott School: Monday: Swiss steak, rice, salad, apple slice. Tuesday: Nachos, veggie tray, fruit in Jello, cornbread. Wednesday: Pizza, salad, applesauce. Thursday: Tuna or turkey sandwich, carrots, fruit salad. Friday: Sausage, hashbrown bars, scrambled eggs, grapes, coffee bread. At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Cheese dog zombies, vegetables, fruit. Tuesday: Chicken fried steak, gravy, mashed potatoes, salad, fruit. Wednesday: Tacos, lettuce, cheese, corn, fruit. Thursday: Grilled cheese, tomato soup,... Full story
Dana Dralle, Nursing Assistant, has joined the Med/Surg unit. A Sedro-Wooley High School graduate, she holds bachelors degrees from WSU in Human Development and Psychology. Ms. Dralle’s most recent experience comes from working at Family Home Care and Hospice. Sara Downey is our newest Environmental Services Worker. Sara is a Priest River High School graduate and comes to us with both housekeeping and direct care work experience. She was employed with Chesterfield Services as well as with Fairfield Good Samaritan. New in surgery is Darla V...
Lee and Linda McGuire celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their children at Klink’s on Williams Lake. McGuire and Linda Hall were married Sept. 11, 1960, and have resided in the Cashup area since that time. Celebrating with Lee and Linda were their children, Tina Coe and Bruce Johnson, Tina’s daughter and son-in-law, Ashley and Casey Waggeman, their sons Ryne and Jake; Rusty and Kerri McGuire, and Rob McGuire and Shantyl Riley and boys, Anthony, Brandon, Conrad and Daniel....
Heaping doses of calves, corn dogs and a carnival were had by all at the 61st edition of the Palouse Empire Fair last weekend. While final attendance numbers were not available by press time, Fair Manager Bob Reynolds said Tuesday the fair’s attendance was likely up from last year’s total of 24,000. “Every booth was jam-packed. The place was just electric,” said Reynolds. “Especially on Saturday.” He said the fair had already banked 90 percent of its annually projected revenue as of Tuesday. That is well ahead of the typical income level two da...
A 200,000-gallon tank of ammonium phosphate fertilizer burst at McGregor Company’s Mockonema manufacturing plant Monday afternoon. The rupture gushed approximately 100,000 gallons of the liquid fertilizer onto the ground and across the Endicott Road. The rupture occurred at 2:30 p.m., when employees were mixing ammonia and uric acid to make the ammonium phosphate. No one was injured when the tank began gushing fluid. Jim Lemon said Chris Hille was watching over the mixing process when the tank burst. “He said he heard a crunch of metal, loo...
REAL ESTATE SALES Bank of America, as trustee, to David and Linda Peterson, Albion, lot in Jimmerson Short Plat, and three lots in Syndicate Addition with duplex buildings, $64,000, March 5. Dennis and Donna Bird, Tekoa, to Robert and Melinda Wilkins, Tekoa, commercial building in the S. 100 block of Crosby, Tekoa, $46,000, March 16. Evan Mower and Kristen Pierson to Tiffany Patterson, 1971 Rex, 12 X 60 mobile home in Pullman, $14,000, March 31. Philip and Pamela Hinrichs and Max and Vicki Hinrichs to Douglas and Elizabeth Blanks Hindman, lot...
Lola E. Wall A memorial service for Lola E. Wall, 95, a former resident of Palouse, was Monday morning, Sept. 13, at the Palouse Federated Church. The Rev. Corey Laughary officiated. A family graveside service at Greenwood Cemetery preceded the service. Mrs. Wall died late Tuesday evening, Sept. 7, 2010, at Pullman Regional Hospital. Born Nov. 22, 1914, at Palouse, to Roy B. and Leola Berry McKinney, she moved with her family to Alberta, Canada, where she attended school except for her fourth grade year at Palouse. She graduated from high... Full story
Barham, Derek James, born Sept. 4, 2010, at seven pounds, four ounces, to Nathan and Kelleen Barham of Moscow. Paternal grandparents are Steve Barham, Coeur d’Alene, and Jeni Barham, Clarkston. Maternal grandparents are Bill Legg, San Jose, and Lori Germer, Moscow. The baby joins one sister, Alora, 2 1/2. Claussen, Jamisen Kale, born Aug. 30, 2010, at nine pounds, two ounces, to Devin Claussen and Jessica Engel of Endicott. Paternal grandparents are Jim and Carol Larsen, Colfax, and Dru Claussen, Oakesdale. Maternal grandparents are Mitch a...
Endicott’s adult summer reading program had 18 participants who turned in the completed book reviews. Aaron Krantz won a drawing for a $20 gift certificate to use at the Endicott Food Center. Librarian Caroline Morasch reported total attendance at the six summer reading programs was 110. Thirty-three Endicott children completed summer reading this year and received a goody-bag containing a book, candies and a free pizza certificate. Ryan Anderson and Rachel Stambaugh won wristband for the fair. Storytime sessions at Endicott will resume F...
Craig Van Tine of Colfax won the $100 grand prize in Whitman County Shriners Club’s annual drawing at the Palouse Empire Fair Rodeo Sunday. Proceeds from the raffle, which is conducted during the fair, benefit the Shriners projects, including support at the junior market stock sale. Also taking prizes were Mike Bothman, Rosalia, $75; Wanda Alderman, Steptoe, $50; John Jaeger, Tekoa, $25 and Ignacia Mendoza, Tekoa, $25.... Full story
Garfield Caregiver Support Group will meet each Monday at 6:30 p.m. The group supports caregivers, family members and friends of individuals with dementia-related illness or other diseases and conditions in a caring and confidential environment. For more information call Julie Womack, Colfax, or Laura Redmon, Garfield....
8 years ago, September 18, 1885 The first regular train arrived in Pullman at 5 p.m. Wednesday, amid great rejoicing. Track is now laid a couple of miles beyond the town. Smith Bros. grain schute, located at Smith’s Landing, five miles above Wawawai, commenced operations a couple of weeks ago. The schute is 3,000 feet long, has a capacity of ten bushels a minute, and is supplied with a cleaner which removes the dust and most of the straw from grain passing through it. Farmers delivering through the schute save three miles of travel. Uncle D...
Continuing a six-year pattern, a state audit report for Whitman County’s finances will be late this year. State auditors and county finance officials reported to commissioners Monday that clarification of errors in the 2009 financial statement would push the state’s final audit report past the Sept. 30 deadline. Commissioners, acting on the recommendation of sole finance employee Esther Wilson, agreed to take the chance on missing the deadline in order to have the county’s contracted accountant clarify errors found by state auditors who have... Full story
THURSDAY Alaska petitioned a U.S. District Court to overturn the Obama administration’s moratorium on drilling in federal waters of the Arctic. The state is arguing the Interior Department “arbitrarily and capriciously imposed” a moratorium on drilling in federal waters off Alaska after the Deepwater Horizon disaster Proving money may well be able to buy happiness, a Princeton University survey of 1,000 Americans found that satisfaction increased with income. The increase in happiness peaked at a salary of $75,000. Research firm StudyLogic foun... Full story
The deadline for tighter regulations on pit bull dogs in Tekoa passed Sept. 1, and the two weeks since have been more or less calm. The town council passed sweeping regulations on the dogs June 21 after pit bull attacks last spring bloodied one woman and nearly crippled a 31-year-old mare. Five pit bulls within the city limits were registered with life-time licenses by the Sept. 1 deadline. Mike Bogenrief, Tekoa code enforcement officer whose position was intentionally created for enforcing the new pit bull code and other town codes, said he...
Washington State Department of Transportation announced Monday it will chip seal almost 25 miles of state highway in western Whitman County next year with funds left over from projects that cost less than estimated. Work will be done in the spring to chip seal State Route 26 from Dusty to Colfax and eight miles of State Route 127, the Central Ferry Highway, from Dusty south to the Church Hill Road intersection. Cost of the SR 26 work is estimated at $2.2 million. The SR 127 chip seal is expected to cost $700,000. DOT officials in a news...
LaCrosse farmer Steve Camp was awarded a $28,000 grant from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to further his on-farm production of biodiesel. Camp’s grant was one of four of the agency’s Conservation Innovation Grants awarded this year. Camp has for the past two years planted camelina, a genetic cousin of canola, and has pressed the harvested seed to use the oil to make biodiesel he then uses on his farm. The grant money will help Camp get a better picture of the sustainability and financial viability of growing crops that...