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At Pullman Regional Hospital Leonard, Gracelyn Rae, born Sept. 23, 2019, at six pounds, 14 ounces, to Sonja Overman and Brandon Leonard, Genesee, Idaho. Paternal grandparents are Hunk Overman, Genesee, and Dawn Lamphier, Orofino, Idaho. Maternal grandparent is Randy Overman, Clarkston. Baby joins brothers Cody, 12, and Johnnie, eight. Coupe, Nolan Robert, born Sept. 24, 2019, at seven pounds, 11 ounces, to Leanne and Christopher Coupe, Moscow. Paternal grandparents are Jeff and Rosemary Coupe, Hailey, Idaho. Maternal grandparents are Kim and... Full story
Selbu Church women will have a bake sale Friday, Oct. 11, at the Gathering Place in LaCrosse. The sale will begin at 9:30 a.m....
A memorial service for Rondell Hunt-DeRooy, 57, a member of the 1979 class of Colfax High School, will be today, Oct. 3, at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Colfax with Pastor Dean Ellis officiating. She will be buried at the Colfax cemetery. Born Oct. 9, 1961, in Idaho Falls to Ronald and Bunny Moyer Hunt, she moved with her family to Endicott and then to Colfax where she started school. After graduation she worked as a secretary at Washington State University and then moved to Seattle... Full story
Milton L. Nelson, 79, Thornton, died Sept. 29, 2019, in Colfax. He was born on July 1, 1940, to Chet and Alverda (Kerns) Nelson in Colfax. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Bruning Funeral Home is caring for the family.... Full story
Alfred W. Sommerfeld, 83, lifelong resident of Colfax, died July 9, 2019, in Billings, Mont. A memorial service will at a later date at the Oakesdale Cemetery.... Full story
Carol Anne Hirschel (Crotteau) died Sept. 17, 2019, after a short illness. She was born in Port Angeles, Wash., to Cyril and Edna (Rankin) Crotteau, on January 26, 1939. The family moved numerous times during her childhood. She attended schools in Cusick, Priest River, Spokane and Latah before graduating from Superior High School in Montana in 1957. While she lived in Latah, her parents owned and operated the Latah Café, where she met her future husband, Delbert Hirschel. They were married in... Full story
Sally Jo Kemper, age 85, passed away peacefully on Wednesday September 18, 2019. She was born on April 14, 1934, in Colville, Wash., and is predeceased by her parents L. Barney and Irene (Miller) Olson and her sister Patricia Avants (Olson). She attended school in Metaline Falls, Wash., Washington State University and the Kelsey-Baird Secretarial School in Spokane, Wash. Sally married Eugene G. Kemper September 10, 1954, and they recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. Sally and... Full story
Janice V. Pittmann (age 72) passed away September 26, 2019, in Spokane. She was born in Colfax, Wash., on November 29, 1946, and was a graduate of Cheney High School, class of 1965. From there, her studies took her to Eastern Washington University and other higher learning universities, including time in California and Phoenix, Ariz. She enjoyed teaching drama, speech, and english at Oakesdale School District where she met the love of her life Stephen Pittmann, a local farmer. Together they... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, How much does cremation cost and how can I find a good deal in my area? I would like to get a simple, basic cremation that doesn’t cost me, or my family, a lot of money. Frugal Senior Dear Frugal, Cremation costs can vary widely. Depending on your location, the provider and the services you request, cremation can range anywhere from $500 to $7,500 or more. But that’s a lot cheaper than a full-service funeral and cemetery burial that averages nearly $11,000 today. Here are some tips to help you get a good deal. Shop Aro...
8 years ago The Commoner Oct. 5, 1894 The state agricultural college opened at Pullman last week, with encouraging prospects for the ensuing year. Prior to the opening of the school, the board of regents spent an entire week at the college in preparing for the new term. Major E. S. Ingraham, of Seattle, one of the regents, speaking of the meeting to a Post-Intelligencer representative, said: “The board spent the entire week working over the biennial report to the governor. It necessarily covered the doings of the old board as well known, t...
1. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of animal would be described as "leonine"? 2. THEATER: Which play features the song "The Impossible Dream"? 3. MYTHOLOGY: What was the Minotaur? 4. GEOGRAPHY: The nation of Ghana is located in what part of Africa? 5. LITERATURE: What kind of car was "Christine" in the Stephen King novel? 6. HISTORY: What was the code name for the site where the first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945? 7. MUSIC: Which rock band's members included Frank Beard, Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill? 8. MOVIES: In "Field of Dreams," what was...
* It was 19th-century American social reformer and statesman Frederick Douglass who made the following sage observation: "Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing the ground." * If you use Listerine to freshen your breath, you might be interested to know that its original formula is 26.9% alcohol by volume -- that comes out to 54-proof gargle. * The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever existed. The marine mammal is so large, in fact, that a grown man could swim...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN WHITMAN COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Washington, Plaintiff, vs Dan R. Antoni (deceased), Estate of Dan. R. Antoni, The Heirs and Devisees of Dan R. Antoni, deceased, Department of Social and Health Services, Lowell A. Johnson and Barbara S. Johnson, Lowell and Barbara Johnson Estate, Lloyd O. Luedecke and Doris L. Luedecke Living Trust, Phillip Simon (deceased), The Heirs and Devisees of Phillip Simon, The Community Action Center, Department of... Full story
