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V-Day WSU, part of the movement to end gender violence, will host public auditions for the 2013 benefit production of “The Vagina Monologues” from 7 to 9 p.m. tonight and Friday, Nov. 1 and 2, in Todd 302. Performance dates will be Feb. 21-23. The award-winning play is based on interviews with more than 200 diverse women about their experiences with sexuality, violence and life in general. V-Day WSU, a registered student organization affiliated with Health and Wellness Services strives to educate the community and raise awareness regarding vio... Full story
A city building permit to repair damage to a corner of Whitman Health & Rehab at 1150 W. Fairview was issued Oct. 25. Compass Construction of Spokane applied for the permit to make the repairs which were estimated to cost $5,300. The exterior corner of the building was damaged Aug. 29 when a pickup truck rolled down the incline of the Whitman Hospital parking lot which is located above the Whitman Health & Rehab building. The truck went over a curb at the edge of the lot and down a slope to crash into the southwest corner of the building. The... Full story
Veterans’ Day programs are planned at both Colfax schools with the public invited to attend. The program at Jennings Elementary will be Nov. 9 beginning at 9 a.m. in the old gym. The program will include the honor guard from Fairchild Air Force Base, local Boy Scouts and patriotic music with kindergarten students singing “She’s a Grand Old Flag.” Sixth graders will read patriotic messages. Colfax High Associated Student Body plans a veterans’ program Nov. 8 at 11 a.m. in the CHS auditorium. Craig Willson will sing, and Vern Sharp, veteran o... Full story
First posting of the US flags under the town’s new flags policy was last weekend. Steve Larkin, city parks supervisor who volunteers for the flags detail, said the US flags were slated to be posted in official observance of Navy Day, Oct. 27. City council members at their Oct. 15 meeting approved a policy which bans posting of any flags except the US flag on Main Street light standards during national observance days. Larkin noted Navy Day is one of approximately 20 designated days under the official US code for posting the flag. The flag c... Full story
Pullman residents were honored Oct. 25 at the 95th Pullman Chamber of Commerce awards banquet at Banyan’s on the Ridge. Tony Poston, owner of College Hill Custom Threads, was named member of the year for his work as a volunteer with the National Lentil Festival and chamber Cabaret. John and Debbie Sherman received the Marshall A. Neill community service award. The Civic Improvement Award was presented to Fern McLeod who was responsible for the hanging baskets in downtown Pullman. Anna Maria Shannon was awarded the Chamber Hall of Fame, M...
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution: Wednesday, Nov. 28: Palouse Federated Church, 1 to 3 p.m.; Rosalia Methodist Church, 9 to 11 a.m.; St. John Methodist Church, 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 29: Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Garfield Legion / Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m.; LaCrosse, 111 N. Main, 8 a.m. to noon; Tekoa City Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Oakesdale Baptist Church, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Endicott City Hall, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30: Colton-Uniontown, Uniontown Community Building, 8 a.m. to... Full story
Diabetes awareness month November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes is a serious disease and is a serious concern for residents of our hospital district. Our rate is 8.2 percent compared to the statewide average of 7.1 percent. Our rate of obesity is also higher than average (30.5 percent vs 25.6 percent ) and we do not get sufficient exercise. Lack of physical activity contributes to obesity, diabetes and their complications. If it isn’t managed, diabetes can damage many parts of the body, leading to heart attacks, strokes, amputation, b... Full story
A graveside service for Laura Jane Bellingar, 73, Colfax, will be at the Onecho Cemetery, Friday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. The Rev. Mike Nyholm of the Onecho Bible Church will officiate. Mrs. Bellingar died Thursday morning, Oct. 25, 2012, at her home in Colfax. Born June 19, 1939, in Bellingham, to Daniel and Senya MacKenzie, she graduated from Meridian High School there in 1957 and attended a business school and was employed at an area doctor’s office. She and Ralph Bellingar, whom she’d met in junior high, were married Dec. 14, 1957. They made the... Full story
Edward H. (Bill) Karnath, 85, former Oakesdale resident, died Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012, in Spokane Valley. The family plans a private service. Mr. Karnath owned and operated his own auto body repair shop for many years. Born Dec. 31, 1926, in Camas, he served in the Pacific campaign during World War II and was an auto body painter, owning and operating his own shop for many years. Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Karnath. He is survived by five sons, one daughter; one sister and five grandchildren. Memorial contributions are...
The funeral for Berniece Louise Bryan, 94, will be Monday, Nov. 5, at 1 p.m. at Thornhill Valley Chapel with the Rev. John Cross, pastor of the LaCrosse United Methodist Church, officiating. Internment will follow at Pines Cemetery & Mausoleum nearby. Mrs. Bryan died Oct. 25, 2012, in Spokane. Viewing will be Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Thornhill Valley Chapel, 1400 S. Pines Road, Spokane Valley. Born in Endicott to John and Matilda Moore, she attended schools at Dusty and LaCrosse where she graduated with the class of 1936....
8 years ago November 4, 1887 The old blacksmith shop on the corner of Main and Canyon has been torn down. The shop was built about 14 years ago and was the last of the original buildings of Colfax. T.B. Weller is building a new 24x60 feet building on the site of the old one. Cars rolled into Palouse City Monday noon and were received with frantic tootings of steam, whistles, firing of anvils, “hooraying” of citizens, elevation of flags, soaring of hats and other demonstrations of satisfaction. A grand railroad ball was given last night in... Full story
Rosalia Rosalia veterans will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony Sunday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial which is located behind the Texaco Service Station. Patricia Voge, president of the Rosalia Chamber of Commerce, will be the mistress of ceremonies. The Rev. Mike Cooper will give the invocation, and the Boy Scouts will lower the flag and raise a new flag. Mayor Jim Stenhouse will give the welcome. Guest speakers will be Sgt. Allen Ashworth from Fairchild Air Force Base and Sgt. Ben...
At Tekoa School: Monday: Burrito, romaine salad, baby carrots, apple slices Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, alfredo pasta, romaine salad, broccoli, cauliflower/celery, watermelon Wednesday: Hot dog, BBQ beans, romaine salad, peaches Thursday: Taco burger, tator tots, shred lettuce, sliced tomato, fruit cocktail Friday: Deli turkey sandwich, sweet fries, romaine salad, sliced tomato, cucumbers, cantaloupe At St. John/ Endicott School: Monday: Hamburgers, fries, cherry crisp Tuesday: Tacos, veggie tray, pears, pumpkin bar Wednesday: Sloppy joes, green...
The annual Veterans Day Assembly in the Garfield-Palouse Middle School Gym in Garfield will be at 9:30 a.m. next Friday, Nov. 9. The event will honor local veterans, as well as to remind all students and their families of the service and sacrifices the veterans have made on behalf of our country. The assembly will feature the Garfield-Palouse singers, choral members of the Spokane Symphony and a local color guard. Capt. Jared Wolfe will be a guest speaker, and David Buri, director of Government Relations at Eastern Washington University, will...
Dusty Country Bible Church will have a potluck after worship services Sunday, Nov. 11, to honor the retirement of Pastor Floyd Overstreet. Larry and Di Brink visited their children and grandchildren, Kevin, Amber, Ashley, Kloey, Ellie and Nick Brink, in Kennewick Saturday. Linda Hennigar spent Friday and Saturday at the home of her daughter’s family, Tami and Jay Banks, in the Tri-cities. She watched grandson Wesley play in a football game. Recently, Wesley went hunting with friends and bagged his first deer. Recent drop-in visitors of Linda H...
Dan and Monna Mills, now of Clarkston, will be honored for their golden wedding anniversary Saturday Nov. 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the St. John Christian Church . Hosting the reception will be their son, Dale Mills of St. John, and their son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Michelle Mills of Spokane. Dan Mills and Monna Morrison were married Nov. 24, 1962, at St. John Christian Church, and they made their first home at St. John. Both retired in 2005 and they later moved to Clarkston from Oakesdale. Dan retired from the Whitman County Public... Full story
Lacrosse Fifth graders Matea Enzweiler, Trey Fleming, Lauren Stubbs, Gunnar Aune and Blake Jones learned how to play Cribbage during Friday math periods in the fall quarter. Bonnie Bigsby, Charles Miller and April Guske were instructors. Fifth and sixth graders attended the fifth grade day hosted by the Spokane symphony at the Fox Theatre in Spokane. Each section of the orchestra told how their instruments worked and sounded. Several selections were played. The children accompanied the orchestra in singing the national anthem. After the... Full story
‘How to Succeed’ starts 2-week run at RTOP Theater “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” opens a two-week run at Regional Theatre of the Palouse in Pullman. The music and lyrics for the show, which opened on Broadway in 1961, are by Frank Loesser and the book is by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert. The show is based on Shepherd Mead’s 1952 book. Performances dates are Nov. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 at the RTOP, 122 N. Grand Ave. in Pullman. Show times are 7 p.m. with additional matinees at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3 and 10.... Full story
Amy Soncarty is teaching full-time this year for the first time in her 22-year teaching career. Her oldest son, Brandon, graduated from Colfax High School last spring and is now a freshman at Boise State University. Her other two sons, Jacob and Jaydon, are still keeping Amy and husband Kelly busy and amused. Brandon reports he is enjoying BSU, the city of Boise and meeting new people. Many students there are from California, Hawaii and Montana, so he’s meeting people who are far from home. General requirements are filling his class schedule r... Full story
Lindsay Webber, one of eight FFA students from Colfax High who attended the national convention in Indianapolis, sings on the main stage at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in front of 15,000 people at the second session last Thursday. Lindsay sang “Defying Gravity” from the Broadway musical Wicked. In addition to singing on the main stage, Lindsay also sang several other songs on various stages and at a special awards dinner. She was among 35 performers selected from hundreds of applicants to perform at the sessions. Only eight performed at the... Full story
Spinning wind turbines are obscured by low-hanging clouds at the Palouse Wind farm on Naff Ridge between Oakesdale and Rosalia last Thursday morning, Oct. 25. Construction on the $170 million wind farm is less than a month away from completion.... Full story
The 11th annual Haunted Palouse completed its two-weekend run Saturday and organizers report attendance at 3,073. Gate numbers were down this year from 2011’s record 4,251 and 2010’s 3,463. “We are still very happy with the turnout,” said Haunted Palouse volunteer Janet Barstow. “Mother Nature put a damper on attendance but held off the heaviest rains until later in the evening.” Proceeds from sales of the $15 tickets have yet to be tallied. They will be distributed as follows: 35 percent to... Full story
Chang Liu, 23, Pullman, was rescued from the N. Fork of the Palouse River early Monday morning after she drove a car through the fence next to the Busch Distributors self service plaza on the Walla Walla Highway. The car, a 2007 Mazda, landed on its roof in the river channel. Liu was able to climb out of the overturned Mazda and called out for help. She reported she had been in the channel more than an hour attempting to summon help. Colfax fire station received the alarm at 2:32 a.m. and went to the scene. Liu told officers she had filled up...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2007. I went to what was considered the third-toughest junior high school in the area, not counting the private schools but including the school for the musically gifted. As such, there were always a lot of fistfights between the boys who were insecure in the pecking order, something I didn’t participate in because I knew I was a coward. When boys at the very bottom of the hierarchy challenged me to a fight, I would affably concede the contest on the spot, giving them a bye so the...
When you peel off the layers and get beyond the rhetoric, this year’s presidential election is about government control. President Obama wants government to have a greater say in our daily lives, while Gov. Romney advocates for greater personal responsibility and private-sector solutions. The path our nation — and to a lesser extent our state — takes on Nov. 6 will have repercussions far beyond this one election. Before we opt for more government control, we should look at what happened to Poland, a country of 38.5 million people, nearly twice...