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Shannon Jean Morris was born on December 8, 1961, in Tonasket, Washington, to Keith and Mary (Feddersen) Morris, the second of five children. Shannon grew up on a cattle ranch in Hooper, Washington. She attended elementary school at the little Hooper school, then went to LaCrosse and finally graduated from Ritzville after her family moved to the Harder Ranch outside Ritzville. After high school Shannon attended Spokane Falls Community College, graduating with a degree in Early Childhood... Full story
1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What color is aubergine? 2. MEDICAL: What is a more common name for a rhytidectomy? 3. LANGUAGE: What does the Latin phrase "lex loci" mean? 4. MOVIES: Who played Yogurt in the parody comedy film "Spaceballs"? 5. HISTORY: In which war did England and France fight the Battle of Agincourt? 6. GEOGRAPHY: Which country is home of the active volcano Mount Vesuvius? 7. ART: How many paintings did Vincent Van Gogh sell in his lifetime? 8. SCIENCE: How many patents did Thomas Edison accumulate for his inventions? 9. ENTERTAINERS:...
* It was infamous French statesman and military leader Napoleon Bonaparte who made the following sage observation: "In politics, absurdity is not a handicap." * In 2006, an Illinois police officer was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. This probably would not be noteworthy, except that it was the same police officer who received an award for making the most DUI arrests in his county. * A single pound of sequoia seeds contains roughly 90,000 individual seeds. * You might be surprised to learn that sloths can hold their breath...
NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the dirt portion of the following Whitman County roads are closed to Vehicular traffic effective November 15, 2019 through March 15, 2020 pursuant to R.C.W.47.48.010, unless a permit is obtained from the office of the Whitman County Engineer: ROAD NO. NAME 0015 Waterman 2820 Partch 5160 McKenzie 0030 Merritt 3080 Cree 5170 Mader 0050 St. John 3200 Harwood Hill 5210 L. West 0060 Wilhelm 3390 Gene Nelson 5220 Lawson 0100 Russell 3400 Jim Davis 5280 Mick Parvin 0110 Griffin 3430 Howard West 5310... Full story
The motion was passed by the county commissioners, Monday, Nov. 4, to authorize the County Information Technology Director, Lance Bishop, to purchase a new website and its services. Craig Wines, county network administrator, explained in the Monday commissioner workshop the website provider has a four month installation time frame from start to finish. To begin its development process, 30 percent of the charge needs to be paid up front. The cost of the new site is $19,000. Art Swannack, county commissioner, said the plan was to have this bill...
Quilts of Valor will be presented to 12 veterans Friday, Nov. 8, in a ceremony at Steptoe School. The quilts have been made by quilters in the Colfax area as part of the national Quilts of Valor program. They have been coordinated by Margo Balzarini at the Palouse River Quilts shop in Colfax. Each quilt is custom designed and made. Diana King said the veterans have all indicated they will be at Steptoe School for the observance. The veterans range in age from 60 to 90 and represent all branches of military service. The program will begin at 11...
Palouse Empire Fair Administrator Bill Tensfeld reported to the fair board Oct. 28 that he has made arrangements with supplier of the fair's new grandstand to seal off "cubby holes" which resulted from installation of the fair's new grandstand last summer. The cubby holes beneath the grandstand appeared after installation of the three middle stairwells in the structure's design. Although the fair received congratulations and compliments for the grandstand project, they also received complaints from parents who noted the cubby holes attract...
Two charges of third degree assault and a third charge of harassment were filed Oct. 30 in superior court against Veronica Qingzhao Fan, 19, Pullman. The charges allege Fan hit occupants of an apartment with a tennis racket. According to the Pullman Police report, officers responded Oct. 10 at about 8:20 p.m. to a report of an alleged assault at an apartment on Terre View Drive. Residents of the apartment said Fan came out of her bedroom and complained about the noise they were making. One of the occupants allegedly sent a text to Fan after...
US Wheat Associates has released its 2019 crop quality report, including grade, flour and baking data for all six US wheat classes. This year's report compiles comprehensive data from analysis of hundreds of samples conducted, during and after harvest, by partner organizations and laboratories. The 2019 USW Crop Quality Report may be downloaded at uswheat.org. US Wheat Associates also shares more detailed, regional reports for wheat classes at uswheat.org, as well as more information on its sample and collection methods, solvent retention...
