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Pullman Civic Theater will present “A Christmas Carol” at their Nye Street theater with performances Dec. 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. Based on the original story by Charles Dickens, and adapted by Ron Nicol, the production is directed by Penny Gonzales. Admission for evenings is $12 advance, $15 at the door and matinees $10 advance, $12 at the door. Ticket Locations are Neill’s Flowers and Gifts, Wild Ivy, Dissmore’s IGA, and the PCT Box office on Nye Street.... Full story
University of Idaho Vandaleers Concert Choir and University Chorus will appear in concert Sunday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. in Haddock Performance Hall in the music building. The program, “Welcome All Wonders” includes a variety of works from the sacred and secular holiday repertoire conducted by Dr. Michael Murphy, director of choral activities at the Lionel Hampton School of Music. A highlight will be the performance of Vaughan Williams “Fantasia on Christmas Carols” by the combined ensembles, which will feature faculty guest artists Kyle Ferrill...
University of Idaho Prichard Gallery, Jan. Bole, Intermountain Nocturnes, and Anna Marie Boles, Here and There, Meditations on Mapping, concludes Dec. 4....
Friends of the Library will sponsor a free Family Movie Day next Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 1 p.m. in the Colfax Library. Children under 7 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Due to licensing restrictions, the library cannot post the title of the newly released film. Call the library for the title. Parents, grandparents and caregivers are invited to bring children for Friday’s Play and Learn group at the Colfax Library from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Learn how to download audiobooks and ebooks to a Kindle, Nook or other playing device with helpful i... Full story
Barbara Morgan, Colfax resident for the past six years, will discuss her book, “Going Down Screaming” next Wednesday, Dec. 7, at noon in the Norma McGregor Community Room of the Colfax Library. Books will be available and attendees are welcome to bring a sack lunch or order one from the library for $8. Released in October, “Going Down Screaming,” tells of the rise and fall of the nursing home industry. Using individual stories and examples, the topic is handled with dignity, grace and humor. The book explains the duties of all people involve... Full story
Whitman County Association of Wheat Growers will meet Monday, Dec. 5, at 8 a.m. at Denny’s Restaurant in Pullman. Guest speaker will be Dr. Randy Fortenbery, the new endowed chair for agricultural economics at Washington State University....
Garfield branch of Whitman County Library will host a book sale during the Garfield Winter Festival Sunday, Dec. 4, from 3 to 6 p.m. Children’s crafts and hot apple cider will be offered. Garfield Library is open Mondays from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Kindergarten and preschool Storytimes are Wednesday at 11:30....
The first of the 2011 advent organ recitals will be Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 12:15 p.m. at Pullman Presbyterian Church on Stadium Way. The recital series is sponsored by the Pullman-Moscow Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. David Buckley of Colfax, Mary Carloye and Jill Schneider of Pullman will collaborate on several pieces with Dave Turnbull, WSU professor of trumpet participating. The free program will feature works from the Advent and Christmas organ repertoire ranging from Baroque to Contemporary American. Donations will be received...
A lesson left by Uncle John: Live in a state of gratitude Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. (Psalm 139:7-8) Just before Thanksgiving, I went to Arlington National Cemetery for the funeral of my great-uncle John, who was a prisoner of war for 40 months during World War II. He was captured at Corregidor when the US surrendered the Philippines and somehow managed to survive POW camps in the Philippines, transportation to...
Tekoa’s Christmas season will begin on a high note next Wednesday, Dec. 7, with the Empire Theater hosting the 12-voice Eastern Washington University Chamber Choir in a 7 p.m. concert. Renowned for its range of repertoire and styles, the ensemble has been featured at the Northwest Bach Festival and the American Choral Masterpieces Festival, as well as having performed concerts in the Italian cities of Rome, Pisa, Florence and Venice. Dr. Randel Wagner, associate professor of music at EWU, directs the choir. A professional baritone, he has p...
Dee Peterschick, Rosalia ag teacher, inspects the blooms on some of the poinsettia plants tended by 35 students in the school greenhouse. The plants are on sale right now with proceeds benefiting the FFA program. Peterschick said the school received 400 plants July 15. They sold 200 to other area schools and kept 200 to finish growing and sell. Leaves on the plants are extra green this year, noted Peterschick, because they received more sun during the fall. He said the weather mimicked the plants’ native habitat south of the border. “They lov...
The December exhibit at Dahmen Barn features watercolors by Maureen McProud Wheeler with an opening reception Sunday, Dec. 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. The exhibit runs through Dec. 31. Wheeler received her degree from the University of Idaho College of Art and Architecture in 1977 and has been a licensed architect for more than 26 years. She has been painting watercolors for about ten years. Maureen was honored to be juried into the National Watercolor Society’s Member Show, the San Diego Watercolor Society’s Exhibition, Watercolor West, Cal...
Dusty Larry and Di Brink hosted Thanksgiving dinner in their home for Lucky, Joan and Rob Myrick, Mike Stine of LaCrosse and Kevin, Amber, Ashley, Kloey and Ellie Brink of Kennewick. Loren Scaggs and his mother, Lorraine Scaggs of Colfax, enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner together at the University Inn in Moscow. Kim and Cindy Pitts and Norm Bafus were Thanksgiving guests of Bob and Leanne Bafus and children Jeff and Samantha of LaCrosse. Sunday, Amanda, Erik, Rafe and Tate Carlson, Spokane, spent the day with the Pitts. Greg, Gwen and Jason Nolan...
Lauren Drewrey, daughter of John Drewrey and Jen Ranta of Richland, and Rusty Heaslet, son of Jim and Dianne Heaslet of Uniontown, were married Sept. 4 at the Richland Lutheran Church by Pastor William Martens. The bride was presented by her father but given by both parents. The bride’s dress was an ivory draped satin bodice with slightly dropped waist featuring beaded embroidered detail, a ball gown skirt will all-over beaded and embroidered chapel train. She wore a scalloped edge veil with bead and crystal. The bridal bouquet was comprised o...
Sally Burkhart and John Elwood are keepers of Elberton history. They have lived in their Elberton home for 25 years and raised two sons there, Robin Elwood and Brendan Burkhart. Both now reside in Bellingham. Because few people live in Elberton, many houses and other buildings in what was once a bustling community are gone. Sally and John get many phone calls and visitors who are looking for their ancestors’ homes. “Oftentimes, I will see a car full of grey heads looking down at a pile of brush discussing whose home used to be standing on that...
The History Channel • On Dec. 18, 1620, the Mayflower docks at what today is Plymouth, Mass., and its passengers disembarked to begin their new settlement, Plymouth Colony. The winter of 1620-1621 was brutal, and by spring, only 52 of the original 102 Mayflower passengers were still alive. • On Dec. 16, 1773, in Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act of 1773. The value of the tea was more... Full story
Volunteers will gather at Rosauers in Colfax, Eastside Marketplace in Moscow, Zeppoz in Pullman and Harvest Foods in Potlatch to collect as much food as possible in one morning for Palouse Cares, the biggest single-day food drive on the Palouse. Volunteers will go door to door in teams of four starting at 10 a.m. to collect food. Live auctions and silent auctions will begin at 11 a.m. at the Moscow and Pullman locations. Silent auctions will also be at Potlatch and Colfax. People are encouraged to volunteer or simply be prepared with a... Full story
Lamont Kathy Shields along with her daughter and son, Billie Jo Davison and Ed Shields, flew to Orlando, Fla., Nov. 6 where they met up with Kathy’s sister Elaine Nave and family David and Lisa Nave and Ann and Mark Sondergard. The group drove to Marritt Island where they rented a house with five bedrooms, a pool and boat dock and could watch porpoises and manatee. Kathy and Elaine lived two years during WWII at Banana River Naval Air Base where their father was stationed. They lived in base housing with the ocean and beach at their back d... Full story
Endicott Community Club will host a Christmas decoration lighting, Santa Claus and fireworks Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. Location will be the Community Club lot and Endicott Food Center. Refreshments will be provided. The Community Club will be assisting the Endicott School with pictures when Santa Claus arrives at the school before Christmas vacation starts....
Judi Dunn-Gray, coordinator for the county’s recycling program, stands next to a Christmas tree constructed out of aluminum cans which is now on display in the lobby of the Public Service Building. The tree is part of a “Less Stuff” contest sponsored by the county’s recycling program. Residents are encouraged to design a decorative top for the tree by using recycled materials, according to Dunn-Gray. Entries are due by Dec. 15, and the winner will be announced Dec. 22. The prize will be a $50 gift certificate from Tri-State. All entries... Full story
A debate is on regarding a proposal to close the Malden Post Office. The red-brick corner stop is the hub of the former railroad town, adjacent to the chipped paint of the former Caboose Tavern, which closed 12 years ago. At one of 3,700 postal locations across the country slated for potential closure, cars pull up and the first customers walk in the door, a golden retriever down the street barks and lifts his front paws onto the fence to watch. The day’s activities commence – in a town tha...
Organizers for the non-profit Little Sprouts Childcare in Palouse are making their way towards a fund goal of $35,000 before they take over the operation from Palouse School District Jan. 1. To date their approximate total assets are $19,197. The group will send out a mailing to the 99161 zip code in the coming weeks. Donations may be sent to Little Sprouts Childcare, 320 N. H Street, Palouse, 991612 or www.littlesproutschildcare.org....
A bereavement support session sponsored by Family Home Care and Hospice in conjunction with Friends of Hospice will be next Thursday, Dec. 8, beginning at 7 p.m. in Neill Library at Pullman. The aim of the session is to provide support for people who have suffered the loss of a loved one and become apprehensive about the approaching holidays. Participants will share ideas on how to get through the holidays after the loss of a loved one. The session will be free and open to the public, according to Susan Cleveley, chaplain for Family Home Care... Full story
Week of Dec. 5-9 At Tekoa School: Monday: Pizza, corn, tossed salad, strawberries Tuesday: Cheese omelet, sausage pattie, hashbrowns, apple slices, orange juice Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, chili beans, tossed salad, pears, wheat roll Thursday: Beef Teriyaki dippers, rice pilaf, tossed salad, peaches, hot roll Friday: Sub sandwich, roasted potatoes, veggie/fruit choices At St. John/Endicott School: Monday: Hamburger gravy, potatoes/rice, roll, green beans, pears Tuesday: Taco soup, grilled cheese, veggie tray, peaches Wednesday: Chickwich,...
The Palouse city council voted to eliminate the city’s chipper program in a meeting Nov. 22. In an effort to cut costs, the board debated whether to raise permit fees or eliminate the program all together. Stopping the program is projected to save the city $4,500 to $5,800. The council considered raising the permit fee from $25 to $40, which still wouldn’t allow the city to break even, while members were concerned that that increased fee might not bring as many users. The council will revisit the program when there is money in the budget. Pal...
