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At Colfax Schools: Daily items offered at Colfax High School include salad bar, chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, deli sandwiches, vegetarian options, fresh & canned fruit, fresh vegetables, oven fries, yogurt, cottage cheese, bagels and juice. Monday: Chicken teriyaki w/peppers & onion, over brown rice w/stir fry vegetables, mandarin oranges, fortune cookie Tuesday: Hamburger on whole grain bun w/lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, baked beans, applesauce, pumpkin bar Wednesday: Hot dog or chili dog on whole grain bun, oven fries, romaine salad,...
It may be surprising to some that the very first prophecy of the coming of Christ came during a declaration of war! On the occasion of man’s fall into sin through the lying serpent, God’s judgment of the serpent was final, and carried a sentence that bore both physical and spiritual implications. The latter would be the first prophecy of the coming of Christ, His finished work on the cross and His final defeat of Satan in the Lake of Fire. Indeed the first Gospel ever preached was preached by God Himself in the Garden of Eden! In the ini... Full story
Larry L. Berry A service with military honors for Larry L. Berry, 81, will be Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at 1 p.m. at the VFW. Hall at Potlatch with the United States Navy honors team and the Potlatch Post # 10300 Veterans of Foreign Wars participating. A potluck dinner will be served after the service. Mr. Berry died Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the Gritman Medical Center in Moscow. He was cremated and his ashes will be buried at the Mendenhall Cemetery at a later date. Born on May 24, 1931, at Potlatch, to Roy L. and Daisey Evelyn Gosselin Berry,...
Iva Lee Bricker A memorial service for Iva Lee Bricker, 80, will be Sunday, Dec. 9, at 2 p.m. at Kramer Funeral Home, Palouse, with the Rev. Kathy Kramer officiating. Urn burial will be at the Greenwood Cemetery in Palouse. She died last Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Born Aug. 27, 1932, at Spokane, to Joseph Lee and Rena Paralee (Bonner) Kelley, she attended Hamilton Grade School and Rogers High School in Spokane before moving to Palouse at the age of 16. She graduated from the Palouse High School with the class of 1950. She married Kenneth Nagle... Full story
Gale Ross Dial A memorial service for Gale R. (Sam) Dial, 69, a resident of Potlatch, was Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse with the Rev. Kathy Kramer officiating. Potlatch Post # 10300 Veterans of Foreign Wars and the United States Navy Honor Guard conducted military honors. Urn burial will be at a later date at the Freeze Cemetery. Mr. Dial died at his home Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Born April 18, 1943, in the Yellow Dog area northwest of Potlatch to Jesse Ross and Grace Burnett Dial, he attended the Potlatch schools and... Full story
Washington State University’s Business Department, the Port of Whitman and the Southeast Washington Economic Development Association will again sponsor a business plan open competition in 2013. Entrants can put together a business plan and present it to a panel of judges for a chance at becoming a successful entrepreneur. Entries will be judged on the following criteria: quality of idea, quality of the communication of the idea (written and oral), and the likelihood of business success. Each participant will have the opportunity to work with a...
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution: Wednesday, December 19: Palouse Community Center, 1 to 3 p.m.; Rosalia United Methodist Church, 9 to 11 a.m.; St. John Methodist Church, 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, December 20: Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 to 10 a.m.; Garfield Legion/Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m.; LaCrosse, 110 N. Main, 8 a.m. to noon; Tekoa City Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Oakesdale Baptist Church, 9:30 to 11 a.m.; Endicott City Hall, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 21: Colton-Uniontown, Uniontown Community Building, 8 a.m.... Full story
Week of Dec. 17-21 Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Baked ham w/sauce, au gratin potatoes, chef’s veggie’s, fruited jello w/topping, hot dinner roll, Christmas dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Baked ham w/sauce, au gratin potatoes, chef’s veggie’s, fruited jello w/topping, hot dinner roll, Christmas dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday —Baked ham w/sauce, au gratin potatoes, chef’s veggie’s, fruited jello w/topping, hot dinner roll, Christmas dessert...
Fifty-five beef carcasses were evaluated this year in the 2012 Palouse Empire Fair Beef Carcass of Merit and Premier Steer Contests. Pictured from the left in front are: Sydney Berquist - Champion Premier Steer Contest; Abby McGregor, Perry Imler, Abbie Miller, Torrie Koller - Reserve Champion Premier Steer; Paige Collier, Cotton Booker - Second Place Beef Carcass of Merit and Kenton Lyman. In back from the left are Lane Moore, WrayLee Flodin of Four Star Supply, Bob Holmes of Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative, Hannah Neibergs, Rhod...
8 years ago Dec. 9, 1887 A bullet, presumably from a pistol in the hands of a drunken man or someone possessed with very little sense, came crashing into the residence of Rev. J. Alter, in the south end on Thanksgiving evening, passing within a few inches of Mrs. Alter’s mother who had retired. This practice of promiscuous shooting within the city limits, which has become quite prevalent of late, is in violation of city ordinances and an effort should be made to bring the guilty persons to the bar of justice. Among the manufacturing i...
Whitman County Gazette, Dec. 13. 2012 AT PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL Hodge, Richelle Erin, born Nov. 27 at six pounds, seven ounces, first child to Courtney Prayer and Jaron Hodge of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Diane and Milford Hodge of Pullman. Maternal grandparents are Mara and Nate Prayer of Sacramento, Calif. McPherson, Kayla Sharon, born Nov. 27 at nine pounds, 13 ounces, first child to Adam and Elizabeth McPherson of Pullman. Paternal grandparent is Sharon McPherson of Santa Rosa, Calif. Wells, Luke Nath, born Nov. 30 at eight... Full story
Chais Anderson of Endicott celebrated his birthday Wednesday. He marked his 12th birthday on the 12th day of the 12th month of the 12th year of the century. Anderson is the son of Travis and Rachel Anderson of Endicott....
Christopher Appel, a senior at Colfax High School, was recently awarded a $10,000 Nordstrom Scholarship. Nordstrom’s awards 15 scholarships in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. The son of Eric and Shannon Appel, he plans to study for a bachelor’s degree in either bio-engineering or bio-chemistry and then study for a degree in medicine. The Nordstrom award is divided over four years....
The District 7 Make It With Wool Contest, coordinated by Helen Appel of Dusty, was at the Public Service Building in Colfax. Assisting with the contest this year was Paula Baldree of Colfax. Pictured in front, from the left, are Shelby Forgey, Sidney Appel and Elly Kunkel. In the middle row, from the left, are Verna Weng, Corrine Tsai, Marika McCue, Virginia Monk, Sarah Appel and Carol Salusso. In back, from the left, are Leah Swannack, Carmen Swannack, Danny Butler, Jill Swannack, Michaela Nordheim and Helen Appel. Entering the contest this... Full story
Thursday, Dec. 13 Albion & Colton – Second Thursday Clubs – Exciting after school programs in two locations. Check the calendar for times and themes. Rosalia – 5 to 7 p.m. – Ladies Night at the Library! – Bring your favorite book, arts and crafts, Christmas cards to address and enjoy some down time in a comfortable environment. Friday, Dec. 14 Endicott, St. John & Uniontown – Storytime – Fun stories, finger plays, rhymes, songs and crafts every Tuesday. Check the calendar for times and themes. Monday, Dec. 17 Tekoa – 3 to 6 p.m. – Tween On... Full story
Lacrosse Santa arrived in LaCrosse last Saturday morning to the delight of many children. Norma Gibson and Mike Stine did a great job as Santa’s elves. Drawings were held for boys and girls of all different age groups. The LaCrosse Business Association will have photos available at Jasper Trucking. The Student of Character assembly for November at LaCrosse was Wednesday in the LHS pit. It opened with Gunnar Aune, Tom Van Camp, Braden Miller, and Miss Weekes trying to top eyes closed record for clapping. They all won. Next, the “try” award...
Dusty Sunday, Irma Stueckle hosted her daughters and families for their annual Christmas gathering at Hill-Ray. Coming from the Spokane area were Dianne and Dan Morris, Karen Morris, Kris and Bruce Berglund, Brooke and Avery. Also attending were Gina and Jason Morgan and Micah, Yakima, and Harm and Jan Smith, Dusty. They enjoyed a gift exchange, dinner and the children telling the Christmas story. Vicki Broeckel joined a group of LaCrosse women Tuesday in viewing the decorated Christmas trees at the Davenport Hotel’s annual Christmas Elegance T... Full story
A Dec. 29 wedding at Mount Timpanogos LDS Temple in American Fork, Utah, is planned by Robin Michelle Dailey, daughter of Kirby and Elizabeth Dailey of Colfax, and Jeffrey Christiansen Perry, son of Robert and Jan Perry of Lehi, Utah. The bride-elect graduated from Colfax High School in 2009 and will graduate from Brigham Young University in 2013 where she is employed as a soils lab researcher. Perry graduated from Alta High School in Sandy, Utah, in 2007 and also plans to graduate from BYU in 2013. He served a Mormon mission to Texas. He is a...
The Palouse Cares food drive Dec. 1 brought in more than 36,000 pounds of food and received more than $26,000 in donations. The effort involved more than 1,300 volunteers with high school and college students and others participating. Palouse Cares is the largest single day food drive on the Palouse. Food bank volunteers helped with the massive separating and sorting of all the food gathered. Live and silent auctions in several of the towns helped raise funds. At the auction in Moscow, more than 200 items were put up for bid. Palouse Cares...
The annual free community Christmas dinner sponsored by Garfield churches is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, Dec. 16, at the Garfield Christian Fellowship starting at 2 p.m. with Christmas music played all afternoon....
Tekoa ‘s Empire Theater Dec. 21 will feature a special performance by Tekoa grad Erin Mar-De Wise. Her “The Most Wonderful Time” concert will be Dec. 21, 7 p.m. “The Most Wonderful Time” is an equal mix of classical holiday pieces and Broadway nostalgia. The result is a warm welcome back to the days of old Hollywood Christmas, the warmth of George Bailey and the wonder of little Susan Walker. It’s an evening of song that gives a little Christmas, right this very minute. Erin Mar-De Wise, a 1999 graduate of Tekoa High School, received he... Full story
Kylie, Craig, Laurie and Cody Gronning Meet Laurie Gronning, Colfax Laurie Gronning is not a native of Colfax, but her husband lived here as a child and wanted to return to raise a family. A graduate of Mead High School, Laurie attended Spokane Falls and Spokane Community Colleges and worked as a legal assistant for Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, and Miller. Joe Durgan, Laurie’s grandfather, is famous among local golfers. He was the pro for decades at Downriver Golf Course in Spokane, moving later to a new course, The Fairways. Grandchildren were d...
Endicott Endicott Elizabeth Circle of Trinity Lutheran Church had their annual Christmas luncheon last Tuesday, Dec 4, catered by Jenny Meyer at the Endicott Food Center. President Ann Stoner presided over the luncheon with prayer and a few games. They also had a gift exchange. Their next meeting will be Jan. 8 at 10 a.m. They will work on blankets for Lutheran World Relief. Carol Mitcham, Helen Jane Hughes and Anne Lowe attended the Whitman Hospital Auxiliary’s annual Christmas luncheon Dec. 3 at the Colfax Methodist Church. Rachael A...
Oakesdale High School honors art program has made its way out into the community. A group of students from the second-year program took a field trip to display work in three county businesses last week. In September, Oakesdale art students completed a mural spanning two sides of the Oakesdale school building. The work decorated an area where shrubs were removed last spring, creating an empty wall. “Our honors chapter is relatively new, we’re still defining ourselves,” said Oakesdale art teach...
Steve Fulton believes his uncle’s flour mill will revolutionize the milling industry and sold his farm recently to produce and distribute the mills. Unifine Flour Mill team leader Brendan Vermeulan describes the Unifine Flour Mill at a presentation Dec. 6 at WSU’s CUB. The WSU Industrial Design team refined the flour mill that can make 2,000 pounds of whole wheat flour an hour. After more than 50 years of stagnant production, Fulton brought the invention to Washington State University industrial design students who re-engineered the mac...
