extra! (B1,2,4 - Aug. 27, 2009)

Vogt, Junior Jammers will play at Dahmen

Mabel Vogt and the Potlatch Junior Jammers will perform Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. Vogt is a five-time Idaho State Champion. She is an expert practitioner of traditional folk styles passed on by ear from one generation to the next. Her energetic repertoire reflects Celtic, Scandinavian, Southern, Canadian, Metis and bluegrass influences.

Potlatch Junior Jammers, ages 5 to 18, will open the show. Vogt has mentored musicians from this group in public performances since 1984. They entertained this year at Garfield Days, Moscow’s Renaissance Fair and Latah County Fair.

Rod Anderson of Spokane, will supply guitar back-up. He has been named the best guitar accompanist at the Weiser, Idaho, National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest.

Admission will be $6 at the door.

Births

Doak daughter born

A girl, Maya Lee, was born Aug. 20, 2009, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax, to Jennifer Neilon-Doak. Maternal grandparents are Dennis and Brenda Merry and Steve Doak. Great-grandmothers are Pinky Tuttle and Marie Doak. Maya weighed six pounds, 10 ounces at birth.

Persons daughter born

A daughter, Bridget Catherine Lillian, was born Aug. 22, 2009 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, to Bill and Christina Persons of Endicott. Paternal grandfather is Larry Persons, Endicott. Weighing seven pounds, eight ounces at birth, she joins one sister, Elizabeth, 4.

On Campus

ART

WSU Museum of Art will display its bi-annual fine arts faculty exhibition Aug. 27 to Sept. 26. Gallery hours are 10 to 4 Monday through Saturday.

University of Idaho’s Prichard gallery in downtown Moscow will present the work of Mark Klett and Peter Vincent, two photographers who have produced extensive work focused on the American West. Klett traces the influences of human interaction with the environment, and Vincent has a particular interest in car culture and its expression at the Bonneville Salt Flats. Aug. 19-Oct. 11.

Bookmark

Adult summer readers have just four days to complete the program. Adults must return three book reviews to any Whitman County Branch by Aug. 31 or email them to the library at info@whitco.lib.wa.us. All entrants will receive a free coffee and a chance to win a gift certificate from Rosauers in Colfax.

Remember the library offers the newest DVDs and music. Simply call toll free at 877-733-3375 or visit online to request the items you’d like. New movies include: The Soloist, Hannah Montana, Confessions of a Shopaholic, and Watchmen. New music CDs include: I am Sasha Fierce by Beyonce, American Saturday Night by Brad Paisley, 808’s and Heartbreak by Kenye West and Now That’s What I Call Music 31 by various artists.

Colfax Grange has agreed to store items from the library’s basement during the Colfax Library renovation project. Some of the heavier items were moved by Rob Rowland, Dr. Kim Mellor and John Mellor in an effort to help library staff prepare for the project.

All branches of Whitman County Library will be closed Sept. 5-7. For a complete list of library closures, events and programs in all fourteen countywide locations visit online at http://www.whitco.lib.wa.us and select the events calendar.

Washington farmers among

most plugged-in for nation

Tractor? Check. Combine? Check. High-speed wireless internet access? Check.

A recent survey from the National Agricultural Statistics Service shows 81 percent of Washington farmers have access to a computer, the second highest percentage in the nation. The national average is 64 percent.

The agency conducts the survey every two years.

Washington also ranks second in the percentage of farms with internet access, with 77 percent. New Hampshire tops the nation with 83 percent.

Nationally, only 59 percent of farms have internet access.

Washington farmers also rank near the top in using their computers for farm business.

The survey showed 16 percent of the state’s farmers use the Internet to market their commodities, the eighth-highest percentage in the nation.

Washington farmers also ranked high in using the Internet to purchase production materials. The 23 percent of the state’s farmers that buy fertilizer and chemicals online was the second most in the nation.

Eleven SJE teens enter book reviews

Eleven SJE students participated in Teen Summer Reading this year and submitted a total of 79 book reviews through the Whitman County Library website, according to Clancy Pool, St. John branch manager. Shawna Warehime won this year’s grand prize, a sprint boat package donated by Webb’s Slough Racing. Kaleb Kolb won second prize of a T-shirt and sports bag. Carmen Swannack placed third in the drawing and won a CD case. St. John teen readers will be entered in a countywide drawing for multiple prizes. All St. John participants can collect a certificate for an ice cream cone from the Last Straw.