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Rosalia RACE plans breakfast, bake sale

Rosalia Association for Community Enrichment (RACE) will host a membership drive and job fair breakfast and bake sale Saturday, March 27, from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Rosalia Community Center. Breakfast will be served from 8 to 11 a.m. for a suggested donation of $5 or more.

Proceeds will go to help fund community events and education.

RACE has two committees now and volunteers are needed for a softball committee and dance committee for the fall festival, 2010. They also need volunteers for the breakfast.

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Science Saturday How Does It Work?

Palouse Discovery Science Center in Pullman will host a “How Does It Work” Science Day Saturday from 10 a.m. until noon. The event will provide displays and hands-on activities for kids and adults. The event will use common toys to show youngsters some basic principles of engineering.

WSU Professor Jitesh Panchel from the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering will presenting the activities.

“This is a great opportunity to introduce children to basic concepts about how things work in the world around them. It’s presented in a fun way to excite kids about engineering design and encourage children’s natural general curiosity.”

The science center provides interactive science exhibits for the public, programs for visiting field trip classes and preschoolers, workshops for educators, science themed birthday parties, summer science camps, and a variety of community events.

Palouse Discovery Science Center is located at 950 N.E. Nelson Court, Pullman.

Cowboy program set at Dahmen Barn

Friends of Colton and Uniontown libraries will sponsor Bruce and Susan Matley in “Cowboys and Cowgirls in Story and Song” at the Dahmen Barn March 20 at 1:30. The Matleys combine music and storytelling to describe the hardships and joys of the frontier experience. The program is free to the public and is supported by the Whitman County Library and Humanities Washington.

The Matleys perform an average of 175 times each year at fairs, festivals, libraries, schools and other events. They share in singing, narrative and live instrumentation. Bruce is a third generation Nevadan and fourth generation rancher and has worked with cowboys who started their careers in the 1890s. He has 40-plus years of musical performance and professional theatre experience in both acting and academics. Susan has directed and performed in college, semi-professional and community theatre productions and has played in orchestras and bands.

Grease to hit SJE stage

The Eagle players will perform Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey’s Broadway hit rock ‘n roll musical “Grease” this weekend in the St. John/Endicott high school’s multi-purpose room.

Performances begin tonight, Thursday, and continue Friday and Saturday. Showtime for all three performances is 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $6 for adults, and $4 for students and seniors.

Clubs & Youth Groups

Chapter AF PEO

Chapter AF PEO met at the home of Ann Marra Monday, March 8. Arlene Hatley was the co-hostess. New officers installed were Lianne Smith, president; Robin Johnson, vice president; Lynn Nelson, recording secretary; Diane Solbrack, treasurer; Teri Heilsberg, corresponding secretary, Mary Scheideman, chaplain and Karen Groom, guard.

The next meeting will be March 22, at the home of Robin Johnson with Peggy Kehne as co-hostess. Charli Hochsprung will have the program. This will be initiation of new members.

Athenaeum

Twenty regular members and one associate member attended the Feb. 5 meeting of Athenaeum Club at the Community Bible Church fellowship room with Lois Scholz as hostess.

They officially welcomed new member Phyllis Kincaid and inducted her into the club.

Janice McKay read a long list of cultural events available in the area.

Ruth Enos introduced Sharon Helmick who gave a report on the book, “Why I Wore Lipstick To My Mastectomy” by Geralyn Lucas. Sharon noted this assignment was particularly difficult because her daughter has gone through the same things as Lucas.

The second meeting in February was Feb. 19 at the home of Leona Herman with 11 members and one guest present. The Civic Improvement committee has decided to give half their funds to the Colfax Arts Council and half to MUMS.

Mae Claypool introduced Dana Carroll who reviewed the book “The Jester Has Lost His Jingle,” written and illustrated by David Saltzman. The book was donated in 1995 in memory of Dorothy Henry and Josie Largent. The author died of Hodgkins disease before his 23rd birthday. His family has kept his memory alive by promoting the book and starting a foundation called The Jester and Pharley Phund.

Hostesses served treats at both meetings.

Next meeting will be March 5 at the home of Pauline Gebhardt. Chris Kackman will give the program.

Scout Troop 595

Presented rank advancements at a court of honor Tuesday were Larry Jenson and Daniel Thomas, life; Brady Wuestney and Austin Neu, first class; Chris Koenig and Nick McAdams, second class.

Receiving the first merit badge were McAdams, Wuestney, Neu, Koenig, Michael Clinton and Jared Thompson.

Births

Cook daughter born

A girl, Maleah Ying, was born March 5, 2010, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in Colfax to Khou and Trevor Cook. Maternal grandparent is Xiongpoa Mova, Laos. Paternal grandparents are Ron and Janice Cook, St. John. Weighing six pounds, 10 ounces at birth, she is the couple’s first child.

On campus

ART

“Slag, The Anti-Art Glass”, will be featured at the University of Idaho’s Prichard Art Gallery in downtown Moscow, Feb. 24 to April 10.

MUSIC

Seattle composer Wayne Horvitz will present his oratorio “Heartsong of Charging Elk” March 27 at 7 p.m. in WSU’s Kimbrough Music Building, Room 101. The oratorio for four voices and 10 chamber instruments is based on James Welch’s 2000 novel “The Heartsong of Charging Elk” It tells the story of an Oglala Sioux who was hospitalized in 1889 for broken ribs and influenza in Marseilles, France, while touring with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. After the show moved on, Charging Elk recovered, but left stranded in the French city, unable to speak French or English.

Award-winning guitar virtuoso Fareed Haque will give two performances with students and musical groups from the WSU School of Music April 13.

Haque will perform at noon with WSU students in the CUB and join WSU’s vocal jazz ensemble and the WSU Big Band for a performance in Kimbrough Music Hall at 8 p.m.

After the performances, he will play at Rico’s Pub in downtown Pullman at 10:30 p.m.

His visit is sponsored by the WSU School of Music, The Jazz Society and the Coug Parents Fund. All events are free and open to the public.

BOOKMARK

First through fourth graders can be creative at Third Thursday. March 18 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. with crafts, games and stories.

Whitman County Library’s annual penny drive will be March 15-April 19. All funds collected will remain at local library branches to benefit children’s programming or other library needs.

Teen Tech Week is this week, March 7-13. Teen Tech Week is a national initiative aimed at teens, librarians, educators, parents, and other concerned adults meant to encourage teens to take advantage of libraries’ resources. To celebrate, WCL is having a Teens take an easy Tech Quiz. This will be posted on the web site for print off or available at the library. All teens have to do is fill it out and return to their local branch for a prize.

Play and Learn is a free playgroup each Friday 10 to 11:30. Infants, toddlers, young children and those who care for them are all welcome. All children’s programs are upstairs at the library’s temporary location behind the US Bank building.