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September 6, 2012



Patchers quilt show to open at Dahmen

Dahmen Barn will present the Palouse Patchers Quilt Club‘s 2012 Color Challenge exhibit in September. Early birds may view this exhibit beginning 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. The opening reception is scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. with quilters present.

Quilt club members have been working on a Color Challenge based on Joen Wolfrom’s “Ultimate 3-in-1 Color Tool” cards. Each card in the set shows a color along with tints, shades and tones of that color. The reverse side of the card shows various color schemes -monochromatic, complementary, analogous, split complementary and triadic.

Each participant was given a sealed envelope containing a color card. They could not exchange their colors with other members of the challenge. They were to create an 18 x 36” quilt that would “read” as the color on their color card from 10 feet away.

Palouse Patchers Quilt Club currently has more than 170 members between the ages of 20 and 80.

Dahmen pie

contest

The sixth annual pie baking contest at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown will be Sunday, Sept. 16. This is part of the free-to-the-public “Old Fashioned Sunday in Autumn” event. Pies may be delivered on Saturday, Sept. 15, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., or the next morning between 9 and 10 a.m. Judges will be chefs Bill and Aaron Jollymore from the Red Lion in Lewiston. Following judging, slices of pie will be sold as a fund raiser for the Dahmen Barn.

Cream or custard pies are not allowed. First and second place awards will go to the best apple pie and best apple combination pie. Pre-register by contacting contest coordinator Julie Hartwig.

CLUBS & YOUTH GROUPS

Xenodican Club

Palouse Xenodican Club will continue their 50 year tradition of supporting the Palouse Library by selling their delicious Funnel Cakes on Main Street and holding a book sale in the library during the Palouse Days annual celebration. Sept. 15 starting at 10 a.m. with proceeds benefiting Palouse’s library programs and facilities.

Kids will be invited to spin the prize wheel for a free prize while their parents shop for great book bargains. For more information, contact the Palouse Library.

BOOKMARK

Come join the fun and visit Whitman County Library at the Palouse Empire Fair September 6-9. Kids are invited to come spin the ever-popular free prize wheel.

Author, Gregg Olsen will visit the Colfax Library on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at noon. Lunch is available for $7 by contacting the library. Attendees can also bring their own lunch or come just to listen.

Artists Penni Cocking and Cynthia Hunziker invite the community to experience “A Journey of Barns” from the Palouse and Skagit Valley on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 5-8 p.m. in the Colfax Library. The Kramlich Barn is among the featured barns in this watercolor and mixed media exhibit.

Storytime will resume Thursday, Sept. 13, with baby time at 10:10 a.m., toddler time at 10:30 a.m. and preschool time at 11 a.m. Friday’s Playful Learning will resume Sept. 14 from 10-11:30 a.m. for infants, toddlers, young children and those who care for them.

Sears Academy of Dance classes for children ages 3-18 will be Tuesdays in the Colfax Library’s Community Enrichment Center building. For details, contact Ana Maria Sears.

Summer Stage

REGIONAL THEATRE OF PALOUSE— Oliver! The musical version of Charles Dickens’s beloved novel about orphan Oliver Twist and the colorful characters he meets in the streets of 19th century London. Sept. 5-9 at 7:30 p.m. Matinee Sept. 8, 1:30 p.m.

Farmington library

sessions

Farmington branch library hours are 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesday storytimes for preschoolers began this week at 2 p.m. Team club meeting for school age kids will be Sept. 20 at 4 p.m., according to Rose Anderson, branch manager.

New Garfield librarian

Kelsey Gallegos will replace Christine Bowman as Garfield librarian. The 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 storytime will be Mondays at 12:30 p.m. WiFi access is available for public use.

school storytime will be Mondays at 12:30 p.m. WiFi access is available for public use.

Book talk at Palouse

Local Author Brooke Moss will talk about her first book, “The What if Guy” and introduce her new release, “The Carny, ” Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 6 p.m at the Palouse Library. For more information about this and other events, call the library.

NOW HERE’S A TIP

By JoAnn Derson

• Be sure to comb the leftovers from back-to-school sales. Pick up supplies that will need to be replenished as the school year moves on. Also, there are many imaginative pencil cases that can double as travel jewelry and makeup bags. Often you can pick up several at a good price.

• “Just after Labor Day, our family starts to think about who will host holiday dinners and such. We do it in a lottery. Whoever just hosted is exempt if they want to be. The rest of those who’d like to host a holiday event put their names in a pot and we pick out names. The events are the usuals, like Christmas and Thanksgiving, but also a cookie-making party and the children’s party. It’s better than one person always having to do it, or always getting to do it.” — E.D. in Massachusetts

• If you’re getting your outdoor furniture ready for storage, here’s a great cleaning idea. Load it all in the back of a truck, take it to a self-serve car wash and clean with the pressure hoses. Let dry and it’s ready.

• “Dust books with a vacuum assist! I put the leg of a panty hose over my vacuum wand and secure it tightly. Then I dust my bookshelves, holding the wand close by to suck up the dust that gets disturbed. It’s less messy, I think. I still dust from the top down.” — L.K. in Ohio

• To make your own disinfecting wipes, cut paper towels into four squares each. Saturate with a half alcohol, half water mix and store in a plastic freezer bag or a diaper-wipe container. You can use these to clean telephones and doorknobs during cold and flu season.

Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, c/o King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475 or e-mail JoAnn at [email protected].

(c) 2012 King Features Synd., Inc.

 

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