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Cowboy poetry at Dahmen Barn

The Palouse Cowboy Poets and Musicians will be performing at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. It will be an afternoon show beginning at 2 p.m. Admission is $7.00.

One of the featured performers will be young fiddle playing phenomenon, Elliott Marks, from Clarkston. He started violin lessons at age five and now, at age 12, can fiddle with the best of them. Other performers include poets: J.B. Barber, Darleane Norskog, Marlene Ryan, Dave Wahl and silver buckle winner Dick Warwick. Musicians, in addition to young Marks, include “Awesome” Aasen, Lee Hadwiger and Maxine Larson.

In 1991 Baxter Black, probably today’s best known cowboy poet, told a group of Palouse country enthusiasts gathered in Asotin, that cowboy poetry was the fastest growing western cultural activity and that they should get involved.

The group members ruminated on that statement, some attended gatherings (poetry and music performing sessions) and some began writing cowboy poetry.

Finally, in 1995, following a cowboy poetry workshop led by local cowboy poets, the group decided to develop a more formal organization and the Palouse Country Cowboy Poetry Association was formed with seven members.

Today there are about 40 members, both cowboy poets and musicians, coming from all over the Palouse.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center on highway 195 in Uniontown in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence. The fully handicap accessible facility is open Thursday through Sunday 10 am to 4 p.m. and has no daily admission fee.

Food for fines starts 13th year

The 13th annual Whitman County Library “Food for Fines” drive begins Friday, Feb. 1, and continues through Feb. 28 at all 14 library branches. Library users can exchange non-perishable food items for up to $10 in outstanding library fines. All food will be distributed to the food bank used in the community where it was collected.

Last year, the library collected $977 worth of non-perishable foods. They received more than one third more food than was needed to clear fines, according to Kristie Kirkpatrick, WCL director.

Non-perishable food may be donated at library branches in Albion, Colfax, Colton, Endicott, Farmington, Garfield, LaCrosse, Malden, Oakesdale, Palouse, Rosalia, St. John, Tekoa and Uniontown.

Library patrons whose overdue accounts have been sent to collection do not qualify for this waiver.

Colfax grads slate luncheon

The next Colfax Alumni luncheon will be in Spokane Monday, Feb. 4, at noon in the Timber Creek Buffet at the Argonne Village Shopping Center. Everyone is welcome. E-mail contact: sconti56@gmail.com.

Bank left events

Bank Left Gallery/Bistro at Palouse will have an artists reception and luncheon Feb. 9 from noon to 3 p.m. The exhibit runs from Feb. 9 to Feb. 28.

A Valentine’s dinner and concert will feature local musicians Scott Kent and Roger Johnson of JK Standards from 6 to 8 p.m..

CLUBS & YOUTH GROUPS

Rosalia Garden Club

Rosalia Garden Club will meet Feb. 6 with a 1 p.m. dessert. Alice Hofmann will host the meeting at her home, 301 Pandora Road. Members are reminded to bring their favorite houseplant or a Valentine’s Design using red for the roll call.

Guest Speaker will be Kurt Madison from Spokane Community College. His “Landscape Design” presentation will stress the basics for a carefree and low maintenance garden.

Guests are welcome, but they must notify the hostess by Feb. 5. For further information on garden club activities, contact the garden club president Roseanna Hester.

Athenaeum

Athenaeum Club will meet Friday, Feb. 1, in the Norma McGregor Room of the Whitman County Library at 1 p.m. with Dana Carroll as hostess.

P.E.O.

P.E.O. Chapter AF met Jan. 28, 7:00 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church.

Marsha Binder hosted. Thirteen members responded to roll call by stating their favorite “warm” spot (on a cold snowy evening).

The Dessert-A-Month sign-up list for monthly providers was passed around for completion. Members were reminded that their annual Chapter dues are now due.

The Founders’ Day program compiled and prepared by Connie McBride was narrated by Lynn Nelson.

It covered times and events around the Civil War.

The next scheduled meeting will be Feb. 11, 7:00

p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church with Queenie Leinweber hosting.

The program will be presented by the By-Laws Committee with a review of the Constitution and WA State & local chapter by-laws.Nelson.

It covered times and events around the Civil War.

The next scheduled meeting will be Feb. 11, 7 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church with Queenie Leinweber hosting.

The program will be presented by the By-Laws Committee with a review of the Constitution and WA State & local chapter by-laws.

Morgan earns all-As

Heidi Morgan of Colfax was named to the fall 2012 president’s list at LeTourneau University. Morgan achieved an all-A grade point average for the fall term. LeTourneau is an interdenominational Christ-centered university located in Longview, Texas.