MARCH 2022
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Pullman Community Update
VOL. 27 | NO. 3 MARCH 2022
PULLMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS Membership dues are assessed on the anniversary month of a member joining the Chamber. Special thanks go out to the following businesses and individuals who have elected to continue
The Kiwanis Club of Pullman is dedicated to changing the world for the better, one child and one community at a time. We are the oldest and largest service club in the greater Pullman, Washington, area. Founded on March 27, 1922, the club today has about 80 members. Kiwanis International, founded in 1915, is a global service organization of adults and youth in 80 nations dedicated to changing the world for the better, one child and one community at a time.
their support of the Pullman We support the ELIMINATE project to Chamber of Commerce: • Brelsford WSU Visitor Center • City of Pullman • Glassphemy • Gritman Medical Center • Heritage Wheel & Tire
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We hold hybrid meetings every Thursday from noon to 1 pm on Zoom and in-person at the Gladish View Room. Everyone is welcome to attend, and meetings are free and open to the public. The Zoom link for our meetings can be requested by emailing: contact@pullmankiwanis.org
We are committed to many ongoing service projects, including: Stuff the Bus, Fire Chief our annual Pancake Breakfast and Music Fest, stream cleanup, students of the Dean Kinzer month, the Pullman Egg Hunt and much NIMIIPUU Protecting the more! Pullman Kiwanis Club also raised funds for Mary’s Park, Pullman’s only Environment ADA accessible playground for children. Palouse Habitat for Our members are our greatest asset. Joining is easy and membership is fun! We Humanity also welcome donations to help us carry Pullman Dental Care/John out our mission.
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McInturff DDS • Pullman Depot Heritage Center • Pullman Regional Hospital • Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation • Pullman School District – Superintendent • Rolling Hills Eyecare • Rotary Club of Pullman • Joe Schmick • Stacey K Overtoom – Ben Kinney Team • US Bank • WSU Foundation • WSU Graduate & Professional Student Association
The 40th Roger Williams Symposium with speaker Dr. Diana Butler Bass
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In This Issue… Pullman Chamber of Commerce 1-3 League of Women Voters 5 Washington State University 6 Rural Resources 7 Gladish Community & Cultural Center 9 Whitman County Humane Society 10 Pullman Community Montessori 10 Spokane Falls Community College 11 Community Calendar 12-13 Pullman Regional Hospital 14-16 Pullman School District 17-18 Community Action Center 19 Community Council on Aging 20 Washington Idaho Symphony 21 Gladish Performing Arts Centre 22
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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Henry Druffel
Tyler Elbracht
Henry Joseph Druffel, child of Katie Evermann and Bill Druffel, is an honor roll senior at Pullman High School. Henry has fond memories of Ms. DeMartin’s Freshman English class and Art/ Ceramics with Mr. McPherson his Sophomore and Junior years. One of Henry’s favorite memories of his time as a Hound was walking into school and returning to in-person learning for his senior year.
Tyler Elbracht, son of Jill and Jeff Elbracht, has been an active student athlete throughout his high school career. His freshman year he played football, basketball, and baseball, but only played basketball and baseball in the years going forward. Tyler was named to all-academic honors in each of his sports seasons. During his time at Pullman High School Tyler has held two jobs: umpiring little league baseball and officiating youth soccer. He has also helped young athletes as a volunteer basketball coach. Tyler wants to see the best future possible for the student athletes of Pullman.
This past summer, Henry worked at Bishop Place Senior Living. He has also volunteered with Meals on Wheels and Family Promise of the Palouse. Henry’s favorite volunteer experience is with Pullman Parks & Recreation as a soccer coach. He loves to share his joy of the game with little kids, watching them develop new skills and make new friends. Tyler hasn’t decided which university he will attend in the fall. He plans Henry will attend WSU this fall and has received a Distinguished University to attend a small college where he can play baseball and earn a degree in Achievement Award for his outstanding academic achievements. He plans business. to study Sports Management & Finance.
Distinguished Young Women of Pullman 2022 Distinguished Young Women of Pullman program will take place at the Pullman High School Auditorium * on Saturday March 26, 2022 at 7:00 PM. Each participant is judged on scholastic, fitness, talent, self-expression, and interview. The theme for the 2022 program will be Express Yourself The 2022 Distinguished Young Women of Pullman program has 7 participants.
Haven Cowan Parents: Ben and Rachel Cowan Talent: Clogging
Sophia Wilkins Parents: Jason and Catherine Wilkins Talent: Tap dance
Mabel Adams Parents: James and Tami Adams Talent: Irish Dance
Erika Lerma Parents: Cornelio Lerma & Erika Campos Talent: Vocal performance
Please attend the program to support these talented young women. Tickets can be purchased at the door; tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for K-12. Questions regarding the program can be directed to Melanie Schaefer, Chairperson (509) 339-3655 or mschaefer1966@gmail.com
Eliza McNelly Parents: Matt and Amy McNelly Talent: Vocal performance
Brenna Komp Parents: Todd and Sherree Komp Talent: Dance
Baylie Willey Parent: Ruthanna Willey Talent: Piano
*subject to change depending on what COVID-19 restrictions are in place on that date
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MARCH 2022
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF PULLMAN
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Art Contest Announcement What Does Democracy Look Like to You? Celebrating Democracy is the theme for this visual arts contest held by the LWV of Pullman (Whitman County) as part of their civics education program. It is open to students ages 8-18 living in Whitman County. Students are asked to use their artistic talents to portray Due to COVID-19 precautions we expect all our public meetings to be held via Zoom. what Democracy looks like to them. The contest is being held to encourage Links to themeetings are available on the League website lwvpullman.org several understanding of and participation in government. The best seven submissions days before the scheduled meeting. will receive $50 in gift certificates to local businesses and a copy of the LWVWA civics textbook The State We’re In: Washington. Launched on President’s Day, EVENING MEETINGS Feb 21, 2022, contest entries will be accepted throughout the month of March Evening meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m with the deadline being March 31. The rules and more information can be found on the website https://LWVPullman.org, and on the League’s Instagram and State Banks - March 3, 7:00- - 9:00 p.m. Facebook pages. What is a State Bank? What are the benefits? What are the Objections? SB 5188 concerning the creation of the Washington State public bank is currently moving through the WA Senate. Join the LWV of Pullman on March 3 to learn more about state banks, their history and purpose. Stoney Bird from the LWV of WA Public Banking Committee will discuss state banks and update us on the bill’s progress during this congressional session. Rural Libraries: Evolving roles and new challenges - April 7, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Local librarians will discuss the role of our local libraries in Whitman County, especially their services, plans and hopes for the future and their funding. There will be time for discussion. Annual Meeting - May 5, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. This is the League’s annual business meeting where officers are elected, the budget is approved, committees report, and other business is dealt with. There will be a Year in Review presentation.
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Brown Bags are held the third Tuesday of the month from noon to 1:00 p.m Task Force on Suicide and Prevention - March 15 Annie Pillers, Whitman County Coroner and founder of Whitman County’s Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Response Task Force, will address efforts being currently made by the 40 member task force to address the rise in suicide deaths locally. She will be joined by Pastor Corey Laughary and Mike Berney, Director of Palouse River Counseling, both of whom are task force members.
Washington AG Spoke at December Meeting On December 2 the LWV of Pullman hosted Attorney General Bob Ferguson via Zoom for an update on Washington’s ongoing fight against Perdue Pharma, a major opioid manufacturer, and three other major opioid distributors He also spoke about the new Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Task Force which is gathering data and working to create recommendations to deal with this crisis.
Palouse Basin Aquifer - April 19 The Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee (PBAC) represents Pullman, Moscow, WSU, UI, Latah County, and Whitman County and works on water resources and issues. Paul Kimmell will provide background on the PBAC and Dr. Robin Nimmer, Senior Hydrologist from Alta Science and Engineering, will discuss the Water Supply Alternatives project.
Free LWV Membership for Students Any individual aged 16 or older, male or female, may become a League member. Dues are $65 for a single membership and $90 for a household membership (two people at the same address). A student membership is free. (A student is defined as an individual who is enrolled either full or part-time in an accredited institution.) Dues are not tax deductible. See www.lwvpullman.org to join.
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WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
MARCH 2022
Elizabeth Chilton transitions into new role
Provost and Executive Vice President Elizabeth Chilton is transitioning functions, including events where into her additional role as the inaugural chancellor of Washington State we focus on the arts or athletics as University’s Pullman campus. part of home games. There’s a real Chilton joined WSU in summer 2020 as the university’s chief academic opportunity to explore expanding officer. Earlier this year, she undertook more responsibilities, including the use of the space, especially for building on President Kirk Schulz’s support of the WSU-Pullman town- town-gown events. gown partnership.
This summer, Chilton and her husband, associate professor of anthropology Michael Sugerman, will be moving into the 1913 College Hill mansion where the president has historically lived. Here, we catch up with Chilton on her plans for the residence, furthering the town-gown partnership, and more. What are your town-gown priorities for the year? To continue to collaborate on public health issues, including the vision for the expansion of Pullman Regional Hospital as well as how WSU and Cougar Health Services can better strengthen health care in our community. That’s a big priority. Another one is various economic development projects. I’m eager to learn more about where those stand, particularly in terms of downtown development. The city and the campus are inextricably tied to each other. Our livelihood depends on each other. It’s a really important relationship.
What are your top campus priorities? First and foremost, strengthening student success. Part of student success is having our students strongly engaged in the community. We already do that through community service learning, and I think that’s Elizabeth Chilton, provost important. Students can contribute and executive vice president of to the community, and that can Washington State University, in turn help prepare our students began taking on parts of her not only for their careers but for additional role as chancellor of their lives. Another part of student WSU Pullman in January. success is inclusion, diversity, equity and access. We have a really high percentage of first-generation college students at WSU. I myself am a first-generation college student. College transformed my life. I want to give back to public education and leverage the power of our research university to offer students of all backgrounds the opportunity to advance their lives and careers. It’s really important to me that we build a culture of belonging on campus and in the larger Pullman community for people of all backgrounds.
What are your long-term town-gown goals? I’m a big supporter of the arts. The arts offer a sort of universal language and are often the glue that ties together campuses and their local communities. Strengthening arts programming on campus is something I’m very interested in. We have a school of music and an art museum, and we already host a variety of events. I’m looking forward to seeing how we can strengthen Showcase for Undergraduate Research collaborations in the arts to attract visual and performing artists to our area who might otherwise not come here. I think the arts can improve the and Creative Activities seeks judges quality of life for everyone. What are Washington State University undergraduates researching? What are your plans for the 1913 mansion? It will be our primary Find out March 28 at SURCA 2022, the tenth annual Showcase for residence. But it’s more than a 10,300-square-foot home. It really is an Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities. To be even more event center. It’s set up to host events for not only the Pullman campus engaged, sign up to be a judge. but the community — from Pullman and eastern Washington to the At this mid-afternoon, in-person poster event, WSU undergraduate Board of Regents, alumni, donors, the WSU Foundation, and more. It students from all majors, years in college, and campuses share their is a place where we can really welcome people to WSU for a variety of faculty-mentored research, scholarship, and creative activities in nine categories. Judges use a rubric to score each presentation. Top presenters receive awards, thanks to generous donors. SURCA, part of WSU Showcase, is hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research, part of the Division of Academic Engagement and Student Achievement, in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President. Community experts are welcome to judge in all categories: research TM proposal; arts and design; applied sciences; humanities; social sciences; engineering and physical sciences; molecular, cellular, and chemical biology; organismal, population, ecological, and evolutionary biology; and computer science, mathematics, statistics, and information sciences. Judges must be available 2 to 3:45 p.m. on March 28. The event takes place in the CUB Senior Ballroom. SURCA will provide parking for community judges. To register as a judge, visit SURCA.wsu.edu. To support students through SURCA awards, contact Mary Sanchez Lanier, assistant vice provost, at sanchez@wsu.edu.
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Join the Washington State University Alumni Association on March 4 for its second annual Women’s Leadership Summit. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, this year’s virtual summit will explore “How Far We’ve Come: A Reflection on the Impact of Title IX.” WSU First Lady Noel Schulz will moderate the discussion, featuring attorney Jane Yung, retired Cougar women’s basketball and volleyball coach Sue Durrant, and retired WSU senior associate director of athletics and WSU Athletics Hall of Fame member Marcia Saneholtz. Panelists also include WSU alumna Cindy Brunson, play-by-play voice for Pac-12 Network, FS1, ESPN, and Athletes Unlimited, and former host and anchor at ESPN; Jeanne (Eggart) Helfer, WSU Athletics Hall of Fame basketball and track and field record-setter; and Mykiaa Minniss, All-Pac-12 First Team and defense captain for the WSU women’s soccer team. The event is free, but registration is required. Register at alumni.wsu. edu/womensummit2022.
RURAL RESOURCES
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Attention: Adults 55 and over!! Have you noticed lately that you have been struggling more than you used to with day-to-day activities? Have you recently suffered an illness or injury and now require assistance with personal and household care? The Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA) program may be right for you! Started 5 years ago by the State of Washington as a pilot program, TSOA has really taken off! The Tailored Supports for Older Adults program is geared to assist folks of a certain age with routine daily tasks that have simply become too taxing. TSOA provides benefits to individuals and/or their caregiver(s) so that you can continue to live a healthy, happy, and independent life at home. In even better news…
TSOA is free to any Washington residents who qualify!!
Applicants who meet functional and financial requirements are eligible for a variety of services through TSOA, including but not limited to:
• Up to 20 hours of paid in-home assistance/personal care per month * Number of available care hours varies depending upon care plan selection(s) • Meal preparation and delivery • Provision of a personal emergency response system (PERS) fall button • Caregiver respite, training, and educational programs • Transportation, medication management, light housekeeping, shopping, and cooking • Referrals to and assistance with applications for higher need programs in Washington State, such as Medicaid Long Term Care and Long Term Care
If you need help for any reason, or for any length of time, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Rural Resources Community Living Connection.
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GLADISH COMMUNITY & CULTURAL CENTER
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At the Gladish Community and Cultural Center
Tenants “at home” in the Gladish center
Plateau serves to ID, protect valuable, cultural resources
Plateau Archaeological Investigations (Plateau, for short) has been in operation for more than 21 years. The company was founded in 2000 by David Harder and has provided archaeological services to Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon and North Idaho. Harder started as an occasional part-time archaeologist doing small projects and writing reports in the basement of his home. Since then, the company moved have moved operations to the Gladish Community and Cultural Center. More than 20 crew members work fulltime or part time at Plateau. “Gladish provided us with an opportunity to establish Studio 509 has classes for all family members. permanent roots as a Pullman business and has allowed our team and business to grow,” Harder said. Plateau employees are often in the field doing archaeology. When not in the field, staff members are in the office writing reports, meeting with clients and working with the community.
From a van to class offerings, Studio 509 grows in Gladish
Plateau crews look for any cultural resources that might be present in a project area.
When in the field, they are conducting archaeological surveys and digging test holes, all in an effort to identify if cultural resources are present in a project area. “A cultural resource is any historic or pre-contact artifact that may tell us about the past people who lived in this region,” Harder said. “Historic artifacts can be anything left by people that can be dated to 50 years or older, while pre-contact artifacts are usually Native American artifacts like lithic points, rock art, and other archaeology. “It is important that we have the opportunity to identify these valuable resources before any construction happens so that we can better understand our past and our history, he said. Plateau works with a variety of clients and different projects, each one is distinctly unique, but the reward comes in helping those clients achieve their goals. “Our satisfaction comes from the knowledge that we have played an important role in helping our clients’ projects reach completion while also protecting the valuable cultural resources our region has to offer,” he said. Recently, Plateau has partnered with the anthropology department at WSU, to expand the crew to include two cultural resource management interns. Additionally, Harder is currently seeking an architectural historian intern for summer of 2022. Plateau has just acquired room 306 in Gladish as part of its expansion efforts! “Our goal is to finish building out this space and to have the room to bring on more archaeologists, as our business is growing, and we are always busy with projects,” he said.
From a van to an art-infused room at Gladish Community and Cultural Center Katie Bunch Emerson has widen the Do It Yourself art reach in the area. She opened as a mobile business (The Pullman Art Cart) in 2019 and got her first studio space in November of 2020. Unfortunately, they were unable to be open for very long. When the pandemic hit she were forced to close the studio and just focus on quarantine project kits. “In April of 2021 it was time to find a studio location again. I decided Gladish is the perfect fit!” Emerson said. “Everyone here is incredibly supportive and there’s a real sense of community along with a passion for the arts.” Studio 509’s DIY art studio caters to all ages. From babies to adults, she has something for every age range. “Our classes focus on learning different techniques to create a variety of different projects,” she said. “Some projects include resin art, acrylic pouring, DIY home decor, and step-by-step guided canvas paintings.” Studio 509 also offers private classes in the studio for different events and parties such as birthdays or team building. “I wanted to create a space for people to be able to come and make projects like they had seen on Pinterest without having to spend a ridiculous amount of money on supplies that they would only use once.” After having success with kid’s classes, she ended up evolving into classes to accommodate all ages and skill levels. “My favorite aspect of this job is to see someone create something that they thought they couldn’t. The ‘oh my gosh, I can’t believe that I made that’ moments are the best,” Emerson said. All of Studio 509 classes currently are offered through Pullman Parks & Rec. The offerings include monthly rotating classes for babies, toddlers, teens and adults. The schedule can be found on the Studio 509
Friends of Gladish
2022 Annual Membership Meeting Saturday, March 26, 2022 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. View Room, Gladish Community & Cultural Center RSVP by March 21 at www.gladishcommunity.org or 509-332-8081
A Pullman Community Montessori class celebrates Heart Health education by wearing red! The public school in Gladish has opened registration for the 2022-23 school year for youngsters in kindergarten through sixth grade. Information about the school and its registration materials are available at the PCM website, by calling the office at Gladish Community & Cultural Center, Suite 212, (509) 336-5909, or by emailing school officials at info@ mypcm.org.
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WHITMAN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
The Fifth Season: Kitten Season
DOGGIE DE-TAILS
Many of us have read about the frightening exponential math: two cats, an unneutered male by Zoë Skiadopoulou, Training & and an unneutered female, left alone can generate more than half a million cats in just a few Enrichment Coordinator years. Given that there are a lot of unneutered cats out there, the question is clear, Where do all those cats go? Well, many of the lucky ones enter humane societies such as the Whitman County Humane Society, where they begin the process of moving towards a furever home. Step one is often abandonment or surrender. During “kitten season”, the period of time between the end of winter and mid-summer,it is not uncommon for people to bring litters of unwanted kittens to the shelter, where they are surrendered or found abandoned by staff. In fact, in a typical kitten season, the WCHS handles about 300 kittens in just a few months. The next step is medical stabilization. Like many small unwanted animals, such kittens have health challenges. They tend to run small from premature birth and they may be suffering from failure to thrive. Upper respiratory infections are common problems and internal and external parasites are also challenges. After a kitten is medically stabilized, it will be moved on to a loving foster home, the very backbone of the WCHS Meet Addy! program. The foster program has about 80 well trained, loving foster homes. At any given time, ten are being deployed. In a foster home, these kittens learn to socialize with humans and gain Addy: 6-year old spayed Female Catahoula strength and medical stability. Finally, when a kitten has reached a certain weight threshold, it mix. Needs to be the only pet in the home, can goes back to the shelter for a spay or neuter and first shots. At that point, you will see the animal’s go to a home with children 13+ years of age. profile posted on the WCHS adoption website. Addy was found as a stray and brought into WCHS, By the time a kitten is ready to begin an adoption process, countless volunteer hours have been so not much is known about her back story. spent to help it grow and thrive and prepare for a new home. You can help this process in many Addy has been an absolute lovebug here at the important ways. First, if you have not already done so, please stop the problem before it starts: shelter with all of our staff members and dogvolunteers. She knows how to sit on neuter your cats. The WCHS runs a Spay Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP) program to help people walking command and is very good about staying “off” obtain a low cost spay or neuter for their pet cats and dogs. Simply call the shelter at 509 332 3422 (AKA not jumping on people and knocking them and ask to find out more about the SNAP program. If you know of a colony or a community of cats over!) Addy loves to show off all of her toys to as she will run around with them in near you, WCHS can also help by providing free spays and neuters to these free-roaming animals everyone, her mouth and try to entice you into a fun game through its Trap/Neuter/Release (TNR) program. Call 509 332 3422 for more information about of playtime with her. She is also a HUGE fan of how to get involved with our TNR program. Second, if you can help with any of the items on scratches and snuggles, as interaction with her the wishlist, please know your help is very much appreciated. Third, consider an adoption! These favorite people is quite possibly one of her favorite wonderful cats are all waiting for a furever home — and yours might be the purrfect place for things in the whole wide world! On the subject of favorite people . . . Addy does them! have a tendency to pick a favorite person in the
Kitten Season Wish List
by Annie Lindsey, Director of Shelter Please help the shelter get ready for what is already shaping up to be a very busy kitten season! • Mason jars • Playpens (small • Flea treatment for cats • Kitten Milk Replacer medium or large is of all sizes (no Hartz, as • Kitten bottles wonderful) we don’t use it here) • Miracle Nipples • Feliway • Purina Kitten Chow • Heating discs/warming • Nature’s Miracle Stain/ • Friskies Pate pads Odor Remover • Kitten Nutrical • Cotton Balls • Kitten Cleaning Wipes
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SHELTER 1340 SE Old Moscow Road, Pullman • shelter@whitmanpets.org Shelter hours: Open: 1-6 PM Monday-Saturday.
home and attempt to protect and safeguard them. In her previous adopter’s home, she began displaying this behavior towards anyone in the home who was not her favorite person. Therefore, her “favorite” person should be prepared to correct her right away to enforce the idea that this behavior is not ideal. In Addy’s mind, she loves and aims to please her favorite person! So until this chosen favorite lets her know that this protection behavior is unacceptable, she thinks that she is doing an amazing job of being a protector! Addy recently spent some time in a WCHS foster home and did amazingly well! If you have any questions about Addy, feel free to call us at 509-332-3422.
POOCH PARK at Pullman • (509) 416-6181 poochpark@whitmanpets.org • Open dawn to dusk daily
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FELINE FRIENDS by Jayden DeBoer, Foster Program Coordinator
Meet Allejandro! Allejandro was brought to us from a feral cat colony in Garfield. Despite never being an inside cat, he loves people and attention. Allejandro is an absolute ham who drools the entire time you pet him. His favorite game is to yell at you from the kennel until you pick him up and give him all of your attention. Since he lived outside with several other cats for all of his short life, he, unfortunately, contracted FIV and is FIV+. He must be the only cat in the home, or can only live with other FIV+ cats. Alle also somehow broke both of his femurs, but both have fully healed themselves. He should not require surgical correction in the future (based on our veterinarian’s exam/x-ray), but he could potentially need pain medication in the future. If you are looking for a cat that will be obsessed with you, and everything you do, Allejandro is the boy for you! Allejandro is 1.5 yo and has been neutered and dewormed. He is FeLV/Heartworm negative and vaccinated, and has been cleared by a vet for adoption. His adoption fee is $90! Call 509332-3422 to ask any questions or to make an appointment to meet him!
FURBALL YAPPY HOUR POSTPONED UNTIL 2023! WCHS PRESIDENT Wendy Ortman www.whitmanpets.org • Phone 332-3422
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Big Future, Small Price Tag!
Pullman Center in Profile had a difficult time stretching things to support me. To stay in school, I took a part-time job working on a dairy farm. I was either working a 7pm to 3am shift or I’d start at 3am. Honestly, I was either studying or working, and I had no time to do anything social, not even virtually.
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ofia Cordero is a student from the city of Bucaramanga in Colombia. She moved to the United States to start her studies at the Pullman Center of the Community Colleges of Spokane ten days before the state of Washington began to close due to the COVID pandemic. Talk about a big first hurdle! Two years later, Sofia will graduate in March with an Associate’s of Art degree and transfer to Washington State University for studies in the neurological and cognitive sciences. You arrived in Pullman just a couple of weeks before public health measures move everything online? I really had to make a choice: stay and focus on school or move back to Colombia. I decided to stay and figure things out. Though at the time, I didn’t even have a computer. And all of my courses went online! A virtual learning environment wasn’t exactly what I had in mind when I picked Pullman. I wanted to study English and enjoy small-town life with a college vibe. I also looked to start at a community college to save money while immersing myself in the college experience. But that was all gone! So, how did you manage? It was hard in the beginning, but I got used to it. Except being away from my family, which was the hardest. Also, the Colombian country and economy have struggled under COVID, and my family
That sounds totally stressful and exhausting! Yes, as an international student, you don’t know what’s happening in your country or if your parents can help you. It’s even uncertain that you’ll be able to stay. So, I looked for financial support everywhere. I won a scholarship from the CCS Foundation which gave me time and peace of mind to focus on classes, work, and extracurriculars. Sounds like you caught a bit of a break? I focus on my priorities. I need to work to afford to study, but studying is why I’m here! So, I study most of the time, work if I can, and do extracurriculars on the side. I also got involved in student government at the Pullman Center, which has been fun and rewarding. I love being with other students and supporting my peers. I especially like sharing my culture and learning about other students’ way of life. It was one of the things my parents were excited about when I left for college in the U.S. And a big next step lies ahead for you this spring? Yes, I will graduate from SFCC with my associate’s and transfer to WSU where I will study neurological sciences. I think the human brain is just so amazing! I plan to go into research and work in a health department or hospital. Teaching is also on my mind. But right now I am enjoying the college experience, celebrating that I am the first in my family to graduate from college, and looking forward to my adventure at WSU. I’ll get to live my dream and help others in my career.
News & Updates Dyan Bledsoe, CCS Pullman ABE faculty and Campus Manager, and Enkhee Engels, CCS Pullman Office Assistant, secured $25,000 funding for improvements at the CCS Center. The upgrades include graphic and environmental design to contribute to a culture of welcoming and belonging for students and furnishings for faculty and employee areas. Punam Dalai, Ph.D. in Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry and SFCC Pullman faculty, co-authored a research article, “A model photoheterotrophic protometabolic pathway in membranes assisted by photocatalytic minerals,” in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, a publication of the American Chemical Society. Dr. Dalai’s article contributes to the growing body of research on primordial metabolism during the transition from geochemistry to biochemistry on early earth.
Aimee Elber, MA, serves as SCC Director of Disability Access Services and Workforce Transitions and President of the WCDA Eastern Region Chapter. Aimee has been appointed by Governor Inslee to serve on the Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment (GCDE). The GCDE promotes equality, opportunity, independence, and full participation in life for people with disabilities.
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June 13, 6:30pm............ CCS Pullman Commencement
March 16 ........................... STEM Students & Faculty Lunch
June 17 .............................. Final Day of School Year 21/22
March 21-24 ..................... Winter Finals Fest Mar 25 - Apr 3.................. Spring Break
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• Roger Williams Symposium, presented by WSU Common Ministry, St. James Episcopal Church, 2 p.m., pullmanucc.org • PRH, 12 Step Men, 5 p.m., ZOOM
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PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL
MARCH 2022
Providers and staff joined together to celebrate the new co-location on the second floor of Pullman Regional Hospital. More on next page.
Partners in Resiliency and Growth: A Letter From the CEO 2021 tested our resiliency. The pandemic continued to present its challenges through caring for very sick patients, full beds at transfer partner hospitals and daily vigilance over our supplies, PPE, and most importantly, our people. Pullman Regional Hospital and our network of clinics is people. We retained 99.8% of our employees during the COVID-19 Washington State vaccine mandate—a testament to the strength of our culture and the commitment of our people. A shared commitment to persist, adapt and overcome is why we can look back today and reflect on growth. In 2021, we welcomed fourteen new physicians to the Palouse.
Scott K. Adams, Chief Executive Officer
We opened Pullman Surgical Associates in September, a new general surgery and gastroenterology practice with well-established local surgeons Dr. Nancy Panko and Dr. John Visger. Our new practice model supports a simplified, patient-focused experience. Dr. Panko and Dr. Visger see and treat scheduled patients in the office and operating room and we expanded the team through the addition of two nationally recognized general surgeons, Dr. Ron Martin and Dr. Randy Zuckerman, who cover emergency and unscheduled surgery.
The WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program at Pullman Regional Hospital earned accreditation in 2021 and we broke ground on the construction of the clinic where physician residents will treat patients and learn from members of our local medical community. While we’ve always been a teaching hospital, this partnership elevates our ability to recruit and retain physicians of the highest caliber. We also created a team approach to the crucial liaison role of Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Edwin Tingstad (orthopedic surgeon with Inland Orothpaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine), Dr. Stephen Hall (family medicine physician with Palouse Medical) and Dr. Peter Mikkelsen (Pullman Regional Hospital emergency medicine physician and director) have agreed to support the hospital and share these duties; they have longtime established careers and bring a wealth of expertise from different fields of medicine. Despite the challenges 2020 and 2021 posed, this hospital is moving forward with a vision and plans for growth, better access to more specialty services and evolving as a regional destination for premiere health care. We can and will do this because we continue to invest in people. We are poised to do amazing things in the years to come. Expect more. Expect Excellence. Partner with us and learn more at pullmanregional.org
Gratitude and Growth
Rueben Mayes, Chief Development and External Relations Officer
Thank you for helping Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation secure over $3.1 million to fund robotic-assisted technology, train future primary care physicians and expand care coordination in the region. Only gratitude can be expressed to the 563 donors and friends who affirm Pullman Regional Hospital and quality care in the region. The 21-member Foundation board, led by Karlene Beaumont, provided exceptional governance so that your investments meet your care needs and those of the community. The Next Era of Excellence Campaign Committee co-chaired by Wayne Druffel and Glenn Johnson successfully completed the three-year project securing over $7.6 million. If you include the 2020 COVID-19 Emergency Fund the total grows to $8.6 million. Wayne, Glenn and 10 members (Ken Casavant, Carol Chipman, Mike Connell, Kyle Hazelwood, M.D., Jean Logan, Garth Mader, Steve Mader, Tony Poston, First Lady Noel Schulz, Pat Wright), helped Pullman Regional Hospital, “exceed excellence” and set the stage for service growth. In the midst of COVID-19 pandemic challenges the Foundation is grateful to all who continue to support the hospital and help make this a resilient, healthy community.
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MARCH 2022
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Pullman Regional Hospital
2021 Year in Review
50,076 visits
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babies were delivered
Heart, Sleep and Behavioral Health Care – all in one convenient location Three of our practices have moved to one convenient location to support a simplified, patient-focused experience! Palouse Heart Center, Palouse Psychiatry & Behavioral Health and Palouse Sleep Medicine are now all located on the second level of Pullman Regional Hospital in suite 201, next to Palouse Medical.
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A shared space supports important collaboration with other physicians. There are strong relationships with sleep health, heart health and mental health—allowing for Dr. David Jones (Cardiologist), Dr. Usha Nandhini (Sleep Medicine Specialist), Dr. Erik Bayona (Psychiatrist), Dr. Chad Sanders (Clinical Neuropsychologist), Dr. Kathleen Caffrey (Clinic Psychologist) and Deborah Blazzard (ARNP who provides Medication Management) to work together more conveniently through team medicine.
Also new is care coordination. Care coordinators, who are registered nurses, can work with patients to check in after procedures, find answers to questions quickly and Dr. Usha Nandhini, Sleep Medicine Specialist schedule appointments. at Palouse Sleep Medicine
Talk with your primary care provider about a referral for sleep, mental health, or heart care that’s patient-focused and right here at home.
Meet Dr. Garrett Luettgen! Dr. Luettgen, FAAEM, Emergency Medicine Physician, is the latest addition to the Pullman Regional Hospital Emergency Department; he enjoys the ‘first point of care’ aspect of emergency medicine and strives to instill trust quickly with both his patients and their families. He wants his patients to know that “emergency medicine is episodic, but we don’t stop thinking about our patients once we exit their room. We take them home with us at night, we think about them and care about them long after the point of care.” Dr. Luettgen’s wife is a professor at Washington State University. The couple have a toddler and are expecting a second child this spring. In his free time, Dr. Luettgen enjoys running, cycling, skiing, and watching soccer games with his family. Join us in welcome Dr. Luettgen and his family to our healthcare community!
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PULLMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Pullman High School Clubs Find Success within the Confines of the Pandemic Samantha Schertenleib, LMS/PHS Assistant Principal Last year, the pandemic removed the “typical” high school club and activity experience. Few clubs and activities met at all and those that did, gathered over Zoom. Fortunately, this year has brought a welcomed return to the typical club and activity experience and our 36 clubs and activities are in full swing.
senses, building boats and investigating buoyancy, and explored evolution and bird beaks. We have partnered with Kamiak and Sunnyside and look forward to reaching the other PSD schools soon!
Knitting Club: Knitting Club has only just started, but the president, Olivia King, has partnered with the Community Action Center to donate scarves for this Three of our advisors; Johanna Brown, Audrey winter season. So far we’ve had two meetings with both Woodard, and Liv Craine would like to share some experienced and brand new knitters working together of their clubs’ successes with you. on projects. The scarves are coming together. Pullman High School Knowledge Bowl is having a great season! We have a team of 24, the largest in the Inland Northwest League and both our top Varsity (Cptn. E. McCubbin, I. Frye, C. Johnson, A. Fu, E. Clark, & V. Lin) and top JV (K. Hampson, E. Du, L. Mooney, J. Tang, & N. Haugen) remain undefeated. We have two more district meets before regionals in Spokane in the spring. (Coach: Johanna Brown) The PHS Black Student Union has spent the fall discussing issues of inequality and microaggressions in schools. For November’s Native American Heritage month, they wrote and posted a Land Acknowledgement for the school to use to remember the history of the Palouse people. We welcomed in Charice DeGuzman, MS, MHCA, MHP, DCR, to talk about the stress and mental health difficulties that young people of color face. Currently the club is working on hosting and producing a series of podcasts and activities to honor the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other human rights activists. (Advisors: Audrey Woodard & Johanna Brown) The PHS Computer Science Club is roaring into action! We are currently preparing to attend the Eastern Washington SkillsUSA in computer programming. We have about 20 students in the club coding in Java, Python, and C. This spring, we hope to go to the WSU Crimson Code and welcome Kenji Yamamoto from Schweitzer to help us see what programming in industry is like. (Advisor: Johanna Brown) The PHS Science Bowl Team has had 5 years of making it all the way to the national competition! We are currently preparing for regionals which will be held virtually per the US Department of Energy. Two seniors are hoping to place at nationals, Euan McCubbin and Yiqing Du and lead the team in various other national competitions which PHS will be hosting or attending such as the National Chemistry Olympiad (hosted by University of Idaho Department of Chemistry!), USA Biology Olympiad, and the F=ma Physics Olympiad Exam. (Coach: Johanna Brown) Youth in STEM (YIS): YIS is in its second year, and has already grown exponentially. YIS is a student-let effort to bring STEM outreach activities to students at the PSD elementary schools. So far this year, YIS students have planned events making slime and investigating the five
Math Team: The Math Team is running full steam this year! We have had an awesome influx of new freshmen members. Members have so far competed in one international competition (Caribou Cup), three nationwide competitions (American Math Competition, Arete Labs Math Madness, Rocket City Math League), and one Washington-based competition (Math Is Cool). Some of our students earned medals at Math Is Cool (Aditya Bose-Bandyopadhyay) and both teams placed 5th in the region. Environmental Club: The Environmental Club has passionately been working on environmental issues both large and small this year. We have carved pumpkin homes for squirrels and painted bird houses, as well as worked on acquiring grants to support the school district in moving to electric vehicles. Our current project is working with TREX to bring plastic bag recycling to PHS. The group is also working with the coordinator of the Jefferson Elementary Community Garden, in hopes of planting and maintaining vegetable beds in the spring. As you can see, our PHS students are finding success from art club to yearbook. They are once again being given the opportunity to grow and work toward success in their areas of interest. As our school year progresses, we look forward to sharing more of their successes with you.
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PULLMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
MARCH 2022
Empowering Our Students to Be Themselves Amanda Tanner, School Board Member, District 5 I am thrilled to share with our community an opportunity being offered for our Lincoln Middle School students. A newly added extracurricular club, the Gender and Sexual Awareness (GSA) Club. This club creates a safe space, where everyone belongs. They welcome students who identify as LGBTQIA+, as well as their straight allies, and any other students who want to learn more or participate in a supportive community. The club, advised by LMS Teacher Madison Dissmore, aims to have conversations about identity, gender, equal rights, and social issues that are important to middle school students. In addition, they explore history and activism, and discuss personal struggles and successes in a nurturing, accepting, and safe space. This helps our students develop the ability to build connections and community, at a time when they are truly starting to experience some independence. Some of the specific things the members of the GSA club are doing is learning about LGBT+ history, and talking about queer media in films, shows, and books. They also play games and discuss how they can help make Lincoln Middle School a friendlier environment for themselves and other LGBTQIA+ students. Students in the GSA Club also have the opportunity to provide feedback on trainings for the adults who work with students to teach them how to be better allies. A typical GSA meeting, which is led by students, can vary depending on what the students want to focus on.
Sometimes they are working towards a specific goal, like a food drive, or learning about neopronouns (a neopronoun is a gender-neutral pronoun which doesn’t carry any kind of association with a particular gender, such as they, sie, or ze). Other times, the students just want to hang out in a safe space, make new friends, and be themselves. Ms. Dissmore has really allowed for the students to have the leadership and control over the club. The club is currently focusing on partnering with the Builders’ Club to organize a food and supply drive for Inland Oasis. The way I learned about the GSA Club, is by the student members presenting to the School Board at our meeting on December 8, 2021. I was so inspired and impressed by these young people. They were very well spoken, confident, and excited while communicating to a screen full of adult faces during our regularly scheduled zoom meeting. I would invite anyone that is interested to view this portion of the recorded meeting on the Pullman School District YouTube channel. The students start talking at about 18 minutes into the meeting. I appreciate Ms. Dissmore, and LMS Principal, Cameron Grow, for supporting our students in new and evolving avenues. In these unprecedented times, I am grateful that there is a focus at our middle school on teaching kindness and belonging. It is so important to give our students, at every age, a voice. In this diverse world, they can teach us so much. The opinions expressed in Board Reports are those of individual school board members and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or views of the board as a whole or of Pullman Public Schools.
The Pullman School District Board of Directors and the Pullman School District shall provide equal educational opportunity and treatment for all students in all aspects of the academic and activities programs without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation (including gender expression or identity), marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, participation in the Boy Scouts of America or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The district will provide equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. District programs will be free from sexual harassment. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator, Assistant Superintendent, (509) 332-3144, and Section 504 Coordinator, Director of Special Services, (509) 332-3144. 240 SE Dexter Street, Pullman, WA 99163. Applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations in the application process by contacting the Personnel Coordinator at (509) 332-3584.
Board of Directors Jim Evermann Director, District 3 jfe@psd267.org Nathan Roberts Director, District 4 nroberts@psd267.org Amanda Tanner Director, District 5 atanner@psd267.org
Allison Munch-Rotolo Director, District 2 Amunch-rotolo@psd267.org President Susan Weed Director, District 1 Sweed@psd267.org
COMMUNITY ACTION CENTER
MARCH 2022
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The Food & Shelter Folks Farm to Food Pantry Program Feeds People, Helps Farms
Community Action Center launched a new Farm to Food Pantry initiative in February to serve fresh, local farm goods at the food bank with a grant from Washington State Department of Agriculture. Farm to Food Pantry improves health for families who use the Community Food Bank by making sure they can eat fresh produce, grains, meat, eggs, and dairy. At the same time, local farmers benefit because Community Action Center pays them for their products with grant funding. “We got our first load of pears and apples and we started distributing them this week!” said Carrie Chase, Community Food Manager. “Clients are excited when there is fresh produce available. This project will really help meet client demand.”
Community Action Center is partnering with local farmers including Tonnemaker Valley Farm, WSU Organic Farm, Runner Bean Ranch, Spillman Orchard, Smoots Flavor Farm, and Palouse Pastures. “It’s been great building relationships with farmers,” Chase said. “It’s a nice way to boost the economy and the farmers have been really receptive of the collaboration.” New relationships with farmers will also benefit the Mobile Farmstand when it starts up for the season this spring, Chase said. The Mobile Farmstand sells fresh produce from local farmers in small towns across the Palouse on a pay-what-you-can basis. The $18,762 WSDA grant award will pay for farm goods for the food bank until June 2023.
Meet Riverview Apartments Resident Kelly Halsall
Tell me a little about yourself. We are a family of four who relocated to Pullman because I was hired at WSU in January 2018. I am also a Coug, attended here in the early ‘90s. My parents actually met while they were students here at WSU in 1965. We moved from the Seattle area. I had been working in higher education for over a decade and with a deteriorating situation in King County (crime) we felt it was the right time and opportunity to move. Tell me about your journey to moving into Riverview Apartments. Eleven months into my new job at WSU I slipped and
fell in my bathroom where I sustained major head, face, and neck trauma. We had moved into campus housing so I could walk to work. However, I am completely disabled from this injury. I could no longer work, and we received an eviction notice—we had nowhere to go and no idea what we were going to do. Plus dealing with all of it through my head trauma—it was SO overwhelming. CAC was recommended to me by medical staff at Palouse Medical. I think it was something like 2 days after I called CAC we had a case manager, Jeff T, and he was at my dining table collecting as much information as we could give him, signing forms, gathering letters, documentation, etc. And something like 10 days later we were moving into the Davis Way property. We stayed there for
Community Food
We are taking food donations by We are requesting the following appointment! Please call the front donations: desk (509-334-9147) to make an • Canned fruit appointment to donate food. We • Oatmeal also encourage monetary donations. • Soups Your dollar will go farther in buying • Size 6 diapers food than if you spend it yourself at • Vegan/Protein alternative meats the store! Please donate at: https:// • Protein bars www.cacwhitman.org/donate/ • Plastic/paper/reusable bags
about 15 months. I reached out to David in April of ‘21 because Davis Way is temporary/emergency housing and our time there was going to expire. He had told us about Riverview as it was under construction and was really excited to be able to offer it as a solution. And we are so glad because we absolutely love it here! The apartment is gorgeous, brand new. My whole life I have never lived in ANYTHING brand new! Very easy on me as a disabled person - 1 level, no stairs, wide hallways and doorways. We have met most of our neighbors and we can tell the CAC does a pretty good job at placing folks wanting to live in community. Most of the residents here are grateful and humble and appreciative of having the privilege to live at
Riverview. David [at CAC] has been a wealth of information and helped guide us through the different processes and resources that are available to us. What are you looking forward to in your home, for the new year? Spending more quality time with family and friends! I love that we have a place we can be proud of and invite people over and the comments are always, “Wow! What a beautiful home!” What else would you like to tell the community? If you find yourself struggling due to life circumstances call the CAC! They may be able to help you in more ways than you thought possible. SERIOUSLY! Just call.
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MARCH2021 2022 FEBRUARY
Pullman Community Council on Aging A legacy of caring for Pullman seniors Thank you to those who join us in making Pullman senior friendly Pullman Community Council on Aging is truly a home-grown nonprofit. Since 1973 the Council has been working to support Pullman seniors, improve their quality of life, and bring together senior-focused community members and partner organizations into a collaborative alliance. Supported entirely through community grants and donations, one hundred percent of all donations are used in Pullman and Whitman County in support of Pullman Meals on Wheels, Senior Chore Service and Guide to Senior Services. We are very grateful for our community’s extraordinary support during a year with extraordinary circumstances facing seniors.
Grantors
With the onset of winter and snow, senior citizens often need help with snow removal. As part of Pullman Community Council on Aging’s commitment to helping seniors remain in their homes, the Senior Chore Service is looking for Pullman residents willing to assist seniors in their neighborhoods. Timely snow removal ensures that these seniors have safe access into and out of their homes, especially for Meals on Wheels delivery. PCCoA is setting up connections between seniors needing snow removal help and those in their neighborhoods willing to help throughout the winter. If you are interested, please contact Niki Jones, PCCoA Program Coordinator at 509-332-9627 or PCCoAPrograms@gmail.com.
Friends
• Innovia – COVID-19 Response fund • Pullman Child Welfare • Safeway/Albertson’s Foundation • United Way of Whitman County - COVID-19 Community Fund • United Way of Whitman County – granted Partner Agency status • Whitman County Nonprofit Relief Grant (CARES fund) • Women’s Leadership Guild – 2020 Grant
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Help a Senior Neighbor this Winter
Anonymous Melanie Brown Dennis & Maureen Edgecombe Frank & Shari Elmer Kathy Emtman Scott & Sue Hallett Zachary Mora Sheila Morken Pickard Orthodontics Annie Pillers Regency-Pullman Retirement & Assisted Living Community • Dave & Mary Scneider • Kathy Slinker • Robyn Tarbet
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Virginia Boettcher Vickie Chalmers Crystal Christopherson Nancy M. Clark Jim & Raylene Fry Palouse Family Foods Catherine Ritchie John & Roberta Rutherford Linhda Sagen Sue Schell Pat Sheldon Tarrin Weber Ronald & Ellie Ziegler – in honor of Kristi & Gary Johnson Thank you to the following businesses who gave items to support no-contact Meals on Wheels deliveries, thereby reducing our costs • Dissmore’s IGA • Safeway – Pullman • Sid’s Pharmacy
Other Supporters • Anonymous women’s group – cloth face masks • Community member – cheerful cards for clients • Inland Cellular • O-Ramen • Pullman 4-H group – homemade Christmas stockings • Regency Pullman Retirement & Assisted Living Community • WA Trust Bank
New & Improved Website Visit www.PullmanCCoA.org for: • Current COVID-19 resources for seniors • Digital copy of Guide to Senior Services • Volunteer opportunities for Meals on Wheels and Senior Chore Service.
Meals on Wheels Pullman’s Meals on Wheels program has been delivering daily hot, nutritious noon-time meals to seniors for 46 years. Meal delivery provides daily contact with a caring volunteer while helping seniors retain independence and the ability to remain in their own home. They can also hasten recovery from illness or surgery. Meals are available to Pullman seniors • Age 60 or older, • Who are unable to leave home unassisted, or for whom leaving takes considerable and taxing effort, • Who are unable to cook meals that are appetizing and healthy. • Meals are available 7 days a week; recipients can also choose to receive them only on selected days. Meals are also currently available to seniors who are limiting their exposure to COVID-19. If you are having difficulty meeting your nutritional needs, please contact us. More information is available on our website.
Volunteers Make the Difference Pullman Community Council on Aging would like to express our most heartfelt gratitude to the over 250 volunteers who delivered over 4,800 meals to homebound seniors, a 25% increase. Most importantly, in a time when they needed it most, these volunteers helped keep our most vulnerable citizens safely in their homes.
Guide to Senior Services for Pullman and Whitman County This free print publication produced by Pullman Community Council on Aging is designed to help Whitman County seniors and their families identify local and regional resources to support their well-being. Listings include: community resource agencies, caregiving resources, in-home health care & home medical equipment, hospice & related services * Whitman County senior residential communities. The Pullman Community Council on Aging improves the quality of life for local seniors through advocacy and action: identifying needs, developing solutions, and connecting resources. We provide: Pullman’s Meals on Wheels & Senior Chore Service. We publish: “Guide to Senior Services for Pullman & Whitman County”.
Look for the Guide to Senior Services on our website, www. PullmanCCoA.org . Physical copies will be available in the future at Pullman Senior Center, Pullman Regional Hospital library, public brochure displays on both levels of the Palouse Medical building, Circles of Caring, and more.
CONTACT US Pullman Community Council on Aging P.O. Box 1123, Pullman, WA 99163 • PullmanCCoA.org Info@PullmanCCoA.org • 509/339-4000 (includes Meals on Wheels) Programs@PullmanCCoA.org • 509/332-9627 (Senior Chore Service)
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Below is a letter of support from one of our supporting partners, the Palouse Choral Society. To learn more about the PCS, visit their website at www.palousechoralsociety.org
Donate today at www.gladishcommunity.org/performing-arts-center Or by calling us at 509-332-8081
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HALF PRICE BURGER? YES PLEASE.
Ken Paulson Plumbing is now offering HVAC & Electrical Services
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Buy One Burger, Get a Second Burger of Equal or Lesser Value for Half Price. Coupon expires 03/31/2022. One coupon per table per visit. Coupon can not be combined or used with any other sale or special. Not valid for take-out.
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