PCU December 2022

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 their support of the Pullman Chamber of Commerce:

• Lynda Carey

• Ccooper Services

• Center for Civic Engagement (WSU)

• Client Centered Solutions & Empowerment

• Community Action Center

• Coug Housing (HRA)

• Cougar Country Drive-In

• Cougar Crest Apartments

• FAB Consulting

• Fritz Hughes

• Happy Day Catering & Event Rental

• Jack & Betty Jo Hilliard

• Hinrichs & Company, LLC

• Sue Hinz

• Marian Hood

• Hotel McCoy

• Kiwanis Club of Pullman

• Marketing Solutions NW

• P1FCU-Potlatch No 1

Financial Credit Union

• Palouse-Clearwater

Environmental Institute

• Palouse Audubon Society

• Palouse Land Trust

• Pioneer Square Apartments

• Poe Asphalt Paving, Inc

• Presnell Gage, PLLC

• Pullman Grocery Outlet

• Rico’s Pub

• Student Survival Kit - Giesa

Communications

• Washington Trust Bank

• Whitman County Library

• Pat Wright

• Zoe Coffee & Kitchen

Washington State University Pullman School District City of Pullman Gladish Community & Cultural Center

Gladish Performing Arts Centre

Community Calendar

Kiwanis Club of Pullman

Pullman Community Montessori Whitman County Humane Society

Pullman Regional Hospital Community Action Center

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December Seniors of the Month

Maxwell McCloy

Maxwell McCloy, son of John and Christy McCloy, has maintained a 3.99 GPA while taking many AP courses and being active in multiple sports. In addition to two years of basketball, Maxwell played four years of football and will complete his fourth year of baseball this spring. A team captain and two time first-team all-league football linebacker, Maxwell has really enjoyed his time on the field mentoring the younger players. During the past four summers, Maxwell played legion baseball, representing Pullman baseball around the northwest, and he was awarded the first team honorable mention in the AAA Spokane legion league in 2022. After high school, Maxwell plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in mechanical or chemical engineering.

Ella Bloom, daughter of Greg and Karin, is a senior at Pullman High School. She has been an honor student all four years. She has participated in soccer, knitting club, and has been on the yearbook staff her junior and senior years. She attended the Herff Jones sponsored yearbook camp at Eastern Washington University the summer of 2022. Her favorite high school memory is being able to go on the high school trip to Germany, Austria, and Switzerland last June. It was an amazing experience! Ella has worked summers at the Cougar Athletic Complex at WSU. She is in her 5th year working in as a childcare provider for Hill’s Church. For the last year, Ella has volunteered with Pullman Meals on Wheels. Ella plan to attend a 4-year college next fall.

Ella Bloom

Holiday party features Santa Butch

The WSU Alumni Association invites community members to its annual free and family friendly Holiday Celebration.

The fun includes music, refreshments, and photos with Santa Claus and Santa Butch.

Participants are asked to bring a canned food donation for the local food bank. Guests may also bring a donation of pet food or supplies for the Whitman County Humane Society.

The party is 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Lewis Alumni Centre, 400 NE Lincoln Drive.

Pose for a photo with Santa Butch, like these little Cougs, at the WSU Alumni Association’s Holiday Celebration on Dec. 6.

For more info, call (509) 335-6904, or send an email to alumnievents@wsu.edu. On the web: alumni.wsu.edu

Community invited to help memorialize migrants

The Center for Arts and Humanities and Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU are partnering on “Hostile Terrain 94,” an art exhibit representing migrants who have died attempting to cross the Sonoran Desert.

The installation is made up of approximately 3,800 handwritten toe tags, each representing an individual who died crossing the desert from the mid-1990s to 2019. The tags are geolocated on a wall map showing the locations where remains were found.

“HT94” is sponsored and organized by the Undocumented Migration Project, a nonprofit research-art-education-media collective directed by anthropologist Jason De León.

In advance of the WSU installation in January, museum is seeking community members who would like to fill out toe tags to memorialize those who have died. For more info on how to participate visit provost.wsu.edu/hostile-terrain-94

Help Cougs feed Cougs

Help Cougs feed Cougs through two student-driven meal programs.

The Cougar Food Pantry distributes more than 400 pounds of produce each week. It’s open to all WSU Pullman students who need a snack, meal, or basic personal items. Most clients visit the pantry two to four times per semester.

A $100 donation provides a month of dinners for a WSU student. A $500 donation stocks the pantry with a month of local produce. A $1,000 donation stocks the pantry with one week of food.

The Cougar Meal Swipe program provides eligible students with funds to be used at campus dining locations. On average, there are 30 requests per day. During peak times, such as the end of the semester in December, requests can increase up to 80 per day.

For more info on how to help, visit studentcare.wsu.edu/ student-assistance/pullman/food-assistance.

Help our Elementary Schools with Box Tops for Education

Nathan Roberts, Board Vice President, Director District 4

It’s no secret that public schools are always looking for opportunities to fundraise and earn a little extra money for activities. The General Mills “Box Tops for Education” program has provided an easy way to earn cash for elementary schools since it began in 1986. Over the years the program has grown to cover hundreds of products and the box tops have become familiar to households across America. So, when General Mills announced in 2019 that box tops were going digital with a new and exclusively mobile app-based program, schools and volunteers were understandably worried. In Pullman, the mobile app implementation has collided with other disruptions to drastically decrease participation in the program. Reimbursements to our schools have plummeted and this deficit has had an impact on our PTA budgets and elementary students.

We have seen declines in box top fundraising district wide since the transition to the mobile app. For the period July 01st to October 31st, 2022, Kamiak Elementary has collected the most box top funds with $52.40 collected of their $500 goal, Franklin Elementary has collected $4.00, Sunnyside Elementary $16.50 and Jefferson Elementary $2.90 of their $1,000 goals. This year the elementary have raised just over $75.00 total towards their goal of $3,500 for July 2022 – June 2023. Our four elementary schools combined only have 11 total people who contributed during the period. These sums are especially low when you consider our lifetime collections, with Jefferson’s lifetime collections sitting at $29,947, Franklin and Sunnyside both above $15,000 and our new school Kamiak Elementary, opened the same year as the box tops digital transition in 2019, with only $686.

Fortunately, there is a solution. The Box Tops for Education app can be easily downloaded on your android or apple devices. It is a convenient,

easy to use way to fundraise for kids and could potentially make giving more accessible to your extended network of friends and family. Once someone downloads and authenticates the app, they can use their phone camera to scan paper receipts from any participating store regardless of location, and then automatically upload points for any school they choose.

Participants can also earn points in several additional ways to the traditional box top clippings. You can earn points through the app when ordering groceries or shopping online through participating stores. You can load digital receipts from emails or other mobile shopping activities. The app even provides custom opportunities to earn additional points through bonus offers, promotional events, and by inviting friends, family, really anybody, to help support our schools. The app also lets you see your lifetime donations and how much each of our schools have earned year-to-date.

In this digital age it is seemingly absurd to hear that you need another app. But in this instance, I urge us all to embrace change, download the app, and begin using your food purchases to improve our schools. It’s especially important when you consider that these funds are used for the small things that enrich the elementary experience. The funds go to our PTAs and teachers to provide playground balls, indoor play equipment, movie nights, teacher appreciation activities, kids t-shirts, STEM supplies, manipulatives, field trips and a host of other things that make elementary school such a fun and memorable experience.

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

Lincoln Middle School Opens First-Ever “Spartan Spaces”

By: Paula Cartwright & Susan Horstman, LMS Counselors

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What are the Spartan Spaces?

This year, Lincoln Middle School counselors (with the encouragement of LMS building administration) created two supervised calming spaces in two separate designated classrooms. These spaces are open to all students in order to provide engagement with tools/activities designed to de-escalate, regulate emotions, and to receive academic, emotional, social and behavioral supports during the school day on a drop-in basis.

In May of 2022 Counselors Paula Cartwright and Susan Horstman applied for the Pullman Education Foundation Grant and were awarded $5,000 to purchase supplies to outfit the two classroom calming spaces starting in September 2022.

What activities are provided?

• Art center: drawing, coloring pages, & a variety of coloring tools

• Calming apps with noise-cancelling headphones on designated Chrome Books

• Puzzles, games, fidget items, picture books

• Relaxed seating: bean bag chairs, couches, & tactile pillows

• Gardening bench for planting and starting seedlings

What student supports are available?

• 1:1 or small group problem-solving at student request (students can still request individual counseling)

• Login/password help for Skyward Student Access

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Organizational tools/help

Calming techniques & coaching

• A daily check-out system for classroom-appropriate fidget items (fidget rings, flippy chain fidgets, etc.)

How does it work?

Students request a Spartan Space Pass from their classroom teacher, and are allowed to come to the space for approximately ten minutes for a “reset” before returning to class. On average the spaces see 20 students per day, sometimes with more than four students in the space at once. The goal of the Spartan Spaces is to use calming strategies that can be easily reproduced in a classroom setting, reducing the need over time for students to leave class once they become more comfortable practicing these techniques in a variety of settings. Additionally, LMS counselors are working to create classroom calming kits for each classroom in our building to allow students to self-regulate in their respective classrooms.

The LMS Counselors are thankful to their building administrators, Mr. Grow, Mrs. Sewell, and Mr. Gion for their support in creating and maintaining Spartan Spaces. They would also like to thank LMS teachers for allowing students to access the spaces, and to middle school students for their willingness to use the spaces in meaningful ways. Finally, they are grateful to the Pullman Education Foundation for the grant award that helped to create the sort of spaces that benefit all students.

Carmen Roberts named 2022 “Excellence in Education” Recipient

Carmen Roberts, Sunnyside Elementary Head Secretary/Office Manager, has been named the recipient of the “Excellence in Education” honor from our school board! Each year, the board selects one classified employee to receive this recognition. Carmen was recommended for this recognition by Sunnyside Elementary Principal, Pam Brantner, who was so inspired by Carmen’s leadership, compassion, and dedicated service as well as her commitment to putting students first each and every day.

Carmen has served the Pullman School District for 14 years! Pam Brantner, shared “Mrs. Roberts does not look at her role here as a job, but as a part of who she is and as an occupation that makes her proud. The secretarial position is one where individuals must be able to multi-task, have a great attitude, have good organizational skills, be personable and polite on the phone, be able to greet visitors with a smile, be able to problem solve on their own and pay close attention to details. Carmen is the glue that holds Sunnyside together.”

Congratulations Carmen! Pullman School District thanks you for your many years of service!

2022 Excellence in Education Nominees:

• Claudia Bishop-Haynes, Special Education Paraprofessional at Franklin Elementary. Claudia has served the Pullman School District for 9 years!

• Cooper Jaquish Custodian at Franklin Elementary. Cooper has served the Pullman School District for 8 years!

• Stephanie Rudd, Core+ Paraprofessional at Jefferson Elementary. Stephanie has served the Pullman School District for 7 years!

Pullman School District thanks you all for your many years of service!

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

Allison Munch-Rotolo Director, District 2 Amunch-rotolo@psd267.org

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Jim Evermann Director, District 3 jfe@psd267.org

Nathan Roberts Director, District

Amanda Tanner Director, District

President Susan Weed Director, District 1 Sweed@psd267.org

Certified Arborists Don’t Grow on Trees

During the non-winter months, it’s easy to notice Fern McLeod’s footprint all over Pullman—baskets full of bright annuals dangling from lampposts, manicured roadside foliage, and newly-planted trees that will thrive and mature given time. Living in the world of plants for the better part of the last 35 years, Fern is also the City’s lone certified arborist.

After 12 years with the Lake Oswego Parks Department where her passion for all things plant-related started to blossom, she moved to the Palouse. In 2001, while working for the Washington State University grounds crew, Fern achieved her ISA (International Society of Arboriculture) Certified Arborist credential, a feat that demonstrates her commitment to proper tree care practices and a definite value-add, according to Parks & Facilities Director Kurt Dahmen.

“Her expertise as a Parks professional and certified arborist is vital to a successful downtown beautification program,” he said of Fern, a City of Pullman employee since 2005. “Not to mention her knowledge to select the proper trees and plants for any landscape project; it’s all invaluable to our department and the City of Pullman.”

Knowledge serves the greater good when it can be shared with others. Fern said she often acts as a resource for the community when residents face concerns of where to plant a tree, what species to consider, or how to evaluate a tree’s health.

“And for City staff, it’s helpful to have the knowledge base to train new people and get them to understand their work,” she added. One desire of Fern’s would be for more species of trees to choose from for her projects. Unfortunately, Pullman’s harsh winters, hot and dry summers, and fierce winds are very limiting in what trees can survive here, she explained.

If there’s one lesson to learn for anyone looking to plant a tree in this area, Fern advised to follow the rule: right tree, right place. Conduct some research, seek advice, and find the type of tree that’s ideal for the space you’re considering. When you do, you’re helping that tree be its best self, she said.

As Fern appears to have found the right place her tree knowledge to live and grow right here in Pullman, it’s easy to see how her best self helps rejuvenate our city year after year.

New Electric Bus Gets Water Conservation Wrap

Last month, Pullman Transit’s newest electric bus was covered with the water conservation-themed bus wrap, the second bus in the fleet to get the wrap. In August 2020, the new hybrid bus at the time donned the external wrap as an ode to Pullman’s unique hydrology, picturesque landscape, and dependence on the Grand Ronde Aquifer for potable water.

The new fully electric bus, now the third in the fleet, arrived to Pullman Transit on October 28. Currently, the fleet consists of two fully electric and six hybrid-electric buses. Once this newest bus reaches road readiness, more than 40% of the fleet will run on some form of electric power.

The annual cost to charge a fully electric bus is estimated at $4,000 in contrast to the roughly $20,000 needed to fuel one diesel bus for a year. After the bus is prepared and properly equipped, it’s expected to hit the road as early as January and maybe sooner.

Winter/Spring Activity Guide Drops Dec 14

Will you register for a new experience or stick with something familiar? On Wednesday, December 14, you choose as Pullman Parks & Recreation rolls out the Winter/Spring Activity Guide! Circle your favorites, talk it over, and get ready to register on Monday, December 19. Learn more and access the guide online by visiting www.pullman-wa.gov/parks-and-recreation.

190 SE Crestview St. Building A Pullman, WA 99163 509-334-4555 www.pullman-wa.gov

Upcoming Closures

City Hall and most City departments will be closed on December 26 and January 2 in observation of Christmas and New Year’s. We thank our first responders for continuing to serve no matter the day. Enjoy a safe and eventful holiday season!

Fern McLeod (left) assists with a tree planting effort at Sunnyside Park this last summer.

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Community Band of the Palouse Holiday Concert

7 p m Tuesday, Dec.13, Domey Auditorium , Gladish Community and Cultural Center

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Centre for the Arts at Gladish: Buy-a-seat Campaign

Pullman is blessed to have a number of performing arts organizations but is lacking a truly professional space to perform. This new Centre gives our organizations that performance space and also opens the door for all our organizations to collaborate and grow together. It will be a place for our community to enjoy the arts and where our arts professionals can grow and thrive!

Being able to bring more events to the local community is something that Pullman has wanted for a long time. With the Centre for the Arts we will be able to provide that to the community through music, performances, plays, and many more. This in turn will allow us to provide more community minded programming and events that get our town involved and at The Gladish.

Our team is planning a full remodel of the Richard Domey Auditorium, The Little Theater, and an expansion to The View Room, to create performance spaces for concerts, theatrical productions, and more!

Website: www.cftagladish.org

Phone: 509 332 8081

Email: info@gladishcommunity.org

Address: 115 NW State St, Suite 313 Pullman, WA 99163

With the remodel of the spaces, the Gladish munities arts organizations, like The Washington Idaho Symphony, Palouse Choral Society, and the Community Band of the Palouse, to create a home for our thriving arts community.

This is where you, our community come in, and we have an amazing opportunity for you. We are pleased to announce our Buy a Seat campaign! The Buy a Seat allows you to have your name, or memory/honor of a loved one added to a seat.

Buy a Seat is available at www.cftagladish.org, or by following the QR code to the left!

Buy a Seat is a tax deductible donation to a 501(c)(3) non profit organization.

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December 2022

• PRH, Vitalant Monthly Blood Drive, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Pullman Regional Hospital

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WIS, Christmas Brass, 3 p.m., Clarkston High School, wa-idsymphony.org

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• Palouse Choral Society, “Glory of the Radiant Dawn”, 4 p.m., Simpson United Methodist Church, palousechoralsociety.org

PRH, Childbirth 101 - 4Wk. Class, 6 p.m., Pullman Regional Hospital

Holiday Celebration, 6 p.m., Lewis Alumni Centre

PSD, Board Work Session, 4:30 p.m. Meeting will be held at Jefferson Elementary

• PRH, Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m.

• PSD, Pullman Greyhound Booster Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at PHS or via Zoom

PSD, No School, Professional Development Day for All Teachers

• PRH, Coffee Club: Prescription to Socialize, 10 a.m., Ridge Point’s Club House

• Pullman Heritage Depot, open 1 – 4 p.m.

• PRH, Pullman Regional Hospital Auxiliary Tea, 1:30 p.m., Gladish View Room

• Pullman Holiday Festival, Pine Street Plaza, see pg 1 Jingle Bell Fun Run, 3:45 p.m.

Christmas Tree Lighting, 5 p.m.

WIS, Christmas Brass, 7:30 p.m., Pullman High School, wa-idsymphony.org

PRH, Weekend Childbirth Class, 9 a.m.

• Pullman Heritage Depot, open 1 – 4 p.m.

PRH, Breast Feeding Support, 12:30 p.m., Pullman Regional Hospital

• PRH, Childbirth 101 - 4Wk. Class, 6 p.m., Pullman Regional Hospital

• PSD, Lincoln Middle Booster Club Meeting, 6:45pm at Building Blocks Child Care Center

Pullman Chamber, General Membership Presentation, noon, see pg 1

• PSD, Kamiak PTA Meeting, 6:00 p.m. at KES and via Zoom

• City Council Meeting, 7 p.m.

PSD, Regular Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Meeting will be held at Pullman High School and live streamed on our YouTube Channel

• PSD, PHS Holiday Instrumental Concert, 7:00 p.m.

• PRH, Breast Feeding Support, 12:30 p.m., Pullman Regional Hospital

• PRH, Vitalant Monthly Blood Drive, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Pullman Regional Hospital

PRH, Lupus Fibro Support Group, 4:30 p.m.

• PRH, Total OrthopedicJoint Replacement Class, 4:30 p.m.

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Pullman Farmers Market, Winter Market, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., Brelsford WSU Visitor Center

• Pullman Heritage Depot, open 1 – 4 p.m.

A Christmas Carol, December 9–11, pullmancivictheatre.org

Christmas Day

New Year’s Eve

Scott’s Farewell

“…I will be telling this story Ages and ages hence. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood And I, I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference.”

- Robert Frost

The Road Not Taken

To summarize the “pearls of wisdom” that may have been gained over 30 years of service is a daunting undertaking. Dare I say that thousands of people have contributed to the growth and development of Pullman Regional Hospital. Consequently, thousands of people have played a part in my personal learning journey. What we started those years ago was fueled by hope, vision, and naïve courage. A wonderful formula for excitement! And our path has been filled with exciting progress that now positions Pullman Regional Hospital for continued growth into the future. What follows is an acknowledgement of the fundamental principles that have guided our journey. Additionally, I offer my thoughts on what the future holds for the hospital and our community.

Pullman Regional Hospital is extraordinary. Our uniqueness is not found in our physical building or the technology that is available. The special parts of Pullman Regional are not the programs we offer or the services we provide. As important as these things are, they are only the supporting cast for the truly distinguishing feature of Pullman Regional Hospital – people.

The former CEO of Herman Miller Company, Max DuPree, said, “Organizations, like the people who comprise them, are always in a state of becoming. We owe people a new covenant of what caring, purposeful people can be in the workplace. What we can do is merely a consequence of what we can be.” We have attempted to weave this truth into our daily activities by adhering to three fundamental principles. These are:

• Each person that we work with and serve has unique gifts and qualities.

• Each person that we work with and serve has infinite capacity to learn and grow.

• Each person that we work with and serve is endowed with the gift and responsibility of choice.

These principles are made effective each day as we identify and understand what we expect of each other; seek out and employ individuals whose beliefs and behaviors are consistent with organizational expectations; engage in active, ongoing feedback regarding opportunities for improvement; and are treated and compensated fairly and consistently. Commitment to these ongoing activities assures that we develop and maintain an atmosphere where “people comfort, encourage, and heal.”

Thirty years ago, we specifically committed to take the “road less traveled.” We did not fully appreciate what that path would look like or how it would impact our future. Standing on this side of thirty

After 30 years as Pullman Regional Hospital’s CEO, Scott Adams is retiring. His last day at the hospital is December 2nd. Matt Forge was named CEO in August and officially assumed the role November 2nd.

years, the future looks exceptionally bright for Pullman Regional Hospital. New and continuing leadership at the hospital assure an energetic, ongoing commitment to growth and expansion in an environment of trust, creativity, respect, compassion, and integrity. The past thirty years have brought together an amazing assembly of physicians, nurses, technologists, therapists, pharmacists, housekeepers, food service workers, social workers, receptionists, IT specialists, clinical informatics professionals, fiscal and financial services staff, administrative staff, fund raising professionals, communication specialists, volunteers, donors, and widespread community support. The reality of continued growth to serve our community has never been in question. Our capacity to achieve that growth has never been in doubt. The path to arrive at our final destination may be unclear. But, we are certain about what the future can be.

Sir Thomas Aquinas observed, “If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.” Pullman Regional Hospital has remained at sea for the past thirty years. We have never sought safety in the port. This constant focus on the horizon of what is possible has brought us to a place filled with generational opportunities. For the hospital, the community, and the region overall, the future of healthcare is exciting as we embrace the energy of uncertainty and combine it with the determination of commitment to provide the best access to quality healthcare that we can organize and support. So, it has been for the past thirty years, so it can be for the next thirty years! The outcome will be amazing!!

Board

PJ Sanchez is the Home Loan Sales Manager for Washington Trust Bank and has been with WA Trust since 2011, when the Pullman branch opened. He is a WSU alum and moved back to Pullman in 2009. Sanchez served on the Pullman Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors as Treasurer, and is active in volunteer service clubs Kiwanis and Lions. Sanchez also served on the Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation Board in the role of Vice President from 2018-2020. Sanchez’s personal interests include golfing with his wife, Kelli Kamimura, retired WSU Golf Coach, and attending all Cougar sports events with his family.

The position was previously held by Margaret Werre who served on the board for five years and moved out of the area with her family; her last day of service was July 31st, 2022. Sanchez assumed the role of a commissioner on October 26. His term expires December 2023. To pursue a full 6-year term, Sanchez would need to run for the position in the November 2023 election.

The Pullman Regional Hospital Board of Commissioners, an elected body, is legally responsible for overseeing hospital district policies and organization with respect to the district’s operation, including the delivery of quality patient care and meeting community healthcare needs.

Terms are six years. Commissioners meet monthly inperson at Pullman Regional Hospital with an option to also participate through Zoom. All board meetings are open to the public.

Learn more: pullmanregional.org/board

DON’T MISS A THING

Congratulations

to Sue Hinz, Pullman Regional Hospital Auxiliary Member of the Year!

Sue’s been a member of the Auxiliary since 1973 and has served on the Auxiliary board as as the Newsletter Editor and Event Photographer since 2014. Sue is active in Auxiliary events like the annual Holiday Tea, Christmas Tree Raffle and Fall Luncheon, as well as with recruitment and membership. Her enthusiasm and love for Pullman Regional Hospital and the Pullman community make her a valued member of the Auxiliary and more than deserving of this award!

Here’s to Sue- thank you for your dedication to our hospital and community!

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Pullman Regional Hospital’s

of Commissioners welcomes PJ Sanchez as the newest member.

The Food & Shelter Folks

Volunteer Gives with Open Hands

Abraham Fabiyi and his wife, Debbie, left their home in Nigeria and immigrated to the small town of Pullman in September, where they are building a new life and navigating a new culture and environment.

Since the day they arrived at the airport, Abraham and Debbie felt welcomed and supported by the people around them. He sees the residents in Pullman caring for each other and making sure people are given the resources they need. He feels like he’s in an entirely different world compared to his home in Nigeria.

“I have observed that people are willing to help, irrespective of your color. They are there to help you,” Abraham said.

A friend connected Abraham and Debbie to Community Action Center and told them about the services they provide. They have been able to use the food bank, and in less than a month, Abraham decided to give back.

Starting in October, Abraham has volunteered at the food bank twice a week to show his appreciation and gratitude for the support and kindness he and his wife have received from CAC. He also appreciates the teamwork and unity CAC staff have at work.

Abraham enjoys volunteering because it is a way for him to serve others and give back to the community. He has been able to use his experience at CAC to meet new people and build new connections in the community.

Abraham shares that giving is like opening one’s hands. You can receive a lot when you open your hands, and therefore give more to the people around you. But when you close your hands, you only have a little to keep for yourself and cannot give to others.

Holiday Food Distribution for December:

• Monday December 12: 10 AM – 1 PM

• Tuesday Closed

• Wednesday December 14: 2 PM – 6 PM

• Thursday December 15: 10 AM – 1 PM

• Friday December 16: 1 PM – 4 PM

Call 509-334-9147 to schedule your holiday appointment.

Need Help Buying Food?

Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) helps individuals & households experiencing low-income to buy food they need for good health. Eligible households receive an Electronic Benefits Card (EBT) to purchase food items at participating businesses each month. Have questions, want to enroll, or recertify? Call our front desk at 509-334-9147.

Giving is also more than just contributing money. For Abraham, one’s mindset influences how and what one gives. People can impact lives simply by giving their time.

“If you don’t believe in giving, there is no way you can receive anything in return,” Abraham said.

Community Food

The Food Bank will be closed from December 23rd –January 1st to give our staff a much needed rest and to spend time with their loved ones. We are taking food donations by appointment! Please call the front desk (509-334-9147) to make an appointment to donate food. Please donate at: https://www.cacwhitman. org/donate/ We are requesting the following donations:

• Stuffing

• Mashed Potatoes

• Canned fruit

Starting November 28 our regular food bank opening times will change. Please note the change below!

Our food bank times are by appointment. Please use our appointment scheduling web page to make an appointment. https://www.cacwhitman.org/foodbank-appointment/

MONDAY 11:00 am- 1:00 pm

TUESDAY Closed

WEDNESDAY 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm

THURSDAY 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

FRIDAY 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Allegra Armstrong, MFA

Susan Barclay, MA

Valda Black, PhD c.

Dyan Bledsoe, M.Ed

Alyssa Bovinette, MS

Leathia Botello, BA

Tim Chatburn, PhD Linda Cook, PhD

Andrew Crookston, PhD

Azeza Falghoush, PhD

Patrick Forster, MA, COC

Aurea Jefferson, BA, QAC

Kaden Jelsing, PhD c.

Cathryn Kenyon, MS

Aaron Kilfoyle, PhD c. David Martin, PhD

Cathy Matresse, MS Clay McDonie, MS Mana Mehrabian, MFA

Veronica Mendez-Liaina, M.Ed. William Ottenheimer, PhD c. Kyle Serrott, PhD c. Jennifer Spencer, MA Angela Tower, PhD c.

Dr. Bernard Hall, Ph.D. WSU ’22, BS WSU ’17, and AA SFCC ’14, co-authored an article in the current issue of the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. Hall researches acoustic methods of identifying and classifying objects in the water, including on the ocean floor. He serves as a post-doctoral scholar with the Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington. Hall works closely with oceanographers and was on hand when the research vessel Thomas G. Thompson recently docked at UW port.

Congratulations and a big thank-you to Pullman Mayor Dr. Glenn Johnson! Governor Jay Inslee reappointed him to a second term on the Community Colleges of Spokane’s Board of Trustees. Johnson originally joined the CCS Board in February 2018, and his reappointment extends his service until September 2027. Johnson also serves on the board of the WA Association of College Trustees. Johnson said, “it’s been an honor to serve these vibrant community colleges of Spokane and work with outstanding administrators, faculty, staff, and fellow trustees.” Johnson is a professor emeritus for Washington State University and is known as the Voice of the Cougs. Go Cougs! Go Bigfoot!

We are proud of Dr. David Martin, SFCC English faculty and president-elect of the Washington Association of the Education of Speakers of Other Languages, who presented at WAESOL annual conference on October 22 at Highline Community College. His topic “TILTing at Teaching: A Novice Approach.” TILT stands for transparency in learning and teaching and represents a significant reform movement over the past two decades in higher education. In his presentation, Dr. Martin took the perspective of someone who has seen many iterations of different teaching philosophies, strategies, and reforms, while maintaining a novice approach or beginner’s mind to TILT.

WIS Upcoming Concerts

The time of the year is upon us, new calendars, events, and planning out how busy we are going to be through the spring. Pull out your fresh calendar for 2023 and get these dates on there for the Washington Idaho Symphony!

The first ensembles comprised primarily of brass instruments were brass bands in Britain and the United States. In Britain, these bands, primarily found in industrial towns, were used as a means of recreation for men who spent their days working in mines, mills, and burning charcoal. In the United States, these bands lead to the development of Dixieland and Jazz. The first professional brass quintets were formed in the 1940s. Because there was very little repertoire for these ensembles, the members would arrange pieces for other ensembles, often from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, such as the music of Giovanni Gabrieli and J.S. Bach. Philip Jones, a British trumpet player, created one of the first brass ensembles, the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. Jones was tired of sitting in his chair in the Royal Opera House counting measures and measures of rest, so he created an ensemble that would allow his brass colleagues in London to show their skills. The ensemble would perform either as a quintet or as a ten member brass ensemble (4 trumpets, 1 horn, 4 trombones, 1 tuba). In the 35 years of the ensemble’s existence, the ensemble played around the world, published countless arrangements, and recorded 50 albums.

Website: www.Wa IdSymphony.org

Phone: 208 874 4162

Email: info@wa idsymphony.org

Address: 115 NW State St, Suite 313 Pullman, WA 99163

Today, brass ensemble refers to a group of brass players that has a similar instrumentation to the orchestral brass section: 3 4 trumpets, 2 4, horns, 3 4 trombones, euphonium, and tuba. Amateur, student, and professional ensembles exist around the world, and audiences have come to love the opportunity to hear the virtuosic capabilities of these instruments. In Christmas Brass, the brass section of the Washington Idaho Symphony will be performing arrangements of some of your favorite Christmas carols, religious works, and standards for brass ensemble. Program notes provided by Martin D. King, DMA

Each fall the WIS starts collecting applications from local musicians in High School and College. Those applications are reviewed by a panel of WIS orchestra members, including WIS Music Director, Dr. Danh Pham. The finalists are then invited to perform their piece to a panel of adjudicators. Two winners (one from the High School Division and one from the Collegiate Division) are chosen and given the opportunity to perform during the WIS Young Artists Concert in the Spring.

2023 competition dates:

Applications Due: December 15 (by 5pm)

Finalist Recital: January 22 @ 1pm

Young Artists Concert: April 15 & 16

TRACKS

Pullman’s Past Comes Alive

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PULLMAN DEPOT HERITAGE CENTER NEWS & NOTES

THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS –

On behalf of the Pullman Depot Heritage Center, a heartfelt thanks to all who made financial contributions during the past year. With your support, big changes are happening at Pullman’s 1916 Northern Pacific Railway Depot.

Masonry restoration is now nearing completion. In 2023, the current red metal roof will be replaced with green ceramic tiles, replicating the Depot’s original roofing material. Following roof system replacement, we will tackle window restoration, electrical upgrades, and restroom accessibility improvements.

All of these projects are made possible by the Washington State Historical Society’s Heritage Capital Project grant funds, extended through legislative appropriations and the required two-thirds local match from our community donations.

A Big Shout Out! Blast the Horns! Sound the Whistles!

TRAVEL WITH US

We are profoundly thankful to the community and awed by what has occurred at the Depot in just five years. We encourage you to join our generous supporters as our Fix the Bricks restoration efforts continue. With your help, PDHC is making significant progress toward the community’s goal of developing a Heritage Center that celebrates the history of our area, where locals and visitors of all ages can gather in a character-rich historic setting.

Come along with us as we work to vitalize one of the gems in Pullman’s historic downtown core. Your tax-deductible end-of-year contributions will help to make a lasting change.

Your Pullman Depot Heritage Center Steering Committee

A huge thank you to the anonymous donor who stepped forward this year to honor the memory of a loved one by giving $300,000 in support of the Depot’s ongoing restoration. After being contacted about the potential for such a donation, and asked whether it would make a difference, PDHC Steering Committee Chair recalls the answer was an emphatic, “Oh my, YES - you have no idea! Such a legacy gift would enable us to replace the historic tile roof now and when combined with other donations would greatly impact our ability to secure a sizable grant for our next restoration phase.” Combined with all the donations of the past year, this donor’s generous gift provides the matching amount needed for the Washington Historical Society’s upcoming $237,000 Heritage Capital Project grant. So, huge thanks to the anonymous donor and to all who are contributing to the Depot’s ongoing restoration!

Grants help to achieve the goals of restoration and community-building $257,760 WA State Heritage Capital Projects 21-23 Masonry and Roof restoration $237,000 WA State Heritage Capital Projects 23-25 Windows, Restrooms & more $50,000 Port of Whitman County Restoration

MAGNATE

$100,000 – $499,000

Anonymous STATION MASTER $50,000–$99,999

Mary Schweitzer ENGINEER $25,000–$49,999

Linda Hackbarth

Robert King COUGAR SPECIAL $15,000–$24,999

none

CONDUCTOR $10,000–$14,999

Annette Pettenger

FIREMAN $5,000–$9,999

Merry Lew

TICKET AGENT $1,000–$4,999

Tracie Brelsford College Hill Association Don & Joye Dillman

Jim & Maureen Evermann

Allen S. Kapofu Agency, Inc.

William & Rena Mincks

Suzanne Myklebust

Richard & Barbara Petura Tim Wolford

BRAKEMAN $100–$999

Anonymous Donald & Judith Bell Gregory Bloom Dean Bloomfield

Karl & Maryanne Boehmke

Thomas Brigham Pete Butkus

Asa & Frances Clark Steven Clark Verlan Cochran

Jim & Bev Cook

Manning & Linda Cooke

Durand Cox Farm

Rex & Alice Davis

Kenneth Gibson

Mike Gould Merle Harlow

Jerry & Rosalie Harms

Steve Heston

Cheryl Hill

Jack & Betty Jo Hilliard

Doug & Judy Hobart

David Hoyt

Gary & Bev Hyde

Brent Jeffers

Curtis & Mary Krueger

James & Mary Lincoln

Stanton Linden

Lucille Luhring

Tim & Diane Marsh

Bernard McEldowney

Doug & Kathy Meyer

Prudence Miles & Ellen Taylor

Tom & Allison Munch-Rotolo

Barbara Nakata

Howard & Mary Jane Neill

Charles & Gwen Oldenburg

Arvid Olson

Greg & Sheri Partch

Darin & Suzy Paulson

Sara Perino

Mary Pettenger & Tonja Willey

Sid & Penelope Pierson

Pullman Disposal Services

Leland Rozen

Tom & Nancy Ruff

Kathleen Ryan

Gary & Sue Schell

Randy & Cindy Schlee

Mark & Ann Schumaker

Barbara Simpson

Bill & Kaari Smith

Meade Snoddy & Nancy Gillard

Jan Stewart

DONATION QUESTIONS? Contact Val Gregory wchsdirector1@gmail.com or Debbie Sherman jdjsherman@msn.com

Al & Jane Von Frank

Libby Walker

Ned Warnick

Mike & Vivian Werner

GANDY DANCER

$1–$99

Diane Ayton

Donald & Judith Barner

Greg Bear & Mary Weeks

Frances & Heidi Benjamin

Doug Blake

Mike & Dede Boone

Kelly & Kathleen Brown

Bryan & Jenny Carlson

David Collins

Clarice Coyne

Kathryn Dahmen

Cynthia Day-Elliott

Norma Dipple

Rebecca Dueben

Sandy Field

Ray & Joan Folwell

Michael & Susan Hinz

Wade Hoiland & Mary Carloye

Fred & Lianne Inaba

Michael & Donna Kallaher

Mahlon Kreibel

Mary Loski-Cole

Wes Morrill

Patricia Myklebust

Jon Noxoll

Carolyn Priest

Albert Prohaska

Bobbie Ryder

Kathleen Rogers

John Schneider & Shira Broschat

Luanne Semler

Eric Sorensen & Beth DeWeese

Karen Weathermon

Pullman Depot Heritage Center 330 N. Grand Avenue, Suite H Pullman, WA 99163 pullmandepot.org

The Freight Room is open on Saturdays from 1:00 - 4:00pm

WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE DEPOT NOVEMBER 2021 TO PRESENT

PULLMAN DEPOT HERITAGE CENTER