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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:

• Citizen’s Climate Lobby Palouse Region

• Colfax Chamber of Commerce

• Corbeill Funeral Home

• Evergreen Tire & Auto Repair

• Gary Schell

• Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho

• Grayslate Apartments

• Higginson’s Home Center

• J Bart Johnson

• Ken Paulson Plumbing

• Largent’s Pullman Appliance

• Les Schwab Tire Centers

• Mary Dye

• Meter Foundation

• Myers Auto Rebuild & Towing

• Palouse Trading

• Paradise Creel Brewery

• Paradise Creek Brewery –Trailside Taproom

• Phoenix Rising Counseling Services

• Pullman Christian School

• Pullman Crossfit

• Pullman Lions Club

• Pullman-Moscow Aiport

• Robville Homes

• Salmon River Experience

• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc

• Stacey Overtoom –Ben Kinney Team

• Tail Waggin Adventures, LLC

• Woodbridge Real Estate, LLC

• WSU Creamery/Ferdinand’s Ice Cream Shoppe

• WSU Foundation

• WSU Roar

• YMCA of the Palouse

BUSINESS MEMBER OF THE MONTH

Pullman Community Montessori

115 NW State St - Room 212 Pullman WA 99163

Pullman Community Montessori (PCM) is Washington's first public Montessori charter school and Pullman's first public school choice option. PCM is a FREE, Public, Kindergarten through 9th grade public charter school that opened its doors in fall 2021 to K-5th grades. The school is expanding one grade level per year through 9th. PCM’s program is personalized to students needs and prepares them, through rigorous academics, a robust social emotional program, and career and life skill development, to ensure every student has the opportunity, skills, and mindset to be successful in college, career, and life.

Our core features rely on a data-driven, high-quality, place-based Montessori program, deeply rooted in research, to achieve this goal and foster students’ love of learning. We are deeply committed to guiding students to be self-empowered lifelong learners, global citizens, environmental stewards, and compassionate and collaborative leaders, bringing positive changes to their communities and the world.

Students must be supported in multiple areas—academic, behavioral, and social- emotional—for them to develop the knowledge base, mindset, and suite of skills necessary to navigate the complexities of life and school. Failing to build a proper foundation in one of these areas could cause shortfalls in other areas. The Montessori model elevates development of these social-emotional and executive functioning skills to that of learning core content like math or language for students at all age levels. This often leads to the reference of Montessori being a while-child educational approach.

Visit us to learn about the PCM difference!

New Members:

Rod & Paula Schwartz Sullivan Construction Inc. sullivanconstructioninc@gmail.com

(509) 336-3788

Thai Capital Management info@thainewsletters.com

(612) 615-5252

The Batting Cage

850 S Grand Ave Pullman, WA 99163 pullmanbattingcage@gmail.com

(509) 992-3639 palousehavoc@gmail.com

PULLMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Thank you to our community for your donations to the Distinguished Young Woman of Pullman scholarship program. We couldn’t do it without your support!

Anita and John Chapman Mitch and Mary Jo Chandler

Bellevue Health Center Myers Auto Rebuild/Towing

Danielle and Daniel Kallaher Nayarit Mexican Restaurant

Edie and Brian Talbot Neill’s Flowers and Gifts

Thank you to our community for your donations to the Distinguished Young Woman of Pullman scholarship program.

Thank you to our community for your donations to the Distinguished Young Woman Pullman scholarship program.

May Seniors of the Month

We couldn’t do it without your support!

Edward Jones‐Greg Bloom Pullman Disposal

Erika Lerma Pullman Lions Club

Anita and John Chapman Mitch and Mary Jo Chandler

We couldn’t do it without your support!

Bellevue Health Center Myers Auto Rebuild/Towing

Joshua and Tara Nellis RE/MAX Home and Land

Kiwanis Club of Pullman Sherree and Todd Komp

Danielle and Daniel Kallaher Nayarit Mexican Restaurant

Anita and John Chapman Mitch and Mary Jo Chandler

Lucille Luhring Stewart Title Compan

Edie and Brian Talbot Neill’s Flowers and Gifts

Bellevue Health Center Myers Auto Rebuild/Towing

Edward Jones‐Greg Bloom Pullman Disposal

Erika Lerma Pullman Lions Club

Danielle and Daniel Kallaher Nayarit Mexican Restaurant

Edie and and Gifts

Lynnlin Jennifer Qiao

Edward Jones

Erika Lerma Club

Lynnlin Jennifer Qiao, daughter of Pizhong and Dan Qiao, is a senior at Pullman High School. During her time at PHS, Lynnlin has engaged in several activities such as Youth in STEM and AAPI club where she is the co-president of both. She is the varsity tennis and swim captain and has received the first team all-academic award several times. She has also played violin in the orchestra since elementary school. This past summer, Lynnlin explored the durability of pavement materials and assisted research at WSU in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department. Lynnlin is also a member of the Palouse Area Robotics Team where she learned essential mechanical skills in the past few years. The team has won the distinctive Engineering Inspiration award this year for the commitment of STEM education within the community and will be competing in the district competition. In her spare time she enjoys drawing digital art and painting.

Joshua and and Land

Kiwanis Club Komp

Lucille Luhring Company

Lynnlin plans to attend the University of Washington this fall to study mechanical engineering.and has expressed interest in aeronautics as well.

Kolby Uhlenkott

Kolby Uhlenkott, child of Ted and Lisa Uhlenkott, has participated in many activities at PHS. He dedicated his time as a 4-year Varsity Letter on the PHS Boys Tennis Team and one of the co-captains for 2023. He also as a 4-Year participant in Cross Country and a 3-year varsity letter. He also participated in basketball his freshman year and swim his junior year.

In 2022 he received GSL 1st team all-league honors for Tennis and GSL 2nd team for cross country. All four years in high school he received 1st team all-academic honors. In 2022, he was part of 2A all state academic champions for Boys Tennis Team and they also won the WIAA Team of the Month in May of 2022.

One of Kolby’s favorite memories of his time as a Hound was going to state Cross Country and hanging out with all his teammates. They played cards and went on a walk near the course.

Kolby’s other school activities included participating in a non-official chess club. His other interests outside of school are stringing tennis racquets, playing chess, and hanging out with his dog.

Outside of school this past year Kolby has worked as a volunteer coach for the Whitman County Special Olympics. After high school Kolby plans to either attend Montana State University or Montana Tech and study Mechanical Engineering.

Ida Lou Anderson to be celebrated in June

The stately College Hill home that served as the Washington State University president’s residence for more than a century was renamed late last year in honor of a pioneering female professor.

The Ida Lou Anderson House and its namesake will be celebrated at a formal event in June.

Please join the WSU Board of Regents Chair Marty Dickinson, President Kirk Schulz and Chancellor Elizabeth Chilton for a formal ribbon-cutting ceremony honoring Washington State College graduate and former faculty member Ida Louise “Lou” Anderson on June 8. The event is at 4:30 p.m. at the Ida Lou Anderson House, 755 NE Campus St.

Anderson was one of WSU’s first female faculty members. Her inspiring teaching and mentoring helped launch the careers of countless students in broadcasting, including Edward R. Murrow, one of the university’s most esteemed alumni. Anderson greatly influenced Murrow’s journalism career as well as the field of communications.

Schulz vacated the traditional home of WSU’s top leader after selecting Provost and Executive Vice President Elizabeth Chilton as the inaugural chancellor of the Pullman campus. Chilton now resides in the 1913 mansion.

Anderson moved as a child with her family to Colfax, where she graduated high school. She went on to attend WSC, where she appeared in theatrical productions and won public-speaking awards in the early 1920s. A couple of years after graduation, she returned to her alma mater to teach in the speech department.

She met Murrow when he was a first-year student and became his trusted advisor.

Anderson taught at WSC until 1939, when she took a leave of absence due to deteriorating health. She had survived childhood polio, which left her with lasting ailments. She died in 1941, shortly before her 41st birthday. Until her death, she continued to keep track of Murrow, listening to his broadcasts and providing feedback via letters.

The renaming was supported by the WSU Board of Regents as well as Schulz, Murrow College of Communication Dean Bruce Pinkleton, and Trevor Bond, associate dean for digital initiatives and special collections with WSU Libraries, who wrote a letter to the regents nominating Anderson for the honor.

Showcase features

Indigenous art films

A new exhibit at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU draws attention to the work of five Indigenous filmmakers.

“What Was Always Yours and Never Lost” showcases nine art films. It runs May 16 to July 29.

The collection introduces recent works of experimental documentary and art films by Indigenous filmmakers from throughout North America. The nine films explore a wide range of subjects while touching on indigeneity and identity in the face of colonial history. They speak to the joys of preserving the past, establishing community, and seeing the future differently.

The museum, located in the Crimson Cube, is open 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Call (509) 335-1910. On the web: museum.wsu.edu

Alumni Association hosts record-breaking reunion

Alumni from 16 classes will gather at the WSU Pullman campus June 1 to 4 for the first Coug reunion since 2019.

The WSU Alumni Association welcomes Platinum Grads from the classes of 1950, 1951, 1952, and 1953; Diamond Grads from the classes of 1960, 1961, 1962, and 1963; Golden Grads from the classes of 1970, 1971, 1972, and 1973, and Crimson Grads from the classes of 1980, 1981, 1983 and 1984. Reunions were postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

All alumni are welcome. For more info, visit alumni.wsu.edu/ reunions23.

Commencement 2023

WSU Pullman’s spring 2023 commencement is May 6. Ceremonies begin at 8 a.m., 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. For more info, visit commencement.wsu.edu.

Ida Lou Anderson is pictured at an outdoor campus event in the early 1920s.

The former WSU president's house has been renamed in honor of Ida Lou Anderson, who will be celebrated during at event at the residence June 8.

15% OFF with WSU Alumni Association Card

Cougar-made products available for purchase here!

Will you open up your home to a shelter dog, cat or kitten in need?

We have a few four legged friends that have been with us for a while that are in need of a break from the chaos of the shelter environment. The wonderful thing about fostering is that you get all the benefits of cuddles, companionship, and the other fun canine adventures, but we provide you with food, supplies, and still cover medical costs

Foster homes provide a great experience to the dog in preparing them for their forever home, teaching them social skills, basic manners, and all other good dog etiquettes.

We are also getting into the time of year when orphaned kittens will be in need of temporary homes. Help these little sweethearts have the very best start in life.

If you are interested in fostering, please submit an application to https://www.whitmanpets. org/foster-program-application.html

This is NOT Over!

Have you heard?

The Port of Whitman is proceeding with their request, asking the City of Pullman to rezone land, currently zoned as residential, to create a 188-acre industrial park. This land is located right next to a subdivision and near land for a future elementary and middle school. Industrial facilities should never be placed next to residential, and the Port is going to use your tax dollars to fund this project!

Washington State ranks last among 50 states in the US for housing availability*, resulting in overpriced homes and high rent. Pullman is representative of this housing crisis and needs this land for new and affordable housing.

This project further promotes external industries at the burden of Pullman residents.

Please write the Port and our City Council. Tell them you are opposed to this rezone application.

For more information and updates and ways to contact your city officials, visit www.savepullman.com

The Food & Shelter Folks

Celebrate Spring with Plant Starts!

Community Food FOOD

We are taking food donations by appointment! Please call the front desk (509-334-9147) to make an appointment to donate food. You can also make a monetary donation to the food bank at: https://www.cacwhitman.org/donate/

We are requesting the following donations:

• Canned meat (spam, tuna, chicken)

• Peanut butter

• Jam/Jelly

• Pasta

• Shelf stable milk alternatives: oat, almond, and rice milk

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

PANTRY

MONDAY 11:00 am- 1:00 pm

TUESDAY Closed

WEDNESDAY 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm

THURSDAY 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

FRIDAY 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Here at Community Action Center, we are busy growing baby plants for you to take home at our Spring Plant Sale and Mobile Farm Stand! Don’t they look delicious? Come join us on May 12!

What to Know About Pullman’s Water Conservation Ordinance

The Pullman City Council approved a water conservation ordinance at the meeting on March 28, that established a standard outdoor irrigation schedule and frequency for both residential and commercial water users. The ordinance was spurred by one of City Council’s 2023-24 goals aimed at developing and implementing an irrigation management program.

The ordinance defines:

• An outdoor irrigation season. Outdoor irrigation must only occur from June 1 to September 30 each year, unless declared otherwise.

• A watering frequency of up to three (3) days per week based on even and odd address numbering (see Figure 1).

• A watering window of 6:00 p.m.-10:00 a.m.

Below, dive into some of the details that the Public Works Department uncovered through their water conservation research:

Evapotranspiration (ET) is impactful.

Now, you’re probably thinking…evapotranspir-what? ET is basically water lost to the atmosphere via evaporation from the ground surface and from plant leaves. It’s most prominent in the summer with the emergence of higher temperatures, lower humidity, and other factors. By watering only during the irrigation season, you can minimize the effects of ET, irrigate more effectively, and save vital water resources year after year.

Watering between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. is optimal, but is there an even better time? ET rates are highest between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day, justifying a watering window of 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. But do you want to know a secret? Watering sometime between 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. could be even better for your lawn and plants. ET plays a lesser role in this timeframe. Also, there’s no increased risk of disease for plants since they’re already moist from dew, and the lower windspeeds mean less water can be carried away by gusts.

Your lawn doesn’t need as much water as you think. Did you know that most lawns only need one inch of water per week? This amounts to about 20 minutes of watering three times per week. Watering at the right time for the right number of days saves on our water supply and can help lower your utility bill, too!

Thank you for doing your part to conserve water and foster a more sustainable and secure water future for Pullman! Learn more by visiting www.PullmanConserves.com.

Simple, Safe Cycling Tips from Pullman Police

For May’s National Bike Month, Pullman Police would like to remind you to be safe on two wheels! Whether you’re riding short distances or long, on the road or on the trail, there’s always time to be protect yourself and others.

Here are Pullman Police’s top 5 safe cycling tips:

• Always wear a helmet.

• Ride with traffic and obey all signs and signals (it’s the law!).

• Be ready to brake at ALL times.

• Use hand signals to alert motorists.

• Wear bright colors and avoid headphones.

ELECTED OFFICIALS

Figure 1: The watering schedule for even and odd addresses as defined in

which establishes a Water Conservation Code within the Pullman city limits.

1. Got original grant and opened our doors in December 1992

2. Opened Moscow office in May 1, 1993

3. Moved to new Moscow office (purchased our own building)

4. Opened Lewiston office

5. Moved to a new Lewiston Office (purchased our own building)

6. Opened CDA office

7. Moved to Post Falls office (purchased our own building)

8. Partnered with COAST collab / transportation 9. Created Interstate Connections Newsletter 10. Independent Voting machines for the Blind demonstrations

15. Started BluePath – an accessible business online directory

16. Accessible curb cuts in downtown Moscow

17. Smithsonian History of Disability presentation in schools in the region

18. Accessible trail built for Tubbs Hill in Coeur d’Alene

19. Hands Around the Capitol event in Boise

20. Don’t Be A Zombie! Disability PSA’s 21. Gritman Hospital accessible parking project 22. Palouse skate park accessible garden

Pullman High School accessible entrance

Lewiston dog park access 25. Accessible Kayak launch dock in Coeur d’Alene

Ramp Up project in our region

Started Veteran Directed Care program

•Mother’s Day

•PRH, Palouse Mental Illness Support Group, 1 p.m.

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

•PRH, Childbirth 101 ‐ 6 p.m.

•PSD, Franklin PTA, 6:00 p.m. at FES

•Paint N Sip at Bishop Place, 6 p.m.

•PSD, Sunnyside PTO Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at SES or via Zoom

•PRH, Board of Commissioners, 6 p.m.

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

•PSD, Jefferson PTA Meeting, 7:00 p.m. at JES and via Zoom

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

•WSU Graduation

•Pullman Depot Heritage Center, Vintage Quilt Show, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

•Dance on my Heart Concert, 7:30 p.m., facebook.com/ tapestrywomenschoir

•PRH, Childbirth 101 ‐ 6 p.m.

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

•Washington Idaho Symphony Concert at Gladish, 7:30 p.m.

•Pullman Chamber of Commerce, General Membership Luncheon, see pg 1

•PCM Board Meeting - Working Session, 5:15 p.m.

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

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

•Pullman Depot Heritage Center, Photographing the Palouse, 7 p.m.

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

Club House

•Community Action Center, Spring Plant Sale, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Palouse Discovery Science Center, see pg 9

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

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

•PRH, Childbirth 101 ‐ 6 p.m.

•PRH, Prenatal Breast‐Feeding Class, 6 p.m.

•PRH, 5th Annual Girlfriends Gather, 6 p.m., Brelsford WSU Visitor Center

•PRH, Joint Replacement Preparation Class, 3 p.m.

•Pullman Farmers Market, 3:30 – 6 p.m., Brelsford WSU Visitor Center

•PRH, Women's Wellness: Stephannie Knewbow & Kim Johnson, 5:30 p.m.

•PSD, Last day of PSD Preschool

•Community Band of the Palouse, Free Family Concert, 6:30 p.m. at Gladish Domey Auditorium

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

•PRH, Childbirth 101 ‐ 6 p.m.

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

•PCM Monthly Board Meeting, 5:15 p.m.

•Pullman Farmers Market, 3:30 – 6 p.m., Brelsford WSU Visitor Center

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

•PCM: Family University - Mathematics at PCM, 5:30 p.m.

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

•Memorial Day

•PSD, No School

•PCM: NO SCHOOL

•City Hall closed

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

•Pullman Farmers Market, 3:30 – 6 p.m., Brelsford

WSU Visitor Center

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

Palouse Discovery Science Center

• PRH= Pullman Regional Hospital

• SES = Sunnyside Elementary School SFCC=Spokane Falls Community College

TRACKS

PULLMAN DEPOT HERITAGE CENTER NEWS & NOTES

THANKS TO YOU, the Northern Pacific Railway Depot in the heart of Downtown Pullman is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Following a comprehensive masonry restoration, a stunning tile roof will soon replicate the 1916 original.

The Pullman Depot Heritage Center extends a sincere thanks to all who contributed to this effort in 2022. Our donors providing financial support (recognized in these pages last December) are an essential part of the equation because they provide the community match required for Heritage Capital Project grants. Only with generous financial support and expert professional guidance from Design West Architects is this ambitious restoration possible. And there are so many others to thank – employees of local businesses whose work with us contributes to the local economy, community partners whose supportive relationships help to achieve our mutual goals, and most especially our dedicated volunteers

who contribute their time and talents as a labor of love. Our volunteers create local history displays and programming, they provide care for the facility now, and they work together to plan for its future.

Our sincere thanks to all who give, in whatever way they can. Thanks to YOU, a “diamond in the rough” is becoming a true community gem.

TRAVEL WITH US

Considering recent activities and progress, our punchy little tagline, Fix the Bricks, has been retired in favor of Raise the Roof. Of course, our mission of restoring the Depot to its former glory and repurposing it as a Center that celebrates our region’s rich history remains the same.

We are also extending our focus to include the exterior of the rail car and caboose sitting next to the Freight Room. Their condition has deteriorated significantly. Join us as we restore the rolling stock along with the Depot!

Won’t you come along with us? Depot restoration works to revitalize Pullman’s historic downtown core. Your tax-deductible donations and your contributions of time and talent are most welcome and help to make visible lasting changes. Be part of the change of this exciting project by sending your donation to WCHS/Depot Project PO Box 67 Colfax, WA 99111 or give online at pullmandepot.org

WE’RE ON BOARD OUR THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS,

Ken Casavant

Theo Clark

Bill Dolph

Karla Dolph

Kathie Duncan

Marc Entze

Maddie Farnsworth

Linda Hackbarth

Glenn Johnson

Linnea Johnson

Max Kirk

Steve Koberstein

Frances Lindberg

John-Mark Mahnkey

Kelly McGee

Alex McGregor

Doug Meyer

Kathy Meyer

Rena Mincks

Allison Munch-Rotolo

Greg Partch

Annette Pettenger

Barbara Petura

Sid Pierson

Donna Potts

Isabella Potts-Moore

Kathleen Ryan

Sacred Heart Youth Group

Mary Schweitzer

Debbie Sherman

Mark Speer IV

Raymond Sun

Bill Symons

Helen Thompson

Amanda Van Lanen

Ellie Watts

Bill Whitman

Brad Loomis

Brian Blanchard

Roots to Rise - Jane Jenkins

Cornerstone Properties –

Justin Rogers

Dom’s Donuts – Eric Dom

Three Forks Bike Shop –

Scott McBeath

Community Update -

Carol Cooper

Shawn Cole Construction

CMR Construction & Roofing

HUB Insurance

J&H Printing – Melissa Emerson

KKS Plowing

Ken Paulson Plumbing & Elec

Performance Systems

Pioneer Waterproofing Co.

Palouse Locksmith

Pullman Building Supply

Pullman Handyman

Pullman Heating & Electric –

Jon Clancy Sims Glass

Design North – Kathleen Ryan

Design West Architects – Brian Edwards, Ned Warnick

Zach Frederickson

Pullman Civic Trust –Bobbie Ryder

Downtown Pullman

Association – Willow

Falcon, Holly Greystone, Jeanne Weiler

Pullman Radio –Evan Ellis, Bill Weed

Spokane, Spangle & Palouse Railroad

Amanda Van Lanen

Washington Legislators - Sen. Mark Schoesler, Rep. Mary Dye, Rep. Joe Schmick

Washington State

Historical Society –

Jay Baersten, David Schingeck

Cordy Whitman

Jamie Whitman

Olivia Whitman

Naomi Wilke

Washington State University –Mark O’English, MASC

Integrated Design + Construction Lab (ID+CL)

Daily Evergreen

Whitman County Gazette

Whitman County

Historical Society

Mark Clinton - President

Valoree Gregory – Dir.

Jon Anderson – Treas.

Alex Otero - Archives

Did we miss adding you to our 2022 list? Won’t you please let us know so we can improve our message next year? Thank you!

Pullman’s Past Comes Alive

Roof tile arrives!

Palouse People talk

Tips and Tricks for Reading with your Child

Evan Hecker, Kamiak Elementary Principal

As young students continue to grow and move to higher grade levels, one of the most vital components of their development is language development. All parents are excited when their child comes home as a fluent reader, but the skill starts several years before. Research shows that reading at home with your child helps them to build language skills, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.

Children who are read to for 20 minutes per day have heard over 1.8 million words by the time they enter school. Children who are read to for 5 minutes per day have heard about 300,000 words, and children who are read to for 1 minute per day have heard about 8,000 words. How often and how much students are read to has an incredible impact on a student’s ability to comprehend and understand words, and those who hear more vocabulary words are better prepared when they see those words in the classroom for the first time. And who doesn’t want their child to pick up reading skills at a quicker and easier pace?

With summer right around the corner, now is the time to start reading with your child on a regular basis. Below are some suggestions to help build confident and successful readers, and to make reading part of your daily routine:

Read Every Day

Discussing story content, asking open-ended questions about story events, explaining the meaning of words, and pointing out features of print enhance the reading experience. These techniques promote increased language development, comprehension of story content, knowledge of story structure, and a better understanding of language. All of these skills lead to literacy success (Berk, L. E. 2009 Child Development, 8th ed. Pearson Education, Inc). Reading every day also teaches your children that reading is important and a priority in their lives.

Find a Comfortable and Quiet Place

Sitting, laying side by side, or letting your child curl up in your lap in a favorite chair is an excellent way to help

them focus on the book. It also shows how much you care about them and reading. Choose a “just right” amount of time beforehand as well.

During Reading

Take a book walk with your child. Use their mistakes as a way to gather information. Pause to ask questions. Never feel like you have to read the whole book at once. You might find yourself wrapped up in a discussion about the author’s purpose, or making predictions, or making text connections about how the story is similar to something in your lives.

After Reading

Reflect on the book with your child. Use summarizing to see if they can retell what happened in the story at the beginning, middle, and end. Discuss the main problem in the story and ask if the problem was resolved. If so, how was it resolved?

I hope you carve out some time each day with your child to read and partner with our schools to help build lifelong readers and learners.

A Day in the Life of a Bus Driver

Joe Thornton, Executive Director of Operations

I have held many positions in my 24 years with the Pullman School District; teacher, coach, high school assistant principal, high school principal, and now, Director of Operations. In my current position, I am often called on to drive a school bus as a substitute because a regular driver is out sick or taking a group of students on an activity trip. Of all the things I have done for the Pullman School District perhaps the most challenging one has been to drive a school bus. But, it’s also been one of the most rewarding! I’d like to give a quick snapshot of what the day of bus driving looks like.

Depending on the route assigned, a driver shows up to the transportation center as early as 6:00 a.m. to begin the pre-trip preparation of their bus. The pre-trip involves doing a safety inspection of the bus to make certain it is safe and ready to transport students. It involves checking under the hood of the bus, as well as suspension, tires, air brakes, lights, and emergency exits. All of these systems, by code, must be checked before the start of each trip with students. If any of these systems fail the inspection, the bus is taken out of service. Once the pre-trip is done, the driver is ready to hit the road on their route, and it may only be 6:30 a.m.

Driving a bus can provide sensory overload, and that is even before the students get on the bus. There are lots of things to keep an eye on; not just all the gauges, but also all the traffic. Many of the early routes go outside the city on rural routes. Depending on the time of year, it is often pitch black at the start of the trip as you navigate your way down gravel roads. The traffic at 6:30 is usually pretty light, but not at 7:30. The view from behind the wheel of a bus includes seeing down into cars and what other drivers are doing--the number of people on their phones while they drive is disturbing. Speaking of traffic, it gets really interesting when it is snowy, icy, foggy, slushy or all of the above together. Add to that, during the first storm of winter when, it seems, everyone else has forgotten how to drive in the snow or their snow tires are in the garage and not on the car. Also, remember the cold snap last December? At the transportation center it was -17o when drivers needed to climb into a bus and get started. Diesel engines take a long time to warm up, and that’s also true with the cab of the bus.

Then, you finally get to pick up students. This is the highlight of the job! For most of the students that ride the bus, if not for the transportation we provide, they would not get to school. For the most part, students are enthusiastic, and you have the opportunity to start their school day off with a positive interaction with school staff. Elementary students are energetic and silly. High

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.

school students are quiet and sleepy, with ear-buds in and screen on. They will acknowledge your presence with a quick head bob. Middle schoolers are all over the place from silly to somber. They will acknowledge your presence, but only if their friends are not watching. You just have to remind yourself that middle school students are biologically programed to not be thrilled at the sight of an adult--especially one that is taking them to school.

When the bus is full and you are headed to school, the job of a bus driver includes managing student behavior. In the classroom, teachers help students stay on task with eye contact and proximity--both difficult to do on a bus. You must rely on building good rapport, being clear with expectations for riding safely, and being consistent in reminding and enforcing the rules. If the bus is a very full, you may have a para-professional staff member from a school ride along and help manage the students. These bus paras can provide invaluable assistance with helping students ride safely when the bus is full.

After arriving at the school (not too early but not too late), navigating the parent traffic around the school, and safely unloading the students, you return to the transportation center. There you conduct a post-trip safety inspection and complete mileage logs and paperwork--then you are back at it about five hours later for the trip home. The afternoon trip is a bit more lively, especially on a Friday. As the bus driver, you have the opportunity to be the last school staff the student sees that day and to end their day with a smile and wish for a good afternoon or weekend. My experience is that about 90% of students wish you the same and thank you for driving them to or from school.

Driving a bus is an often times overlooked and invisible essential role that supports student success. We know that students cannot learn if they are hungry, but it is also true that students cannot learn if they cannot get to school. School bus driving can be a rewarding parttime job, and many of our drivers are retired from other careers. If you are interested in being part of our team and being professionally involved in our school system, please call us at the School District office for more information about how to train for and then apply for a job as a school bus driver, including as a substitute driver. The District provides the necessary training and pays for it, as well.

The next time you cross paths with a bus driver, please thank them for the work they do to safely get students to and from school. By the way, bus drivers also look forward to summer--just like the students.

Board of Directors

Arron Carter Director, District 1 acarter@psd267.org

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

Jim Evermann Director, District 3 jfe@psd267.org

Nathan Roberts Director, District 4 nroberts@psd267.org

Amanda Tanner Director, District 5 atanner@psd267.org

The Gladish Community and Cultural Center May/June Events

Coming up at The Gladish in June is our murder Mystery!

It’s the height of Prohibition in 1920s Chicago, and there’s a mob war brewing between the South Side Gangsters and the

Northern Chicago Mob Outfit. The two ruthless crime leaders Hal Sapone and Beanie O’Dannon have finally reached an agreement on bootlegging practices in Chicago and have decided to pull together resources to undergo a collaborative effort with criminal endeavors.

On the surface, this strategy seems similar to bailing out a sinking ship with tin cups, nevertheless. Recently, gangsters from the north and south have been spotted together at various speakeasies throughout Chicago, but the tension in the air is always thick enough to be cut with a knife.

However, this newfound relationship between the opposing mob bosses has served, thus far, to inhibit gratuitous bloodshed as in the past. Part of the success of this truce is that both crime bosses have found new dames, thereby intertwining more mutual relationships between the two factions. The two gangs have set an official date to meet at Hal Sapone’s Grand Gatsby Speakeasy to resolve all remaining differences.

Will these two underground organizations resolve their disputes or will a massive melee erupt, rekindling the fatal flames between them? This is where your story begins. Tickets are available now at gladishcommunity.org/tickets.

After buying your ticket be sure to fill out the character selection to get the specific character that you want!

Our other event on May 8, 2023 is the Washington Idaho Symphony Benefit concert for Gladish’s remodel!

This Concert will happen outside of their normal season, and perfect for those trying to satiate their symphony itch. Tickets are available on our website at gladishcommunity.org/tickets. Details coming soon on this concert such as date, time, and the repertoire, so be on the lookout for more information soon! All of Gladish’s events this year are for the Centre for the Arts fundraising. We need your help in getting this amazing facility demoed and remodeled. If you can come to even one of our events this year, that would be amazing! Tell your family and your friends to come to some events, and let’s all come together and make this dream of having a beautiful facility for this community a reality! Check out our website for more information about the events that we are doing, the Centre for the Arts website for donating, or come over and chat with us about helping out!

Below are some of the design photos, courtesy of Design West for a few of the areas that we are renovating. If you want to see more, buy a seat placard to the auditorium, or donate to the project you can learn more at CFTAgladish.org.

Community support makes up an important portion of our fundraising and shows the support we have from our community, making it easier to apply for grants and other means of funding, so please consider supporting us today!

Meet Stacey Swift, Chair of the Women’s Leadership Guild

Member Since: 2017

Occupation: Banking and Finance

Stacey Swift has been named Chair of the Pullman Regional Hospital’s Women’s Leadership Guild, a volunteerled group of 40 women philanthropists supporting the hospital’s Foundation and regional non-profits through grant-making since 2015.

Why did you join the Guild?

I first saw the logo at a Hospital Gala in 2016, and wondered what the Women’s Leadership Guild was. Maybe a month later, my friend Katie invited me to a meeting. I thought it would be a great way to network, so I went. We talked about capacity and giving to the hospital and agencies helping women and children of the Palouse. I knew from that first meeting that I wanted to find some room in my budget to help make that happen. Thankfully, they asked me to join.

Why have you served on the board for so long?

It fills my heart. Covid was so challenging, but it also taught me that our members care about supporting our communities even if we cannot get together to do so. In a time where I thought we would lose members due to lack of fun get-togethers, we raised over $25,000 for the Hospital.

What is your vision?

Collective philanthropy. We are here because we believe in the value of having access to top medical services and how that connects to and serves our growth as a community. We are here to learn about and give back to the agencies serving women and children in our area. We are here to network and grow together with our community and non-profits in the area. I may not have enough to make a big difference by myself, but by pooling my money with others, I know I’ve helped make a significant impact. I want to show ladies this concept in action

through membership and events.

Non-profit interactions. I have learned so much through interacting with the wonderful people who represent our local non-profit agencies. I was hooked the first time I went to the agencies’ presentation. This is where all our eligible grant applicants have the chance to tell us about their work. I had no idea all these amazing agencies existed right here on the Palouse prior to that meeting. It was a game changer. I knew I was in the right place, and I wanted to do more. I’d like to provide more opportunities to not only see where our grant money goes, but also volunteer with these agencies.

What are your 2-year and beyond goals?

I hope grow our membership to over 50 members in the next couple years by teaching people about philanthropy and collective giving. Here’s my ask from our members: invite a friend. I wouldn’t be here today if someone hadn’t invited me. What has been your most favorite WLG event?

I love Girlfriends Gather. There’s something about the event. Maybe it’s the time of year (May) and springtime renewal, but I just love the excitement in the air that keeps building until we choose a winner and get to make a significant impact to one of our local non-profits. Any time we can give over $5000 in one night, it’s special.

Who is the right candidate to join the WLG?

Anyone who wants to learn about local non-profit work, meet fun ladies, has the capacity to give and is looking for a way to make an impact all while having a great time should come check us out!

Why should someone join the Guild?

I’ve learned a lot about my community, I’ve made a lot of friends, and I’ve found a way to make a difference. I’ve also had a pretty great time!

Pullman Regional Hospital – Stroke Ready

American Stroke Awareness Month is a great time to refresh yourself on the symptoms associated with having a stroke.

A ‘BE FAST’ assessment can be done to evaluate stroke symptoms:

Balance: watch for sudden loss of balance

Eyes: check for vision loss

Face: look for an uneven smile

Arm: check if one arm is weak

Speech: listen for slurred speech

Time: If the person shows ANY of these symptoms, call 9-1-1 and get to the person to the emergency department as fast as possible

In 2022, Pullman Regional Hospital earned Acute Stroke Ready Certification from DNV—an international accrediting body for healthcare organizations. To earn certification, a hospital must meet or exceed evidence-based standards set forth by the American Stroke Association.

“Responding to a stroke is all about time,” said Stephanie Knewbow, Emergency Department Director and Stroke Coordinator for Pullman Regional Hospital, alongside Dr. Aaron Scott, the supervising medical doctor. “The saying goes, ‘Time is Brain.’ This certification means we’re able to assess our patients, connect with a stroke specialist, neurologist or neurosurgeon, administer a clot dissolving medication—when prescribed, and admit or stabilize and transfer our patients all within specific windows of time.”

“This is when being a small hospital is a tremendous asset,” said Kim Johnson, Emergency Department Registered Nurse. “Our CT machine is steps away from our emergency department, and we don’t have to wait to get our patient in for imaging. In minutes we can be connected to a neurologist who specializes in stroke care so we can proceed with the best treatment to save

brain function.”

According to the American Stroke Association, stroke is a leading cause of death, killing nearly 130,000 people each year, and is a leading cause of serious, long-term adult disability. Pullman Regional Hospital’s emergency department treats about 80-100 stroke patients a year.

While this is less than 1% of the patients seen each year in Pullman, the average stroke ages a person by 36 years.

When a ‘Code Stroke’ is implemented at Pullman Regional Hospital, a team of 8 immediately respond. Team members include emergency physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, emergency nurses, certified nursing assistants, intensive care unit nurses, CT technologists, laboratory technicians, and clinical coordinators.

“It’s crucial our hospital is best equipped to take fast and effective action for stroke,” said Verna Yockey, Director of the ICU and Medical-Surgical Unit and member of the Pullman Regional Hospital Stroke Team. “When it’s your family member in the ambulance, you want to know your hospital has a dedicated team and proven protocol. When it’s a code stroke, we drop what we’re doing and respond.

We each have a dedicated role and we practice and practice and practice through mock codes.”

May is Stroke Awareness month. Follow Pullman Regional Hospital on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn to learn more.

Big Future, Small Price Tag! Pullman Center in Profile

weekly photo journals where the only requirements were to write at least 300 words and include the inspiration image for the entry. I left the task open-ended to allow them to experiment and see where it would end up.

How did your students respond to the assignment?

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The CCS Annex hosts a Composition Photo Exhibit from recent English courses at SFCC and WSU. Dr. David Martin asked his students to choose a key term – challenge, epiphany, and happiness – and illustrate the term with an original photograph and a short text. The work was first shown at WSU’s Bundy Hall and is displayed at our Annex through June 16. We had a chance to dive deeper into the project with Dr. Martin, who has taught English and ESL faculty at SFCC, UI, and WSU for over two decades and serves as the President of the Washington Association of the Education of Speakers of Other Languages.

What is a primary learning goal of this project?

There were two goals, actually. One was to compare experiences between the WSU and SFCC students on the campus we share. The second was for students to be able to see their work in a public space and communicate their stories visually and succinctly.

What inspired you to design this instructional project for your classes?

I have done work with image-based assignments for over 15 years and have seen the value of the image as a starting point for discussion. It is a way for students who struggle to initiate writing to start with a story they have already documented through pictures taken and stored on their phones. For this term, I had students do

I enjoyed reading as they practiced descriptive writing, analyzed the messaging of their lived experiences, and engaged in storytelling. I got to know them better than through essay writing. This is definitely an approach I will use again.

Were there any surprises as you saw and responded to the students’ projects?

A handful of students reflected on experiences I had not anticipated. One student used the assignment to get to know his co-workers at his new job. Another student used it to unpack and process some really challenging emotional experiences, while others focused on making meaning out of regular, everyday life events. Most surprising was the amount of agency students took regarding the structure and development of the journal assignments. It wasn’t an exercise in arm-twisting as journals sometimes can be (chuckles).

What insights and ideas are you taking away from this project?

I am impressed with how readily students got on board with the imagebased assignment. The gallery also provided an exciting opportunity for students to see their work displayed in public rather than viewing their writing and image-taking as assignments done in isolation. The storytelling students produced with the simple parameters of taking images that represent their happy moments, challenges, and epiphanies still amazes me. I am grateful we learned so much more about each other and our different experiences through this project.

Valda Black, WSU Ph.D.c. Anthropology, secured a sizable project grant from the CCS Foundation to support student-centered teaching and learning. Her proposal focused on student engagement in anthropology education and the critical tool of objectbased learning (OBL) to promote interactive and applied learning, critical thinking, and student success. Black acquired for our Center a suite of anthropological objects, including cast skulls, to look at the physical evolution of humans, and stone tools, to look at human technology through time.

The content and volume of scholarship by Kyle Serrott, SFCC faculty and WSU Ph.D. student. in American Studies and Culture, has inspired colleagues and students. In March, Serrott gave a presentation” at the annual Indigenous Research Conference of WSU’s Center for Native American Research & Collaboration. In April, he presented a “Abolishing Prisons, Abolishing Hate: An Abolitionist Approach to Hate Crime” at the 7th Annual International Hate Studies Conference in Spokane.

Congratulations to Angela Tower, SFCC faculty and WSU Ph.D.c. in Mathematics! Angela won a prestigious Mathematical Sciences Graduate Internship with the National Institute of Health. The internship is part of the Big Data T35 program at the University of South Carolina, bigdata.sc.edu, where Angela will work with Dr. Monique Brown’s public health group on the socialeconomic effects of HIV and intervention research.

CCS Pullman is hiring! We are inviting applications for a full-time Center Manager and we look to fill adjunct teaching vacancies in Biology, Economics, Environmental Science, and Physics for the academic year ’23-24. Most deadlines are in May, so apply asap at: bit.ly/ccspullmanjobs.

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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!

With the remodel of the spaces, the Gladish’s new PAC will partner with our communities 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-pro t organization.

Website

Phone: 509-332-8081

Email: info@gladishcommunity org

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

Link to Buy-a-Seat

Example of seat placard, design not finalized Auditorium Entrance Space

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