Pullman Community Update
VOL. 25 | NO. 2 FEBRUARY 2020
CITY OF PULLMAN | PULLMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL | PULLMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT | WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PULLMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
Pullman Public Schools: Bond and Levy Information Pullman Public Schools will have three measures on the February 11, 2020 ballot: • Proposition #1: General Obligation Bonds - $15,000,000 • Proposition #2: Replacement School Support Levy for Educational Enrichment Programs and Operations • Proposition #3: Replacement Technology Capital Projects Levy
classrooms to Franklin Elementary, reconstruct Pullman High School, and build our fourth elementary school, Kamiak Elementary. We also added four new classrooms at Jefferson Elementary through non-voted debt. We are thankful, and don’t take for granted, a community that places a high importance on education.
We’ve addressed the significant population growth at our high school and elementary schools, and face a shortage of space at our middle school. In late spring of 2019 a Capital Any registered voter who resides within the Pullman Projects Advisory Committee (CPAC) was formed consisting School District will have the opportunity to vote on the bond of community members, Lincoln Middle School staff and for the renovation and expansion at Lincoln Middle School administrators, and district staff members. This committee and the cooling system additions for Jefferson, Franklin and reviewed student enrollment numbers, facility needs, Sunnyside elementary schools, the replacement enrichment bond financing and community surveys and staff/parent/ levy, and the replacement technology levy. community forum input to develop a bond recommendation to present to the school board. We sincerely appreciate the Proposition #1: BOND for BUILDING: 20 Year $15 substantial commitment required of the committee. This Million Bond for the Renovation and Expansion of team worked many hours to put together a proposal that Lincoln Middle School and HVAC Upgrades to Three would address our facility needs, while still having little to no Elementary Schools impact on our community’s taxes. With their final proposal • 20-year bond to renovate and expand Lincoln Middle School of $15 million in funding, we can address overcrowding and to relieve overcrowding, enhance safety and security and safety issues at Lincoln Middle School, and upgrade the HVAC meet projected increase in student enrollment systems at Jefferson, Franklin and Sunnyside elementary legislative changes, the February 11, 2020 ballot will • Install HVAC cooling system upgrades at Franklin, schools, which has been a frequently voiced request by our separate these two levies again. The ballot will have Sunnyside, and Jefferson elementary schools students, staff, parents, and community members. separate propositions for the Enrichment Levy and the • No increase in the rate per thousand dollars of assessed Lincoln Middle School was expanded and upgraded Technology Levy, as has been done in previous years. valuation in 2005 to accommodate up to 600 students. The bond While there are two levies on the ballot, the amount of • Priorities were identified by the Capital Projects Advisory that funded that expansion will expire in December 2020. funding requested remains the same since 2014. Committee (CPAC) through community and staff feedback We now have the opportunity to address facility needs at • Current Lincoln Middle School bond expires December 2020 Lincoln Middle School without increasing the current rate Proposed REPLACEMENT Levies • Money is received upfront and paid over 20 years per thousand dollars of assessed property value. If approved, • Enrichment Levy - $5,300,000 per year for four years Proposition #2: LEVY for LEARNING: Four Year the requested $15 million 20-year bond would take effect • Technology Levy -$200,000 per year for four years Enrichment Levy (Previously Known as Maintenance January of 2021. Due to the current increase in Pullman’s We genuinely appreciate the long-time support of our assessed property valuation, the tax rate for the 2021 bond and Operations or M & O Levy) - Replacement community, and the direct impact that support has on the will be the same tax rate per thousand dollars as 2019, quality of our schools. If you have questions about any of • $5.3 million per year which means there will not be an increase in the tax rate per these measures, please don’t hesitate to contact us. • REPLACEMENT levy thousand dollars of assessed property value. For more information, including detailed financial • Four years (2021-2024) Who may vote on the three ballot measures on February 11, 2020?
• No increase in the rate per thousand dollars of assessed property value • Bridges the gap in funding between what the state pays and the actual cost of operating our schools • Provides approximately 14% of our district’s operating budget • Provides funding for extracurricular activities, clubs, athletics, additional staff, professional development, smaller class sizes, music and art, and nursing services
Proposition #3: LEVY for LEARNING: Four Year Technology Levy - Replacement • • • •
$200,000 per year REPLACEMENT levy Four years (2021-2024) No increase in the rate per thousand dollars of assessed property value • Provides funding for computer hardware and software, online applications, and system updates Bond Information Pullman Public Schools has a strong legacy of community support. We are extremely grateful community members within Pullman School District have consistently supported our bond and levy ballot measures. As our district has grown, the community has supported the district to accommodate this growth through the approval of bonds that help us fund new construction and building renovations to serve our students. The most recent bonds enabled us to add six additional
Levy Information
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School district levy taxes help bridge the gap between the funding we receive from the state and the actual cost of operating our schools. Our current levy that helps bridge this gap in funding to support our local schools expires in December 2020. On February 11, 2020 voters will be asked to consider a replacement levy to continue with the district’s current level of local funding.
visit: www.PullmanSchools.org/2020BondLevy call: 509.332.3581 email: bondlevyfacts@psd267.org
The state has established new guidelines related to school levies, which means that our levy measures on local ballots will look different in 2020. Two main changes include: 1. The name of our primary levy was previously known as the Maintenance and Operations or “M & O” levy. It will now be referred to as an Enrichment Levy. 2. In 2016 we combined the Maintenance and Operations Levy ($5,300,000) with the Technology Levy ($200,000) totaling $5.5 million a year. Due to recent
Board of Directors Jim Evermann Director, District 3 jfe@psd267.org
Amanda Tanner Director, District 5 atanner@psd267.org
Nathan Roberts Director, District 4 nroberts@psd267.org
Allison Munch-Rotolo Director, District 2 Amunch-rotolo@psd267.org
President Susan Weed Director, District 1 Sweed@psd267.org
In This Issue… Pullman School District Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse Pullman Regional Hospital Community Action Center Gladish Community & Cultural Center Pullman Council on Aging Community Calendar Spokane Falls Community Colleges Whitman County Humane Society City of Pullman Palouse Ice Rink Pullman Chamber of Commerce YMCA of the Palouse Habitat for Humanity Washington State University
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Social-Emotional Learning: Building Capacity in our Students Stephanie Bray, Franklin Elementary School Principal What is Social Emotional Learning (SEL)? According to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Social Emotional Learning is the process through which people build awareness and skills in managing emotions, setting goals, establishing relationship, and making responsible decisions that support success in school and in life. Franklin Elementary staff, as well as all schools in the Pullman School District, continue to focus on developing our students’ capacity and providing instruction to our students around Social Emotional wellbeing and overall health. Adoption of curriculum, continued professional development, and school activities are all ways we are continuously working for students and families in this area of education. This past spring Pullman Public Schools officially adopted the Second Step curriculum for all of our Kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms. This curriculum promotes school success, school connectedness, and a safe and respectful school climate by directly teaching students the skills that strengthen the ability to learn, have empathy, manage emotions and solve problems. In regards to skills for learning, self-regulation is key and these skills are the pre-cursor for teaching additional skills. Empathy taught through the program teaches students skills for identifying emotions in themselves and others, and it is the basis for helpful and socially responsible behavior and is also related to academic success. After the skills for learning and empathy are taught and practiced, emotional management takes the stage. This program teaches students proactive strategies that help prevent harmful emotions from escalating into negative behaviors to help them get along with others, make good choices, and to problem solve. Problem solving steps include: Creating a neutral problem statement, generating safe and respectful solutions, evaluating the consequences of these
solutions, and steering students toward a prosocial solution. The Second Step program has the ability to prevent problematic behaviors, peer rejection, impulsivity, and antisocial behavior by developing students’ self-regulation skills, social-emotional competencies, and school connectedness. District staff and other specialists continue to provide professional development for our educators in this area of education as well. Before school started, and throughout the year, we review and re-visit the Social Emotional Learning Standards adopted by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and the state of Washington. These standards focus on self-awareness, self-management, self-efficacy, socialawareness, social management, and social engagement. At our Professional Development days, we have covered such topics as: Core educational support principles for trauma-exposed students, Practical Tips for Identifying and Managing Anxiety in the Classroom Social Emotion Lesson Implementation, 12 Guiding Principles when working with Troubled and Troubling Students, Understanding the Conflict Cycle, and Why Quiet Places for Rough moments are Vital. School specific strategies are important for the continued education and focus on social emotional learning for our students. We continue to promote and model safe, respectful, and responsible environment and actions. Throughout the year we provide constant reminders through bulletin boards, instruction, and daily/weekly announcements, acknowledge positive interactions and behaviors, and have restorative conversations with students. Franklin Elementary, as well as the Pullman School district, is committed to providing social emotional education to each and every student, and fostering an environment where all students feel safe, are able to build self, and management social interactions.
Melting Down? Ways to Cool Down Provides ways a student can “cool down”. These offer self-regulation and de-escalation strategies to all students.
Meg Conley’s 3rd Grade Class: Living Bulletin Board Take What You Need (Students and staff can literally take what they need in these uplifting messages, as well as anyone can also contribute to adding to the board)
What are Counting Collections? Pam Brantner, Principal, Sunnyside Elementary School Your child comes home and talks excitedly about counting collections, and you wonder to yourself, all they do at school is count? And what exactly are these counting collections? Well, I am here to answer those two questions! Counting collections is a structured opportunity to count a collection of objects, such as shells, beads, blocks, etc. Students might count the items one-by-one or skip count by groups. In kindergarten students work up to learning that it is faster to count by groups of tens, while in fifth grade you see students multiplying the groups. After students have organized and counted their objects they record how they counted. While students are working, the teacher moves about the room observing strategies, problem solving with students, highlighting efficient strategies that are used by students, discussing student recordings and helping students to collaborate while working. Often the teacher will first ask a guiding question, that encourages students to problem solve using various strategies. Each child has a collection is created specifically for their ability
and is adjusted as their skill set increases. Teachers can further student thinking by asking pointed questions, such as: How many more until you get 100? How many shells would each student in your group of 5 get? How many groups of ten? In counting collections, students have the opportunity to make sense of concepts and practice counting with real world items and scenarios. This experience with counting lays the foundation for understanding all mathematical concepts. Counting collections create an opportunity for children to work on many rich math content ideas, namely ideas about counting, quantity and place value. These complex ideas are developed over time through many opportunities to count. When your child comes home and starts talking about counting collections you can ask them: What did you count? How did you count them- by fives, tens, etc.? This interaction extends their learning and connects home to school. Happy counting! P.S. If you have any small items, such as shells, beads, buttons, etc. that you would like to donate for counting you can drop them off at any school!
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 employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Roberta Kramer, Assistant Superintendent, Pullman School District Administrative Offices, 240 SE Dexter Street, Pullman, WA 99163, 509.332.3144. Applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations in the application process by contacting the Personnel Coordinator at (509) 332-3584.
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ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE OF THE PALOUSE
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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, or TDVAM for short.
Imagine a world where: • boys and girls know that they are loved and how to love, • gender doesn’t define how we treat each other, and • everyone experiences healthy, loving, and safe relationships.
How are we going to get there? By talking about relationships with—everyone!
So, let’s start talking! Don’t worry, you don’t have to be an expert or have all the answers. Just ask a question or two, be genuinely curious and open-minded, and listen. It’s that simple. Keep the conversation open. Keep checking in. Talking to your teenager about how their relationship makes them feel can be a window into seeing if things are healthy or unhealthy. Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse is here to help you through the tough talks. Because we know that conversations build expectations about how we’ll be treated by others and how we’ll treat them. And talking to our loved ones lets us in on what they’re going through.
Cocoa and Conversation Every Wednesday morning before classes, ATVP will be in the Pullman High School commons with free hot chocolate and great conversation. Swing by and chat about boundaries, consent, relationships, and more!
For support—in how to start a conversation with your teen, in learning about healthy relationships, and for questions—ATVP is here. We also offer a variety of youth-directed programs to help kids and teens learn about healthy relationships and lead healthy lives. Give us a call!
Wear Orange Day, February 11, 2020 Orange is the recognition color for Teen Dating Violence Awareness. You can wear orange clothes, nail polish, ribbons, jewelry, anything! Post a picture on Insta, Twitter, or Facebook using #Orange4Love Connect to ATVP on Facebook and Twitter for more ways to get involved!
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PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Palouse Neurology works with Parkinson’s patients
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Have a heart celebrates 31 years Treat your Valentine and support the Auxiliary and its mission to provide care and comfort to Pullman Regional Hospital patients. You can find the form online at www. pullmanregional.org/ auxiliary or pick one up to complete at Diane’s Gift Garden at Pullman Regional Hospital.
New president elected to Board of Commissioners
Dr. Sarita Said-Said, Neurologist
Peg Gunderson
More than three years ago when Peg Gunderson, Pullman, experienced shaking and discomfort being in noisy rooms full of people, she just thought her symptoms were part of getting older. After she attended her 50th high school reunion, however, her family and friends noticed Peg wasn’t herself. “My classmates and family said, “ ‘Something is different with you, Peg. Have you seen a doctor?’ ”
Peg sited other qualities she likes about Dr. SaidSaid. “She’s very knowledgeable about Parkinson’s. She keeps up to date on the latest research and she spent a lot of time discussing the disease with me and my husband, David.”
She went to her primary care physician and was referred to a neurologist who diagnosed her with Parkinson’s disease. Peg transferred to a neurologist based in Lewiston but since Palouse Neurology opened in 2019, she moved her care to Dr. Sarita Said-Said, neurologist who staffs the clinic in Moscow. Palouse Neurology is made possible thanks to a regional partnership between Pullman Regional Hospital and Gritman Medical Center. The clinic is operated by Palouse Specialty Physicians. “It’s nice to have this care local,” said Peg. “Dr. Said is so personable and thorough. She’s pleasant and confident.”
Peg is not necessarily comfortable being in the spotlight about the disease but is passionate about providing support to those with Parkinson’s. She is thankful for living in a community that cares.
Jeff Elbracht, president
Local programs that support Parkinson’s patients are: • LSVT Big & Loud classes at Pullman Regional Hospital • Voice therapy at Pullman Regional Hospital • Monthly support group meetings at Good Samaritan in Moscow and Rock Steady Boxing in Moscow. For more information, please contact Noel Nicolai, Education Coordinator at (509) 336-7404 or noel. nicolai@pullmanregional.org.
Tricia Grantham, vice president
At the January Board of Commissioners meeting, Jeff Elbracht, commissioner, was elected president of the board. Outgoing president is Tricia Grantham, who served as president for the last 12 years and as commissioner for 16 years. Tricia continues on the board now serving as vice-president. On behalf of Pullman Regional Hospital, thank you to Tricia for her years of dedication, service and leadership to the hospital! Current Pullman Regional Hospital Board of Commissioners Jeff Elbracht, president Tricia Grantham, vice president Sandra O’Keefe, secretary Karen Karpman Mike Murphy Joe Pitzer Margaret Werre Pullman Regional Hospital is governed by an elected Board of Commissioners and is a not for profit, public district hospital.
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Pullman Regional Hospital Auxiliary thanks you for another successful Christmas Tree Raffle Thanks to your generosity, $5,000 was raised through raffle ticket sales! Thank you to our generous Christmas tree donors: • • • • • • • • • • • •
Pullman Chamber and Visitor Center – won by Alison Mixter Pullman Regional Hospital BirthPlace – won by Susan Bohm University Collision of Moscow & Pullman – won by K O’Rourke Neill’s Flowers and Gifts and Your Pullman Radio Stations – won by Jill Jefferies Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories – won by Lynn Smith Sharon Hall and JoDeen Smith – won by Susan Weed Girl Scout Troop 3210 – won by Holly Hein P1FCU – won by Jenny LeBau Bishop Senior Living – won by Jenny Thomas Healing Hands Massage – won by Stilwell Zeppoz – won by Dave Williams Crimson and Gray – won by Celina
Special thanks to Christmas Tree Co-Chairs, Caitlin Carl and Anna Engle! Pullman Regional Hospital Auxiliary exists to support patient comfort and healing needs through fundraising activities. To learn more, visit: www.pullmanregional.org/ auxiliary The tree, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, was artfully created by Sharon Hall and JoDeen Smith and even included an electric fireplace.
February | Health Education Calendar 1st 2020 PRH Foundation Gala, Event Sold Out, Saturday, SEL Event Center, https://pullmanregional.org/specialevents/foundation-gala 3rd, 24th Tai chi for Health: Intermediate, Generosity Inspires Program, Mondays, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Pullman Parks n’Rec, Frances Preston, OT 3rd, 17th Caregivers Coffee & Support, Open group, 1st & 3rd Monday, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm, Whitman County Library, Melissa, (509) 332-0365
12th Board of Commissioners Special Meeting, Wednesday, 6:00 pm, Holiday Inn Express, Hospital Administration 14th Monthly Drop-In Grief Support, 2nd Friday, 12:30 pm 2:00 pm, Hill Ray Plaza Rm 309, WHMC, Colfax, Annie Pillers, (509) 332-4414 17th Pre Op Total Joint Class, Open to the public, 3rd Monday , 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm , Conf. Rms. “C/D”, Maile Kellar, PTA, Orthopedic Care Coordinator
4th, 25th Tai chi for Health: Beginner, Registration Required, Tuesdays, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Pullman Parks n’Rec, Frances Preston, OT
WSU Neuropsychology & Aging Laboratory, Seeking participants 50+ to assist with research. Promoting Independent functioning at home, reducing caregiver burden. Projects approved by IRB, for Info (509) 335-4033
4th, 11th, 18th, 25th Work In Progress: AA, Tuesdays, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Conf. Rm “C”, Matt, (360) 380-7078; Emily, (856) 520-2983
19th Breast Cancer Support Group of the Palouse, 3rd Wednesday, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Conf. Rm. “C”, Cathy Murphy, MS RN
6th Healthy Steps Together, Must be registered, Thursdays, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm, Conf. Rm. “C”, (509) 336-7543; https://pullmanregional.org/patient-care/services/ nutrition-therapy/healthy-steps-together-program
19th Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast: Specialty Clinics, Karly Port, 4th Wednesday, 7:30 am, PRH’s Red Sage Café, Noel, (509) 336-7404
7th, 28th Tai Chi for Heallth: Advanced, Registration required, Fridays, 12:00 pm - 1:00pm, Pullman Parks n’Rec, Frances Davies, OT
21st Monthly Drop-In Grief Support, No pre-registration Required, 3rd Friday, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Bishop Place Independent Living Apartments 3rd Floor Library, Annie Pillers, (509) 332-4414
7th, 21st Caregivers Coffee & Support, Food provided, 1st & 3rd Friday, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, Malden Library, Melissa, (509) 332-0365
24th Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Support Group, 4th Monday, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Conf Rm. “D”, Palouse.TBI. Network@gmail.com
9th Palouse Mental Illness & Advocacy Support Group, 2nd Sunday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Conf. Rm “A”, Zoe Cooley, (208) 835-3071; Lorraine Cline, (509) 758-0284
25th Lupus Fibro Support Group, 4th Tuesday, 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm, Conf. Rm “A”, Noel Nicolai, PhD.
10th, 24th Caregivers Coffee & Support, Open group, 2nd & 4th Mondays, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, Regency Senior Living Center, Melissa, (509) 332-0365 12th Women’s Wellness Wednesdays: Heart Health for Us, Esther Spataro, RN, BSN, CCRN, 2nd Wednesday, 5:30 pm, Bikes & Brews Bistro, Pullman, WA, Noel, (509) 336-7404
26th Palouse Parkinson’s Support Group, Last Wednesday of the month, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm, Good Samaritan Community Room, (208) 882-5770; criersgard@yahoo.com
7th INBC Blood Drives, 1st Friday, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm, Pullman Regional Hospital, www.inbcsaves.org 3rd, 17th Prenatal Breast Feeding Class, $15 Registration Fee, Mondays, every other, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm, PRH Conf. Rms., BirthPlace 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th Childbirth 101, Registration Required, Mondays, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Conf. Rms “A/B”, BirthPlace 4th, 11th Infant Massage with Jill Jefferies, Tuesdays, 9:30 am - 11:00 am, Conf. Rm. “D”, BirthPlace 8th Weekend Childbirth, Must Register/Fee, Saturday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Conf. Rms. “A/B”, BirthPlace 10th, 24th Breast Feeding Support, every other week, Mondays, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, PRH Conf. Rms., BirthPlace 25th Perinatal Loss Support, 4th Tuesday, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Circles of Caring, Dianne Lowe, TSSF, (509) 592-0349 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th; 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th SAIL – Colton, Mondays, Wednesdays, 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Colton Gun Club SAIL -Pullman, Mondays, Wednesdays, 10:45 am- 11:45 am, Regency Senior Living 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th; 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th SAIL-Pullman, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 10:45 am - 11:45 am, Ridge Point Senior Living SAIL-Colfax, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm, Whitman County Library, Colfax SAIL -Palouse, Tuesdays, Thursdays, 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm, Palouse High School, Palouse Summit Therapy; (509) 332-5106
27th Autism Spectrum Disorder on the Palouse Support Group, Thursday, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm, Conf. “D”, Frances Preston, OT & Betsy Wilson, MA,CCC-SLP
for more information, visit www.pullmanregional.org/calendar
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COMMUNITY ACTION CENTER
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The Food & Shelter Folks Meet the Staff: Lisa Hathaway
Energy Assistance Keeps Families Warm With winter weather bringing howling winds and a blanket of snow, getting a shut-off notice or running out of heating fuel can be devastating. From October through September of each year Community Action Center’s Energy Assistance Program offers help to people who are juggling food, rent, and power bills. Five programs are available this year and each household can access one emergency help and one regular help during the heating season (October-September). Emergency assistance can help a household that has a shut-off notice or is out of heating fuel. Regular assistance is available for households who need just a little extra help with their heating bill. Lindsey Brocious, Energy Assistance Coordinator, encourages everyone and anyone to apply for energy assistance as most households qualify for at least one of the energy programs. Community Action Center may also be able to help with referrals to other programs such as weatherization, rental assistance, and food bank. Community Action Center can also help with costs for people who use alternative fuels to heat their homes. “We work with vendors to provide clients with propane, oil, energy logs, and pellets,” Brocious said. “I love that we can help everyone, regardless of their heat source.” To make an appointment for Energy Assistance, call Community Action Center at 509-334-9147.
Riverview Apartments Projected to Lease By August 2020
How long have you worked at Community Action Center? On December 28, I celebrated my one-year anniversary. Describe what you do at Community Action Center. I was initially hired to help in rentals, but transitioned into being the HR Representative and Admin Specialist. I have responsibility for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new individuals for CAC’s staff. I am diving into finding out what is going to be best staffing for the agency, and offering training and support so everyone on staff is comfortable in their role. I am also helping with administrative work. What’s special about your job? It’s cool I get to work with everyone at the agency across different departments. For example, if I were just working in, say, housing, I would not get to know everyone to the same extent and see the work others do in different departments. We have such an amazing staff, and I’m very happy I get to know everyone and work with everyone. What do you do in your free time? I have a family, and a lot of free time is spent with them. I have two boys, so we are very busy in the community with their activities. We spend a lot of time at sporting events, either watching our Cougars or watching the boys’ sporting events.
Construction on Riverview Apartments is progressing apace to meet an August 2020 completion date. Riverview Apartments, located south and east of Pullman Regional Hospital, will offer affordable housing for people with low- to very low incomes (30% -50% of the area median income). Contractors have completed the foundation and footings on the first building, and are putting in footings on the second building this month. Foundations on Riverview’s other buildings, including a community building, are scheduled for completion later this winter. Community Action Center aims to launch the leasing process in June or July 2020. Riverview will prioritize families with children transitioning out of homelessness, improving these families’ housing stability and self-sufficiency. Other groups prioritized for housing at Riverview will include people with disabilities, veterans, and large families. “We have gotten to the point where we are picking colors for sidings and interiors,” said Jeff Guyett, Community Action Center’s Executive Director. “It is starting to be very exciting!” Guyett urges families who are paying more than 50% of their income on housing to reach out to Community Action Center early this summer to check eligibility and start the leasing process.
Community Food The Community Food Bank is in need of the following donations: • Toilet paper • Canned chicken • Hygiene items (soap, shampoo, • Spices/Condiments deodorant, etc.) • Sugar/Flour • Chili • Dietary restriction foods (low• Boxed noodle/rice meals sugar, low-sodium, gluten-free, etc. You can bring donations to 350 SE Fairmont Road in Pullman weekdays from 8:00-4:00 (closed for lunch 12:00-1:00).
We Appreciate our Community’s Commitment to Feeding Local Families! We asked for your help to make sure local families have enough food, and you came through! Thank you for your generous response to our annual appeal letter. We received just under $11,000. If you saw the letter and are considering giving so we can feed local families, it is not too late to give a donation! Just go to www.cacwhitman.org and click the “Donate Today” button.
FOOD PANTRY BREAD ROOM
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NEW! The Free Bread Room is now open over the lunch hour, 12:00-1:00.
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GLADISH COMMUNITY & CULTURAL CENTER
FEBRUARY 2020
Board updates 2019 activities, goals for 2020 With a new year starting soon, it is a great time to review the goals that Gladish staff and Friends of Gladish board have reached in the past 12 months.
• Added a hot water heater and replaced dishwasher in the view room kitchen, and • Expanded staff with a maintenance building supervisor, maintenance tech, and an office manager.
“These goals could not have been met without the generous donations, contributions, and support from our members,” said David Harder, FOG The board president said several major building repair projects are board president, in a membership letter mailed recently. “We continue planned for the near future: to rent space to small businesses and non-profit organizations, as well as • HVAC system for the 1954 addition, and educational and performing arts programs at an affordable rate. • Roof repairs of the seven sections remaining. “Our tenants continued success is important to our mission at Gladish,” Harder said. “We supported the people of the Palouse through the 50-plus community-enriched events held in our diversely sized event spaces.” Harder listed several 2019 accomplishments worth celebrating: • Repaired roof over the 1954 addition (auditorium excluded), • Updated gym with energy efficient lights,
“Through all this, we still need help from our Friends of Gladish,” Harder said. “Our board of directors can use more members to help with upcoming projects.” If you know someone who will be a good fit on the board, contact Harder, dharder@pullman.com. Suggestions for continued development of Gladish Community and Cultural Center are always welcome. “Please renew or begin your Friends of Gladish membership. Your continued support will help us maintain and add to this marvelous piece of Pullman’s history.”
• Added 12 security cameras throughout the building,
Friends of Gladish Membership I want to be a Friends of Gladish member! NAME ______________________________________________ ADDRESS ___________________________________________
Annual meeting set FOG Members are invited to the Friends of Gladish Annual Membership Meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 1, in the View Room on Gladish’s third floor.
E-MAIL _____________________________________________ PHONE NUMBER _____________________________________ $35 ____ Single $150 ______Patron $50 ____ Family $500 ______Life Member $100 ___ Supporter $1,000+ ____Benefactor
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Thank You for your support!! Friends of Gladish is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. This donation is tax deductible since no goods or services were provided in return for the contribution. Donations by credit card are gratefully accepted. The center’s office is located at Room 212, 115 NW State St , Pullman, WA 99163 · (509) 332-8081.
See you next year!!! Community Band members with Holiday Concert guests Dan Bukvich and Santa.
PRH auxiliary had lots of room to organize the Dec. 7 Holiday Tea at the Gladish View Room.
• Built kitchen storage units adjacent to commercial Gladish4 Community and Cultural Center Business Directorykitchen, • GLADISH is great for Education… Celebrations… Performances… and Events. Contact us today. ARTS • Community Band of the Palouse, 509-334-6270 • Annette Klover, Klover Piano Studio, 509-878-1567 • Red Dog Art Room, Rhonda Skaggs, 509-339-3891 • Trisha Mallet Piano Studio 509-592-3610 • WA-ID Symphony, 208-874-4162
DANCE STUDIOS • Graham Academy, 338-4446 • Rising Stars Dance Studio (509) 432-6961
CHILD CARE AND RESOURCES • The Learning Center, 334-1234
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FITNESS/WELLNESS Aloft Yoga and Nia, aloft-yoga.com Lifespan Counseling, 206-910-7138 Palouse River Rollers Pullman Kokondo Academy 509-995-2894 Rolling Hills Derby Dames rollinghillsderbydames.com Wheat Whackers www.wheatwhackers.com
ORGANIZATIONS • Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse, 509-332-4357 • American Legion Post 52 • Apostolic Faith, 509-338-5869 • Bamboo Closet, Room 102 • Community Christian Ministry, 509-969-0351 • Eastern Washington Surf Soccer Club Palouse, 509-230-6423 • Friends of Hospice, 509-332-4414 • Good Deeds Mortgage, 509-339-7110 • Killa Skate Shop, Room 101E (Office in Rec Room)
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Mumma Insurance, 425-455-1406 jeffm@mummainsurance.com Plateau Archaeological Investigations 332-3830 Whitman County Genealogical Society Library, 332-2386 Whitman County Historical Society Archives, 334-3940 Work Source, 509-553-3496 mwood@esd.wa.gov
SCHOOLS • AC Driving School, Room 306 • Montessori School of Pullman 334-4114
Please support your community center and become a Friend of Gladish. Send a $35 (Individual), $50(Family) or $100 (Business) donation to: 115 NW State St., Suite 212A, Pullman, WA 99163 Or give online here: www.gladishcommunity.org Email us: Gladish@pullman.com
PALOUSE COUNCIL ON AGING
FEBRUARY 2020
Pullman Community Update 11
Pullman Community Council on Aging A legacy of caring for Pullman seniors Celebrating 45 Years of Making Pullman Senior Friendly Pullman Community Council on Aging is truly a home-grown nonprofit. Since 1973 the Council has been working to support Pullman seniors, improve their quality of life, and bring together senior-focused community members and partner organizations into a collaborative alliance.
Thank you to those who joined us in celebrating 45 years of making Pullman senior friendly The first annual Palouse Night of Elegance was a great success, thanks to all those who as great music and fantastic company. One hundred percent of all proceeds are being used in joined us that night, as well as the many others who supported the event and who gave Pullman and Whitman County in support of Pullman Meals on Wheels, Senior Chore Service separate donations. Event hosts Regency Pullman Retirement and Assisted Living and Kindred and Guide to Senior Services. Home Health provided an evening featuring 80 silent auction items, wonderful food, as well
Champions ($1,000+)
• Bayer Fund: America’s Farmers Grow Communities (nominated by Cheryl Druffel) • Nancy Mack • Pullman Child Welfare • Sharon Russell, in memory of Joyce & Ward Stratton • Thrift Shop - Community Congregational UCC
Patrons ($500+)
• Emmanuel Baptist Church • Palouse Dementia Care • Pullman Regional Hospital
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Tamara Adkins Anonymous Anne Aylsworth Richard & Nancy Backes Lee & Maxine Bamesberger Francis & Heidi Benjamin Bishop Place Senior Living Mary Brentlinger Bridger Mountains Giving Fund Melanie Brown
• Catholic Daughters, Sacred Heart Chapter • Bill & Beth Cofer • Elizabeth Covarrubias • Kathleen Creed • Rex & Alice Davis • Dennis & Maureen Edgecombe • Brian Eggers • Kathy Emtman • John & Natalie Fisher • Gritman Hospital • Scott & Sue Hallett • Lenna Harding • Mike Heston • Cheryl Hill • Tosha Killinger • Kindred at Home • Mandi Kramer • Darcy Linderman • Valerie Lynch-Holm • Virginia Martinson • Sheila Morken • Mary Moore • Cari Petlovany • Pickard Orthodontics • Annie Pillers • Lance Poulson • John & Roberta Rutherford • Linhda Sagen
Plus clients who • Dave Schneider donated to support • Sid’s Pharmacy & Longthe programs assisting Term Care Pharmarcy themselves, so that • Ed Slocum they can assist others • United Methodist Women Thank you to the following • Deaon Vincent businesses who held Friends ($50+) fundraisers to benefit PCCoA • Anonymous • Palouse Caboose - August • Joann Ailor Trivia Night • Susan Bohm • Regency Pullman • Laurie Brown Retirement & Assisted • Melanie Ceder • Living Community - BBQ, • Korene Choate Car Show • Community Action Center Palouse Night of Elegance • Dan & Lorna Druffel Hosts, Facility, Food, • Phil & Lexi Gettings Décor, and Volunteers • Tricia Grantham • Kindred at Home (host, • Elizabeth Hobbs volunteers) • Jody Lee • Merry Cellars • Angelita Myers • Women of the Moose • Palouse Family Foods Chapter 2350 • Alexandra Price • Paradise Creek Brewery • Catherine Ritchie • Regency Pullman • Sue Schell Retirement & Assisted • Wanda Terry Living Community (host, • Tarrin Weber facility, food, volunteers) • Sharon Yount • Deaon Vincent, Courtyard Weddings & Special Events
Senior Chore Service PCCoA’s Senior Chore Service is the city’s only community-wide program which recruits volunteers to assist Pullman seniors with home care and maintenance needs. Chores include yard care, light housework and maintenance, and seasonal chores. In addition to individual volunteers, community and student groups provide onetime group service projects. Seniors desiring companionship can also be matched with an on-going volunteer. All volunteers provide these services free of charge.
Meals on Wheels Pullman’s Meals on Wheels program has been delivering daily hot, nutritious noon-time meals to seniors for 45 years. Meal delivery provides daily contact with a caring volunteer while helping seniors retain independence and the ability to remain in their own home. They can also hasten recovery from illness or surgery. Meals are available to Pullman seniors • Age 60 or older, • Who are unable to leave home unassisted, or for whom leaving takes considerable and taxing effort, • Who are unable to cook meals that are appetizing and healthy. • Meals are available 7 days a week; recipients can also choose to receive them only on selected days.
Silent Auction Donors
• All About You Bridal & Prom • Amber’s Grooming Salon • Nii Ankrah • Anytime Fitness • Birch & Barley • The Bookie • Stephanie Boone • Melanie Brown • Brused Books • Chipman & Taylor • Crystal Christopherson, Windermere • Dairy Queen • Emerald Restaurant • Debbie Fusco • Mike Gordon • Scott Hallett • Healing Hands Massage • Higginson’s Home Furnishings • Holiday Inn Express • Inland Cellular • Tosha Killinger • Kindred at Home • Kindred Hospice • Steve Larsen, DDS • Darcy Linderman • Lumberyard Food Hall • Mad Greek • Marriot Hotels
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McCoy Plumbing Debbie McCulley My Office Bar& Grill Neill’s Flowers & Gifts New Garden Nuevo Vallarta O-Ramen Palouse Caboose Palouse Country Candy Palouse Medical Perfection Tire Pickard Orthodontics Plan3t Extreme Air Park Pullman Building Supply Pullman Family Eye Clinic Regency Pullman Sam Dial Jewelers SAM’s Apothecary Sanctuary Yoga Shear Heaven Sid’s Pharmacy State Farm – Ginger Flynn The Thrift Shop – CCUCC 31 Gifts Raven Weaver Village Centre Cinemas WA Trust Bank WSU Dept of Athletics WSU Dept of Human Development Zelda’s Pet Grooming Zeppos
Help a Senior Neighbor this Winter With the onset of winter and snow, senior citizens often need help with snow removal. As part of Pullman Community Council on Aging’s commitment to helping seniors remain in their homes, the Senior Chore Service is looking for Pullman residents willing to assist seniors in their neighborhoods. Timely snow removal ensures that these seniors have safe access into and out of their homes—especially when accessing Dial-A-Ride or the Senior Center van or for Meals on Wheels delivery. PCCoA is setting up connections between seniors needing snow removal help and those in their neighborhoods willing to help throughout the winter. Remember February and March 2019! We received most of our snow last year during those two months. If you are interested, please contact Niki Jones, PCCoA Senior Chore Service program coordinator at 509-332-9627 or PCCoAPrograms@gmail.com . If you are a senior in need of snow removal help, please contact us at the email or phone above. We will make every effort to match you with a volunteer if one is available. The Pullman Community Council on Aging improves the quality of life for local seniors through advocacy and action: identifying needs, developing solutions, and connecting resources. We operate: Pullman’s Meals on Wheels & Senior Chore Service We publish:“Guide to Senior Services for Pullman & Whitman County”.
CONTACT US Pullman Community Council on Aging P.O. Box 1123, Pullman, WA 99163 • PullmanCCoA.org PullmanComCoA@gmail.com • 509/339-4000 (includes Meals on Wheels) PullmanSrChores@gmail.com • 509/332-9627 (Senior Chore Service)
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• PRH, Tai chi for Health: Intermediate, noon, see pg 7
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• JES = Jefferson Elementary School • LMS= Lincoln Middle School • PAFC= Pullman Aquatic and Fitness Center • PHS= Pullman High School • PDSC= Palouse Discovery Science Center • PRH= Pullman Regional Hospital • SES = Sunnyside Elementary School • SFCC=Spokane Falls Community College
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• City of Pullman 338-3208 • Chamber of Commerce 334-3565 • Pullman Regional Hospital 332-2541 • Pullman School District 332-3581 • Washington State University 335-7628
Opinions are those of individual entities. Questions may be directed to:
City of Pullman Pullman Chamber of Commerce Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman School District Washington State University
The Pullman Community UPDATE is published monthly by:
• PRH, Tai chi for Health: Beginner, 1 p.m., see pg 7 • PRH, Work In Progress: AA, 7 p.m., see pg 7 • City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall
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• Lawson Gardens Committee, 3:30 p.m., Pioneer Center • PSD, Board Work Session, 4:30-6 p.m. at PHS • PSD, PHS Booster Meeting, 7 p.m.
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Beautiful Again, pullmancivictheatre.org, Feb 6 - 9
• PRH, Healthy Steps Together, 4:30 p.m., see pg 7 • PSD, 5th grade camp spaghetti feed fundraiser, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at LMS
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She Loves Me, RTOPTheatre.org, Feb 19-23
She Loves Me, RTOPTheatre.org, Feb 13 - 16
Beautiful Again, pullmancivictheatre.org, Feb 6 - 9
• PRH, Palouse Mental Illness & Advocacy Support Group, 1 p.m., see pg 7
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• PRH, Tai chi for Health: Beginner, 1 p.m., see pg 7 • PRH, Lupus Fibro Support Group, 4:30 p.m., see pg 7 • PRH, Work In Progress: AA, 7 p.m., see pg 7 • City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall
• PRH, Tai chi for Health: Intermediate, noon, see pg 7 • PRH, Caregivers Coffee & Support, 2 p.m., see pg 7 • PRH, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Support Group, 6 p.m., see pg 7
• Pullman 2040 Annual Meeting, 7 p.m., see pg 19 • PRH, Work In Progress: AA, 7 p.m., see pg 7 • City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall
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• Pullman Chamber, GML, noon, see pg 20 • Pullman Arts Commission, 4:00 p.m., Neill Public Library • PSD, Highly Capable Program Information Night, 6-7 p.m. at LMS • PRH, Work In Progress: AA, 7 p.m., see pg 7 • City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall
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• City Gov’t offices closed for Presidents’ Day • PSD, No School in honor of President’s Day • PRH, Pre Op Total Joint Class, 3 p.m., see pg 7 • Board of Adjustments, 7:30 p.m., Pullman City Hall
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• PRH, Caregivers Coffee & Support, 2 p.m., see pg 7 • Police Advisory Committee, 5:30 p.m., Pullman City Hall • Historic Preservation Committee, 7 p.m., Pullman City Hall
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• PRH, Monthly Drop-In Grief Support, 12:30 p.m., see pg 7
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She Loves Me, RTOPTheatre.org, Feb 13 - 16
• PSD, FES PTA Meeting noon
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• PSD, Collaboration Day, students dismissed early • PRH, Palouse Parkinson’s Support Group, 2:00 p.m., see pg 7 • Airport Board, 3 p.m. Airport Fire Station • PSD, Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at PHS Board Room • Planning Commission, 7:30 p.m., Pullman City Hall
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• Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee 2 p.m. City Hall
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• Galentine’s Day wine tasting, 5:00 p.m., Brelsford WSU Visitor Center • PSD, Parent Resource Partnership Night, 5:30-7 p.m. in the Barley Room of Pioneer Center • PSD, Family STEM Night, 6-7 p.m. at Jefferson
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• Neill Public Library Board of Trustees, 3 p.m., Neill Library • PRH, Women’s Wellness Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m., see pg 7 • PRH, Board of Commissioners Special Meeting, 6 p.m., see pg 7 • PSD, Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m. at PHS Board Room • Parks & Rec Committee, 6:30 p.m., City Hall
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Calendar • Feb 1-14 SFCC Pullman Food Drive • Feb-May Adult Basic Ed, GED/HS Completion drop-in every M-Th, 8:30-1:30pm • Feb-May Placement Testing, (most) Tu-F, 1:30pm • Feb 18 Registration opens for Spring Quarter ‘20 • Feb 28 CCS Foundation Student Scholarship Deadline • Mar 14 College Preparedness: Workshop at Neill Public Library, 1-2pm
SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGES
From the Classroom Congratulations to the 87 Pullman students who won SFCC honors for their academic performance during fall quarter. To gain this recognition, students must be enrolled full-time and in good standing. President’s honors require a term GPA of 3.5 or higher, VP’s honors a term GPA of 3.0 or above. Our honors students inspire their peers and our campus in the pursuit of academic excellence. In addition, their achievement connects them with outstanding scholarship while at SFCC and transfer opportunities upon graduation.
President's Honors
Zhenyu Ou
Gage Amonette
Anthony Pettit
Emily Arganbright
Brittany Pollard
Kylee Arnold
Mattheau Roshto
Conley Austin
Hannah Smith
Toluwani Ayeni
Vi Vien
Noah Bailey
Hai Vu
Maxwell Bulman
plus 9 students
Emily Cain McKenna Cherf
• Apr 6 First day of Spring Quarter ‘20
Priscilla Chi
Vice-President’s Honors Dagmawi Abebe Adam Brewer
Stacey DeLancey
Miguel Chavez
Celeste Dunlap
Gaurav Chawla
Vanessa Estrada
• May 2 College Completion: Workshop at Neill Public Library, 1-2pm
Liam Fischer
• June 15 Commencement ‘20
Steven Krouse
• July 1 First day of Summer Quarter ‘20
Diana Logan
McKenna Davis Zen Doherty
Paige Franklin
Danielle Hodge
Spring Hamilton
Aspyn Hoppe Scott Hutchison
Ziyu Liu
Gavin James
Lindsey Lundgren Suzanne McKee Anais Mills
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Community Colleges of Spokane is celebrating twenty years of transforming lives at its Pullman campus. Located on the WSU campus, SFCC Pullman provides universal access to college for new and transfer students as well as to Palouse area high school students. Registration for spring quarter opens February 18:
Years on the Palouse
• Full- and part-time, on-the-ground and online pathways to Associate degrees • Sophomore- and junior-year university transfer • Running Start for WA high school juniors and seniors • GED and High School completion • Adult Basic Education
Amanda Osterman
Ruth Adaramola
• Mar 25 Final Day of Winter Quarter ‘20 • Apr 11 College Paths: Workshop at Neill Public Library, 1-2pm
FEBRUARY 2020
Emma Minnis Robert Movius Marlena Olson
Paige Loomis Xithlaly Lopez Emma Martinez Elsa Rodgers Joshua Veliz Olivia West plus 25 students
Campus Matters The Don Schmick scholarship, one of the student support opportunities offered by our CCS District Foundation, is particularly meaningful for our campus and our students. This scholarship honors the exceptional contributions of the late Don Schmick to CCS and, especially, to CCS programs on the Palouse. Indeed, Schmick was one of the key advocates to launch what was known in 1999 as the Whitman County Center of the Institute of Extended Learning in Colfax and to guide its relocation to and expansion in Pullman. As in previous years, Whitman County residents enrolled full-time and with a GPA of 2.5 or above are eligible to compete for this scholarship, which reflects Schmick’s advocacy for extending access to a quality college education across the Palouse. SFCC Pullman students, apply by February 28!
Mailing address: SFCC-Pullman PO Box 642451, Pullman WA, 99164-2451 Physical address is at 185 Veterans Way, Pullman WA, 99164, the building just to the east of Daggy Hall on WSU’s campus. Pullman@SFCC.Spokane.edu • 509-332-2706 • Pullman.sfcc.spokane.edu
WHITMAN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
FEBRUARY 2020
Pullman Community Update 15
The Little Kitten Who Came In From The Cold…
It was the night before Christmas… and this little guy was out in the cold, all alone. How he came to be by himself is a mystery. Lucky for him, some caring people found him under a bush and took him inside to get warm. They asked for help and the next day this little Christmas present was delivered to the shelter. Staff named him Kris Kringle.
Star Pets Hi, I'm Rosco, Mr. Blue Eyes!
He was still too young to be adopted and at about 3 weeks he needed frequent feeding until he could eat more on his own. That’s where the shelter’s foster program helped. People who can foster young ones like Kris Kringle provide a home and care until they are old enough to be at the shelter. Now five weeks old, little Krissy is thriving. He’s got all the moves that a little kitten should have. His fosters note that his coat is particularly thick and velvety. So soft!
I was brought to the shelter as a stray and nobody came to claim me. I don’t know why because I am a good dog!
Kris Kringle is one of the many animals that the shelter rescued in 2019 (see the shelter data table). He’ll go on to a happy life, with people who will be delighted by his kitten antics and attention. He’ll give the gift of love and adoration every day.
I’m a one-year old Husky/ Pitbull mix with the sweetest blue eyes you’ve ever seen. I may look like a pitbull for the most part, but I promise when you meet me, you will see the husky come out. I am a BIG talker and even know how to howl! There’s so much to say about this life and so much to do. Did I mention, I like doing things? I have lots of energy and will need an active family to meet my needs. Maybe your family is active, too?
Thanks to the goodness of our community we can take care of the littlest among us. “A kitten is the delight of a household. All day long a comedy is played out by an incomparable actor.” Champfleury
2019 was a recordbreaking year for the WCHS: •
And hey I did great with my cat test! Staff thinks I would do just fine living with dog-savvy cats.
Over 650 animals were cared for until they could be adopted (235 dogs and 433 cats). This is up from 500 in 2017.
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Right now I have a mild skin infection on my legs that is being treated, but once my medication is done, I will be good to go to my new home!
The increase reflects area growth, awareness, and community outreach.
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I am neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, dewormed, and will be cleared by a vet before adoption! My adoption fee is $130. PS! Maybe come see me at Fur Ball! I will be a hit during the Parade of Pets!
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SHELTER 1340 SE Old Moscow Road, Pullman • shelter@whitmanpets.org Shelter hours: Open: 1-6 PM Monday-Saturday.
The new Lauren McCluskey cat wing improved the housing for our feline friends as well as working conditions for our dedicated staff & volunteers. Thank you for your support! We literally could not do this without you. POOCH PARK at Pullman • (509) 416-6181 poochpark@whitmanpets.org • Open dawn to dusk daily
WCHS PRESIDENT Kym Darling www.whitmanpets.org • Phone 332-3422
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Heating Safety There is something about the winter months and curling up with a good book by the fireplace. But did you know that heating equipment is one of the leading causes of home fire deaths? According to the National Fire Protection Association, half of home heating fires are reported during the months of December, January and February. Pullman Deputy Fire Marshal Tony Nuttman wants you to “be warm AND safe this winter!” With a few simple safety tips and precautions, you can prevent most heating fires from happening. • Keeping anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment, like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove or portable space heater. • Have a three-foot, “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters • Have a qualified professional install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment according to the local codes and manufacturer’s instructions. • Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional. • Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed. • Always use the right kind of fuel, specified by the manufacturer, for fuel-burning space heaters. • Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home. • Test smoke alarms at least once a month. • If you hear or smell a gas leak in your home, evacuate immediately and call 911 or Avista at (800) 227-9187.
Love your pool Check out all our February family fun programs. • Family Fun Weekends are every weekend. Join the party at the PAFC! We will have tubes, boats, basketball, and music. Grab your friends and come have a ball every Friday from 5:30-9 p.m. and every Saturday and Sunday from 2-6 p.m. • WIBIT Time Come join us for our in-water obstacle course! The Wibit will be in the pool on Friday, Feb.14 from 6-8 p.m. Membership/Drop-In/Free passes accepted. Supervision Policy applies. • Tube Time on Monday, Feb. 17 from noon-3 p.m. Daily rates apply. Membership/Drop-In/Free passes accepted. Supervision policy applies. • Sturgeons Swim Club, for youth ages 10-18, promotes wellness through the sport of swimming in a safe training environment. Our club will strive to improve swim technique, encourage regular exercise, and emphasize sportsmanship. For information go to www. PullmanParksandRec.com, or contact Head Coach Gordon Dowler at 509-338-3290 or email Gordon.Dowler@pullman-wa.gov. • American Red Cross Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED Certification course provides entry-level lifeguard participants with the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to aquatic emergencies, provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries, and personnel take over. Once minimum enrollment is met, you will be able to pick up your book and pocket mask at the PAFC. Participants must pass a skills test, at the first class. *Fee: $240. Dates, times and fees are listed on the Pullman Parks, Facilities, & Recreation at www.PullmanParksandRec.com. • Lifeguarding Instructor Do you want to play a role in certifying individuals to become lifeguards? The Lifeguard Instructor Course will give you the certification to teach Lifeguard Training and many other courses. Develop your knowledge and understanding of lifeguarding material and we will teach you how to conduct and evaluate training sessions. Session runs Feb. 14-March 28. Precourse Skills Screening: Friday, Feb. 14 from 6-8 p.m. Course Work: Saturdays, March 7-28 from 8-5 p.m. No class March 21. There will be a 1-hour lunch break for each session. *Fee: $240. Hours of Operation: Fitness Room and Front Desk Monday-Friday • 5 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday • 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday • 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Pullman Aquatic and Fitness Center 500 NW Greyhound Way • Pullman (509) 338-3290 • PullmanParksandRec.com
CITY OF PULLMAN
FEBRUARY 2020
ACTIVE ADULTS
Pullman Senior Center and Pullman Senior Citizen Association invite ALL community members to Sweethearts of the Palouse Dessert & Dance on Thursday, Feb. 13. Tickets are $10 for singles and $15 for couples. Here are highlights of February events at the Pullman Senior Center: • Baby Boomers & Gen X’ers Estate Work Shop. Attend a series of talks regarding the items needing to have your estate planning complete and up to date on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. • Electronic Device Help Winter session starts on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 1:30 p.m. • Trivia after lunch on Tuesday, Feb. 11. • The movies for the month are two great ones. Watch 42 on Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. and The Aviator on Monday, Feb. 24 from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Bring your lunch and enjoy this free events. • Social Support Group and Coloring Club has combined and will be on the first Wednesday of the month from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. • If you have not experienced one of Pullman Senior Center Ted Talks here is a chance to do so. The fourth Thursday of the month at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Bring your lunch or snack. Day trips in and around the community: • We will drive you up to Beasley to watch WSU Basketball (Men’s and Women’s Games). Reserved seating for the following dates, Feb. 2, Feb. 9, and Feb. 23. • Pullman Civic Theater’s special presentation of Beautiful Again and dinner at Golden Teriyaki on Thursday, Feb. 6. • We will travel to WSU to visit the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art on Monday, Feb. 10. This is a free trip. • Join your friends as we continue to support local arts with a visit to RTOP performance of She Loves Me on Sunday, Feb. 16. We will go to lunch prior to performance. • Visit area meal sites. On Wednesday, Feb. 19 we’ll go to Palouse for lunch. • Join your friends for breakfast at Varsity Diner in Moscow on Tuesday, Feb. 25. We will drive you there and back and then you can join us for the COA lunch. • Schweitzer Engineering Lab Tour with Lunch in Lewiston on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Overnight trips this winter and spring season. Get more information at Pullman Senior Center and in the Pullman Parks and Recreation Brochure. • Sandhill Crane Festival & Tour Weekend March 20-22. • If you enjoy wine and want to take part, we’ll the kick off the spring wine season April 3-5 in Walla Walla • Tulip Festival April 16-18. A Thursday-Saturday, trip will include a street fair and tours of the tulip fields of the Skagit Valley. • A new trip Lost in the 50s. Spend May 15-17 weekend in Sandpoint, Idaho enjoying vintage cars and music to go with. • A trip to Seattle to board the Victoria Clipper to Victoria, BC. We will travel to Seattle May 19-22.
CITY OF PULLMAN
FEBRUARY 2020
Love is in the air
…at Neill Public Library! And, we’d love to give you a free library card! Libraries provide everyone with resources and activities to increase academic success, support career development and promote lifelong learning! So pick up your library card today and show us the love.
Explore, Discover and Connect @ Your Library! Introducing Kanopy! Go to the Neill Public Library website, navigate to Online Resources and select Kanopy. Stream five films per month on Kanopy, a streaming service with over 30,000 titles, including award-winning documentaries, indie favorites, classics, and world cinema. The Kanopy Kids section offers unlimited views of PBS TV shows, kids' movies, and audiobooks. Kanopy streams on computers, iOS/ Android, Roku, and more. To get started, go to Kanopy, enter your library card number and create an account. Kanopy at NPL is a pilot project supported by funding from Friends of Neill Public Library.
Adult Library Programs • English Conversation Club meets every Monday and Wednesday from 5:30-7 p.m. in the library’s Hecht meeting room. Join other adults to practice your English language skills through basic conversation. No meeting on Monday, Feb. 17. Contact Louise Davison (208) 310-0962 or lmdavison66@gmail.com for more information. • Grand Avenue Book Club meets Thursday, Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the Hecht meeting room to discuss The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah. For more information, contact Rezina Emmons at (509) 334-3595.
Hecht meeting room. Come work on your sewing projects or learn how to sew. All skill levels are welcome. Some machines are available or bring your own. For more information, contact the library at (509) 334-3595.
Youth Library Programs There is no pre-registration required for any of our weekly Youth Service Programs. For more information about these free, early literacy library programs, contact Library Technician Rachael Ritter at rachael.ritter@neill-lib.org or (509) 338-3175. • Family Story Time for newborn-6 years meets every Tuesday from 6-6:30 p.m. Enjoy wonderful books, songs, rhymes, flannel board fun and more. Free nutritious snacks provided for children after the story time. • Mother Goose Time for newborns-24 months meets Wednesdays OR Thursdays from 9:30-10 a.m. Enjoy this language enrichment program that features songs, rhymes, movement activities and great books. • Time for Two’s Story Time for two-3 years meets every Wednesday from 10:30-11 a.m. Enjoy fun books, songs, rhymes, flannel board stories, movement activities and more. • Preschool Story Time for 3-5 years meets every Thursday from 10:30-11 a.m. Enjoy wonderful books, stories, puppets, songs, rhymes, flannel board stories, movement activities and more. • Chess, Checkers and Pizza for grades 6-12 meets on Wednesday, Feb. 26 from 12:30-3 p.m. Pullman Public Schools dismisses early that day, so head to Neill Public Library’s Hecht meeting room. Join your friends for chess, checkers, free pizza and drinks. Stay a little or stay all afternoon. All supplies provided.
• The Good Yarns Knitting and Crocheting Group meets every Friday from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Hecht meeting room. Join fellow fiber enthusiasts to work Library Hours on your projects, share tips, and get new ideas. All Monday through Thursday • 9a.m.-7 p.m. skill levels are welcome. For more information, Friday & Saturday • noon-6 p.m. contact the library at (509) 334-3595. • The Sew Happy Hand & Machine Sewing Club meets every Tuesday from 10-11:30 a.m. in the
Neill Public Library • 210 N. Grand Avenue www.neill-lib.org •(509) 334-3595
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Directory of City Officials Elected Officials Glenn A. Johnson...........Mayor C. Brandon Chapman....Councilmember Eileen Macoll.................Councilmember Ann Parks.......................Councilmember Dan Records...................Councilmember Al Sorensen....................Councilmember Nathan Weller................Councilmember Pat Wright......................Councilmember
Administration Adam Lincoln.................City Administrator Joanna Bailey.................Library Services Dir. Wayne Brannock............IS Manager Kurt Dahmen.................Recreation Mgr. Alan Davis......................Parks Manager Pete Dickinson...............Planning Director Kevin Gardes..................Public Works Dir. Mike Heston...................Fire Chief Jennifer Hackman..........Econ. Development Mgr. Mike Urban........................... Finance & Admin. Svcs. Dir. Gary Jenkins...................Chief of Police Laura McAloon...............City Attorney Karen Sires.....................Human Res. Mgr.
Phone: (509) 338-3208 • Fax: (509) 334-2751 Police Nonemergency Services: (509) 334-0802 Web address: www.pullman-wa.gov
Explore our new website The city of Pullman is excited to invite you to our new website. Our goals are to improve our connection between city government and the Pullman community and to make our services more accessible. The URL hasn’t changed. It’s still pullman-wa.gov. If you haven’t accessed the website in a while, you may need to refresh your browser to see the new face of the city of Pullman. Are there features you especially appreciate? While you explore, note any information you couldn’t find. If you have feedback, please scroll to the bottom of any page of the website and click on the link that says Contact Webmaster. That will open up an email contact form that goes directly to city staff who coordinate the site. We look forward to improving our service, and we hope you enjoy your experience.
PARKS & RECREATION Adult Volleyball League Bump! Set! Spike! Get your team together for this exciting coed league designed for all levels of play. Participants register as a team. Team manager packets are available at the Pioneer Center or online at PullmanParksandRec.com. Registration will be accepted at the Pioneer Center Feb. 10-14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All games will be played at Sunnyside Elementary School gym on Monday and Wednesday evenings approximately from Feb. 26-April 29. Team Fee: $275.
No Diets, Just Lifestyle: Clean Eating for Beginners Are you ready to improve your health by getting a solid grip on practical nutrition? In this two-part workshop, you’ll learn about key principles to help you succeed and have support in your journey. Part 1: We will discuss new ways to view food groups, key elements to transition into clean eating, shopping for clean foods, and tips and tricks that keep you going long-term. Part 2: We will meet to discuss the changes you’ve made so far and how to adjust further to fit your lifestyle. We will also explore recipe ideas and you’ll receive meal ideas to take home! Class will be held on Mondays, Feb. 3 and 10 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. *Fee: $12.
Basic Vocal ABCs
use mindful breathing, intention, slow and gentle movements to achieve a sense of moving meditation. Learn the fundamentals of vocal techniques. This beginner's class is suitable for people of all fitness The class, for ages 15 and older, will concentrate on breathing, posture, the physical structure of the palette, levels. Modifications will be made based on physical ability. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing. how to open the mouth, the jaw, where to place the Although this six-week session is offered at no charge, tongue, how to project the voice in a relaxed tone with thanks to the Generosity Inspires program at Pullman adequate power and diction while working on scales Regional Hospital, we ask that you pay it forward with and ultimately notes with music. Students need no previous musical background or knowledge. Instructor donation to a non-profit of your choice or by helping out someone in need. For more information, contact Liz Lee Silva Bedoyan will lead these classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Feb. 4-March 12, 3:30-4:30 p.m. *Fee: at liz.lee@pullmanregional.org or (509) 334-4080. $120. The free class will be offered on Wednesdays, March 4-April 8 from 1-2 p.m. at Bishop Place in the Social Basic Ballroom Dance Room. Registration required. For this session the foxtrot and American-style rumba will be taught. These dances are fun and versatile, whether you want something showy for a wedding dance, or are just looking for something fun that can be danced almost anywhere! We start from the basics, so all levels are welcome. Classes will focus on learning social ballroom dance and dancing in tune with your partner. Remember, if you can walk, you can dance! Class meets on Tuesdays from March 3-April 21, from 7-8:30 p.m. *Fee: per couple is $96; single $56.
Taichi Qigong This class combines Qigong with Taichi for body awareness, improved balance and flexibility. We will
Adult Art Series with the Pullman Art Car
Learn how to create various projects from jewelry to wall hangings, and center pieces to enjoy for years to come! All classes held on Thursdays from 6-7:30 p.m. *Fee per class: $40, which includes all supplies. • Feb 6: Acrylic Poured Tray • Feb 13: Blanket Ladder • Feb 20: Etched Glasses (Choose from stemless wine, mug, pint glass, or ceramic mug) • Feb 27: Polymer Clay Earrings
*All registrants who live outside Pullman city limits will be charged an additional $2.
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PALOUSE ICE RINK
FEBRUARY 2020
Winter Fun at the
LEARN TO SKATE PROGRAM $95 • Starts Jan. 18 Six sessions plus 3 public skate passes More info at palouseicerink.com/learn-to-skate
TRY HOCKEY FOR FREE! Saturday, Feb. 22, 4:30 – 6:30 PM More info at palousehockey.com under Registration
DROP IN CURLING
PUBLIC SKATE TIMES EARLY MORNING SKATE Monday & Thursday • 6:00 – 8:00 AM AFTERNOON SKATE Wednesday • 2:30 – 5:00 PM LATE NIGHT SKATE Friday & Saturday • 9:30 – 11:00 PM WEEKEND PUBLIC SKATES (CAN BE BUSY!) Saturday & Sunday • 1:00 – 2:30 PM
Wednesday Nights • 10:15 PM
palouseicerink.com • 208.882.7188 • Located at the Latah County Fairgrounds • 1021 Harold St. Schedule available at palouseicerink.com/schedule/
FEBRUARY 2020
PULLMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITORS CENTER
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SPOTLIGHT
BUSINESS MEMBER OF THE MONTH
Community Action Center 350 SE Fairmont Rd Pullman, WA (509) 334-9147 cacwhitman.org
NEW MEMBERS Clearwater Fly Casters PO Box 394 Pullman, WA clearwaterflycasters.com Monroe Mens 107 S Grand Ave, Ste C Pullman, WA (509) 339-9282 monroemens.com Whitcom 2325 NE Hopkins Ct Pullman, WA (509) 332-3911
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: • Avalon Care Center – Pullman • Avista • Bishop Place Senior Living • Coldwell Banker Tomlinson • Disability Action Center • Facilities Services (WSU) • Friends of Hospice • Sue Guyett • HK Creative, Hannah Kroese • Itani Quality Homes • Barbara O’Donnell • Open Range LLC • Barbara Petura • Plateau Archaeological Investigations • Pullman Community Council on Aging • Pullman Disposal Service • Roost Coffee & Market • Spokane Falls Community College • United Way of Pullman • Wholesail Networks
WHITCOM 911 is your Regional Emergency Dispatch Center for Whitman County, Asotin County, Moscow, ID, and the Nez Perce Tribe, to include Washington State University and the University of Idaho. Our excellent dispatch team receives and processes 9-1-1 and non-emergency telephone calls, and coordinates responses for Law, Fire, and EMS services. In 2019 WHITCOM answered 124,721 total calls in the 911 Center. 34,143 were 9-1-1 calls, and 59,651 resulted in a public safety agency response. Help us to help you! WHITCOM’s service areas cover 2,940 square miles. 24,940 of the calls we received in 2019 were via cell phone. While locating a cell call has improved, it is not exact. Knowing your location when you call 911 allows us to get help started without delay. Your location is the first question we’ll ask you. As the dispatcher continues asking questions, another is sending help. Please listen carefully and answer those questions. The information helps us to coordinate the best response for the situation. WHITCOM 911 proudly serves our communities and public safety partners 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! We are hiring new team members interested in beginning a rewarding career providing a vital public safety service. Employees receive on the job training in a team environment, excellent benefits, and the opportunity for continued professional growth in 911 Communications. If you are interested in the opportunity to make a difference in your community, please visit https://www.indeed.com/q-City-l-Pullman,-WA-jobs.html and search for “Emergency 911 Dispatcher” for more information and to apply!
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PULLMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITORS CENTER
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Melody Gebremedhin Melody Gebremedhin has engaged in various activities at PHS. She is the captain of the Knowledge Bowl team and a varsity player on the Science Bowl team who competed at the National Science Bowl in Washington D.C. for the past three years. In addition, she is an editor and co-founder of Pullman High School’s online student newspaper, The Paw Print. Academically, she is a two-time National French Test gold medalist and a National Merit Semifinalist. Melody enjoys playing the piano and singing in the school choir. She tutors at Lincoln Middle School, and she has written and self-published a children’s book entitled Island. In the summer of 2018, Melody did an internship at the Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA. This past summer, she shadowed a physician at Whitman Medical Center in Colfax, WA. She relished these opportunities to deepen her interest in the life sciences and plans to pursue medicine in college.
Gulsima Young Gulsima Young, daughter of Christine Horne and Larry Young, is a senior at Pullman High School. She has run varsity cross country since freshman year and led as a team captain this past season. She has received two Sportsmanship Awards, the Coach’s Award, Scholar Athlete awards, and has attended two State Championship meets. In addition to cross country, Gulsima serves on the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission, is a member of the Junior State of America, a politics and government club at PHS, helps out at Palouse Habitat for Humanity, has worked as a graphic design/marketing volunteer at the Palouse Discovery Science Center, and is involved in Teen Council, a peer education group in collaboration with Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse. After high school, she plans to attend a 4-year university, hoping to pursue a career in either user interface design, visual communication design, or social work.
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Sponsorship Opportunities with the Pullman Chamber of Commerce Sponsorship opportunities are available in a variety of price ranges and allow you to highlight your business to other Chamber members and the surrounding community. Business Member of the Month provides a number of ways to reach our community: your company name/logo will be included at the top of each weekly eNews for your chosen month; your company name/logo will be included in that month's Pullman Community Update publication (14,000 recipients) as the Business Member of the Month; representation on the Pullman Chamber webpage with a link to your website; weekly mention on the Chamber Facebook page (1160+ followers) and Twitter (1660+ followers) noting any offers, weekly specials, events or blurbs (supplied in advance by the sponsor) with links to webpages and use of preferred hashtag during sponsored month; 3-5 minutes to address the membership at the monthly general membership luncheon; tent cards with business name and logo on each table at luncheon; placement of flyers and/or giveaways on each table at luncheon; tell your story with a display in the Pullman Chamber office where visitors and community members routinely congregate; if desired, company can provide Chamber staff with logo t-shirts which can be worn on a specific day chosen by the sponsor (barring Chamber event days) or on non-specific days during that month; radio mention as our Business Member of the Month in 27 rotating ads aired that month on KHTR 104.3 and KQZB 100.5 between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. This sponsorship is available for $350, and all benefits will be exclusive to the Business Member of the Month. Annual Banquet or Holiday Party sponsors help the Chamber celebrate and recognize our members. Sponsorship can be in kind or cash donations. Sponsors receive recognition in the Pullman Community Update, the enews and at the event. The Distinguished Young Women Luncheon sponsor will help recognize the hard work these young women have done to achieve their goals. Sponsors receive all the above with the exception of speaking at the general membership luncheon, as we do not host one that month. Sponsor also receives recognition in all printed advertising regarding the DYW luncheon. National Lentil Festival: Various levels available. For information on any of these opportunities, please contact the Chamber.
Pullman Chamber and Visitor Center • 415 N. Grand Ave. • Pullman, WA 99163 509-334-3565 • Fax: 509-332-3232 • chamber@pullmanchamber.com • www.pullmanchamber.com Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Staff: Executive Director: Marie Dymkoski • Tourism Director: Britnee Christen • Office Manager: Kimberly Marshall
FEBRUARY 2020
YMCA OF THE PALOUSE
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Early Bird pricing: $40/ticket and $400/table sponsor
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WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
FEBRUARY 2020
Q&A: What are Cougs’ favorite places for date night in Pullman?
Trevor Bond
Mike and Jenna Urban
Brandon and Sarah Chapman
Molly and Tim Schotzko
On Feb. 14, sweethearts of all ages exchange candy and cards, go to dinner and maybe also a movie, and otherwise celebrate their love and affection. In honor of Valentine’s Day, a few Cougs share their favorite date-night spots in Pullman.
My wife, Jenna, and I love picnics. At home, we can grill something ourselves or grab some takeout while enjoying one of the many city parks. We love unwinding outside and catching up with each other. When the weather is less What are your favorite places to go for date night in cooperative, we’ll do dinner out at Rico’s, the Black Cypress, or anywhere there is really good pizza. Pullman, and why? Etsi Bravo—with its long bar, dark wood, and dim lighting—makes everyone look their best. The owners, Blake and Corey Preston, and their staff prepare drinks with great care and style. My favorite is their old-fashioned, served in a heavy glass with a single, clear ice cube. Etsi Bravo is a beautiful place to meet before dinner at the Black Cypress downstairs, or if you feel like dancing. (The lounge door slides open to reveal a spacious dance floor.) The Black Cypress remains unquestionably Pullman’s best restaurant. I love their bacon on everything. And, if they ever have sturgeon as a special, you should order it. My favorite place for a coffee or lunch date is Three Forks Bike and Brew. Owner Scott McBeath makes delicious coffee to order from locally roasted beans, and their Cog burrito is amazing. Trevor Bond, ’17 PhD History Co-director of the Center for Digital Scholarship and Curation Associate Dean of Digital Initiatives and Special Collections WSU Libraries
Mike Urban ’11 Accounting, ’16 MBA Finance Director of Finance & Administrative Services City of Pullman
One of our absolutely favorite things to do is a spin-off of dinner and a movie. It’s dinner and community theatre! My wife, Sarah, and I love eating at one of our amazing local restaurants first, and there are actually more options than many folks realize. Downtown, we like Paradise Creek Brewery a lot. Their Spicy Bleu Burger is fantastic. The Black Cypress is great. And Porch Light Pizza is quick and delicious. After that, we like attending the Regional Theatre of the Palouse (RTOP) when there’s a show. We’re proud front-row, season-ticket holders and encourage you to consider it. The shows are fun and entertaining and the setting is intimate and engaging. Brandon Chapman, ’04 Communication and Spanish Pullman City Councilmember Director of Marketing and Communications College of Education, WSU
Adam and Kim Lincoln
On date night, my husband Tim (’14 Education, Mathematics) and I enjoy a cocktail downtown, then dinner and hangout time with friends. Our favorites include dinner at the Black Cypress (a cheese plate and the melt-in-your-mouth dinner rolls included), live music at Rico’s Public House with friends, and guessing ’90s music artists by candlelight at Etsi Bravo. Molly Schotzko ’05 Communications, ’08 MA Education, Sport Management Executive Director, Marketing University Marketing and Communications My wife, Kim (’08 MA Speech Language Pathology) and I usually plan date night by making a reservation at the Black Cypress. They have a great wine list, their bartenders make excellent drinks, and the menu is incredible. The owner is always a pleasure and the staff provide top-notch customer service. We also like to plan dates around grabbing coffee and baked goods at Roost. Their staff are wonderful, the coffee is great, and they have a wonderful selection of baked items. We’re happy we have such a great selection right here in downtown Pullman. Adam R. Lincoln City Administrator City of Pullman
School of Music hosts events February is a busy month for WSU’s School of Music. Here are highlights. • 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6, Bryan Hall—The Symphonic Band and Symphony Orchestra Concert present their first offerings of spring semester. The band will perform classics from Alfred Reed and Percy Grainger, finishing with a 2019 work by Leslie Gilreath. The orchestra will perform a new work by student composer Gordon Shaw and George Gershwin’s monumental “An American in Paris.” Free. • 8 p.m. Feb. 10, Kimbrough Music Building—Music Major for a Day. Prospective students and their parents or guardians are invited to this open house, which gives a glimpse into what a typical day is like for a music major. Free. Reserve a spot by Feb. 3 at music.wsu.edu/mmfad/. • 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11, Kimbrough Concert Hall—Faculty Artist Series: Jazz Northwest. This group will perform original compositions as well as arrangements of jazz standards written especially for the group by ensemble members. Members are David Jarvis, percussion; Dave Turnbull, trumpet; Greg Yasinitsky, saxophone; Horace Alexander Young, saxophone; Jake Svendsen, piano; Gabriel Condon, guitar; and David F. Snider, bass. On the web: music.wsu.edu/area-information/
jazz-studies/jazz-northwest/. • 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12, Bryan Hall—The Symphonic Wind Ensemble offers a preview of its upcoming South Korea tour. Free. • 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19, Kimbrough Concert Hall—Crimson Flutes in Concert. The Festival of Contemporary Art Music, founded in 1989 and directed by Scott Blasco, welcomes guest composer Kurt Rohde, artistic advisor of the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble. On the web: artmusic.wsu.edu. All festival concerts are free and open to the public. They are: • 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20, Bryan Hall: Concert One • 3 p.m. Feb. 21, Kimbrough Music Building: Concert Two • 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21, Bryan Hall: Concert Three • 10 a.m. Feb. 22, Kimbrough Music Building: Concert Four • 2 p.m. Feb. 22, Kimbrough Music Building: Concert Five • 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Bryan Hall: Concert Six • 4 p.m. Feb. 23, K-101 — In honor of Black History Month, Horace Alexander Young, associate professor of saxophone and jazz studies, is hosting a screening of the documentary When I Rise about opera legend Barbara Smith Conrad. A short presentation by longtime WSU
staff member James Bledsoe on another opera legend, his cousin Jules Bledsoe, will follow. • 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, Bryan Hall—Faculty Artist Series: The Palouse Trio. Note: Tickets for Faculty Artist Series concerts go on sale in the lobby one hour before the performance and cost $10 for general admission or $5 for seniors and non-WSU students. Proceeds benefit the School of Music Scholarship Fund. Concerts in this series are free for WSU students with I.D.
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ENJOY BREAKFAST WITH A CLASSIC MIMOSA
Friends and Family “Hearts-A-Flutter Event” Friday, February 7th 5:00-6:30pm • Live Music by “The ROMEOS Barbershop Quartet” • Chicken Cordon Blue, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Green Salad, Crescent Rolls and Black Forest Cake • Please RSVP before February 3, 2019
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Mylar balloon Mylar balloon Mylar balloon Mylar balloon Mylar balloon Mylar balloon 10.5” stuffed animal* ½ lb See’s 10.5” stuffed animal* Valentine mug 10.5” stuffed animal* Big cookie ½ lb See’s Candy Candy Big cookie $12.00 $12.00 $10.00 $25.00 $18.00 $16.00
Deliveries will be made Friday, February 14th between 9:00am and 4:00pm.
All packages include a personalized card and FREE delivery within the Pullman city limits. Or, pick up your package at Diane’s Gift Garden in Pullman Regional Hospital, Friday, Feb. 14th from 8am to 6pm.
Order forms also online!
www.pullmanregional.org/auxiliary
Place your order by February 10th!