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The Latah Eagle Margie Brown of Tensed helps bring holiday cheer to area businesses and their patrons with her fun window art, which is only one small part of her lifetime dedicated to painting and the arts. We caught up with her while she was creating this snowman and long-eared bunny at Hairbrained & Happy, a gift shop and quilting store in Potlatch. Margie says she has painted around 7,000 windows over the years, to include many years painting business windows in downtown Pendleton for their annual roundup. She has a studio at her home, where she specializes in painting horses and portraits.

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‘tis the season

On Feeling Jolly - Barry Johnson, Owner & Publisher editor@TheLatahEagle.com (208) 310-2769 I’m no Scrooge or Grinch, even though they are admittedly two of my favorite Christmas characters.

They are proof that even we grouchy old guys give in to the holiday spirit sooner or later.

Fact is, there are a lot of things about this time of year that make me rather nauseous. Just the thought of stepping into a store filled with shoppers overwhelms me. I tell myself it’s no big deal and eventually brave the crowds, but then I end up running out of the store – usually empty handed and a bit confused as to why I went in there in the first place. As the days before Christmas slowly but surely tick away, few presents from me make it under the tree.

Yes, I’m one of those odd sorts who have problems getting into the Christmas spirit. I watch my old favorite Holiday movies,

like It’s a Wonderful Life and A Miracle on 34th Street, but that doesn’t make me want to put up the Christmas tree any quicker or deck the halls with lights and holly and all the other little decorations of the season.

I’m perfectly content, it seems, to wait until Dec. 24, at which point it hits me all at once. Like the Grinch, my heart grows a few sizes that day.

Then I want the eggnog to sip on, I make Tom & Jerry batter for hot totties, I start cooking things, the tree goes up, and I go on a last-minute shopping spree where money is no object.

The nice thing about shopping on Christmas Eve is that most people are done, so the stores aren’t crowded and there are fewer choices on the shelves to confuse me.

I suppose I could shop online, as many do these days, but that just seems a bit too cold-hearted to me. Even though the big stores scare me, I want a real person to talk to and I want to know that my money is helping provide jobs and income to folks who live and work here on the Palouse.

Last year, I felt like I made a little progress with my pre-Christmas affliction. I went to a few of the Christmas fairs in the area and found that the smell of homemade food in the grange halls, churches and community centers where

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I was able to buy my mom, along with all my brothers and sisters, their presents in one swoop, getting them each Ralph Horn’s handcarved birds at the Mountain Home Grange Craft Fair (which is Dec. 6 this year – we have info about it on pg. 8 and I will certainly be there again), along with some other handmade crafts from local artisans.

This year, I’m still not able to go into any big stores, but will brave the ones in our towns that carry local crafts and antiques and whatnot. I always love those stores anyways and the folks behind the counters are always nice to me. And I will certainly hit the craft fairs, preferably early before the crowds gather, looking for more of what I know my family will enjoy.

I doubt I will get the tree up before Dec. 24, though. I’ve spent too many years Grinch’ing my way through the first few weeks of December to change that much. But at least I will have more time on Christmas Eve to sip Tom & Jerry’s and decorate my home, instead of rushing through stores looking for gifts.

I only hope the craft fairs have folks to do the wrapping for me. I hate gift-wrapping presents. Bah-humbug.

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Uniontown opens its doors for business

Over 25 years ago, the writing was on the wall for this small town on the Palouse: To survive, it would have to reinvent itself as something more than a farm town. Now the fruits of many years’ labor by residents and volunteers are being reaped as new businesses find Uniontown the right

David and Stacia Moffet, along with their son Ben, look forward to opening Wawawai Canyon Winery in Uniontown later this month or early January. The winery is moving from its current location along the Moscow-Pullman highway.

place to attract customers, combining its rural charm with a steady flow of traffic.

to establish the UCDA in 2002 as a non-profit volunteer organization.

With its central location between the According to Mayor David Jacobs, a bornquad-cities along Highway 195, Uniontown and-raised resident of Uniontown, the group sees over 5,000 vehicles pass through it each has made a real difference in bringing businessday. Thanks to the efforts of the folks who live es back to the community. “They’ve done a lot there, over the past two decades more and of good…they are all for the town.” more of those vehicles Uniontown’s have been stopping. first project overThis has been a .A And entrepreneurs seen by the UCDA lot of people have contributed to are taking notice. was the restomaking it what it is today.

Historically, Unionration of the old Jatown was an agriculcobs’ building for Leslee Miller, Dahmen Barn manager tural center, serving craftsman baker the needs of local farm Bud Tomlinson of families. But after a century of mechanized Clarkston. farming and the loss of its railroad in 1981, Bud wanted a location in a historic building Uniontown lost its economical viability as a between the quad-cities that would allow him full-service farm town. to service the whole region, Dale said.

“People were already starting to talk when So the UCDA and city gave Bud a beautiful we arrived in 1989,” recalled Dale Miller, “say- building in which he built a successful business ing, ‘We need to reinvent ourselves if we are go- that is still going strong under its new owners, ing to survive.’ ” Del and Amy Stillwaugh, with a new name: The Dale is president of the Uniontown Com- New Sage Baking Company. munity Development Association (UCDA).

As the saying goes, a little leaven leavens Following more vigorous discussion, the the whole dough, and the success of the Jacommunity charted a new course and got to cobs’ building restoration excited locals Steve work. Their first project was to rebuild Union- and Junette Dahmen to wonder what the town town’s Memorial Park. “Over half of the resi- could do with their historic barn and folk art dents in town participated,” Dale said. “And that iron wheel fence. is when things started clicking.”

So began Uniontown’s and the UCDA’s secNext the city changed its zoning codes to ond greatly successful project, The Dahmen foster home-based businesses. “We wanted to Barn. encourage whatever economic activity could Now in its 10th year of operation, Artisans happen,” he noted. at the Dahmen Barn has not only preserved the But the key organizational move made was Dahmen’s donated barn, but also created a culStory and photos by Seth Toebben

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tural space that serves the creativity of our region’s artists for the benefit of all.

The Dahmen Barn’s manager Leslee Miller, who is married to UCDA president Dale Miller, also attributes the project’s success to the community. “This has been a team effort,” she said.

“A lot of people have contributed to making it what it is today.”

With large grants from the ArtPlace Foundation and Whitman County, the Dahmen Barn

Uniontown Mayor David Jacobs sits in Uniontown’s newest business, The Little Otter Eatery.

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Artisans at the Dahmen Barn manager Leslee Miller shows the construction progress of the expansion that will provide additional artist studios, a larger commercial kitchen and big events room for the Dahmen Barn.

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But even without these developments, numerous others have seen the benefits of opening shop in Uniontown.

Just recently, mother and daughter-in-law duo Dana Rupp Weinmann and Vicki Fountain of Genesee opened up The Little Otter Eatery and Plaid & Pearls Home Decor in Uniontown’s historic downtown.

And right across the street, working closely with the UCDA, The Wawawai Canyon Winery, currently located between Moscow and Pullman on the highway, will be opening soon.

Other developments in Uniontown include housing opportunities for commuters.

Hinkle Homes, working closely with the UCDA, is developing the Rolling Hills subdivision just south of downtown. The division boasts the area’s fastest internet connection with fiber optic service through First Step Internet of Moscow. Plans to connect it via sidewalk with the Dahmen Barn on the other side of town are underway.

Add these to Uniontown’s famous sausage feed every March, Churchyard Inn Bed & Break-

fast, Palouse Choral Society concert series at St. Boniface Church, and the town’s charming antique shops, and the draw to Uniontown becomes irresistible sooner or later.

Dahmen Barn’s next big event is its Annual Holiday Gift Gala on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. It will showcase the Barn’s artists and their works, as well as soups, breads, and sweets from the Barn’s “Artisans’ Cookbook.”

Green Cottage Antiques is one of three antique stores in Uniontown. Combined with the offerings of the Dahmen Barn, there is plenty of shopping available for those interested in antiques, arts and crafts to stop and browse.

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SharingTree gifts help every family share in Christmas

Deary, Allison Bohman of Troy, and Donna Wommack of Genesee, the Sharing Tree is marking its 30th year of serving the needs of Latah County families in their Christmas celebrations.

Located in the center of the mall, the tree is decorated with colorful tags that specify the needs and wishes of over 200 boys and girls in our towns.

“This year we actually had requests for blankets, comforters, and very few toys,” Janie said.

Connie Collins (center) of Helmer is the Deary area volunteer for the Of course, that won’t keep the annual Sharing Tree, a joint effort by volunteers from Deary, Gene- children from receiving somesee, Potlatch and Troy to ensure every family enjoys gifts on Christ- thing fun along with what they mas morning. Connie is joined in decorating the tree with gift tags by need, but it is perhaps an indicaher husband Jim and sons Noah, 8, and Zachary, 11. Donations can be tor of increased financial stress on made through Dec. 15 at the Palouse Empire Mall. recipient families.

Story by Seth Toebben Each child will receive two clothing and two The annual Sharing Tree is up in the Palouse fun items, while each family will also receive a Empire Mall, decorated with the Christmas gift certificate for food and a family game for wishes of area boys and girls from families them to play together. “That’s very important,” needing a little extra help from Santa this year. Janie said.

Deary representative Connie Collins said Thanks to Janie Nirk of Potlatch, along with she has more families needing assistance this Jo Minden also of Potlatch, Connie Collins of

year than last.

Connie eagerly took the job upon herself four years ago, following in the footsteps of Janie when she started the Sharing Tree program 30 years ago, as well as all the volunteers who helped over the years.

When Deary’s previous organizer couldn’t do the work anymore, Connie understood. “I just couldn’t imagine all those people not having Christmas.” With the help of her family, she organized a community dinner to take up donations, solicited the town for family applicants, and made it happen.

It wasn’t until two years later that she met Janie and joined with her and the other volunteers of the county. Though it is easier now with the help and encouragement of the others, Connie said it still takes dedication and a great amount of effort.

Whenever she gets even the least bit tired or discouraged, Connie said she just looks at the 30-year example of Janie. She is an inspiration.

Please join them in serving our community by selecting a tag from the Sharing Tree and fulfilling its need. The deadline for donated gifts is Dec. 15.

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Historical Society presents legacy of Civilian Conservation Corps Daniel Crandall recently gave a presentation about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and its legacy in Latah County. The presentation, which lasted about an hour, was given at the Troy Public Library on Nov. 19 as part of a historical exhibit about the CCC that resulted from a partnership between the Latah County Historical Society and county libraries.

The CCC was created in the 1930s as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ‘New Deal’, a group of efforts by the Federal Government to combat the effects

of the Great Depression. Young men who were unable to find work joined up and were shipped out to camps all over the country where they worked various jobs such as infrastructure improvement and erosion control.

Daniel, who was formerly the director of the Historical Society, spoke at length on how the mission of the CCC affected both Latah County and the men who served here. “There was an effort to make these men better humans, to teach them how to work and the value of cooperation,” he said.

Men who joined the CCC were poor and often malnourished on entry, and came from as far away as New York and New Jersey.

The camps stayed open until 1942, when the United States entered World War II. The photo exhibit has now moved to Deary, and Daniel will be giving another pre- Daniel Crandall explains the history and legacy of sentation there at 6 the Civilian Conservation Corps in the county’s small p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8. towns during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

‘Nativities Around the World’ displays crèches from over 40 countries

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Long-time Moscow resident Peggy Applonie has been collecting crèches most of her life and finds it fascinating.

What is a crèche? The word crèche comes from what is called the Old French language

dozens of local singers and musicians. Hours are 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., Wednesday through Friday and Noon – 9pm on Saturday and Sunday. Everything is free to the public.

The nativities on display come from more than 40 different countries and cultures from all over the world.

This year’s event coordinator is Gail Schoenberg, who, with her husband Dan and many other longtime volunteers, has been involved in producing Nativities Around the World for many years. Gail is keeping track of a production that now needs more than 250 volunteers from all over the Palouse.

When asked why she puts in all this time and effort for such a complicated event, Gail said simply, much as Peggy Applonie did in the beginning, “The Nativities Around the World is a gift to the community. It’s an opportunity to work with hundreds of volunteers dedicated to a common purpose – celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.”

If you wish to become one of them, or want to share your own crèche in the display, or want to perform Christmas music for the event, go to the website at moscownativities.com.

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Contributed by Mark Secrist of Moscow

and was first used in 1792. It means “manger” or “crib”. Later it was used to refer to a group of figures or statues that represent the scene at the birth of Jesus Christ in a stable in Bethlehem. Or, in our modern language, it’s a “nativity.”

In 2008, Peggy wanted to show others her collection of now more than 70 nativities and put up a display in the LDS Church above Staples in Moscow. Many people were delighted with it and felt that the visual display was not only artistic, but amplified the real spirit of Christmas.

“I wanted to give something back to the community,” Peggy said, and “Nativities Around the World” was born.

Since then it has grown each year and has become an interfaith exhibition, with more than 2,700 people visiting to see the nativities and enjoy other Christ-centered activities last year.

This Dec. 10 – 14, the 6th Annual Nativities Around the World crèche will take place in Moscow at the LDS Church at 1657 S. Blaine Street.

It is now a five-day event, with over 400 nativities on display in a beautiful artistic setting, accompanied by live Christmas music from many

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Mountain Home Grange hosts annual Christmas craft fair Dec. 6 Moutain Home Grange Hall, north of Potlatch Junction, may not be the easiest craft fair to find, but it is certainly worth the Saturday drive to visit this historic hall and the many vendors who will be displaying their arts, crafts, and a host of handmade items for Christmas.

The annual craft fair is Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

“All table rent and and food proceeds go to the Grange for maintenance,” said Paula Nygaard, a local resident and member of the Mountain Home Grange Hall committee. Paula said chili dogs are on the lunch menu.

Vendors will include Ralph Horn’s bird carvings, crocheted items and handmade crafts, as well as sought-after holiday favorites from Avon, Bling and Thirtyone, to name just a few.

To get to the Mountain Home Grange Hall, follow US-95 north from Potlatch Junction, turning west on Deep Creek Road near mile marker 366. Follow the paved road (Deep Creek to Mountain Home Road), leading you to the grange about 1.5 miles off the highway.

Annual holiday gift gala at the Dahmen Barn Dec. 6 Contributed by Leslee Miller, Dahmen Barn manager

On Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is holding its 9th annual Holiday Gift Gala. Our resident artists have their studios full of their creations and The Shop at the Barn expands its inventory with popular holiday products. For the Gala, we fill the Barn with visiting artists and craftspeople who design and make one-of-a-kind gifts for men, women and children. There is something for everyone at the Barn!

At the Gala we also sell soups, breads and sweets from recipes in our “Artisans’ Cookbook - a palette of favorite recipes”, which is for sale in our gift shop. This cookbook includes the story of the original Barn renovation and bios of our contributing resident artists, so makes a nice gift.

Combine it with a creative hot pad to further support the Barn!

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center in Uniontown on highway 195 in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence. The three story facility is fully handicap accessible and has no daily admission fee. From Dec. 1-23, the barn will be open daily from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Information: www.artisanbarn.org or (509) 229-3414.

Garden club crafts wreaths for holiday fundraiser in Kendrick Dec. 12 Contributed by Sharon Harris of Kendrick

For nearly half a century, the ladies that make up Hill and Valley Garden Club in Kendrick have been providing the community and others with their beautiful, lush handmade wreaths and designs.

The sale will be held Dec. 12 at the Grange Hall in Kendrick from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. A delicious lunch will be provided by Polly Taylor Dennler and crew from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. It consists of wonderful homemade soups, pies, and bread. The proceeds benefit youth gardening.

It is the only fundraiser the group sponsors. For the two weeks preceding the sale, ladies gather each day to work on wreaths and center pieces to sell to the public.

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Potlatch Elementary teacher earns science prize Gary Lam, a 6th grade teacher who has taught at Potlatch Elementary School for 26 years, received a regional award from the Idaho Science Teachers Association for outstanding science teaching.

Gary received the award during a school assembly on Veterans Day. On accepting, he encouraged students to “take pride in your school, your community, your state and your country.”

Gary served in the military from 1975 to 1978 and then attended the University of Idaho. After that, he began teaching in Potlatch and has been in the same room ever since. “I taught many of the parents of the students I have now,” he said.

Gary has worked extensively on NASA-related projects to help supplement what he teaches in the classroom. His work has included a three day science camp for students aged 5 to 18 as well as hands-on science workshops in Orofino, Salmon and Potlatch.

Three years ago, Gary’s class designed an experiment that was selected to take place on the International Space Station. The experiment studied what would happen when oil and water were mixed in space.

Students had to design the experiment to utilize what was already available on the station.

Students also participated in a contest on how NASA items had changed the world. They looked at how truck design had been changed

by NASA technologies and the group took second place in the contest.

Gary believes strongly that science is important for his students to learn and hopes that his NASA-inspired projects get them interested. “I

Gary Lam, a 6th grade teacher at Potlatch Elementary School, is pictured here with the microphone, was presented with an award from the Idaho Science Teachers Association during a Veteran’s Day assembly. (Photo contributed by Melissa Hadaller).

think kids have to ask questions like ‘Why?’ and ‘How does it work?’” he said.

The Idaho Science Teachers Association, which gave Gary his award, is a group dedicated to empowering science teachers and promoting student achievement throughout the state.

Potlatch celebrates “A Company Town Christmas” Dec. 13

From the VFW pancake breakfast in the morning to the lighted Christmas parade and fireworks that night, Potlatch hosts a day of food, shopping, music, fun and good cheer that makes this festival one of the season’s “must-do” family events.

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rides with beautiful draft horses will take families through the town when done chatting with the old fella.

The lighted Christmas parade starts at 5 p.m., which is one of the area’s funnest parades of the year, followed by a flag retirement ceremony in Scenic 6 Park by the Boy Scouts and VFW, as well as an open house at the library with music at 5:30 p.m. and fireworks in the park at 6 p.m.

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Levi Lusby, 10, and his sister Sophia, 7, officially kicked off Potlatch’s Christmas season Nov. 26 by flipping the switches at the town’s Scenic 6 Park, bringing to life over 7,000 lights for one of the areas most impressive holiday displays.

Folks in Potlatch know how to celebrate the holiday season right, with a full day dedicated to getting friends and neighbors across the Palouse into the Christmas spirit on Saturday, Dec. 13.

The day kicks off with a 7 a.m. breakfast at the VFW, which will continue through the day with lunch served till 2 p.m. Businesses will be holding specials throughout the day, live music at various venues will begin at 11:30 a.m. and will continue into the evening. Santa will be at Potlatch Landing from 2-4 p.m., where wagon

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Deputies conducting impaired driving patrols through January The Latah County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the Idaho Transportation Department’s upcoming Impaired Driver Mobilization, starting November 27, 2014 and running through January 4, 2015.

The Latah County Sheriff’s Office will have extra deputies working during the time period to enforce traffic laws. The Latah County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind the motoring public to buckle up when traveling and don’t drink and drive. The Latah County Sheriff’s Office wishes the residents and visitors of Latah County a happy and safe holiday season.

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Students in a University of Idaho class have been working to raise funds for a new trail station on Paradise Path.

The Blackbird Crossing Trail Station has been a project planned by the City of Moscow for a number of years but has lacked the funding necessary to go forward.

The station would be located east of Blaine Street near the corner of the Northwest River Supply warehouse building.

Professor Tracie Lee teaches the Project Management class that jointly decided to take on fundraising for the Trail Station as their class project. “We’re advancing the Moscow Department of Parks and Rec’s goal of an active, healthy lifestyle by helping them find the needed funds,” she said.

Students in the class jointly decided to fundraise for the project, with the final goal being to raise $24,000 to cover the costs

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One of the student’s major efforts was a 10-kilometer bike ride that took place on Nov. 8.

Students were involved in all aspects of planning the event, from setup to sponsorships, marketing and promotion.

The City of Moscow is planning to begin construction on Blackbird Crossing in summer of 2015. The station will include a public art piece, benches, a bike rack, drinking fountain and landscaping.

Anyone interested in donating to Blackbird Crossing can find a donation form at www. thelataheagle.com/blackbird crossing. For $100 you can sponsor a brick engraved with a name or statement of your choice and for $1,400 you can sponsor one of four engraved benches on the site. Moscow Parks and Recreation asks that all donations be completed by Dec. 9.

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Virginia Monk, a 14-year-old freshman from Genesee, has a lot on her plate between basketball, FFA, 4-H, choir, LCYAC, and maintaining her grades for the honor roll. But somehow she managed to find the time to sew a wool dress that has been chosen to represent Idaho in this year’s national Make It With Wool fashion design competition.

Virginia has been sewing for as long as she can remember. “Mom was always sewing and I liked to help,” she said. “I always thought I wanted to sew.” She got a sewing kit one year for Christmas and

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Virginia Monk of Genesee with the dress she is entering in the national Make It With Wool sewing competition. (Photo courtesy of Kim Monk).

seems to have been at it ever since.

Her most recent dress won at both the district and state level of the 4-H Idaho Wool Contest. “It was a tough dress and it is completely different from anything I’ve ever done,” she said.

Making the dress wasn’t the easiest process, eating up valuable summer weekends, but Virginia pushed on (with the help of some encouragement from her mom, Kim). Virginia said that “There were some miserable days over the summer.”

But Virginia had made it her personal mission to get to the Make It With Wool competition after her basketball coach encouraged her to “see some more of the world.” In the end her hard work has paid off and she’ll be heading off to Reno, Nev, from Jan. 28-31 to participate in the competition that is part of the annual American Sheep Industry convention.

At Make It With Wool, her dress will be judged on its construction, modeling, and an interview process. She will also participate in a fashion show along with the other contestants.

Virginia’s hopes are high for the competition. “It’s not very fun if I don’t win,” she joked.

Either way, Virginia’s unsure if she’s going to continue with the sewing competitions. “Every year I tell my friends that I’m not doing this anymore,” she said.

Here’s hoping she goes out with a win!

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Genesee girl going to national wool-making competition

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Society hosts talk on native plant trek

Contributed by Sonja Lewis of Idaho Native Plant Society

One man has his eye on the unique small wildflowers of our region’s remote mountains—and he’s researching how they can be domesticated for home landscaping, while retaining their native identity.

Stephen Love presents “Scary Roads and Alpine Dwarves”, highlights of his most recent native plant trek, on Tuesday Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in Moscow, at the 1912 Building, Great Room, 412 E. Third St. Dr. Love will summarize the adventures of a week-long expedition to collect diminutive forms of high-elevation Intermountain native plants destined for horticultural research. He visited summits of nine mountain ranges: the Lemhi Range, the White Clouds Peaks, the Sev-

Registration underway for Family Foresters Workshop Contributed by Andrew Perleberg The Family Foresters Workshop is designed to strengthen the skills of consulting foresters, state-employed service foresters, and other natural resource professionals who work with family forest owners. It serves as a forum to provide updates on emerging technology and knowledge applicable to family forestry.

This year’s program will be held at the Coeur d’Alene Inn in Coeur d’Alene on Friday, Jan. 16.

Topics include: Forestland Security and Safety (Advice for dealing with trespass, illegal dumping, drugs and “druggies,” etc); Identifying Cultural Resources on Family Forests; How Forest Nutrient Needs Change Over the Life of a Forest and How to Manage for Them; Variable Density Thinning;

Aspen Health and Management; TACIMMO (Template for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Management Options); Making Fuel Breaks and Treatments Compatible with Wildlife Habitat; and a family forest economics/policy update.

The program can accommodate up to 100 people. Registration forms are available at local UI and WSU Extension Offices, and should be returned by Jan. 9. Registration forms will also be available at http://www.uidaho.edu/exten sion/forestry/content/calendaro fevents. An $85.00 pre-registration fee ($95.00 after Jan. 10) includes lunch and refreshments. For questions on the program, contact: Chris Schnepf at (208) 446-1680 or Steve McConnell at (509) 4772175.

en Devils Mountains, and Sheep Rock in Idaho; Wallowa Mountain in Oregon; Ruby Mountains in Nevada; and the Markagunt Pleateau, Henry Mountains, and Abajo Mountains in Utah.

Dr. Love is an Extension Horticulture Specialist for the University of Idaho, delivers homeowner and green industry education on topics related to horticulture, and is Webmaster of the Idaho Landscapes and Gardens website, www.exten sion.uidaho.edu/idahogardens. He is also vice-president of Idaho Native Plant Society (INPS), and is incoming editor of Native Plants Journal. Everyone is invited to attend this free event, which is sponsored by the White Pine Chapter of INPS.

Forest Service holds Dec. 8 job fair at Idaho Department of Labor Offices The U.S. Forest Service is holding job fairs Dec. 8 at the 25 Idaho Department of Labor local offices across the state.

The fairs run from noon to 2 p.m. local time. The locations of the 25 Labor offices are online at http://labor.idaho.gov.

In addition, the Forest Service will have a special program from 2-4 p.m. at each office on recruiting military veterans.

They are recruiting primarily seasonal workers for fire management, recreation such as trail building or campground maintenance, biological science in wildlife and fisheries and engineering.

“Temporary employees have a very special place within the Forest Service,” Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Supervisor Cheryl Probert said. “After all, most Forest Service career employees started out in temporary positions. Seeking a temporary or seasonal job with the Forest Service is a great way to learn about different opportunities so you can make the best match.”

Participants can go to www.USAjobs.gov to begin building their USAjobs profile in preparation for the job fairs.

For further information, contact Robin Hollis at (208) 364-7781.

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County Youth Advocacy Council hosts Harlem Ambassadors

A dinner they won’t forget...

The Latah County Youth Advocacy Council invited the Harlem Ambassadors to play some basketball against the LC Pea Shooters on Nov. 12 at the University of Idaho’s Memorial Gym. The Harlem Ambassadors, a touring show-basketball group, spent the week visiting schools across the county to promote staying in school, staying away from drugs, and stopping bullying.

The Pea Shooters were composed of 20 players from across the county. Keeping score wasn’t the point--everyone involved had fun and celebrated the work of the Ambassadors and the LCYAC with slam-dunks and skits.

Deary students volunteer to help with senior meals

Students from Deary Jr./Sr. High School have been volunteering to help out with the Spud Hill Seniors Meal Site lunches that take place every Thursday at the Deary Community Center.

One group of students arrives in the morning to be- Deary sophomores Westin Codr, Shelby Anderson, and gin setting up, laying Jesse Rudiger set up for a Thanksgiving-themed senior meal at the town’s community center. out tables, chairs, and place settings. Another group For those who prepare the comes after the meal is over to put meals every week, the students’ everything back away. help saves hours of work that can Every class from the school be spent focusing on getting the participates, with students rotat- food tasting just right. Everyone ing in and out weekly. Each stu- was eager to thank the students dent ends up volunteering about for their helpful dedication and twice a year. positive attitudes.

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Uniontown restaurants serve up a worldly fare

The New Sage Baking Company is located in the renovated Jacobs building.

said, “I had been directing so many different people; it was time for New Sage Baking Company’s something quiet and calm.” owner, Del Stillwaugh, and cerFor Amy, Del’s wife, their purtified executive chef, Elio Flores, chasing the bakery two years ago known to the locals as ‘Al’, were brought her back to her roots. “My both working jobs in corporate mom used to cook at a café in JuliAmerica before coming to the bak- aetta, back in the day when it was ery in Uniontown. called the Knotty Pine. Now it’s the Del wanted to get back to his Colter’s Creek Winery. I started craft. Al sought a slower pace. working in there.”

Discouraged by the pre-baked, Al remembers his first work re-heat, big-box culture that he experiences too in a farming comwas working in, Del said, “I wanted munity in California–chasing pigs, to make the stuff again. I wasn’t a picking walnuts–experiences, he baker anymore.” said, that helped him when he As the head chef at big compa- entered the Culinary Institute of nies like Amazon and Nintendo, Al America in the 1980s.

After that, traveling and cooking on various cruise ships, Al learned how to prepare cuisine from all over the world.

Del and Amy have been amazed at Al’s foods. “They’re so good,” said Del. “We let him do things.”

Al has been New Sage Baking Company’s certified executive chef, ‘Al’ a little surFlores, and owners Del and Amy Stillwaugh enjoy working toprised with the gether to perfet their bakery and restaurant items.

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locals’ tastes and his growing cli- Moscow. “We both have grown up entele. Speaking of his Roast Beef in small towns and so it was nice to Gorgonzola sandwiches with on- come back to a place that’s a little ion jam, he said, “I didn’t expect bit smaller, but there’s still opportunity,” Vicki said. She is a graduthat one to go over.”

But what did he expect, re- ate of Troy High School. ally? When the roast beef is cut, Regarding the eatery’s menu trimmed, seasoned, and roasted items, you can expect a smaller on site, just like the chicken, and plate style, fresh ingredients, and turkey, didn’t he think our farmers of a little bit more old-fashioned style. “We really try to follow the would taste the goodness?

Now open two extra days a seasons,” Dana said, “and work week, check out Al’s daily spe- with as many local people as we cials along with the bakery’s well- can to get different produce and known scones and cakes Wednes- items.” day and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Vicki, owner of Plaid & Pearls, and on Friday and Saturday from 7 has always been into decorating.

In addition to the vintage and rea.m. to 3 p.m.

If you can’t make it to Union- stored items in the gift shop, shealtown, you can get their scones at so specializes in staging houses Kups Koffee in Kendrick, or their and decorating weddings.

Now in the same location and breads at the Colter’s Creek Winery in Juliaetta, as well as at Rosau- with their complementary skills, Dana and Vicki hope to cater and ers and the Coop in Moscow.

But Al’s not the only cook caus- decorate weddings together.

The Little Otter Eatery and ing a buzz in Uniontown. Dana Rupp Weinmann is the new girl Plaid & Pearls are open Monday on the block and she’s got people through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This December, look for a talking.

“You can’t beat Dana’s cook- special dark chocolate cookie with ing,” said Dale Miller, president of affogato-style coffee to go on the the Uniontown Community Devel- side. opment Association.

“She does really nice stuff.”

Teaming up with her mother-in-law, Vicki Fountain, the two opened The Little Otter Eatery and Plaid & Pearls Home Décor as side-by-side shops in Uniontown’s downtown this summer.

“I’ve been in the food and coffee and alcohol business forever,” said Dana, which to her means, “even before I was a broke college student.”

Mother- and daughter-in-law team Vicki Fountain of Her most recent Plaid & Pearls and Dana Rupp Weinmann of The Little work in the industry Otter Eatery stand in front of the restaraunt’s bar in was with Gnosh in downtown Uniontown.

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Keep Christmas local at the 1912 Center’s Winter Market

The Winter Market at the 1912 Center has returned, bringing together a number of craft, food and produce vendors. Markets are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Feb. 7, and Mar. 7. The indoor location ensures the market can stay open no matter what the weather decides to do.

Whether you’re looking to buy produce, artsy Christmas gifts, or just craving a fresh-baked treat, you’re sure to find something at the Winter Market.

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New Potlatch Family Clinic opens, bringing town state-of-the-art health facility Residents of Potlatch can celebrate the opening of Gritman’s new Potlatch Family Care facility at an open house Dec. 12 from 3-7 p.m., bringing the community a modern health clinic built largely by local companies and Potlatch residents.

clinic as needed.

“We are now setup to see “Potlatch deserves a modern, state-of- more patients,” said Jennifer Dathe-art family clinic and Gritman is pleased vis, the clinic’s physician’s assisto provide one,” said Trisha Quiring, Grit- tant. “There was a real need for man’s coordinator of rural clinics. “The new this in the community, which Potlatch Family Clinic staff (from left) Trish Quiring, a certified medclinic is a sign that Gritman is firmly com- is growing and we are growing ical assistant, Sara McGreal, receptionist, and Jennifer Davis, the clinic’s physician’s assistant, pose for a quick picture before starting mitted to providing high-quality care for with it.” another busy day serving patients in the Potlatch area. (Not shown rural residents, who are often underserved To help make the building is Katie Breeze, the clinic’s other receptionist.) handicap friendly and in comfor health care.”

Gritman recognized the need to build an pliance with federal regulations, the design “We tried to build the clinic with as updated health clinic in Potlatch that com- ensured that 60 percent of entrances are many hands on it from the local economy accessible to wheel- as possible.” plies with building regchairs; handrails are The mayor agreed that construction ulations determined provided along walk- was a small boon for the town, thanks to by the 2010 Americans ways, stairways and Sprenger Construction. “Mike said going with Disabilities Act ramps; and van-acces- into this that he was going to hire all local Standards of Accessisible spaces are pro- and he did. I think that’s very important. I ble Design. vided in the parking don’t think we realize how many compa “The old building lot. wasn’t handicap accesnies are in town to do a project like this.”

Primary contractor Mike said keeping it local was indeed a sible, so a lot of people for the building Mike part of his plans all along. “A lot of times you wouldn’t use it,” said Sprenger, president of get (construction) people from out of town Potlatch Mayor David Sprenger Construction, who do not have a vast interest in what you Brown. He said some Gritman Center board member Janie Nirk of said he’s proud that he are doing.” patients simply rePotlatch gives an impromptu tour of the clinfused to go there, be- ic over the summer while under construction. was able to hire and Sprenger Construction completed a cause the ramp was too “The clinic is already seeing more patients in buy local during con- similar project in Kendrick in 2013 for the especially Gritman clinic there that also needed to steep for wheelchairs Potlatch than when it was at its old location,” struction, Janie said recently. when it’s for a commu- be compliant with federal regulations for and particularly diffinity like Potlatch with handicapped access. cult in winter weather.

“It’s a beautiful addition to the town and a population of about 800 people.

Gritman has invested in upgrading all of we think it will help draw more businesses Buying, building, and employing local its rural clinics in recent years. In addition who like being close to modern medical fa- residents is important to Mike, whose fam- to Potlatch, Gritman operates family care ily company has been providing construc- clinics in Kendrick and Troy. The Troy clincilities,” David said.

The new 2,400-square-foot building tion services to the Palouse since 1958. He ic was remodeled June 2012. The Kendrick has three exam rooms, a procedure room, and his wife, Linda, run the company with clinic moved into their newly-remodeled the help of an eight-man crew. nurses’ station and a comfortable lobby. building in December 2013 A physician’s assistant, a certified med- “We hired many local people as subcon- The Potlatch clinic is open 9 a.m. to 5 ical assistant, and two receptionists are tractors on this project,” Mike said. “We p.m., Monday thru Friday. dedicated to serving about 1,500 patients bought all the lumber and landscape plants The open house on Dec. 12 from 3-7 living in the area. A dedicated doctor is also in Potlatch. Many of the workers graduated p.m. is free to the public, and will include always on-call and tends to patients at the from Potlatch High School. small foods and music. All are welcome.

Story by Kathryn Mandler & Barry Johnson

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Realtors called upon to help families in good times and bad According to CRE, “Counseling is the process of providing objective, knowledgeable, and trusted advice or guidance on real estate decision A licensed Realtor™ should be knowledgeable making for a client or employer.”

The National Association of Realtor’s Code of Ethics begins with the and trustworthy not only in real estate, but in the Golden Rule: “ The term REALTOR® has come to connote competency, fairness, and high integrity resulting from adherence to a lofty ideal of areas of many stressful situations. They often deal moral conduct in business relations. No inducement of profit and no infrom clients ever can justify departure from this ideal. In the with happy times such as marriage or birth of a struction interpretation of this obligation, REALTORS® can take no safer guide child (which may result in buying or building a new than that which has been handed down through the centuries, embodied in the Golden Rule, ‘Whatsoever ye would that others should do to you, home), but they also deal with sad and traumatic do ye even so to them.’”

From a counseling perspective, the American Counseling occurrences.

Association has a similar Code of Ethics which also covers avoiding actions that cause harm, working for the good of I wrote this article after several friends had asked why I your client, and honoring commitments, including fulfilling hold membership as both a Licensed Professional Counselor one’s responsibilities of trust in professional relationships and a Licensed Realtor™. The answer is…they are VERY simand dealing truthfully with all individuals counselors come ilar jobs!

Death and divorce are two of the most common reasons into professional contact.

Both codes are very clear on confidentiality and represomeone may choose to sell a property. Over the years, I’ve sentation of our clients. Supporting autonomy is a key tenet helped clients split and sell family farms, sold homes where (i.e. our clients make the decisions, but we as Realtors™ and/ someone has died in the house, had custom homes built for or Counselors should have the heart of a teacher; enabling the birth of twins and photographed weddings close to a us to guide them toward a decision that is in their best internew property owned by the family. Real estate transactions Jennifer O’Brien, are often emotional for a variety of reasons.

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My best advice is to reach out to an agent who YOU know, The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) is the membership organization established exclusively for real estate advisors who pro- like and trust during times of transition in your life and let them know vide intelligent, unbiased, and trusted advice for a client or employer. how they can help you through it.

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Helping families build holiday traditions...

Moscow’s Woodbury Farm makes finding the perfect Christmas Tree a labor of love To keep folks warm when it’s cold out, the Woodburys set up a tent with hot chocolate Larry and Pat Woodbury started their tree and cookies, and on Fridays and Saturdays farm on the outskirts of Moscow with 11 acres they like to get a little music going as well. in 1998. That equaled out to about 4,000 fir For $10 a piece, visitors are also welcome trees of various varieties. to buy a premade wreath or can make their “We started not really knowing what we own on Fridays and Saturdays. were getting In addition to into,” said Larthe tree farm, the When you plant a tree, you’re ry. But with the Woodburys run a help of their five not going to harvest it for seven to couple of other busikids, a Boy Scout nesses. Four Seasons ten years.

You just plan to keep on troop, and with Lawn Care is a landplanting. some advice scape maintenance and equipment -Larry Woodbury company. Pat and borrowed from Larry will be sellDave and Nancy ing that to their son Hash of the Hash Tree Company in Princeton, starting next year. the Woodburys found a way to get those trees They also own rental properties in in the ground.

Moscow and Pullman under Woodbury Today the Woodburys grow around 1,500 Properties. Larry likes doing the rentspruce trees and about 4 thousand firs includ- al properties because they “manage ing Grand, Frasier, Concolor, and Canaan vari- themselves…kind of.” eties.

Reflecting on what he likes about Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, selling Christmas trees, Larry said that the Woodburys open their farm to folks who “It’s a fun business. We have people want to come and cut down their own trees. that come out who we see year after Their motto? “Nothing says Christmas year. We get to see people grow up who more than a real Christmas tree.” make a tradition out of it.

“People come out and we try to ask them “Some people will be out wanderwhat kind of tree they like, if it’s full or open, ing for a couple hours looking for a and how tall they’re hoping for,” Larry said. perfect tree and other will be gone in Customers are then directed to where they ten minutes. It’s fun meeting the peocan find what they’re looking for. Some precut ple and seeing them every year. It’s like trees are also available. getting a Christmas card but instead of Story and photos by Sam Johnson

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getting a card you get to reconnect with people.”

Asked how long he planned to keep the tree business going, Larry said, “When you plant a tree, you’re not going to harvest it for seven to ten years. You just plan to keep on planting, I’m not sure how you would get out of it.”

Anyone interested in learning more about the Woodbury Tree Farm can visit their website at www.woodburyfamilybiz.com/treefarm.

If you’re planning on a visit, you can find them at 3123 W. Twin Rd. in Moscow. They are open from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday thru Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

They’re open this year until Dec 20.

December 2014 Not sure what to do with all that leftover turkey? Check out the Woodburys’ favorite post-Thanksgiving recipe...

Creamy Turkey Enchiladas 3 cups cooked turkey, diced 1 large Spanish onion (about 7 ounces), thinly sliced 1 jar sliced pimento, drained 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, in 1-inch chunks salt and pepper to taste 12 soft corn tortillas oil 1/2 cup whipping cream 1/2 pound Monterey Jack cheese, shredded 1.

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Ready a 13 x 9-inch pan or baking dish.

In small, tortilla-sized skillet, heat about 1/4 inch salad oil over medium heat. When it begins to sizzle drop in a tortilla and fry a few seconds until it blisters. Remove from oil to paper towels.

(Use tongs.) It should be soft enough to roll. Lay about 1/2 cup filling down center of tortilla and lap edges over it. Place seam side down in pan. Repeat procedure for all tortillas and filling.

May cover and refrigerate at this point.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pour cream over tortillas to moisten. Cover completely with shredded cheese. Bake 20 to 30 minutes or until cheese bubbles. Should cover during first half of cooking.

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Keeping your Christmas tree hunting old school?

Permits for cutting Christmas trees in national forests and lands administered by the BLM in northern Idaho can be purchased at the Helmer Store & CafĂŠ, Tri-State Outfitters, and Idaho Rigging in Potlatch, as well as from the U.S. Forest Service office in Potlatch. There is a limit of three permits per family, at a cost of $5 each. Maps can be purchased from the Forest Service office showing National Forest boundaries in the area. As a general rule, no special areas are designated for Christmas tree cutting on public lands. However, USFS asks tree cutters to follow a few basic rules, to include: - Cut trees at least 200 feet away from well traveled roads, flowing water, campgrounds and recreation sites.

- Select trees from thickets or overstocked areas. Avoid removing trees from plantations or other areas where tree growth is sparse.

- Select a tree that is the right height for your needs. DO NOT cut a large tree just to take the top.

- Cut trees as close to the ground as possible. Stumps should be eight inches or less.

- Attach a permit to each cut tree prior to transporting it.

Your best bet is simply to stop by the Forest Service office and ask questions. They can provide valuable information about tree cutting rules, road and trail access, good cutting areas, and weather forecasts.

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Thank you to friends & clients for a fabulous 2014!

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sports lineup Date Tue, Dec 2

High School Boys Varsity Basketball Schedule Matchups

Kendrick @ Asotin

Genesee @ Deary

Wed, Dec 3 Fri, Dec 5

Garfield-Palouse @ Dayton

Potlatch vs Logos Kendrick vs Lapwai

Potlatch @ Deary

Troy vs Orofino

Sat, Dec 6

Genesee vs Salmon River

Mon, Dec 8

Deary @ Troy

Tue, Dec 9

Genesee vs Asotin

Thu, Dec 11 Sat, Dec 13

Kendrick vs Logos Potlatch vs CV

Troy @ Genesee

Tue, Dec 2 Thu, Dec 4

Deary vs Timberline Garfield-Palouse @ Potlatch

Genesee vs CV Troy @ Potlatch Genesee vs Prairie

Deary @ Logos

Tue, Dec 9

Garfield-Palouse vs Touchet

Garfield-Palouse @ St. John/End

High School Girls Varsity Basketball Schedule Matchups

Troy @ Kamiah

Potlatch vs Prairie

Deary @ Nezperce

Garfield-Palouse @ Dayton

Kendrick @ Asotin Potlatch @ Troy

Genesee @ Prairie

Deary vs Summit

Kendrick vs Nezperce

Garfield-Palouse vs Tekoa Troy vs Prairie

Genesee @ CV

Troy @ Lapwai

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Potlatch vs Lapwai

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Genesee @ Potlatch

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Troy High senior organizes “Hoops for Hope” fundraiser

Blazie, who is an eighth grader at Troy, said she’s “extremely appreciative because the community and the ACCO have done so much for me.” Blazie got the chance to play in the tournament with her Troy team.

Five Jr. High girls teams participated in the tournament: Moscow Magic, Moscow Swish, Trojan Storm, Clearwater Valley, and Prairie.

Each team paid $200 to participate, money that will support the ACCO, Chase, and Blazie.

Ultimately the Prairie 8th graders won the tournament with the Trojan Storm coming up second. In all, the tournament raised more than 2,000 dollars.

Whitney, who is in her final year at Troy High School, plans on going to college next year and to keep on playing basketball while studying business and marketing. She hopes that somebody will decide to keep the tournament going in future years and advised them to “start early and stay positive.”

Whitney also wanted to tahnk the athletes, coaches, parents, volunteers and school administrators for everything they helped with for the tournament.

To contribute to Hoops for Hope, you can contact Whitney on her cell phone at (509) 330-0365.

Troy eighth grader Blazie Gilder, shown here with the ball, is one of the students that Hoops for Hope was set up to benefit.

Story and photo by Sam Johnson

When Whitney Frederickson was asked to select something to work on for her senior project at Troy Jr./Sr. High School, she knew that she wanted to use the opportunity to help out some of her fellow students.

Whitney organized and directed the Hoops for Hope tournament that took place on Nov. 8, with the goal of raising funds for the Ameri-

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Two of Whitney’s fellow students at Troy Jr./Sr. High Schol, Chase Thompson and Blazie Gilder, have been affected by cancer. “It’s an important cause because it affects people who we know and love,” Whitney said, “and I want to be able to help them out.”

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helping hands

‘Tis the season for giving, and the great folks of the Palouse have found ways to give to those in less fortunate circumstances. Here’s two opportunities to help out in the coming weeks...

Alternative Giving Market of the Palouse offers a different kind of present What organizations can you support through AGMP? • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Alliance House Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse Backyard Harvest Christmas for Kids Family Promise of the Palouse First Book Campus Advisory Board Friends of the Clearwater Good Samaritan Society Humane Society of the Palouse Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Latah County Historical Society Latah County Youth Advocacy Council Latah Trail Foundation Moscow Community Theatre Moscow Community Garden Moscow Friends of the Library Moscow High School Environmental Club Moscow High School HRAI Club Moscow Middle School - McCall Outdoor Science School Camp Palouse HIV Consortium Orphan Acres Equine and Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation and Sanctuary Palouse Habitat for Humanity Palouse Land Trust Willow Center Village Bicycle Project Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute Moscow Sister City Association Radio Free Moscow KRFP Palouse Prairie School Climbing Club UI Operation Education Palouse Pathways

Every year, the Alternative Giving Market ductible. of the Palouse (AGMP) promotes the seasonThis year the market is running until Dec al spirit of gift-giving, but with a little bit of a 13 and there are several ways still available to twist. give.

“Oftentimes we feel like we need to show First, donate online at www.agmpalouse. up somewhere with a gift but this is a really org. If you donate this way, gift cards and a tax great way to honor the people that you love in receipt will be sent in the mail. a special way,” said Renée Hill, a volunteer with There will also be an AGMP booth set up at AGMP. the two Winter Markets at the 1912 Center on Renée and Dianne Daley Laursen created Dec. 6 and Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

AGMP in 2009 to help promote local charitable Finally, there will be a table set up at the giving over the holidays. Run Palouse Mall on Dec. 13, the entirely by volunteers, the final day of the Giving MarMarket is now in its 6th year. ket.

This year, 32 nonprofits Since AGMP startwere selected to participate ed, they have raised over in the giving market. $69,000 for about 60 differHere’s how the Giving ent nonprofits, with 100% of Market works.

Donators what they raise going directpurchase a gift for the nonly to the beneficiaries. All of ALTERNATIVE GIVING profit of their choice: for exthis has been accomplished MARKET OF THE ample, $5 could buy treats on a budget of less than $500 PALOUSE and toys for animals at the per year.

Humane Society, two new In 2012, AGMP volunbooks for beginning readers through the First teers also began leading classroom activities Book program, or a day of food for an individual known as Kids Give. The goal of Kids Give is to at the Sojourners’ Alliance food bank. educate students on the services that nonprofEach of the organizations specifies what its provide as well as what those organizations specifically your gift will be used for. Different gain from philanthropy. amounts of money can be used to purchase difClassrooms that participate in Kids Give are ferent kinds of gifts. given $50 that they then use to donate to the For every donation made you then get a nonprofits of their choice. card that can be mailed as a holiday gift exSo when you’re wondering what to get your plaining how “This year I made this gift in your loved ones this holiday season, consider a gift name.” of giving, and help support these nonprofits Gifts to multiple nonprofits are collected as that make our communities a better place. a single purchase, and all donations are tax de-

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Palouse Cares readies for 9th annual event Story by Sam Johnson

In Latah and Whitman counties, Palouse Cares has become an annual end-of-year tradition. This year is no different, and the event looks poised to collect more food and monetary donations than ever.

Rick Minard is president of the Palouse Cares Board. He said that before he even started working as general manager at Moscow & Pullman Building Supply 11 years ago, employees had been involved in food drives every holiday season.

“Each year we’d do a little bit better and get a little bit more food, and more people would hear about it,” Rick said. Early on those food drives would benefit the Moscow Food Bank, but as more people wanted to get involved the mission of these yearly food drives expanded as well.

In 2006, Rick reached out to Spokane’s News Channel 6 to help promote the yearly giving event, and they suggested adding a fundraiser onto the food drives. That year, Palouse Cares was born as its own nonprofit charity, sponsoring a spaghetti feed and auction in Moscow.

Now in its ninth year, Palouse Cares has grown considerably. “Today the food drive is in 13 communities with big auctions in Moscow and Pullman,” said Rick.

The big day this year is Saturday, Dec 6, when volunteers across the Palouse will be knocking on people’s doors while fundraisers and lunches are hosted in the big towns.

The money raised and food collected will benefit Food Banks in all of the communities, as well as several local nonprofits such as Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse, Backyard Harvest, and St. Vincent de Paul.

There’s no shortage of ways that folks can donate, whether it’s with their time, food or money.

Volunteers will begin the door-to-door food drive at 9 a.m. on Dec 6, so have something ready to give them or consider signing up to

A volunteer group from last year’s Palouse Cares event. Volunteers in communities across the Palouse will go door-to-door on Dec. 6 to ask for donations to local food pantries. (Photo contributed by Rick Minard.)

help out in your community at www.palouse be sure to check the website to see if anything cares.org. catches your eye.

The Moscow auction will begin at 11 a.m.

Reflecting on why he believes Palouse Cares in the Real Life Church, located inside the East- is important, Rick said that “our main passion side Marketplace. The Pullman auction will and emphasis is hunger. We get saddened to also begin at 11 hear about Latah in Zeppoz. Both “Our main passion and County being the sites will include third worst in Idaho silent and live emphasis is hunger. We get for hunger.” But he’s auctions as well been encouraged evsaddened to hear about Latah as lunch. ery year by the strong Some of the County being the third worst in support, and said that big items being “we’ve got a pretty auctioned off in- Idaho for hunger.” amazing community. clude a signed -Rick Minard here.”Last Mike Lupati NFL year jersey, a 2001 Palouse Cares raised Chrysler 300M, a Red Max GZ380 chainsaw, 38,000 pounds of food and $30,000. and a Traeger Junior BBQ Grill. Plenty of othWe hope you can find a way to help make er donated items will also be up for auction, so those numbers even better this year.

Interested in volunteering with Palouse Cares on December 6 for a door-to-door food drive in your community?

Head to www.palousecares.org to register yourself or your group, and check below to see what organization you’ll be collecting for. All food drives begin at 9 a.m. on December 6.

Colfax, WA

Gar�ield, WA

Moscow, ID

Pullman, WA

Colton/Uniontown, WA

Genesee, ID

Palouse, WA

Troy, ID

Deary/Bovill, ID

Juliaetta/Kendrick, ID

Potlatch, ID

Council on Aging & Human Services Uniontown-Colton Food Pantry Deary and Bovill Food Banks

Ladow Grange

Genesee Food Bank J/K Good Samaritan Food Bank

Moscow Food Banks

Palouse Food Pantry Potlatch Food Bank

Pullman Food Banks

Troy Food Bank

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arts & artisans

Artist transforms antler and bone into wild creatures

Sculptor and jeweler John Sandell stands with his �ine art bone, antler and bronze pieces at his home in Moscow.

Story and photos by Seth Toebben

Fine art sculptor and jeweler John Sandell thanks his mom and dad for introducing him to the arts. “My mom and dad were fabulous artists,” John said.

With his dad putting down his paints and his mom quitting her quilting needles this last year, it is the perfect time for John, who recently retired from his 30-plus-years practice with Moscow Chiropractic, to focus on his fine bone and antler jewelry and sculpture.

Beyond his parents, John credits two other artists for the success of his career.

John Sandell shows the �irst bronze piece that he made, a portraiture of Blackfoot Indian artist Will Beebe, who introduced him to making bronze sculptures.

The first, Will Beebe, a Blackfoot Indian artist, recognized John’s skill at an art show early on and introduced him to working in bronze. It was this new medium that gained the attention of the second artist, former Palouse painter, M. Diana Pace.

Not only did Diana purchase a piece of his for her own collection, John said, but she also convinced him to cast a number of other bronze sculptures to show and sell. “That really made a difference in my career as an artist,” John said.

Then, as his art career took off, Diana introduced John to a number of other artists and galleries, and the two did a show together at the Jan Wilson Gallery in Idaho’s Sun Valley.

Apart from the people who have influenced and helped him along the way, John attributes his passion for art to his being an outdoorsman who likes to work with his hands.

John is still amazed by the mediums of bone and antler that he works with, “They’re just so beautiful,” he said. “You’re just using nature’s beautiful product.”

Not only is John a skillful self-taught artist, but his works are unique.

“As far as we know,” he said, “I am the only artist in the world that carves geese and fish directly out of the white-tail antler.”

He said that others have asked his permission and tried, but found it too hard. “If you make a mistake, you can’t patch it, you can’t fix it.”

Over his career, John has shown in galleries throughout Idaho and the greater Northwest, including the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. John’s current gallery is located at 1310 Pinecone Dr. in Moscow.

John’s pieces can also be purchased at Sam Dial Jewelers in Pullman.

For more information about John and Branching Antler Designs, to discuss commissioning a special piece, or to schedule a time to see John’s work, call (208) 882-7628, or email sandellj@yahoo.com.

Palouse Watercolor Socius holds holiday sale in Clarkston

The Palouse Watercolor Socius is sponsoring a holiday sale, featuring original watercolor paintings, prints and cards of its members. The sale will be held on Saturday, December 6, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the JK Signs and Banners shop, 940 Sixth Street, Clarkston, WA 99403.

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Local theater group brings Christmas show to Potlatch Dec. 4-6

APOD Productions is back for the holidays with a Christmas play at the Potlatch Log Cabin on Dec. 4-6, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

“It is a hilarious and heartwarming story with several really fun and strong roles for kids and teens,” said Rebecca Payne, the group’s production manager.

Rebecca and her husband, Todd, started the not-for-profit group in 2005 to create and promote the performing arts in the rural Palouse region.

“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a light-hearted comedy that provides a new look at an old tradition,” Rebecca said. “Todd is directing, so it is sure to have newness to it.”

Rebecca also plays a lead role in the play, as the mother of the narrator who is put in charge of the annual Christmas pageant. “But the twist of the story is not the ‘new’ director,” Rebecca noted, “but rather a very unlikely band of rough kids who are cast as the lead roles in the pageant.”

APOD Productions, which Todd and Rebecca run from their home near Tensed, has organized several plays at the Potlatch Log Cabin and is looking to build a permanent home in the Potlatch community. They have Need a

earned a reputation in the area for putting on professional shows while keeping things light and fun.

They last produced this play seven years ago.

“Some of the actors in the play performed seven years ago as younger characters,” Rebecca said.

“And along with their older stage roles, this time around they have taken on production and promotion responsibilities. We have been working with these teen leaders for the past three to four years and it is exciting to see them really stepping up in areas like costume design, poster layout and printing, selling ads for the program and building props for the show.”

There are 30 actors involved in the show, mostly kids and teens, including theater families with siblings performing side-by-side.

“We have five actors coming up from Moscow and Pullman, but the rest are from small towns in the area including Potlatch, Princeton, Harvard, Tensed and Viola,” Rebecca said.

Tickets for the show are available at Junction Lumber in Potlatch, Keeney Bros. Music in Moscow, and Mimi’s Bakery in Palouse.

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outdoors & recreation

Alone in the Wilderness When Deary’s Mike Kinziger decides to get away from it all, he heads to a place where few dare venture and where even fewer dare go alone.

Story by Barry Johnson, photos courtesy of Mike Kinziger As 2014 draws to an end, many of us have to scratch our heads a bit to figure out what set this year apart from others.

Deary’s Mike Kinziger doesn’t have that problem.

As an avid outdoorsman, Mike set his sights this past year on a 21day wilderness solo canoe adventure in northwest Ontario – his fourth such trip alone through this seldom-traveled expanse of Canadian wilderness.

He completed his adventure in mid-August, spending three weeks paddling 176 miles in his canoe and walking over 17 miles on portages when the canoe wouldn’t make it.

Along the way, he didn’t see another human soul, although he did catch nearly 350 walleye and northern pike. He also went through three hefty books on the trip.

Why make a journey alone in a wilderness where the least injury or incident can become a matter of life or death?

“Because I can,” Mike said. He also pointed to the fact that he is a fairly intense person who desires to go at his own pace.

“And because I love the challenge of making life-and-death decisions on my own.”

For Mike, moving to Deary in 2001 was a natural next-step in life after retiring from Univeristy of Idaho where he taught outdoor recreation and raising three daughters by himself.

“Living in the country in Deary has been a lifesaver for this outdoor person,” Mike said. “I love the remoteness, the quiet and the lifestyle.”

His solo trips in the wilderness are a chance to delve even deeper into the remoteness he loves.

“It gets easier after the first or second trip,” Mike explained.

“Once I find a location, I have to deal with travel logistics. This trip involved having to book two flights – an eight-passenger and a float plane,

as well as arrangements to get picked up.

“My last trip required me to flag down a train and place my canoe in a box car before I was dropped off in the middle of nowhere.”

Mike said the key to preparing for his trips, though, is living an active and healthy lifestyle, taking advantage of the many opportunities that come with life in the rural parts of the Palouse.

“I mountain bike, I cross-country ski, I paddle my canoe, I work in the woods.”

All of these physical activities helped prepare him for the challenges he faced when in the wilderness alone, with his canoe and equipment.

“The most difficult challenge during all of these trips is finding my way from one lake to another,” Mike said. “Many times, no one has been on these routes for years, if not since the early voyagers.

“If I get turned around out there, no one will be by to assist. I cannot get lost. Sometimes it takes hours and hours to find old portage trails.

“Second to route finding is navigating a 15-foot canoe across massive bodies of water. Strong winds frighten me, especially on a lake that is two-miles wide and three-miles long.”

Along the way, he writes a journal of his thoughts and experiences, often sharing what it takes to keep going when faced with long days alone in one of the few truly remote wildernesses left in the world.

On day 20 of his trip this year, he wrote a little about the reality of taking on such harsh physical conditions as he gets older.

“I’m not as swift or light of foot as I once was nor as physically strong. I have long ago traded in sprinting and indoor fitness for endurance and duration activities. My outdoor recreation philosophy is simple….. to be a better paddler, I paddle…. to be a better moun-

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In many cases locating good quail cover also makes ring-neck pheasants a possibility, though the Asian imports are typically most common near agricultural grain crops growing adjacent scrub, weed, tule or CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) grassland cover.

Pheasants may be the most handsome of upland game birds but they can also be the shiftiest. By this I mean they’re more inclined to running than sitting tight (especially for pointing dogs) and flushing for the gun. Successful Author’s wife Gwyn Zetah-Meitin and their dog Fiona enjoy a day of pheasant hunters walk the farthest and bust the most shin-tangle, nasupland game hunting. ty-stabbing brush. Brush pants or chaps are a must in this business.

Story and photos by Patrick Meitin Hungarian or gray partridge, under the right conditions, have become one of my faDecember can be a bit of a letdown for the hardcore hunter, with deer seasons finally vorites. They might require covering miles exhausted and elk only a distant dream (un- of habitat (grain-stubble fields and their edgless you muzzle-loader hunt or have drawn a es) but Hun terrain is normally flat or rolling late-season depredation tag, of course). That’s farmland that’s easier on the legs. And while why December, to my mind, has always been for the covey that takes up residence in wide-open the birds -- and I mean this is the most positive terrain where they easily observe any approach way possible. December’s a great time to pur- can prove overly cautious, Huns in grasslands sue upland game, cool air encouraging a spirit- typically hold tight for birddogs and flush like a sporting bird should. Huns are also fairly tered hike into the uplands.

What type of upland game you pursue hing- ritorial, so where you have seen a covey once es directly on elevation and terrain type. Quail you’ll normally find them again.

For the best chukar hunting in the nation (California in our area) are typically found in lower valleys where both water and thronged you buy a jet boat, or bribe someone who owns vegetation are abundant. This points instantly one (normally fuel money is enough), and take to the area’s largest watersheds, like the Snake a ride up the Snake River. You might also hike and Clearwater rivers, but possibilities are into rougher terrain at the edges of surroundnearly limitless when you consider the endless ing area valleys, but the Snake is tops. Chukar, array of brushy creeks, farm edges and canyon like quail, make distinctive calls useful in paring heads in the region. Covering lots of ground down rough and tumble Hell’s Canyon terrain

into manageable pieces. Strong lungs and legs are also paramount in this business as you’ll labor up and down a lot of vertical terrain to bag a limit.

Finally, grouse (ruffed, dusky/blue and spruce) and snowshoe hares inhabit essentially identical habitats, making it easy to hunt both simultaneously. You find both in brushy mountain terrain where a mix of willows, alder, elderberry and evergreens provides ample cover and food. Grouse require lightning-fast reflexes, as they have an annoying habit of putting cover between you and themselves -- hares a sharp eye to spot white-on-white winter coats atop sparkling snow.

All you need is a reliable shotgun, a pocket of 7 ½s or 6s (better for pheasants), trusty birddog (when available), tough duds, comfortable boots and lots of gumption. Drive farmland backroads, politely knock on doors adjacent promising cover for hunting permission, or head to one of Idaho Fish & Game’s Public Walk-In areas to find some hunting action, escape the winter blues and put delicious game meat on the table.

Trophy Species Regulations Open House Meeting Scheduled in Lewiston

Hunters in Idaho have a chance to comment on proposed 20152016 trophy species regulations during an upcoming open house scheduled Monday, Dec. 15 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Clearwater Regional Office, 3316 16th Street in Lewiston, Idaho.

The open-house format allows visitors to attend anytime during the session and visit with Fish and Game personnel about the proposals.

Individuals with disabilities may request meeting accommodations by contacting Chasity Newman at the Fish and Game Clearwater office, (208) 799-5010 or through the Idaho Relay Ser-

vice at 1-800-377-3529 (TDD).

Those unable to attend the open house can submit their comments online by visiting the Department’s website or by mail to: 2015-16 Trophy Species Season Proposals, P.O. Box 25, Boise, Idaho 83707. The open period for public comment is between Dec. 11 and Jan. 5. Further details can be obtained by contacting the Clearwater Regional Office at (208) 799-5010.

Information collected from across the state will be summarized and presented to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission, which will set the final seasons at their meeting on Jan. 22.

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Idaho Fish and Game has the perfect Christmas gift idea Contributed by Jen Bruns of Idaho Department of Fish and Game

To get ahead of the early spring arrival of Idaho’s state bird, the Mountain Bluebird, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) is offering a limited number of bluebird nest boxes for $7.00. These bird boxes make great Christmas presents for those wildlife lovers on our lists.

Funds collected from the nest box sale are used to enhance the Lewiston Wildlife Habitat Area lo- Male mountain bluebird photo by cated near the IDFG office. Fish and Dave Menke: courtesy USFWS Game volunteers constructed the cedar nest boxes using donated lumber from Idaho Forest Products in Lewiston.

Bluebirds nest throughout Idaho in higher elevation meadows, forested areas and open ridges in mountainous regions. However, many trees with suitable nesting holes have been cut for firewood or taken by aggressive non-native species like the European starling and English House sparrow. Many bluebirds never find nest sites, so man-made nest houses can help fill the natural nest-site shortage.

Because bluebirds seldom nest in urban areas, boxes should be placed far from any building or community. In urban areas, nest boxes are likely to attract highly aggressive bluebird competitors such as starlings or house sparrows.

When boxes are spaced too close together, bluebirds will divert energy defending territory that would be better spent on reproductive success. Protect boxes from prevailing winds and the hot afternoon sun by mounting them on the north or east side of mounting posts or trees.

A limited supply of bird feeders, bat and wood duck boxes are also available. Get yours today!

For more information on wood working for wildlife or volunteering for Fish and Game, contact the Clearwater Region Office, 3316 16th Street, Lewiston, 83501, 799-5010.

IDFG hosts Sportsperson Chili Dinner on Dec. 9 Break out your favorite chili recipes and come join the discussion!

Anyone interested in local wildlife management issues is welcome to attend the December sportsperson chili dinner cook-off meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the regional fish and game office, 3316 16th street in Lewiston.

The dinner meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will include presentations including; an overview of 2014 access site improvements, fall fisheries highlights, a check station data summary and much more!

“This meeting is intended to stimulate casual conversation while providing a chance for folks to break the cabin fever and warm up with homemade chili,” said regional supervisor, Jerome Hansen. Participants are encouraged to bring a pot of chili, soup or stew to add to the competition. Attendees will have a chance to vote on their favorite chili, soup or stew.

Dinner will be served free of charge on a first come-first serve basis. Contact the regional office at (208) 799-5010 for more information.

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Whatever happened to separation of holidays?

Contributed by Richard F. Abrams of Kendrick

I was in a large box store just before Halloween and noticed that they had started displaying Christmas merchandise. I was reminded that when we had our hardware stores, my father Frank Abrams would not allow us to even decorate the stores until after Thanksgiving. He said these holidays should be allowed to stand on their own. He was often asked what days we were open and with

the last name of Abrams sounding so Jewish, he would say, “We are open every weekday including Saturdays and only closed on Jewish New Year but we’re on call in the afternoon.” He also said that if we could not make a success of our business by starting Christmas after Thanksgiving that we didn’t deserve to stay in business. I agree with this sentiment whole heartedly.

I remember when I was young we had great dinners on Thanksgiving and I am grateful for this.

Being raised with my family running a small business, December was a mixed blessing because we ate a lot of meals in the diner or the bakery since the store usually stayed open late.

Our Christmas trees were memorable because we would get our tree from the local Boy Scout troop and usually were late picking up our tree so the selection was limited. Mother always had a lot of long ribbons on the ornaments to cover up holes in the foliage. Also, Dad would have to drill holes in

the trunk to install extra limbs from the back side to the front to fill in the sparseness.

Even though the holiday season around Christmas was very busy for my family growing up, I always knew I was loved and wanted. I feel sorry for children today with a barrage of video games and television to choose from as they will never know the beauty of lighted tree in a dark living room or the sympathetic glow of a fire in a fireplace.

What happens in the hospital, stays in the hospital Contributed by Dale Rose of Junction Lumber

This issue is going to be a bit on a different side for the fact that I’ll be writing about two very close friends of Carolyn and I. I believe a lot of you knew Ruth and Bud Shook that moved here in 2003, built a home and lived on the Guernsey Cut Off. We were saddened when Ruth called to let us know that Bud had passed on.

Bud was raised in a small cabin in the Smokey Mountains, left home at an early age and arrived in the North West, broke, doing what he could to survive. In the late fifties he landed a job in the woods out of Petersburg, Alaska. He eventually ended up in Winlock, Washington where he worked a spell for the city of Winlock before starting a career in rock drilling.

In 1974 he started his own drilling operation and continued on until he retired in 1988. 2003 found them in Idaho where they built their retirement home on the Cut Off. They raised horses, kept a few chickens and had a nice garden, not to mention all the landscaping and flowers. Anyone that knew them recognized that their hospitality was second to none.

Unfortunately, with the years of drilling Bud came down with black lung and due to his medical conditions they were forced to move back to the coast. Bud never complained and made light of his ongoing circumstances which this story entails and he told it often. I asked Ruth if I could print it and she said that Bud would like that. I’m telling it as close as I remember Ruth telling it to me. We are going to miss him….

Bud was having one of his bad spells so Ruth took him to the hospital in Chehalis where they pumped him full of antibiotics and transported him to Seattle. In Seattle they put him in isolation, a room with a glass wall, and in order to get into

that room you had to go through the “moon room” where you had to dress up like an astronaut to combat germs before entering. Well they promptly stuck him full of I.V.s and other monitoring devices when Bud said he had to go to the bathroom.

The nurses acknowledged this and said they would be right back, which they weren’t. Now you see, Bud had this particular problem that when they administer a lot of antibiotics it has an effect of not lingering in his body for very long. Let’s just call it the goose syndrome, and for those of you on the squeamish side I advise you to read on at your own risk.

Now poor Bud was a-thinkin’ that if someone didn’t show up pretty darn quick things was gonna get mighty unpleasant in a mighty big hurry.

He thought of just going in the bed but figured he never did that before and wasn’t gonna start now.

Knowing he had to do something fast and the bathroom was out of reach because of all the tubes he was hooked up to, he spotted a waste basket in the corner that was a lot closer. With seconds from disaster he made his way to the basket pulling out a few I.V.s in the process and lucky for him he had on one of them there hospital gowns that ain’t got no backs to ‘em.

Thinking, “Oh, what a relief,” he happened to look around to see that the curtain on that glass wall wasn’t all the way shut with some people on the other side with shocked looks on their faces.

You that knew Bud know that there wasn’t much that ever embarrassed him so he just waved to his dumb struck audience.

Remember the moon room? Well he weren’t in that one but the moon was out and it was full!

About this time a male nurse came in and with a Louisiana accent exclaimed, “Lawdy, Lawdy, Lawdy! Twenty years a-doin’ this kind of work down on the Bayou I ain’t neva’ seen anything like

dis. Man you look like a alley cat dat got in a fight with a nine string barbed wire fence,” as he was getting all the I.V.s straightn’t out and Bud back in bed. (Bud couldn’t remember the nurse’s name so we’ll just call him “Bubba”) ‘Bout this time another nurse came in to check out Bud’s oxygen level and asked Bubba if he needed any help which he declined, so she said she’d just wait...and did so not too far from the garbage can. I’m here to tell ya that her nose started a-twitchin’ like a bunny rabbit that got scent of a fresh carrot but in this case it wasn’t no carrot that got her attention and decided that there was a better place to hang out which she promptly did.

As she was going out another aide came in and asked what he could do. Before he could get it all out, Bubba told him to take that there trash can someplace where he would never see it again.

So Bud being the friendly guy that he was got to talkin to Bubba and asked him when his shift was over and what was he going to do after work. Bubba told he was going to get a haircut and Bud with a twinkle in his eye said, “This would be a good barber shop story.” Bubba responded with, “No suh, wat happens in the hospital stays in the hospital,” and they let it go at that.

On the other hand Bud thought it strange that none of the other nurse’s would look him in the eye so he asked one, “did you hear what happened?” and she burst out laughing. I reckon Bubba did keep it in the hospital and it did bring a smile or three if not outright laughter.

Bud had a knack for bringing out the humor in just about any situation.

Oh! By the way, from that time on, when he said he had to use the bathroom the hospital went on code red!

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The Misguided Misadventures of Chinook and Laroy as told by Darrell Davis, the “Crusty Deary Ol’Coot” skin was leak’in he was beginning to have additional second thoughts about the foldable/packable/portable combination heat and cook stove they’d also charged at Smith’s. That just might have been a deal or possibly better “Come on Chinook, Uncle Jimmy has his truck run’in and ain’t wait’in said, a back breaker. much longer. We gotta go, now – NOW, ya hear me, or we’ll miss our ride If it wasn’t for the fanning of the trail side bushes and rushing air curto the trail head!” rents, his repeated gasps for air seemed to be causing, which in turn and Laroy was having real questions about his long time friend and partners thankfully, gave some slight relief from the mega watts of heat his tortured strange behavior, something which had shown progressive signs of deterio- muscles were releasing in a cloud like mist all about him, he’d be of a mind ration ever since that teacher had started to lay those big brown moon eyes to call it all off and head back to town to rake Mrs. AJ Broadmore’s lawn. of hers on him sitting there in the first grade row of the school house.

Maybe work wouldn’t be so bad after all. Well, maybe not?

There he stood just like Kalijah the wooden Scraping the leakage from his brow, out Indian, Mort & Sally’s teenage daughter, Sally of his burning eyes, Laroy could just barely make Mae having charged out their camping supplies out the form of Chinook bounding up the trail against their pre-paid credit account and her ahead. Looked like Chinook was about to top waiting for Chinook to put his “X” on the line of the first pass, only three, gasp gasp, more to go. their monthly charge summary card to show that Maybe next time he’d leave that tent with it’s steel it was indeed, one of them that had picked up the tent poles at home. goods.

Seemed like nothing could slow Chinook Seemed like lately Chinook was almost more down once he got his head cleared from that tertrouble then he was worth at times. What was he rible smell they’d endured while picking up supthinking? That mere slip of a girl didn’t stand an plies at Mort & Sally’s. A guy could get always inch over 5’ and that set of pig tails reach’in half those smells, should he ever in a weaker moment way to her waist was sure to get caught up in every Photo courtesy of Latah County Historical Society desire to do so, just by spending a Spring aftertree or scrub within 10 yards of a trail. noon laying around over in Frank Jones’ apple Why it was plain as the freckles on her face that she was just trying to orchard. Plus there was always the possibility of the odor being mitigated to provide first class customer service by asking all those questions about the 3 some degree by the moderating influence of the Clossner’s dairy operation. cases of Spam and bag of spuds they’d just brought to the check out countSeemed that Chinook had the bit firmly in his teeth in spite of the 3 er. There was no way she could pack her fair share of gear, let alone the cases of spam, 25 lbs of spuds, various and assorted other food items, salt & extra 2 cases of Spam required to feed her should she decide to tag along. pepper, matches, sleeping bags and fish poles etc. etc. he had lashed onto No sir, what Chinook needed was a big gulp of fresh air to clear his his pack frame. system of the funny flowery smell that seemed to follow Sally Mae’s every But frankly what bothered Laroy at this point, even more then the fact step. that mud was starting to ball up around his ankles, the result of copious “We’re burn’in daylight,” Laroy hollered at Chinook as he ran for the leakage from every pore on his body, was that silly grin he’d seen Chinook door, “Uncle Jimmy is half way out of the park’in lot, let’s go!” wearing when they left the trail head.

Now, two hours from the trail head, Laroy was having second thoughts It was beginning to worry Laroy a lot, something was indeed wrong with about his yelling at Chinook and the wisdom of his own grabbing and shoul- his long time pal. dering that canvas 6 man tent they’d let Ol’man Smith talk em into charging against their credit at Smith’s War Surplus Things and Such.

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More thoughts on Sasquatch I know that I’m a skeptic, to observe avid fans at a but I’ve been doing ballgame? some thinking about the The second theory, which I Sasquatch. His elusiveness lean toward, is that they come makes me think that he is and go in UFOs. That’s right. either very intelligent or he They could be aliens that has something else going for are here to spy on us during him. And if I’m right, he’s the night and fly away to the both. He is smart enough dark side of the moon or that he has somewhere never left else during any hair the day. or other That would evidence answer a lot that he has of questions been there. about UFOs (Oh, he has as well as left a few Mr. Bigfoot. footprints by John Smalldridge Like why are but I think they seen he is just tantalizing us.) He primarily late at night or is smart enough to evade early in the morning. It some of the best scientific would also help explain why equipment available. In the we can’t seem to find the big something else going for him guy. If he’s not there, he can’t category, there are a couple be found. Maybe we should of theories for us to consider. send a space shuttle out The first is that he has looking for him instead of shaved off all of his hair and having men tramp through lives among us undetected. the woods at night.

When I was a freshman in I know that either of these high school, there was a boy theories sound kind of crazy, that wore a size 17 football but then so does stumbling shoes. He was one of the around in the dark looking best linemen in the state for something that no one of Colorado. He was big can prove exists. and mean and could fit the John Smalldridge lives on a hill description of a Sasquatch. southeast of Princeton with With the NFL abuse cases in his wife of over 50 years. The the news lately, it plays into author of eight novels, John this theory. Some of those believes that every writer has an obligation to say guys are big and have big something worthwhile while feet. It also points to their he entertains. Over the last 10 intelligence.

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This month’s cover is from a painting by Moscow artist Peggy Conrad, depicting Cordelia Church in winter. Peggy was born and raised in Moscow, graduating from University of Idaho. “I have studied watercolor and have been painting in watercolor for many years,” Peggy said. Her work has been shown in many juried shows and has received numerous awards. She is a member of the Idaho, Northwest and Spokane Watercolor Societies, as well as our local Palouse Watercolor Socius. Her work can be seen at www.pegconrad. com. As for the cover painting, “One day last winter I went to Cordelia Church with a Friend of Cordelia... Just as we were leaving, the light from behind the church created beautiful shadows on the snow. That was the inspiration for the painting.” Many local artists from the Palouse Watercolor Socius will have orginal paintings, as well as prints and cards, available at their holiday sale on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at JK Signs and Banners, 940 Sixth St., Clarkston. But you will have to be there early if you hope to

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Latah Eagle Celebrating Our Rural Heritage on the Palouse

Monthly

This holiday season, we give our sincere thanks to the many great businesses who have joined us in making this paper possible.

And we know where to go for our Christmas shopping!

Latah Federal Credit Union ❄ Clearwater River Casino & Lodge Tri-State Outfitters ❄ Guy’s Outdoor Equipment Largent’s Appliance & Electronics ❄ Model Home Furnishings Chipman & Taylor ❄ Latah Realty ❄ C&L Locker Company Cabinets & More ❄ DAWN Dementia & Alzheimers Wellbeing Network Deny’s Auto Service ❄ Filling Station Espresso ❄ Gritman Medical Center Hatter Creek Land Company ❄ Junction Lumber & Hardware ❄ Latah Sanitation ❄ Moscow RV Center ❄ University of Idaho Athletics BlackBird at the Depot ❄ ClearView Eye Clinic ❄ Back Porch Treasures Hoo Doo Cafe & Pizzeria ❄ Mr. Leon’s School of Hair Design Moscow Realty ❄ Northwest Auto Parts & Paint Supply Latah County Youth Advocacy Council Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative ❄ Ridge River Realty Simple Joys Antiques & Gifts ❄ Strom Electric, Inc. ❄ Tail & Fin Thread It Alterations & Design ❄ Tom’s Tavern/Elk River Lodge Your Administrative Solutions ❄ Brused Books ❄ Magnuson Gallery P.S. Espresso & More ❄ Uncle Sam’s Flags & Gifts Windermere Real Estate ❄ Little Bear Creek Cafe ❄ Palouse Divide Lodge Genesee Meats ❄ GTR Music Studio ❄ Helmer Store & Cafe Palouse Commercial Real Estate ❄ Sam Dial Jewelers Lewis-Clark State College ❄ Wasington State Employees Credit Union

The Latah Eagle

December 2014