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The Latah Eagle Bruce and Helen Comstock know how to make a marriage work. They celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary in September. The Comstocks worked and lived on a farm outside of Potlatch together for most of their lives. “We had everything: peas, lentils and barley…” said Bruce. “Pigs and chickens and everything else too,” said Helen. Bruce and Helen met during Sunday School in Palouse. Together they raised three sons and an adopted daughter; they can also count 12 grandkids and 22 great grandkids. For 17 years, the Comstocks enjoyed spending their winters in Apache Junction, Arizona in the shadow of the Supposition Mountains, where they would square dance the time away. They moved to Moscow two years ago. When asked to reveal the secret to 72 years of happy marriage, Helen reflected, “We didn’t have time to argue. We were too busy raising kids and farming.” Bruce added:,“It was a good life.”
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Prohibition in the county
Potlatch meal site keeps things fun Fire claims a Main Street mainstay Antique stores flourish in small towns Tips for winter predator calling It wasn’t very effective
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Over Coffee with Tom Strohschein Barry Johnson, Owner & Publisher Barry@TheLatahEagle.com (208) 310-2769 I had a boss once who liked to say that knowing when to shut up and listen is a skill worth learning. I’ve decided to take his advice to heart and instead of using this space to impart my own slim wisdom on the world, I will instead spend time listening to some of the great leaders we have serving our communities. In January, I caught up with Tom Strohschein, who just �inished a 12-year stretch as a Latah County commissioner. I think you will enjoy what he has to say.
Tom, what achievements are you most proud of from your 12 years as a commissioner? It’s not easy to prioritize, but to me, the one program that stands out is implementing and growing the Latah County Youth Advocacy Council. LCYAC now has an active presence with youth, their families, and community
leaders not only in Moscow, but in all our rural protect highly productive cropland and forestcommunities in Latah County, from Potlatch to land, the previous ordinance restricted using pockets of unproductive land that could be Kendrick to Deary. Over the past nine years, I have witnessed parceled off as rural residential building sites. This gave rural property owners greatthe Youth Ambassadors from our high schools er opportunity to create continue to develop an infusion of capital for a long-lasting and themselves and change an ever-growing Subunproductive parcel to a stance Abuse Prohome site, creating addigram that not only tional tax revenue to the serves the youth of county. Latah County, but I think our probation should serve as a department is another model state-wide. If success. I believe we were the residents have the last of two or three never attended one of the LCYAC talent counties in the state to shows, they are miss- Former Latah County Commissioner Tom start a probation departing some of the finest Strohschein (center) takes part in a recent discus- ment, for both adults and entertainment imag- sion with other volunteers on forming a recovery juveniles, along with our center in Moscow for those overcoming alcohol youth services. inable. Finally, being an old Also, about four and drug abuse. Helping establish a recovery center will be one of Tom’s main efforts for stayyears ago, we start- ing involved in our communities after serving 12 irrigation farmer from southeast Idaho, I am ed working on re- years as a commissioner. aware of how critical it is vising our land-use ordnance. It is now a much more workable to have a dependable source of water. Because ordnance for development in the rural areas, of that I became interested in the Palouse Baallowing additional land divisions on unpro- sin Aquifer Committee. PBAC gives our comductive or less productive land. Because we see Tom Strohschein, pg. 29
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Potlatch seniors make meals fun
Shirley Normington, standing, takes a short break to chat during a Friday meal. Story and Photos by Sam Johnson
There’s something special cooking at the Potlatch Senior Meal Site. As Virginia Soncarty put it, “We just have fun.” Held every Tuesday and Friday at Rebekah Hall, 645 Pine Street in Potlatch, the meals are served at noon. Folks show up early, though, so that they can visit and participate in any of the day’s planned activities. “People realize that we’re here and kickin’,” said Shirley Normington, the group’s activity coordinator. “The food is always good.”
Since Shirley started working at the site four years ago, she’s tried to keep things fun with games, jokes, and of course, costume parties. “Shirley’s done so much for us here,” said Cora Lee. Many others were quick to agree. “Shirley has been very good at what she does,” said one of the cooks, Bonnie Rohn. “We needed that little spark.” Bonnie Rohn and Vickie Schott, who has been cooking at the site for about 20 years, ready meals based on the Area Agency on Aging guidelines. One day that might mean a breakfast scramble of eggs and sausage; another
day, an open-faced sandwich with green beans on the side. There is variety to each of the meals, and they cover all the nutritional bases (including a little something for the sweet tooth). Before the meal is served, the chattering quiets down, Shirley tells a few jokes and people are given a chance to share what they’d like to with the group. The group’s president, Ellen McWilliams, leads them in the Pledge of Allegiance and a short prayer. By the time all that’s done, everybody’s ready to eat. Each table is called up to get their food, and the seniors, aged between 60 and 101, enjoy their meal together, although not much talking gets done once the food is
on the table. Many of the folks who come to the meals live around Potlatch, but some make a point to travel so they can take part in the fun. Bruce and Helen Comstock, who lived on a farm outside town for most their lives, drive in from Moscow to see everybody. Of course, everybody has their own reasons for coming to the meals. “I have to come so I can get my work done,” said Les Coleman. “They expect me to come take all the garbage out and do the dishes.” After some prodding, he also had to admit that, “It’s good food.” Whatever their reasons, all the folks at the Potlatch Senior Meal Site, from cook to eater, have built something worth coming back to.
“People realize that we’re here and kickin’. The food is always good.”
-Shirley Normington
Seniors in Potlatch’s Rebekah Hall chat over coffee and milk while waiting for the cooks to finish their work in the kitchen.
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Looking for a special way to celebrate February 14 with your sweetie this year? Check out a few of the happenings going on in our small towns this Valentine’s Day. Kendrick Grange Valentine Sweetheart Breakfast, 7-11am The annual Kendrick Grange Breakfast Fundraiser will feature pancakes, egg casseroles, ham, fruit, hash brown casseroles and delicous fruit toppings and home-made syrups. Treat and desert tables will also be available, as well as some floral arrangements for sale. All proceeds go towards funding for the Kendrick Grange building. Cost is $7 for adults and $3 for small children. For more information about the breakfast or the Kendrick Grange, contact Richard Abrams at (208) 289-3151.
Palouse Community Center Valentine Dinner, 5:30-7pm For the second year, a Valentine Dinner will be held at the Palouse Community Center. Dinner choices will be prime rib and garlic chicken fettucine. All proceeds will go toward the building of the Viola Community Center. Cost for the dinner is $55 per couple. Tickets are available at Grammy G’s Quilt Shop, 124 E Main St in Palouse, or call Debbie Goetz at (509) 878-1660. First sitting is at 5:30 and additional sittings begin every half hour after that, with last serving at 7.
Troy Filling Station Valentines Tea, Feb. 11-12, 1-3pm For these Potlatch seniors, any excuse to dress up is a good one. The above pictures show them at their Easter bonnet and Halloween costume contests.
Start the Valentine’s Day celebration early at the Troy Filling Station by enjoying some tea with your honey. Call (208) 835-2300 to reserve a spot.
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Heritage Foundation releases new DVD and booklet on Juliaetta history
aetta complement the previously released DVD and booklet made for Kendrick. The DVDs feature historical pictures with contextual narration, and the booklets provide general This historical picture from the cover of the Early Days of Juli- histories along aetta DVD shows townsfolk on a hill above Juliaetta. with specifThe Juliaetta-Kendrick Heri- ic site descriptions for the towns’ tage Foundation (JKHF) has com- self-guided historical tours. pleted the Early Days of Juliaetta Marsha Schoeffler produced DVD and a Juliaetta Historical Tour and narrated both DVDs. “I’ve booklet. grown up in this area and the The historical pieces on Juli- history has come to me piece by
piece,” she said. “It’s been really rewarding to find out what these stories are. “I happened to look at the local history bookshelf at the Juliaetta public library and I found a reprint of the writings of a pioneer preacher,” Marsha said. “It gives first person accounts of some of the things that have happened in the valley such as the flood and the fire. I didn’t know there was so much history until I got involved with the research.” JKHF started in 2009, beginning with a mission to restore the Fraternal Temple building in Kendrick. “We are dedicated to the preservation of history and culture in our area,” said Sharon Harris, the group’s president. They are
Local investment course explores ways to keep money at home Feb. 18 The daylong “Local Investment 101” course will be held on Feb. 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the 1912 Center in Moscow. The focus of the course will be on how to increase investment into small, local businesses, which make up more than half of the economy in output and jobs, but receive far less than half of the capital invested by banks and savings funds. The course’s speaker will be Michael Shuman, author of the book Local Dollars, Local Sense, which offers examples of people successfully investing their money in small, local businesses. The goals of his presentation will be to offer a rationale for local investing, to introduce
an effective set of local investment tools and to identify steps for creating new local investment options. The eight-hour course will cover a variety of topics, including local banks and credit unions, municipal bonds, community development, financial institutions and local investment funds. The course is targeted towards local bankers, politicians, philanthropists, businesspeople and community-minded investors. Registration for the course is $100 per person. To register, visit www.rural roots.org. For more information, contact Colette DePhelps at cdephelps@uidaho. edu or (208) 301-4668.
currently working to open a history museum on the Temple’s second floor. The Kendrick and Juliaetta booklets and DVDs are available at Simple Joys and the Red Cross Pharmacy in Kendrick and at the Colter Creek Winery and Juliaetta Market in Juliaetta. Copies can also be picked up by coordinating with Sharon by phone, (208) 2894622, or email, 25skharris@gmail. com. DVDs cost $20 each and booklets $5 each. More info about JKHF can be found on their website, www.jkhf. info, and Facebook page, facebook. com/JKHFo. Marsha Schoeffler, who also makes family biographies and histories, has a website at marshaquesera.com.
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Farmers Market announces juries, poster contest Contributed by DJ Scallorn
The City of Moscow and the Farmers Market Commission are pleased to announce the Moscow Farmers Market 2015 Craft/Food Juries and the 2015 Poster Contest. Jurists will screen all new potential walkon craft and/or food vendors for the 2015 Moscow Farmers Market. Jury applications are available for pick-up at Moscow City Hall (206 East Third Street) or can be downloaded online at: ci.moscow.id.us/records/Applications/FMCraft-Food-Jury-2015.pdf. Space is limited. Participants will be provided a 3’ x 3’ table space to showcase their crafts and/or edible foods they would like to sell at the Moscow Farmers Market. Photos of craft and/or food items will not be accepted. If a participant is unable to physically attend the jury, a friend or family member may setup their space for them. Jury Dates are Friday, March 27, 2015 and Friday, June 19, 2015 at Moscow City Hall, 2nd Floor. Applications are due by 5 p.m. the Wednesday prior to the Jury date. The day of the jury, check-in and set-up at Moscow City Hall between 11 and 11:45 a.m. At 11:45, participants will be required to leave the building so the jury may begin. Participants may return at 2 p.m. to pick-up their items.
No commercial items, commercial kits, imported items, franchises or second-hand items are allowed. The Farmers Market Commission also calls for artists to enter submissions to the Moscow Farmers Market 2015 Poster contest. All are welcome to submit regardless of age or experience. The deadline for submissions is Monday, March 30 by 5 p.m. The artist of the winning entry will be awarded $100. Only one entry per individual will be accepted. Contest submittals will be restricted to a 200 mile radius around Moscow. Incomplete entries will not be considered. Two entries will be posted on the City of Moscow’s webpage and the public will have from April 6, 2015 through April 13, 2015 to vote for their favorite entry. The winning entry will be selected on April 14. Application forms and the contest rules are available for pick-up at Moscow City Hall or can be downloaded online at ci.moscow.id.us/re cords/Applications/Poster-Application-2015. pdf. For additional information on the Craft/ Food Juries or Poster Contest, contact DJ Scallorn by email, dscallorn@ci.moscow.id.us, or phone, (208) 883-7000 ext. 7204.
Women in Ag conference brings northwest farmers together
Washington State University Extension is hosting its fourth annual Women in Agriculture Conference on Saturday, Feb. 21 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The title of the one-day conference will be “Put Your Best Boot Forward”, and attendees will learn how to market their farms effectively by telling their stories engagingly and passionately. The gathering will take place simultaneously in 28 locations throughout Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska. The nearest location will be in Pullman at Ensminger Pavilion, located on the corner of Wilson and Lincoln streets. Emily Asmus of Welcome Table Farm in Walla Walla will be the keynote speaker, and will showcase how her farm uses branding tools and techniques to keep her brand fresh to build interest and customer loyalty. Erica Mills of Claxton Marketing in Seattle will offer instruction on how to use tested tools to create a Marketing Action Plan. The conference will be useful to experienced, new and aspiring farmers. Men are also welcome to attend. Registration for the event is $30, but there is a $25 early bird special available until Feb. 13. Registration includes a light breakfast, lunch, handouts and tools. Partial scholarships are available for aspiring farmers, college agriculture students, 4-H and FFA members. View the ‘scholarship’ link at www.womeninag.wsu.edu or contact viebrock@wsu.edu for an application. To register, visit womeninag.wsu.edu. For more information, email donna.rolen@wsu.edu or call (509) 745-8531.
Latah Federal Credit Union accepting applications for Glenda J. Hart Scholarship The Latah Federal Credit Union Board of Directors is accepting applications for the Glenda J. Hart Scholarship until the end of March. The scholarship was created by the LFCU Board of Directors in 2010 to honor former President and CEO Glenda J. Hart, who spent 30 years with the Credit Union. “The scholarship was started to honor Glenda when she retired because access to education was really important to her and she knew that even a small amount of money can make a big difference to people,” said LFCU Marketing Director Emily Yates. Two $500 scholarships will be awarded: one to a graduating high school student and one to an existing college student. The scholarship is designed to help the winning students fulfill their goals to obtain a college or technical degree. Applications may be picked up at LFCU branches or on their website at www.latahfcu.org.
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Breweries, drinkers prepare for Palouse Brew Fest ny of Moscow, Paradise Creek of Pullman, Zythum of Fairfield, Riverport of Clarkston, Laht Neppur of Waitsburg, and 12 String and Budge Brothers of Spokane. The idea Photos courtesy of Palouse Brew Fest Palouse Revelers at the 2014 Palouse Cabin Fever Brew Fest huddle for Cabin Fever for warmth while sipping their cold brews. Brew Fest arose The town of Palouse is getting from a group of folks sitting around ready for its third annual Palouse sharing a beer in the cold winter. Cabin Fever Brew Fest, which is They decided that the best cure for kicking off on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 3 their ‘cabin fever’ would be to start p.m. Tickets for the event sold out a more local version of the larger fast this year. craft beer festivals that take place Seven regional breweries are around the country. participating in the Brew Fest, in“We’re all beer snobs and we cluding Moscow Brewing Compa- want to share that gift with peo-
ple,” said Janet Barstow, one of the bottled water. Proceeds from the event go event’s organizers. “It’s a chance for people to try new beers and say towards the Palouse Community Center, which is also where the ‘That’s not so bad!’” “A lot of thought goes into the Brew Fest takes place. It’s an inbeer selection,” said organizer An- door-outdoor event, but the doors dra Edwards. Brewon the center are left open, so attendees eries will bring seshould plan to dress for lections like IPAs for the elements. Standing more serious drinkers, around the fire pits and but also entries such as ‘Peaches and Cream’ heaters is an integral part of the ‘cabin fever’ for those still working experience. on developing their palettes. Each beer And of course, cabs will be available to take will compete for the coveted ‘Best Cure for folks back home. To stay on top of Cabin Fever’ prize as what’s happening with voted on by attendees. The 2015 Palouse Brew The event is for Fest glass. the Palouse Brew Fest, and for a better shot at beers only; no wine or ciders allowed, although the Lions getting tickets next year, like their Club will be serving bratwursts Facebook page at facebook.com/ and Inland Cellular is donating PalouseCabinFeverBrewfest.
Resources aplenty for aspiring and expert homebrewers When it comes to finding the right brew, there are a lot of options available. Breweries from all over are working to put out several varieties of beer at a time; with so much available, there seems to be something suited for every taste bud. For do-it-yourself beer enthusiasts, though, nothing can match the unique, fun and sometimes unpredictable nature of homebrewing. Fortunately for anyone interested in getting started with the homebrewing hobby, there are plenty of local resources available. Tri-State Outfitters in Moscow offers tools and ingredients for amateur and experienced brewers alike. They carry Brewcraft ingredient kits and tool kits that can get a beginning homebrewer started.
“It’s easy to get started,” said Wendy Amsbaugh, who oversees the homebrewing department at Tri-State. “You just need to get two boxes off the shelf.” Wendy also advised beginners that, “The best way to deal with a bad batch is to mix it well with a good batch.” For more experienced folks looking to experiment with their own recipes, Tri-State also carries many varieties of bulk grains and hops as well as malts and yeasts. “If we don’t have it, then we can try to get it,” said Wendy. Anyone interested in exploring the options available at Tri-State or looking for a special order is welcome to email Wendy at brew@tstate.com. Homebrewers of the Palouse, or HOPs for
short, is a loose-knit local group that hosts monthly meetings and several events throughout the year, including competitions for specific beer styles. “We encourage people to come out,” said group member Keith Tyler, who’s also a brewer at Pullman’s Paradise Creek Brewery. “Even if you’re an expert, you’ll learn something.” The best way to find out what the HOPs crew is up to is by checking their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/groups/Home brewersofthePalouse. There is even some homebrew synergy happening; HOPs members have conducted brew demos at Tri-State in the past, and dues-paying HOPs members get a 10% discount when purchasing from the store’s brewing department.
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Troy historian explores Idaho’s brewing lineage
Dates from Idaho’s Brewing History Historical facts taken from Herman Ronnenberg’s 2014 Idaho Brewing calendar
1863 March, 4 Congress creates the territory of Idaho.
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August, 29 Idaho City Brewer, John Coray, shot and killed by drunk passerby.
1874 July, 12 John Lemp, the beer baron of Boise, elected mayor there.
Herman Ronnenberg has collected an assortment of bottles and other memorabilia from Idahoan and national breweries over the years. Story and photo by Sam Johnson
From his home in Troy, Herman Ronnenberg has dedicated a lot of time to studying the ins and outs of Idaho’s brewing heritage. Growing up in Southern Illinois and later moving to Southern California, Herman first came to the area to work on his PhD in Historical Archaeology. Since that time, he’s worked on publishing histories on many topics and taught World Civilization and US History at the University of Idaho. “I’m the only guy I know who’s taught elementary, junior high, high school, junior college and university,” Herman said. Herman started writing in the ‘70s. His first book was The Politics of Assimilation: The Effect of Prohibition on the German-Americans. “I had done my BA thesis on German-Americans in World War I, and I found I’d done most of the work for it already,” Herman said. Since then, Herman’s published a number of books, at first with the University of Idaho press and later with his own Heritage Winter Reflections Publishing based out of his home. Some of his works have included Beer and Brewing in the Inland Northwest, The Beer Baron of Boise: The Life of John Lemp and Material Culture of Breweries.
Herman is currently working on Volume 3 of his Disciples of Gambrinus series, which examines the historical lives of various brewers. “There’s a few gunfights, a few people hauled off to the insane asylum and things like that,” he said. From out of his home, Herman also runs his Idaho Brewing Heritage Museum. Inside is a collection of bottles, cartons, old photographs and advertisements that showcase the old and the new from breweries around Idaho and across the US. It also holds his own little research library for the projects he’s worked on and anything he might come up with in the future. Herman reflected on how much brewing in Idaho has changed over the years. “In the old days transportation was kind of slow and people had to do things locally,” he said. “By the ‘70s and ‘80s there were no breweries left in Idaho. But today they are showing up all over the place.” Herman was recently awarded the ‘Esto Perpetua’ award by the Idaho Historical Society. The award recognizes people who have preserved and promoted Idaho’s history. Anyone interested in seeing Herman’s collection can contact him at (208) 835-6511 or ronn@ tds.net.
1882 February, 6 Joe Neiderstadt and Otto Fires buy a Moscow, ID lot on which to erect a brewery.
1900 July, 12 F.L. Koehler, brewer, patents 160 acres in Latah County.
1908 July, 29 Fire bug burns Francel’s Moscow brewery.
1912 August, 27 Former Boise and Butte brewery manager, Rupert Maxgut, killed in gunfight in Goldfield, NV.
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Prohibition becomes law in Idaho.
1922 December Prohibition commissioner Roy Asa Hayes says the homebrew fad is taking its last gasp.
1933 June, 21 Gov. C. Ben Ross signs House Bill no. One to make beer again legal in Idaho.
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Gritman breaks out the red skirts for 5K run/walk Contributed by Ellen Grundin of Gritman Medical Center
Put on a red dress and hit the road for a brisk run at the 9th Annual Red Skirt Scamper 5K Run/Walk, February 28. February is American Heart month, and the Red Skirt Scamper aims to help bring awareness about the disease. Registration forms can be printed from the Gritman website at www. gritman.org. Click on the Events tab and go to Red Skirt Scamper on the calendar. Registration forms will also be available at Therapy Solutions, the Martin Wellness Center and Cardiac Rehab. T-shirts will be given to the first 75 registrants. Runners and walkers will gather inside the Ross entrance of the Palouse Mall in Moscow the morning of the event. Late registration begins at 8 a.m. Entry is by donation. The run is an outdoors, out-and-back route heading north on Sheep Road. The Red Skirt Scamper 5K Run/Walk begins at 9 a.m. and prizes will be awarded at approximately 10:15 a.m. Donations will be accepted for scholarships to Gritman Medical Center’s Cardiac Rehab program and the Martin Wellness Center. Prizes will be given for the best red dress, best dressed kid and more. For more information, please call (208) 883-9605.
Whitman County Libraries begin collecting “Food for Fines” Contributed by Clancy Pool
It’s Food for Fines time at the Whitman County Library. The fifteenth annual “Food for Fines” drive begins Sunday, Feb.1, and continues through Saturday, Feb. 28, at all 14 library branches. In February, library users can exchange non-perishable food items or unopened household paper products for up to $10 in outstanding library fines. All items will be given to the food bank used in the community where it is collected. Last year, the Whitman County Library collected close to one thousand dollars’ worth of non-perishable foods. At the request of local pantries, the WCL has added items such as toilet paper to the list of accepted donations. Many of the food bank clients receive large heating bills in February and it is wonderful that the library’s food drive allows local agencies to put something extra in their grocery box. Non-perishable food may be donated at library branches in Albion, Colfax, Colton, Endicott, Farmington, Garfield, LaCrosse, Malden, Oakesdale, Palouse, Rosalia, St. John, Tekoa and Uniontown. Those patrons whose accounts have been sent to collection do not qualify for this waiver. For further details, contact the Colfax library branch, (509) 397-4366 or toll-free at 1 (877) 733-3375.
Troy BPA students earn their way to state leadership conference Contributed by Renae Bafus of Troy High School
The Business Professionals of America regional competition was held January 23rd at LCSC. The following students qualified for the state competition March 11th – 13th in Boise: Hailey Kerr, Sarah Fry, & Ross Dunworth in Fundamental Word Processing Skills; Madison Sanderson in Advanced Word Processing Skills & Parliamentary Procedure concepts; Nicholas Powell in Fundamental Spreadsheet Applications; Hailee Maxey in Administrative Support Concepts; JeaDa Lay in Interview Skills & Extemporaneous Speech; Britta Wright and Hannah Doumit in Presentation Management Team.
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Moscow Parks and Rec offers events, classes for February and beyond The Moscow Department of Parks and Recreation offers a variety of classes and events for both adults and children throughout the year. Their mission statement is “to create and maintain quality parks, recreational and educational services for all citizens, that promotes accessivility, quality of life, community involvement and strategic planing for the city’s future needs.” To register for classes and events, visit the department’s website at moscowrecreation.sportsites.com. The page contains listings of upcoming classes and events. Before registering for a specific class, you must create login information by clicking the “register” tab on the right hand side of the page. Below are details about a few upcoming events--visit the website to find information about more.
Deb Pehrson teaches Fruit Tree Pruning Clinic
On Feb. 21, Deb Pehrson will present a one-day clinic on fruit tree pruning. The class will take place from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost is $10 for residents and $12 for non-residents. Registration must be completed by Feb. 16. The class will feature an overview of methods of pruning fruit trees, followed by field demonstrations and the opportunity for hands-on experience. Some tools will be provided; however, you are welcome to bring your own equipment as well, particularly loppers and pocket saws. Deb Pehrson is a Farm Manager at Washington State University and Manager of the Ronald B. Tukey Horticulture Orchard. In addition to a BS in Environmental Science with a major in agriculture and an MS in Entomology, both from WSU, Deb has acquired a wealth of pruning experience during her 30+ years’ experience working with the apple, pear, sweet cherry, sour cherry, apricot, peach and plum trees in Tukey Orchard.
Registration open for spring break science camps
Registration is open for two spring break ‘Sciensational’ Science Camps for kids aged 6-11. Cost is $140 per child for each two-day camp. The March 16-17 camp will feature a Hover Craft & Egg Drop Vehicle Camp. Students will build and keep their own air powered hover craft, super car and egg drop car. The March 18-19 camp will explore science concepts with the Make It & Take It Camp. Students will make and take home a wide assortment of toys designed to teach science concepts in a hands-on way, including a crystal tree, an electric motor and silly putty.
Register for inaugural Rolling Hills Half Marathon
The inaugural Moscow Rolling Hills Half Marathon will take place April 12 at 8 a.m. Walkers, joggers and runners will participate in a 13.1-mile course that stretches over paved and gravel roads. The race will use RFID chip timing. Participants in the race will receive a commemorative shirt, race bag and an inaugural finisher medal. A post-race award ceremony and BBQ will be held at University of Idaho Parker Farm after the race, wehre the top three finishers overall and the top three in age/gender divisions will be honored.
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Potlatch athletes to run for LCSC
Tristan Hites (seated left) and Jennifer Sapp (seated right) sign letters of intent with LCSC assistant track coach Cyrus Hall (center) looking on. Joining Tristan are his parents Toni and Chris. With Jenny are her parents Jeannie and Walt. Potlatch High athletes Tristan Hites and Jennifer Sapp signed letters of intent Jan. 29 to run track next year at Lewis-Clark State College. LCSC’s assistant track and field coach Cyrus Hall was on hand for the ceremony. “This is very important to us,” Coach Hall said. “There’s a lot of talent in the small towns and we made finding that talent a goal when I became a coach for LCSC. We are looking for some diamonds in the rough. “Jenny and Tristan are going to be solid athletes for us and have real potential to be leaders on the team.” For her part, Jennifer said she’s very excited about the opportunity to continue athletics at the college level. “I never expected to go beyond high school in sports. I just never expected this to happen,” she said. “I like the feel of L-C,” she added. “And it’s close to home and family. That’s important to me.” Jennifer said she plans to study nursing when she starts at the college next year. Tristan agreed that L-C is offering a great opportunity. “I’m excited to play the sport I love at the next level and I’m very happy with L-C.”
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Deary’s Sosoni Institute awarded ‘Savory Hub’ certification rateurs and environmentalists who are concerned about the environment and dissatisfied with the lack for quality and credibility in the food supply system,” said Glenn Holloway. Photo courtesy of Pam & Glenn Holloway “This effort ties A British White calf eats up at Tourmaline Farms, home of the Sosoni Institute. us into a worldThe Sosoni Institute, directed by Pam and wide network of like-minded farming, financial Glenn Holloway of Tourmaline Farms in Deary, and socially aware practitioners.” was recently named a candidate for certificaHolistic management services that the Sosoni Institute will provide include professiontion as a Savory Hub in 2015. Savory Hubs, designated by the interna- al training, professional accreditation, project tional nonprofit Savory Institute, provide ho- counseling, full spectrum monitoring, educalistic management training, consultation and tional programs and auditing services. The Inecosystem services in their regions. The Sosoni stitute will also have access to a global network Institute will be one of 30 Savory Hubs located of experts, training curriculum and funding resources through the Savory Hub network. across 17 countries around the world. Some of the institute’s stated goals include “The Sosoni Institute’s mission is to serve locavore farmers, consumers, veterans, restau- improving the environment, improving educa-
Library Corner Garfield Contributed by Sarah Anderson
With early release from school, kids are invited for a for a fun Valentine craft day at the Garfield Library on Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. The take home project will be a tissue paper heart. Adults and seniors are invited to come to the Garfield Library on Monday, Feb. 23 from 4:30-6:30. Topics include using online resources and library technology to create or refine advanced directives and powers of attorney. Also, instruction on saving and sending digital copies of required documents. Fun, literacy programs for preschool-aged children continues each Wednesday at 1:30. Bring your little ones for stories, songs, and a fun craft each week. The Library will be closed Monday, Feb. 16 for Presidents Day. For more information about these or any programs at the Garfield Library call Sarah Anderson at (509) 635-1490, toll-free (877) 733-3375, visit the Events Calendar at www.whitco.lib.wa.us or find us on Facebook. Garfield Library hours are Mondays 1:30-6:30 and Wednesdays 1:30-6 p.m.
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Contributed by Linda Weeks
Juliaetta Community Library Friends of the Library will be sponsoring Family Fun Night Wednesday, February 18th, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Juliaetta Community Center Choose either fly tying with Kevin Cleveland or painting gourds for birdhouses with the Hill & Valley Garden Club. Everyone is welcome to attend, participate, or just observe. Questions: Call Kim Burger 208-276-4474 or Linda @ the Library (208) 276-7071
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tion and research, providing financial growth, and increasing commitment to community through individual responsibility. “Holistic management isn’t just a process, it’s a worldview that determines a way of life,” said Glenn. “It fully acknowledges the interconnectedness of social, ecological and financial systems.” The Hub serves the Inland Northwest Central Rocky Mountains Region that encompasses parts of Washington, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The Savory Institute’s goal is to establish 100 self-sustaining Savory Hubs around the world by 2025. The Sosoni Institute should complete certification within eight to nine months. Pam and Glenn Holloway returned to the Palouse after 21 years of traveling with the Army. In addition to running Tourmaline Farms and directing the Sosoni Institute, Pam serves on the Rural Roots Board of Directors and Glenn serves on the Moscow Co-Op Board. To learn more about the Sosoni Institute, visit their Facebook page, facebook.com/so soniinstitute, or their website at www.sosoni-si. com.
Contributed by Bev Pearce
Palouse Story time, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24 at 11 a.m. Basic Technology Workshop Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Help is being given to get started on a computer and beyond. A special story time on Tuesday, Feb. 24: our friends from ATVP (Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse) will be here to share two great stories with us. Afterschool Homework and Game time with WSU/CCE (Center for Civic Engagement) volunteers. Thursdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 3:45 to 5 pm. Hospice of the Palouse, Friday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. will be here to discuss advance directives and powers of attorney information, For any questions regarding these events please contact Bev at the Palouse Library (509) 878-1513.
Farmington Contributed by Rose Anderson
Farmington Library is nestled in the historical Community Center and is open Tues. and Thurs. 2:30 - 6:30 p.m. Our Storytime for pre-schoolers happens every Tuesday at 3 with sharing, stories, playing games, crafts, treats and a whole lot of fun. All parents, grand parents and siblings are welcome too! Our “Team Club” meets every third Thursday of the month, at 4 p.m., all school age children are welcome. Come enjoy games, crafts and yummy snacks. Our adult program “Mom’s Night Out” meets once a month on the second Thursday of the month, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 it will feature a Valentine’s Day craft and recipe. There is a new opportunity to join a book club that will be offered at the adult program in Feb. Follow us on FB @ Farmington Washington Library, e-mail us at farmington@whitco.lib.wa.us or call (509) 287-2035
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Crop insurance deadlines near for spring onions, cabbage and other crops Contributed by Jo Lynne Seuffer of USDA Risk Management Agency
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds farmers in Idaho, Oregon and Washington that the final date to purchase or modify federal crop insurance coverage on most 2015 spring-planted crops is approaching. Farmers can also purchase the new WholeFarm Revenue Protection option for 2015 crops. For 2015 spring planted onions in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, and cabbage in Oregon and Washington, that date is February 2. The date for all other spring-seeded crops (excluding wheat in counties with fall and spring planted types) is March 16. Whole-Farm Revenue Protection is tailored for any farm with up to $8.5 million in insured revenue, including specialty or organic commodities (both crops and livestock). The new insurance policy provides premium discount incentives for crop diversification and protection against low revenue due to unavoidable natural disasters and market fluctuations that
affect income during the insurance year. Most farm-raised crops, animals, and animal products are eligible for protection. Coverage also includes replanting payments, provisions that increase coverage for expanding operations and the inclusion of market readiness costs in the coverage. Farmers interested in purchasing the new Whole Farm Revenue Protection for 2015 also need to do so by March 16. More information, including availability of the product can be found on the RMA whole farm web page. Farmers are encouraged to visit their crop insurance agent soon to learn specific details for the 2015 crop year. Crop insurance coverage decisions must be decided on or before the sales closing date. Crop insurance is sold and delivered solely through private crop insurance agents. A list of crop insurance agents is available at all USDA Service Centers and online at the RMA Agent Locator. Producers can use the RMA Cost Estimator to get a premium amount estimate of their insurance needs online.
Palouse water use up slightly for 2014 Contributed by Steve Robischon of Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee
Pumping figures for 2014 released by the Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee (PBAC) indicate 2014 water use on the Palouse increased 1% from 2013. PBAC released its annual water use numbers on Jan. 27, reporting total pumping by the major pumping entities in 2014 increased 1% from 2013. The 2014 number represents a decrease in pumping of 11% since the initiation of management under a 1992 Palouse Ground Water Management Plan. The 2014 aggregated total pumping for the major pumping entities (Pullman, Moscow, Palouse, WSU and UI) was 2.45 billion gallons. “A portion of the 2014 increase compared to 2013 can be attributed to the warmer, drier month of September we experienced this past year,” according to PBAC Executive Manager Steve Robischon. Greg Streva, PBAC Chairman and Water Distribution Manager for WSU, said, “Although the 11% overall reduction in pumping since 1992 is impressive, our work is far from done. We must continue to find ways to ensure a sustainable water supply for the future of the basin”. The Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee is a voluntary, cooperative, multijurisdictional group with representatives from the cities, counties and universities within the Palouse ground water basin. Detailed 2014 pumping figures can be found at the PBAC web site (http://www.web pages.uidaho.edu/pbac/ ), or directly through the shortened URL http:// tinyurl.com/mpq2s4r.
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Palouse’s Boone Building had many lives
Photo courtesy of Jerry McCollum
The iron statue sitting in the little city park next to the Palouse grocery store is seen in the silhouette of a devestating fire. Story by LuJane Nisse of Palouse
Fire alarms ripped through the early morning hours April 8, 2014, and within about 30 minutes one of Palouse, Washington’s historic buildings was in ruins. “The alarms woke me up at about 4 a.m.,” one neighbor said. “I knew it had to be something bad. I could see large clouds of smoke down Main Street.” The cause of the spring fire is still unknown, according to Palouse Fire Chief Mike Bagott. “It started up high in the building, probably in the attic,” he said. “Most likely it was electrical.” The huge building went down so fast and was too hot for fire marshals or the insurance investigator to see any real cause. There was a fresh paint splatter (still wet) on the road next to the building, Bagott said, but it couldn’t really be tied to the fire. The fire left a large hole in the historic Main Street of this eastern Washington town with about 1,000 population. The Main Street of Palouse was listed on historical registries in the 1980s, taking volunteers hundreds of hours to document all the buildings’ lineage. The building is believed to have been constructed first as a one story building in 1899. Ac-
Batten moved their grocery store to the Wheeler Brothers’ building (next door to the Boone building) when C.L. Hill – son of George N. Hill – bought their building on August 17, 1934. Hill opened a variety store there. When the Hills retired in the late 1960s they sold the inventory to retired teacher Ira Morrison. Morrison was in business there for only a few years and since they were unable to sell the business the doors were closed. The area remained vacant until Larry Meyers and Mr. Reed from Pullman bought it and, after some extensive remodeling, made it into a tavern (information taken from the book Hills of Home by J.B. and Bob West and The Palouse Republic newspaper as well as memories from local residents). The corner space was leased to a local man who opened a realty office. According to Bev Brantner, who lived in an apartment above the business, the two men from Pullman (Larry Meyers and Mr. Reed – first name not known) remodeled and, “I could watch out the window as they changed the outside. They moved the door to the left and added the awning and barn board siding,” she said. Those two changes remained until recent days. When G.A. and Dixie Perry bought the building in 1970 they named the bar the Wooden Nickel, and the area on the corner that used to house a bank, a variety of other businesses and lastly a realty, was turned into an ice cream parlor.
“We had a contest to name the parlor,” Dixie said. “It was for the kids and they all had an idea for a name but the name chosen was The Local Scoop turned in by 8-year-old Glen Arland. He got a prize of $10 for his entry.” The Perrys sold to Oscar “Pete” Pedersen in 1975 who continued the name of Wooden Nickel until his death in 1988. His adopted daughter, Vickie Pedersen, ran the business for a short time. She closed the business and the street level part of the building was empty for several years. Dave Bromeling bought the building and worked at updating the building. The tavern and Local Scoop, locations were used on and off by civic groups. Lots of memories were created in the Wooden Nickel over the years. Two main ones that remain in people’s minds are the “Wall of Names” inside the bar and a man nick-named Herman “Shorty” Hatley. The Wall of Names started when Debbie Keene (now Hellinger) wrote a name on one of the bricks on the south wall. “I put Randi and Travis’ names on there and suggested we sell a brick for a buck,” Hellinger said. “Phil Beeson bought the first set of bricks to draw Jon-Jon Peterson’s red truck and write the ‘big red truck goes all around.’” (Randi and Travis are Hellinger’s children.) The idea to “sell” bricks for $1 to anyone wishing to memorialize their visit took off like wildfire, Hellinger said, until the wall was
cording to deceased authors/local historians J.B. and son Bob West in their book Hills of Home, the building would become the Boone Mercantile Company, cost $7,500. The second story of the building was added in 1906. When the building burned last year it was fascinating to see the advertising appear on the adjoining Wheeler Building. It gave way to the fact the Boone building was built later than the one next door. The Boones put their grocery business in the back of the store and the front was used for general merchandise. J.M Batten bought the store’s inventory in 1910 and conducted business as J.M. Batten and Company. He closed the general merchandise after a few years and moved the groceries to the front, closing the back portion. The back see Boone Building, pg. 29 space became the town’s post office in later years and continued there until 1986, when the new post office building was erected. The north corner of the Boone building was made into a bank. The bank operated until it closed The Boone building was first constructed as a one-story building, with the second story added in 1906. during a panic.
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Work smart to ready a home for showing Contributed by Jennifer O’Brien of Windermere Real Estate
February is normally a bit early to see new homes come on the market, but for some reason, we are starting to see new listings popping up already! I’ve been showing lots of homes in the rain in recent weeks. Many of my clients like to have a checklist of preparation ideas prior to putting a property on the market, and frankly, that should be part of the minimum service Realtors provide. It is very important to make your home shine before showings. When home buyers walk through your residence, they need to visualize living there. Preparing for showings involves several ordinary tasks and will lead to your property selling faster and for a higher price. Below are some tips: A Neutral Home: During the time a house is listed for sale, make the decor less about you and your personal beliefs. This involves removing content that can distract buyers or instill incorrect impressions about who you are as a seller. Hide private pictures and fixtures that express strong religious or political statements. Clean and De-Clutter: Give your residence a complete cleaning. Unclean areas discourage buyers. Cluttered areas or oversized pieces of furniture will make rooms appear smaller. Look into renting a storage space for bulk furniture and other items. Clean closets, kitchen cabinets, and other spaces as people often open them. A clean home lets others see past personal belongings. Address Repairs: Hide fixtures that are not part of the sale. This avoids misconceptions. Additionally, address damages such as holes in walls, damaged floor tiles and leaking faucets. When visitors notice minor problems that are unfixed, they assume that you may also neglect more essential issues throughout your time living there. Store Valuables: No matter how carefully agents keep an eye on visitors, accidents and thefts can happen, especially if you want to have an open house where multiple buyers may be in the property at the same time. Secure your family heirlooms and other items by putting them in a safe place. Pay close attention to pocket-sized valuables that would be quickly taken from your house. Also, kids might attend with adults, so hide any things that are easily broken and easily reached by children. We have clients who are police officers and hunters; gun collections are something that should be secured or removed prior to showings. Prescription medications and jewelry are other items you may wish to secure or remove before a potential buyer enters your home. Preparing For Showings and Final To-Dos: There are several items that you can complete immediately prior to showings. - Empty trash cans - Make all beds - Hide laundry (especially if your washer/dryer are in a small space) - If possible, remove pets. At minimum, make sure they can be separated from buyers who may not be pet lovers. - Make sure your home has a neutral smell (highly scented plug ins are not great!) - Turn on all lights and make sure the home is a comfortable temperature - Leave the premises and leave the showing to an agent Preparing for showings will lend the way to more interest from buyers and higher offers. For more guidance on preparing for showings or tips for getting ready for our “real spring” contact a Latah County Realtor.
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First Book helps kids find storytime favorites
Sisters from the University of Idaho Pi Beta Phi Sorority help kids and parents pick out some reading material at a First Book spaghetti feed fundraiser. Story and photo by Sam Johnson
The First Book-University of Idaho chapter has been hard at work putting stories into the hands of children across Latah County. First Book is an organization that operates across the United States and Canada with the goal of
providing new, high-quality books to children from families in need. First Book-UI got started in 2004, when Dona Black, working at Book People of Moscow, approached the English department at the University and encouraged them to begin a local board. The idea stuck, and the local First Book
has carried on ever since. Every year, First Book-UI raises funds that are then provided to local recipient groups, allowing them to purchase new books at reduced prices through the national First Book Marketplace. In this way, each recipient group can get books that cater specifically to the needs of their children or students. Last year, the group distributed $3,500 worth of books in Latah County, reaching about 480 children in total with 2,000 books. Elinor Michel is the community co-chair for the local First Book group. “Board members all love books and love to read,” she said. “We hope the new books that children and students receive bring them as much joy as books have given us. Obviously, we hope they also improve their reading skills and begin to enjoy reading as a pleasurable activity.”
Love of reading is a common thread across the group’s board members and volunteers. Matthew Maw is the board’s de facto marketer. “I’ve always loved books, stories and other things that cultivate my imagination,” he said. “I like being a part of an organization that helps give children better access to those things, too.” Students at the University of Idaho are indispensible to First Book’s operations. Sisters in the Pi Beta Phi Sorority regularly volunteer with the group; their chapter is affiliated with First Book on a national level as well, and literacy is their main service focus. First Book-UI is happy to work with anybody interested in volunteering or donating their time or money. They prefer that books be either new or very gently used. Those interested should email Elinor Michel at elinor@uidaho.edu.
AARP volunteers offer aide for federal, state tax returns Volunteers with the AARP Foundation/ Tax-Aide Program will be available to prepare Federal and State tax returns at sites in Moscow and Pullman beginning in early February. AARP Tax-Aide volunteers prepare returns for low to middle income taxpayers of all ages, with an emphasis on helping those who are aged 60 years and older. Membership in AARP is not required. Volunteers can prepare basic 1040 tax returns, including: ACA, Schedules A, B, D, E and r, along with Forms 1099-Misc, 2441, 8863, 8812, EIC and 5695. A basic Schedule C can be prepared if it does not include inventory, deprecia-
tion, employees or losses. Volunteers do not prepare returns for taxpayers who have complex returns, rental income or foreign income. No payment is required to participate in the tax-filing program. Service is on a first-come, first-served basis and it is not unusual to have to wait for a bit. The following items are required when participating in the program: - A copy of last year’s return; - All tax documents; - Driver’s license; - Social Security Card for yourself and for all
dependents. Contact Randy Baukol at (208) 882-5406 or rvbaukol@gmail.com for additional information. Dates and tims for the Tax Aide program are as follows: Moscow: 1912 Center, 412 E Third St. Days: Wednesdays and Fridays beginning Feb. 4 and continuing until April 10. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pullman: at the Pullman Senior Center, above the parking garage on SE Paradise. Days: Thursdays from Feb. 5 to April 9. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sojourner’s Alliance hosts Academy Awards fundraising gala Sojourner’s Alliance, a Moscow based nonprofit, will be hosting its ninth annual Academy Awards fundraising gala on Feb. 22 starting at 4 p.m. in the 1912 Center. Silent auction items will be available for bidding, and at 5:30 a dinner catered by Patty’s Mexican Kitchen will be served. During commercial breaks of the Academy Awards a live auction will take place.
Tickets for the event cost $50 and are available at the Sojourner’s Alliance office at 627 N Van Buren St. or can be reserved by calling (208) 8833438. Sojourner’s Alliance operates a transitional homeless shelter and offers additional programs such as supplemental food assistance, on-site case management and counseling services.
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Moscow Nonprofit Roundtable offers chance to find a cause Contributed by Dulce Kersting
The Moscow Nonprofit Roundtable, with the support of the City of Moscow and the 1912 Center, is excited to present a Nonprofit Social on Thursday, Feb. 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Great Room of the 1912 Center. This volunteer education and recruitment event is free and open to the public. Mix and mingle with more than 25 area community organizations. Find out who we are and how you can join us. Make good on your 2015 resolution to do more for your neighbors. Enjoy free refreshments and children’s activities from 5 to 5:30. From 5:30 to 7 you will have the chance to learn about each community group’s goals and their volunteer needs during a series of three-minute presentations. For more information about this event, visit the 1912 Center’s website.
Latah Co. Community Foundation awards grants to non-profits
Contributed by Vickie Fadness of Latah County Community Foundation
Latah County Community Foundation (LCCF) awarded grants to local non-profit organizations and food banks in December. The recipients included Backyard Harvest, Kendrick Grange, Latah Trail Foundation, Latah County Historical Society, Moscow Affordable Housing Trust, Palouse Habitat for Humanity, Radio Free Moscow, U of I Prichard Art Gallery, and White Spring Ranch Museum, in addition to local food banks. Since its inception in June of 2000, the Foundation has awarded nearly $400,000 in grants to assist Latah County groups working in one or more of seven target areas: education, social services, environment, health, youth, civic improvement and the arts. The foundation provides three main types of funding: project or program support for new or existing programs; capacity building support to improve an organization’s ability to serve its constituents, and start-up support for new organizations or projects. The Latah County Community Foundation invites proposals from non-profit groups seeking support for community projects and programs for our next round of grants, said Kymberly Dahl, president of the Foundation. Closing date for the spring cycle is April 24, 2015. Applications must be mailed to the Foundation’s Post Office Box and submitted electronically. Applications must be postmarked and emailed by 5:00 p.m. on April 24. Grant application guidelines are available from the Foundation’s web site, www.latahfoundation.org In addition to Kymberly Dahl, directors are: Mary Silvernale Shook, Jay Pengilly, Kathryn Bonzo, and Mike Gaffney of Moscow; Cliff Swanson of Troy, and Vickie Fadness of Genesee.
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Local antique stores are “museums that sell”
Her business tag- their community through antiques and vintage line reads, “Where treasures. old and new With two different stores, One Eye Consignmemories come ment Shop and Dot’s Vintage Funk, this mother together.” and daughter duo are second and third generaInside is a va- tion dealers in Palouse. riety of antiques “My parents had an antique shop outside of and collectibles, town here,” said Heidi Kite, owner of One Eye. a coffee bar and One Eye Consignment Shop is located in a place to sit and a three-story historic building that used to be share stories. connected to the Palouse theatre. The first two “I just love to floors house consigned pieces of dealers as far watch people away as Seattle and Portland, she said. come in the store, “But if you want to see something really and all of a sud- cool, go up to the third floor.” Once the theatre’s den they get this boarding house, it had been closed up since A ‘65 Dodge Dart Wagon sits outside of Dot’s Vintage Funk in Palouse. look on their face,” 1956 until three years ago after Heidi and her Renee said. “‘You remember that, do ya?’, I’ll say husband renovated the space and made it open Story and photos by Seth Toebben to them.” And then they’re off into the story, Re- to customers. People go antiquing for many reasons - rec- nee said. “It’s a lot of fun.” It is on the third level that Heidi keeps all of reation, education, business and adventure. Interestingly, Renee’s Nostalgia is not the her pieces for sale. As one customer put it, “It’s like a treasure first antique store to get its start at the same Down the street, Heidi’s daughter, Dottie hunt.” locale. Rahrer, is selling vintage pieces “from the ‘40s It’s clear that the Palouse has some very Before Renee’s space was partitioned off to the ‘60s, and then a little into the ‘70s…the fun vintage and antique stores to visit and trea- for her in 2013, from 2003-2012 Sandi and good ‘70s,” she said laughing. sures to find. Nancy Cochran of The Hen House Chicks made Dot’s Vintage Funk is a colorful store with “Antiquing really is a kind of touristy, extra- their start in the adjacent room “with, like, four useable and collectible vintage items dating to curricular thing you can do, like an event,” said pieces of painted furniture,” Nancy said. the mid 20th century that comes out of Dottie’s Brandi Roberts, owner of Main Street Antique Now situated just across the street, Sandi passion. “I live the lifestyle more than some Mall in Moscow. “So I’ve really tried to make my and Nancy have come a long way from their people,” she said. business a destination.” humble beginnings. Parked outside of her Her mall features antiques, arts and crafts These sistersbusiness is Dot’s ‘65 and more sold by dealers from all over the area in-law don’t just sell Dodge Dart Wagon. It is – Potlatch, Clarkston, Deary, Genesee, Troy, new and old home the type of automobile Moscow, you name it. furnishings and remore likely to be found She and a friend like to say, “If you can’t find purpose antique and in a car museum, which something cool in here, you aren’t looking very vintage furniture; fits perfectly with how hard.” they also teach othRuss Wheelhouse, ownRenee Ray, owner of Nostalgia in Colfax, ers to do the same er of Antiques by Russ said, “I want this to be a remembering store.” using Annie Sloan in Moscow, describes Chalk Paint, a speantique stores. “Hen House Chicks” Sandi (left) and Nancy Cochran cialty brand boutique “An antique shop is a show a two-piece antique sideboard they found in a paint out of Oxford, museum that happens barn in Northern Washington. England. to be for sell,” said Russ, “Stores like the Hen House Chicks raise the who has owned stores in Pullman, Uniontown, bar for our shopping opportunities,” said Becky and Moscow over the last 25 years, and served Dickerson of St. John, Washington. “It’s not just the area as a certified appraiser of antiques and a second hand store full of knick knacks and estates since 1998. stuff to repurpose, these are things that have In his store there are antiques dating all the already been repurposed. I love that.” way back to 18th century Europe. “The fun part,” said Nancy, “is going to auc“I don’t care if you don’t buy anything,” Russ tions and estate sales, and finding some of the said. “I do expect you to be entertained though.” old pieces that are just awesome, and being Ultimately, he said, “Antiques sell themable to bring them back and share them with selves.” So, taking Russ’ advice, next time you find The Open Eye Consignment Shop in Palouse houses a people.” Over from Colfax on highway 272 in yourself in one of the many local antiques marvelous amount of antiques and collectibles over Palouse, there is another family team impacting stores, “Look around and enjoy yourself.” three stories of a historic building.
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Antique Stores Across the Palouse The Hen House Chicks 122 S Main St (509) 397-0122
Farmington
Nostalgia 103 S Main St (509) 595-4195
The High Button Shoe 203 W Church St (509) 229-3500 Splendid Old Stuff 410 S Montgomery St (509) 229-3435 The Community Marketplace 118 Montgomery St (509) 229-3225
Dot’s Vintage Funk 130 E Main St (509) 595-4459
Potlatch
Harvard Princeton
Palouse
Bovill
Viola Deary Troy
Moscow
Pullman
Kendrick
Colton Uniontown
Old Thing Antiques 114 E 3rd St (208) 882-3157
Genesee
Antiques by Russ 212 S Main St (208) 892-3858
Palouse Knowledge Corridor now accepting presenter applications Contributed by Robin Ohlgren of Palouse Knowledge Corridor
Applications for presenters for the spring Palouse Knowledge Corridor Business Showcase event are now being accepted. Entrepreneurs, those starting or who have recently started small business ventures, who are interested in showcasing their business ideas during a Palouse Knowledge Corridor Business Showcase Event are encouraged to download the short application form at www.palouseknowledgecorr idor.com and submit it to info@palouseknowledgecorridor.com by 5 p.m. on March 20, 2015. The Business Showcase Event will be held on April 9, 2015 from 2 – 5 p.m. at the BellTower Events Venue in Pullman, Washington, with a social planned for 4 p.m. Preselected presenters will have 15 minutes to present their business idea and plan to a roomful of possible investors and community members. Presentations should include an overview of the product or services being developed, management and market strategies, technologies employed, financial projections, amount of investment required, employee growth, and an exit strategy if applicable. The general public is invited to attend. Investors attending the event may be private individuals or venture capitalists and there is no obligation to invest in any of the ideas presented. For more information on applying or the events, please contact Marie Dymkoski, Palouse Knowledge Corridor Co-chair at marie@pullman chamber.com.
Open Eye Consignment Shop 230 E Main St (509) 878-1210 Hatter Creek Treasures & More 110 6th St (208) 596-2982
Garfield
Colfax
Green Cottage Antiques 301 S Montgomery St (509) 229-3622
Linda’s Whimseys 100 W Main St (509) 878-1678
Juliaetta
Back Porch Treasures 417 Main St (208) 835-4091 Down at the Depot Antiques 3941 Highway 8 (208) 835-2843 Simple Joys 609 E Main St (208) 289-2614
Main Street Antique Mall 215 N Main St (208) 882-2614
WSU offers business ‘resource nights’ in lead-up to April competition Contributed by Sue McMurray of WSU Carson College of Business
Preparation for the 14th Annual Business Plan Competition April 24-25 will include weekly “resource nights,” starting this month, hosted by the Washington State University Carson College of Business. The competition allows student entrepreneurs or aspiring business owners to practice business in a real-world setting, showcase their business acumen and network with industry professionals. Competition registration deadlines and details are available at busi ness.wsu.edu/businessplancompetition2015, or contact Marie Mayes, director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, at mmayes@wsu. edu. During resource nights, industry experts come to campus offering guidance on developing strong business plans and presentations, prior to the competition. Resource nights are open to the public at 6-8 p.m. Thursdays in the Marriott Hospitality Teaching Center in Todd Addition 268. Light refreshments will be served by the School of Hospitality Business Management. Resource Nights will include: Feb. 5: Financial Planning for Business Plan Success, Carol Anne Sears, vice president of financial development (retired), Washington Mutual Feb. 12: Marketing, Ryan Lockwood, AT&T Feb. 19: Legal Issues for Startups, Dave Divine, Lee & Hayes Feb. 26: Capital Ideas, Dale Miller, Pacific Wealth Management Group, Morgan Stanley March 5: Insights from Previous High–performing Teams
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Thread It!
Potlatch business owner’s designs grow in popularity as her flair for country charm and personal touch strike the right chord in local fashions.
Robin McKinney of Thread It! Alterations and Design in Potlatch sports a popular maxi skirt of her own design in front of her shop at the historic Potlatch Depot. Photo courtesy of Karen Rohn, with inset photos courtesy of Bill Marineau and Katie Anderson.
ing to give up time with her family to work in a retail store. For Robin McKinney, February’s National It was, of course, a friend’s wedding that Weddings Month is a time to start filling her changed everything for her. calendar for the busy months ahead as brides “I had a friend in 2009 who wanted me to and grooms prepare to walk down the aisle. make her wedding dress. I really didn’t know Her little shop what I was getting myThread It!, tucked in the self into – it took me historic Potlatch Depot, nine months to make is already filled with that first one. But it was projects as she mends fun and kind of addicjeans for working men tive. I knew after that throughout the area, it was what I wanted to hems dresses for special do.” occasions, and creates a Initially working out clothing line of her own of her basement, Robin designs. opened Thread It! in the It is her flair for de- Robin’s small-town sensibilities leave nothing to Potlatch Depot in March sign and creating one-of- waste. Extra material from her designs go into a of last year. a-kind dresses, though, variety of headbands, scarves, fabric pins and “Business has really more. that keeps Robin excited grown since then,” she about her business. And said. “I do a lot of alterit is wedding dresses that she enjoys designing ations, but the focus is constantly changing. At and making the most. the moment, I’m mending a lot of jeans. I get a “I went into this business on a whim, “ Rob- wide array of requests.” in said. “Then it just felt right.” When not busy altering and mending, RobAfter graduating from Potlatch High in in works on her own line of clothing designs 2003, Robin made her way to college and even- that have quickly grown in popularity. “In the tually found herself in the University of Idaho’s spring and summer, my popular design is the textiles and design program. maxi skirts I make,” she said. Most of these are “My ultimate goal was to have a clothing custom made, with customers stopping by her store,” she explained. “Going into the program, shop for measurements so Robin can ensure I thought I would manage a retail store some- they fit right. where or open one of my own.” “I hope to build my business around my “When I began taking pattern making and own women’s clothing line and designs. In addesign classes, where I learned the basics of dition to the popular maxi skirts, I make casual sewing, that’s when I became interested in pants and tops,” she said. making and altering clothing.” It is her personal touch that has kept Robin After college, Robin got married and had a in demand, she said. “For example, I have one daughter, and realized she simply wasn’t will- local customer who is tall and just couldn’t find Story and photos by Barry Johnson
anything to fit right. I was able to help her.” “I like taking care of people personally and ensuring they get clothing that fits comfortably,” Robin said. “So I like it when people stop by my shop in Potlatch to see me and we can figure out what will work for them.” At the moment, Robin is doing the lion’s share of work herself at the shop, although occasionally she needs a little help to get caught up. “Eventually it will have to change,” she said, noting that she seems to be getting busier all the time and will eventually need some additional hands in the shop. Even with all the work she has on her racks for altering and mending, along with the clothing designs she creates and sews herself, it is Robin spends countless hours with the wedding her Bernina sewing machine. Customers have come to appreciate dresses that both her unique designs and her make Rob- eye for detail. in smile the most. “I have made five wedding dresses and altered dozens,” she said. She will soon have plenty to smile about, then. With weddings month upon her and brides-to-be planning their ceremonies for the months ahead, Robin’s shop in the depot will soon be bursting to the seams with gowns and dresses once again.
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A Passion for Grinding
Hog Heaven Sausage Works provides job of a lifetime for local business owner
Jim Boland, owner of Hog Heaven Sausage Works, adds a specialty spice blend to his Italian sausage. Story and photo by Seth Toebben
Jim Boland has been in the meat industry for most of his working career. “One of my high school jobs was in a meat packing plant,” Jim said. That was back in 1972, in Idaho Falls. Jim first came to Moscow to study Animal Science at the University of Idaho and returned in the early 80s to enter graduate school for Business Administration. “When we were first married,” Jim’s wife Celia said, “he was putting his way through college working at Safeway as a meat cutter.” Af-
ter graduating and trying a couple of different things that were not to his taste, Celia asked Jim, “What do you want to do?” His response, “I want to own my own butcher shop.” After going out and finding C&L Locker for sale, Celia remembered, Jim then had a question for her. “Are you in?”, he asked. Celia’s parents had owned a grocery store when she was a little girl, so she said that she knew that being “in” really meant being in “neck deep.” Nevertheless, her response to Jim was “Yea.” That was 1989, she said, “and so for 21 years I was in.” Then in 2010, after doing a pilot program with the University, Jim stepped away from C&L to set up a federally inspected wholesale operation. At first the plan was to establish a manufacturing arm for C&L, Jim said. But when Sam Hunt wanted to make a go of it on his own, Jim was glad to help him out. They decided to split the business. Jim and Celia set up Hog Heaven Sausage Works to continue with wholesale manufacturing. Five years later things are going well. Jim has a nice shop in the North Almon Business Park near his home in Moscow, his time is more flexible, and yet he continues to be able to do what he loves: make sausage. “It makes him happy,” Celia said, “he just loves making good things to eat and experimenting with recipes.” “Even before I had my own shop,” Jim said, “we used to do home experimentation.”
Jim cares a lot about the people he serves as well, so it’s best for him when the two come together. “Can you make…,” Jim role-played, “and then you have to come up with three or four different options to get the dominant flavor profile that people want. “It’s a creative thing that’s kinda fun,” he said. Over his 25-plus year meat career, catering to local demand and his own tastes, Jim has concocted nearly 40 specialty recipes. Along the way, Jim has also served the public as the president of Moscow’s Rendezvous in the Park and as a member of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission. Just last month, at the appointment of Moscow Mayor Bill Lambert, Jim became Moscow’s newest city commissioner, filling the vacant seat vacated by Tom Lamar. “When Bill comes and asks me to do that,” Jim said his response was, “Well, it’s probably something that I never would do as a career.” He had established that with his wife 26 years ago. Hog Heaven’s packaged meats can be found at Troy Market in Troy, Dissmore’s IGA in Pullman, the Co-op in Moscow, and any of the area’s Rosauer’s supermarkets. They also keep retail hours at their manufacturing site in the Almon Street Business Park of Moscow between Wednesday and Saturday from 1-6 p.m. For a full listing of venues and products check hogheavensausage.com.
Latah Realty welcomes new realtors to a growing team
Contributed by Sean Wilson and Darcy Anderson of Latah Realty
Latah Realty, LLC, is proud to announce the addition of two top agents in January: Bret Carpenter
and Misty (Funke) Curry. Bret Carpenter has been working in the real estate business for over seven years, where he prides himself on delivering results with his proven marketing strategies
and a “can-do” attitude. Bret is a former president of the Latah County Board of Realtors and lives in Potlatch where he is raising his family. Misty Curry has moved over from the banking industry where she managed transactions, personnel, and oversaw banking operations. She recently served on the board of United Way of Latah County as well as Palouse Cares for the past three years. She was born and raised in Bovill, and has called Moscow home for the past 10 years where she currently resides with her husband Mark. Her contagiously positive attitude is immediately evident to anyone she
works with. Darcy Anderson and Sean Wilson, the owners of Latah Realty, LLC, commented, “Bret and Misty are the consummate local real estate professionals. They were born and raised here. They know the fabric of Moscow and Latah County and are deeply invested in the community with their families as well as their real estate business, which makes them motivated and accountable. All real estate is local and their knowledge of the area and the market gives them a superb edge as navigators and negotiators for their customers and clients.”
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arts & artisans
Back to the Beginning Local artist uses her life passion to teach youth how to create art of their own from the world around them. Photo by Karen Rohn
ed from Potlatch High in ’81 and “Artists are not typically great grade students. went on to the University of Idaho, business people,” she quipped. Potlatch resident Suzanne VeArt has come full circle for Pot- where she continued her studies “After graduating from college, ith said all three of her children with a degree in fine arts. latch artist Karen Rohn. I would go to stores in Moscow look forward to the weekly classes She worked Karen can’t remember a time and Pullman. I par- with Karen. different when she didn’t see the world with ticularly enjoyed go“My children really enjoy and and around her as a work of art, just mediums ing to Wild Women appreciate this opportunity,” Suspent a good deal waiting to be captured. Traders, which was zanne said. “Karen’s instruction “I always had a camera, from of time painting. in Moscow at the encourages them as artists. She’s “I always had the time I was about 10 years old,” time and owned by very accepting of everything they Karen explained. “I would get a a good eye for Julie Kerr. Julie let try.” Karen new model every couple years. I design,” me sell art out of her Suzanne’s son Benjamin, a 6th just really loved to take pictures said, “which has shop and just taught grader at Potlatch, said the art class helped me no and draw.” me so much about is great to come to every week. She credits her early encour- matter what meretail.” “I get to make things. And agement as an artist to her high dium I was using.” Karen’s store BlackBird at the De- Karen partnered when I get stressed with all the The cameras pot, located in Potlatch’s old train with Julie when first homework, it gives me a chance to school art teacher in Potlatch. depot, features many arts and “I had Juanita O’Reilly when art that she grew up starting her busi- cool down.” crafts from area residents. was still in the schools. She would with are still her ness, seeking out His sister Lily, also in 6th let us do everything – she was one favorite things, when discovering local crafts folks to feature of the best art teachers I ever had. art in the world around her. their work on consignment. “I have really returned to pho- Now Karen has taken on the She never made you feel like you had limits. tography,” she said. “My focus now retail business herself. “She really lit a fire under me.” is mindfulness – being aware of “People come in and are With that fire, Karen graduat- the moment and what’s happening shocked in a nice way by right now. It helps me appre- what’s in the store,” she said. ciate things I see, knowing Not content with simply I will never see them again. creating art and managing a That helps me pick up my showcase store for local arcamera to capture that mo- tisans, Karen wanted to give ment.” back to the community and Not that Karen has put her school where she got her other art forms aside, she start. prefers to paint with acryl“For about three years ics when the urge to create now, I have been teaching an Benjamin Veith, 12, son of Larry and Suzanne more abstract images strikes after school arts class funded Veith of Potlatch, shows his art project during a recent after school class in the shop building her. by the Potlatch Arts Council.” at Potlatch High School. “I don’t paint realistic With the hard realities scenes,” she said. “I am often of school budgets eliminating arts grade, was more succinct. “I like it inspired by what other peo- in most of the smaller schools in because it’s fun!” ple do.” the region, Karen saw this as an For Karen, teaching others in These days, you can find opportunity to help inspire others the same room where she explored Karen at her store, Black- the way her high school teacher painting and creating over 30 Bird at the Depot, located Juanita O’Reilly inspired her. years ago with her favorite teachin Potlatch’s historic train “This year, the class is even er is simply a part of her ongoing Karen helps a budding young artist during depot, where she shares not back in the shop building at Pot- journey in a life revolving around the after shool arts program at Potlatch High only her own work but also latch High, where I learned art. It’s the creation of art. School, sponsored by the Potatlch Arts Com- the work of artisans from like a dream come true.” “It’s just great to give back to mittee. throughout the area. The class is free for 5th-12th where I first learned art.” Story by Barry Johnson
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Student performance lineups set for Lionel Hampton Jazz Fest School Deary Jr High
Group/Performer Palouse Youth Choir
Date
Time
Thu 2/26
8:40 AM
Lionel Hampton School of Music
Haddock Hall
Thu 2/26
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Student Union Building
Ballroom
Deary Jr High
Deary Jazz Band
Thu 2/26
Genesee Elementary
Genesee Elementary Singers
Thu 2/26
Deary Jr High
Garfield School Dist Genesee High Genesee High Genesee High Genesee High Genesee High Genesee High Genesee High
Potlatch Jr/Sr High Potlatch Jr/Sr High Potlatch Jr/Sr High
Niah Griffin (Sop.)
GarPal Jazz Ensemble Genesee JH Band
Genesee HS Choir
Cassidy Woods (Alto)
Fri 2/27 Fri 2/27
Emma Turpin (Alto)
Fri 2/27
Claire Smith (Vibes)
Sat 2/28
Genesee HS Band
Savannah LeForce (Alto)
Thu 2/26 Fri 2/27
Ashley Beckner (Sop.)
Allyson LeForce (Alto)
Thu 2/26
Sat 2/28
Potlatch Jr/Sr High School
Thu 2/26 Fri 2/27
Sat 2/28
Building
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10:20 AM 1:20 PM
8:20 AM
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Student Union Building
Ballroom
Lionel Hampton School of Music
Haddock Hall
Lionel Hampton School of Music
Haddock Hall
LDS Student Stake
Gymnasium
Student Union Building
Ballroom
Commons
Crest/Horizon
LDS Institute
Performance Room
LDS Institute
Performance Room
LDS Student Stake
Relief Society Room
LDS Student Stake
Gymnasium
LDS Student Stake
Relief Society Room
LDS Institute
Performance Room
Moscow High School
Palouse Project seeks musicians, dancers and volunteers The Palouse Project will be holding opencall auditions for vocalists, dancers and instrumentalists on Saturday, Feb. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Gladish Center rec room in Pullman. The Palouse Project is a nonprofit musical variety group made up of high school and college students. The goal of the group is to create
engaging pop performances that also incorporate dancing and theatre. The group seeks female and male vocalists, dancers of all disciplines, and instrumentalists. Audition requirements and registration can be found on the group’s website at palouseproject. weebly.com under the tab ‘Auditions’.
Regional Theatre of the Palouse presents Little Shop of Horrors
The Regional Theatre of the Palouse (RTOP) will present Little Shop of Horrors between Feb. 19-22 and Feb. 25-March 1. The play will begin at 7:30 p.m. on all days, and there will be additional 1:30 p.m. showings on Feb. 21, 22 and 28. Located at 122 North Grand Avenue, RTOP opened in 2007 with the goal of bringing Broadway shows to the Palouse. Their past productions have included Annie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Sound of Music and Les Miserables. Tickets can be purchased at the RTOP website, www.rtoptheatre.org. Costs are $20 for adults and $12 for children 12 and under.
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outdoors & recreation
Escape winter despair with varmint calling
Thinning predators is a way to stay active in the cold months and help local landowners protect their flocks and herds.
The approach is pretty straightforward. Hunters canvas By late winter, hunting seasons public backcountry, ranch or farmare distilled into a handful of dep- land where trespass permission redation hunts for haystack-raid- has been secured, parking in a deing elk. Even the simple task of clivity before donning camouflage working up hand-loads is made duds and hiking a half mile to set up dreary by blustery winds and fin- and call. Productive setups include ger-numbing temperatures. So areas with commanding views we sit indoors assembling copious where wind also carries scent supplies of ground-squirrel loads away from areas where predators for spring shoots and pine for bet- are most apt to appear. Hotspots ter days. include open bowls, Or, you brave meadows, clear-cuts and ridgelines. Calm Old Man Winter to enjoy the exciting days are best, with sport of varmint calls carrying farther and predators less calling. Late winter is likely to swing downwind to receive your especially productive in this respect scent. because bitter-cold Calling a half hour at each site is stanand snow makes for dard when targeting slim pickings just when animals need coyotes, as they genfuel most. Late Coyotes are the most popular erally respond greedwinter also means target for predator calling on ily and on the run. In prime pelts bring the Palouse. bobcat country I often top dollar from locall up to a full hour at cal fur buyers, helping offset hunt- a single site. Cats are more likely ing costs. The most popular target to stalk your calls, requiring more on the Palouse is the abundant time to arrive. coyote, though bobcats and wolves Calls normally imitate the morare also possibilities. bid cries of dying rabbits, snowStory and photos by Patrick Meitin
shoe hares or deer fawns, though screaming woodpeckers or whimpering puppies sometimes do the trick on educated coyotes. Traditionally, calls were produced with mouth calls, something from Primos, Hunter’s Specialties, Sceery or Burnham Brothers, as examples. Today electronic calls are the rage: Johnny Stewart, FoxPro and Primos leading the way. Electronic calls have several advantages; they save your lungs, can be set at a distance and operated remotely so the attention of responding varmints is directed away from the shooter, and they often store hundreds of call sequences. Frequent yet challenging shooting is the main attraction in predator calling. You can certainly use your favorite deer rifle in this business, but most serious predator chasers opt for flatter-shooting varmint rifles spitting small bullets at great speed. Cartridges like the highly-affordable .223 Remington, speedy .22-250 or .220 Swift and .243 Winchester remain firebrands for efficient predator dispatch. In populated areas smaller center-fire cartridges like the new .17 Hornet or venerable 22 Hornet, or hot rim-fires like the
.22 Magnum, 17 HMR or 17 WSM are adequate for closer shots with careful shot placement. In tight quarters don’t discount a 12-guage shotgun with tight choke firing 3or 3 ½-inch #2 or BB lead shot, a combination normally effective to 50 yards. Whether engaged in winter varmint shooting for sport, pocket money or depredation concerns, this is a no-guilt enterprise. Thinning predators translates into less fawn and turkey mortality, or helping landowners reduce the number of lost calves or lambs and the hit to their pocketbooks this represents. In fact, I’ve discovered gaining permission to prime private lands is usually easiest when predators and not big game is involved – a foot in the door and opportunity to demonstrate to a suspicious landowner that you are courteous and dependable and might be trusted to hunt his pheasant, turkeys or whitetail deer at a later date. It’s a win-win situation for all involved, and a great way to pass the winter doldrums with exciting action.
Hotspots for predator calling include open bowls, meadows, clear-cuts and ridgelines. Patrick Meitin lives in the Kendrick area and has been a popular outdoor writer and photographer for the past 26 years, publishing more than 2,500 articles on a wide variety of outdoors subjects but specializing largely in archery and bowhunting. He is the author of two bowhunting-related books (“Bowhunting Modern Elk” and “The Bowhunter’s Guide To Better Shooting”).
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Master Naturalist program will train Idaho volunteers to be environmental stewards Contributed by Jen Bruns of Idaho Fish and Game
Although a relatively new program to Idaho, the Master Naturalist program is well established in many states throughout the US. The Idaho Master Naturalist Program aims to develop a core group of well-informed volunteers to actively work toward stewardship of Idaho’s natural environment. Anyone who enjoys and appreciates Idaho’s outdoors can be an Idaho Master Naturalist: teachers, hunters, nature guides, farmers, retired professionals, and…you! An Idaho Master Naturalist completes 40 hours of hands-on, experiential classroom and field training about Idaho ecology, plants, animals and natural systems. To be certified as a Master Naturalist, students would be required to complete an additional 40 hours of volunteer work for local conservation agencies (these hours could be shared between IDFG, USFS, Army Corp, Idaho Parks, etc). Through this program you will participate and guide conservation efforts, join a statewide network of dedicated, trained volunteers who work toward conservation, further your education and interest in nature and have an opportunity to give back to your community. As a trained Master Naturalist, you can help with fish and wildlife research projects, as well as teach children and adults about nature and why conservation is important. We invite anyone interested to attend an informational meeting to learn more about program basics including training and volunteer opportunities. This informational meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Idaho Fish and Game office on 16th Street in the Lewiston Orchards. For more information or to RSVP for this meeting, contact Jen Bruns at (208) 799-5010 (office), 791-5726 (mobile) or by email at Jennifer. bruns@idfg.idaho.gov.
Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation hosting Winter Gathering and Fundraiser The Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation is holding their 9th Annual Winter Gathering and Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Quality Inn in Clarkston, WA. The Winter Gathering will feature keynote speaker Cort Conley, an Idaho historian and author of Idaho for the Curious, among other works. Live music will be performed by Sarah Swett and Concertina. Silent auction and raffle prizes will include fishing and float trips; framed photographs, carvings, handknits and weavings by local artists; rafting, stock, fishing and backpack gear; trout and steelhead flies; theater tickets; meals at local restaraunts, and more. The Selway-Bitterroot Frank
Church Foundation is a nonprofit group that serves as the primary partner of the Forest Service in stewarding the 1.3 million acre Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, the 2.3 million acre Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness and the surrounding wildlands. The Foundation’s volunteers conduct a variety of services in partnership with the Forest Service that include campsite monitoring, trail clearing and improvement, cabin & lookout hosting and front-country support. Declining federal dollars means that federal agencies often lack the resources and personnel needed to adequately maintain public lands. The Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation provides boots on the ground to help fulfill these needs.
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Fish and Game seeks input on fishing seasons and rules
Kathleen Warren of Moscow shared pictures of wildlife she’s run across on Moscow Mountain.
Contributed by Jen Bruns of Idaho Fish and Game
Anglers are encouraged to attend one of four upcoming public meetings to provide their opinions and suggestions to help in the development of the 2016-2018 fishing rules and seasons as well as the 2015 Chinook Salmon seasons and limits. The meeting locations and dates are as follows: Oro�ino: Feb. 19, IDFG Clearwater Hatchery, 118 Hatchery Roe Drive, located northwest of Ahsahka Bridge. Riggins: Feb. 23 (6 p.m. Mountain Time), Salmon Rapids Lodge, 1010 S. Main Street Lewiston:: Feb. 25, Idaho Fish and Game Office, 3316 16th Street. Moscow: Feb. 26, Fairground Exhibit Building, 1021 Harold Street Each meeting will begin at 6 p.m. with a presentation and will continue until all angler comments are collected and/or addressed. In the past, these meetings have lasted two hours. Input collected at these meetings will be used to help direct the development of the 2016-2018 fishing rules and seasons. Some of the issues anglers have brought to the Department’s attention include development of quality bass rules in some of our reservoirs, changing the date of the steelhead opener, and modifying possession limits. All opinions and suggestions are welcome. For those of you who have complained that steelhead aren’t as big as they used to be, we will be presenting some fascinating data to shed some light on the topic. Finally, local fishery personnel will also discuss past Chinook Salmon management strategies used in the Clearwater Region, and will welcome ideas on how to better manage these fisheries in the future. Those unable to attend a meeting can provide their comments to Joe DuPont, Clearwater Region Fisheries Manager, either by phone (208799-5010), mail (3316 16th Street, Lewiston, ID, 83501), or email (joe. dupont@idfg.idaho.gov).
Palouse River Watershed Partnership secures $11 million in funding to improve water quality, soil health and habitat Contributed by Jennifer Boie of Palouse Conservation District
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced that the Palouse River Watershed Implementation Partnership would receive $5.5 million to complement the $5.5 million in significant contributions from regional partners dedicated to improve water quality, soil health and habitat in the Palouse River Watershed. Altogether, funding for the partnership will direct $11 million to innovative conservation projects in the Palouse River Watershed over the next five years. The award from NRCS comes as part of the new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) that was authorized in the 2014 Farm Bill.
RCPP’s significant focus on public-private partnership enables private companies, local communities and other non- government partners to invest in efforts to keep our land resilient and water clean, improve wildlife habitat, and promote tremendous economic growth in agriculture, construction, tourism and outdoor recreation, and other industries. Funding provided under the Regional Conservation Partnership Program will allow for an orchestrated effort resulting in greater efficiency of conservation delivery and implementation. The end result of increased partner efficiencies will be more funding going to voluntary incentive based conservation on the ground. P a r t n e r s are working together to address
local conservation concerns in the Palouse River Watershed in Washington and Idaho through voluntary incentive based approaches. The partnership highlights the efforts of landowners and cooperators who work hard every day to put conservation on the ground. Private landowners interested in working through the partnership will make the following goals possible: - Minimize soil erosion on farm fields by working with operators to enroll over 50,000 acres in conservation tillage designed to reduce soil erosion by up to 95%. - Establish approximately 300 acres of native trees and shrubs along approximately 35 miles of streams and rivers to act as a buffer to reduce sedimentation, lower
water temperatures and filter out pollutants. In addition to improving water quality, these projects are expected to benefit fish and wildlife habitat, including four fish species of concern that are listed under the Endangered Species Act. - Prevent the conversion of working farmlands to non-agriculture uses on 520 acres of prime farmland through permanent conservation easements. For more information on how to participate in partnership activities, contact: Jennifer Boie, Palouse Conservation District, (509)3324101, jenniferpcd@palousecd.org. For more information on RCPP projects, visit: http://www.nrcs. usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/de tail/national/programs/farmbill/ rcpp/?cid=STELPRDB1264664.
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Boone Building, cont. from pg 14 nearly full of names, quotes, dates, etc. Many visitors came back over the years to locate their name and remember that night’s antics. “Shorty” Herman Hatley lived in an upstairs apartment one or two doors down from the bar and became an icon at the Nickel and on Main Street with his interesting stories and antics. “He loved to play the spoons,” one resident remembers. “He’d pull them out and play at the drop of a hat. He joined in, usually without invitation, to any music on Main Street, the park or the bar.” Shorty also loved to dance and, with or without a partner, could be seen dancing at the bars and musical activities. He really kept in shape and walked to Potlatch nearly daily – eight or nine miles
up until he was in his 60s or 70s. The picture taken of him on the bench outside the bar became very popular and was made into a postcard. Gary and Terri Hanks leased the bar in 1993 and renamed the bar the Palouse Cabouse (sic). The Chamber of Commerce had just obtained a red caboose they planned to turn into an information office and the excitement caught on with a restaurant (a block away) being named The Dining Car and the bar followed suit with the Palouse Cabouse. Mike and Julie Wells took over the tavern in November 2000 renaming it Palouse Tavern. The Wells added a larger menu than just the “burger and fries” menu and began grilling steaks featuring
Q&A with Tom Strohschein, cont. from pg. 3 munities the opportunity to make decisions on water use at the local level. In the West, both ground and surface water are owned by the states. But Idaho and Washington gave PBAC the responsibility of making recommendations and decisions locally. Out of PBAC efforts came our annual water summit. It’s just been a real opportunity from the beginning to work with PBAC for Latah County, with Whitman County, Moscow, Pullman, our small towns and universities.
Now that you are no longer an elected official, what do you plan to take on next? We need to open a Recovery Center in Moscow for our citizens with drug, alcohol and behavioral health issues. Right now that’s where my focus and energy are directed. With the experiences I’ve had over the past 12 years, such as two mass shootings, and losing university students to senseless alcohol abuse, this really has to be a priority. I am going to do all I can to convince legislators to approve the grant our Idaho Association of Counties is requesting for $550,000 as startup money for four Recovery Centers state-wide. I am going to be actively involved in educating the leaders in Boise about this dire need. Gritman is currently coordinating a project with Community Health Association of Spokane (CHAS) to build a mental health facility that will provide the assessment, treatment and monitoring we need to go hand-in-hand with the Recovery Center. It’s needed and it’s a win-win for
“steak night” once a week drawing crowds from neighboring communities. When the Wells left to open a steak restaurant in Pullman and one in Colfax, Bob Brookshier took over the tavern renaming it Palouse Tavern Act II. Brookshier continued the successful steak nights and expanded to the side street, giving patrons a choice of indoor or outdoor dining. Bob and Tina met on the job at the tavern, enjoyed a whirlwind romance and were later married. Scott Stevens purchased the building from Dave Bromeling in February 1, 2008 and the Brookshiers were able to continue their tavern business. However, when Stevens sold the building to the last owner, Adam Barron in 2013, he had plans of extensive remod-
the county, projected to return about $70,000 to the county in property taxes and create dozens of new high-paying jobs. I will continue working on water issues as well. I understand the value of clean water and the environment. I think we do a pretty good job here in growth while still taking care of our natural resources for future generations. I just hope we don’t ever take it for granted. I am still very involved with the Palouse Knowledge Corridor. Our focus to create a diverse and sustainable economy while respecting the social make-up of our communities and our natural environment. We are working to build a nationally recognized place of research and technology transfer with strong universities that attract, recruit and retain high quality students. PKC is trying to capitalize on the Palouse region by partnering with the universities, private sector, economic development agencies and government. This year we are sponsoring our second very successful ‘Be The Entrepreneur Bootcamp.’ Finally, I want to make sure this community gets a full-size ice rink. It does your heart good to go out and see these little kids come off that rink with smiles on their faces. I think the sooner we get a full-size rink for competitions and tournaments, the better off this community will be. Again, having this kind of activity for youth and college kids to participate in is a diversion to using alcohol and drugs.
eling and opening a family restaurant and bar which ousted the Brookshiers. Barron and his wife spent a great deal of time remodeling and the day before they were planning to open to the public the building burned to the ground, April 8, 2014. The Barrons vowed to rebuild, but the insurance money just wouldn’t cover the cost. They had to give up that dream. The empty lot was sold to John and Diane Cooper who do not have any immediate plans to build. However, Diane said she’d like to see a “green area” there. She also noted the signage painted on the building next to the space was so unique she’d like to see it stay.
What sorts of things do you enjoy when you’re not out helping our communities? I’ve waited a longtime to be a grandpa. I got a late start raising kids, both my own and my step-kids, so now I’ve got younger grandkids to entertain me. My priority here in the Palouse area is to spend as much time with my family as I can, like my 10-year-old grandson Tommy who lives in Kendrick, or having our granddaughters and great-granddaughter spend time with us at our place in Elk River. Long term, I want to do some traveling. My wife and I want to go to Maryland to visit our twin grandsons, and to London to visit our 1-year-old grandson there. We’ve also got a 16-year-old granddaughter in Idaho Falls. And I’m going to dust off my fishing pole. I’ve got a steelhead pole that hasn’t been out of the case. My dad and I used to go up the Salmon River fishing and we had a great time. Now it’s time for me to take that pole out of the case and use it. Any final thoughts you would like to share with folks, now that your days as an elected official are over? I just want to thank the citizens of Latah County for giving me the opportunity to serve as their commissioner for 12 years. And I especially want to thank all the volunteers, elected officials and employees that make our county a great place to live. It has been a fun ride and I’ve met some great people.
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Ideas for your next vacation destination Contributed by Richard Abrams of Kendrick
I have been many places, but I have never been in Cahoots. Apparently you can’t go alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone. I have also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you here. I have been in Sane. They don’t have any airports because you have to be driven there. I have made several trips thanks to my children, family, friends and people at work. I have also been in Doubt. This is sad place to go and I try not to visit too often. I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump to get there and I am not much on physical activity anymore. I have been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm. I have also been in Decision. I should like to go there again, but I can’t decide. Sometimes I’m in Capable, and I go there more often as I get older. I also would like to be in Considerate. It is a very selfish and rude place to be. One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense! It really gets my adrenaline flowing and pumps up the old heart! At my age I need all the stimuli I can get! I was also in Continent, and don’t remember what country it is in. It is an age thing. They say it is very wet and damp.
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Never underestimate a shu-shu pile Contributed by Dale Rose of Junction Lumber
Seems as though most of my articles involve animals, as they do again in this issue. This one involves Mrs. Muffin and her critters. At this time I would like to clarify that when I mention animals, I am not referring to Mrs. Muffin, but when this unfortunate experience occurred she did have that unpleasant aroma of one, which I’ll explain later. Now, when we moved to Idaho from Alaska in 2000, Mrs. Muffin thought it would be cool to have a bunch of critters around such as horses, cows and goats. At one time she had eight horses and was in shock when she seen the volume of (we’ll just call it “shu-shu”) they left behind. You see, Mrs. Muffin has every John Wayne western that was ever made and not once did the Duke’s horse make a mess or ole’ John clean up after one. Maybe in Hollywood horses
don’t shu-shu. She realized this would require a lot of shoveling, adding to what is already necessary here at the Junction when Tim Rebold, Gene Griffin or certain others are on the other side of the counter. So, she cut her herd down to two. Thinking that goats would be easier to follow around with a shovel, Mrs. Muffin acquired a herd and got into making goat soap, cheese, yogurt and whatever. She was soon to learn that they were a shu-shuing machine and spent a lot of time cleaning pens, which she was a real sticker on. I do believe she has the cleanest goats in Latah county. Now that I have the stage set, I can get on with the rest of the story. Mrs. Muffin was cleaning her goat pens, loading the shu-shu laced straw into the back of her pick-up. (Don’t know anyone that would load it in the front, except maybe Sue Elias). The pen she was working on was that of Beethovan,
a young Nubian buck with a big buck odor. Everything was going fine and Mrs. Muffin was enjoying her afternoon off and staying downwind as much as possible. After moving the pick-up to the place where we keep that sort of stuff she proceeded to unload and was concentrating more on the shower she was about to take than what she was doing, and got tangled up with the cable that holds the tailgate up. The tailgate won. She was now in deep shu-shu, literally, head first in a pile of Beethovan’s you-knowwhat with a broken leg. In two places. Now you all are most likely wondering why I sound like I’m taking this lightly. As Mrs. Muffin put it, “it could have worse.” Ironically, what caused the problem saved her from further harm with the soft landing. And after all, I heard tell that laughter is the best medicine. And that’s no “shu-shu.”
Sasquatch is real, and he moved to Harvard Contributed by Clelia Fitch Callihan
Back in the late 1980s (dates are rather foggy) my back-door neighbor in Moscow, where we were living at the time, told me about a friend of his in the Harvard area who swore she heard Sasquatch screams at night; the most terrifying screams she had ever heard. She knew it wasn’t a cougar. It was too human-like. Jump forward a few years (again, dates are uncertain). My husband and I had purchased my family’s farm near Potlatch after my parents passed away in the early 1980s and leased out the pastureland to Gold Creek Farms, a Washington based cattle company. They hired a couple of guys from the Harvard area to repair the fences. One was an old, unshaven, rough looking guy whose name I can’t remember. His partner in the fencing project was a very large, heavy-set, grizzly looking man whose name was Grizzly Bear. No joke. He had his name legally changed to that. If you talk to some of the old timers in Harvard, Princeton, or Potlatch you’d probably find someone that knew of him. He was a friendly sort of guy once we got to know him. I may have taken them some cookies or lemonade or something. Anyway, one day Grizzly Bear sat on his haunches and chatted awhile. He told us his story. He had grown up in a mid western city, Chicago,
I think it was. After he got out of school he was inducted into the military during the Vietnam War. Like many Vietnam War veterans who had horrifying experiences, he was a psychological wreck by the time he was discharged. He wanted to get as far away from humanity as he could, he said, so ended up living on U.S. Forest Service land somewhere out of Harvard, Idaho. He made for himself a little tree house but mostly he just roamed the forest, living off the land as much as possible, sleeping on the earth under the stars with his back against any fallen log that seemed a good place to nestle down for the night. He hoped that living the life of a recluse in the comfort of the forest would help him shake the recurring, terrifying, nightmares he had due to his Vietnam experience. He said at times he would be wakened in the night by his own blood-curdling screams, drenched in the cold, clammy, sweat of fear. The last we heard of Grizzly Bear was that he had been discovered and evicted from forest service land. At some point in time he became more civilized, married and was “forced” by his wife to live in a small house in Potlatch. Much to his dismay she insisted on indoor plumbing. My husband and I lost track of him for a few years then learned that he had passed away. So, that is the story of a real, live Sasquatch in our neck of the woods.
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Science can be Puzzling There are many things in the world that I don’t understand and some of them are of a scientific nature. For instance, according to science, heat is supposed to rise. If this is true, then why is there permanent ice and cold on Mount Everest and Mount Rainer? Also, why is it usually warmer on the hill we live on than in the valleys around me and at the same time warmer in Lewiston than on the hills overlooking the river below? And why is it that it can be warmer on our little hill than the surrounding valleys and yet we get several inches more snow and it stays on longer?
Rural Ramblings
A n o t h e r Does it scramble question even the letters so that more troublesome we can’t be sure than the weather that the mail we is what happens to get is correct? my e-mails. Oh, I Another thought don’t have trouble is that these pieces getting the mail; of mail go farther by John Smalldridge I would just like than our earth. to know where it is before I open my What if these bits of news are sailing mail. Are all my electronic letters lined out into the vast universe? How far up in the wire just waiting for me to would they go before they couldn’t turn my computer on? Or maybe they get back again? Perhaps the Starship are all sitting on the line like a row of Enterprise is out there with a big crows waiting for something to die on fishing net gathering them all in and the highway. Another idea is that they will bring them back one day. are all zinging around the earth at the I don’t understand very much about speed of light dodging all the other the scientific world around me, but I items waiting for someone to turn on know that it has changed enormously the right piece of equipment. If that is since I was in college. It is downright true, what happens when they collide? scary how much has changed.
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The Misguided Misadventures of Chinook and Laroy as told by Darrell Davis, the “Crusty Deary Ol’Coot” Chapter 6
Tromp. tromp, tromp, tromp. The incessant racket continued, tromp, tromp tromp, tromp. The noise only dimmed slightly when Chinook’s “tromping” took him a hundred yards back along the shores of Pardon Us Mama, before he turn once more and “tromped” back towards camp. Clearly, trying to get any sleep at all was going to be questionable at best, bringing Laroy, his nose already being all that was visible in the war surplus mummy bag bought at Smith’s War Surplus Things and Such, to begin burrowing his way head first to the bottom of the offender’s sleeping bag in an attempt to deaden the sound of the constant tromping that threatened to keep him awake. Not only were Smith’s war surplus mummy bags NOT overly warm, but even two deep they weren’t much for keeping out the sleep-robbing extraneous sounds. Tromp, tromp, tromp. If it hadn’t been for the fact that Laroy’s prodding with the steel tent pole had finally tipped Chinook over in the chest deep water, and just before dark a strong breeze had sprung up blowing Chinook’s semi-solid remains toward shore where Laroy could finally grab a leg and drag him into the shallows, he’d likely still be standing there, still grinning, not moving. It had taken all of three weeks worth of wood burning at a furious rate, and Laroy almost 3 full hours of rolling hot rocks into the shallows on both sides of these portions of Chinook, which he had been unable to drag up the bank, before Chinook had finally moved and muttered his first word. Food! Maybe he should have let that camp coffee cool off a tad before pouring a cup full, give or take a few swallows, straight from the pot into Chinook’s gaping mouth. But considering the continuing state of his pal’s facial expressions since earlier that morning, it had been a bit difficult to decide if he just looked like a baby robin, beak open for another load of second hand worms, or he was wanting a drink of the coffee Laroy had set to boiling a couple hours back, or did that grin just naturally looked slack jawed when you were laying on your back, half and half out of the ice cold Pardon Us Mama waters at 11:30 at night. Laroy was certain of one thing: forgetting to pour cold water into the coffee pot not only didn’t do much to settle the grounds, but that oversight also didn’t greatly diminish the temperature of the semi solid brew. One way or the other, one mouth-
ful of those hot coffee grounds had Chinook up and out of the water, spitting and a coughing, hacking and growling, sounding and acting for all the world just like a she-bear with a mouth full of porcupine quills. Seems the only peace and quiet Laroy had been able to enjoy since his partner had regained his footing had been those few moments between filling Chinook’s tin plate with delicately prepared and golden brown slices of sauteed Spam, and when the loud and repeated demands for “more” recommenced, each word accented by a loud banging on the bottom of the tin plate with Chinook’s only slightly smaller then mouth sized eat’in utensil. By the time the consumption of what had begun as a two-week supply of that camping staple ceased, Chinook had grazed his way through 14 cans. At least, and thankfully, that stupid grin had been replaced! Or had it? Possibly it had just been disguised by the rapid jaw movements. One way or the other, Laroy now had new worries. If the waters of Pardon Us Mama had been tainted to any negative degree by the hours of Chinook’s semi-submersion, coupled with the rapid consumption of the one and only item Laroy was well versed in cooking, what had started out to be a two-week stroll in the hills just might come to a rapid and abbreviated conclusion. Little chance that Chinook’s appetite was going to diminish any time soon, not with him just turning the corner and starting down the back stretch on mile number 6, every mile covered since he’d ceased feeding, stood to his feet, proclaimed, “full,” and started the aggravating tromp, tromp, tromp, tromp shortly after 12:23am. Good thing that brown eyed school teacher had taken it upon herself to pack her remaining 2 unsullied outfits, pocket the Three Pines school board’s reimbursement for damages incurred on her 3rd outfit and caught the next week’s Gray Hound for parts unknown. Just maybe things would start to get back to normal before Summer was over. Well then, maybe not. Laroy slowly began to fade off with images of a blue eyed, freckle-faced Sally Mae smiling up at Chinook, smells like an apple orchid in full bloom with undertones of Clossner’s prize Holsteins, wafting through the confines of that G.I. sleeping bag. Had Chinook forever tainted the waters of Pardon Us Mama, or would fresh trout be on the menu for breakfast? Check back to see. © 2012 Darrell CDOC
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The Latah Eagle Viola residents took to the fields and hills in early January, searching for Osiris the Ibizan hound who was lost following a collision on Highway 95’s nearby Steakhouse Hill during a winter storm Jan. 4. While Osiris’ owner Deena Wood was recovering at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, residents and volunteers from throughout the area took on the task of bringing Osiris home safely. Posters were placed on country roads, post offices and car windows. E-mails and Facebook posts were buzzing and the Daily News ran a front page article to help in the search. While sightings of Osiris persisted, he remained elusive for eight days, finally being found and reunited with his owners Jan. 12 thanks to neighbors coming out in force to help. He was taken to the Animal Clinic and Hospital in Moscow, where he received an IV before going home. In a Facebook post from the clinic, they said, “(Osiris) is doing great! He is responding well to his supportive care! Have been telling him how many are sending him love and he wags his tail.” Once again, neighbors really do make a difference.
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our heritage
Prohibition brought unintended consequences
Contributed by Zach Wnek of Latah County Historical Society
“I hereby solemnly promise, with God’s help, to abstain from the use of alcoholic drinks including wine, beer and cider, from the use of tobacco in any form, and from profanity.” The above was the pledge of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, or WCTU. The WCTU was founded in 1874 by women concerned with what they saw as prolific drunkenness in their fathers, husbands, sons and brothers. By 1892 there were enough WCTU organizations in North Idaho that they held annual conferences. Clara Grove traced her WCTU lineage back three generations, to when her grandmother joined the organization. Clara Grove traveled around the region on behalf of the WCTU speaking at at home churches , schools and other public forums. She explained in an changed the oral history interview with the Latah County Historical Society cultural percep(LCHS): “I would tell them what the Women’s Christian TemperA WCTU tion of the forbidden ance Union is. That it’s a group of women banded together for the pledge certifilibation. Ulysses Showalter, protection of the home and the coming of Christ’s Golden Rule in cate signed in who was a moonshiner, farmer custom and in law. “ 1896. and cordwood cutter, recalled: In 1916, the state of Idaho enacted multiple measures which “Used to be that before Prohibition, prohibited the sale of alcohol and made the possession of alcohol you never hardly ever seen a woman, unless illegal. These measures came four years before the national proshe was a prostitute, take a drink. Or anything, even smoke a cigahibition of alcohol in 1920. During the first years of prohibition in rette.… Then you see, they got to making the moonshine and then Idaho, however, alcohol was still legally available in Washington. they’d have them wild parties.… Well then they’d meet at someHarry Sampson, the manager of the men’s clothing departbody’s house. They’d get a ment at David’s in Moscow rememgallon of moon and they’d be bered some of the problems that maybe two or three women came about as a result: “The WCTU and two or three men. They’d were the instigators of the whole run around and dance or sing thing. And they passed around a or anything and make a party lot of propaganda. And, of course, out of it.” during prohibition the little towns After 13 years of nationacross the line, Uniontown and al prohibition and 17 years Colton and those places were still of prohibition in Idaho, those open. Washington didn’t have proin charge decided that there hibition. Of course it was very easy were less problems when alto get liquor.” cohol was legal. Prohibition Many people argued that prohiwent out much the same way bition of alcohol actually increased it came in, as an amendment the amount of alcohol consumed to the U.S. Constitution. rather than decreasing it. After the In December of 1933, prosaloons closed many people bought hibition came to an end with alcohol from moonshiners and the ratification of the 21st bootleggers. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union chapter in Moscow, circa 1900. Amendment to the United Abe Goff, the prosecuting attorStates Constitution. ney for Latah County in the 1920s, recalled: “The usual way that The 21st Amendment allowed for the production and transit was handled was that the moonshiner would bring his liquor to portation of alcohol in the United States and allowed individual someone who would convey it to the town; and the town, they’d states authority over the matter within their borders. It repealed convey it to the bootlegger. And then the bootlegger would either the 18th Amendment, which had prohibited the production and bottle it or sell it by the jug to the ultimate consumer.” transportation of alcohol. Before prohibition, men would drink at saloons or other social Idaho ratified the 21st Amendment on October 17th, 1933. functions. Now, people drank at home. Having alcohol available
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