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Mildred Emma (Ellis) Woodyard, age 91, died Sept. 23, 2011, at DeKalb, Ill. She was born Nov. 15, 1919, in Endeavor, Wisc., to John B. and Emma C. (Ely) Ellis. She taught home economics in Wisconsin, Washtucna and Prescott, worked part time at the Washtucna post office and had been active in Rebekahs, Rimrock Grange and Washtucna Seniors. She was a member of Washtucna Community Church and its Women’s Circle. She is survived by her children, Ella C. Woodyard of Connell, L...
Kristina K. Courson and Hans C. Hennings were married Sept. 29, 2011, at Marengo. Ray Grams, friend of the couple, officiated the ceremony. Best man was friend of the groom Branden Spencer and maid of honor was Holly Courson, sister of the bride. Flower girl was KatieJo Kromm, daughter of the bride. Parents of the bride are Allen and Heidi Courson of Cheney and parents of the groom are Curtis and Erika Hennings of Ritzville. A dinner reception celebrating their marriage was...
I really wasn’t surprised when Cougars athletic director Bill Moos fired WSU football coach Paul Wulff, were you? I guess I was a little surprised when his replacement was announced the very next day. The first thing that I was wondering was how long had Moos been courting the new Cougar head man Mike Leach. Moos did say that yes he had gone to Florida to meet with Leach a few days before the Utah game to see if there was interest in coming to Pullman. Of course, had WSU w...
I was told this story by an engineer who I worked for many years. He was the third of five siblings and seven years old when these events occurred. The family farmed on an island in the San Juans. At some point, the parents opted out of living and working in the big city and turned to farming and raising livestock. They liquidated all holdings on the mainland and purchased the farm where their children learned to milk cows, feed and care for pigs and horses, muck out stalls, gather eggs, along with a myriad of other duties...
More than $1,900 has been donated and will make it possible for 18 children to participate in this year’s Shop with a Cop program on Saturday. The Ritzville Police Department is leading the local effort. Local law enforcement, including the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol, will take selected children shopping for Christmas gifts for their siblings and parents. The children will gather Saturday at the chamber office at 9:30 a.m., take off on their shopping adventure and then meet up again at Zio...