Thanks to perseverance and a chance encounter at the Palouse Empire Fair, Ken and Cori Purnell are now penciling in “home build Saturdays” on their family cal-endar. This was not their first application for a Habitat home. They submitted their names in 2010 for the first Uniontown home build and were discouraged when they didn’t make the final selection, based on highest need among qualified applicants.

The next year, Palouse Habitat was taking applia-tions at the fair booth they shared with Community Ac-tion Center, which happened to be next to Cori’s Scentsy booth. Over three days she visited with the Habitat volunteers and finally took a flier home to Ken. With encouragement from co-workers who had volunteered on the Keller home, they decided to apply for the second Uniontown home. This time, they were selected!

The family currently rents a home in Colton and is glad to remain in the area. Ken was born and raised in Moscow; Cori is originally from Port Angles, WA.

She is an Administrative Assistant in Engineer-ing Services at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in Pullman. He works in Shipping/Receiving for the Materials Management Department at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow.

Buy your tickets now! It’s the 4th Annual Beans ‘n’ Jeans Dinner and Auction to help build the Purnell home.

$400 reserves an eight seat table with two complimentary bottles of wine. Individual tickets $40.

It’s a fun, casual event with live music by Forgotten Freight and BBQ by CD’s Smoke Pit.

Auction items include a Tall Ship sailing experience in Puget Sound, four Park Hopper Day Passes for Disney-land, a 1997 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 pickup, and many wonderful local and regional items.

See ya’ll there!

Spring 2012

Palouse Habitat for HumanityMeet Cori and Ken Purnell --Palouse Habitat’s Next Partner Family

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Palouse Habitat for Humanity Board of

Directors

Doug Arlt,President

Mick Nazerali,Vice President

Anita Thorsteinson,Secretary

Scott Hurlbert,Treasurer

Andrea BeckettBrent BradberryPeg Gunderson

Leonard JohnsonDebbie LoaizaKristin Prieur

Bob RitterSue Ritter

Jodie Tooley

Jennifer Wallace,Executive Director

Sue Morrison,Volunteer

Coordinator

Mission: To serve our neighbors in need by helping to eliminate poverty

housing on the Palouse and worldwide.

For the three young Purnells, Ad-dyson (8), Skyler (4) and Hayden (3), this home means a backyard to play in and a new dog to play with.

Cori shared “We’re really look-ing forward to helping build. Ken has done every sort of trade, but not construction, and we’re excited to learn. We have had to move so often and have been trying for some time to find a way to own our own home. It just seemed like a failed dream at this point of our lives. I am so thankful we gave it another try.”

For a CPA, there is nothing like starting a volunteer posi-tion as tax season begins. But Scott Hurlbert, with Presnell Gage in Moscow, still stepped forward to serve as Trea-surer. Scott is a UI graduate and volunteers with Warrior’s Promise and St. Mary’s School. He is a huge supporter of his daughters and their sports activities, and we’re glad to have his support to build homes with those in need.

Anita Thorsteinson began volunteering with Palouse Habitat in 2008 with the family support committee. She served two years as committee chair before joining the board as Secretary. With a background in education and experience with other service organizations, including P.E.O. and the Literacy Council of the Palouse, she is a valuable addition to the Board. Thanks Anita!

Debbie Loaiza has been in the real estate industry since 2008, and is the owner of Team Idaho Real Estate in Mos-cow and Team Washington Real Estate in Pullman. Deb-bie loves being a mother and grandmother, and enjoys spending time in the outdoors, wood working, painting, and gardening. Debbie brings a wealth of professional and non-profit experience to the board. Welcome Debbie!

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Board Welcomes New Members

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WE DID IT! For Sarah, it began help-ing finish the Mitzimberg home in Palouse. Then, starting last May, she spent almost every Saturday on her own Habitat build. During that time she held down a full time job and was a single mom to two active boys. By the time it was done, Sarah, her friends, fam-ily, and Habitat volunteers had put in nearly 6,000 hours. And it all paid off on Sunday, December 18th, 2011 when she celebrated the completion of her home with a crowd of Habitat volunteers, fam-ily, friends and community well-wishers, and then Sarah, Gabe and Kaden spent Christmas in their new home.

It was close. Last October, it looked like we might not complete the Keller home until early 2012. But the Codger Crew and other volunteers decided to make sure the Kellers were in their new home for the holidays. They worked extra days in November and full time in December. Local experts donated time on a tight schedule to take care of paper-work - Greg Patrek with Palouse Ap-praisals, Cheryl Rodeen at Stewart Title and Stephen Bishop with Bishop Law Office in Garfield all contributed their talents. Final inspections with the town of Uniontown were scheduled as we entered the home stretch.

The day of the dedication, cars jammed the cul-de-sac and housewarming gifts filled the table by the front window. Pastor Sue Ostrom of the First United Methodist Church of Moscow offered the dedication and blessing. President

Doug Arlt thanked the many volunteers who helped make it possible – from the construction site to committee and board members. Construction Supervisor Ken Hall applauded Sarah’s commitment and emphasized how much she did herself, highlighting her work on the roof. Peg Gunderson and Kris Prieur, Palouse Habitat board members and members of the Pullman P.E.O. DW Chapter, presented Gabe and Kaden with a basket of books. Codger Crew member Dave Ostrom shared what it meant to work start to finish on a Habitat home. Keller family friend, Chris Heistuman, closed with an Irish blessing and comments from the heart, welcoming Sarah and the boys into their home.

Many thanks to everyone who shared time, donated, and kept the build in your prayers. Because of you there is a new home in Uniontown – a blessing to the Kellers and to the community.

Keller Family - Home for the Holidays

How do you teach future interior designers about what goes on behind the walls? Dr. Bob Krikac, with the WSU Interior Design program, found an answer when he approached Palouse Habitat to see if his Materials and Components 215 students could volunteer on a Habitat home build. The result is an on-going partnership that benefits both groups tremendously. For the past two years, WSU design students have worked in teams of eight each Satur-day for the month of September. The students gain

service hours and practical construction experience, and Habitat gains a dependable volunteer crew. Con-struction Supervisor Ken Hall commented that they were “some of the most dedicated volunteers we saw all year.” For Brent Bradberry, Construction Commit-tee Chair, “Having Bob Krikac help was like having another professional on site.”

The partnership doesn’t stop at the build site. The next semester, those same students go on to Professor Kathleen Ryan’s 203 Studio, and break into groups to design a Habitat home. During the eight week project,

they meet with the Habitat construction team to learn the details of a Habitat home build, including design and budget constraints, and our philosophy for sim-ple, decent affordable homes. The team reviews their projects mid-way. At the end of the project, students make a formal presentation of their designs to the Habitat construction committee, including budgets and suggested materials.

Krikac noted ”After the Habitat experience, the stu-dents come back to the classroom with a much better understanding of how the inside structure influences the surface, informing their creative decision mak-ing.”

A Unique Partnership

Materials and Components 215 Students tour the completed Mizimberg home

Studio 203 students discuss their propos-als with Brent Bradberry

Ken Hall discusses design details during a Studio 203 review session.

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Jane Riddle, 94, formerly of Memphis, Tennessee and Midland, Texas died peacefully in Pullman, Washington on January 6, 2012. Jane was an ar-tistic, independent spirit who loved to learn and to discuss the big ques-

tions of life. She lived her faith as a pastor’s wife and community volunteer. Married for 68 years to Ray Riddle, Jane leaves behind her daughter, Jann (Herbert) Hill of Pullman and daughter Nancy Dowling of Memphis, 4 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren.

Douglas D. Church of Genesee, 73, died Nov. 30, 2011. He enjoyed hot-rods, tinkering, Model-As, and ranching. He owned and operated several businesses, including Fab-Tech in Moscow, before retiring to his ranch in Genesee. Doug is survived by his sons Mike (Rita) and Frank (Linda), and his daughter Kim-berly (Tony) Hale, 6 grandchildren, & great grandchildren, and his step-children Gail and Joe Anderson, Doug Blevins and Barry and Denise Blevins, and step-grand-children.

Jordan Kanikkeberg, 82, educator and volunteer, passed away Jan. 20, 2011. Jordan and his wife, Phyllis, met teaching in Gen-esee. After a career in California, the Kanikkebergs retired to Genesee. He was active in the Lutheran Parish, volunteered for Palouse Habitat for Humanity, and coached the Genesee High School track team. He enjoyed running and woodworking. Jordan is survived by his wife, daughters Karin (Danny) and Mary, his grandsons and his sister Donna of Kendrick.

Gifts in MemoryDonations to Palouse Habitat were made in memory of these individuals

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