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

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I’m no Scrooge or Grinch, even though they are admittedly two of my favorite Christmas characters. They are proof that even we grouchy old guys give in to the holiday spirit sooner or later. Fact is, there are a lot of things about this time of year that make me rather nau-seous. Just the thought of step-ping into a store filled with shoppers overwhelms me. I tell myself it’s no big deal and eventually brave the crowds, but then I end up running out of the store – usually empty handed and a bit confused as to why I went in there in the first place. As the days before Christmas slowly but surely tick away, few presents from me make it under the tree. Yes, I’m one of those odd sorts who have problems getting into the Christmas spir-it. I watch my old favorite Holiday movies,

like It’s a Wonderful Life and A Miracle on 34th Street, but that doesn’t make me want to put up the Christmas tree any quicker or deck the halls with lights and holly and all the other lit-tle decorations of the season. I’m perfectly content, it seems, to wait until Dec. 24, at which point it hits me all at once. Like the Grinch, my heart grows a few sizes that day. Then I want the eggnog to sip on, I make Tom & Jerry batter for hot totties, I start cooking

things, the tree goes up, and I go on a last-minute shopping spree where money is no object. The nice thing about shopping on Christmas Eve is that most people are done, so the stores ar-en’t crowded and there are fewer choices on the shelves to confuse me. I suppose I could shop online, as many do these days, but that just seems a bit too cold-hearted to me. Even though the big stores scare me, I want a real person to talk to and I want to know that my

money is helping provide jobs and income to folks who live and work here on the Palouse. Last year, I felt like I made a little progress with my pre-Christmas affliction. I went to a few of the Christmas fairs in the area and found that the smell of homemade food in the grange halls, churches and community centers where

they’re held, along with lots of familiar faces of friends and neighbors behind the tables, made shopping before Dec. 24 not only bear-able, but kind of fun. I was able to buy my mom, along with all my brothers and sisters, their presents in one swoop, getting them each Ralph Horn’s hand-carved birds at the Mountain Home Grange Craft Fair (which is Dec. 6 this year – we have info about it on pg. 8 and I will certainly be there again), along with some other hand-made crafts from local artisans. This year, I’m still not able to go into any big stores, but will brave the ones in our towns that carry local crafts and antiques and whatnot. I always love those stores anyways and the folks behind the counters are always nice to me. And I will certainly hit the craft fairs, preferably early before the crowds gath-er, looking for more of what I know my family will enjoy. I doubt I will get the tree up before Dec. 24, though. I’ve spent too many years Grinch’ing my way through the first few weeks of De-cember to change that much. But at least I will have more time on Christmas Eve to sip Tom & Jerry’s and decorate my home, instead of rushing through stores looking for gifts. I only hope the craft fairs have folks to do the wrapping for me. I hate gift-wrapping presents. Bah-humbug.

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With its central location between the quad-cities along Highway 195, Uniontown sees over 5,000 vehicles pass through it each day. Thanks to the efforts of the folks who live there, over the past two decades more and more of those vehicles have been stopping. And entrepreneurs are taking notice. Historically, Union-town was an agricul-tural center, serving the needs of local farm families. But after a century of mechanized farming and the loss of its railroad in 1981, Uniontown lost its economical viability as a full-service farm town. “People were already starting to talk when we arrived in 1989,” recalled Dale Miller, “say-ing, ‘We need to reinvent ourselves if we are go-ing to survive.’ ” Dale is president of the Uniontown Com-munity Development Association (UCDA). Following more vigorous discussion, the community charted a new course and got to work. Their first project was to rebuild Union-town’s Memorial Park. “Over half of the resi-dents in town participated,” Dale said. “And that is when things started clicking.” Next the city changed its zoning codes to foster home-based businesses. “We wanted to encourage whatever economic activity could happen,” he noted. But the key organizational move made was

Uniontown opens its doors for business

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

to establish the UCDA in 2002 as a non-profit volunteer organization. According to Mayor David Jacobs, a born-and-raised resident of Uniontown, the group has made a real difference in bringing business-es back to the community. “They’ve done a lot of good…they are all for the town.”

U n i o n t o w n ’ s first project over-seen by the UCDA was the resto-ration of the old Ja-cobs’ building for craftsman baker Bud Tomlinson of

Clarkston. Bud wanted a location in a historic building between the quad-cities that would allow him to service the whole region, Dale said. So the UCDA and city gave Bud a beautiful building in which he built a successful business that is still going strong under its new owners, Del and Amy Stillwaugh, with a new name: The New Sage Baking Company. As the saying goes, a little leaven leavens the whole dough, and the success of the Ja-cobs’ building restoration excited locals Steve and Junette Dahmen to wonder what the town could do with their historic barn and folk art iron wheel fence. So began Uniontown’s and the UCDA’s sec-ond greatly successful project, The Dahmen Barn. Now in its 10th year of operation, Artisans at the Dahmen Barn has not only preserved the Dahmen’s donated barn, but also created a cul-

tural space that serves the creativity of our re-gion’s artists for the benefit of all. The Dahmen Barn’s manager Leslee Miller, who is married to UCDA president Dale Miller, also attributes the project’s success to the com-munity. “This has been a team effort,” she said. “A lot of people have contributed to making it what it is today.” With large grants from the ArtPlace Foun-dation and Whitman County, the Dahmen Barn

Uniontown Mayor David Jacobs sits in Union-town’s newest business, The Litt le Ott er Eatery.

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Over 25 years ago, the writing was on the wall for this small town on the Palouse: To survive, it would have to reinvent itself as something more than a farm town. Now the fruits of many years’ labor by resi-dents and volunteers are being reaped as new businesses fi nd Uniontown the right place to attract customers, combining its rural charm with a steady fl ow of traffi c.

“This has been a team eff ort. A lot of people have contributed to making it what it is today.”

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is constructing a 3,600-foot expansion that will include additional artist studios, a new room for special events, and a large commercial kitchen to facilitate the barn’s plans for a culinary arts program. But even without these developments, nu-merous others have seen the benefits of open-ing shop in Uniontown. Just recently, mother and daughter-in-law duo Dana Rupp Weinmann and Vicki Fountain of Genesee opened up The Little Otter Eatery and Plaid & Pearls Home Decor in Uniontown’s historic downtown. And right across the street, working closely with the UCDA, The Wawawai Canyon Winery, currently located between Moscow and Pull-man on the highway, will be opening soon. Other developments in Uniontown include housing opportunities for commuters. Hinkle Homes, working closely with the UCDA, is developing the Rolling Hills subdi-vision just south of downtown. The division boasts the area’s fastest internet connection with fiber optic service through First Step In-ternet of Moscow. Plans to connect it via side-walk with the Dahmen Barn on the other side of town are underway. Add these to Uniontown’s famous sausage feed every March, Churchyard Inn Bed & Break-

fast, Palouse Choral Society concert series at St. Boniface Church, and the town’s charming antique shops, and the draw to Uniontown be-comes irresistible sooner or later. Dahmen Barn’s next big event is its Annual Holiday Gift Gala on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. It will showcase the Barn’s artists and their works, as well as soups, breads, and sweets from the Barn’s “Artisans’ Cookbook.”

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

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

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The annual Sharing Tree is up in the Palouse Empire Mall, decorated with the Christmas wishes of area boys and girls from families needing a little extra help from Santa this year. Thanks to Janie Nirk of Potlatch, along with Jo Minden also of Potlatch, Connie Collins of

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Sharing Tree gifts help every family share in Christmas Deary, Allison Bohman of Troy, and Donna Wommack of Gene-see, the Sharing Tree is marking its 30th year of serving the needs of Latah County families in their Christmas celebrations. Located in the center of the mall, the tree is decorated with colorful tags that specify the needs and wishes of over 200 boys and girls in our towns. “This year we actually had re-quests for blankets, comforters, and very few toys,” Janie said. Of course, that won’t keep the children from receiving some-thing fun along with what they need, but it is perhaps an indica-tor of increased financial stress on recipient families.

Each child will receive two clothing and two fun items, while each family will also receive a gift certificate for food and a family game for them to play together. “That’s very important,” Janie said. Deary representative Connie Collins said she has more families needing assistance this

year than last. Connie eagerly took the job upon herself four years ago, following in the footsteps of Janie when she started the Sharing Tree pro-gram 30 years ago, as well as all the volunteers who helped over the years. When Deary’s previous organizer couldn’t do the work anymore, Connie understood. “I just couldn’t imagine all those people not hav-ing Christmas.” With the help of her family, she organized a community dinner to take up dona-tions, solicited the town for family applicants, and made it happen. It wasn’t until two years later that she met Janie and joined with her and the other vol-unteers of the county. Though it is easier now with the help and encouragement of the others, Connie said it still takes dedication and a great amount of effort. Whenever she gets even the least bit tired or discouraged, Connie said she just looks at the 30-year example of Janie. She is an inspira-tion. Please join them in serving our community by selecting a tag from the Sharing Tree and ful-filling its need. The deadline for donated gifts is Dec. 15.

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Connie Collins (center) of Helmer is the Deary area volunteer for the annual Sharing Tree, a joint eff ort by volunteers from Deary, Gene-see, Potlatch and Troy to ensure every family enjoys gift s on Christ-mas morning. Connie is joined in decorati ng the tree with gift tags by her husband Jim and sons Noah, 8, and Zachary, 11. Donati ons can be made through Dec. 15 at the Palouse Empire Mall.

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Long-time Moscow resident Peggy Applonie has been collecting crèches most of her life and finds it fascinating. What is a crèche? The word crèche comes from what is called the Old French language

and was first used in 1792. It means “manger” or “crib”. Later it was used to refer to a group of figures or statues that represent the scene at the birth of Jesus Christ in a stable in Bethle-hem. Or, in our modern language, it’s a “nativ-ity.” In 2008, Peggy wanted to show others her collection of now more than 70 nativities and put up a display in the LDS Church above Sta-ples in Moscow. Many people were delighted with it and felt that the visual display was not only artistic, but amplified the real spirit of Christmas. “I wanted to give something back to the community,” Peggy said, and “Nativities Around the World” was born. Since then it has grown each year and has be-come an interfaith exhibition, with more than 2,700 people visiting to see the nativities and enjoy other Christ-centered activities last year. This Dec. 10 – 14, the 6th Annual Nativities Around the World crèche will take place in Mos-cow at the LDS Church at 1657 S. Blaine Street. It is now a five-day event, with over 400 nativi-ties on display in a beautiful artistic setting, ac-companied by live Christmas music from many

dozens of local singers and musicians. Hours are 6 p.m. - 9 p.m., Wednesday through Friday and Noon – 9pm on Saturday and Sunday. Ev-erything is free to the public. The nativities on display come from more than 40 different countries and cultures from all over the world. This year’s event coordinator is Gail Schoen-berg, who, with her husband Dan and many other longtime volunteers, has been involved in producing Nativities Around the World for many years. Gail is keeping track of a produc-tion that now needs more than 250 volunteers from all over the Palouse. When asked why she puts in all this time and effort for such a complicated event, Gail said simply, much as Peggy Applonie did in the beginning, “The Nativities Around the World is a gift to the community. It’s an opportunity to work with hundreds of volunteers dedicated to a common purpose – celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.” If you wish to become one of them, or want to share your own crèche in the display, or want to perform Christmas music for the event, go to the website at moscownativities.com.

Contributed by Mark Secrist of Moscow

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

Historical Society presents legacy of Civilian Conservati on Corps

Daniel Crandall explains the history and legacy of the Civilian Conservati on Corps in the county’s small towns during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Daniel Crandall recently gave a presentation about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and its legacy in Latah County. The pre-sentation, which lasted about an hour, was given at the Troy Public Library on Nov. 19 as part of a his-torical exhibit about the CCC that resulted from a partnership be-tween the Latah County Historical Society and county libraries. The CCC was created in the 1930s as part of President Frank-lin D. Roosevelt’s ‘New Deal’, a group of efforts by the Federal Government to combat the effects

of the Great Depression. Young men who were unable to find work joined up and were shipped out to camps all over the country where they worked various jobs such as infrastructure improvement and erosion control. Daniel, who was formerly the director of the Historical Society, spoke at length on how the mis-sion of the CCC affected both Latah County and the men who served here. “There was an effort to make these men better humans, to teach them how to work and the value of cooperation,” he said.

Men who joined the CCC were poor and often malnourished on entry, and came from as far away as New York and New Jersey. The camps stayed open until 1942, when the United States entered World War II. The photo exhib-it has now moved to Deary, and Daniel will be giving another pre-sentation there at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 8.

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For nearly half a century, the ladies that make up Hill and Valley Garden Club in Kendrick have been providing the community and others with their beautiful, lush handmade wreaths and designs. The sale will be held Dec. 12 at the Grange Hall in Kendrick from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. A delicious lunch will be provided by Polly Taylor Dennler and crew from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. It consists of won-derful homemade soups, pies, and bread. The proceeds benefit youth gardening. It is the only fundraiser the group sponsors. For the two weeks preceding the sale, ladies gather each day to work on wreaths and center pieces to sell to the public. Come and join the fun and see the beautiful items for sale. There will be something in every price range.

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Mountain Home Grange hosts annual Christmas craft fair Dec. 6 Moutain Home Grange Hall, north of Potlatch Junction, may not be the easiest craft fair to find, but it is certainly worth the Saturday drive to visit this historic hall and the many vendors who will be displaying their arts, crafts, and a host of handmade items for Christmas. The annual craft fair is Saturday, Dec. 6, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. “All table rent and and food proceeds go to the Grange for maintenance,” said Paula Nygaard, a local resident and member of the Mountain Home Grange Hall committee. Paula said chili dogs are on the lunch menu. Vendors will include Ralph Horn’s bird carvings, crocheted items and handmade crafts, as well as sought-after holiday favorites from Avon, Bling and Thirtyone, to name just a few. To get to the Mountain Home Grange Hall, follow US-95 north from Potlatch Junction, turning west on Deep Creek Road near mile marker 366. Follow the paved road (Deep Creek to Mountain Home Road), leading you to the grange about 1.5 miles off the highway.

Annual holiday gift gala at the Dahmen Barn Dec. 6

On Saturday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is holding its 9th annu-al Holiday Gift Gala. Our resident artists have their studios full of their creations and The Shop at the Barn expands its inventory with popular holiday products. For the Gala, we fill the Barn with visiting artists and craftspeople who design and make one-of-a-kind gifts for men, women and children. There is something for everyone at the Barn! At the Gala we also sell soups, breads and sweets from recipes in our “Artisans’ Cookbook - a palette of favorite recipes”, which is for sale in our gift shop. This cookbook includes the story of the original Barn renovation and bios of our contributing resident artists, so makes a nice gift. Combine it with a creative hot pad to further support the Barn! Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center in Uniontown on highway 195 in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence. The three story facility is fully handi-cap accessible and has no daily admission fee. From Dec. 1-23, the barn will be open daily from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.. Information: www.artisanbarn.org or (509) 229-3414.

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Potlatch Elementary teacher earns science prize Gary Lam, a 6th grade teacher who has taught at Potlatch Elementa-ry School for 26 years, received a regional award from the Idaho Science Teachers Association for outstanding science teaching. Gary received the award during a school assembly on Veterans Day. On accepting, he encouraged students to “take pride in your school, your community, your state and your country.” Gary served in the military from 1975 to 1978 and then attended the University of Idaho. After that, he began teaching in Potlatch and has been in the same room ever since. “I taught many of the parents of the students I have now,” he said. Gary has worked extensively on NASA-related projects to help sup-plement what he teaches in the classroom. His work has included a three day science camp for students aged 5 to 18 as well as hands-on science workshops in Orofino, Salmon and Potlatch. Three years ago, Gary’s class designed an experiment that was se-lected to take place on the International Space Station. The experiment studied what would happen when oil and water were mixed in space. Students had to design the experiment to utilize what was already avail-able on the station. Students also participated in a contest on how NASA items had changed the world. They looked at how truck design had been changed by NASA technologies and the group took second place in the contest. Gary believes strongly that science is important for his students to learn and hopes that his NASA-inspired projects get them interested. “I

think kids have to ask questions like ‘Why?’ and ‘How does it work?’” he said. The Idaho Science Teachers Association, which gave Gary his award, is a group dedicated to empowering science teachers and promoting stu-dent achievement throughout the state.

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

Potlatch celebrates “A Company Town Christmas” Dec. 13Potlatch celebrates “A Company Town Christmas” Dec. 13Potlatch celebrates “A Company Town Christmas” Dec. 13

Levi Lusby, 10, and his sister Sophia, 7, of-fi cially kicked off Potlatch’s Christmas sea-son Nov. 26 by fl ipping the switches at the town’s Scenic 6 Park, bringing to life over 7,000 lights for one of the areas most im-pressive holiday displays.

From the VFW pancake breakfast in the morning to the lighted Christmas parade and fi reworks that night, Potlatch hosts a day of food, shopping, music, fun and good cheer that makes this festival one of the season’s “must-do” family events. Folks in Potlatch know how to celebrate the holiday season right, with a full day dedicat-ed to getting friends and neighbors across the Palouse into the Christmas spirit on Saturday, Dec. 13. The day kicks off with a 7 a.m. breakfast at the VFW, which will continue through the day with lunch served till 2 p.m. Businesses will be holding specials throughout the day, live music at various venues will begin at 11:30 a.m. and will continue into the evening. Santa will be at Potlatch Landing from 2-4 p.m., where wagon

rides with beautiful draft horses will take fami-lies through the town when done chatting with the old fella. The lighted Christmas parade starts at 5 p.m., which is one of the area’s funnest parades of the year, followed by a flag retirement cer-emony in Scenic 6 Park by the Boy Scouts and VFW, as well as an open house at the library with music at 5:30 p.m. and fireworks in the park at 6 p.m. What’s not love about A Company Town Christmas? (See advertisment on pg. 6.)

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The Latah County Sheriff’s Offi ce will be participating in the Idaho Transportation Department’s upcoming Im-paired Driver Mobilization, starting November 27, 2014 and running through January 4, 2015. The Latah County Sheriff’s Offi ce will have extra deputies working during the time period to enforce traf-fi c laws. The Latah County Sheriff’s Offi ce would like to remind the motoring public to buckle up when traveling and don’t drink and drive. The Latah County Sheriff’s Offi ce wishes the residents and visitors of Latah County a happy and safe holiday season.

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Bike ride fundraises for trail facility

Virginia Monk of Genesee with the dress she is entering in the nati onal Make It With Wool sewing competi -ti on. (Photo courtesy of Kim Monk).

Virginia Monk, a 14-year-old freshman from Genesee, has a lot on her plate between basketball, FFA, 4-H, choir, LCYAC, and main-taining her grades for the honor roll. But somehow she managed to find the time to sew a wool dress that has been chosen to represent Idaho in this year’s national Make It With Wool fashion design com-petition. Virginia has been sewing for as long as she can remember. “Mom was always sewing and I liked to help,” she said. “I always thought I wanted to sew.” She got a sew-ing kit one year for Christmas and

seems to have been at it ever since. Her most recent dress won at both the district and state level of the 4-H Idaho Wool Contest. “It was a tough dress and it is com-pletely different from anything I’ve ever done,” she said. Making the dress wasn’t the easiest process, eating up valuable summer weekends, but Virginia pushed on (with the help of some encouragement from her mom, Kim). Virginia said that “There were some miserable days over the summer.” But Virginia had made it her personal mission to get to the Make It With Wool competition after her basketball coach encour-aged her to “see some more of the world.” In the end her hard work has paid off and she’ll be heading off to Reno, Nev, from Jan. 28-31 to participate in the competition that is part of the annual American Sheep Industry convention. At Make It With Wool, her dress will be judged on its construction, modeling, and an interview pro-cess. She will also participate in a fashion show along with the other contestants. Virginia’s hopes are high for the competition. “It’s not very fun if I don’t win,” she joked. Either way, Virginia’s unsure if she’s going to continue with the sewing competitions. “Every year I tell my friends that I’m not doing this anymore,” she said. Here’s hoping she goes out with a win!

Students in a University of Idaho class have been working to raise funds for a new trail station on Paradise Path. The Blackbird Crossing Trail Station has been a project planned by the City of Moscow for a num-ber of years but has lacked the funding necessary to go forward. The station would be located east of Blaine Street near the corner of the Northwest River Supply ware-house building. Professor Tracie Lee teach-es the Project Management class that jointly decided to take on fundraising for the Trail Station as their class project. “We’re ad-vancing the Moscow Department of Parks and Rec’s goal of an ac-tive, healthy lifestyle by helping them find the needed funds,” she said. Students in the class jointly decided to fundraise for the proj-ect, with the final goal being to raise $24,000 to cover the costs

for building the station. One of the student’s major efforts was a 10-kilometer bike ride that took place on Nov. 8. Students were involved in all as-pects of planning the event, from setup to sponsorships, market-ing and promotion. The City of Moscow is plan-ning to begin construction on Blackbird Crossing in summer of 2015. The station will include a public art piece, benches, a bike rack, drinking fountain and land-scaping. Anyone interested in donat-ing to Blackbird Crossing can find a donation form at www.thelataheagle.com/blackbirdcrossing. For $100 you can spon-sor a brick engraved with a name or statement of your choice and for $1,400 you can sponsor one of four engraved benches on the site. Moscow Parks and Recre-ation asks that all donations be completed by Dec. 9.

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One man has his eye on the unique small wildflowers of our region’s remote mountains—and he’s researching how they can be domesticated for home landscap-ing, while retaining their native identity. Stephen Love presents “Scary Roads and Alpine Dwarves”, highlights of his most recent native plant trek, on Tues-day Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in Moscow, at the 1912 Building, Great Room, 412 E. Third St. Dr. Love will summarize the adventures of a week-long expedition to collect diminutive forms of high-elevation Intermountain native plants destined for horticultural research. He visited summits of nine mountain ranges: the Lemhi Range, the White Clouds Peaks, the Sev-

en Devils Mountains, and Sheep Rock in Idaho; Wallowa Mountain in Oregon; Ruby Mountains in Nevada; and the Markagunt Pleateau, Hen-ry Mountains, and Abajo Mountains in Utah. Dr. Love is an Extension Horticul-ture Specialist for the University of Ida-ho, delivers homeowner and green in-dustry education on topics related to horticulture, and is Webmaster of the Idaho Landscapes and Gardens website, www.extension.uidaho.edu/idahogardens. He is also vice-president of Idaho Native Plant Society (INPS), and is incoming editor of Native Plants Journal. Everyone is invited to attend this free event, which is sponsored by the White Pine Chapter of INPS.

Contributed by Sonja Lewis of Idaho Native Plant Society

Society hosts talk on native plant trek

Registration underway for Family Foresters Workshop Contributed by Andrew Perleberg

The Family Foresters Work-shop is designed to strengthen the skills of consulting foresters, state-employed service foresters, and other natural resource profes-sionals who work with family for-est owners. It serves as a forum to provide updates on emerging tech-nology and knowledge applicable to family forestry. This year’s program will be held at the Coeur d’Alene Inn in Coeur d’Alene on Friday, Jan. 16. Topics include: Forestland Securi-ty and Safety (Advice for dealing with trespass, illegal dumping, drugs and “druggies,” etc); Identi-fying Cultural Resources on Fam-ily Forests; How Forest Nutrient Needs Change Over the Life of a Forest and How to Manage for Them; Variable Density Thinning;

Aspen Health and Management; TACIMMO (Template for Assess-ing Climate Change Impacts and Management Options); Making Fuel Breaks and Treatments Com-patible with Wildlife Habitat; and a family forest economics/policy update. The program can accommo-date up to 100 people. Registration forms are available at local UI and WSU Extension Offices, and should be returned by Jan. 9. Registra-tion forms will also be available at http://www.uidaho.edu/extension/forestry/content/calendarofevents. An $85.00 pre-registration fee ($95.00 after Jan. 10) includes lunch and refreshments. For ques-tions on the program, contact: Chris Schnepf at (208) 446-1680 or Steve McConnell at (509) 477-2175.

Forest Service holds Dec. 8 job fair at Idaho Department of Labor Offi cesThe U.S. Forest Service is holding job fairs Dec. 8 at the 25 Idaho Department of Labor local offices across the state. The fairs run from noon to 2 p.m. local time. The locations of the 25 Labor offices are online at http://labor.idaho.gov. In addition, the Forest Service will have a special program from 2-4 p.m. at each office on recruiting military veterans. They are recruiting primarily seasonal workers for fire manage-ment, recreation such as trail building or campground maintenance, biological science in wildlife and fisheries and engineering. “Temporary employees have a very special place within the Forest Service,” Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Supervisor Cheryl Probert said. “After all, most Forest Service career employees started out in temporary positions. Seeking a temporary or seasonal job with the Forest Service is a great way to learn about different opportunities so you can make the best match.” Participants can go to www.USAjobs.gov to begin building their USAjobs profile in preparation for the job fairs. For further information, contact Robin Hollis at (208) 364-7781.

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County Youth Advocacy Council hosts Harlem Ambassadors

Deary students volunteer to help with senior meals

Deary sophomores Westi n Codr, Shelby Anderson, and Jesse Rudiger set up for a Thanksgiving-themed senior meal at the town’s community center.

The Latah County Youth Ad-vocacy Council invited the Harlem Ambassadors to play some basketball against the LC Pea Shooters on Nov. 12 at the University of Idaho’s Memorial Gym. The Harlem Ambassadors, a touring show-basketball group, spent the week visiting schools across the county to promote staying in school, staying away from drugs, and stopping bullying. The Pea Shooters were composed of 20 players from across the county. Keeping score wasn’t the point--everyone involved had fun and celebrated the work of the Ambassadors and the LCYAC with slam-dunks and skits.

Students from Deary Jr./Sr. High School have been volunteering to help out with the Spud Hill Seniors Meal Site lunches that take place every Thursday at the Deary Commu-nity Center. One group of students arrives in the morning to be-gin setting up, laying out tables, chairs, and place settings. Another group comes after the meal is over to put everything back away. Every class from the school participates, with students rotat-ing in and out weekly. Each stu-dent ends up volunteering about twice a year.

For those who prepare the meals every week, the students’ help saves hours of work that can be spent focusing on getting the food tasting just right. Everyone was eager to thank the students for their helpful dedication and positive attitudes.

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New Sage Baking Company’s owner, Del Stillwaugh, and cer-tified executive chef, Elio Flores, known to the locals as ‘Al’, were both working jobs in corporate America before coming to the bak-ery in Uniontown. Del wanted to get back to his craft. Al sought a slower pace. Discouraged by the pre-baked, re-heat, big-box culture that he was working in, Del said, “I wanted to make the stuff again. I wasn’t a baker anymore.” As the head chef at big compa-nies like Amazon and Nintendo, Al

said, “I had been directing so many different people; it was time for something quiet and calm.” For Amy, Del’s wife, their pur-chasing the bakery two years ago brought her back to her roots. “My mom used to cook at a café in Juli-aetta, back in the day when it was called the Knotty Pine. Now it’s the Colter’s Creek Winery. I started working in there.” Al remembers his first work experiences too in a farming com-munity in California–chasing pigs, picking walnuts–experiences, he said, that helped him when he entered the Culinary Institute of America in the 1980s.

After that, traveling and cooking on vari-ous cruise ships, Al learned how to prepare cui-sine from all over the world. Del and Amy have been amazed at Al’s foods. “They’re so good,” said Del. “We let him do things.” Al has been a little sur-prised with the

locals’ tastes and his growing cli-entele. Speaking of his Roast Beef Gorgonzola sandwiches with on-ion jam, he said, “I didn’t expect that one to go over.” But what did he expect, re-ally? When the roast beef is cut, trimmed, seasoned, and roasted on site, just like the chicken, and turkey, didn’t he think our farmers would taste the goodness? Now open two extra days a week, check out Al’s daily spe-cials along with the bakery’s well-known scones and cakes Wednes-day and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and on Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you can’t make it to Union-town, you can get their scones at Kups Koffee in Kendrick, or their breads at the Colter’s Creek Win-ery in Juliaetta, as well as at Rosau-ers and the Coop in Moscow. But Al’s not the only cook caus-ing a buzz in Uniontown. Dana Rupp Weinmann is the new girl on the block and she’s got people talking. “You can’t beat Dana’s cook-ing,” said Dale Miller, president of the Uniontown Community Devel-opment Association. “She does really nice stuff.” Teaming up with her mother-in-law, Vicki Fountain, the two opened The Lit-tle Otter Eatery and Plaid & Pearls Home Décor as side-by-side shops in Uniontown’s downtown this sum-mer. “I’ve been in the food and coffee and alcohol business forever,” said Dana, which to her means, “even before I was a broke college stu-dent.” Her most recent work in the industry was with Gnosh in

Moscow. “We both have grown up in small towns and so it was nice to come back to a place that’s a little bit smaller, but there’s still oppor-tunity,” Vicki said. She is a gradu-ate of Troy High School. Regarding the eatery’s menu items, you can expect a smaller plate style, fresh ingredients, and of a little bit more old-fashioned style. “We really try to follow the seasons,” Dana said, “and work with as many local people as we can to get different produce and items.” Vicki, owner of Plaid & Pearls, has always been into decorating. In addition to the vintage and re-stored items in the gift shop, sheal-so specializes in staging houses and decorating weddings. Now in the same location and with their complementary skills, Dana and Vicki hope to cater and decorate weddings together. The Little Otter Eatery and Plaid & Pearls are open Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This December, look for a special dark chocolate cookie with affogato-style coffee to go on the side.

Uniontown restaurants serve up a worldly fare

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

Mother- and daughter-in-law team Vicki Fountain of Plaid & Pearls and Dana Rupp Weinmann of The Litt le Ott er Eatery stand in front of the restaraunt’s bar in downtown Uniontown.

New Sage Baking Company’s certi fi ed executi ve chef, ‘Al’ Flores, and owners Del and Amy Sti llwaugh enjoy working to-gether to perfet their bakery and restaurant items.

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Keep Christmas local at the 1912 Center’s Winter Market

The Winter Market at the 1912 Center has returned, bringing together a number of craft, food and produce vendors. Mar-kets are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Feb. 7, and Mar. 7. The indoor location ensures the market can stay open no matter what the weather decides to do. Whether you’re looking to buy produce, artsy Christmas gifts, or just craving a fresh-baked treat, you’re sure to fi nd something at the Winter Market.

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“Potlatch deserves a modern, state-of-the-art family clinic and Gritman is pleased to provide one,” said Trisha Quiring, Grit-man’s coordinator of rural clinics. “The new clinic is a sign that Gritman is firmly com-mitted to providing high-quality care for rural residents, who are often underserved for health care.” Gritman recognized the need to build an updated health clinic in Potlatch that com-plies with building reg-ulations determined by the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards of Accessi-ble Design. “The old building wasn’t handicap acces-sible, so a lot of people wouldn’t use it,” said Potlatch Mayor David Brown. He said some patients simply re-fused to go there, be-cause the ramp was too steep for wheelchairs and particularly diffi-cult in winter weather. “It’s a beautiful addition to the town and we think it will help draw more businesses who like being close to modern medical fa-cilities,” David said. The new 2,400-square-foot building has three exam rooms, a procedure room, nurses’ station and a comfortable lobby. A physician’s assistant, a certified med-ical assistant, and two receptionists are dedicated to serving about 1,500 patients living in the area. A dedicated doctor is also always on-call and tends to patients at the

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

Potlatch Family Clinic staff (from left) Trish Quiring, a certified med-ical assistant, Sara McGreal, receptionist, and Jennifer Davis, the clinic’s physician’s assistant, pose for a quick picture before starting another busy day serving patients in the Potlatch area. (Not shown is Katie Breeze, the clinic’s other receptionist.)

Gritman Center board member Janie Nirk of Potlatch gives an impromptu tour of the clin-ic over the summer while under construction. “The clinic is already seeing more patients in Potlatch than when it was at its old location,” Janie said recently.

clinic as needed. “We are now setup to see more patients,” said Jennifer Da-vis, the clinic’s physician’s assis-tant. “There was a real need for this in the community, which is growing and we are growing with it.” To help make the building handicap friendly and in com-pliance with federal regulations, the design ensured that 60 percent of entrances are

accessible to wheel-chairs; handrails are provided along walk-ways, stairways and ramps; and van-acces-sible spaces are pro-vided in the parking lot. Primary contractor for the building Mike Sprenger, president of Sprenger Construction, said he’s proud that he was able to hire and buy local during con-struction, especially when it’s for a commu-nity like Potlatch with

a population of about 800 people. Buying, building, and employing local residents is important to Mike, whose fam-ily company has been providing construc-tion services to the Palouse since 1958. He and his wife, Linda, run the company with the help of an eight-man crew. “We hired many local people as subcon-tractors on this project,” Mike said. “We bought all the lumber and landscape plants in Potlatch. Many of the workers graduated from Potlatch High School.

“We tried to build the clinic with as many hands on it from the local economy as possible.” The mayor agreed that construction was a small boon for the town, thanks to Sprenger Construction. “Mike said going into this that he was going to hire all local and he did. I think that’s very important. I don’t think we realize how many compa-nies are in town to do a project like this.” Mike said keeping it local was indeed a part of his plans all along. “A lot of times you get (construction) people from out of town who do not have a vast interest in what you are doing.” Sprenger Construction completed a similar project in Kendrick in 2013 for the Gritman clinic there that also needed to be compliant with federal regulations for handicapped access. Gritman has invested in upgrading all of its rural clinics in recent years. In addition to Potlatch, Gritman operates family care clinics in Kendrick and Troy. The Troy clin-ic was remodeled June 2012. The Kendrick clinic moved into their newly-remodeled building in December 2013 The Potlatch clinic is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday thru Friday. The open house on Dec. 12 from 3-7 p.m. is free to the public, and will include small foods and music. All are welcome.

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I wrote this article after several friends had asked why I hold membership as both a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Licensed Realtor™. The answer is…they are VERY sim-ilar jobs! Death and divorce are two of the most common reasons someone may choose to sell a property. Over the years, I’ve helped clients split and sell family farms, sold homes where someone has died in the house, had custom homes built for the birth of twins and photographed weddings close to a new property owned by the family. Real estate transactions are often emotional for a variety of reasons. The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) is the membership organization established exclusively for real estate advisors who pro-vide intelligent, unbiased, and trusted advice for a client or employer.

According to CRE, “Counseling is the process of providing objective, knowledgeable, and trusted advice or guidance on real estate decision making for a client or employer.” The National Association of Realtor’s Code of Ethics begins with the Golden Rule: “ The term REALTOR® has come to connote competency, fairness, and high integrity resulting from adherence to a lofty ideal of moral conduct in business relations. No inducement of profit and no in-struction from clients ever can justify departure from this ideal. In the interpretation of this obligation, REALTORS® can take no safer guide than that which has been handed down through the centuries, embodied in the Golden Rule, ‘Whatsoever ye would that others should do to you, do ye even so to them.’”

From a counseling perspective, the American Counseling Association has a similar Code of Ethics which also covers avoiding actions that cause harm, working for the good of your client, and honoring commitments, including fulfilling one’s responsibilities of trust in professional relationships and dealing truthfully with all individuals counselors come into professional contact. Both codes are very clear on confidentiality and repre-sentation of our clients. Supporting autonomy is a key tenet (i.e. our clients make the decisions, but we as Realtors™ and/or Counselors should have the heart of a teacher; enabling us to guide them toward a decision that is in their best inter-est.) My best advice is to reach out to an agent who YOU know,

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Larry and Pat Woodbury started their tree farm on the outskirts of Moscow with 11 acres in 1998. That equaled out to about 4,000 fir trees of various varieties. “We started not really knowing what we were getting into,” said Lar-ry. But with the help of their five kids, a Boy Scout troop, and with some advice and equipment borrowed from Dave and Nancy Hash of the Hash Tree Company in Princeton, the Woodburys found a way to get those trees in the ground. Today the Woodburys grow around 1,500 spruce trees and about 4 thousand firs includ-ing Grand, Frasier, Concolor, and Canaan vari-eties. Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, the Woodburys open their farm to folks who want to come and cut down their own trees. Their motto? “Nothing says Christmas more than a real Christmas tree.” “People come out and we try to ask them what kind of tree they like, if it’s full or open, and how tall they’re hoping for,” Larry said. Customers are then directed to where they can find what they’re looking for. Some precut trees are also available.

Story and photos by Sam Johnson To keep folks warm when it’s cold out, the Woodburys set up a tent with hot chocolate and cookies, and on Fridays and Saturdays they like to get a little music going as well. For $10 a piece, visitors are also welcome to buy a premade wreath or can make their own on Fridays and Saturdays.

In addition to the tree farm, the Woodburys run a couple of other busi-nesses. Four Seasons Lawn Care is a land-scape maintenance company. Pat and Larry will be sell-ing that to their son

starting next year. They also own rental properties in Moscow and Pullman under Woodbury Properties. Larry likes doing the rent-al properties because they “manage themselves…kind of.” Reflecting on what he likes about selling Christmas trees, Larry said that “It’s a fun business. We have people that come out who we see year after year. We get to see people grow up who make a tradition out of it. “Some people will be out wander-ing for a couple hours looking for a perfect tree and other will be gone in ten minutes. It’s fun meeting the peo-ple and seeing them every year. It’s like getting a Christmas card but instead of

getting a card you get to reconnect with peo-ple.” Asked how long he planned to keep the tree business going, Larry said, “When you plant a tree, you’re not going to harvest it for seven to ten years. You just plan to keep on planting, I’m not sure how you would get out of it.” Anyone interested in learning more about the Woodbury Tree Farm can visit their web-site at www.woodburyfamilybiz.com/treef-arm. If you’re planning on a visit, you can find them at 3123 W. Twin Rd. in Moscow. They are open from 2 to 5 p.m. Monday thru Thurs-day and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. They’re open this year until Dec 20.

Helping families build holiday traditions...

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“When you plant a tree, you’re not going to harvest it for seven to ten years. You just plan to keep on planting.”

Moscow’s Woodbury Farm makes fi nding the perfect Christmas Tree a labor of love

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3 cups cooked turkey, diced1 large Spanish onion (about 7 ounces), thinly sliced1 jar sliced pimento, drained2 tablespoons butter or margarine1 8-ounce package cream cheese, in 1-inch chunkssalt and pepper to taste12 soft corn tortillasoil1/2 cup whipping cream1/2 pound Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

1. In a medium skillet, cook onions in butter until they just begin to brown. Remove from heat and stir in turkey, pimento and cream cheese. Stir to melt cheese slightly, adding salt and pepper to taste. This is your filling.

2. Ready a 13 x 9-inch pan or baking dish.3. In small, tortilla-sized skillet, heat about 1/4 inch salad oil over

medium heat. When it begins to sizzle drop in a tortilla and fry a few seconds until it blisters. Remove from oil to paper towels. (Use tongs.) It should be soft enough to roll. Lay about 1/2 cup filling down center of tortilla and lap edges over it. Place seam side down in pan. Repeat procedure for all tortillas and filling. May cover and refrigerate at this point.

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

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Permits for cutting Christmas trees in national forests and lands administered by the BLM in northern Idaho can be pur-chased at the Helmer Store & Café, Tri-State Outfitters, and Ida-ho Rigging in Potlatch, as well as from the U.S. Forest Service office in Potlatch. There is a limit of three permits per family, at a cost of $5 each. Maps can be purchased from the Forest Ser-vice office showing National Forest boundaries in the area. As a general rule, no special areas are designated for Christmas tree cutting on public lands. However, USFS asks tree cutters to fol-low a few basic rules, to include: - Cut trees at least 200 feet away from well traveled roads, flowing water, campgrounds and recreation sites. - Select trees from thickets or overstocked areas. Avoid re-moving trees from plantations or other areas where tree growth is sparse. - Select a tree that is the right height for your needs. DO NOT cut a large tree just to take the top. - Cut trees as close to the ground as possible. Stumps should be eight inches or less. - Attach a permit to each cut tree prior to transporting it. Your best bet is simply to stop by the Forest Service office and ask questions. They can provide valuable information about tree cutting rules, road and trail access, good cutting areas, and weather forecasts.

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Nativities Around the World @ Moscow LDS ChurchWednesday-Friday 6-9pm; Saturday & Sunday noon-9pm (pg. 7)

Nativities Around the WorldMoscow LDSChurch, noon-9pm

Kendrick High School Christmas Concert

7pm @ KHS Gym

Civilian Conservation Corps Presentation

6pm @ Deary Library (pg. 7)

December Sportsperson Chili Dinner (IDFG)

5:30 pm @ IDFG, Lewiston (pg. 31)

Idaho Native Plant Society Presents: “Scary Roads

and Alpine Dwarves”7 pm @ 1912 Center (pg. 12)

Troy School DistrictWinter Concert

7pm @ Troy High

The Nutcracker3pm @ Beasley Coliseum, Pullman

Palouse Band: Musical Sleighride Concert

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Troy High senior organizes “Hoops for Hope” fundraiser

When Whitney Frederickson was asked to select something to work on for her senior project at Troy Jr./Sr. High School, she knew that she wanted to use the opportunity to help out some of her fellow students. Whitney organized and directed the Hoops for Hope tournament that took place on Nov. 8, with the goal of raising funds for the Ameri-

can Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO). A basketball player herself, Whitney spent about four months getting everything ready for the tournament. Two of Whitney’s fellow students at Troy Jr./Sr. High Schol, Chase Thompson and Blazie Gilder, have been affected by cancer. “It’s an im-portant cause because it affects people who we know and love,” Whitney said, “and I want to be able to help them out.”

Blazie, who is an eighth grader at Troy, said she’s “extremely appreciative because the com-munity and the ACCO have done so much for me.” Blazie got the chance to play in the tour-nament with her Troy team. Five Jr. High girls teams participated in the tournament: Moscow Magic, Moscow Swish, Trojan Storm, Clearwater Valley, and Prairie. Each team paid $200 to participate, money that will support the ACCO, Chase, and Blazie. Ultimately the Prairie 8th graders won the tournament with the Trojan Storm coming up second. In all, the tournament raised more than 2,000 dollars. Whitney, who is in her final year at Troy High School, plans on going to college next year and to keep on playing basketball while study-ing business and marketing. She hopes that somebody will decide to keep the tournament going in future years and advised them to “start early and stay positive.” Whitney also wanted to tahnk the athletes, coaches, parents, volunteers and school admin-istrators for everything they helped with for the tournament. To contribute to Hoops for Hope, you can contact Whitney on her cell phone at (509) 330-0365.

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

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Alternative Giving Market of the Palouse offers a different kind of present

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

Every year, the Alternative Giving Market of the Palouse (AGMP) promotes the season-al spirit of gift-giving, but with a little bit of a twist. “Oftentimes we feel like we need to show up somewhere with a gift but this is a really great way to honor the people that you love in a special way,” said Renée Hill, a volunteer with AGMP. Renée and Dianne Daley Laursen created AGMP in 2009 to help promote local charitable giving over the holidays. Run entirely by volunteers, the Market is now in its 6th year. This year, 32 nonprofits were selected to participate in the giving market. Here’s how the Giving Market works. Donators purchase a gift for the non-profit of their choice: for ex-ample, $5 could buy treats and toys for animals at the Humane Society, two new books for beginning readers through the First Book program, or a day of food for an individual at the Sojourners’ Alliance food bank. Each of the organizations specifies what specifically your gift will be used for. Different amounts of money can be used to purchase dif-ferent kinds of gifts. For every donation made you then get a card that can be mailed as a holiday gift ex-plaining how “This year I made this gift in your name.” Gifts to multiple nonprofits are collected as a single purchase, and all donations are tax de-

ductible. This year the market is running until Dec 13 and there are several ways still available to give. First, donate online at www.agmpalouse.org. If you donate this way, gift cards and a tax receipt will be sent in the mail. There will also be an AGMP booth set up at the two Winter Markets at the 1912 Center on Dec. 6 and Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Finally, there will be a table set up at the

Palouse Mall on Dec. 13, the final day of the Giving Mar-ket. Since AGMP start-ed, they have raised over $69,000 for about 60 differ-ent nonprofits, with 100% of what they raise going direct-ly to the beneficiaries. All of this has been accomplished on a budget of less than $500 per year. In 2012, AGMP volun-

teers also began leading classroom activities known as Kids Give. The goal of Kids Give is to educate students on the services that nonprof-its provide as well as what those organizations gain from philanthropy. Classrooms that participate in Kids Give are given $50 that they then use to donate to the nonprofits of their choice. So when you’re wondering what to get your loved ones this holiday season, consider a gift of giving, and help support these nonprofits that make our communities a better place.

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Palouse Cares readies for 9th annual eventStory by Sam Johnson

In Latah and Whitman counties, Palouse Cares has become an annual end-of-year tra-dition. This year is no different, and the event looks poised to collect more food and monetary donations than ever. Rick Minard is president of the Palouse Cares Board. He said that before he even start-ed working as general manager at Moscow & Pullman Building Supply 11 years ago, employ-ees had been involved in food drives every hol-iday season. “Each year we’d do a little bit better and get a little bit more food, and more people would hear about it,” Rick said. Early on those food drives would benefit the Moscow Food Bank, but as more people wanted to get involved the mission of these yearly food drives expanded as well. In 2006, Rick reached out to Spokane’s News Channel 6 to help promote the yearly giving event, and they suggested adding a fund-raiser onto the food drives. That year, Palouse Cares was born as its own nonprofit chari-ty, sponsoring a spaghetti feed and auction in Moscow. Now in its ninth year, Palouse Cares has grown considerably. “Today the food drive is in 13 communities with big auctions in Moscow and Pullman,” said Rick. The big day this year is Saturday, Dec 6, when volunteers across the Palouse will be knocking on people’s doors while fundraisers and lunches are hosted in the big towns. The money raised and food collected will benefit Food Banks in all of the communities, as well as several local nonprofits such as Al-ternatives to Violence of the Palouse, Backyard Harvest, and St. Vincent de Paul. There’s no shortage of ways that folks can donate, whether it’s with their time, food or money. Volunteers will begin the door-to-door food drive at 9 a.m. on Dec 6, so have something ready to give them or consider signing up to

help out in your community at www.palousecares.org. The Moscow auction will begin at 11 a.m. in the Real Life Church, located inside the East-side Marketplace. The Pullman auction will also begin at 11 in Zeppoz. Both sites will include silent and live auctions as well as lunch. Some of the big items being auctioned off in-clude a signed Mike Lupati NFL jersey, a 2001 Chrysler 300M, a Red Max GZ380 chainsaw, and a Traeger Junior BBQ Grill. Plenty of oth-er donated items will also be up for auction, so

be sure to check the website to see if anything catches your eye. Reflecting on why he believes Palouse Cares is important, Rick said that “our main passion and emphasis is hunger. We get saddened to

hear about Latah County being the third worst in Idaho for hunger.” But he’s been encouraged ev-ery year by the strong support, and said that “we’ve got a pretty amazing community. here.” Last year Palouse Cares raised

38,000 pounds of food and $30,000. We hope you can find a way to help make those numbers even better this year.

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

Interested in volunteering with Palouse Cares on December 6 for a door-to-door food drive in your community? Head to www.palousecares.org to register yourself or your group, and check below to see what organization you’ll be collecting for. All food drives begin at 9 a.m. on December 6.

Colfax, WACouncil on Aging & Human Services

Colton/Uniontown, WAUniontown-Colton Food Pantry

Deary/Bovill, IDDeary and Bovill Food Banks

Gar�ield, WALadow Grange

Genesee, IDGenesee Food Bank

Juliaetta/Kendrick, IDJ/K Good Samaritan Food Bank

Moscow, IDMoscow Food Banks

Palouse, WAPalouse Food Pantry

Pullman, WAPullman Food Banks

Troy, IDTroy Food Bank

Potlatch, IDPotlatch Food Bank

“Our main passion and emphasis is hunger. We get saddened to hear about Latah County being the third worst in Idaho for hunger.”

-Rick Minard

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


Fine art sculptor and jeweler John Sandell thanks his mom and dad for introducing him to the arts. “My mom and dad were fabulous artists,” John said. With his dad putting down his paints and his mom quitting her quilt-ing needles this last year, it is the perfect time for John, who recently re-tired from his 30-plus-years practice with Moscow Chiropractic, to focus on his fine bone and antler jewelry and sculpture. Beyond his parents, John credits two other artists for the success of his career.

The first, Will Beebe, a Blackfoot Indian artist, recognized John’s skill at an art show early on and introduced him to working in bronze. It was this new medium that gained the attention of the second artist, former Palouse painter, M. Diana Pace. Not only did Diana purchase a piece of his for her own collection, John said, but she also convinced him to cast a number of other bronze sculptures to show and sell. “That really made a difference in my career as an artist,” John said. Then, as his art career took off, Diana introduced John to a number of other artists and galleries, and the two did a show together at the Jan Wilson Gallery in Idaho’s Sun Valley. Apart from the people who have influenced and helped him along the way, John attributes his passion for art to his being an outdoorsman who likes to work with his hands. John is still amazed by the mediums of bone and antler that he works with, “They’re just so beautiful,” he said. “You’re just using nature’s beau-tiful product.” Not only is John a skillful self-taught artist, but his works are unique. “As far as we know,” he said, “I am the only artist in the world that carves geese and fish directly out of the white-tail antler.” He said that others have asked his permission and tried, but found it too hard. “If you make a mistake, you can’t patch it, you can’t fix it.” Over his career, John has shown in galleries throughout Idaho and the greater Northwest, including the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. John’s current gallery is located at 1310 Pinecone Dr. in Moscow. John’s pieces can also be purchased at Sam Dial Jewelers in Pullman. For more information about John and Branching Antler Designs, to dis-cuss commissioning a special piece, or to schedule a time to see John’s work, call (208) 882-7628, or email [email protected].

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

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

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Local theater group brings Christmas show to Potlatch Dec. 4-6 APOD Productions is back for the hol-idays with a Christmas play at the Potlatch Log Cabin on Dec. 4-6, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. “It is a hilarious and heartwarming sto-ry with several really fun and strong roles for kids and teens,” said Rebecca Payne, the group’s production manager. Rebecca and her husband, Todd, started the not-for-profit group in 2005 to create and promote the performing arts in the rural Palouse region. “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a light-hearted comedy that provides a new look at an old tradition,” Rebecca said. “Todd is directing, so it is sure to have newness to it.” Rebecca also plays a lead role in the play, as the mother of the narrator who is put in charge of the annual Christmas pageant. “But the twist of the story is not the ‘new’ direc-tor,” Rebecca noted, “but rather a very un-likely band of rough kids who are cast as the lead roles in the pageant.” APOD Productions, which Todd and Re-becca run from their home near Tensed, has organized several plays at the Potlatch Log Cabin and is looking to build a permanent home in the Potlatch community. They have

earned a reputation in the area for putting on professional shows while keeping things light and fun. They last produced this play seven years ago. “Some of the actors in the play performed seven years ago as younger characters,” Re-becca said. “And along with their older stage roles, this time around they have taken on produc-tion and promotion responsibilities. We have been working with these teen leaders for the past three to four years and it is exciting to see them really stepping up in areas like cos-tume design, poster layout and printing, sell-ing ads for the program and building props for the show.” There are 30 actors involved in the show, mostly kids and teens, including theater fam-ilies with siblings performing side-by-side. “We have five actors coming up from Moscow and Pullman, but the rest are from small towns in the area including Potlatch, Princeton, Harvard, Tensed and Viola,” Re-becca said. Tickets for the show are available at Junc-tion Lumber in Potlatch, Keeney Bros. Music in Moscow, and Mimi’s Bakery in Palouse. They are also available at the door.

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Story by Barry Johnson, photos courtesy of Mike Kinziger As 2014 draws to an end, many of us have to scratch our heads a bit to figure out what set this year apart from others. Deary’s Mike Kinziger doesn’t have that problem. As an avid outdoorsman, Mike set his sights this past year on a 21-day wilderness solo canoe adventure in northwest Ontario – his fourth such trip alone through this seldom-traveled expanse of Canadian wil-derness. He completed his adventure in mid-August, spending three weeks

paddling 176 miles in his canoe and walking over 17 miles on por-tages when the canoe wouldn’t make it. Along the way, he didn’t see another hu-man soul, although he did catch nearly 350 walleye and north-ern pike. He also went through three hefty books on the trip.

Why make a journey alone in a wilderness where the least injury or incident can become a matter of life or death? “Because I can,” Mike said. He also pointed to the fact that he is a fairly intense person who desires to go at his own pace. “And because I love the challenge of making life-and-death decisions on my own.” For Mike, moving to Deary in 2001 was a natural next-step in life af-ter retiring from Univeristy of Idaho where he taught outdoor recreation and raising three daughters by himself. “Living in the country in Deary has been a lifesaver for this outdoor person,” Mike said. “I love the remoteness, the quiet and the lifestyle.” His solo trips in the wilderness are a chance to delve even deeper into the remoteness he loves. “It gets easier after the first or second trip,” Mike explained. “Once I find a location, I have to deal with travel logistics. This trip in-volved having to book two flights – an eight-passenger and a float plane,

as well as arrangements to get picked up. “My last trip required me to flag down a train and place my canoe in a box car before I was dropped off in the middle of nowhere.” Mike said the key to preparing for his trips, though, is living an active and healthy lifestyle, taking advantage of the many opportunities that come with life in the rural parts of the Palouse. “I mountain bike, I cross-country ski, I paddle my canoe, I work in the woods.” All of these physical activities helped prepare him for the challenges he faced when in the wilderness alone, with his canoe and equipment. “The most difficult challenge during all of these trips is finding my way from one lake to another,” Mike said. “Many times, no one has been on these routes for years, if not since the early voyagers. “If I get turned around out there, no one will be by to assist. I cannot get lost. Sometimes it takes hours and hours to find old portage trails. “Second to route finding is navigating a 15-foot canoe across massive bodies of water. Strong winds frighten me, especially on a lake that is two-miles wide and three-miles long.” Along the way, he writes a journal of his thoughts and experiences, often sharing what it takes to keep going when faced with long days alone in one of the few truly remote wil-dernesses left in the world. On day 20 of his trip this year, he wrote a little about the reality of taking on such harsh physical conditions as he gets older. “I’m not as swift or light of foot as I once was nor as physically strong. I have long ago traded in sprinting and indoor fitness for en-durance and duration activ-ities. My outdoor recreation philosophy is simple….. to be a better paddler, I pad-dle…. to be a better moun-

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tain biker, I ride…. to be a better cross country skier, I ski. It has always worked for me. I do not take the time to train but rather engulf myself in the activity of the moment…. preferring silent sport activities to the motorized brand. “Each day and each year I ask myself, ‘How many more portage trails can you walk? How many more alpine lakes can you reach? How many more gonzo abusive mountain bike trails can you ride?’ And then a year passes and the aging cycle continues. I’ll turn sixty-seven in a few weeks. The clock is working against me. I realize and concede that fact.” Not that he has any plans to let the clock slow him down any in 2015, of course. Next year, he hopes to be at it again with another trip through the Canadian wilderness. This time in northern Saskatchewan. And although Mike’s determination and accomplishments are inspir-ing, don’t bother asking to go along with him. Mike prefers to take on these life-renewing journeys alone.

You can share in Mike’s adventure...If you don’t plan to take a trip alone into the Canadian wilder-ness anyutime soon, but would still like to know more about what it’s like to venture into the wild with a canoe, we are shar-ing Mike’s full journal on our website. It’s a great read on how one neighbor keeps life an adventure. You can fi nd it at:

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

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December can be a bit of a letdown for the hardcore hunter, with deer seasons finally exhausted and elk only a distant dream (un-less you muzzle-loader hunt or have drawn a late-season depredation tag, of course). That’s why December, to my mind, has always been for the birds -- and I mean this is the most positive way possible. December’s a great time to pur-sue upland game, cool air encouraging a spirit-ed hike into the uplands. What type of upland game you pursue hing-es directly on elevation and terrain type. Quail (California in our area) are typically found in lower valleys where both water and thronged vegetation are abundant. This points instantly to the area’s largest watersheds, like the Snake and Clearwater rivers, but possibilities are nearly limitless when you consider the endless array of brushy creeks, farm edges and canyon heads in the region. Covering lots of ground

Birds and hares are best bets for December hunting

Story and photos by Patrick Meitin

and keeping your ears peeled are important to success. I mention the latter because quail are gregar-ious, their tell-tale whistles carry-ing far. In many cases locating good quail cover also makes ring-neck pheasants a possibility, though the Asian imports are typically most common near agricultural grain crops growing adjacent scrub, weed, tule or CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) grassland cover. Pheasants may be the most hand-some of upland game birds but they can also be the shiftiest. By this I mean they’re more inclined to running than sitting tight (es-pecially for pointing dogs) and flushing for the gun. Successful pheasant hunters walk the farthest and bust the most shin-tangle, nas-ty-stabbing brush. Brush pants or

chaps are a must in this business. Hungarian or gray partridge, under the right conditions, have become one of my fa-vorites. They might require covering miles of habitat (grain-stubble fields and their edg-es) but Hun terrain is normally flat or rolling farmland that’s easier on the legs. And while the covey that takes up residence in wide-open terrain where they easily observe any approach can prove overly cautious, Huns in grasslands typically hold tight for birddogs and flush like a sporting bird should. Huns are also fairly ter-ritorial, so where you have seen a covey once you’ll normally find them again. For the best chukar hunting in the nation you buy a jet boat, or bribe someone who owns one (normally fuel money is enough), and take a ride up the Snake River. You might also hike into rougher terrain at the edges of surround-ing area valleys, but the Snake is tops. Chukar, like quail, make distinctive calls useful in paring down rough and tumble Hell’s Canyon terrain

into manageable pieces. Strong lungs and legs are also paramount in this business as you’ll la-bor up and down a lot of vertical terrain to bag a limit. Finally, grouse (ruffed, dusky/blue and spruce) and snowshoe hares inhabit essen-tially identical habitats, making it easy to hunt both simultaneously. You find both in brushy mountain terrain where a mix of willows, al-der, elderberry and evergreens provides ample cover and food. Grouse require lightning-fast reflexes, as they have an annoying habit of put-ting cover between you and themselves -- hares a sharp eye to spot white-on-white winter coats atop sparkling snow. All you need is a reliable shotgun, a pock-et of 7 ½s or 6s (better for pheasants), trusty birddog (when available), tough duds, comfort-able boots and lots of gumption. Drive farm-land backroads, politely knock on doors adja-cent promising cover for hunting permission, or head to one of Idaho Fish & Game’s Public Walk-In areas to find some hunting action, es-cape the winter blues and put delicious game meat on the table.

Author’s wife Gwyn Zetah-Meiti n and their dog Fiona enjoy a day of upland game hunti ng.

Trophy Species Regulati ons Open House Meeti ng Scheduled in Lewiston Hunters in Idaho have a chance to comment on proposed 2015-2016 trophy species regulations during an upcoming open house scheduled Monday, Dec. 15 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Clearwater Regional Office, 3316 16th Street in Lewiston, Idaho. The open-house format allows visitors to attend anytime during the session and visit with Fish and Game personnel about the proposals. Individuals with disabilities may request meeting accom-modations by contacting Chasity Newman at the Fish and Game Clearwater office, (208) 799-5010 or through the Idaho Relay Ser-

vice at 1-800-377-3529 (TDD). Those unable to attend the open house can submit their com-ments online by visiting the Department’s website or by mail to: 2015-16 Trophy Species Season Proposals, P.O. Box 25, Boise, Ida-ho 83707. The open period for public comment is between Dec. 11 and Jan. 5. Further details can be obtained by contacting the Clearwater Regional Office at (208) 799-5010. Information collected from across the state will be summa-rized and presented to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission, which will set the final seasons at their meeting on Jan. 22.

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Break out your favorite chili recipes and come join the discussion! Anyone interested in local wildlife management issues is welcome to attend the December sportsperson chili dinner cook-off meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the regional fish and game office, 3316 16th street in Lewiston. The dinner meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will include pre-sentations including; an overview of 2014 access site improvements, fall fisheries highlights, a check station data summary and much more! “This meeting is intended to stimulate casual conversation while pro-viding a chance for folks to break the cabin fever and warm up with homemade chili,” said regional supervisor, Jerome Hansen. Partici-pants are encouraged to bring a pot of chili, soup or stew to add to the competition. Attendees will have a chance to vote on their favorite chili, soup or stew. Dinner will be served free of charge on a first come-first serve ba-sis. Contact the regional office at (208) 799-5010 for more informa-tion.

IDFG hosts Sportsperson Chili Dinner on Dec. 9

Idaho Fish and Game has the perfect Christmas gift idea

To get ahead of the early spring arrival of Idaho’s state bird, the Mountain Bluebird, the Idaho De-partment of Fish and Game (IDFG) is offering a limited number of bluebird nest boxes for $7.00. These bird box-es make great Christmas presents for those wildlife lovers on our lists. Funds collected from the nest box sale are used to enhance the Lewiston Wildlife Habitat Area lo-cated near the IDFG office. Fish and Game volunteers constructed the cedar nest boxes using donated lum-ber from Idaho Forest Products in Lewiston. Bluebirds nest throughout Idaho in higher elevation meadows, for-ested areas and open ridges in mountainous regions. However, many trees with suitable nesting holes have been cut for firewood or taken by aggressive non-native species like the European starling and English House sparrow. Many bluebirds never find nest sites, so man-made nest houses can help fill the natural nest-site shortage. Because bluebirds seldom nest in urban areas, boxes should be placed far from any building or community. In urban areas, nest boxes are likely to attract highly aggressive bluebird competitors such as star-lings or house sparrows. When boxes are spaced too close together, bluebirds will divert en-ergy defending territory that would be better spent on reproductive suc-cess. Protect boxes from prevailing winds and the hot afternoon sun by mounting them on the north or east side of mounting posts or trees. A limited supply of bird feeders, bat and wood duck boxes are also available. Get yours today! For more information on wood working for wildlife or volunteer-ing for Fish and Game, contact the Clearwater Region Office, 3316 16th Street, Lewiston, 83501, 799-5010.

Contributed by Jen Bruns of Idaho Department of Fish and Game

Male mountain bluebird photo by Dave Menke: courtesy USFWS

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

the last name of Abrams sound-ing so Jewish, he would say, “We are open every weekday including Saturdays and only closed on Jew-ish New Year but we’re on call in the afternoon.” He also said that if we could not make a success of our business by starting Christmas after Thanksgiving that we didn’t deserve to stay in business. I agree with this sentiment whole heart-edly. I remember when I was young we had great dinners on Thanks-giving and I am grateful for this.

Being raised with my family run-ning a small business, December was a mixed blessing because we ate a lot of meals in the diner or the bakery since the store usually stayed open late. Our Christmas trees were memorable because we would get our tree from the local Boy Scout troop and usually were late pick-ing up our tree so the selection was limited. Mother always had a lot of long ribbons on the ornaments to cover up holes in the foliage. Also, Dad would have to drill holes in

the trunk to install extra limbs from the back side to the front to fill in the sparseness. Even though the holiday sea-son around Christmas was very busy for my family growing up, I always knew I was loved and want-ed. I feel sorry for children today with a barrage of video games and television to choose from as they will never know the beauty of lighted tree in a dark living room or the sympathetic glow of a fire in a fireplace.

Contributed by Richard F. Abrams of Kendrick

Whatever happened to separation of holidays?

Contributed by Dale Rose of Junction Lumber

This issue is going to be a bit on a different side for the fact that I’ll be writing about two very close friends of Carolyn and I. I believe a lot of you knew Ruth and Bud Shook that moved here in 2003, built a home and lived on the Guernsey Cut Off. We were saddened when Ruth called to let us know that Bud had passed on. Bud was raised in a small cabin in the Smokey Mountains, left home at an early age and arrived in the North West, broke, doing what he could to survive. In the late fifties he landed a job in the woods out of Petersburg, Alaska. He even-tually ended up in Winlock, Washington where he worked a spell for the city of Winlock before starting a career in rock drilling. In 1974 he started his own drilling operation and continued on until he retired in 1988. 2003 found them in Idaho where they built their re-tirement home on the Cut Off. They raised horses, kept a few chickens and had a nice garden, not to mention all the landscaping and flowers. Anyone that knew them recognized that their hospitality was second to none. Unfortunately, with the years of drilling Bud came down with black lung and due to his med-ical conditions they were forced to move back to the coast. Bud never complained and made light of his ongoing circumstances which this story en-tails and he told it often. I asked Ruth if I could print it and she said that Bud would like that. I’m telling it as close as I remember Ruth telling it to me. We are going to miss him…. Bud was having one of his bad spells so Ruth took him to the hospital in Chehalis where they pumped him full of antibiotics and transported him to Seattle. In Seattle they put him in isolation, a room with a glass wall, and in order to get into

that room you had to go through the “moon room” where you had to dress up like an astronaut to combat germs before entering. Well they prompt-ly stuck him full of I.V.s and other monitoring de-vices when Bud said he had to go to the bathroom. The nurses acknowledged this and said they would be right back, which they weren’t. Now you see, Bud had this particular problem that when they administer a lot of antibiotics it has an effect of not lingering in his body for very long. Let’s just call it the goose syndrome, and for those of you on the squeamish side I advise you to read on at your own risk. Now poor Bud was a-thinkin’ that if someone didn’t show up pretty darn quick things was gon-na get mighty unpleasant in a mighty big hurry. He thought of just going in the bed but figured he never did that before and wasn’t gonna start now. Knowing he had to do something fast and the bathroom was out of reach because of all the tubes he was hooked up to, he spotted a waste basket in the corner that was a lot closer. With seconds from disaster he made his way to the basket pull-ing out a few I.V.s in the process and lucky for him he had on one of them there hospital gowns that ain’t got no backs to ‘em. Thinking, “Oh, what a relief,” he happened to look around to see that the curtain on that glass wall wasn’t all the way shut with some people on the other side with shocked looks on their faces. You that knew Bud know that there wasn’t much that ever embarrassed him so he just waved to his dumb struck audience. Remember the moon room? Well he weren’t in that one but the moon was out and it was full! About this time a male nurse came in and with a Louisiana accent exclaimed, “Lawdy, Lawdy, Lawdy! Twenty years a-doin’ this kind of work down on the Bayou I ain’t neva’ seen anything like

dis. Man you look like a alley cat dat got in a fight with a nine string barbed wire fence,” as he was getting all the I.V.s straightn’t out and Bud back in bed. (Bud couldn’t remember the nurse’s name so we’ll just call him “Bubba”) ‘Bout this time another nurse came in to check out Bud’s oxygen level and asked Bubba if he needed any help which he declined, so she said she’d just wait...and did so not too far from the garbage can. I’m here to tell ya that her nose start-ed a-twitchin’ like a bunny rabbit that got scent of a fresh carrot but in this case it wasn’t no carrot that got her attention and decided that there was a better place to hang out which she promptly did. As she was going out another aide came in and asked what he could do. Before he could get it all out, Bubba told him to take that there trash can someplace where he would never see it again. So Bud being the friendly guy that he was got to talkin to Bubba and asked him when his shift was over and what was he going to do after work. Bub-ba told he was going to get a haircut and Bud with a twinkle in his eye said, “This would be a good barber shop story.” Bubba responded with, “No suh, wat happens in the hospital stays in the hos-pital,” and they let it go at that. On the other hand Bud thought it strange that none of the other nurse’s would look him in the eye so he asked one, “did you hear what hap-pened?” and she burst out laughing. I reckon Bub-ba did keep it in the hospital and it did bring a smile or three if not outright laughter. Bud had a knack for bringing out the humor in just about any situation. Oh! By the way, from that time on, when he said he had to use the bathroom the hospital went on code red!

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“Come on Chinook, Uncle Jimmy has his truck run’in and ain’t wait’in much longer. We gotta go, now – NOW, ya hear me, or we’ll miss our ride to the trail head!” Laroy was having real questions about his long time friend and partners strange behavior, something which had shown progressive signs of deterio-ration ever since that teacher had started to lay those big brown moon eyes of hers on him sitting there in the first grade row of the school house. There he stood just like Kalijah the wooden Indian, Mort & Sally’s teenage daughter, Sally Mae having charged out their camping supplies against their pre-paid credit account and her waiting for Chinook to put his “X” on the line of their monthly charge summary card to show that it was indeed, one of them that had picked up the goods. Seemed like lately Chinook was almost more trouble then he was worth at times. What was he thinking? That mere slip of a girl didn’t stand an inch over 5’ and that set of pig tails reach’in half way to her waist was sure to get caught up in every tree or scrub within 10 yards of a trail. Why it was plain as the freckles on her face that she was just trying to provide first class customer service by asking all those questions about the 3 cases of Spam and bag of spuds they’d just brought to the check out count-er. There was no way she could pack her fair share of gear, let alone the extra 2 cases of Spam required to feed her should she decide to tag along. No sir, what Chinook needed was a big gulp of fresh air to clear his system of the funny flowery smell that seemed to follow Sally Mae’s every step. “We’re burn’in daylight,” Laroy hollered at Chinook as he ran for the door, “Uncle Jimmy is half way out of the park’in lot, let’s go!” Now, two hours from the trail head, Laroy was having second thoughts about his yelling at Chinook and the wisdom of his own grabbing and shoul-dering that canvas 6 man tent they’d let Ol’man Smith talk em into charging against their credit at Smith’s War Surplus Things and Such. Maybe the tent, heavy as it was, would have been OK, but the way his

The Misguided Misadventures of Chinook and Laroyas told by Darrell Davis, the “Crusty Deary Ol’Coot”

Photo courtesy of Latah County Historical Society

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skin was leak’in he was beginning to have additional second thoughts about the foldable/packable/portable combination heat and cook stove they’d also charged at Smith’s. That just might have been a deal or possibly better said, a back breaker. If it wasn’t for the fanning of the trail side bushes and rushing air cur-rents, his repeated gasps for air seemed to be causing, which in turn and thankfully, gave some slight relief from the mega watts of heat his tortured muscles were releasing in a cloud like mist all about him, he’d be of a mind to call it all off and head back to town to rake Mrs. AJ Broadmore’s lawn. Maybe work wouldn’t be so bad after all. Well, maybe not?

Scraping the leakage from his brow, out of his burning eyes, Laroy could just barely make out the form of Chinook bounding up the trail ahead. Looked like Chinook was about to top the first pass, only three, gasp gasp, more to go. Maybe next time he’d leave that tent with it’s steel tent poles at home. Seemed like nothing could slow Chinook down once he got his head cleared from that ter-rible smell they’d endured while picking up sup-plies at Mort & Sally’s. A guy could get always those smells, should he ever in a weaker moment desire to do so, just by spending a Spring after-noon laying around over in Frank Jones’ apple

orchard. Plus there was always the possibility of the odor being mitigated to some degree by the moderating influence of the Clossner’s dairy operation. Seemed that Chinook had the bit firmly in his teeth in spite of the 3 cases of spam, 25 lbs of spuds, various and assorted other food items, salt & pepper, matches, sleeping bags and fish poles etc. etc. he had lashed onto his pack frame. But frankly what bothered Laroy at this point, even more then the fact that mud was starting to ball up around his ankles, the result of copious leakage from every pore on his body, was that silly grin he’d seen Chinook wearing when they left the trail head. It was beginning to worry Laroy a lot, something was indeed wrong with his long time pal.

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I know that I’m a skeptic, but I’ve been doing some thinking about the Sasquatch. His elusiveness makes me think that he is either very intelligent or he has something else going for him. And if I’m right, he’s both. He is smart enough that he has never left any hair or other e v i d e n c e that he has been there. (Oh, he has left a few footprints but I think he is just tantalizing us.) He is smart enough to evade some of the best scientific equipment available. In the something else going for him category, there are a couple of theories for us to consider. The first is that he has shaved off all of his hair and lives among us undetected. When I was a freshman in high school, there was a boy that wore a size 17 football shoes. He was one of the best linemen in the state of Colorado. He was big and mean and could fit the description of a Sasquatch. With the NFL abuse cases in the news lately, it plays into this theory. Some of those guys are big and have big feet. It also points to their intelligence. They have figured out how to become instant millionaires. And on top of that, what better way could there be to study mankind on earth than

to observe avid fans at a ballgame? The second theory, which I lean toward, is that they come and go in UFOs. That’s right. They could be aliens that are here to spy on us during the night and fly away to the dark side of the moon or

s o m e w h e re else during the day. That would answer a lot of questions about UFOs as well as Mr. Bigfoot. Like why are they seen

primarily late at night or early in the morning. It would also help explain why we can’t seem to find the big guy. If he’s not there, he can’t be found. Maybe we should send a space shuttle out looking for him instead of having men tramp through the woods at night. I know that either of these theories sound kind of crazy, but then so does stumbling around in the dark looking for something that no one can prove exists.

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

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CITY OF MOSCOW RESIDENTS, RURAL CITY & RURAL LATAH COUNTY RESIDENTS

There will be NO GARBAGE OR RECYCLING COLLECTIONS

Thursday, December 25, 2014 or January 1, 2015.

LSI offices, Moscow Recycling and Waste Transfer Station/Solid Waste Processing Facility will be closed Thursday, December 25, 2014 and January 1 2015. Normal operations resume Friday, December 26 and

January 2, respectively.

Latah Sanitation and Moscow Recycling will close at noon on Wednesday, December 24 and December 31.

Thursday’s and Friday’s Garbage Will Be Collected ONE DAY LATE. All collections will be caught up by Saturday,

December 27, 2014 and January 3, 2015.

Latah Sanitation, Inc. Moscow Recycling

882-5724 882-0590

Christmas and New Year’s Day Garbage

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Latah EagleThis holiday season, we give our sincere thanks to the many great

Latah Federal Credit Union ❄ Clearwater River Casino & Lodge

Tri-State Outfi tters ❄ Guy’s Outdoor EquipmentLargent’s Appliance & Electronics ❄ Model Home Furnishings Chipman & Taylor ❄ Latah Realty ❄ C&L Locker Company

Cabinets & More ❄ DAWN Dementia & Alzheimers Wellbeing Network Deny’s Auto Service ❄ Filling Station Espresso ❄ Gritman Medical Center

Hatter Creek Land Company ❄ Junction Lumber & Hardware ❄ Latah Sanitation ❄ Moscow RV Center ❄ University of Idaho Athletics BlackBird at the Depot ❄ ClearView Eye Clinic ❄ Back Porch Treasures

Hoo Doo Cafe & Pizzeria ❄ Mr. Leon’s School of Hair Design Moscow Realty ❄ Northwest Auto Parts & Paint Supply

Latah County Youth Advocacy Council Pacifi c Northwest Farmers Cooperative ❄ Ridge River Realty

Simple Joys Antiques & Gifts ❄ Strom Electric, Inc. ❄ Tail & Fin Thread It Alterations & Design ❄ Tom’s Tavern/Elk River Lodge

Your Administrative Solutions ❄ Brused Books ❄ Magnuson Gallery P.S. Espresso & More ❄ Uncle Sam’s Flags & Gifts

Windermere Real Estate ❄ Little Bear Creek Cafe ❄ Palouse Divide Lodge Genesee Meats ❄ GTR Music Studio ❄ Helmer Store & Cafe

Palouse Commercial Real Estate ❄ Sam Dial Jewelers Lewis-Clark State College ❄ Wasington State Employees Credit Union

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