Photographer Richard Slover's "Scene Around - Photos of the Palouse and Northwest" Exhibited at Valleyford, Wash.

January 1-30, 2012, Richard Slover Photograph Show and Sale, "Scene Around - Photos of the Palouse and Northwest" will be exhibited at On Sacred Grounds Coffee Shop, 12212 E Palouse Hwy, Valleyford, Wash.

Coffeeshop owner, Elaine Rising, will host a reception to honor Richard on January, 20, 2012, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Refreshments provided free.

Call to all Artists Working With Found Materials

On Saturday, April 14, 2012, Artisans at the Dahmen Barn, 419 N. Park Way, Uniontown, Wash., will hold its 6th annual Art Demonstration Day from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The theme will be art from found objects or repurposed materials of any type.

Art may be decorative or functional, and includes wearable pieces.
Artists are required to be on site talking about their art and demonstrating some aspect of its construction during the event. Finished pieces may be for sale that day and artists who offer workshops may promote them. This popular event is free to the public and has been well attended.

There is no charge to participants.

Contact Barn manager Leslee Miller for submittal information: info@artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3655.

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a 501c3 non-profit organization that has been cultivating creativity on the Palouse since 2006. The artisan center may be found in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence just off highway 195 in Uniontown. There is no daily admission fee to the fully handicap accessible facility. Information: http://www.artisanbarn.org/ or 509-229-3414.

Contest Awaiting First Entry

A contest offering 2-dozen prizes of iolo's System Mechanic(R) to residents of the towns on the Palouse, which opened December 4, 2011, has yet to receive an entry.

Email your Letter-to-the-Editor to newstnpw@air-pipe.com telling why you want to win, in 250 words or less. The first three Letters-to-the-Editor received from each town will be published.

Entries must include the following:

• Name
• Street address
• Town and zip code
• Phone number
• Age (limited to 12 years and older.)
• *Age and contact information will not be shared.

Winners limited to 1 per town until 2 dozen iolo's System Mechanic(R) give-away prizes are awarded to any resident of one of the following Washington towns:

• BELMONT
• ENDICOTT
• FAIRFIELD
• FARMINGTON
• FREEMAN
• GARFIELD
• LATAH
• MALDEN
• MICA
• OAKESDALE
• PALOUSE
• PINE CITY
• PLAZA
• ROCKFORD
• ROSALIA
• SPANGLE
• STEPTOE
• ST. JOHN
• TEKOA
• THORNTON
• UNIONTOWN
• VALLEYFORD
• WAVERLY

Residents have until January 1, 2012 to enter. Winners will be the author of the 3rd Letter-to-the-Editor received from his or her town. (Winner selects iolo's System Mechanic(R) from Instant download to receive a FREE Licensed product Key; or winner selects a new boxed iolo's System Mechanic(R) sent via UPSP.)

Enter today for the best chance to win.

Ann Hite, Author of Ghost on Black Mountain Receives Publisher's Nod For Second Book

Ann Hite, author of Ghost on Black Mountain, received the best of news recently. The second book in the Black Mountain series will be published by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.  The book will also get an exciting promotional plan.

Those in the publishing industry know this is not a small accomplishment, with the hard times the book business is going through at the moment. Ghost on Black Mountain has only been out three months!

Drew Brereton Placed in State Masters "Math is Cool" Contest

 Freeman High School Freshman, Drew Brereton, led the Freeman Scotties, and placed 8^th in the Geometry Division at Washington State Masters "Math is Cool" contest, December 2, 2011, at Moses Lake, Wash.

The Freeman High School team is composed of Freshmen, Drew Brereton, Bethany Williams, Moriah Longhurst, Aly Doloughan and Jake Phipps; Sophomores, Beth primmer, Peter Underhill and Lucas Carasco; and Junior, Daniel Willard.

The team competed against teams throughout the state, and scored higher than at Regionals. However the team didn't score quite high enough to trophy. They will be preparing for the Winter Games in Pullman, on Feburary 4, 2012.

Freeman High School Seniors Receive Information About Financing College Education

The time to file the FAFSA to obtain financial aid for college next year is fast approaching. In advisory today, Thursday, December 8, 2011, seniors at Freeman High School will receive handouts about the financial aid process; learn about filing deadlines, and how to go about getting assistance to pay for college.

If there is any doubt about going on to college these days, look at some sobering statistics:

• Students that finish high school but do not go on to college, experience a 30% higher unemployment rate than those that go on to receive an Associate degree and a 46% higher unemployment rate than those that receive a Bachelors degree. Those that do not go on to college also earn nearly 20% less annually than those that have an Associate degree, and 43% less than those with a four year degree.
• While college is expensive, in the long run it does pay. The financial aid process of filing the FAFSA helps students obtain grants, work-study, loans, and need based scholarships. Without filing the FAFSA on time, students and parents will not have access to all of the financial assistance needed to attend college.
• Students can file the FAFSA and have the information sent to several colleges to determine which school will be offering the most advantageous aid package. But if the filing deadline is missed, it becomes more difficult to obtain all of the aid needed. This recent economic downturn has created many doubts about going on with education, but we know that over 65% of the job growth anticipated in our country will require some level of post-secondary education. "By not going on in education, students may betrapped in lower earning jobs and experiencing more unemployment over their lifetime.
  
  Parents who need assistance about financial aid, please contact Mrs. Hamma at (509) 291-3721 ext. 226.

Events at Fairfield, Rockford and St. John - December 8, 2011

Fairfield:
December 8, 2011, 11:30 a.m. Hangman Creek Chamber Meeting, Fairfield Care Center.

Rockford:
December 8, 2011, 5:30 p.m., Community Dinner at Rockford United Methodist, 217 1st St., in Conjunction with St Joseph’s Catholic Church.

 St, John:
Open through December 4 2011, Smithsonian Exhibition ~ Journey Stories, Denton Building in City Hall, hosted by the St John Heritage Museum and St John Branch of the Whitman County Library.

Blood Drive at Rockford, Wash., December 7, 2011

Rockford Community Blood Drive, Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. -  3:30 p.m., December 7, 2011. Inland Northwest Blood Center (INBC) coach will be located at Banner Bank, Sign up online at http://www.inbcsaves.org/, Sponsor Code: rockfordcomm.

For information, contact Vivian Plank at (509) 892-4412.

View your own person donation history at, http://www.inbsaves.org/.

Washington State Attorney General Alerted to Nicholas Backman's Efforts to Save USPS Malden, Wash., Post Office

Nicholas Backman, in his continuing campaign to stop the proposed closure of  the post office in his hometown, linked in the Washington State Attorney General's office, with a notice that the United States postal service proposal to close the Malden WA post office was not carried out in accordance with Federal Law and Postal Service policy.

In his efforts RE: DOCKET # 1371535-99149 PROPOSAL TO CLOSE MALDEN, WA POST OFFICE, citing violations of four codes, from "FEDERAL LAW AND POSTAL SERVICE POLICY PER POM 101 HANDBOOK", Backman's letter concluded, " NOT WARRANTED. “THE DISCONTINUANCE INVESTIGATION WAS NOT CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AND POSTAL SERVICE POLICY”.
(*See Letters-to-The Editor )

Freeman High School Leadership Class Takes Action Against Bullying

Bullying is a serious issue that affects one out of four students in the United States. Because of this, the Freeman School District doesn’t taking bullying lightly. To help educate Freeman students, a representative from Canfield and Associates came to the district and gave an educational speech address-ing this important topic.


The High School Leadership class, realizing the enormity of this issue, decided to take additional steps to educate our students. They contacted the fifth and sixth grade teachers and arranged times to give presentations to those students.


These presentations consisted of skits, short vid-eos, PowerPoint's and interactive games. In addition to educating the students, the leadership class em-phasized the importance of bystanders, those people that are a witness to the incident, and how they can make a difference.


The elementary students were very grateful for reinforcing the techniques of how to handle a bullying situation. A number of students from Mrs. Hawley’s class sent thank you notes to the Leadership class.


Kassidy said,

"Thanks for teaching us how to stop bullying. You are the best."

This small token of gratitude doesn’t begin to explain how grateful the students were, both high school and elementary.


While the elementary students learned a lot, so did the high school students.

"I was so blessed to be able to have an influence on young students that face bullying everyday," senior Hanna Weathers said.

Bullying is a serious issue in today’s society; together we can make a difference.this, the Freeman School District doesn’t taking bullying lightly.

iolo's System Mechanic(R) give-away Contest Rule #3

At (or AFTER) 7:00 a.m. SUNDAY, December 4, 2011 email your Letter-to-the-Editor to newstnpw@air-pipe.com telling why you want to win iolo's System Mechanic^(R).  (250 word maximum.)

The first three Letters-to-the-Editor received from each town listed in Rule #2 after 7:00 a.m. December 4, 2011 will be published.

Winners of iolo's System Mechanic^(R)  will be the author of the 3rd Letter-to-the-Editor received from his or her town after 7:00 a.m. SUNDAY, December 4, 2011.

(Winner selects  iolo's System Mechanic^(R)  from Instant download to receive a FREE Licensed product Key; or winner selects a boxed  iolo's System Mechanic^(R)  sent via UPSP.)

Rule #1
Rule #2

GOOD LUCK!

Mona Vanek, Editor

The North Palouse Washington e-Newscast

http://www.palousenewscast.com

Share contest information. At least 3 entries from a town are required before there is a winner in the town. Contest ends January 1, 2012. Unclaimed prizes will be donated to regional non-profit organizations.

Palouse Round Table Craft Sale December 3, 2011

Palouse Round Table Craft Sale

Mark your calendar!

This Saturday, December 3^rd, 9 am – 2 pm

@ Palouse Federated Church

638 N. Bridge Street, Palouse

Lunch served at noon.

Pie & Coffee served all day.

Raffle drawing at 2 pm!