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This contest is designed to give every eligible reader of The North Palouse Washington e-Newscast an equal chance to become an instant winner of iolo's System Mechanic^(R).

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Mona Vanek, Editor

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*Happy 236th Birthday, Marines!*

*Our Nation’s fight for freedom and liberty began during the Revolutionary War.*

*You were there.*

*You were in Derna, Chapultepec, and in the Philippines and China.*

*And then World War I and World War II.*
*Korea**, Viet Nam, Panama, Desert Storm, Africa, Bosnia *
*and many places in between.*

*At the Twin Towers, *
*You were there.*

*And now Afghanistan and Iraq.*
*And the fight continues…*

*On Behalf of Marine Moms-Bethesda:*

*To those who have served,*
*to those who served before you,*
*to those serving now,*
*and to those who have given their lives in the line of duty,*

*Thank You, Marines!*

Rockford Book Signing Event Huge Success

 At the May Rockford Historical Society no host monthly lunch meeting in The Harvest Moon Banquet Room , President Betty Myer said the book signing hosted at the Rockford Pioneer Museum was a huge success.

More than sixty people jammed the aisles of the museum for the April 22nd book signing, including one woman who came from Seattle for the occasion, and her friend who came from Oregon.

The featured authors, Linda Lawrence Hunt, author of Bold Spirit, Jane Kirkpatrick, author of The Daughter's Walk, and Carole Estby Dagg, author of The Year We Were Famous each wrote about the adventures of Helga and Clara Estby.

Helga Estby and her 19-year-old daughter, Clara, of Mica Creek (about 5 miles NE of Rockford) trudged 3,500 miles across country from Spokane, Washington to New York City in 1896, in hope of winning $10,000 to save the family farm.

The authors wrote from different perspectives. Each explained her conclusions and answered questions from the audience.

Carole Estby Dagg is the great-granddaughter of Helga Estby, and winner, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Sue Alexander Award for most promising new manuscript. Kirkpatrick is the author of 20 books including 17 historical novels. Her first novel, A Sweetness to the Soul won the Western Heritage Center's coveted Wrangler Award. Linda Lawrence Hunt is 2004 winner of Willa Cather Award.

Historical society member Linda Jones was in charge of refreshments at the event, Peggy Fricks, assisted by Mary Kay Irwin, took charge of the refreshment table. Donna Davey and Paul Gillespie managed the financial transactions.
                 
"All members did an excellent job. I even overheard a couple comments about how good the coffee was," Evelyn Fricke said. "So that left me with nothing to do but meet and mingle, and enjoy the day. We ran out of books!"

Many of the Estby descendants, including Dorothy Bahr, Mary Kay Irwin & Carole Estby Dagg attended the signing. Mary Kay brought Julekake, Norwegian Christmas bread, which she made from her grandmother, Helga's, recipe. The descendants gathered afterward for a private family reunion.

The historical society presented Dorothy, Mary Kay & Carole each with a jar of mincemeat made from Helga's recipe. The Rockford United Methodist Women still use this recipe to make mincemeat for the Christmas Bazaar.

Dorothy & Daryll Bahr of Wilbur presented the historical society with numerous pictures of the Estby family and descendants to add to the society's Estby Exhibit, donated to the museum by the Estby family in 2003.

Betty congratulated all the members for their fine performance at the book signing, and grinned as she said Linda Lawrence Hunt announced while speaking to the audience that every town shoud have an Evelyn Fricke, a wonderful accolade for this long-standing member.

The historical society will restock the books for sale from Rockford Historical Society, PO Box 107 Rockford, WA.

The Daughter's Walk, http://www.youtube.com/embed/Pt4ZMRfao_c.
The Year We Were Famous, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32EWPJt8i_A.
Bold Spirit, http://www.boldspiritacrossamerica.com/.

The North Palouse Washington e-Newscast, http://www.palousenewscast.com/


 

Palouse Washington District 9 Champions

Congratulations to District 9 Champions, Palouse, Washington. GarPal Colton juniors, Jeff Kent, pole vault, and Emma Akin, triple jump.  Addy Hamilton placed 2^nd in the pole vault.  

Pat Green Kent reported the three athletes head to State next week, and also said, "Great job Derrick Bosch, who PR’d by 9 feet in the Jav!"

The above athletes and the rest of the VikCat team will be competing today in Walla Walla at the final day of the District 9 Championships.  Thursday was the short day, so a much larger competition is on tap today. More events lie ahead, with the top two in each event advancing to state, Kent said.

GO VIKCATS!!!

Rockford “Mother Daughter Dinner" Smashing Success

The evening was a smashing hit for the Rockford Women’s Club “Mother Daughter Dinner”.

Sixty-seven attended, all wearing hats. They included members, daughter’s, grand-daughter’s, nieces, daughters-in-law and friends.

The gals cast votes, amid much laughter and admiration, for best 3-adult hats and best 3-children's hats. Gail Kopp, Betty Gady and Jennifer Wigen got the three gift bags for women, as little Alison Dashiell, Abbey Wigen and Trinity Oliver joined them and gleefully took treasures from their gift bags.

Not all of the 37 Rockford Women’s Club active member were able to attend this year's event.

The club's next meeting will be June 7, 2011, 7:00 pm, at the Harvest Moon Restaurant Banquet Room, 20 South 1st St., Rockford, WA.

Their next actity will be a  picnic on the first day of summer, June 21, 2011, 6:30 p.m. at Manito Park, 1702 S. Grand, Spokane, WA where they also plan to visit the park's historic Rose Garden & Japanese Garden. (http://www.manitopark.info/)




Dues for the upcoming season will $10 and due on June 7th at our next business meeting.

Memorial Day Lunch & Rat Rod Show Car Show & BBQ in Palouse, WA

Memorial Day Lunch at the Palouse Grange Hall.

Followed on the first Saturday in June by the Rat Rod Show Car Show & BBQ  on Main Street.

Celebrate auto renovation in a whole new way. Browse through cars renovated by the average garage tinkering fanatic. Live music, and vendors. Ph: (208) 301 0018.

Battle Days Celebration in Rosalia - June, 4-5, 2011

First weekend in June, the place to be is the Annual Rosalia Battle Days Celebration, a weekend-long celebration sponsored in conjuction with Rosalia, Washington Chamber of Commerce, 509-523-5991.

Enjoy a variety of activities, including a Saturday morning breakfast held at the Fire Station, a Parade, Rodeo, Saturday Night Dance, and a Fun Run/Walk.

Area Info, Rosalia, http://tinyurl.com/5rhp3nm. Rosalia, http://www.townofrosalia.org/.

The North Palouse Washington e-Newscast, http://www.palousenewscast.com/

Back-to-back Fun Events in Fairfield May 17, 2011

May 17, 2011, Noon, Senior Lunch, Fairfield Community Center, corner of Main and Johnson. Enjoy good food and camaraderie.

After lunch, stroll across the street to 301 Main Street at 1:30 p.m. to attend the South East Spokane County Historical Society and Museum May meeting.

Gala Mother, Daughter, Granddaughter Event May 17, 2011

A gala evening will be hosted by Rockford Women's Club, May 17, 2011, 6:30 p.m.,  at the Catholic Parish Hall, 138 S. River  in Rockford. 

Decorate a prize-winning hat to wear, in honor of the recent Royal Wedding.

Call Wanda Brown to make a reservation so she knows how many place-settings to arrange. 892-4411.

Bring your Mothers & Daughters & Granddaughters, Daughter-in-laws & Great-Granddaughers, or bring a friend, and a potluck dish to pass.

Prizes, fun and merriment are guaranteed.