Pullman Community Update
VOL. 25 | NO. 9 SEPTEMBER 2020
CITY OF PULLMAN | PULLMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL | PULLMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT | WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PULLMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITOR CENTER
SPOTLIGHT
BUSINESS MEMBER OF THE MONTH
Palouse Care Network 1515 W A St, Moscow, ID 83843 (208) 882-2370 palousecarenetwork.com
NEW MEMBERS Jordan Vorderbrueggen - Coldwell Banker Tomlinson 405 S Main Pullman, WA (509) 288-0082
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS Membership dues are assessed on the anniversary month of a member joining the Chamber. Special thanks go out to the following businesses and individuals who have elected to continue their support of the Pullman Chamber of Commerce: • AARM LLC • AT&T (Connect Wireless) • B & L Bicycles • Cheetah Electric • College Cabs LLC • Dan Walker Productions, LLC • Dave Christy State Farm Insurance • Deb Sherritt – RE/MAX Home & Land • Eastside Marketplace • Evangelical Free Church of the Palouse • H & R Block • HomeStreet Home Loan Center • Innovia Foundation • KLEW-TV • La Quinta Inn & Suites • Melinda Beasley – Beasley Realty • Noshies • Patti Green-Kent – Coldwell Banker Tomlinton • The Potting Shed • Trinity Lutheran Church • Village Centre Theatres LLC • WaFd Bank • WSECU – CUB • WSU University Recreation
540 E Main St, Ste A • Pullman, WA (509) 566-9779 • dawn.md DawnMD is an innovative practice model that offers unlimited primary care for less than the price of a cell phone plan. For a low monthly fee, members have access to any medical care within the scope of Dr. Jones’ practice. Dr. Jones couples this offering with steeply discounted lab services and wholesale prices on medications saving many a bundle on prescriptions. By doing away with insurance contracts and fee for service billing, overhead is cut and incentives are aligned towards health promotion rather than volume of patients seen or procedures performed. The cornerstones of the DawnMD model (also known as direct primary care) are accessibility, affordability and value. Patients are encouraged to email, text or call when they need medical advice. Even when traveling, patients will have direct access to their personal physician via phone or telemedicine. When urgent needs arise, patients are able to get in for same or next day appointments because of more reasonable patient volumes per provider. Office visits are also longer
than in a traditional medical practice. Dr. Jones’ background in rural medicine including ER work, surgical obstetrics, pediatric and nursing home care has equipped her with a broad skill set that allows her to provide members with high value for their dollar. Most procedures that would be expensive in a traditional practice are included in the monthly membership fee at DawnMD. All prices are transparent, and there are never any surprise bills. Small business owners are encouraged to consider direct primary care memberships as an affordable healthcare benefit option for their employees. While primary care accounts for only 7% of overall healthcare spending, many studies show that access to strong primary care services reduces expenditures elsewhere. Better access to a good primary care doctor who knows you well can help you avoid unnecessary ER visits or other unnecessary tests and procedures ordered by a rushed physician. Accessibility also translates to better outcomes for chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension thus lowering complications such as heart attack and stroke. Dr. Jones is excited to offer this innovative model of healthcare here on the Palouse. More information can be found at dawn.md. We also welcome phone or email inquiries.
In This Issue… Pullman Chamber of Commerce Gladish Community & Cultural Center Pullman Kiwanis Habitat for Humanity Rural Resources YMCA of the Palouse Washington State University Pullman School District Community Calendar Whitman County Humane Society Community Action Center Pullman Regional Hospital Community Colleges of Spokane at Pullman League of Women Voters
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STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Sarah Herroff Sarah Heroff has been active in the community since she transferred to PHS as a Freshman. While she has participated in sports since she was in elementary school, she favors activities that revolve around community service. In her first two years at PHS, she volunteered for Vacation Bible School, and throughout her Freshman and Sophomore years a PHS career she was a member of Young Christian Athletes. She has also performed as a guitarist and singer in nursing homes and coffee shops around the Palouse since 2017. When COVID-19 began, Sarah volunteered to make headbands which are attachable to masks so as to reduce the strain that the masks put on the ears of healthcare professionals at hospitals, hospice organizations, and employees at other places on the frontline of the pandemic. She helped over 100 nurses, doctors, and other essential workers with these headbands.
Tycho Honeywell Tycho Honeywell, son of Phil & Amy Honeywell, has enjoyed the many activities he has participated in while at PHS. In particular, he has got a lot out of the various bands that he has been a part of. Concert and jazz bands have been a lot of fun, especially the trips to Lionel Hampton and Seattle. Pep Band was always exciting and fun. Tycho is active in the Dungeons and Dragons Club, writing and leading adventures with his friends. Tycho is also very active in roller derby, playing for the Cherry Bomb Brawlers, a team that he helped to make the Junior Roller Derby National Championships in 2019. That tournament was one of the major highlights in his high school career. He plans to attend either WSU or the University of Montana to study music and music education. He hopes to teach music and inspire music students, like Joe Covill and Andy Mielke have taught and inspired him.
She is starting a job at Identity Day Spa in downtown Pullman this fall, and she will also be enrolled in Running Start at Spokane Falls Community College full-time. She plans on getting her Associates in Arts in two years.
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SEPTEMBER 2020
GLADISH COMMUNITY & CULTURAL CENTER
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County history comes alive at Gladish thanks to WCHS, WCGS volunteers Another of Pullman’s treasures is located on the first One successful project has been the Lost Apple floor of Gladish Community and Cultural Center. Project. David Benscoter, a retired FBI and IRS Criminal Division agent and Pullman High School Some of the children walking nearby to go to the gymnasium think it is Santa’s Workshop (thanks to one and WSU graduate heads the project. Media across the country became interest in the investigator’s new volunteer). search and the story went national. But most visitors won’t “I could tell when a metropolitan paper published walk by the Whitman County the article,” said Valoree Gregory, WCHS director who Historical Society Archive manages the group’s emails. “We would get scores of but everyone should know volunteers are willing every Wednesday morning to help find information about the people, land and history of the county. That information can come in the form of digitized materials, photos from Robert King decades ago, clippings from major events in Whitman County, maps of townships— right down to houses on the streets and the list continues, said Ed Garretson, the WCHS historian who is in charge of the Archive. Garretson, a retired WSU history who along with colleagues David Stratton and George Frykman, settled the Archive into Gladish in the 1980s, before Friends of Gladish took ownership of the building. In 1991 with a move to the space it still occupies, the organization has arranged its space lined with drawers, files and pictures that will keep a visitor interested for as long as he or she has time.
Valoree Gregory
requests and donations from that area! Individuals across the country contributed thousands of dollars to keep the project alive.”
“Members of both group work on projects that interest them, and are always ready to guide a visitor through the materials. “We are not limited to only one activity,” said Garretson. “WCHS’s mission is to preserve the history and cultural heritage of our area.” Many of the board’s projects develop from request and the interest of others.
And with a broad focus of interests, the Society is inviting to many volunteers.
“Some enjoy working at the Perkins House in Colfax while others find time to help with the Holy Trinity Chapel in Palouse, the Roy Chatters Newspaper and The Archive gets requests from all over the United States, and some are unforgettable. The Texas Precinct Print Museum in Palouse, or the Jones Schoolhouse at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds,” Gregory, said. in Whitman County, the town of Alki, the hotel on the top of Steptoe Butte, the railroad cars that are supposed Volunteers are always needed at each of the locations, including the Pullman Heritage Interpretative Center to be lost in the bottom of Rock Lake and the Magpie in the old NP Depot. Forest are just a few.
Many people get involved while looking for family information.
The Archive at Gladish shares space with the Whitman County Genealogical Society which maintains many indexes and other reference material and volunteers to help guests.
The WCHS has many properties The Archive is just one part of WCHS. The group also owns two museums, three historical buildings, publishes a journal and maintains the growing archival collection of more than 700 inventoried collections, photograph collection, a map collection, county plat books and various index to local publications and many other helpful guides.
A subject that interested one photographer was information about Martha Washington Rock. Robert King wrote in a 2013 Bunchgrass Historian, the society’s journal, about the 20-foot-tall basalt column on a lava bluff overlooking the future town of Colfax. The historic rock was blown from its foundation by a fierce wind in 1914, but it notoriety among photographers continues today.
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“I wanted a picture of my house in Colfax,” said Alex Otero, a member for nearly two years. “The history and people at the Archive were so helpful and I was hooked. I enjoy helping others learn to use the information, too.” The Archive welcomes donations of records, photographs, diaries, ledgers, and other materials that reflect the history of our county. The entire collection is due to the generosity of those who have turned valuable records and materials to the Whitman County Historical Society and the Whitman County Genealogical Society. One special observation Garretson makes when he talks about his 30-plus years working on the Archive: “People always leave here with a smile.”
Some different things that we need help with are the Perkins House Ice Cream Social, weeding and gardening, the Jones School and Blacksmith shop at the Palouse Empire Fair, cleaning and dusting, giving tours, become a board member, help with traveling displays and, of course, the Archive at Gladish,” she said. To learn about volunteer activities, check out the website or email Gregory at wchsdirector1@gmail.com. Questions about using the Archive also can be directed to the director or stop at the Archive on Wednesdays from 9 a.m.-noon. Contact with the Genealogical Society also can be made on Wednesdays, from its website or by email to whitmancgs@gmail.com.
Thank You!
New Friends of Gladish members! Patricia Sheldon – Supporter Horace Alexander Young – Single Robert & Carolyn Allan – Family R. Craft & J. Vaughan—Supporter
Gladish Community and Cultural Center Business Directory • GLADISH is great for Education… Celebrations… Performances… and Events. Contact us today. ARTS • Community Band of the Palouse, 509-334-6270 • North Star Music • Red Dog Art Room, Rhonda Skaggs, 509-339-3891 • Trisha Mallet Piano Studio 509-592-3610 • WA-ID Symphony, 208-874-4162 CHILD CARE AND RESOURCES • The Learning Center, 334-1234 • Montessori School of Pullman 334-4114 • YMCA of the Palouse
FITNESS/WELLNESS • AA District 2 • Aloft Yoga and Nia, aloft-yoga.com • E. WA Surf Soccer Club Palouse, Brandon Schreiner • Lifespan Counseling, 206-910-7138 • Mantis Martial Arts LLC • Palouse River Rollers • Pullman Kokondo Academy 509-995-2894 • Rolling Hills Derby Dames rollinghillsderbydames.com • Wheat Whackers www.wheatwhackers.com
• FOODS • A&Y Cuisine • • • • • • • • •
• Plateau Archaeological Investigations 332-3830 • Whitman County Genealogical ORGANIZATIONS Society Library, 332-2386 Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse, • Whitman County Historical Society 509-332-4357 Archives, 334-3940 Amalgamated Transit Union • Whitman County Humane Society American Legion Post 52 • Whitman Window Cleaning, LLC Apostolic Faith, 509-338-5869 • Work Source, 509-553-3496 Friends of Hospice, 509-332-4414 mwood@esd.wa.gov Good Deeds Mortgage, 509-339-7110 SCHOOLS Idiopathics • AC Driving School, Room 306 Mumma Insurance, 425-455-1406 • Pullman Community Montesorri jeffm@mummainsurance.com (Public School)
Please support your community center and become a Friend of Gladish. Send a $35 (Individual), $50(Family) or $100 (Business) donation to: 115 NW State St., Suite 212A, Pullman, WA 99163 Or give online here: www.gladishcommunity.org Email us: Gladish@pullman.com
PULLMAN KIWANIS
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SEPTEMBER 2020
12th Annual
Stuff the Bus Thank you for a successful Stuff the Bus school supplies drive! The Kiwanis Clubs of Pullman and Moscow, along with our local school districts, would like to thank the communities of Pullman, Colton/Uniontown, Colfax, and Moscow for contributing to the 12th Annual Stuff the Bus and helping hundreds of kids and their families. It's especially welcome in these difficult health and economic crises due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We especially want to thank our sponsors from all over the Palouse who showed the depth of our community spirit by giving over $20,000! We had too many donors to list here, but please visit our website to see the many businesses and individuals who generously supported kids and families in our area. As the school year starts, the needs are great and all of the donations will help local students. A special thanks to Dissmore's IGA for hosting the bus and their buy-a-bag campaign to donate supplies to the schools!
pullmankiwanis.org We meet at noon on Thursdays with fascinating programs and more, via Zoom or at Zeppoz in very limited numbers. Guests are always welcome!
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Thank you to all our guests and supporters for making Beans 'n' Jeans 2020 a success! Foundation Layer Sponsors • Andrea Beckett and Jeri Pool • Aspen Park of Cascadia • Brent and Donna Bradberry • Cathy and Casey Blood • Clearwater Fly Casters • Codger Crew • Coldwell Banker Tomlinson Associates • Connie Hall • Dave Ostrom • Dale and Carolyn Knowles • Edward Jones • Fairfield by Marriott • Jennifer Ewers, Attorney at Law • John and Mary Read • Joyous Joisters • Kathy and Bryan Slinker • Latah Credit Union • Marshall and Rhonda Comstock • Mick Nazerali • Mike and Debbie Heston • P1FCU • Pickard Orthodontics • Prenell Gage, PLLC • RE/Max Connections • RE/MAX Home and Land • Rolling Hills Eyecare • Team Idaho/Washington Real Estate • Wells Fargo Bank • Umpqua Bank • Uniontown Table
Auction Donors A note from Palouse Habitat: Many thanks to the generous community members and businesses who offered to donate to the Palouse Habitat auction. We couldn’t build a home without your support. As many of these items as possible were brought forward to our online auction. Regardless, everyone who intended to donate is listed below.
Thank you for all you to do support our community, and let’s hope for a return to normal next year. • 1912 Center • Airway Hills Driving Range & Miniature Golf • Alaska Airlines • Andrea Beckett • Anonymous • Artisans at the Dahmen Barn and Colton Elementary School Students • Atom Heart Music • B & L Bicycles • Blake and Lynda Ballard • Brused Books • Cafe Moro • Cathy Blood • Celia Boland • Chipman and Taylor Chevrolet • Chuck Spurgeon Construction • Clearwater Canyon Cellars • Clearwater Fly Casters • Community Action Center • Connie Hall • Crafted by Our Creator • Craig Whitcomb • Dan & Karen Hornfelt • Dave Ostrom • Dianne Daley Laursen • Donna Bradberry • Eric Olsen • Eva Workman • Foundry Kitchen and Cocktails • GAB Bookclub • Gabriella Ball • Garfield-Palouse HS Art Students • Georgia Carpetworks • Golden Teriyaki • Goose House Bakery • Headquarters Hair Salon Moscow • Headquarters Hairstylists Pullman • Hodgins Drug, Hobbies and Educational Toys
• Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites - Pullman • Home & Harvest Magazine • Humane Society of the Palouse • Idaho Native Plant Society, White Pine Chapter • Jennifer and Ray Wallace • Jennifer and Tim Ewers • Jennifer Ewers, Attorney at Law • Jeri Pool • Jerry's Auto Repair • Jim & Sheri Murphy • Kathy & Kyle Frandle • Kathy and Bryan Slinker • Kathy Slinker • Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre • Koreen Naylor • Kristin Jones • La Casa Lopez • Little Shop of Florals • Lodgepole • Maialina Pizzeria • Marshall & Rhonda Comstock • Mary Silvernale Shook • Merry Cellars • Minh's Restaurant • Molly Klingler • Molly Spain • Moscow Candy Company • Moscow Elk's Golf Course • Nectar Restaurant and Wine Bar • Neill's Flowers and Gifts • New Garden Restaurant • Northwest Public Broadcasting • Northwest River Supplies (NRS) • Oak on Main • Oak on Main • Palouse Chorale Society • Palouse Country Candy • Palouse Discovery Science Center • Palouse Habitat for Humanity • Palouse Habitat Surplus Sale • Paul & Annette Brusven, Spring Valley Family Tree Farm
• Pete Comstock • Pickard Orthodontics • Pizza Perfection • Potlatch BSA Scout Troop 358 and Venture Crew 360 • Potlatch Lions Club • Pullman Building Supply • Pullman Dairy Queen • Pullman Fire Department • Pullman Police Department • Pups & Cups • Regional Theatre of the Palouse • Rico's Pub • River Dance Lodge • ROW Adventures • Sam Dial Jewelers • Sangria Grille • Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories • Sella's Calzone & Pizza • Shelly Gilmore Metal Studios • Silvernale Family • Silverwood Theme Park/Boulder Beach Water Park • Snake River Seed Cooperative • Spence Hardware & Supply • Spokane Chiefs • Spokane Symphony • Steve Dublinski • Steve Watson and Edwin Garretson • Sue Engels • Sue Engels • SYG Nursery and Landscaping, Inc. • Taco Del Mar - Pullman • The Onion and Frank's Diner • Tick Klock Drug Store and Gifts • Tom & Jeri Harris • Tom Woodrum and Alice Fadner • USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council • Values & Vision Financial Advisors @ Waddell + Reed • Village Center Cinemas • Wallowa Lake Lodge • Walmart Supercenter, Pullman
• Warwick Bayly and Sharyl Kammerzell • Wasankari Construction • Washington Idaho Symphony • Wendy Lawrence • White Pine Outfitters • Whitman County Humane Society • Whitman County Sheriff's Office • Wild at Art • WSU College of Veterinary Medicine • WSU Office of the VP for Finance & Administration • YMCA of the Palouse • Zelda's Pet Grooming • Zeppoz
Dessert Dash Donors A Note: Offering a dessert dash during a pandemic seemed challenging. But we want to thank everyone who offered to donate a dessert this year. Here’s hoping we can dash for these amazing desserts next year! • Anita Thorsteinson • Annette Folwell • April Young • Birch and Barley • Britt Heisel • Carol Lee Daniel • Cathy Blood • Cathy Hannon • Christy Dearien • Claire Wallace • Corby Butterfield • Jennifer Wallace • Dave Ostrom • Debra Francetich • Diana Cochran • Faye and Emily Nagler • Firelit Hearth Bakery (Raechel Medina) • Fork in the Road Catering • Goose House Bakery LLC • Gwen Mitchell
• Hannah Leung • Claire Leung • Jodi Garret • Kathy Vietmeier • Kevin Ferry • The Kitchen Counter (Patty Brehm) • Lauren Torok • Linda McClaine • Malia Odberg • Girl Scouts Troop 3341 (Marilyn Franklin) • Mary Druffel • Mary Silvernale Shook • Meg Palmer • Nancy Lyle • Paige Buehler • Peggy Jenkins • Shanna Hiscock • Shelley Pressley • Shirley Leendertsen • Tenley Burke • Trista Noble • Valerie Morris • Walt Spurling
• Tenley Burke • Trista Noble • Virginia Martinson • Wendy Lawrence
Beans ‘n’ Jeans Committee
Palouse Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors
• Anita Thorsteinson • April Young • Austin Slaughter • Cathy Blood • Connie Hall • Dave Ostrom • Jason Noble • Jennifer Ewers • Jennafer McCutchen • Jennifer Wallace • Jeri Pool • Juliana Cheatham • Kathy Slinker • Mary Silvernale Shook • Mike Madsen • Nancy Tribble • Sheri Murphy • Tara Wimer
Beans ‘n’ Jeans Supporters
• Amplify by Melissa • Beasley Realty • Chuck Silvernale • Columbia Bank • Dissmore’s IGA • Encompass Media Outdoor • Inland Cellular • Inland Northwest Broadcasting • Glenn Johnson, Mayor of Pullman • Latah Credit Union • Matt & Rose Backs, Elite Auctions • Merry Cellars • Moscow Pullman Daily News • Northwest Public Broadcasting • Pullman Radio • SEL Event Center • Tri State • Washington Trust Bank
• Cathy Blood, President • Mick Nazerali, Vice President • Connie Hall, Secretary • Jason Smith, Treasurer • Marshall Comstock • Steve Dublinski • Jennifer Ewers • Ryan Hamilton • Jason Noble • Dave Ostrom • Kathy Slinker • Nancy Tribble • Jennifer Trout • Lisa Uhlenkott
RURAL RESOURCES
SEPTEMBER 2020
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Services during COVID-19 YES, we are still here to serve you! Our Pullman office is closed to the public for your safety, but you can schedule an appointment, reach us by phone at 509-332-0365 or email info@ruralresources. org. We are continuing to enroll community members, their families, and caregivers in a variety of support programs. Services including information/referral, in-home respite care, caregiver support, emergency buttons and more are still available to eligible people in Pullman and throughout Whitman County.
• Call us and have masks mailed directly to you • Call us to find out more about our upcoming drive-through For mask information please call 509-715-0357, or email maskrequest@ruralresources.org and be sure to put Whitman County in the subject line.
You call it helping; We call it Caregiving Are you helping a loved one? Do you take time out of your schedule to go to the doctor with an aging parent? Help a spouse manage their prescriptions? Help a neighbor get their mail? You are a caregiver and support is available for informal caregivers! Rural Resources Family Caregiver Support Program can provide direct support, support groups, respite, housework, emergency buttons, counseling and more. Call Cherie at 509-715-0360 for additional information.
Information, Assistance, and Options Counseling Information, Assistance and Options Counseling—How can we help you? We are here to provide any help you may need in identifying applicable support services. We provide information about your options for accessing community resources and empower you to make the best choice for your circumstances. We provide information about supported living, and information about maintaining independence at home. If you need assistance or have questions, please email info@ruralresources.org, or call Tosha at 509-715-0357.
YMCA OF THE PALOUSE
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WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
SEPTEMBER 2020
New provost brings listening ear She took the job site unseen. Before arriving in Pullman, Elizabeth Chilton met with the president’s cabinet as well as chancellors, deans, vice presidents, and staff within the provost’s office, all via Zoom. “This is the first time in my life that I’ve accepted a position never having seen where I’d be living or meeting people I’ll be working with face-to-face,” she says. Chilton stepped into her new role as provost at Washington State University two weeks earlier than planned to allow for as much acclimation time as possible before the start of fall semester. She started July 15. She had been slated to start August 1. She came to WSU by way of Binghamton University of the State University of New York system, where she served as the dean of the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences. In addition to teaching within the SUNY system, Chilton spent 16 years teaching at her alma mater, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, as well as Harvard University, where she also served as an associate curator for the archaeology of Northeastern North America at its Peabody Museum. She’s expecting to frequently call upon her anthropology expertise in her new role at WSU. “The goal of anthropology is to look at things from the inside out and around 360 degrees, with consideration of a culture or community’s
Cougs Drive Scholarship Support Through Record-Setting License Plate Purchases
The WSU Cougar specialty license plate continues its streak as the No. 1 specialty license plate in Washington. There are 22,738 Cougar plates on the road in Washington. For every plate sold, $28 goes into a scholarship fund for WSU students. That correlates to $440,835 in scholarship money. Through the WSUAA Leadership Scholarship, the Washington State University Alumni Association awards $232,836 to deserving students. Thanks to continued support from the Coug community, this amount has been consistently growing for the past five years: • $168,642 in 2016 • $202,656 in 2017 • $221,521 in 2018 • $224,211 in 2019 • $232,836 in 2020 The growth of this program means that an ever-growing number of WSU students receive scholarship support. And because the $28 is going into a scholarship fund, it counts as a donation for tax purposes. To all members who proudly sport Cougar plates on your vehicles, the WSUAA and the recipients of the Leadership Scholarship thank you. If you don’t have a plate, please consider signing up. The WSU license plate is a great way to give back to the University while simultaneously showing your Coug pride to the world. You can learn more about the WSUAA’s license plate program at alumni.wsu.edu/license.
history, beliefs, economy, environment and practices,” Chilton says. “I think of universities as cultures: how people understand and identify themselves is critical. From my brief time so far as part of the WSU family, I’ve seen how strong the Cougar identity is, and it’s exciting to be a part of that.”
WSU processes COVID-19 tests Washington State University has started processing hundreds of tests on human samples for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease known as COVID-19. WSU One Health Diagnostics builds on the work of its Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory which regularly handles tests for animal pathogens and has experience in handling high volumes. WSU will run as many as 2,000 COVID-19 tests per day for eastern Washington. “WSU is proud to be part of the effort to increase the testing capacity for the state of Washington, and in particular for the eastern part of the state,” says Guy Palmer, professor of pathology and infectious diseases. “Testing is critical to curbing the transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19. It lets the individual know if they need to self-isolate, and as a community, it helps us judge if current public health measures are adequate.” WSU will process diagnostic samples collected at multiple sites in the state. Range Health, the WSU-affiliated nonprofit that runs a mobile medical unit serving rural areas, plans to start collecting samples from people in the region’s smaller towns and communities. The University will be working in collaboration with the state Department of Health and a private laboratory, which will handle pre- and post-test analysis. WSU has been certified to handle human sample testing through a process called Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment, and its testing proficiency has been evaluated by the Washington Department of Health.
How to help Cougs during COVID-19 From supporting students to donating food, here are a couple ways Pullman community members might be able to help out WSU students. • Each WSU campus has a Student Emergency Fund to help struggling students. Find more information at foundation.wsu.edu/studentsupport. • Cougs Feeding Cougs is an ongoing effort to make sure no WSU student goes hungry. During the pandemic, the Office of the Dean of Students, Women’s Resource Center, and Office for Access & Opportunity are partnering to provide a central location on the Pullman campus for food pantry services. For more information, visit aea.wsu.edu/ food-pantry.
Keep informed during COVID-19 • Watch WSU’s COVID-19 Town Hall meetings on the University’s YouTube channel: youtube.com/ user/washingtonstateuniv. • Visit WSU’s COVID-19 information page at wsu. edu/covid-19.
PULLMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
SEPTEMBER 2020
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New Rules from the Washington State Board of Education Rule Making for the 2020-2021 School Year. The role of the WA State Board of Education includes strategic oversight of public education and standards-based accountability to improve student academic achievement. This summer the Washington State Board of Education met to develop emergency rules regarding to provide greater flexibility to several educational areas due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The board worked on several pressing issues such as; minimum instructional hours and days requirements, graduation pathways, and credit graduation requirements. The rule making also focused on the concepts of masterybased crediting, multidisciplinary approaches to meeting subject area graduation requirements, and flexibility for WA State History requirement. Definition of instructional hours – for the 2020-2021 school year, “instructional hours” means those hours students are provided the opportunity to engage in educational activity planned by and under the direction of school district staff, as directed by the administration and board of directors of the district, inclusive of intermissions for class changes, recess, and teacher/parent-guardian conferences that are planned and scheduled by the district for the purpose of discussing students' educational needs or progress, and exclusive of time actually spent for meals. School districts
may count hours of educational activity planned by and under could engage in multidisciplinary approaches to teaching and the direction of school district staff delivered by distance learning that would complement project-based and masterylearning, rotating schedules, or hybrid classrooms. based learning. Mastery-based crediting (MLB) - Permissive rules would articulate districts’ existing authority in an explicit way to clarify what is allowed and to support districts in offering these opportunities more widely with the adoption of a written policy. The new rule would change the definition of MLB from “competency” to “mastery”. The change would also allow school districts to add broad categories for student demonstration of proficiency: • State assessments • Local assessments • Success in a higher level course • Other MBL work group recommendations
Flexibility for WA State History (WSH) requirement –the new rule expands the wavier option to students who did not complete a WSH course because of an emergency school closure. The current rules allowing a principal to waive the WSH requirement for individual students under certain circumstances remains. Districts must still provide the opportunity for students to take WSH and must still meet statutory requirements regarding teaching and learning of civics, the WA constitution, and the Since Time Immemorial curriculum. During this unprecedented event the new rules will provide school districts, families, and students with greater flexibility when it comes to individualizing each students educational programming under shifting conditions and the interruption of educational services. It can also provide a foundation to reimagine our educational offerings and programs for the future.
Meeting subject-area graduation requirements – the new rule clarifies that a single course may meet more than one subject area graduation requirement. While this is already common practice with CTE course equivalencies, rule would clarify that this practice may be applied to other Looking forward to a year filled with learning and core subject area requirements. The potential benefits could adventure. provide increased flexibility in students’ schedules to make Bob Maxwell, Superintendent up courses or take other elective credits. In addition, students
Thank you to the many staff members, parents, students, and community members that have served on our Reopening Task Force Subcommittees! Teaching/Learning/Assessment/PD/ Student Engagement • Roberta Kramer, Assistant Superintendent, Co-Chair • Jim Bruce, JES Principal, Co-Chair • Juston Pollestad, PHS Principal • Tammy Sewell, LMS Assistant Principal • Alex Gordon, Technology • Grace Grow, TOSA • Joni Stevens, TOSA • Brooke Whiting, Elementary Parent • Sara Hawreliak, LMS Parent • Kimberly Carper, PHS Parent • Analisa Kiblen, K-2 Teacher • Trisha Doumit, 3-5 Teacher • Mimi Dissmore, LMS Teacher • Johanna Brown, PHS Teacher • Jen Harbour, Elementary Specialist • Katharine Covill, Secondary Specialist • Cora Miskin, LMS Student • Madi Wolfe, PHS Student • Finance and Workforce Management • Diane Hodge, Co-Chair • Dagny Myers, Co-Chair • Ryan Dunlap, Technology • Rex Thornton, Teacher • Tammy Storey, Paraeducator • Brian Groseclose, Custodian • Lynda Hamilton, Secretary • Technology • Garren Shannon, Technology Director, Chair • Matt Heiszler, Technology • Nick Brannon, Parent • Chelsea Jones-Dinger, Elementary Teacher • Heidi Fluegel, LMS Teacher • Danielle DeMartin, PHS Teacher
• Alexa Beckett, Paraeducator Social & Emotional Well-Being – Students and Staff • Stephanie Bray, FES Principal, Co-Chair • Evan Hecker, KES Principal, Co-Chair • Natalie Dobbins, Behavior TOSA • Jessica Viergutz, Mental Health Therapist • Katie Vandemark, Elementary Counselor • Deanna Kile, Secondary Counselor • Liz Quinley, K-2 Teacher • Meg Conley, 3-5 Teacher • Connie Hoyle, LMS Teacher • Erin Willy, PHS Teacher • Yelonda Wilke, Paraducator Communication • Shannon Focht, District Communications, Co-Chair • Pam Brantner, SES Principal, Co-Chair • Kameron Haramoto, Technology • Nathan Roberts, Board Member • Nancy Nelson, Teacher • Claudia Mickas, Paraeducator • Denise Thompson, Secretary
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Operations • Joe Thornton, Executive Director of Operations, Chair Transportation/Food Service • Tammy Lehmitz, Transportation Supervisor, Co-Chair • Jessie Campbell, Food Service Supervisor, Co- Chair • Richard Carbonneau, PHS, Food Service • Ernest Yaggi, Maintenance
Health and Safety • Michelle Hyatt, Lead Nurse, Chair • Debbie Crabtree, PHS Assistant Principal • Bill Dolph, Assistant Transportation Supervisor • Kathleen Harris, Parent Special Programs • Jill Bickelhaupt, Teacher • Cristina Johnson-Hyde, Special Services • Carmen Roberts, Secretary Director, Co-Chair • Cathy Dahlin, Paraeducator • Cameron Grow, LMS Principal, Co-Chair • Paula Bates, Homeless and Foster Liaison, • Ana Goodman-Womack, Paraeducator • Robert Taylor, Custodian Instructional Programs • Dr. Katie Hryniewicz, Physician • Katie Evermann, Counselor • Ben Stone, Health Department • Marci Sontgerath, Teacher – General Facilities/Activities/Events Education • Chris Franklin, PHS Assistant Principal, • Dom Ventresco, Elementary Teacher – Chair Special Education • John Narjano, Maintenance Supervisor • Becky Adderson, Secondary Teacher – • Denise Thompson, Secretary Special Education • Cooper Jaquish, Custodian
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Attendance/Calendar/Schedules • Tammy Sewell, LMS Assistant Principal, Chair • Sandra Casanova, Elementary Teacher • Jan Estep, Secondary Teacher • Kristen Coke-Sutton, Paraeducator • Kathy Dodson, Paraeducator • Amy Rogers, Parent • Lacey Casquiero, Sunnyside PTO • Kelli Cooper, Jefferson PTA
Board of Directors Jim Evermann Director, District 3 jfe@psd267.org Nathan Roberts Director, District 4 nroberts@psd267.org Amanda Tanner Director, District 5 atanner@psd267.org Allison Munch-Rotolo Director, District 2 Amunch-rotolo@psd267.org President Susan Weed Director, District 1 Sweed@psd267.org
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PULLMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
SEPTEMBER 2020
Let’s be social! Follow Pullman Schools on Twitter and Facebook! Find the latest news and updates: LIKE us on Facebook! Pullman Public Schools: www.facebook.com/PullmanPublicSchools Kamiak Elementary: www.facebook.com/PullmanKES Franklin Elementary: www.facebook.com/PullmanFES Jefferson Elementary: www.facebook.com/PullmanJES Sunnyside Elementary: www.facebook.com/PullmanSES Lincoln Middle School: www.facebook.com/PullmanLMS Pullman High School: www.facebook.com/PullmanHS Follow us on Twitter! Pullman Public Schools: @PullmanSD Lincoln Middle School: @LMSPrincipals Pullman High School: @PullmanHS Kamiak Elementary School: @PullmanKES Franklin Elementary School: @FESFoxes Sunnyside Elementary School: @SESSuperstars Instagram: @PullmanPublicSchools @Kamiak.Elementary.School @SunnysideSuperstars @Pullman_Hounds @LMSPrincipals The Pullman School District Board of Directors and the Pullman School District shall provide equal educational opportunity and treatment for all students in all aspects of the academic and activities programs without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation (including gender expression or identity), marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, participation in the Boy Scouts of America or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. The district will provide equal access to school facilities to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. District programs will be free from sexual harassment. The following employee has been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Roberta Kramer, Assistant Superintendent, Pullman School District Administrative Offices, 240 SE Dexter Street, Pullman, WA 99163, 509.332.3144. Applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations in the application process by contacting the Personnel Coordinator at (509) 332-3584.
ANNUAL NOTIFICATIONS Dear Parent/Guardian, Pullman Public Schools is required to provide the following notifications to parents each school year. They can be read in their entirety on the district webpage (http://www. pullmanschools.org) or you can call the school district office (509.332.3581) to request that a packet of all notifications be mailed to you. Notifications: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Annual Summary of Pesticide Use Admission Requirements ASB Financial Reports Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Inspection Report Assessment Plan Child Find Education of Students with Disabilities Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Excused and Unexcused Attendance Policy Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Federal Program Notifications FERPA Directory Notification Food and Snack Policy + Approved Snacks List for Classroom Events Home Language Survey Immunizations Required for School Attendance Learning by Choice – Student Enrollment Options in Washington State Maintenance of Grounds and Integrated Pest Management (Pesticides applied on a regular basis) McKinney-Vento Homeless Students – Information for Parents, Guardians and Caregivers Media Opt-Out Information Nondiscrimination Policy Prohibition of Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying policy Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) Right to Request Teacher and Paraprofessional Qualifications Sexual Harassment Policy Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy Title I – Parental Involvement Policy Tobacco Free Environment – Policy Related to Use of Tobacco and Nicotine Products and Delivery Devices
SEPTEMBER 2020
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PULLMAN FAMILY MEDICINE
WELCOME TO OUR NEW PHYSICIANS Pullman Family Medicine welcomes Dr. Laura Baker and Dr. Drue Webb, who will both be providing family medicine services with OB care. DR. LAURA BAKER Howdy! I am a family medicine doctor from East Texas who received my training at Texas A&M. This upcoming September I will be practicing family medicine with obstetrics at Pullman Family Medicine. In my free time you could find me playing guitar, watching the Green Bay Packers play football, or nerding-out over all things Star Wars. My partner and I also enjoy hiking, skiing, traveling, and spending time outdoors. I cannot wait to explore all the beautiful areas around Pullman as a new member of your community!
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I grew up in New Mexico, and I have lived in many different states for education and work. I worked for several years in research before transitioning to medicine. I wanted to work in a field where I could spend time getting to know people and help them throughout their lives, and family medicine has let me do that. When I'm not in the clinic or hospital, I love spending the rest of my time outdoors with my dog.
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WHITMAN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
SEPTEMBER 2020
Meet Annie Lindsey, Foster Program Director When Annie Lindsey went to college, her plan was to become a commercial pilot, but that plan was disrupted by a medical emergency which changed her life’s flight path dramatically. With one dream grounded, Annie changed her destination. With a beloved rescue dog, she moved from Florence, Colorado to Pullman to go to WSU. Before she had even unpacked, she went to the shelter to see what she could do to help. Annie became a long-time foster parent for WCHS and then in 2019 was hired as an Animal Care Attendant and Adoption Counselor. Because she is Rockstar with a “go-getter” attitude, she was recently promoted to a new position as Foster Program Director. She is thrilled to be the direct contact for the many people who foster animals for WCHS. She says that for new and seasoned fosters alike, it is important to have a “go-to”, especially for when fosters are nursing sick animals. Especially now, fosters provide the critical support that WCHS needs to save homeless pets. Annie says that the folks who foster are essential to rescue work, and that the bigger the foster program, the more animals can be saved. Animals in foster are exposed to and socialized in home environments which results in successful transitions after adoption. Annie believes that animals rescue humans as often as humans rescue animals and loves that she gets to be a part of the process. Her favorite part is matching people with their furever friend, seeing them tear up with the joy of meeting their new companion. She now dreams of being a canine rehabilitation specialist and operating a senior dog sanctuary in the future. We know the sky is the limit for Annie! She is going places—and we are thrilled that her journey includes WCHS. Take a Virtual Tour with Annie. Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ whitmanpets/ at videos.
Kitten Season Updates Whitman County Humane Society has received a $5,000 grant award from The Washington Federation of Animal Care and Control Agencies. This will enable the completion of about 50 canine spay/neuter surgeries and 100 feline spay/neuter surgeries for low-income residents and feral or free-roaming cats. Help us beat pet overpopulation in Whitman County. If you are a low-income family in Whitman County and need assistance for spaying or neutering your pets, or if you know of a place where community cats gather, contact us—we are happy to help! The funds for this grant award are made possible by the sale of Washington State SPAY ~ NEUTER ~ ADOPT license plates. The redesigned specialty license plate, available for purchase at all Washington State Department of Licensing offices, features a tabby cat named Dory and a mixed breed dog named Laurie, both recent residents of Washington shelters.
From January to July 2020, WCHS took in 255 kittens and we still have pregnant cats in foster waiting to have their kittens. Last year, we took in 279 kittens for the whole year, so we are on track to exceed last year’s number by a significant amount. Even with a larger than normal intake, staffing remains the same. We have six employees and many volunteers who give so much of themselves to make sure each animal receives the best possible care. Each kitten we take in needs a minimum of $100 of veterinary supplies/care. This does not account for staff time, food, litter, cleaning supplies, or expenses for special needs (e.g., medical emergencies). With no vet on site, we use veterinarians from the community. They are wonderful—but we pay them just like you pay your vet. Bottom line: saving lives can be expensive work! In these uncertain times, when critical fundraising events have been cancelled, we fear we won't be able to fulfill our mission of sheltering homeless pets until they can be adopted. We have been applying for grants like mad, but oftentimes we can't compete with large organizations. As a small non-profit, we rely heavily on donations from our community supporters to keep doing this important work. Can you help? We are very good at getting as much as we can out of every penny, so even the smallest donation is put to good use. Visit whitmanpets.org to donate. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Star Pets I’m a Rocket Pup! Welcome and Thank you! We are thrilled to welcome the following new members to the WCHS Board of Directors: Becky Bitter; Dayna Cooper; Kellie Klein; Elizabeth Siler; Staci Sproull; and Andrea Marie Thomas. These new board members join Wendy Ortman; Kylene Daschofsky; Blythe Duell; Nicky Finch; Jan Luft; Lauren Port; and John-Mark Mahnkey, as well as the staff at WCHS, Ashley Phelps; Katelyn Snyder; Shelby Vasquez; Jayden DeBoer; and Zoë Skiadopolou as they work together to sustain the WCHS. THANK YOU to Kym Darling for her many years of dedicated service to the board.
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SHELTER 1340 SE Old Moscow Road, Pullman • shelter@whitmanpets.org Shelter hours: Open: 1-6 PM Monday-Saturday.
Hi! I’m Rocket! I’m an energetic 9-month old lab/coonhound pup. I need stability and a strong hand to guide me and teach me manners to be a good canine citizen. Professional training is a must for me as I want to learn boundaries and bond with my new family from the very start. I am super vocal and cannot live in an apartment. Also, I am sensitive to being restrained by the collar and should not go to a home that has young children. I am not an aggressive dog, but I need training to work on learning how to put all of my energy to good, positive behaviors. As a young pup, I am eager to learn and be a success in my new home! But I am not friendly with the other dogs here at the shelter, and I don’t like cats. My adoption fee is $175. I am neutered, dewormed, microchipped, vaccinated, and have been seen by a vet. POOCH PARK at Pullman • (509) 416-6181 poochpark@whitmanpets.org • Open dawn to dusk daily
WCHS PRESIDENT Wendy Ortman www.whitmanpets.org • Phone 332-3422
SEPTEMBER 2020
COMMUNITY ACTION CENTER
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Community Food Riverview Apartments Opening! Community Action Center’s Riverview Apartments will welcome its first residents in September, relieving some of Pullman’s acute need for affordable housing. CAC Executive Director Jeff Guyett projects the agency will have the temporary certificate of occupancy for the building in hand by August 31, and final certificate of occupancy by November. Twenty of Riverview Building A’s 21 units are leased. Building A is the first of Riverview’s three buildings to be completed. “We still have two buildings to lease up, and these buildings will come online this fall. We are welcoming folks coming out of homelessness, seniors, and people with disabilities,” Guyett said. “If you are paying more than half your income on housing, come talk to us!” When all three Riverview buildings are complete, the housing complex will consist of 56 units. If you are interested in living at Riverview, please call David at 509-3349147 or email rentals@cacwhitman.com. More information is also available at: https://www.apartments.com/the-riverview-apartments-pullmanwa/7y5gt0z/
Taking Waitlist Applications! Now Leasing Riverview Apartments 1-BR/1 bath, 2-BR/2 bath, and 3-BR/2 bath units, water/sewer/ garbage incl., washer/dryer hook-ups in each unit, central heat & A/C, some units have eat-in kitchens, community room, exercise room, decks or patios for all units. One Pet Allowed, some limitations apply (requires $350.00 deposit and $20.00 a mo. Pet Rent). Assistance Animal exclusions available. Income limits & Rent Limits apply by Household size. 3 accessible units. Housing Choice vouchers welcome. Managed and Owed by CAC.
We have started taking food donations during normal CAC business hours! Also, please go online and make a donation to Community Food! Your donation will help us buy essential food for people who are experiencing hunger. Please donate at: https://www. cacwhitman.org/donate/ We are currently in need of diabetic-friendly food items, low sugar, low carb, low sodium foods. We need the following donations: • Cereal
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You can bring donations to 350 SE Fairmont Road in Pullman weekdays from 8:00-4:00 (closed for lunch 12:00-1:00). To donate, please come to the parking lot, call the front desk, and we will have a staff member come to your car to take the donation.
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PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Jeff Elbracht is the president of the Pullman Regional Hospital Board of Commissioners, a seven-member elected board charged with overseeing the public district hospital. This column ran in the Daily News in August and was written on behalf of the Board of Commissioners.
Hope over fear: Keeping local healthcare strong in times of a pandemic Pullman Regional Hospital recently launched a short video from our medical community called “Hope over fear.” It is provided as a message of hope grounded in the reality we are facing today. In the midst of financial uncertainty due to lower volumes that we have been experiencing, the medical community and Pullman Regional Hospital continue to provide excellent healthcare. We are facing this challenging environment head on with creativity and innovation, using science and data as key drivers of decision making and providing the highest levels of safety and care for our patients and staff. The hospital and our clinics are safe places to receive care. We want to stress how important it is that you not delay your care. We follow the CDC guidelines and screen all patients and visitors who come to our facilities. We have a universal masking policy and restricted visiting hours. We have also limited the number of people in the hospital through the temporary closure of the Red Sage Café and our volunteer program. We have always been attentive to the cleanliness of our facility and clinics but are now implementing even more frequent cleaning and sanitizing. Our testing capacity remains strong and we have the necessary trained staff and personal protective equipment to take care of COVID-19 positive patients. We continue to provide telehealth as an alternative to in person appointments when appropriate and participate in the lobbying of insurance companies to reimburse providers at the same rate as in person visits. We have qualified for and received COVID-19 governmental financial aid to help offset some of the financial impact to our hospital. Additionally, we have been proactive in protecting our financial wellbeing through furloughs, expense reductions and a 60 day pay-cut for all staff implemented in April and May. We remain committed to the goal of no-layoffs. We are actively fundraising to support the COVID-19 Emergency Fund for equipment, supplies and staff during the pandemic. Please go to www.pullmanregional.org if you would like to donate. We are grateful to this community for its support of Pullman Regional Hospital and our healthcare community. We believe that with your ongoing support and the dedicated medical staff we have, we will come out the other end of this stronger and even better.
SEPTEMBER 2020
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PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL
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We’ve launched an educational video series called “Spread the facts, not the virus” featuring Dr. Gerald Early, Chief Medical Officer. Check it out on Pullman Regional Hospital’s YouTube channel for the latest news on COVID-19.
The PRH Clinic Network will be holding drive-up influenza vaccination clinics in front of Sid’s Pharmacy (parking lot) in October. Patients of PRH Clinic Network are encouraged to make an appointment with their clinic. All community members, six months of age and older, are welcome. Look for dates and more information on Pullman Regional Hospital’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts soon.
September | Health Education Calendar 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th Work In Progress: AA, Tuesdays, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm, ZOOM, Emily (856) 520-2983; Emily4193@yahoo.com 4th Vitalant Monthly Blood Drive, Must Make an appointment, 1st Friday, 10:00 am -2:00 pm, Gladish Community Center, Rm. 211, myinbc.org; or email: Nicole.nolte@pullmnaregional.org 7th CLI Health Tech: Speech & Technology in Treating Parkinson’s, 1st Monday, TBA, CLI Website, Keri Jones, Speech Therapist 8th, 22nd Caregivers Coffee & Support, Mondays 2nd & 4th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, ZOOM, Melissa, (509) 715-0358 16th Women’s Wellness Wednesdays: Keri Jones, Wednesday, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm, ZOOM , Noel, (509) 336-7404
13th Palouse Mental Illness & Advocacy Support Group, 2nd Sunday, Virtual Meeting, Contact Zoe or Lorraine for access, 1:00 pm - 4:00pm, ZOOM, Zoe Cooley @208835-3071 and, Lorraine Cline @509-758-0284 11th CLI-Senior Coffee, 2nd Friday, 10:00 AM, ZOOM, Noel, noel.nicolai@pullmanregional.org October 3rd Weekend Childbirth, No more than 5 couples: $75 Fee, Saturday, 9:00 am - 4:00pm, Conf. Rms. “A/B”, BirthPlace
Childbirth 101, No more than 5 couples: $75 Fee, lled Rms “A/B”, BirthPlace. nceConf. Capm, Mondays, 6:00 pm - 8:00 Weekend Childbirth 101 classes are still meeting Jean’s Reads, Network of National Library of Medicine Book Rec, 4th Friday Pre Op Total Joint Class, Available online at www. pullmanregional.org/orthopedic-center-of-excellence
October 5th Prenatal Breast Feeding Class, $15 Registration Fee, For meeting information consult, 12:30 pm -2:30 pm, BirthPlace October 12th Breast Feeding Support, every other week, Mondays, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm, ZOOM, BirthPlace
for more information, visit www.pullmanregional.org/calendar
PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL 835 SE Bishop Blvd. Pullman, WA 99163 509-332-2541
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COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE AT PULLMAN
SEPTEMBER 2020
Fall classes start
ABE, GED, & HS Completion
Pullman Campus Matters Sept. 21! All Pullman programs remain online for the remainder of the calendar year. While we had prepared for a return to partially classroom-based instruction, we decided to follow WSU Pullman’s example and move our classes to online instruction in order to minimize the health risk to our students, faculty, and staff. We want to do our part in keeping everyone healthy on the WSU campus and across the broader Palouse community. We are grateful that students and families responded overwhelmingly positive, including this comment from one of our students:
I really appreciate all that the SFCC staff and faculty have been doing to keep us safe and informed these past months. Any issues that have come up for me have all been quickly resolved, and the staff have been extremely helpful and communicative as always. I fully support the decision to stay online and all of the measures currently being taken to make sure classes are still accessible to students. I have had a great experience with taking online courses overall. Keep up the great work! The shift to online allows us to maintain all Pullman programs, including our Adult Basic Education and High School Completion programs (see adjacent box) and our brand-new additions of STEM courses. For the first time ever, we are offering the foundational course sequence for biology majors with labs at Pullman. With the addition of STEM pre-calculus or calculus and a humanities or English requirement, students will complete a full first year of college study for a variety of college majors in the biological, environmental, and life sciences.
Tyler Engebretson
Congratulations to Tyler Engebretson of Moscow and Pullman, who just completed his high school degree with us. In fact, he is our very first graduate to complete the program entirely online. Complete your high school diploma with us now! High school completion is a competencybased program for adults 18 years or older, which credits you for previous education, work experience, and a GED score. Our high school completion courses are available online, each student has an individualized plan with one-on one-support, and with our open enrollment you can start today. Call us 509.279.6458.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Punam Dalai to our faculty group. Dr. Dalai has held senior biochemistry research positions and has over twelve years of teaching experience at the high school and, primarily, college level. She has degrees in Biological Science and Education (BSc and BEd) from the Regional Institute of Education, Ajmer, India, and in Analytical and Bioinorganic Chemistry (MSc and PhD) from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India, and the University of Hohenheim, Germany. Dr. Dalai will teach molecular and cellular biology in our fall program. What do you love about teaching? Dalai: “I enjoy teaching because sharing knowledge with others is very rewarding. I consider myself a teacher and a learner. I love interacting with students, learning from them, and helping them understand the course content. My favorite part of teaching is helping struggling students learn challenging material by altering my approach to meet their needs and setting up victories. I evaluate my success by the success of my students.” What can students look forward to in your classes? Dalai: “Environment is an important factor when it comes to learning. Classrooms should be the place where students look forward to coming each day, feel enthusiastic and motivated. My goal of individualized learning is to create an open and comfortable classroom environment where students feel free to ask questions, make mistakes, and challenge themselves. I let students know that mistakes are productive because we learn from our failures. I have a vision where people learn to respect, accept, and embrace the differences between each other.” To read the entire Q&A and to post your own question, please check bit.ly/34ft2Eq.
185 Veterans Way, Pullman WA, 99164; just east of WSU’s Daggy Hall Email pullman@sfcc.spokane.edu; Phone 509.322.2706; Web pullman.sfcc.spokane.edu
COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE AT PULLMAN
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Tuition for WA residents with full-time enrollment, 15 credits, is $1,410.10 per academic quarter. There are additional fees based on the amount of credits taken in a given quarter and the mandatory fees for the current academic year. For a full-time student (with 15 credits) these were set at $251.75, though more than half of that amount was waived during the past quarter and may be waived again due to the impact of the public health crisis on our operations.
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LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
18 Pullman Community Update
SEPTEMBER 2020
Empowering Voters, Defending Democracy Celebrating Local Women in Government In early August Whitman County Commissioners approved a proclamation declaring August 18, 2020, Day of Women Leaders in Whitman County on the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution that granted some women suffrage. During the last six months a three-member committee of League of Women Voters of Pullman has been searching – COVID-wise – to find the names of women who were elected mayor and city council members in Whitman County communities over the last 100 years. “We felt this was one marvelous way we could recognize the League’s 100th anniversary and remind county residents of the women who have made contributions to county and city governments over the last decades,” said Karen Kiessling, League committee member.
“It has been a learning experience finding the names of these women,” said Mary Collins, another committee member. “We will set an event to reintroduce the council members and thank them personally for their time in office.” The names of every woman council member will be listed on a special certificate to each of the country’s 16 communities when the time comes. The League’s “birthday” was Feb. 14, 1920. The amendment was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919, and ratified on Aug. 18, 1920. The party to recognize these city government leaders will be held when it is safe to gather the women in one location.
In the Spotlight, Carolyn Joswig-Jones What brought you to Pullman? I moved to Pullman in the Fall of 1998 when my husband was offered a research faculty position at WSU. We found Pullman to be a wonderful place to raise our family and I found myself volunteering for PTA, Booster Clubs and the Lentil festival, one of my favorite local events.
How the public meetings will be held depends on conditions as the time nears. Please check our website for information as the date approaches. Candidate Forums Coming in mid-October Check www.lwvpullman.org for details Pullman Regional Hospital Update Date: November 5 Check www.lwvpullman.org for details
What caused you to join the League of Women Voters of Pullman and what interests you about the League? I found myself looking for ways to volunteer in our community. I was taken in by the wide variety of issues and topics, national, state and local, the League is involved with. I felt welcomed even when I said I was overwhelmed with how little I know about politics. I like that the League is a nonpartisan political organization. I like the value the League places on education. I never felt pressured, but I did need a little push. The LWV of Pullman members make me feel useful. What topics would you like the League to pursue in the area of public policy? I think education is most important and the LWV is does a great job with that. Sharing information that people can trust is vital. Reaching out to people to let them know the LWV is a place for them to learn, to belong and to be involved—regardless of political affiliation or level of understanding. Other topics I would like to see pursued at our local level are mental health and climate change policy. What you do in the League?
All Things Voting 2020 October 16 – Ballot mailing begins October 27 – Last day to register or change your address
When: Third Tuesdays, Noon to 1:00 p.m. Where: Check the website www.lvwpullman.org for further information September 15 – Superior Court Judge Libey October 20 – When League Goes to Court November 17 – Panel Discussion: “Black Lives Matter” December 15 – LWVWA Civics Textbook, The State We're In
November 3 – Day of the General Election; ballots must be postmarked on or before this date, or dropped into one of the drop boxes located at WSU outside the CUB, the curb-side ballot box across the street from the Old Post Office Building (Paradise Creek Brewery), or Colfax Election office before 5 pm.
I like to help in passing along information through social media platforms like Instagram. I think sharing good information is part of the educational component.
On www.VoteWA.gov you can: • • • •
Check your voter registration status Moved? Update your address by October 27th Not registered? Register by October 27th Get the Voters' Guide
Be an informed voter:
www.facebook.com/ www.lwvpullman.org LWVpullman
Being part of the Observer Core (volunteers that attend public governmental meetings to listen, learn, observe, and report back to the League with factual information) for the Port of Whitman is helping me learn about local economic development and how it impacts our county.
• Check the Voters' Guide – online at www.VoteWA.gov • Visit the website for the Secretary of State – www.sos.wa.gov • See what's on your ballot and get information on the candidates – www.Vote411.org • Information on state and federal politicians, voting records, statements, etc. – www.VoteSmart.org • Check the dates of local candidate forums or watch the forums later online -– www.lwvpullman.org
Free LWV Membership for Students Any individual aged 16 or older, male or female, may become a League member. Dues are $65 for a single membership and $90 for a household membership (two people at the same address). A student membership is free. (A student is defined as an individual who is enrolled either full or part-time in an accredited institution.) Dues are not tax deductible. See www. lwvpullman.org to join.
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