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March 7th, 2010

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90th birthday: Dorothy N. Craig

Dorothy N. Craig of Lewiston will be honored at a celebration Saturday at the Clarkston Quality Inn and Suites. The occasion is her 90th birthday. She was born March 15, 1920, in Jackson, Texas, to Horace and Winnie Birdsong. She and Norman Craig were married Aug. 2, 1941, in Carson City, ...

85th birthday: Benedict Fleck

Benedict Fleck of Clarkston will celebrate his 85th birthday Monday. He was born March 8, 1925, in Mercer, Wis., to William and Barbara Fleck. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He moved to the area in 1949 and went to work for Potlatch Forests Inc. (now Clearwater ...

Orofino Junior Miss program: Seven girls participating

OROFINO - Seven girls will participate in the Orofino Junior Miss program set for Saturday at Orofino High School, with the theme, "Get a Clue About Junior Miss." The program will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $5 at the door. The seven girls, all juniors at OHS, taking part in ...

What's one of the biggest issues between spouses? Stuff

By Lisa Gutierrez, McClatchy Newspapers

To every wife who has ever threatened to throw out her husband's tools ... To every husband who has ever wanted to give away his wife's shoes ... Jenny Arbanas feels your pain. She feels it every time she walks down to her nicely finished basement in Leawood, Kan., and comes ...

Wash-and-wear hair a hot Hollywood trend

By Melissa Magsaysay, Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES - Women will endure straightening balms, flat irons - even semi-permanent treatments that can put your head in a cloud of chemicals and your bank account in a precarious state - all in pursuit of sleek, straight and voluminous hair. Stylist Alli Webb is familiar with this state of ...

Are you talking to me, Mr. Bluetooth?

Commentary: By Lori Borgman

Women have been known to bare their souls at the grocery store. Which is why I wasn't surprised when the woman next to me at the apple display said that her granddaughter had injured her ankle. "Is that right?" I offered sympathetically. "They're taping it for now, but the poor thing ...

Honor Roll

PORTLAND, Ore. - Erika A. Morgan of Lewiston was named on the fall semester dean's list at Warner Pacific College here. SEATTLE - Didi Wittman of Lewiston was named to the fall quarter 2009 president's list at Seattle University here. LAPWAI - Officials at the Northwest Indian College, Nez ...

Club Notes

Harley Owners Group, Northwest Passage Chapter Members met Feb. 9 with Matt Thomasson as guest speaker, discussing the reopening of the Harley store in Lewiston. Jerry Roe reported membership is at 54 with new members Donna Manchester and Cle Manchester in attendance. Members discussed: l Possible cancellation of the fun run ...

Letter of Thanks

February was Library Lovers' Month. What an appropriate time for Nezperce Community Center/Library's grand opening celebration Feb. 19. I would like to express my appreciation to Maxine Riggers, Library Building Committee, for the vision; the Nezperce City Council for sharing that vision, and the hundreds of supporters and volunteers who made ...

Check new credit card rules

Commentary: By Sharon Rosenberg

Consumers in the U.S. pay roughly $15 billion annually in penalties for credit card debt, according to a White House report. Irritated by unfair fees, my mother took credit card reform in to her own hands when she successfully protested dubious interest rate charges on her store account. But there's also ...

Fashion Q&A

By Jean Patteson, The Orlando Sentinel

My friend won a Caribbean cruise for two in June. She has asked me to accompany her. What style swimsuits should we buy, and where? We are seniors in our late 60s. We both wear plus sizes, but we have started walking and doing yoga to get in better shape. June ...

Don't worry about fashion below the waist

By Ellen Warren, McClatchy Newspapers

What if you could look more fashionable than ever - and cut your spending in half? It's so much easier than you think. Here's how: Stop worrying about what you're wearing from the waist down. Call it Tabletop Dressing. If you're outfitting yourself for dining out, quit wasting cash, time and ...

Tweeting puppy is a perfect pet for twerps

Commentary: By Celia Rivenbark

Just when you thought things couldn't get any weirder, we learn that Mattel has introduced a computerized toy that allows your dog to post updates to its very own Twitter page. "Puppy Tweet" provides dog owners with a USB receiver that they connect to their computer. They then download the toy's ...

With the Military

American Legion Lewis-Clark Post No. 13 in Lewiston sponsored a U.S. military oath of office ceremony Feb. 11 for one of its members, 2nd Lt. Tracie A. Coy. Coy, an eight-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, took the oath of office for entry as a Nurse Corps officer in the U.S. ...

It's nice having a part-time 'wife'

Commentary: By Jane Glenn Haas

My friend Carolyn is here for her annual four-month escape. She lives in Fort Collins, Colo., and delights in comparing daily temperatures in Colorado and California. And I depend on Carolyn's visit to tidy up my life. She's a "wife" and, frankly, I'm not. By that I mean Carolyn cooks dinner ...

Best Sellers

Books Best-selling books of the week according to Publishers Weekly ending Feb. 27. ADULT FICTION 1. "Fantasy in Death," J.D. Robb 2. "The Help," Kathryn Stockett 3. "Black Magic Sanction," Kim Harrison 4. "Split Image," Robert B. Parker 5. "Big Girl," Danielle Steel 6. "Worst Case," James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge ...

Continuing case of soles that crumble without warning

Commentary: By Patricia McLaughlin

A couple of years ago, some friends bought a vacation house in the mountains. It needed work - e.g., a swath of exterior wall needed to be re-sided where a tenant, using a charcoal grill on the deck, had managed to melt a section of vinyl siding. My theory: Because most ...

Senior Calendar

For the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley Sunday, March 7 No events planned. Monday, March 8 Blood pressure monitoring, 8 to 9:30 a.m., Lewiston fire stations, located at 300 13th St., 424 Burrell Ave., and 1533 Grelle Ave. Line dancing, 10 a.m., Lewiston Community Center, 1424 Main St., Lewiston. Coffee and cookies, 10 a.m. ...

20 Years Ago

From the Lewiston TribuneMarch 7, 1990 Lewis-Clark State College students will pay $98 more in fees during the next school year - if LCSC President Lee A. Vickers has his way. Full-time undergraduate resident students will pay $569 a semester, up from $520. More than federal money apparently will be ...

40 Years Ago

From the Lewiston TribuneMarch 7, 1970 A 14-year-old Lewiston youth is in the Nez Perce County jail, charged with telephoning a false bomb report to Sacajawea Junior High School Thursday morning, according to Deputy Sheriff Melvin W. Goins. Some 25 bicycles that have been found by Nez Perce County sheriff's ...

60 Years Ago

From the Lewiston TribuneMarch 7, 1950 BIG EDDY - The jam of logs and ice at Big Eddy broke about noon. It was just ahead of logs floating down from a slightly larger jam that broke at Little Canyon of the North Fork earlier in the morning. The first wave of ...