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A white Christmas? Keep dreaming While many mountain areas still the area Thursday are expected to 30 degrees.
A mostly dry and move out today, and “ we’re kind of
had snow today, frosty conditions in T o d ay’ s f o r ecast from the
comparatively warm holiday the lowlands melted away in the looking for things to be drier National Weather Service office in
face of warm er temperatures which Sat u rd ay and Su n d ay,” G.K.
is in store in the Valley. Hepburn, a meteorologist with the
Pendleton calls for mostly cloudy
moved into the area Thursday. conditions through Christmas with
As a result, this week en d ’s National Weather Service office in only a 10 percent chance of precipi­
By ANDY PORTER and LUIS GOMEZ Pendleton said Thursday.
of the Union-Bulletin Christmas weather will seem better tation through Sunday. A better
suited for playing golf than sled­ Skiers and snowboarders, how­ chance of precipitation is forecast
If you’re dreaming of a white ding, with highs forecast for the ever, will still find winter conditions for Sunday night and unsettled
Christmas, head for the hills this upper 40s and only a slight chance at Sk i Bluewood near Dayton, weather is expected to return again
weekend. Otherwise, ex pect a of rain, but no snow. which reported a 24- inch base today
mostly dry holiday. The rains which moved through with morning temperatures a cool Please see TRAVEL, A3

LOCAL WOMAN’SHOBBY GROWSINTO SALES

nears
U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris
says VA Secretary Jim
Nicholson plans to come to
the area early next month, but
the date remains up in the air.

By VICKI HULHOUSE
of the Union-Bulletin
U.S. Department of Veterans Af­
fairs Secretary Jim Nicholson still
plans to visit Walla Walla next
month, but a specific date has yet to
be determined, U.S. Rep. Cathy
McMorris said Thursday.
McMorris, R- Wash., told veterans
and local officials she believes the
visit will take place in the first half
of the month. However, details
about how long he will be here and
what the visit will entail are not
known.
“ We don’t know how much time
we’ll have with him,” McMorris told
the group. “ Ju st know that as soon
as we have a date and as soon as we
have a time we’re going to be work­
ing with all of you to maximize the
time...”
In October, Nicholson accepted
McMorris’ invitation to visit the
Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial
Lonnie Anderson fills her time by designing and making elaborate stamped cards of all shapes and sizes. Her novelty cards have taken off, driving her Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
collection of stamps to more than 200. Anderson says, “ With all the chaos out there you have to dilute it — and this is my dilution. The medical center is one of more

Card-maker spreads happiness

By FARRIS EMUIE SANDERS
for the Union-Bulletin
Lonnie And erson’s cheeks
push up against her glasses and
her eyes crease at the edges. She
beams. She has a smile on her
face almost constantly, it seems.
She gets excited when she tells
a story, speaking emphatically,
using her hands a lot, and laugh­
ing between sentences.
It ’s difficult to imagine her in a
bad mood, though she says it
does happen occasionally. An­
derson is one of those people
who is warm and cheerful and
makes you feel welcome every
time you talk with her.
than a dozen VA hospitals across
the nation being studied for possible
changes as the Department of Vet­
erans Affairs tries to reduce its op­
erating costs.
In a special hourlong visit to the
facility Thursday, McMorris got an
“ I’m not bashful. I am not “ My mom always told me, ‘You update from the Local Community
bashful,” she said, giggling. keep yourself happy and the Task Force on the independent
chaos can’t penetrate.’ And I be­ master plan being developed by the
She is also one of those people lieve that,” Anderson said, shak­ group.
who likes to give useful advice. ing her finger to emphasize the The task force is a volunteer
Some of her sayings and bits of point while her deep green, group made up of veterans and
wisdom come from the first, and button- up shirt cuff slides down government, business and edu­
usually best remembered, advice- cation officials. The group formed
her wrist.
giver in most anyone’s life — her shortly after the federal VA deter­
mother. Please see v* LOCAL, A5 mined in 2004 that Walla Walla’s
hospital needed further scrutiny.
At the same time, global consult­

Musician gives voice to spirit of day

ing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers
was hired by the VA to research the
properties and services and to make
Please see ^ CONCERNS, A4

Rick Phillips feels the spirit is
being sapped from
Christmas, and he’s written a
song in response.
By VICKI HULHOUSE
of the Union-Bulletin
It ’s been a couple of years since
Rick Phillips first noted the change
in Christmas spirit.
The Walla Walla musician, who
has always been a fan of the hol­
Rick Phillips plays with his band, Apart­ id ays d esp ite the o ccasio n al
ment 101, at Heritage Square Park in seasonal doldrums, has noticed a
this August file photo. more politically correct sentiment
this time of year. Less emphasis on
the spiritual foundation he had
grown up with. Incredible pains by
some to not appear overbearingly
spirited.
“ The last straw for me was actu­
ally seeing a guy in the mall waving
a little sign that said ‘ding’ on one
side and ‘dong’ on the other,” Ph il­
lips said.
Apparently the man was trying
not to bother others with annoying
bell sounds. But Phillips was mysti­
fied as to when and why the noise
had become such an issue.
So he did what he always does
when the words and feelings are
strong: he wrote a song about it.
Leading with the notes of his
keyboard, “ My Christm as” is a
lingering song about hanging onto
the spirit of the holiday.
“ For me, Christmas is not necess­
arily always as joyous as I’d like it to
be,” said Phillips, a Realtor and
property manager for Coldwell
Banker First Realtors.
“ But the thought of having people
take it away, it really should make
us all think about freedoms and
having something taken away
Phillips believes in making a
statement through music. Earlier
Please see v* SONG, A7
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\S Local woman started making cards as a hobby seven years ago

Continued from Page A1
And she is being true to her
m other’s guidance. Being
happy is Anderson’s focus, es
pecially since retiring from a
three-decade career as a
nurse.
To keep tension away dur
ing her golden years, she
spends her time bowling and
playing bingo and bonko. But
the pastime she is the most
proud of is making greeting
cards.
“ T h e y ’r e c a l l e d d e -
stressers,” she said.
She loves to create her
cards with her large and di
verse collection of stamps,
inkpads, paper, scissors and
paper punches. Her closet is
teeming with supplies, and
like most crafters who find
their groove, she continues to
add to her stockpile.
the request of her neighbors.
Now that has spread to hav
ing them for sale to the gen
eral public. Anderson even
produces one for the Milton-
Freewater Chamber of Com
merce, with a frog happily
leaping across it.
Though Anderson hasn’t
reached the level of fame that
the blonde actress of the same
name has reached, she is
making a name for herself
locally.
Her creations are displayed
on a wicker shelf at Sun
C atcher Studio and Fine
Crafts, surrounded by other
only 2 days'til Christmas, but still so many great ways to
son’s cards is $2.50. She been doing for neighbors for a and I told to my kids: ‘Good,
handcrafts, such as leather
purses, wood-carved Santa makes them for just about while. They tell her what better, best. I never let them
rest until my good is better
Clauses, jewelry and oil paint every occasion, including colors and subject they want
ings. Several craftspersons Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and she creates it. and my better is best,’ ” she
and artisans, including Ander and birthdays. When she isn’t fulfilling a ¿hid.
son, rent spaces at the shop One card has a yellow and request, her inspiration comes She has another saying
downtown for their work. white border. A paper cutout from a variety of sources. She about putting effort and pride
Jo Lowe, owner of Sun of a woman in a feathery hat sometimes goes into other into what you do: “You give
Catcher, enjoys having a pops up on the inside when its stores and browses the greet your best and you receive
your best.”
place filled with handmade opened. It reads, ‘‘Well be ing card section to get ideas.
items. haved women rarely make But whatever she is mak So what’s her advice for
‘‘When they purchase a history — L.T. Ulrich.” ing, she is giving it her own those who want to learn how
card here, it’s a passion of There are also cards with touch, which is why she to make greeting cards?
someone’s. And yes, they can bears, roses, cars and Santa named her business Special “Go to a class. They have
go to the grocery store and Claus. Touch. classes all over,” she said.
get a card, but .these are Anderson is tossing around “There’s an old saying that
Farris Emilie San ders can be
special,” she said. the idea of doing custom my grandmother told to my
reached a t farris _
The cost of one of Ander cards, something she has mother, my mother told to me em ilie((iy ahoo.com

WRAP IT UP!
She has added to it so much
that she has considering turn
ing her spare bedroom into
her card-making room just so
she has more space.
She jokingly refers to this
behavior as catching the bug.
“I haven’t bought a card in eVeSume has a
years,” she said.
When Anderson started the
hobby seven years ago, she
was just making cards to give
to her friends and family. But
that spread to making them at

EMERGENCY SERVICES
Information is com piled by the Union-
Bulletin staff from the official logs and
records of the agencies listed below.
Readers with any information on these or
other crim es should call the local police or
county sheriffs department. By law, vic
tims of crim es may request through law
enforcem ent agencies that their nam es not
be released to the media. Theft and van
dalism reports were filed between Thur
sday and today unless otherwise noted.

Thefts, Burglaries
WW Police
Stubblefield Inc., 116 N.
Eleventh Ave. Copper valued at
$3,150.
400 block of Chase Avenue,
Wednesday. Unidentified individual
seen entering open garage and
attempting to take miter saw of
Bonnie J. Stahl.
600 block of Ash Street. Tail light
from parked vehicle of Abel C.
Garcia.
WW County Sheriff
500 block of Ethel Road. Items
from two vehicles.
100 block of Douglas Way,
Wallula, reported Wednesday.
Money.

Collisions
WW Police
700 block of East Alder Street,
4:10 p.m. Thursday. Two-vehicle,
noninjury collision.
1400 block of South Second
Avenue, 9:25 a.m. Wednesday.
Driver of vehicle lost control due to
icy road and crashed into a Qwest
box; no injuries reported.
WW County Sheriff
100 block of Quincy Drive,
Burbank, about 9 a.m.
Wednesday. Vehicle struck
mailbox and left.
Washington State Patrol
U.S. Highway 12,10 miles east
of Dayton, 7 p.m. Thursday. Driver:
Cheri M. Beggs, 32, of Grangeville,
Idaho. Passenger: Malaki E.
Jacobsen, 2, of Grangeville, Idaho.
Beggs was traveling west when
she lost control of her vehicle at a
curve and rolled down a 30-foot
embarkment. Both were taken to
Dayton General Hospital. Beggs
was later taken to St. Mary Medical
Center, where she was treated and
released. The current condition of
Jacobsen was not available.
M-F Police
Robbins Street and Canal Drive,
6:39 a.m. Thursday. Vehicle went
off road into canal; no reported
injuries.
Hollywood Video, 21 N.
Columbia St., 5:08 p.m. Thursday.
Two-vehicle, noninjury collision.

Arrests
WW County Sheriff
Richard A. Caverly, 38, no
permanent address listed,
Thursday. Charge: investigation of
failure to obey release, and
investigation of failure to appear.
C P Police
Jorge L. Carreno, 19, 416 S.
Seventh Ave., Walla Walla,
Thursday. Charge: investigation of
driving while intoxicated.

Vandalism

m acys
WW County Sheriff
Hood Park boat ramp, reported
Tuesday. Graffiti on three Jersey y Z Starred items are available only at Macy's.
barriers and a trash container.
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