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It would be nice to think that the new year is completely new. It will surely be different. Yet, as the old saying goes, “No matter where you go, there you are.” And, here we are in 2013. Some of the things that stared us in the face last year will continue to stare us in the face this year. Still, there will be differences. The continuing controversy over the state-line Hawkins shopping complex remains. Although the project itself promises to be an important benefit to the county and its revenue picture, the project is mired in political and...
The Colton girls traveled to Kamiah Friday night to see their win streak end at 37 games in a 43-34 loss. Kamiah (10-2) took a lead in the first quarter and held it to the end. The game was played in Idaho so there was no shot clock, which Kamiah used to slow the pace on the up-tempo wildcats. Colton’s Jenna Moser scored her only two field goals in the first quarter. Guarding her most of the night was Beatriz Pineda, the free defender in Kamiah’s box-and-one. The loss dropped the Wildcats to 7-1 on the season. Colton, the four-time 1B Was...
Colton junior Jake Straughan scored 18 points in the third quarter against Kamiah Friday on the way to a career-high 42 points in a 65-60 comeback win for Colton. The Wildcats trailed by 21 points in the first quarter of the non-league game before cuttting the deficit to 12 at halftime. In the third, Colton outscored Kamiah 27-8 as Straughan had 18 points to go with Dalton Patchen’s nine. Patchen finished with 16 points and 15 rebounds while Straughan had six assists and five rebounds. Colton’s Dillon Frank sealed the victory with two free thr...
The St. John-Endicott boys lost on the road Saturday to the Liberty Lancers (6-4). Match Burnham led Liberty with 25 points and 15 rebounds – including eight offensive. Burnham also had five assists. In addition, Ryan Thayer had 18 points and Zack Kunkel went 9-for-9 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points for the Lancers.... Full story
Gar-Pal junior Kevin Knauff took sixth-place in the 170-pound weight bracket Saturday at the Battle at Beasley in Pullman. A total of 22 teams competed in the wrestling tournament.... Full story
The Colfax girls (9-2) picked up a win and a loss this weekend at the Avista Holiday Tournament in Lewiston. In their opening game Friday, Colfax suffered under the Lewiston press, giving up the ball and a 15-4 Lewiston lead. Colfax fought back to 19-11, before Lewiston guard Paige Wells scored seven straight points to take command of the game. Opening the third quarter, with a 12-point lead, Lewiston pulled back on their press and still held Colfax to just four third-quarter points. In the end, Lewiston had forced 27 turnovers on the Bulldogs... Full story
• It was American humorist and columnist Josh Billings who made the following sage observation: “Reason often makes mistakes, but conscience never does.” • You think there are a lot of lawsuits being heard in the courts these days? Statistics show that half of the suits filed never even make it to court. • In France in the 1700s, capital punishment was not uncommon, and criminals thus condemned were decapitated by the country’s Chief Executioner. This position was hereditary, which posed a problem when, in 1726, the holder of that title, Char...
1. MOVIES: What was the name of the angel in the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”? 2. ANATOMY: What is another name for an erythrocyte? 3. GEOGRAPHY: In which country is the Po River located? 4. HISTORY: In what century was the Erie Canal constructed? 5. MUSIC: Which composer wrote more than 400 waltzes, including “The Blue Danube”? 6. ENTERTAINERS: Which female movie star was born with the name Margarita Carmen Cansino? 7. LITERATURE: Which sister is the oldest in the classic book “Little Women”? 8. TELEVISION: What was the name of the little gi...
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS SUNSHINE TRAILHEAD, C.P.P. No. VJT-02 WHITMAN COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed proposals for this project will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 11:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, on Monday, January 28, 2013, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read. Each proposal shall be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Whitman County Board of County Commissioners with the...
In an unusually balanced blowout Friday night in Oakesdale, the Nighthawk boys lost 62-32 to Pomeroy. Tekoa-Oakesdale’s Jesse Johnson takes the ball to the basket in the second half Friday night in Oakesdale. Senior Max Mueller led the Nighthawks with 13 points and 12 rebounds while Pomeroy’s Tanner Fieder scored 19 and Riley Bott had 13. It all added up to a long walk through the students and cheerleaders line at the end of the game for the Nighthawks. “We came out and played well in the first... Full story
They might have heard it in Montana. Playing at Lewiston in the Avista Holiday Tournament final Saturday night, Colfax’s Brandon Gfeller, a University of Montana recruit, scored the Bulldogs’ final 13 points as they held on for the championship over 4A Walla Walla, 42-36. The Colfax Bulldogs and Coach Reece Jenkin pose with the Avista Holiday Tournament winner’s plaque Saturday night. “Very, very seldom do we play an opponent like that,” said Colfax Coach Reece Jenkin. “Not since I’ve been c...
Thursday A memorial was unveiled in Mankato, Minn., commemorating the 150th anniversary of the hanging of 38 Dakota men. It is the largest mass execution in United States history. A suicide car bomber killed three Afghans and injured six in an attempt to attack a US-operated base in Eastern Afghanistan. Before reaching the base, the minivan was stopped by a security checkpoint where it detonated. Thunderbirds creator, Gerry Anderson, passed away at 83. He was diagnosed with mixed dementia two years ago. The British native was a pioneer in...
Donald Raymond Shaw, 55, Colfax, and Karen Lee Aeschliman, 40, Colfax, Dec. 21. Dean Todd Bourland, 53, Pullman, and Gary Michael Thoren, 46, Pullman, Dec. 26. Alexandra Genevieve Davis, 19, Pullman, and Nicholas James Callison, 21, Petaluma, Calif., Dec. 26....
The Grillbilly Cafe is set to open, replacing The Teapot Cafe. Lois Startin, member of LaCrosse Community Pride, said the Pride board chose Dionne Evans of Hay to operate the cafe. Evans will operate the restaurant as the Grillbilly Cafe and is refurbishing the restaurant to accommodate the new venture. Tentative opening date for the cafe is March 1. The board interviewed two qualified applicants and chose Evans. Owners Cheri and Steven Garrett closed the restaurant in November 2012 because of health problems. They operated the cafe for more...
With little fanfare, Whitman County commissioners unanimously approved the 2013 balanced budget Monday morning. Although there was a $200,000 deficit in the budget, commissioners approved taking it out of cash reserves to make up for the shortfall. Just prior to the budget vote, commissioners approved a one percent hike in property taxes. After two public hearings, the proposed $59.58 million budget was expected to have a deficit of $200,000. The deficit was in the $13.29 million current expense budget, the county’s main operating budget. “It w...
Colfax social agencies, the fire department and the hospital auxiliary all reported community generosity made gift giving successful this holiday season. Colfax volunteer firefighter Assistant Chief and Chaplain Ken McNaughton said firefighters served 300 children this year. He said they had quite a demand for children up to two years old, so much so that after the first day of toy distribution, firefighters had do more shopping. “None of this would be possible without the generosity of this community,” McNaughton said. “We’re just the tool.” H...
Arrow Machinery of Colfax is now Papé Machinery after the 56-year-old operation was sold in a deal announced Dec. 28. Papé Machinery’s new sign sets on the former Arrow Machinery implement lot north of Colfax. Official announcement of the Papé purchase was made Dec. 28. Papé Machinery acquired the assets of Arrow Machinery located in Colfax and Pomeroy. Arrow was an authorized dealer for John Deere Agriculture and Turf equipment, as well as Honda, STIHL, and several other manufacturers. Papé Machinery is a member of The Papé Group, a fourth... Full story
The Agricultural Marketing and Management Organization has announced its 2013 schedule for farm management training programs in Whitman County and surrounding locations. In 2012 more than 300 growers participated in AMMO programs in Lincoln and Whitman counties. This year the organization has added programs located in Ritzville and Pasco. Programs begin Jan. 7 and run weekly through the first week of March with additional programs the first two weeks of December 2013. The same program is held at the four locations once a week. Locations are at...
It started two years ago with a garden surplus. Now it’s a new business in Palouse, Victerz Salsa, made in the kitchen of the community center. Nick and Nancy Whitesell in the Palouse Community Center kitchen Dec. 30 making Victerz salsa. “This is something new for us,” said Nancy Whitesell, a Victerz co-founder, along with husband, Nick. “We had a really good yield on tomatoes one year.” In 2010, they brought in a thousand green tomatoes from their garden to ripen in their basement. Then the Wh... Full story
On Friday, Dec. 28, Whitman County Gazette Editor Jerry Jones was taken by ambulance to Whitman Hospital and Medical Center and then transferred to a Spokane hospital after suffering what physicians are calling a mild stroke. Jones was at the county courthouse doing his daily rounds for the Bulletin when courthouse personnel noticed he needed assistance. They called emergency crews who took him to the hospital where he was evaluated. Doctors there determined he should be taken to Spokane. Those wishing to send Jones any get-well wishes may...
The Palouse Community Center is almost one-year old and board members report it will be a happy birthday. With a record gross for Needful Things, and November and December the two biggest months in rentals, not to mention an advance payment on the center’s outstanding loan, the facility is picking up momentum. “We’re really pleased,” said Janet Barstow, president of the Palouse Community Center board. The center had 22 rentals in November and 17 in December. All the while, Needful Things,... Full story
Keeping the Palouse Heritage Park restrooms open this winter will be more than a Chamber of Commerce project. After budget talks among the Palouse city council raised the prospect of closing the restrooms over the coldest months to save money, Palouse Chamber of Commerce president Bev Pearce came to the council’s Dec. 11 meeting to say the Chamber would cover the cost. After that, other groups came forward as well, including the Palouse Lions Club and Blair Land and Livestock, which c...
The new year is ringing in a new grocery store in LaCrosse. Helping daughter, Wendy Holliday, center, get the LaCrosse Market ready for opening day are Mike Holliday, left, and Bonnie Holliday, right. The store opens Jan. 7. LaCrosse Market Inc. proprietor Wendy Holliday said the store is all but ready for business and was supervising the installation of a Coca-Cola machine on the morning of Dec. 27. She said she intends to have the store open Monday, Jan. 7, at 8 a.m. LaCrosse Community Pride, a group of local folks who work on LaCrosse’s e... Full story
Whitman County now has two new commissioners. After being sworn in on Thursday, Dec. 27, by Superior Court Judge David Frazier, new Whitman County commissioners and their families pose for a photo in the courtroom. From left to right are: Joy Kinzer, Barbara Kinzer and Commissioner Dean Kinzer; Carmen and Leah Swannack, Commissioner Art Swannack, Jill Swannack and Owen Swannack. The new commissioners officially took over Jan. 1. Art Swannack of Lamont and Dean Kinzer of Ewartsville were officially sworn in last Thursday, Dec. 27, in Whitman...
