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#!*! The new gate behind the Grandmother’s shop. #!*! People who take advantage of social services programs and then use their paychecks for pot and drugs. ++++ Having a local bowling alley with friendly owners. Send your Pet Peeves and Okeydokes to the Gazette P.O. Box 770 Colfax, Wa 99111...
3 was the year of money. From private citizens to the federal government, money, or more precisely the lack of it, shaped nearly every decision and conversation. Finances and making ends meet became very serious business. Something different has been happening in Whitman County. There seems to be a cavalier attitude about money here. Sure, everybody talks about money, but it just doesn’t seem to be all that important. Take for instance the county the government. The county lost track of some of its cash. Estimates ranged from around half a...
TRIVIA TEST 1. ANATOMY: Where in the human body is the mandible? 2. MYTHOLOGY: According to Greek mythology, who ferries the souls of the dead across the rivers Styx and Acheron? 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: By what common name is the pirate's flag of skull and crossbones known? 4. ENTERTAINERS: Which actress was born with the name Betty Joan Perske? 5. MEASUREMENTS: What does a tachometer measure? 6. HISTORY: What was the first year of the winter Olympic Games? 7. GEOGRAPHY: Where is Valley Forge, site of George Washington's encampment during the Rev...
These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated. Police check gunshots report Colfax police received a report of gunshots being fired in the Valleyview area from residents atop Thorn Street Hill at 9:30 p.m. Monday. One resident reported six shots were discharged, and another resident reported eight shots had been fired. Officer Perry Tate and Deputy Paul Reavis responded to the scene to inter...
Colfax emergency crews responded to an antifreeze spill on Main Street Colfax, Jan. 3. A 30-foot streak of antifreeze which spilled in the gutter in front of the Thrifty Grandmother’s Store was discovered at about 2:15 p.m. Monday. Crews first asked owners of cars parked on that block to move so the long stain could be reached. A thick layer of absorbent was sprinkled down along the streak to soak up the antifreeze. City crews later cleaned off the absorbent....
Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Timothy D. Wright graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. The son of Steven Wright of LaCrosse, Wright graduated in 2008 from Ferris High School in Spokane. He completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills....
New Year’s Day marked another major milestone along the path to full implementation of the Affordable Care Act. This act, commonly known as Health Reform, is the federal legislation that effects all Americans. The complete change is scheduled to take until 2014 but important provisions began reshaping healthcare last year. Below are some of the items that became effective January 1, 2011. I am providing this information to keep you abreast of the changes. I trust it will be useful to all readers regardless of political view point. - P...
Word on the Street Two dinosaurs have already been spotted in Palouse. What kind of creature—prehistoric or otherwise—would you like to see next?...
Colfax senior Alex Teade, who was part of Colfax trophy runs last year as a junior in football, basketball and baseball, and Kayla Johnson, who landed the state hoops MVP for the second year in a row and was a member of the first-place Bulldog teams in volleyball and basketball, are among Inland Empire nominees for the Northwest Youth Awards. Johnson is now playing for Whitworth in Spokane. Colfax and Colton basketball girls’ teams have both been nominated for the team of the year honor, and Coach Corey Baerlocher of Colfax has been n...
Colfax Athletic Director Mike Morgan has authorized All-American Sports Posters to produce posters for Colfax High School athletics. The project will bring much-needed additional funding to the athletic department, Morgan said. Representatives of the poster company will contact local businesses to line up sponsorships. The company is registered with the Idaho Attorney General and is the lone company authorized to conduct a sponsorship campaign on behalf of the CHS athletic department, Morgan said....
A big Reardan team, primed to take a league win over a rebuilding Bulldog team, showed no mercy in Tuesday night’s league round with a 51-32 win over the Bulldog girls on their home court. The Indians were led by 18 points from Kelsey Moos who hit seven shots from the field. “They just moved out to a big league, and we couldn’t get it back,” Coach Corey Baerlocher noted. The hosts moved out to a 15-4 lead in the first quarter and posted a 25-13 edge at the half. Reardan out-boarded Colfax 37-28, and the Bulldogs shot 12 for 39 from the field....
Colfax boys basketball, rolling off a 2-0 show last week in the Yakima SunDome, posted another version of their second-half clamp Tuesday for a 64-38 win in a return to league play at Reardan. Colfax now stands 3-0 in league play and 6-1 overall. The Bulldogs will return to their home gym Friday after a three-week absence to host the Chargers from Mary Walker of Springdale. Tied 15-15 after the first quarter Tuesday at Reardan, the Bulldogs again notched up their defense and allowed the chiefs just six points over the next two quarters....
Wind turbine permits will be session topic The Pullman League of Women Voters will sponsor a public presentation entitled “Land Use Planning 101: Permitting a Commercial Wind Project” to be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 11, in the Whitman County Library at Colfax. Speakers will include Alan Thompson, Whitman County planning director, and Mike Denny, a coordinator for the Walla Walla County Conservation District. Both will address the permitting process involved in approving a wind energy facility and explain the opportunities for public par...
Week of Jan. 10-14, 2011 At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Super nachos, corn, fruit. Tuesday: Pizza, green salad, pineapple, pudding. Wednesday: Noodle soup, sandwiches, lettuce, cheese, veggies, fruit. Thursday: Corn dog, mac and cheese, vegetables, fruit. Friday: Chicken nuggets, tater tots, corn, pears. At Tekoa School: Monday: Corn Dog or, Chili-Cheese Dog, Tossed Salad, Mandarin Oranges, Cheesy Noodles. Tuesday: Chicken Nuggets, BBQ Beans, Tossed Salad, Pineapple, Wheat Roll. Wednesday: Hamburger, French Fries, Veggie Choices. Thursday:...
Borisov, Daniel, born Dec. 21, 2010, at six pounds, nine ounces, to Vladimir Borisov and Cheri Mills of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Vladimir and Anna Borisov of Marysville. Maternal grandparents are Scott and Phyllis Mills, Federal Way. Cooper, Kyler Paul, born Dec. 21, 2010, at nine pounds, four ounces, to Brittany and Jordan Cooper, Clarkston. Paternal grandparents are Vicki and Richard Cooper, Moscow. Maternal grandparents are Doug and Katherine Strom, Lewiston and John and Angie Tanksley, Grand Junction, Colo. The baby joins one...
8 years ago, Jan. 8, 1886 On the 29th, the Journal’s Starbuck correspondent wrote as follows: numerous accidents have occurred to horses and cattle of late, along the Riparia road, by the trains running over and killing them. On the Pataha branch the two construction trains are kept running night and day with material for the front. The white (work) force has been reduced to the track layers, number 85. The Chinese still number 400. A gang of 60 of them have been on a strike the past few days, caused by the China company trying to extort t...
Dear Savvy Senior, Do I have to pay income tax on my Social Security benefits? I just turned 62 and am seriously considering early retirement. What can you tell me? Ready to Retire Dear Ready, When you start collecting your Social Security retirement benefits, a portion of it might be taxable depending on your total income level and marital status. Here’s what you should know. Crunch Your Numbers About one-third of people who get Social Security have to pay income taxes on their benefits. To figure out if your benefits will be taxable, y...
Dean and Becky Walker share a ministry as pastors of Garfield Christian Fellowship in Garfield. The two have made their home in Garfield since 1992. They moved to the Palouse in 1992 for Dean to study mathematics at WSU. He graduated in 1995. He is now a math teacher at Moscow High School and Becky works at Schwietzer. “I love teaching mathematics,” Dean said. Dean and Becky were married 24 years ago and lived on the Oregon Coast near the Tillamook area. “We were just kids when we got married, and I raised him,” Becky said with a laugh. “I thin...
ROSALIA A holiday tradition at Rosalia marked its 75th anniversary when members of Rosalia Garden Club gathered and prepared cheer baskets for 59 people in the community last week. This is done for people who have suffered from cancer, heart problems or other diseases or who have recently had to deal with a death in their family. The cheer basket program was started in 1935 by Mabel Clayton Boozer. Rosalia residents going to the home of Tim and Vicki Charles at St. Maries for Christmas were...
Hooper Conly Merritt traveled to Ketchikan, Alaska, Dec. 21 where he was able to go on a “Tiger Cruise” aboard the submarine, USS Ohio. His son, Thane Merritt, serves as a master chief on the Ohio’s crew. Accompanying Conly was Thane’s son, Ben Merritt, of Bremerton. They boarded the USS Ohio Dec. 22 out of Ketchikan and arrived in Bangor, Wash., on Dec. 26. Conly said it was a “once in a lifetime” experience. Richard, Tracy and Bryce Bennett of St. John joined Betty Merritt and her mother, Eleanor Iten, who is visiting from Yreka, Calif., for...
Lamont Twenty-five people gathered Jan. 1 at the Lamont Community Center to celebrate the new year with a potluck dinner and card games. Don and Sherrill Nelson’s Christmas day dinner guests were Keith, Stacy, Lilly and Kylie Nelson, Shari Golden and Joan Nelson. On Dec. 31, Don and Sherrill drove to St. John to bring in the new year with Paul and Susie Heglar by watching college basketball games. Betty Stone’s daughter and husband, Patty and Sonny Etheredge, arrived Thursday, Dec. 30, to stay two days and celebrate New Year’s eve and day w...
Dusty Carol Kyllo spent Christmas in Spokane with her daughter’s family, Tami and Wayne Haas and children. They were joined on Christmas Day by her son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Penny Kyllo. She spent New Year’s Eve at a party at the home of Penny and Jerry Gilchrist. Larry and Di Brink were New Year’s Eve dinner guests of Don and Carol Keeney, LaCrosse, along with the Keeney’s eldest son’s family, Jeff, Sharee and Wyatt Keeney from Idaho. The Brinks were at the Lucky and Joan Myrick home New Year’s Day. Kurt and Jill Reddig and Savannah of...
THURSDAY The Centers for Disease Control is reporting the flu season is in full force now, with five states already reporting evidence of wide-spread flu cases. Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Virginia and New York have all reported the flu. The CDC report said tests of this year’s sample showed the flu strain is reacting to this season’s vaccine. FRIDAY A small college in New Jersey published its annual list of “banished words,” terms used so often and so poorly that year they are now uncool. The word “viral”, meaning the rapid spread of viral...
El Katif Shrine Potentate Von Chimienti, presented Noble Duane Cook, pictured at right, with the Shriner of the Year award. Each year this award is given to one of more than 1,000 El Katif Shriners in honor of outstanding service to the organization. Cook was born and raised in Whitman County and attended schools in St. John, Winona and Endicott. He is a past master of Chewelah Lodge 134, a member and past president of Northeast Washington Shrine Club in Colville, a member and past president of Spokane Valley Shrine Club and the president of...
Colton library access Colton Librarian Holly Meyer can order any book in the Whitman County Library System. The library has agreements with thousands of other libraries to share books and carries CDs, books on CD, new release DVDs and downloadable audio and ebooks – all free with your library card. Check out our diverse selection. Storytime at the Colton Library will focus on the alphabet in January. Each Monday at 10:30, they will discuss two letters of the alphabet through stories, songs, books, and color pages. Children ages 1-6 are w...
