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Frosted with fluffly flakes of fresh fallen snow, these rose hips, known for storing high amounts of vitamin C, sit dormant, waiting to impart their nutrition to any creature in need of a wintertime snack. 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. ALLEGED PALOUSE ASSAULT Two charges of second degree assault with a vehicle were filed... Full story
Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves broke into the win column Friday with wins in the boys and girls games over Reardan on the home court. The TR boys pegged a 21-14 lead at halftime, faded in the third quarter and then rallied in the last frame for a 39-34 win over the Indians. Cooper Angelo hit a game high 29 to lead the hosts. Steve Brown hit two, and Alex Pakootas and Kade Holling each hit four points. The TR girls topped Reardan 49-41 with Tommia Pakootas hitting 14 and Nikki Overton hitting 12. The host held Reardan to zero points in the third...
Faith Markley of the Bulldogs goes up against Eilish Smith of Springdale in the Friday game at Colfax. Piper Cai is at left. Friday night’s trip to Creston will feature a matchup of Colfax and Wilbur-Creston girls teams who are in the middle ranks of their respective NE divisions. Colfax will make the trip after sustaining a 45-53 loss to Northwest Christian Saturday night at Colbert. It was the first loss for the Bulldogs against a north side team and left them 5-2 overall in the league c...
It didn't matter what they believed, it only mattered what they could prove. The firm of Kinzer, Chadwick and Dahmen, still looking for their first Colton win of the season, presented a winning case last Friday against Touchet, 70-56. Grant Kinzer and Brady Chadwick both scored 17 points and senior Carter Dahmen delivered 19 in the Wildcats' first win of the year, putting their record at 1-8 overall, 1-3 in league. Carlos Rincon led the Indians with 23 points on the night while James Kates...
Keith Gfeller attempts to get the hook on a rebound Friday while Austin Howder of the Chargers waits for the result. Colfax boys resume the tour through the north half of the NE league Friday when they roll to Creston to play the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats. The Bulldogs will go up against a WC team which sustained a 36-65 loss to undefeated Liberty in the Friday action. The Bulldogs booked a split over the weekend with a big win over Springdale on the home court Friday night and a big loss to the...
Colfax wrestlers took three titles and scored 182 points Saturday to top 16 other teams in the Charger Invitational tournament at Ritzville. Number two finisher was Rainer with 126, and third place finisher was Liberty with 103. Travis Knauff of Garfield-Palouse, one of the trio of wrestlers who have collided in the 145 class, moved down to the 138-pound class and won the title with a 3-0 run. Reggie Jones also pegged a 3-0 to take the title for 145, and Mitch Barney had a 3-0 for the title at 152. Second-place finishers with 2-1 marks were... Full story
Southeast 1B league leaders Colton and Touchet met last Friday and the Wildcats strolled, 72-40. From left for Colton, Zoe Moser, Meghan Devorak, Mary Ann Jacobs and Kendyl Druffel. Colton is now 10-1, 5-0 in league. Their three-year, state record winning streak ended at 79 Dec. 29 against Okanogan. The game that could’ve been, wasn’t. Colton vs. Touchet, the two teams that took it to the last minute for the district championship last February in Clarkston, proved a bust last Friday. A clo...
The Agriculture Committee of the Pullman Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the Colfax Chamber of Commerce, will host the annual Farm-City Day Luncheon at the Hill Ray Plaza in Colfax Jan. 26. “We have been doing it for 50 years,” said Ron Wachter, chair of the ag. committee. Wachter described the Farm-City Day Luncheon as a chance to allow businesses and customers to interact. “The Farm-City Day Luncheon is an opportunity for local business to thank their clients by bringing them to lunch over an excellent program,” he said. Wachter...
The fifth annual Palouse-Clearwater Food Summit will be held in Pullman Jan. 29 at Banyans on the Ridge. The summit is hosted by the Palouse-Clearwater Food Coalition. Registration price is offered on a sliding scale between $15-$100. A catered lunch will be provided by Banyans. According to the news release for the event, the summit will feature more than 15 speakers who work in seed saving, local food production, market development, farm-to-school and community food security. More information can be found about the event at...
AT&T customers in Colfax may have seen a boost in their mobile internet services, without an impact on their pockets. According to an AT&T news release, “high-speed mobile internet service has been turned on in Colfax, bringing local residents and businesses the latest generation of wireless network technology – at no extra cost to existing customers.” Andy Colley, director of communications at AT&T, said this could be done at no extra cost because of consistent upgrades AT&T has done over time. “It is just a matter of business to improve...
The 2016 season of Relay for Life in Colfax will kick off Jan. 23 with a Relay Brunch at Events on Main from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Relay Brunch is the first activity which will lead up to the Relay for Life fundraising walk in June. “We are kicking it off,” said Taylor Johnson, community manager with the American Cancer Society office in Spokane. “It is kind of a survivor brunch to celebrate our survivors.” Johnson said the event will include free food, coffee and tea and will provide a chance for mingling and socializing. “It will be a rela... Full story
Five deer peruse a frosty hillside near Airport Road in Colfax on New Years Day at sunset.... Full story
Colton Mayor Jerry Weber has requested help in locating the baby Jesus which was taken from the nativity scene in Colton’s Memorial Park. The theft was first noticed around Dec. 19, Weber said. “At this point, we would just appreciate any and all information to help us find our missing baby Jesus,” he said. Members of the public with information are encouraged to contact the Town of Colton at 229-3887 or the Whitman County Sheriff’s office at 397-6266. Colton’s holiday lights were brought back this year. Weber noted, “It was great to see the...
The Jan. 21 food distribution site for Rosalia will be at the Rosalia Baptist Church. An incorrect site was listed on the report from Council on Aging office last week. Hours will be from 3 to 6 p.m....
Whitman Hospital in Colfax has achieved a five star rating for patient experience by Medicare, according to Hank Hanigan, hospital CEO. Patient survey results show that Whitman Hospital rated above the Washington and national average in all 11 categories set forth by Medicare. The survey of patients’ experiences, known as the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, has been used since 2006 to measure patients' perspective of hospital care. The results are posted on the Hospital Compare website to assist consumers in m...
Anneliese Zook stands in her new shop in Palouse, which takes its name from a former Palouse institution. A familiar name has returned to Palouse. Essie's Beauty Shoppe, which operated in Palouse from the 1940s to the early 1970s by the late Essie Finley, is back after Anneliese Zook asked permission to name her new shop after it. The former salon was directly across the street from Zook's location in the new Riverside Retreat & Inn. Zook, who grew up in Palouse and graduated in 2001 from...
Colfax last month received the bid to become a Main Street Community through the Washington State Main Street Program. The program “has been helping communities revitalize the economy, appearance and image of their downtown commercial districts,” according to the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation website. “Using local resources and initiative, the state program helps communities develop their own strategies to stimulate long-term economic growth and pride in the heart of the community-downtown.” Colfax's Unified Executi...
A stack of new steel utility poles next to Tekoa's Iron Horse Arena is now clear after a fall Avista project to replace 16 miles of old wooden poles from a substation in Idaho to a stopping point near Farmington. The work was phase one of a 44-mile replacement to switch out Tamarack and Larch wood poles that have rotted after decades in the elements. A total of 290 poles were replaced in phase one, many of which were installed in the 1950s. The next phase will resume in the spring – weather p...
Crews from Palouse River Rock of Colfax work on the earthwork at Boyer Park. The Boyer Park and Marina expansion project which began last month hit some snags and now requires some changes in the original plan, Port Executive Joe Poiré reported to port commissioners at their meeting Jan. 7. Port commissioners approved 10 changes in the contract which now brings the job total to about $756,000. The project contract was awarded to Palouse River Rock on a low bid of $623,299 in November, and...
A new place to stay in Palouse opened this week. The Riverside Retreat & Inn is located on Main Street, kitty-corner from the Green Frog Café. Chuck and Debbie Goetz, who also own Grammy G’s Quilts in Palouse, closed the deal to buy the building in December and quickly converted the former veterinary clinic into a three-room inn and retreat area. They brought in beds, curtains, microwaves, refrigerators and coffee pots and remodeled the community bathroom, installing a shower. “Other than paint...
Shown here are the LaCrosse Apartments, which have been operating since 1981 by the LaCrosse Builders. The for-profit organization was recently bought out by LaCrosse Community Pride. LaCrosse Community Pride recently bought out LaCrosse Builders, a for-profit organization in LaCrosse which had been operating the LaCrosse Apartments since 1981. “It was a corporation formed years ago. It’s a for-profit corporation,” said Tedd Nealey, the head of LCP’s economic development committee. “The pu...
Whitman Hospital and Medical Center received a new MRI machine Tuesday, which had to be hoisted into the building using a crane. The 12,000-pound unit should be ready for use by the end of February, said Laurie Gronning, public relations for the hospital. Gronning said it is unique for a hospital to have an MRI machine on any floor other than the ground level, as they are not easy to get inside buildings in the first place. The crane hoisted the machine up to scaffolding which rested at this...
