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Each year, Whitman County 4H honors the members and leaders at the annual 4H achievement program, which this year was in early November at the fairground community service building. Emceeing the program were Morgan and Shania Hatley of the Albion Best Adventurers 4H Club and Sarah Appel of Mockonema 4H. Katie Whetzel, leader of the Happy Hooves 4H Club, was selected as the 2010 4H Leader of the Year. Katie started Happy Hooves 4H three years ago when several 4H members came to her and asked her to be a club leader. Katie and her husband Chad... Full story
8 years ago, December 25, 1885 The Gazette prize watermelon will be cut today. Who wants a slice? A petition is being circulated and quite numerously signed in Farmington praying the territorial legislature grant the people an opportunity to vote on the question of prohibition. A new school has been completed in district No. 80, a few miles north of Garfield, and school will soon begin with J.A. Crumbacher as teacher. During the past week Messrs. Bleeker, Spencer and Hoare have been carrying on a lively cannonading among the rocks just back...
Nine Whitman County football players named to Washington’s all-state teams were announced Tuesday by the Associated Press. Colfax had three seniors who were named at multiple positions on the 2B first team. Tyler McNannay was named first team running back, kicker and punter; Kellen Morgan was named first team tight end and defensive back, and Tuffy Hickman was named first team on the offensive and defensive lines. Alex Teade was given honorable mention at quarterback and defensive back, McNannay was given honorable mention at linebacker and J...
The History Channel * On Jan. 1, 45 B.C., New Year’s Day is celebrated on January 1 for the first time as the Julian calendar takes effect. In designing his new calendar, Roman ruler Julius Caesar enlisted the aid of Sosigenes, an Alexandrian astronomer, who calculated a year to be 365 and 1/4 days. * On Dec. 29, 1890, the U.S. Cavalry kills 146 Sioux at Wounded Knee in South Dakota. The cavalry surrounded a band of Ghost Dancers and demanded they surrender their weapons. A brutal massacre followed, with nearly half those killed being women a... Full story
Lone home meet for the Colfax wrestlers Tuesday night brought in grapplers from Bi-County foes Liberty, Reardan, Lind/Ritzville/Sprague and from St. John/Endicott and Pomeroy, the SE power club. Entrants competed for more than two hours on two mats in the Colfax gym. Levi Hardy booked two wins in the 160 class for Colfax, and Justin King finished with a 2-1 night in the 171 class. SJE Eagles’ Thomas Newton in the 119 class and Wilson Lundberg in the 152 class booked wins for the Eagles who have a young team this year with two eighth graders in...
Whitman County will now charge residents who ask to have the name of their county road changed. Commissioners Monday approved a new policy that allows the county Public Works department to charge costs associated with changing the name of a road to those who request the change. Public Works Director Mark Storey said the issue came up earlier this month when the county changed the name of Mail Route Road in the northwest area of the county to Cayuse Lake Road. Storey estimated the cost of time and materials to make new signs, update the...
All systems are go on the Port of Whitman County’s $12 million fiber optic project after the agency signed a cooperative agreement with the project’s parent company last week. Port commissioners agreed to the deal with Northwest Open Access Network, or NOAnet, at their regular meeting last Thursday, Dec. 16. NOAnet was the main recipient of an $84 million federal stimulus grant in March to lay fiber optic cable across unserved areas of rural Washington. The port received a $10 million slice of that pie to link Clarkston, Pullman and Spo... Full story
Palouse residents will see their water and sewer bills rise for the second year in a row this February. The council voted Dec. 14 to raise the Palouse base water rate by $5.50 and the base sewer rate by $3. They also voted to raise the overage fee for water from $1 to $1.25 for every 100 cubic feet over the allowed base amount. Citizens saw their bills rise last year when the council chose to activate a utility tax on water and sewer. Citizens saw, at minimum, a $2.30 addition to their utility bill last January after the city council voted to... Full story
Whitman Hospital & Medical Center employees Jake Ackerman, left, and Gary Johnson are shown here with with 774 pounds of food donated by employees of the hospital and Whitman Medical Group for the FISH Food Bank in Colfax....
Rosie the mouse scampers past the historic clock tower on Whitman Street on a crisp fall day. She pops on over to the Texaco station to meet a new friend before scurrying past a giant mail box back home beneath the town’s post office. Rosie’s adventures through Rosalia, her namesake, are chronicled in the debut children’s book of author Marcy Campbell, Rosie’s Scary Tale. Campbell said Rosie was born out of her effort to relate the story of Rosalia’s Battle Days in a form more palatable to children. “I figured it was a good way to teach them... Full story
Chelsea Leachman is the new manager of the Whitman County Library branch in Uniontown. She and her husband currently live in Pullman. A graduate of the University of Idaho, she is currently finishing her master’s degree in library and information science from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. She looks forward to starting a new after-school program on the third Wednesday of each month from 3:15-4 p.m. Uniontown library’s new hours are Wednesdays 2:30 to 6:30 and Fridays 9:30 to 1:30. Email: [email protected]... Full story
Time Off? No Thanks! Many people like to take time off from work during the holidays. I am not among them. I really like to be around my coworkers at this time of year. Everyone is a little more relaxed, pleasant and forgiving during the holiday season. I’ve seen this phenomena in many different hospitals during my career. It is a universal experience. Here at WHMC, our staff is like this all year long. They are caring and loving. They put others’ needs above their own. They dedicate their lives to the service of others and live out this sacred...
Wayne Hemmelman A memorial service for Wayne P. Hemmelman, 84, Princeton, Idaho, was Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, at 1 p.m. at the Palouse River Community Center in Princeton. Pastor Kathy Kramer officiated. Potlatch Post # 10300 VFW and the United States Navy Honor Guard participated. Mr. Hemmelman died Sunday, Dec.12, 2010 at the Gritman Memorial Hospital in Moscow, with his family at his side. He was born on April 11, 1926, at Potlatch, Idaho, to David and Goldie Clyde Hemmelman. He attended the Lamb grade school and finished his education at the... Full story
Eickhoff, Gabriella, born Dec. 11, 2010, at six pounds, 12 ounces, to Gerry and Sheila Eickhoff of Palouse. Paternal grandparents are Bob Kerns, Potlatch, and Marilyn Kerns, Troy, and Diana Eickhoff, Oceanside, Ore., and the late Bruce Eickhoff. Maternal grandparents are Stan and Donna Clark, Clarkston. The baby joins one sister, Megan, 9. Marcus-Rader, Tucker Bradley, born Dec. 12, 2010, at eight pounds, three ounces, to Andree Marcus-Rader and Brad Rader of Palouse. Paternal grandmother is Patricia Rader, Lenore, Idaho. Maternal grandparents...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager hosted an early Christmas celebration for their family this weekend. Arriving Friday were Gaylene and Don Manning and children, Valleyford, and Kyle and Ann Sager, Spokane. Arriving Saturday were Blake and Marcy Sager and children, Colfax. Christmas dinner was Saturday, Kyle and Ann stayed through Sunday. The rest returned to their homes Saturday evening. Vicki Broeckel and Sharry O’Hearne shared Christmas dinner with their mother, Berniece Krom, at the Whitman Health and Rehab Nursing Home in Colfax S...
Nancy Huber, office manager at Hill Ray Plaza for the past 11 years, retired Dec. 17. Following a month-long vacation trip to visit her two daughters and two grandsons in California, Nancy will return to Colfax and continue instructing water aerobics classes at Whitman Hospital. She also has a daughter in New Orleans. Born in Colfax, Nancy was a corporate secretary for PDM Corporation in Stockton, Calif., for many years. She also owned ABC Nursery School in Stockton for 11 years. She returned here about 15 years ago to be near her mother who... Full story
Heidi Morgan of Colfax was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2010 semester at LeTourneau University, an interdenominational Christian university based in Longview, Texas. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.99 for the semester.... Full story
Whitman County Association of Wheat Growers will meet at Denny’s in Pullman, Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at 8 a.m. Wheat breeders and researchers from Washington State University will be present to answer questions and comments. Members who plan to attend should contact Randy Suess at Colfax.... Full story
Rosalia Rosalia 2010 Holiday band concert featuring the Rosalia Jazz Band and fifth grade through high school bands, was Wednesday, Dec. 15. Band director is Matt Parsons. Rosalia jazz band combo played “Back to the Minors,” “Dark Gold” and “The Real McCoy.” Fifth grade band played “Jolly Old Saint Nicholas” and “Good King Wenceslas.” Sixth grade band played “Angels we have Heard on High” and “Procession of the Kings.” Middle school band played “Pachelbel’s Carols.” High school sax quarte... Full story
Help for Seniors Facing Foreclosure Dear Savvy Senior, What kind of help is available to seniors who are facing foreclosure? My 76-year-old mother has fallen behind on her house payments and is very concerned about losing her home. Worried Daughter Dear Worried, With more and more Americans carrying mortgage debt into their retirement years, the foreclosure rates among financially strapped seniors has become a big problem. Here are some things you can do to help your mom. Foreclosure Help If your mom has fallen behind on her mortgage payments,... Full story
COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Week of DEC. 27-31, 2010 Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Special clam chowder, tortilla rollups, vegetable plate, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Home style roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, hot mixed veggies, salad, dinner roll, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Federated Church: Wednesday — Special clam chowder, tortilla rollups, vegetable plate, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Tuna salad on bun with lettuce... Full story
Colfax library staffer Catalina Flores looks over new paperbacks which have been purchased with a donation of $100 to be used specifically for buying new paperbacks that do not require a library card to borrow and are simply returned on one’s honor. The generous donor has pledged to make the same contribution twice a year....
Births Anderson twins born Twins, a boy, Connor Jacob, and a girl, Jocelyn Joyce, were born Dec. 15, 2010, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, to Jacob and Angela Anderson of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Phil and Sue Anderson, Moscow. Maternal grandparents are Mark and Robyn Johnson, Colfax. Great-grandparents are Dorothy and Ellis Anderson, Troy, Idaho; Dorothy and the late Olliver Huestis, Deary, Idaho; Lynne and Jim Bruya, Colfax and Lloyd and the late Joyce Johnson, Spokane. Connor weighed four pounds, 11 ounces at birth and...
Jillian Brown and Josh Therrien were married April 23, 2010, in a private ceremony at Pullman. Jillian is the daughter of Kelly and Kathy Brown and Josh the son of Guy and Jeanne Therrien, all of Pullman. Tyler Brown, brother of the bride, officiated. Family and friends celebrated at a picnic reception July 24 at the Brown home. Both are 2002 graduates of Pullman High School. In May of 2008, Jillian graduated from Washington State University with a degree in Apparel, Merchandising and Textiles. She is employed as a paralegal with the law firm... Full story
Amber Terhaar of Pullman, daughter of Jim and Jessie Penman, Colton, and Brandon Merk of Pullman, son of Jim and Lisa Merk, Colton, were married July 24, 2010, in Colton. Bob Ingalls officiated at the ceremony. The bride and groom exchanged vows in the middle of a wheat field near the home of the bride’s parents. Music was provided by The Road Less Traveled, from Deary, Idaho, and DJ Cody Claussen, from Colfax. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a white, heart-shaped, full, floor length gown, made of satin with a tulle overlay. T...
