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When I grew up, kids in neighborhoods gathered in a vacant lot or backyard to play “kick the can.” It was a combination of hide-n-seek, tag and capture the flag - and it was fun. Today, “kick the can” is synonymous with elected officials kicking the tough issues down the road while racing to a press conference to blame opponents. Rather than make tough decisions, those we elect angrily point fingers. Consider what’s happening in Illinois. For decades, governors and state lawmakers put off dealing with problems in the state employee pension f... Full story
Here’s another batch of ripoffs and rotters for the departed 2012: Feb. 20—Wendy Bryant, 55, stopped her duties as treasurer of the WestSound FC premier soccer club after pleading guilty to first degree theft for taking around $100,000 from the Silverdale-based club. What she did was use club money to buy items on eBay, keeping the purchases off the club’s books. March 2—A former Seattle Utilities employee has been fined $1,500 for accessing her own account and repeatedly adjusting her utilities bill. Carol Wilhelm, a 29-year SPU employee, reti...
Monday was an important day in LaCrosse. The LaCrosse Market was reborn. The town’s previous market closed a few years ago. Little hope for getting a new store existed. The situation was grim. A small, isolated town cannot long survive without a place to get the basics of everyday life. Townspeople and many from the surrounding area responded. This was important—too important to ignore. LaCrosse Community Pride, a group of locals, brought together a variety of talents and resources. Area residents helped as they could. Some made great sac... Full story
1. PERSONALITIES: Who wrote the 1960s book “Unsafe at Any Speed,” which detailed safety shortcomings in the auto industry? 2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What color is lapis lazuli? 3. GEOGRAPHY: The Falkland Islands lie off the coast of which continent? 4. HOBBIES: What does a spelunker do? 5. U.S. STATES: What is the official nickname of the state of Illinois? 6. LANGUAGE: What does the Latin term “ipso facto” mean? 7. ART: What is chiaroscuro? 8. CARTOONS: What is the name of Porky Pig’s girlfriend? 9. SCIENCE: What kind of gases are neon and helium?...
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. Ice causes collision Washington State Patrol reported that Byron G. Kaczmarski, Dayton, was northbound on State Route 195 about six and a half miles north of Colfax a little after 10 a.m. Monday when he lost control of a 2004 Chevrolet box van on the icy road. The vehicle slid across the centerline, striking the vehicle of Manuel G. Chavez,... Full story
A deer found himself in a tentative spot Thursday afternoon, Jan. 10, in the concrete-encased Palouse River in downtown Colfax. It was slightly upstream from the courthouse bridge. The deer was later reported farther downstream. The next day the deer was making its way upstream where it was likely to find an exit....
The Tekoa-Oakesdale girls held off a surging Pomery team Friday night, Jan. 11 on the road to improve to 10-2 overall and 7-2 in league. In a 41-36 win, the Nighthawks held Pomeroy’s Torri Koller to only eight points, and the Pomeroy team to 14-for-80 shooting. Courtney Perry led the Nighthawks with 11 points while Alexa Lindgren had 9....
Pomeroy 51, St. John-Endicott 50 On Jan. 12, Pomeroy (11-2, 8-2 league) improved in the second half to narrowly beat the visiting Eagles (2-12, 2-8), who were led by Kaleb Simon’s 18 points and Sam Raynor’s 13. Together, the two teams hit 18 three-pointers. LaCrosse-Washtucna 58, Tekoa-Oakesdale 24 The Tigercats (13-1, 9-1) won at home Jan. 12 in a game where Jed Zimmer scored 16 points and Darcy Stamper had 10. Max Mueller led the Nighthawks (1-12, 0-10) with 14 points. Rosalia 62, Colton 53 Missing forward Dalton Patchen due to sickness, Col...
After two heavy wins over the weekend, the Colfax girls Tuesday night rolled to Reardan for an all-out battle with the NE dominators on their home court. The Colfax defense swarms last Saturday night against Davenport. The Bulldog girls are now 8-2 in the season. The Bulldogs traded shots with the defending champs down to the final second, but Reardan, led by senior Kelsey Moos, survived with a 67-63 win. Moos finished with 31 points and a solo run in the final minutes. She started the charge with a three-point shot to bump the last Colfax...
Rosalia picked up wins over Colton and Touchet last weekend to increase their record to 8-6 overall, 6-4 in league. “We’ve been getting guys back from injury so for us it’s a little hard to tell where we are,” said Spartans Coach Pat Brown. Junior Ryan Maley has been back for five games now, joining the team after waiting for a hand injury from football season to heal. Josh Roe is expected to be back for this weekend’s games after a concussion, while several other players are recovering from additional injuries. “We’ve been having some p...
Colton solidified its No. 1 ranking for 1B girls in Washington state with a win over Kamiah Tuesday night, the team which broke it’s 37-game winning streak in December. The victory lifted their record to 12-1. Playing at home Tuesday, the Wildcats and Kamiah came out to a fight in the first half, with fouls and missed shots adding up to 10-8 score for Colton at halftime. In the second half, Colton hit a stride, going up 17-10 after Raylynn Smith made a three-pointer and Jenna Moser got a steal and took the ball the length of the floor for a l... Full story
Gazette Editor Colfax boys rolled north to Spokane Friday night and again ran into the powerful St. George’s Dragons who appear to be in a wrap mode as the league action advances into the second half of the NE schedule. The league leaders again put the defensive clamps on the Bulldogs for a 61-38 win. The Bulldogs, now 7-3 in league play, battled back for wins in their next two league rounds with a 57-49 win after a battle on the home court Saturday night and win over Reardan on the road in the Tuesday round. Friday the St. George’s Dra...
Two Colfax wrestlers made the finals of the Springdale wrestling tournament Saturday, Jan. 12. Thomas Newton of St. John placed second in the 138-pound class. In the 120-pound weight class, Mitch Barney – who took second in state last year – lost in overtime to Liberty’s Kain Feltwell, who scored a two-point takedown to win the match. “If Mitch continues to work hard and maintain his health, he should do well at districts in February,” said Colfax Coach Dennis Gransbery. In the 138-pound...
The abbreviation G.P.S. once stood alone for Garfield-Palouse School, before being eclipsed by Global Positioning System. On Saturday night in the Palouse gym, the abbreviations merged. Because the boys from Gar-Pal could not miss when locating a certain circular orange target. Gar-Pal freshman guard Matt Holbrook elevates for two points in the Viking’s 62-31 win at home Jan. 12. Gar-Pal is now tied for second in the Southeast 1B league with Pomeroy. Playing against the Liberty-Christian P...
8 years ago Jan. 13, 1888 Carley Bros. have lately added to their already well-equipped machine shop in this city, a machine for gumming crosscut and circular saws. Parties having saws which need regumming can now be accommodated at the “Colfax Machine Shop.” Owing to the death of Mrs. Devlin, the supper for the masque ball was not given at the Thielsen House, but the hungry dancers were treated to a fine supper at the Baldwin House, which was pronounced the “best dance supper ever given in Colfax.” It was, and no mistake. A coal oil lamp ex...
Thursday Stunned Qantas Airways passengers watched out their windows as a large python clung to a plane's wing during a two-hour flight from Australia's northeastern city of Cairns to Papua New Guinea. The 10-foot python fought to stay on the wing, pulling itself forward only to be pushed back by the frigid wind. The San Francisco Chronicle reports when Alameda County deputies entered the home of Assif Mayr on Wednesday afternoon for a probation check, they found 15 kilograms of marijuana and 1.5-meter alligator in a tank in the bedroom. The...
The USPS is conducting a public meeting for St. John/Thornton postal patrons in city hall at 5:15 p.m. today, Jan. 17. Everyone is urged to attend to voice their opinions about the proposed reduction in hours at the post office. USPS intends to implement the new hours in 30 days....
Organizers for the first annual Cabin Fever Brew Fest in Palouse were granted permission to set up canopies and propane heaters in the Palouse Community Center parking lot for the Feb. 9 event. Community Center Board President Janet Barstow appeared at the Jan. 9 city council meeting seeking approval. Since the lot is city property, the request required approval by the council. It passed unanimously. The canopies and heaters will be set up in a fenced-in area in the parking lot. The Cabin Fever Brew Fest will be a fundraiser for the Community...
The Idaho Business Review has selected Idaho State University development associate, Shari (Gearhart) Fernandez, as one of its 50 “Women of the Year.” She is a 1996 graduate of Gar-Pal High School. Honorees will be celebrated at an awards dinner Feb. 26 at Boise’s Riverside Hotel, where one woman will be named outstanding honoree and Woman of the Year. Fernandez, who works in the ISU Foundation’s Boise office, joined the university in 2007. In 2001, she raised approximately $100,000 for campus programs and scholarships, including the Dr. Bre...
Three Whitman County school districts are ranked in the top 10 in achievement in the state. LaCrosse School District ranked number two in the state for the second consecutive year, according to Principal Doug Curtis. Two other Whitman County schools, Colfax, which placed third, and St. John, which placed fourth, were listed in the top 10 in the state. The only other Eastern Washington school district in the top 10 was Wilbur School District. The LaCrosse district placed second in overall academic achievement in the state out of 295 school...
There is a new lead for a potential restaurant in the former Smokin’ Papas’ in Garfield. The building, owned by the Garfield Public Development Authority, has not had an operating restaurant since the summer of 2011. After a bid by a snack-food manufacturer from Palouse fell through last year due to problems getting a USDA Rural Development loan, an idea was discussed at the Garfield council meeting in December of turning the building into a community center. Then Garfield PDA president Day... Full story
Pullman atorney Steve Martonick filed a motion Jan. 11 to continue the trial dates set in February for Frank and Daniel Lazcano. Frank Lazcano The brothers are charged with first degree murder of Marcus Schur in December 2011. Trial dates are scheduled for next month. A first degree kidnapping charge was added to Frank Lazcano’s charges in Whitman County Superior Court by county Prosecutor Denis Tracy on Jan. 11. Daniel Lazcano In the motion to add the kidnapping charge, the prosecutor wrote he added one count of first degree kidnapping to the... Full story
For a third time, Garfield City Councilman Larry Hunt has been named mayor pro tem. In a Jan. 9 council meeting, Mayor Jarrod Pfaff opened the floor for nominations. Councilman Daymon Marple nominated Hunt for the position, and Hunt indicated that he was willing to continue in the role. Councilwoman Sharon Schnebly seconded the motion and it carried unanimously, appointing Hunt to another term as mayor pro tem.... Full story
Snow began falling last Thursday morning and snow showers fell across the area almost all day. More snow fell Thursday night. City plows were out early Friday morning, plowing and sanding city streets. According to soil conservationist David Jones, accumulations amounted to two inches of snow. Temperatures dropped from the lower 30s and to the upper 20s. The National Weather Service issued yet another Winter Weather Advisory for Colfax and the rest of the Palouse area Monday morning for one to three inches of snow. Snow began before daybreak...
The next Direct Seed Breakfast meeting will be at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30, at Colfax Methodist Church on Mill Street in Colfax. Shawn Wetterau, research assistant at WSU, will provide an update on CRP Take Out Research. Local farmer and proprietor of Kile Machine, Ron Kile, will be sharing his direct seed system as well as his custom seeding and seed openers with the group. A hosted breakfast will be served by the Top Notch Café of Colfax. Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend. For more information contact Dan Harwood or Dennis...
