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Debbie Snell, properties and development manager for the Port of Whitman County, reported on the Boyer Park and Marina project at the port meeting Thursday, Jan. 10. “The design drawings are going to be submitted to the permitting sub-consultant by Friday, and then the sub-consultants will be discussing things with the U.S. Army Corps,” said Snell, “Things are moving forward in terms of getting the drawings to the permitting.” The port has received a $275,000 grant to design and receive a permi...
Beginning his 18th year as mayor of Palouse, Michael Echanove has announced this year will be his last in office. He will not seek re-election when his term expires at the end of the year. He told the city council at its Jan. 8 meeting. Including two terms as a city councilman, Echanove, 59, has served at city hall for 25 consecutive years. He was appointed mayor in 2001 and first elected in 2002. "I've been thinking, There's lots of very smart and qualified people in Palouse that would be...
Rosalia is one of three local school districts that have received a grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology to help pay for new buses. The buses must include an idle reduction system to lower emissions. Funding for the grant came from the $28.4 million settlement of the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal. Rosalia received $35,000 to replace one bus 2001 or older for a new, more efficient bus. Other local school districts to receive related grants are Garfield and Pullman....
Whitman Hospital and Medical Center welcomed its first baby of the year Monday, Jan. 14. Caleb Ryder Cruz was born at 9:26 a.m. to Brielle Lubbess and Carlos Cruz Mendez from Tekoa. Born at six pounds, six ounces and 19 and one-half inches long, Caleb and his mother received a red wagon full of gifts for being 2019's first baby at the hospital. Caleb's older brother, Mathew Cruz, enjoyed checking out the wagon and its contents while Caleb slept. Mother and infant were discharged Tuesday...
Brenda Hardy, an employee of Cougar Foodmart for the past 22 years, and husband Dan have purchased the business from Brian and Jolene Jacobs, who now reside in Post Falls. Transfer of the business became official at the start of the year. Hardy has been managing the business for the past 18 months, after the Jacobs family moved to Post Falls. She also worked as bookkeeper for the business for several years. The Hardys first came to town from Minnesota in 1992, when husband Dan took a job with Jones Truck & Implement. Brenda worked a short...
Potlatch First Federal Credit Union opened its new branch in Colfax last week with a hometown manager at the helm. Anne Ellithorpe McRae, who has been in the banking business for the last six years, has been named to head the new branch. The daughter of the late Gene (Bud) and Carolyn Ellithorpe, McRae has resided in Colfax for the past two years and has been commuting to Spokane where she was employed at Bank of America and later at Alaska USA Federal Credit Union. When she learned Potlatch First Federal Credit Union was opening a branch in Co...
An expected review Monday of documents in advance of the Colfax bid call for school remodeling did not happen Monday night; Superintendent Jerry Pugh reported the work has not yet been finished. “A little postponement,” Pugh said of the project to be funded by an $18.9 million bond passed by voters last February. “Design West is crunching hard.” Design West of Pullman, the district’s architects, asked to wait until the board’s next meeting, Jan. 28, to present bid documents. From there, if the b...
The town of Colton will seek voter approval of a special levy on Feb. 12 for $30,000 to fund painting the inside of the town's water tank. The proposal was planned to go to voters last November, but did not make it on the ballot due to timing of its filing with the Whitman County Elections department. If passed, the levy would be collected in 2020 at a rate of $1.06 per thousand dollars of assessed property value. Levies for the Colton, Oakesdale and Lamont school districts and Tekoa Parks and Recreation will also be on the...
Eric's Auto Body in Colfax has become the first "solar" collision repair center in the area. Another one of the few shops is located in southern Idaho. "We capitalize on the sun," said proprietor Eric Heise, "We are producing our own power!" The solar panels and a 24 kilowatt system were installed starting in late October and started producing power in December. Forty solar panels, each capable of generating up to 300 watts of direct current (DC), have been installed on each of the two shop buil...
The 2019 Food Summit, hosted by Palouse-Clearwater Food Coalition, will be Friday, Jan. 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Latah County Fairground and Events Center, 1021 Harold St., Moscow, Idaho. The program will start at 9 a.m. The annual event attracts more than 100 area food and farming educators, businesses and food advocates. Nationally renowned keynote Merna Ann Hecht, poet, essayist and editor of “Our Table of Memories: Food & Poetry of Spirit, Homeland and Tradition,” will open the summit by demonstrating the power of poetry and sto...
The City of Palouse has changed its request for proposals for its Brownfields state environmental cleanup site. Instead of asking that potential developers continue to test the site for contaminants, the city has decided it will take over the testing aspect. “We’re so confident in what we did and where the test results are going, we don’t want to make it any type of unknown to any potential purchaser,” said Mayor Michael Echanove. “We are not worried.” The city will start advertising again later this month in markets on the west side and on...
Port of Whitman Executive Director Joe Poiré attended a Washington Public Ports Association session on telecommunications in Tacoma Jan. 9. In a report to the port here last Thursday, Poiré noted good participation both by large ports like Seattle, Tacoma, Everett, Bellingham, and Vancouver as well as the smaller east side ports such as Whitman and Tri-Cities. “It was a really dynamic group of people in that room,” Poiré commented. Port of Whitman County is among the few ports already doing...
BAIL REDUCED ON PROWL SUSPECT Bail for pre-trial release of Hunter Haley, 25, Reardan, was reduced from $10,000 to $1,000 cash Friday morning in Whitman County Superior Court. Haley faces six charges of second-degree theft related to an investigation of a vehicular prowl case at Rosalia. Haley has been in jail here since Nov. 21. His original bail for pre-trial release was set at $100,000 surety or $10,000 cash. Haley’s mother told the court her son would reside with his father on a ranch in the Cheney area while awaiting trial. She said H...
Whitman County commissioners will again keep their committee assignments the same to carry over into the new year. The roles often remain from year-to-year as the three commissioners’ work takes them to meetings around eastern Washington and to Olympia. Consistent committee assignments allows a representative to become more steeped in a particular subject. The boards commissioners serve on meet at various intervals, some quarterly, some three times per year and some with teleconferences i...
Colfax wrestlers placed fifth among 26 teams Saturday at the Northwest Christian Crusader Classic tournament with 117.5 team points. Winning team was Colville with 174.5 points. Deer Park, Rogers and Mt. Spokane placed ahead of the Bulldogs in the big meet. Augie Allenbach at 220 and Nolan Burrill at 126 each placed second. Both lost on decisions in the championship round. Also placing for the Bulldogs were Kolby Sisk, third at 113; Colby Slate, fourth at 138; Gabe Ahmann, seventh at 152; Caden...
A run for a Colfax sweep of the first lap of the NE-south hoop league was derailed Saturday night at Tekoa when the host Timberwolves charged over the last two quarters. Tekoa/Rosalia erased most of a 29-22 Colfax lead in the third quarter and then out-scored the Bulldogs 16-8 in the last quarter for a 52-48 win. The game was expected to be a showdown between the two league neighbors and unfolded in a packed gym. The loss left Colfax at 4-1 for the first league round, with the second round of le...
The St. John/Endicott/ LaCrosse girls basketball team is tied for fourth-place in the Southeast 1B league, vying for one of four spots in this year’s district tournament in February — down from a six- team format in previous years. With an 8-6 overall record, 3-4 in league, The Eagles’ starting five is made up of post Riley Lamb, forward Glory Dickerson, guard Allyn Harder – all seniors — and post Drew Curtis-Brewer, a junior and the team’s leading scorer, along with sophomore point guard Roxy...
Colfax girls defeated Reardan 60-41 on the home boards Friday night and Tekoa/Rosalia 65-37 at Tekoa Saturday to wrap up the first lap of the SE-South league with a 4-1 record. Lone league loss for the Bulldogs came at the hands of the Lind/Ritzville/Sprague Broncos who posted an eight-point win over the Bulldogs in the first league round Dec. 14. After that loss, the Bulldogs topped Asotin and Liberty and finished the run with two wins last weekend. The Bulldogs will get a chance to even the...
For two years in a row, Garfield/Palouse went to Prescott and got a record scratch. Last year, after beating undefeated Pomeroy on a Friday night in January, they went to Prescott and lost on Saturday. This year, on Friday, Jan. 11, Gar/Pal beat Oakesdale to lift themselves out of a tie for the top spot in the Southeast 1B league and played at Prescott the next night, losing 73-64. The 24 hour-sequence put the Vikings back into a tie with Oakesdale for first in league, since Oakesdale beat...
The LRS Broncos Friday roughed up the Tekoa/Rosalia team in a league round at Ritzville. The LRS boys rolled out a 38-27 halftime lead on the way to a 78-47 win with Bryce Kelly hitting 21 and Drew Kelly hitting 15. Scoring for the T-wolves were Noah Beach 5, Mitchel Billings 2, Anthony Gehring 3, Riley McLain 7, Craig Mueller 10, Garrett Naught 16, Joe Rerecich 1, Kenneth Lenoir 1 and Cole Peterson 2. Bronco girls defeated TR 68-28 with Eliza Galbreath hitting 22. Scoring for the Timberwolves were Hannah Theis 5, Delani Lehn 10, Emily Kramer...
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. FOG, ICE, CRASH FACTORS Brent R. Adair, Oakesdale, was unhurt Saturday night when he lost control of a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck while driving up the Central Ferry grade on Highway 127. According to the Washington State Patrol report, he was driving northbound in foggy conditions at...
Washington state celebrated Temperance and Good Citizenship Day on January 16. It has been a long standing requirement for schools to observe. The day was initiated in 1923. Ostensively, it was to push prohibition and avoidance of alcohol. That purpose was dashed with the repeal of prohibition, although moderation in drink was still a goal. Now, this day has a different significance. Temperance is not just about alcohol. Defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, temperance is: 1-moderation in action, thought, or feeling 2a-habitual moderation...
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