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Time to look back Today we have Donald Trump, who wants to round-up all the Muslims and put them in a camp. Talk about timing. About a week ago, when I received the January-February 2017 edition of the Smithsonian, I turned to page 88, and up pops an article, entitled American-Incarceration, that hit home. The article contained personal stories about the 120,000 Japanese-Americans during WWII that were rounded-up and put into “detention” camps. Some of these camps were located on the east side of Washington state and even Idaho. It hit hom... Full story
Let's call him President-elect Tweety Bird. Donald Trump clearly has decided that he will continue to utilize his stream-of-consciousness Twitter messages to intimidate others -- whether it is an individual whose actions or comments have bruised his fragile ego; or a corporation that faces his threats because he believes (correctly or not) that it is shutting down American facilities for the promise of cheap labor across the border; or the "liars" in the "dishonest media" who dare to report on you-name-it unfavorably. He has commented on issues...
Friday is inauguration day. Donald J. Trump will become the 45th President of the United States. Some political leaders are vowing not to attend the ceremony, claiming Trump is not a legitimate president. Others will not attend simply because they don’t want him to be president. There will be protests. In fact, at last count 25 activist groups have received clearance to demonstrate at the event. That is five times the average for presidential inaugurations. Reportedly, a number of motorcycle clubs will attend in support of Trump. From Friday o...
Winter creeping up on the Codgers The carved faces of the Codger Pole warily eye the snow level as repeated snow storms and cold temperatures have resulted in rising snow banks. The Codgers were relieved this week when warmer weather kept the snow from reaching their chins. These reports are from the previous three 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. POLE CRASH BLOCKS... Full story
Colton School District will seek its annual maintenance and operations levy for 2018 at $532,165, for a rate of $3.93 per $1,000 in assessed property valuation. The levy funds would go to day-to-day costs for operating the school. This year's levy represents a $0.15 per $1,000 increase over last year, to allow for inflation and increased program and facility costs. The Colton District budget is now made up of 68 percent state funding and 32 percent from the local district. The current levy, passed last February, expires in December...
The Town of Rosalia has its annual levy proposal on the upcoming February special election ballot, and the town plans to keep its levy request at $69,000, the same as it has in years past. “We left it the same as last year, even though we were concerned that the power costs for street lights are going up,” said Mayor Nanette Konishi. “We're holding firm right now, though.” Town Clerk/Treasurer Jenna McDonald said the town council discussed the levy and decided to keep it the same despite the rising cost of electricity. “After talking with coun... Full story
The Feb. 14 special election will include Tekoa Parks and Recreation District seeking an operation and maintenance collection for the year 2018 of $75,000 at $1.04 per $1,000 in assessed value. The money will go to support Tekoa's pool and its three parks. The levy is back to a one-year proposition after it failed in 2015 and a double-levy passed in 2016. The levy pays for 93 percent of the pool budget with seven percent coming from admission fees. Because of the pool's design, it requires four lifeguards at all times – positions which the T...
The Lamont School District is seeking voter support on its Feb. 14 special levy election to be able to help meet its operating needs. Two years ago, the district ran its levy at $155,000 at a rate of $3.88 per $1,000 of assessed property valuation. This time, the district is running the two-year levy proposal at $170,000 at a rate of $3.96 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. “We'll be using it for school supplies, technology, coaches, sports, lunch and breakfast, specialists, facilities and maintenance and increased costs with new federal r...
The Rosalia Park and Recreation District has a $72,000 maintenance and operation levy on the upcoming February special election ballot. The district is raising its levy amount, but not because of anticipated projects or the need for a new heater or boiler. The raise comes as a result of the state increase in minimum wage. “We really, really want to keep our same hours and our same staff level,” said Jenna McDonald, park board member. “We don't want to have to worry about cutting hours and closing the pool.” During the summer months, the poo... Full story
The LaCrosse School Board next week is inviting the public to attend a planning for the future workshop at the school. The meeting is open to all, regardless of whether or not they have a student enrolled at the school. “We want to make sure we're best meeting the needs of our kids,” said Jeff Pietila, LaCrosse principal. Doug Curtis, LaCrosse superintendent, said the purpose of the forum is to draft a vision going forward. “We're trying to do some three to five-year strategic planning,” he said. “It's time for us.” Curtis said the district is...
Tekoa/Rosalia boys ran into two league powers from the north side over the weekend. St. Georges's boys hammered the T-Wolves 84-48 in the Saturday round at Tekoa. Sophomore Devin Cripe hit a game-high 22 points in the matcup. The Timberwolves hosted the Dragons after sustaining a 26-63 loss to the undefeated Northwest Christian team Friday at Colbert. Cripe hit eight for the T-wolves, and Eddie Frick hit four. Northwest Christian girls downed the Timberwolves 70-42. Hannah Beach hit 13 for the Wolves.... Full story
Eagles’ senior Adam Blakeley navigates against Gar/Pal. Led by Bob Clements, a 27-year teacher and coach at St. John/Endicott, this year's boys team is angling for a league win. Playing at Garfield/Palouse last Saturday night, the Eagles went down 70-38. “The boys are working hard, we're in games, just haven't been able to put it all together yet,” said Clements. “They're getting better. They're playing hard defense.” Leading the Eagles (0-7, 2-11) again this year is senior guard Adam Blakeley,...
Pomeroy holds fast to the top of the Southeast 1B league this week, still unbeaten at 8-0 (10-1 overall). From there a crowd chases them with Prescott at 5-2 in league and Waitsburg, Garfield/Palouse and Colton all at 5-3. Key games this weekend are Colton at Pomeroy and Garfield/Palouse at Waitsburg Genesee 70 Garfield/Palouse 65 Playing at Genesee Tuesday night, the Vikings dropped to 8-5 with a non-league loss. Trevor Stout led Genesee with 25 points while Kyle Moser scored 16. Mason Bates led Gar/Pal (5-3, 8-4) with 24 points and Ely...
Jared Kneale powers up a shot Saturday against A.J. Floyd of Davenport in the first half of Saturday's NE clash. Colfax boys will aim to break out of a three-way tie at second place in the NE league race Friday night when they host the St. George's Dragons for another NE league round. Colfax, St. George's and Liberty are all tied in the league at 7-2 behind Northwest Christian, which extended its NE win string to 10-0 after a 62-44 win over Liberty Tuesday. Bulldog coach Reece Jenkin rates NWC...
Piper Cai of the Bulldogs puts up a shot against Davenport's Emma Johnson in the Saturday game at Colfax. Colfax girls will be out to claim an exclusive tag as the number-two team in the NE league Friday night when they host St. George's Friday night. Both Friday foes are standing at 8-1 in league play. The Dragons, who rolled through north side action undefeated in the first segment in NE play, were knocked off by Liberty in the first north-south contest two weeks ago. Liberty, which dropped...
Colfax wrestlers, who were booked to travel to Pullman Wednesday to compete with the hosts and Clarkston wrestlers, plan to depart Saturday at 4 a.m. to compete in the big tournament at Kittitas. Last Saturday Colfax and Garfield/Palouse placed seventh among 13 teams in the Crusader Classic at Northwest Christian. Garrett Phillips at 113 and Dane Hall at 152 each advanced to the championship round and wound up placing second. Augie Allenbach placed third in the 220 class, and Nolan Burrill placed fourth in the 106 class. Phillips advanced to...
-- Don Marshall photo Oakesdale’s Jacey Johnson, Lindsey Lindgren and Anne Hockett swarm Colton’s Kendyl Druffel. The Nighthawks’ Emma Perry later hit the shot to push the game into overtime. Neither had happened since two years into the Obama administration. The Oakesdale girls ended both streaks last Saturday night in Colton's gym with a 55-50 overtime win, handing the Wildcats their first home and league losses in almost seven years. The Colton girls – eight-times running state 1B champions ...
Clockwise, starting at top left, Will Cole, Sara Moore, Callum McCubbin, A.J. LaRiviere, Elisabeth Fittschen and Gabe Eller work on protypes in Pullman. A group of 30 county high school students –The SciBorgs, team 4061 – has begun its sixth season competing in the F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Competition (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Starting on Jan. 7, the team has worked on its robot prototype under the theme of “Steamworks,” in which robots will capture wiffle-...
This map from the Moscow, Pullman and Palouse telephone directory shows roads on Military Hill in Pullman. In the first and second quadrants, dashed lines indicate potential access roads connecting Greyhound Way and Terre View Drive or Canyon View Drive and Terre View. Road access has been brought up as a concern in the construction of Pullman's new elementary school, as there is one access road in and out of the proposed school site. Kamiak Elementary School is indicated with a star, while the...
The Colton/Uniontown Fair poster contest is underway for 2017. The contest to design the cover for the fair program is open to residents of Colton and Uniontown under the age of 19 as of May 2. The design must fit on an 8.5x11 piece of paper with a one-inch border. Artwork must be in color and may be in any two-dimensional medium. Entries are due by March 1 and may be mailed to P.O. Box 80, Colton, WA 99113. For more information call Mandi White at (509) 330-2095....
The West Whitman Street project in Palouse remains on hold, awaiting completion of railroad work by the Washington State Department of Transportation and its designer, H.D.R. Engineering of Spokane. Munir Daud, Palouse consulting engineer, said he has documents ready to be posted for bid once WSDOT is finished. “We are waiting for them to complete the design,” Daud said. “I don't know why they're dragging their feet. It's frustrating. Every time we set a date, those guys aren't ready for it....
Dave's Golf and Guns, the longtime Colton fixture, has closed its doors to combine with its other location in Clarkston. The store on the hill at the south end of town was operated by owner Dave Scharnhorst of Colton. The Clarkston store – named Dave's Valley Golf – opened two years ago as a golf-only store with a driving range attached. “A lot of people want to see the ball-flight,” said Marson Eng, store manager. Inventory from Colton has been moved to the Clarkston store, with some remaining due to weather delays. The gun inventory was sol...
County Administrator Gary Petrovich, right, presents a preliminary 2016 budget report to the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday morning. The Board of County Commissioners received some good budget news at its regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 17. County Administrator Gary Petrovich presented a preliminary 2016 budget summary. “These are very preliminary numbers, and a lot of departments are still creating journal entries and accounting for 2016, but I thought it was important to get this d...
A free parent-effectiveness training workshop series will be given at Colfax’s Jennings Elementary Library Thursday nights from Jan. 26 to March 16. Paul Pack, a retired school psychologist and counselor who resides part of the time in Colfax, will lead the series. He is the father of Amy Vanek of Colfax. “It’s for any parents,” said Pack. “How to listen, how to express feelings rather than telling someone what to do, how to win-win problem solve.” Workshop materials come from Gordon Training International. The series will run from 6 to 9 p.m....
Dr. Peter Haug speaks at a community discussion event sponsored by Whitman County Library in Colfax Jan. 11: “Climate Change: Wicked Solutions for a Wicked Problem.” The event was held in The Center. Haug’s education and career background are in environmental impact analysis....
