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* For full obituaries, please see the Weekly Pages section for this week's Gazette. Luke Duncan Phyllis A. Workman Karen R. Menzie _____________________________________________ A memorial service for Jean Goldsworthy, former long time Rosalia area resident, will be today, Thursday, Jan. 22, at 1 p.m. at the Rockwood retirement home, 2903 E. 25th Ave., Spokane. Mrs. Goldsworthy died last Tuesday Jan. 16, 2015, at the Rockwood home in Spokane. Born Sept. 9, 1919, at Thornton to Claude and Marie Comegys, a pioneer Whitman County family, she gradua... Full story
Thursday, January 22 Colfax — Noon to 1 p.m. — Flex and Flow Yoga — Stretch your body and soothe your mind with Suzy McNeilly, certified instructor. Call for more information about costs. Albion — 4 p.m. — Craft Day — Save the day, and invite your friends for after school fun. Friday, January 23 Endicott, LaCrosse, St. John & Uniontown — Storytime — Early learning story time with books, singing, crafts and storytelling for ages 6 and younger. Visit the online calendar for times. Colfax — 10 to 11:30 a.m. — Play and Learn - Parents/caregivers...
Week of Jan. 26 - 30 AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Biscuit with gravy, egg patty, fruit, juice. Tuesday: Beef dippers, rice, green beans, fruit. Wednesday: Pizza, Caesar salad, pineapple, ice cream. Thursday: Straw hats, refried beans, Frito chips, fruit, donut. Friday: Bulldog burger, fries, lettuce, tomato, BBQ beans, fruit. AT COLTON SCHOOLS: Monday: Enchilada, Mexi fries, refried beans, fruit. Tuesday: Chicken dippers, roll, salad, sweet potato fries, fruit. Wednesday: Country fried steak, mashed potatoes, roll, corn, fruit. Thursday: Pizza... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner Jan. 24, 1890 If a starch factory were to be established in Colfax, and there is no better opening in the upper country, the farmers of the Palouse country would be asked, each year, to supply it with at least 30,000 bushels of potatoes, which, at one cent per pound, would aggregate $18,000. Somebody help us start the ball rolling. Ever since man had whiskers the wind has blown through them and all around them, and over his chin and nose and eyebrows as well, but if a joker wants to convulse his hearers he has but to... Full story
A farm boy from eastern South Dakota, Carl Ogren traveled a diverse path to arrive in Colfax. He was raised on a farm where the family grew wheat, barley, corn, flax, hogs, dairy, beef and sheep (the latter until Carl was seven). During World War II, the sale of cream paid for the groceries for their family of seven, but they were sophisticated for the time because they used milking machines. Carl’s father was of Swedish stock, while his mother was a member of the Wing family, English s...
Bead workshop set at Dahmen Resident artist Alison Oman will lead a workshop on Native American style beaded earrings at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, Jan. 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants will learn how to design and create earrings using a variety of colors and bead types. All materials to make at least two pairs of earrings will be supplied including beads, thread, needle, ear hooks, plus printed instructions, but students may bring a lunch or snack. The cost is $49. A maximum of eight students may register by Thursday, Jan....
Lacrosse E-book session Sara Garza of Whitman County Library will host an E-book open house Thursday, Jan. 29, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the LaCrosse branch to provide one-on-one help with downloadable books. This program is made possible through funding provided to the Washington State Library by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. SCC honor students Area students on the fall honor roll at Spokane Community College with grade averages 3.0 or higher include Kyle Johnson and Robert Wride of Colfax, Dalton Patchen and Dustin Patchen of...
Lindsay J. Webber of Colfax was among 3,200 students at Baylor University named to the Dean's academic honor roll for the 2014 fall semester with a minimum grade-point average of 3.7 or higher on 12 semester hours. She is majoring in music at Baylor, located in Waco, Texas.... Full story
Lacrosse Winners for the Pastime Tavern Pool tournament Jan. 17 were Butch Thomas and Iva Roberts, first place; Laura Smith and Nick Beckman, second place and Allan Thompson and Deb Casey, third place. Next tournament will be Saturday, Feb. 7. Contact Allan Thompson to enter. December winners for the pool tournament were Ashley Goolsby and John Brenk, first place; Charlie Oles and Jacob Wigin second place, and Bruce Kyllo and Ruth Thomas, third place....
Endicott Endicott Community Club met at Trinity Lutheran Church social room. Officers elected were Cinda Tribble, president; Carol Larsen, vice president, and Laura Jones, secretary. They plan a family bingo night Feb. 21. All of the Christmas lights were taken down on Jan. 10 with nine members participating. Endicott Gun Club Scores for Jan. 18: Endicott Gun Club (87) Jimmy Pelissier 22, Connor Pelissier 22, Travis Schluneger 22, Tyson Olson 22 Endicott Gun Club (277-300) Women: Endicott Gun Club (35) Amanda Pelissier 18, Jessica Geissinger...
Dusty Steve and Dianne Appel went on a road trip to attend the A.F.B.F. National Convention in San Diego. They left on Jan. 7. They drove down the coast, stopping to see ocean views and the Redwoods. They met Ron and Kim Scholz for dinner one night in San Diego. Dianne was the Women’s Delegate at the Convention. They had beautiful weather with the exception of one rainy day in San Diego. They were able to catch up with many Farm Bureau friends from all over the United States. On their return trip home, they stopped in Reno and Virginia City. Th... Full story
Reservations for Whitman Community Hospital Foundation’s dinner and auction, An Elegant Evening have been taken, and new items for both live and silent auctions are being confirmed. The gourmet dinner this year features prime rib of beef and chocolate cassis cake with fresh raspberries, with accompanying hors d’oeuvres, salad, and sides. Wines and sparkling ciders are included. Butch Booker is the auctioneer, and there will be silent auction items as well as the live auction. An Elegant Eve...
The proposal for limited use of motorized vehicles on the John Wayne Trail and other long-distance trails in the state will be on the agenda for the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission at their next meeting, Jan. 29, at 9 a.m. at the L & I auditorium, 7273 Linderson Way, SW in Tumwater. Discussion of the trails topic is scheduled to begin about 10 a.m. The proposal calls for use of motorized vehicles on trails for adjoining property owners. A fee schedule for the permits has been included in the proposal. Area residents who want... Full story
Port of Whitman County Commissioner Tom Kammerzell of Colfax is the new president of the port board following the annual election Jan. 8. Vice president is Dan Boone of Pullman and secretary is John Love of Garfield. All were voted in unanimously. After the election, Teri Heilsberg was again appointed port auditor and Bruce Ensley was again appointed port attorney....
An added public comment period is underway in Palouse regarding a developing plan for its wastewater treatment plant. A previous comment period closed in December, after which the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) made changes to the draft permit which requires a new 30-day comment period, began on Jan. 1, 2015. The changes for the 1996-built facility included new limits for PH levels in the water and a decrease in temperature of the discharge into the North Fork of the Palouse...
Two January scenes show lack of snow cover and the result of hgher than normal temperatures. TOP: Some green appears in a field off of Green Hollow Road east of Colfax. Bottom: A spot in the shade for two old trucks during the summer is just a spot in the open this time of year near Albion....
Real estate sales William S. and Joni J. Stevens, Pullman, to Jacob and Rebecca Siebach, Orem, Utah, house on NW Ridgeline Drive in Pullman, $379,000, Jan. 13. Steven L. and Glenda K. Butcher, Rosalia, to Elizabeth Ann Brown-Mulkey, La Puente, Calif., house on S. Josephine Street in Rosalia, $88,000, Jan. 13. Douglas A. and Holli N. Anderson, Pullman, to Steven A. and Sarah L. Roberts, Pullman, house on SE Latour Peak Street in Pullman, $285,000, Jan. 13. Ray Story Farms, Inc., Pullman, to Sand Road Land Company, Pullman, agriculture land,...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2010. I think of all the holidays we celebrate, my least favorite is Earth Day. For one thing, I never know what sort of gift is appropriate. A jar of dirt, maybe? And it’s not clear to me why Earth even needs a “day,” since a spin on its axis creates a day. That’s like giving a man who owns a shoe store a gift of a pair of shoes. Us: Hey, Earth! Know how you’ve given us all these days? Well now we’re giving you one! Earth: I’m thrilled. Don’t get me wrong: Earth is one of my favo...
Designers of the International Space Station (ISS) had to make it self-sustaining because, once aboard, astronauts had no way to get water or discharge sewage and no connection to Earth’s power grids. Today, ISS has abundant power, clean water and breathable air at the right temperature and humidity — 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Without such careful water recycling, 40,000 pounds of water from Earth would be required each year to supply just four crewmembers. Bringing that scientific innovation down to Earth has been slow, primarily bec...
Wrestling Let’s set the record straight. My name is Jack McBride, and I have been a proud teacher and coach in the Colfax School District for 38 years. During that time I have had the privilege to work with some super colleagues and great young people. At present I am a substitute teacher on occasion and still coach jr. high football and jr. high wrestling. I must say this helped to keep me young in heart and sore and beat up in body but still going strong. Right now I am working with seventh and eighth grade boys in the great sport of c...
Kim Weerts (right) of Elberton, president of the Whitman County Cattlemens Association, recently presented Whitman County Library, represented here by Sarah McKnight, with 14 copies of The Real Wolf by Ted Lyon. The book explores the science, politics and economics of co-existing with wolves in modern times. Because wolf sightings and contacts are increasing, the cattlemen want this information to be easily accessible to members of the community....
The New York Times ran a front-page article after the Charlie Hebdo massacre on Europe’s “dangerous moment.” As terrorists rampaged through Paris, ultimately killing 17, what was the cause of this particular alarm? That anti-immigration parties in Europe might gain. The Times article captured perfectly the reaction of polite opinion to the Paris attacks, which is driven almost as much by fear that someone might notice that Europe has an immigration problem as it is by fear of the terrorism itself. Europe’s anti-immigration parties run the gam... Full story
Surely you didn’t believe these guys, with their promises of bipartisanship and compromise? That’s what we got from President Barack Obama, but particularly from the Republican congressional leaders after an election where Capitol Hill — all the real estate under the dome and the outbuildings — became a GOP fiefdom, facing off against the Democrats’ shrinking territory down the Pennsylvania Avenue no-man’s-land that ends at the White House. New Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell even offered a rationale for cooperation, telling The Washing...
It won’t make a good movie. It is simply too unbelievable. It is, of course, the National Football Conference championship game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Green Bay Packers last Sunday. Through most of the game, the only strength the Seahawks showed was defense, forcing the Packers into four red zone field goals. But, Seattle could not put its offensive game together. At the half, vaunted quarterback Russell Wilson had thrown three interceptions and only gained eight yards. At one point, the Seahawks were down 16-0. By the fourth q...
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. SENTENCED IN CHS BURGLARY A 17-year-old juvenile who was arrested for the break-in at Colfax High School was sentenced to 75 days in detention Jan. 15 in juvenile court. The youth was credited for 46 days he has already served in custody. He has been in custody at Martin Hall, the joint juvenile facility at Medical Lake. The high school...
