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More than 60 junior cheerleaders performed Saturday night during halftime of the girls’ basketball game. They ranged in age from kindergarten through sixth grade. Practice session was Friday afternoon after early dismissal. They performed three numbers with “The Wobble” concluding the routine. At right, parents line the court to photograph the routine....
TRIVIA TEST 1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What does it mean to be polydactyl? 2. TELEVISION: What TV series produced a spin-off series called “Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C”? 3. U.S. STATES: Which state has only one syllable in its name? 4. MUSIC: What did singer Art Garfunkel do for a living earlier in his career? 5. GEOGRAPHY: What U.S. city is nicknamed “Beantown”? 6. LITERATURE: In Greek tragedy, what does the tragic hero need to possess in order for the story to unfold properly? 7. GEOLOGY: What kind of rock can float? 8. ENGINEERING: What is a girder? 9. M...
Five sets of sisters played for the Tekoa-Oakesdale varsity basketball team this month over three games. The younger ones were eighth-graders brought up from the junior varsity, from which they were summoned because of low numbers of high school players. Before the Pomeroy game Jan. 11 four Nighthawk varsity players were suspended for an athletic code violation, while a fifth one was out due to a concussion. Five sets of sisters played in three recent games for the Tekoa-Oakesdale Nighthawks. Bottom row is the younger ones, while the top row... Full story
Gazette Editor The final two weeks of the 1B boys race figures to be a scramble with four of five teams still within range of the top spots. Garfield-Palouse booked two big wins over the weekend to land on top of the league. The Vikings Saturday posted a strong win over the L/W Tigercats to advance their league mark to 10-2. The home win followed a three-point margin posted over Touchet’s in the Indians’ court in the Friday night round. Pomeroy, which escaped Rosalia Saturday with a 58-52 win in overtime, and L/W are one win behind the Vik...
Gazette Editor Colton’s defending 1B champs stacked two more heavy wins last weekend to remain two notches ahead of the SE pack as the second league round winds down. The Wildcats hammered third-place Tekoa/Oakesdale on their home court in the Saturday round and then traveled to the Tri-Cities for a big win over the Patriots. Colton girls Friday will roll to St. John to play the second-place Eagles who are two games back of the league leaders. The Eagles Friday posted a power win over Touchet to offset an earlier upset by the Indians on t...
Gazette Editor Colfax girls kept on track for the number-two finish in the NE league with two contrasting wins over the weekend. Colfax junior forward Taylor Larsen scores inside against Northwest Christian Friday night as the Bulldogs’ Rachel Robinson looks on. Friday on their home boards, the Bulldog girls launched a second half comeback to clip a veteran Northwest Christian team by one point, 45-44. The charge started after the Bulldogs trailed by as many as 15 against the Crusaders who iced Colfax with a stingy defense for most of the f...
Mitch Barney won the 113-pound class at the 18-team Kittitas Tournament last Saturday while Josh Miller placed second at 160 and Kevin Knauff took fourth, also at 160. Mitch Barney on his way to first place in the 113-pound class at the Kittitas tournament Saturday afternoon. In the 132-pound bracket, Thomas Newton finished fourth as well. The Colfax team placed 10th, with six wrestlers from Colfax, three from Gar-Pal and one from St. John competing in the event. To win the 113-pound class, Barney, a freshman, met Kittitas’ Logan Webber in t... Full story
Colfax City Council members Tuesday night approved a motion to slate a hearing on the new critical areas ordinance. The hearing has been set for the next regular council session Feb. 4. Members of the council indicated they will conduct the hearing to get residents’ comments on the proposed ordinance, and then take some time before actually voting on the revised ordinance which designates critical areas for protection. City Administrator Carl Thompson has circulated draft copies of the ordinance to council members. He said the city has until th...
1. Who was the last Milwaukee Brewers pitcher before Zack Greinke in 2011 to finish with a record at least 10 games above .500? 2. In 2012, Jordan Schafer tied a Houston Astros record for longest streak of getting on base to start a season (25 games). Who else holds the mark? 3. Entering the 2012 postseason, who held the NFL career playoff record for grabbing the most interceptions (nine)? 4. Patrick Ewing is Georgetown men’s basketball’s all-time leader in rebounds and blocked shots. Who is the school’s all-time leader in points scored? 5. Ho...
McDonald’s has announced its list of 814 high school seniors who have been nominated to play in the 2013 McDonald’s All-AmericanGames. It includes Colfax’s Brandon Gfeller and Pullman’s Corey Langerveld. This year’s list has players from 39 states and the District of Columbia who have been selected by high school coaches, athletic directors, principals and members of the McDonald’s All-American Games Selection Committee. A total of 26 players come from Seattle, Western and Eastern Washington. The final roster of 24 boys and 24 girls who w... Full story
The game ended without a cheer. As the buzzer went off Saturday night in Palouse on a 55-42 victory over LaCrosse-Washtucna, the Tigercats’ Darcy Stamper landed on Gar-Pal’s Jesse Lopez under the basket. Gar-Pal’s Mitch Jamison holds the ball after calling timeout to keep posession during a scramble with LaCrosse-Washtucna’s Justin Wargo. After two minutes of quiet, the applause finally came when Lopez was lifted off of the floor by attending Gar-Pal coaches. In a physical contest which might h...
Gazette Editor Colfax boys came up with the buckets in a big way to carve out two decisive wins last weekend and claim the number-two slot with two more league games left. Colfax senior guard Bryce Kramlich in action during a 66-47 win over Northwest Christian. Friday on their home court the Bulldogs came out and out-paced Northwest Christian 66-47. The Crusaders had made the trip here with hopes of putting another dent in the Colfax win-loss record before the league slots teams for the district playoff scene. Saturday at Spangle, Colfax again...
Thursday A piece of Antarctica named after her, a baby llama, tea from Sri Lanka and her own set of Olympic medals were just some of the gifts given to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during her 2012 diamond jubilee year. Six pesos (~$1.20) a day. That's all it takes to eat in Argentina, at least according to the government. The International Monetary Fund moved closer to sanctioning Argentina for inaccurate inflation data, while in Buenos Aires you can't find a can of soda for less than eight pesos. A lawyer in Germany claims surgeons left up to...
Every Tuesday and Saturday evening now through April, the Colfax Fire Department will hold “mini academies” to cover basic fire fighting skills. Volunteers are needed for the department. Applications are available at the fire station....
Whitman County Relay for Life Kickoff Spaghetti Feed will be on Thursday, Jan. 31, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Colfax First Baptist Church. Suggested donation is $5 per plate. Teams will be able to register for the relay at the kickoff dinner....
Trial dates have been set for Daniel and Frank Lazcano who face murder charges in the death of Marcus Schur in 2011. Daniel Lazcano’s trial will start on Feb. 11 at 9 a.m., and Frank Lazcano’s trial will begin on Feb. 26 at 9 a.m. The trials will start with jury selection, according to county prosecutor Denis Tracy. Twelve jurors will be selected with one to two alternates from a pool of registered voters and drivers over the age of 18 who live in the county. A hearing also is scheduled for Frank Lazcano in Whitman County Superior Court on Feb... Full story
-Photo courtesy of Helena Johnson The Sciber Squids placed third in the robot game. Back row left to right: Dylan Nails, Connor Johnson, Sam Woodhouse and Chase Baerlocher Front row left to right: Rebekah Huber, Conrad Klos, Cole Baerlocher and Cassidi Shindler Whitman County was represented by three rookie robotics teams at the first Washington Spokane Regional Qualifying Competition Saturday, Jan. 12, at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. The local teams of fourth through eighth graders included Radical Obstacle Busters of the State...
A proposal is under consideration in Tekoa and Oakesdale to combine girls and boys basketball with Rosalia. The change would make for the Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia grouping for all high school and junior high sports. The proposal, made by the Rosalia School District, was the subject of a town meeting in Tekoa last week, and a meeting in Oakesdale this week. “All that’s on the table at this point is, would the Tekoa-Oakesdale co-op consider this,” said Dan Hutton, Tekoa principal and athle... Full story
A project that began as a chicken coop now is a family business that specializes in finding homes for old wood. The wood from this snowy Winona barn will soon find a new home in sunny California. An old barn in Winona that was recently torn down will become part of someone’s California dream home, or some other type of building, thanks to Len Mathia of Garfield, and his crew of salvagers. The owner of the Winona barn requested it be torn down. A California man who sells the wood for homes and remodeling projects bought it, Mathia said. The 4...
Bill Meyer of Joseph’s Grainery took this picture of Colfax lying in the snow and sun from his airplane. Meyer enjoyed the clear skies over Colfax while land-bound residents enjoyed playing in the snow before bitter temperatures and fog rolled in earlier this week....
The Whitman County Planning Commission is seeking two new members to fill vacancies. If the vacancies aren’t filled soon, county commissioners may have to consider reducing the size of the planning board from nine members to seven. “If a month from now, there’s not any more board members, I would recommend making it fewer,” Whitman County Planner Alan Thomson told the county commissioners Tuesday morning. The role of the planning commission is to hear and consider county planning issues and then advise the county commissioners. Thomson also sa... Full story
With an update to the city council, location scouting and more fundraising, the effort to build a Palouse skate park is moving ahead. “We’re still plugging away,” said organizer Aaron Flansburg, who attended the Palouse City Council meeting Jan. 8 to inform council members of the latest developments. Flansburg reported on the group’s wood-fired pizza fundraisers, his research into construction options and costs and asked the council to consider a location near the sewer plant. “I don’t thi...
When state Initiative 1183 passed in 2011 to put liquor sales into private hands, it was written to protect funds which cities and counties received from liquor sales. Liquor now is available in local supermarkets and sales are reflecting the change in incomes to counties and towns. The reality has proven somewhat different. Or has it? Elements of 1183 were subject to changes, and while some have been made, others to come may counter those. In all, the situation is in flux, according to many...
It was standing room only at St. John City Hall during a meeting about the town’s post office. From the time a post office was established in each rural town, it has been a hub of the community. Not only a place to get mail, but a place to see a neighbor, learn the latest news and perhaps exchange a few bits of gossip. But the U.S. Postal Service is making some changes that could affect the future of rural post offices. Two postal service representatives met with concerned citizens from Garfield and then St. John last Thursday. Most folks v... Full story
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS BID FOR 2008 OR NEWER PUP TRAILERS WHITMAN COUNTY STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed bids will be received on the following proposal by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 10:00:00 a.m. Pacific Time, on February 6, 2013 at which time they will be opened and publicly read. Handicap access may be obtained by the Mill Street entrance to the Courthouse. Each bid is to be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the...
