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Sixty-two steers competed in the Palouse Empire Fair beef carcass contest. Grace Morris of Pullman and Colton Pfaff of Garfield tied for grand champion, and each received $500 and a championship jacket. Cassidi Shindler of Colfax and Payson Griner of Palouse tied for reserve champion, and each received $350 and a reserve champion jacket. Both of the champion carcasses graded prime and had a yield grade of three. Both reserve champion carcasses had a choice quality grade and a yield grade of one. Average live weight of all steers was 1,390...
Endicott Myrna Morasch spent extended time during the Christmas holiday visiting family in Napa, Calif. She visited Kelvin, Kyle and Tyler Morasch and Guy and Maureen Larsen. Maureen and Myrna took a three-mile trip through the Muir Woods National Monument and then a ferry trip to San Francisco for soup and bread. Kelvin and Myrna toured some of the mountains to see the devastation caused by the fires this summer. Cousins Stan and Carol Schmick from Yakima joined Kelvin, Maureen and Myrna for lunch in Napa. The Endicott Community Club hosted a... Full story
Dusty Art and Colleen Sager and Barney Buckley of Colfax were in Moses Lake this weekend for an all-day aviation safety seminar sponsored by Big Bend Community College, the FAA and the Washington Flying Farmers. Larry and Di Brink celebrated with a late Christmas get-together on Friday, Jan. 26, with their cousin Camille Patterson who lives in the Spokane valley. Doug and Cheryl Stueckle, Nathan and Rebecca Stueckle and Ashleigh Stueckle were visitors of Phyllis and David Stueckle from Saturday, noon, until Sunday evening. Visitor Reuben and...
Girls from the St. John/Endicott area perform at the St. John Dancers recital Jan. 21 at the St. John School. The St. John Dancers are taught by St. John native Jessi Curtis. This is the sixth year Curtis has taught ballet and hip hop classes to preschool through high school age students. Dancers at the recital left to right top left: Pre-Dancers Tinlee Taylor, Ali Zornacki, Peyton Shields and Nelly Kile; top right: Intermediate I Ashlynn Forest, Jenah Johnson and Vanessa Webb; left:...
Pullman Police Chief Gary Jenkins Jan. 23 issued an update in the investigation of the suicide of Tyler Hilinski, the WSU football player who was found dead at his Aspen Village apartment on NE Norwood Drive in Pullman Jan. 16 at about 4:30 p.m. Hilinski died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Cause of his death was officially determined to be suicide Jan. 18 by the county coroner. Chief Jenkins reported the investigation did not reveal any particular motive for suicide. Among other points in the update, the chief reported the .223...
Whitman County Republican Central Committee has scheduled a meeting for Feb. 10 to select nominees for appointment to the county coroner's position. Chairman John Brabb said the session will begin at 9 a.m. in the auditorium of the Public Service Building in Colfax. The Republicans have been asked by the county commissioners to submit the names of three nominees to fill the office which is being vacated by Pete Martin, who announced Monday he plans to retire March 1. Martin is a Republican, so the appointment process calls for the Republican... Full story
Above: The St. John Heritage Museum’s Farming Through the Years wall sponsored by Alex McGregor shows scenes of early farming on the Palouse. Right: Lydia Smith shows a new display to be put up in the museum soon. Left: A box of items from the “Hanoi Hilton” POW camp on display at the veteran’s wall. “Every hand’s a winner and every hand’s a loser,” the gambler advises, but on Feb. 10 the St. John Heritage Museum will be the biggest winner with every deal, roll and spin. The museum will host its...
REAL ESTATE Mark and Vicky Hemighaus, Colton, to Roy and Valerie Obenchain, Enterprise, Ore., house and land parcels on Niehenke Road, Colton, $710,000, Jan. 22. Gerald and Janice Mitchell, Colfax, to Kelly and Amy Soncarty, Colfax, land parcels northeast of Colfax, $976,000, Jan. 22. Stephanie Rodeen, Pullman, to Mohan and Tara Kumar, house on SW Lost Trail Drive, Pullman, $240,000, Jan. 22. Ray Zimmerman, Mulkiteo, to David and Judy Postma, Oakesdale, ag parcel at intersection of Highway 27 and Zimmerman Road south of Oakesdale, $55,000,...
I wrote a letter to the candidates during the 2008 campaign. I outlined my three biggest concerns for the future of our country and asked for their position on these issues. I received no response from McCain but did get a note from Obama requesting a campaign contribution. Little has changed in the past ten years. Politicians still ignore input from the voters. I dug into my old files and retrieved the letter to compare it with my current list. I found that my number one fear for our country’s future hasn’t changed. My second concern is now...
Enriches lives I am writing in support of the Whitman County Library levy. Our Whitman County Library enriches lives in many ways. With 14 branches throughout the county, WCL offers programs for all ages, including preschool storytime, after school events, teen nights, summer reading, as well as informative speakers sponsored by WCL through Humanities Washington. Other services offered include internet and Wi-Fi hot-spot access, computer help, services to daycares, senior facilities and home bound residents. I appreciate the convenience of...
Chuck Schumer started a government shutdown he couldn't finish. The New York Democrat, among the shrewdest operators in national politics, stumbled badly because he succumbed to the siren song of the anti-Trump resistance. He believed that any charge could be made to stick to President Donald Trump, no matter how implausible, and chose the dictates of an inflamed Democratic base over common sense. His embarrassing climbdown after a short, mostly weekend shutdown shows the limits of the resistance. Yes, an anti-Trump midterm wave appears to be...
You are probably asking yourself, "What was that all about?" Just because the government shutdown ended shortly after it began, it doesn't mean that it won't happen again in just a few weeks -- and it definitely doesn't mean that our great leaders in Washington covered themselves in glory. Quite the opposite. They can't even guarantee that they can handle their most rudimentary job, which is to keep the federal government functioning. When all is said and done, the bulk of the debate was about who would be held responsible for this debacle. It... Full story
#!*! People who don’t say “thank you.” #!*! Neighbors who don’t take care of their own yard and expect neighbors to rake leaves for them. Send your pet peeves and okeydokes to Whitman County Gazette P.O Box 770, Colfax, WA 99111 or drop them off at the Gazette office... Full story
All the attention has been on President Donald Trump recently, and very little attention has been paid to Hillary Clinton. She, of course, ran against the president. Right up to the counting of the votes, all the smart money was on her. She was predicted to win and become the first female president. We all know that didn’t happen. Many Americans were furious over the loss and claimed that Trump was not a legitimate president. Many Clinton supporters will never forget her loss, and some of the attacks on Trump simply may be because he beat h...
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. BUTTE, PALOUSE FALLS FUNDED Steptoe Butte and Palouse Falls State Park are among state parks which will receive funding under the state's two-year capital budget which was approved by the legislators when they returned to Olympia. Ninth District Sen. Mark Schoesler issued a list of projects in the district which are included in the overall...
An exhibition of Colfax fourth and fifth-grade girls basketball took place Jan. 27 at halftime of CHS vs. Tekoa/Rosalia varsity games....
Colfax High School graduate Scout Cai, now a sophomore at Seattle Pacific, has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Field Athlete of the week for her performance Friday in the pentathlon at the NCAA Division II Invitational at the University of Washington. Cai finished with 3,709 points to rank number two in the nation for qualifiers in the division. Her total garnered a third-place finish in the UW event. She set personal bests in four of the five events, with an 8.39 in the 60 meters, 34-5.5 in the shot, 18-2.75 in the l...
Dayton and Waitsburg school districts are now considering a merger of their sports programs. According to the Dayton Chronicle, school boards in each district have hosted public discussions about making the merger. Dayton and Waitsburg at one time were regular stops for Colfax teams when the Bulldogs played in the former SE-A conference. Waitsburg and Dayton have been playing in the WIAA District 9 2B division with DeSales, Tri-Cities Prep and Walla Walla Valley Academy. The merger would continue to put the schools in the 2B division. The combi...
Pomeroy's Maddy Dixon (No. 30) and Carmen Gingerich close in on Oakesdale's Madison Shrope in a 54-46 Pirates win, at home Jan. 27. With two games left in the regular season, Colton holds first place in the Southeast 1B league with a record of 11-0, 18-1 overall. Pomeroy holds second at 9-2, 15-4 overall. Games this weekend include St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse at Oakesdale Friday and at Waitsburg Saturday. Colton plays at Garfield/Palouse Friday and travels to Oakesdale Saturday. Gar/Pal goes to...
Craig Mueller of the Timberwolves launches over Austin Ring of the Bulldogs in the Saturday game at Colfax. A putback shot by Jawuan Nave at the buzzer capped a fourth-quarter comeback win by the Liberty Lancers at Colfax Tuesday night in a key game heading into the final week of league action. Liberty left town with a 42-41 win, a verdict which is expected to nail down the top slot for the league playoffs at West Valley in two weeks. Nave’s shot capped a Lancer comeback after the Bulldogs h...
Six wrestlers on the Colfax/St. John/GarPal team have qualified in top slots for the first round of eliminations leading up to the state Mat Classic. Wresters from south side teams, 1B and 2B, in the district will converge at Ritzville Saturday for the sub-regional round of the eliminations. The top four finishers at Ritzville will qualify to face the top four out of the north side of the league for next week’s regional round which will be at Reardan. Four wrestlers in each weight class will qualify for the state show in Tacoma. The Mat C...
Gwynn Razzo of Tekoa/Rosalia gets off a shot with Rachel Brown of the Bulldogs attempting a block. Colfax girls topped Liberty 61-48 Tuesday on the home court to get closer to wrapping up another undefeated string in the NE league’s south side. The big home win over Liberty followed wins Friday at Reardan and Saturday at home against the Tekoa/Rosalia Timberwolves. Colfax, which rolled through the south side of the league undefeated in the first round will have a lock on a number-one slot g...
Reporter -Don Marshall photo Oakesdale junior Jacob Himes launches himself to take it to the rack versus Touchet Jan. 26 to hand the Pirates their second loss of the season. Gray, spindly lines stretched across the loss column; cobwebs. Pomeroy was 16-0 when they boarded the bus Friday afternoon for a game at Palouse. By the end of the night the cobwebs were gone, cleared out, dusted free by Ely Hawkins and the Vikings to make room for a “1.” The next night, Jacob Himes and Oakesdale rep...
A spurt of requests for load limit exemption permits have followed the annual posting of new weight limits for spring break-up conditions. The red rectangle signs warning drivers were posted in early January due to warm temperatures. “We’re already bombarded with requests,” said Mark Storey, Public Works director. Permit holders are allowed to exceed the load limit. The limits are posted to reduce damage. Limits usually run for 6-12 weeks, most often ending in March. “One heavily loaded truck is the equivalent of 3,000 cars,” Storey told coun...
Whitman County Building Inspector Dan Gladwill presented fourth-quarter and year-end 2017 building reports Monday to county commissioners. For the year, total valuations were $8,479,557 on 169 building permits issued with 340 total inspections and 77 total final inspections. Total permit and plan review fees were $107,599. The 2016 totals were $72,316 in total fees, $6,065,677 in total valuations and 169 permits issued. Of the 2017 year-end valuation ($8,479,557 million), Gladwill noted that 15...
