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Colfax Cub Scout Pack 595 Pinewood Derby winners record a victory after competiton at United Methodist Church Jan. 20. In back, from the left, are Tommy Cochrane (first -fastest); Riley Wuestney (second fastest and second year Webelo winner); Connor Johnson (third fastest); Carson Cloaninger (People’s Choice winner and first Year Webelo Winner). In front, from the left, are John Lustig (Tiger winner); Anthony Becker (Wolf Winner); Gavin Hammer (Bear Winner)....
Colfax High School FCCLA members delivered pop-tabs to the Spokane Ronald McDonald House Jan. 27. The club collected more than 122,000 tabs. They will be used for paying for a room for families at the Ronald McDonald house. The group appreciates the donation of tabs from residents and urges them to keep collecting. Pictured from the left are Sara Teal, Kylee Gibson and Jasmine Lander....
The United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack Friday announced a general sign-up this year for landowners who would like to enroll or re-enroll land in the Conservation Reserve Program. The sign-up begins March 14 and runs through April 14. General CRP accounts for enrollment of entire fields while continuous CRP is used for targeted areas of particular high risk of environmental impact – areas like hilltops and stream beds. With CRP, landowners receive payments under long-term contracts to remove environmentally sensitive land from a...
Whitman County commissioners Monday re-stocked seven of the county’s volunteer oversight boards by appointing new members or re-appointing sitting members. David “Pete” Hertz of Palouse was appointed to a four -year term on the planning commission. Hertz was appointed to the panel late last year to fill out the term of Archie Neal of Garfield. Darren Jones and Dennis Hatley, both of Pullman, were re-appointed to serve until 2014 on the commission to set salaries for elected officials. Jones, a WSU policeman, fulfills a requirement that a publi...
With an eye on working more community input into the proposed remodeling of the Colton school, committee members gathered Wednesday to discuss that input. Colton/Uniontown citizens met twice last month and gave the school administration suggestions for the project which initially had an overall cost of $10.2 million. The public voted down the proposed $5.2 million bond in November. The school is gathering public opinion on the bond proposal in order to have it on the ballot April 26. Superintendent Nate Smith said the capital projects committee...
Whitman County commissioners officially allocated $100,000 in .09 economic development funding for small town project proposals Monday. The county’s Blue Ribbon Advisory Task Committee will hear applications and decide which projects should receive funding in April. They had considered withholding the funds this year out of fear the legislature would hold the funds to try and balance the state’s mounting budget deficit. Each year, the state distributes .09 percent of its portion of local sales tax revenues to be spent on projects to imp... Full story
Nearly one-fifth of the Palouse Empire Fair’s annual budget could fall casualty of Washington’s budget crisis. The loss of funding comes as part of the legislature’s efforts to close a $4.6 billion shortfall in the overall state budget. Members of the House have approved a plan to slash half of the funding that annually goes to state fairs. The Senate ways and means committee was slated to vote on the same proposal Wednesday. “That’s the way it works,” said Bob Reynolds, manager of the Palouse Empire Fair. “Take the funding away from the kids...
Revolutionary protests in Egypt have Northwest wheat growers tuned in to North Africa. “We’re definitely keeping an eye over there,” said Tom Mick, CEO of the Washington Grain Alliance. “We have no game plan in place because we don’t know what’s going to happen, but whatever happens is going to have an impact on us.” Egypt is by far the world’s leading importer of wheat. Mick said the U.S. is expected to export at least 9.8 to 10 million metric tons of wheat - including one million metric tons of soft white wheat - to Egypt this year. “And...
Two bald eagles take a break in the final hour of daylight Sunday high in a tree along the North Palouse River about a mile downstream from Glenwood. Eagles often appear along the river at this time of year. Eagles have also been reported along the Palouse River downstream from Colfax and in the Steptoe Butte area....
The town of Palouse is weeks away from hiring an engineer to develop the town’s comprehensive water system plan. The town is looking to put together an extensive water system plan that would map out city water structure, pinpoint future city water projects and detail past projects. Water and sewer committee member Connie Newman said the committee will boil down a list of 20 to 30 engineers to three to five finalists. The committee will make a final selection within six weeks. The high end of estimates for the project cost is $50,000, Newman s...
Burcham, Jaxson Zachary, born Jan. 27, 2011, at eight pounds, four ounces, to Kelsey Williams and Kiel Burcham of Asotin. Paternal grandparents are Mark Burcham and Debra Camancho, Clarkston. Maternal grandparents are Jeff Williams, Tacoma and Stephanie Rudy, Lewiston. The baby joins one sister, McKenna, 7 and one brother, Brennan, 4. Dixon, Baby Boy, born Jan. 25, 2011, at 10 pounds, four ounces, to Mike and Cecily Dixon of Moscow. Paternal grandparents are Neal and Julia Dixon, Salt Lake City, Utah. Maternal grandparents are Gaylon and Judy... Full story
Mobile Safety Solutions Dear Savvy Senior, Do you know of any emergency help buttons for seniors (like the Lifeline) that work away from the home? I would like to get one for my 78-year-old mother, but would like to find one that’s not limited to the house. What can you tell me? Searching Son Dear Searching There are actually several new products on the market that give seniors the flexibility to call for help both inside and outside the home. Here’s what you should know. Senior Help Devices For years, emergency help buttons (also known as per...
Lamont, JEAN STROMBERGER & KATHY SHIELDS, Gazette Correspondents Art and Jill Swannack and family with exchange students Thomas Wu and Miguel Pineda packed their car Jan. 15 and started the trip to the American Sheep Industry National convention in Reno. They headed to Portland to take Thomas and Miguel to see Chinatown and the Oregon coast. On the way they stayed overnight in Hermiston and then visited Bonneville Dam’s sturgeon hatchery. They visited the Evergreen air and space museum at McMinnville, Ore., and saw the Spruce Goose and other e... Full story
