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At Colfax Schools: Monday: Shredded BBQ on whole grain bun, fries, cole slaw, fruit Tuesday: Hot dog, chili, baked chips, fruit, broccoli salad Wednesday: Hot ham & cheese on whole grain bun, fries, BBQ beans, fruit Thursday: Pizza, caesar salad, ice cream, pineapple Friday: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, cookie, fruit, salad At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, country gravy, bread stick, cooked carrots, apple slices, peaches Tuesday: Super nachos, taco meat, diced tomatoes, salsa, refried beans, cheese...
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. CITY EYES PARK PLAY ITEMS Colfax Park Board plans to purchase about $25,000 in new play equipment for the upcoming season. Councilman Al Vorderbrueggen, who serves as the head of the city park board, reported to the city council the board plans to make the purchases in the upcoming weeks to take advantage of price discounts offered by suppliers...
Area students on the fall honor roll for Spokane Commuunity College with a grade average of 3.0 or higher include Megan Groom and Paloma Braunger of Colfax, Zackary Hudson and Dustin Patchen of Colton, Brett Wagner and Rachael Rambo of Farmington, Danielle Wilson of Garfield, Tamra Vandyke of Malden, Matthew Malakowsky of Pullman, Steven Bowen of St. John, Erin Braun and Chandra Richardson of Rosalia and Kimberly Witte of Thornton.... Full story
Sewell paintings set for Dahmen An exhibit of paintings by Andy Sewell of Viola will be at Dahmen Barn through March. Sewell has been painting the Palouse in watercolor for more than 20 years and has now expanded into oil painting. At a reception Thursday, Feb. 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. he will give away six prints of his newest Palouse painting “Palouse Red and Green” to the first six people in the door. Born in Washington, he moved with his family to Ketchum/Sun Valley, Idaho. In 1989, he graduated from the University of Idaho, with a fine art...
Did you know that the number one killer for women is not breast cancer – it is heart disease? It is more deadly for women than all forms of cancer combined. Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease. Many women are either unaware of the symptoms to pay attention to or may attribute their symptoms to other causes. They are sweating, pressure, nausea and jaw pain. They are also symptoms that women often brush off as the flu, stress or simply feeling under the weather. Whether it’s disbelief, lack of awareness or mis...
(For complete Obituaries, including those listed below, see the Weekly Pages section for this week, page B3: Marguerite Farrow) Felix M. Entenmann Felix M. Entenmann, 91, former long-time Whitman County extension agent, died last Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Kirkland. Mr. Entenmann had been a resident of Woodinville since 2007. He retired from WSU extension in 1986, and he and his wife, Byrdene, made their retirement home in Spokane for several years. Born June 15, 1922, in Spokane to Felix and Mabel (Clay) Entenmann, he graduated from Rogers... Full story
Thursday, Feb. 6 Colfax & LaCrosse – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Thursday. Visit the online calendar for times. Colfax – Noon – Gentle Yoga with Suzy McNeilly – Pay by the month or by the class. Friday, Feb. 7 Colfax – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for toddlers, preschoolers and parents every Friday. Endicott, St. John & Uniontown – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Friday. Saturday, Feb. 8 Albion – 2 p.m. – Storytime and Craft...
Colfax Electro Squids won the champions award and the robot performance award in a sweep of the Spokane regional Lego League competition last Saturday at Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane. They were among 41 teams from the area in the competition. The day-long event included a judging session on design, project and values and three matches of robot games. Theme for the games was Nature’s Fury. The team will now compete in the state semi-final round in Moses Lake Feb. 15. Members of the t... Full story
Angela Johnson Anderson is a Colfax girl, Colfax High School class of 2002, who is back in Whitman County. After graduating from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in health information administration in 2006, she attended physical therapy school at Eastern Washington University, graduating in 2009. She and Jake married while she was at EWU, and their goal was to live on the Palouse. While at EWU, Angela began her job search, finding her best offer with Gritman Hospital in M...
Lacrosse LaCrosse National Honor Society is selling carnations for Valentine’s Day. Prices are $5 for a single, $15 for a half dozen and $25 for a dozen. Deadline for orders is Friday. Contact Lindsey Miller, Graham BeDell, Jason Wigen or the high school office. Saturday is senior night at the LaCrosse gym. Girls’ varsity game begins at 5 followed by the boys at 6:30. The freshman class and FFA will also have a French Dip sandwich feed in the cafeteria. Full meal deal is just $6.... Full story
Riley Schell, son of Cory and Sheri Schell of Farmington, was named to the Carroll College 2013 fall dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must recieve a 3.5 grade point average or better for the semester and take at least 12 credits. Schell was also named to the academic all-conference Frontier League Football Team this year....
Endicott Jenny Meyer, Nancy Anderson and Tia Langston hosted a bridal shower for Katey Kilpatrick, bride elect of Michael Schlomer. A Tupperware party, games, great food and lots of visiting were the ingredients. The Endicott Gun Club held its Sunday trap shoot for scores as follows. The day was cold and clear with 30 shooters and one new junior. Division 1, Endicott Gun Club 97-100; Brad Hergert 25, Travis Schluneger 24, Jim Pelissier 24, Hunter Weitze 24, total score for the season (475-500) Endicott Gun Club Ladies 60-75, Tiffany Hergert...
Garfield-Middle School choir students directed by Rebecca Hemphill performed The Star Spangled Banner during a volleyball match hosted in Garfield. Singers include Emily Perkins, Ainslee Marcus, Emmy Gregg, Keely Burns, Emily Bagott, Desi Brown, Torii Rodgers, Lenae Caudle and Hope Kriebel.... Full story
Whitman Conservation District will host staff from the state Department of Ecology for a second meeting Feb. 13 in Colfax. The meeting will be at 3 p.m. in the county’s Public Service Building, following the conservation district’s meeting at 1 p.m. DOE staff will address questions brought up at the last meeting held in December. Landowners jammed the Public Service Building auditorium Dec. 12 to listen and respond to DOE assessments. Four DOE officials attended the meeting because so many landowners were upset by DOE letters they received las... Full story
Ownership of two-thirds of the former Higginson Appliance store on Main Street in Colfax changed Friday, Jan. 24. According to Robert Willford, executive director of the Tri-County Economic Development District based in Colville, the northern portion of the building went into foreclosure for failure to make payments under terms of a deed of trust held by the agency. An attempt to auction off the building segment on the courthouse steps drew no response Jan. 24 and ownership went to Tri County Economic Development. McGrane and Schuerman law...
--Don Marshall photo Various aspects of the Palouse were frozen and frosted in this country scene off Trestle Creek Road near Oakesdale. While temperatures earlier in the season were above average and precipitation below average, winter has now bared its teeth in Whitman County....
Real estate sales Jon P. Anderson, Pullman, to Jennifer E. and David A. Harder, Pullman, house on SW Church Street in Pullman, $148,000, Jan. 24. David A. and Kim L. Stine, Colfax, to Dennis and Diane Solbrack, Colfax, two parcels on Moller Road in Colfax, $40,000, Jan. 24. P&F Medical Services LLC, Tekoa, to Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 4, Tekoa, lots in Tekoa for professional services, $85,000, Jan. 24. Rose Technical LLC, Olympia, to Justin J. Newell, Star, Idaho, vacant land in Malden, $4,522.15, Jan. 27. Keith L. Elliott,...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2009. I was once asked during a job interview, “If you could be anybody in the world, who would it be?” I replied honestly, “My 5-year-old son.” The same interviewer, reading from a list of questions, also asked, “If you could be any kind of animal, what would you be?” I guess I was supposed to reply “panther,” a sleek predator hunting for prey in the corporate jungle, or maybe “eagle,” soaring regally, taking in the big picture and yet able to instantly spot trouble on the ground... Full story
Wrong word The January 30, 2014 Whitman County Gazette had a front-page article about the Open Letter to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers that appeared in the January 14, 2014 Spokesman-Review. Whether because of a typo, poor telephone connection, or whatever, I was misquoted on page 2 in that the word “earns” was replaced by the word “is”, with the result that the sentence does not make much sense. The sentence should read: “An African-American with an A.A. degree earns pretty much the same as a white person with a high school diploma,...
An enterprising Associated Press reporter put the cost of the recent $1.1 trillion dollar federal spending bill in perspective. At 370,445 words long, it works out to just under $3 million per word – and it funds government operations only through September. Congress begins a debate on increasing the debt ceiling again this month. The amount of money the federal government spends – some say overspends – is so enormous, so massive that the average person simply cannot relate. We have no personal experience with numbers that large. This tax s...
In this age of vicious political fighting, it may seem a bit counterintuitive, but sometimes bipartisanship can go too far. We witnessed a bit of that on the Sunday talk shows recently when the chairs of the two congressional intelligence committees, Mike Rogers, the Republican who heads House Intelligence, and Democrat Diane Feinstein, who runs the show at Senate Intel, displayed a little bipartisan McCarthyism. Yes, that’s harsh, but isn’t that what we call public smears based purely on innuendo? Rogers showed up on “Meet the Press” and whi... Full story
Tuesday is the last chance to vote. It is also the last chance to support the county and give it a much needed financial boost. A “yes” vote for Proposition 1 will do just that. The county needs voter approval to lift its levy lid. That means it wants voters to allow it to collect more in revenues. This is an unprecedented request for the county. The amount the county is asking for is not great. If approved, the increase would generate an estimated $745,000 more in 2015. Residents are well aware of the county’s financial situation. It has g...
Colfax girls Wednesday were headed to game three with the LRS Broncos after winning their first-round game at the district tournament at Mt. Spokane High School. The Bulldogs, number-two finishers in the league race, hammered seventh place Mary Walker of Springdale 47-28 Monday. Lind/Ritzville/Sprague, the number-three team in the league finish, defeated Liberty Monday. The results mean Colfax and LRS, who split in two rounds of league were booked to collide again Wednesday night at Mt....
A breakfast will be served Saturday in the CHS cafeteria with proceeds to benefit a memorial scholarship named after the late Doug Hall, long-time wresting supporter and coach for the Colfax Little Guys wrestling program. Admission will be $20 for families, $8 for adults, $6 for students and senior citizens and free for youngsters five and under.... Full story
Last two rounds of the SE 1B race will go down this week with the teams locked in the mode set fore the league race early in the season. Colton continues as the dominatior with a 14-0 mark after adding two more crunches in the campaign last weekend. The Wildcats Friday at Touchet pegged a 85-40 road win, and Saturday hammered Garfield/Palouse 69-11. Zoe Moser led the Wildcats with 27 at Touchet and Jenna Moser hit 26 against the Vikings. Closest battle in the league went down Friday at St. John...
