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At Colfax Schools: Daily items offered at Colfax High School include salad bar, chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, deli sandwiches, vegetarian options, fresh & canned fruit, fresh vegetables, oven fries, yogurt, cottage cheese, bagels and juice. Monday: No School Tuesday: Hamburgers on whole grain bun, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, tater tots, applesauce Wednesday: Salisbury steak, cheesy potatoes, corn on cob, whole grain roll, strawberries Thursday: Mac/cheese w/ little smokies, seasoned peas, breadstick, orange smiles or pears Friday: Veg....
On Christian Love Based on 1st Corinthians Chapter 13 We often hear these inspiring words at weddings, and often this passage has a part in funeral services as well. For the Apostle Paul, God’s love is the bedrock of our Christian lives. Everything else may be impermanent, but God’s love never ends. This love is patient and kind. At the end of this 13th chapter, Paul insists that God wants and needs three things from us. First, God needs us to have a strong faith. In addition, we are to fervently hold on to an unwavering hope, as we put our tru... Full story
Thursday, Feb. 14 Rosalia & Tekoa – Valentine’s Day After School Craft – Exciting after school craft projects in two locations. Check the Events Calendar for times. Friday, Feb. 15 Colfax & Tekoa – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for preschoolers and parents every Friday. Saturday, Feb 16 Albion – 2 p.m. – Storytime – Fun stories, finger plays, rhymes, songs and crafts every Saturday. Check the calendar for times and themes. Sunday, Feb. 17 All branches closed in honor of President’s Day. Monday, Feb. 18 All branche... Full story
Vlieger returns to base Army Staff Sgt. John E. Vlieger has returned to the U.S. after being deployed overseas at a forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Vlieger is a fire control sergeant assigned to the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The staff sergeant is a 2006 graduate of Colfax High School. Johanson on EOU roll Kalvin Johanson of Pullman was among 549 students at Eastern Oregon University named to the dean’s list for the 2012 fall t...
Lorna Ellis Lorna H. Ellis, longtime Colfax resident, passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, at The Courtyard. She was 90. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Colfax. Lorna was born June 15, 1922, in Osceola, Wis., to John and Mabel (Boucher) Hinz. She grew up in Anamosa, Iowa, where her father ran a cheese factory in the federal penitentiary. She graduated from high school in Anamosa in 1940. She and John Ellis had been classmates all through school, and they married Dec. 19, 1... Full story
Verl Gunter Verl Gunter, 90, former long-time Colfax resident, died Jan. 29, 2013, at the IOOF Care Home in Walla Walla. Mr. Gunter resided at College Place for the last seven years and resided at the care center since June. In accordance with his request, a funeral service was not conducted. He and his wife, Marcella, operated Colfax IGA and later Colfax Grocery in Colfax until 1970 when they moved to Spokane. They made their home in Spokane until they moved to College Place to be near family members. Mrs. Gunter still make her home in... Full story
Clifford M. Imler Clifford M. Imler, who was born Nov. 2, 1946, to Chauncy C. Imler and Dorcas D. Brose Imler in Colfax, died Jan. 19, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Merced, Calif. He grew up in Potlatch, Idaho, on the family farm with three sisters: Mildred Imler Krasselt of Potlatch, Doriene Imler Morton of The Dalles, Ore.,. and Grace Imler Engelhard of Spokane. He attended Potlatch and Palouse elementary schools and graduated from Palouse High School in 1966. After graduating he enrolled in the U.S. Air Force in Spokane. He served as a... Full story
Mildred T. Nowack The funeral for Mildred T. (Terry) Nowack, 85, was Saturday, Feb. 9, at Grace Lutheran Church in Potlatch with the Rev. Corey Laughary officiating. Burial followed at the Freeze Cemetery. She died Feb. 4, 2013, at the Seniors In Motion Adult Family Home at Cheney. Born Oct. 7, 1927, at Potlatch to Leo and Lora McCown Nowack, she attended Potlatch schools and graduated from Potlatch High School in 1945. Mildred moved to Spokane where she worked as a secretary for several insurance companies until she retired in 1990. She... Full story
Students at Oakesdale high school and junior high have earned places on the school’s honor rolls. In the high school, Jacey Headley made the superintendent’s honor roll with a 4.0. Earning placement on the Nighthawk Honor roll with GPAs of 3.5 to 3.99 are Alexa Lindgren, Kaela Fisch, Katie Renstrom, Dustin Warwick, Parker Perry, Zach Conklin, Max Mueller and Courtenay Perry. Those making the Blue and Silver Honor roll with GPAs of 3.0 to 3.49 are Morgan Combs, Emily Paddock, Kelsey Jennings, Russell Erickson, Rebecca Farmer, Malcolm Combs, Bre...
Eleven high school students earned straight A’s during the first semester at Colton High School. They are Seniors: Jordana Dahmen, Kaden Dahmen, Kaitlin Druffel, Joe Faerber, Payton Meyer, Paige Vincent; Juniors: Jenna Moser; Sophomoes: Savannah Chadwick, Winnie Schultheis, and Freshmen: Carter Dahmen, Zoe Moser. In the middle school highest honors went to Eighth grade: Brady Chadwick, Kendyl Druffel, Emma Schultheis, Peter Schultheis, Adelaide Willis; Seventh grade Ali Hennigar, Georgia Meyer. High honor students earned a GPA of 3.4 to 3.99 wi... Full story
First semester honor roll students at LaCrosse junior and senior high school earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher were as follows: Seniors: Julio Dominguez, Lane Hannas, Chelsie Kneale, Matt Stubbs, Justin Wargo and Jed Zimmer. Juniors: Graham BeDell and Darcy Stamper. Sophomores: Cole Evans, Jacob Johnson, Lura Potter and Jason Wigen. Freshmen: Ashtyn Aune, Jessica Guske and Madison Harder. Eighth grade: Abigail McGregor. Sixth grade: Alynn Harder, Hally Lindgren and Logan Stanley....
Dusty David and Phyllis Stueckle spent last Monday through Thursday in Puyallup and Olympia. They stayed with Reuben and Judy Stueckle, and visited with Norm and Barbara Aune in Puyallup. David attended the Farm Bureau Legislative Days in Olympia. Linda Hennigar spent Thursday through Saturday at the home of her daughter Tami and Jay Banks in Kennewick. Linda was the piano accompanist for her grandson Wesley Bank’s trumpet solo at a music competition in Pasco. She went a few days early so they could practice together. Wesley was also a m... Full story
Lacrosse The student of character assembly for January was Friday with Justin Wargo giving the welcome. ASB officers introduced the February character trait of love/humility with a skit. The “try” award was presented to Alynn Harder, and the academic improvement award was given to Julia Guske. Students who received student of character recognition for January’s trait of justice were kindergarten- Ben Bailey, Avery Fleming, Quincy Morris, Ellie Pierson, Emily Thompson; MAC 1-Tanner Fleming, Julia Guske, Lillian McGregor, Alex Osorio, Edyn Rober... Full story
Endicott Tom Byers and Don Lust were best neighbors and friends for a lot of years. Tom spotted a broken bench by the grocery store and decided to restore it for use. So, he took it home, welded, painted and replaced the wood in memory of Don Lust. It even took on Cougar colors, since both men are Cougar fans. This is the result: a Cougar colored bench with a memorial placque that reads “In Memory of Don Lust.” People using that bench can remember Tom and Don working around town on a multitude of projects for the community. Endicott Gun Clu...
Meet Teri Calhoun, Colfax Post Office The new Colfax postmaster arrived in August and was officially named to her position on Dec. 15, 2012. Teri Calhoun moved to the Colfax Post Office from Lewiston, where she served in a supervisory position. Prior to that, she was a supervisor in Moscow for 16 years. Mark and Teri Cahloun Teri was born in Spokane and since her father was a school principal and then a superintendent, the family moved several times. She graduated from Wapato High School. Her husband grew up on a Wapato apple orchard. From...
Artists from six different schools around the county were featured in last Thursday’s “Meet the Artist” program at the library in Colfax. Katryna Newman of Garfield/Palouse, top left, stands behind some of her animal creations while she presents one of her drawings; Rachel Robinson of Colfax, top middle, tells about her long-standing interest in sketching horses; Zack Conklin of Oakesdale, top right, recalls his reaction to adding color to one of his creations; Peyton Webber of Tekoa, bottom left, recalls a basket weaving session with a frien...
A one-year grant to bring visual art to Colton School District is past the halfway point while plans are being made to keep the program going. Visual arts in south county. Junior high students work on lino cut block printing at the Dahmen Barn. Last summer, the school district received $8,200 from the Inland Northwest Community Foundation for one year of at least six visual art sessions with instructors for each grade level. The grant was written by Dahmen Barn manager Leslee Miller. She and oth...
From a town of 300,000 in Central Asia to Colfax was quite a contrast for exchange student Anel Satayeva. Family welcomes exchange student. The Davis family greeted their exchange student, Anel Satayeva, at Spokane International Airport in August when she arrived from Kazakhstan. From left to right are host dad Chris Davis, Anel, daughters Brooke and AnnMarie, grandmother Lisa Borsheim, host mom Brandi, and son Devyn. Anel will be in Colfax until May. (Photo courtesy of the Davis family.) Anel, 17, is from Kazakhstan which is near Russia and...
From time to time, I like to leaf through my high-school yearbook, reflecting on the fact that the hair and clothing styles of the time made us all look like lunatics. In my own photo, my odd jacket and long, featureless haircut make it appear as if I’m hoping my class will elect me Bellhop of the Year. A friend of mine from high school recently visited, and we opened the yearbook to take stock of what we were like when we were young and clueless. “There,” my friend said, stabbing a picture with a finger. “You had a crush on her.” I didn’t ev... Full story
8 years ago Feb. 17, 1888 Under the new military law passed by our past legislature, $300 is appropriated annually to each of 13 companies in the territory. The young men of Colfax should lose no time if they desire to form a military company, in organizing, that their company may be one of 13 and entitled to a sum of $300. We hope a movement will be started at once, either in reviving the old military organization or forming a new one. With a well organized company, Colfax would stand one chance in 13 of obtaining occasionally the grand enca...
MacKenzie Marker, Colfax, is the All Around Cowgirl for the Eastern Washington Junior Rodeo Association. She competes in roping, barrel racing, pole bending, team roping, steer daubing and goat tying. The all around award goes to the cowgirl and cowboy in each age division with the most points overall for the summer. She received the most points in the junior girls division for 2012. MacKenzie, 12, is the daughter of J.D. and Valerie Marker of Colfax and is a sixth grader....
Destroying the USPS Postmaster General Patrick Donahue wants to destroy the USPS. He claims there is a “loophole” in the Congressional mandate requiring 6 day delivery. His suspension of Saturday delivery would have a significant negative effect on the Postal Service and millions of customers. This is just another misguided decision by the Postmaster General reflecting his policies of slash-and-shrink. This approach in dealing with the financial problems will doom the USPS to failure. He must continue working with Congress in removing the $5....
Washington missing out on tourist dollars When we moved from Montana to Olympia 35 years ago, we saw enticing television and magazine ads for our neighboring states, but none for Washington. Fast forward to 2013 and nothing has changed. It was puzzling then, but even more perplexing today, considering the money and jobs at stake. Tourism in our state is no small potatoes, it is big business. Visitors spent $16.4 billion in 2011 and accounted for 150,000 direct jobs, which is nearly twice Boeing’s workforce in our state. But our state invests n...
Marco Rubio’s bad deal In Washington, a new gang has been born. The Gang of Eight on immigration is here to tell us that we have succeeded in not enforcing the law so persistently and thoroughly that now we have to give up all pretense. The Gang of Eight, headlined by conservative star Marco Rubio, wants to amnesty the 11 million immigrants who are already here as a product of past nonenforcement in exchange for a promise of future enforcement. Supporters of comprehensive immigration reform resolutely refuse to say the word “amnesty.” They... Full story
There is a divide between the west side of Washington state and the east side, and it is more than just the Cascade Mountain Range. In fact, every so often, it is suggested that eastern Washington secede from the west side and form a new state of its own. That may never be taken seriously, but the two areas are without question different. The power and influence on the west side of the state rankles many in eastern Washington. The population numbers vastly outweigh the more rural east side. Politics are different, too. The west tends to be more...
