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The Palouse People series will present the Lost Apple Project on Thursday, Feb. 20, 7-8 p.m. at the Pullman Depot Heritage Center on 330 N. Grand Ave., in the Freight Room. The Palouse People series occurs approximately every two months. Topics that have been covered before range from the 1918 Spanish Flu Epidemic and its impact on Colfax and Pullman to Washington State University's effort to record stories of WSU students who are members of the military. "The Palouse People series is an...
The nine school districts with levy propositions on the ballot Tuesday received strong approval from voters. Most of the propositions on the ballot were replacement levies for educational enrichment of operations programs now in place in the districts, but funded with expiring levies. Total ballots counted on the first return was 6,203 or 27.18 percent of the 22,821 ballots mailed out at the start of the voting period. Results posted Wednesday online after the election did not include returns from the Endicott and Tekoa School districts....
On Thursday, Brenda Stav, port finance director, updated the port commissioners on a collaborative project the port has been working on for the past few months in relation to ports on the Lower Snake River to join in signing resolutions on the dams. Stav said the intention for these resolutions were to have them delivered at the same time the Washington Public Ports Association submits a letter to the governor regarding the dams. On Aug. 15, the Port of Whitman adopted resolution 19-09 in support of the Lower Snake River Dams. “They (WPPA) k...
The Palouse Conservation District third Annual Alternative Cropping Symposium will be Thursday, Feb. 27, in the Gladish Community Center’s View Room in Pullman. Giving producers the opportunity to learn from other farmers on the Palouse, this event will focus on promoting healthy soils and profitable farming. Other topics that will be covered include cover cropping, intercropping, integrating livestock, etc. “This event is producer driven so we want to offer an opportunity for farmers and livestock producers to participate as much as they are...
At Monday’s county commissioner workshop, Commissioner Dean Kinzer announced the upcoming “Dream it. Do it...Here Conference” slated at the University of Idaho, March 18. This will be the fourth annual Dream it. Do it...Here Conference specifically for 10th and 11th graders in the region encompassing Whitman, Asotin, Garfield, Latah, Lewis, Idaho, Clearwater and Nez Perce counties. “This is a local alliance dedicated to recruiting area youth in manufacturing and other valued industries,” Kinzer said. “Dream it. Do it. is a youth recruitment...
Colton High School junior Cole Hennigar welds a T-joint on a simulator Jan. 24 as students tried out a new Miller Arc Augmented Reality Welding System. Ryan Porter, from A-L Compressed Gases in Moses Lake, brought the system to Colton for students to use in preparation for the school district buying the system. The machine trains students to perform various welds without using any metal products. The welding hood simulates actual welding and the system grades the welder on speed, distance of...
On May 24, 2018, the Port of Whitman County made a motion to support Washington State Department of Transportation with its Consolidated Rail Infrastructure Safety Improvements (CRISI) and Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant application for rehabilitation work on the PCC Rail System. The port committed to a $15,000 match and a letter of support from the port for the WSDOT application. Last Thursday, Feb. 6, Debbie Snell, port properties and development manager, reported to the port commissioners WSDOT was just now...
Whitman County Humane Society's 13th annual fundraising event, Fur Ball & Yappy Hour, will be Saturday, Feb. 22, at Schweitzer Event Center starting at 4 p.m. The theme this year is “The Good, The Bad, & The Snuggly.” Guests are encouraged to dress according to the theme. Pullman Mayor Glenn Johnson will emcee. The event will be catered by Happy Day Catering. Appetizers and “Yappy Hour” will start at 5 p.m. and dinner will start at 6:15 p.m. The keynote speaker, Renee Piper, is a professional dog trainer and owner of Tail Waggin' Adventu...
The Perkins House foundation has deteriorated and needs extensive restoration because of time and settling. Cracks have been appearing in interior and exterior walls, and some windows and doors no longer open. Attempts to obtain grant funding have not been successful, so Perkins House is asking for financial assistance. An extensive evaluation by a structural engineer calculated a repair estimate of approximately $45,000. Perkins House is currently obtaining contractor bids for the work....
The large crowd of Colfax and Liberty basketball fans at Thursday night's local season finale also marked the last big public show for the CHS gymnasium which is the final big ticket item on the two-year construction project for Colfax schools. District Supt. Jerry Pugh said the gym will remain open for practices during the basketball playoff season and for junior high volleyball season before the area turns into construction mode which will last most of the summer. New lighting, scoreboards,...
Results as of Feb. 11, 8 p.m. count. Colfax School District Proposition #1 Replacement educational programs and operation levy. Levy, Yes 572, 66.59% Levy, No 286, 33.29% Colton School District Proposition #1 Replacement educational programs and operation levy. Levy, Yes 246, 72.35% Levy, No 94, 27.65% Endicott School District Proposition #1 Replacement educational programs and operation levy. Levy, Yes 83, 68% Levy, No 39, 32% Garfield School District Proposition #1 Replacement educational programs and operation levy. Levy, Yes 137, 78.74% Lev...
Workers at Colfax Junior-Senior High School began moving new furniture Monday into upper-floor classrooms, which are now complete as part of Phase Four of the $18.9 million construction project. “The big move will be on Thursday,” said Jerry Pugh, Colfax superintendent. Next week, Phase Four will move to the bottom floor. Phases Five and Six are scheduled to begin in March. These include the gym and locker rooms, the east side of the upper hallway, downstairs office and special education room. Pugh noted that next Tuesday, Feb. 13, sliding bac...
The Colfax School board met Monday night for its regular meeting and first swore in a new member, Wayne Gregory, to replace David Nails for District Two. Superintendent Jerry Pugh reported on a two-day trip to Olympia last week to meet with legislators. He and Jake Dingman, Oakesdale superintendent, and Calvin Johnson, Palouse Supt., met with representatives Mark Schoesler, Joe Schmick and Mary Dye, focusing on the School Employees Benefits Board Program (SEBB). “To tax the district when people...
Palouse Writers Guild will host a travel writing workshop Feb. 29 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at 1912 Center, Fiske Room, 412 E. 3rd Street, Moscow. This workshop involves a series of short writing exercises and peer responses designed to help writers get past their inhibitions and into the process of writing a story. Exercises focus on writing about place and people. The workshop costs $10 for PWG members and $15 for non-members. Peter Chilson, who teaches writing and literature at Washington State University, will be the instructor. A longtime...
After being placed in a number-four slot for the first day of the long 2B hoop tourney at West Valley, Colfax girls cruised to a win over the Chewelah Cougars Monday and advanced to the quarter-final round which will go down in the books today. The Bulldogs will play St. George's, top finishers for the north side of the league. The overall tourney extends to Nov. 22 and will wind up sending four NE teams into the next round of the state playoffs. Before taking out the Cougs in the first test, th...
Colfax boys took an undefeated Liberty team into the last minutes of league finale last Thursday at Colfax, wound up with a number-three ticket to the West Vallehy playoffs and then dropped Northwest Christian in the first round Monday. Next round will feature a head-on collision with Kettle Falls, number-two team on the north side, in a quarter-final game today. In the district tourney action Monday, Colfax took out the Crusaders 56-45 to advance to the quarter-finals. They bombed an 18-4 lead...
Davenport’s AJ Floyd uncorked 31 points for the Davenport Gorillas Monday to lead his team in a 64-38 derailment in the NE District playoffs. The lost sent the Timberwolves to a Saturday loser-out game where they will face the loser of today’s quarter-final game between Lind/Ritzville/Sprague and Chewelah. Riley McLain led the Timberwolves with 15 points in the tourney opener Monday. Davenport opened up a 13-7 lead in the first round game after the first quarter and led 39-13 at the half. Also scoring for the T-wolves were Garrett Naught 5,...
Colton junior Rylee Vining was named a WIAA Athlete of the Week last week as she scored 55 points in three girls basketball games, averaging 18.3 points against College Place, Pomeroy and Garfield/Palouse. Each week during the school year, the WIAA and sponsor Wendy’s honor two athletes from each of the six classifications....
Garfield/Palouse basketball freshman Kara Blomgren was in a sport photo last week in the Gazette. Her last name was incorrectly reported....
Two Colfax wrestlers Saturday advanced to the 2B state regional qualifications which will be Saturday in Reardan by placing in the top of their weight divisions at Thursday's league elimination at the new Liberty gym. Caden Noha rolled out three wins in the 182-pound class for a first-place finish. He booked a bye in the quarter-final, a pin in the semi round over Will Winona of Pomeroy and a win by injury default over Sam Schneider of Davenport. Jacob Sisk placed second in the 106 class with a...
District playoffs begin for Southeast 1B girls basketball this weekend, for a league with three top contenders, one of which has won state 10 of the last 11 years. This year, Colton is in a fight to get out of districts, behind Pomeroy and Oakesdale. Pomeroy beat Colton twice in the regular season while Colton split with Oakesdale. Oakesdale split with Pomeroy. By the end of Saturday, Feb. 22, in Walla Walla, only two teams will advance. It all starts Friday night, at home gyms, with no. 1-seed...
"Blake Jones! Blake Jones!" chanted the Gar/Pal pep band. In the fourth quarter at Palouse Feb. 8, Jones and the Vikings were suddenly in a fight with Oakesdale, who had come from 10 points down in a low-scoring game, which would decide the Southeast 1B league boys basketball championship. Jones, a senior forward, hit two outside shots in the last minute-and-a-half to hold back the Nighthawks, before Austin Jones made two free throws to seal it, 36-32. On senior night – honoring the Vikings' B...
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. WASHTUCNA WOMAN DIES IN CRASH A collision Feb. 4 on Highway 261 south of Washtucna took the life of Sally J. Graves, 76, Washtucna. According to the Washington State Patrol accident report, Graves was driving a 2003 Mitsbushi Outlander northbound at 3:02 p.m. on the highway at mile 57, which is...
