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Colfax cheerleaders stack it up Saturday at Mead before the Bulldog quarter-final round with Jacee Thompson (left) and Reagan Lowe on top. Support crew from the left includes, from the left, Rachel Napier, Paige Mackleit, Abigail Muir and Taylor Lange....
Whitman County Library’s 11th annual “Food for Fines” drive continues through Feb. 29, at all 14 library branch locations. Library users can donate up to $10 in non-perishable food items in exchange for waiving that amount from their library account. Food donations are also encouraged from residents not facing library fines. In Colfax, the Council on Aging and Community Action have merged into the Colfax Food Bank. Coordinator Gail Webster said they have seen an increasing need for food during this difficult economy. Non-perishables donat...
Early-bird shoppers pore over the beefed-up cereal stocks at Rosauers in Colfax during the store’s cereal sale last Thursday, Feb. 9. One of the most anticipated shopping days of the year, the Rosauers cereal aisle was clogged with carts and shoppers throughout the day looking to cash in on the deep discounts of breakfast goodies. Store manager Shawn McAdams said Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Honey Bunches of Oats and Raisin Bran were the hottest varieties on his store’s shelves.... Full story
Michele Beckmann, Whitman County Repub-lican Central Committee Secretary, reports Republican caucuses will be held March 3 throughout the county. Details are available at wc-gop.com....
Sign-up for a new round for the Farm Service Agency’s Conservation Reserve Program, or CRP, begins next month. CRP allows landowners to enroll farm land in 10 to 15 year contracts with the goal of preserving environmentally sensitive land, explained Tory Bye, new director of Whitman County’s FSA office. Producers receive annual rental payments from the USDA and up to 50 percent of the cost to establish CRP management practices. Sign-up runs from March 12 through April 6. Rental rates are based on the relative productivity of soils and the ave...
Colfax-area farmers Todd Strader and Steve Teade will be the featured speakers at the monthly breakfast meeting of the Colfax Palouse Direct Seeders today, Thursday, Feb. 16. The two-hour breakfast meeting begins at 7 a.m. and will be in the Colfax United Methodist Church. Cross-Slot Drills of North America will sponsor the breakfast....
Colfax Fire Chief Ralph Walter reported Feb. 6 four or five of the marker rods which had been mounted on city fire hydrants have been stolen. Walter said identification rods were installed on 40 of the hydrants around town to help fire crews spot the hydrants in a time of emergency. The rods are bolted to the hydrants with brackets, and most of the thefts were apparently done by using a wrench to loosen the bolts.... Full story
The Sci-Borg Robotics team will host an open house at the offices of Digilent, Inc., in the Pullman Industrial Park Feb. 25 to show off its newly-built robot. The robot was built by students from Colfax and Pullman High Schools. The robot will compete this spring in agility challenges and robot battles sponsored by the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology Foundation, or FIRST, of Manchester, N.H. The students are led by a group of parents, 4H leaders and residents known as the Palouse Area Robotics Team, which formed last S...
As Congress continues to struggle with our nation's massive $15 trillion debt, another looming crisis has slipped off the radar screen: Social Security. Social Security is running almost $50 billion in the red each year, deficits that are being covered by reserves in the General Fund. But because the number of people getting benefits is outpacing the number of people footing the bill, the program will be insolvent in 20 years. Social Security started in 1935 as a sort of widows and orphans fund. The boss and worker each paid a 1 percent tax on...
IT’S NICE to see that even the uppity Seattle Times can pull a Dewey. Or did you miss the headline in the Feb. 2 edition “Gingrich to get nod from Trump.” True, the story did say a couple of inches down after Donald Trump will announce his support of Gingrich on Thursday in Las Vegas, “according to a senior campaign official.” A wiser head in the newspaper business would have had a question mark in the headline. The Times obviously bought the endorsement since it also wrote “That nod may mitigate the early impression of disarray in the Gingric...
The Republicans are trying to decide who to run against Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election. They have variously embraced Michelle Bachman, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry as alternatives to front runner Mitt Romney. Each of these has had time in the sun, and each has been anointed as the most popular “anybody-but-Romney” candidate. Soon, they fall out of favor. The party’s love affair with them does not last long. It is more like a one night stand than a relationship. The new favorite candidate’s rise pretty much match...
W.Bruce Cameron Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2007. My son graduated from high school and got accepted into college without, so far as I could see, ever getting out of bed in the daytime. By the time he managed to drag himself out the door and get to school, there couldn’t have been anyone remaining in the building but the night janitor. “Son,” I would lecture him, “a man needs a goal in life besides eating all of his father’s food.” He would nod. “Got any more drumsticks?” “Are you learning anything a...
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. HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL RESIGNS Colfax School Board members Monday night accepted the resignation of High School Principal Gary Weitz, effective at the end of the school year. Weitz has served as principal since 2006 when he was signed to replace Kevin Ore. Supt. Michael Morgan reported to the board he had received the resignation and placed it on...
The History Channel • On Feb. 27, 1860, Abraham Lincoln poses for the first of several portraits by noted Civil War-era photographer Mathew Brady. A relatively new art form, the photograph (or daguerreotype) showed a beardless Lincoln just moments before the future president’s historic speech at Cooper Union in New York City. • On March 3, 1887, Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6-year-old Helen Keller, who lost her sight and hearing after a severe illness at age 19 months. Under Sullivan’s tutelage, Keller flourished, eventually graduat...
1. ANCIENT WORLD: Where was the first Roman aqueduct, the Aqua Appia, built? 2. MYTHOLOGY: What kind of creature was the Scylla? 3. THEATER: Thornton Wilder’s play, “The Matchmaker,” was later made into what famous musical? 4. LANGUAGE: The present, past and past participle of draw, drew and drawn are examples of what kind of verb? 5. MUSIC: Which musical artist had a single hit with “Rebel Rebel”? 6. HISTORY: Where was American outlaw Billy the Kid born? 7. MOVIES: What movie featured the fictional land of Florin? 8. GEOGRAPHY: Where are...
Farmers and ranchers in the northwest and western reaches of Whitman County and adjoining areas of Adams County are concerned about the proposed Fish and Game department draft elk plan and related changes in hunting rules that could impact stock production. Rick Harwood, Rock Lake area rancher, said he is concerned about a rule change which would eliminate the present late master hunter season for elk in the area. Harwood said area ranchers see the late season for elk as a means of controlling elk in the Turnbull herd which moves off the game...
Colfax boys will get another shot at the Northwest Christian hoop machine Friday night after pegging two solid wins in the District 7 playoff rounds this week at Mead and Mt. Spokane High Schools. Monday the Bulldogs defeated Reardan 56-46 in the district semi-final round to earn the ticket to the championship game Friday. The semi win followed Saturday’s 63-42 win over the Liberty Lancers in the quarter-final game at Mead. Northwest Christian was rattled by Davenport in the other Monday semi, but pulled out a 56-49 win in the semi-finals. T...
Two Colfax wrestlers battled all the way to the state brink Saturday in the big regional round at Kittitas but missed a top-five placing to qualify for the state finals. Both landed in sixth place to qualify as alternates and will head for the state Mat Classic in Tacoma to await a possible call to action. The all-B state event begins with eight finalists, four matches, in the first round. Colfax heavyweight Daython Maltone finished in sixth after sustaining a rib pull in his second match against Jesse Billups of ACH. Billups took a...
St. John/Endicott hopes the third time’s the charm, as the Eagles will look to bounce Colton out of the top perch of SE 1B play in the SE 1B District title game Friday night. Colton beat the Eagles in the squads’ two regular season match-ups by a combined score of 152-125. They meet up again Friday night in Doc Hardy’s gym at Endicott. Winner goes to the regional round of the state championships, loser dukes it out Saturday for the district’s number two ticket to the regional round. Regionals will be held next Friday at University High School... Full story
Tekoa/Oakesdale girls out-battled Rosalia Friday night in the Spartans’ gym to get a shot at Colton’s undefeated Wildcats in the SE championship game Friday night at Endicott. The Nighthawks posted a 47-45 win with Cassy Mendoza hitting the winning basket inside of 10 seconds in front of a packed gym of roaring north end hoop fans. Colton held true to form in the other semi round on their court with a 66-9 crush job on Garfield/Palouse. Rosalia and Garfield/Palouse dropped into the consolation round Tuesday when the SE show started its three-da...
THURSDAY Five big U.S. banks accused of abusive mortgage practices agreed to a $25 billion government settlement that may help roughly one million borrowers. Greek leaders clinched a deal on economic reforms and spending cuts to secure a 130 billion euro bailout, but euro zone finance ministers demanded more measures and a parliamentary seal of approval before providing the aid. Los Angeles County officials approved new rules allowing the tossing of beach balls and volleyballs on public beaches, but sets out fines up to $1,000 for throwing... Full story
Monika Kriebel of Garfield has begun a two-year effort to compile old recipes of past eras into a book to be titled “Render One Pig: The Culinary History of the Palouse.” The title refers to the practice of using all parts of a slaughtered pig. Kriebel began the Whitman County Historical Society project with a proposal in July, after her husband Mahlon, the president of the Historical Society, came home from a board meeting. That night the members had discussed a fundraiser and someone sug... Full story
Snow lines the tracks west of Colfax. More may be around the bend as there are still 33 days left until spring....
Snake River run start may move to Wawawai Park in 2013 The search for a new member, signs at Kamiak Butte and the Snake River Half-Marathon start at Wawawai Park were among the items discussed in a Whitman County parks board meeting Feb. 9 at the Public Service Building in Colfax. The first item addressed was newly-made signs that had been tentatively approved for Kamiak Butte. The signs indicate park boundaries and direct hikers clear of private property. Ranger Todd Heitstuman ordered the...
Colfax School board approved an adjustment in teachers’ contracts Monday night to offset a 1.9 percent pay cut mandated by the state legislature. The agreement gives Colfax teachers two extra personal days, which makes up for some of the state cut, the equivalent of three to four days of pay. The across-the-board cut was instituted last year to counter state revenue cuts. Colfax Education Association President Cary Cammack has been in negotiations with Supt. Michael Morgan since last fall. “The teachers are pleased to come to an agreement, and...
