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8 years ago The Commoner Feb. 22, 1889 In the St. John news, 14 town lots, all told, have been sold. G.W. Smith was visiting his brothers in this vicinity last week. He says Whitman County is sorely in need of a courthouse and jail. Track laying is being pushed ahead. The force is now at Clark’s place on Cottonwood. A Valentine party was given at A.P. McKern’s on the evening of the 14th. A splendid supper was prepared for the occasion by the young ladies. A blacksmith has located here. St. John will no doubt be the junction of the con... Full story
These reports are from the previous three 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. MAYOR: STATE WILL GET BILL Mayor Todd Vanek Monday vowed the state Department of Transportation will get a “hefty bill” for the flood damage and cleanup sustained by Colfax in the Feb. 12 downtown flood. He said initial contact with state officials when the flooding started drew scant response from DOT crews. Vanek said he’s certain fill rocks,...
Here are a few observations by a guy watching the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics so far. One of the additions this year is the slopestyle events in snowboarding and skiing. The U.S. did exceptionally well in both, including a sweep of the medals for the men in skiing. While that was great news, it unintentionally highlighted a curious move by the International Olympic Committee. Slopestyle is another addition to the snowboard and style-based skiing events, which have been added in the recent era...
After two seasons that went all the way to state title games at Spokane, basketball for the Colfax boys ended last Thursday in a play-in round before the SE-NE district tournament. The Bulldogs were bested 47-60 by the Asotin Panthers in the survival round at Waitsburg. The game was the third time the Bulldogs went to the elimination brink in the first rounds of playoff action. They paired off against Asotin after getting the fifth-place slot two weeks ago in survival rounds of the district tournament. Colfax jumped to a 7-1 lead in the first...
Tekoa-Oakesdale freshman Jacey Johnson goes after possession against Touchet. Colton and Tekoa/Oakesdale remained on track for another collision Friday in the championship round of the 1B sub-regional tournament at Colfax High School. The Wildcats hammered visiting Pomeroy 77-29 Friday in the semi round, and Tekoa/ Oakesdale turned back Touchet 62-41 in the other semi round. Friday’s championship winner will get the first ticket to the state regional round which will cut the 1B field from 16 t...
Coach Dennis Gransberry, left, and crew celebrate after a strong day at Kittitas. Wrestlers from the left are Ray Compton, Joey Rogers, Evan Lord, Nick McAdams (back), Brandon Arneson, Mitch Barney, Brian De Young and Reggie Jones. Six wresters from Colfax and one from Palouse will travel to the state Mat Classic in Tacoma this weekend after making a strong show at the big regional round Saturday at Kittitas. The all-B school meet qualified five of the eight slots for each weight class for for...
Gar-Pal junior Tyler Thurman scores another two fast-break points as Craig Nelson looks on. It will surely happen again soon but it hasn’t happened in awhile. The Gar-Pal boys need a challenge. With another wide-margin victory in their gym Saturday night – this time a District Nine playoff win to send them to the championship game – the Vikings added another in a string. Last week, they dismantled Pomeroy in the biggest game of the season while the week before they did the same to Colton, aveng...
Amara Huber keeps the ball in play Saturday at Waitsburg vs. Asotin. Colfax and Northwest Christian girls will collide Saturday in round four of their season-long basketball battle after both teams rolled up 2-0 records in the first two rounds of the SE-NE playoffs. The Bulldogs and undefeated NWC will play at Mead in the SE-NE championship game Saturday night. The 2-0 runs this week guarantee both teams a slot in next week's "round of 16" regional. Saturday's title game will determine the...
There may or may not be a complication with the proposed site for the Palouse skate park. The spot across from Hayton Greene Park is on a plat of ground that is subject to a still-current grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology for the planting of trees and brush in 2008. The skate park would infringe on a part of the planting site. The grant was set up to be eligible for 10 years with $272 remaining in the fund. “I don’t have a lot of information that’s definitive,” said skate p...
A new ordinance which would allow operation of licensed ATVs and golf carts inside the city limits is taking shape for Garfield and Palouse. Palouse Police Chief Jerry Neumann began working on it last summer, to form a new policy to allow the vehicles on city streets with certain restrictions. The Palouse City Council’s policy and administration committee is now reviewing the proposal, after receiving it at a Jan. 28 council meeting. The week before, Neumann spoke about the proposal to the G... Full story
Below Mayor Todd Vanek gives his State of the Community presentation to guests at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at the Best Western Tuesday. Fonk’s catered the luncheon for the 22 people in attendance. Chamber luncheons are held monthly, featuring different speakers relevant to local businesses and employees. Mayor Vanek talked to guests during his presentation. Above, luncheon guests visit before the presentation begins. Mayor Vanek touched on topics such as the city budget, the p...
Wanda Alderman was names winner of this year’s Valentine’s Day What a Basket! sponsored by the Colfax and Community Fund. The CACF raised close to $600 this year through this event. The money goes to support agencies that help local families and individuals.... Full story
Whitman County Elections Office staffers say they simply can’t explain what happened to 80 ballots said missing from the Feb. 11 special election. After the office was notified by 80 voters that their ballots did not arrive in the mail prior to the election, the office could not locate the ballots, according to Debbie Hooper, director of the elections office. She noted the voters who did not get the ballots were not concentrated in one particular location in the county. All were registered and on the rolls. Of the voters who notified the e... Full story
Pastor Fred Tribble, standing on the left, along with his wife, Cinda, serve to a couple of members of the congregation of the Endicott Bible Church on Valentine’s Day. This is one of the activities the Tribbles have done to attract more members to the small church. Since the Tribbles’ arrival, membership has grown from eight to about 20. The couple said they love the small town. Pastor Fred and Cinda Tribble have been in Endicott for a little more than a year and love life in a small town. The... Full story
Whitman County commissioners Tuesday said they were grateful for what now looks like voters’ approval of the 22-cent levy lid lift measure in the Feb. 11 election. The measure after counting additional ballots Friday gained a few more ticks on the required 50 percent approval rate with most of the big support in Pullman precincts. “I thank the people for passing it, but I’m aware of how close it was, and we will be careful how we spend the money,” said Commissioner Art Swannack. “We will not go for another levy lift, not in the next three yea...
One more change in the Rosalia sports scene next year will be the absence of Ray Bernard, the long-time “Voice of the Spartans.” Bernard, who started announcing Spar-tan sports events at Rosalia in 1983, decided this last year of Spartan sports would be a good year to wrap it up. “I just figured it’s the right time,” Bernard explained. Next year, a new Rosalia/Tekoa combination team will move into the NE 2B league which will set it apart from most of Whitman County foes which have been a pa... Full story
—Brenton Cammack photo Water streams down Canyon street as machinery tried to move it away from downtown buildings in Colfax on Feb. 12. Warm air on a “pineapple express” front hit a deep snow from the previous weekend to overload the drain systems on roads and towns around the county. The quick melt on frozen ground caused flooding and property damage in many locations in the county. At Colfax, where state crews worked late Monday to remove a problem culvert installation on Canyon Street hill... Full story
