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A recent study determined that marriages are happiest when the wife is thinner and better looking than the husband, which is why I am doing my best to be as fat and ugly as possible. Wife: Why are you having a second chocolate sundae? Me: Because I want you to be happy. I guess what happens in relationships is that men look at their pretty wives and think to themselves, “Hey, I must still have it together, my wife is hot!” And then women look at their husbands and think, “What a slob!” And for some reason, this leads to marital bliss. But if th...
In Olympia, some lawmakers want to speed up the closure of the TransAlta coal-fired electricity plant near Centralia. They want to toss out the negotiated settlement Gov. Gregoire put in place to gradually replace coal with natural gas over the next decade. It’s part of an anti-coal hysteria that ignores key facts that affect our economy, families, factories, hospitals and schools. First, activists ignore the fact that, even if we reach our energy conservation and renewable energy goals for 2035, we’ll still need to generate the same per...
WELL, BACK to Olympia and what our lawmakers are up to. Gov. Christine Gregoire wants to be able to name a secretary of education operating out of her cabinet rather than let the voters elect the state superintendent of public instruction. She says people already think she’s responsible for the schools. Sen. Rodney Tom, D-Belfair, obliged her by introducing a bill to just do that. She certainly isn’t the first governor to want to take the reins on education. Everyone I knew which was from Rosellini onward had his or her own education adv...
#!*! Garbage burners in Thornton. #!*! Ignorant people who do not know the facts. The WIAA had NO decision in the tournament not being in Endicott. It was voted on by the schools in the league/district to move from there. ++++ To Mrs. D: All the hard work you put in at the Grandmothers Shop. #!*! My nice donations never show up in the Granny’s shop. #!*! Where does it go? So much in the alley, nothing in the store. #!*! Donation proof gate behind the Grandmothers Shop. +++ The ease of donating to Goodwill. Send your Pet Peeves and Okeydokes t...
Thousands of Wisconsin public employees descended on the state capital to rally against the governor’s various austerity proposals and to stop his effort to end collective bargaining for state workers. Many of the protesters were teachers. Reportedly, so many of them went to the rallies that some Wisconsin school districts had to close for a day or two. While there, some state employees openly obtained false notes from doctors claiming they missed work because they were sick. By getting these excuses, they were able to collect their pay w...
Colfax USBC association’s Women’s Tournament ended Sunday, Feb. 13. The bowling tournament had a team, doubles and singles event. All-events placings combined scores of all three events. Team winner was Lube Plus Team of Lorna Lee, Courtney Lee and Dixie Brannon with a score of 2050. Second place went to the Triple Threat Team of Marie Ping, Carol Larsen and Carolyn Martin with a 1996. Doubles winners were Dixie Brannon and Shelley Weller with a team 1307. Singles winner was Brenda Colyar with a score of 734. This is the first year bowling for...
The 2011 Colfax USBC Association annual bowling tournament marked its 51st at the Wheatland Lanes Feb. 13. Winner of the team event was the Black Cat Ranch team of Dan Hardy, Steve Humphries, and Mark VanTine with a team score of 2148. A Division winners in the doubles event were Red Martin and Dallas Filan with a score of 1218 and B Doubles winners were Andy Gylling and Paul Gylling with 1367. In singles, the A Division winner was Mike Hall with a 692, and B Division winner was Colby Cocking with a 714. Colby won the all-events with a combined...
JJ Robinson goes between Northwest Christian's Reuben Clark (44) and Kwinn Hanson to put one up for the Bulldogs Saturday in the district title game at Mt. Spokane High School. Jolted by the Bulldogs on their own court Jan. 29 in the last league round, Northwest Christian Crusaders were all-business Saturday night when the two league leaders collided for the District 7 title at Mt. Spokane High. The big Crusader team, which put up a defensive stand in the last quarter, took a 41-35 win to get the top district slot. Colfax Friday will roll to...
Scott Eberle pounds on up for the Spartans between Colton's Josh Straughan and Taylor Spence. Rosalia and Colton, the top two teams going into the final two SE rounds at Colfax, emerged in that order when it was all over Saturday. The Spartans again defeated the Wildcats in the title game Friday, and the Wildcats had to scramble to eliminate Garfield/Palouse Saturday for the second and last SE ticket to the regional round which starts Friday. Rosalia takes the top ticket to Walla Walla High Friday night for a thunderous collision between east...
Shaina Simonson of the Bulldogs spears a shot attempt by Reardan's Marissa Dormaier. Colfax and Reardan girls mixed it up Saturday in the game for the district title at Mt. Spokane. The chiefs again prevailed, this time with a 47-44 win, after the Bulldogs came from behind to take the lead late in the game. The win puts Reardan at 3-0 for the series and sends them to this week’s regional rounds at Wenatchee High. They can bag a ticket to the state eight at Spokane with just one more win. Colfax girls will go to University High Friday a...
Colton’s girls basketball squad earned the SE 1B’s top spot to next week’s state championships. Surprised? The two-time defending state champs tore through league play like a finely-sharpened chainsaw through cedar, and last weekend’s district championships were no different. The Wildcats will continue their quest for a three-peat at Walla Walla. They will face Almira/Coulee/Hartline, the 21-2 champs from district 7. Pomeroy Saturday had the honor of facing the fierce Wildcats in the District 9 title round at Colfax. Colton forward Grace D...
A 10-year review of mortality and infectious disease in Whitman County was published earlier this month by Dr. Tim Moody, county health doctor. The review compares the health statistics for the county against the rates of the whole state population. County commissioners saw copies of the review at the county health meeting Feb. 15. The leading causes of death in Whitman County, in order, are heart disease, cancer, emphysema, Alzheimer’s and accidents. The top four types of cancer, starting with the most common, are prostate cancer, breast cance...
8 years ago, February 26, 1886 Colfax engine company will give a ball in Opera Hall Friday, the proceeds to be used in purchasing a firebell and trumpets. Tickets $2. The log drive for this place has passed the dam at Chase’s mill, and the prospects are now that it will soon be here. Messrs, Bleeker, Spencer & Hoare have six thousand cords of wood in the drive. Garfield - Messages by telephone are now becoming so common that the boys are trying to arrange for certain hours to talk to their girls in the neighboring towns. But then it lacks t...
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. BREAK-IN DAMAGE AT CHURCH Colfax Police early Saturday afternoon were called to investigate a suspected burglary at the United Methodist Church. Three interior doors and the door jambs were damaged in an apparent attempt to force entries. It appears some type of a tool was used to pry open the locked doors. Officers were unable to determine...
City Parks Director Steve Larkin saws off a dowel Sunday as part of a volunteer crew which mounted 10 new street banners for the fourth annual Colfax Arts Council competition. The banners are all on the vintage-style light standards in the downtown section of Colfax. Five banners from last year’s contest were left in place. Also working on the project Sunday were Dave Walker, Hannah Walker, Debbie Snell and Emily Adams. Ballots with this year’s 10 new designs for the Peoples’ Choice award are now available at the library, city hall and sever...
Since the invention of the automobile, they have been modified, improved, re-designed, accessorized, and altered beyond anything Henry Ford could have imagined! They have been loaded down with more gadgets and gizmo’s than leaves on a tree. Now, I admit that I’m one of the most skeptical people I know when it comes to innovative “improvements” on new cars and trucks. Going back a few years (make that decades ) I recall vacuum windshield wipers. Their most notable feature was the way they’d go to the end of their pass and stop if you stood on th...
Pearl Mueller Pearl Louise Mueller, 95, Malden, died Saturday, Feb. 19, at Whitman Health and Rehabilitation Center in Colfax. A memorial service will be at a later date. Born Oct. 20, 1915, in Calio, N.D., to Peter and Louise Finneseth Lervold. she moved with her family at the age of 10 to Tacoma, where she attended school. She graduated from Lincoln High School. She married John Harold DeFord in 1939 and they lived in Seattle and raised their four children. John died in 1953 and Pearl moved to the Ballard area of Seattle. In 1960, she...
The History Channel * On March 6, 1899, the Imperial Patent Office in Berlin registers Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) on behalf of the German pharmaceutical company Friedrich Bayer & Co. The brand name came from “a” for acetyl, “spir” from the spirea plant (a source of salicin) and the suffix “in,” commonly used for medications. * On March 2, 1904, Theodor Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss, is born in Springfield, Mass. Geisel’s first book, “And to Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street,” was rejected by more than two dozen pu...
Volunteers sought for library arts classes Whitman County Library seeks to offer regular arts programs free of charge to the community. To accomplish this goal, the library is seeking individuals interested in occasional volunteer opportunities. Classes might be one-time events or ongoing series’ with subjects like drawing, painting, decorating, flower arranging, drama, poetry, writing, music, movement, scrap-booking, origami, seasonal or holiday crafts, wheat weaving, knitting, collage art, hobbies and more. Contact Library Director Kristie Ki...
Rosalia library is off to a good start with Food for Fines. Bring non-perishable food items to donate. Librarian Katie Littleton will waive up to $10 in fines and help fill local food banks. Rosalia library has also moved story time to Tuesdays at 11 a.m....
Ma, Riley Ruohan, born Feb. 10, 2011 at seven pounds, 11 ounces, to Jingwei Ma and Xiang Wang of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Shangren Ma, Zhilan Liu, China. Maternal grandparents are Guoquan Wang, Li Hua Xiao, China. The baby joins one brother, Richie, 2. Penberthy, Liam Walter, born Feb. 10, 2011, at five pounds, one ounce, to Sean and Anna Penberthy of Moscow. Paternal grandparents are John and Theresa Penberthy, Lewiston. Maternal grandparents are Stan and Sue Pierce, Boise....
Twenty-two students earned all-A grades for the first semester at Colfax. They include Travis Bauer, Steven Eacker, Mikayla Nygreen and Maggie Weber, seniors; Grace Druffel, Haley Moser, Jake Riedner, Joshua Straughan, Tim Tilton, Erin Weber, juniors; Kaden Dahmen, Kaitlin Druffel, Paige Vincent, sophomores; Jenna Moser, freshman; Savannah Chadwick, Winnie Schultheis, Anna Willis, eighth; Carter Dahmen, Joshua Kriehn, Zoe Moser, Shelby Purcell and Briana Welk, seventh. High Honors students with grade averages of 3.4 to 3.99 were McKenzie...
Twenty-five Colfax High School graduates attended luncheon in Spokane Feb. 7, including nine new people. Oldest grads present were the two Krueger sisters, Margarite Hill (1933) and Lois Abegglen (1938). The next luncheon will be May 2....
Dusty Kevin Brink and family, Tri-Cities, were weekend helpers of his parents, Larry and Di Brink, on their barn renovation project. John Brink and Mike Stine helped out Sunday. Art and Colene Sager were in Ritzville Saturday for a Flying Farmers meeting. Burial services were conducted Wednesday for Victor Reiber, Palouse. He was the son of Harry and Anna Reiber and grew up in Dusty....
LaCrosse After 30 plus years of dedicated service, Sandy Davidson will retire from the LaCrosse plant of McGregor Co. A farewell open house at the LaCrosse Community Club will be Friday, Feb. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. A new order of Tigercat sweatshirts will be placed very soon. They can be ordered in youth or adult sizes, either hooded or crew neck. Personalization with name and/or number can be added for an extra fee. Orders can be placed at Bank of Whitman in LaCrosse or by contacting Stacy Aune. Members of the LaCrosse 4H club will spend March 7...
