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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. **************** HIGHWAY PROJECT DUE - JULY A highway reconstruction project on Highway 195, including the Colfax segment south of the Cooper Street intersection, is expected to get underway in July, City Administrator Carl Thompson reported to city council members Monday night. The state plans to open bids on the project May 3. Thompson said... Full story
A Harrington trucker escaped injury late March 1 when he lost control of this semi tractor-trailer while rounding a curve on Highway 23 just south of Lamont. Troopers, Lamont fire volunteers and Department of Transportation crews responded to the scene which blocked off one lane of the highway while the wrecked tanker was off-loaded. When Lamont fire volunteers arrived at the scene the driver of the semi, Dean R. Gravning, 53, was already out of the wrecked cab of the truck and setting up warning triangles to warn other motorists about the... Full story
1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What term refers to a type of patterned sock or sweater and a region within a country? 2. LOGOS: What is the official logo of the Atlanta Braves baseball team? 3. HOLIDAYS: When was Father’s Day first celebrated officially? 4. CHEMISTRY: What is the color of sulfur at room temperature? 5. ANATOMY: What human organs are responsible for cleaning waste from blood? 6. HISTORY: In what year did U.S. law require cars to include turn signals? 7. FOOD & DRINK: Which vegetables are used primarily in succotash? 8. BIBLE: What is t...
• It’s still not known who made this sage observation: “Wisdom is divided into two parts: a) having a great deal to say, and b) not saying it.” • In 1931, the Newspaper Enterprise Association predicted that crime would be nearly gone in 20 years. • Do you subscribe to the adage “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet”? Consider this: Would that teen heartthrob of an earlier day, Bobby Darin, have become so popular if he had been known by his given name, Walden Cassotto? • At one time, Canada’s CBC network banned the children’s cartoon... Full story
THURSDAY Several advertisers pulled their support from Rush Limbaugh’s popular radio program after the controversial talk show host called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a “slut” and a “prostitute” for advocating insurace coverage of contraceptives. The Senate rejected the Blunt amendment, a sweeping move by Republicans that would have allowed employers to opt out of birth control coverage and other services on moral grounds. A Frenchman took Google to court over a photo published online by its Street View application which showed hi...
Palouse now has a council vacancy for position No. 1 after Mike Milano resigned in February to conclude six years on the council. “I had some personal stuff to attend to, and I won’t be able to devote myself fully to the job so I thought it best to move on,” said Milano. He will remain as vice president of the Palouse Chamber of Commerce where he will continue his work on economic development issues. “The current city council is doing a great job. I’m just sorry I won’t be there to support them and city staff,” said Milano. Interested pa... Full story
A new club has formed to bolster Garfield Palouse athletics. The Viking Crew began over Christmas break with a project which brought the Viking Hall of Fame to the entryway of the gym. The group officially started last month. Organizers began the Viking Crew for three main purposes, said co-fundraising chairwoman Angie Griner. First, they aim to raise money for student athletes in need of equipment or participation or sports camp fees. The second aspect is special projects such as the Viking...
Daylight savings time arrives for spring early Sunday morning. At 2 a.m. clocks spring forward one hour. The federal government does not require U.S. states and territories to observe daylight savings, which is why residents in Arizona, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands, American Somoa, Guam and the northern Marianas Islands will not need to make a change....
Cooper’s Corner to remain open into May State and local postal officials cut a red, white and blue-striped ribbon in front of a stack of new mail boxes Friday morning to open the Village Post Office at Steptoe’s Friendly Mart. The Friendly Mart location will eventually take the place of the official post office at Cooper’s Corner antique store. The Cooper’s Corner location will remain open at least through the middle of May, as Congress placed a moratorium on post office closures last year. Carol Rebstock, manager of Post Office Operati... Full story
Sheriff Brett Myers issued a warning to Whitman County residents of a ring of battery thieves striking the area. Myers said his deputies have received reports of large-scale battery thefts in the Pullman and LaCrosse areas. The thieves, he said, are targeting farm equipment and large trucks that contain multiple batteries. In each case, between 15 and 25 batteries were taken from vehicles parked or stored close to each other. High prices for lead has doubled or tripled the price salvage centers will pay for used battery cores, said Myers.... Full story
Truckers will soon have to abide by new rules to cross Whitman County’s Hatley Bridge on the Wawawai -Pullman Road which spans Union Flat Creek near the top of the Wawawai grade. Public Works Director Mark Storey reported to commissioners Monday that Nicholls Engineering of Spokane recommended lowering the weight limit on the bridge, which is affectionately dubbed “the incredible moving bridge.” Storey said Nicholls’ inspection found the concrete bridge deck moved enough off its foundation to require load restrictions. Because it is on a “fair...
A group of volunteers will install 10 solar panels on the roof of the new Palouse Community Center Saturday. So Happy It’s Tuesday, a local group of renewable energy enthusiasts, will install the panels as a memorial to Mike Carlton, a former Pullman Police Officer and group member who died last year. So Happy It’s Tuesday raised $12,629 for the project. The 2,400 watt panels are expected to generate about 3,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year, which will save the center $210 a year. In addition, the state will pay 15 cents a kil...
More than 60 gather for survey talk, action plans Under the high beams of the Dahmen Barn, more than 60 Colton-Uniontown citizens gathered Feb. 29 to hear the results of the community survey and come up with goals for moving their communities forward. People in attendance included representatives of the school board, Colton town council, Uniontown Planning Commission and Uniontown Community Development Association. The evening began with Paul Kimmel and Dale Miller of the UCDA telling of small... Full story
Colfax Officer Perry Tate was called early Friday morning to investigate a report of a suspect traveling southbound at high-speed on Main Street. The suspect was reported to be a black Chihuahua. Janel Goebel, county parks staffer, reported she saw a tiny suspect running back and forth across Main Street as she arrived for work at the Public Service Building around 8:30. She tried to catch him, but he quickly bolted southbound down the middle of Main and then back onto the sidewalk. Several citizens tried to corral the speeder, but he allegedly...
More than 2,000 Miami students walked out of class and took to the streets on Friday in a show of solidarity with a high school valedictorian ordered to leave the United States by an immigration judge. A judge on Monday denied a green card request by Daniela Pelaez, an 18-year-old who was born in Colombia and brought by her parents to the United States when she was four. Her lawyer is appealing the decision. Pelaez grew up in the Miami area after she and her family overstayed their tourist visas. A high school senior, Pelaez said she has...
forecast Central County Thursday: Sunny and windy with a high near 53. Clear overnight. Low around 32. Friday: Sunny with a high near 59. Partly cloudy overnight. Low around 37. Saturday: Partly sunny with a high near 58. Clouds thicken overnight. Low around 39. Sunday: Cloudy with a chance of rain. High near 46. Rain/snow mix possible overnight with a low around 33. Monday thru Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with rain showers. Snow possible overnight. Highs in mid-40s. Lows in low-to-mid 30s.... Full story
Texas Congressman Ron Paul won the straw poll taken of Whitman County Republicans during the party’s caucuses last Saturday. Though former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took the statewide win, Paul posted a close win in the non-binding countywide returns over former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum. “He’s a consistent conservative. Unlike his opponents, he never flip-flops,” Carolyn Kiesz of Thornton told her party mates at the caucus session in Colfax. Paul received 98 votes in overall county returns for 31 percent. Santorum followe...
The Port of Whitman County is now part-owner of flavored juice company Ecowell. Port commissioners accepted a settlement offer from Ecowell at their regular meeting last Thursday for unpaid rent that included shares of stock in its parent company. “You might in 10 years get some money out of it. They might turn out to be Apple,” Port Attorney Bruce Ensley told commissioners. “I wouldn’t bet on it, “ he advised. Formed in 2009 by WSU students Brian Boler, Reid Schilperoort and Andy Whitaker, Ecowell makes kiosks that dispenses custom-flavored dr... Full story
An economic study commissioned by Boise-based Hawkins Companies found its proposed shopping center at the Idaho state line will create 938 to 1,069 new jobs. C. Paul Wazzan and Joseph K. Tanimura of the Berkley Research Group in Los Angeles used retail economic models to determine the amount of employees that should be at the 714,000-square-foot shopping center and how much they will be paid. County commissioners, who face a legal suit on their commitment to the project, last week released the report on the center. Commissioners also hope the j...
Colfax boys hoist the state 2B trophy after defeating league foe Northwest Christian in the first state title game Saturday afternoon at the Spokane Arena. The trophy win was the first for the boys since 1979 when the Bulldogs played in the A division of competion. They defeated LaConner and Toule Lake in the first two tourney rounds.... Full story
