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At Colfax Schools: Daily items offered at Colfax High School include salad bar, chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, deli sandwiches, vegetarian options, fresh & canned fruit, fresh vegetables, oven fries, yogurt, cottage cheese, bagels and juice. Monday: Spikes Pizza, romaine salad, pineapple, sherbet Tuesday: Taco burger on whole grain bun, salsa, lettuce, tomato, cheese, tater tots, sunshine bar Wednesday: Deli turkey on whole grain bun, lettuce, tomato, pasta salad, apple sauce Thursday: Chicken patty on whole grain bun, BBQ beans, caesar...
Rick D. Largent Celebration of the life of Rick (Richard) D. Largent, 55, was Wednesday at the Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse with his uncle, Ed McBride of Colfax, and the Rev. Lee Nicholson officiating. Burial followed at Freeze Cemetery north of Potlatch. Mr. Largent died last Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Born July 13, 1957, in Spokane to Gary Lee (John) and Ardis Lavoy Largent of Potlatch, he grew up on the family farm north of Potlatch and graduated from Potlatch High School in 1975. He attended night school to obtain his journeyman’s l... Full story
Donald J. Miller The funeral services for Donald J. Miller, 58, was Friday, March 8, at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse with the Rev. Kathy Kramer officiating. Burial followed at the Freeze Cemetery, north of Potlatch. Mr. Miller died March 4 from injuries sustained in a one-car rollover accident on Garfield Road north of Potlatch. Born Jan. 17, 1955, in Moscow to James and Clarice Gudmunson Ireland, he attended school in Potlatch and graduated from Potlatch High School in 1973. He later attended an automotive school at Lewis Clark State... Full story
Donald J. Stubbe Donald J. Stubbe, 74, retired U.S. Air Force veteran, died Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at his home in Ellendale, Del. Services followed by firefighter honors were Friday, March 8, at the Ellendale Volunteer Fire Co. Born in St. John to Alvis H. and Edna Russet Stubbe, he was raised in St. John and graduated from St. John High School with the class of 1956. He joined the U.S. Air Force and served 20 years before retiring in 1976 as a staff sergeant. He later worked as a deliveryman for Service Energy for many years. He was a member... Full story
“Cowboy Show” set for Empire The Tekoa Empire Theatre will present “The Cowboy Show” Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. in Tekoa. The event will feature musical artists Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band and Judy Coder, along with cowboy poet and author Dave McClure. “The Cowboy Show” is a musical and comedic program which celebrates the golden age of the American cowboy, surrounded by the history of the northwest. The Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band from Winthrop will sing, yodel and tell stories. Dave McClure is a working rancher and farmer from Nespelem, W...
8 years ago March 16, 1888 General T.R. Tannatt, general land agent of the O.R.&N. Co. at Farmington, has collected material for a 32 page pamphlet descriptive of the Palouse country. The matter is now in the hands of a Portland printing house and an edition of 8,000 will soon be printed, 2,000 of which will be distributed to California and the remainder in the east, the object being to induce immigration. The pamphlet will show that Whitman County has 105 school districts and 100 school houses, 12 of which were built and furnished last year... Full story
Thursday, Mar. 14 Albion – 6:30 p.m. – Family Game Night – Come get “Board” at the library during Family Game Night. Bring a favorite board game from home or borrow one of ours! Farmington & Rosalia – Ladies Night Out – Mommy time with treats, crafts and sharing in two locations. Check the Events Calendar for times. Friday, Mar 15 Colfax & Tekoa – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for preschoolers and parents every Friday. Palouse – 4 p.m. – meet Julie Kibler, author of Calling Me Home which was inspired by a famil... Full story
Friends of Whitman County Library have announced the 2012-2013 Teen Advisory Board scholarship winners are Casey Hall of Colfax and Kayler Dub of Tekoa. Each will receive a $200 scholarship from proceeds from the annual Teen Dance sponsored each year by Whitman County 4H and the library’s teen department. The honorary Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is made up of Whitman County high school representatives nominated for their leadership, academic success and civic involvement. Six additional scholarships of $25 were awarded to participating board m... Full story
Librarian Catalina Flores with some of the donations at the Colfax branch. Whitman County Library’s 13th annual “Food for Fines” brought in donations from 138 residents who donated $900 in non-perishable food. Donations came in throughout Whitman County. Format of the drive allows library patrons to donate food in lieu of paying overdue fines. Almost one third of the donations were not attached to the waiving of library fines. Food for Fines is conducted each February when area pantries report more people are struggling with high heat bills... Full story
Jane Aune of Colfax will offer beginning bridge classes each Tuesday and Thursday in April from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Colfax High School. The free classes are open to anyone interested in learning the basic skills and etiquette of the game. A retired school teacher, Aune loves to play bridge and has taught many people to play the game. At the urging of library staff, she is offering her services to the community. Because the library’s meeting room schedule is completely booked, the classes will be at high school. Class materials and use of the h... Full story
Lacrosse LaCrosse Community Outreach was unable to purchase the Thrift Shop building that was auctioned Feb. 15. At a recent meeting the group decided to not take any action until notified to vacate the premises. For now they are open for business and are still receiving goods from the community. Great dishes and lots of Easter decorations are in stock along with large selections of teens and women’s clothing. Hours are Wednesday – Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pati Rogers is staffing the shop on Thursday mornings. The Food Bank helped 55 fam...
The Pullman League of Women Voters will host a noontime conversation next Thursday, March 21, from 12:10-1 p.m., at the Community Congregational Church on Campus Avenue. Joanna Bailey, director of Neill Public Library, will discuss the future funding of the library and how it will affect services. Parking is available in the lot beside the church at the corner of Campus and Opal Streets. Participants enter the church and turn left into the large meeting room.... Full story
Endicott Endicott/St. John Middle school students in olympia Sue Lynch, a middle school teacher from Endicott Middle School, and eight chaperones took 32 Endicott/St. John Middle School students on a field trip to Olympia, Seattle and Tacoma Feb. 18-20. In Seattle on the first day of the trip, they visited Pike Street Market and Underground Seattle. Tuesday, in Olympia they visited the Capitol building, then split into grade groups. The seventh graders were greeted by Rep. Joe Schmick and stand-ins for Susan Fagan and Senator Mark Schoessler....
Back left to right: Ariel Hoffman, Chandler Pfaff, TJ Dill, Riley Hodges. Front: April Pfaff Meet April Pfaff, Garfield After having a frightening automobile accident several years ago and left with lingering injuries after multiple surgeries, April Pfaff decided to take control of her health in areas where she could. Today, April works out and chooses healthier foods for her family. A favorite dish now is a frittata which she makes about once a week. Starting with a large sauté pan, she fills it with raw vegetables—finely chopped broccoli, gr...
Top row, left to right, Nicole Zimmerman, Kayler Dub, Darby Ratz, Ce’Nedra Thomas; center, Morgan Angelo; bottom, left to right, Cassandra Mendoza and Dawn Marie Konshuk. “If the Shoe Fits” will be the theme for the 2013 Tekoa royalty program Saturday, March 16, at the Empire Theater. Three entrants will compete in interview, talent, poise and composure and impromptu question categories. Morgan Angelo is a member of National Honor Society and coaches the Tekoa swim team. In her spare time Morgan loves to go four-wheeling and play softball. She... Full story
Marriage applications Frank G. Lazcano Jr., 25, Colfax, and Jaime Renea Whitney, 33, Spokane, March 6. Andreau David Wigle, 21, Pullman, and Devon Marie Crouch, 22, Pullman, March 8. Francisco Javier Garcia, 28, Pullman, and Zayra Patricia Enciso, 25, Pullman, March 11. Colfax building permits Ruth Cox, 810 E. Southview, water heater, $2,480, March 5. Phil Cochran, 302 W. Railroad Ave., gas furnace, $3,341, March 5. Rick Wells, 512 N. Deanway, gas wall heater, $2,296, March 11. County building permits Benno Mohr, Pullman, basement remodel,... Full story
I Tube, You Tube, We All Tube for YouTube Every single day, YouTube receives around tens of thousands of new videos, which is why mine is so unique. That's right, I'm on YouTube because everybody else is. And yes, Mom, if everyone were jumping off a cliff, I suppose I would, too. Let me tell you, making a video for YouTube that looks polished and professional is very difficult, which is why I didn't do that. For one thing, a YouTube video is very small, so small that I had trouble squeezing into it, the way I recently have had trouble...
These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. BAIL BOND SET AT $25,000 A $25,000 bond for pre-trial release was set for Walter J. Lander, 42, Colfax. He was arrested Saturday at his residence on probable charges of possession of stolen property and forgery. A Pullman Police report filed with the case alleges Lander is linked to an investigation of another Colfax resident, Cara Zimmerman, who was arrested on probable charges of possession of stolen property. The Pullman Police investigation alleges residents... Full story
The powers in the other Washington appear to be aligning to reform our country’s immigration laws. It has taken awhile, but it is now time to make the necessary changes. There are an estimated 12 million undocumented workers in our country. While people may disagree on the ultimate solution, many concede that it’s not practical to deport them and not fair to leave them in limbo. Immigrants have been part of our history since our nation’s founding. To this day, the freedoms and promise of America continue to attract people in search of a bette... Full story
It is not just the winter of Republican discontent. It will in all likelihood be the spring, summer and fall, as well. The national party is leaderless and nearly issueless, but besides that, is thriving and in fine fighting trim. Once, taxes and national security were the party’s pillars, supplemented by domestic issues like welfare reform and crime and by symbolic issues like the Pledge of Allegiance and flag burning. Now, the pillars are in disrepair. Cuts in income taxes don’t have the same resonance because rates are so much lower than 30...
There is a lot more to government revenues than just taxes. There are those ubiquitous fees. Raising taxes takes some doing. Raising fees is a simple matter. In Washington state, raising fees has become almost an art. Most state departments and agencies raise fees without much difficulty and without much protest. State Senator Mark Schoesler wants to make the fees and the changes in fees more transparent. He authored SB 5751. It recently passed in the senate. Schoesler’s bill would require state agencies to publish all fees and make them a...
The 2012-13 Southeast 1B League basketball season is complete and many county players earned All-League honors. For the boys, Colton junior Jake Straughan was the Most Valuable Player, while Rosalia junior Craig Nelson earned the second-most votes. Rounding out the top five were senior Max Mueller of Tekoa-Oakesdale, junior Dalten Patchen of Colton and senior Jed Zimmer of LaCrosse-Washtucna. For the girls, Colton junior Jenna Moser was named Most Valuable Player, followed by Touchet freshman Cierra Jo McKeown with the second most votes.... Full story
The daughter of Tammy and Ignacio Mendoza, she represented Idaho in the age 12-13 bracket, because of the way the Elks designate the state boundaries for the contest. Tatiana won by making 23 of 25 free throws. Her total was the highest of any competitor among the girls and boys ages 8-9, 10-11 and 12-13. She will now advance to the Elks National Hoop Shoot April 18-21 in Springfield, Mass. She will compete against 11 other girls, each representing four states. Tatiana will travel to Springfield on an all-expense paid trip with her parents....
Colfax baseball players will launch the new season Saturday with a trip to the Asotin tournament. The Bulldogs are booked to play the Clarkston junior varsity at 9 a.m. for the season opener and then face off with Potlatch in a 1 p.m. game. Coach Mike Parrish and his assistants have 27 players out for the season and most saw action last year with a relatively young squad. Jamie Bledsoe, catcher and power pitcher for the Bulldogs last year, and Connor Appel were the only grads of the 2012 team which was stopped by Reardan one game short of the...
All-league for the NE boys league, in back from the left, are Colfax Coach Reece Jenkin, Colfax senior Brandon Gfeller, league MVP. Also in back, from the left are Dexter Sienko and Erik Muelheims of St. George’s, Dylan Hartz of Lind/Rktzville/Sprague, Nick Brockman of Reardan, Nick Kiourkas of Northwest Christian; and Match Burnham of Liberty. Named to the second team, in front from the left, were Jonathan Morris of NWC, Brady Ellis of Colfax; Connor O’Neill of Lind/Ritzville/Sprague; Will Tender of St. Geroge’s; Ryan Thayer of Liberty; and J...
