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“Set it, and forget it.” That was Ron Propeil’s declaration to buyers of his rotisserie oven several years ago, and it is what his audiences would yell during his television infomercials. This, of course, was long after he became famous for his Veg-o-Matic, Pocket Fisherman and other inventions. More recently people have been saying it in an entirely different context. Now, it is used in reference to Daylight Saving Time. They say quit fooling around with clocks. Switching time at various arbitrary points in the year is frustrating and confu...
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. REP. TERRY NEALEY TO RETIRE State Rep. Terry Nealey of Dayton announced Tuesday he will not seek another term in the legislature. Nealey, who was raised in LaCrosse, was a former Columbia County Prosecutor and Coroner before starting his career in the legislature. He represented the 16th Legislative District. He retired from private law...
The Colfax seventh and eighth-grade ASB officers listen during a presentation at school board appreciation night Feb. 26 at the junior/senior high school library....
It ended in the seventh inning in the state semifinals in Yakima. Down by a run last Memorial Day weekend, runners at first and second, with one out and the Wildcats could not capitalize to beat Quilcene. Colton lost, dropping into the third-place game where they blew out Oakville to take third in state for 2017. Softball season is back, with 12th year Colton head coach Brad Nilson looking for his eighth state 1B championship, this time with a roster of no seniors. “First time I ever had t...
All who were at Spokane Arena Saturday night, March 3, witnessed a near-legend. No. 1 seed Sunnyside Christian led Almira/Coulee/Hartline by three points with four seconds left in the 1B boys state championship game when guard Lane Marsh went to the free throw line in a one-and-one. A week before in the regional round, Sunnyside Christian beat the no. 8-seeded Warriors 55-36. Now in Spokane, Marsh's free throw bounced out, ACH came down with the rebound and a whistle blew. “They'll want 11 or 1... Full story
Top row, left to right: Caitlin McGreevy, Touchet; Sydney Watko, Pomeroy; Katie Skramstad, Touchet; Emily Schultheis, Colton; Emma Severs, Pomeroy; Madison Dixon, Pomeroy; Dakota Patchen, Colton; Logan Reed, Oakesdale; Katie Arrasmith, Garfield/Palouse; Jordyn Moehrle, Colton; Payson Griner, Garfield/Palouse; Lizzie Perry, Oakesdale. Bottom row, left to right: Sydney Smith, Pomeroy; Emma Perry, Oakesdale; Alynn Harder, St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse; Drew Curtis-Brewer, St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse;...
Top row, from left to right: Parker Druffel, Colton; Matt Wolf, Colton; Logan Stanley, St. John/Endicott; Amin Acevedo, Touchet; Reece Chadwick, Colton; Blake Jones, Garfield/Palouse; Jacob Himes, Oakesdale; Kieron Anderson, Oakesdale; Ely Hawkins, Garfield/Palouse; Ryan Wolf, Pomeroy; Jose Gonzalez, Prescott; Jacob Tewalt, Pomeroy. Bottom row, left to right: Evan Henning, Oakesdale; Dominic Preciado, Touchet; Jonathan Cardenas, Prescott; Matt Hockett, Oakesdale; Tanner Anderson,... Full story
Colfax junior Carson Cloaninger of Colfax, second from the right in the first row, was named most valuable player for the NE boys all opponent team when the teams were announced on title night at the end of the district tournament at West Valley. Other first team members in the front row, from the left, are Erik Farias of St. George’s, Justin Jeske and Issac Ottmar, both Liberty; Cade Peplinski of St. George’s, and Joshua Maynard, Northwest Christian. Also, the last two players on the right end...
Colfax senior Carmen Gfeller, standing next to Colfax Coach Corey Baerlocher in the back row at left, received the MVP honors for the all NE lineup which was announced on the last day of the district tournament at West Valley. Other players on the first team, in the back row from the left are Maisie Burnham of Liberty, Ceci Berquist of St.George’s, Sydney Abbott of Davenport, Peyton Curtis of Lind/Ritzville/Sprague, Sydney Zeiler of Davenport, Piper Cai of Colfax, Natalie Smith and Mattea N...
Colfax baseball season will launch with a lot of players back from last year’s championship season and a new head coach on the sidelines. The new coach isn’t exactly a stranger: Scotty Parrish, who was an assistant to his dad, Coach Mike Parrish, for nine years, has moved up to the top spot. Scotty Parrish served as an assistant coach in two stints for a total of nine years at Colfax going back to the 2007 season. A 2001 Colfax grad, he played college ball at Big Bend and Central Washington University. Coach Mike Parrish stepped down last yea...
A horse which was being towed in a trailer on Highway 195 near the state line south of Uniontown sustained minor leg injuries in an accident early March 2 . The driver of the 2000 GMC Sierra pickup truck was not injured. According to the report by Trooper Rob Aucutt, Barbara Davis, Clarkston, was driving the pickup northbound at 10:45 a.m. in snowing conditions and lost control when the truck hit a snow drift. The pickup rolled on its top in the northbound ditch, but the horse trailer remained upright....
At Monday night’s honor choir and band concert in Colfax, Southeast Washington Music Educators presented the “Friend of Music” award to Colfax Superintendent Jerry Pugh. St. John/Endicott’s Billy Ray, Jr., president of the association, presented the award. Pugh was named for recognizing the need for improvements to the CHS auditorium and moving the project to the list of work which will be done with the funds from a bond issue which was approved by school district voters in the Feb. 13 special... Full story
Whitman County commissioners approved a bid March 5 for 1,305 total tons of two types of liquid asphalt from Idaho Asphalt at Hauser, Idaho. Idaho Asphalt bid $641,100 while Western States Asphalt of Spokane Valley bid $672,130. The bid included $4,458 in hazardous materials tax. One type of the asphalt is used for chip-sealing existing roads while another is used for “penetration shots” of gravel and oil....
A two-hour class on grafting will be March 17 starting at 11 a.m . and will be at the Gladish Community Center in Pullman. Students will be taught fruit tree pruning and fruit tree grafting techniques by Jim McGinty. David Benscoter will be on hand to assist, answer questions and provide a wide variety of scion wood, including once lost varieties, for students. Each student will receive two rootstocks to graft onto during the hands-on portion of the workshop. Call 509-238-5150 to register for the class. In addition, grafting supplies will be... Full story
A 2015/16 crash analysis of US 195 found 65 percent of fatal crashes were caused by distracted, drowsy and young (age 16-25) drivers. The study was conducted through a partnership between WSDOT and the Palouse Regional Transportation Planning Organization (PRTPO) and prompted the PRTPO to initiate a campaign to educate drivers. “We were already aware of what was happening on 26 and 195,” said Shaun Darveshi, PRTPO director, referencing the move to expand the highways to four lanes. The Pal...
Jeannette Solimine welcomes seniors to the new weekly lunch site at the Colfax pantry. A full house showed up for the inaugural meal at the Council on Aging’s new home for its senior meals March 7 at the Colfax Food Pantry in the former Elk’s Lodge. Attendees were able to get extra food from the pantry’s offerings after the meal. Jeannette Solimine greeted those at the five full tables and introduced Billy Swank who sang a song to commemorate the event before the meal was served. According to Pa...
Whitman County commissioners March 5 approved surplus items to sell from the Public Works department. Items include two 2006 Ford 6L diesel trucks with mechanical trouble, three sport-utility vehicles which are former sheriff’s cars and a 1991 Mack dump truck. Also on the list is a 1960 belly-dump trailer which was used to spread gravel. The items will be listed for bid at Publicsurplus.com, a public agency auction site....
No change yet on the status of recyclables was the word to the SWAC board Tuesday afternoon from Republic Services, which handles Whitman County’s recycling. Public Works Director Mark Storey informed the county commissioners Monday morning the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) was expecting the update, unsure whether or not recyclables would continue to be separated from the regular garbage. “We have no control,” Storey told commissioners. “We aren’t even the tail of the dog; we are the t... Full story
The town of Garfield has a new Public Works superintendent. Shon Clark began Feb. 26, replacing Reuel Klempel, who will remain on with the city on a part-time schedule as the town’s level II operator at the wastewater treatment plant. Clark previously worked for the City of Richland in its water department....
A damage suit was filed in Superior Court March 2 by Zaire Webb, a football player who was dismissed from the team last fall and his athletic scholarship terminated after he was arrested at Pullman Walmart Oct. 4 and subsequently charged with third-degree theft which was subsequently dropped. The suit names the university, Coach Mike Leach and other WSU officials. It said Webb, a freshman from Jacksonville, Florida, was dismissed from the team the day after he was arrested at Walmart. Webb was at the store with Anthony White Jr., who was... Full story
Whitman County Road Department has switched its schedule back to four 10-hour days per week as of Monday. After working 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. five days a week since November, they returned to a 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. schedule for the spring and summer. The change is made twice a year in conjunction with daylight savings time. The switch is done mainly to save costs by sending workers and equipment to and from job sites four times per week instead of five.... Full story
Oakesdale Historical Society has announced the town’s annual Old Mill Days celebration will be July 13-14. Planning is underway for the 2018 event which begins Friday night with activities running all day Saturday. Items on the schedule include a parade, kids games, a car show, egg toss, music, dancing, food and a beer/wine garden. As part of preparations, the Oakesdale Historical Society, a non-profit organization, seeks donations to support the festivities. Checks may be sent to: Oakesdale Historical Society, P.O. Box 112, Oakesdale, WA 9...
A ballet of swans congregated just off Dry Creek Road at Elberton Road Monday in the standing water in a field. In the top picture, ducks on the right can be seen coming in for a landing. Although there were several similar ponds, no others were so populated.... Full story
The City of Palouse now has five members for its Brownfields site redevelopment committee with a first meeting scheduled for this week. The group will first look to put together a call for Request for Proposals (RFP) to seek responses from interested developers for the Main Street lot cleared for development along the Palouse River. Formerly the location of a welding shop, gas station and fuel storage facility, the building on the lot was torn down in 2012. It has since been tested for... Full story
Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy has announced that he will seek re-election. Tracy first took office in 2003 after he ran unopposed in the 2002 general election. He will seek a fifth term this year. “I and my staff have prosecuted all kinds of crime, from littering to murder and most everything in-between. But whatever the case, our goal is to be both effective and efficient, while keeping public safety and assistance to crime victims our top priority,” he said in his announcement. Tra...
