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Two area organizations have received grants to expand their services to the community. The Palouse Discovery Science Center, Pullman, and Syringa Hospital and Clinics, Grangeville, Idaho, are among the recipients of grants in the first quarter round of funding from the Avista Foundation. PDSC received $3,500 and Syringa Hospital and Clinics received $1,000....
Dear Savvy Senior, What’s the best, conflict-free way to divvy up my personal possessions to my kids after I’m gone? I have a lot of jewelry, art, family heirlooms and antique furniture, and five grown kids that don’t always see eye-to-eye on things. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Seeking Peace Dear Seeking, Divvying up personal possessions among adult children or other loved ones is a task that many parents dread. Deciding who should get what without showing favoritism, hurting someone’s feeling or causing a feud can be difficu... Full story
JES Kindergarten registration screening will be Thursday, April 18, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Meet the kindergarten teachers, register for the 2013/2014 school year. Help the district determine staffing needs, and get a readiness screening. Call the JES office at 397-2181 for an appointment March 25 through April 17. Office will be closed April 1 through April 5 for spring break. Proof of age and immunization information is required.... Full story
8 years ago March 23, 1888 Coeur d’Alene lodge, of this city, has commenced preparations for the entertainment of the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias of this jurisdiction which convenes at Colfax on May 15th. A large number of visiting knights are expected here at that time. They will receive a royal welcome, and no efforts are going to be spared to make their stay here an exceedingly pleasant one. Essie Hatley, a boy about 16 years of age, was arrested and brought before Justice Inman on Wednesday, on a charge of forgery. He was lodged i... Full story
Endicott Endicott Gun Club completed their 10 weeks of winter shooting on March 17 and held their awards meeting. The results of final day of shooting are Mens, Endicott Gun Club (84) - Travis Schluneger 21, Ed Schultz 21, Brad Hergert 21, Clint Rice 21; Women, Endicott Gun Club (39) - Amanda Pelissier 14, Jessica Geissinger 16, Nadine Rice 12; Youth, Endicott Gun Club (63) - Hunter Weitz 22, Connor Pelissier 19, Conr Hergert 9, Joe V. 13. There were 21 shooters, 38 degrees, high winds. Endicott Gun Club Winter League winners: A Class, Travis...
Lacrosse The daughter born to Buggy and Chelsey Startin March 7, seven weeks before her due date, is in the neo intensive care unit at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane. Named Hudson Jade, she is reported to be doing very well. Her projected release date will be right around her original due date. Her parents are staying close by in a hotel in order to visit as much as possible. A medical fund has been established at Sterling Bank in order to help out the family with the medical expenses not covered by insurance. Donations can be made at any... Full story
Ken and Debbie Kilpatrick of Oakesdale are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kelsie Kilpatrick, to Tyson Carter, son of Mel and Jody Carter of LaCrosse. The couple will be wed at Red Barn Farms in Colton, on Saturday, June 1, 2013. The bride is a 2008 graduate of Oakesdale High School. She received her masters degree in Occupational Therapy from Eastern Washington University. The groom is a 2007 graduate of LaCrosse High School. He attended Spokane Community College in the electrical program. He works for RMK Farms in... Full story
Gene and Margaret Doty Hilty will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Sunday, March 24, 2013. After they both graduated from Colfax High School in 1952, they were married at the Colfax Methodist Church March 6, 1953. They made their home in Colfax for 30 years. They then travelled the United States, teaching people to drive horses and mules. They have recently returned to the area and now make their home in Garfield. There will be an open house in their honor at the Colfax Best Western Motel from 2 to 4 p.m. It will be hosted by their... Full story
SJ Easter Egg Hunt The St. John Easter egg hunt will be March 30 at 10 a.m. in the city park. It is open to all youngsters through the third grade level. Sponsored by St. Johnbusinesses and residents, the hunt is organized by the St. John-Endicott 4H club and the Community Mothers Club. Civil war program slated at Gladish In commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, Whitman County Historical Society is sponsoring a presentation about the war and Andersonville National Historic Site in Georgia, one of many prisoner of war...
Meet Jessica Loftus, Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Jessica Loftus has been working at Whitman Hospital in the medical laboratory for almost nine years, longer than she has been in one place in her life. Born in Germany, Jessica lived in Florida, Louisiana, Germany (again), Oklahoma, Washington, Virginia and Utah. Her father served in the Army and National Guard. She graduated from high school in Fredericksburg, Va. Lewis and Clark State College in Lewiston brought Jessica to the Palouse, and she trained there as a phlebotomist. She worked...
Eleven Colfax junior girls will compete for the Distinquished Young Woman title for Colfax next Saturday, March 23, at 7 p.m. at the CHS auditorium. Theme for this year’s competition will be “The Incredibles.” The competiton will also offer $3,000 in scholarship awards with $1,000 going to the winner. The first runner-up in the Colfax event will compete as Miss Colfax in the Palouse Empire Fair. Admission to the event will be $8. Entrants in the Colfax event, listed here by order of competition will be Kaitlin Trombetta, daughter of Norman and...
Whitman County commissioners Monday approved for submission a $95,209 Community Development Block Grant by the Community Action Center of Whitman County in Pullman. The Washington State Community Development Block Grant program provides money for services that primarily benefit low- to moderate-income people. The money is distributed from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Amy Robbins, the center’s family development program manager, told commissioners that the grant will allow the center to fill in gaps for the programs that...
A new heating system has been installed in Tekoa’s former city shop. The two 20-foot long circular radiant propane heaters replace a 1982 furnace which sat in one corner of the shop. The project will be paid for through a Whitman County Economic Development grant for $26,775, while the city will contribute $8,925. Some of the city’s contribution will be in-kind, such as labor costs. The former shop is now rented out as a business incubator. At present, Melton Fabrication and Millwrights is using the space, which moved in and began last yea...
Pullman Parks & Recreation, Pullman Kiwanis Club and many local businesses will sponsor the 52nd annual Easter Egg Hunt at Kruegel Park for children ages 1-9 years old Saturday, March 30. Ages 1-4 will start at 10 a.m. and ages 5-9 will begin at 10:10 a.m. There will be prizes, thousands of eggs and special surprise guests. For more information call Pullman Parks & Recreation....
According to photographer Bill Myers of Colfax, this helicopter from Fairchild Air Force Base used the Colfax Airport to train pilots to land in crosswinds. This mission took place on Monday, March 18....
Colfax building permits Church of the Nazarene, 1105 N. Morton, demolition of residence, March 15. Ed Glaser, 714 Crestview, gas furnace, March 15. Heather Cammack, 508 N. Mill, replace front porch, March 18. County building permits Bruce Beeson, Palouse, pole building, $16,200, March 15. Marriage applications Weiwei Huang, 25, Pullman, and Feng Hao, 26, Pullman, March 14. David Robert Sheaffer, 24, Pullman, and Mary Ann Bowdish, 24, Pullman, March 14. Riley Stanton Moore, 22, Pullman, and Vanessa Louise Lopez, 24, Pullman, March...
Alumni Athletics USA of Anderson, S.C. is promoting a full contact alumni football game between former players of Colfax High School and Liberty High School. It is set to be played Saturday, May 18, at Colfax High School. AAUSA Coordinator Cammeron Ripley said the company puts on about 25 of these events each year. They provide all equipment necessary for a fee of $95. According to Ripley, some of the proceeds from the game will go back to each participating school. He indicated that AAUSA has put on events for other sports but their main...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. When I was in third grade, I was beaten up on the playground for winning the spelling bee. Back then, I thought of myself as a pretty tough kid, but I didn’t have a chance in this particular fight: I was at least an inch shorter and 10 pounds lighter than she was. Apparently by besting the odds-on favorite — a girl we called “Linda Blotnick” because that was her name, and because when someone has a last name like “Blotnick” you can’t not say it every time you mention her — I...
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn honored 12 Washington schools for winning national awards at a ceremony at the governor’s mansion March 13. One recipient was Oakesdale Elementary, which was given a Title I Academic Achievement Award last fall for improved scores in mathematics. The ceremony in Olympia was a new practice, instituted by Inslee to honor the recipients of the awards. Four representatives from Oakesdale made the trip, including Oakesdale school principal Jason Reed, S... Full story
Positive focus Okay, I for one, am sick and tired of the negative anonymous comments about the flags that decorate our Colfax Streets. I cannot believe that there has been so much criticism over flags that add much to our aging downtown. If you do not have the courage to sign your name to any comments, then you have no business tearing down our community by your negative comments. Furthermore, we should be proud that we have a state college 20 minutes from our town. There are many Colfax residents employed at WSU, we reap the economic benefits... Full story
One-Stop Tax Collection Makes Sense Regulations are like bricks. One brick doesn’t weigh that much, but as you add more bricks, the load gets heavier and heavier until eventually it becomes a crushing burden that slows progress to a crawl. Complying with one regulation doesn’t require that much time and money, but as you add thousands of regulations a year from hundreds of federal, state and local agencies, compliance consumes an ever larger portion of an employer’s time and money — money that isn’t available to hire or sustain jobs. Take some...
Hugo Chavez’s Cheering Section Let us pause and reflect. The left’s favorite self-aggrandizing thug has shed this mortal coil. Hugo Chavez, R.I.P. All the country’s least-reflective and most-reflexive ideologues of the left immediately issued warm farewells — Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Oliver Stone and, of course, the nation’s 39th president, Jimmy Carter. Carter praised Chavez for his commitment “to bring profound changes to his country,” which, by installing himself as the effective president for life, he certainly did. Carter noted his “fo...
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments whether or not voters need to prove citizenship to register to vote. What’s the big deal? Not requiring citizenship to vote could be good for the economy. Forget the curmudgeons and old fogies who see voting as a sacred act. Let’s make money off the allure of free and open elections. Many people already come to America to have children. Residential houses, or birthing barns, allow pregnant women from around the world to live here until their child is born. The child, of course, is automatically an Ame...
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. COLFAX CLEANUP WEEK Mayor Todd Vanek announced Monday the Colfax cleanup week will be April 8-14. The date will be the first of a two-week spring clean up rate at the Whitman County Transfer Station. The county landfill discount rate between April 8 to April 20 will be $35 per ton compared to the normal $103 per ton. Also, residents can haul up...
Award-winning Western trio Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band will perform Friday at 7 p.m. at Tekoa’s Empire Theatre as part of their farewell tour. They will be joined by champion yodeler and vocalist Judy Coder and cowboy poet, pianist and humorist Dave McClure. This lineup of performers will be sharing the stage for the first time. Horse Crazy recorded McClure’s song “My Horse Knows the Way Home” which was a finalist for the 2012 Western Music Association’s Song of the Year. The band has twice won the WMA “Best Harmony Trio of the Year” and h... Full story
