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A total of 22 Colton junior/senior high school students traveled to Spokane Community College March 9 to compete in the 2013 Science Olympiad regional tournament. This year Colton entered two teams of seventh to ninth graders. The first team placed ninth and the second team finished 12th in the field of 15 teams. Neither Colton team will advance to the state tournament. In individual (partner) results for Colton, highlights included Kendyl Druffel and Pete Schultheis with a silver medal in the “Crime Busters” event while Matt and Tom Wolf too...
The Palouse Library hosted author Julie Kibler on Friday afternoon. Kibler is the sister of Palouse resident and preschool teacher, Brittany Sawyer, and had her debut novel published, “Calling Me Home.” Palouse Library branch Manager Bev Pearce said about 25 people came to Kibler’s reading and book signing. “It went really well,” she said. Kibler introduced two of the main characters in the book to her Palouse Library audience and then described the publication process. Kibler’s book is published in several other countries, Pearce said. Kible...
Garfield/Palouse swept St. John/Endicott Saturday at the Clarkston field with Jesse Lopez throwing a no-hitter in the first game. Lopez fanned 13 Eagle batters over seven innings The Vikings scored four runs in the first inning on the way to a 7-0 shutout. Lopez also had two hits. The second game shut down after five innings with a 17-6 win for the Vikings. Hunter Woltering, who held the Eagles to one run over the first three innings, took the win. He was helped by 12 Viking hits. Colton booked a split at the Asotin tournament with a 7-4 win ov... Full story
Garrett Burke runs into Freeman pitcher Wyatt Smith while trying to score on a passed ball in Tuesday’s home opener. Colfax bats struck early and Brady Ellis threw a one-hitter Tuesday as the Bulldogs opened their home season with a 5-1 win over Freeman at McDonald Park. The Bulldogs finished with seven hits for the night. The win in the home opener followed a split posted by the Bulldogs Saturday when they opened the new season with a split in the Asotin Tournament. They defeated the Clarkston JVs 6-3, and bowed to Potlatch, Idaho 1-A c...
Award winners for Rosalia’s basketball season, from the left, were Craig Nelson, Ryan Maley, Lucas Engel, Gage Merritt and Brock Shelton. Nelson was recognized for all-league selection. Maley and Shelton received varsity captain’s award, and Engel and Merritt received JV captains awards. Merritt was named most improved, and Maley was named most inspirational. Rosalia finished the season with a loss to Pomeroy to miss the last S.E. 1B League spot into Regionals....
Colfax and Freeman booked a marathon split Tuesday in the softball opener at McDonald Park. The Scotties took the first game 17-7 after Colfax had posted an early lead. The Bulldogs came back for a 15-12 win in the second game to wrap up over four hours of action. Kasey Cloaninger pitched the first game. She struck out four Scotties, walked seven and allowed 11 hits. She was also hampered by nine Colfax errors. "We were actually leading early in the game and then the wheels came off in the fourth and fifth innings," Coach Terry Eng noted. The...
Colfax girls’ basketball team honored seniors Rachel Robinson, Amelie Bruya and Bekah Kraut at their season-end banquet last Thursday night at the Bulldog cafeteria. Special award winners at the Colfax girls basektball banquet, from the left were Brooklyn Schmidt, Amelie Bruya, Rachel Robinson and Kori Goodwin. Garrett Burke runs into Freeman Pitcher Wyatt Smith while attempting to score on a passed ball in Tuesday’s home opener. The season for the Bulldog girls came within one win of getting back to the final eight show at the Spokane Are... Full story
The Colfax track team Saturday started the new season against some of the east side big teams at the Lewiston Invitational. The event brought in 10 girls teams with the Bulldogs taking 25 points for ninth place. Colfax boys rolled up 14 points to place 11th out of 13 teams. Walla Walla dominated both sides of the meet with the Blue Devil boys stacking 169 points and the girls totaling 180 for a 72-point margin over number-two Lewiston. Freshman Scout Cai had the top mark for Colfax with a number two finish in the high jump at 5-2. Lauren...
The Clearwater Chapter of the Northwest Gold Prospectors Association will have its 14th annual free public outing at Gibbs Eddy, 14 miles east of Lewiston March 23-24. The event offers a chance to learn how to dredge, highbank, sluice and pan for gold. The event will from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Organizers will provide pop and cookies while picnic tables are available. Gibbs Eddy is an Idaho Fish and Wildlife boat ramp and fishing area along Highway 12.... Full story
Donavin D. Stapert, 17, reported missing March 7, still has not been located, Whitman County Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Chapman said late Tuesday. The boy was last seen in Malden March 7 at 2:20 a.m. and he reportedly said that he intended to catch a bus to Oregon. Deputies believe he could be in Spokane or Grants Pass, Ore. Sgt.Chapman said the sheriff’s office has not received any leads. Donavin is 5-4 and weighs 140 pounds. He was wearing a hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans with a hole in the left knee and blue Nikes with white soles. Anyone wit... Full story
Whitman County commissioners on Monday approved a $10,273 bid from Specialty Coatings of Colfax for a remodeling project for the Superior Court’s executive secretary office. A 12-foot archway will be cut out from the existing office, new dividing walls will be built and new carpet installed. Commissioners also approved a Palouse Wind habitat agreement. County planner Alan Thomson told commissioners First Wind has voluntarily agreed to do its part in restoring the habitat to meet concerns about the Palouse Prairie plants which were destroyed or... Full story
Gazette Editor Colfax City Council Monday night conducted an extensive review of a draft to update the city’s critical areas ordinance. The draft was presented by Don Brigham of Clarkston who has been hired by the city to update the ordinance. Councilman Jim Kackman, who had earlier submitted comment on an earlier draft, headed the council review of the ordinance. Most of the discussion was based on how the critical area ordinance could impact property owners who seek to develop property in the coming years. “These regulations are going to aff...
The Pullman Chamber of Commerce will auction a “Little House on the Palouse” children’s playhouse at the annual Cabaret event April 6. The Community Action Center has partnered with architect Craig Beaumont, builder Nick Van Arsdel and local suppliers to create an 8-foot by 12-foot house for kids to play in. To kick off Community Action Center’s four self-help affordable homes being built in Uniontown this year, Jeff Guyett, Executive Director at the center, called on Beaumont from Palouse Design Associates to spearhead the design and constru...
Court dates for two defendants who testified as witnesses in the trials of the Lazcano brothers last month were set last Friday, March 8, in superior court. Frank Lazcano was convicted of first degree murder March 1 after a one-week trial, and Daniel Lazcano faces a second trial after the jury in his case could not reach a verdict on kidnapping and murder charges after a two-week trial. Both brothers were convicted of unlawfully disposing of Marcus Schur’s body in the creek at Hole-in-the-Ground after Schur was fatally shot in Malden Dec. 2...
One evening this week, an elevator between Farmington and Oakesdale stands ready for the coming crops this fall. This is looking north on Highway 27 at the turn onto Farmington Road. With temperatures falling into the 40s, spring might not be coming very soon....
CONCURRENT NOTICE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS CDBG Contract #:12-65400-0031 *Date: 03/21/13 Name of Responsible Entity: City of Tekoa, Washington Telephone #: 509-284-3861 Street, City, Zip Code: P.O. Box 927, 419 N Washington Street, Tekoa, Washington 99033 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Tekoa (RE). TO ALL INTERESTED AGENCIES, GROUPS AND PERSONS On or... Full story
Signup for the Direct & Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) and Average Crop Revenue Election Program (ACRE) began Feb. 19. DCP signup runs through Aug. 2, and ACRE signup only goes through June 3. Producers have the option to choose which program they would like to enroll their farm in. Producers previously enrolled in ACRE are not required to continue in ACRE. The 2013 provisions are the same as 2012 with no advance payments and similar signature requirements. The direct payment rates are the same as last year, however those rates could change... Full story
The National Lentil Festival will begin accepting applications for vendors April 1 for the Aug. 16 – 17 event which will have approximately 120 vendor openings. Registration deadline is Friday, June 14, at 5 p.m. For both days of the festival, marketplace vendors will be located in the Spring Street parking lot and the Lentil Lane Food Court in Reaney Park. All vendor applications will be sold as two day spaces. Friday night will feature the 350 gallon bowl of lentil chili free to festival goers as long as it lasts, as well as live music and b... Full story
An upcoming event sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Pullman will focus on healthcare in the U.S. and Canada. Scheduled Monday, April 1, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the Hecht Room at Neill Public Library in Pullman, the program is open to the public. It will include excerpts from The Healthcare Movie, a documentary produced by a couple who have lived in Canada and the United States. They are Laurie Simons, born in Canada, and her American husband Terry Sterrenberg. Both were shocked by the major differences in the two healthcare systems and...
Farmington City Council accepted the resignation of Kelly Turk Monday night, March 18. His council seat position 1 is now open for a new representative to complete his term, which ends Dec. 31. City Clerk Barb Dial-Flomer said a notice will go out to residents seeking interested candidates. She said the city council hopes to interview candidates and appoint a new member at the April 15 meeting.... Full story
Farmington mayor Ron Dugan seeks a successor. He was appointed last April and took the mayor’s oath vowing to take no pay or reimbursements for the job and leave office at the end of the term. January 2014 will mark that conclusion, and the deadline to file for November’s election will be May 17. So Dugan has been speaking out to promote the open position. At the Farmington City Council Monday night, he submitted a few comments on the subject. “We haven’t heard anything from anybody,” he said o...
Whitman County commissioners Monday approved reducing the minimum size of commercial lots from three acres to two acres in the Pullman-Moscow corridor zone. According to Alan Thomson, county planner, two acres is the minimum development size that is regulated by the state Department of Health. Thomson also said there might be some wiggle room on the regulated size depending on the soil drainage. Last year, land owners and realtors from the corridor asked for changes to allow developments under the three-acre minimum. A realtor asked for the...
Whitman County commissioners and Pullman city officials are working on a plan to share property and sales tax income. “We want to act collaboratively instead of competitively,” said Commissioner Michael Largent. “We want to work in partnership.” Largent said the proposed area covered in the tax sharing agreement is the Pullman-Moscow Corridor and Pullman’s urban growth area that’s county controlled. As Pullman expands, Largent said the proposal calls for the city and county to share tax income. “It collaboratively encourages economic deve...
Colfax fans and players brave the cold and wind Tuesday as the sports scene moved to McDonald Park for the season’s first home baseball and softball games.... Full story
High Praise Representatives of the Colton High School girls’ basketball team attended a champion’s luncheon at the Governor’s Mansion March 15. The event, hosted by Gov. Jay Inslee, featured state basketball champions in each classification. Also for Colton, before the luncheon, the Wildcat team received a House Resolution authored by Rep. Susan Fagan celebrating Colton’s five consecutive girls 1B basketball championships. Fagan, Rep. Joe Schmick and Sen. Mark Schoesler all greeted the Colton group and showed them around the Legisla... Full story
