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For full obituaries, see the weekly pages section for this weeks paper. Norma Beckley William Scott Elder Ethel L. Adams Funeral services for Ethel L. Adams, 65, will be Monday, April 7, 2014, 11 a.m. at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse with the Rev. King Rockhill officiating. Burial will follow at the Garfield Cemetery. She died Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. Born Feb. 3, 1949, at Colfax to Laverne and Joyce (Houss) Cottrill, she attended Garfield schools and finished her schooling at Seattle.She... Full story
Thursday, April 3 Colfax, LaCrosse & Tekoa – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Thursday. Visit the online calendar for times. Colfax – 5 to 6 p.m. – Medicare Thursday – Sort out your Medicare questions with Gary Schmick. Friday, April 4 Colfax – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for toddlers, preschoolers and parents every Friday. Uniontown – 10:30 a.m. – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Friday. Saturday, April 5 Oakesdale – 10:30 a.m...
8 years ago The Commoner April 5, 1889 Dr. John Boswell’s lecture at the Congregational church on Tuesday evening, the subject of which was “The Unseen Hand,” and delivered mainly from a medical standpoint, was a complete success, except in the attendance which, owing to several counter entertainments, was small. However, his interesting talk was so well appreciated by those present that the reverend gentleman was requested by unanimous vote to repeat the lecture in the near future, which was not declined. The Farmington passenger train...
Week of April 7-11 AT COLFAX SCHOOLS: Monday: Biscuits & gravy, omelet, hash browns, fruit, juice. Tuesday: Hamburgers w/g bun, tomato, cheese, lettuce, oven fries, BBQ beans, fruit. Wednesday: Macaroni w/g & cheese w/smokies, w/g roll, green beans, fruit choice. Thursday: Chicken teriyaki, brown rice w/stir fry vegetables, mandarin oranges, fortune cookie. Friday: Grilled cheese w/g bread, tomato soup, crackers, fruit, sunshine bar. AT ST. JOHN SCHOOL: Monday: Chicken nuggets, fries, roll, apple slice. Tuesday: Lasagna, green beans, bread...
Christians have faced trauma throughout history both nationally and personally. Christians at the present time are deeply concerned about the destructive path our nation is on. We are also concerned about the open attacks upon Christianity in our nation and what the future holds for our children and grandchildren. In the Book of Revelation chapter 22 the final words of Christ to the Church are recorded. After giving wonderful truths about the believers future home in the New Jerusalem (chapter 21 and chapter 22:1-6), the Lord Jesus Christ encou... Full story
April 6-12, 2014, is set aside as national healthcare volunteer week. At WHMC, we are fortunate to have a dedicated group of about 45 Hospital Auxiliary members. The Auxiliary was started in 1954 and they have raised over $404,000 during the 60 years of service. Darlene Kroll, one of our longest term members is still very much involved and Shirley Simmons is our current President. The Auxiliary members raise money that is then used to provide equipment (surgical instruments, microscope, birthing bed, incubator – just to name a few items) as w... Full story
Greater Tuna set for Empire The Sixth Street Melodrama theatrical company from Wallace, Idaho, will present the comedy “Greater Tuna” on stage Saturday, April 5, at the Empire Theatre. “Greater Tuna” is a light-hearted foray into the third smallest town in Texas, Tuna, and its crazy citizens, where the Lion’s Club is too liberal and Patsy Cline never dies. The action in this “tall Texas tale” begins with two disc jockeys at local radio station OKKK as it goes on the air in the morning. They deliver not only news and farm reports, but by the ti...
Becky St. John is enjoying her new career - babysitting in the winter and farming when field work calls. The banker has always loved the outdoor life, but when they acquired more land, she decided that she would rather drive tractor and be outside. Joe and Becky farm with their son-in-law, and she babysits Brandon and Brenna’s son, Kasen, several days a week now. Trading a bank office for the view from her kitchen windows seems a wise move. Skyline Drive and the Idaho mountains are just beyond the field. They take their ATVs, a barbecue g...
Dusty Selbu Lutheran Church was packed last Saturday with relatives, friends and neighbors showing their respect for local farmer Jim Emerson who died March 24. Emerson was born, raised and, except for his time spent serving his country in the U.S. Army, spent almost his entire life on the family farm. He and his wife Ann had moved to Hill Ray in Colfax. Besides his wife, Jim is also survived by sons Bob and Bill, daughter Heidi and their families and a sister, June Dittmer. Karen Light and children Joanne, Emmaly and Joshua, Portland, arrived...
The bicycle trail along the Snake River from Boyer Park to Lower Granite Dam will be blocked on the upstream end by the barge construction site. The Army Corps of Engineers last week announced public access along the north shore across from the dam will be blocked during construction of a site for barge moorage. The project is not expected to impact operations at Boyer Park and Marina, but bicycle riders who begin a ride at the park are advised the trail is closed off at the upstream end....
set for April 19-20 The Old Time Farming Days Plowing Bee will be held next to the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds April 19-20. The Colfax location is the third in a series of events that honor the way the land used to be farmed. Horse-drawn equipment will be used. The first event is in Pomeroy this weekend, April 5-6, and then teams will travel to Odessa April 12-13. The land, across from the fairgrounds, will be plowed, harrowed, then seeded, all with horses. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, the bee will be canceled and held at a later date. F...
Whitman County commissioners on Monday signed an agreement for the Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility. During a workshop before the commissioners’ regular meeting, commission chair Art Swannack said as of March 27, there were 38 juvenile inmates at the center, more than twice the number in the last couple of months. He also commented that Spokane’s juvenile hall was at maximum capacity and could not take any more juvenile offenders if Martin Hall went over capacity. In February, the hall housed an average of 13 juvenile offenders. The ame...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2009. When it comes to the problem of health care costs, I don’t know why everyone doesn’t just do what I do, which is to have a sister who is a doctor. As a result of my brilliant program, not only are my patient costs lower than the national average, but I am also the beneficiary of new, cutting-edge medical treatments, many of which I’ve made up myself. By calling my sister and teaching her my intelligent health-care theories (“interactive medicine”), I not only promote my...
Dr. Otto Stevens presents an all new photographic tour of the Palouse on Saturday, April 5 at 1 p.m. in the Oakesdale Library and on Wednesday, April 9 at noon luncheon presentation in the Colfax Library. During this fast paced 45 minute presentation called “The Palouse 2013,” Dr. Stevens shares 275 images while narrating the history, geography, culture and other interesting facts about our region. The beginning images were taken on January 4, 2013, of the “Frosty Palouse Falls” when the tem... Full story
Stand up In an historic bipartisan 68-32 vote last June, the US Senate passed an immigration reform bill that included a path to citizenship for eleven million illegal immigrants, an innovative temporary worker program, and increased visa numbers for skilled foreign workers, as well as a nationwide employment eligibility verification system and stricter border control. This was a result of bipartisan cooperation among lawmakers, business groups, labor unions, agricultural interests, and immigration advocates. Although many predict that the...
Millions of unemployed college graduates are back where they started, living with their parents. Upon receiving their diploma, they find themselves saddled with crushing student loan debt and unable to find a job. More than 36 percent of those who have found jobs aren’t working in their chosen profession and many are working for minimum wage. At the same time, millions of good-paying jobs are going unfilled. Nationally, an estimated three million jobs are available in the skilled trades – electricians, plumbers, manufacturing workers, pipe fit...
In a feat that would have been unimaginable a few decades ago, the anti-vaccine movement has managed to breathe life into nearly vanquished childhood diseases. It took all the ingenuity and know-how we are capable of to find safe, effective ways to dramatically diminish diseases like measles and whooping cough in the developed world; it took all the hysteria and willful ignorance we are capable of to give them a boost. A developer of the measles vaccine, Dr. Samuel Katz, says the question “is not whether we shall see a world without measles, b...
Our climate is changing. It is warming. Most scientists agree. In fact, the United Nations just issued a dire report on the anticipated consequences of climate change. In short, it states the world is at serious risk. Initially, the impact is environmental. Water and food shortages are predicted along with extreme weather events, coastal flooding, and loss of species, both on land and in the oceans. All these would ultimately cause social, political and economic upheaval. The report should be taken as a serious warning. So far, disjointed... Full story
Oakesdale 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. BALLOT CHECKOFF A total of 615 ballots have been prepared for mailing Friday for the Oakesdale School District’s $7.1 million bond proposal for schools. Election office staffers report they checked off each ballot against a list of registered voters to make certain a ballot has been prepared for each of the voters in the district. T... Full story
Morgan Willson, a 2012 Colfax High School graduate who dominated state B distance and cross country races during her high school career, has earned a slot on the WSU track team. Now a WSU sophomore, Willson is among 11 or 12 Cougar women distance runners who are coached by Tim Riley, who is cross country, middle distance and distance coach for WSU track under head Coach Rick Sloan. She was named to the team after a week of tryouts which began March 18. “It’s lot of fun to be on the team with the other runners. You have an opportunity to get...
Asotin again served notice last Wednesday at a SE meet in Clarkston that they will be dominators in the spring competition. The Panther girls stacked 254.5 points for a gap of 191 points over the number two team, the Tekoa/Oakesdale and Garfield/Palouse combo. The Panther boys booked 230.5 points for a 105 gap over number-two Waitsburg/Prescott in the big meet. Top individual honors for a Whitman County entrant went to Rosalia’s Eli Richardson who posted strong wins in both sprint events and in the shotput. Olivia Pakootas of Tekoa booked t... Full story
Hunter Weitz of Colfax took first overall at the Camas Prairie Trap Shoot on March 21-23 at the Walla Walla Gun Club. Weitz, 17, a junior at Colfax High School, won two overall events and five junior events. Aside from the overall singles title, he scored 98 out of 100 in the handicap while taking first in the junior singles, junior handicaps and junior doubles and parent-child with his father Eric Weitz. Hunter, who has been shooting at the Endicott Gun Club for the past eight years, uses a... Full story
Tekoa-Oakesdale softball players have joined Gar-Pal this year and started off with two wins and a loss. Playing in the 2B District Nine league with teams such as Waitsburg-Prescott, Dayton, DeSales and Tri-Cities Prep, Gar-Pal-Tekoa-Oakesdale has 16 total players on the roster, including six returning starters from last year’s Gar-Pal team and two from the 2013 Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia group. At pitcher is Chandler Pfaff, with Sammi Johnson at catcher, Kelsey Bielenberg at first base and outfiel... Full story
The Whitman County Library has a new grant for digital literacy. Kicking off at the St. John Library April 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. as part of a community-wide Girls’ Night Out event, the program of two classes will then go around the county from April 11-18. Erica Willson, grant coordinator for the library, will lead both workshop classes, Internet Help 101 and Digital Photo Help. “We’re targeting the adult market that would like to learn how to increase their computer skills,” said Willson. The photo workshop will teach about simple photo editing...
Bikers beware - the sixth annual FastLane Tail of the Snake run is scheduled for April 19. According to one of the organizers, Roger Zaring of Dusty, the ride is hosted by the Palouse 3N1 Ridaz which is part of the Christian Motorcyclists Association and the L/C Gospel Riders. The ride is open to all responsible riders from novice to expert, with on-road and off-road routes. With the warming temperatures, this is a spring opener for the group. The ride is free but if riders donate, they are...
