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MARRIAGE LICENSES Tyler Pickett, 23, and Beatriz Garcia, 20, both Pullman, March 17. Brian Bannan, 51, and Colleen Quidwai, 47, both Uniontown, March 18. Eric Couch, 28, and Samantha Puckworth, 23, both Colfax, March 18. Rui Zhu, 22, and Xing Zhang, 24, both Pullman, March 22. Skyler Sullivan, 23, and Lacey Ermel, 22, both Pullman, March 22. Gabriel Korn, 28, and Keeley Nolan, 24, both Albion, March 24. Eric Boone, 29, Palouse, and Kristi Plummer, 28, Pullman, March 25. Jerry Kuo, 28, Los Angeles, and Cindy Lue, 26, Pullman, March 25. Eric...
This cobalt blue tea set was created by pottery artist Terri Walters of Colton and is on display at Uniontown’s Dahmen Barn during a month-long pottery show. The blue mineral used to color the pieces is cobalt, a mineral found in Cobalt, Idaho. The Dahmen exhibit, Earth and Fire, will continue through April. The work of Walters and a second pottery artist, Judith Marvin of Kendrick, is featured on stands on the second floor of the barn. Three other artists who have paintings featured in the show are Teri Tate, Patti Williams and Julie J...
A suit between the Pullman Hospital District and Lydig Construction of Spokane was ordered dismissed Wednesday in Whitman County Superior Court. The dismissal was filed after attorneys for both sides stipulated they had agreed to a settlement of the suit Nov. 15. The settlement agreement included a provision to keep the terms of the agreement confidential. Wednesday’s order of dismissal followed a week-long court dispute on a motion to seal terms of the settlement. The dispute involved an objection by the Whitman County Gazette that the s...
As the permit process progresses for the first wind farm proposal in Whitman County, crews work with Renewable Energy Systems erecting turbines like these just south of Central Ferry. The turbines are part of Puget Sound Energy’s Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project across the Snake River in Garfield and Columbia counties. Crews are working now on Phase 1 of a two-phase project. The first phase consists of 149 wind turbines that will produce as much as 343 megawatts of electricity. PSE currently owns and operates the 87-turbine Hopkins R...
The final version of the study of the environmental impacts of a proposed wind farm in north Whitman County was released last week. In the final study, CH2M Hill, the engineering firm hired by First Wind of Boston to do the study, lays out the specific details of the project and answers comments submitted over the past three months by residents, wildlife organizations and public agencies. First Wind is asking the county’s permission to install a wind farm consisting of as many as 65 turbines on 9,000 acres of ground on Naff Ridge and Steam S... Full story
8 years ago April 9, 1886 On Wednesday, Auditor Turner gave receipts for over 3,000 squirrel scalps. Between twelve and fifteen thousand scalps have already been presented and it is safe to say that the number will approximate 40,000 by May 1st, when the five-cent bounty expires. That means the distribution of $2,000 and demonstrates that diversified farming pays. Poker Jack and brother Siwash, charged with stealing a saddle and picket rope, were examined before Justice Shaw on Friday last, the result being that the former was released, the... Full story
“How many of you have played with Arnie Carruthers?” In the new Spokane Falls Community College music auditorium hands shot up for a few seconds with the house lights down. Many musicians in Spokane and the Northwest played with Arnie Carruthers, and since he began playing in clubs and restaurants around Spokane in the late 1950s, thousands of people listened to him play jazz piano. Carruthers, who was stricken by bladder cancer, died March 7 at the age of 81. The March 19 concert at SFCC had been announced back in February with the hope he...
St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse girls last Wednesday rolled up 242 points to take a six-team SE on the Dayton track. The combo club booked the team win by a 42 points margin. The Eagles won both distance events with Sami Bailey clocking 6:30.8, almost six seconds ahead of the number-two finisher. Heather Siegel and Meghan Gfeller booked a 1-2 in the 3200 with Siegel finishing at 13:40.3. They again took the 4 X 100 relay with Jessica and Jamie Hardy, Teresa Casey and Annie Bailey running legs. Jessica Hardy won the long jump at 13-9, and Gfeller...
Elder Mediation Can Help Adult Families Resolve Conflicts Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about elder mediation for resolving family conflicts? My mother has Alzheimer’s disease, and to make matters worse, my three siblings and I have been perpetually arguing about how to handle her care and finances. Would this type of service be helpful to us? Tired of Fighting Dear Tired If your siblings are willing, elder care mediation may be just what your family needs to help you work through your disagreements. Here’s what you should know. Eld... Full story
Believing God’s ‘I wills’ If the first covenant had been faultless, there would have been no need for a second covenant to replace it. But when God found fault with the people, he said: “The day is coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the people of Israel and Judah.” You may be feeling stressed at work today because your boss just gave you a list of things to do. Maybe he told you, “You have to type this letter. You have to meet this client. You have to write this report. You have to do this, or you have to do that, et...
Dusty Jennifer and Amber Broeckel were home with their parents Ed and Joan Broeckel for the weekend. They both arrived Friday. Amber returned to Boise State University Sunday and Jennifer to Seattle Monday. Norm and Gloria Erickson spent a week with their daughter and family, Kirsti and Ryan Nilsen and children, in Torrington, Conn. They returned home last week Wednesday. Another daughter and granddaughter, Ronda and Chloe Clark, flew in from their home in El Mirage, Ariz., to also spend a few days with the Nilsen’s. Luke and Jennifer Morris c...
The Earl Swift family got together recently at the home of Gary and June Wolweber in Edwall to celebrate five generations. Earl Swift of Lamont is seated in front next to baby, Hunter Schaff with his parents Shaddai Henle and Jakob Schaff. Gail Swift Butcher is seated at left in front. In back, from the left, are Jeromie Butcher, Vicki Butcher, Lonnie Butcher, Sean Hill and Shannon Butcher Henle....
Forty-four students from Garfield-Palouse High School Friday met with Dr. Theogene Rudasingwa, the former Secretary General of the Rwandese Patriotic Front and former Chief of Staff to the President of Rwanda, and the former Ambassador to the United States for the Republic of Rwanda. The students are members of Dennis Griner’s U.S. History and Current World Issues classes. Dr. Bill Smith, director of the University of Idaho’s Martin School of International Studies, arranged the meeting while Dr. Rudasingwa was on the UI campus as part of the...
St. John library will be open from 9 to 1 Saturday, April 16, for special programs. Dennis Dauble an author, educator and fisherman will speak about the history of the Columbia Basin fishery at 11 a.m. His presentation provides background on the historical fishing practices of American Indian tribes, and the influence of white settlement on fish populations. Selected readings from historical literature such as the journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the Railroad Surveys will enliven the program which is sponsored by Humanities...
Erin Brown was crowned Miss Rosalia March 27 in the Rosalia High School gym. Pictured from left to right are Queen Erin, Princess Josie Daniels, First Runner-Up Princess Kristin Paulson and Princess Kelsey Lindhag.... Full story
Washington state’s Court of Appeals upheld Tuesday the conviction of Frederick Russell, the former Pullman man who caused a triple fatality car accident on the Pullman-Moscow Highway in June 2001. Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy told the Gazette of the appellate court’s decision Tuesday. Russell’s appeal was heard before the state’s Division III Court of Appeals in Spokane. Tracy said the appellate court did grant Russell’s request to be credited for the year he served in prison after he was arrested in Dublin and before Ireland a...
Washington wheat growers are expected to increase wheat plantings five percent over the 2010 crop, according to data from the Washington state field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service. A survey of farmers showed the expected 650,000-acres of spring wheat plantings this year will be as high as they have been in 20 years, according to Linda Simpson of the statistics service. The expected planting figure is 12 percent above last year. Farmers planted 1.8 million acres of winter wheat last fall. Altogether, wheat acreage is...
New owners Jim and Debbie Porter stand in front of the ornate historic back bar inside the Brass Rail tavern in Rosalia. After years of sitting around the friendly card table at Rosalia’s Brass Rail, Jim Porter of Farmington has taken a new post behind the bar. Jim and wife Debbie Porter recently took over ownership of the town tavern after purchasing the Brass Rail from long-time owner Dave Wilson. Shortly after leaving his long-time job at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, Porter stopped by the Brass Rail for another round of cards. “I came in...
What is your favorite Girl Scout cookie? Jim Marshall, Lewiston “Last time it was something that had caramel. I haven’t had any in years.” Trevor Miller, Colfax “The coconut ones, with the chocolate on the bottom. Those have got to be the best.” Sharon Scholz, Thornton “Anything with chocolate!” Tuffy Hickman, Colfax “I don’t even know if I’ve ever had a Girl Scout cookie before.” Hannah Thompson, Colfax “Thin mints.... Full story
Council on Aging and Human Services will participate in the national 2011 March For Meals campaign April 30. “We hope to continue to raise awareness about senior hunger in our community through this year’s fifth annual March for Meals,” said Scott Hallett, nutrition director. Each $5 raised will provide a meal to a homebound senior. Participants will be encouraged to join the pledge march from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Colfax High School Track and the Pullman City Playfields. Registration is $10. All money raised will remain in Whitman County and w... Full story
Washington State Department of Transportation has extended the deadline for removal of studded tires for another week until April 14. The original deadline of March 31 had been extended to April 7 last week. Officials said continued winter conditions in the mountains and parts of eastern Washington prompted the second extension. Removal of studded tires is required to minimize damage to road surfaces. Drivers caught driving with studded tires after April 14 will be ticketed.... Full story
Most businesses in Palouse are discounting wares and offering special raffles for the annual Palouse open house April 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Four antique shops, an art gallery and other downtown shops will have special hours for the event. “It’s just a chance to put some sales out there. Usually the weather is just starting to turn nice,” said Vicki McLeod of McLeod’s Palouse Market. Bank Left Gallery will offer a chocolate tasting. Many of the businesses have in-house raffles for prizes. The event falls on WSU Mom’s Weekend and often dra... Full story
Colfax High School graduate Caleb Lyon’s service with the U.S. Marines will be warmer thanks to a quilt he received from a local quilting guild Tuesday morning. Lyon has served with the Marines since he graduated from Colfax with the class of 2007. He served an eight-month tour as a prison guard in Iraq. “I really grew to appreciate the Marines,” said Tami Drader, a member of the Whitman Samplers group that made Lyon’s quilt. “You guys really put yourselves out there on the line.” Drader served 24 years in the Navy and trained and worked alon...
FFA Ag Day The 5th grade classes at JES would like to congratulate the Colfax FFA for presenting another successful Ag Day. These are some of the 5th graders thoughts about making cheese, butter and ice cream and learning about baby farm animals: “One of my favorite things was making butter because we didn’t use food coloring or sugar, did you know that butter is actually white!” “In the cheese section we actually got to make cheese, it was stinky.” “But the best part of Ag Day was that we were allowed to eat our magnificent ice cream creat...
The projected cost of Obamacare is going up – again. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) now estimates the 10-year cost of federal health reform at $1.45 trillion, a $40 billion increase in just the first 12 months. If history is any guide, the real cost of Obamacare will be much higher. A 2009 study by the Senate Joint Economic Committee found that health-care plan costs are always dramatically underestimated: – In 1967, the House Committee on Ways and Means predicted that the new Medicare program would cost about $12 bil...
