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On March 28, 2022, the world lost one of its best. Shane Michael Davidson's warm smile was like a "welcome home" to everyone. A legend in construction and carpentry; no one knew more about concrete than him. His vast knowledge of everything construction will be sorely missed, as will his plethora of random facts, quotes, movie lines, quick wit and humor. Shane passed peacefully at Whitman Health and Rehab, in Colfax after a short battle with cancer. He was surrounded by friends and family,... Full story
Janet Marie Reisenauer Kramer died April 1, 2022, following a lengthy illness at Bishop Place in Pullman, Wash., where, ironically, she had retired from having served in a variety of positions over the past two decades. She was born May 24, 1931, at home on the family farm in Colton, Wash., to Kansas pioneers Tony and Mary Reisenauer. She was the youngest of two brothers, Ray and Jerome, and three sisters, Angela Wittman, Virginia Miller and Rita Grassl. Jan attended Oenning School as a first-gr... Full story
Audrey L. Thayer, 95, of Rathdrum, Idaho, died April 2, 2022, in Rathrdum. Audrey was born June 28, 1926, to parends Edmund and Grace (Dull) McCabe of Spokane. A memorial service is slated for 1 p.m. Thursday, April 14, at Riplinger Funeral Home, 4305 N. Division St., Spokane. Riplinger Funeral Home is handling arrangements.... Full story
COLFAX — Senior menus for Whitman County from April 6-15 are as follows: Colfax Thursday, April 7 – Sweet and sour pork, rice, oriental vegetables and chocolate zuccini cake. Monday, April 11 – Chicken and rice casserole, spinich salad, roll, fruit and pudding. Thursday, April 14 – Tomato bisque, grilled cheese sandwhich, broccoli and grape salad, and a seven-layer bar. Colton Wednesday, April 6 – Crab linguine, broccoli, green salad, fruit and birthday dessert. Wednesday, April 13 – Sweet and sour chicke, rice, oreintal vegetables,... Full story
The LaCrosse High School Class of 1979 annual girls’ weekend was this past weekend at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast in Dusty. Attending members were Kristal Krom Kirpes, Colton; Paula Morris Meyer, Colfax; Sheri Shaffer Hatley, Oakesdale; Karen Stueckle Light, Portland, Ore.; Michelle Gamble Ownbey, Moscow, Idaho; Denise Broeckel Kendall, Tacoma, and Doreen Broeckel Riedner, Penawawa. Lisa Bell Nichols of Seattle also stopped by. The women took a short road trip to the home of Karen Broeckel for their usual supply of chocolate chip c...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, April 9, 1897 LEFT LEG BROKEN Tramp Tries to Steal a Ride with Disastrous Results. Thursday evening of last week a man named Steward was brought to the city on the O. R. & N. train, and taken to St. Ignatius hospital, with the bones of his left leg broken below the knee. He had been picked up near Tilma, on the Coeur d'Alene branch of the O. R. & N. railway. The trainsmen say that Steward, as the train was passing him at a lively rate, seized the...
COLFAX – A local couple is celebrating 50 years together as a family and business owners. Gary Lee Stilson and Kay Ellen Crandall were married in 1972. Eleven years later they bought Colfax Monument Co. The Stilsons met in the summer of 1971 through a cousin of Gary. "We met in the summer of 1971 and were married April 8, 1972. Gary is a country boy, and I was the city girl," Kay Stilson said. The couple raised their sons while active in the Colfax Chamber of Commerce, church, and Boy Scouts o...
Listening to the news every day is a downer for the most part. All the bad events that are happening in the nation and the world line up on your radio or television stations and online feeds. What a breath of fresh air to hear Cory Booker’s impassioned speech at the U.S. Senate confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday, March 23. Instead of angry rhetoric that has been the usual discourse, here was a delightful description of the progress people have made in the country to right the wrongs of the past, and a p...
A group of pro-life organizations uncovered a freezer at University of Washington containing the remains of aborted babies, exposing the university’s cruel and evil experimentation. The groups released a photo showing bags that contained the fetal body parts. The Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, Pro-Life San Francisco and Rehumanize International located the freezer “by examining invoices previously exposed via public records requests by Indiana Right to...
With COVID-19 vaccines widely dispensed and masking requirements mostly lifted, will “work from home” end? Will workers return to downtown offices at pre-pandemic levels? Probably Not! One big reason it is expensive to drive and the waste of time and fuel idling in traffic jams. Another is safety. Gas prices continue to skyrocket. Last year, the average cost at the pump was $2.62 per gallon. By the end of March, Seattle’s gasoline increased to $4.88 per gallon, according to GasBuddy’s latest survey of 775 stations in the city. Higher energy...
The Northeast Washington Wildlife Group is very concerned about the whitetail deer in District 1 of Region 1 in Northeast Washington. The harvest numbers for the area in 2019 and 2020 set record lows and the blue tongue outbreak in 2020 was worse than the very bad outbreak of 2015. The city of Colville removed over 160 carcasses from within city limits last year, in 2015 they removed 80. When asked if the state Department of Fish and Wildlife had any plans to help deer numbers rebound, the department replied: “Indeed, disease outbreaks of t...
Each year during the NCAA tournament, I get asked how my bracket is doing. I always answer I don’t do brackets because I would pick teams that I want to win instead of investing time figuring out which team matches up better against an opponent. That’s really time consuming and I wouldn’t enjoy watching the games. I think one of my uncles had the right idea when he bet on a game. He would take the opposing team and let you take the team we both really wanted to win. He said, “If I win the bet I...
MALDEN – Fire is being used to manage the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge ahead of the 2022 fire season. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting prescribed burns at the refuge between Malden and Cheney from early April through May, weather depending, the agency reported. “Prescribed fire is a management technique used to improve wildlife habitat, forest health, and to reduce the damaging impacts from catastrophic wildfire,” an agency spokesman said. “Prescribed burning activities should have little to no impact on access to the major...
COLFAX – A Diamond woman will run for Whitman County Assessor, an office she’s held since last year. Wraylee Flodin, 42, announced last week that she plans to seek election for the post she was appointed to following the death of Robin Jones last year. “When Robin passed away, I crossed over and it has been a seamless transition,” Flodin said. “It feels like a good fit for me.” Flodin started working in the Whitman County Treasurer’s Office five years ago and stepped into the job while serving as chief deputy treasurer. “There is a lot of tec...
COLFAX – The "Alone on the Altar" choir program will be presented at Onecho Bible Church on April 15 and 17. The annual Easter program returns after a two-year hiatus due to gubernatorial COVID-19 mandates. Onecho Bible Church organizers describe the program as "a powerful Easter cantata, which highlights the glorious, life-changing story of the passion and victorious resurrection of Jesus Christ." The 30-voice choir features soloists, including Wes Claassen, Katie Largent and Lindsay (...
COLFAX – The annual high school spring band concert returns after a COVID-19 mandate-related hiatus. The concert is set for 7 p.m. April 18 in the Colfax High School auditorium, 1110 N. Morton St. The concert features band students in grades 5-12. The concert concludes with the high school Jazz band. “Everyone is welcome and admission is free,” high school band director Mike Morgan said. The bands have spent their time playing at music events throughout the winter months, he said. “The spring is competition time for the junior high concert...
UNIONTOWN — The Uniontown-Colton Community egg Hunt will take place Saturday, April 16 at Holzer Park. The event runs from 10-11 a.m., officials said. the park is located along U.S. Highway 195. In case of inclement weather, the event will move to the Uniontown Community Building. Other details on the egg hunt have yet to be released....
GARFIELD — The Garfield branch library will host a hiking discussion at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, as part of National Parks Week. The event will feature two experienced hikers that will discuss safety and the essentials every hiker should have with them, officials said. “People cann share their own knowledge and meet other people that enjoy hiking,” Library Banager Sarah Anderson said. Whitman County has many hiking locations and trails that will be shared with attendees. “There are some real hidden gems around here,” Anderson said. “It...
PULLMAN – The Pah-Loots-Puu powwow is set for April 9 at Washington State University’s Beasley Coliseum. The Pah-Loots-Puu powwow has two grand entry dancing competitions scheduled to start April 9 at noon and 6 p.m. The event is free and open to all ages. The emcee will be Fred Hill and the arena director is Dan Nanamkin of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville. Hahots Shebala will be the head man dancer and Meilani Decker the head woman dancer. The host drum group is Buffalo Hill Singers. The program will be the first Pah-Loots-Puu sin...
COLFAX – Businesses need to collect the additional one-tenth of one percent (.001) sales tax increase for the Whitman County Emergency Communication system. The new additional tax collection began on April 1. The increase was passed by voters in November 2021 election. The funding is being used to maintain and improve the county’s emergency communications system for first responders in Whitman County. The total sales tax rate is now 7.9%....
TEKOA – The Tekoa Trestle opened March 31 for use by hikers, cyclists and horse riders. The trestle is part of the John Wayne Trail, now called Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail. The trail uses the former Milwaukee Road Railroad. The 250-mile route meanders through 5,794-acres of scenery from near North Bend through the Cascades to the Idaho border east of Tekoa. The state has plans to continue improvements along a 9-mile segment from Malden to Rosalia....
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-5th District, introduced legislation to reauthorize youth suicide prevention programs The bipartisan programs were last renewed in the 21st Century Cures Act and are set to expire at the end of fiscal year 2022. The programs were established under the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act to support community-based youth and young adult suicide prevention efforts, stated a representative of McMorris Rodgers. A study found counties implementing the programs had significantly lower suicide rates...
PULLMAN – The Port of Whitman County granted $50,000 to the Pullman Depot Heritage Center to help preserve the historic train depot. Built in 1917 by the Northern Pacific Railway, the Pullman Depot operated as a passenger and freight depot for 71 years until Northern Pacific sold the building in 1988. The Historical Society purchased the building for $300,000 in 2018 with the intent of sustaining one of the region's most iconic sites. "Supporting the Heritage Center aligns with the port's m...
TEKOA - The Missoula Children's Theater and area youth presented "The Emporer's New Clothes" in two performances Saturday, April 2, in the historic Empire Theater. Colton Fletcher portrayed the emporary. Other cast members included Delaney Olson as ManyPenny, Brea Lynn Larsen as Royal Scholar Roxy, Xavier Anderson as Royal Scholar Red, Violet Smith as Queen Air, Avery Blank as Queen Earth, Aleah McElderry as Queen Fire, Gabriella "Ella" Arthur as Queen Water, Kaeli Heffner as Gem (the royal...
COLFAX – A Pullman man was ordered held on $150,000 bail during his Whitman County Superior Court appearance March 30 on a drug-related charge. Joshua Bewick, 31, of Pullman, is facing possible charges of possession of illegal drugs – fentanyl pills – with intent to deliver, third-degree driving while license suspended and a Spokane County District Court warrant for failing to appear for a third-degree malicious mischief charge. He was appearing in court after being arrested following a traffic stop downtown on Main Street and subsequent search...
