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The History Channel * On April 24, 1800, President John Adams approves legislation to appropriate $5,000 to establish the Library of Congress. The first books, ordered from London, consisted of 964 volumes. Today the collection, housed in three enormous buildings in Washington, contains more than 17 million books. * On April 23, 1859, William Byers distributes the first newspaper ever published in the frontier boomtown of Denver. Working with a hand press in the attic of a local saloon, Byers printed and distributed the first edition of The...
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. Deputy said assault victim A 15-year-old Malden boy was charged with assaulting a deputy Monday in juvenile court. A total of five charges, including threatening to kill the deputy and resisting arrest, were filed against the youth after he was arrested April 1 in Malden. The arrest report by Deputy Keith Cooper said the youth was in a state of...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Dane Joseph Scarimbolo, 23, San Mateo, Calif. and Valeria Lopez, 27, Aguascalientes, Mexico, March 24. Ross Carter, 21, Moscow, and Cheryl Wallin, 21, Coeur d’Alene, March 29. Building Permits Eric Patton, window, $4,000, W. 201 Wawaiwai, March 31. REAL ESTATE SALES Colin Okada, Pullman, to Angela Larkin, Pullman, house on NW Clifford, Pullman, $171,000, Oct. 19. St. John Cooperative Telephone & Telegraph Co. to Inland Telephone Co., Roslyn, land parcels on Snake River break south of Uniontown, $119,000, Oct. 20. Gerald W...
1. MOVIES: Which one of the Seven Dwarfs is the only one wearing glasses in Disney’s “Snow White” animated film? 2. TELEVISION: Who starred in the TV series “Quantum Leap”? 3. PSYCHOLOGY: A xenophobic person would be afraid of what? 4. GEOGRAPHY: What was the prior name of the nation of Sri Lanka? 5. LANGUAGE: What is another name for comestibles? 6. COMICS: What is the name of the family duck in the “Hagar the Horrible” comic strip? 7. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Who once said, “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make...
8 years ago, April 10, 1885 A movement is on foot to establish universal time in this city, and to that end, C. Gourdon, watchmaker, has adopted railroad time. Set your timepieces by his regulator and you won’t get left or be too early so often. Peter Jacobs, proprietor of the Union brewery at Uniontown, informs us that he has secured the services of Ernest M. Helm, a Bavarian brewer of 27 years experience, and formerly foreman in a large Cincinatti brewing house, and will soon supply his customers with a quality of beer unequaled in the n...
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution for Wednesday, April 21, 2010, will be Palouse Federated Church, 1 to 3 p.m., and Rosalia Methodist Church, 9 to 11 a.m. For Thursday, April 22, distribution will be Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Garfield Legion / Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m.; St. John Methodist Church, 9 to 10 a.m., LaCrosse, 310 B 4th (small building behind small white house, 310 4th St.), 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Tekoa City Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Oakesdale Baptist Church, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Endicott...
Having raised teenage girls, studied them, and even having written a book about them, I still don’t know what they are for. My suspicion is that teenage daughters are a father’s punishment for having once been a teenage boy. This doesn’t seem fair to me, but then again, my concept of the word “fair” may have been distorted by the way my daughters used it between the ages of 12 and 20 — what I call the “war years.” It seems that teenage girls have a vocabulary all their own. The phrase “no fair” means “I don’t like it.” Most often it is heard in...
Whitman County commissioners Monday approved a plan to replace four bridges this year. Work will be done by county crews. The Curtis Bridge on Elberton Road, Canyon Bridge on Mulkey Road south of St. John, Ringo Bridge on Ringo Road south of Palouse and the Ben Henson Bridge on Country Club Road southwest of Pullman will be replaced. Public Works Director Mark Storey reported Randy Black, long-time county bridge superintendent, is scheduled to retire in May after 32 years with the department. That led him to scale back the coming season’s b...
Census vital to farmers, ranchers and rural America USDA Farm Service Agency has teamed up with the U.S. Census Bureau to encourage all farmers and ranchers to complete the 2010 census. The census forms, which were mailed in March to all residents in the United States and Puerto Rico, are comprised of 10 questions and take only 10 minutes to complete and mail back in the postage-paid envelope. The questions include names of residents, ages, sex, date of birth, race, relationship to the head of the household, whether the resident rents or owns...
Boeing now has six new 787s in various stages of flight tests, and the good news is the test results are positive. The company aims to certify the new aircraft and deliver the first of its new composite passenger liners to Japan’s All Nippon Airways before the New Year. Boeing bet a big chunk of the farm on the high-tech “Dreamliner” and Washington state has an equally big stake in its success. Boeing and its Puget Sound suppliers are a key reason the Seattle-Bellevue-Everett unemployment rate is 9.3 percent compared to 11.3 percent for Portl...
IT’S BEEN A LONG time since I visited the Demilitarized Zone between North Korea and South Korea, and the way things are going it may be a lot longer before any journalists are allowed back in. The hostility between the two Koreas just made the news again with the sinking of a South Korean naval ship near their maritime border on the Yellow Sea. South Korea doesn’t rule out the renewal of North Korean skullduggery but suggests it could have been an old mine left over from the Korean War when the North mined those waters. That didn’t stop the N...
++++ The Girl Scouts sold all their cookies with the help of Rosauers and all of Colfax. ++++ Our friendly Colfax butcher who is a true humaniarian. Send your Pet Peeves and Okeydokes to the Gazette P.O. Box 770 211 N. Main St Colfax, Wa 99111...
New Federal standards announced last week call for an increase in the fuel efficiency of vehicles. The new standards require an average of 35.5 miles per gallon for new vehicles by 2016. Many new vehicles reach that standard now. The kicker is that fleet averages, not just selected models, will have to achieve that mark. The new standards also will control greenhouse gas emissions. The ruling calls for the development of new vehicles with new technology. Many of these are close to reaching the roads anyway. Even the new cars on the market now...
St. John’s 14th annual Pig Putt will be Sunday, April 25. Registration is at 9 a.m. and there will be a shotgun start at 10 a.m. It’s a four person scramble and participants can make up their own groups or one can be made up for them. The fee is $20 for members and $30 for non-members. Please no fivesomes and cart rental is not available. For questions call Sandy Synstad at 509-235-2078 or Lou Miller at 509-648-3308....
St. John/Endicott girls Tuesday pegged a 13-1 win over the GP Vikings at Garfield to advance their softball record to 5-1 on the still new season. Kelly Van Lith threw a one-hitter at the Vikings. The Eagles scored seven runs in the sixth inning to put the game over the 10-run mark. Carmen Lust, Alli Winters and Dusty Bafus had hits in the charge. Van Lith struck out eight and walked six in taking the win. Emily Witthuhn struck out seven and walked eight in taking the loss for the Vikes. Terrie Taylor had the lone Viking hit. At Colton,...
Double bills for Colfax with the Reardan baseball and softball teams were rained out of McDonald Park on Saturday and rained out again on Monday. The Bulldog and Indian teams were booked again to make up the games today, Thursday. After Thursday, Colfax will have to book a makeup later in the season because they have road trips booked Saturday against the Wildcats of Wilbur/Creston at Wilbur. Last Thursday, before the rains hit, Colfax boys pegged a 13-1 win over Riverside to stretch the Colfax record to 6-0. Tyler McNannay threw a one-hitter...
A school-wide assembly to honor student achievement at the highest level has been scheduled for next Wednesday, April 14, beginning at 9:45 a.m. in the Colfax High School auditorium. Recognition will go to state champions and state competitors in sports and other events. The assembly will be open to the public, according to Principal Gary Weitz. Athletic Director Mike Morgan and ASB Activities Coordinator Cathy Landers will give the welcome. Volleyball Coach Sue Doering and Girls Basketball Coach Corey Baerlocher will receive legislative...
Although it can’t be quantified like a batting average, expectations for Seattle Mariners fans marked a power surge over the winter after a big gain off the field in the off season. The Mariners and their fans came out of the winter trades with a collective grin. Things, they say, are going to get better. Again, supporters of the Ms are pegging a win in the AL West with the Angels falling off the throne. The Ms last year improved to 85-77, a gain of 24 wins over the horrible 2008 season. Seattle topped the American League in pitching with a 3...
St. John/Endicott and Colton Tuesday pegged big wins as county baseball resumed after spring break. The Eagles shut out Garfield/Palouse 15-0 at Garfield, and Colton turned back Tekoa/Oakesdale/Rosalia 8-2 on the Wildcats’ field. At Garfield, Mason Van Lith threw a one-hitter at the Vikings to get the shutout. He struck out eight Vikings. Ben Harrison doubled and Sam Raynor went 2-2 to lead the Eagles offense. The Eagles also picked up runs off GP errors. Wilson Allen started for the hosts, and Taylor Christopher relieved in him the third i...
Kayla Johnson, left, and Taylor Lange, right, take an early lead for Colfax Tuesday in the girls 100 hurdles Tuesday at Colfax. Johnson won the event with a 1.66 edge over number-two finisher Jewel Gamboa of Wilbur-Creston, center. Wind and rain greeted tracksters from nine schools Tuesday when the local season opened up on the Schmuck Park track at Colfax. Sprinters and hurdlers had a strong wind at their backs down the stretch, but middle distance and distance runners had to cope with grueling conditions on the back half. Colfax Coach Jason C...
The World THURSDAY Vatican legal officials said Pope Benedict cannot be called to testify at any trial because he has immunity as a head of state. The Pope has been accused by victims’ lawyers of being ultimately responsible for an alleged cover-up of sexual abuse of children by priests. Turkish commandos intercepted a pirate skiff in the Gulf of Aden, capturing nine pirates as part of an international anti-piracy mission. Apa Sherpa, a Nepali sherpa, said he will soon begin the trek to the top of 29,035-foot Mount Everest to scatter the a...
The history of the Palouse will come to light April 15 when local authors Alex McGregor and Richard Scheuerman lecture at Washington State University. McGregor and Scheuerman will speak April 15 in the CUB Junior Ballroom at 7:30 p.m. The event is the 14th Paul Catts Memorial Lecture. Title of the talk will be “Remarkable People and a Remarkable Land.” “It’s about pioneer values that endure. It’s about the last bastion of family businesses, farming families,” McGregor said of his lecture. McGregor will detail the changes brought about by Eu...
Off limits for the past four years, Whitman County buttes may now be fair game for housing development. County officials Monday discussed the possibility of doing away with the butte protection areas outlined in the 2007 rural residential zoning revisions. The ordinance prevents home building on 15 listed buttes. “There was never any question that at some point we would have to modify it,” said Public Works Director Mark Storey, who called these initial years of the new zoning code a “test drive.” After receiving an application from a landown...
A scam targeting people in the 509 area code surfaced March 31. Known as “phishing,” the scam sent texts, automated phone messages, and e-mails advising Bank of Whitman customers and non-customers alike their accounts had been frozen. Victims were asked to provide credit or debit card numbers, expiration dates, and security codes to re-activate the cards, according to Bill Knox, Bank of Whitman president. “They are usually being put together by some very sophisticated people. This seems to be a rampant one in the sense it took some coord...
The former livestock feed mill in Rosalia has switched hands to become a general farm supply store. Rosalia couple Heather and Mat Smith took over the lease for the former Elenbaas mill April 1. Their Smith Country Store will soon carry farm, livestock and gardening supplies. “It’s going to cater to more of a farm supply store,” said Heather. She hopes to have the new products in stock by May 1. The store is open six days a week: 8 a .m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. They will still carry livestock feed from El...
