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NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND INTENT TO ISSUE AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT The Whitman County Planning Office issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Acts Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Whitman County Emergency Management is proposing to construct a 140 foot radio tower and an equipment cabinet. The location for the tower is approximately eight miles NW of Colton on Baker Road, in the SE 1/4 of Section 17, Township 13 N., Range 44 E., W. M., Whitman... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, Is there anything that can be done to stop the annoying robocalls my husband and I keep getting? It seems like we get two or three a day offering lower credit card interest rates, medical alert devices, home alarm systems and more. What can you recommend? Frustrated Seniors Dear Frustrated, There’s been a huge spike in robocall scams in the U.S. over the past few years. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gets more then 200,000 complaints every month about this widespread problem. Here’s what you should know, alo... Full story
National Healthcare Decision Day is April 16. It was designated to raise awareness about the importance of advance care planning. Whitman Hospital and Medical Center will provide information and tools for individuals to talk about their wishes with family, friends and healthcare providers Thursday, April 17, from 2 to 4 p.m in the hospital’s administrative annex. There will also be information on how to execute written advance directives such as health care power of attorney and living will in accordance with Washington state laws. The w...
Whitman County Gazette, April 10, 2014 AT PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL Winder, Jaxon Daniel, born March 24, 2014, at eight pounds, nine ounces, to Laura and Daniel Winder, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are George and Colleen Winder, Blackfoot, Idaho. Maternal grandparents are George and Katherine Kunkel, Pullman. He joins brother Bennett, 5 and sister Madelyn, 2. Koerner, Olive Marie, born March 27, 2014, at six pounds, eleven ounces, to Adam and Alyson Koerner, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Vince and Nina Koerner, Colfax. Maternal... Full story
*For full obituaries, please see Weekly Pages section for this week's paper. Ronald D. Kilpatrick Pauline Curtis Ruth C. Cook DARL PROUTY Darl D. Prouty, 84, a member of the class 1948 of Colfax High School and former Colfax dairy man, died April 2, 2014, from a brain tumor. A memorial service will be Saturday, April 12, at 2 p.m at the Morning Star Boys Ranch, 4511 S. Glenrose in Spokane. Mr. Prouty served as a director of the Boys Ranch for eight years. Born May 28, 1929, at Lynden to Wallace and Dorothy Prouty, he moved to Colfax with his fa... Full story
Hog Heaven set at Dahmen barn Hog Heaven Big Band will play tunes from the Great American Song Book at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m. Admission will be $8 for a couple and $5 for a single. The 16-piece big band has played on the Palouse for decades and at the Dahmen Barn since it opened in October of 2006. Pullman Rotary sets feed, auction Pullman Rotary Club will host a spaghetti feed and silent auction April 26 at Lincoln Middle School from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the feed will be $8 for adults an... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner April 12, 1889 South end residents are asking that the practice of dragging dead horses up Spring Flat, just outside the city, and leaving them uncovered, be discontinued, the odor from which is not exactly pleasing to the sensitive olfactory organs of South enders when the wind is fair, nor beneficial to health. Dead animals should for the sake of decency and healthfulness be given Christian burial even though outside city limits. Jailer Walters has been exercising the seven prisoners under his care for a few days...
Thursday, April 10 Palouse – 3:45 to 5 p.m. – After School Homework and Game Time – The Center for Civic Engagement (WSU) students will be available to assist 4th graders and up with their homework. Afterwards, there will be time for board and/or video games. Friday, April 11 Malden – 11 a.m. to Noon – Computer Help 101 – Learn online computer skills to stay safely connected. Create email and social media accounts such as Facebook and Pinterest. Funding for this program is provided through a LSTA digital literacy grant, Get Comfortable... Full story
Dusty A moose visited the Oscar Broeckel place this past week. It ambled between buildings and generally checked things out before moving on in its travels. Gavin Liam flew up from Oceanside, Calif., to spend his spring break with his grandparents, Dick and Suzy McNeilly. David and Phyllis Stueckle attended the sausage feed in Sprague Sunday. Their guests were Ann Emerson and Gayle Buri, both of Colfax. A family bridal shower was held recently for Neil Appel's fiancee, Liz Phillipp, at the home of Helen Appel. Hostesses were Barb Wollstein,...
Elon University senior Heather Harder was elected to serve as 2014-15 national president for the Public Relations Student Society of America during the 2014 PRSSA National Assembly March 13-16 in Charleston, S.C. Harder, daughter of Dan and Tammy Harder of Colfax, currently serves as national vice president of member services. In addition to running for national president, she led a public relations presentation for Charleston high school students, ran a day competition with Warner Bros....
June vows set at fairgrounds Katie Burns of Albion, daughter of John and Elaine Burns of Colfax, and Joey Broncheau, son of Donald and Jodie Broncheau of Orofino, Idaho, plan a June 21 wedding at the Palouse Empire Fairground. The bride-elect graduated from Colfax High School in 2006 and from Mr. Leon's School of Hair Design in Moscow in 2009 with a degree in cosmetology. Now a full-time mom for their two children, Perrin and Alaina, she also does hair out of her house. Broncheau attended...
Endicott Endicott Community Club had their monthly meeting at Endicott Food Center April 7. Upcoming events discussed were birthday calendar time lines for signing up and advertisement, flea market scheduled for May 10 and the July fourth celebration. Community Club will have a bake sale during the flea market for Relay for Life. Trinity Lutheran Church hosted soup and bread supper on April 2 with nine varieties of soups and a large assortment of breads and cookies. It served 45 people....
The reputation of cops drinking coffee suffered a bit of a hit when people in Colfax realized that Colfax Chief of Police McNannay was frequently drinking his coffee at Fonk’s Coffeehouse. It happens that Rick became interested in law enforcement when he and his wife Marci owned a donut shop frequented by local police officers. The McNannays bought Daylight Donuts in Pullman after Rick graduated from Washington State University in 1988, and they were one of three espresso stands in Pullman at t...
St. John Students in St. John/Endicott art classes will present an Art Walk Night April 21, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the St. John High School gym. An added feature this year will be "Village of St. John," a student manned housing development featuring house models made by students from tag board, masking tape and glue guns. Designs include an old-fashioned house, a futuristic house and even a tree house. Paintings from the year's work will be showcased against a background of student chosen themes. Booths will be judged for creativity, neatness and... Full story
John and Debbie Pearson this week announced plans to put the Colfax lumber supply store back in operation. The supply, which is located next to Pearson Farm and Fence, has been stocked with building materials. The Pearsons have arranged to rent the buildings from the Rima family who have a long-term lease on the property. Don and Sharon Judd, operating as JJ Building Supply, closed down their business at the end of the year. The Pearsons have been operating their farm and fence business in part of the Pacific Northwest Farmers Co-op building... Full story
The matter of a marijuana-grower applicant in Garfield is still to be decided. At issue is whether the town will allow a marijuana-growing operation on the south end of its city limits in the aftermath of the passage of Initiative 502. Opposition to an operation in Garfield appears to be building after the March 26 city council meeting when the issue was addressed again. Town resident Greg Kolar attended the meeting and told the council that he plans to build a house on property adjacent to...
High school students from Colfax, Pullman, Colton, Palouse and Moscow have earned spots to compete in this year’s F.I.R.S.T. FRC Pacific Northwest Championship in Portland April 9-12. Also known as Team 4061, the robotics team has had a stellar season. Winning the EWU District Competition and coming in second place in the CWU District Competition, 4H P.A.R.T. is ranked third among 153 teams in all of Washington and Oregon. They have been honored with the Engineering Excellence Award in both d... Full story
Real estate sales Shirley Schultheis, Pullman, to John Schmidt, Colton, 1964 10x47 mobile home, $1,000, March 18. Glenn A. and Jane L. Crosby, trustees of the Crosby Living Trust, Spokane, to Rick and Joni Steinman, Lake Tapps, house on NE Valley Road in Pullman, $165,000, March 19. Hayden Homes, LLC, Redmond, Ore., to Jay Michael and Morgan Kate Hendricks, Pullman, house on SW Big Sky Court in Pullman, $269,990, March 20. Bettie Groetema, Walla Walla, to Lane Alexander, Pullman, 1984 mobile home on Banner Road in Pullman, $52,578, March 21.... Full story
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2009. When it comes to men’s underpants, I believe in change. According to Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, when men’s underpants sag, it bodes poorly for the economy. The Federal Reserve is a quasi-public institution charged with making the public quasi-queasy with scary pronouncements about the economy. It was created in 1913 to provide the nation with a central banking system but has only recently begun to monitor your underpants. In a brief state...
An honor I am voting yes for the Oaksdale school bond. I feel it is my honor and privilege to do this for my community. Our parents and grandparents accepted the responsibility to build a school back in the 1930s. Now it is our turn to step up to the plate and do this for the future of not only our school but our communities as well. My husband graduated from OHS, my children graduated from OHS and now my grandchildren are working their way through. A “Yes” vote for the bond is a “Yes” for the future of our present students and future student...
When President Obama permanently grounded America’s space shuttles a couple of years ago, he made a huge mistake. He gave Russia carte blanche over the International Space Station and we now pay $70 million each for our astronauts to hitch a ride. With Vladimir Putin flexing his muscles in the Ukraine and thumbing his nose at the United States and rest of the world, what happens if he gives our astronauts the boot? We’d be up the creek without a paddle. Our shuttles were hauled off to museums. Not only did Obama tube the shuttles, he can...
It’s hard to tell if Washington NFL team owner Dan Snyder has publicly embraced the desperate plight of Native Americans because he’s genuinely moved, or whether it’s a cynical crisis-management stunt by a man whose franchise is under siege because its name is a slur, the hateful R-word. If it is the latter, then Snyder might want to find new PR people. He and/or they have announced that economic assistance will be funneled through their Original American Foundation. That’s right: OAF. Critics are having a field day with that, suggest...
Flight 370 is still missing. As of this writing, no debris from the plane has been located on the ocean surface. However, through some very sophisticated guess work and complicated calculations, the search area has been defined. It is being refined more tightly now because the Australians with American equipment finally received the long sought after “pings” from the flight recorder devices. The electronic signals have been acquired four different times. Search commanders are giving some very positive statements about ultimately being able to n... Full story
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. N. GRAND HAVOC IN PULLMAN Cheryl A. Bynum, 53, Clarkston, was arrested on multiple charges after Pullman Police reported she drove at speeds up to 90 mph northbound on Grand at about 7 p.m. Monday night, side swiped several vehicles and caused a rollover accident which knocked out power to the north part of Pullman. Whitman County deputies...
