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Colfax senior guard Kylie Gronning drives the court against Waterville’s Lexi Deishl late in the regional game Saturday at West Valley. The speed factor played a big part in the round of 16. Colfax girls returned to the Spokane Arena this morning with another final ticket to the three-day final eight run for the state 2B title. The Bulldog girls were matched to play Wahkiakum on the tourney opener at 9 a.m. in the first round of the tournament. Colfax qualified for another run in the arena w...
Senior guard Matt Holbrook raises a fist, surrounded by players and classmates after Garfield/Palouse beat Wellpinit to advance to state. The game at Mt. Spokane High School was the same location where the Vikings’ season ended last year in heartbreak. It seemed the whole state wanted him to get to state. And he did – Matt Holbook, the four-year starter for Garfield/Palouse, whose teams knocked on the door of Spokane Arena for the past two years without an answer, got one, in the form of a 94-... Full story
Colton freshman Dakota Patchen pushes the ball up the floor at Mt. Spokane High School. Patchen led the Wildcats off the bench with 27 points to advance to state. He walks into the lobby and the concierge is there to greet him. “Welcome back, Mr. Vining, your block of rooms is ready.” Colton coach Clark Vining arrives in Spokane the first weekend in March for the 10th consecutive year. Like Elton John's red piano in Las Vegas, Clark Vining and his white clipboard is a perennial Spokane att...
Steptoe School will participate in a Rachel’s Challenge program Monday, March 7, in events during the school day and the community is invited for an evening program at 6:30 that evening. Rachel's Challenge exists to equip and inspire individuals to replace acts of violence, bullying and negativity with acts of respect, kindness and compassion. Rachel's Challenge is based on the life and writings of Rachel Joy Scott who was the first victim of the Columbine school shootings in 1999....
The Year of the Pulse is heating up, winter wheat is starting to spring up across the Palouse and preparations are underway for the 2016 Lentil Festival season. Applications went live Tuesday for the 28th annual Lentil Festival. Those applications include spots for vendors and recipe entrants for the Legendary Lentil Cook-off sponsored by the USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council. According to a press release issued by Alexandria Anderson, festival director, opportunities for vendors include food vendor, marketplace vendor and non-profit night vendor.... Full story
The Endicott school recently faced a small outbreak of lice, causing the school to send infected students home and send letters to families in the district informing them of the outbreak. Principal Bruce Porubek said the outbreak was small, and though not something that happens every year, not uncommon. Porubek said if lice was identified in any student, that student was sent home and stayed home until the lice cleared up. “They stayed home, and we checked them again when they came back just to make sure,” he said. Porubek said letters wer...
CHS Primeland announced Monday that its member-owners will share in a distribution of $5.6 million in cash patronage and equity earned during 2016. The cash distribution was announced in a press release. Ken Blakeman, general manager of CHS, said that they are happy to be able to provide the cash distribution once more. “We're extremely proud that once again we can deliver this important benefit of being part of a cooperative business to our member-owners. One of the most important ways we help producers grow is by delivering an economic return...
Konnor Stirling, 14-year-old Colfax student, died Tuesday after a nearly two-year battle with leukemia. The son of Tom and Janel Stirling, he was being treated at Providence Sacred Heart in Spokane. Sources close to the family said the family has requested privacy at this time and has asked to be able to take the time as a family to grieve. Colfax Superintendent Jerry Pugh said Tuesday that the school planned for grief counselors to be available to students Wednesday and next Monday, March 7. “We will focus on ensuring that our Colfax kids a... Full story
Official ribbon cutting (left to right) Petra Klander, branch manager; Kristie Kirkpatick, Whitman County Libraries (WCL) Director; Ashley Qualls, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories; Bob Bates, WCL Trustee; Paul Kimmell, Avista Corporation; Peter Holland, project volunteer; Sue Hallett, Friends of WCL President; Leslee Miller, project coordinator and volunteer; Dean Kinzer, County Commissioner. The grand opening and ribbon cutting for the new Uniontown Library took place Saturday in Uniontown.... Full story
Palouse-area runners are gearing up for the Snake River Canyon Half Marathon Saturday at Wawawai. Some motorists could face travel delays or road closures in the area of the half marathon route. The river road from the Wawawai Park to Steptoe Canyon Road is slated to be closed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. while runners complete the 13.1-mile course. The run, put on by the Palouse Road Runners, is scheduled for a 10 a.m. start time. The flat course starts at the Wawawai Landing on the Snake River and goes upstream to the Steptoe Road intersection. This... Full story
The 36th annual St. Boniface School steak and wine dinner, auction and casino will be Saturday, March 19, at the Colton Gun Club. Dinner includes a barbecue eight-ounce rib-eye steak with salad bar, baked potato, roll, dessert and wine for $30. Pre-purchased dinner tickets are recommended, but also available at the door. Dinner, live auction, blackjack and other gambling games with a chance to win up to $1,000 will be a part of the event, along with hourly drink specials. “My mom, a teacher at Guardian Angel - St. Boniface School at the t...
Colfax Mayor Todd Vanek has scheduled a State of the City address for Friday, March 25, at Events on Main. The address is slated for noon, and box lunches will be available for purchase starting at 11:30 a.m. Colfax's Unified Executive Director Valoree Gregory said there is no cost listed right now for the lunch, and people will just pay at Events on Main when picking up the boxed lunches. The State of the City address will take the place of the regular Chamber of Commerce member luncheon, Gregory said. “We use it as a Chamber luncheon, but a...
Scott Kruse, EMT coordinator, stands next to the new ambulance which is now in service at Colfax. The ambulance was installed by Horton Emergency Vehicles on a Ford F-550 chassis. A new ambulance is now in operation out of the Colfax Fire Station. The ambulance was purchased new from a Horton dealership in Salt Lake City with the price at approximately $200,000. The purchase fund derives from donations and fees for the ambulance service to Colfax Volunteer Firemen, Inc., according to Bill Knox,... Full story
Spring nears and it arrives again. The annual Uniontown Sausage Feed is Sunday, and Ken Oenning is again at the helm. “Once more,” he said, “13th year.” Wasn’t it the 14th? “Thirteen or 14,” he said. “After you get so old you start to forget how many it’s been.” Every year, the Tuesday before the event, Oenning gets in his half-ton pickup and drives to Lewiston to pick up the sausage. “Shoulder butts,” he said. “Shoulder loins is what they call them now. Pork shoulders is what they are.” He head... Full story
Whitman County Commissioners Monday voted to send a letter to Ninth District Senator Mark Schoesler, reaffirming their support for construction projects on Highways 26 and 195. The letter from Whitman County followed a letter which had been sent by the Adams County Commissioners to Schoesler in which they also showed support for improvements on the two highways. “We believe there is a critical need for safety improvements on both highways and agree with the Adams County Commissioners that the recent accidents show the improvements should be put... Full story
Kim Nguyen stands in what used to be the Rose Theater on Main Street. She has plans to fix up the space and restore it. The Old Rose Theater will be making a comeback in Colfax, said Kim Nguyen, new owner of the building that until last month was the site of Peak Fitness on the lower floor. Nguyen, purchaser of five downtown buildings and a house in Colfax, and her husband, Phong Nguyen, were in town from Texas last week to see her buildings, meet the tenants and start making plans. “I love i...
