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NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND A PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Whitman County proposes amendments to zoning ordinance Chapter 19.56 – Home-Based Businesses, striking references to certified mail and return receipt language, striking language limiting a permit to five years and making a few scrivener’s corrections. After review of a completed env...
Students from Colfax, Colton and Moscow stop to pose for a photo during a work session on their robot in January. For the fifth consecutive year, the Palouse area high school robotics team is going to the world championships – a meeting of 700 teams in Houston April 18-21. Another 700 will gather in Detroit, the top two teams then advancing to a final competition, with other awards earned along the way. The Sciborgs qualified April 5-7 by finishing in the top 24 of 64 teams at the Pacific Northw... Full story
A malicious mischief charge filed in Superior Court against Tyler Anderson, 19, St. John, alleges he shot up a tractor which was parked along Kackman Road north of Endicott March 27. Anderson was also charged April 3 with possession of marijuana as a minor, trespassing and making false statements to an officer. According to the investigation report, the tractor's windows were shattered and tires punctured. Bullet holes were also found in the engine. According to the report by Deputy Michael Melcher, the owner of the tractor, Tim Blumenshein,... Full story
* It was Edna St. Vincent Millay, a playwright and the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, who made the following observation: “A person who publishes a book appears willfully in public with his pants down.” * I don’t know who studies such things, but those who do say that over the course of a lifetime, you’ll probably spend about three years in the restroom. * Despite numerous arrests and trials, famed 19th-century outlaw Frank James was never convicted of anything and never went to prison. He died in 1915, at the age of 72, of...
1. SCIENCE: What vitamin did scientist Linus Pauling advocate as having health benefits when taken in high doses? 2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Where is Arlington National Cemetery located? 3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: How many children did President Franklin Roosevelt and first lady Eleanor Roosevelt have? 4. TIME & MEASUREMENTS: If the military hour is 1600, what is the time to civilians? 5. ASTRONOMY: What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope? 6. THEATER: Who wrote the 20th-century play “Private Lives”? 7. GAMES: What color is the No....
School photo, Colfax or Pine City? This school class photo dates to 1893-95. It is not known what class is depicted, but Colfax and Pine City are a couple of the stronger possibilities. The girl in the back row, sixth from left, is Ida Starkey (married name Pasold.) She was born in 1879 and immigrated to the U.S. from Switzerland in 1888 with her widowed mother, Rosina, and several older siblings. Some of Ida’s siblings lived in the Pine City area, but Rosina and her daughter, Pauline, both w... Full story
Dayna Kindrick Oct. 22, 1986-Apr. 6, 2018 Lover of people, fearless warrior and free-spirited adventurer, Dayna Buri Kindrick left a hole in our hearts on April 6, 2018. It’s hard not to smile when thinking about Dayna even in this time of intense sorrow. She entered the world on October 22, 1986, in Vallejo, California, and brightened the world of her parents, David and Dori. She was a brave and bodacious child, full of joy, laughter and music; a true joy-bringer! Her early years were spent i... Full story
What to Know About the New Medicare Cards Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about the new Medicare cards? I’ve heard there are a lot of scams associated with these new cards and I want to make sure I protect myself. Leery Senior Dear Leery, The government will soon be sending out brand new Medicare cards to 59 million Medicare beneficiaries. Here’s what you should know about your new card along with some tips to help you guard against potential scams. New Medicare Cards Starting this month (April 2018), Medicare will be removing Soc... Full story
From left, Vikotics gather in Portland; Christian Burt, Logan Diets, Ethan Cook, Jacob Maurin, Drake Davis, Patrick Orfe, Josh Heithe, Danielle Reeve, Braden Schaffer, Jocelyn Whitsell, Joey Link, Cortney Finch, Kristian Gibler. Under the roof of Memorial Coliseum in Portland April 7, the Garfield/Palouse Vikotics advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2018 Northwest high school robotics championships. On the line was entry into nationals/internationals in Houston when the team's robot, running... Full story
Dennis Witmer recently donated copies of his black and white coffee table book, "The Grain Elevators of Whitman County," along with a book of color images from his exhibit by the same name to the Whitman County Library. The exhibit was at The Center at Colfax Library last fall and featured photographs of more than 60 elevators from across Whitman County....
Jolie Haug, Colfax resident, will present a Wales Travelogue Monday, April 16, at 6 p.m. in The Center adjacent to the Colfax Library. She will share her personal travel experience to Wales through a slide show presentation of pre-historic sites, castles, museums, abbeys and churches. Last fall, her daughter-in-law, a successful novelist, invited her and her husband, Peter, to Wales. During this visit, Jolie learned a lot about Wales’s history, culture and sites. For more information on the presentation, contact Haug at pete... Full story
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Chicken nuggets with rice or hamburger, fresh veggies, fruit. Tuesday: Straw hats or chicken patty, fruit, refried beans, donut. Wednesday: Maple bites and egg patty or hamburger and tater sticks, fruit. Thursday: Mac and cheese with smokies or chicken patty, bread stick, peas, fruit. Friday: Beef dippers with rice or Hamburger, fresh veggies, fruit. AT ENDICOTT SCHOOL: Monday: Hamburger with lettuce and tomato, baked beans, peaches. Tuesday: Pizza, salad, applesauce. Wednesday: Zanthany's Favorite, 2:15... Full story
Anyone with tips for Rosalia news items or pictures from events is asked to contact Mike Day, the Gazette's Rosalia correspondent, at 509-523-3848. Also, Day is now selling tickets for the Battle Days raffle event. He has again assembled a variety of prizes for lucky ticket holders.... Full story
Rosalia Garden Club recently sponsored an educational program about bees at the Whitman County Library, Rosalia branch. Beekeeper Shannon Thornton showed a basic box and the boards of honeycomb with the children tasting the honey. She dressed in her beekeeper's outfit to show how she is protected when she removes honey bee swarms.... Full story
--Lisa Baser photo LaCrosse elementary students get their hands dirty in the name of science. FFA members Madison Blankenship, Jordanne Webb and Mashayla Morris taught the kindergarten and MAC I classes about the different soil particle sizes. Students had to get a little muddy feeling the differences between sand, soil and clay particles. The FFAers are working the with LaCrosse elementary school to present three lessons on soil science. They will then do a presentation on the lessons at the... Full story
Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers spent April 4 in Pullman and Colfax where she continued hearing from people in the fifth congressional district. She started her day by joining the Whitman County Quarterly Regional Breakfast in Colfax. She discussed some of her work in Congress and heard from the Port of Whitman about the need to protect the Columbia and Snake River dams because of the immense benefits they bring to the region. Next, she met with current and incoming Associated Students of Washington State University...
Dahmen books Brenn Hill Brenn Hill will perform at 7 p.m., April 14, at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. Admission will be $15. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with food available for purchase. Hill remains passionate about country music in the traditional sense. His songs also pay respect to western music’s greatest traditions, but also depict life in the modern mountain west. His career spans 12 recordings of mostly self-penned music and more than two decades on the road. His most recent release is "How You Heal.” He lives with his wif...
Northwest Farm Credit Services Monday gave the Council on Aging $1,000 toward the completion of its Colfax pantry kitchen project. The check was presented at the NFCS Colfax office. Pictured from left are Ryan Kile, COA Director Paige Collins, Debbie Wells and Brandon Perry....
Last week's “Genealogical Society to Conduct Spring Seminar,” contained an incorrect phone number for one of the contacts. Sue Kreikemeyer's number is (509) 635-1303. The Whitman County Genealogical Society's spring mini-seminar will be Saturday, April 21, at Bishop Place in Pullman.... Full story
Thursday, April 12 Colfax – 2 to 4 p.m. – Email Basics – Need help setting up or using email? Call 397-4366 to reserve your spot. Colton and Rosalia – 6 p.m. – Book Club – Meet new people, share your thoughts and enjoy refreshments. Colfax – 6 to 7 p.m. – Zumba – Looking for a fun way to exercise? Try this high energy dance workout. St. John Rialto – Trivia Night – 6:30 pm – You are invited for a rousing trivia contest ... featuring science, history, pop culture, geography, and just-for-fun questions PLUS music clips. Friday, April 13 Endicott,...
Mark and Sue Wilcomb with sons Bryce, George (Brandon) and Joseph. Sue Wilcomb grew up in Santa Clara, Calif. Her husband, Mark, grew up slightly northwest of her in Sunnyvale, Calif., in Silicon Valley, a place that is now well known for the many high tech companies that are found there. Both Mark and Sue fondly remember working at Marriott’s Great America, where they first met. While having wonderful memories of their childhood, they recognized that California, especially the area where t...
Dusty The LaCrosse High School class of ‘79 had their annual mini-reunion this weekend at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast. Attendees included Denise Broeckel Kendall, Tacoma; Doreen Broeckel Riedner, Dusty; Sheri Shaffer Hatley, Oakesdale; Paula Morris Meyer, Colfax, and Kristal Krom Kirpes, Colton. Saturday, the women attended the Route 26 Vintage Sale at Jennings Elementary School and had lunch at Fonk’s in Colfax before heading out to The Parsonage in Dusty for their gab fest. Hatley updated the group on her son Charley Hatley, a pol...
Debby Stinson has been elected president of the Colfax Arts Council. Other officers returning are Katie Martin of LaCrosse, vice president; Debbie Snell, treasurer; Emily Adams, secretary, and Judy Imler, membership coordinator, all from Colfax. Stinson and her family live in Colfax, and she works full time for the WSU art museum. She specializes in marketing and graphics and brings those talents to the Arts Council. Stinson's husband is professional artist, Henry Stinson. The Arts Council plans for the year include alternation annually of...
Jennings Elementary second and third graders presented "Tall Tales and Heroes" in the CHS auditorium March 29 under the direction of Cary Cammack. Teachers for the students are Amy Soncarty, Wendy Hickman and Jillian Paulson. Madison Parrish is shown here playing Calamity Jane, one of the characters portrayed during the program....
--Sharon Lindsay photo Eagles return to N. Palouse The eagle couple is back at their nest along the North Palouse River east of Colfax. They are busy adding sticks and appear to be sitting on eggs. The male is pictured at the river's edge and has been seen carrying sticks back to the nest. Both male and female eagles spend time sitting on the eggs. 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... Full story
