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Tekoa School District will offer a summer food service program June 21 to Aug. 12. Meals will be available at no charge to children and youths under age 19. Lunch will be served at Tekoa High School, Monday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Snacks will be served by the swimming pool, Monday through Thursday, 2:30 to 3 p.m....
Approximately 25 volunteers turned out Saturday to help plant more than 300 creeping and tall oregon grape, drummond willows, ocean spray, woods rose and kinnikinnick. The area planted is the new natural and native green park along Highway 27 in Palouse at the former mobile homes site. The planting was mainly organized by Drew Hawley from the Palouse Conservation District with help from Earl McAlister who is an AmeriCorps member with the conservation district. Both did prep work in the park last week. According to Hawley, the trees and plants... Full story
This Sunday, someone broke into and robbed three soda machines in Tekoa and Farmington. What petty crime have you committed? Caren Barber, Colfax “I stole a Jolly Rancher cinnamon stick from the corner grocery store in 7th grade. And I got a whooping. And I had to pay for it too.” Did you ever do it again? “No! Learned my lesson quick.” Heidi Brincken, Colfax “I was a tattle-taler. I’d rat out people doing bad things. ‘Guess what my brother did!’” George (last name withheld), Spokane “Probably taking a deduction on my income tax form, wh...
Dear Daughter: Though you are over 21, I am denying you permission to go on vacation to Guam, of all places, for the following reasons. 1. I never heard of anyone going to Guam for vacation. People go to Guam to fight the Battle of the Pacific. I’ve seen your pictures of their luxury hotels and fabulous beaches, but what the tourist bureau hasn’t told you is that you’ll have to wade ashore with an M-1 rifle. 2. In the movie “Taken,” the daughter goes to Europe against her father’s wishes. He’s forced to get on a plane and save her, in the p...
Levy support I am writing this letter to express my support for the special levy that will take place on April 27 for the Colfax School District. I have always been proud to live in a community that valued the education of their children and realized the benefits that a quality school district brings to their community. I also have to admit I was very disappointed when the levy failed in February. There is little to gain and much to lose if the voters fail to pass this levy again. There would have to be significant cuts to programs, staffing...
Ever since the generators at the Grand Coulee dam started spinning in 1942, low-cost hydropower has been the key to our economic strength and way of life. During World War II, its abundance enriched uranium at Hanford produced aluminum for Boeing’s bombers, built Navy vessels at Kaiser’s shipyard in Vancouver and provided plenty of affordable heat and light for our homes, schools and hospitals. That low-cost water power comes from the Columbia-Snake River System. While dams present a challenge to salmon runs — many of which have been succe...
IS SUPERINTENDENT of Public Instruction Randy Dorn all washed up or can he convince the voters by 2012 that his repentance is real? If he chooses to run for reelection, that is. The head of the state’s schools pleading guilty to driving under the influence is not the kind of thing you run in your ad asking for voter support. He pled guilty and has served a day in jail, with 364 more days hanging over him if he falls off the wagon and is caught driving so it’s up to him now. But let’s go back to 1983, the year the state passed its new tough...
++++ Some blossoms . . .finally. ++++ The MUMS for their efforts. Colfax must not be ready for flowers on Main. Send your Pet Peeves and Okeydokes to the Gazette P.O. Box 770 211 N. Main St Colfax, Wa 99111... Full story
Olympia has decided how it will handle the projected $2.8 billion state deficit. A last-minute and complicated combination of spending cuts, increased taxes and fees, fund transfers and federal funds addresses the shortfall. The immediate budget problem which kept the state legislature in special session for a month has been addressed, but the question remains if the crisis has been solved. The new budget is a last ditch solution. It addresses the most immediate needs of the state, but it does not correct the structural problems that brought... Full story
In recent months a lot of media attention has been given to cell phone and computer use while driving. In fact, both state and federal governments have passed laws prohibiting some uses of both. Have you ever wondered why they pass such ridiculous laws? The reason is because a certain number of fools are foolish enough to behave in such a manner as to endanger everyone else! I don’t mean to infer cell phones and text messaging should be OK! What I do mean is that anything that distracts a driver’s concentration should be illegal. In case you... Full story
Three local schools were honored recently for their work in ensuring all students graduate with a full set of skills, regardless of their societal standing. Colton, LaCrosse and Garfield/Palouse were among 174 schools given Washington Achievement Awards for improving student performance on WASL scores and graduation rates. “It’s a real neat honor for our kids and our teachers and our whole community,” said Nate Smith, Colton superintendent and principal. The awards signify schools which have closed the “achievement gap” which state school of...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Timothy Laughter, 34, Spokane. and Molly Doolittle, 33, St. Louis, April 9 Quiton Jamison, 49, Greenville, S.C., and Jill Brockmier, 45, Spokane, April 12 Paul Yoon, 26, Seoul, South Korea and Yunyoung Choi, 26, April 13 BUILDING PERMITS Curtis Feldner, machine shed, $20,000, 3000 N. Palouse River Road, April 8 Lea Smith, gas water heater, $1,500, 509 N. Mill, April 12 David Womack, sheet rock basement, $5,000, 503 N. Hauser, April 12 Kathy Gable/Bill Dix, demo-house, manufactured home, April 13 Elmer Schlunger, enclosed... Full story
The long-awaited Oakesdale business incubator has met with one hitch; the office is directly under the city fire siren. The siren lets out an ear-splitting alarm once a day, blasted out over this rural town of 350 people. Oakesdale city council at their last meeting discussed what to do about the situation. The old-school siren scream can be heard daily all over town at noon. City clerk Mary DeGon said the city called Avista to see what could be done about the siren. Avista representatives pointed out moving the structure to another location... Full story
Palouse artists Lauren McCleary and David Wold put on an art display April 6 at the Palouse Library. McCleary fashioned the pinwheels from paper then tied them on for the display. The paper for the pinwheels was white paper with hand-written notes on it. Wold painted several colorful murals of downtown buildings in Palouse. Approximately 50 people came by the library to see the show, librarian Holly White said.... Full story
Local school officials were alarmed after looking at the legislature’s finalized supplemental budget and finding $250,000 slated to create a commission that would draw up a plan for combining small schools. “It’s very frustrating,” said Colfax Superintendent Michael Morgan. “They keep looking at this in terms of saving money, but they don’t seem to worry about the quality of education kids can get from small schools.” Introduced by Sen. Karen Fraser, D-Olympia, the measure dedicated funding for the panel. “Unfortunately some of our colleagues...
A decision on forming a public development authority, or PDA, at LaCrosse with the intent of returning a grocery store to the town was delayed until at least the next town meeting, May 13. Mayor Butch Burgess told members of the LaCrosse Community Pride group the council would like to review the proposal with the town attorney before making a decision on their request. Community Pride members presented their proposal to the LaCrosse council last month, but didn’t get to make a formal request because the council’s agenda was already placed for... Full story
Susannah Scaroni of Tekoa was named to the 2009 fall semester dean’s list at Carroll College in Helena, Mont. She had a 4.0 grade point average. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or better for the semester and take at least 12 credits.... Full story
Charles Burke, president of the Palouse Land Trust, will explain what the Trust is and how it can protect the quality of land in the future at a public meeting next Thursday, April 22, at 7 p.m. in the reading room of Neill Public Library in Pullman. The Palouse Land Trust uses voluntary, market-based tools to protect natural resources while respecting private property rights. Landowners can receive generous income and estate tax benefits through actions such as conservation easements....
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. MUMS will no longer hang Main Street plants The MUMS volunteer group will not hang plants on the downtown street corners this year. The volunteer group has put out the plants for the past seven years. MUMS members in March informed the city council they were short of volunteers to water and tend the plants over the growing season. The MUMS...
Colfax police officer Bryce Nebe and Public Works Director Andy Rodgers begin clean up work after two mounted tires damaged the city-owned fence along the North Palouse River Road Monday morning. The tires were apparently launched from the top of the Buck Canyon grade before crashing into the fence along the Colfax Golf Course. The damage was discovered by the grounds crew at the course. The tires and rims were in worn condition and appeared to be front tires off a tractor. One of the support poles on the fence was bent from the impact. One...
At left, spring lambs rest in the sun in the Klaveano pasture field off Hume Road April 9. Nate Klaveano owns the lambs which will be raised by 4Hers and shown at the Palouse Empire Fair. The Suffolk herd includes 31 ewes and 65 lambs. Pictured at right, a set of quadruplet lambs follows their mother, one of the Klaveanos’ Suffolk ewes, through the pasture....
* It was French writer and film director Marguerite Duras who made the following observation: “I believe that always, or almost always, in all childhood, and in all the lives that follow them, the mother represents madness. Our mothers always remain the strangest, craziest people we’ve ever met.” * In Colorado, it is illegal to mutilate a rock in a state park. * Those who track radio statistics say that Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is the most-requested song in the United States — and this despite the fact that the song was never rel...
1. GEOGRAPHY: In which U.S. state is the top-secret military facility known as Area 51 located? 2. MEDICAL TERMS: What is the more common name for a contusion? 3. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of turkeys called? 4. COMICS: Who was the Green Hornet’s sidekick? 5. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Who was the first president to fly in an airplane (while in office)? 6. LANGUAGE: What does the Russian term “perestroika” mean? 7. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Which entertainer once said, “Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else.” 8. ABBREVIAT...
A golf tournament to raise funds for the Colfax Relay for Life will be May 21 at the Colfax Golf and Country Club with M & M Harrison Electric and the Express Team hosting. A shotgun start will be at 9 a.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit Whitman County American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life team. A barbecue lunch and raffle drawing for prizes will follow play. Gift bags and golfing t-shirts will be given out to participants as well. The deadline to sign up for the tournament is April 22. For more information, contact Melissa L...
Colfax baseball players mixed solid pitching with a stack of hits to swamp the Wilbur/Creston Wildcats with two big wins Saturday at Wilbur. Scores were 14-3 and 19-0. The pair of wins moved the Bulldogs’ record to 8-0 with Reardan’s team headed for McDonald Park Wednesday for a makeup doubleheader. The Colfax-Reardan clash was washed out three times last week. Dustin Huber pitched a one-hit shutout in the second game. He struck out 10 and walked just one Wildcat in taking the win. Brandon Hoadley pitched the 14-3 win in the opener. He all...
