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8 years ago The Commoner April 7, 1893 The trial of Lee Doon on a charge of assault with intent to murder Charlie Lee came up for hearing before the superior court last Monday. The case was fraught with a number of complications. The arguments in the Lee Doon case were concluded in the superior court Wednesday at about 3 o'clock p.m., and the case given to the jury. 100 years ago The Colfax Commoner April 5, 1918 At the hearing held before Justice Doolittle Tuesday afternoon, Marion Manchester, who is charged with stealing ten head of cattle...
A former music teacher at Lewis-Clark State College and longtime private piano teacher in Pullman has set up shop in Palouse. Annette Klover, who formerly helped set up the Palouse Food Pantry in 2012, will teach private lessons at the Palouse Federated Church while also continuing sessions at Gladish Community Center in Pullman. Klover has taught since 1974, beginning in high school. Growing up in Torrance, Calif., she earned a degree in music from Cal State Long Beach. She teaches students of all ages. “I was always the kid who had to s...
A group of Washington State University landscape architecture students is working with the City of Pullman parks department to develop a wetland mitigation, a five-acre park at 1570 SE Johnson Road. Now under development, it was created in 2010 with a donation from the Herb Neil estate. The students will work on the project through May 1. As part of their third-year class, nine students developed an interpretive theme and designs for a wetland mitigation garden and interpretive trail. They worked in pairs to develop conceptual designs, and then...
David Nordquist of Pullman survived three days of competition to win the cowboy poetry first place trophy at the Columbia River Cowboy Gathering in Kennewick last weekend. In so doing he earned the title "Cowboy Idol," which will be his for a year. This is the second year in a row that a member of the Palouse Country Cowboy Poetry Association has won the event. Last year Dick Warwick of Oakesdale claimed the title. “Grandpa Nord," as Nordquist calls himself when he performs his verse, delighted his audiences with mainly humorous poems, most o...
Community Action Center has been awarded $800,000 from the Washington State Housing Trust to build RiverView Apartments, a 56-unit complex that will provide affordable housing in Pullman. The RiverView project will be located just southeast of Pullman Regional Hospital and directly east of the Palouse Business Park off Fairmont Road. It will be within walking distance of retail services, employment opportunities and public transportation. The tentative completion is summer, 2019. Priority for the apartments will include homeless families with... Full story
Avenue West Gallery will present “The Trees of Ancestors” featuring acrylic collage and watercolor paintings by Colfax artists Nancy Rothwell May 1-31. The artist's reception will be Friday, May 4, from 5 until 8 p.m., at the gallery, 907 West Boone Ave., Spokane. Born and raised in Spokane, Rothwell recently moved from Seattle to Colfax, and her paintings document her artistic journey. Rothwell said she experienced “dramatic changes" in her work once she moved back to eastern Washington. The b...
1. INVENTIONS: Who invented the first successful electric razor? 2. U.S. STATES: What is Ohio’s official gemstone? 3. GEOGRAPHY: Where is the Griffith Observatory located? 4. ORGANIZATIONS: What volunteer organization celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2011? 5. MEASUREMENTS: How many gills are in a pint? 6. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president was the heaviest? 7. LITERATURE: Who popularized the term “The Jazz Age” in a book title? 8. MUSIC: Who had a 1961 hit with the song “Hit the Road Jack”? 9. GEOLOGY: The terms “carrara” and “calacatta” r...
It was Hungarian psychiatrist Thomas Stephen Szasz who made the following sage observation: “If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.” * That iconic symbol of the Old West, the Pony Express, was based on the mail system used throughout the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. However, the Mongol riders often covered 125 miles in a single day, which was faster than the best record held by a Pony Express rider. * Someone with way too much spare time discovered that a quarter has 119 grooves on its edge. * Wh...
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Chicken patty or hamburger, fries baked beans, fruit. Tuesday: Biscuit with gravy, egg patty or chicken patty, juice, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken Alfredo or hamburger, bread stick, green beans, fruit. Thursday: Pizza or chicken patty, Caesar salad, pineapple, ice cream. Friday: Bulldog burger or chicken patty, cheese slice, fries, fruit. AT ENDICOTT SCHOOL: Monday: Chicken nuggets, fries, cucumber, banana, muffin. Tuesday: Jonah's favorite-Tacos with lettuce and tomato, veggie tray, berry crisp. Wednesday: 2:15...
Thursday, April 19 Colfax – 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Meet a Police Dog. – Kids and families are invited to meet K-9 Unix and Sgt. Cooper. Colton and Farmington – After school Fun – Kids, come on down for activities, experiments, crafts and snacks. Colfax – 6 to 7 p.m. – Zumba – Dance away the calories to contemporary hits. Rosalia – 6 p.m. – Whitman County Heritage – Tips and tricks to navigate our local, historical photo collection. Endicott – 7 p.m. – Ladies Night – Bring a friend and a snack to discuss “A Sudden Light” by Garth Stein. Friday, Apr...
Rosalia author Diane Nebel’s new book teaches children about hand washing and safe food handling techniques. Rosalia author Diane Nebel has been invited to read her new book at the Colfax Library and the Palouse Resource Network for Families 22nd Annual Family Fair in Pullman. Nebel worked for the Spokane Regional Health District in Spokane as Environmental Health Specialist from 1986 until retiring in 2001. One particular case in 1988 involved a reported case of Hepatitis A for a food worker a...
LaCrosse Community Pride will again conduct a silent auction during the Farm Festival as a fund-raising event. The auction will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. June 23 in the Gathering Place in LaCrosse. They are now seeking donations of items for the auction. Residents can also opt to just make cash donations. Funds donated will go for the economic development. They help support continuation of businesses and services in the market building, bank and café. Revenue also helps pay off two outstanding loans. One is for the extensive remodeling of...
Cotton Booker waters plants as the FFA gears up for its annual plant sale. CHS FFA reporter Colfax FFA members have been hard at work in the greenhouse this spring semester. “This season we have more than a hundred hanging baskets that people can purchase,” said Cotton Booker, sophomore FFA member. The FFA’s plant sale this year will be a two-day event on the weekend before Mother’s Day. It will open May 4 at 3:30 p.m. behind the ag shop and will be open until 6 p.m. that evening. Saturda...
RTOP to present 'Carnage' comedy Regional Theatre of the Palouse at Pullman will present "God of Carnage'' May 4-12 at 8 p.m. The comedy involves parents of two 11-year-old boys who come together to meet after the sons fight at school. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the evening progresses and the rum flows, tensions emerge, gloves come off and the couples are left with more than just their liberal principles in tatters. Shakespeare set at Palouse Grange Garfield-Palouse High School Theater Club will put on William...
A celebration of the life of Gordon Dean Beyer, 52, Potlatch, will be Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 11 a.m. at the Nazarene Church in Princeton, Idaho, with a potluck dinner to follow. Mr. Beyer died Feb. 6 at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho. Born June 19, 1965, at St. Maries, Idaho, to Gordon M. and Sherry L. Brown Beyer, he attended schools at St. Maries and Potlatch and earned welding certifications at LCSC in Lewiston. He and Kristiana Jones were married May 2, 1986, at Coeur... Full story
Dusty Sam and Josie Roskin, Seattle, arrived Wednesday, April 12, to spend a couple of days with the Dale Broeckel family. Dale and Kimberly Gustafson joined them for breakfast at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast Friday. They took a drive to Starbuck and the Lyons Ferry area where they viewed the site of the Columbia Pulp operation. The facility, located on a 449 acre site, is purchasing straw from a radius of 75 miles to produce paper products. It is expected to be running by the fourth quarter of 2018. Joseph and Marcia First stayed at The... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any senior-friendly devices that you can recommend for video calling? I live about a day’s drive from my 83-year-old father and would like to see him more often but he doesn’t use a computer, tablet or a smartphone. Searching Susan Dear Susan, Video chatting is a great way to stay connected and keep tabs on an elder parent when you can’t be there. To help you and your dad achieve this, there are various products on the market today that offer simple video calling for seniors who are unfamiliar or uncom...
Kendra and Jance Mathia make a wish. Kendra Mathia spent most of her childhood in Mesa, Ariz., but found herself on the Palouse as a young adult. Just a little more than three years ago, she walked into church in Pullman. It was just an ordinary day for some, but for Kendra it was a day that changed her life, more so than any other. It was on January 11, 2015, that she was introduced to Jance Mathia. Kendra and Jance were immediately drawn to each other. Kendra describes that day as one full of...
Colfax band teacher Mike Morgan started Monday night's spring band concert with recognition of Cary Cammack, who is retiring this year after serving the school district for 27 years as vocal instructor. Morgan asked all students, former students and members of the audience who have been in Cammack's classes over the years, to stand to show the impact Cammack has had in the community. Fifth, sixth, junior high and high school bands performed. The concert was capped by the Colfax jazz band, which... Full story
Supporting youth in 4H and FFA through the stock show is the focus of a reception planned at the McGregor Company training facility on Airport Road April 26. The event is being hosted by the Junior Livestock Show of Spokane Sale Committee and the McGregor Company. “Financial support for these kids is essential as they invest not just money, but a tremendous amount of time into raising and prepping their animals for the show,” stated Lisa Baser, a member of the committee. The event will kick off with an introduction by Alex McGregor. Livestock c...
–Janet Leifer photos Top: Fishers and friends react as a brood trout is hooked at the St. John Fishing Derby. Above: With so many lines in the water, Denny Hinds, organizer, has to untangle things after the fish is reeled in. More than 150 children ages 12 and younger turned out to Heritage Hardware in St. John for a fishing derby. A constructed pond next to the store was stocked with 205 fish for the young anglers. The draw of the fishing derby kept most of the town busy until after 1 in the a...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Alexander Mitchell Torres, 31, and Jamie Lee Reynolds, 25, both Pullman, April 5. Joshua Edward Witham, 40, and La Dawn Spencer Dodge, 40, both Moscow, April 6. Robert Joseph Shewmake, 34, College Place, and Phuc Thi Ha, 35, Pullman, April 9. Xavier Valladares, 22, and Mariela Espinoza Sanchez, 32, both Pullman, April 11. Christoph Willfried Tanner, 26, and Alexis Elizabeth Guse, 28, both Pullman, April 16. REAL ESTATE Shuangling Li and Xianming Chen, Pullman, to Christina Jacobs, condominium unit at Townhouse on SW...
I can’t feel sorry for Stormy Daniels. This saga shows American politics at its worst. For those who haven’t followed the scandal in detail, let me recap the sequence of events as I understand them. In 2006, a sleazy British tabloid claimed a professional bad girl had a one-night stand with a rich American tycoon. The bad girl categorically denied the whole thing. Then, ten years later the tycoon decides to run for president. The bad girl threatens to publicly expose the affair that she earlier denied unless she is paid a whole bunch of mon...
President Trump campaigned on cutting taxes, streamlining regulations and improving infrastructure. He also vowed to renegotiate our trade agreements calling the North American Free Trade Agreement “the worst deal ever made.” On his first day in office, he signed an executive order aimed at reducing regulations and controlling regulatory costs. However, revamping our vast web of federal rules is much easier said than done. It is even more difficult when state and local rules are considered. The cost of regulations is a key American com... Full story
Slipped away When I read Richard Stanton’s rather hate-filled letter to the editor last week, I found myself agreeing with one of his points. Adultery is an egregious and deplorable behavior. But I seem to recall just in my lifetime a lot of politicians that have been alleged to have engaged in that conduct. Let me see … JFK, RFK, LBJ, Bush 41, Bill Clinton, Bush 43, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Ted Kennedy ... and the list goes on ad-nauseam. Maybe it would be easier to make a list of politicians who have not had allegations of infidelity th... Full story
