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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with the Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 36.77.070 that the following construction projects shall be performed by County Forces: Edmondson Bridge, C.R.B.P. No. 9060-04.21(6) This project provides for the replacement of the Edmondson Bridge with a 30 foot wide, 65 foot long prestressed concrete superstructure on a steel substructure for an estimated cost of $351,500.00. DATED this 18th day of April, 2016. W. Mark Storey, P.E., Director of Public Works 16/1 NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS ROOF COATIN... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner April 17, 1891 The visit of the commissioners to Whitman county has been made, and with their departure they have left our people strong in the belief that the agricultural college will be located in Whitman county. Every advantage which the county possesses, every claim made of her superiority in the diversities of agricultural pursuits, over her competitors in the race, have been abundantly demonstrated, and in the unbiased judgment and integrity of the commission does Whitman county now rest her claims. Our people...
Thursday, April 21 Albion, Colfax, Colton, Farmington & Uniontown – Afterschool Programs – Check the calendar for times and themes. Colfax – 7 p.m. – Meet the Artist Henry Stinson – FREE interactive event with a painting demo. Henry’s paintings are on display at the Colfax branch through April. Visit http://www.henrystinson.com/ to learn about Henry’s art. Endicott – 7 p.m. – Book Club – Join the discussion of The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Friday, April 22 St. John Fair – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Visit the library at the fair! Take...
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Chicken nuggets, french fries, carrots, fruit. Tuesday: Pizza, pineapple, Caesar salad, ice cream. Wednesday: Maple bites, ham patty, tater sticks, fruit, juice. Thursday: Straw hats, fruit, refried beans, cinnamon roll. Friday: Ham and cheese rippers, fresh veggies, fruit. AT ENDICOTT SCHOOLS: Monday: Chickenwich with lettuce and tomato, sweet potato puffs, banana. Tuesday: Chili with cheese, sweet peppers, radishes and cucumber, apple slice, banana muffin. Wednesday: Mac and cheese, green beans, carrot sticks, fruit... Full story
Typically, the Pastor’s Corner gives local pastors an opportunity to discuss issues of faith and fellowship for the local religious community. I am all in favor of that. It is a very good thing that the Whitman County Gazette gives column inches to those of the religious community. Any well-balanced conversation needs input from all sides. But, in a decidedly different twist, my pastor’s heart wants to speak of a much larger concern for our religious community. That concern is helping our neighbors. In the gospel of Luke 10:25-37, Jesus del...
Colfax artist Henry Stinson will share the inspirations for his oil paintings and demonstrate his techniques Thursday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in the Colfax Branch of Whitman County Library. Stinson regularly teaches workshops and his work is exhibited in numerous locations around the country. He is noted most for his unique ability to create vivid color on canvas in a manner which inspires and supports the ideal learning situation for painting students. Stinson maintains an active painting studio...
E. PAULENE FOSS E. Paulene Foss, 86, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at the Avalon Care Center in Pullman. She was born on May 8, 1929, in Kamiah, Idaho, to Lloyd W. and Nora Hollingsworth Lyon. She had been residing for three months at a time with each of her three children. She loved to crochet and had recently completed making tablecloths for all her children and grandchildren. She is survived by one son, Bruce Morrison (Dagmar), Lacey; two daughters, Sharon Gamet (Richard), Palouse, and Ronda... Full story
Gar/Pal comedy set at Garfield Gar/Pal Theatre will present a romantic comedy, "Beauty and the Beast," a twist on a classic love story, Friday and Saturday, April 22 and 23, at 7 p.m. in the Garfield Auditorium. Admission prices are: students $4, adults $6. Refreshments will be provided by PEO Chapter IO. Kids workshop set at Dahmen Artisans at the Dahmen Barn will present a workshop April 30 for children aged 6 to 12 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The children will plant a miniature garden and add small clay sculptures. All materials are included in the... Full story
The beautifully landscaped area around the keep of Windsor Castle, Windsor, England. There are castles that are fairly humble or which have fallen down over the centuries, primarily crude forts and places of safety. However, England has some of the grand ones open for visitors to see, preserved for posterity by the National Historic Trust. Private families have found operating and maintaining castles as private homes to be financially impossible, especially as taxes on wealth have increased in t...
With the hard work of participating in the band contest behind them, SJE-LWK band members enjoyed a day at Disneyland with their chaperones. Photos courtesy Carla Root. The SJE Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Billy Ray, left, runs through some material in the practice room before hitting the big stage for the band competition. Students from the combined St. John/Endicott/ LaCrosse/Washtucna/ Kahlotus band, officially named the SJE Wind Ensemble, traveled to California April 7 for the Herit... Full story
Dusty Thirteen Baptist church ladies from Union Gap, Ore. held their annual retreat at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast Thursday through Saturday in Dusty. Art and Colene Sager flew to Joseph, Ore., Sunday afternoon for dinner and sightseeing. They were able to take a courtesy car offered to pilots from the airport into town. The weather was so nice, they chose outside seating at the restaurant. They drove to Wallowa Lake before flying home. Linda Hennigar and Jim Moore went to the plowing bee at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds last Saturday.... Full story
Whitman County Happy Hooves 4H Club will sponsor an open horse show Saturday, April 30, at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds. It will be a state qualifying event for Whitman County 4H members and is open to non-4Hers. Twenty-four classes are offered, and buckles for overall high points will be awarded for each age division. Check-in and registration will begin at 7 a.m., and classes will begin at 8 a.m. Contact Katie Whetzel or call (208) 301-1170 for an entry form. Participants may pre-register for $5 per class until April 25. Post entry fee is...
Area students named to the dean's list at Eastern Washington University for the winter quarter with grade averages of 3.5 or higher are as follows: Colfax: Rebecca Hanny, Michael Haynes, Taylor Larsen, Kaysha Lyman, Rachel Napier, Natasha Nellis, Timothy Nellis, Jeremiah Roberts, Andrew Scholz, Emma Tilbury. Colton: Grace Druffel. LaCrosse: Anne Fleming, Chelsie Kneale. Oakesdale: Jeffrey DeGon. Palouse: Chandler Pfaff, Christopher Roper. Pullman: Matthew Konkel, Katherine Travis. Rosalia: Payton Boxleitner, Garret Kerle, Steven Maley,...
Endicott Myrna Morasch had visitors for 10 days in early April. They completed some remodeling of her home. The guests were Kelvin and Tyler Morasch of Napa Calif., Maureen and Gus Larser of Angwin, Calif., Scott and Kin Morasch of Walla Walla, Krista Mather of Spokane and George and Kelly Cutler and boys of Tri-Cities. Endicott Gun Club met Saturday, April 16. They discussed the planned Registered Shoot set for Sunday, April 24, at 9 a.m. They also will have a work day at the club on Saturday. Shirley Morasch hosted the Dad's Night Pinochle...
Rosalia An open house at the Rosalia Fire Station April 12 was conducted for the public to ask questions about the proposed annexation of the Town of Rosalia's fire department into Whitman County Fire District 7. Fire Chief Bill Tensfeld was present with several of the volunteer firefighters, Mayor Nanette Konishi and town council members. “We are annexing the town into the district in order to better organize the finances and establish long-term goals,” Tensfeld stated. “The fire distr...
Kynlee Dub, center, was named Miss Tekoa at the April 2 program "Anything Goes" at the Empire Theatre. Princesses TaShanna Schneider, left, and Dominique Alexander, right, will round out the 2016-2017 court. They will begin their reign at the float preview and fireworks dessert auction May 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Tekoa, and ride in the Lilac Armed Forces and Torchlight Parade in Spokane the following evening....
The online candidate filing season is approaching, and several statewide positions will be on the ballot and open for filing beginning May 16 at 9 a.m. Positions for Ninth District representatives will be on the ballot. The Ninth District covers Adams, Asotion, Garfield and Whitman counties, as well as parts of Franklin and Spokane. Currently in those positions are Senator Mark Schoesler, Ritzville; Mary Dye, Pomeroy, and Joe Schmick, Colfax, all Republicans. Senator Schoesler's position comes up for re-election every four years, and the... Full story
Fair manager Bob Reynolds went in front of the Board of County Commissioners Monday to detail for them an upcoming roof project on the events center at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds. A call for bids has been issued for the project, which will consist of application of a roof coating system over existing roofing. “I consulted three different contractors, and it was suggested that we go with a roof mate-type coating system,” Reynolds told the commissioners. Reynolds said he was able to obtain a Google Earth image of the roof on the bui... Full story
Photos show some of the flooding along N. Grand Avenue in Pullman early Tuesday morning. A water main burst near Dissmore's around 5 a.m. causing nearby water towers to dip to low levels and several homes and businesses to be without water. Some businesses in Tractor Town Square, shown here, were flooded inside as a result of the parking lot flooding. Other businesses on the north end of town were closed Tuesday due to a lack of water. A boil water order was issued Tuesday afternoon, and...
Colfax MARRIAGE LICENSES Levi Clayton Cline, 25, Pullman, and Zoe Andrea Freese, 24, Everett, April 13. Musila Daniel Mutisya, 46, and Carol Diane Maloney, 50, both Pullman, April 15. Michael Timothy Thomas, 24, and Katelin Marie Sillery, 24, both Pullman, April 19. BUILDING PERMITS Mel Riedner, replace shed with garage at 321 E. Cooper, $18,000, April 10. REAL ESTATE SALES Kenneth and Cherylin Renstrom, Garfield, to Dwayne and Angela Lenssen, Pullman, lot in Paradise Hills Subdivision of Pullman, $66,000, March 31. Sylvia Meyer and Maria...
Even though President Barack Obama has less than a year remaining in office, his administration is cranking out new government regulations at record pace. The rush reflects the President’s plan to use his final months to cement his domestic-policy legacy. Unfortunately, that process circumvents Congress which is constitutionally charged with writing our laws. The new rules are sweeping and cut across labor, health, finance and the environment. They range from setting overtime pay for white-collar workers to more obscure matters such as r...
If the Republican Party is to be saved from Donald Trump, Ted Cruz's runaway victory in Wisconsin will have been the inflection point. If you thought this service to the GOP would be met with plaudits from the party's insiders, you obviously don't know anything about their relationship to the Texas senator. St. Augustine famously prayed, Dear Lord, make me chaste -- but not yet. The GOP establishment's prayer is, Dear Lord, deliver us from Donald Trump -- but not with Ted Cruz. The increasing likelihood of a contested convention in Cleveland... Full story
I'm among those who believe that when a political figure puts forth his or her spouse or grown-up children to appear on his or her behalf, those adults should be subjected to the same rigorous coverage as the candidate. The young kiddies can be cute props, off-limits to our snarky skeptical questions, but once they reach 18, they are fair game. If family members are out there, they should expect to undergo the standard journalistic shredding. It is obviously true for Bill Clinton. He's morphed from former president to husband of wannabe future...
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. COKER PLANS 2018 EXIT County Auditor Eunice Coker has announced she plans to conclude her public service career when she completes her present term of office at the end of 2018. Coker was elected to a fourth four-year term in the fall of 2014. She said she announced her plan to retire at the county’s GOP convention in March and had made it k... Full story
There was a time when highway speeds were limited to 55 miles per hour. The speed limit was inaugurated to save fuel. Environmental and safety concerns were also in the mix. Now, speed limits in 35 states are 70 mph or more. A toll road in Texas between Houston and San Antonio has an 85 mph limit. Some say this is just the beginning of higher speed limits, what with new automobiles being safer and handling better at speed than older ones. This week the Washington State Department of Transportation held hearings on raising the speed limit on... Full story
