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NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Highland Central, LLC proposes to open a retail marijuana store on an 8.14 acre parcel in the North Pullman-Moscow Corridor District (N-PMC) on the NE corner of SR 270 and Airport Road where Crossroads Nursery was located, in the Section 32, Township 15N, Range 46 E.W.M., Whitman County, WA. After review of a completed...
An early motorist takes a break from over land travel to catch up on his correspondence as his driver stands at the ready. Photo courtesy Joann Hamlin. 125 years ago The Commoner April 24, 1891 Last Saturday a Commoner reporter visited the enterprising little town of St. John. After a brisk ride of three hours, across the rolling, but fertile Palouse country the town was reached. St. John, situated as it is, on a broad valley, has one of the most desirable town sites in Whitman county. The... Full story
The Southeast Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA) Lenders Roundtable will be today, April 28, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Crimson Commerce Club at 540 E Main in Pullman, according to Sarah McKnight, county director for SEWEDA....
Dear Savvy Senior, I will turn 62 in a few months and am trying to decide when to start taking my Social Security retirement benefits. Almost everything I read on this topic tells me it’s better to wait until my full retirement age or beyond. Is there ever a good reason to start early? Ready to Retire Dear Ready, You’re right! Most financial planners agree that waiting to take your Social Security retirement benefits is a smart financial move. Why? Because each month you defer, from your 62nd birthday to your 70th, your monthly benefits gro... Full story
Colfax Garden Club members put their Codger Pole Park cleanup and beautifying efforts on hold for just long enough to pose for this group photo last weekend. RTOP auditions slated for May 2-3 Auditions for "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" and "The Addams Family, the Musical," will be at Regional Theatre of the Palouse May 2 and 3 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., 122 N. Grand Ave., Pullman. Those who are interested in auditioning should have a short song prepared with sheet music or CD accompaniment.... Full story
Pullman Chamber of Commerce May general membership luncheon speaker will be Pullman Fire Chief Mike Heston. The luncheon will at noon Tuesday, May 10, at Gladish Community and Cultural Center. The chamber sponsors these monthly luncheons as an opportunity for attendees to network with local business owners and community leaders. Members, non-members and guests are welcome. Lunch is catered by Fork in the Road and is $15, or $12 for chamber members. Space is limited, and early reservations can be made by calling the chamber:...
GARY R. JOHNSON A memorial service for Gary R. Johnson, 50, resident of Colfax for five years, will be Friday, April 29, at 1 p.m. in the Bruning Funeral Home chapel at Colfax. Mr. Johnson died suddenly at his home in Colfax. Mr. Johnson came to Colfax in January of 2011 to make his home at DreamWorks Residential. Born Nov. 30, 1965, in Oroville, he was adopted by Robert and Zelma Johnson as an infant. He attended schools in Omak until age 21 and graduated from high school at Omak in 1987. Mr.... Full story
-Myrna Morasch photo A combine fuels up at the Colfax Busch station last week.... Full story
Victoria Welch, a junior at Garfield/Palouse High School, was recognized for her achievements in mathematics and science at the April meeting of the Palouse-Garfield Branch of American Association of University Women which includes members from Garfield and Oakesdale. She received a $500 award from the local branch and will receive a certificate of merit from the state AAUW at her school’s honor dessert. The purpose of the AAUW program is to recognize high school girls for academic achievement in the area of STEM subjects and to encourage more...
Logan Owen, 21, Bremerton, April 16 won the prestigious Liege-Bastogne-Liege Espoirs bicycle race in Belgium. He is the first USA bicyclist to win this race since its 1986 inception. Participants included 175 riders from around the world. Owen started racing in bicycle motocross (BMX) at age 4, then went on to road racing and Cyclo-Cross, a type of racing which, for the most part, is off-road with part on pavement. Riders encounter grass, dirt, mud, gravel and sand. Owen dominated the USA...
AT ST. JOHN SCHOOL: Monday: Hamburgers, french fries, peaches. Tuesday: Pizza pockets, chips, apples and oranges, baked beans. Wednesday: Ham slice, scalloped potatoes, green beans, roll, fruit salad. Thursday: Chicken parmesan, green salad, muffin, fruit tray. Friday: Grades 1-5: Hot dogs, green salad, peaches. Grades 9-12: Salad Bar. SENIOR MENUS: Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday - Birthday Party: Roast turkey with gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, fruit, birthday dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday -...
Thursday, April 28 Colfax – Yoga with Suzy McNeilly – Three different classes to meet your needs and fitness level. Visit the online calendar or call the library (509) 397-4366 for more information. Friday, April 29 Colfax – 3:40 to 7:10 p.m. – Children’s Dance Classes. Garfield – 6 p.m. – Adult Coloring Night – Enjoy an evening of relaxation with friends and coloring. Rosalia – 7 to 8:30 p.m. – Family Game Night – Spend time together with other families while gaming. Bring your favorite game to share and join in the fun. Children younger than...
Gene and Queenie Leinweber, still smiling after 68 years together. Queenie Hulse was born in Tennessee, and her mother wanted to name her for Queen Elizabeth II, who was born about the same time. After thinking about a little girl learning how to write the long name Elizabeth, her mom decided to name her Queenie instead. Her father had a sister in Colfax, and when his asthma became severe, she suggested moving from humid Tennessee and his tobacco farm to drier Colfax to find relief of his...
Moscow Arts Commission has extended its call for artists to enter its contest for designs for vinyl wraps that will be applied to traffic control boxes. The deadline is now Monday, May 16, at 5 p.m. Residents 18 or older in Whitman, Asotin, Latah or Nez Perce counties and Nez Perce or Coeur D'Alene tribal members are eligible to participate. Winning entrants will receive a $100 stipend per selection. Artists are allowed to submit up to 10 pieces for consideration. The vinyl traffic box art pieces will be established as temporary public artwork...
Middle school student Tyler Bober topped the third quarter honor roll at Oakesdale with all-A grades. High school students on the high honor roll with grade averages of 3.5 to 3.99 included Kaela Fisch, Logan Reed, Lindsey Lindgren, Amber Jones, Danielle Young, Aliya Rutledge, Malcolm Combs, Willie Whalon, Madison Shrope, Maxx Curtis, Luke Jones, Hayden Brown, Dustin Warwick and Meaghan Belland. Honor students with grade averages of 3.0 to 3.49 included Evan Henning, Dillon Meserve, Austin Rutledge, Zachary Dabolt, Parker Perry, Jessa Headley,... Full story
Dusty Country Bible Church completed its ditch cleaning duty Friday for the Adopt-a-Highway program. The requirement was to do it in April. A number of Dusty residents attended funeral services Saturday in the Hay church for Whitman County native Tyke Curtis. Kim and Cindy Pitts went to Spokane Friday to watch grandson Rafe Carlson participate in a track meet. Unfortunately, the meet was rained out. They stayed overnight at the home of their daughter’s family and attended grandson Tate’s baseball game at Avista Stadium Saturday. David and Phy... Full story
Lacrosse LaCrosse Student of Character assembly for March’s trait of empathy was Thursday. Students were placed into four teams for a challenge activity. Then the empathy rubric was reviewed. This was followed by recognizing students who qualified for the month's trait. Kindergarten: Jack Baser, Brianna Camp and Gracie Schwartz; Mac I: Ty Pierson, Grace Morris, Olivia McGregor, Brody Fleming, Cooper Schwartz, Chase Harder, Theory Proctor and Lilly Hammer; Mac II: Ben Bailey, Avery Fleming, Julia Guske, Landen Miller, Quincy Morris, Ellie Pierso...
Youngsters in the Endicott after-school library program Wednesday, April 20, participated in the annual spring cleanup around town. In front is Liam Langston. In the second row, from the left, are Natalie Prockish, Olivia Danielson, Sophie Anderson, Anders Misner and Kamryn Langston. In back, from the left, are Kaylynn Misner and Emily Pierce.... Full story
A new measure being enacted by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will allow people who accidentally kill deer or elk in motor vehicle accidents to salvage the animal for meat. The new measure will go into effect in July this year, according to the WDFW website, so the department can have time to develop procedures around the rule. The website lists the conditions under which salvaging a deer or elk hit by a vehicle will be allowed. The provisions state that it is permissible statewide, except in Clark, Cowlitz and Wahkiakum... Full story
Contractor Jon Skoglun skip-sheaths the Gothic roof last Saturday, removing the 1919 barn's original shingles. The Kramlich barn work is being paid for by a $27,200 matching grant from the Washington State Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation. Skoglun's nylon ratcheting straps have straightened the barn more than two feet to the west since he began. Pieces of cedar fluttered through the air, landing in green field grass – back to the ground after 97 years on top of the Kramlich B...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Christopher Scott Steinmetz, 22, Ritzville, and Andrea Kelly Bennett, 22, Lind, April 19. Jacob Michael Schlosser, 33, and Karissa Marie Warren, 30, both Pullman, April 20. Andrew Scott Carriker, 31, and Jenny Lynn Jordan, 36, both Colfax, April 25. Dillon Andrew Mueller, 22, and Savannah Kate Tiedeman, 22, both Pullman, April 25. REAL ESTATE SALES Richard Goude, Pullman, to Sabrina Estes-Meyer, Sacramento, Calif., apartment house on NW State Street, Pullman, $137,000, March 31. David and Katherine Spencer and Richard and...
Kirk Adams has earned the reputation as a visionary leader who gets things done for people with disabilities. Those qualities coupled with hard work and determination rewarded him with the nation’s top job advocating for the blind. In May, Adams, who grew up in Snohomish, becomes only the sixth American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) president since the nonprofit was formed in 1921. It is the organization where the legendary Hellen Keller’s archives reside. Carl R. Augusto, retiring AFB president, calls Adams “a brilliant strategist” and som... Full story
Another perspective The April 14 Gazette carried an extensive article liberally quoting three elected representatives from our district, Sen. Mark Schoesler, and Reps. Mary Dye and Joe Schmick, on their opposition to Initiative 732, scheduled for the November ballot. Although the article contains many misleading statements, one comment by Rep. Schmick deserves support: “I think every voter should be educated so they know what they’re voting for.” In that spirit, I’d like to offer some other perspectives. Initiative 732 is designed to make po...
Give Donald Trump credit for planning ahead. He is preparing to be a sore loser. Trump's complaints that he is being undone by a rigged system crafted by a corrupt Republican Party is the dress rehearsal for his campaign's closing argument should it come up short in Cleveland. Trump will, in his telling, have been stabbed in the back by insiders and be fully justified in wreaking a terrible revenge on the party that he briefly sought to lead. Facts and logic don't particularly matter to Trump or his mouthpieces, yet the "rigged" charge is...
Well, we don't have visual proof, so we'll just have to take the participants' word for it. It was only a brief chat, but one that rescued Bernie Sanders from the embarrassment of having left the New York campaign trail to attend an obscure Vatican "rich people are bad" meeting when he could ill afford to be away. Pope Francis was feeling particularly charitable, so as he was heading out the door, he gave Sanders the gift he so desperately needed, bragging rights to say he actually did meet with the pope. Their encounter amounted to a pity...
