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Hooper Carla Danielson flew to Phoenix to spend Easter weekend with her daughter and son-in-law, Megan and Ryan Belfore. The couple hosted a Sunday brunch for Carla and Ryan's family. Tim and Erin Mock and their daughters, Ali, Jill and Kate, spent part of their spring break at Hooper Crossing Ranch with their grandparents, Keith and Carla Danielson. The girls rode horses and celebrated their spring birthdays....
Area students on the dean's list at Eastern Washington University for the winter quarter with a grade average of 3.5 or higher with at least 12 credit hours are listed as follows: Colfax: Kasey Cloaninger, Maia Gingerich, Rebecca Hanny, Taylor Larsen, Alvin Li, Rachel Napier, Timothy Nellis, Natasha Nellis, Jeremiah Roberts, Sylas Rohner, Katelyn Scholz, Jordan Sharp, Douglas Wall, Nicole Wiley. Colton: Kamryn Nuttman. Palouse: Chandler Pfaff. Pullman: Caleb Allen, Jason Allen, Abdullah Alqraini, Michael Bray, Adam Dodgen, Whitney Hodge,... Full story
Cassie Lewis, who was named Miss Idaho USA 2017 in September at Boise, will depart May 1 for the Miss USA competiton which will be at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. She will be among entrants from all states and the District of Columbia to compete for the title. The event will have a preliminary round May 11 and the final competiton May 14 on Fox. The daughter of Rob and Tammy Lewis of Colfax, Cassie graduated from the Central Washington University with a degree in apparel and textile design and is now employed in events planning at Washington...
Matthew Thompson, 5th grader at LaCrosse, gave a presentation of his award-winning speech at the LaCrosse senior meal April 18. He received quite an ovation from the meal participants. Some 'regulars' from the Colfax meal site attended the LaCrosse meal....
Work is underway at the Tekoa Community Center on a project funded by county .09 funds. A group of volunteers gathered Tuesday and Wednesday, April 18-19, to start demolition work on two bathrooms which will be renovated for handicapped access. Taking out walls, ceilings and fixtures, the group worked on the two existing restrooms. “They gutted the two that were there,” Tekoa Mayor John Jaeger reported. The mayor indicated that city employees will install the new restrooms at the center, the former as Tekoa Jaycees' club. Tekoa obtained per... Full story
The 21st annual Family Fair at Lincoln Middle School will be Saturday, April 29, and will bring together 30 organizations to provide a day of family-centered activities. The fair this year is themed “Families Matter,” and it is free and open to families with children of all ages, parents, grandparents and caregivers. The fair is meant to highlight services from local organizations and agencies that benefit families. Agency booths will be set up throughout the school and gym, and the booths will have resource information, as well as a chi... Full story
The Endicott Town Council will likely vote on whether or not to allow chickens in town at its next meeting May 9. The matter came before the council at its March 14 meeting when a resident presented a petition with 115 signatures in support of allowing chickens within town limits. A current ordinance does not allow residents to keep any horse, cattle, sheep, swine, goat, chicken, duck, goose, turkey, peacock, guinea, rabbit or wild animal. It also does not allow for residents to keep or maintain any animal that makes continuous noises or... Full story
Monday night's sunset over wheat fields near Colfax brought vibrant colors. This photo was take from Prune Orchard Road near the Almota Road intersection south of Colfax....
Francis Benjamin with the Pullman Chamber of Commerce met with the Port of Whitman County last Thursday to update the staff and the commissioner's on the Chamber's “Pullman 2040” project. “We are about a year into this process,” Benjamin told those present. “A year into 23 years.” The Pullman 2040 project is an economic visioning plan that will set goals for where the city wants to be in 2040. “This is the first time Pullman has done a visioning of this style,” said Benjamin. “We're looking at where Pullman wants to be in 2040. What do we... Full story
The Port of Whitman County provided an update on the status of House Bill 1702 currently in the legislature. The bill is meant to refine telecommunications authority for ports statewide and updates that authority to allow ports to have preferential contracts with one company for the installation of fiber-optic communication lines. It would also allow the ability to work directly with certain entities to lease fiber. As the current legislation stands, ports can only lease lines to telecommunications companies, but the refined authority would... Full story
REAL ESTATE Terena Dea, Pullman, to Mary Lee Torrence, Albion, 1972 44x24 mobile home in Albion, $6,000, April 10. Sandra Buffham, Pendleton, Ore., Thomas Unternahrer and Katherine Gallant to Dale 2012 AG Land LP, Dalles, Texas, five ag land parcels east of Oakesdale, $306,000, April 10. Jason Nasse, Cambridge, Mass., to Thomas and Barbara Parell, house on NW Charlotte, Pullman, $202,000, April 10. Joan Swenson, Pullman, to Britton Bourland and Shea Slover, Pullman, house on NW State Street, Pullman, $254,000, April 10. Timothy and Mariam...
It may take United Airlines years to overcome the public relations nightmare of a doctor being dragged off an overbooked flight by Chicago police. That one incident not only sparked costly litigation, but could well impact the company’s bottom line and expansion plans. Unfortunately, for United, with today’s cellphones and social media, millions of people worldwide instantly saw the video. Some started a boycott. The video lit up social media in China where United is working hard to establish new routes. According to the Wall Street Journal, Ch... Full story
Invitation only Recently, the Lewiston Morning Tribune announced that meetings with Cathy McMorris Rodgers would be held in Colfax on the 17th and 18th of April. The notice ended with, “The public is welcome,” so I walked in for the Monday meeting believing that it was open. Not true. I didn’t discover this until afterwards when talking with an aide outside. I admitted that I had just been to the meeting about farm issues. Imagine my surprise to be asked, “And they let you in?” After further conversation, I came to understand that there is...
With U.S. missiles flying in Syria, the "mother of all bombs" exploding in Afghanistan and an aircraft carrier strike group heading toward North Korea, has there been a revolution in President Donald Trump's foreign policy? His most fervent supporters shouldn't get overly exercised, and his interventionist critics shouldn't get too excited. What has been on offer so far is broadly consistent with the Jacksonian worldview that is the core of Trump's posture toward the world. Trump's views are obviously inchoate. He has an attitude rather than a...
Only a few people know what a "GBU-43/B" is. A bunch more will figure it out if we use the official designation: "Massive Ordnance Air Blast," or "MOAB." Now you get it: It's informally referred to as the "Mother of All Bombs," and that designation is nothing but great PR for the military. It's called that, as we all know by now, because it's the biggest conventional weapon in the U.S. armed forces arsenal. News anchors couldn't say "Mother of All Bombs" often enough as they breathlessly described how, for the first time ever in combat, a... Full story
The season of community festivals kicks off this weekend. It starts in St. John, traditionally the first of the county’s town events. Billed as the St. John Fair and Stock Show, activities for entries have already begun. Public events kick off tonight (Thursday) with viewing at the home ec building. Full details were in last week’s Gazette. A story is on Page One in this issue. On Friday at the Colton-Uniontown school is the Colton-Uniontown Fair. This one-day event has stock showing, demonstrations, food and an FFA greenhouse sale. The com...
-Liz Nelson photo Down the line A grain train heads through Endicott last Thursday. The train is operated by Watco’s Palouse River & Coulee City line. Endicott, St. John and Thornton are on the Pleasant Valley branch of the Watco operation. The WAMX markings on the engines are designations for another Watco company. Watco also operates the Great Northwest Railroad which runs from Lewiston down the Snake River to Ayers. These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in C... Full story
Bronco softball players posted two wins over Tekoa/Rosalia girls Tuesday in a league double at Ritzville. The Broncos won the opener 18-10 and took the closer 17-5. The hosts had 17 hits in each game. Tekoa/Rosalia finished with eight hits in the opener and five in the closer. Ella Gregory pitched both games for the Timberwolves, and Jillian Bruce doubled for the Timberwolves in both games. Tekoa/Roaslia boys were unable to make the trip to Ritzville Tuesday because they lacked enough players. They are attempting to reschedule the... Full story
The Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended the public scoping period for the Lower Granite Project master plan revision by 30 days through May 22. The Corps conducted scoping meetings March 22-23 in Clarkston and Pullman. The Corps invites comments from the public regarding management of natural resources and recreational opportunities that should be considered for Lower Granite. Public comments received during this process will be considered during development of the draft. The Corps will also prepare an...
Colfax senior Danny Robinson pitches a perfect game last Saturday against Reardan. Terrell Webb of LaCrosse, playing for Colfax, slides into second base against Reardan April 22. Two no-hitters by Colfax pitchers against Reardan Saturday at McDonald Park wrapped a 10-0 run for the Bulldogs in the NE-south league. One of the no-hitters was a perfect game thrown by Danny Robinson in his last regular league game as a senior. Robinson's Colfax perfecto followed one served up by Cal Gregory at... Full story
Colfax junior Abbie Miller slides under the tag of Reardan shortstop Emma Riedner in a win Tuesday. Colfax junior Chelsea Becker slides into home to complete an inside-the-park home run. Reardan’s catcher is Rachael Morris. Colfax defense takes a knee during an injury timeout for an injured Reardan batter at first. Colfax softball players Saturday posted two wins over Reardan to finish their run in the NE-south league run at 8-2. The Bulldogs topped the Indians 3-0 in a close battle in the f... Full story
Pomeroy’s Hogan Heytvelt eyes the situation from the mound as Gar/Pal’s Evan Weagraff leads off first base, guarded by Cort LaMunyan. Pomeroy won the game 10-2. Garfield/Palouse freshman Blake Jones works the mound April 22 in Garfield. The young Garfield/Palouse baseball team was even younger last Saturday in a 10-2 home loss to Pomeroy. Playing at Garfield, with added fence to mark off standing water on the right field line, the Vikings were without their one senior, catcher Mason Bates, who...
A total of 78 long-range shooting competitors gathered north of St. John Saturday and Sunday, April 22-23, for the third year of the Precision Steel Challenge national points-race event at Rock Lake Rifle Range. The shooters moved in small groups, stopping to shoot at targets from 300 to 1,250 yards out. They aimed their rifles on wooden stands. Extending over one mile, the course has 17 stages, at which competitors take from 9-12 shots each. Precision Rifle Series includes 40 events per year across the country with a rotating finale every...
A no-hit by a combination of Emma and Emily Schultheis capped off a doubleheader sweep of Touchet Tuesday night for the Colton softball team. The Wildcats won 19-14 and 2-1. Colton delivered 24 hits in the two games. In the first, Emma Schultheis led with three hits, while the team got two from Kendyl Druffel, Jordyn Moerhle, Emily Schultheis and Abby Kelly. Emma Schultheis hit two doubles. In game two, Kelly hit a home run and a double, while Druffel, Moehrle, Emma Schultheis and Daylinn Smith all got two hits. Colton will play next at home...
Augie Allenbach of Colfax and Dawson Strobel of Tekoa/Rosalia tied for individual honors with rounds of 78 at a NE golf round league match last Thursday at the Quail Ridge Golf Course in Clarkston. Jacob Elskamp of Asotin was two strokes back at 80, and Chance Weitze of Colfax finished at 81 on the par 71 course. Colfax won team honors with a 436 score, 25 strokes ahead of Asotin which hosted the meet. Other finishers for the Bulldogs were Bennett Gray 83, A.J. Miller 87, Jaydon Soncarty 107 and Derek Ward 119. McKenna Davis of Colfax finished...
