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UNIONTOWN- During a May 1 reception on the second floor of Dahmen Barn, Confluo artists talked with viewers about their art. The artists discussed what it is like being an artist, about being appreciative of art and the stark contrast between city and small-town life. John Sebastian, a native New Yorker, talked about what it was like to transition to rural life. He spoke of his start in SoHo, how he got started painting on giant wall-sized canvases, and the contrast of coming from packed New...
Hazel Louise Champoux, a girl, was born April 30, 2022, to parents Mallory (Carr) and Jason Champoux of Selah. She weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces and measured 19.75 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Kathy Carr of Colfax, and Dan Carr and Candy Mecham of Wenatchee. Paternal grandparents are Renee and Ike Purdy of Yakima, and Joe and Lila Champoux of Grayland. Great-grandparents include Cliff Carr of Las Vegas, Nev., and Leon and Pinky Hudon of Yakima....
Last week Wednesday, Heidi Lowe brought seven students from Colfax High School ASB Leadership Team to Tom and Doreen Riedner’s home to enjoy a wonderful soup lunch and help assemble 1100 soup packets with Homestead Ministries. Colfax should be proud of these respectful, polite, hard-working and confident students. Huber Freight will deliver two pallets of Homestead Ministries product to local Idaho food pantries in Grangeville and Orofino for distribution. Bruce Appel, Spokane, spent Mother’s Day cooking his Mother, Helen Appel, a special dinne...
PALOUSE — A local police officer will spend May 17 speaking to college students. Officer Joel Anderson was asked to participate in the “Dream It, Do It” youth conference hosted by University of Idaho and Idaho State College. He will present two, half-hour sessions on the history and future of law enforcement to groups of more than 20 students....
PALOUSE — The Spring Craft Fair is slated for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 14. The fair will take place in Palouse Community Center, 220 E. Main St. The event will feature handmade and vintage treasures, officials said. Treats, artisan goods and other items will be available, as well....
LaCROSSE — The Whitman County branc libraries in Oakesdale and LaCrosse will host adult paint nights in the coming weeks. LaCrosse’s adult painting event will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, followed by a family event at 10 a.m. Saturday May 14. The Oakesdale branch will host it’s first adult paint night at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 18. There is a cost to participate in the events. Registration is required by calling the libraries.LaCROSSE — The Whitman County branch libraries in Oakesdale and LaCrosse will host adult paint nights in the com...
COLFAX - One middle and three high school students won Athenaeum Club awards last month for their poetry. Kayla Kroll won the 7th/8th-grade division. And Ariella Salmond, Jaisha Gibb and Madeline Tate won the 9th-12th division. The Athenaeum Club had 57 junior and senior students enter their poetry contest this year. "We have a poetry contest on even years, and odd years we have Art," club member Linda Marler said, noting the club is one of the oldest women's clubs in the state. It has hosted...
A Celebration of Life for Bonnie Roberts will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at St. John Community Building, 304 Front St., St. John....
Gary L. Elliott passed away in Johns Creek, Georgia, on April 15, 2022. He was born Aug. 13, 1944, to O.H. and Evelyn Elliott of Colfax, the youngest of 10 children. He graduated from Colfax HIgh School in 1962 and University of Washington in 1966 as a chemical engineer. He is survived by his wife, Janet; son, Eric (Jennifer) Laing; daughter, Karla (Terry) Iches; sisters, JOan Hubbard of Lacey, Wash., Pat Goss of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; and Sue Bafus of Endicott, Wash.; and three granddaughters, Jillian, Lainey and Hanna. A celebration of life w...
Charles Edward "Ed" Hereford passed away May 1, 2022. He was born Aug. 16, 1939, to Jim and L. Margaret (Ferguson) Hereford in Tekoa, Wash. After graduating from Rosalia High School in 1957, he attended Washington State University for one year. Ed was always a farmer/rancher. He would go to Tonasket, Wash., to help work on the Ted Eberle Cattle Ranch and then to Stanwood, Wash., and stay with his aunt and uncle Lee Hereford and help load frozen turkeys. He then came back to farm with his...
COLFAX – Folk Mountain Gospel will be performing at Colfax United Methodist Church on May 15. The group features husband and wife Don and Donna Mohl of Scott Hill, Tenn., playing a variety of instrumental folk songs highlighting biblical stories and mountain instruments. The concert is at 9:30 a.m. at the 109 S. Mill St. church. Folk Mountain Gospel uses mountain originating instruments such as the hammer dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, zither, and psaltery, as well as guitar, mandolin and other in...
COLFAX - Plymouth Church has a new pastor in Rev. Michael Birnbaum. Plymouth Church pastor, Well Child International founder and director, and ranch manager are among the many "hats worn" by Rev. Birnbaum, who will coordinate pastoral staff, which also includes Rev. Robert Ingalls, Rev. Jeanette Solimine and Donna Brost, minister and pastoral care coordinator. Plymouth Church is Colfax's oldest church and a landmark as the only Main Street church - at 321 S. Main Street. It was founded in 1872...
Thinning public woodlands to remove millions of dead trees is a way to generate much-needed cash to reduce wildfire risks, improve forest health, and protect rural homeowners and farms. It is money the U.S. Forest Service and Washington’s Dept. of Natural Resources don’t have because the bulk of their funds are tied up fighting fires. Our state’s wildfire severity has worsened in recent years. The 2020 fire season was particularly destructive. Over 1,250 square miles burned in more than 1,600 fires, killing an infant, and destroying 298 homes...
Proponents of the unconstitutional capital gains income tax are working overtime to prevent voters from weighing in. First, there was the game last year with the emergency clause to prevent a referendum. Now capital gains income tax supporters are gearing up to counter a potential I-1929 signature gathering campaign by setting up a surveillance system to report any ballot petition signing locations. As reported by the Everett Herald: “Should I-1929 petitions get circulated, opponents won’t be...
COLFAX- A local woman said her 6-month-old pet grooming business is taking off. Jennie Griffin, a Merritt, Mich.-native, opened Sudzniscissors in November at 107 Canyon St. Last week at her shop, there was hair flying around as she trimmed a small tan Chihauha mix named "Lilly." "You should have been in here when I had a really hairy dog," Griffin said. "Hair floating all over the room." This is lily's first time," Lilly's owner, Margie Anderson, said when asked how long she'd been coming...
8 years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, May 14, 1897 Marked by Lightning Chewelah, Wash., May 7. - An extraordinary electrical storm occured yesterday, in which a number of people were more or less injured. The most unfortunate victims were Lutie McCormack and Miss Laura Boiler, aged 16 and 14, respectively. They were returning from school, and took refuge under a large pine tree. A bolt of lightning struck the tree, and the girls were knocked senseless. Soon after, a neighbor saw Miss Bo...
COLFAX — Whitman County District Court issued the following judgments between April 29 and May 6: April 29 • Trent C. Tingelstad, first-degree negligent driving, sentenced to 90 days in jail, 89 suspended; and a $500 fine, $43 criminal conviction fee, $600 supervised probation fee, $93.45 DUI Cost Recovery Fee. Fines are due before March 31, 2024; minimum monthly payments of $50 are required after June 1. Defendant may offset $500 in fines with community service at an equivalent rate of $14 per hour. Supervised probation for 24 month; last 15 c...
COLFAX — Police answered the following calls for service from April 28 to May April 28 8:43 a.m. – Animal complaint; officer responded. 3:17 p.m. – Suspicious person/circumstance. Person thinks neighbor took their keys; officer responded. 3:23 p.m. – Suspicious person/circumstance; officer responded for a stolen wallet. 4:03 p.m.– Civil calls. Officer requested case number. 6:34 p.m. – Abnormal behavior. Law, fire & EMS responded. No transport. 11:21 p.m. – Animal complaint. Client’s service dog ran away. April 30 8:46 a.m. – Parking problem....
PALOUSE — The Police Department answered the following calls for service from April 7-20: April 7 11:48 a.m. — Hazardous materials call 5:06 p.m. — Trespassing 7:15 p.m. — Parking problem April 8 12:23 p.m. — Traffic offense 2:57 p.m. — Theft April 10 5:28 p.m. — Abandoned vehicle April 12 11:37 a.m. — Suspicious activity 3:54 p.m. — Suspicious activity April 13 5:23 a.m. — Animal problem April 14 5:52 p.m. — Suspicious activity April 15 11:06 a.m. — Driving while license suspended April 18 10:02 a.m. — Civil dispute 4:22 p.m. — Burglary alar...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Sheriff's Office answered the following calls for service from May 3-9: May 3 7:32 a.m. – Wawawai Rd MP 36, Clarkston. Sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of a vehicle prowl. Assigned for investigation. 9:34 a.m. – Kamiak Butte Park Road & Fugate Road; Palouse. Deputy received a report of diesel fuel that was taken from a farm vehicle. 3:05 p.m. – North Mill Street, Colfax. Deputy requested a case number. 4:21 p.m. – Pine City Malden Road; Malden. s Deputy received a report of a vehicle driving on the wrong side...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Jail reported the following bookings for May 4-10: • Cody William Ryan Rohrich, 30, booked May 4 for a warrant for failing to appear for fourth-degree assault-domestic violence, $1,000 bail. • Randy Aaron Skalicky Jr, 30, booked May 5 for FTA VUCSA with Intent to Deliver; two counts second-degree possession of stolen property, third-degree theft. Held without bail through Whitman Coounty Superior Court. • Michael Joseph Keller, 47, booked May 6, for firearms possession (13 counts) and assault. Held without bail th...
COLFAX —The Colfax Arts Council is planning a colorful assault on downtown July 23-24. The temporary “Yarn Bombing” street art event will feature knitted and crocheted squares covering downtown lightpoles, trees and more. The event is planned to coincide with the city’s 150th birthday. A schedule for installation has yet to be announced. “In this project, we are particularly wanting to get squares that can be joined together to cover various sizes,” Arts Council President Debi Anderson said. “To decorate a long part of Main Street will t...
FARMINGTON — A local man is being held on $5,000 bail or a $50,000 surety bond after being arrested last Friday. Michael Keller, 48, of Farmington, is facing probable charges of second-degree assault and 14 counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. Records show Keller is a convicted felon; under state law, felons may not own or possess a firearm. His first appearance in court was at 3 p.m. Monday, May 9. He was arrested Friday, May 6, following reports of a 9:04 a.m. domestic dispute with his pregnant 24-year-old girlfriend. According to a l...
