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The League of Women Voters of Pullman has long had a presence with city government in Pullman, and a growing membership has allowed that presence to increase to much of the rest of the county. A League of Women Voters member has been present at many of the Board of County Commissioners and Port of Whitman County meetings this year. “That has been a long-time custom of the League, to have observers,” said Paul Spencer, who observes the county commissioners' meetings. Spencer said he believes observing is something which helps to lead to acc...
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Chicken nuggets, french fries, carrots, fruit. Tuesday: Straw hats, refried beans, fruit, donuts. Wednesday: Maple bites, ham patty, fruit, juice. Thursday: Pizza, pineapple, Caesar salad, ice cream. Friday: Ham and cheese rippers, fresh veggies, fruit. AT ENDICOTT SCHOOLS: Monday: Chicken fajitas with lettuce and tomato, refried beans, banana, muffin. Tuesday: Sloppy joe, corn, peaches, coffee bread. Wednesday: Sausage, eggs, pancakes, hash browns, mandarin oranges, carrots. Thursday: Straw hats, veggie tray, fruit,...
Dusty Last week Wednesday, the Dusty B.B. Club's annual guest day luncheon was at the Jones Schoolhouse on the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds. Joseph’s Grainery presented the program on how their business started, plans for the future and how their grain products are used. They also brought recipe cards and free packages of their products for the members and their guests. This was the culminating event of the season. B.B. Club meetings will resume the second Wednesday in October at the parish hall of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in LaCrosse to mak...
Passersby stopped to listen as John Elwood performed outside Brused Books in Pullman. Families gathered at the Neil Library Thursday, May 12, to attend storytime and crafts with Julie Walker and Jennifer Harbour (not pictured), as a part of the Pullman Art Walk. Meghann Ferguson Gazette Intern Reporter Residents gathered last Thursday through Saturday in downtown Pullman to support the seventh annual Pullman Art Walk, put on by the Pullman Arts Commission (PAC). There were plenty of events to...
Kary S. Kreid A graveside service for Kary S. Kreid, 48, was Monday, May 16, at the Rock Creek Cemetery near Potlatch with the Rev. Kathy Kramer officiating. He died early May 9, 2016 at Kindred Nursing and Rehab – Aspen Park in Moscow, Idaho. Born June 7, 1967, in Moscow to Frederick and Marlene Kennedy Kreid, he attended the Potlatch Schools and graduated from Potlatch High School in 1986. He worked as a custodian at the University of Idaho for a few years and later worked part-time at the Dai... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve read that many car insurance companies offer a variety of discounts to older drivers when they retire or reach a certain age. What can you tell me about this? Discount Seeker Dear Seeker, Most auto insurance companies offer policyholders a wide variety of discounts, many of which can benefit retirees. Auto insurers love older drivers because they’re experienced behind the wheel and they drive less than younger age groups, which makes them a lower risk for accidents and a safer bet for insurance companies. While dis...
Second author set for Massacre talk As a result of last week's news story on the Centralia Massacre presentation, author Esther Barnett Goffinet of Lewiston got in touch with the library to report that her father was one of the key men involved in the massacre. She will attend the Saturday presentation in Colfax and will have copies of the book she wrote on the topic, "Ripples of a Lie," available for purchase. Goffinet also donated a copy of the book to the library. Jim Martine, amateur historian, has been scheduled to present sessions on his... Full story
Thursday, May 19 Methodist Church in Colfax – noon to 1 p.m. – Centralia Massacre & Wobbly War with Jim Martine – RSVP to the Library for lunch at (509) 397-4366. Colfax – 6 to 8 p.m. – Centralia Massacre & Wobbly War with Jim Martine – A tale so fascinating it is hard to believe it really happened. Jim Martine is a lifelong Seattle-lite where his roots run deep. His lifelong interest in history and love of showmanship makes him an enthusiastic speaker. Friday, May 20 Malden – 5 p.m. – Adult Summer Reading Planning – Come to this short meeting...
Seniors honored during their last Colfax Jazz Band concert May 12, from the left, were Tim Cornelius, Chris Koenig, Galen McWhirter, Cody Fulfs, Ryan Reynolds, Adam Tate and Austin Ledbetter. Sarah Whelchel plays a front row solo on her tenor sax. Seniors Ryan Reynolds on guitar and Austin Ledbetter on drums played their own duet during the concert....
These Endicott/St. John Middle School students were among those who helped out at the Endicott Community Club cleanup day Saturday, May 7. The truck was provided by Whitgro, Inc. Seen here, in no particular order, are Hailee Marty, Keely Jones, Karli Gribble, Kameron Greenhalgh, Thomas Hollingshead, Mason Pitts, Douglas Stach, Alex Thrasher, Teagan Langston, Tanner Tucker and Supt. Suzanne Schmick.... Full story
Shannon Buckley at ease in the Hill-Ray Plaza kitchen. Shannon Buckley is a young woman of many interests – firefighting, EMT service, caring for the elderly, gardening, baking and cooking and the Palouse Empire Fair. She has raised cattle and goats, ridden horses and grown a lot of vegetables. Her grandmother gave her family four horses, which were older and well trained. “When we kids did stupid things and fell off, the horses just stopped and stood there.” She started with one cow and built a...
Endicott Several people from Endicott ran in the Bloomsday race in Spokane. Participants were Suzanne and Aja Schmick, Kristen Ray, Haden Hallenius, Bob Curry and Greg and Lorna Burns, along with friend Ann Donaldson from Rockford Bay, Coeur d'Alene Lake. Endicott turned out Saturday for a benefit spaghetti feed in style. The Endicott Food Center was filled with participants, food and silent auction items. The food was supplied by EFC, desserts from some of the daily coffee klatch members and auction items were donated. The Endicott flea market...
Lacrosse Trey Fleming, Lauren Stubbs and TJ Harder won the State Hall of Chapters booth competition at the state FFA convention in the WSU campus last week. They earned a trip to Nationals this fall. The Meats team placed second at the state competition. All four girls placed in the top 10. Team members were Jessica Guske third, Abby McGregor eighth, Britte Harder ninth and Nicole Harder 10th. Track team members Alynn Harder, Autumn Meyers, Jessica Guske, Jazzmyn Gordon and Keith Zimme have advanced to regional qualifications next Friday and...
The “Welcome to Colfax” sign greets travelers arriving in Colfax on Highway 26. The plaque at the base of the sign honors the late Evelyn Hickman's desire to welcome all who journey to and through Colfax. Gazette intern reporter The 'Welcome to Colfax' sign that stands on the side of Highway 26 has finally been completed. The sign was planned and designed by the Hickman family and the Atheneum Club, honoring the late Evelyn M. Hickman, 1912-2007. It was completed last month. Hickman was bor...
NOTICE OF MEETING WHITMAN COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Notice is hereby given that the 2016 County Board of Equalization will convene at 10:00 a.m. on July 18, 2016, in the Whitman County Commissioners’ Chambers, 400 N. Main Street, Colfax, Washington, and will continue in session and adjourn from time to time for a period of not less than three (3) days, and not to exceed twenty-eight (28) days. Additional meetings will be held on August 1, 15, 29, September 6 and 19, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. and at other times as required, to publicly examine a...
William P. McBride, former Oakesdale resident who was sentenced to 68 months in jail after he was convicted here of burglary and theft of a motorcycle, was allowed release from prison May 6 after his conviction was overturned by the state’s Division III appeals court in Spokane. McBride, who was brought to court here from the state’s Airway Heights Correctional Center, was ordered to be returned to the center by Monday where he would be processed for release from custody. Under terms of a plea agreement Friday, McBride admitted to a charge of t...
Endicott Community Club's annual flea market will be Saturday, May 21, and organizers are promising “lots of fun.” Cinda Tribble, Endicott Community Club president, said the third annual event will be in the Andersons' lot across from the Endicott Food Market. The flea market will feature businesses and individuals. “It's good for home-based businesses because it's good to see what people have,” Tribble said. “You like to support the people in your community.” Tribble said the flea market, a once-a-year event, has been successful in the past... Full story
-- Photo courtesy of lovelygreens.com/2012/05/mid-may-hive-check.html Gazette intern reporter The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of its first ever Honey Bee Colony Loss survey on Thursday, May 12. The survey studied more than 20,000 honey beekeepers regarding colonies lost, stayed, added and affected by particular stressors. Results from the survey are expected to provide baseline information on honey bee losses as well as...
Four juveniles, ages 14 to 17, were arrested just after midnight on Main Street in Colfax May 10. They were in a 2001 Dodge Caravan which had been reported missing earlier from a residence on the west hill of Colfax. Police Chief Rick McNannay said theft of two 30-packs of beer from Wal-Mart in Pullman and other car prowls in Colfax are also involved in the case. The 17-year-old Colfax youth in the group was the same juvenile who was apprehended for displaying a pistol at Colfax High School during the previous school year. Chief McNannay said...
Ghosts may be thought of as a Halloween event, but Colfax will soon play host to year-long ghost hunting. The Colfax Downtown Association is organizing flashlight tours of the upstairs of downtown buildings each month for people to get their frights in throughout the year. “We’ll basically do creepy ghost tours of some of our upstairs buildings,” said Valoree Gregory, Colfax’s unified executive director. “We thought it would be kind of a fun way to keep people downtown.” The flashlight tours will correlate with the First Thursday event each...
Colfax is about to turn into a party scene once a month for the Colfax First Thursday event sponsored by the Colfax Downtown Association and Chamber of Commerce. “We’re going to have vendors downtown, and music and businesses are going to be staying open later,” said Valoree Gregory, Colfax’s unified executive director. “I think First Thursdays are going to be fun. The businesses are excited.” The first First Thursday will be June 2. The First Thursdays will feature fresh produce, craft vendors, live music and events, promotions and contest...
Now that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are certain to be the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates, it is time for them to deal with our national debt. Our nation is on an unsustainable borrowing trajectory. We now owe more than $19 trillion to lenders of which nearly half are off shore (including China). At the rate which we are selling treasury notes, the deficit will balloon to $21.1 trillion by 2020. That means when the presidential election rolls around in four years, each taxpayer’s share of the debt repayment will be $... Full story
Down through all the millennia that mankind has smoked tobacco, no one would have believed (or even imagined) that a battery-powered contraption with no tobacco would one day be considered a tobacco product. We've long had smokeless tobacco; now we have tobaccoless tobacco. This conceptual breakthrough is the work of federal bureaucrats who are bringing the regulatory hammer down on e-cigarettes in a misbegotten extension of the war on smoking. The Food and Drug Administration has issued new rules so onerous that they will likely suppress the... Full story
You gotta hand it to House Speaker Paul Ryan. He has successfully staked his claim to the moral high ground -- at least when it comes to his image crafting. So it shouldn't have been a surprise when he was asked by CNN's Jake Tapper whether he'd now endorse his party's presumptive nominee, Donald Trump, that he and his staff had prepared a ready answer: "I'm just not ready to do that at this point. I'm not there right now." Translation: What's in this for me? In politics, it's "whatever keeps me/us in power." Remember that as we ponder the...
President Barack Obama will be in Japan this month. While there, he will be the first U.S. President to visit the city of Hiroshima. Hiroshima was devastated at the end of World War II by the first atomic bomb used in combat. The city was virtually destroyed. Thousands of Japanese civilians died instantaneously. Thousands more died later of burns and radiation poisoning. After a second atomic bomb exploded over a second Japanese city, Nagasaki, the Japanese surrendered, and the final phase of World War II ended. This was in 1945. No sooner had...
