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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting will be beld on Tuesday, June 9th, 2015 @ 3 PM in the Public Service Building Auditorium, N. 310 Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 Persons requiring ADA accommodations should advise us of that need Mark Storey Director of Public Works 22/1 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR WHITMAN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DANNY ERNEST DAY, Deceased. No. 15-4-00058-1 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.031 The personal representative named below has been appointed as...
As I think of that young lady clicking her heels together hopefully, wishfully, even wistfully, there was not one thing that she wanted more than to go home. I know how she felt. But don’t we all long for home whenever we are away. Our culture is replete with images of home and its importance as a place we want to be. Home is a place we actually yearn to be when we’re away. We have a home base, a home plate and home cooking. Alumni have a homecoming. Even ships have a homeport. However, when a ship is out on the open sea, cutting a course wit... Full story
8 Years Ago The Commoner May 23, 1890 Notwithstanding the fact of the heavy fence placed around the county jail, another attempt at escape from prison was made. In some mysterious manner the prisoners secured an instrument to aid in their escape. As Deputy Sheriff Littlefield was serving the prisoners meals at 1 P.M. yesterday he noticed peculiar streaks below the grate windows. Examination proved these to be wax streaks to hide saw marks made in the wooden walls of Lincoln jail. The prisoners are now in irons. 100 Years Ago The Colfax... Full story
Thursday, May 28 Colfax — 2 to 5:30 p.m. — INBC Blood Drive — Give the gift of life. Contact the Inland Northwest Blood Center to register the time that is most convenient for you at www.inbcsaves.org or call toll free 800-423-0151 for additional information. Friday, May 29 Colfax, Endicott & Uniontown — Preschool Programs — Early learning with books, singing and crafts for ages six and younger. Check the calendar for times. Rosalia — 7 to 9 p.m. — Family Game Night — Fun and games as families gather to play board and card games. Saturday, May...
Whitman County Library summer reading begins June 1 with family activities, educational programs and prizes for everyone at all 14 locations. Youngsters who read (or are read to) 10 books or 10 hours during the summer qualify for the completion certificate and great prizes. Teens and adults can also participate by reading and briefly reviewing three books over the summer to win prizes. Washington State Employees’ Credit Union is providing two digital tablets for grand prize drawings. Additional prizes may include gift certificates from local bu...
Lacrosse The performance of Mr. LaCrosse has been canceled, but the Friday night hamburger barbecue will still be offered from 5-7 p.m. Proceeds of the barbecue go to the Dick Robert's Memorial Scholarship. Evening activities for the LaCrosse Farm Festival on June 20 include a catered Porky's Pit Barbecue at the LaCrosse Cafe. The meal will be available between 5-7 p.m. Please pre-order dinners from Carol Cauley at Jasper Trucking by June 6. Following the dinner is a Wine & Stein (6-9 p.m.) from Iron Horse Brewery sponsored by the LaCrosse...
Abby Druffel of Colton, a junior majoring in psychology, and Kacie Morgan of Pullman, a sophomore majoring in health and human performance, earned dean's list recognition at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore., with grade averages of 3.5 or higher....
Cody L. Lacy of Albion will receive an agricultural sciences degree June 13 at the 146th commencement rite of Oregon State University in Corvallis.... Full story
Spokane Community College honor roll students with a 3.0 grade point average for winter quarter included Jacob Nelson and Robert Wride of Colfax, Dalton Patchen of Colton, Nathan Cocking of Farmington, David Oles of LaCrosse, Robin Kuykendall of Oakesdale, Erin Braun of Rosalia, and Charity Hollingshead and Michael Johnson of St. John. Spokane Falls Community College roll for the quarter included Sherol Cusano of Albion; David Buckley, Isaac Cook, Jeremiah Roberts and Jeremy Holman of Colfax; Amber Walker and Landon Hallenius of Endicott;...
Resident artists and board members of Artisans at the Dahmen Barn will present their annual fundraising tea June 13 at the barn. “Return to Downton Abbey" will be this year's theme. The event includes both silent and live auctions with Bruce Bradberry, recently retired from Northwest Public Radio, as the auctioneer. Attendees can dress in Downton Abbey themed garb to enter the costume contest. Junette Dahmen, donor of the barn, will judge the contest. Attendees will be able to preview the barn’s addition by entering through the new, but unf...
Dusty Dick and Helen Appel attended their granddaughter’s wedding in Poulsbo over Mother’s Day weekend. Kate Wollstein is the daughter of Barb and Bruce Wollstein, Lacey. The groom is Elliot Moon of Bonney Lake. That Sunday a Mother’s Day lunch was held at the Wollstein home. Many of the Appel family were able to attend. Susan Lynch, West Layfayette, Ind., is visiting her parents, Dick and Helen Appel, for the month of May. She and her daughter Cecelia rode back with them from the Wollstein wedding. Her husband, Joe Lynch, came the next week....
Tricia Grantham spent 27 years caring for the elderly from the Colfax office of the Council on Aging, which covers all of Whitman County. One of her duties was accompanying clients to medical appointments. After retiring in 2006, she has continued to be involved in serving the elderly in other ways. Tricia has been asked, but has confirmed that she is no relation to the Earl of Grantham on Downtown Abbey. She has been on the Friends of Hospice board since 2001. Friends of Hospice serves all of the county by providing services to individuals...
Endicott Memorial weekend is a busy time in Endicott with people coming home to visit with extended family and friends. Saturday many people visited Endicott Food Center for a no-cost luncheon. Jenny Meyer provided the luncheon of German sausage, sauerkraut, several different salads, chips, rolls and desserts. Among those attending were Helen May Helt, Jane Veter, Dan Helt, Daryl Knott and Reggie, Daryl and Kathy Storment, Linda Geier, Pat Byers, Greg and Jan (Byers) Ireton, Bill and Doris Tye Repp, Sue Bafus, Dori Looney, Elaine Kragt, Cheryl...
St. John St. John will honor the memory and celebrate the life of Richard (Dick) Fike, former school principal, counselor and athletic director. He retired in 1988 after serving at St. John since 1965. Mr. Fike died in Lewiston, Idaho, March 14, 2015. Mr. Fike began his teaching career in 1950 at Winthrop, where he coached football, basketball and baseball. The next year he and Monna moved to Nezperce, Idaho, where he taught until they moved to St. John. He was inducted into the Washington Secondary School Athletic Administrators Association...
The town of Farmington will have a new zoning map drawn after realizing they have none. The original could not be found after an extensive search. It began the first week of May when town resident and business owner Mark Hellinger filed for a permit to build an office next to his Audiopile warehouse – a sound components supplier. City building inspector Bob Hill came out to look and, filling out a question on a form, asked how the property is zoned. Hellinger told him he had no documentation b...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Ryan James Shumate, 30, and Marissa Beth Hornby, 27, both Moscow, April 21. Ryan Richard Farr, 39, and Anita Marie Byrd, 31, both Colfax, April 24. Joseph Smith Nelson, 28, and Elizabeth Duri Florentino, 28, both Endicott, April 27. Ruslan Albert Cox, 24, and Amber Jean Sage, 21, both Pullman, May 5. Stephanie Chantelle Watson, 39, Colfax, and Raymond Brandon Wittig, 40, Beulah, Mich., May 6. Philip George Petersen, 23, Idaho Falls, and Cassandra DeeAnn Eaton, 22, Olympia, May 8. Steven Wayne Lindhag, 54, and Donna Marie...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2010. Few things have ever given me as much national pride as learning that an American named Monte Pierce currently holds the world record for firing a dime the longest distance (10 feet, 10.5 inches) using his earlobe. China’s economy may be growing faster than ours, and maybe we aren’t competitive at soccer, but at this, using ears as slingshots, we excel. Take that, world. I learned about this dime-shot accomplishment from the folks at Guinness, who manage the most famou... Full story
While protesters were trying to block a Shell oil rig from docking in Elliott Bay, a team of surgeons and nurses at Vancouver’s Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital was replacing my left hip. Interestingly, the tools used in both places primarily came from raw materials made from coal, oil and natural gas. Some of the Seattle protestors were in a flotilla of kayaks — boats made, ironically, from petroleum-based products. Their attempted blockade is the latest chapter in a larger campaign across the nation to eliminate fossil fuels. But fossil fuels con...
The Amtrak crash outside of Philadelphia was an invitation for practically every politician in the Northeast and every transit expert in America to complain about lack of funding for the county’s infrastructure. They didn’t even wait to know what was the cause of the tragedy to take to the airwaves and recite the usual litany of laments for our “crumbling” infrastructure and our lack of high-speed rail. What these advocates rarely do is take account of Amtrak as it actually exists. It is a test case of a highly subsidized (and politic...
What a dilemma for the Republicans. They’re holding their first debate later this summer, and they have some 20 candidates who have either officially declared or made it clear they’d like to. They are mostly prominent: governors, senators, brain surgeons, business executives, business executives who are publicity hounds and assorted others. Depending on your point of view, the GOP has either an embarrassment of riches or a lineup that’s an embarrassment. The question is, which ones do you dare cut? Forget about relying on their ranking in th...
This Memorial Day was marked by speeches, ceremonies and concerts. The President spoke at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Tombstones around the country were decorated with flags and flowers. Some grave sites were marked with personal gifts. The words were nice and so were the tributes. Veterans, however, often need more than words. They need assistance in returning to civilian life. They need decompression time. They may need medical care. And, often not stated, they need a national policy that gives them the opp...
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. FREDERICK RUSSELL OWES $160,000 An order establishing a payment schedule for restitution, fines and fees ordered as part of the 2007 conviction of Frederick Russell was issued May 20 in Whitman County Superior Court. Russell, now 37, was released from state prison April 14 after serving a sentence on the conviction in Whitman County Superior...
The push to raise $240,000 to replace the Colfax High School track is nearing the goal. C-Town project Chairman Mark Mackleit and Bulldogs Track Coach Jason Cooper presented a report to the school board Tuesday night. Cooper showed architectural drawings and told the board his group now has $200,000 committed to the project, which includes the district’s $130,000. C-Town’s recent pledges include a $40,000 grant from the state-county .09 fund, $5,000 from the McGregor Company and $25,000 in pri...
The Colton baseball season ended last Saturday in Spokane with a 17-7 overall record. Losing to Riverside Christian 6-2 in the school’s first year in the 1B ranks, Colton concluded the careers of seniors Austin and Cody Meyer. Playing in the state first round game, with just eight teams remaining on the 1B diamonds, Colton went up against Riverside Christian’s Jacob Haas. The senior pitcher controlled the ball over the plate and hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning to break open the...
Colfax booked a 1-2 record Saturday in the regional softball round at Merkel Field in Spokane to collect a number-four seed into the 16-team state softball tournament which will be back at the Gateway complex in Yakima. The Bulldogs will open against Kittitas, a number-two team from districts 5 and 6. Colfax has made the trip to state in 12 of the last 13 years. The state format puts 16 teams on the grid with the championship trophy going to the team that can link four wins. A loss can bring second-day action on Saturday with as many as four... Full story
