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The Endicott school has received a grant from the Washington Education Association of Eastern Washington to start a community garden project. “Being recipients of the WEA Eastern Washington COP grant is very exciting, and we can't wait to get started,” said Tara Huntley, Endicott pre-school teacher. Huntley said the project will be a good learning resource. “The idea behind the grant was to start a community project that would not only allow us to teach our students the importance of being contributing community members, but also the respo...
The sight of heavy equipment advancing on the Colfax track complex should come to pass in July, if all goes according to plan. Over the past two weeks, in a series of phone calls and meetings, School District Superintendent Jerry Pugh has zeroed in on an estimate by Beynon Sports Surfaces to install a new track, with local subcontractors Palouse River Rock of Colfax and Motley-Motley of Pullman. The price would come without a formal bid process because Beynon is part of the King County...
Sarah Appel of Colfax has been awarded a $1,500 "America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders" scholarship sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. Appel will attend Washington State University in the fall to pursue a career as a agriculture public relations specialist. Grow Ag Leaders encourages rural youth to remain in the agriculture industry and provides 352 scholarships to support students' post high school ag education. The scholarships are administered by the National FFA Organization and are available to high school seniors and college students pursuing d...
Whitman County Library summer reading 2016 theme will be “On Your Mark, Get Set -- Read!” The free, fun and educational program, which started June 1, offers rewards for children, teens and adults who complete the reading challenge. Last summer, children across Whitman County read for more than 5,000 hours while nearly 300 adults and teens read at least three books each. To complete the challenge, children must read (or be read to) 10 books or 10 hours while teens need to read and review three books. Adults must complete a Healthy Lif...
Oakesdale and Mount Vernon Christian girls celebrate after locking up in a tie for the state 1B track title May 28 at Roos Field in Cheney with 69 points each. Oakesdale track team members, on the right side, on the top row, left to right: Anne Hockett, Amber Jones, Emma Perry, Hayden Brown, assistant coach Betsy Rawls and coach Cap Perry. Bottom row, left to right: Kaela Fisch, Aliya Rutledge, Logan Reed and Keith Cooper. The Nighthawks and Mt. Vernon Christian had to wait out the tally of...
A boater education course will be conducted June 14-15 upstairs at the Public Service building at 310 Main Street in Colfax from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Washington state requires residents born after Jan. 1, 1955, to have a boater education card to operate boats with motors of 15 horsepower or more. The free course will be taught by Deputy John Guidice, a certified instructor. This course can also be completed online through the Mandatory Boating Safety Education Program....
Payton Dice, daughter of Collette and John Dice of Albion, and Cris Quezada, son of Tami and Cris Quezada of Moscow, Idaho, were married Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Schierman's Event Center in Moscow. They are now residing in Moscow after a honeymoon in San Diego, Calif....
Ryan Maley, Rosalia High graduate of 2014 and currently a sophomore at Yakima Valley College, was a member of the baseball team which won the 2016 NWAC Championship May 30 at Lower Columbia College in Longview. Thirty-two teams make up the NWAC. Yakima Valley College was the East Region champion during the regular season and earned one of the top seeds into the eight team tournament where they beat Everett CC for the title 5-2. Maley also received an academic excellence award from the NWAC for spring quarter.... Full story
LaCrosse residents Norma Gibson, Madison Candler, Mike Stine and Jr. Ellis participated in the East Region Tournament at EWU in early May. They are all LaCrosse residents and participate on the Pullman Cougars Special Olympic team. Norma and Madison each qualified to move on to the summer games by receiving a gold medal the regional meet. The summer games will be June 3-5 at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma and at Joint Base Lewis-McChord....
J.J. Robinson J.J. Robinson, former Colfax High School pitcher who just finished a championship season with the Lewis Clark State College Warriors in Lewiston, admits he is going to be sure he packs his cell phone around for the next three days. Although he discounts the chances of it happening, Robinson could get "the call" after being selected in the professional baseball draft. The draft runs June 9-11. Robinson, who has had some low points in his college baseball career, was among LCSC...
Susan Huber McGregor and Dr. Dick Freeman, Colfax High School Class of 1965. Susan McGregor was born and reared in Colfax, the daughter of the late Harold Huber and Janet Hoffman Huber. After graduating from Colfax High School, Susan left Colfax for court reporter school in San Francisco, began working as a court reporter and has lived there since. A frequent visitor to Colfax, she has remained involved with Colfax friends and extended family and worked on her Colfax High School reunions as...
Lacrosse Vacation Bible School for children preschool through fifth grade will be June 13, 24 and 25 from 9:30 a.m. - noon at the Methodist Church. Older children may be helpers. Pastor John of Selbu Lutheran Church is leading singing, Di Brink is in charge of crafts, Leila Zaring and Margaret Mackleit are in charge of snacks, Leanne Bafus is telling the Bible stories, Bailey Weekes and Kinsey Roberts are in charge of games and Katie Pitts is in charge of object lessons. The theme is "Submerged in God’s Love," using Psalm 139:23-24 as the m...
Dusty Carmen and Blake Heaton attended the graduation of their granddaughter, Blayke, from Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Ariz. There were more than 500 students in the class. The ceremony was in the stadium at the University of Phoenix on the morning of Friday, June 3. Saturday morning the Heatons went with son, Christopher, and grandson, Justus, to a wrestling camp, “Weekend War at Camp Verde.” They celebrated Carmen’s birthday that afternoon. Art and Colene Sager flew to The Dalles, Ore., to attend a Flying Farmer Convention from... Full story
Gazette intern reporter Pullman Chamber of Commerce will host its second annual "Meet Pullman" event this summer. The event showcases local businesses for incoming students at Washington State University and their parents during the Alive program throughout the summer sessions. The event will take place at BellTower, event venue and entertainment house, where new students and parents are able to meet with local businesses and learn more about the city of Pullman. At the reception, there will be food, drinks and prizes given away. “There is a c...
The Town of Rosalia is seeking a resident to fill a city council vacancy, following councilwoman Paige Collins’ move out of town. Collins, who is the executive director at Council on Aging in Colfax, had been serving on the city council since January of 2015 and moved to LaCrosse recently, said Jenna McDonald, town clerk. Council position one at large is open for letters of interest until June 13. McDonald said the council hopes to appoint someone at the June 14 council meeting. McDonald said the council meeting time has been changed from t...
The June Pullman Chamber of Commerce luncheon will feature Washington State University's Interim President Dr. Dan Bernardo, who will be speaking on the state of the university. The luncheon is booked for next Tuesday, June 14, at Banyan's on the Ridge. Chamber members, non-members and guests are all welcome. Bernardo, who was named interim president last June following the death of President Elson S. Floyd, will conclude his presidential duties next week. The university has hired Dr. Kirk Schulz to permanently replace Floyd. Schulz was... Full story
On his first day on the job, he had to locate the Colfax schools' pig scale and take it to a property to weigh a student's pig. He had no pickup and the scale could not be found. It turned out Roxanna Scholz, an FFA student's mother, had the scale and she offered Brian Long her diesel pickup – after just meeting him – and he drove it to the Robinsons' place north of Colfax to weigh the animal. Now, 13 years later, Brian Long is leaving the district and its FFA program of 90 students for a new...
Republican Gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant speaks Wednesday, June 1, at Schmuck Park at a fundraising event in his behalf. Gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant gathered with supporters and elected officials for a prime rib dinner hosted by the Whitman County Cattleman's Association at Colfax's Schmuck Park Wednesday, June 1, and discussed with them his bid for the governor's seat. Bryant, a Republican who is challenging Democratic-incumbent Jay Inslee, said he is projected to have about 36... Full story
Gazette intern reporter State Senator Mark Schoesler and Representative Mary Dye paid Pullman a visit Thursday, June 2, for a breakfast with residents of the Ninth District. The breakfast started at 7 a.m. at the Bell Tower venue in downtown Pullman. The event included a wrap up discussion on this past legislative session along with an open-floor discussion between the two and the attendees. Rep. Joe Schmick was unable to attend the breakfast, due to a meeting in Olympia he was attending regarding health care. “Today's breakfast and other t...
A brown bag medicine review, a safety measure to ensure all prescribed medications a patient is taking will not cause any potential problems and do not need to be adjusted to meet changing health needs will be at Tekoa Good Neighbor pharmacy today, June 9, from 10 a.m. until noon. Gather all prescription medications, over-the-counter drugs, herbal or natural products and vitamins or minerals, place them in a bag and take them to a health care professional and pharmacist. Health care professionals will review all of them to ensure they are the...
Yvanna Lawton and Braxden Gransbery, two Jennings Elementary School second-graders, each won a bike June 7 for being the top readers in their class this year. The prizes came from the Colfax Masonic Lodge “Books for Bikes” program and were presented by Colfax Masonic Lodge master John Henry. A total of 40 kids, led by teachers Bobbi Mackleit and Bev Stubbers, participated.... Full story
Bright, sunny door to welcome residents home. Pullman Mayor Glenn Johnson greets one of the residents. Gazette intern reporter A new home for developmentally disabled adults was open for preview last weekend in Pullman. The Summer Street House will be for women with developmental disabilities where they live with “assisted natural living.” “Our goal is to support these women with everything you would do in daily life,” said Lorraine Fulfs, co-founder of LMK, Inc. “Our staff will step up and fo...
Participants in a meeting Sunday to determine the fate of the unused rail corridor between Colfax and Pullman were told the process could take as long as a year. Alex Stone, a National Parks Service facilitator from Seattle, said at the start of the two-hour session they had initially intended to prepare a report for the State Department of Transportation by the start of the next legislative session, but now believe it will take about a year. Sunday's meeting was a kickoff forum with individual sessions expected to be conducted later at...
Whitman County commissioners Monday approved a bid for coating the roof at the events center at the Palouse Empire Fairground. Fair Manager Bob Reynolds presented the bids to the commissioners and recommended that Simonson Roofing of Clayton be awarded the contract on a bid of $13,015.50 with tax. “That was the low bid out of all those bidders, and it comes with a 10-year warranty and met all the specifics we asked them to bid on,” Reynolds told the commissioners. Reynolds said the project will involve a wash down of the materials on top of...
The sun shines down on these cattail reeds along a pond southwest of Palouse....
