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NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND INTENT TO ISSUE AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT The Whitman County Planning Office issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: TLC Animal Care has requested a conditional use administrative permit for a proposed Home Based Veterinary Clinic. The site is located in Section 34, Township 17 N., Range 45 E., WM' Whitman County, Washington. After review of a completed environmental checklist and other...
8 years ago The Commoner June 6, 1890 Monday morning Geo. Inman, of the firm of Inman & Woodward, who have been engaged in the butcher business for the past three months in this city, suddenly made his disappearance, in company with one John Morasack, who recently arrived at Farmington. Inman informed his partner, Woodward, that he was going for a few hours' ride to look after beef cattle. Not returning at 12, inquiries were made as to his whereabouts, when it was learned that he and Morasack were seen driving about 25 head of horses towards...
Jason Wigen, son of Dean and Donna Wigen, has been named valedictorian at LaCrosse High School. Wigen participated in baseball and football during school, as well as ASB, National Honor Society and FFA. He is putting his college plans on hold for a year to serve as the Washington FFA Association State Reporter. He will then attend Washington State University to study crop science. Jacob Johnson, son of John Johnson and Heather Weatherford, has been named salutatorian at LaCrosse. Johnson was... Full story
In John 14-16, Jesus Christ teaches what is referred to as the Farewell or the Upper Room Discourse. At the beginning of this message, Jesus gives His disciples some words of encouragement and comfort: “1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also” (John 14:1-3). This is a fa...
Thursday, June 11 Colfax Methodist Church — 12 p.m. — Climate Change: Whom Should You Trust? — Join educator Dr. Peter Haug on the topic of Climate Change in distinguishing fact from opinion and determining creditable resources on this topic. Friday, June 12 Colfax — 10 to 11:30 a.m. — Play & Learn — Creative play and sharing for toddlers, preschoolers and parents. Malden — 3:30 p.m. — Storytime — Join in the fun with stories, songs and games. Saturday, June 13 Colfax — 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. — Hatha Yoga with Suzy McNeilly — Collection of 26 physic... Full story
A memorial service for John K. Judson, 55, will be Saturday, June 13, at 10 a.m. at the Freeze Church north of Potlatch, Idaho. Pastor Kathy Lee Kramer will officiate at the service and an urn burial will follow at the Freeze Cemetery. Mr. Judson died Nov. 6, 2014, in Eureka, Mont. from cancer. Born Aug. 26, 1959, in Pullman, to Donald and Julie (Jacobsen) Judson, he attended schools in Plummer and graduated from high school there in 1977. He moved to Eureka in 1980 where he worked as a logger. He never married. Survivors include his mother,...
SENIOR MENUS: Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Salad bar, fruit, roll, chocolate chip cookie, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Salad bar, fruit, roll, chocolate chip cookie, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday — Salad bar, fruit, roll, chocolate chip cookie, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Potato soup, spinach and strawberry salad, garlic and cheese biscuit, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Friday — Spaghetti and meatballs, Caesar salad, cooked ca...
Thorn Creek to play Empire Tekoa Empire Theatre Sunday, June 14, at 2:30 p.m. will present a performance of the Thorn Creek Express. This four-man Bluegrass band based out of Genesee, Idaho, is comprised of Lucas, Tyler, Austin and Carson Sass, also known locally as the "Sass Brothers", who got their start as children playing with the Old Time Fiddlers in the Lewis-Clark Valley. They play a wide variety of music including bluegrass standards, classic country, as well as some classic rock tunes and more recently, original music. All four...
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution: Tuesday, June 23: Colfax and Steptoe, 121 N. Main, Colfax, 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 24: Palouse Community Center, 1 to 3 p.m.; Rosalia United Methodist Church, 9 to 11 a.m.; St. John Methodist Church, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; LaCrosse, 110 N. Main, 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 25: Albion Town Hall, 4 to 6 p.m.; Garfield Legion Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m.; Colton-Uniontown, Uniontown Community Building, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Malden/Pine City Town Hall, 8 to 10 a.m.; Oakesdale Baptist... Full story
Erin Startin has two career paths going in Colfax, since she works as a massage therapist at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center and at Colfax School District as a certified athletic trainer. She also leads SAIL exercise classes for seniors. SAIL stands for Stay Active and Independent for Life. Classes are Monday and Wednesday at Hill-Ray Plaza, with Tuesday and Thursday classes in LaCrosse at the United Methodist Church. For the athletic training part of her job, Erin goes to the high school daily during sports seasons, which is most of the...
Kimberly Ann Groom, daughter of Duane and Debbie Groom, has been named valedictorian at Tekoa High School, with a 3.85 GPA. Kimberly was involved in basketball, volleyball, softball, golf and cross country, and she also participated in NHS and Future Problem Solving in addition to serving as ASB vice president. She plans to attend Eastern Washington University to study nursing. Olivia Pakootas, daughter of Nikky James and Tom Pakootas, has been named salutatorian at Tekoa High School, with a...
AmericanWest Bank announced Laura Shields has been promoted to Community Bank Manager of the Colfax branch. Shields has more than 20 years of experience in banking as well as mortgage lending. She moved to the Palouse this past summer to be close to her children and grandchildren. When she’s not at work, Shields can be found camping and traveling in the Inland Northwest. Located at N. 407 Main St., the Colfax branch is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday- Friday. AmericanWest Bank is a business-focused community bank with 98 branches. w... Full story
Lacrosse LaCrosse Farmer's Festival parade will honor Startin's Repair for their 50 years of service to the community. Pastime Tavern, owned and operated by Butch and Lana Thomas for 40 years, and the 100th anniversary of the LaCrosse Store, will also be observed. The Yard of the Month recipient for June is Darlene Kates....
John Henry of the Masonic Lodge Hiram No. 21 in Colfax presents the winners for the fourth annual “Bikes for Books” program for Jennings Elementary second graders Monday. The winners, by reading assessment, were Sam Wells and Liana Vanek. Teachers Bev Stubbers and Valerie Smith led the book program, which began in January....
Dusty Art and Colene Sager attended the Washington State Flying Farmers Association annual convention in Richland last week. Saturday, Art was honored by the state chapter of the organization for his award as the 2014 — 2015 International Flying Farmer of the Year. Zelda Lewis, Joliet, Ill., was their houseguest from last week Wednesday to this Tuesday. She is an officer for the International Flying Farmers organization. Monday, Colene piloted the two of them to Odessa to visit other Flying Farmer members, Stan and Debby Dammel. Kevin and D...
Fifty members of the Colfax High School class of 2015 let their mortar boards fly Saturday to mark the end of commencement ceremonies. At right, the graduates take a break during the ceremony to view pictures of their years in the Colfax school system. The ceremony recognized three valedictorians, a salutatorian and honor students in the class. The program for the event listed $878,783 in scholarships and awards received by class members.... Full story
COLFAX BUILDING PERMITS Larry Wride, reroofing at 108 E. Rock, $8,962, May 27. Jenny Jordan, air conditioning at 703 Southview, $2,350, June 1. REAL ESTATE SALES Patrick Kelley, Pullman, to Shannon Anderson, 1997 Skyline 28 X 40 mobile home on Golden Hills Drive, Pullman, $43,500, May 13. Jonathan Jacobson, Auburn, to Hector and Maria Orantes de Yanes, Issaquah, unit at Wheatridge Condominiums, Pullman, $113,000 May 13. Justin Clements and Elsie Clements, Caldwell, to David Yokdion Lee and Yulanda Yub-Chin Hwang, Pullman, house on Selway,... Full story
In Olympia these days, lawmakers are high centered in a second special session over the budget to operate the state for the next two years. The stalemate has come down to the choice of raising taxes or funding government within the current revenues. Gov. Jay Inslee and fellow Democrats call for a new 5 percent capital gains tax they estimate will generate another $550 million. In addition, Inslee has proposed a new billion dollar tax scheme on carbon emissions. On the other hand, Republicans believe the projected $3.2 billion (9.2 percent)... Full story
Memorial Day Memorial Day number 152 has come and gone. The exact number varies as five different years and many different places claim its origination. They are all connected to the Civil War, freeing slaves, and the horrendous casualties and destruction that resulted. President Johnson was the one who made it a national holiday although not all of the states honor the day. My first recall of Memorial Day was shortly before Pearl Harbor when families went to the cemeteries to honor ancestors in addition to Veterans. Afterwards, we had a...
A crash and bloom in a field northeast of Colfax, Saturday, June 6....
If you live outside Maryland and happened to notice that Martin O’Malley announced in Baltimore that he is running for president as a Democrat, you might well be asking yourself: “Who is Martin O’Malley, and why is he even bothering, since Hillary Clinton has things sewn up?” For starters, O’Malley is the former governor of that state and former mayor of that city. So now you know the “who,” but what about the “why”? What would possess anyone to waste his time and other people’s money to seek a party nomination that is already a done deal... Full story
President Barack Obama is less than stalwart in the fight against ISIS and doesn’t seem overly concerned about Vladimir Putin’s predation in Ukraine or China’s aggression in the South China Sea. It is the fight against climate change, an allegedly dire threat to the nation’s security, that brings out his inner Churchill. In remarks to the Coast Guard Academy commencement, Obama pledged his undying hostility to climate change and his determination to fight it on the beaches and in the fields. He called it “one of the most severe threats...
The Transportation and Safety Administration did not pass a series of tests involving airport security. That was bad enough. But, subsequently, it was disclosed that 73 TSA agents have suspected terrorism ties. That is 73 people ensconced in the very process that is designed to root out terrorists. That is 73 people hired to stop people just like them. Not only do these agents screen passengers and luggage, they are charged with screening airline and airport employees and airport vendors. Although the TSA employment checks have been classified...
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. DARRINGTON SIGNS MARSH Colfax High School Principal Buck Marsh has signed a contract to serve as superintendent of the Darrington School District. Marsh, who came here from Bridgeport, has served as Colfax High School principal for the past three years. He completed studies for superintendent certification and a doctorate degree last summer. Mar...
Head Lifeguard Matt Scholz power-washes at the Colfax swim pool Monday in preparation for today, Thursday’s, opening for summer 2015. The pool opens at 1 p.m. with a free swim until 4 p.m. Another free swim runs from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m....
