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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. **************** SPOKANE MC RIDERS HURT A Spokane motorcycle rider was injured Sunday morning after he lost control of the cycle he was riding on the Endicott-St. John Road. The rider, Tom Barber, 51, was riding northbound at about 10:49 a.m. and drifted onto the shoulder of the road at a curve. Several riders on the Ride for the Cure event out...
Benson gets scholarship Victoria Benson, daughter of Max and Christine Benson of Steptoe, has been awarded an Alumni Family Member Scholarship for $1,000 for the 2013-14 academic year at Eastern Washington University. Victoria graduated from Colfax High School in 2011. She is currently a sophomore studying government. Three on NNU list Brent Conrad, Kelli Largent and Roman Lyon of Colfax were among 411 students at Northwest Nazarene University who were named to the dean’s list for the 2013 spring semester. To be eligible for the academic h... Full story
Ukulele players to form group All area ukulele players and enthusiasts are encouraged to grab their instruments and attend an organizational meeting of the Ukulele Players of the Palouse or U POP Sunday, June 23, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Colfax Library. Scott Hallett of Colfax is organizing this meeting with the hope of attracting players from all across the region. U POP will be open to people of all ages and skill levels. From beginner to expert, U POP members will provide mutual support, share and play music, improve their skills and most...
The Rosalia High School class of 2013 gathered for Baccalaureate June 5 at Holy Rosary Church in Rosalia. From right to left, bottom row: Brittany Terrell, Heather Wilson, Maddy St. John, Haley Lindgren and Dylan Garrison. Top row: Gage Merritt, Hannah Sims, Zane Brown, Micah Pittsley and Brock Shelton....
8 years ago June 15, 1888 Oliver Hall has been having constructed the past week in the rear of his implement store a tower 56 feet in height, on which will be surmounted a Cyclone windmill, of which he has the agency. Water will be drawn from the well on Mill Street, and thence conveyed to a big public watering trough. It will also be used for sprinkling purposes. Harris & McDonald have been having a monkey and parrot time with the large bay horse which they drive to their delivery wagon within the past few days. On Saturday he became...
Kathy Dawes, who is affiliated with the Palouse Discovery Science Center, will lead a Kamiak Butte campfire program on Galileo’s telescope Saturday, June 15, at 7 p.m. Participants will learn how lenses work and assemble a kit telescope like the one Galileo used to study the moon and to discover the major moons of Jupiter. Assuming the sky is clear, participants can hike three eighths of a mile up to a view point at Kamiak and observe the first quarter moon just like Galileo did in 1609. The telescope kits will be disassembled for use in f...
Endicott The Winona Reunion at the Endicott School June 8 was attended by 25 past and present residents. Summer has arrived in Endicott and the library has started the Summer Reading Program. “Dig into Reading” is the 2013 theme of the program. Anyone interested can contact the Branch Manager Tia Langston. A memorial was Saturday, June 8, for Jack Thompson, a long-time Endicott resident. Pastor Fred Tribble of the Community Bible Church conducted the memorial at one of the town parks. Friday, June 7, a memorial service was held for Ron Gar... Full story
Dusty Art and Colene Sager and granddaughter Jullene Sager were in Spokane Saturday afternoon to attend the piano recital of their other granddaughter, Hannah Manning, Valleyford. The recital was at the Steinway Auditorium in Spokane Valley. All of the pieces were duets, many of them performed on two baby grands. The finale, which included Hannah, was eight hands on two grands. Dick and Helen Appel attended the high school graduation of their granddaughter, Sabrina Appel, in Salem, Ore. Sabrina is the daughter of Phil Appel, Spokane. A family... Full story
There is a small group of Inupiaq people that live on a tiny island just south of the Artic Circle. They have been there for thousands of years – since memory began. They were there before the sea around them was named the Chukchi. They were there before the Russian sailor, Kotzebue, “discovered” the inlet behind that island and “named” both the inlet and the island that guarded it from the sea after one of his crewman, Shishmarev. Throughout those years they have endured the cycles of life; the freezing and thawing; the light and the darkn... Full story
Loretta Paulson, far left, won both the people's choice award and the juried art award with her painting of two herons June 6 at the Colfax Arts Council reception at the library. Ashley Richman, left in front, won the people's choice award in the juvenile division with her rendition of the Perkins House. Other entrants this year are front row, Lynnea Vantrease with Spring Poppies on the Palouse and Chais Anderson with Go Cougs. In back are Paulson, Jerry Jones with Farm Girl, Craig Whitcomb...
Darby Ratz has been awarded a Dean’s Scholarship for $2,000 for the 2013-14 academic year at Eastern Washington University. Darby graduated from Tekoa High School where she participated in ASB, Tekoa Royalty Court, volleyball, cheerleading and was a peer mentor. She plans to study pre-med at EWU. She is the daughter of James Ira Arnold and Valinda Kay Ratz of Plummer, Idaho....
I hope you were able to stop in during our community open house June 11. We have received the “Top 20 Critical Access Award for Patient Perspective” for the second year in a row. Everyone from the maintenance staff to those who provide direct patient care contributed. All understand the importance of creating a welcoming environment for patients and visitors. A very important part of the patient care team are our nursing assistants (NACs), They are the ones who answer call lights, assist wit... Full story
Katelyn Graffis has been awarded a trustees scholarship for $3,000 for the 2013-14 academic year at Eastern Washington University. This scholarship is awarded to a continuing EWU student who has maintained a grade average of 3.8 or higher. Katelyn graduated from Oakesdale High School in 2010. She is currently studying education with her major focusing on reading....
A total of 83 motorcycles hit the road from Colfax Sunday in this year’s Ride for the Cure. Five cars also participated in the ride which is a Relay for Life benefit. An estimated $2,000 was raised for the event. Riders departed the Les Schwab parking lot on the Walla Walla Highway and followed a 100-mile route which went through Endicott, St. John, Rosalia and Tekoa before ending with a luncheon at Fredneck’s in Rockford. Riders came from as far away as Newman Lake and Valley, Wash., to par... Full story
COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENU Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — German sausage with sauerkraut, potatoes, peach halves, fruit crisp, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — German sausage with sauerkraut, potatoes, peach halves, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday — German sausage with sauerkraut, potatoes, peach halves, fruit crisp, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Baked fish, rice pilaf, cucumber/tomato salad, wheat rolls, sherbet and cookie,...
Whitman County Library invites everyone to “Dig Into Reading” during the 2013 Summer Reading program in all 14 branches. Participation, activities and prizes are for all ages. Youth who read (or are read to) 10 books or 10 hours during the summer qualify for the completion certificate and prizes. Teens and adults can also participate by reading and reviewing three books over the summer. They’ll receive coffee drinks, pizza slices or other treats while qualifying to be included in a grand prize drawing that includes a $50 Rosauers gift certi... Full story
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution: Wednesday, June 26: Palouse Federated Church, 1 to 3 p.m.; Rosalia Methodist Church, 9 to 11 a.m.; St. John Methodist Church, 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, June 27 Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Garfield Legion / Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m.; LaCrosse, 111 N. Main, 8 a.m. to noon; Tekoa City Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Oakesdale Baptist Church, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Endicott City Hall, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 28: Colton-Uniontown, Uniontown Community Building, 8 a.m. to...
The city of Palouse is considering a sewer rate increase. After talking about how to combat rising costs at the town sewer plant for the past several months, an ordinance to raise rates $2 per month was on the agenda for the next city council meeting June 11. Palouse Mayor Michael Echanove said the recent cost increases have to do with overall inflation as well as problems with items deemed “flushable,” which have caused clogs at the plant’s lift station. The situation has gone so far as Palou...
Former Army Special Operations/Green Beret medic Bill Harmeyer, Jr. met with Garfield Middle School students in John Gehring’s social studies classroom. Harmeyer spoke at the school’s Veteran’s Day assembly last November and was invited back to the school as they presented him with a Quilt of Valor made by Marilee Sherwood, an aide at the school. Quilts of Valor is a national program in which individuals or groups make and present quilts to military veterans....
Thirteen adults and two children modeled garments from the Thrifty Grandmothers inventory Saturday in the first fashion revue at the shop. The show was titled “Get Yo’ Bag” and tote bags with the theme were available for purchase. The revue also featured a debut of the “Get Yo’ Bag” promotional video for the shop. The three-minute video was shown on a computer screen. The runway for the revue was along one side of the shop where an aisle had been cleared out. Proceeds from the event will fund t...
Michael J. McNeilly and Lori A. Walter were married May 23, at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Their children are Dillon and Dalton McNeilly of Colfax and Misty Zornacki of Endicott. The couple will reside in Colfax. He is a professional painter, and she is employed at Rosauers....
Colfax members of Preceptor Beta Beta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi International started their chapter in the late 1960s, with many joining in the 1970s. It once was a very ambitious chapter, but as the members became busy mothers and then grandmothers, they cut back to one meeting a month. At least two young couples married in recent years had both mothers in the chapter. The members’ primary goal is enjoying each other, having fun and supporting each other. Members who are ill or have surgery h... Full story
Colfax FCCLA members, left to right, Tim Cornelius, Tim Nellis, Kim Hinnenkamp, Jasmine Lander, Heather Robinson and Ysabeaux Ng delivered pull tabs to the Ronald McDonald House in Spokane June 6. The tabs were collected throughout the year from residents and students. Proceeds from the tabs help parents with critically ill children or premature babies stay at the Ronald McDonald House while their children are undergoing treatment. The money pays for rooms, food and other household...
St. John St. John is gearing up for this weekend, with an estimated 3,500 to 5,000 people coming to watch the US sprint boats. Starting today, campers will arrive to locate next to Webb’s Slough. Friday starting at 5 p.m., the sprint boats and their owners will line the street of downtown St. John so residents can get a close-up look at the boats, meet the racers and take photos. This is a free event. The Rialto will offer hamburgers and hot dogs on the street, and inside they will serve a full menu. Most businesses such as Empire Foods, T...
REAL ESTATE SALES Meghan C. Levi, Pullman, to Kendra A Barry, Pullman, 1996 26x41 mobile home, $51,500, June 6. Hayden Homes, Redmond, to Erik C. and Tammy J. Legreid, Pullman, house on Big Sky Court in Pullman, $252,570, June 4. Jason and Catherine Wilkins, Pullman, to David E. and Sarah C Yost, Columbia, Mo., house on SW Sundance in Pullman, $485,000, June 4. Laurence and Karen C. Hopkins, Spokane, to Jeffrey T. and Barbara L. Fehr, Chelan, house on NW Turner Drive in Pullman, $182,000, June 4. Stephen A. and Rachel Bischoff, Pullman, to... Full story
