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Hurricane, now known as Firecane, president of the Palouse Hills Muzzleloaders, takes a break during the 2015 Muzzleloaders rendezvous. The Muzzleloaders will gather near Colfax next weekend for their 25th annual rendezvous. The Palouse Muzzleloaders are preparing to mark their annual shooting celebration next weekend, June 24-26, near Colfax. This celebration will mark the 25th annual rendezvous of the Palouse Hills Muzzleloaders. “There will be people camping, talking and yakking and v...
This Boeing 40C is the only 40C still flying and is also Boeing's oldest flying aircraft. The interior has been renovated to display all-wood paneling. The plane crashed in 1928 and was uncovered and removed 70 years later for restoration and took flight in 2008. Gazette intern reporter A Boeing 40C, the oldest Boeing airplane still flying, has been booked to make an appearance at the June 25 fly-in at the Colfax airport. Also, a Stearman Speedmail and a WACO EQC-6 are expected to join the...
Drops of rain can be seen on this crop after a heavy rain fall last week. Gazette intern reporter The April, May and June showers have brought more than just flowers to the Palouse this season. The rains that were absent last year are making up for loss of crops now, as farmers are preparing for harvest. “Temperatures are looking great, really good for growers,” said Steven Van Vleet, with the Washington State University extension agriculture and natural resources program unit. “It's been very p... Full story
A scheduled power outage will occur in Colfax next Monday June 20, at 10 p.m. and continue until the next morning Tuesday, June 21, at 4 a.m. Avista has scheduled the overnight outage in order for its crews to perform maintenance on equipment in the substation serving the Colfax area. Purpose is to increase reliability, according to an Avista news release....
The 88th annual Slippery Gulch Days is underway in Tekoa with culminating events Friday and Saturday. The celebration will feature a fun run, class reunions, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, dancing to live bands, fishing derby, parade, softball game, musical show in the Empire Theatre, ever-expanding egg toss, kids games in the park and fireworks Saturday night. The theme is “Back to the '60s” with the grand parade at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Slippery Gulch egg toss immediately follows in which pai...
Endicott officially lost its only gas station Tuesday, June 14. CHS Primeland of Lewiston, which operated the pumps, announced the planned closure of the fuel site Jan. 13 this year. “We regret to inform you the CHS Primeland has made the decision to discontinue dispensing fuel at this location,” Jeff Hagemann, energy manager at CHS, wrote to customers in Endicott. “This decision was not made lightly.” In his letter, Hagemann cited things such as the age of the underground tanks, cost to replace the tanks and needed Federal Consumer Credit Card...
A dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony were held Friday, June 10, at Pullman’s Reaney Park for a new splash pad area that features 10 spray toys. The planned ceremony moved forward despite rain. Here,the ribbon is cut to officially mark the opening of the splash pad. For full story, see page 4A....
The annual LaCrosse Farmer's Festival is scheduled for this weekend with a full slate of activities. New to the festival this year is the “Looking Toward the Future” float contest sponsored by Nealey Farms. The winning float will receive a $100 prize, and the only rule for the contest is that the float must be on wheels. Judging for the contest begins at 9:40 a.m. on June 18, prior to the parade. The judging will be during the parade lineup, which begins at 9:30 a.m. at the scale house. The Kiddy Parade lineup is at 10 a.m. at the post off...
Whitman County Superior Court Judge David Frazier last Friday decided to wait to make a decision on the petition for a vote to recall Garfield Mayor Ray McCown. At the end of a hearing June 10, Frazier concluded by telling those present he will issue a ruling in writing sometime this week or next. “Very serious issues have been presented here,” he said. “It takes close analysis.” Rebecca Strange and Tami Southern, two of the petition signers, represented the proponents of the recall at the two...
