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A tour of direct seed operations in Asotin County will be next Wednesday, June 23. The tour is sponsored by the Palouse Direct Seeders, Clearwater Direct Seeders, WSU and UI extensions and the Pacific Northwest Direct Seeders. The tour will include direct seeders from Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Stops will be made at the farms of Tom Petty, Mark Green and Brit Ausmun. Registration deadline is Saturday. The tour bus will leave the Lewiston Red Lion at 10 a.m., and lunch will be provided at the Petty farm. There is no cost for the tour....
One more review of the proposal for a Public Development Authority at LaCrosse will be in the works before the measure is expected to go up for a vote by the LaCrosse City Council. The decision came after council members June 10 received a report of revisions to the proposal which have been made by City Attorney Brian Werst of Spokane. The PDA petition has been filed by LaCrosse Community Pride, a group which is working to return a grocery story to LaCrosse. The town has been without a store since February of last year when long-time...
Dr. Kris Polda Bulcroft, who was raised in Lamont and is a member of the 1970 class at St. John, has been named as the sixth president of Capilano University in North Vancouver, B.C. For the past two years Dr. Bulcroft has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Franklin College in Switzerland. She was appointed to the North Vancouver post after an international search. She follows Dr. Greg Lee who will retire after 15 years as president of Capilano. He served the school for 39 years. The daughter of Juanita Polda and the... Full story
With another split vote, county commissioners Monday approved the creation of a new technology position in the aftermath of firing the county finance director. The controversial system administrator position will take on New World, the county’s software program which was never installed, a factor which led to the firing of county finance director Beverly Divine June 1. Commissioners Greg Partch and Pat O’Neill voted for creating the new position, and Michael Largent voted no during a brief county board meeting Monday. The creation of the job... Full story
Farmers’ Fest offers welcome at LaCrosse Under the theme “Welcome Home: a celebration of where we live,” LaCrosse will kick off its annual Farmers’ Festival this weekend. The festival starts Friday night with a spaghetti dinner at the Teapot Café, followed by music and dancing at the Pastime Tavern. Saturday events begin with breakfast at the Masonic Hall from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served by the DC Kids. Seniors for the class of 2011 will begin their car wash at the bus barn beginning at 9 a.m. Participants in the Farm Festival... Full story
Esther Wilson, 48, Endicott, filed her candidacy for county auditor Friday. Wilson challenges two-term incumbent Eunice Coker, who filed for re-election Monday. Both filed as Republicans. Wilson believes her work with auditor’s staff through her position in the county finance department has shown her areas that could be streamlined and made more efficient. Wilson’s announcement came as she is involved in the current controversy that hit county government after the effective dissolution of the finance department. However, she told the Gaz... Full story
June precipitation is generally greeted as “Million Dollar Rains” in Whitman County. This year, however, heavy rain in this key month may prove to be something else. Rain in the next couple weeks will block fungicide application, needed now because of a potential serious outbreak in stripe rust infection in Palouse wheat. Stripe rust is a fungus that attacks chaff, leaves and leaf sheath of wheat. Infection kills the leaves of a plant, thus reducing its ability to produce nutrients needed for kernel development. That hits hard by lowering the...
Nine-year-old Varun Iyer of Pullman picked up a few helpful tips from Penny Gilchrist during Saturday’s fishing derby for kids at the Gilchrist Pond on Union Flat. Varun’s dad, Suresh, also provided a little coaching. Varun landed his first fish just before their time slot at the pond expired....
NOTICE OF A MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (M-DNS) The Whitman County Planning Office issued a Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (M-DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Platt Electric proposes to open an electrical supply business on a 7.4-acre parcel located in the North-Pullman/Moscow Corridor District (N-PMC), adjacent to SR 270 and immediately to the east of the existing Crescent Electric Supply Company building, in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 quarter of...
Total scholarship dollars awarded to LaCrosse High graduates exceeded $50,000. Commencement for the 12 seniors in the 2010 class was Saturday afternoon. Award recipients are listed below: Ali Adams: LaCrosse Dollars for Scholars Scholarship. Justin Aldrich: Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award, Colfax Thrifty Grandmother’s Scholarship, LaCrosse Dollars for Scholars Scholarship. Samantha Bafus: Valedictorian Award, Masonic Outstanding Senior Award, Whitman County Sheriff’s Reserve Scholarship, LaCrosse Dollars for Scholars Sch...
