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Gazette intern reporter Writing can be considered a rather personal form of art, whether or not the author is inclined to share their work with the world. However, Starla Simmons Meighan, a clinical assistant professor in integrative physiology and neuroscience at Washington State University, is one writer who not only wanted to share her work with others, but also wanted to grow and develop with other local writers. “I'm actually a professor at WSU. I teach neuroscience,” said Meighan, laughing. “I've always held this passion for writing, but...
REAL ESTATE SALES Bianca Quintiliani, Colfax, to Anthony Cafiero and Barbara Ley, Oakesdale, house on W. Steptoe, Oakesdale, $60,000, May 16. Kelli Kamimura, Pullman, to Joseph and Marie Cox, Pullman, house on SW Capri Court, Pullman, $175,000, May 16. Gina Clouse, Pullman, to Michael and Lorraine Hughes, Pullman, 1995 27x56 mobile home on NW Golden Hills Drive, $74,500, May 16. WenFeng An and Ping Ye, Brookings, S.D., to Justin and Jacklyn Eveland, Pullman, house on SE Harvest Drive, Pullman, $394,000, May 16. Evelands to Debra Sherritt,...
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS SAND ROAD C.R.P. No. 9060-5 WHITMAN COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed proposals for this project will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 11:15 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time, on Monday, July 18, 2016, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read. Each proposal shall be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Whitman County Board of County Commissioners with the name... Full story
Washington leaders need to keep an eye on South Carolina. It is a state which is becoming a strong magnet to attract business. A couple of years ago, the front page news was the competition between Seattle and Charleston to lure Boeing’s 787 assembly production. Now, it has grown to include international trade and the associated economic development and jobs. Washington and South Carolina are among our nation’s leaders in international trade. Our state’s ports process roughly $150 billion in imported and exported products annually and 40 perce...
The other side As always, there are at least two sides to every story and I would like to share my view concerning our mayor in Garfield. My wife and I have been residents of Garfield since 1971, and I was born and raised here. Being mayor or an elected official of any small town is not always easy, especially in this day and age. Most of the daily good things done by so many goes unheralded. But this is understood and not why people like our mayor do it. They do it because they (we) truly care about our towns and communities. When a few...
One of Donald Trump's political skills is giving widely condemned speeches. His post-Orlando jeremiad fit the pattern. There is something so inherently inflammatory in Trump's delivery that he could read the Gettysburg Address and some listeners would wonder how he could possibly say such a thing. The kernel of Trump's speech was rather obvious: "The bottom line is that the only reason the killer was in America in the first place was because we allowed his family to come here. That is a fact, and it's a fact we need to talk about." The...
All A grades 12th Grade: Sarah E. Appel, Ashtyn M. Aune, April A. Casten, Timothy B. Cornelius, Pearl A. Griffiths, Olivia Mellor, Hailey N. Ring, Katelyn J. Scholz and Sidney F. Sheer. 11th Grade: Christopher M. Aspenwall, Hope A. De Avila, Faith L. Markley and Daniel J. Robinson. 10th Grade: Kyle R. Appel and Chase W. Baerlocher. 9th Grade: Madison L. Cox, Elizabeth G. Harwood, Jenna L. Harwood, Kylie M. Kackman, Bryan J. Rubin, Cassidi J. Shindler and Tayma R. Vanek. 3.75-3.99 Grade point average 12th Grade: Chase D. Aeschliman, Scout M....
How low can we go? When it comes to politics, that's a question that has a new answer nearly every day. Each time we think our campaign seems to hit bottom, somebody starts digging us in deeper. And I don't want to tell you what they're shoveling, because, well, you know. So now we have Sarah Palin posting on Facebook that President Barack Obama is a "special kind of stupid." Mind you, that's Sarah Palin saying that. She was in a tizzy because the president has been restating since the Orlando massacre his frustration that we can't put some...
Thursday, June 30 Rosalia – 10:15 a.m. – ‘50s Fun – Kids of all ages are welcome to this fun event. Prizes will be given for 50’s style clothes and hair-dos. Tekoa – 12 to 1 p.m. – Summer Reading musical fun in Tekoa with guest librarian and music teacher Lisa. Make Pan Flutes and learn all about making music. Saturday, July 2 Albion – 12 to 1:30 p.m. – Rocket Balloons – Join us on the grass outside of the city building with special guest Nancy Peterson while she leads us in some active experiments with balloons that travel fast. Sunday, July...
The Biblical account of Israel wandering in the wilderness for 40 years provides us an opportunity to understand how Israel was to love and please God. The books of Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers reveal their failures due to complaining and disbelief after crossing of the Red Sea, traveling to Mount Sinai (Horeb), then to the Kadesh region, to the city of Barnea, failing test after test. It was God’s will for them to take the land of Canaan, but 10 of the spies feared the giants and high walled cities. Only Joshua and Caleb wanted to attack a...
8 years ago The Commoner June 26, 1891 Mrs. J. W. Gaines had a very narrow escape from a horrible death last Monday. With her sister Miss Bridgefarmer she was driving to town from her home near Kamiac in a road cart. The horse was high-spirited and restive when near Eagan's old brick yard became frightened at a train of cars switching at the depot. Mrs. Gaines turned around and drove back, waiting till she heard the train pull out. In order to make sure that the cars were out of the way she drove up on the hill south of the Golden Rule Flour...
Robert A. Larson A memorial service for Robert A. Larsen, 89, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 2, at the Elmore United Methodist Church north of Potlatch, Idaho. The Rev. Kathy Lee Kramer will officiate. A private family inurnment service will be at Freeze Cemetery. Mr. Larsen, a retired Potlatch-area farmer, died Saturday, June 25, at his Potlatch home. Born Jan. 17, 1927, in Nebraska, to Oscar and Sigrid (Berg) Larsen, he moved with his family to Palouse when he was 13 and graduated... Full story
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. FIRE HITS KAMIAK BUTTE Fire crews from Palouse and many rural fire districts responded to a fire which broke out on Kamiak Butte Sunday. The fire apparently broke out near the saddle where the main hiking trail from the main parking lot tops out on the butte. Palouse Fire Chief Mike Bagott said they received the first call on the fire at 2:25...
Dahmen to feature artist Ron Adams Ron Adams of Ahsahka will be the featured artist for the July exhibit at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. Adams paints in oil the beauty of the streams, rivers and mountain settings in Idaho’s Clearwater Valley. The exhibit will open Friday, July 1, and run through July 31. An opening reception is scheduled for Sunday, July 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. Ron began studying art at about the age of eight in 1954. From drawing and painting all kinds of objects and using water colors and then tempera paints, he f...
Lois Olmstead, LaCrosse, who writes as L.A. Malby, has published "Family Matters," her third novel. The story continues the lives of Tracy Mahon and her two daughters who were introduced in "Family Ways." Four years have passed, and they survived the attack by Matt Gallagher and went on with their lives. The new book is available from the publisher, E-BookTime, and can also be purchased from Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble in paperback or for a reading device. To get an autographed copy call Olmstead in LaCrosse....
Fourteen students led the second semester honor roll at Colton High School for the second semester with all-A grades. They included Rachel Meyer and Zoe Moser, seniors; Brady Chadwick, Kendyl Druffel and Peter Schultheis, juniors; Reece Chadwick, Garbeille Kelly, Jordyn Moehrle, Emily Schultheis and Luke Vining, freshmen; Kian Ankerson and Maddison Stout, eighth grade; Willow Heaney and Josie Schultheis, seventh grade. High Honors students with grade averages of 3.4-3.99 (no D's or F's) included Macy Bishop, Carter Dahmen, MaryAnn Jacobs,...
Jeannette Ping and Joann Barry, sisters from LaCrosse, were among the descendants of Elisha Ping, who was honored June 11, during Pioneer Days at Pomeroy. They are great-great-granddaughters of the pioneer Pomeroy area farmer and territorial legislator. At one time, Ping County was proposed as the name for what eventually became Columbia County and finally Garfield County. Donald Ping of LaCrosse, a great-great-grandson was unable to attend, but he was represented at the event by his wife. Eight members of the different Ping generations... Full story
Three of the late John Druffel’s daughters in the 1975 Johnson parade; Linda (driving), Paula and Anita. At top is their younger brother Dan as the cuckoo in a clock, and their late mother Frances. The blended family of John and Alma Druffel pose as the Smurfs in 1985. Note the lack of people in the background. Well before this picture was taken in 2008, the Johnson parade was a perennial attraction. Photos courtesy of John Druffel It has thousands of spectators and more than a hundred participa... Full story
Courtney A. Marlow, a freshman in pre-market from Pullman, was among Oregon State University students listed on the fall semester for the spring semester with a grade average of 3.5 or higher....
Gazette intern reporter After teaching for 38 years at Jennings Elementary School, Sharon Hall has retired. Her retirement became effective at the end of this school year. The Title I teacher – a licensed elementary teacher who works with small groups of children on math and reading skills – earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education from Washington State University and later her master's degree from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. Her teaching experience includes teaching fourth and fifth grade, working as a reading spe...
Grace Dickerson, Abby Glorfield, Jazmyn Ray and Aja Schmick, seniors, and Caitlyn Blumenshein, junior, earned all-A grades to top the semester honor roll at St. John High School. High honor students with grade averages from 3.5 to 3.99 were Joshua Archer, Angela Howes, Jacob Blakeley, Adam Staves, Zakkery Stein and Luke Bailey, seniors; Reagan Harrison, Jamie Johnson, Adam Blakeley, Luke Blumenshein, Hunter Hollingsworth, Cooper Lundberg, Ethan Selk, Whitney Walker, Emma Shepherd, Hannah White and Wyatt Willson, juniors; Kierstyn Ray, Griffin...
Holly Brown, Gar/Pal graduate, has received this year's Heidi Keen Scholarship in the amount of $500. Holly, the daughter of Bob and Brenda Brown, will be attending Western Washington University this fall. The Palouse Days "Barley Bar Relay" event is the main funding source for the scholarship fund. Heidi Keen was a student in the animal sciences department focusing her doctoral studies at the WSU Bear Center when she died unexpectedly in August of 2013. Keen started the "Barley Bar Relay" during Palouse Days and donated the money to different...
Whitman Cougars Tuesday defeated North Central twice in a pair of makeup games. The Cougars posted a 10-run lead after three innings in the first game, which saw the NC starting pitcher hit six Cougar batters. Final score of the win in the opener was 18-1. Second game score finished at 11-4 for the Cougars who will be back at McDonald Park July 5 to play Ferris in a double bill. The Cougars are now 10-0 in their division and 10-7 overall with eight games left.... Full story
Whitman County Library is teaming with the Colfax Police Department to host a Bicycle Rodeo on Tuesday, July 5, at 4 p.m. Kids of all ages are encouraged to bring their bikes to the Baptist Church parking lot where they will take part in a host of fun and important free activities. During the rodeo, officers will lead children through an obstacle course and teach them proper biking rules and safety measures. All bikes and helmets will be inspected.... Full story
