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COLFAX/PALOUSE – A plan to resume senior meals in person July 6 in Colfax and Palouse has been held back, with the county needing to be in Phase IV before the change would be allowed. Instead, delivery of the weekly or twice-weekly meals will continue around the county. The service, since March, has increased. Council on Aging and Human Services meals have gone from 1,100 per month to 2,500, using drivers from COAST Transportation and other volunteers. The Council expanded their delivery area t...
Thursday, July 2 Colton & Uniontown Post Office, Craft Bag Pickup. Every Monday, new crafts will arrive for children ages 3 to 12 to pick-up throughout the week. Fairytale Creature Art Contest, through July 3. PreK-High schoolers, email a photo to [email protected]. of your original fairytale creature masterpiece, made out of any media. Friday, July 3 Palouse Scavenger Hunt, through August 31. Call 509-878-1513 for details, then go on an exciting search around downtown Palouse. Saturday, July 4 & Sunday, July 5 Closed, happy...
Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Lilly Lou Nicole Best was born June 22 at four pounds and 11 ounces, to Zan Best and Ashley Parkin of Colfax. Maternal grandparents are David Parkin and Sarah Kissler of Sprague, and the late Kourtney McArthur. Paternal grandparent is Betty Lou Maley of Pine City. Sawyer Scott Pettit was born June 25 at eight pounds and nine ounces, to Tyler Pettit and Alexis Ryan of Colfax, joining sister Avery. Maternal grandparents are Scott and Debbie Ryan of Boise. Paternal grandparents are Mike Pettit and Kathy...
While Libey Gallery in The Center at Colfax Library remains closed due to COVID-19, the library has posted its first online art show. The show can be viewed on the YouTube channel “WhitmanCoLibrary” or accessed from the Library’s website via the red “YouTube” arrow. This first show features a sampling of artwork and photography by various artists and future segments will showcase artists talking about their work, their influences, style and more. Artists showing in the gallery include Gabriella Ball, Vicki Broeckel, Dan Codd, Ken Carper, B...
ALBION – Whitman County Library was recently awarded a $10,000 grant to renovate the Albion Branch Library. Provided by the METER Foundation of Pullman, the funds will allow for a new heating and air conditioning unit along with upgrades to the carpeting, paint and furniture. Renovations are expected to begin immediately, taking advantage of the library’s closed status due to coronavirus. Albion residents needing curbside, mailing services or Summer Reading information are encouraged to call 509-397-4366. Wi-Fi service and bookdrop access rem...
SPOKANE - Zoe Metzer of Colfax and Pearl Griffiths of Garfield earned placement on the Gonzaga University President's List for spring semester 2020. Students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. Sara Whelchel of Diamond and Adam Blakely of St. John earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean's List for spring semester 2020. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed....
PENSACOLA, FL – Alyssa Rodgers of Pullman was named to the Dean's List by Dr. Troy Shoemaker, president of Pensacola Christian College, for academic achievement during the 2020 spring semester. This was a result of earning a semester grade point average of 3.00 or higher....
SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- Dan Mcnamara of Pullman, graduated from the University of Utah on April 30, 2020. Mcnamara, whose major is listed as Latin American Studies MA, was among the 8,628 graduates who were honored during the university's first-ever virtual commencement due to the coronavirus pandemic. The graduating class of 2020 includes students who graduated summer 2019, fall 2019 and spring 2020. Students in the Class of 2020 ranged in age from 18 to 69 and earned 9,280 degrees. Graduates represented 50 U.S. states and 59 foreign...
Al, who was often referred to as the unofficial Mayor of Fish Trap Lake, has gone fishing with the Big Guy. Al worked the farmlands of Oakesdale, Wash., for two decades and was elected and served as Mayor of Oakesdale from 1982 to 1985. The wake of Al's Journey is wide, long and full of love from those he touched. Al's departure is preceded by two women he loved, Marlene and Carolyn; his brother Frank Young; sisters, Helen McCord and Bessie Barnette. Al's true legacy is in those that he has left... Full story
Jeff J. Lukens, 66, of Garfield, Wash., passed away June 27, 2020, at his Garfield home. Jeff was born November 20, 1953, in Van Nuys, Calif., to John & Dessie Mae (Freeze) Lukens. He grew up in Van Nuys, where he attended school and graduated high school. Jeff went right to work in the printing industry, becoming a Journey Pressman. He worked in the printing industry for many years, earning awards for the quality of his printing. After a distinguished career Jeff retired. After meeting on a blind date, Jeff married Patricia Stancliffe on... Full story
Louis L. Laws, of Malden, Washington, died June 19, 2020, in a car accident not far from his home. He was 90. Family and friends are invited to help celebrate his life at the following memorials: Saturday, June 27th, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Mike's Eagle Pub, 104 1st St., in Cheney; again on Sunday, June 28th, for the Malden Community and his Shriner friends, a potluck beginning at Noon at his home in Malden, 17 Main St.; and Thursday, July 2nd, from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at Bolos Bar and Grill, 116... Full story
Helen Jane Hughes, longtime Endicott resident, passed away June 28, 2020, in Pullman, Washington. She was 84. A private family graveside service will be Tuesday, July 7th, at 1:00 p.m. in the Endicott Cemetery with a celebration of her life for the community at a later date when the current situation subsides. Helen Jane was born March 28, 1936, the youngest of four girls, in Spokane, Wash., to James Ralph and Helen Wyrick Setters. She grew up on the farm just west of Winona where son Jim and... Full story
Danial Ray "Dan" Brannan, 70, of Pullman, Wash., passed away June 21, 2020, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. Dan was born July 18, 1949, in Colfax, Wash., to Dale Brannan & Shirley Stilson Brannan Workman. He grew up on a farm and attended Pullman schools. He played football for PHS. Dan knew all of the cops in town and they knew him as the guy in the lime green '67 Chevelle SS 396. Following graduation from Pullman High School, class of 1967, Dan went to work in the heavy... Full story
Our loving wife and mother, Marilyn Pierce Blevins, was welcomed home by her Savior June 29, 2020. Marilyn was born March 31, 1950, to Eugene and Dorothy Driftmeyer. While attending college at Eastern Washington University, she met Ralph Allen Blevins. They were married in Walla Walla, Wash., August 29, 1970. They made their home in the Endicott-Colfax area where they raised their three daughters. In 2012, they retired to West Richland. She will be remembered for her flare for cooking and her... Full story
The Commoner 125 years ago June 21, 1895 A recent issue of the Review, under date of Colfax, publishes the following: “Frequent rumors are heard regarding the intention of the Great Northern to tap this country with a branch line from Harrington. The route has been surveyed once or twice and only a few weeks ago a party of engineers passed through here on their way to Lewiston, presumably to survey a continuation of the route into the Camas prairie country. There is an excellent natural roadbed through Sprague and by the mouth of the Rock lake...
Cynthia Jean Stromberger, 93, went home to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 13, 2020, in Spokane Valley, Wash. Jean was born on January 16, 1927, to Oscar and Amy Melville Kuhlman. She grew up and lived her life in the Sprague and Lamont area. She went to school in Lamont and graduated from Sprague High School in 1945. March 2, 1947, she married the love of her life, Daniel Stromberger, when he returned from serving in the Army. They were married for over 73 years. Jean and Dan lived in... Full story
COLFAX – Whitman County Commissioners approved Monday a bid of $812,278 from Mangum Construction of Clarkston for remodeling and expansion at the county's moderate risk waste building at the landfill south of Colfax. Commissioners also approved – in a separate, non-sealed bid process from the county's small works roster – Greg's Electric of Colfax for $120,313 to do the electrical work inside the facility, plus some external. The county took in five competitive quotes. For the main work, sealed bids were previously received from Assoc...
Appointee to fill Love's term will be up for re-election next year The Port of Whitman County issued a clarification June 29 on the process to fill the vacancy after the resignation of Commissioner John Love. The Port will first appoint someone within 90 days to take Love's seat. A special election will be held Nov. 2021, for which the appointee will need to run in an open election to retain the seat. The winner of the election will serve out the remainder of Love's term, ending in 2025....
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS GLORFIELD QUARRY, C.R.C.P. No. 172 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 10:45 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, on Monday, July 20, 2020, 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
COLFAX – The sales committee of the Palouse Empire Fair Board voted to cover the costs of a youth stock sale from its own coffers. The sales committee met prior to the fair board. Main discussion was offering a show and sale and on helping youth who still needed it sell their animals. Two surveys were brought up. The first was put out by the WSU Extension which oversees the 4H programs. According to that survey, there were 23 beef, 44 hogs, nine goats and eight sheep that youth producers s...
WHITMAN COUNTY – Another week of rock work was on the schedule for Almota Road south of Colfax last week, nearing the opening of the road to passenger cars by the Fourth of July. “Then the contractor pulled all of his trucks for a week,” said Dean Cornelison, assistant county engineer. “To go work on another project.” The road is still closed to most traffic, with rocks as large as 12 inches scattered on the surface. “It’s traversible in a four-by-four pickup,” Cornelison said, as he sat betwe...
COLFAX – Gov. Jay Inslee and state Secretary of Health John Wiesman announced June 27 the state is putting a pause on counties moving to Phase IV. Eight counties, of which Whitman County is one, are eligible to move to Phase IV. The state officials cited rising cases across the state as the reason for the pause before entering the final, unrestricted phase of reopening. “As we’ve watched COVID cases expand in Whitman County, it is not a surprise announcement,” said Board of County Commissioners Chairman Michael Largent. Largent was underst...
A funeral for Kenneth Robert Hames, who died at age 91 in April, was held Friday, June 26, at the Rosalia Veterans Park, which he helped bring into existence. At Hames' request, the service took place at the park and afterward his ashes were taken to the IOOF cemetery at the edge of town in a procession led by the Rosalia Fire Department's 1937 Ford pumper truck. Hames, who grew up in Lamont before moving to Rosalia, was a 40-year member of the Rosalia volunteer Fire Department. He served in...
