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Colfax Sale of legal fireworks from the stand at Rosauer's lot began Friday at noon. The stand, which is operated by Colfax Rotary, was open from noon to 8 p.m. each day until the Fourth of July when they will be open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., according to Bob Lothspeich, who is heading the project for Rotary. Proceeds from the fireworks sales support the Colfax High School softball team, cheerleaders and possibly other sports groups. The fireworks are sold in a trailer parked at the southwest corner of the Rosauer's parking lot. Discharge of...
New windows were installed on the front of the Benge School building on Monday, to replace the large single pane glass windows. The Benge School has been known as “the glass sided school” for decades as many of the exterior walls were almost floor to ceiling glass. They were installed by Steve’s Glass of Colfax staying at the job site until it’s finished. Sullivan Construction of Albion coordinated work on the school which included Ackerman’s for new HVAC, M&M Harrison electric for new electric service and updates and Kackman’s for concrete, g...
Whitman County Public Works has made all of the payments to landowners along the route for the planned Amota Road, phase four, road widening/improvement project. All documents have been sent to the Washington State Department of Transportation for approval. The last payments were sent last week. Dean Cornelison, county assistant engineer, told county commissioners Monday that the person at WSDOT who handles this is on vacation, but once they return, it should be quick. “In the past, we’ve done certification in a day,” Cornelison said. The p...
Cheney Depot Society and BNSF Railway came to terms which will allow the historic structure to be spared from demolition. After years of negotiations, the society agreed to accept the gift of the depot with the stipulation that the society remove the structure and relocate it on property approximately three blocks south, according to former Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove who also serves as society vice president. The site is located between First Street and the railroad tracks. Cheney Depot Society President John Tave believes the agreement is a...
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. DYW GOES TO ILLINOIS ENTRANT Top award in the Distinguished Young Woman nationals at Mobile, Ala., went to Dora Guo from Vernon Hills, Ill., to conclude the 62nd-year edition of the event at Mobile, Ala. The entrant from Mississippi was named first runner-up and the entrant from Utah was named...
“Failure to complete survey by July 31st may result in termination of water services.” This short message was printed on a bright orange slip of paper which was included with a letter and survey mailed by the City of Colfax to residents. The warning prompted a strong and almost immediate response. Some residents were incensed that the city could cut off their water service even though their water bill was current. A few thought this was an example of overreach by government. Some claimed the threat of stopping city water service was ill...
He actually said it! While talking to reporters on his way to Camp David, he used the phrase "Make Iran Great Again"! Does this mean that President Donald Trump has ordered that Iran will join America in the Greatness Club? "MIGA" as opposed to "MAGA"? Of course, Trump insists that since he's taken over, he's already accomplished that for America. Could it be he's branching out and that it's Iran's turn? Will there be new baseball caps with the slogan embroidered in Farsi? What will we do about the fact that Iranians call the United States...
The worry was that the Trump administration was ginning up fake intelligence about Iran blowing up oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz to justify a war against Iran. Then the next week President Donald Trump said the Iranian attacks weren't a big deal. The episode is another indication of the underlying modesty -- not a very Trumpian word -- of the administration. Subtract Trump's taste for nonstop controversy and rhetorical brinkmanship and you're left with an incrementalist center-right government that has pursued an expansionary fiscal...
#!*! Promised new trees on Main Street? YYYY New renovation at DSHS. Send your pet peeves and okeydokes to Whitman County Gazette P.O Box 770, Colfax, WA 99111 or drop them off at the Gazette office at N. 211 Main, Colfax...
When my parents graduated from high school in 1936, a college education was too expensive for the son of a copper miner and the daughter of a plumber. Eighty years ago, our country was in the middle of the Great Depression and teens took odd jobs to help put food on the table and pay the family bills. In those days no bank would lend money to college students. Following World War II, there was new hope for veterans. The GI bill paid for veterans to complete their college or trade school...
Deployments to Vietnam from Fairchild normally included an overnight stop in Pearl Harbor. Some of our crew had been there before and suggested we go out to the USS Arizona. We went to the pier and rode to the site in a small open boat operated by two US Navy sailors. There was nothing to see except the tops of the gun turrets, but it was our chance as American fighting men to pay homage to those who had gone before us. I made the pilgrimage each time I deployed to or from Southeast Asia. The now familiar, iconic monument had just been...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Matthew Edward Ferran, 25, and Alayna Michelle Seely, 23, both Pullman, June 22. REAL ESTATE Jennifer Leitner, Tekoa, to Brenda Adams, house on S. Crosby, Tekoa, $160,000, June 19. Mark and Kristine Rollins, Pullman, to Cheryl Blankenship, Pullman,. 50 x 10 mobile home on N. Grand, Pullman, $9,000, June 19. Judd Thompson Jr., Layton, Utah, to Albert Starrett and Crystal O'Hara, house on S. Mill, Colfax, $160,000, June 19. Elaine Kragt and Clayton Vreeman, Mesa, Ariz., to Barry and Elizabeth Folsom, house on S. Mill, Colfax,... Full story
Julianne Kroll, daughter of Jim and Kathy Kroll of Colfax, and Corey Smith, son of Robert (Phyllis) Smith and Gloria (John) Stripling of Western Washington, were married May 22, 2019, in a sunset ceremony at Po'olenalena Beach, Maui. Julianne graduated from Colfax High School in 1998 and from University of Puget Sound in 2002 with a degree in occupational therapy. She received her masters degree from Texas Women's University in 2012. Corey graduated from Sequim High School in 2000 and from...
Joan Myrick was honored at a “milestone birthday” in the LaCrosse City Park Saturday hosted by Mike Myrick and Rhonda, Rich Myrick and Jannetta, Di Brink and Mike Stine. Guests included Rob Myrick and grandson Broden, Tom Phillips, St. John; Ernie Myrick, Walla Walla; Don and Carol Keeney, LaCrosse, and Lucky Myrick and Larry Brink, Dusty. Later in the evening, Lucky and Joan Myrick were treated to a rib BBQ at their home to celebrate their 59th wedding anniversary. Guests were Larry and Di Brink and Myla and Lexi Brink, all of Dusty. The Myr...
Learn about black holes with Washington State University astronomy professor Matthew Duez Monday, July 8, at 6 p.m. at the Colfax Library. A black hole is an astronomical phenomenon that no particle, not even light, can escape. Learn how they are formed, how big they get, where they are located and what happens to objects that get sucked into them. This presentation is a part of the “Science on the Palouse” series set for the second Monday of each month with regional experts exploring new topics and issues. Sponsored by Whitman Con...
Whitman County Library will welcome Joshua J. Superstar with six performances around Whitman County as part of this year’s summer reading theme, A Universe of Stories. Superstar masterfully fuses side-splitting comedy, nail-biting stunts and loads of audience participation. Typical performances may include balancing a ladder on his face while riding a six-foot-tall unicycle. Families are invited to attend one or more of the library shows provided by the Friends of Whitman County Library: Monday, July 8 – Colton Park at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jul...
Samantha "Sammie" Morley, CNA and Home Health Aide with the Pullman,Wash,. branch of Kindred at Home, was honored as one of Kindred at Home's National Clinicians of the Year in a ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 12. Kindred at Home is part of the nation's largest home health, hospice and community care provider in the country. Sammie was first selected as one of the company's 72 Regional Clinicians of the Year. She was then chosen as the National Home Health Aide of the Year. Only 12...
Area students who received degrees from Whitworth University following spring semester included Mark Webber of Colfax, bachelor of business administration, and Jessica Billings of Rosalia, bachelor of arts in management and accounting....
Lane Moore, Garfield, received a degree in plant and soil sciences from Oklahoma State University this spring. He is the son of Gary and Jessica Moore of Garfield....
Whitman County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a free seven-hour boater education course July 10 and 11 in the Public Service Building Kitchen at 310 S Main St., Colfax. This course will provide boaters the basics of safe boating that all recreational boaters should know. This course was developed specifically for the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and is taught by Deputy John Giudice. Sessions will be from 6 p.m. to 9:30 pm on July 10 and 11. To complete the required course, participants will need to attend both nights. The “Ad...
Oakesdale Masonic Lodge no. 55 gave awards to four students at the end of the school year for its annual reading program spanning Tekoa, Oakesdale and Garfield. The students each won a new bike and helmet for reading books in school. Students in first grade through sixth grade participated, with their name entered in a box each time they finished a book. At the end of the school year, a drawing is held to pick the four winners. On June 5, the kids were taken to Walmart in Moscow to pick out a...
An average of 40 youngsters per day attended the Vacation Bible School Day Camp June 17 - 21 sponsored by The Community of Faith group which includes the Selbu Lutheran, United Methodist and St. Josephs Catholic churches. Attending were: Lucas Ansley; Lexi and Myla Brink; Nick, Ellie, and Kloey Brink; Beau and Rowdie Jo Broeckel; Zayne Carter; Lilly Dawson; Austin DeClue; Brayden Dorman; Broden Duckworth; Chase Harder; Camryn James; Ayssa Jensema; Jenah Johnson; Wyatt Joy; Kasey and Garrett Kane; Hayden and Hallie Mackleit; Mikayla, Morgan and...
Coke products will be available at Sunnyside Park to raise money for Pullman’s Fourth of July celebration. This year bottle caps will also help support area high schools and Pullman Regional Hospital. Caps from the 20-ounce Coke products can be dropped into special All Caps/All Kids barrels in the park July 4th. For every cap deposited, Coca-Cola will donate five cents toward Pullman High School’s general fund and Swire Coca-Cola will donate five cents to PRH’s athletic training program. The idea to add to the support of Pullman’s celebra...
Katie Largent, Colfax High School class of 2014, sings with Covenant, a musical group from Northwest Nazarene University, at Schmuck Park June 24. Largent sang three songs with the group, for which she is in charge of sound for their summer tour of performances and camps through the northwest. Largent, a nursing major at the Nampa, Idaho, college, will graduate next year after switching from an education major. She also played keyboards with the group in the summer of 2015. For Covenant's stop...
