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IT’S GOING to be awhile yet before there is a consensus on Obamacare. That is, whether it was a Democratic victory because it was upheld by the Supreme Court, thus improving the president’s chances for reelection, or a Republican victory because it turned out to be the biggest tax increase in U.S. history, providing ammunition for Republicans retaking Congress and the presidency as the only way to rid ourselves of an unpopular bill. Also, whether Chief Justice John Roberts is a statesman for casting the deciding vote affirming its con... Full story
The Colfax Relay for Life kicks off this Friday at the Colfax High School track and runs through to Saturday morning. The Relay is a big, important event and has evolved over the years. There are more activities, more participants and far more money raised for the American Cancer Society than ever imagined possible at its inception. The event started with the inspiration of Karyn Johnson. She was a local wife and mother. She was also suffering from cancer. Karyn became the guiding light of the first Relays. Upon her death, she became the spirit...
1. GEOGRAPHY: What state is home to the most of the Yellowstone National Park? 2. TELEVISION: What was Norm’s wife’s name in the sitcom “Cheers”? 3. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of toads called? 4. PERSONALITIES: What 1950s television newsman signed off his broadcasts with the words, “Good night and good luck”? 5. LANGUAGE: What does recalcitrant mean? 6. MUSIC: What famous duo performed “Foggy Mountain Breakdown”? 7. MEDICAL: What common condition is known as cephalalgia? 8. INVENTIONS: Where were cross-bladed scissors invented? 9. LI...
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. PARASAILOR SNAGS ON BUTTE LINES Whitman County sheriff’s deputies were called out to aid a parasailor who ended up tangled in power lines on Steptoe Butte Sunday evening. The parasailor told deputies he got caught in the lines after launching from the butte and was left dangling from his sail about six feet off the ground. The man reportedly r... Full story
FREESTYLE 100 Girls 12 & under: 1 Maki, Alexis COL 1:22.21; 2 Wolsborn, Jordyn PUL 1:26.14; 3 Cai, Piper COL 1:30.37; 4 Becker, Chelsea COL 1:31.13; 5 Reibold, Josie COL 1:31.70; 6 Wiley, Katerina COL 1:31.95. 14 & under: 1 Mayfield, Ireland POM 1:07.93; 2 Halbert, Kacey POM 1:14.80; 3 Arthurs, Abigail PUL 1:17.49; 4 Meyers, Teresa POM 1:20.51; 5 Wiley, Nicole COL 1:32.35; 6 Manfredda, Jadyn COL 1:33.79. 15 & over: 1 Manfredda, Darian COL 1:22.93; 2 Ward, Kelly COL 2:01.59. Boys 12 & under: 1 Ross, Benjamin COL 1:12.63; 2 Monahan, Nolan POM... Full story
Susannah Scaroni, Tekoa High School grad who placed fifth in the Boston Marathon wheelchair race, has qualified for the paralympics in London in September. Scaroni, who returned to her home area in May and placed second in the Bloomsday wheelchair race, competes for the University of Illinois racing team. A member of the 2009 class at Tekoa, she was raised in Tekoa and rolled up a series of wheelchair wins in WIAA competition for the Nighthawks. She will compete for the USA team in the marathon at London. Susannah’s time for her fifth-place f...
A “revival meeting” will be this evening, Thursday, July 12, at 7 p.m. in the city park main parking lot. Organizer Aaron Flansburg invites any and all who would like to donate their time, talent, money or knowledge to the cause of building a skate park in Palouse. Flansburg previously made an effort to build a skate park in Palouse in 2004 when he was a student at WSU. Now he is a family man farming near Palouse who wants to rekindle the project....
1. Since 1988, only two players have stolen as many as 78 bases in a season. Name either one. 2. Who was the last player before Toronto’s Jose Bautista in 2011 to have the most home runs in a month for five consecutive months? 3. Name the last year before 2011 in which there were fewer than two running backs selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. 4. Three men’s basketball players have been named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team three times each. Name two of them. 5. The Detroit Red Wings set an NHL record in 2011-12 with a 23-... Full story
Colfax dentist Robert T. Smith received the 2012 Fellowship Award from the Academy of General Dentistry during the organization’s annual meeting in Philidelphia last month. The award is presented to dentists who seek to provide high quality dental care by remaining current in their profession. Dr. Smith completed 500 hours of continuing dental education, passed a comprehensive exam and fulfilled three years continuous membership in the academy. He is now one of 6,700 active AGD Fellows who have been honored. Dr. Smith graduated from the U...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Scott J. Nelson, 26, and Jill M. Solbrack, 25, both Pullman, July 9. Scott C. Edinborough, 35, and Jordan E. Wrigly, 24, both Moscow, July 9. Cameron D. Dove, 22, and Deidra L. Starrett, 21, both Colfax, July 5. Samuel C. Sanchez, 24, Wilder, Ida., and Alejandra Ruiz, 22, Othello, July 5. Scott A. Aeschliman, 46, Colfax, and Jessica P.D. Burrill, 37, Mead, July 3. Brent M. Damery, 32, and Rene’e E. Hall, 32, both Moses Lake, July 6. Justin T. Wood, 23, and Margrethe N. Vogel, 23, both Pullman, July 5. WHITMAN COUNTY B...
- photo courtesy Junior Golf Northwest Michal Schuster of St. John sinks a putt to win the 2nd Annual Liberty Lake Classic junior golf tournament last weekend at Meadowwood and Liberty Lake golf courses. Schuster won the girls 16 to 18 championship by shooting a two-day score of 79 and 83 for a total of 162. Schuster is entering her senior season at St. John/Endicott High School. She finished third in the state B golf championships in Tacoma this spring, leading the way for the Eagle girls’ second straight state team champio...
Callie-Rae Marker of Colfax, left, placed 16th in goat tying in the finals at the junior high school rodeo nationals June 25-30 in Gallup, N.M. A seventh grader, she is the daughter of JD and Valerie Marker of Colfax. She was among 20 entrants to qualify for the final go-round after getting top average scores in two preliminary go-rounds. Scout Yochum of Clarkston placed fifth overall in break-away roping. Also a seventh grader, she is the daughter of Trevor Yochum and Jamo Rynearson of Clarkston. Jacey Johnson of Rosalia and Tommi Sue... Full story
FREESTYLE 100 Girls 12 & under: 1 Brewer, Drew 10 SEL 1:26.69; 2 Sisk, Teddy 12 SEL 1:29.11 5; 3 Hollingsworth, Hunter 12 SEL 1:32.79 4; 4 Bruce, Jillian 11 TOR 1:52.74 3; 5 Gregory, Ella 11 TOR 2:02.00 2. 14 & under: 1 Dedloff, Angie 14 DAY 1:17.24 7; 2 Krekula, Robin 13 DAY 1:24.78 5; 3 Blood, Lyssa 13 GAR 1:25.25 4; 4 White, Katie 13 DAY 1:32.72 3; 5 Blumenshein, Caitlyn 14 SEL 1:36.10 2; 6 Johnson, Alishia 14 DAY 1:37.80 1. 15 & over: 1 Bailey, Shania 15 SEL 1:09.27 7; 2 Bailey, Annie 16 SEL 1:16.64 5; 3 White, Rebecca 16 DAY 1:24.57 4; 4 C...
Pullman Patriots returned to the Spokane Senior Legion campaign Monday and Tuesday and booked a 3-1 stint at WSU’s Bailey-Brayton Field. Tuesday, they stopped the Northstars 10-0 and 4-3, and Monday they split a pair with the Spokane Blue Devils. The stint left the club at 10-8 in the league campaign before another pair set for Wednesday against the same Northstars club in Spokane. As of Wednesday morning, the Pats expected to play in the third-fourth slot in the league playoffs Saturday in Spokane at A K Jackson Field at 3 p.m. The league h...
The 10-under regular season team from Potlatch battled through for a third-place finish Sunday in the Potlatch Wooden Bat tournament. The tournament again brought teams, many of them all-star groups assembled after expiration of the regular home seasons, from all over the area for the three-day event which was waged by 15 teams as the heat wave hit the area. The junior Potlatch crew booked a 1-1 mark in early rounds and booked a comeback win over the Moscow Mavericks. They then landed the number-three place with a 2-1 decision over the Moscow... Full story
THURSDAY A computer glitch was determined to be the cause of the premature and thunderous end to an Independence Day pyrotechnic show in San Diego, where all 20,000 fireworks of the $350,000 show lit the sky in 15 seconds, instead of the scheduled 17 minutes. A VIP mortgage program run by now-defunct Countrywide Financial Corp was used to influence lawmakers with the aim of killing legislation that could hurt the company’s profits, according to a newly-released congressional report. Seychelles’ vital fishing industry is recovering after int... Full story
A relay team of St. John girls competed under triple-digit heat in the relay race up Mt. Spokane Saturday. The relay race started at the Clock Tower at Riverfront Park in downtown Spokane and took teams out the Centennial Trail, through Green Bluff and eventually up the mountain. Total distance was approximately 34 miles. Eagle Coach Andrea Miller said the team was made up of girls who plan to compete in the SJE cross country team next fall. The team has gathered for informal Sunday runs, and the decision to enter the race up the mountain sort...
Whitman County is reconsidering the roster of its citizen planning commission. Because of difficulty in attracting volunteer members, commissioners are considering reducing the nine-member board to seven members. The volunteer commission sets land use policy for the county. In recent years, the planning commission has dealt with a number of controversial issues, including zoning laws for wind farms, housing in the agricultural zone and development rules for the Pullman-Moscow Corridor. The planning commission currently has three vacancies.... Full story
Farmington voters will be asked Aug. 7 to decide on whether to fund $10,000 for streets and $15,000 for general maintenance in special levy proposal. The proposal follows last November’s failure of a $32,000 package of levies for street and general maintenance, along with equipment. A 60 percent majority is required for the measure to pass. Mayor Ron Dugan sent out letters to the community this week regarding the proposal. Ballots for the primary will be sent July 20. “My philosophy is, I thi... Full story
Motions for partial summary judgments were denied Monday morning in superior court to close three hours of hearings by the attorneys involved. The hearings again followed a flurry of court filings related to what parts of the case can be presented to the jury at a trial. The court schedule now calls for a four-week trial on the suit to begin Oct. 15. Growers of bluegrass in the Tekoa and Tensed area seek damages from Seeds, Inc., Tekoa, and the Scotts Company for alleged failure by Scotts to make payments after bluegrass seed was delivered... Full story
Every Monday, it’s time to tend the roses in Palouse. Beginning in May, a group of volunteers have met Monday mornings to take care of the memorial rose gardens which began in Palouse five years ago. “I had a wonderful dream to have roses in downtown Palouse,” said Mary Estes, a longtime resident and certified master gardener, who started the project. Beginning with the rose bed at Heritage Park, the effort grew with burgeoning interest. With each planting, volunteers came out to help tend... Full story
A blast of wind Monday morning left a trail of destruction in the Clear Creek Road area east of Colfax. Witnesses said the high-powered blast sounded like a low-flying jet plane when it traveled north to south at about 7:20 a.m. Approximately 20 feet of a barn at the Todd and Roxanna Scholz farm on the S. Palouse River Road was destroyed. The wind blast distributed debris from the barn along an airplane landing strip. The blast also took out eight trees, power lines and corrals when it hit. Roxanna Scholz said their horses, which normally...
Seven Steps to Economic Recovery will be the topic of Colfax Chamber of Commerce noon luncheon Tuesday, July 17, at the Colfax Golf Course. Chris Cargill, Eastern Washington director of the Washington Policy Center, will be the speaker. Also, Colfax Golf Club will offer a 50 percent discount to attendees on any greens fees or cart rental purchased that day. Colfax Chamber luncheons are open to the public. Top Notch will serve lunch for $8 with a reservation required by Friday, July 13, at the Chamber offices....
Army Sgt. Christopher Garrett, a 1995 graduate of LaCrosse High School, is now serving in the Army at Ft. Wainwright in Alaska after completing a tour of duty in Afganistan. Sgt. Garrett has also completed two duty assignments in Iraq, and one in Kuwait during his 16-year career in the Army. He is the son of Steven and Cheri Garrett of LaCrosse. His wife, Olena, is the daughter of Bernadette Koch of Waitsburg. Last week’s Gazette incorrectly reported Sgt. Garrett’s first name....
Colfax Sunday will be part of the Pullman Regional Artwalk under the Sunday Drive for Art theme. Palouse, Uniontown and Rosalia are also participate in the Pullman Artwalk 2012. Colfax Arts Council will display street banners produced by Colfax and area artists for the annual street banner competition which wrapped up its fifth year. Banners will be on display along their street mounts and at the Hamilton building next to the library. The library will feature a Rural Heritage exhibit and the work of Anna Brewer and Jerry McCollum from 1 to 5....
