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"Cool Fax Elite" won the 12 year old mixed bracket at Hoopfest. The team charged through the field to finish undefeated. Team members from the left are Caden Marker, Hayden Ewing, Mason Gilchrist and Ellie Nails. They were coached by Craig Gilchrist. Because Hoopfest rules require mixed teams to always have a mixed lineup in the action, Nails had to stay in action through the whole campaign, making the winning shot in two of the games. The Cool Fax Elite team pegged a 5-0 run to top their... Full story
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife implemented restrictions on fires and other activities beginning June 30 on agency-managed lands in eastern Washington. Cynthia Wilkerson, manager of the WDFW Lands Division, said the department is taking steps to reduce the risk of fire in its wildlife areas and access areas. The department's emergency restrictions are on agency lands east of the Cascades. They prohibit campfires, including those in fire rings. Camp stoves and lanterns fueled by propane, liquid petroleum or liquid petroleum gas are...
Nate Akesson safely slides in at second base. Pullman Posse wrapped up a campaign in the Spokane Wooden Bat tournament Monday with a 4-2 mark after losing 3-4 to the Yakima Valley Peppers. The 4-2 tournament run leaves Posse at 18-3 overall but still undefeated in the Spokane Legion league run at 11-0. Next up for Posse will be three games in the Palouse summer series. They will play at WSU's Bailey-Brayton field today, Thursday at 9 a.m They will be at Pullman High's Quann Field for a second...
First round of swim meets for the Tri-County Novice Swim League competition will be today with Pullman and Pomeroy teams slated at the Colfax pool at 4 p.m. A three-team opener scheduled at Palouse today has been cancelled. The Palouse team will host Pullman and St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse Tuesday at Garfield. The team based at Palouse again competes as GPOP which stands for Garfield/Palouse/Oakesdale and Plummer. Colfax and Dayton are scheduled to compete Tuesday at Pomeroy. The league has six meet dates set through July before the final...
Whitman County Cougars played a doubleheader against Gonzaga Prep Friday in Pullman. They won the first game 9-8 with Noah Beach of Rosalia tagging a walk off bunt. The Cougars won the second game 13-3. Tyler Horner, Brady Lees, Carson Kolter and Noah Beach had singles. Mitch Lavielle and Brayden Wells each hit doubles. Saturday, the Cougars played a doubleheader in Sandpoint. They won the first game 11-1. Wells and Beach paired singles and Oak Held and Carson Kolter singled. The Cougars won the second game 11-8. Eric Akesson had a single and...
Jim Fitzgerald and Nancy Rothwell displayed their Whitehall rowboat at the Perkins House Ice Cream Social. Fitzgerald made the boat in the shop where he makes guitars. Among displays at the Perkins House Ice Cream Social June 25 was a rowing boat which was built a year ago by Jim Fitzgerald of Colfax. The boat's design dates back to the turn of the century, but its construction involved materials and techniques of modern construction. The boat is a modern-day version of a Whitehall design....
CITY APPLICANT MAKES TOUR Dodd Snodgrass, one of two finalist candidates for the Colfax city administrator’s position, said one of his main objectives in applying for the job here was to get back to this area. Snodgrass was raised in Lewiston and is a graduate of Lewiston High School and the University of Idaho. He received a graduate degree at Iowa State. Snodgrass spent most of the day meeting Colfax city employees and touring city facilities. He is a development specialist with the Port of Bellingham and has been employed there since 2...
8 years ago The Commoner July 1, 1892 Al Brown returned Monday evening from the Sound, where he went recently with three car loads of beef cattle and one car load of sheep. He reports a dull market in the Sound cities for cattle with fair offers for fat sheep and hogs. The price of beef has dropped one cent a pound from quotations of two weeks ago, while sheep and hogs have advanced one-half a cent. Mr. Brown has been doing an extensive business in stock shipments to the Sound since last March, having transferred 42 carloads from Palouse... Full story
Rural Fire District 11’s new truck was in action Saturday when crews responded to the brush fire on McNeilly Road. The new truck was built on a Freightliner L150 chassis and replaces a 1979 International, according to Fire District Chief Craig Corbeill. It will be stationed in Colfax. The truck can carry 1,250 gallons and is a four-wheel drive that can handle terrain in field fires. The tank and crew box were mounted on the chassis at Palouse Welding. Emergency lights and other equipment were a...
An ancient Chinese martial art form is now helping people in Whitman County with balance and reducing arthritis. Bonnie Kirkpatrick is midway through her second session leading Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention classes. “It’s highly researched and evidence-based,” said Kirkpatrick, who is an occupational therapist in the Therapy Services at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. As an occupational therapist, Kirkpatrick helps people perform the daily tasks that “occupy” their time. Kir...
No one seems to know where it came from, how it got there, why or when. Someone for some reason left a large amount of hog fuel at a location on the breaks of the Snake River. The wood residue and waste products were left there so long they became covered with dirt and vegetation. Colton-Uniontown Fire District 14 is well-acquainted with the spot one mile west of the Port of Wilma because for the past 15 to 20 years it has responded to fires at the location. When it gets hot enough with the... Full story
Whitman County commissioners Monday endorsed a letter regarding the inequality of opportunities for anglers fishing for salmon upstream from Bonneville dam versus those fishing below Bonneville Dam. The letter will be sent to the director of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and chair of Washington Fish & Wildlife Commission from the Walla Walla County commissioners. “Salmon fishing is important to southeast Washington’s economy,” Commissioner Art Swannack said Monday. “As Whitman... Full story
The name of the new clerk/treasurer for Garfield is Candi Fisher. An article in the Gazette last week incorrectly reported her first name....
—Sharon Lindsay photo The eaglets are flying from branch to branch within the tree and should venture out before too long....
Colfax Arts Council is asking for donations of art, art supplies and décor for a fundraising effort in August. “Everything from the ridiculous to the sublime,” said Debbie Snell, CAC secretary. “Any kind of art or decorative object you no longer want any more,” she said. “Arts and craft items will also be welcome.” Pre-loved art can include any art piece owners no longer are interested in keeping, whether it be paintings, prints, sculptures or decorative items–even if it is a decorative vas...
This plaque was taken from the demolished bridge on Sand Road near the state line. The Edmondson Bridge held on Sand Road from 1916 until three weeks ago when Whitman County Public Works demolished the Luten-style span. The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of a 1916 brass plaque from the now-demolished Edmondson Bridge on Sand Road near Pullman. Last week during the demolition, county workers had the plaque, still connected to concrete, separated from the bridge at t... Full story
July First Thursday in Colfax is today, July 6, with a chance to win a $350 gift basket, and Eric E., Moscow, will be on stage from 5 to 7 p.m. Participating businesses and up to 30 vendors will offer cards that shoppers can draw from. If a flag is drawn, that card can be taken to the Explore Colfax booth on Spring Street from 3 to 7 p.m. to be entered to win. There is no limit on the number of entries. “It should be fun,” said Valoree Gregory, Colfax unified executive director. Gregory noted that Eric E. is pretty unique, because the aud...
The fifth year of Oakesdale’s revived Old Mill Days will launch Friday evening and continue through Saturday night. It will include an adult and kids’ triathlon, parade, egg toss, beer garden and music from the Senders. Preparations now enter the final days for Gail Parsons, Old Mill Days chairman, and many volunteers. “It looks like things are going very well,” Parsons said. It starts Friday with bingo from 6 - 9 p.m. at the McCoy Valley Museum along with pulled pork sandwiches and colesla...
A tentative plan is set for Sept. 6 for the next meeting between representatives from the county, the City of Pullman and Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport on the question of how to align land-use rules for the expanding facility. A meeting June 12 in Pullman began the airport overlay safety zone discussion. The airport is now part of a $119 million runway realignment and lengthening project. Pullman Mayor Glenn Johnson, County Commissioner Art Swannack, Moscow City Attorney Rod Hall, representati...
Fireworks in Endicott light up the sky as towns around the county celebrate July 4 with patriotic festivities, parades and more fireworks. For more coverage see pages A5-6....
Whitman County Fire District 6 at Endicott was awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant June 23 for $111,905. The FEMA funds will be used to buy new turnout suits, breathing masks and tanks for the department. The grant specifies the money must be spent on fire-fighting equipment. Keith Luft, District 6 chief, said the department’s current equipment is “all way out-dated.” The fire district applied for the grant in January. Luft expects to get the new equipment sometime in the fall. Fire... Full story
