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NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, Washington will meet in its office in the Whitman County Commissioners’ Chambers, in the Courthouse in Colfax, Washington on Monday, the 20th day of July 2015, at the hour of 10:45 a.m. for the purpose of considering Whitman County’s Six-Year Road Program (2016 — 2021), at which time and place any taxpayer may appear and be heard for or against said program. Handicap access for the Whitman County Courthouse is available at the Mill Street entra... Full story
Whitman County Library will offer programs and free play for children to use Lego Cool Creations challenge kits at the following branches during open hours: St. John — July 13; Tekoa — July 14, 15; Malden — July 17; Rosalia — July 18; Palouse — July 23 (2-4 p.m.); Colfax — July 27-31 (10-5 p.m. M-TH, 10-1 p.m. Friday)....
Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Baked potato bar - chili, cheese, sour cream, vegetable platter, pear slices, carrot cake, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Shredded pork taco salad, chips, cheese, olives, tomatoes, salsa, sour cream, fruit cocktail, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday — Baked potato bar - chili, cheese, sour cream, vegetable platter, pear slices, carrot cake, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Oriental beef stir fry, ri...
Thursday, July 9 Rosalia — 10:15 a.m. — Historical Heroes and Tall Tales. Tekoa — 12 p.m. — Community Superheroes - Visit with Fireman and Ambulance heroes, then check out their emergency vehicles. Farmington — 3:30 p.m. — Super Heroes to the Rescue. Friday, July 10 Colfax — Concrete River Festival — Events include a 5K run through the river channel, a cruise night, car show, craft fair, kid's carnival, music, food, beer garden and more. Colfax — 5 to 6:45 p.m. — Rising Stars Dance Classes with Keri Oldroyd. Call Keri at (509) 432-6961 for...
8 years ago The Commoner July 4, 1890 Pullman is in ruins. About half past two o'clock yesterday word came to Colfax, "Pullman is burning." Subsequent reports confirmed the first rumor. A Commoner reporter boarded the 4 o'clock train and went to the scene of the conflagration. A sight of desolation greets the eye of the beholder of Pullman today. At 1:30 yesterday a fire broke out in the Lyle Brothers livery stable on Grand street. In an hour and a half the business portion of the city was extinct. A breeze was blowing from the northwest,...
LaCrosse youngsters learned about the brave soldiers who serve the United States from Sgt. McClain during a recent “Every Hero Has a Story” Summer Reading program in the park. Sgt. McClain is on staff at Pullman’s U.S. Army recruiting office....
Kids programs set at Dahmen Dahmen Barn in Uniontown will begin its annual summer creativity program for children July 16. For six consecutive Thursdays, children ages 6 to 12 experience two topics each afternoon. The cost is $18 per child per afternoon. Registrations are preferred by the end of the day Sunday that precedes the class and can be made by calling 509-229-3414 or online from each class listing on the Kids’ Events tab at www.artisanbarn.org. Dates, instructors and topics are: July 16: Nancy Attebury, glass etching; Debi R...
Wilf and Bernie Anderson of Mundford, Norfolk, UK Wilf and Bernie's front garden in Mundford. Wilf and Bernie Anderson grew up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, now known as Newcastle-on-Tyne in Northumberland County. This is the Borders area between England and Scotland, and towns were considered English or Scottish, depending on the latest warfare. Anderson is a Scottish surname, and Bernie is from the McLeod Clan, who were involved in the Highland Clearances. Between Newcastle-on-Tyne and Mundford,... Full story
MARY M. FARLEY HOFSTRAND Graveside service for Mary M. Farley Hofstrand, 55, was Wednesday, July 8, at the Viola, Idaho, cemetery. She died last Wednesday July 1, 2015, at her home. Born Sept. 3, 1955, to Russell and Esther Farley, she grew up and attended schools in Potlatch. Survivors include her son, Stephen Heighes of Cheney; daughters Robin Farley of Potlatch and Ashley Farley (Mike) Bedard of Troy. brother, Paul Farley of Harvard; sisters, Debi Swinney, Terry Chambers and Linda Darby and... Full story
Winners of this summer's reading lego contest at the library under the "Every Hero Has A Story," theme were Seth Lustig for grades 4-6, Caleb Lustig for grades K-3 and Jenna Harwood for grades 7-12. The projects were judged on creativity, originality and theme. All entries took home a bag of Lego candy and the winners also received a book from the Friends of the Library....
Dr. Jaime Bowman is the newly appointed Director of Medical Education at Pullman Regional Hospital. The program supports local medical educators and provides physicians in residency and medical school students with opportunities to train and practice on the Palouse. Dr. Bowman’s appointment as director is a quarter time position. She will continue her practice in family medicine at Palouse Medical. “Appointing Dr. Bowman as the director is a significant step in Pullman Regional Hospital’s continuing development of medical education and our g...
Jacob Love of Garfield was among 464 students on the dean's list at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande with a grade average of 3.5 or higher in a minimum of 12 hours of graded coursework....
Area students who qualified for the Dean's List at the University of Washington for winter quarter with grade averages of 3.5 or higher on at least 12 grade credits included Hollyanna Hahn, sophomore, Colfax; Brett A. Wagner, junior, Farmington; Samantha Bailey, sophomore, and Evan Bradford Jones, junior, both St. John.... Full story
All-A students included Libby Akin, Jacob Arlt, Gabe Cocking, Rachel Nelson, Joseph Wilcomb, seniors; Matt Holbrook, Riley Marcus, Foster Marcus-Nelson, and Rafferty Shelton, juniors; Tuli O’Neill and Victoria Welch, sophomores; Emily Bagott, Daniel Orfe, and Seth Thompson, freshmen. High honors students with grade averages from 3.5 to 3.99 included Brianna Brown, Jim Jahn, Emily Stout, Tyler Thurman, and Hunter Woltering, seniors; Holly Brown, Wyatt Griner, juniors; Dash Estes, Logan Gorence, Jonathan Holdiman, and Ashley Swall, sophomores; K...
Kylie Chandler of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, daughter of Randy and Kandi Chandler, and Brian Danaher of Colfax, son of Tim and Heidi Danaher, will be married July 18 at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane. Kylie graduated from Coeur d'Alene High School in 2007 and from LCSC in 2012. She will graduate next spring from Pacific University with a doctorate in Physical Therapy. Brian graduated from Colfax High School in 2006 and from Washington State University in 2011. For the past three...
Summer session for children’s dance at The Center in Colfax will begin Friday, July 10. Rising Stars Dance Studio of Pullman and owner/instructor Keri Oldroyd will run the classes through Tuesday, Aug. 14. A variety of classes will be available including ballet, tap, Jazz, cheerleading and tumbling for ages 3 and older. Oldroyd has been in business for eight years in Pullman leading dancers to perform at university sporting events and annual recitals. Students can participate by the week or for the entire series. For more information contact t... Full story
Endicott The July 4th Celebration was a very hot one. The day crowd was smaller than usual, but the evening was a great success. The fireworks were very beautiful thanks to Tony Anderson and his crew. The Fourth was a great time for visiting with family and old friends. The Dunk Tank was the busiest of all the activities. The kiddie parade was very colorful with all the bikes, scooters, strollers and the riders dressed in Fourth of July attire. The cake walk was active with lots of children and adults participating. The other games: cookie...
Dusty Dick and Helen Appel family gathered for a family reunion at Camp Rambelwood near Sequim. Forty-seven family members enjoyed clam digging, kayaking, hiking, eating and visiting. The weekend was organized by Barb Wollstein and Bruce Appel. Those attending were Dick and Helen Appel, Dusty; Barb and Bruce Wollstein, Lacey; Beth, David and Kristin Lohrmeyer, Kate and Elliot Moon, Auburn; Jo and Pat Corrigan, Bellevue; Deb and Bob Stavig, Hockinson; Jessica and Kyle Wanke, Ridgefield; Bruce, Elaine, Charlie and Spencer Appel, Hamilton,...
Jerry Jones sits at his editor’s desk at the Gazette. The window behind him is decorated with years worth of memorabilia. Fifty years ago saw a lot going on in Colfax, from the building and dedication of a new city hall, the Colfax High School class of 1945 20-year reunion, the Carson and Barnes Circus making its way through town, timely rain for the 1965 crop, preliminary planning and a fund drive for a new hospital and proposals for a new city pool. That's also the year Jerry Jones came to t...
Dani Getz and Lauren Aladee Two Colfax Jennings Elementary School students have been published in a poetry book as part of a contest they entered as third-graders. Encouraged by student teacher Cody Spencer, who now teaches pre-school in Endicott, Dani Getz and Lauren Aladee entered the “America Library of Poetry Contest” in the spring of 2013 and found out last September they will be published. The collection of national student work is called “Accolades.” “These two little girls worked so...
Popular Northwest pianist John Nilsen of Portland will perform at “The Shop,” located at 524 S. Whitman Street in Rosalia, Saturday. This will be Nilsen’s third performance in Rosalia. The Shop is a new business which is loclated in the former HUB insurance office in Rosalia next to Pat's Books. Proprietor Melissa Witte has moved her baby grand piano into the shop. The show is slated for 3 p.m., and seating is limited. Cost is by donation. Nilsen founded the Magic Wing recording label in 1987 and has produced 19 albums. He has performed in al...
Fireworks light up the night skies in Pullman Saturday at Sunnyside Park for the annual Fourth of July celebration. The famed last blast at Pullman could be viewed by celebrants all over town....
Marriage Licenses Adam Richard Roberts, 25, LaCrosse, and Kinsey Louise Doering, 25, LaCrosse, July 1. Jinxin Liu, 27, Pullman, and Qi Zhi, 27, Pullman, July 1. Treavor George Zuger, 33, Colfax, and Rachel Jillayne Lindell, 23, Clarkston, July 1. Chance Jacob Riebold, 31, Pullman, and Holly Jean Davis, 28, Moscow, July 1. Michael Thompson Alexander, 32, Pullman, and Megan Nicole Doyle, 25, Pullman, July 2. Anthony Wayne Henricks, 25, Pullman, and Angela Marie Williams, 27, Pullman, July 2. Luis Guillermo Pacheco Retamel, 25, Palouse, and...
Gurinder Kaur, 27, Pullman, was placed on one year of community custody and ordered to pay fines and fees totaling $6,500 after she pleaded guilty June 26 to two charges of theft and two counts of identify theft. The one-year of community custody will be under the supervision of the state department of corrections. Kaur pleaded guilty to the four charges May 14. According to the Pullman Police report, Kaur was charged after investigation of multiple reports from out-of-area residents who found unauthorized charges on their credit card... Full story
Whitman County Rural District 12 Fire Chief Lester Erwin Friday declared a burn ban in effect for the rural district due to the extreme fire danger. District 12 extends to Kamiak Butte, the state line, the Johnson cut off road on 195 to the south and the landfill road on 195 to the north. The ban is in effect until further notice....
