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Hey God – how are things going up there in heaven? By now, we're sure nearly everyone has met our dad, Ray... and he's told them all about his family, friends, and community. He's having a great time with Grandma Isabelle and Grandpa Norbert, his brother Donny, and Grammie Virginia. Hopefully he's even met mom's daddy, Ambrose Reisenauer, for the first time. He's probably been fishing too! He will have some work cut out for him... he'll make the best guardian angel for mom, Kim, Chris, and C...
Earl "Bud" Morton Ritts lived a full life and passed peacefully at home on June 27, 2021, at age 83. He would love to have had a few more years but none of us wanted him to suffer any longer. He was born to Earl and Edna Ritts in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. Bud attended Saltsburg Joint School in Saltsburg, Pa. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Air Force being trained as a B52 mechanic where he served four years from 1956-1960. He was honorably discharged in June 21, 1960. His...
William Gerald Hofmann passed away peacefully with his wife by his side on June 25, 2021. Bill was born February 26, 1933, at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane, to William and Ramona Hofmann. He was raised on the family farm and graduated from Rosalia High School in 1951. After high school, Bill briefly attended Washington State University before enlisting in the Army. He served during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1955. Shortly after returning to the family farm, he met the love...
Lois Jean Pfaff, 75, passed away in Spokane Valley on May 30, 2021. Lois was born in Colfax, Wash., on May 20, 1946. She graduated from Garfield High School in 1964 and from EWU, Cheney, Wash., in 1973. Preceded in death are parents, Elmer and Ruth (Fisher) Pfaff, Garfield, Washington. She is survived by Lorraine and (Mel) Burchfiel, Mica, Wash.; Carol & (Richard) Forman, Golden, Colo.; and Les and Jo Lynn (Gardner) Pfaff, Garfield, Wash., and several nieces and nephews. A private family...
Mary Esther (Weeks) Bear, 70, a resident of Garfield, Wash., passed away on May 12, 2021, at her home in Garfield, Washington. Mary Esther (Weeks) Bear was born Aug. 16, 1950, to Kenneth and Esther (Mueller) Weeks in Baudette, Minn. She spent her childhood in the Lake of the Woods area alongside her older brother, Leslie. In 1969, she graduated from Baudette High School as a member of the National Honor Society. The following summer was spent working in Yellowstone National Park, after which...
Memorial Service for Ray McCowan Ray McCown's memorial service will be on Saturday, July 17, at 2 p.m. at the Garfield Christian Fellowship Church. Celebration of Life for Virginia Angus A celebration of the life of Virginia Angus will be held at the Pine City cemetery on July 17 at 10:30 AM. Virginia's family invites her friends to attend and share in the celebration. Refreshments at the Kenova Grange Hall will follow the service....
Tedd Randolph Nealey, beloved father, husband, brother, uncle and friend, died on July 2, 2021, in a farming accident near Reardan, Wash. He led his life with a strong faith, competitive spirit, moral conviction for his country, pride in his community, love for his family, and passion for the game of basketball. Wherever he went, he strove to leave it a better place and made many friends along the way. He was born on January 29, 1947 to Darwin and Edith Nealey in Walla Walla, Wash., with an...
Colfax Monday, July 12: Chef salad with tomato, ham, turkey, cucumber, cheese and hard-boiled egg, multi-grain bread, cottage cheese with fruit Thursday, July 15 Fish fillet, baked potato, grape and broccoli salad, dessert Endicott Tuesday, July 13 Pork ribs, baked beans, potato salad, biscuits, salad bar, dessert LaCrosse Tuesday, July 13 No Meal Palouse Wednesday, July 14 Homemade macaroni and cheese with ham, grape and broccoli salad, angel food cake with berries Pullman Tuesday, July 13 French toast, sausage, eggs, fruit Friday, July 16...
James and Mary Ann Storms, formerly of Garfield, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in an intimate dinner party hosted by their daughter Cindy and her husband Cliff McAleer on June 17 at their home in Moscow, Idaho. Helping Cindy, was her brother, Benjamin, who flew up from Cottonwood, Calif., to surprise his folks on their special day. Other attendees included friends from their monthly supper club group. This added to the night as this was the first time the supper club had come...
RICHLAND - On May 30, 2021, Dylan James Hall, son of Dean and Carla Hall of Colfax, and Samantha Jo Rainey, daughter of Al and Kristi Rainey of Richland, were united in marriage in Richland, WA on a beautiful sunny day. Guests were limited due to the pandemic, but the family and friends that could enjoyed a meaningful ceremony under a tree Sami's dad had planted at her Grandma's place years ago. The act of washing each other's feet during the ceremony symbolized their devotion to God and one...
Scarlett J. Cocking was born on July 2, 2021, to Derek and Courtney Cocking, of Colfax. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Grandparents are Michelle Wiser, of Spokane, and Chris Johnson, of Spokane, and Tom and Robin Cocking. She joins her sister Ruby (4)....
The July 4 weekend was a big celebration. Families visiting, picnics, participation in the Fourth celebration and fireworks were the highlight of the weekend. Over 100 vehicles arrived in Endicott during the evening bringing people to Endicott for the fireworks, which went off without any unwanted fires. The crowd could be heard all over town celebrating. The town of Endicott Maintenance Department has been busy replacing their water meters all over Endicott. They hope to have the project all finished by the end of summer....
Art and Colene Sager flew their plane to Newburg, Oregon, Saturday to spend the day with Colene’s brother and his wife. A special treat was visiting with her niece and family who were visiting from Germany. Shannon and Jennifer Filonczuck moved to Munich, Germany, ten years ago to teach in the military high school. They have two children, Joseph who is in the fifth grade and Esther wo is in the second grade. They usually visit every two years but due to COVID restrictions, it had been three years since their last visit. The Sagers flew home t...
Julie and Eric Lee, Nicolas Lee and Keysa Anderson, Kaitlyn Lee and Madelyn Lee, Spokane; David and Debbie Schlomer, Michael and Katey Schlomer, Karl and Wyatt, and Levi Schlomer, Winona; Nicole and Garrett Link, Dusty and Amy and Brent VanderPol of Queen Creek, Ariz., celebrated John and Kathy Schlomer’s 80th birthdays at the home of John and Kathy, Winona. John Knox, of LaCrosse, was also in attendance. Spencer Lee was unable to attend....
ENDICOTT - Fourth of July in Endicott featured the first year of a car and tractor show, the second year of the parade, and the perennial fireworks show to cap it off. Swimming at the pool continued until midnight. "Tony (Anderson) had a super awesome fireworks show," said Jessica Pelissier, parade organizer. Anderson is a volunteer firefighter and orchestrator of the show. The parade featured a town ambulance driven by volunteer Justin Siebert, kids on decorated bikes, 13 horses and riders...
Antonio E. Mims, 38, booked Julye 2 for a Whitman County District County warrant for failing to appear regarding a charge of malicious mischief in the third degree. Bail $10,000. Beaux W. Martin, 30, booked July 2 for a warrant regarding driving while license suspended in the third degree and failing to transfer a title within 45 days, and a warrant regarding theft in the second degree. Bail $25,000. Jeffrey A. Stoner, 38, booked on July 3 for assault in the fourtyh degree – domestic violence and three counts of unlawful imprisonment. No b...
Monday June 28 4:18 a.m. – Howard Street, Tekoa – A deputy responded to a report of a domestic dispute that may have gotten physical. 6:19 a.m. – SR 195, Uniontown – A deputy conducted a welfare check on a woman in a field. 9:01 a.m. – Ramsey Street, Tekoa – A deputy responded to a report of a juvenile trying to start a fire in a park. 9:44 a.m. – Broadway Street, Colton – A deputy checked for a suspicious vehicle at the county public works shop. 9:57 a.m. – Sheriff’s office – A deputy assisted with taking fingerprints. 11:47 a.m. – Sheriff...
The controversy in the Southern Baptist Convention over systemic racism (critical race theory) points to the politicized nature of Christianity from the beginning. The earliest issue was whether or not to fellowship with heathens. By the time of the Reformation, the church had been on a 1,500-year quest to amass wealth and influence in the world through political means. When modern nations enforced separation of church and state, the church found continuing self-importance by asserting the idea that it alone can provide for the success of...
Something exceptional has happened these past few days. It is not the three days of record-breaking temperatures hitting our state. We’ve been warned by forecasters for days that this was likely to happen. It was not exceptional that temperatures over 100 degrees had everyone talking about how they felt and how they tried to cope. It was very natural to talk about fans, air conditioners, and water. What was exceptional, in my mind, was how almost no one I heard say the two words that the Whitman County Gazette had also not used in its lead s...
The opinion published in the June 3 issue of the Gazette, titled ”Dangerous Rhetoric,” is what she wrote about mail voting criticizing Nancy Churchill’s concerns that vote-by-mail leads to voter fraud shows Ms. Vaughn either does not recognize the issues with vote-by-mail or chooses to ignore them. The days of the secret ballot are gone with vote-by-mail. First, there is nothing to prevent the person who opens and counts the ballots from looking at the name on the mail on the envelope and then looking at their ballot. The larger loss of secre...
I am writing in regards to your July 1, 2021, front page article titled "County, Conservation district at odds over Ewan flooding." I will first state the county is not in favor of flooding occurring at Ewan. Our public works and planning departments have attempted to work with Mr. Andrew Wolfe (manager of the Rock Lake Conservation District) and come to a reasonable compromise on the issue of tree removal in a wetland creek area. Mr. Wolfe is quoted as saying "The state statute ought to trump the county ordinance." However what is not...
Why are there power shortages, rolling brownouts and blackouts in the Pacific Northwest? One regional utility alone – Avista – had brownouts that affected 15,307 ratepayers on June 28, then 6,793 the next day, and another 602 on June 30. Other utilities had brownouts too. I know we’ve had a day or two of record-setting high temperatures. But that’s not an excuse to shut down power to residents and businesses here in Eastern Washington. Columbia River basin dams generate roughly 44% of the electricity in the entire United States. Our dams pr...
