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Congresswoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers will appear in Colfax Tuesday, July 26, to meet with veterans from 3-4 p.m. at the community room at Umpqua Bank. The event is sponsored by the Colfax American Legion. “She just wants to discuss veterans' issues with local veterans,” said Roy Lord, finance officer for the Colfax Legion. “It's not a political endorsement, it's a veterans' opportunity.” Lord hopes the meeting will draw as many former service members as possible. “There'll be some conflict with the farmers with harvest, but we'll try to do wha... Full story
Residents of Colfax may have noticed two women shooting video footage in town the past two weeks. Shaye Kingsley and Shannon Moudy were here for their work with KLEW-TV Lewiston, a CBS affiliate producing a piece on Colfax for their “Our Town” program. The new, original program for KLEW is expected to air this fall, following promotions work. The 11-minute Colfax segment is nearly complete, along with similar packages on Orofino, Uniontown and Moscow. Kingsley and Moudy will take their cam... Full story
Tim Fry and his wife, Kristine, pose with their children Henry, 9, and Ruby, 7, at the start of their two-month ProjectWA vacation this summer. The family has been traveling to historic sites throughout the state, documenting their trip online and with the Washington Insider App. Photos sent by Tim Fry. Tim Fry poses in a St. Ignatius hospital gown at the building last week. He toured the building with Colfax Unified Executive Director Valoree Gregory. The Fry family stopped at Steptoe Butte at...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Sarah Ellen Tousley, 28, and Matthew Charles Marchelli, 29, both Post Falls, July 14. Dustin Fogle Mclarty, 30, and Alexandra Sloane Richey, 29, both Pullman, July 15. Brian Joseph Keller, Uniontown, 37, and Ashley Dylan Johnson, Sammamish, 28, July 15. REAL ESTATE SALES John and Janis Grondalski, Blue Lake, Calif., to Gary and Kay Walton, duplex on NW Sunrise Terrace, Pullman, $225,000, May 31. Anna Noring, Seattle, to Ruth and James Henshaw and David Henshaw, Everett, 1995 Cascade 42x29 mobile home on Golden Hills Drive, Pul... Full story
Over the last 35 years our family has vacationed at the same place on the beach. While the buildings have been refurbished, the complex remains largely unchanged. However, our entertainment has changed a lot. We still swim, jump the waves and build sandcastles, but our board games, puzzles and playing cards have been replaced with kids’ electronic tablets, smart phones and movies downloaded from the internet. We still take lots of pictures, but rather than taking them to film processing centers, we use cellphone cameras to instantly text and p...
A string of barbed wire bordering an overgrown field west of Winona provides as a rest stop on a sunny, summer Saturday in July.... Full story
Colfax Restrooms One of our great joys is to drive around the Palouse and sometimes beyond. One of the things that we discovered is that a number of the small communities that we visited had “rest areas.” Most of the time these areas were concentered right in the middle of town, for example, Tekoa and Palouse. In an opposite direction we stopped in the downtowns of Pomeroy and Sisters, Ore. all of these areas had grass, a community bulletin board of what’s happening, picnic tables and a trash can and, of course restrooms that were clean, well m... Full story
President Barack Obama is a lawyer, not a statistician, and it shows. After the controversial officer-involved shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Obama unloosed a series of statistics in his remarks in Warsaw, Poland, to show "racial disparities that exist in our criminal justice system" -- in other words, racial bias by police, prosecutors and judges. Obama related numbers about disparate rates of police shootings, arrests and searches, among other things, without mentioning the single most important factor to...
Yes, there are several months before Election Day, and so many surprises that could upend things between now and then, but the way things look now, there is one safe observation about Hillary Clinton's huge credibility problem: It is not going away. Yes, her people will argue that after the decision to not indict, further discussion of her email blunders and evasions are "old news." Well, the old news is cumulative, and even though she escaped, perhaps barely, being formally charged with a crime, FBI Director James Comey outlined a scathing... Full story
The police in America are under attack. Three were killed last weekend in Baton Rouge. Three others were wounded. Just before this, five were killed in Dallas with nine other police and two bystanders wounded. Both attacks were pre-meditated ambushes. Beyond these physical attacks, the nation’s law enforcement is also under fire for what many think are questionable deaths of citizens by police. Two recent deaths at the hands of police in Falcon Heights, Minn., and, again, Baton Rouge have sparked outrage and protests. Police are accused of t...
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. ********* CITY OKAYS RESTROOM PURCHASE Colfax City Council Monday night approved purchase of a pre-fabricated restroom and concessions building for the Schmuck Park construction project which is now underway. The cost of the building, which will actually be made up of three pre-fab units, will be $143,000. The building was purchased through a...
State representative candidates from the left, Rep. Mary Dye of Pomeroy, Pasco Democrat Jennifer Goulet and Pullman Rebublican Hailey Roemer at the Pullman League of Women Voters’ forum in Colfax answer questions from the crowd. See 1A for full story....
NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Commissioners have set the date of Monday, August 1, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. in their Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, WA, for proposed amendment #1 to the 2015 Whitman County budget. At that time, it is requested all department heads/elected officials requesting an amendment be present. The total amount of the proposed amended budget is approximately $60,000,000. Copies of the proposed amendment will be available July 27, 2016 by calling 397-5240. Disabled accommodations are accessible...
Action in the novice swim league last week saw two collisions by the Pomeroy and Pullman teams. Pomeroy, the defending champion, posted a strong win last Thursday at its pool. The big win for the Pirates strokers followed a loss to Pullman in the league round Tuesday, July 12, at the Pullman pool. Team scores at the Pomeroy meet were Pomeroy 457.5, Pullman 370 and Colfax 362.5. Pullman defeated the Pomeroy champs at the Colfax meet two days earlier. Scores at the Colfax meet were Pullman 479, Pomeroy 372 and Colfax 308. Simon Brannon of Colfax,... Full story
Attendees of the walk last Friday stand waiting on the steps of Beasley Coliseum. Gazette intern reporter An estimated 200 people came together in Pullman Friday, July 15, and gathered on the steps of Beasley Coliseum before silently and peacefully marching to remember Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, as well as other victims of recent police shootings. “It opens the eyes of the people who don't think these issues exist,” said Brianna Smathers, 18, who organized the event along with Sab...
The National Lentil Festival is a little more than one month away, and the top five Legendary Lentil Cook-off recipe winners have been announced. According to Festival Director Alexandria Anderson, the top five finalists were chosen from among 122 recipe submissions from 26 states and three countries. The top five entrants were Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew submitted Robin Seletsky of Oneonta, N.Y.; Chipotle Honey Lentil and Red Pepper Dip submitted by Fiona Green of Keller, Texas; Lentil Crusted Fried Chicken Breast with Spicy Lentil Saut...
Country rock set at Dahmen Artisans at the Dahmen Barn will host a country rock performance Saturday, July 23, for its fourth Summer Concert Series. Lucky Rowland and Keith Ochoa from Lewiston will play from 7 to 9 p.m. in the new, air conditioned event space. Admission is $15 at the door; doors open 6:15. Beer and Wawawai Canyon wine will be for sale to attendees 21 and older. Lucky Rowland pursued a professional bull riding career and won many contests throughout the US and Canada. He then went to Nashville to work on his professional music....
Whitman Cougars stacked a run of six wins over four days to win the Legion District A playoff in Spokane. The Cougars Tuesday nudged Chewelah 4-3 in the championship game of the tournament which began with pool play and then narrowed down the field at each of the two sites, Hart Field on the south side of Spokane and Mead on the north side. The state A finals back at Spokane will feature 16 teams. As of Tuesday, the Cougs were booked to play an opener at Rodgers Saturday. In the district title game over Chewelah, the Cougs scored all four of th... Full story
Gazette intern reporter Kevin Misner moved to Endicott a year and half ago, but in that time has already done more for the community than some will complete in a lifetime. Born in Brewster, Misner always had ties in Endicott, with cousins who he would visit during the summer months growing up. He moved to Vancouver, Wash., when he was a junior in high school and had lived there until a year and a half ago. “After the state bought the property my shop was on in Battleground, I decided to look a... Full story
A group of interested parties in Washington state high school sports have begun discussions about the format of the state basketball tournaments. Overseen by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), the group is made up of WIAA board members, coaches, athletic directors and superintendents. Under consideration is the eight-team state format, which changed from a 16-team layout in 2011. Later this year, a questionnaire will be sent to stakeholders around the state asking for input. “It's just thoughts at this time,” sai...
Evan Parks, first baseman for Pullman Posse, collides with West Valley’s Dylan Androes Saturday at McDonald Park. The Posse advanced with a 7-1 win. Pullman Posse rolled up a 3-1 record over three days in the AA Legion district playoff at Spokane to bag a third place entry in the state finals which will open Saturday at Mount Vernon and Burlington in the northwest corner of the state. Sixteen teams will be at the state AA finals which will start with the teams in four different divisions. P...
Mid-century parade down Crosby Street in Tekoa, Washington. Both sides of the street are lined with automobiles and residents. Photo courtesy Whitman County Library historical archive. 125 years ago The Commoner July 17, 1891 The Bald Butte, which five years ago was supposed to be frosty and cold, has proved to be entirely free from summer frosts, which the following will show, says the Journal. Ben. Furnis, who lives on the north side of the butte, eight and one half miles northeast of Colton,... Full story
The Colfax and Community Fund Drive, a fundraiser which begins each year in October, has added an online pay option. Those interested can donate with a credit card via PayPal. “There were some people who suggested we get hip through the 21st century,” said Jeannette Solimine, board treasurer. PayPal does charge a small fee for donations, but Solimine said this does make for a convenient option for people who want to use an online option or who do not live in town. “I'm not one to encourage it because of the fee, but PayPal does have a disco...
The Department of Ecology announced last week that the Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association has partnered with Ecology to develop the Farmed Smart certification, where “dryland crops are grown and managed in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way,” wrote Brook Beeler, Ecology communications manager. The Farmed Smart certification was developed in 2013, and is just now getting off the ground, Beeler said. “The development of the program started in 2013, so farms have just now started going through the certification proje...
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any products that can help older golfers? I love to play golf, but at age 74, I have hip and back problems that make bending over to tee up or pick up the ball difficult. And I have arthritis in my thumbs that makes gripping the club a problem. Ailing Eddy Dear Eddy, There are actually a wide variety of nifty golf accessories and adaptive equipment that can help older golfers who struggle with injuries, arthritis or loss of mobility. Here are several products for different needs. Bending Substitutes The...
