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Colfax youngsters Joseph, 13, Alyssa, 11, and Asten, 14, proudly display all their hardwork in capturing and training their Pokémon. Along with their friends, they have been playing in each other’s neighborhoods, chasing and capturing the elusive pokémon. Gazette intern reporter Pokémon GO is sweeping the nation, and Colfax, too. The app created by Nintendo is based on the video game series Pokémon. Throughout this game, users can travel between the real world and the virtual world of Pokém... Full story
Rosalia's Assembly of God and Methodist churches held a “Worship in the Park” July 17 followed by a barbecue picnic. An estimated 70 people attended for fellowship and food, including hamburgers, hot dogs, salads and a variety of desserts....
Palouse Post Office employees Barbara Hanley and Kristi Robinson received barbecue recognition at the Palouse park after achieving 100 percent scanning scores for package acceptance, arrival at unit and attempt/delivery. The Postal Service keeps close track of scanning scores, and the Palouse duo has the best scores for the county. Missing in the photo is rural carrier Jeff Bofenkamp....
When Council on Aging (COA) Executive Director Paige Collins moved from western Washington to eastern Washington and assumed her post at the COA, she was surprised this area did not have a food coalition. “Most of the state, as far as I know, has food coalitions,” she said. “Whitman County has never had one.” That changed recently. A League of Women Voters poverty study and subsequent community conversation in Pullman led to the formation of the Whitman County Food Coalition, which had its first meeting July 6. “It was people who were inte...
Washington American Legion presented Pullman Police Sgt. Jake Opgenorth the Law Officer of the Year award at its annual meeting in Grand Mound, Wash., July 15. The Pullman Maynard-Price American Legion Post 52 previously presented Opgenorth with the local award in February. Sgt. Opgenorth was selected for statewide recognition among all awards submitted throughout the state. He was was recognized for his leadership. As the detective supervisor, Sgt. Opgenorth is responsible for direction and oversight of all major criminal investigations. Last... Full story
Pay increases for Whitman County elected officials were set Monday during a meeting of the county’s special commission to set salaries of elected officials. The commission allowed monthly pay hikes as a cost of living adjustment. The pay increases will start next year. Sheriff Brett Myers, who at an earlier commission session pointed out the increased insurance premiums he has been required to pay, received the largest raise, a $531 hike from $7,176 per month to $7,707 next year. The county assessor, auditor, clerk and treasurer will each r...
Music lovers with a heart for giving practical help to refugees fleeing war and subjugation are invited to a benefit concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, at Community Congregational United Church of Christ in Pullman. Accomplished local musicians will perform works by composers who were refugees in their time, along with music that reflects hardship from oppression. The Spokane Resettlement Center for World Relief, an international charity, will benefit from the proceeds of the concert. Every ticket sale will be matched two for one for by a... Full story
Whitman County Superior Court approved an order to tear down this Endicott Road building April 21. The proposed demolition of a Winona building is back on track following a call for bids that received no response. After the call closed July 1, Public Works Director Mark Storey looked into a reason for the lack of response. “We believe we left too much to guess within the bid,” Storey told county commissioners Monday. The county will now seek a contract with a consultant – on its profe... Full story
Thursday, July 21 Rosalia – 10:15 a.m. – Final Inning – Join Kathy Wilkes to wrap up the kids' summer reading program with a fun and educational program about America's pastime...BASEBALL. Tekoa – 12 to 1 p.m. – Summer Reading Olympics – Celebrate the success of completing your summer reading goals with a NERF gun Olympics competition. Hula hoops of dread, Minion targets, CDs of destiny, and many other great games. Colton & Uniontown – 1 p.m. – Gardening for Healthy Living – Join horticulturist Donna Guske Hansen as she explores the heal...
Whitman County Commissioners Monday approved a reduced speed limit for three-tenths of a mile of Old Moscow Road. Dropping from 50 mph to 35 mph, the new limit effective Sept. 1 will apply to a section past the last house and before pavement starts. The length in question concludes at the intersection of Brown Road, a mile-and-a-half from the Idaho state line. A nearby resident contacted Whitman County Public Works this spring to ask about cutting the 50-mph limit. At the request of the...
Lacrosse Members of the LaCrosse High School class of 2017 have started a harvest meal service as a fund raising project. For a $10 fee, they will make lunches for harvest crews and deliver them to LaCrosse and Washtucna by 10 a.m. July 23 and 30. Lunches will include a hoagie sandwich with a choice of meat and/or cheddar cheese, mayo and mustard packets, lettuce, onion, tomato along with fruit, chips, pickle, a drink and a homemade dessert. Winners of the yard of the month for LaCrosse are Jim and Dena Bennett....
The Malden Town Council is in the process of making plans for the Malden park, where they plan to relocate the playground fixtures to be at more convenient locations. The equipment is currently far from the community center and bathrooms and is not well-shaded, according to Karen Wallace, town clerk/treasurer. The project is expected to be completed through volunteer work later this fall. The playground in Malden could soon be getting a facelift. The Malden Town Council at its meeting...
Late Bloomers Garden Club at Codger Park in front of their colorful flowers and the Codger Park Sign. From left, Cherry Alice Van Tine, Della Hauser, Pauline Gebhardt, Mary Ann Wigen, Marsha and Bill Tempel, Jo Gfeller, Celesta Dailey and Lynne Bruya. The Late Bloomers Garden Club began when Cherry Alice Van Tine and Della Hauser met with Jo Gfeller to urge her to lead a group to transform Codger Park into a pleasant space. When Jo agreed, they began inviting others to help and also put an ad... Full story
The Bill Chipman Trail between Pullman and Moscow will be closed until Saturday morning to allow for application of a sealing coat. The contractor on the project has applied filler to the cracks along the trail, and the sealer has been applied to about half of the distance. The trail work had been scheduled for the first two days of this week, but rain over the last two days has bumped the re-opening of the trail to Saturday morning, according to Tim Myers, Whitman County parks director....
Students from across the county took part in a 4H Adventure Robotics Camp at the Colfax Public Service Building July 13-15. Campers built their own robot, programmed it and competed against other robots during the three-day camp. The competition involved a soccer game challenge and a barrel racing course. Camp teachers and helpers were WSU Whitman County Extension interns Mariah Julson, Kaitlin McDevitt, and high school 4H Palouse Area Robotics Team SciBorg members Tristan Call and Callum McCubbin. “We have been offering this camp for five y...
Nick and Sue Henning of St. John celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner and, later, a second honeymoon to Seaside, Ore. Henning and Sue Stott of Seattle, who met at Central Washington State College, were married at Woodland Park Presbyterian Church in Seattle July 8, 1966. They farmed in the St. John area until they retired in 2013. They have two daughters and four grandsons, Dana Crider, Cole and Cale, St. John; and Lisa Williams, Justin and Zach, Col...
Congressional candidates Joe Pakootas and Dave Wilson sit in between three empty seats supposed to be filled by Rep. Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, Krystol McGee and Tom Horne at the League of Women Voters candidate forum Wednesday, July 13, at Pullman City Hall. More empty chairs than candidates sat at the front of the Pullman City Council chambers Wednesday, July 13, as two of the five Fifth Congressional District candidates appeared at a League of Women Voters forum. Joe Pakootas, Spokane Democrat,... Full story
Josh Hust of Palouse is one of two artists selected in Salem Art Fair's 'Emerging Artist' Program. Palouse and the Palouse country were represented during the three-day (July 15-17) 67th annual Salem, Ore., Art Fair. Among more than 200 artists selected in juried competition for the fair was Josh Hust of Palouse. He displayed and sold his abstract collage photography. He was one of two artists selected to show through the fair’s 'Emerging Artist' Program. The fair was held in Bush’s Pasture Par...
School is not in session, but big things are happening. The LaCrosse students will see many changes when they return to school next month after numerous renovations are completed this summer as part of a six-year, $2.2 million levy passed by voters in 2011. “It’s continuing on our capital improvement projects,” said Superintendent Doug Curtis, noting other projects completed since funds from the levy became available in 2013. “Right now, we’re replacing all the windows and fire escapes for secondary classrooms and installing security locks for...
The Malden Town Council has filled four vacancies in the last few months, filling the mayor’s seat and three council seats. Councilwoman Christina Ferrell, who has served on the council for seven years, was appointed Malden Mayor June 1. “It’s kind of crazy, but we’re getting there,” she said. “I’m learning the ropes.” Ferrell replaces Mayor Fran Maxwell, who had been serving in the position vacated by her husband, Ted Maxwell, who had been mayor from 2008-2015. The Maxwells plan to move to be nearer to their grandchildren. Ferrell grew up...
Kassie Smith, one of the artists who helped launch the Dahmen clay studio, works at her pottery wheel at the Moscow Farmers' Market. Dahmen Barn announces its fully equipped clay studio is open and classes for children and adults have been scheduled. Numerous donations of equipment and supplies were received. Two experienced clay artists will be teaching beginning through advanced workshops on hand building and wheel throwing. The classes will be small to ensure individual attention. In...
Whitman County commissioners Monday accepted a $1,816,621 bid Monday for the Sand Road bridge-widening project from M.A. DeAtley of Clarkston. Other bids were $2,322,798 from M.L. Albright & Sons of Lewiston and $2,163,437 from Western Construction, also of Lewiston. For Edmundson Bridge on Sand Road, an increase in traffic has led to the need to widen the 19-foot-wide span on the 25-foot-wide road. The roadway serves as an alternate commuter route between Pullman and Moscow. The concrete-arch bridge was built in the early 1900s. Work is... Full story
The three candidates on the primary ballot for state representative for the Ninth District answered a variety of questions during a two-hour forum at the library in Colfax Friday evening. The forum was sponsored by the Pullman League of Women Voters with Mary Collins acting as moderator. The Friday night session drew a small crowd with less than 20 people seated in the audience. Questions submitted by audience members covered a wide range of topics on both the state and national levels. Rep. Mary Dye of Pomeroy, who has held office for 14...
A truck loaded with roofing materials went out of control on the Highway 272 grade into Colfax and crashed onto its top on Main Street just before 3 p.m. Monday. The driver of the truck, Harold Willey, 56, Ritzville, was taken by ambulance to Whitman Hospital and then flown by LifeFlight to Providence Sacred Heart in Spokane, according to Colfax Officer Grant Silver. The passenger, Justin Sowl, 26, Spokane, sustained minor scrapes and lacerations. He was also taken to the hospital in a second...
Dusty Larry and Di Brink, along with Mike Stine of LaCrosse, drove to Lyons Ferry Marina for the weekend. Meeting them there were Kevin, Amber, Ashley, Kloey, Ellie and Nick Brink of Kennewick; John, Brandi, Myla and Alexia Brink, Colfax; Amber’s brother, Robert and Sara Hrabak and children Sarah, Rayna, Katie and Junior; Joshua Bay, Mount Lake Terrace and Tom Phillips, Las Vegas. Driving down for the day to join the group were Lucky and Joan Myrick. The Hans Van Oostrum family from The Netherlands stayed at the Parsonage Bed and Breakfast o...
