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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 Tuesday, the 15th day of August 2016, at the hour of 11:00 a.m. for the purpose of considering an Amendment to 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 th...
Pullman's Community Action Center and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories will host a “Building Community 2016” dinner Oct. 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the SEL Events Center. It will include dinner, music, a 50/50 raffle and silent auction. All of the funds raised will support the Community Food Bank and the gardens and teaching kitchen at the CAC. The dinner will also aim to teach residents how to partner with the CAC in providing support for those in need....
Stuff the Bus starts today on the Palouse, with yellow school buses at Dissmore's in Pullman and at Staples and Eastside Marketplace in Moscow from 2 to 5 p.m. The buses will also be at those locations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The bus will be in Colfax at Rosauer's today from 4 to 6 p.m., tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will also be in Colton in the downtown area from 9 a.m. to noon on Aug. 13. Donation boxes will be at local business during business hours from now... Full story
WILLIAM BARTLETT William W. “Bill” Bartlett, 91, longtime Potlatch resident, died Aug. 6, 2016, at the Henderson House in Colfax. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at the Potlatch Lutheran Presbyterian Building. A reception will follow at the Princeton Community Center. Born April 7, 1925, in Colfax to William R. and Anne Jessen Bartlett, he was raised in Albion and attended school there. He served in the Army Air Corps as an airplane mechanic and was sta... Full story
Charlie Brown set for RTOP The Broadway musical "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" will open at Regional Theatre of the Palouse in Pullman Aug. 18 and run until Aug. 28. Performances will be Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The theatre box office is open Monday through Friday, noon to 5 p.m. The show features the “Peanuts” gang, created by Charles Schulz, singing and philosophizing through vignettes including a nail-biting baseball game, a daunting book report and separation anxiety fro...
Dusty Lauren Claassen, daughter of Wes and Jen Claassen, had the pleasure of becoming the second runner-up in the Washington State Distinguished Young Woman program in Pullman. Lauren represented LaCrosse. The competition was at Beasley Performing Arts Center Saturday evening. The young women arrived in Pullman Tuesday and met their host families. Lauren, Tessa Jantz of Ritzville and Kendyl Druffel of Colton stayed with Wendy Jo and Shane Brenan. They had lunch with Pullman Rotary Thursday and with Kiwanis Friday. Claassen’s parents, her g...
The trail offers up some unique vistas. A group of riders takes a break to admire the view after exiting the 790 ft. long tunnel no. 21. Trail riders pause to take in the view from one of the many trestles on the route. This photo gives some idea of the view they are taking in. John Bermel, 18, Smelterville, Idaho, wrangles bikes and bike racks at Lookout Pass Lodge. Without the trail conversion, he figures he would be working at McDonalds instead of enjoying the deer, moose and occasional elk t...
Scott Henry, a member of the Colfax High School class of 1975, his wife and several friends attended a swearing in ceremony for Scott to also become a citizen of Great Britain. The ceremony followed a process which requires applicants to have an extensive knowledge of the history and background of Great Britain. Henry has lived in England a number of years and has been married for 30 years to Jenny, a British citizen. They have two grown children who enjoy being dual citizens of Great Britain...
Mary McCormack has announced the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Marianne, to Kevin Dudley, son of Kent and Patty Dudley of Spokane. The bride-elect graduated from Oakesdale High School in 2004 and the University of Montana in 2008 with a degree in broadcast journalism and a minor in communication studies. She is currently employed as the Development Director at Rockwood Communities Foundation in Spokane. Dudley graduated from Shadle Park High School in 2005 and Washington...
Kate Hodges, daughter of Brad and Teresa Hodges, Oakesdale, and Neil Rosenkranz, son of Thomas and Chris Rosenkranz, Wheaton, Ill., have announced their engagement. A 2009 Rosalia High School graduate and 2012 graduate of Washington State University, Kate works for Alaska Airlines in Boise. Neil is a 2010 Wheaton Warrenville South High School graduate. He played college golf and studied at DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill. He moved to Spokane in 2012 to pursue aviation maintenance. Kate and Neil met... Full story
Dalton Dice, the son of Collette and John Dice of Albion, and Laura MacFarlane, daughter of Rebecca and Mark MacFarlane of Spokane, were married July 17, 2016, at the Blackwell Hotel in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The best man was Matthew Brady of Pullman, and the maid of honor was Hannah Damiano of Pullman. Flower girl was London Bender of Pullman. Dice is a 2012 graduate of Pullman High School and a 2016 graduate of Spokane Community College. Laura is a 2015 graduate of Washington State University....
Brenda and Tom Kneeshaw of Colfax enjoy a day at the coast. Brenda Kneeshaw, born and raised in Salem, Ore., graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1970. She later earned a master’s degree from the University of Idaho. As Brenda explained it, she has two sets of parents. She was very close to her adoptive parents and feels privileged to be raised by them. Her adoptive father died when she was in seventh grade, and her mother died years ago. She left information about Brenda’s birth fam...
A public hearing will be Monday, Aug. 15, for some revisions to county zoning at 11 a.m. at the Whitman County Courthouse. The county, which zones unincorporated areas, is set to consider amendments which may expand the scope of what type of businesses are allowed within certain zones. The revisions would address specific situations such as a property at State Route 27 and Albion Road north of Pullman. A realtor made a comment this spring to County Planner Alan Thomson about the difficulty in...
Many Lentil Festival stories have been formed and told over the years, but one story remains untold: the 'Saga of Tase T. Lentil.' Lentil festival organizers are seeking Lentil Fest goers to submit the Saga of Tase T. Lentil in 100 to 150 words. Stories of more than 150 words will not be reviewed. “It's a story about the saga of Tase T. Lentil, and basically the only criteria is that it has to fit within that theme,” said Alexandria Anderson, festival director. The new event is a last minute add to the festival, which is slated for Aug. 19-21 a...
The SEWEDA office has moved from Pullman to Colfax to better meet the needs of the county. Sarah McKnight, Whitman County managing director, now maintains a second story office in the Warwick Building on Main Street in Colfax. The Southeast Washington Economic Development Association has moved its office from Pullman to Colfax. The new location is on the second floor of the Warwick Building at 409 N. Main Street across the street from the Whitman County Courthouse. SEWEDA has a sign on the Warwi...
SEL is working on a new business sign at the entrance of the Port of Whitman County at the Pullman Industrial Park. The sign will have plaques featuring the businesses in the park and the names of the current Port commissioners. The sign shown here will actually be re-poured before the project is complete. Gazette intern reporter Upgrades are in the works at the Pullman Industrial Park, with the welcome sign to the complex getting a “sign-lift,” according to Debbie Snell, Port of Whitman County...
The USDA in Spokane Monday announced important crop insurance deadlines which are nearing. The Risk Management Agency (RMA) of the USDA is reminding producers to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2017 crop year before sales closing dates. This also applies to current policy holders wishing to make changes to existing coverage. “It is critical that producers make their decisions now even though it’s not until the next crop year,” said Jo Lynne Seufer, risk management specialist with the USDA RMA office in Spokane. According to the USDA...
The Port of Whitman County at its meeting last week signed a support letter for a renovation project at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. “They are looking at adding on to both the north and the south terminals,” said Joe Poiré, Port executive director. “The airport is going to grow to where, I believe, it can accept another 20,000 passengers a day.” The Port of Seattle, which operates the Sea-Tac airport, is undertaking the project and funding it. The Sustainable Airport Master Plan (SAMP) includes the addition of 35 aircraft gates to... Full story
August is national Tree Check Month, and three state agencies plus the Washington State University Extension are asking residents to check trees in the yard for harmful bug species, according to a state news release. “Invasive insects can destroy Washington’s forests,” Justin Bush, executive coordinator of the Washington Invasive Species Council, said in a press statement. “In Washington, more than 22 million acres of forests are at risk from invasive insects and disease. We need everyone’s assistance to prevent these damages in Washingto...
National Farmers Market Week will be marked at the weekly Moscow Farmers Market Saturday. The celebration will begin at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 13 with Moscow Mayor Bill Lambert reading the National Farmers Market Week proclamation. Jessie Hunter of the USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council will then host a lentil smoothie demonstration that will feature fresh ingredients purchased straight from the market. A raffle drawing will be for market goodie baskets featuring vendor items. Winners will be drawn and announced at 10:45 a.m. by the music stage in... Full story
Listing of the Cow Creek trestle among the projects for permiting and planning in the state’s report for the John Wayne Trail points to a project which would some day open a segment of the trail which has been closed for years. The former 1,410-foot trestle across Cow Creek, located east of Ralston in Adams County, was included on a list which also includes trestles and tunnels along Rock Lake and new trailheads at Kenova, Rock Lake, Revere, Ralston and Lind. Removal of the Cow Creek trestle left an impassable gap which includes a sheer rock f...
The Great Depression was very hard on most Americans. People lost their savings, jobs and homes. Often families were separated because there simply were too many mouths to feed even when moms, dads and kids pooled their meager earnings from odd jobs. Businesses and factories closed and our government struggled to respond. Soup kitchens fed people waiting in long unemployment lines. It is against this setting that fascist Germany hosted the summer Olympics in 1936. It was an extravaganza that was unimaginable for Olympians traveling to Berlin...
Donald Trump got sound advice the other day. At a rally at Davenport, Iowa, he told the crowd that a prominent supporter had called and urged him not to sweat all the attacks at the Democratic National Convention. "Don't hit down," the supporter urged, according to Trump. "You have one person to beat. It's Hillary Rodham Clinton." By Trump's account, he conceded the good sense of this, although he noted how he always prefers hitting back – "it makes me feel good." If so, he must have enjoyed his weekend. He spent it attacking not just Khizr Kha...
To be honest, I never realized that Mike Pence had such a wild sense of humor. I pegged him as more the "earnest" extremist, not such a kidder. Well, the laugh's on me. Surely Pence was joking when he complained to conservative radio interviewer Hugh Hewitt about "name-calling." The GOP vice-presidential nominee chastised President Barack Obama for using the term "homegrown demagogues" in his convention speech: "I don't think name-calling has any place in public life, and I thought that was unfortunate that the president of the United States... Full story
The region has been ravaged by serious wildfires. The Snake River Fire torched some 11,500 acres. The Palouse Falls Fire and the Fletcher Road Fire near Lyons Ferry burned thousands more. All these are out now. The fires were fought with resources from a variety of agencies. Rain Sunday and Tuesday finished off some of the hot spots. Our area is a tinder box. It is dry and has been hot. The Snake River Fire would have been serious in any event, but high winds exacerbated its danger and compounded the difficulty of fighting it. This fire...
