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NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS COUNTYWIDE OVERLAYS 3 C.R.P.’s No. 0017-2, 0025-3 & 2500-8 WHITMAN COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed proposals for this project will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 11:15 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time, on Monday, August 31, 2015, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read. Each proposal shall be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Whitman County Board of C...
Week of Aug. 17-21 Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Club sandwich, grape and broccoli salad, vegetable tray, zucchini bread, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Club sandwich, grape and broccoli salad, vegetable tray, zucchini bread, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday — Club sandwich, grape and broccoli salad, vegetable tray, zucchini bread, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Lentil and sausage casserole, green salad, French bread, sliced pears,...
The Endicott Store announced the arrival of Nick and Katie Johnson’s baby girl in its front window this week. See the birth announcement below. High tea will honor grannies Colfax Chamber of Commerce will host a Thrifty Grandmothers Customer Appreciation High Tea Aug. 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Norma McGregor room of the Colfax library. Tea and finger foods will be served by Colfax’s three Distinguished Young Women, and a power point presentation will show events which have been supported by...
8 years ago The Commoner Aug. 8, 1890 On last Thursday evening, when the clerk at F. W. Gaines' store went to take in his display of goods from before the store, preparatory to closing for the night, he found that some of his goods had departed. Some tramp during the evening had picked up six pairs of pants and stripped a fine coat and vest off of a dummy and made way with the same. Mr. Gaines was not at home. Only one man was at the store at the time and while he was engaged in the rear of the store, it is thought the thief quietly got in...
Gloria Austin The funeral for Gloria A. Austin, 83, was Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Church of the Nazarene, Princeton, Idaho, with the Rev. Kathy Kramer officiating. Burial followed at the Freeze Cemetery north of Potlatch. She died Aug. 5, 2015. Born Dec. 2, 1931, at Harmony, Wash., to Lawrence and Gertrude (Kirpes) Hadaller, she attended school at Colton and married Kenneth Austin Sept. 12, 1953, at Potlatch. They made their home in the Princeton area most of their lives. Kenneth worked for... Full story
The Rosalia Garden Club's latest "Garden of the Month" winner is the garden of Brian and Paige Collins. After purchasing the property four years ago, they just moved to Rosalia in 2014 from Bellevue and created an inviting oasis from a weed patch. It includes a low maintenance area with many container plants of geraniums with a special fenced off area for their dog. The backyard area contains many different bird feeders. Brian works out of his home office for a company in Spokane, and Paige is...
LaCrosse Community Pride has received a $1,000 grant from the Avista Foundation. The LaCrosse group was among recipients of grants announced Aug. 5. Total amount of the grants was $81,500. The foundation credited LaCrosse Community Pride with spuring redevelopment of buildings and resources in the town which had been facing economic setbacks. “We are very pleased that Avista has once more stepped up to help in our redevelopment efforts. Our community now has a bank, grocery store, library, office space for businesses and a community c...
Endicott Lorena Mattly celebrated her 76 birthday with a visit from family July 29. During the celebration they took a picture of four generations: her daughter, Linda Peterson, (grandma); granddaughter, McKenzie Gillette with great-grandson, Liam, and Lorena Mattly, great-grandmother. Harvesting for Bob and Shirley Morasch were the "Burns Brigade" including Lorna and Greg Burns, daughter Jodi Stalter, grandsons Taylor Stalter, Duncan Burns and their friend Luke Hilt, all truck drivers. Also their friend Kieva Bryner dinner cook extra...
The Endicott Class of 1975 gathered for their 40th class reunion in Spokane Valley July 11 with 11 of the 17 class members attending. Pictured here are (front row) Tom Reich, Kennewick; (second row) Kelly Jordan Moys, Brush Prairie; Randall Schmick, Steve Schmick and Carol Cook Larson, all of Endicott; Louise Honn Groat, Pomeroy; (third row) John Leonard, Hayden, Idaho; Marvol Putzier Barnard, Green Valley, Ariz.; Bob Zuger, Walla Walla; Ebee Cutler Lally, Spokane Valley; and Marty Morasch... Full story
Dusty Services for former long-time Dusty residents will be held this weekend. Clare Steiger died earlier this summer. Her graveside services will be Sunday, Aug. 16, at 2 p.m. at the Colfax Cemetery. A reception will follow at Hill Ray Plaza. Irma Stueckle died last Friday. Her services will be this Friday, Aug. 14, at 10:30 a.m. at the Baptist church in Colfax with burial afterward in the Colfax Cemetery. A luncheon will be served at the church following the burial. Lucky, Joan and Rob Myrick attended the Eatonville Art Festival this past... Full story
Meet Father Al Grasher St. Patrick Catholic Church in Colfax has welcomed a new pastor, Fr. Al Grasher, who also serves St. Joseph Church in LaCrosse. Grasher (pronounced with a long A) at present is settling into the rectory at the end of S. Main Street in Colfax, learning parishioners’ names and getting acquainted. A native of Blaine, he has an interesting cooking heritage, both German and Italian. He first felt a call to ministry in eighth grade. His class project was career research, and h...
Harold and Diane Rawlings, owners at Colfax Package & Parcel, have retired...again. They first retired 10 years ago, and they came out of retirement six months ago to open the Fed Ex location in Colfax at 213 N. Main Street following the purchase of the building by their daughter, Kimberly DeHart. The building at one time housed the Gazette print shop and previously housed restaurant operations. The Rawlings said they entered the business six months ago with the idea to start something in Colfax that was not already offered here. Harold said he...
Tase T. Lentil, the long-standing Lentil Festival mascot, waves to the Albion Parade crowd on the Fourth of July. Lentils will be used in recipe creations at the National Lentil Festival Legendary Lentil Cook-off Aug. 22. Finalists have been chosen for the 2015 National Lentil Festival Legendary Lentil Cook-off. Festival Director Alexandria Anderson said 109 recipes from 23 states, Canada and England were received. Recipes were screened and rated in six categories: preparation ease, flavor, t...
MARRIAGE LICENSES James John Haskins, 42, and Jeanette Marie Skelton, 51, both Garfield, Aug. 4. Preston Richard Stiller, 38, and Joleen Leann McCarroll, 39, both Albion, Aug. 5. Mark Steven Berger, 54, and Julie Catherine Mansis, 57, both Fort Worth, Texas, Aug. 6. Dillon Michael Glover, 21, and Nicolette Suzanne Redinger, 22, both Moscow, Aug. 7. Aaron Chaplin Sheridan, 33, and Joleen Ann Lave, 28, both Pullman, Aug. 11. Justin Ryan Brown, 34, and Rachel Layne Bailey, 28, both Pullman, Aug. 11. REAL ESTATE SALES David and Hanna Walter to... Full story
Meetings for public comment have been scheduled today, Thursday, by the Palouse Regional Transportaton Planning Organization and public transportation provideer in Asotin, Columbia, Garfield and Whitman Counties. The public is encouraged to attend and participate in the development of a plan for federal and state specialized transportatoin funding which is administered through the state DOT. The goal of the meetings is to help set funding priorities and select alternaitives to improve specialized transportation services. Meetings have been set... Full story
A lighted “X” indicates to pilots not to land at the Colfax airport with the runway under renovation. Port Commissioner Dan Boone said the Colfax runway reconstruction project is “coming along really good.” Work began to expand and improve the runway on July 27 and is expected to conclude in October.... Full story
The public is invited to an open house to meet Valoree Gregory, Colfax’s new unified director, at an open house Aug. 19 at 5 p.m. at the Colfax Golf Club. Refreshments will be provided and a no-host bar will be open. The open house is an opportunity for the community to learn about Gregory and the work she will be involved in for Colfax, the Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Association and the Arts Council. “Having grown up in Steptoe and attended Colfax schools, Gregory has big plans for Colfax,” said Library Director Kristie Kirkp...
Essential When the publisher of a rural newspaper in a largely conservative county writes his opinion that climate change is real and that our leaders must start to deal with the problem, then it is evident that those who deny climate change are wrong. It takes genuine bravery for someone who sells newspapers and ads in an agricultural county to write what he wrote. Yet, for any astute and observant people, the signs have been there. Unfortunately, many Americans have not been reading the signs. We are having earlier springs, hotter summers,... Full story
"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter." -- African proverb On the ledger of global outrages, the killing of Cecil the lion outside of a Zimbabwe national park should barely register. What is the fate of one big cat compared with the civil wars and human-rights abuses that fill the headlines -- or should fill the headlines -- every day? Even in Zimbabwe alone, where grotesque misgovernance is the rule, the death of one lion should hardly be a blip. And yet the animal's shooting by a...
I think we all can agree that we wouldn't want to be Walter Palmer right now. He's that Minnesota dentist who's suddenly become the object of intense contempt for killing Cecil the lion. Palmer, whose hobby-sport is big-game hunting, shot and killed in a gruesome (and allegedly illegal) way the majestic black-maned lion Cecil, who had captured the hearts of the people in Zimbabwe and animal lovers around the world. Palmer pays big money to hunt down various exotic animals. He apparently displays their heads as trophies. But now his life is in...
When it was discovered that the Transportation Security Administration had hired some employees with terrorist ties for security at airports, the official response was that the government’s hiring policy was “generally effective.” It will be interesting to hear what the Environmental Protection Agency has to say about the pollution of the Animas River in Colorado. The EPA was attempting to stem a small leak in a long deserted gold mine. The repair crew accidentally breached a retaining wall. An estimated three million gallons of toxic sludg... Full story
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. BALLOT LAG UNDER REVIEW County Auditor Eunice Coker said Tuesday the Secretary of State’s office has started an effort to check on the reported lag in the mail return of primary election ballots from the post office. Coker said she and auditors in approximately five other counties around the state noticed a slow return of ballots from the primar... Full story
An informational kiosk on wind generation has been installed at the Horn School Rest Area. Palouse Wind LLC and Avista partnered on developing the informational kiosk which was recently installed at the rest area across Highway 195 from the 58-unit wind site. While viewing the kiosk, visitors can see the turbines which are as tall as a 38-story building and blades the length of 10 cars parked bumper to bumper. Avista and Palouse Wind representatives joined officials from Whitman County, Rosalia, Oakesdale, Colfax and Port of Whitman to particip...
Richard Lathim, the number three finisher in the race for Ninth District Representative on primary election night, moved into second place with a 60-vote margin after the six counties in the district conducted additional ballot counts last week. Mary Dye of Pomeroy, who posted a strong election night win, picked up the most votes in the late counts for a strong finish. The totals as of noon Monday were Dye 9,105, Lathim 4,818, and Kenneth Caylor of Othello 4,788. Also, Jeremiah (JW) Roberts, who also finished in third in the Colfax mayoral...
A gofundme.com account has been created for 15-year-old Garfield-Palouse High School student who was is in critical condition as of Tuesday afternoon, following a single-vehicle crash Aug. 4. The site, which has collected more than $1,800 so far, is to help pay for medical costs. Morgan Hobbs of Garfield was a passenger in the accident in which he and the driver, Andrew Foster, 29, of Yakima, were both ejected when the vehicle left Highway 27 north of Garfield and rolled. The accident occurred around 10:45 p.m. According to the Washington... Full story
