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  • On The Record

    Aug 16, 2018

    MARRIAGE LICENSES Derek Stephen Hamilton, 26, and Susanne Jean Sampson, 22, both Colfax, Aug. 2. Casey Drew Blair, 31, and Ashley Rhea Bredenberg, 35, both Moscow, Aug. 3. REAL ESTATE Michael and Connie Hill, and Jerome and Darlene Schwartzman, Palouse, to Brock and Jamie Slocum, Garfield, land parcel in Tidwall Road area north of Palouse, $100,000, July 13. Douglas and Andrea Cobbs, Pullman, to David Bollinger and Courtney Gardner, Pullman, house, $324,000, on SE Skylark Court, Pullman, July 19. John W. Peters, Moscow, to Jason and Danak...

  • Chasing the audience

    Garth Meyer, Gazette Reporter|Aug 16, 2018

    The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has added a new Oscars category for next year: Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film. While the parameters for the award have not been set, the idea of it puts the blame on the audience for the telecast’s dwindling ratings over the last decade-plus. Are you at fault? Perhaps the Academy should look inward. Because, while popularity and quality are separate things, more often than not they converge. Actual achievement in film results in a movie b...

  • She Used to be a Bartender

    Aug 16, 2018

  • With Apologies to Dr. Suess

    Bob Franken, Syndicated Columnist|Aug 16, 2018

    (A note from your writer: So much of what happens these days in the political realm is utter nonsense. Why not tell it in verse? At least there will be rhyme with no reason.) Every Who in Whomerica likes freedom a lot, But the Trump who lives here in Washington, Does Not! The Trump hates democracy, to the point of malfeasance. Now please don't ask why, we all know the reasons. It could be his head isn't screwed on just right, It could be, perhaps, that his pants are too tight. But I think the most likely reason may be That he has a brain...

  • Elizabeth Warren's Lie

    Rich Lowry, Syndicated Columnist|Aug 16, 2018

    Elizabeth Warren is branching out. The Massachusetts senator, who has made a career of unfairly maligning bankers and other alleged capitalist malefactors, is now smearing the criminal justice system, too. In a speech at a historically black college in New Orleans, she declared that "the hard truth about our criminal justice system: It's racist ... I mean front to back." Her riff is a sign that the Democrats are going to leaven their lurch toward socialism with a condemnation of America as fundamentally racist. The U.S. criminal justice system...

  • Pet Peeves & Okeydokes

    Aug 16, 2018

    Pet Peeves Speeders on Main Street. Where’s the city police? Okeydokes Lovely flowers in front of Palouse Hills Computing. Makes Colfax look welcoming, and makes me feel good....

  • Bulletin Column

    Aug 16, 2018

    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. ZONE CHANGED ALREADY A Colfax Planning Commission hearing which had been scheduled for last Thursday on a petition to change zoning of property in the Nixon Street area was cancelled after city officials determined the zone change had already been made. Steve Bretveld, city building inspector,...

  • Misner family gets farewell

    Anne Lowe, Gazette Correspondent|Aug 16, 2018

    Trinity Lutheran Church held a going away reception for Pastor Phil, Jamie, Kaylynn, John and Anders Misner Aug. 8. Pastor Phil will be the new assistant to the bishop in Spokane. His last day as minister at Trinity and Peace Lutheran churches was Aug. 12. While in Endicott, they all have been very active in the community, including work with the swim team, coach-pitch baseball, school board, plus activities at the school and church. Trinity Lutheran Church's Elizabeth Circle met Aug. 7 to work on their blankets that will be sent out to...

  • Brittney Kitto

    Kitto receives nurse recognition award

    Aug 16, 2018

    Brittney Kitto, a nurse in the medical surgical care unit at Pullman Regional Hospital recently received a DAISY Award, a nurse excellence program at the hospital. The award is an international program that recognizes nurses who go above and beyond to care for patients. Every quarter, nominations are sent from Pullman Regional Hospital patients and their families. Kitto was nominated for her “compassionate and calming presence” and “the over-and-above effort she puts into taking care of each...

  • Grant program requests now open

    Aug 16, 2018

    The Valerie Sivinski Fund is an annual program of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation that provides grants of up to $2,000 to organizations engaged in historic preservation around Washington State. The goal of the fund is to provide small yet meaningful amounts of money to help support historic preservation where it really happens: at the community level. The Washington Trust is pleased to announce that the application for the 2019 round of Sivinski Fund grants is now open. The deadline for submitting an application is Monday, Octobe...

  • FFA officers, members attend Lynden leadership conference

    Hannah Ruth Pettyjohn, Washington FFA District VI Reporter|Aug 16, 2018

    Washington FFA District VI members with advisors Jessica and Nathan Moore participated in District Officer Training and the Washington Agriculture Leadership Experience conferences at Lynden. Students who participated in leadership experience were selected through an application process, and among the accepted applicants were Paiton Kirpes and Lydia Smith from Colton and Meaghan Belland, Tyler Bober, Madison Dingman and LouEllen Reed from Oakesdale. District officers in the training segment were Logan Reed, Oakesdale; Jordyn Moehrle, Colton;...

  • Crystal Davidson and Race Davidson.

    My Favorite Recipes: Meet Crystal Davidson

    Dee Bryson, Gazette Columnist|Aug 16, 2018

    Crystal Davidson was born and raised in Moscow, Idaho. In 1993, Crystal met and married her husband, Shane, who grew up in Colfax. They are the parents of three children, Sam, Race and Molly. The family currently resides in St John and deeply appreciates the welcoming, friendly community. Parenting has brought the Davidsons a lot of joy as well as some unique challenges. Race, 18 years old, was born with a rare genetic mutation, called Champ 1. For the first 16 years of Race's life, he stumped...

  • Etcetera

    Aug 16, 2018

    Bread class set at Dahmen Tracy Randall, a member artist at Dahmen Barn from its beginning, will teach a class on how to make bread Sunday, Aug. 19, from 1-3 p.m. at the barn in Uniontown. Cost is $35 per person. Deadline to register is Aug. 17. The class will be structured as a demonstration with hands-on involvement by students and will include tips and tricks for how to get great no-knead bread results in your own kitchen. Class participants will get a nearly fail-proof bread recipe with tips on how to customize the recipe to suit their...

  • Births

    Aug 16, 2018

    At Pullman Regional Hospital Klarich, Corbin Matthew, born Aug. 11 at eight pounds, 11 ounces, to Crystal and Matt Klarich, Colfax. Paternal grandparents are Richard and MaryBeth Klarich, Chicago, Ill. Maternal grandparents are Cathy and Ted Eller, Greenville, Ill. Baby joins brothers Gabriel, 16, and Teddy, 4. At Whitman Hospital and Medical Center McGraw, Briar Rose, born Aug. 8 at six pounds, four ounces, to Liliana Fry and Galen McGraw, Colfax. Paternal grandparents are Randy McGraw, Colfax, and Cathy Mosher, Lynden, Wash. Maternal...

  • Savvy Senior: Retirement Planning Tips for Single Women

    Aug 16, 2018

    Dear Savvy Senior, What retirement planning tips can you recommend to single women? I’m 54 and divorced with a teenage daughter and very little saved for retirement. --Financially Behind Dear Behind, It’s an unfortunate reality, but most single women – whether they’re divorced, widowed or never married – face much greater financial challenges in retirement than men. Why? Because women earn less money – about 80 cents for every dollar that men make, on average, and they have shorter working careers than men due to raising children and/or cari...

  • Library Calendar

    Aug 16, 2018

    Thursday, Aug. 16 St. John – 10 a.m. – Water Emergency Training – Learn basic first aid, hypothermia survival and more. Endicott – 3:30 p.m. – Hot Wheels Speedometry – Kids and teens can explore potential and kinetic energy. Malden – 4 to 6 p.m. – Junior Night – Kids in second through fifth grades are invited for a fun activity, plus snacks. Colton – 5:30 to 7 p.m. – Bath Bombs and DIY – Bring your own project or make bath bombs with us. Endicott and Rosalia – 7 p.m. – Book Club – Bring a friend and a snack for an evening of exciting discussion...

  • Back-to-school day slated for Thursday

    Aug 16, 2018

    As school approaches at the end of the month, a list of dates and events are set. The offices at Jennings Elementary and Colfax Junior-Senior High School opened Monday, Aug. 13. A back-to-school day at Jennings Elementary for students in kindergarten through sixth grade will be Thursday, Aug. 16, with school pictures taken and the opportunity to pay various fees. A week later, on Aug. 23, Back-to-School Night will be at Jennings Elementary from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Transitions Night for seventh-graders at the junior/senior high school will be...

  • Good Old Days

    Aug 16, 2018

    8 years ago The Commoner, July 28, 1893 Adam Weitz, a Russian laborer, swore out a warrant some days ago for the arrest of his 14-year-old daughter, on the ground of incorrigibility. She was recently given a place to work in a Mill Street family, but when she began a go-as-you-please career she was dismissed. Her father's admonitions were unheeded, and he could not keep her at home, so he resolved to arrest her. When she learned of her parent's intentions, she skipped into the county and was found only yesterday by the deputy sheriff. 100...

  • Rod Herman

    Aug 16, 2018

    Rod Herman, a resident of Martinez, Calif., died June 28, 2018, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Herman was a member of the Colfax High School class of 1968 and had hoped to attend this year's 50-year reunion. Born May 15, 1950, to Ed and Ruby Gerlitz Herman, he was raised in Colfax where he was a three-sport athlete at CHS. He started college at Washington State University. He later left college, but returned and received a degree summa cum laude in 1988. He was employed as an applications analyst for Chevron in the Bay Area of...

  • Sydney Saint “Syd” Sullivan

    Sydney Sullivan

    Aug 16, 2018

    Sydney Saint "Syd" Sullivan passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 5, 2018. Syd was born on December 3, 1930, in Spokane to George E. and Hazel G. (Long) Sullivan, joining three brothers (George, Daniel, Bernard) and later by another brother (Clark), and two sisters (Audrey, Beulah). He graduated from Washtucna High School in 1948. Syd is survived by his wife Janice, his children Karen Kinch (Rod), Susan Sullivan, Steve Sullivan, Laurie Brown (Mike), Eleanor Brodahl (Ted), Kyle Stark (Laura) a...

  • Trivia Test

    Fifi Rodriguez|Aug 16, 2018

    Questions 1. LITERATURE: What are the four houses at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? 2. GEOGRAPHY: Which of the six states in Australia is the largest in land area? 3. CHEMISTRY: What is the first element on the periodic table? 4. TELEVISION: Which long-running TV show features a business called Duff Brewery? 5. HISTORY: When did the Space Age begin? 6. CURRENCY: Whose likeness appears on the $2 bill in the United States? 7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: On which continent did the potato originate? 8. FOOD & DRINK: What is sushi usually...

  • Strange But True

    Samantha Weaver|Aug 16, 2018

    * It was British Prime Minister Winston Churchill who made the following sage observation: “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” * There are lots of sports fans out there, and a lot of sports to enjoy: football, basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey ... olive oil wrestling? OK, maybe there aren’t a lot of oiled wrestling events here in America, but in Turkey it’s the national sport. Kirkpinar, as it’s known there, has been popular since the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish town of Edirne has been hos...

  • Newspaper Fun

    Aug 16, 2018

  • King Crossword Puzzle

    Aug 16, 2018

  • King Crossword Answer

    Aug 16, 2018

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