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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. **************** MILL ST. START NOW THURSDAY Start of the S. Mill Street project, which had been slated for after Labor Day, has now been booked for today, Thursday. Temporary lane closures will be in effect starting Thursday, according to a report Tuesday morning from Motley & Motley. Work will begin at the Island Street end of the project.... Full story
There's no more poignant symbol of American childhood than the lemonade stand, evocative of long, lazy summer days and pie-in-the-sky entrepreneurial dreams. It inevitably was a subject for a Norman Rockwell print, with a brassy kid confidently hawking cups for 5 cents each. If Rockwell were to update the image today, he might have to include an officer of the law nosing around the stand to ensure its compliance with all relevant ordinances. In various localities around the country this summer, cops have raided and shut down lemonade stands....
I HAVE TO ADMIT that my piece of the Berlin Wall doesn’t exactly reek with authenticity. Not like my piece of the original London Bridge. I bought that piece years ago when the bridge was sold to somebody in Arizona, torn down and reconstructed over a river there. My piece is about 2-by-3-by-5 inches and is gray and white granite with a hole in the top for matches since it has a little plaque on the end that reads “The Original Cigarette Lighter.” There’s another plaque on it that reads “Authentic piece of the London Bridge, Harold K. King,...
Tensions between the Arab world and Israel have captured the world’s attention for 63 years. That is two generations going on the third and not much less than the average life span of an American male. Over these six decades, the tensions have ebbed and flowed, but they have never been put to rest. War and armed conflict erupt at times. The peaceful periods are marked with only sporadic killings. Now, with the changes resulting from the “Arab Spring,” the role of Egypt is changing. Egypt has been a stabilizing influence for years in the regio...
TRIVIA TEST 1. MONEY: What country’s currency is the baht? 2. LITERATURE: What famous adventure novelist was born with the name John Chaney? 3. BIBLE: Which Old Testament figure’s name means “laughter” in Hebrew? 4. HISTORY: What city was the capital of Russia from 1712 to 1918? 5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: When was Al Capone imprisoned for tax evasion? 6. MYTHOLOGY: Where was King Arthur buried, according to the myth? 7. GEOGRAPHY: Where does the Horn of Africa lie? 8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of poisonous arachnid also is referred to as a “violin...
• It was way back in the 17th century when noted Scottish scholar Patrick Young made the following sage observation: “The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.” • About once a week, a frog will shed its skin. Then eat it. • If you’ve watched many old Westerns, you’ve doubtless seen Native Americans scalping their enemies. You probably don’t realize, though, that the brutal practice didn’t originate with the Indians. When the Dutch and English settlers we... Full story
MARRIAGE LICENSES Thomas S. Shepard, 60, Nampa, Idaho, and Cecilia Schoeffler, 60, Moscow, Aug. 11. Oliver E Link III, 27, and Jennifer R. Babcock, 24, both Pullman, Aug. 12. Douglas L. Robinson, 33, and Tara C. Chatelain, 31, both Moscow, Aug. 15. Joel P. Dirks, 38 and Kathleen M. Cary, 29, both Moscow, Aug. 15. Shane M. Beach, 23, Eagle, Ida., and Tanna W. Christopher, 24, Palouse, Aug. 15. Derek R. Starret, 26, and Shelaine M. Damon, 24, both Pullman, Aug. 18. Jeffrey R. Nixon, 22, West Richland, and Alish L. Andrews, 22, Moscow, Aug. 22.... Full story
Colfax football players, who wrapped up their two-a-day pre-season practice grind Monday, now get the chance to show what they can do for Bulldog football history. Coach Mike Morgan, starting his 14th year in the head job, points out the new crew for the upcoming season includes a lot of players from the old crew. The Bulldogs graduated a lot of talent from last year’s team, but the new edition now gets a shot at leaving their mark. Morgan and his returning crew of veteran assistant coaches have 41 players working out for the upcoming season w...
Colfax swim pool inhabitants are making good use of the last few days of summer to sharpen their diving form. In just a few days, the gates of pool will be closed and the doors will open at Jennings Elementary next door for another nine months of academic progress. The city this year was able to extend the pool season a few more days with enough lifeguards remaining in town before the start of college. The first day of school at Colfax will be next Tuesday.... Full story
The History Channel • On Sept. 7, 1813, the United States gets its nickname when a New York newspaper refers to “Uncle Sam.” The name is linked to meat packer Samuel Wilson, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. Wilson stamped the barrels with “U.S.” for United States, but soldiers began referring to the grub as “Uncle Sam’s.” • On Sept. 6, 1847, writer Henry David Thoreau moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson in Concord, Mass., after living for two years in a shack he built himself on Walden Pond. In 1... Full story
A check of the state volleyball writeups from last November and a look at a 2010 Colfax Bulldog volleyball program suggests the Colfax net squad could be loaded for this season. Many of the players who had a big part in last year’s campaign are back and improved. However, Coach Sue Doering, starting her 24th season as Colfax head coach, encountered a pre-season setback over the summer when she learned Nicole Sheer, the team’s outside hitter as a freshman, was booked for shoulder surgey. Sheer will be out of the Colfax V-net lineup for the sea... Full story
Youth Soccer signup now underway Final day of Colfax Youth Soccer League at JES will be today, Aug. 25, at Jennings Elementary for players in kindergarten to sixth grade. Registration forms may also be picked up and turned in at city hall. For kids registered by Sept. 2, the fee is $20. The fee is $30 for anyone registered after Sept. 2 and before the deadline of Sept. 16. The season will be six weeks long with games on Saturdays beginning Sept. 24. All games will be at McDonald Park. Organizers seek coaches and referees. For more information,... Full story
Running through his best season on the sprint boat circuit since bringing out his new Two Pump Chump, Colfax racer Scott Ackerman will try and take over the lead in season standings this Saturday at Webb’s Slough in St. John. “I can make it up in one race easily,” said Ackerman. “All we have to do is finish the race, and do it ahead of the little blue boat.” The United States Sprint Boat Association returns to Webb’s Slough at St. John Saturday for the second time in the circuit’s seven-stop slate of races. The Two Pump Chump team of Scott...
High school athletics are gearing up for fall, with volleyball and football players hitting practice sessions to get ready for a new season. For student athletes at LaCrosse and Garfield/Palouse high schools, the preseason regimen includes weight lifting, wind sprints and brain tests. Those schools are among 4,000 in the nation that require students undergo Immediate Post Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing, or the ImPACT test. “There’s no test that can give you a verbal or physical answer to how a kid’s doing after he gets a concu...
Sixty-three positions on public boards and councils throughout Whitman County are up for a special second-chance filing period which runs next Monday, Aug. 29, through Wed., Aug. 31. The filing period is only for positions up for a vote this fall that don’t currently have a candidate. The open positions are seats in which no incumbent filed for a new term, nor any challenger declared for the position during the regular filing period. If no candidate files for the seats, the incumbents will remain in the position, and the offices will not a... Full story
Gazette Reporters Rising costs for receiving health insurance through Whitman County may drive away some of the county’s best employees, county officials told commissioners Monday morning. County commissioners are considering leaving the Washington Counties Insurance Fund. The county has offered employees insurance through the fund for several years, but saw rate increases of almost 25 percent this year after the funding pool which pays insurance claims folded and was absorbed by Premera. Some of the new options would increase the o...
Gazette Reporters “Forever Free – Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation” is the focus of a new exhibit at Whitman County Library. The American Library Association presentation will be featured from Sept. 1 to Oct. 3, with an open house Sept. 1. It is the result of an application for a grant filed in 2005. The Whitman County Library was chosen in 2006 for the touring exhibit, now in phase two, in which it has visited 63 libraries. Colfax is the last stop on the current tour. “It’s a... Full story
Gazette Reporters The plan for a new daycare operation in Palouse continues to move forward. From filing for a state childcare license to fundraising for operating costs, the non-profit group, Little Sprouts, is making strides toward their goal. They aim to take over the existing service at Palouse School on Oct. 1. It will be called Little Sprouts Childcare and Early Learning Center. “We’ve done a lot in the last few months,” said Jens Hegg, president of the non-profit. “We’re definitel... Full story
Gazette Reporters Officials with the Port of Whitman County may apply for approximately $3 million in federal funding to rehabilitate state-owned railroads in Whitman County. Joe Poire, executive director for the port, said the grant would fund track improvements primarily along the P&L line in eastern Whitman County. Poire said the repairs would be aimed at stabilizing bridges and upgrading rails on the track between the mainline connection at Marshall and the planned unit train loading facility being built by local grain companies at McCoy...
Gazette Reporters Whitman County’s housing market slumped during the second quarter of 2011. The Washington Center for Real Estate Research released its quarterly report earlier this month, showing the number of home sales in Whitman County between April and June fell 5.6 percent from the same period 2010 and eight percent from the first three months of 2011. Only 340 homes sold in Whitman County during second quarter 2011. Glenn Crellin, director of the real estate center, said funding cuts at WSU likely slowed homebuying activity, as f...
After several state-led mediation sessions, Colfax School District and the local teacher’s union Aug. 16 signed off on a memorandum of understanding which says the two sides will discuss the issue of teacher layoffs. The memorandum was deemed necessary bbecause the layoff disputed had grown contentious to the point of not being discussed. The mediation sessions were attended by a Washington state mediator from the Public Employees Relations Commission, Colfax Educaton Assocaiton President C...
His wish was to ride a combine. He had a certain type in mind. “The big combines in the big fields,” said Jasper Molanus, 12, of Belgium. It was his wish, and he got it Monday, Aug. 22 in a field across the state line near Tekoa. Jasper’s desire was granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which provided the boy, who suffers from muscular dystrophy, a day riding the big combines, as part of four days of farming fun in the Tekoa area for him, his parents and sister. “Nice, very nice,” Jasper sa...
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