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SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE The Port of Whitman County Commission will hold a special planning meeting on September 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the offices of Sayre, Sayre and Fossum, PS; 201 W North River Drive, Suite 460, Spokane, WA 99201. The Purpose of the meeting is to discuss personnel and planning. 36/1 Whitman Conservation District Board Meeting Change of meeting Time, September 10, 2015, 5 p.m. District Conference Room, 601 N Main Street, Colfax, WA. Guest Speaker: Ron Shultz, Policy Director, Washington State... Full story
A memorial service for Paul Joseph Ruediger, 59, longtime St. John resident, will be at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the St. John United Methodist Church. He died Aug. 14, 2015 at the Whitman Health & Rehabilitation Center in Colfax. Born Aug. 21, 1955, in Stevens Point, Wis., to Albert F. & Mary P. Torzewski Ruediger, he grew up in Wisconsin and graduated from Stevens Point High School in 1973. Shortly after, his family moved to Monroe, Wash., where his parents owned and operated a...
8 years ago The Commoner Aug. 29, 1890 In the east where thirty bushels of wheat from an acre is considered a large crop, the reported wonderful yields of the Palouse country are given little credence, and not until they see them are they convinced. This year, however, the conditions under which entries are made for the Spokane exposition prize, make it possible to get the exact yields and publish them for the benefit of our readers. All grain entered in this competition is to be measured, before cut, by disinterested parties, who are also...
Wanda Alderman (center) receives her award from local Genealogical members (from left) Janet Damm, Marge Muir, Judy McMurray and Monica Peters. Wanda Alderman, recently of Steptoe, has received an Outstanding Volunteer Award from The Washington State Genealogical Society in recognition of her efforts to preserve important historic images and records. Alderman received her award from members of the Whitman County Genealogical Society who submitted her nomination. Alderman has been instrumental...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can I do to stop the perpetual prerecorded robocalls I keep getting? I’m signed up with the National Do Not Call Registry, but it seems like I still get three or four robo telemarketing calls a day offering lower credit card interest rates, medical alert devices and more. Fed Up Senior Dear Fed Up, Millions of Americans on the National Do Not Call Registry (donotcall.gov) complain they still receive unwanted calls from robocallers. Why? Because most robocalls are scams run by con artists who are only trying to trick y...
Thirty nine members of the Colfax High School class of 1960 gathered for their 55-year reunion at the Colfax Golf Club. In the first row, left to right, are Connie Birr Lowe, Sun City West, Ariz.; Mary Savage Kralik, Austin, Texas; Sharon Pool Steiger, Wilsonville, Ore.; Carol Link Sullivan, Washtucna; Faith Derry Gross, Colfax; Carol Haxton Rubin, Colfax and Lee Hayes, Stanwood, Wash. In the second row are Jack Jenkins, Lakewood, Colo.; Ron Hatley, Colfax; Sharon Anderson Morton, Star, Idaho; L... Full story
Shown here at Ronald McDonald House, from left, Pearl Griffiths, Kiah Miller, Jan Ng, Cassie John, Doug Wilson and Cheyanne Stokes. Six members of Colfax High School FCCLA delivered 264,000 pull tabs to Ronald McDonald House in Spokane this summer. The tabs were collected from junior and senior high students, school faculty and many individuals and groups around the community. The Ronald McDonald House recycles the tabs for money that will support families who find themselves in need of housing... Full story
Pulitzer winner to visit library Anthony Doerr of Boise, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for fiction with his novel "All the Light We Cannot See," will be the featured speaker for this year's Everybody Reads program Nov. 12-13. He will be at the Colfax Library Friday, Nov. 13, for a noon luncheon. Reservations will be required for the luncheon and can be made by calling the library. He is also scheduled an Neill Library that day at 5 p.m. Doerr's book also won the 2015 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in fiction. Autumn fest set at Dahmen for... Full story
A workshop to assist owners of designated Heritage Barns complete grant applications has been scheduled next Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Barns must be a designated a state heritage barn to be eligible for matching grants. Questions regarding the grant application process contact Chris Moore: cmoore@preservewa. org...
Mark and Cindy Ziegler announced the engagement of their daughter, Markie Spark Ziegler, to Edwin Shelby Roth. Born and raised in Colfax, Markie graduated from Pullman High School with the class of 2009. She worked as an in-home care provider for several years before working at Eco-Analysts in Moscow as a lab technician. Roth is the son of John and Sue Roth of Kooskia, Idaho. He graduated from Clearwater Valley High school at Kooskia in 2008. He served in the Marine Corps and now works at...
Leigh Anne Barr and Kyle Schulz will be married Sunday, Sept. 20, at Green Gates at Flowing Lake in Snohomish. Leigh Anne, daughter of Jeanette and Scott Barr of Monroe, is a graduate of Monroe High School and a 2012 graduate of Washington State University. She is employed as a landscape designer at Sander-Groves in Bellevue. Kyle, son of Kim and Roy Schulz of Tekoa, is a graduate of Tekoa High School and a 2012 graduate of WSU. He is employed as a customer service representative at Regus in...
The First Fair Family expanded Monday, with the addition of Caden Lee Bennett, born Aug. 31 to Cody and Trisha Bennett of LaCrosse. Caden is the first son to Cody and Trisha, son-in-law and daughter of Gary and Janet Luft, this year's First Fair Family. He is the third grandchild to Gary and Janet, who welcomed granddaughter Evelyn to Phillip and Karla Luft three months ago and grandson Braxten to Keith and Ashley Luft three weeks ago. The entire Luft clan will be honored at the Palouse Empire Fair Sept. 10 - 13. The story of the First Fair...
Meet Anna Boyd, Pullman Chad and Anna Boyd’s grandchildren. Anna Boyd was born in Moscow, raised in Pullman. After graduating from Pullman High School, Anna married and had two children. She did home childcare while her children were small, along with driving truck and raising all kinds of critters, such as a pygmy goat that had quadruplets. Later Anna met and married Chad Boyd who accepted her and her two children into his life. Anna worked for Head Start for 12 years before landing her job a...
Thursday, September 3 Albion — 4 p.m. — Art Thursday, children are invited to make colorful Sun catchers. Rosalia — 7 p.m. - Adult Summer Reading Wrap-up! Grand prize drawing and book discussion. Colfax — 12 p.m. — Teen and Adult Summer Reading prize drawing. Friday, September 4 Endicott, Malden & St. John — Preschool Storytime — Check the online calendar or call the branch for times and details about these fun educational programs for ages 0 to 6. Malden — 6:30 p.m. - Teen Summer Reading Wrap-up! Grand prize drawing, book discussion and... Full story
Dusty Art and Colene Sager flew to Newberg, Ore., last Friday and spent the night with Colene’s brother and his wife, Bob and Judy Records. The next day, they flew on to Independence, Ore., to attend an Oregon Flying Farmers gathering. Late in the afternoon, they flew to Sun River, Ore., to spend time with their daughter, Gaylene and Don Manning and grandchild Hannah. Sunday, they attended LaPine Community Church where their son-in-law is the pastor. Granddaughter Hannah traveled home with them to spend the school term with her other g...
The Palouse bike rodeo sponsored by the Palouse Library and police department last Thursday had a strong turnout. Youngsters from 6 to 12 years could participate. Hands-on bike riding activities were featured to promote bike safety. Free bike helmets were distributed....
Assistant Coach Jason Cooper was the winner of the Kiss the Pig balloting at the Meet the Bulldogs barbecue Aug. 25 at the football field in Colfax. Attendees at the session could purchase tickets for a dollar and place them in one of the ballot jars which each had the name of one of the football coaches. Jon Klaveano acted as official holder of the pig which was brought from the Soncarty ranch....
New Farmington Mayor Dave Baker has disbanded the town’s planning and zoning committee after its formation last year. Previous mayor James Woomack appointed the committee after a matter came up regarding a portable house in town and how to interpret the street right-of-way. Baker took over as mayor July 20 after Woomack resigned due to family obligations to attend to in Kansas. Near the same time, two people resigned from the planning and zoning commission. Brian Oliver resigned because he j...
When signs erected at the Endicott school grounds in July informed visitors to the grounds not to bring their animals on the school property, some Endicott residents were upset and went to the school board to voice their concerns. The signs were placed there because dog poop on the campus had become an issue, but some residents felt that the blanket ban was not the way to go. "The problem is dogs defecating on the school grounds and not being picked up. It's disgusting," Etol Lilliard, one of the concerned residents, previously told the Gazette... Full story
MARRIAGE LICENSES Chance Wyatt Chaffin, 22, and Elizabeth Abbott, 24, both Pullman, Aug. 21. Donald Wayne Hill II, 25, and Judy Lynn Frost, 24, both Tekoa, Aug. 24. Darin Joseph Berntgen, 48, and Sara Margaret Schaller, 44, both Oakesdale, Aug. 26. Zachary Leroy Irby, 23, and Hannah Maria Bernadette Higginson, 23, both Pullman, Aug. 28. Joel Lee McDaid, 25, and Stephanie Lee Hunter, 23, both Pullman, Sept. 1....
Palouse Area Robotics Team members donated time to the Palouse Empire Fair. They dug post holes, buried pipes, moved tables, benches, showcases and displays. As a 4H club in Whitman County they appreciate all the support of the surrounding communities. Left to right are Cameron Dearien, Tristan Call and Connor Johnson. Not pictured were helpers Riley Kopp and Clare Jacobs....
AT OAKESDALE SCHOOL: Monday: No School Today! Tuesday: Cheese pizza, assorted veggies, watermelon/pears, assorted pudding, milk. Wednesday: Salisbury steak, WG roll, whipped potatoes, green salad, assorted veggies, apples/peaches, milk. Thursday: No School Today! Friday: No School Today! SENIOR MENUS: Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Chef salad with ham, turkey, tomato, cucumber, cheese and hard-boiled egg, wheat roll, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Chef salad with ham, turkey, tomato, cuc...
Donald Trump’s rise in the polls is inextricably linked to the issue of immigration. He probably wouldn’t have achieved liftoff without it, and now that his campaign has entered a new phase of semi-attempted seriousness, it is fitting that an immigration plan is the first policy proposal he has committed to paper. Amid the bar-stool bombast about deporting all illegal immigrants already here is the core of a program that is more sensible than the “comprehensive” solution offered by the political establishment. What Trump offers is an entirel... Full story
Is it premature to ask who Donald Trump will choose to be his vice-presidential running mate? Maybe. Maybe not. No matter what absurdity The Donald spouts, no matter how bigoted or simple-minded, he maintains his lead in the polls ranking the GOP candidates. There are at least a couple of reasons. First of all, the rest of the field is made up of ridiculous caricatures of regressive hatefulness or those who are mind-numbingly boring. On the second point, a few of them — Scott Walker and Jeb Bush — have announced to the world that, by gum, the... Full story
The Palouse Empire Fair kicks off next week. It is a tradition at the end of summer. It comes with the first days of the new school year, and the first whispers of fall-like weather. Usually, it is just on the heels of harvest. The Palouse Empire Fair is the largest gathering of people in rural county, and there is a reason for that. It is a good old-fashioned show, reflecting the long tradition of post harvest celebrations where old and new friends gather for some socializing and fun. The fair is not overwhelming in scale, but it offers everyt...
