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Colfax volleyball team will host a “Dig for Pink” observance next Tuesday when they host Lakeside in a home match. Coach Sue Doering said the observance will be part of a coaches vs. cancer program to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Pink T-shirts, balloons and an extra dollar admission will be part of the observance. The team wants to recognize cancer survivors for an honorary team introduction that night. Women who are cancer survivors are encouraged to notify Doering so they can be recognized on that night....
After an extended drill Friday in the football jamboree at Ritzville, Colfax Bulldogs will hit the launch button for the season Friday when they head south to face the DeSales Irish. The Bulldogs will be going up against an Irish team which defeated LaSalle 31-28 in overtime last week. Colfax Bulldogs head for the sidelines after four rounds of action at Friday's football Jamboree in Oakesdale. Colfax played 10-play segments against Newport's defense, Reardan's offense, and Davenport offense and defense. They scored three TDs during their...
Tom Hennigar from St. John checked out the Red River stationary thresher, a key piece of equipment for the bee. Horses and vintage machinery cut wheat crop Horses and vintage machines again drew fans from all around the Palouse for the Labor Day Threshing Bee which launched the Palouse Empire Fair week at Mockonema. (See more Threshing Bee Photos in the weekly paper section, page 10A)...
Two weeks into discovering their day care was in violation of 25 state regulations on child care, the Colfax United Methodist Church has crossed off 20 of those violations as corrected. The church congregation has also managed to raise $8,600, just short of the amount needed to right the day care’s ailing finances. The day care, Little Angels Child Care Center, is owned and operated by the church. The day care director was fired Aug. 19 for misdirecting the center’s ailing finances, just days before the church was informed of the cen...
After receiving a $100,000 donation from the widow of Raymond Hanson, the plans for Palouse’s community center have altered. For three years, the group behind the center has participated in a series of fundraisers which netted almost $250,000 for a new community building to be built in downtown Palouse. When Lois Hanson donated $100,000, the board of directors decided to change their funding approach. “It hasn’t sped things up, but this is $100,000 we don’t have to take out a loan on. It’s huge,” said director Scott Beeson. The board of di... Full story
Mix eight talented young women, 850 animals and a buffet of down-home handiwork and you have the recipe of fun that is this week’s Palouse Empire Fair. The fair’s 61st edition starts its four-day run today. Fair Director Bob Reynolds is expecting a big crowd this year, with fair entries higher than they have been in years. Workers from North Star Amusements assemble the Ferris wheel Tuesday evening in preparation for Thursday’s opening of the Palouse Empire Fair “We’ve got a tremendous group of young parents that are absolutely committed to wor...
A 107-page response by Colfax officials to a motion to reinstate Ralph Walter as fire chief was filed with the Colfax Civil Service Commission last Thursday by Spokane Attorney Michael McFarland, Jr. The response contends the city was entitled to a full civil service board hearing on the appeal, which was filed by Walter, and detailed alleged reasons for the dismissal which included morale and safety problems in the department. The city’s response was filed after Spokane Attorney Ross White, who represents Walter, filed a motion at an Aug. 1...
