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The changing flags on Main Street in Colfax have caused quite a stir. In the past, the local VFW and American Legion posts mounted flags along the main drag in town for patriotic holidays. It was a lot of work. Most of the members were veterans of World War II, and the job of festooning Main with flags got to be too much for them. Later, Colfax resident Bill Myers voluntarily took over the job. He put the flags up and kept them up. As needed, he would replace them and clean them. It was essentially his own project, but he is no longer doing...
The Nighthawk gridders of Tekoa, Oakesdale and Rosalia got a chance to show their future Friday night as the young back-ups got plenty of playing time in a 50-6 drubbing of Liberty. With its veteran offensive line clearing the way early, the TOR option team of Ryan and Steven Maley ran roughshod of the Lancers to put a 20-0 first quarter lead on the board. Coach Kaleb Madison then decided it was time to give his youngsters some playing time. Freshman tailback Cody Thornton made the most of the opportunity, racking up 80 yards rushing and...
SJE junior Heather Siegel led a field of 52 girls Saturday to win the Chief Timothy Island loop race along the river. Siegel clocked 17.43 in the course which covers 2.6 miles around two loops on the island. The Eagles took the team honor with a 43 low point score. Lewiston was second at 54, and Asotin and Clarkston tied at 87. Also finishing for the Eagle girls were Jordan Porubeck 7th 18.33, Shania Bailey, 9th at 18.56, Sami Bailey, 12th at 19:09, Jade Porubek 18th 19.39 and Annie Bailey 26th 20.50. Caleb Kolb placed 31st in the boys race at...
Tekoa grad Susannah Scaroni returned this week from London, where she recorded an eighth-place finish in T-54 division of the women’s marathon at the 2012 Paralympics. Scaroni finished with a time of 1:58.37 in the wheelchair marathon event Sunday. The course was down many of the same narrow, windy streets used in the Olympic games last month, though it was re-routed around some of the cobblestone streets. “It was a beautiful course. Right by Westminster Abbey and along the river,” said Scaroni in a phone interview Tuesday. “It was tough,...
Colfax football will enter uncharted territory on their own turf Friday when they host the Coeur d’Alene jayvees in a non-leaguer at Schmuck Park. The appearance by the junior Vikings is part of a move by Bulldog Caoch Mike Morgan to add a few new wrinkles to the early season run for the Colfax grid program. Coeur d’Alene is expected to bring 40 to 50 sophomores for their jayvee entry. They are part of a Viking program which has won two Idaho 5A titles for two years. The club will be led by Colby Daniels who is 6-3 and weighs in the 180 ran...
Local eight-man teams Friday booked a split with LaCrosse/Washtucna pegging an exciting comeback win over Kootenai on the LaCrosse field, and Colton bowing to the Salmon River Savages who controlled the carpet turf Friday in the Kibbie Dome. Garfield/Palouse and St. John/Endicott teams booked byes this week. LaCROSSE/WASHTUCNA exploded for 20 points in the last quarter at LaCrosse Friday to bump a Kootenai lead and take a 34-28 win. The comeback puts the Tigercats at 1-1 on the season with a trip to Wilbur-Creston for another non-leaguer this...
Five county teams rolled up wins in volleyball action in the Tuesday round with Tekoa and Colton again booking strong wins. The Nighthawks took out Lind/Ritzville/Sprague in three straight in the Tuesday round, 25-18 25-11 and 25-18. Eden Anderson and Cassie Mendoza each had eight kills for the ‘hawks and Mendoza hit six aces. Colton stopped Pomeroy in a five-game battle on the Pirates court with the Wildcats taking the fifth game decider 15-12. Jenna Moser put down 25 kills for the Wildcats and Kaden Dahmen finished with 25 assists. Line s...
Palouse Empire Rodeo brought in approximately 150 wranglers over a three-day show at Mockonema. The rodeo added $500 to the pot money for each event. Spectators at the Sunday go-round got to see three bumps in the team roping event with Bob Thompson and Teejay Brown taking the top money of $739 with a 4.74 time. Bo Sickler and Tyler Saunders ended the run with a 5.44 for second place and $544. Barrel racers followed the same format with Pam Capper of Arlington wining at 17.249 seconds. Cheyenne Allen of Wilbur clocked 17.579 for third place on...
THURSDAY Facebook rumors of Morgan Freeman’s demise were greatly exaggerated. A page announcing the 75-year-old actor’s demise amassed more than 842,000 “likes” before Freeman debunked the rumor. Venezuelan authorities arrested the American captain of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship after finding three rifles on board. Ben & Jerry’s won a court order temporarily blocking a producer of pornographic DVDs from selling and advertising titles with names similar to those of the company and its ice cream flavors. Russian president Vladimir Putin helped yo...
As part of his career-ending tour of Washington state’s 39 counties, Secretary of State Sam Reed visited with officials and well-wishers in the Whitman County courthouse in Colfax Monday. The only elected official to graduate from Washington State University, Reed said he has a strong affinity for Whitman County. “Whitman County’s always meant a lot to me,” said Reed, who noted he was an active member in the county’s GOP as an undergraduate. Auditor Eunice Coker praised Reed’s office for helping advance Whitman County’s elections process. Part...
Rob McKenna, state attorney general made a campaign stop Saturday evening in Tekoa. McKenna’s wife, Marilyn, is the daughter of Susan Sieveke, former Tekoa resident. Apple slices, red punch, turkey wraps and WSU napkins were part of the Saturday campaign stop at the Tekoa Gymkanna grounds. McKenna greeted the assembled crowd and delivered an address with a small public address system. “I have a simple idea,” he said. “It’s time for a change in Olympia.” He continued on to say that it needs to be...
It’s been 10 years of support for the Palouse Community Center by Needful Things. The second-hand store, now in its permanent location in the foyer of the new community center building, first opened at Palouse Days 2002. Its former location was where Open Eye Consignment is now. All proceeds have gone to the community center. At this year’s Palouse Days, there will be balloons, refreshments, a photo display noting past and current Needful Things volunteers and a $2 bag day to commemorate the...
A new law which would prohibit garbage collected in Whitman County from being hauled for initial disposal outside of the county borders will be voted on by county commissioners next week. The “flow control” ordinance has been proposed by the county’s solid waste department, headed by Public Works Director Mark Storey. A public hearing on the ordinance was conducted by commissioners Monday morning. Empire Disposal submitted a letter asking commissioners reject the ordinance. “We feel that it is not necessary to adopt the ordinance at this ti...
An early-morning fire at 307 E. Thorn Street Sunday did extensive damage to the residence and left a family of four homeless. The family was asleep in the residence when the fire started, but they managed to escape as smoke filled the house. Colfax Fire Chief Ralph Walter said the family includes Eric and Charlotte La Fleur and their daughters, Sarah 6, and Daisy Belle 3. They are now being housed at the Siesta Motel by the Red Cross. The fire started in the laundry room just after 6 a.m. Walter said the parents’ room was in the basement l...
Whitman County could face as much as $5 million in additional interest payments if it misses out on a state loan to help build infrastructure at the long-proposed Hawkins shopping center on this side of the state line. The extra interest expense would derive from interest costs in the event the county had to put up its part of the deal through a bond issue. The county is waiting for the legislature to approve an $11 million loan from the state’s Public Works Trust Fund. The county has committed to build $15 million worth of streets and water a...
The gun believed used in the murder of 23-year-old Marcus Schur at Malden last December was recovered last Tuesday, Sept. 4, in the Spokane River. A Spokane County Sheriff’s Office dive team recovered an AK-47 beneath eight feet of water near the TJ Meenach bridge in northwest Spokane east of Spokane Falls Community College. Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers said witnesses in the murder investigation led them to believe the gun had been dumped in that area. “It’s a very important piece of the case. It’s a very important piece of evidenc...
Retiring next April after 28 years with the Palouse Emergency Medical Services, Gloria Hodges will be this year’s Palouse Days grand marshal. She has served as EMS coordinator for the past 15 years. Gloria found out about the honor from Bev Pearce, Palouse Chamber of Commerce president. “I told her no at first,” said Hodges. “Bev is kind of hard to say no to. She’s one of my EMS personnel too.” Pearce said that Hodges was a natural choice. “As an eight-year volunteer on the EMS, she has been...
The benefits of a booming tech economy are leaking out of Whitman County. A new report by University of Idaho economist shows Whitman County as the “engine” of the regional economy for Whitman, Asotin, Latah and Nez Perce counties. Dr. Steve Peterson briefed county officials on his economic study on the regional economy, and the impacts made by the Port of Whitman County, at the port commission’s regular meeting Sept. 5. Employment in the manufacturing sector, primarily driven by Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in Pullman, has jumped 152 p...
Palouse Days, the annual one-day event, will take over Main Street Saturday. Events include the signature airplane ping pong ball drop, egg toss, duck race, downtown parade, and the 30th annual Car Show. It will all start the night before with a Palouse Days kickoff party at the Palouse Tavern featuring live music by Tony Burke and Friends. Saturday morning will begin at 6 a.m. when batter hits the griddle for the Lions Club Pancake breakfast while the Xenodican Club Book Sale (including funnel...
Palouse Empire Fair booked another strong run at Mockonema for the 63rd edition of the four-day show. Fair manager Bob Reynolds estimated the total gate will top 23,000 over the four-day run. “We really packed them in late on Saturday,” Reynolds noted. “The food vendors told me that was by far their top grossing day at the fair.” Fair officials before the event were concerned about how the big WSU football weekend, with its debut of a new football program and a remodeled Martin Stadium, would impact the Mockonema show. Reynolds said the fai...
