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Colfax girls booked a third straight win at the Okanogan tourney Saturday with a two-game crunch of Davenport in the title game. The long trip to Okanogan was followed by a three game sweep of the Genesee Bulldogs Tuesday night at Genesee. At Okanogan, Colfax and Davenport landed in the title match after Colfax booked the most game wins in pool play. Colfax and two other teams booked 2-1 marks in pool play, but Colfax bagged the ticket to the title round because they had one more game win. Colfax finished off the Gorillas 25-14, 25-17 to claim...
Robin Craig Stobie, 51, Endicott, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of third degree malicious mischief Friday morning in superior court. He was originally charged with attempted assault after officers arrested him for striking his son’s car with a garden scythe. Stobie was sentenced to 364 days in jail with all but two suspended. He was credited with two days spent in jail after his arrest June 18. He was ordered to pay fines and fees totaling $700 and restitution which will be determined later. Preliminary estimation of damages to the c...
Colfax Boy Scouts in Troop 595 won the Dutch Oven cooking competition Saturday at the Kamiakin Scout District camporee which was at Camp Grizzly. The scouts baked a hunters’ stew using venison with lots of fresh vegetables. They took possession of a traveling trophy for the honor. Saturday’s win was only the second for Troop 595 in the 23 year history of the event. Scouts from Colfax Troop 550 also attended the camporee.... Full story
A medical malpractice suit against Whitman Medical Group in Colfax was voluntarily dismissed under a stipulated agreement Wednesday. Dawn Bass had filed suit against the medical group after her spouse, Jon Bass, died of cancer June 2, 2010. The suit contended the medical group failed to properly perform a colonscopy for detection of the cancer....
Ray Bernard, the voice of the Rosalia Spartans, has been named the public address announcer for Gonzaga Women’s basketball. Bernard, who previously announced at WSU for 10 years, said he’s excited about the opportunity to join the Bulldog program. Last March, Bernard announced Gonzaga’s games at the NCAA regionals in Spokane. He plans to still announce for the Rosalia Spartans....
The late Marv Druffel has been nominated posthumously by Colton for a meritorious service award for the annual Warriors Athletics Association high school awards from Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston. The nominees will be honored Oct. 12 at an awards dinner. Colton was among 21 area schools to submit nominations. Also nominated were Mollie Kramer, girl athlete of the year; Steve Eacker, boy athlete; girls basketball, team of the year; baseball coach Pat Doumit, coach of the year. Pomeroy, the only other SE team to participate, nominated...
The fate of an old Public Works storage shed is being discussed in Palouse. The wooden building on Main Street, which lies on a flood plain, is still much in use. Several city departments claim space in the shed. Inside the dark brown, sun-faded wood is a back hoe, dump truck, street sweeper and a city service truck, among other things. “It’s used, it’s used a lot,” said Mayor Michael Echanove. “It’s very, very tight (in there),” said Mike Milano, city councilman and finance chairman. The... Full story
Colfax Police Chief Bill Hickman last Thursday reported a new version of a telephone scam has surfaced in Colfax. Some residents have reported they have been victimized by the scam. The largest loss known to date is $2,500, the chief said. The scam begins with a caller who explains to a resident he or she has been named the winner of a large cash prize. The resident is then advised that “administrative costs” have to be covered before the prize can be forwarded. Residents are advised to obtain a pre-paid credit card and send it to the cal...
Whitman Coroner Peter Martin reported Sept. 15 on his investigation of the death of James C. Hussey, 38, the Peck, Idaho, man who was electrocuted while working with a rock crushing crew at the Doneen pit east of Oakesdale Tuesday morning, Sept. 13. Martin said Mr. Hussey came in contact with 500 volts when he attempted to disconnect a line from a terminal at a generator. Martin said Hussey, who was an experienced member of the DeAtley Crushing Service, was hit when he attempted to disconnect the terminal with a metal wrench after apparently...
Recently my husband, Rick, wrote about how much First Wind did not want Roger Whitten to present his case in court. The letter was prophetic. Lo and behold, we read in last week’s Gazette that Mr. Whitten is “planning to drop his appeal and move to rural Spokane County” and that the County Prosecutor says “the move to continue the hearing was made so both sides could finalize an out-of-court settlement.” hmmmm...I guess Rick’s letter stating “could his (Whitten’s) arguments be legitimate” and “they don’t want them to see the light of day” mus...
With all the complaints about taxes and government I wanted to send a note about how much I appreciate our local government services providers. My big thanks goes to our county road crews. I know it takes hard work to keep the roads in the Palouse open and in good shape. I appreciate the county crews who respond quickly and effectively to any problems. I also appreciate the teachers in our area who provide a quality education for our children. My kids are all out of school, but that doesn’t mean I’m not happy to support the teachers tra...
I own an automobile built by one of the better N.D. (Now Defunct) car companies. I’m worried that parts will become harder and harder to come by, so I take my faithful car into my mechanic, Melvin Walletdrainer. “I want you to give it a complete checkup,” I tell him. “I’m hoping to get at least another 50,000 miles out of it.” “Man, are you funny,” Melvin replies. He has hair, fingernails and shirt stains that are all the same shade of black. “You could do Vegas, you’re funnier than that guy, what’s his name, been there forever.” “Don Rickle... Full story
The 1896 Yukon gold rush triggered a boom for Seattle as prospectors flocked to ships bound for Alaska. In 1968, ARCO found black gold - oil - on the state’s North Slope around Prudhoe Bay, triggering a boom for Tacoma’s port where equipment was loaded onto ships and barges bound for our 49th state. Today, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) is launching a campaign to bring more business to his state. Parnell, who served as Sarah Palin's lieutenant governor, has been traveling the country telling people that Alaska is open for business. He says his...
THERE’S BEEN another one of those sleep studies warning us once again that millions of Americans are sleep-deprived, thus making us vulnerable to heart attacks and strokes, dumbed down students and drowsy drivers. The latest is according to a study presented at the American Academy of Sleep’s annual meeting in June in Minneapolis and reported in USA Today last month. It shouldn’t surprise you to be told that men tend to be night owls, wanting to go to bed later and get up later, while women are more often morning people. I happen to be a morni... Full story
A note came into the Gazette that complained about the Pet Peeves in the paper. The complaint said that the paper should not allow such negative thoughts to be printed and that they are harmful. Pet Peeves, the letter said, should be eliminated, but it would be okay to continue with Okeydokes because they are positive. Actually, some of the “negative” pet peeves have had a positive effect. As such, both the positive and negative are acceptable. That is the point. Even so, not all make it to the page. Some are eliminated because they are sim... Full story
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. TREE EXIT SAID COSTLY At Monday night’s Colfax city council meeting, Councilman Thomas Huntwork said last week’s removal of a giant elm tree as part of the S. Mill Street project resulted in loss to the owner of the property who was not advised of the plan to remove the tree. Huntwork said the owner of the property had recently spent hun...
Pullman Police Chief Gary Jenkins Wednesday reported they have received two confirmed reports of fraudulent advertisements which have been placed on Craigslist. The phony ad directed prospective buyers to call a telephone number of a Pullman business which had no connection with the advertisement. The business consequently was inundated by calls in response to the fraudulent ads....
Whitman County commissioners Monday gave Public Works Director Mark Storey the go-ahead to begin negotiations to purchase land for a new landfill cell at the county’s Carothers Road transfer station. Storey last week presented commissioners with an engineering study prepared by CH2M Hill that showed construction of a new landfill cell would be the best option for the future of Whitman County’s waste. Storey said, if the county proceeds with building a new landfill cell, it would likely happen in 2016. CH2M Hill’s study said construction of the... Full story
Charges were scheduled to be filed Wednesday in the case of Colfax marijuana advocate Michael Adam Assenberg. Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy said Wednesday he planned to forward multiple felony counts regarding marijuana against Assenberg later this week. Assenberg, who claims to be a medical marijuana patient, said Tuesday he is preparing to file a $3.5 million civil suit against the county for what he claims are several violations of his rights under both the state and federal constitutions. “And the only way I will settle for less mon...
It’s a life of stubble, dust, kernels and gears. Every August, the days reach their longest for the truck drivers of harvest. From middle-school kids to college students to farmhand fill-ins to almost any walk of life, the drivers step up into the trucks to transport wheat to grain elevators all over Whitman County. Shannon Zakarison, 27, of Brooklyn, New York with her two-ton Chevy north of Pullman. She grew up driving for her father and grandfather’s farm, and was back to help on a visit wes... Full story
A strong run by Colfax senior Morgan Willson on her home course Tuesday was erased by a mixup at the turn around stake on the 5K course. Morgan Willson, center, breaks out to a strong start Tuesday when NE district teams came to Colfax and ran the Colfax Trail along the Palouse River. Willson, who finished minutes ahead of the pack, turned around at the original site of the stake which had actually been pulled. She was unaware that the turn site on the Colfax trail had been moved a few yards down the trail because the starting line had been...
It was a case of the first half and the second half Friday night when Colfax pegged a 38-18 win over Davenport for their first league win of the season. The Bulldogs gave up four turnovers in the first half and Davenport pegged a 10-6 lead at the break. Levi Hardy rolled up 130 yards on the ground at Davenport Friday. Many of those gains started on blocks like Daython Maltone's displacement of a Gorilla defender in this photo by Keith Miller. During an extended halftime when Davenport officials dedicated new facilities, Colfax coaches told the...
After three weeks with a variety of non-leaguers, the SE Eights football teams will start marking down league games this week. Lone all-county matchup will be at LaCrosse where the Tigercats, now 3-0, will host the Garfield/Palouse Vikings. Colton, also 3-0 after crunching Joseph last week in the Kibbie Dome, will travel south to play Pomeroy, and St. John/Endicott will end a two-week break from varsity play with a trip to Liberty Christian. Colton sophomore Jake Straughan goes up and over Lucas Staigle of Joseph for a big catch in the UI Kibbi...
THURSDAY Striking teachers in Tacoma returned to picket lines in defiance of a back-to-work order, forcing school officials to cancel classes for 28,000 students for a third straight day. NASA’s Kepler spacecraft found a planet, named Kepler-16b, which orbits around two waltzing stars, the first time such a phenomenon has been confirmed. Unlike Luke Skywalker’s rocky desert home planet of Tattooine, however, Kepler-16b is a cool gas giant. Evolta, a Panasonic-built robot, has been entered into Hawaii’s grueling Ironman Triathlon. The robot...
Spending by the various departments in Whitman County’s $12.7 million current expense operating fund has been held under year-to-date projections. Administrative Director Gary Petrovich reported Monday the county agencies have spent just shy of $7.3 million through August, about 58 percent of the yearly budget. That total lags behind the $8.5 million total expected to have been spent two-thirds through the year. More than 70 percent of the expenses, $5.1 million, was for salaries and benefits for county employees. Spending may increase, t...
