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COLFAX–Palouse Pathways, a local non-profit providing resources around higher education, is hosting an “Honors Fair” from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday Sept. 30. This is the fifth year Palouse Pathways is hosting the event. This event will be virtual, due to the Pandemic, and will be accessible via a Zoom link. This year, representatives from the honors colleges and programs at the University of Washington, University of Idaho, Washington State University, Boise State University, Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, Western Washi...
COLFAX–The Drive-By Vintage Fashion Show at the Perkins House Saturday was deemed a success by organizer Nancy Rothwell. After a week of smokey skies, a fresh breeze and light rain cleared away the smoke just in time for the outdoor fashion show and fundraiser. According to Rothwell, more than 15 volunteers, including children, turned out to don vintage or replica vintage apparel. The models portrayed common days of yore activities including playing croquet, tea parties, reading on the swing a...
If you don’t have a plan in case of emergencies, now is the time to do so. Like, right now. Why wait? Because it can’t happen to you? Because fire will never reach your doorstep? Because no one in your family will ever have a heart attack? Because freak accidents don’t happen to you like power tool batteries blowing up in the back of your car, starting a fire? Well, those things do happen. When people think of preparedness kits, they get too focused on the big things—the earthquakes, flood, fire...
Picture this. All 208,916 people in Spokane GONE! Over 200,000 fellow pilgrims have already died from Covid 19. Trump’s national plan appears to be “herd mentality”. I think he means “herd immunity via catch it and become immune or die”. Trump gives himself an A+ in dealing with the virus while he holds superspreader rallies, ridicules wearing masks and falsely claims only old people are vulnerable. He muzzles public health professionals while allowing public relations personnel to mess with CDC & NIH data and websites. Meanwhile, he rushes to...
About 800 miles south of my office, the leaders of North Valley Baptist Church in Santa Clara, Calif., are no doubt having conversations about how to move forward. The church, which was mandated to close and remain closed earlier this year due to California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Santa Clara county’s decrees, chose not to comply. After moving ahead with what they believed was the mission of the church, they are now faced with more than $52,000 in fines from various governments and agencies. H...
Like other nations, China is struggling with the deadly Covid-19 virus and suffocating under mountains of trash its residents generate each day. Wuhan hospitals generated six times as much medical waste at the peak of the outbreak as they did before the crisis began. The daily output of medical waste reached 240 metric tons, about the weight of an adult blue whale. While the pandemic has dramatically improved air quality because people are working from home and not commuting, it has been a...
Okeydokes The job fire fighters and volunteers did to save Catalona Heights. Clear skies after all the smoke. Jean Flanigen - Great article in the Gazette last week. Advanced medical care, friends to call and the freedom to choose....
MALDEN—The Babb Road Fire Recovery Group in conjunction with the Washington Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster and its community partners will open a Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) in Malden, on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25 and 26, 2020, at the temporary Malden City Hall. The temporary city hall is located in the town’s park. The Malden MARC will serve Whitman County primarily, but anyone affected by the 2020 wildfires can come to the MARC for services and resources. The MARC will offer impacted residents access to a variety of...
COLFAX—Flu vaccines are now available at the Public Health Department, including the one for seniors which was in low supply last year. According to Deanna Claybaugh, Whitman County Public Health community health nurse, the health department has received several hundred doses of the flu vaccine for those 65 years of age and older. Shipment issues last year meant a lot of seniors did not receive the vaccine. The CDC recommends people receive a flu vaccine in September or October, before the flu is active in their area. It take two weeks or longe...
OLYMPIA—Democrat Jenn Goulet of Pasco announced earlier this month she is dropping out of the race for the Ninth Legislative District Senator seat against incumbent Republican Mark Schoesler. Goulet announced she is moving to Georgia, withdrawing from her third try at the Washington Legislature....
SPOKANE—Innovia Foundation has established the Wildfire Emergency Response Fund - Eastern Washington to provide emergency relief to nonprofit organizations and businesses supporting communities, individuals and families adversely impacted by the 2020 wildfire season. The fund is seeded with a $150,000 gift from an anonymous corporation and a $10,000 contribution from the Disaster Relief Fund at Innovia Foundation. “The Wildfire Emergency Response Fund will support short-term emergency response and long-term resiliency efforts for those neg...
COLFAX—September is National Preparedness Month which, for eastern Washington, means having an emergency kit and two-week supply of food necessities instead of the standard 72-hour kit. According to Whitman County Emergency Management Director Bill Tensfeld, the recommendation was expended after the state Cascadia exercise. The exercise was to see what response and fall out would be in the event of the Cascadia event, massive earthquakes devastating western Washington. During that exercise, it was discovered it takes 10 to 14 days for the f...
COLFAX—Arson has been ruled out as a cause of the fire which claimed Fonk’s Coffehouse in March, however the exact cause is unknown and will likely remain so. According to a news report, investigators were unable to determine the exact cause of the fire. Steve Warwick, Fonk’s owner, had not been contacted by fire officials or insurance as of Monday morning. He stated the fire had started in the kitchen, but none of the appliances had been used in that area for a couple of days. Arson was ruled out by fire investigators during their analy...
COLFAX—The “Flight Line Drive Realignment and Drainage Project” continues at Colfax Airport, to improve paved road accesses and drainage near the center of the airport. The work will replace drainage pipes with smooth-walled pipes – as opposed to corrugated – adding new catch basins and “valley gutter” and improve drainage pipe evaluations. “So the water will actually flow downhill like it’s supposed to,” said Debbie Snell, Port properties and development manager. Valley gutter is set into...
COLFAX– Associated Student Body elections are underway at Colfax High School. The deadline to sign up to run for an office was delayed from Sept. 17, to allow for more candidates who may have missed the deadline. Requirements remain a student has to have at least a 3.0 grade-point average, while this year, instead of giving a speech at a campaign assembly in April, candidates will make a one to two-minute video to submit to Google Classroom, in which students may view it and vote, also through Google Classroom. “We kind of put it off last yea...
“One of the plays he drew up, I’d already stolen from him.” “In ’03 when we lost to Brewster at state in double overtime, that could’ve been us.” “I would never coach a kid like me, I’d throw him out of the gym.” “I would always say I refused to lower my standards to meet today’s acceptance of mediocrity.” Eighteen years, 397 wins-108 losses, 16 state appearances and eight 1A/2B state championships; Corey Baerlocher is no more as Colfax High School girls basketball coach. Baerlocher, 48, ha...
COLFAX-With the burnt remnants of the private, 1918 Manning-Rye covered bridge fallen into the Palouse River, plans are underway for removal of debris and replacement of the bridge; perhaps with a deconstructed span from elsewhere of the same era. Downstream from the site northwest of Colfax-where a family also lost their new house-are four county-owned bridges, starting five miles away on Shields Road. "If left unmitigated though the winter, (the remains) will mobilize and probably smack up...
LaCROSSE-Representatives from LaCrosse Community Pride, Port of Whitman County, Whitman County Library, Whitman County Commissioners and The McGregor Company gathered Friday morning for the ground breaking on the project to turn the basalt rock houses into a Heritage Museum and Ice Age Floods Visitor Center. The fifteen people stood in a spread out circle as Alex McGregor gave an opening address. "The Center will provide us the opportunity to display an extensive collection of historical...
COLFAX-The Whitman County Public Health Department has updates its recommendation for in-person classes. The department announced Thursday it now supports hybrid or in-person learning for all schools and grades within Whitman County expect Pullman and Tekoa. Previously, Public Health had recommend all middle and high school classes be hybrid for county schools, including Colfax. Colfax elementary students began the school year with in-person classes while middle and high school students have been all on-line. Colfax school families should recei...
PULLMAN - The Rolovich era will begin in 2020 after all for WSU football as the Pac-12 CEO Group voted Thursday, Sept. 24, to resume athletics competition Nov. 6. The team will play seven games, all within the conference. No fans will be allowed at any PAC-12 football venue. WSU will also not host tailgating. The CEO Group noted that the decision to resume play - which had been postponed to no earlier than Jan. 1 - was based on updated Pac-12 COVID-19 Medical Advisory Committee recommendations,...
The word "interim" is no longer part of the title for the head of the Colfax Police Department. Bruce Blood was confirmed as Chief of Police at the Sept. 8 City Council meeting. According to city officials, Blood was the only qualified candidate to apply for the position. Blood was appointed interim police chief in May of this year by Mayor Jim Retzer. The city began the hiring process to fill the position in July. Blood has served in the Air Force, Washington State Patrol and Disney parking...
PULLMAN-The Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport has been awarded a $951,779 grant from the FAA. The Airport Improvement Program grant will be used to construct a terminal building. The federal funds are part $300 million granted to airports nationwide. In Washington state, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was the only other airport to receive Airport Improvement Program funding. Airports are entitled to a certain amount of Airport Improvement Program funding each year, based on passenger...
UNIONTOWN—A mini excavator and trailer were stolen from the Uniontown city shop Thursday, and Whitman County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in the matter. The 2004 Cat 305CR mini excavator was removed from the shop chained to a black and color 2008 C&B model trailer with wood deck and sides. All attachments were on the mini excavator, including a blade and arm with scoop bucket. License plate on the trailer is 47603D. The equipment is co-owned by the towns of Colton and Uniontown. Anyone with information on the theft is asked t...
