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COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENU Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Oven baked chicken, potatoes & gravy, broccoli w/ savory cheese, carrot/raisin sunrise salad, birthday dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Oven baked chicken, potatoes & gravy, broccoli w/ savory cheese, carrot/raisin sunrise salad, birthday dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday —Oven baked chicken, potatoes & gravy, broccoli w/ savory cheese, carrot/raisin sunrise salad, birthday dessert, mil... Full story
Prescription drug take-back will be Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Whitman Hospital & Medical Center. Residents with unused prescription at home can take advantage of the prescription drug take-back program. Whitman Hospital and Medical Center is partnering with local law enforcement to receive and dispose of prescription drugs. The day is part of a program planned by the Drug Enforcement Agency. Residents can drop off drugs without getting out of their car. The hospital’s tent will be set up in the north parking lot, and staffers w...
“Stuttering: Straight Talk for Teachers,” a 20-minute DVD produced by the Stuttering Foundation, is now available at Whitman County Public Library. It helps parents and teachers understand how stuttering can affect children of all ages in the classroom and is available at most public libraries. It includes children who discuss their experiences in the classroom and tell what was helpful for them. Noted speech-language pathologists Bill Murphy of Purdue University and Kristin Chmela, of Northwestern University present practical strategies tea... Full story
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND INTENT TO ISSUE AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT The Whitman County Planning Office issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: American Tower Corporation has requested an administrative use permit for a proposed 100- foot communications tower and one 11.5-foot x 20-foot equipment shelter. The tower will allow co-location of other carriers and Whitman County Emergency Services The site is located... Full story
The following is the text and a talk given by Sheriff’s Chaplain McMurray at the Sept. 11 memorial program presented by the Colfax Fire Department: It is an honor and a privilege to be with you today in memory of those who died on September 11, 2001. We take a moment to remember the heroes who helped each other in a crisis event. We remember the innocent fallen citizens, police and fire personnel at the Twin Towers. We also bring to memory the military troops who have paid the ultimate sacrifice to stem the tide of terrorists and tyrants s...
Gypsydawgs will play at Dahmen Gypsydawgs will perform jazz, Gypsyjazz and a few Irish tunes at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. The compositions of Django Reinhardt, the gypsyjazz sound and acoustic music in general will be featured. They play Gypsyjazz as personified by Django Reinhardt as well as a variety of Jazz standards. Gypsydawgs is comprised of local musicians and two guest singers, Terri Summers and Terri Grzebielski. Joe Taylor is featured on guitar; Ron (Bear) Seiler on mandolin; David Summers, keyboards an...
Eileen Krajewski of Medical Lake and Dave Stromberger of Davenport became engaged September 15, 2012. The daughter of Stanley and Donna Krajewski of Buchanan, N.Y., she is a graduate of Ohio State University and Penn State University, and she currently works at Fairchild Air Force Base. Dave is a graduate of Spokane Falls Community College and proprietor of Dave’s Vintage Bicycles. He is the son of Tim and Arlene Stromberger of Davenport. His grandparents are Lorraine Shawgo and the late Emmett Shawgo of St. John, and Dan and Jean S...
About a year ago, when Columbia Bank was new to Colfax, they were looking for a way to express positive customer service, a strong value of the bank. They looked at a number of other Columbia Bank branches and the things they did for their customers. A number of branches serve cookies in the lobby one day a week, and the staff at Colfax really liked the idea. Staff members take turns ordering cookie dough from Otis Spunkmeyer, and they have four customer favorites that they bake most frequently. They don’t have a complete kitchen at the bank, b...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager hosted the Washington State Flying Farmers in their home Saturday. Eighteen additional members attended the annual business meeting and potluck. Word has been received of the death of Gunelia Stueckle Fowler, Boise, daughter of the late Edwin and Anna Stueckle. Gunelia was born in 1946 and lived in the Dusty area until 1955 when the family moved to Colfax. She is survived by her husband, Jerry Fowler, two children, three grandchildren and two brothers. Services will be Saturday, Sept. 29, at Whitney Baptist Church in...
Lacrosse LaCrosse Community Pride has interviewed potential store operators who are serious about operating the grocery store and report they are getting close to making a selection. It is possible that the store could be open by late fall which is the board’s intent. The contractor has been given the go ahead to finish the interior store building with a goal of having the work substantially complete by Dec. 1. Two grant applications have been made recently to help fund continued work on the store, and LCP continues to accept donations to a... Full story
Colfax Arts Council’s Meet the Artist season will help kick off Colfax Harvest Hullabaloo with the Whitman Sampler quilters at 7 p.m. in the library on Thursday, Oct. 4. This will be the seventh season for Meet the Artist. Charli Hochsprung and Judy Imler of Colfax will bring some of their quilts and a lot of their expertise and give folks an opportunity to go downstairs to get a sneak preview of the Whitman Samplers quilt show that will be on display throughout the Hullabaloo. Hochsprung, former fabric store owner in Colfax, said they plan an...
The Tekoa/Oakesdale/Rosalia jazz band keeps the tempo up-beat at the football game versus Waitsburg-Prescott in Oakesdale on Friday night....
The History Channel • On Oct. 13, 1775, the Continental Congress authorizes construction and administration of the first American naval force. Esek Hopkins was appointed the first commander-in-chief of the Continental Navy. His first fleet consisted of seven ships: two 24-gun frigates, two 14-gun brigs and three schooners. • On Oct. 12, 1786, a lovesick Thomas Jefferson composes the first of many romantic letters to a married woman named Maria Cosway. In 1789, his letters grew less frequent. She continued to write to him and vented her fru...
Martin Hall, the juvenile detention facility in Medical Lake to which Whitman County sends its underage offenders, will likely stay open. Commissioner Pat O’Neill said Monday he intends to vote to keep the center open at the meeting of the nine county board of directors today, Thursday. “This is the right thing to do. I know in my heart that if we closed Martin Hall, it would never open again,” said O’Neill The nine counties that house their juvenile offenders at Martin Hall were considering closing the facility because the number of youths...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Timothy J. Cottrell, 25, and Justina I. Petry, 25, both Pullman, Sept. 21. Brett W. Josephson, 27, Pullman and Amy R. Keller, 26, Portland, Sept. 21. Larry W. Hickman, 21, and Crystal J.M. Blank, 20, both Pullman, Sept. 21. Randy A. Zehm, 40, and Maeleen E. Aston, 38, both Palouse, Sept. 19. Steven D. Tronsen, 21, and Roze L. Vessey, 24, both Palouse, Sept. 19. Christopher B. Holmes, 40, and Teana L. Gregg, 41, both Palouse, Sept. 18. Luke E. Davis, 18, and Cayla L.M. Leinweber, 18, both Endicott, Sept. 18. WHITMAN COUNTY...
No way To whomever thought that police sign on JJ Building Supply was a good idea.....don’t quit your day job. What awful public relations for such a “homey” town. How about some community policing, getting out there and interacting with the community on a positive level. How about common sense traffic control during WSU games, not that awful, intimidating sign. It gives a threatening connotation just by the way the officers are portraying themselves. “Stop For Other Reasons.” No way. Who would? That doesn’t help out this town that has so much... Full story
Have you ever traveled to another state for your job, perhaps to attend a business meeting or a conference? Most people have. But few people realize that they may owe income taxes in that other state. In all, 41 states levy a tax on the income earned by nonresident employees during their time in the state, even if they’re just attending a conference. Each state calculates its tax differently — 24 states levy the tax from the very first day, while 17 others, including Oregon, Idaho and California, set thresholds of how long the nonresident emp... Full story
Inland Northwest Blood Center organizers collected blood from 17 donors at the blood drive outside the Colfax Library Tuesday afternoon. At top, Theresa Paul sustains an unexpectedly-painless needle poke from INBC worker Davida Vangen. At bottom, Sara Garza and Don Thursby give a juice-box cheers while they wait out wooziness inside the INBC van....
ITEM—Mitt Romney comes under attack by the media for saying at a private meeting of his supporters and secretly recorded that he doesn’t expect the vote of Americans who depend on government handouts and have been persuaded by the Obama campaign that they are victims. He must reach out instead, he said, to the undecideds. COMMENT—Over 20 nations around the world were in turmoil as Islamic fanatics burned U.S. and Israeli flags and attacked those countries’ overseas institutions and citizens yet the media concentrated instead in its news coverag...
My Daughter’s Rejectable Boyfriends W. Bruce Cameron Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2007. As my daughters get older, they are more and more likely to thank me for what a good job I did raising them, so I’m sure that will happen any day now. They will recognize that I protected them from all sorts of dangers, such as serial killers, car crashes and dating. In fact, I’m still on the job — just because my daughters have both reached the so-called “age of consent” doesn’t mean I have to give it. My older daughter...
China and Japan are at odds over a couple of islands in the South China Sea. Chinese mobs have threatened Japanese interests in China. Emotions are high. Resentments and hatreds from World War II have been rekindled. Despite the dangers, the situation is a bit refreshing. Here is an old-fashioned dispute. It is a dispute over territory. For generations, the world has been fraught with religious and ideological conflicts. From Ireland where Protestants fought Catholics and the contests between the old Soviet Union and America to the current...
8 years ago September 30, 1887 On Tuesday, a three-year-old stallion owned by R. Richardson on the South Palouse near town jumped into an adjoining field where there was another stallion belonging to R.K. Landsdale. Then began the battle, which was continued until Richardson’s stallion lay dead on the field. A lady who saw the animals fighting reported the matter as soon as the men came home, but they found only the victim of the unequal fight dead. The Or.&N. Co.’s safe at the depot was blown open with powder or some other explosive som...
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. FAIR REVENUE REPORT Palouse Empire Fair directors Monday night received a preliminary report on revenue from the Sept. 6-9 fair. Fair Manager Bob Reynolds reported the carnival, operated by Northstar Amusements, set a four-day revenue record, resulting in a $11,100-plus payment to the fair. The carnival operator pays 25 percent of advance...
TRIVIA TEST 1. MONEY: Who was the first president to appear on a U.S. coin? 2. GEOGRAPHY: What three states border on the state of Louisiana? 3. MUSIC: Which rock star had a hit song with “Papa Don’t Preach”? 4. GAMES: The properties in the U.S. version of “Monopoly” are based on streets in which city? 5. TELEVISION: On what sketch comedy show did Jim Carrey make a name for himself in the 1990s? 6. LANGUAGE: What does the word “torpid” mean? 7. MOVIES: Who were the three actors in “Three Men and a Little Lady”? 8. BIBLE: What kind of wood was... Full story
Tekoa/Oakesdale/ Rosalia runners competed in the giant meet at Plante’s Ferry Park along the Spokane River in Spokane Valley Saturday. The boy race had 178 runners on the line at the start, and the girls race totaled 152 on the line across the park’s soccer fields. Gracie Ledwith of LC won the girls race at 18:34 over the 5K course. Courtenay Perry topped the ‘hawk girls at 65th place with a 22:19 time. Also finishing were Kimberly Groom 136th -26:13, Melissa Groom 140th -26:32, McKenzie Demsey 143rd -27:13 and Kayler Dub 148th -28:56. Danie...
