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In the 1960s, there was a popular movie called: “The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming”. The plot was a Soviet naval commander runs his sub aground off a Massachusetts coastal island and sends two English-speaking crewmen ashore to procure a boat with enough power to pull them free. The Russian sailors didn’t exactly blend in and chaos ensued. That was fiction, but today American farmers face the hard facts that the Russians are invading our wheat markets worldwide. Many of us remem...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Caleb Tanner Bravard, 26, and McKayla Ruby Bickelhaupt, 23, both Colfax, Sept. 24. Matthew David Johnson, 30, and Tayler Kathleen Nelson, 24, both Colfax, Sept. 26. Thomas James Hoeflich, 57, and Monique Christine Mangan, 58, both Langley, Sept. 26. Nicholas Loe Naeger, 36, and Jennifer Okuyun Han, 36, both Pullman, Sept. 28. Jenna Rae Miller, 32, and Devon James Duncan, 29, both Colfax, Sept. 28. REAL ESTATE Gerald Shahan, Oakesdale, to Seth and Samantha Denton, Oakesdale, house on Sheahan Road, northwest of Oakesdale,...
The Community Club's Memorial for Veterans project has started. Chris Nelson, Myrna Morasch and Cinda Tribble were at Multiflora Park to direct an excavator from Spokane with removing stumps from the park to make room for the memorial. There was a total of 18 stumps in that area that were removed. Russell Crosswhite of Clean Slate Spokane did the work. October brings back Endicott's free dinners. On the first and third Wednesday, soup and bread will be served at Trinity Lutheran Church....
Dr. Eugene Kiver, EWU Professor of Geology Emeritus, will present a program on Washington Rocks Wednesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Colfax Library. Kiver’s book will be available for purchase. Co-authors were EWU professors Chad Pritchard and Richard Orndorff. This presentation is free and open to the public. Kiver taught geology for more than 32 years at EWU and conducted an active research career that emphasized landforms and surface processes. For more information, visit the Palouse Fall’s Chapter’s website at iafi.org, email iafip...
Art and Colene Sager spent the weekend attending the Prosser Balloon Festival. Flying Farmer friends from Alberta, Canada, and Oregon joined with their Washington friends. There were 17 members in all. High winds cancelled the night glow and the balloons were tethered and never took flight the next morning. Colene reported they still had a fun weekend. Dick and Helen Appel attended the Washington State Sheep Producers meeting in Ellensburg Saturday. After they arrived back home, they drove to Pullman to a scout court of honor where their...
Ciara Ackerman grew up with a camera in hand just outside of St. John on her parents' ranch. She learned to appreciate the beauty of the Palouse at a young age and loved to capture it in pictures. She was also known to occasionally sneak into her mother's stash of disposable cameras while begging her four siblings to be her models for a photo shoot. Ciara mischievously recalls all the deals she would make with her siblings in order to get them to agree to her proposals. That was the beginning...
Sole' Farr of Albion, proprietor of Elegance Painting, started work on painting the wooden sign in northwest corner of Codger Pole Park Monday. The sign was carved by wood sculptor Jonathan LeBenne as a tribute after the 1988 Codger Bowl. Farr noted the sign is made of cedar 4x4s which are encased in a metal frame. He said while preparing the surface he discovered primer was not used when the sign was originally painted. Farr is the same painter who worked on the Plymouth-UCC Church, which...
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Bulldog burger or chicken patty, fries, cheese slice, fruit. Tuesday: Straw hats or chicken patty, refried beans, fruit, donut. Wednesday: Chicken patty or burger, fries, carrots, fruit. Thursday: Pizza or chicken patty, Caesar salad, pineapple, sidekick. Friday: Corndog or burger, nacho chips, green salad, fruit. AT ENDICOTT SCHOOL: Monday: Chicken fajitas with lettuce and tomato, refried beans, grapes. Tuesday: Cherry blossom chicken, rice, veggie tray, fruit tray. Wednesday: Early dismissal-Mac and cheese, mixed...
Meeting date change Friends of Whitman County Library have rescheduled their October meeting to Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m. in The Center at Colfax Library. This meeting is open to all Friends with community residents and prospective members encouraged to attend. Viking Crew dinner Come and support the Viking Crew Booster Club and Gar/Pal High School students at an auction and dinner Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Palouse Community Center. Those 21 and older are invited to enjoy a barbecue dinner and all the fixings at no charge. There will be a...
At Pullman Regional Hospital Jackson, Zara Nicole, born Sept. 4, to Troy and Katherine Jackson, Pullman. Paternal grandparent is Teresa Jackson, New York, N.Y. Maternal grandparents are Jock Pring, Clarkston, and Sue Pring, Lewiston. Baby joins Sister Audrey, 3, and brother Lucas, 1. At Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Bodah, Amelia Ione Manoela, born Sept. 11 at seven pounds, one ounce, to Brian and Eliane Bodah, Othello. Paternal grandparents are Jane and Keith Bodah, Syracuse, N.Y. Maternal grandparents are Manoel and the late Jaira,... Full story
Deeanna M. Koker, 35, Colfax, was sentenced to 30 days in jail Sept. 21 after she pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of heroin. Koker was arrested Aug. 31 at a residence in the 500 block of N. Mill Street in Colfax. She was arrested on a warrant issued in connection with a Colfax burglary investigation. The Colfax Police Department report said when Officer Cory Alcantar went to the residence, Koker locked herself in a back room. Sheriff's officers assisting with the arrest forced the room door open and the heroin evidence was found in a...
Community Action of Whitman County is partnering with a number of local agencies to conduct a community needs survey. It is completely anonymous and the results are used to better focus service and /or grant funds where they are needed most. Computer access or hard copies are available from any branch of Whitman County Library. http://www.opinion.wsu.edu/Whitman...
The Colfax Library will offer voter registration, 3D printing demonstrations and expanded book sales as part of Colfax’s First Thursday celebration Thursday, Oct. 4. Pullman League of Women Voters will register voters and provide other assistance from 3 to 6 p.m., while tech librarians demonstrate the library’s new 3D printer and share information about upcoming classes. Friends of the Library will provide expanded book sale merchandise inside and outside the library all day long....
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month and Colfax’s Paint the Town Pink celebration, Dr. Christine Reisenauer will host an informative presentation, answer questions and erase the myths about mammograms today, Oct. 4, from 5-6:30 p.m. in the Colfax Library's Tech Center. Dr. Reisenauer will talk about breast health and raise awareness of the value of mammograms. This presentation is sponsored by Whitman Hospital and Medical Center and Everyone Woman Can....
This eastbound Milwaukee Road freight train is crossing the concrete bridges at Rosalia which will be the site of a hike Saturday on what is now the Palouse to Cascades Trail. The hike will begin at 2:30 p.m. where the trail crossed the Malden-Pine City Road just west of the intersection with Old Highway 195. The Rosalia event will start with talks on area railroad lore beginning at 1 p.m. in the Rosalia Community Center on W. 7th Street. Bruce Butler of Pullman will give a photographic...
Dear Savvy Senior, This may seem like a strange question, but can you tell me what steps need to be taken after a loved one dies? My 80-year-old father has a terminal illness, and I would like to find out what I will need to do when he passes. --Only Daughter Dear Only, I’m sorry about your father’s situation but this is a great question many families inquire about when a loved one’s death becomes imminent. Here’s a run-down of some things you can do now, and after his death, that can help keep a sad event from becoming even more painful...
Thursday, Oct. 4 Colfax – 3 to 6 p.m. – Voter registration – Have the midterms be on your terms. Register to vote today. Colfax – 3 to 6 p.m. – 3D Demo – Stop in to see our new 3D printer in action and chat with our tech librarians. Rosalia – 3 to 6 p.m. – Adult Flu Clinic – Flu vaccines are available from Whitman County Health Dept. Appointments are encouraged, but walk-ins are okay. For appointments, insurance, or billing, call 397-6280. Colton – 3:15 p.m. – Eggbots – Kids age 8 and older are invited to create works of art with eggbots. Co...
Joan Renae Berdal, Colfax resident, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2018, after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was 61. Joan was born March 24, 1957, in McVille, North Dakota, to Gerald and Loy (Stein) Stutrud. Joan was the middle child right between two brothers and two sisters. She grew up in McVille and was active in her high school. She liked to play in the band and sing in the choir. She also attended the Lutheran youth group and was a teacher of Sunday school. Joan was the... Full story
Jack Philip Ensley passed away peacefully September 25, 2018 at his home with family near him. He was born in Colfax on May 23, 1924 to Philip and Bessie Ensley. Jack graduated as valedictorian of the high school class of 1942. After a short time at Washington State College studying engineering, he returned to the family farm. He loved farming and made it his life's vocation. Jack married Dorrie Ellen Palmgren in 1948. The couple had three children, Kathy, Michael and Susan. Jack and Dorrie... Full story
Surrounded by his family, Gary Gasseling, 63, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother and son, died peacefully at Hospice House in Spokane, Washington, on September 23, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Alliance, Nebraska, on February 15, 1955, to Kenneth and Orleatha Gasseling, Gary joined older brother, Doug, then younger sister, Debbie. He was raised near Pomeroy, Washington, graduating from Pomeroy High School in 1973. Gary enrolled in Washington State... Full story
Shirley Mae Sellers, 92, passed away peacefully at the CityView Adult Family Home in Colfax on September 25, 2018. A vigil service will be held Monday, October 1st, at 7:00 pm, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Colfax. Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday, October 2nd, at 10:30, also at the church. Burial will be in the Colfax Cemetery. Shirley was born March 20, 1926 in Aberdeen, Washington, to James and Olympe Regimbal Moreland. She grew up in Moxee, Washington, along with three... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner, Sept. 22, 1893 An old man named Harvey was sleeping in a barn near Garfield, and when getting up in the night to get a drink of water fell through the floor and broke his collar bone. The intemperate will declare that he should have taken “a bottle” to bed with him and thus saved his collar bone. *** Business in Colfax is now improving every day. The currency scare of the summer is subsiding as an abundant harvest progresses. 100 years ago The Colfax Commoner, Sept. 20, 1918 Morris Pollock of Colfax has filed a dam...
This Great Egret was photographed at the Turnbull Reserve near Cheney Oct. 1. Not quite as large as a great blue heron, they feed in a similar manner. A Spokesman-Review report noted a larger-than-average group of seven have been there for an unusually long time, more than two weeks, and are expected to leave any day. They were previously seen there in April 2015 when they were migrating north....
Six parcels of land with a total value of $37,014 have been listed for tax foreclosure action this year by the county treasurer's office. The parcels were listed in a civil petition filed Wednesday to maintain foreclosure action on the properties. A court order was issued after the filing. The civil petition allows foreclosure proceedings to continue under provisions of the law which would provide time allowances to taxpayers serving in the military. The court ruling states the treasurer has no way of knowing whether or not the military...
