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Colfax-Palouse Direct Seed Association will resume monthly breakfast seminar series Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the United Methodist Church on Mill Street in Colfax. Speaker will be Mark Richter, a farmer from Endicott who direct seeds his entire farm and contracts direct seed planting for neighbors. Richter has also designed some of the equipment he uses in his direct seed operation. Also speaking will be Scot Hulbert, the Washington Grain Commission’s endowed chair of cropping systems research at Washington State University. Hulbert will speak a... Full story
Colfax Councilwoman Jeanette Solimine at the Oct. 1 city council suggested the city should enforce its animal ban ordinance or allow residents to keep animals in town. She said she wanted to bring the topic up again because she believes proponents of in-town chicken raising now view the city as “somehow being mean” by leaving the ban in place. Solimine noted the council’s integrity was challenged at the previous session because residents are now keeping chickens and other animals in town. Councilman Jim Kackman pointed out enforcement of the a...
A set of three “candlestick” traffic control markers which were placed at the intersection of Main and Thorn have been removed. Police Chief Rick McNannay said the traffic markers were removed by the Department of Transportation crews. The chief placed the markers at the intersection to discourage northbound motorists from ignoring the “right turn only” restriction on the curb lane of Main Street. The right turn lane begins after northbound motorists on Highway 195 round the curve and head down Main Street. Motorists pulling into the lane be...
The will of William M. Gnaedinger of Pullman, filed Sept. 28 in probate court, bequeaths $4,000 each to the general funds of WSU and the University of Oregon, the Wallace Public Library and the Wallace Elks Club in Idaho. Mr. Gnaedinger was raised in Wallace and maintained contact with his hometown during his adult years. The family suggests memorial contributions go to the Wallace Library and Elks Club. Among Gnaedinger’s survivors are his wife, retired Pullman attorney Dorothy Wiley....
Steven A. Eagan, 21, Spokane, was booked into the county jail early Oct. 4 on probable charges of possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine. The Colfax police arrest report said Eagan was a passenger in a Ford Explorer which had been seen parked at McDonald Park. The Explorer was stopped on Cedar Street, and Eagan handed over a pipe and later a baggie of marijuana after the Colfax officer asked if drugs were in the vehicle. He also told officers he had a meth pipe in his backpack....
Garfield-Palouse Middle School Rockets Class, led by science teacher Phil Weagraff, continued its tradition of research and design of model rockets this fall. Kit-built rockets were recently blasted off on the middle school ballfield. Students in the elective course started with research on flight techniques used to lift planes, helicopters, rockets and birds. Many of the rockets blasted several hundred feet into the air. Students then moved on to designing a rocket of their own, which they will make from common household items. These models,...
8 years ago October 14, 1887 Wednesday, a chinaman named Poy Lee, alias Charley Kyack, robbed Wah Lee, the washman better known in Colfax as Sam, of $573. Poy Moy at once skipped out and Sam telephoned to all the towns south of here to intercept the fugitive. Yesterday, H.H. Spaulding telephoned from Almota that Poy Moy hired a team from him Wednesday night to take him to Pomeroy and would there take the train to Walla Walla. Sheriff Berry at once wired the Garfield county sheriff to arrest him. Mr. Berry yesterday afternoon announced the fug...
Acclaimed children’s nonfiction writer, Kelly Milner Halls, shows the replica of a the skull of a dinosaur which will be part of her after school program next Thursday, Oct. 18, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Colfax Library. Every Third Thursday program during the school year youngsters can ride bus 3 with a parent note, walk or ride to the Colfax Library for stories, crafts and games. This program is sponsored by the Friends of Whitman County Library and open to all students and home school kids grades 1-4. Parents are optional...
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO SELL SURPLUS COUNTY PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Legislative Authority of Whitman County, Washington will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 29, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. or as soon as possible thereafter in the Commissioners' Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, Washington, for the purpose of declaring their intention to dispose of surplus County real property, more particularly described as the: Whitman County Community Education Training Center, located at 123 N Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111. Assessor's Parcel #1-0...
Dear Savvy Senior, In the news last month there was a public health alert urging all baby boomers to get tested for hepatitis C. Is this really necessary, and if so, what are the testing and treatment procedures? Weary Wanda Dear Wanda, If you’re a baby boomer, getting tested for hepatitis C would be a wise decision because boomers are five times more likely to have this virus than other generations, and most people that have it don’t realize it. Those that are infected are at very high risk of eventually developing liver cancer, cirrhosis or... Full story
The Rural Resources Aging and Disability Resource Center Family Caregiver Support Program will present “If We Could See the Future,” a workshop for caregivers Oct. 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bishop Place in Pullman. The keynote address, “Finding Hope and Humor in Caregiving” will be delivered by Elaine Sanchez, author of “Letters from Madelyn,” “Chronicles of a Caregiver” and “The Home.” Additional topics presented include caregiver 101 and self-care through massage. The event is sponsored by Gritman Adult Day Health, Friends of Hospice,... Full story
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Berne Davis, a Colfax High grad from the depression years who wound up driving a tank in Europe during World War II, was among a group of 34 veterans aboard the Southwest Airlines honor flight which departed Spokane Oct. 3 for a trip to the nation’s capital. Davis, who now makes his home at the Courtyard in Colfax, was accompanied by his son, Gerald Davis, who talked his dad into making the trip. The Inland Northwest Chapter of Honor Flight aims to book five trips this year as part of a national program to allow World War II veterans to see t... Full story
Ever have a song run around in your head and it just won’t go away? It can drive you crazy sometimes, especially if it’s a song you never really liked. Lately, I’ve had a Bible verse running through my brain. It came kind of slowly, just a few words of it and gradually the whole verse was running through my mind. I couldn’t remember from which book it came, but I knew it was one of the minor prophets. One of the wonderful things about computers and the internet is that you can put a few words into Google and it comes up with an answer for you... Full story
At Colfax Schools: Daily items offered at Colfax High School include salad bar, chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, deli sandwiches, vegetarian options, fresh & canned fruit, fresh vegetables, oven fries, yogurt, cottage cheese, bagels and juice. Monday: Chicken on whole grain bun, carrot-raisin salad, fruit & vegetable choice, cherry turnover Tuesday: Salisbury steak on whole grain hoagie, cabbage salad, choice of fruit & vegetable Wednesday: Ham/Cheese on whole grain, choice of fruits and vegetables Thursday: Taco salad w/tomatoes, lettuce,...
Every year an estimated 230,000 women and 2,000 men in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer. About 25 percent will later develop advanced (metastatic) breast cancer. This is when the cancer originating in the breast spreads to other parts of the body – the lungs, liver, lymph nodes or brain. The goal of screening exams for early breast cancer detection is to find cancers before they start to cause symptoms, which allows treatment to begin early and before the cancer has spread. Key actions for early detection include regular breast self e... Full story
Dusty Art and Colene Sager flew to McCall, Idaho, Sunday morning to spend the day with his sister and brother-in-law, Jan and Ken Williams of Huntington Beach, Calif. The Williams had spent a week at a condo in McCall. David and Phyllis Stueckle treated Pastor John Cross of Selbu Lutheran Church and his friend, Pastor Mark Crispell from Maryland, to lunch in Colfax Sunday....
Karrie Marsh moved from the Yakima Valley via Bridgeport to Colfax when her husband, Buck, was hired as the new principal at Colfax High School. Farming has been their family vocation for generations. Her maternal grandparents, and now uncles, are orchardists in the Yakima Valley. Dad’s side, including grandparents and now her brother, grow irrigated row crops. Her father and brother also do custom spraying. Her grandmother bought the field adjoining her home and would only allow mint to be planted because she loved the scent of mint. When K...
China report at St. John St. John Christian Church invites the community to join them Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. to meet Global Ministry Missionaries Tom and Lynnea Morris. They will share there experiences serving in Nanjing, China. Tom was assigned to the Drumtower Hospital, and Lynnea taught through the Amity Foundation during their three years in China. Rosalia library change Rosalia Library Storytime has changed to Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. to better meet the needs of parents. Librarian Karen Wallace invites parents and grandparents to... Full story
Homecoming royalty for Garfield/Palouse was introduced during halftime of the game Friday in Palouse. From the left are Queen Holly Leendertsen and her senior escort Wyatt Redmon, Senior Princess Hannah Koller with Wyatt Mitchell, Junior Princess Kimberly Schaub with Adrian Green, Sophomore Princess Cassidy Clarkston with Ian Cole Sanderson and Freshman Princess Holly Brown with Ian Neibergs. Queen Holly was greeted by her escort, at left, as she exited the Mercedes 560 SL roadster driven by her dad, John Leendertsen. Other owners of show cars...
The wind turbine could no longer fit in between Tyler Bober’s fingers. So the Oakesdale Elementary student stretched his arms like an alligator mouth to capture the size of the nearing tower. Bober was one of roughly two dozen first through fourth grade students who toured the Palouse Wind farm on Naff Ridge last Thursday, Oct. 4. There, they learned one of the wind farm’s turbines could supply more than enough electricity to power every household in Oakesdale; that each tower has a ladder with 250 rungs inside, and that the workers do not live...
Colfax The county commissioner race for District 1 offers voters two individuals who are sincerely committed to serving Whitman County. In this time of divisive budget concerns, Art Swannack is the right person to deal with the challenges our county faces. Art is very approachable and listens with an open mind. He does his homework and looks at issues from a very practical and fiscally responsible viewpoint. Art isn’t afraid to ask the tough questions and he is refreshingly succinct and to-the-point with his matter-of-fact responses that d... Full story
Two local groups are recipients of $6,500 in funds from Avista in their third quarter Avista Foundation grants. The Uniontown Community Development Association received $3,500 to help convert the 1920s mercantile building on Main Street into a manufacturing facility for Grandma Lela’s Oatmeal. Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute received $3,000 for installation of an energy-efficient public restroom at the PCEI Nature Center in Moscow. Uniontown Community Development Association (UCDA) is now at work restoring the mercantile building. T...
Weather observers William and Alice Hofmann of Rosalia will be recognized by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Association’s National Weather Service for their more than 40 years of weather reporting. The Hofmanns will receive the agency’s Thomas Jefferson Award for outstanding service in the Cooperative Weather Observer Program. The award is the agency’s most prestigious; only two presented this year to weather observers from the Western region. The Hofmanns will receive the award at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at the Brass Rail in Rosalia. “Coo... Full story
Dream a Little Q&A W. Bruce Cameron Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2007. My dreams are so boring they usually put me to sleep. They bore other people, too. When I was young, my father had a rule that if I wanted to tell my family about my dreams I had to (a) keep it short and (b) find another family. But dreams ultimately tell us a lot about ourselves, such as the fact that we must be asleep. Thus, the fact that my dreams are excruciatingly boring tells me they would make a good episode of “John From Cin... Full story
