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Serving Whitman County since 1877
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8 years ago The Commoner, Sept. 29, 1893 Members of the Colfax Wheelmen's Club have in contemplation the holding a grand bicycle tournament during the Whitman County race meeting at Colfax Trotting Park about the middle of next month. The bicycle program will embrace contests for substantial prizes in races from one-half mile to 20 miles, and contestants will be from Whitman County alone. 100 years ago The Colfax Commoner, Sept. 27, 1918 R.E. Prater, who has run a threshing machine in this county for the last ten years, stated that this is...
Marjorie L. Emerson, 90, a resident of Potlatch, Idaho, passed away Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho. She was born on Jan. 22, 1928, at Decker, Mont., to Clifford and Bessie (Fiscus) Ireland. She attended her schooling In Montana, Deary, Idaho, and graduated from Moscow High School in 1945. She married Ellis Emerson on Oct. 24, 1948, at Deary, and the couple made their home in the West Cove area near Palouse, Wash. In 1968 she started working for the Forest... Full story
Isla P. Thompson, 85, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at Memory Villas at Bishop Place in Pullman where she resided for the past year. Mrs. Thompson's urn will be buried with her husband, Bob, at the Greenwood Cemetery, Palouse, on Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at 2 p.m. Born Jan. 3, 1933, at Palouse to Brace and Ethel Wiley Maryott, she attended the Palouse schools and was valedictorian of her class in 1951. She later attended Kinman Business College in Spokane for one year. She and Bob Thompson were... Full story
Ellen (Ralphie) Kay Boyd passed away in the early evening hours of October 2, 2018, with family by her side. Ellen was born on April 17, 1945 in Manistique, Michigan, where she attended elementary and high school. She was the second of six children born to William and Paula Roberts. It was here, in her hometown, where Ellen was introduced to a young and wild navy sailor named Jim. They fell in love and were married on October 5, 1967. Shortly thereafter in 1968, Ellen and Jim moved to Colfax, Wa... Full story
Questions 1. THEATER: What Stephen Sondheim play features the song “Send in the Clowns”? 2. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president was associated with the Four Freedoms? 3. GEOLOGY: What color is the mineral malachite? 4. GEOGRAPHY: Where are the Diomede Islands located? 5. MATH: How many sides does a decagon have? 6. SPORTS: What sport involves terms such as kickflip, Caballerial and Ollie north? 7. LITERATURE: Which of Ernest Hemingway’s novels had the working title “Fiesta”? 8. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Where did the peach tree likely originate...
* It was 17th-century French author Francois de La Rochefoucauld who made the following sage observation: “Some people with great virtues are disagreeable, while others with great vices are delightful.” * If you wanted to dig to the center of the earth, you’d have to go down about 4,000 miles. * If you’re a fan of fishing, here’s a cautionary tale regarding the weather: A 48-year-old Colombian man named Felipe Ortiz (for reasons unknown) decided to go out fishing in a raging storm. He cast his line into a strong wind, but the line blew back...
Residents across Whitman County can now read and research an unprecedented amount of information from more than 11,000 news sources, including the Spokesman Review, thanks to a new partnership among Washington State Library, NewsBank and local public libraries. Available to library cardholders from Whitman County Library’s website, NewsBank provides access to news publications from around the world, as well as 134 sources in Washington state. Users will also gain access to a vast database of information . Access to this collection will be a...
Thursday, Oct. 11 Malden – 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. – Junior Night – Grades 2 to 5, come to the library for friends, snacks and fun. Colfax – 6 p.m. – Happy Hour Yoga – You are invited for an hour of refreshing yoga, followed by an optional “happy hour” that includes friends, finger foods and beverages. Cost is $10 to benefit Colfax Cheerleaders. Endicott – 6 p.m. – Senior Paint Night – Everyone age 60+ is invited for a creative evening. Cost is $8. Please RSVP to 657-3429. St. John Rialto – 6:30 p.m. – Trivia Night – Bring your team, test your...
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS DONEEN QUARRY C.R.C.P. No. 168 WHITMAN COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed proposals for this project will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time, on Monday, October 29, 2018, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read. Each proposal shall be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Whitman County Board of County Commissioners with the... Full story
Colfax School board met Monday night for an extensive meeting that included business items, a report on a grant application and approval of the design development phase of school bond construction. Superintendent Jerry Pugh opened the meeting with mention of a grant the district is pursuing in which they could hire a full-time student prevention specialist (tobacco, alcohol, drugs) and a half-time community coordinator. The application deadline is Friday. The grant application to Washington...
