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SCHOOL MENUS Week of Oct. 26-30, 2009 At Colton School: Monday: Bean and cheese burritos, green salad, chips with cheese, fruit. Tuesday: Pizza, corn, yogurt cups, fruit. Wednesday: Country fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, mixed vegetables, rolls, Jello. Thursday: Pancakes, egg patties, hashbrowns, applesauce. Friday: Tombstones, Werewolf Brains, Rats Eyes, Dracula’s Tooth, Full Moons. At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Cheese dog zombies, coffin potatoes, corn, fruit. Tuesday: Taco soup, corn chips, cheese, vegetable, fruit. W...
Rosalia Teacher Brenda Kjack, Julie Pittmann and 6th grade class show certificates and patriotic gifts. Students singing the fight song at the homecoming game last Friday. Julie Pittmann and Leslie Gunnels, both from Rosalia and members of the Esther Reed Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), presented certificates, flag pins and pencils to the Rosalia sixth grade class Monday. Brenda Kjack taught her 15 students the preamble to the United States Constitution in honor of... Full story
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. Railroad crash suit return A suit for property damages alleged sustained from the January 2004 train crash in Colfax will return to superior court after an appeals court ruling in favor of the Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad. The railroad asked the court to vacate an $87,093 default judgment which had been awarded to Bill Morris of Colfax....
Sabrina A. Strevy, 32, Colfax, was arrested Friday night on probable charges of harassment. A Colfax officer’s report alleged he responded to a report of a confrontation at about 5 p.m. at the Colfax skateboard park. Witnesses state Strevy had made threats to kill one of the participants in the dispute and at one point stated, "Let’s just go get the gun" to another participant. She was released on her own recognizance after her first appearance in court Monday.... Full story
In the name of saving lives, a small group of Colfax High School students Tuesday observed a day of silence for fetuses taken by abortion. As of Monday afternoon, four students had submitted permission slips from parents for the observance which called for them to remain silent except for brief periods during the day. The students wore armbands made of red duct tape to signify the event. All the Colfax school staff and student body were informed of the event Oct. 15 in a staff meeting and a school-wide announcement. Students at schools around...
If you were a superhero, what would be your superpower? Amanda Bridge, Pullman “I would want to be telekinetic.” Would you use it for good or evil? “Good, of course. Mostly just to turn out the lights at night.” Joshua Parker, Pullman “I would want the ability to projectile vomit on command. That way, if you have a meeting you don’t want to go to – bleh. You get trapped in a boring conversation – bleh.” Kelsey Kittrell, Pullman “Telekinesis. If only to be able to get through everyday life faster – with less effort.” Todd Bishop, Colfax “I... Full story
Most qualified Vote by mail, we think, a common sense method of voting in this hectic day and age. When the ballot arrives, look no further, mark it immediately in the box designed for the ninth district House of Representative candidate Susan Fagan. We endorse this action to elect the most qualified candidate both in knowledge and experience. Gerald Druffel, Carol Druffel, Clarkston Aloha I read an article in the Honolulu Advertiser.com dated October 16, 2009 with a dateline of Colfax. It seems the University of Hawaii football team didn’t h...
Trial of the Dog The following is from the actual court transcripts in the trial of the Dog, accused by his owner (me) of knocking over the garbage can, chewing shoes and an assortment of other misdemeanors. Judge (me): For these terrible crimes, how do you plead? Dog: I deny what I did was “terrible,” I deny what I did were crimes, and I deny that I did them. Can we go for a walk? Judge: No. Sit. You’ve been a bad dog. Dog: Are you going to finish your sandwich? I think that’s the real question here. Judge: When I came home, the trash can was... Full story
Maybe it’s something in the water, but there are some screwy ballot proposals popping up these days -none wilder than Spokane’s Proposition 4. Proposition 4 is the brainchild of a group called Envision Spokane, a coalition of left-leaning activists, union members and environmentalists who pooled their wish lists into “a community bill of rights.” Proposition 4 amends the city charter to create an expansive and expensive bundle of vague new rights. For example, Prop. 4 would extend the prevailing wage and apprentice quota requirements to all pri...
++++ Kudos to any and all who do not burn leaves or anything else in the Colfax gully. Those of us with asthma and respiratory disease thank you.... Full story
“INITIATIVE 1033 SLASHES funding for nursing homes, in-home services and other senior services.” Shelby Gilje says in an ad that runs over and over again on television. “That’s why I’m voting no on Initiative 1033.” You remember Shelby? The ad just lists her as a senior citizen, but she used to be the Seattle Times trouble shooter or reader ombudsman for many years, at least I think it was the Times and not the P-I. I worked with her when she was a reporter on the Bremerton Sun, and she was a good one. Which is why she is being used in thi...
Two projects in Oakesdale; a new business office space and a new recycling yard, were both slated to wrap up Friday, mayor Russ Rickett reported. Located at the corner of Second and Bartlett Streets, the recycling yard is a paved and fenced lot with bins to hold compost materials, behind the city’s old bus barn. Citizens can bring compostable materials like grass clippings, tree branches, old leaves and anything else organic to the center. The recycling center is the result of a push by the Washington Department of Ecology to encourage less bur...
With her unruly gray hair and intense green eyes, Jean Flanigen walks into Sherry Lynnes’s Café in St. John and immediately owns the room. “Are you open? Do you have a menu? Can I get some coffee?” she asks the waitress across the room. All eyes in the place are on her in a second and she doesn’t seem to notice the attention or care. The waitress responds to it all, nodding her head at every inquiry, shuffling to get menus and showing us to a table. Flanigen doesn’t stop once the waitress shows up with coffee, affirming her with a hearty “Bl... Full story
The Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission’s seasonal bounty program to remove the predacious Northern Pikeminnow from the Snake and Columbia rivers ended Oct. 11. Once again, anglers at Boyer Park and Marina snagged more pikeminnows than any other spot on the river system. Boyer fishers caught 27,438 pikeminnow between the start of season April 27 and the Oct. 11 end of season. According to a release from the fisheries commission, the total haul this year was 141,645 – roughly 20,000 to 60,000 fish below a typical year. The commission sai...
After posting three-game wins in their last two matches, Colfax volleyball players will host Lind/Ritzville Saturday in an attempt to wrap up an undefeated run against Bi-County schools. The string includes a 5-0 mark against Big B teams for a top slot into the playoff grid. Colfax Tuesday wrapped first-place when they took a three-game win at Reardan. They hold a one-game edge over Northwest Christian with one game to go and own a win over the Crusaders when the two leaders matched up last week. Colfax now stands at 20-5 overall. Tuesday at Re...
Nighthawk tailback Zach St. John takes on Dayton cornerback Hayden Fullerton in a second quarter run in TOR’s 26-6 win over the Bulldogs. In front of a three-town homecoming crowd, the Tekoa/Oakesdale/ Rosalia notched their first league win, a 26-6 blowout of winless Dayton, Friday night at Oakesdale. The Nighthawks came out flat and allowed Dayton to take the opening kickoff, drive the length of the field and notch points on a seven-yard dash by QB Colton Bickelhaupt. SOUTHEAST 2B LEAGUE STANDINGS Asotin 4-0 7-0 DeSales 3-0 4-3 Waits.-Pres. 2...
After facing a team with 15 members, Colfax football players will try their skills in a new level Friday night when they face a team with 40 or maybe 50 players. In a unique matchup, Colfax will face the junior varsity team from North Central, one of the core members of the Greater Spokane League. A matchup between a GSL school and Colfax hasn’t happened in decades. A school in the AAA classification, the Indians play against the power clubs in the GSL. Last week the NC varsity nipped Rogers 22-21 in a north side battle that was the first l...
Mikalya Nygreen of the Wildcats checks the fate of her tip after it comes off the block of Desiree Chappell in the five-game battle at Oakesdale. Mollie Kramer is at right for the Wildcats. Colton’s Wildcats battled for a big win Thursday night at Oakesdale and then dropped Garfield/Palouse Tuesday to make a big move in SE-North volleyball action. After being bumped by Colton on their home court Thursday, the Nighthawks rolled to St. John and out-battled the Eagles in a five-game marathon Tuesday night to throw the race for the top slot into a... Full story
Tekoa/Oakesdale Nighthawks have agreed to play Colfax next week for a Colfax game date which had originally been booked at Kettle Falls. Colfax Athletic Director Mike Morgan noted the game date had been offered to the Nighthawks after the Kettle Falls date was erased. The game is now set for Oct. 30 at Colfax. Colfax agreed to vacate the game at Kettle because Springdale, which is a lot closer to Kettle, was looking for an opponent in the wake of Republic’s decision to drop out of the league this year. Morgan agreed to let Springdale pickup u...
St. John/Endicott boys placed second in an SE race last Thursday at Dayton. The race, topped by Tri-Cities Prep, provided a preview of the league lineup which will race today at Waitsburg and then compete for state berths in the SE qualifier at Beachview Park in Clarkston next week. Three teams and the top 15 boys will qualify for the state run. Scores at Dayton were Tri-Cities Prep 32, St. John/Endicott 52, Waitsburg/Prescott 54, Asotin 82 and host Dayton 142. Seth Deal, a freshman for the WP Cardinals, won the race over a 3.0 mile Dayton...
Colton Wildcats will hit the road at 10:15 Friday morning for a road trip the Lyle to play a team which has posted a 5-1 record to date. The Wildcats will make the trip with a 6-0 record after defeating Sunnyside Christian, the SE-Eight newcomers, 52-7 Friday night. Other league action Friday will see the LWK Tigercats play a tough Tri-Cities Prep team at Edgar Brown Stadium in Pasco, and St. John/Endicott make a trip to Touchet to play the Indians. TCP vanquished the Eagles last Friday at St. John, and Touchet pulled out a win in the final...
Viking freshman Anthony Floyd fights for yards while Clay Anderson and Jason Ganacias attempt to drop the anchor for Republic in the GP homecoming game Friday at Palouse. Garfield/Palouse booked a 42-0 homecoming whalloping in a game with Republic Friday night at Palouse. The Vikings ran right through the Republic line on both sides of the football, racking up 326 rushing yards on offense and limiting the Tigers to 39 total yards offense. Friday’s game started a consecutive home-at-home series for the two schools who hooked up after both d...
THURSDAY Global warming will leave the Arctic Ocean ice-free during the summer within 20 years, according to a report released by Peter Wadhams, professor of ocean physics at the University of Cambridge. The changes will mean the top of the Earth will appear blue rather than white when photographed from space and ships will have a new sea route north of Russia. Biologists have found a vegetarian spider in Central America who dodges ants to get to its favored, protein-packed plant. The small, jumping spider, was named Bagheera Kiplingi after... Full story
Whitman Health and Rehabilitation Center will conduct an open house tomorrow to show off its brand new face. Ken Alexander, director of the center, said the remodel is part of efforts to make residents at the rehab center on Colfax’s Hospital Hill feel more at home. “One resident told me it doesn’t feel like a nursing home anymore, it feels more like a retirement villa,” Alexander told the Gazette during a tour Friday. New paint adorns the outside of the building, while new artwork, flooring, carpets and furniture have spruced up the rooms. “We... Full story
