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NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the dirt portion of the following Whitman County roads are closed to Vehicular traffic effective November 15, 2015 through March 15,2016 pursuant to R.C.W.47.48.010, unless a permit is obtained from the office of the Whitman County Engineer: ROAD NO. - NAME 0015 Waterman 0030 Merritt 0050 St. John 0060 Wilhelm 0100 Russell 0110 Griffin 0115 Carter 0190 Bourne 0310 Catholic Cemetery 0410 Fairbanks North 1140 Bancroft 1180 I.N. Balthis 1420 Faught 1540 Bunny 1550 B. Howard 2020 File 2030 Sheahan...
8 years ago The Commoner Oct. 31, 1890 The sensational shooting of Farmer Click by James Blanton on the streets of Colfax, December 18 last, will be remembered by all the citizens of this city. A somewhat interesting denouement to this tragedy is the marriage of M. M. Click, the brother of the deceased, to Mattie Click, his widow, which was contracted this week. 100 years ago The Colfax Commoner Oct. 29, 1915 J. O. Mattoon, city superintendent of the Colfax schools is the highest salaried public school superintendent in Whitman county. He...
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. CORONER REPORTS ON HUNTER DEATH County Coroner Peter Martin, in his report on the death of Nicolas Nava Farias, the Kennewick hunter who died of a gunshot wound Oct. 10 in the Glenwood area, said the victim had been shot in the chest by a gun shot by another member of the hunting party. Martin Monday said the manner of death was determined to...
An independent review panel found the Colfax Child Protection Services office in neglect in regard to the death of a Pullman infant earlier this year. The investigation was launched June 30 by the Department of Social and Health Services Children’s Administration into the death of the four-month-old Pullman infant. The investigation, called a Child Fatality Review (CFR), was headed by members with relevant expertise and who had no prior interactions or involvement with the family in question. The child’s father, Charlie W. Becker, 25, has bee...
A boy and a New Holland bailer, a prayer for the dying from a bench you're unsure you want to sit on, a white room in strips; the 14th annual Haunted Palouse started with the first of two weekends Friday and Saturday night, Oct. 23 and 24, in Palouse. Friday night brought in 842 guests while Saturday totaled 1,469. The second weekend begins Friday at 7 p.m. Cost is $15, ages 12 and older. Pictured at left is a party as they venture further into a hallway as eyes watch from above; above, the...
Pat Kane and son Ryan, 6, make rounds Saturday in the Papé plowing bee at Tekoa with the Tekoa trestle in the background. The are operating a 1936 McCormack Deering TD 40. Ravne Morse of Malden navigates his 1937 Cletrac down the ramp to start the day's work. An estimated 20 tractors were in action during the day to plow approximately 40 acres on two fields on the Heaton ranch....
Endicott Community Club's German dinner and silent auction is scheduled for this Sunday starting at noon in the Endicott gym and cafeteria with a German feast to be served, including German and potato sausage, meatballs, noodles, kraut kouga, sauerkraut, toss salad, rye bread, rolls, apple crisp, pumpkin dessert, cookies and beverages. Bidding for silent auction items will end at 2:45 p.m. All proceeds are planned to go toward Endicott projects. Carol Larson, who has organized the silent auction, said several items will be offered and they are...
With hundreds of people expected to visit Colfax this weekend for Haunted Hospital tours and the Pac-12 Cross Country races, some downtown businesses plan on adding extra hours and offering specials. Thursday and Friday, free tours will be offered of the upstairs of old downtown buildings. These tours will be offered from 5-8 p.m. by the Colfax Historic Preservation Commission. Tour guides will be positioned outside of the buildings on Main Street for the tours. Normally closed by 3:30 p.m., Fonks Coffee House will re-open after regular... Full story
Endicott farmer Mark Richter planted sunflowers as part of his rotating crop this summer. Wednesday, Oct. 21, the sunflowers were ready to harvest. At left, a combine combs through the sunflower field on Endicott Road. At right, the sunflower seeds are emptied into a waiting grain truck. Richter grew the sunflowers for Shepherd’s Grain, a group of farmers in Washington, Oregon and Idaho who aim to produce sustainable crops. Some of the sunflowers will be sold to make edible sunflower seeds whi...
People from all over the country have been descending on our little town of Colfax. What has prompted such publicity? None other than an old, abandoned hospital we affectionately know as St. Ignatius (after all…I and many of you were born there). Indeed there are psychics and “ghost hunters” of every stripe here to see what level of “activity” can be found in the old place. But what does the Bible say about where departed spirits go? Plenty! In a world that seems infatuated with such “hunting” and all the allure that goes with it (not just dur...
Gift wrapping class at Oakesdale A gift wrapping class will be at the Oakesdale Library Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. All supplies and refreshments will be provided for free, and all ages are welcome to attend. For more information contact Shanna Jackman, Oakesdale library branch manager. CLUBS & YOUTH GROUPS Atheneum Atheneum club held its Fall Business meeting Oct. 16 at the Courtyard. Hostess for the meeting was Cheryl Lothspeich. The program, Suffragettes & Women's Movement (1895-1910), was presented by Mae Scholz The next...
AT ST. JOHN SCHOOL: Monday: Hamburger, fries, apple crisp. Tuesday: Turkey sub, pasta salad, mandarin orange. Wednesday: No School Today! Thursday: Sloppy Joes, green beans, apples and oranges. Friday: Gr. 1-5: Hot dog, green salad, peaches. Gr. 9-12: Salad bar. SENIOR MENUS: Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday - Birthday Party: Cube steak with brown gravy, sautéed mushrooms, wild rice, cooked carrots, birthday dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday - Birthday Party: Cube steak with brown gravy, sautéed m...
Thursday, Oct. 29 Colfax – 5:30 to 7 p.m. – Zombiefest – Grades 6- 8 come for Zombie crafts, walking- dead games, and Zombie-licious treats! Come dressed in your Zombie best and win a prize! LaCrosse & Colton - Medicare Supplement Help – Drop in for impartial help from trained volunteers from the Washington Insurance Commissioner. Check the calendar or call your library for times. Palouse – 3:30 p.m. – Crazy 8s – Kids grades K-2 grades build stuff, make music and make messes! Crazy 8s is an over-the-top club designed to get kids fired up abou...
BARBARA LEE CHENEY Barbara Lee Cheney, 71, former St. John resident who resided in Manhattan, Kan., died Oct. 22, at the Good Shepherd Hospice House. Born at Colorado Springs, Colo., July 17, 1944, to Michael and E. Juanito Imler Yanosko, she graduated from high school in St. John and joined the US Navy in 1963 during the Vietnam War. She was discharged in 1968 and was later employed with Western Farm Service in St. John. Surviving are a daughter, Michele (Michael) Magar, Manhattan; a son,... Full story
The Steptoe School Veterans’ Day program will be Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10:30 a.m. After the program, there will be a military exhibit for viewing....
Enchanted Paths in Palouse hosts a fall pumpkin celebration Fridays and Saturdays from 4 to 7 p.m. Hot dogs and a cups of lavender spiced cider are available by the fire. Specially-etched and grown “Go Cougs” pumpkins are available. Outside of those hours, people are welcome to come and pick out a pumpkin from the patch located along Stan Willcox Road east of Palouse off Highway 272.... Full story
Jerry Reeves (left) of Bar-R Cattle Company stands with Caleb Berquist (right), who was awarded $400, the Joe Palumbo traveling trophy and a Championship jacket for having the Grand Champion Beef Carcass for the 2015 Palouse Empire Fair and Alynn Harder (center), who received $200 and a Championship jacket for having the Reserve Champion Beef Carcass for the 2015 Palouse Empire Fair and Ashtyn Aune (not pictured), who had the third place beef carcass and will receive $100 and a championship...
Elise Markley, daughter of Mike and Marlynn Markley of Colfax, and Dale Silbernagel, son of Don and Debbie Silbernagel of Sublimity, Ore., were married May 30, 2015, at Red Barn Farms in Colton. The Rev. Donald Moore, pastor of the Colfax Church of the Nazarene officiated. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a vintage inspired floor length A-line gown with lace applique and sheer three-quarter length sleeves and sheer back with lace applique in a champagne color. The dress was...
Community Colleges of Spokane will hold an Act 2 class, “The Essentials of Advance Care Planning: Who Will Speak for You if You Can't?” at the Colfax Library Nov. 9 and 19. Led by Annie Pillers of Friends of Hospice, the class will include Certified Respecting Choices (registered trademark) Advance Care Planning facilitators -- through Honoring Choices Whitman County -- to guide students through the advance care planning process. Facilitators will assist with completion of advanced care directives. The Monday, Nov. 9, class runs from 12 - 3 p...
Don and Carol Gross of Oakesdale will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Friday, Nov. 27. They was were married in Maplewood, Mo., Nov. 27, 1965. The couple's children are Donald Scott Gross of Punta Gorda, Fla., and Tamara Reed of Colfax. They have two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.... Full story
Endicott Community Club's German Dinner crew includes Helen Jane Hughes, Anne Lowe, Sharon Huff and Sue Bafus. Meet the German Dinner Committee If you are a lover of German food, like a drive in the country, enjoy small community dinners or simply do not want to cook on Sunday, Endicott is the place to be on Sunday, Nov. 1. The German dinner and silent auction are presented by Endicott Community Club at the Endicott school from noon until 2:30 p.m. The silent auction closes at 2:45 p.m. The...
LaCrosse FFA soils judging team placed fifth at the state contest. Team members were Jessica Guske, Weston Miller, Britte Harder, Abby McGregor and Nicole Harder. Jessica, second high individual, received a $1,000 scholarship from Washington State University and a $100 cash prize from Wilbur-Ellis.... Full story
Endicott Several Community Club members decorated the trees on 3rd St. with Christmas lights over this past weekend to beat the bad weather. The rest of the Christmas decorations will be done the week before Endicott's Christmas celebration Dec. 5. Community Bible Church hosted Soup and Bread dinner at the Trinity Lutheran Church social hall. The ladies provided 10 delicious soups, hearty breads and a variety of cookies and cake for a crowd of about 60 community members to enjoy. Final plans are in the works for the Endicott Community Club...
Rosalia veterans will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Park which is located behind the Texaco Service Station. Patricia Voge, president of the Rosalia Chamber of Commerce, will be the emcee. Father Mike Savelesky will give the invocation, and Mayor Nan Konishi will give the welcome. Voge will present an award to Ken and Veva Jean Hames for all the work they do in the Rosalia Veterans Memorial Park. Rosalia Boy Scouts will conduct their flag ceremony and lead the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance....
Kaitlyn Hough and Lila Marie Smith were among 17 kids in grades 4-8 gathered for Tween Science at the St. John Library on Oct. 21. Celery pianos and banana bongos were just two of the projects made with laptops and Makey Makey kits on loan from the Washington State Library. This was a Science, Technology, Reading/Writing, Engineering, Art & Math class provided by the Whitman County Library.... Full story
