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Kelsey and Joy Clark inside Sweet Peaz Recent transplants into Tekoa, Joy and Wes Clark, have found themselves a connection to the town’s financial district. Yesterday, they swung open the doors on a building that once was the location of Citizens State Bank on Crosby Street. They have remodeled the building, which last housed an insurance agency, into Sweet Peaz, a children’s boutique. When the Clarks moved to Tekoa from Enumclaw, they moved into a turn-of-the century house on top of the Main Street hill. The house at one time was the home of...
It was “fall back” time Sunday morning, as Daylight Savings Time ended. How did you spend your extra hour? Jesse Kimball, Lewiston “I spent it hunting.” Did it help you? Did you bag anything? “No, I didn’t get anything. So I guess that extra hour didn’t do me any good.” Les Meyrick, Rosalia “I had to massage out some of my wife’s Charley Horses.” An extra hour massaging your wife should score you some points, right? “That would be nice.” Jed Akers, Spokane “I spent the night planning for (a county re-roofing) job.” Did you get it all wo...
A Probing Look at My Colonoscopy W. BRUCE CAMERON As I revealed in my column last week, my primary physician wanted me to have a colonoscopy because she was worried that the way things were going with my health care this year I might not exceed my deductible. She sent me to a specialist: a man who specializes in taking a camera and, well, tailgating people with it. I did not want to meet this man. The specialist, Doctor Cattleprod, was very jovial. “I’ve done 14,000 of these, so I’ve seen everything,” he assured me. “Everything?” I gulped. “So...
Total for sales on the 36 Red Tail Ridge sites at Colfax was over $1.93 million. A Gazette story on the Red Tail sales last week reported the sales total on 35 of the sites, a number derived from a review of sales records in the county treasurer’s office. Another check of the records turned up the 36th sale, actually the first one made, which bumped the total to $1,938,300 for all 36 of the multi-acre sites. The article last week also compared the difference between the sales totals to the prices placed on the lots when they were offered to t...
Whitman County’s 2009 budget deficit shrank to $113,920, after county commissioners approved the third budget amendment of the year, Monday morning. Prior to the amendment, the county was faced with a $310,812 gap between revenue and expenditures this year, but heads of various county departments “found” $196,892 to cut. “This is the template we will use for 2010,” said Commissioner Greg Partch. “With this, a balanced budget for next year is totally doable.” The county entered 2009 with an anticipated $29,671 surplus. That shrank when revenue...
Whitman County commissioners Monday made an emergency declaration to provide a patch for the roof of the county jail. The declaration allows the roof work to be done outside of the normal bid process. All Surface Roofing and Waterproofing, Spokane, which is now on site after landing the contract to replace the roof on the county-owned building at the corner of Main and Island, will do the work on the jail roof. The emergency resolution set a $7,500 cap on the jail roof repair cost. Bob Reynolds, county facilities manager, said the window of...
-photos by Leah Chinelle Families crowded the Endicott School last Wednesday, Oct. 28, as students welcomed their grandparents for the day. Grandparents witnessed as the school received a 2009 School of Distinction honor. Later, they enjoyed a cafeteria lunch with their grandchildren and sat in on classes throughout the day. Pictured at top, Nadine Anderson helps grandson Ian Staves with an art project. Below, Jacob Blakeley is given a helping hand from his grandparents....
Colfax football coach Mike Morgan was named Seattle Seahawks Coach of the Week. The honor provides $500 for the Bulldog football team and several free tickets to the Dec. 6 Seahawks game in Seattle. “It’s just an awful nice honor,” said Morgan who also serves as the Colfax athletic director and head of the district instrumental music program. Morgan credited his coaching staff and players, who have stacked an 8-0 record this season, for winning the honor. The state football championships fall on Dec. 5 this year in Tacoma. If the Colfax footb...
T-Food totals 911 pounds A weigh out Tuesday morning of food donated at the county treasurer’s office during October tax payment season totaled 911 pounds. The office also received $503 in cash donations from taxpayers. Next big food bank collection in Colfax will be the Nov. 14 Boy Scout food drive. Court questions fear factor Brian J. Berntgen, Oakesdale resident, jailed on breaking a court protection order, was allowed pre-trial release from jail without bail Friday. Berntgen was jailed on allegations he violated a court protection order w...
Two studies recently confirmed what most people in Washington already know: Our state is a hotbed for green energy innovation, conservation and job creation. Earlier this month, the green research firm Clean Edge released its study of ‚”clean-tech” jobs. It listed the top 15 metro areas in the U.S. for jobs in fields such as renewable energy and energy efficiency. The Puget Sound region (Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton) and Portland/Salem ranked seventh and eighth respectively. These jobs also compete where it matters most – on pay level - offerin...
ITEM—President Obama has declared swine flu a national emergency, clearing the way to give hospitals and doctors’ offices wider leeway to handle a surge of patients. Less than half, however, of the swine flu vaccine expected to be available in the U.S. by now has been shipped as the disease continues to spread. It is now widespread in 46 states and the death toll has passed 1,000. About 28 million to 30 million doses had been promised but only a total of 11.3 million doses have been shipped to doctors, hospitals and clinics. COMMENT—Why shoul...
+++ Kudos to the young man for helping an elderly woman in distress. Way to go CW. +++ Seeing the winter wheat spring forth contrasting the dark brown earth. What a marvelous design! !#@%#! The redundant, exasperating crusade against windmills. We get it, Roger....
Warren Buffett’s show of confidence in America The “Oracle of Omaha,” Warren Buffett, has spoken. As few others can, he is putting his money where his mouth is—$34 billion of it, in fact. Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway group are buying the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. Burlington Northern is the nation’s second largest railroad. His purchase, if it is approved by BN stockholders, would increase Buffett’s ownership from 22 percent. He says this is an “all-in wager” on the economic future of the United States. His is an optimism in...
Colfax netters downed Northwest Christian with a three-game power win Saturday at Colbert to take the top Bi-County ticket into the district rounds which start today at St. George’s. The district show lines up the five qualifiers from the Bi-County against three qualifiers from Panorama. Colfax, as the number one, will go up against Lind/Ritzville at 5 p.m. today, Thursday, in the first round. The Broncos are the number-five entrant from the Bi-County. A win tonight would advance the Bulldogs to a semi-final round back at St. George’s at 11...
Colfax sophomore Morgan Willson again finished far in front of the pack to win the 2B tri-district qualifier at Plante’s Ferry in the Spokane Valley Saturday. Willson’s 18:46 put her right on top of the state qualifying times for the championship race Saturday morning at Sun Willows golf course in Pasco. Seven-nine girls have qualified for the B division race, and they are booked to start at 10 a.m. Christina Anderson of Northwest Christian again finished second place at 20:14. Coach Jamie Kinley said Willson clocked the first mile on the Pla...
Coming of a 30-0 loss to Colfax, the Nighthawks of Tekoa, Oakesdale and Rosalia will end their season Friday against Pomeroy at Oakesdale. Both teams enter the game with a 2-2 league record. TOR Coach Ken Lindgren said he expects a good game between the two evenly matched teams. “This is going to put the punctuation on the end of our season,” he said.” Pomeroy brings in a bruising style, powered by a strong offensive line that clears the way for tailback Tye Knebel. Nighthawks capitalizes on team speed, especially on defense. Lindgren said...
-Keith Miller photos Colfax cheer section added a spooky touch Friday night at Schmuck Park with pumpkins spelling out the mascot title. Colfax cheerleaders carved the pumpkins the night before at the home of advisor Rhonda Pittman. Colfax sophomore Alvin Li breaks between Nighthawk defenders Riley Schell and Cory Schulz in the Friday night game at Schmuck Park. Li totaled 154 yards and scored two TDs. Lind/Ritzville’s Broncos will arrive in Colfax Friday night, and the Bulldogs plan a full-bore greeting to wrap up a sweep of the NE league. A...
St. John/ Endicott’s Cody Siegel out-sprinted Nick Lumetta of TCP to win the SE district race last Thursday at Beachview Park in Clarkston. Siegel and Lumetta battled all the way to the finish with the Eagle senior getting the edge by less than a second. The win topped a number-two team finish for the Eagles who can now put seven runners in the state race Saturday and Sun Willows Golf course in Pasco. TCP took the team event with a 30 and the Eagles finished at 65, just two points ahead of Waitsburg/Prescott. All three teams will be in the s...
SE teams seek state tickets at Colfax, Dayton Six 1B volleyball teams will arrive in Colfax today to start the SE elimination battle for three tickets to the state finals in Yakima next week. The action matches up contenders from the north and south sides of the SE with St. John/Endicott and Tri-Cities Prep in the top slots. Action at Colfax will start with Colton facing Touchet at 3 p.m. and LaCrosse/Washtucna facing Rosalia at 4:30. Winners of those rounds will face the top contenders in a semi-final battle with SJE set for a 6 p.m. match...
Colton receiver Steve Eacker steps in front of TCP's Kevin Ratuiste to reel in another catch in the SE showdown Friday night at Colton. Eacker had 15 catches for 224 yards. After being rattled by a surging Wildcat team in the first half, the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars settled down in the second half, kept possession of the ball and pulled out a 62-50 win. The loss ended Colton’s undefeated string at seven games and landed the Wildcats in second place for the league with a 4-1 record. Colton will finish as the league’s number-two team and will pro...
THURSDAY Astronomers at Britain’s University of Leicester have seen the furthest back in time ever, measuring light from a star that exploded 13 billion years ago, just after the dawn of the universe. They traced a gamma-ray burst called GRB 090423 to see the light from the massive star that died 630 million years after the Big Bang that brought the universe into being. The multiyear ice covering the Arctic Ocean has effectively vanished, according to a report published David Barber, Canada’s Research Chair in Arctic System Science at the Uni...
Avista natural gas customers got a price drop Nov. 1. The reduction of more than 25 percent lowers natural gas rates to their lowest level since 2004. The reduction was approved last month by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. A UTC press release said the reduction was brought on by an abundant supply of natural gas that has sharply decreased wholesale prices. Due to the change, the average customer using 70 therms a month will save $20 a month for a revised bill of about $59....
Whitman County Library has received a grant of $48,160 through a Renew Washington Grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The library plans to use the grant to operate a program to help job seekers develop resources for seeking employment. The grant, along with other grants, was announced by William H. Gates last week at the Spokane Public Library during a special ceremony. Called Whitman County Library Occupation Resource Connections (WORC) the program will be administered by the Washington State Library and funded by the Gates...
A two-year agreement for ambulance service in the south end of Whitman County has been approved by Fire District 14 and the City of Lewiston. The two-year pact was part of an overall revision of the Lewiston Ambulance Service contracts which were concluded with several entities in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley. Chief Jim Dahmen said fire commissioners in District 14 approved their part of the overall agreement before the action by the Lewiston City council last week. Dahmen said the agreement calls for District 14 to pay $5,000 to underwrite...
- photo by Leah Chinelle Endicott school staff holds their great school banner at an assembly held Oct. 28. Endicott School has been named a 2009 School of Distinction by a pair of education improvement organizations. School officials accepted a banner from Superintendent Mike Dunn of Education Service District 101 to mark the honor at a ceremony in the school gymnasium last Wednesday, Oct. 28. “It’s quite an honor, and it really shows how dedicated and focused our entire staff has been,” said Endicott Principal Suzanne Schmick. Endicott is on...
