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How to Choose a Senior-Friendly Home Telephone Dear Savvy Senior Where is the best place to find a senior-friendly home telephone with big buttons and amplified sound? My 78-year-old mother has a difficult time hearing over the phone anymore, and her vision isn’t so great either. What can you tell me? Loud Talking Son Dear Loud, Senior-friendly telephones, also known as “amplified” and/or “big button” phones are a wonderful option for seniors who need some extra help with hearing, seeing and more. Here’s what you should know. How to Choose Ther... Full story
These reports are from the previous three 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. Golf Club case sentencing Brandon Daniels, 20, Colfax, was sentenced Friday to 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to burglarizing the Colfax Golf Club last April. Daniels was allowed to convert up to 20 days of the sentence to community service hours, which must be completed by Jan. 31. He was also ordered to pay $770 in restitution to the... Full story
Volunteers are needed to help with KREM 2 Tom’s Turkey Drive at Rosauers Nov. 20-21. Volunteers and KREM 2 staffers will sell Thanksgiving dinner supplies with a turkey for $15 at Rosauers. The purchases will be donated to the Colfax F.I.S.H. food pantry. Tom’s Turkey Drive is an annual event put on by KREM 2 at various Rosauers stores around the Inland Northwest. KREM’s Tom Sherry leads the drive and makes guest appearances at the different Rosauers stores. Last year, all the Tom’s Turkey Drives combined raised 9,300 meals and $88,000 in cash...
Beason, Malia Joy, born Oct. 29, 2009, at seven pounds, two ounces, to Kelsey and Brian Beason of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Rick Beason and Laura Rehwaldt, Bothell. Maternal grandparents are Dan and Melinda Roberts, Mountlake Terrace. Camp, Brianna, born Nov. 3, 2009, at seven pounds, 10 ounces, to Randy and Brenda Camp of LaCrosse. Paternal grandparents are Lester and Joyce Camp, LaCrosse. Maternal grandparents are Julio Maury and Cecilia Campo, Barranquilla, Colombia. The baby joins two sisters, Tricia Barry, 33, and April Cooper,... Full story
MARRIAGE LICENSES Trevor James Vannata, 23, Portland, Ore., and Justine Erika Poff, 23, Vancouver, Wash., Oct. 29. Robert Tracy Wride, 40, Colfax, and Katherine Ann Baune, 39, Clarkston, Nov. 2. Ryan David Payne, 21, Spokane, and Kimberly Therese Fischer, 21, San Diego, Calif., Nov. 4. COLFAX BUILDING PERMITS Jim Heilsberg, 107 N. Skyview, wind generation, $15,000, Oct. 30. Kirk Christensen, 1008 S. Lake, gas fireplace, $2,992, Nov. 4. Kevin Kimberling, gas furnace, $3,400, Nov. 4. Scott Zuger, replace water line, 700 S. Crestview, Nov. 9....
Zachary Patrick Smith A mass of Christian burial for Zachary Patrick Smith, 17, senior at Tekoa High School, was Monday, Nov. 9, at 2 p.m. at the Tekoa High School gymnasium. Father Mike Woods officiated at the services and a private family burial followed at Goldenrod Cemetery in Tekoa. Rosary was said Sunday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Tekoa. He died Nov. 3, 2009, near Latah. Born Nov. 4, 1991 in Spokane, to Chris and Liz McCormack Smith, Smith was home-schooled through grade eight. He attended Tekoa High School and... Full story
Would Jesus Play The Beatles: Rock Band? Once in a while, something comes across my desk that needs to be shared. A co-laborer for Christ’s Kingdom, Greg Stier, recently sent this to me regarding The Beatles: Rock Band. If you don’t know what Rock Band is, it’s a video game played with a simulated guitar, bass, drums, etc. through a playstation3 console. He posed the question, “Would Jesus play The Beatles: Rock Band? Tell me this question gets you thinking, or at least pondering this concept. As you know, this video game has taken the world b...
8 years ago, November 14, 1884 Some of our democratic friends, not content with the course of the Gazette in the recent campaign, are making frantic efforts to establish an opposition newspaper in this city. The Gazette laughs at them, for the same scheme has been tried three times heretofore; three times it has failed and three times nearly every person who has encouraged the measure has lost. The Gazette is thoroughly established and can withstand any opposition. On Tuesday evening, between seven and eight o’clock, Dillard Walker, the m... Full story
Week of 16-20, 2009 At Colton School: Monday: Tacos in a bag, fries, muffins, fruit. Tuesday: French toast, ham slices, hashbrowns, applesauce. Wednesday: Sliced turkey, mashed potatoes with gravy, rolls, corn and fruit, cake. Thursday: Chicken patties on a bun, au gratin potatoes, fruit. Friday: Burritos, green salad, mexi fries, fruit. At Endicott School: Monday: Hamburgers, Jo Jos, taffied apple, salad, Tuesday: Nachos, veggie tray, coffee bread, blueberries. Wednesday: Clam chowder or tomato soup, cheese zombie, mandarin oranges and... Full story
LaCrosse The Lady Tigercats finished second in district volleyball and qualified for a return trip to the state competition in Yakima Friday and Saturday. The team will depart Thursday and their first match will be at 10:30 a.m. in the SunDome. LaCrosse Business Association met Wednesday to begin plans for Santa’s visit. It was decided Santa will come to town Dec. 5 at 9:30 a.m. Pictures with Santa will once again be available. The non-denominational Bible study advertised as “coming soon” has arrived. This study is all about the timel... Full story
Lamont The Art Swannack family went steelhead fishing at Heller’s Bar on the Snake River when school was out. The family caught a total of nine keepers, but it was reported Mom caught the most fish. Earl Swift and his grandson, Jared Wollweber, braved the cold and windy day to fish on Sprague Lake Saturday. Neither caught a fish. Jill and Art Swannack attended the Washington Sheep Producers Convention in Spokane last week-end at the Mirrabeau Hotel in the Spokane Valley. Art is the representative for Region 8 of the group. The focus of the c... Full story
Hooper Lane Hannas won the All Around buckle in his age group at the Primeland Jr. rodeo Saturday in Lewiston. Caleb Hannas hunted with his dad, brother and grandpa, Orle Hannas, of St. John last weekend in the Blue Mountains and got an elk. Carla Danielson flew to Gig Harbor Nov. 1 where she met her three granddaughters, Ali, Jill and Kate Mock, and their mother, Erin, at the home of Erin’s parents, Gary and Linda Reidt. Carla, Erin and the girls then drove to Vancouver where she spent a few more days visiting while Tim Mock was hunting in t...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager attended a Flying Farmers meeting at Felts Field in Spokane Saturday. The group toured the Moody Bible Institute Aviation Program where missionary pilots are trained and the Spokane Turbine Center where they fly the Kodiac airplane made in Sandpoint. Former local resident Bob Ackerman was a guest of the Sagers and sent his greetings to Dusty area residents. Kim and Cindy Pitts welcomed their first granddaughter, Willa Caroline Hammons, born Friday, Nov. 6, in Phoenix. Her parents are Ryan and Jennifer Pitts Hammon....
ROSALIA Rosalia hosted the 2009 mass choir and band concert hosted by the Southeast Washington Music Educators last Tuesday. Guest directors were Randel Wagner, director of choral and vocal activities at Eastern Washington University, and Fred Dole, director of bands and choirs at Clarkston High School for 30 years. Dole, who retired in 2006, is now artistic director of the Lewiston Civic Theatre. Matt Parsons and the Rosalia music students participated. Other participating schools were Asotin,...
Cowboy Poets will perform at Dahmen Palouse Country Cowboy Poets will be at Dahmen Barn Saturday, Nov. 21, at 7:30 p.m. They will be serving up some Thanksgiving flavored Cowboy Poetry and Western Music, and they will be dressed western style. Admission will be $7 at the door. Orvil Sears of Pullman will tell about his famous turkey, and Dick Warwick of Oakesdale will tell about an emu or some other Australian tale. Maxine Larson will play her accordion, and Howard Norskog will come up with some selections from the more than 500 poems he has...
Meet Chris and Brandi Davis, Colfax Chris Davis, currently a research associate with WSU’s neuro-science department, came to Pullman in 2000 with his family. After he hung up the phone on his first telephone interview to WSU for studying experimental psychology, he had to find a map to see where Pullman was. Chris, Brooke, AnneMarie, Brandi and Devyn He, his wife Brandi and their three children “made the pilgrimage across the state to no-man’s land to Pullman,” as Chris put it, in 2000. Davis r...
Colfax branch of Whitman County Library will host a community blood drive Thursday, Nov. 19, from 1 to 6 p.m. A mobile collection unit from the Inland Northwest Blood Center (INBC) will screen applicants and accept donations of blood. Photo I.D. is required and donors should drink plenty of fluids and eat a meal at least two hours prior to arrival. Donors under the age of 18 must have an INBC permission form signed by a parent or guardian.... Full story
Kayla Hutton, member of the Tekoa FFA chapter, received the American FFA Degree at the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis on Saturday, Oct. 24. It is the highest degree awarded by the National FFA Organization. The award recognizes Hutton’s leadership abilities and outstanding achievements in agricultural business, production, processing and service programs. Less than one percent of FFA members advance through their local chapter and State FFA degree programs to earn this national degree. The daughter of Dan and Kathy Hutton of T...
Veterans and their families were honored by their communities at the Veterans’ Day Assembly at Garfield-Palouse Middle School Nov. 6. The program, directed by choir director Rebecca Hemphill, featured keynote speaker Brigadier General Carleton Waldrop, an Air Force and Air National Guard veteran who currently serves on the Pullman City Council, and Charlene Baldwin, a Palouse resident and para-educator whose son Jacob Henry Demand gave his life in the service of his country in Iraq in 2004. The audience of more than 300 included veterans, f... Full story
There is one more avenue to relaxation in Colfax now and it isn’t another bar. Massage therapist Tia Fritzche, who specializes in Swedish and deep tissue massage, has been treating clients since September at her rented suite on Canyon Street in Colfax. Massage, she said, is known to lower stress, take out muscle knots, lower blood pressure and help with insomnia, among other health remedies. Fritzche said business at Massage by Tia has been slow since she opened Sept. 15 and she has taken a second job. The previous business in her suite, w... Full story
The Colfax athletic director’s office has been awash in gifts and thank-you notes from the island of Hawaii for allowing the University of Hawaii football team to practice on the Schmuck Park field Oct. 15. A story Oct. 16 in the Honolulu Advertiser noted the college football team had been out of options for a field to practice on when Colfax took them in. The Warriors were in the area for their Oct. 17 game against the University of Idaho at the Kibbie Dome. Hawaiians who read the story wasted no time thanking athletic director Mike Morgan. S... Full story
“Cat in the Hat” and “Gone With the Wind” could make it to the end of rural driveways back in the 1980s, thanks to the Whitman County library bookmobile. Known largely for her years driving the bookmobile, Marie Doak retired last week after 32 years of different job assignments with the Whitman County Library. Library staffers threw Doak a colorful party Nov. 3, with words of thanks from county commissioner Greg Partch and a letter from state librarian Jan Walsh. “I had several people that came to my retirement party that were on my original...
If you could publicly thank anyone in your life, who would it be? Lois White, Benge “There’s so many. I don’t know.” Anyone come to mind? “My sister-in-law. She’s just always there for us.” Deanna Leinweber, Colfax “It would be my mother, Marilyn Browne.” Any reason why? “Because she helped me become the person I am. I feel that’s a good thing. Love you, mom!” Mike Scherr, Colfax “As a serviceman myself, my father and my uncles. And all the service men and women who served in the Armed Forces over the years to protect our freedom and our right...
Thank You for Flying W. BRUCE CAMERON Today, you can fly on one of two types of airlines, depending on whether you’d rather go Chapter 7 or 11. Before deregulation, air carriers didn’t go broke very often, and there were commercial routes to every airport in the world, including a direct flight from New York to a cow field outside of Duluth. Tickets were expensive, though, so the only people who were up in planes were the type of people who tended to look down upon others anyway. That all changed in 1978, when Congress decided it was time to... Full story
Two Palouse area youths have donated funds from their 4H steer earnings to the Palouse Community Center, which may be ready for building by next spring. Wyatt, 11, and Payson Griner, 9, raised steers on their family farm off Highway 27 outside Palouse and sold them at the Palouse Empire Fair junior market sale. Each donated $50 of their earnings to the Palouse Community Center building project. Payson’s steer weighed in at 1,150 pounds, and Wyatt’s steer was 1,340 pounds. Their idea to donate came up, said their mother Angie Griner, when the... Full story
