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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. Pasma sentenced to 9 months Citing the extent of injuries sustained by Kristin Grindley after she was found in the early morning hours last Nov. 11 on the Albion-Pullman Road, Judge David Frazier sentenced Richard Pasma, 25, to nine months in jail Monday afternoon in Whitman County Superior Court. The sentencing hearing, set on the day Pasma...
* It was journalist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Esther Dyson who made the following sage observation: “The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.” * In China, the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau, which issues license plates, has recently stopped allowing the number 4 to appear on the tags. Evidently the number sounds like the word for “death” and is therefore considered to be unlucky. * Here...
Colfax football players were named to 18 of the 25 all-league slots in the all NE first team for 2B division football. Senior Tyler McNannay topped all players by being named to four positions. McNannay was named all-NE running back, linebacker, punter and kicker. Tuffy Hickman and Austin Neu, also seniors, and Brent Conrad, a junior, were named to both first team lines. Kellen Morgan, senior, and Justin Berarducci, junior, were named all NE receivers and defensive backs. Alex Teade, also a senior, was named all league quarterback and... Full story
8 years ago, November 20, 1885 The case of Territory v. John Sutton, charged with setting fire to Sweeney & Montgomery’s sheep camp below Endicott, is being heard this week before Justice Shaw. Testimony of nine or ten witnesses is being reduced to writing. John Petty of Guy received this week from the U.S. fish car, now at Portland, a couple of dozen young carp, with which he proposes to stock a pond. The scarcity of food fish in this region can only be overcome by the culture of carp, to which more attention should be paid. Mr. Poe of P... Full story
This year 67 beef carcasses were evaluated in the 2010 Palouse Empire Fair Beef Carcass of Merit and Premier Steer contests. Winners were announced at the awards program Oct. 20, 2010 at the Palouse Empire Fairground. First Place in the McIntosh-Reeves Carcass of Merit contest was Caleb Hannas of Hooper. Caleb’s name was engraved on the Joe Palumbo Memorial Traveling Trophy along with all the names of past winners. Second place in the Beef Carcass of Merit contest went to Lucy Lautenschlager of Endicott. Lane Glorfield of St. John placed t...
Cattlemen slate annual dinner meet Annual meeting of the Whitman County Cattlemen will be Tuesday, Nov. 23, with a sponsored social hour starting at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Palouse Empire Fair Community Building. Hilltop Inn/Porky’s Pit Barbecue will cater the dinner. A donation of $10 per paid member is accepted at the door. The group will also be taking membership dues at the door for those not current. The meeting includes a report of the association’s activities from the past year, elections and reports from the board off... Full story
Dale Edward Stover A graveside service for Dale Edward Stover, 84, retired Endicott farmer, will be Friday, Nov. 19, at the Colfax Cemetery at 11 a.m. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott with Pastor Philip Misner officiating. Mr. Stover died Nov. 13, 2010, at Whitman Hospital in Colfax. Born April 12, 1926, at Ephrata, to Fred J. and Elthea Wheeler Stover, he moved with his family to the Wilcox area in 1930 and attended the Wilcox country school, Hamilton Grade School in Colfax. He moved with his... Full story
Colton students receiving highest honors with all-A gradees for the first quarter are Steven Eacker, Mikayla Nygreen and Maggie Weber, seniors; Grace Druffel, Haley Moser, Joshua Straughan, Tim Tilton and Erin Weber, juniors; Jordana Dahmen and Kaitlin Druffel, sophomores; Jenna Moser, freshman; Savannah Chadwick, Lane Moore, Winnie Schultheis and Anna Willis, eighth grade; Carter Dahmen, Zoe Moser and Briana Weik, seventh grade. Those with a 3.4 to 3.99 grade average are Travis Bauer, McKenzie Heaslet, Travis Hoyle, Taylor Jackson, Mollie...
Many patriotic emails have been coming my way. Lt. Colonel Chaplain Mike Bryant from Pennsylvania sent me this note to remind me and you of the sacrifice that our military men and women are making at this very moment for our freedoms. The following should challenge our youth at home to appreciate their physical and spiritual freedoms. This article is written with Ephesians 6:12 in mind, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the s...
Tekoa’s Jordyn Hutton received the American FFA degree at the 83rd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis Oct. 23. It is the highest degree awarded by the National FFA Organziation. The award recognizes Jordyn’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 chapters and their state FFA program. The daughter of Dan and Kathy Hutton of Tekoa, Jordyn is a sophmore at Washington State University. She is the...
Boruff, Blake Tyler, born Oct. 29, 2010, at eight pounds, seven ounces, to Gabriel and Erika Boruff of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Randy and Diane Boruff, Ephrata. Maternal grandparents are Larry Boast, Mabton, and Roy Ancira and the late Sharlene Ancira, Richland. Fitzgerald, Joseph Clayton, born Oct. 25, 2010, at seven pounds, four ounces, to Tom and Katania Fitzgerald of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Tom and Diane Fitzgerald, Nampa. Maternal grandparents are Phil and Kari Vance, Pullman. The baby joins two sisters, Kaylin, 4,...
WHMC will make a billing change soon that will improve the service we provide and increase our efficiency. First, billing statements will look different. We hope these new statements will be more patient friendly. The new statements will be less complicated and easier to read and understand. You can view a sample of the new statement on our web site: www.whitmanhospital.org. Second, there will be a new address on future statements. After Dec. 1, 2010, please make sure to send payments to the address specified on the statement and not to the...
Dear Savvy Senior, I would like to find some easy and healthy meal service options for my elderly parents who have a hard time getting around. My mom just had her hip replaced which is keeping her from cooking, and dad is a disaster in the kitchen. What can you tell us? Hungry and Helpless Dear Hungry, Depending on where your parents live, there are various meal service options for homebound seniors who can’t, or don’t cook anymore. Here are several to check into. Community Meal Programs A good starting point is to find out if there’s a home de... Full story
Hooper Erin Mock of Vancouver, along with daughters Ali, Jill and Kate were guests of Keith and Carla Danielson from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6. Carla’s son Tim Mock was hunting in the Blue Mountains. The group traveled to Pomeroy and the home of Carla’s parents, Carlene and Hugo Pawlik Oct. 31 for some trick or treating. Anna May Tobin, daughter Sandy Minnich and grandson Johnathan, and son Terry Tobin and his family all traveled to Spokane on Veterans’ Day to visit the grave of Chuck Tobin. Betty and Conly Merritt had as overnight guests Sunday eveni...
Oakesdale Everyone is welcome to attend an 82nd birthday party for Wanda Roper at the Fire Station in Oakesdale, Sunday, Nov. 21, at 1 p.m. The event is hosted by her children and grandchildren. Local Boy Scouts collected 430 pounds of canned food for their local food drive project Saturday. The food has been donated to the local Oakesdale Tree of Sharing. Those boys collecting the food were Tyler and Shawn Bober, Garrett Dingman, Gavin Shrope and Kameron Dewan. Bridge Club was hosted recently by June Crow at the Feeding Station in Tekoa....
Dusty Art and Colene Sager and Jerry and Nina Richardson of Moses Lake drove to Okanagan and Omak to check out motels, restaurants and local points of interest for the Tri-state Flying Farmers convention they are hosting next May. Blake Heaton is in the intensive care unit of Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane as a result of complications following recent back surgery. The most recent report indicates he has made some improvement. Dick and Helen Appel recently attended the Washington State Sheep Producers convention in Moses Lake. Helen was... Full story
Colfax High School graduates of the class of 1980 gathered for their 30-year reunion July 23-24. They had an informal gathering at the Colfax Golf club that evening and some played golf on Saturday before a picnic at the park and reunion dinner at the Cederburg Barn. In front, from the left, are Eric Weitze, Aaron Johnson, both of Colfax; Shannon Bruya Mattoon, Eagle, Idaho; Tracy Olson, Richland; Gwen Rubin Nolan, Colfax; Gail Hall Galt, Calif.; Mike Roberts, Burbank; Ken Steirwalt, Auburn; Kim Ingraham, Spokane, and Kevin Goodwin, Moscow. In...
At Colfax Schools: Monday: Spikes pizza, green salad, pineapple, ice cream and/or other mix and match menu choices. Tuesday: Beef dipper, fried rice, egg roll, fruit and/or other mix and match menu choices. Wednesday: Cooks Choice and/or other mix and match menu choices. Thursday: Thanksgiv-ing break. Friday: Thanksgiving break. At Colton School: Monday: Hot dogs, fries, fruit. Tuesday: Burritos, rice, potato wedges, fruit. Wednesday: Sack lunch. Thursday: Thanksgiv-ing break. Friday: Thanksgiving break. At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday:...
A reception honoring Dave and Dorothy Repp for their 70th wedding anniversary will be at Peace Lutheran Church Sunday, Nov. 21, at 10 a.m. The Repps were married at the Coflax home of his parents, Peter and Anna Repp, by the Rev. Martin Keller of Peace Lutheran Church Nov. 9, 1940. Attendants were his sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Dr. Conrad Weitz Jr. Dave said he married Dorothy for her money; she had $12 and he was broke. Repp and Dorothy Smith met at a dance in Wenatchee. Dave was working in the apple orchards. Dorothy had come to...
Rosalia Rosalia Chamber of commerce sponsored the Veterans Day Ceremony Nov. 11 at the Rosalia Veteran Memorial Park with approximately 100 people in attendance. Pat Voge emceed the event. Volunteers Ken and Veva Jean Hames and Bill and Alice Hofmann were thanked for their hours of work at the park and on Veterans projects. The VFW Post 7815 Rifle Team provided the military volleys. Pastor Mike Cooper gave the invocation and presented insight into a returning Veteran's thoughts. Rosalia Boy...
Living on the farm, Duane Mickelsen felt early stirrings to pursue a career as a veterinarian when he treated animals on days when local vets gave long-distance advice on their days off. Those episodes led to a career which included more than 30 years teaching veterinary medicine at Washington State University. “I feel like I’ve been married to three different men; a sailor, a farmer and a veterinarian. And they’re all the same man,” said his wife, Gayle. Duane and Gayle met in high school...
More than three hundred students, families and residents from the Garfield and Palouse area honored local veterans at a morning assembly Nov. 5 at the Garfield-Palouse Middle School. The event was attended by the elementary, middle and high school students and staff from Garfield and Palouse, as well as from Oakesdale elementary. The program, organized and directed by music teacher Rebecca Hemphill, started with a presentation of the colors by a Garfield Color Guard, comprised of veterans Don Kriebel, Dick Kriebel, Bob Miller and Penny... Full story
USDA payments to Whitman County farmers enrolled in the Average Crop Revenue Election, or ACRE program, received $16.1 million in payments for the 2009 crop year. For the 514 farms enrolled in the ACRE program, the payments equate to a per farm average of more than $31,322. The county office of the Farm Service Agency has 1,721 farms on its records. The ACRE program was created in the 2008 Farm Bill. Farmers have an option of enrolling in ACRE or staying in the traditional Direct and Counter-Cyclical Payment program, or DCP. In order for produc...
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Donna Thompson of Colfax cares. Her caring and concern have resulted in a unique, unselfish way to share with others. For the last several months the United Methodist Church has provided free meals every month for those who wish to take advantage of them. Those seeking a wholesome hot meal to help with the family budget are welcome. So are those who simply want to join others for a relaxed meal and a little socializing. In fact, says Donna, everyone is welcome. Need has nothing to do with it. Donna is the originator of this monthly event. She...
