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NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: The cleaning out of an unnamed creek south of Palouse to prevent flooding of adjacent agricultural fields.This drainage is designated as a farmed wetland and is also a regulated floodplain.Ditching in a floodplain requires a floodplain development permit from Whitman County which triggers a SEPA. Approximately 2,500 to 2,600 feet...
Week of Nov. 23-25 AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Corn dog, nacho chips, fresh veggies, fruit. Tuesday: Teriyaki chicken, rice, green beans, sunshine bar. Wednesday: Ham and cheese rippers, green salad, fruit, cookie. Thursday: No School Today! Friday: No School Today! AT OAKESDALE SCHOOL: Monday: Sweet and sour chicken, WG roll, brown rice, assorted veggies, apples and peaches, milk. Tuesday: Burritos, green salad, assorted veggies, sorbet and mixed fruit, milk. Wednesday: Cheese lasagna, WG breadstick, assorted veggies, oranges and pears, milk....
Thursday, Nov. 19 Colfax – 7 a.m. – Coffee with Val – The public is invited to bring business ideas to the Colfax Downtown Association during this informal session. Albion, Colfax, Colton, Farmington & Palouse – Afterschool Children’s Creativity – Check the calendar for times and themes. Colfax – 6 to 9 p.m. – Essentials of Advance Care Planning –Pre-registration is required, please visit sccel.spokane.edu/ACT-2.aspx or by phone at (509) 279-6030. Cost for a one day session is $10 Friday, Nov. 20 Colfax, Endicott, Malden, Palouse, St. John...
PCT to present Dickens classic in new form Pullman Civic Theatre will present a different take on Dickens' "A Christmas Carol " when they present "A Steampunk Christmas Carol" Dec. 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. Dickens wrote "A Christmas Carol" as a ghost story, not a Christmas story. PCT has embraced the darker side of the story and by doing it in a Steampunk fashion to give it a grittier edge while still being family friendly. Tickets are available at Neill's Flowers and Gifts and Dissmores or online:...
REBECCA CHOATE Rebecca C. Choate, 71, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at her home in Tekoa from an apparent heart attack. Born April 20, 1944, at Ellensburg to Franklin and Clara Tatlinger Robinson, she attended schools at Ellensburg and moved to Tekoa in 1982 with her companion, Emanuel Mendoza. Becky was a homemaker for most of her adult life. Emanuel died in 2009, and she has continued to make her home in Tekoa. Becky enjoyed playing card games on her home computer, and she loved her animals.... Full story
Rep. Terry Nealey of Dayton was one of six legislators around the state to be honored with the "City Champion" award from the Association of Washington Cities. Nealey, who was raised in LaCrosse and graduated from LaCrosse High School, was commended for his work to resolve the problems and costs towns face when the attempt to comply with state public records requests. Nealey, now retired from his law practice at Dayton, continues to serve in the state legislature. The Association of Washington Cities Award was presented to Nealey Nov. 9 at the... Full story
The Hayes’ tend to a member of their herd on their ranch two miles south of Ewan. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes on their wedding day in 1955. Edward and Karen Hayes of Ewan will mark their 60th wedding anniversary with family Nov. 26. Both are members of the 1952 class of St. John High School. Hayes and Karen Schneidmiller were married Nov. 26, 1955, at the United Methodist Church in St. John. Hayes was born Sept. 12, 1933, and Karen Schneidmiller was born April 5, 1934. He attended Washington State C...
Endicott-St. John Middle School students Nov. 7 participated in a volunteer community service day in which students volunteered to do yard work for residents. The truck was provided by Whitgro Inc.... Full story
Dusty Last week Wednesday on Veteran’s Day, the Dusty B.B. Club met at the home of Diane Monson, co-hostess was Fran Maki, to fill care packages to be sent to our troops stationed overseas. Eight members filled more than 10 boxes with snacks, personal items, games, puzzles, and condiments, donated by McDonald’s on Bishop Ave. in Pullman and Taco Time and Arby’s in Colfax, to enhance the taste of the troops’ M.R.E.’s. Dr. Robert Smith, D.D.S., donated dental hygiene products for the boxes. Our thanks go to these local businesses for their con...
Endicott Approximately 25 veterans attended the school Veteran's Day program in the gym. Chais Anderson, student body president, welcomed everyone and announced the presentation of the flag. The National Anthem was played by the high school wind ensemble. Principal Bruce Porubek introduced special guests. Second and third graders performed “Thank a Vet” by Mike Wilson. Grades four and five presented "A Veteran's Thank You." Mike Anderson presented a “Letter from Korea,” and the sixth grade recited "In Flanders Fields." The high school ensembl... Full story
Making Thanksgiving Easier Many families and friends gather for Thanksgiving, but for those who work outside the home or who have large numbers coming, some easy and make-ahead recipes may make life easier. Hearty breakfast dishes that can be made ahead and baked or reheated on Thanksgiving morning are popular, too. In addition, what to do with the leftover turkey? Several recipes are family-tested and favorites, so Thanksgiving weekend is not limited to days on end of turkey sandwiches. Turkey Ahead Cathy White’s friend shares this recipe. D... Full story
Simpson is shown at her 100th birthday celebration at Bishop's Place Saturday. Between 60-70 people attended the celebration in her honor. Life on the Palouse was different 100 years ago, and Irene Simpson can attest to that. A native of Johnson, Simpson celebrated her 100th birthday on Nov. 13 and marked it the next day with a party at Bishop's Place in Pullman where she lives. About 60-70 people attended the celebration. “That's my favorite birthday,” Simpson said, referring to her 100th fal...
The Whitman County commissioners approved the 2016 Martin Hall operating budget at their meeting Monday. Operation of the Martin Hall juvenile facility at Medical Lake is with Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens and Whitman counties. According the budget compiled, Whitman County pays for 2.5 beds per day adding up to 912.5 beds in a calendar year. The budget this year kept the cost per day to house a juvenile inmate the same at $155 per bed. That makes the total county expense $141,437.50. “The budget was r...
Tom's Turkey Drive is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Rosauers to benefit local families. For every bagged Thanksgiving dinner purchased, the Colfax Food Pantry will receive two. “Ultimately, for 20 bucks we feed two whole families,” said Paige Collins, executive director at Council on Aging & Human Services. The bagged dinners include a turkey, stuffing, potatoes and cranberries for $20. Collins said, at minimum, the bagged Thanksgiving dinner can feed five people. Collins said the goal this year is to have enough Thanksgiving dinner bag...
Whitman County residents may soon have easier access to organic and bulk food products. The Moscow Food Co-op, which has operated in Moscow for since 1973, is looking to expand into Pullman. A public forum about the growth of the Co-op was sponsored at the Bell Tower in Pullman Nov. 8. Pullman Chamber of Commerce Director Marie Dymkoski said the idea of a co-op in Pullman was met with excitement. “Everybody that was there was very much behind it,” she said. Dymkoski said recent growth in Pullman makes this a good time for the co-op to exp...
WSU interior design student Rachel Hertz, acting as a facilitator, listens to ideas for reimagining the St. Ignatius property. Hertz was one of four undergraduate interior design students who helped to facilitate interior design graduate student Uris Giron’s community discussion for St. Ignatius at The Center. With the future of the St. Ignatius Hospital and property, which has been abandoned since 2003, up in the air, a Washington State University interior design graduate student hosted a c...
Colfax MARRIAGE LICENSES Taylor Raymond Jackson, 22, Colton, and Ashley Cooper, 21, Moscow, Nov. 12. Toscano Pablo Andres Pachero, 24, and Elizabeth Anna Cole, 20, both Pullman, Nov. 16. BUILDING PERMITS Christine Ojanen, install air conditioning unit at 1808 Oak Street, $2,594, Oct. 19. David Slye, install furnace at 308 E. James, $12,765, Oct. 29. Debbie and Jerry Snell, 608 E Southview, move gas line, $364, Nov. 2. REAL ESTATE SALES Kaye McGehee, Palouse, to Margaret E. Gregg, Spokane, house on W. Cannon Street, Palouse, $56,000, Sept. 10....
Alcoa’s announcement that it is shutting down our state’s last two aluminum smelters may be a long awaited requiem for some, but there are other factors we should consider before burying it. First, the Seattle Times reports the decision will cost 1,500 family-wage jobs with good benefits. And even though the trend has not been good for our aluminum industry, we need to look for opportunities to resurrect it. In 2000, Seattle economist Dick Conway found the five largest smelters in Washington employed more than 7,500 people and generated $2....
NAFTA I do not know what our presidents think when it comes to international trade agreements. President Clinton signed NAFTA (North American Foreign Trade Agreement) and now President Obama is getting ready to sign the TPTA (TransPacific Trade Agreement). I cannot imagine what Obama might be thinking. NAFTA resulted in several million U.S. jobs moved overseas. TPTA will probably also result in a similar departure of jobs. I cannot believe that an American Citizen could negotiate such an agreement as a benefit to our citizenry. It will remove...
We live in an age of miracles. Throughout all of human history, material progress essentially didn't exist until around 1800. The economic trajectory was flat until the human lot began to improve in ways that would have been unimaginable in prior millennia. This change gave us the world as we know it. In her brilliant book on the transformation, "Bourgeois Dignity," Deirdre McCloskey writes how the average person in the world subsisted on roughly $3 a day during humanity's long economic stasis. Then, with the breakout, countries that experience...
As even-handed as I try to be, it is time to be fair and balanced about Thanksgiving, meaning we should give equal time to the unthankful side, with the traditional discussion of my pet peeves. This is not a comprehensive list, because I have so many pet peeves you could fill up a peeve petting zoo with them. For starters, there's that annoying presidential turkey pardon. Each year, since the Bush I administration, POTUS holds a White House ceremony to spare a couple of the birds, so they end up in some nearby park instead of on a platter,... Full story
The world is faced with a real quandary. What to do with ISIS? The ISIS attacks in Paris which left 132 dead and hundreds injured have brought the threat of Islamic terrorists to the forefront. ISIS is no longer seen as a gaggle of terrorist, but as a group able to execute complex plans far from its base. It is certainly not the junior varsity. It is now clearly a global threat of the first order. Nations must now decide how to confront it. Refugees from the Middle East are swamping Europe. Among them are some terrorists using the refugees as...
These reports are from the previous five 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. TRUCKER LEAVES CRASH SCENE The driver of a semi truck which caused a rear-end accident at the intersection of Highways 27 and 195 south of Pullman Monday afternoon left the scene of the accident, according to the Washington State Patrol report. The driver of the semi failed to stop at the intersection after he approached on the southbound lane...
Gar-Pal’s Cameron Springstead dodges past Colton’s Reece Chadwick as Travis Knauff blocks at Asotin. Three weeks ago, Garfield-Palouse football had to win every remaining game to keep playing. They did, beating Colton 44-6 in driving snow to force a three-way tiebreaker for the third spot in the Southeast 1B league playoffs. On Nov. 11, lining up in Asotin for a two-12-minute halves format, the Vikings faced Colton again – after the Wildcats beat Pomeroy a half-hour earlier to advance. This... Full story
Oakesdale’s Corynn Anderson goes up for a block against Pomeroy’s Ireland Mayfield as Jacey Johnson moves up for an assist. In the spring of 2014, after three straight state 1B volleyball championships, the Tekoa-Oakesdale cooperative split up. After 30 years, Tekoa and Rosalia joined together and Oakesdale was on its own. On Saturday, Oakesdale won the state championship. A young team of two home-schoolers, two freshman starters and one senior – a few of Oakesdale’s total student populat...
