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  • Etcetera: Nov. 22, 2018

    Nov 22, 2018

    Perkins House Vintage Open House A vintage holiday open house is scheduled at Perkins House Saturday, Dec. 8, from noon until 4 p.m. Holiday singers from Colfax High and another choir from Pullman will perform. Many will be wearing vintage hats or clothing while entertaining the attendees. Clubs & Youth Groups WSU Retirees WSU Retirees Association will host their annual holiday meeting Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 1:30 p.m. Clearwater Canyon Cellars owner Coco Umiker will provide wine samples and answer related questions from the audience. The meeting ha...

  • Births: Nov. 22, 2018

    Nov 22, 2018

    At Pullman Regional Hospital Austin, Emmie Fay, born Nov. 4 at 10 pounds, six ounces, to Jennifer and Alexander Austin, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Dan and Cari Austin, Post Falls, Idaho. Maternal grandparents are Bob and Toni Allen, Athol, Idaho, and Diane Hanson, Moscow, Idaho. Baby joins sister Frankie, 3. Rengert, Lucas George, born Nov. 5 at six pounds, 11 ounces, to Roger and Alicia Rengert, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are George and Arlene Rengert, Westchester, Pa. Maternal grandparents are Bill Travis and Susan Costello,...

  • Evan Henning and Lacey Miller

    Award winners at WAWG banquet

    Nov 22, 2018

  • Warren Devaney

    Warren Devaney

    Nov 22, 2018

    A memorial service for Warren Devaney, 70, Potlatch, will be Wednesday, Nov. 28, at 3 p.m. at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, with the Rev. Jason Devaney officiating. A potluck luncheon will follow at the Garfield Community Center. Mr. Devaney died Nov. 11, 2018, from cancer. at his home in Potlatch. Born on Feb 10, 1948, at Paterson, N.J., to David and Sadie Clifford Devaney, he attended schools in Paterson and joined the United States Navy and served during the Vietnam War. He married Connie...

  • J. Leroy Osterberg

    J. Leroy Osterberg

    Nov 22, 2018

    J. Leroy Osterberg died Nov. 12, 2018, at his home in Tensed, Idaho. In accordance with his request, there will be no services. Born March 29, 1945, to James Orlando and Ella Marie Osterberg of Tensed, he was one of the last students to attend the Tensed school. He learned many of his hunting and fishing skills from his father, then shared those skills with his children and grandchildren. He received his State of Idaho high school diploma before his son graduated in 1986. At the age of 12 he...

  • William Floyd Curtis

    William Floyd Curtis

    Nov 22, 2018

    With his kind eyes and gentle smile Floyd completed his last earthly dance, dying peacefully on November 9, 2018, three weeks before his 94th birthday. Born on November 28, 1924 at Deaconess Hospital, Floyd was the oldest child of Earl and Maude Curtis. He grew up in Thornton and Rosalia, graduating from Rosalia High School in 1942. He was drafted into the navy in 1943 at the age of 18. Floyd attended boot camp at Farragut. During World War II, he was assigned to work with a 4000 member crew on...

  • Mary Scheideman

    Mary Scheideman

    Nov 22, 2018

    Mary Scheideman, long time Colfax resident, passed away peacefully at Whitman Hospital in Colfax on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. She was 94. The rosary service was Sunday, November 11th at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Colfax. Funeral mass was celebrated Monday, November 12th at the church. Burial followed in the Dusty Cemetery. Mary Catherine Scheideman was born February 20, 1924 at the family farm in South Dakota in the community of Polo between the little towns of Orient and Miller. She was...

  • Ruth Louise VanBuskirk

    Ruth VanBuskirk

    Nov 22, 2018

    Ruth Louise VanBuskirk passed away in Colfax Hospital Saturday Nov. 17th. She was 90 years old. A memorial service will be held at The Regency Senior home in Pullman, Wash., on December 1st at 2pm; all are welcome to attend. Asking guests to bring a dessert to share. Ruth was born in Charleston, W. Va., September 3, 1928, to Beatrice Burgess and Fenton Layne of W. Va. Ruth was the eldest of three children. After graduating high school, Ruth met and married James VanBuskirk of Kennewick, Wash.,...

  • Norman A. Bafus

    Norman Bafus

    Nov 22, 2018

    Norman A. Bafus, 89, passed away on November 18, 2018, at Whitman Medical Center in Colfax. He was born on July 20, 1929, to Albert and Jessie (Schierman) Bafus in Lancaster, Wash. Norman grew up in Lancaster and attended school in St. John where he graduated high school. Following high school, Norman enlisted into the United States Army. After his time in the Army, he moved back to St. John where he married Dixie on December 18, 1953. They welcomed two children together, Bob and Cindy before mo...

  • Maxine Myrn Oldenburg Morgan

    Maxine Morgan

    Nov 22, 2018

    Maxine Myrn Oldenburg Morgan died Friday, November 17, 2018, at age 87, in Spokane. She was born July 25, 1931, in Pomeroy, Washington, to Virgie Mae (Koller) and Leo Otto Herman Oldenburg, the second of three children. The family lived on the farm on the Snake River on Wawawai Grade Road in Garfield County. Maxine and her sister walked two miles to attend the one-room Long Glen School House, until she completed the fifth grade. The homestead was three miles to the top of the hill where the...

  • Savvy Senior: What You'll Pay for Medicare in 2019

    Nov 22, 2018

    Dear Savvy Senior, I know there will be a small 2.8 percent cost-of-living increase in Social Security benefits next year but what about Medicare? What will our Medicare Part B monthly premiums and other Medicare costs be in 2019? --Curious Jim Dear Jim, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced their cost adjustments for 2019, and you’ll be happy to know that the standard Medicare Part B monthly premium for most beneficiaries starting in January will be $135.50, a modest increase of just $1.50 per month over 2018’s sta...

  • Trivia Test: Nov. 22, 2018

    Fifi Rodriguez|Nov 22, 2018

    Questions 1. MOVIES: Which 1990s movie featured the famous line, “I’m king of the world!”? 2. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What is the name of the song that is played sometimes when the president of the United States appears in public? 3. ORGANIZATIONS: Carrie Chapman Catt was a founder of which U.S. group formed in 1920? 4. MUSIC: Roger Daltrey was the lead singer of which famous rock band? 5. ANATOMY: How many pairs of ribs does a human being have? 6. HISTORY: In what city did Hitler commit suicide at the end of World War II? 7. LITERATURE: What 18th-...

  • Strange But True: Nov. 22, 2018

    Samantha Weaver|Nov 22, 2018

    * It was way back in the 19th century that American author and philosopher Henry David Thoreau made the following sage observation: “Men have become the tools of their tools.” * If you were asked to name the U.S. state that is geographically closest to the continent of Africa, you might be tempted to say Florida. You’d be wrong, though; the closest state is actually Maine. * In 1938, Time magazine featured Adolph Hitler on the cover as its Man of the Year. * If you’re like most parents, at some point you’ve been shocked by how quickly your kids...

  • King Crossword Puzzle: Nov. 22, 2018

    Nov 22, 2018

  • King Crossword Answer: Nov. 22, 2018

    Nov 22, 2018

  • Hocus Focus: Nov. 22, 2018

    Nov 22, 2018

  • Magic Maze Puzzle: Nov. 22, 2018

    Nov 22, 2018

  • Magic Maze Answer: Nov. 22, 2018

    Nov 22, 2018

  • Sudoku Puzzle: Nov. 22, 2018

    Nov 22, 2018

  • Sudoku Answer: Nov. 22, 2018

    Nov 22, 2018

  • Legal Notices: Nov. 22, 2018

    Nov 22, 2018

    Notice of Tax Foreclosure Sale Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to real property tax judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Whitman, in the State of Washington, and an order of sale issued by the court, entered the 19th day of November 2018, in proceedings for foreclosure of tax liens upon real property, as per provisions of law, I shall on the 14th day of December, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., in the Commissioners Chambers, located in the Whitman County Courthouse, 400 North Main Street, city of Colfax, in the County of Whitman,...

  • CHS musical production Cinderella

    Waiting for the call

    Nov 22, 2018

  • Steptoe: 165 Degrees Brew

    Steptoe launch for 165 Degrees Brew

    Nov 22, 2018

  • Board takes in variety at post-Vets' Day meet

    Garth Meyer, Gazette Reporter|Nov 22, 2018

    The Colfax school board gathered Nov. 13 for its regular meeting and met a new staff member, took in various updates and got set to start on a second book suggested by the superintendent. The meeting began with a work session, board members and Superintendent Jerry Pugh listening to a report on Smarter Balance testing and Measurement of Economic Progress from Travis Howell, Jennings Elementary principal. The regular meeting started and Colfax Education Association president Christopher Claussen...

  • Good Old Days: Nov. 22, 2018

    Nov 22, 2018

    8 years ago The Commoner, Nov. 10 ,1893 The Union Pacific management has held out a promise for a year or two to build a new depot on the Colfax railroad grounds. The promise may take some time to materialize, but it would be great boon to the public if a few improvements were made without delay. These need not be of a very costly character. Railway men need not be informed that at any depot in a town the size of Colfax many persons of both sexes are to be found assembled and in waiting long before the trains are due. This is the case...

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