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These reports are from the previous four 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. DRUG RAID EVICTION A judgment for damages to a property on Carothers Road, which was the scene of a large marijuana raid last September, was issued Friday in Whitman County Superior court. The plaintiff, Re/Max Home & Property Management, also received a writ of restitution for return of the property. The judgment ordered William Dougherty III...
As we come together with family and friends this Thanksgiving, may we truly thank the God of heaven and earth, from whom all blessings truly flow! Throughout history, there is a common thread woven through God’s most widely used servants…thanksgiving and prayer. No kidding. It’s true. If you are a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ and you are experiencing very little of God’s prevailing power or peace in prayer, there’s a good chance that your prayer-life is missing the all-important ingredient of… thanksgiving. On the occasion of the Ark of...
Dahmen plans 8th gift gala The eighth annual Holiday Gift Gala at the Dahmen Barn will be Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sixteen visiting artists will join the 22 resident artists to offer unique handmade gift items for men, women and children. Visitors will enjoy an expanded gift shop where custom gift baskets may be ordered and soup, bread and sweets from recipes in the “Artisans’ Cookbook.” This year visiting artists are offering hand printed photographs, baby quilts, winter accessory items, wooden pens, toys, birdhouses, handm...
At Colfax Schools: Monday: Beef and bean burrito, tater tots, corn, fruit Tuesday: Deli ham sandwich, creamy potato soup, salad, fruit Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, rice, hot mix veggies, fruit Thursday: Sausage on a stick, fruit, hashbrowns, juice Friday: Taco soup, green salad, fruit, crackers, cinnamon roll At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, country gravy, bread stick, cooked carrots, apple slices, peaches Tuesday: Super nachos, taco meat, tomatoes, salsa, refried beans, cheese sauce, tortilla chips,...
8 years ago The Commoner Nov. 30, 1888 Tomorrow, December 1st, Mr. W.A. Ladd assumes the management of the Colfax hotel, having leased the property for a term of twelve months. The former proprietor, Joseph Ryan, contemplates spending the winter with his family beneath the sunny skies of California, and they will probably take their departure some time next week. If Mr. Ladd proves himself genial and accommodating a host as Mr. Ryan, he will not lack for patronage. Success to the new management. That Colfax offers a splendid and unrivaled... Full story
Rosalia High School Saturday hosted the fifth annual Mr. RHS contest, a talent competition for the gentlemen of Rosalia High School. Four competed for the title this year, which was won by senior Steven Maley. The other competitors in the categories of opening dance, swimwear, talent and evening wear were sophomore Eli Richardson and freshmen Kade Holling and Troy Pittsley. Richardson was named first runner-up while Holling was named second runner-up. Left to right: Maley, Rosalia Queen Shannon...
Donations for the annual Firefighters Toy Box drive can be mailed to Volunteer Firemen, Inc., Box 226, Colfax, or dropped off at the Colfax Fire Department. Families who want to visit the Toy Box can pick up forms at the Fire Department, County Health Department, DSHS office or several stores around town. The toys will be available at the fire station Dec. 16, 17 and 18 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m....
The annual Tree of Lights and Remembrance Ceremony will be Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 5:30 p.m., in the Norma McGregor Community Room of the Colfax Library. This event is sponsored by the Friends of Hospice, and the public is invited to attend. The ceremony includes inspirational verses, music, recognition of names and culminates in the lighting of the tree which will remain lit throughout the holiday season on the main floor of the library. If interested in paying tribute to a deceased person or for more information contact the Friends of Hospice... Full story
November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Diabetes is a serious disease and a serious concern for residents of our hospital district – our rate is 8.2 percent versus the statewide average of 7.1 percent. Our rate of obesity is also higher than average (30.5 percent versus 25.6 percent) and we do not get sufficient exercise. Lack of physical activity contributes to obesity, diabetes and their complications. If it isn’t managed, diabetes can damage many parts of the body, leading to heart attacks, strokes, amputation, blindness, kidney failure and ne...
Thursday, Nov. 28 All branches closed for Thanksgiving Holiday. Friday, November 29 All branches closed for Thanksgiving Holiday. Saturday, Nov. 30 Colfax – Palouse Cares Food Drive – Donate food items at the library now through Dec. 7. Albion – 2 p.m. – Storytime and Craft – Fun stories and craft projects every Saturday. Monday, Dec. 2 Colton – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Individual Assistance with the Healthcare Exchange – Chelsea Fanara from Pullman Rural Resources will be available in helping you find your best option for health insurance. Garf... Full story
A total of 576 turkey dinners were purchased during Tom’s Turkey Drive at Rosauer’s over the weekend in Colfax. The total was more than 100 beyond last year’s donation. The holiday meals are purchased with a $20 donation. Sixty-five volunteers helped on the project. The meals will be distributed to families throughout Whitman County. The Council on Aging & Human Services/Colfax Food Bank helped recruit volunteers for the project which was initiated by Tom Sherry of KREM-TV in Spokane. Monday, the Council on Aging truck made a run to Secon...
For people who moved around quite a bit when they were young, Mary and Jerry Heitt really sank their roots in Tekoa. Mary was born in Jamestown, N.D., and her family moved to Glasgow, Mont., where she graduated from high school. Jerry’s family was from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and he met Mary while working as a civilian at the Glasgow Air Force Base. They married at Glasgow in November of 1959 and made several moves for work. They lived in Seattle, then Hoquiam, where Jerry worked construction a...
Flowers were placed on the Steptoe Battlefield Monument at Rosalia for Veterans Day, Nov. 11, in memory of the U.S. soldiers and Native Americans who died in the battle 155 years ago. Last week’s Gazette cited 155 as the death toll....
Jordana Dahmen, daughter of Sue and Pat Dahmen of Uniontown, has been awarded a $2,000 Boeing endowed scholarship in the sciences at Washington State University for two years. Dahmen graduated from Colton High School in 2013 and plans to graduate from WSU with a bachelor’s degree in biology in 2017. She is a WSU Regents scholar and recipient of the University Achievement Award.... Full story
Dusty David and Phyllis Stueckle attended the Washington State Farm Bureau Convention in Yakima from Tuesday to Thursday last week. The week before, they spent three days at the Oregon coast at Depoe Bay, watching the tide roll away. Brian Jones is looking for his missing boat. It is a 10 foot Hughes Craft aluminum boat. It was last seen sitting on dry land just below Warm Springs Ranch orchard at Penawawa in October. Linda Hennigar and David and Phyllis Stueckle attended the 95th birthday celebration for Wilma Aune Nov. 16 at the Courtyard....
Endicott The Endicott Community club is busy getting ready for Santa to arrive Dec. 7 at 5 p.m. They have been putting up lights while the weather is good and next week will put the finishing touches on the Community Club lot. Dad’s Night In Pinochle Club met at the home of Shirley Morasch Nov. 18. Attending were Jenny Meyer, Bertie Honn, Mary Repp, Marcia Honn, Judy Cook, Sue Lynch, Casey Shiprek, Kathy Storment, Anne Lowe, Kathy Schlomer, Lorena Mattly and Shirley Morasch. The Endicott Gun Club’s annual meat shoot was Sund...
The estimated cost to insure a skate park in Palouse has been estimated at $100 per year. Last week’s Gazette article incorrectly listed the annual cost estimate at $100 per month. “I’m personally concerned,” said council member Connie Newman. “We don’t want to give the impression that the council had approved a location for a skate park knowing it would cost $1,200 per year in insurance.” Skate park effort organizer Aaron Flansburg indicated that what he has been told about the matter has been consistent. “It’s been assured and reassured by th...
Top left to right: Courtney Kimberling, Haley Meyer, Anna Willis, Courtney Hoyle, Kamryn Nuttman, Savannah Chadwick, Winnie Schultheis and Carrie Hennigar. At right: Queen Savannah Chadwick with Meyer and Willis in background. Savannah Chadwick, daughter of Tony and Amy Chadwick, was named 2015 Distinguished Young Woman of Colton-Uniontown. Savannah received a $750 scholarship to the college or university of her choice and will represent the community at the state program in August. First...
The town of Tekoa will host its third annual “Small Business Saturday” Nov. 30 with 14 participating businesses. Santa Claus will arrive on a fire truck, and from noon to 2 p.m. pictures will be available at E’Clair’s. At each participating business, there will be a grab bag and a chance to enter to win a $150 grand prize – given in $10 gift certificates which can be used separately or all together at a participating Tekoa business. “It was very successful last year,” said Sandy DeHan, President of the Tekoa Chamber of Commerce. “It is just p... Full story
Whitman County commissioners are finding they may have no choice but to lay off employees and cut hours to balance the 2014 budget. County Administrator Gary Petrovich told commissioners Monday he and financial director Cinnamon Brown had trimmed the deficit from a little more than $1 million down to $498,000, but added there was no more adjusting or trimming they could do. Brown and Petrovich found $115,000 of current operating cash that can be used in 2014; elimination of Internet Technology interfund charges to departments of $18,000;... Full story
The Colfax School District board voted Monday to request a $1.2 million maintenance and operations levy for each of the next two school years, 2014-15 and 2015-16. The two-year levy, if approved, would be $50,000 less than the current maintenance and operations levy of $1.2 million and $1.25 million for 2012-13 and 2013-14. Citizens for Quality Schools member Bob Lothspeich presented the new figures and the reasoning behind them to the board Monday night. “Because of increased funding from the state, this is the number we decided on that w...
This moose cow and her two calves are eating apples on Oakesdale Road. They were photographed by Tim Wall. The moose calves were reported poached near Steptoe Butte, but after a WDFW Enforcement Officer investigated the report, he noted that they had moved to the Oakesdale area....
The annual Colfax Lighted Christmas Parade will kick off Thursday, Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. The parade runs down Mill Street to Canyon Street. Santa Claus will be there. The Baptist Church along the parade route will be serving hot chocolate to all parade goers, and there is always a treat or two from the parade entrants. Santa Claus will also visit the Colfax Library next Thursday as part of the Christmas celebration. Santa will hear requests from area children from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the Norma McGregor Community Room of the library. Pictures with...
Real estate sales Mark and Barbara Leighton, Rosalia, to Zachary Leighton, Rosalia, house on Pine City Malden Road near Rosalia, $167,000, Nov. 22. Kevin Karl and Sunshine Maria Lahmers, Blacksburg, Va., to Michael J. and Jennifer M. McCully, Pullman, house on Shawnee Road near Pullman, $322,000, Nov. 22. Julie S. Schultheis, Pullman, to Ernie C. and Sharon L. Munck, Prosser, 1996 14x66 mobile home on NW Golden Hills Drive in Pullman, $23,000, Nov. 22. Charles C. Gleiser Jr., Melissa Guyles, Richard P. Gleiser, Carmen McCaw, Paul W. Kunkle,...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2009. One of the most aggravating things about my painful battle with sciatica is that my back has joined the other side. My left leg is apparently sending to my brain signals like this: “Hey, we’re fine down here, except that maybe we’re a little hairy and pale. Also, your foot stinks.” But when the signal gets to my back, it intercepts it and changes the message to: “Hi, this is your leg, we’re being gnawed on by a beaver. A beaver with a chainsaw. It really HURTS.” As 12... Full story
