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8 years ago The Commoner Dec. 6, 1889 The new arc lamps which have been erected in Colfax will not shoot their sputtering, radiant rays over the city for several weeks yet. When everything was in readiness Sunday evening to commence the manufacture of the new light at the dynamo house, it was discovered that the foundation under the engine and dynamo was insufficient to ensure a steady motion under the high speed with which they must run, and consequently a new foundation will have to be laid. This will necessitate a delay of two or three...
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Teriyaki chicken, rice, Caesar salad, fruit. Tuesday: Corn dog, nachos, fresh carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, fruit. Wednesday: 12:30 dismissal: Hot dog on a bun, tater tots, corn, chili, green salad. Thursday: Chicken alfredo, dinner roll, corn, fruit. Friday: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, fruit, sunshine bar. AT COLTON SCHOOLS: Monday: Chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, carrots, fruit. Tuesday: Pizza, corn, broccoli, applesauce. Wednesday: 11:30 Dismissal: Sack lunch. Thursday: French toast, eggs, hash browns, fruits,...
Real estate sales Gary and Lynn Wargo, LaCrosse, to Jacob N. Wigen, LaCrosse, lots and house on E. A Street in LaCrosse, $124,000, Nov. 24. Heather L. Bolyard, Palouse, to Stephanie L. Boone, Palouse, house on E. Alder Street in Palouse, $140,000, Nov. 25. The Estate of Beverly J. Stanczak, New York, NY, to Brian Thomas Waldron, Pullman, house on NW Darrow Street in Pullman, $189,500, Nov. 25. Tanya D. Strope, Reardan, to Fleming Farms, LLC, LaCrosse, agriculture land near LaCrosse, $130,410, Nov. 25. Daryl G. and Karen L. Lowe, Colfax, to...
*For full obituaries, see the Weekly pages section for this week's paper. Elleen V. Zorb Eleanor M. Schmick ____________________________ Services for Freda M. Heinrich, 99, a former resident of Potlatch, were Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Kingdom Hall in Pullman with Reader Everett Story officiating. Burial followed at the Freeze Cemetery north of Potlatch. Mrs. Heinrich died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014, at the Tri State Memorial Hospital in Clarkston. Born Feb. 6, 1915, at Midvale, Idaho, to James and Emma (Hunt) Kilborn, she attended a country school...
When Jesus gave the “Lord’s Prayer” (Matthew 6:5-15), He imparted unto us some principles of prayer and how we ought to pray. 1. “When thou prayest” — Prayer should be a Priority “The greatest thing anyone can do for God and man is pray. It is not the only thing; but it is the chief thing.” - S. D. Gordon We are to pray always for everything. “And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint” (Luke 18:1). “Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17). “Be careful for nothing; but in every thi...
Six students who topped the mid-block one honor roll at Garfield/Palouse High School with all-A grades were Libby Akin, Jacob Arlt, Gabe Cocking, Rachel Nelson, and Emily Stout, seniors; Ashley Swall, sophomore, and Seth Thompson, freshman. High honors students with grade averages from 3.5 to 3.99 include Matthew Holbrook, Tyler Thurman, Selena Wagner and Joseph Wilcomb, seniors; Wyatt Griner, Foster Marcus-Nelson and Rafferty Shelton, juniors; Logan Gorence, Rachel Lund, Tuli O’Neill and Victoria Welch, sophomores; Emily Bagott, Payson G...
Empire slates UC Academy in Yule concert Upper Columbia Academy music department will present an evening of Christmas music Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Empire Theater in Tekoa. The concert will feature both instrumental, vocal and choral selections, from J.S. Bach all the way up to Manheim Steamroller and even the Grinch. The 27-member Choraliers, under the direction of Curtis Anderson, have been in existence since at least the 1940s, when the Academy moved from Yakima to its current campus near Spangle. In addition to the chorus, a...
Endicott Santa will be coming to town Saturday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m. The Endicott Community will be hosting the event which includes fireworks, Japanese lanterns and lighting of the Christmas lights at the Community Club lot. Santa will go to Endicott Food Center to visit with the children, and cookies, hot cocoa and coffee will be served. Sharon Huff spent Thanksgiving in LaCrosse with her daughter Sheryl Kyllo and the Kyllo family. Thanksgiving the Lowes hosted their daughter Dee Anne Hill,...
Rosalia Gazette correstpondent Coach Bob Bucsko presented letter awards to Anthony Riley and Lucas Engel, seniors; Nathan Jeske, Matt Chittenden, and Eli Richardson, juniors; Troy Pittsley, Stephen Brown, Kade Holling, Garrett Prince, Zach McFarling, Alex Pakootas, Mike Greybeck, and Zach Robertson, sophomores; Dawson Strobel, Eddy Frick, Preston French and Trenton Gregory, freshmen. Riley and Engel received special recognition as the two seniors on the debut addition of the Timberwolves team....
Pullman Civic Theater will begin a two-week run of Fruitcakes, a comedy about a kid who has run away from home and lands in a town where he finds the inhabitants “nuttier than fruitcakes.” He comes to adore the town which has a Christmas Hog named Buster, 10,000 outdoor lights, two eccentric spinsters and other characters. This will be the first time the comedy has been presented in the area. Evening performances at 7:30 p.m. will be Dec. 5, 6, 11 and 12. Sunday matinees will be Dec. 7 and 14 beginning at 2 p.m. Admission will be $12...
Charles and Elida Golob of Palouse announce the marriage of their son, Matthew T. Golob, to Ling Zhu. They were married in Judy Finch's garden in Palouse June 28, 2014. Celebrating with them were Ling's parents Prem Shenyang, China, along with guests from Palouse, Yakima, Seattle, San Francisco and Norway. The couple met in Atlanta, Ga., where they now make their home. Ling is a software engineer with Nuerotica, and Matthew is a solar research engineer at Georgia Tech. Allison Vorderbrueggen...
Connie McBride was born in Colfax and now lives about two blocks from her childhood home. Her husband’s mother grew up in Colfax. Connie’s father farmed on Parvin Road southeast of Colfax. Her grandparents were Shelby and Delia Parvin. When Connie was four, her father added land in Potlatch, and the family moved there. Her father raised crops and registered Hereford cattle. Connie was promoted from the kitchen to a truck, but was scared to death on some of the hillsides. Her brother was 10 yea...
Lacrosse Pictures with Santa will be offered Saturday, Dec. 6, when the jolly old elf makes his appearance at the Gathering Place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. His visit is sponsored by the LaCrosse Business Association. Activities will also be provided at the library. The annual Giving Tree, again sponsored by LaCrosse Community Outreach, is being hosted by Jasper Trucking this year. The tags are on and available for pick up. Wrapped gifts need to be returned with gift tags to Jasper Trucking on or before Wednesday, Dec. 17, before the close of...
Dusty Thanksgiving guests at the homes of Fran Jones and Bryan Jones were Warren Jones and Julie Walker. They returned to Hayden, Idaho on Saturday, Nov. 29. Meggie Perron, Fran’s granddaughter who attends Walla Walla Community College, spent her break from classes at the Joneses' homes. While here, she and Fran enjoyed the Colfax High School play “South Pacific”. On Wednesday, Bryan and Meg visited Bryan’s daughter Emelie in Spokane. Lucky and Joan Myrick hosted Thanksgiving day dinner for Di and Larry Brink and Kevin, Amber, Ashley, Kloey,...
St. John John Stelzer of Pine City has put out a plea that the American Legion #0179 of St. John is fading away. He said if this program is lost, no one will put flags on the graves to honor the fallen vets. Also, the Legion is the honor guard and flag bearers at parades. He stressed that the Legion does much more. Area veterans who would like to join the Legion are encouraged to contact Stelzer at Pine City or Tom Simpson at St. John. Eleanor Haines Winans was born Nov. 20 at 2:11 a.m., at six pounds to Russ and Kobi (Colyar) Winans, Simi...
Zoe Moser, Mary Ann Jacobs, Mackenzie Kimberling and Leah Bennett competed for the Distinguished Young Woman of Colton-Uniontown award Nov. 22. At the end of the “Welcome to Paris” themed program, Moser was awarded the medal and a $500 scholarship. She will compete at the state level. First alternate Jacobs received a $200 scholarship, and Mackenzie Kimberling was presented the “Spirit Award,” with a $100 scholarship. Emcee and Colton DYW Grace Druffel hosted the evening. Rising Stars Dance S...
These reports are from the previous two 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. JUVENILE BURGLARY SUSPECTS Colfax officers, acting on an anonymous tip, interviewed several juveniles who were implicated in a residential burglary in Colfax over the past week. During the investigation it was also learned that two of the juveniles had been involved in at least two break-ins of the Colfax High School and a motor vehicle theft...
Jonathon Gruber recently created a stir with his comments about Obamacare and “the stupidity of the American voter.” Gruber, an MIT economist, was one of the architects of the President’s health reform law. Recently, videotape surfaced of Gruber’s appearances over the past several years in which he described how the drafters of Obamacare used deception and manipulation to get the bill passed. In one venue, Gruber noted that because taxes were a hard sell politically, “This bill was written in a tortured way to make sure [the Congressi...
To think that President Barack Obama has taken the oath of office four times (through accidents of circumstance, twice each time he was elected). Taking the oath must have become such old hat that he stopped paying attention. The president is issuing an executive amnesty for illegal immigrants based on blatant contempt for the constitutional order that he is sworn to uphold. Where does Abraham Lincoln go to get his Bible back? There are many opponents of the president’s unilateral action, but few as eloquent as the president himself through t...
Now that Barack Obama, with his immigration executive order, has taken off the gloves and, in effect, raised that time-honored gesture of defiance to Republican “members of Congress who question my authority.” They are angrily throwing down their own gauntlets, basically saying that he and (to quote John Boehner) his “lawless” presidency are toast, with no chance they’ll deal with him. Don’t you believe it. We certainly can expect the GOP House and Senate to do their very best to make Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and Capitol Hil...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2010. As a world-renowned writer and social commentator, I’ve often stated that there are some notable differences between men and women. Thus far, no one has come forward to prove me wrong. Nor, frankly, has anyone thanked me for this observation, though I shudder to imagine what the world would be like if I hadn’t pointed it out. Let’s suppose for a moment that a man and a woman, both single, come down with the flu on the same day, with the same symptoms. If they each kept a...
Remembered I so enjoyed the update on Clarita Liddle. She was my 4th grade teacher over 50 years ago. She left quite an impression on me and had a huge impact on my yearning for knowledge over the years. I remember doing a small newspaper in her class that I eagerly embraced and just retired from the newspaper industry after over 40 years. She pointed me in the direction of the newspaper industry as did Jim Stack and Bill Wilmot when I grew up in Colfax. My life was very fruitful due to their efforts and passion for the industry. God Bless...
Steve Holberg, president of Hill-Ray Plaza, announced at a dinner party for the residents that the board of directors had voted to appoint Gary L. Young as the new general manager. President Holberg had previously served as both president and general manager. He felt, with their new growth, it was time to have a full time manager. Young started his new duties Nov. 1. Linda Greenhalgh continues her duties as office manager for Hill-Ray. Young graduated from Colfax High School and attended junior college. Following several years working in the...
The City of Tekoa has arranged to buy a brush truck surplused by the Whitman County Rural Fire District 1 at Tekoa for $1,500 and the exchange of the city’s 1994 Dodge maintenance truck. The brush truck will be converted by Tekoa’s Public Works department to be used for city maintenance. The purchase-exchange was approved by the city council Nov. 17....
Nobody knows for sure, but the protests and rioting in Ferguson, Missouri, might have been avoided by virtue of a simple little camera. Many police departments around the country are requiring their officers to wear cameras. Although the practice is relatively new, many violent incidents between police and civilians have been recorded. For years, civilian videos and dash board cameras have been used to record violent moments between law enforcement and the public. An example is the Rodney King episode. Few could square the violence of his...
