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MARTIN HALL JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITY NOTICE OF MEETINGS Notice is hereby given that the Executive Board of the Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility will meet at Medical Lake City Hall, 124 S Lefevre, Medical Lake, WA on the following dates at 10:00 a.m. for calendar year 2013. Thursday, January 24, 2013 Thursday, February 28, 2013 Thursday, March 28, 2013 Thursday, April 25, 2013 Thursday, May 23, 2013 Thursday, June 27, 2013 Thursday, July 25, 2013 Thursday, August 22, 2013 Thursday, September 26, 2013 Thursday, October 24, 2013...
A proposed truck bypass for the city of Tekoa has moved ahead with approval of a grant application for an economic and engineering study. At a public hearing Nov. 19 the city council voted to approve a CERB (Community Economic Revitalization Board) grant application for $51,200, which would require a 25 percent match from the town. Part of that 25 percent would include $1,200 which the city spent last summer for a truck-count study, done by J.U.B. Engineers of Spokane. The bypass project would... Full story
Thursday, Dec. 6 Palouse – 4:30 p.m. – Judi Gray and “less stuff Christmas” – Craft ornaments from jigsaw puzzle pieces, along with simple ideas for children to make using items found around the house. Friday, Dec 7 Colfax & Tekoa – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for preschoolers and parents every Friday. Saturday, Dec. 8 Albion – 2 p.m. – Storytime and Craft – Fun stories and craft projects every Saturday. Monday, Dec 10 Garfield – 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Teen Lid Craft – Teens are invited to make simple tin lid orna...
A new feature of Washington state’s Discover Pass will allow purchasers to choose the start date for the annual ticket to state parks and other recreational areas. The new “choose your date” option is available now to customers who buy the pass online at www.DiscoverPass.wa.gov or in-person from retailers who sell recreational licenses through the Washington Interactive Licensing Database (WILD) system. Retail vendor locations are listed on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife website: http://wdfw.wa.gov.licensing.vendors. At the time...
Dusty The Dusty B.B. Club will meet next week Thursday, Dec 13, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Parish Hall in Colfax at 9 a.m. to decorate for the B.B. Club Christmas party. Roll call will be favorite family Christmas food. Rita Ackerman is hostess. Friday, Dec. 14, the Christmas party will be open for arrivals at 6 p.m. Dinner will begin at 6:30. Members are asked to bring a hot dish and a choice of a salad or dessert. Santa will be there so bring a gift for each child and also a gift for the women’s exchange. Linda Hennigar attended the... Full story
Anita Aeschliman A memorial service for Anita (Hanita) Edna Aeschliman, 91, Colfax native who resided at Moscow for the past seven years, will be Saturday, Dec. 8, at Good Samaritan Village, in Moscow from 2 to 4 p.m. Mrs. Aeschlimen died Nov. 24, 2012, at Good Samaritan Village in Moscow. Born Oct. 19, 1921, in Colfax, to Gustav and Amelia Trauber Broweleit, she graduated from Colfax High School and moved to Long Beach, Calif., to stay with a friend and started a four-year correspondence with Ralph O. Aeschliman who was serving in the Navy. Af... Full story
COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Week of Dec. 10-14 Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Lasagna, green beans, tossed salad, garlic French bread, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Lasagna, green beans, tossed salad, garlic French bread, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday — Lasagna, green beans, tossed salad, garlic French bread, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Cook’s special pizza, corn, cottage cheese/fr... Full story
Christmas is always a busy time and very often we get too caught up in the hustle and bustle. But something as child-like and simple as a scene from “A Charlie Brown Christmas” can bring us back. It did me. Charlie Brown : “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about? Linus Van Pelt : “Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about. [moves toward the center of the stage]. Lights, please. That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.” (From “A Charlie Brown Christmas” quoting the Gospel According to Luke...
Jamie E. McDonald, author and director of the Emmy-award winning PBS series and book “New York Originals,” is looking for classic shops and manufacturers to feature in a similar nationwide PBS series. In particular, he is looking for old stores or shops, restaurants, bars or factories that are at least 40 years old and have a patina or classic feel to them. “I am especially interested in ones that are kind of off the map or not as well-known,” McDonald told the Pullman Chamber of Commerce. Proprietors on the Palouse who think their busines...
Shan Kelly and John Henry, Colfax members of Whitman County Association of Realtors, delivered baskets of goodies to members of the Colfax Police, Colfax Fire Department and Whitman County Sheriff’s office Nov. 30. It is an annual practice by the group and their affiliates to show appreciation for the area’s first responders. Participating entities included Colfax Security, Team Washington, Pioneer Title and Kincaid Real Estate. Goodies included homemade sweet rolls, cookies and more....
Heather Dixon, Pullman, crocheted a scarf Saturday morning during the Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. She was among artists that displayed and sold their wares on the three floors of the barn during the weekend. Other artists displayed pottery, jewelry, paintings, photos, glassware and quilted items. A holiday open house is scheduled at the barn this weekend and the barn will be open every day until Dec. 23. Will Godfrey, author of ‘Seasons of the Steelhead,’ ties steelhead flies and talks about his new book at the Dahmen Barn. He...
All the Pages will be at Tekoa The Pages of Harmony concert, set for Tekoa’s Empire Theatre Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m. will include the full ensemble. The group this week confirmed the number of performers who will participate. The organization has entertained in and around the Spokane area for more than 50 years with classic numbers, gospel songs and arrangements of newer pieces. This will be the Pages of Harmony’s first visit to the Empire. Concert admission will be $12 for adults, $5 for students, and ages 12 & under are free with acc... Full story
Meet Corriene Liotta and Beth Condon Corriene Liotta and her daughter, Beth Condon, have agreed to share some heritage recipes from the talented cooks in their family. Corriene is the daughter of Lue and Anna Harter Hofer, and her older siblings were Irene Morton, a dietitian, and Charles Hofer, a local farmer who loved to cook. Corriene grew up on the Hofer farm east of Colfax, and she attended Washington State College for three years in home economics. She married Robert Thompson in February of 1947, whom she met through her sister and...
Lacrosse Santa will make his annual visit at the Teapot Cafe Saturday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Juice and muffins will be served to the children and eight drawings for gifts will be on the agenda. Four of the gifts will be for girls and four for boys. Free pictures of youngsters with Santa will be taken. Santa’s visit is sponsored by the LaCrosse Business Association. The Teapot is now closed, but it will be open for Santa and his fans. The winter concert for LaCrosse students will be Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. in the LHS Pit. Name of the musical will be “T...
Local organizations are helping to make the holiday season brighter and welcome donations. Most report that, because of the economy, there’s more of a demand for their services. Either gifts or cash donations are welcome. Friends of the Library President Wanda Alderman, left, and Sheri Miller, library youth services manager, right, add more children’s books to the box at the library. Firefighter’s Toy Box The Firefighter’s Toy Box Drive serves the children of Colfax and greater Whitman County. According to retired Volunteer Fire Chief Jim Krous... Full story
On Saturday morning, 50 volunteers gathered 1,800 pounds of food throughout Colfax for the second annual Palouse Cares Food Drive. Whitney Mueller, left, event organizer, greets volunteers Saturday in Colfax as Chamber of Commerce Secretary Kathy Clark, center, signed in volunteers at the Palouse Cares Food Drive Saturday morning at Rosauers. About 50 people gathered food for the drive. Santa showed up to cheer on the volunteers and gave candy canes to boys and girls as volunteers met in the Rosauers parking lot. Whitney Mueller, who helped...
The attorney for Michael A. Assenberg, who was arrested in May of 2011 after drug task force officers conducted a warrant search of his Colfax residence, has submitted a list of witnesses the defense plans to call in the upcoming trial. Also, a motion to drop the charges, based on an argument Assenberg was operating under provisions of the state medical marijuana law, has been filed. The witness list filed by Attorney Douglas Phelps of Spokane said former Colfax Police Chief Bill Hickman will be called to testify on what was described as the de...
Whitman County Auditor Eunice Coker said she expects “business as usual” as the new law allowing same sex marriages becomes the law of the state today, Dec. 6. Referendum 74 was approved by Washington voters in the November general election. At a news conference Monday morning in the county commissioners’ chambers, Coker said she prefers the term “same gender” instead of “same sex.” In Whitman County, Referendum 74 received a 50.56 approval rate, 8,485 to 8,300 in the last election county. The measure was under the 50 percent mark in the e...
Setting sun warms an outlying house west of Washtucna Sunday afternoon, Dec. 2....
MARRIAGE LICENSE APPLICATIONS Thomas Joseph Karsky, 61, Langdon, N.D., and Jill Felice Jasienski, 55, Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 16. Michael James Elliott, 42, Everett, and Deanna Lee Stiles, 44, Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 20. Michael Stephen Gerlitz, 22, Colfax, and Taradawn Elizabeth Swagel, 18, Spokane, Nov. 20. Mathew Gordon Piekar, 28, Aberdeen, and Faith Ariel Topliff, 21, Twin Falls, Idaho, Nov. 26. WHITMAN COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS Steve Maki, Dusty, pole building, $22,500, Nov. 13. Clearwater Propane, Port of Wilma, pole building, $30,000, Nov....
Beau St. John earns EW-NI slot Beau St. John, a seventh grader at Rosalia Middle School, was selected from tryouts to participate on the Eastern Washington/North Idaho All-Star Football Team. Beau was a football player in the Spokane Youth Sports Association League last fall and was nominated by league coaches. He is the son of David and Cathy St. John. The team will be playing two games this weekend in Portland area against all-star teams from Oregon and the Seattle area in the regional FBU national championship. If they win in Portland, they... Full story
Sheriff’s Deputy Bryce Nebe Friday morning responded to a report of a wrecked SUV along the Glenwood Road east of Colfax. The Ford Explorer had apparently been in a rollover accident along the grade about one-half mile north of the Glenwood Bridge which crosses the North Fork of the Palouse River. The wrecked car, which was unoccupied, was reported by a crew member of the county public works department....
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. CITY GENERAL FUND IN BLACK City Treasurer Mark Clinton reported to the city council Monday night that the city’s general fund budget is now $9,086 in the black for next year. In the preliminary budget report at the previous meeting, the treasurer reported the general fund budget was $76,393 in the red. Mayor Todd Vanek credited city d... Full story
Oakesdale and Colton officials plan to replace sidewalks next year with funds provided through the state’s Transportation Improvement Board. The two projects were among the top nine rated by the T.I.B. to receive available funds under its Small City Sidewalk Program. The Colfax Third Street and Clay Street sidewalk program reported here two weeks ago, topped the list of nine. The nine projects were among 24 east side projects submitted to the program with a total cost placed at $1.42 million. T... Full story
There are at least three thinking Republicans in our Congress. My hat is off to senators Chamblis of Georgia, Graham of South Carolina; and McCain of Arizona plus Rep. Peter King of New York. They are ripping up that horrid pledge to Grover Norquist to never raise taxes. Our Rep., McMorris Rodgers, is a sheep who follows Norquist to his feeding trough. Norquist has held the Republican Party hostage for several years and pays himself $200,000 per year salary from his non-profit organization. The IRS needs to check this out. Wake up farmers and... Full story
