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Real estate sales Richard C. Cofer, Pullman, to George Ball, Pullman, house on NE Colorado Street in Pullman, $171,407.55, Nov. 27. Justine C. and Brittany L. Tolleson, Pullman, to Gabrielle Pastenkos, Colfax, house on NW Windus Street in Pullman, $132,000, Nov. 27. Brian A. and Melissa M. Lacey-Smith, Butte, Mont., to Donald D. Ogburn, Pullman, house on SW Lost Trail Drive in Pullman, $182,500, Dec. 2. Hayden Homes LLC, Redmond, to Ryan F. and Katrina Volant, Pullman, house on SW Big Sky Court in Pullman, $269,996, Dec. 4. Zachary R. and...
The National Lentil Festival is seeking art submissions for the 2014 commemorative poster. The artwork will be used for all festival merchandise and advertising for the 2014 event. The selected artist will receive $1,500 as compensation. The deadline for artwork submission is Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, to the Lentil Festival office, 415 N. Grand Ave., Pullman, WA 99163. For more information, contact the National Lentil Festival Director, Alexandria Anderson, events@pullmanchamber. com.... Full story
Whitman County Gazette, Dec. 12, 20132 AT PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL Calderon, Elijah William, was born Nov. 25 at six pounds, nine ounces, to Jessie Roe and Jake Calderon of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Angie Willis of Kennewick and Carlos Calderon of Boise, Idaho. Maternal grandparents are Nancy and Bill Roe, Richland. Earl, Brady Allen, was born Nov. 26 at eight pounds to Kim Rice and Dean Earl of Lewiston, Idaho. Paternal grandparents are Debbie Scharnhorst of Clarkston and Arthur Earl of Lewiston. Maternal grandparents are Sheryl Gran...
At Colfax Schools: Monday: Beef dippers, rice, caesar salad, fruit, pudding Tuesday: Biscuit & gravy, egg patty, tater sticks, fruit, juice Wednesday: Mac & cheese, smokies, bread stick, green beans, fruit Thursday: Hot dog, chili, fries, cole slaw, fruit Friday: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, fruit, crackers, cookie At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, country gravy, bread sticks, cooked carrots, apple slices, peaches Tuesday: Super nachos, taco meat, tomatoes, salsa, refried beans, cheese sauce, tortilla... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner Dec. 14, 1888 C.O. Browder has recovered from his attack of varioloid and will be dismissed from the pest home and given his freedom Saturday evening or Sunday morning. Health Officer Boswell informs the Commoner that no danger need be apprehended at Mr. Browder’s appearance on the streets as every spark of the disease has disappeared. The pest house and everything thereabouts will be thoroughly fumigated with disinfectants. We feel confident that this is the last of the smallpox scare in Colfax and so do the p...
Thursday, Dec. 12 Tekoa – 3:30 p.m. – Kid’s Club – After school fun with snacks and craft projects. Rosalia – 4 to 6 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. Farmington – 7 p.m. – Mom’s Night Out – Create a craft and enjoy yummy treats! Friday, Dec. 13 Colfax – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for toddlers, preschoolers and parents every Friday. Endicott – 10 a.m. – Storyt...
Rosalia The Rosalia Chamber of Commerce announced the 2013 Rosalia holiday decorating contest at their December meeting. “We look forward to this annual event and hope many homes and businesses will again participate,” said Janice Pittmann, coordinator of the contest. Winners will be announced Dec. 23. The decorating categories include businesses, homes and block displays. Judges will be selected from out of the area and judging will be completed by Dec. 21. Rosalia Lions Club is now taking lis... Full story
Author, illustrator slated at Dahmen Both the author and illustrator of the children’s book “‘Twas the Night Before Round-Up” will sign copies of the book Saturday, Dec. 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown. A craft will be offered to children during this time. The book may be purchased in the Barn’s gift shop. This event is part of the holiday open house at the barn from Dec. 12 -15. Author Nancy Attebury has 16 children’s books to her credit including, “‘Twas the Night Before Round-Up” and “Out and About at the United States Mint....
Hadley Hudkins is more interested in her first candy cane than talking to Mrs. Claus. The Rosalia Holiday Market Dec. 7 at the community center was deemed a successful event in spite of the cold weather. A variety of items were available to all the holiday shoppers. Lilly Hattenburg smiles for a photo while sitting on Santa’s knee at the Budding Rose Art Gallery during Rosalia’s holiday celebration Saturday....
Air Force Airman Joshua T. Hudson, a 2012 graduate of St. John-Endicott High School, has completed basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio at Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program. Hudson is the son of Bradley and Lisa Hudson of St. John.... Full story
A crowd turned out for last Wednesday’s Hospice Tree of Lights ceremony to honor deceased friends and loved ones. The tree bearing names is on display on the main floor of the Colfax Library. Candle lighters from the left, are Pauline Gebhardt, Lorraine Fulfs, Myrna Teade, Sue Hallett, Peggy Byran and Jane Eberle.... Full story
St. John Despite the wind and a high of three degrees, the St. John Winterfest still went on. The fire station was full of crafts and vendors selling everything from sassy sauce, homemade pickles, wreathes and much more. There was a poker walk with Lloyd DeChenne as top winner. A swag contest at Moments Spa brought entries from 15 of the businesses in St. John. Jessiann Loomis, who works for ICMC, took first place. The entries were all raffled off at the Winterfest dinner Sunday night. The Denton building was full of bingo players with the top...
Dusty The Dusty BB Club annual Christmas dinner and celebration will take place this Friday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church parish hall in Colfax. Bring a dessert, salad or hot dish, presents for your children and spouse and another for the BB Club gift exchange. Santa and Rudolph are scheduled to make an appearance. Art and Colene Sager drove to Moses Lake last Saturday to attend the Flying Farmers Christmas dinner at the home of Jerry and Nina Richardson. Over the weekend, Harmon and Jan Smith were in Yakima to a... Full story
Andrea Rose Rasmussen of Libby, Mont., will be wed to Travis Clayton Mallett, son of Clay and Kristi Mallett of Pullman and grandson of Elinor Huber of Colfax. Andrea is employed by A Plus Healthcare/Child Development Center in Libby. Travis, a graduate of WSU, is employed as an associate hardware engineer at Schweitzer Engineering. A January wedding is planned in Libby. They will make their home in Pullman....
Diane White was having a busy morning, making coffee drinks, greeting customers and being inspected by the county health department. She was pleased that it all went smoothly in Welcome Home, her shop that has a friendly, artsy vibe. Diane and David White recently celebrated their 29th anniversary. Diane “fell in love with a farmer right out of high school,” and moved to St. John after they married. They have five children. It was a little bit of culture shock for a girl who moved to Spo...
Brianna Camp, 4, wasn’t quite sure about sitting on Santa’s lap, but soon warmed up to the Jolly Old Elf. She was the first child to visit Santa when he stopped in LaCrosse on Saturday morning. After Santa touched Brianna’s nose, Brianna decided to see if Santa was real and touched his nose.... Full story
Chase Bank in Colfax will now offer its basement meeting room free for public use. Branch manager Jeffrey Mackey said the basement meeting area has been remodeled and can now seat about 40 people. The room can be reserved for use during banking hours or during non-banking hours by appointment. Part of the refurbishing included removal of storage vaults which were in the basement. Mackey suggests the room uses could be for bridal or baby showers, club meetings or receptions. For more information, contact Mackey at the bank....
A drive up clear, dry Highway 195 at 9:30 in the morning Nov. 15 ended with Gerald Wickard’s wife dead. A trip on Highway 26 on a quiet, warm May 30 at 7 a.m. ended with Jamie Ohl upside down in her Ford Escape in a ditch she doesn’t remember. Two weeks ago, after a 35-day hospital stay in Spokane and further recovery, Ohl and her parents who live in Richland went to LaCrosse and Colfax to thank the EMTs. There was no other traffic in those moments May 30. There was Nov. 15. Wickard, 57, dri...
A hosted breakfast will be prepared by the Top Notch Café for a meeting of the Palouse Direct Seeders Dec. 18 at the Colfax Methodist Church at 7 a.m. Featured speakers are Rob Dewald of Ritzville discussing his direct seed system, and Dr. Frank Young of the USDA-Agricultural Research Service discussing fallow management using a stripper header to retain more residue for earlier seeding in chem fallow. The meeting will adjourn at 9 a.m. Certified Crop Advisor credits have been applied for, and anyone is invited to attend. For more information...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2009. Thanks to Facebook, I now have 202 friends, many of whom I’ve never met. I can keep track of their movements throughout the day, providing support and counsel when needed. I’m scratching my leg, John writes at 9:49. Good job, John, I encourage back, but don’t use an electric sander! I have never met John, but he wanted to be my friend, and who can’t use more friends? So I agreed to “friend” him, though I stopped short of befriending him. He’s very considerate, al...
Two points I just read your editorial regarding internet sales. Two points to add to this: 1. Let’s not forget that the internet enables rural merchants to expand their marketplace beyond their sparsely populated local market in a way not possible cost efficiently previously. 2. Let’s not forget that the internet enables the start-up of small businesses in rural areas, with fiber optic connection now possible, in home offices which was once not possible. Both of the above mean an increase in revenue and in increase in small business, with a d...
THE TIME HAS COME. After 48 years of writing this column, I have decided it’s time to pack it in. Thanks to the trend on the part of the public to computer news rather than newspapers, I have only a handful of customers left although at one time the combined circulation of the papers that bought the column was larger than the circulation of the Seattle Times. True, I lost a few who disagreed with my opinions which tend to be conservative, but I never was an out and out Republican. I merely acknowledged that I believed more in the Republican p...
Have you heard of the Ethanol Shuffle? One step forward, two steps back. Actually, it’s not a dance; it’s part of California’s clean energy policy — a program our governor wants to emulate. Gov. Inslee recently signed a pact with California, Oregon and British Columbia pledging to support cap-and-trade, carbon taxes and low-carbon fuel standards as part of his climate change agenda. Why should you care? Because you will be paying the bill. The governor’s own consultants estimate that his low-carbon fuel regulations will increase gasoline... Full story
Nelson Mandella is dead. He died in his home at the age of 95. Everyone knew he was close to death, but when it finally took him, the world reacted with sadness, respect and love. Millions, from the rich and powerful to the dispossessed, are mourning him. Mandella was not always revered. He was labeled a terrorist by many governments and had been imprisoned for 27 years in his own country of South Africa. He kept as friends some who did not share his love of liberty. His long fight to end apartheid gradually earned support around the world and...
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. TOP CITY CANDIDATE TO VISIT Michael Patterson, now city manager of Florence, Colo., has been scheduled for interviews here Dec. 19 as the lead candidate for the Colfax City Administrator’s position. Mayor Todd Vanek said the selection committee which reviewed the list of finalists for the Colfax position found Patterson to be most qualified for...
