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Christmas is in just a few days. Have you been naughty or nice? Elaine Burns, Colfax “Nice.” Yeah, what did you do? “I went to visit a sick aunt that was passing away. I visited with the family and took them food.” Michael Williams, Colfax “Half and half. Why lie?” What did you do to be naughty and nice? “I helped my family a lot. I’d rather not say the naughty part. Mostly just hunting and fishing too much!” Ben Bonfield, Lewiston “Nice, of course.” What have you done that makes you so nice? “I don’t know. What things haven’t I done to...
Even as they struggle to meet the terms of a contract negotiated with the Whitman County Deputies Association, county commissioners Monday renewed their relationship with G. Andrew Hunt and Associates, a Spokane firm the county employs in contract negotiations. The one-year deal pays the Hunt firm $70 per hour for the first 145 hours of negotiating, research and travel and $75 per hour beyond the 1imit. “I think they’ve done an excellent job,” Commissioner Greg Partch commented on the firm’s previous work. The Hunt firm is currently bargain...
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 gets 200 hour gift Colfax City Council Dec. 21 received a gift certificate for 200 hours of labor from the Rev. Bill and Bobbi Reynolds of Colfax Assembly Church. The gift was from the Faith in Action project of the church which last year did extensive volunteer work in Colfax parks. Bill Reynolds said the city could determine how to use...
Retiring Whitman Hospital administrator Jon Davis hugs Audie Guidi, dietary manager, at his retirement party at the hospital Dec. 18. Davis served as administrator for seven years. Taking his place is Dave Womack, an administrator from Greenville, Ill. Davis will be on call with the hospital until Dec. 31, when he officially retires. The party featured a scrapbook, refreshments and presents for Davis.... Full story
Pill Splitting: When it’s safe, and when it isn’t Savings and Safety The reason pill splitting is such a cost cutter is because of a quirk in the way drugs are manufactured and priced. A pill that’s twice as strong as another may not be twice the price. In fact, it’s usually about the same price. So, buying a double-strength dose and cutting it in half may allow you to get two months worth of medicine for the price of one. But is it safe? As long as your doctor agrees that splitting your pills is OK for you, you learn how to do it properl... Full story
8 years ago Jan. 2, 1884 Walla Walla and Spokane Falls are struggling for metropolitan supremacy of eastern Washington, so say their newspapers. Go in lemons and get squeezed, but keep your weather eye on Colfax. One or two of our contemporaries have already reached us printed on a half sheet. Others will follow suit if the blockade is not broken soon. The Gazette has just enough paper for one more issue, but we hope a supply en route from Minneapolis will reach us in time to prevent embarrassment. The Gazette has never yet appeared on the... Full story
BOOKMARK Whitman County Library will close Dec. 24-25, Dec. 31 at 3 p.m. and Jan. 1. The Web site and all book drops will be available for requesting and returning items. Storytime will not be held on Dec. 24 or 31 due to library closures. Storytime resumes on Thursday Jan. 7, with Baby Time at 10:10, Toddler Time 10:30-11 and Preschool Time from 11:00-11:30. Friday Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 Play and Learn is also cancelled due to library closures. Play and Learn returns on Jan. 8 from 10-11:30 for children of all ages and their parents, grandparents...
TRIVIA TEST 1. ANCIENT WORLD: What Greek mathematician came up with the principle of a lever? 2. MOVIES: In what city does a large part of “Interview with the Vampire” take place? 3. LITERATURE: What is meant by an epistolary novel? 4. U.S. STATES: What is Alaska’s motto? 5. TELEVISION: In what show was the alien race known as The Borg introduced? 6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: How many whiskers does the average cat have? 7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Where is the United States Naval Academy located? 8 HISTORY: In what year did the United States enter World War I...
Yakima Canutt book relates wrangler days A new book about Yakima Canutt, Penawawa area native who earned fame as a national rodeo champion and went on to a career as a Hollywood stunt director, has been released. Titled “My Rodeo Years,” the book was published by McFarland & Co., in Jefferson, N.C. It is based on Canutt’s recollections of his years as a cowboy competitor which were told to John Crawford, retired Hollywood actor and writer who originated the Codger Bowl in Colfax. Crawford, who now resides in Newbury Park, Calif., condu...
Light: We don’t really understand just how important light is until we don’t have it. Even at night, it is never totally dark for us. We even try to escape light sometimes so that we can better see the stars, and it’s very hard to do, even around here. There are lights and light residue everywhere ... until the electricity goes out – at night – and then we get a glimmer of how important light was to our ancestors. For us darkness is rarely completely dark, it is merely an absence of light. To them, darkness was more than the absence of light,...
Gilkey, Wyatt Lee, born Dec. 8, 2009, at nine pounds, to Jami Schneider and Thad Gilkey of Moscow. Gouge, Izabella Renee, born Dec. 8, 2009, at six pounds, two ounces, to Heather Gouge of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Brett Line, Albion. Maternal grandparents are Michelle and Jeremy Kappler, Moscow. Nebe, Colton Lawrence, born Dec. 10, 2009, at seven pounds, 13 ounces, to Bryce and Nanette Nebe of Colfax. Paternal grandparents are Joseph Nebe, Donna Nebe, Christine Nebe, Wellington, Nev. Maternal grandparents are Art and Jan Hasfurther,...
Julie and I are delighted about this new chapter in our lives and look forward to sharing it with you. We plan to be very involved with hospital and community activities. Right now, we are unpacking a seemingly huge number of boxes and settling into our new house. Everyone has provided a warm welcome and we feel right at home. My plan for the near term is to learn as much as I can from Jon Davis as he retires. Jon has been a pillar of genuine leadership for the hospital and community. His contributions have been felt throughout the region and...
Dusty One Dusty family traveled Dec. 20 to the Tucannon campground for Christmas trees. Luke, Jennifer, Myshala and Quincy Morris, Keith and Sally Morris and Bridgett and Chad Hocutt and Hope and Miriam of Spokane, went to the Tucannon campground to cut three Christmas trees. Myshala cut the tree for her family by herself. They also roasted marshmallows and hot dogs. Saturday, Luke, Jennifer, Myshala and Quincy Morris were guests of Jennifer’s father and his wife, Larry and Racquel Lewis, for dinner at their home in Lewiston. They were j...
Garfield /Palouse singers directed by Rebecca Hemphill performed at the U of I Holiday Jazz Concert at the Moscow Middle School field house. The concert was under the direction of the UI’s Dan Bukvich.... Full story
Garfield-Palouse Middle School choir members and grade school students put on Santa hats and went “get well” caroling in Palouse Dec. 18, bringing holiday cheer and best wishes for a speedy recovery to Palouse resident Amy Hoffman. Her daughters, Sierra and Ariel, both students at GPMS, joined in the singing, and the weather cooperated to make the outdoor performance possible. Becky Hemphill directed the singers....
COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Week of Dec. 28, 2009-Jan. 1, 2010 Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Special Clam Chowder, tortilla rollups, vegetable plate, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Home style roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, hot mixed veggies, salad, dinner roll, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Federated Church: Wednesday — Special Clam Chowder, tortilla rollups, vegetable plate, dessert, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Tuna salad on bun wit...
Oakesdale The annual Casey Lawson Memorial Alumni Game is a great time for all the Nighthawk Alums to get together again and remember Lawson. The games will take place in Oakesdale Saturday, Dec. 26, at 5 p.m. for the women’s game and 6:30 p.m. for the men. Format will be older grads vs. recent grads. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. All proceeds will go to the Nighthawk Alumni Athletic Scholarship. Raffle items include Nike Golf Clubs, Nike Luggage bags, Backpacks, and duffel bags. Women’s roster will include Heidi Cri...
Lamont Diane Cook returned home Tuesday after spending three days in Norfolk, Va., as guest of her brother and sister-in-law, Ed and Ilene Dickinson. She then flew to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where she met up with Allen’s cousins and husbands, Donna (Cook) and Don Harbaugh, Missoula, Mont., Paula Cook, Nancy (Cook) and Dave Klotz, Tacoma and Shirley (Cook) and Larry Benson, Vancouver. They went for a 10-day cruise to the Caribbean Islands of St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin and Barbados. Diane reported a wonderful, fun-filled time w...
—Ryan Ithomitis photo La Rena Ann Claassen, daughter of Darrel and La Rae Claassen, Dusty, and Daniel Dale Draper, Elberton, son of Scott and Laura Draper, Elberton, and Ernest and K. Elizabeth Marsh will be married Dec. 31, 2009, at Onecho Bible Church. La Rena is a 2001 graduate of Colfax High School. She has a Washington State University degree in agricultural education, received in 2005. She teaches agricultural education at Washtucna. Daniel graduated from Colfax High School in 2001 and from the University of Wyoming in 2005 with a d... Full story
In 1998, Linda Marler and her husband, Martin, were invited to a meeting for the Whitman Hospital Foundation. The foundation was looking for people interested in helping reach its goal of securing a rainy day fund for the hospital. Linda, during her life, had already seen the hospital turn around from a struggling entity to a successful establishment. “If we wanted to keep that going, we needed people to get involved,” she said. Now the president of the Hospital Foundation, Linda is looking forward to the 20th anniversary foundation dinner and... Full story
Applications are being accepted through Jan. 12 for the 2010 WSU Master Gardener Class. Master Gardeners are trained community volunteers who provide science-based information on horticulture and environmentally sound gardening practices. Classes will be Tuesdays, 1 to 4 p.m., Jan. 19 through April 27 at the Clarkston Campus of Walla Walla Community College. A few of the classes may be at WSU or U of I, or at local nurseries. Presenters will be WSU and U of I faculty and local horticultural experts. Course topics will include basic botany,...
Colfax High School grad Hal (Babe) Lyons was included in a feature series of World War II veterans which is running in the Desert Sun at Palm Springs, Calif., through the end of the year. Lyons, who scored the lone touchdown in the Colfax-St. John Codger Bowl game in 1988, now resides in La Quinta, Calif. Lyons graduated from Colfax High School with the class of 1941 and enlisted in 1942 with other members of his class. He later trained to be a pilot and served in the 93rd Bomb Group of the Army Air Corps. Lyons flew B-25 Mitchell bombers, B-17...
Rosalia JC Johnson, Mattie and Lynsey Eberle, Maddie and Shana Johnson went caroling and distributing cookies to spread the Christmas spirit in Rosalia. Gazette correspondent Janice Pittmann, chairman of the Rosalia Christmas lighting contest, announced the winners for the annual Christmas Lighting contest this week. The out-of-area judges required time and study to view the many beautiful displays. The top three overall winners will receive gift baskets from local businesses. All other winners...
Colfax led the way in a regional increase in pumping groundwater from the aquifers beneath the Palouse during the irrigation season. Pumping figures were reported for Colfax, Palouse, Moscow, Pullman, the University of Idaho and Washington State University. All pumping entities used 1.7 percent more water in 2009. Data came from pumping records of April through September, typically the highest irrigation months of the year. A report was given at a meeting of the Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee Friday. PBAC director Steve Robischon said the... Full story
