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With the generous support of the City of Tekoa and the Friends of the Library, Tekoa’s library now has four computer work stations and two wireless stations available to the public. Third Thursday Kids Craft Club at their December session made snow-globes and consumed cupcakes. Next session will be Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. Celesta St. John has made a generous donation of books that are popular with the youth of Whitman County. Tekoa Library hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 1:30 to 6 p.m. and Thursdays, 10 to 4....
Colfax city council members Monday night approved year-end additions to the 2011 budget to cover unanticipated expenses during the year. City Treasurer Mark Clinton said purchases made by the police department, some of them required by the hiring of new officers, added costs to the police budget. He added some of the costs reverted to the city after a federal grant program ceased. Among the expenses were $1,654 for bullet proof vests and $1,119 for handguns. The city also had to amend the budget to accommodate purchase of a $3,829 new vacuum...
It is pruned to be sharp and crinkly. This time of year, halls are decked with it around the world. But where does holly come from? For a Colfax man, he knows just where it comes from and how it is grown. Mike Reuter grew up on a holly farm on Vashon Island in Puget Sound. On five acres of the island, Reuter’s parents grew holly and made wreaths every Christmas season. Reuter’s mother Helen turned 100 this October at the Courtyard in Colfax. The Reuters grew what is called English blue stem hol...
Douglas K. Fisher, 58, was arrested Dec. 20 by Colfax police after an investigation of reports of burglary of condominium units at Hill-Ray Plaza in Colfax. Officer Bryce Nebe said Fisher had been living at Hill-Ray. He was booked into jail on three probable charges of residential burglary and one probable charge of illegal possession of a firearm. According to the investigation report filed with the court, Fisher was discovered in one of the units by the daughter of the owner who had come to visit her father who is now living at Whitman...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Keith C. Armstrong, 21, and Rayla M. Cooke, 22, both Moscow, Dec. 23. Chase N. Williams, 22, and Whitney D. Ehlert, 22, both Pullman, Dec. 23. Manuel Garcia-Perez, 39, and Luz Daniela Bermudez-Aguirue, 34, both Pullman, Dec. 19. REAL ESTATE SALES Phillip L. Senger to Mary F. Lopes and Donald R. Lopes, house on SW Fountain Street, Pullman, $262,000, July 27. Edward R. and Chris L. Winterbottom to Michael W. and Pamela M. Eskridge, house on Campus View Drive, Pullman, $405,000, July 27. Federal National Mortgage Association to...
These reports are from the previous three 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. CRASH KNOCKS OUT POWER Residents in the south end of Colfax and along Highway 195 reported power outages Friday afternoon following a one-car accident on Highway 195 which involved a power box about three miles south of Colfax. The box was hit by a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Aaron J. Colyar, 32, Colfax. He was unhurt in the accident....
Washington is one of only 10 states that effectively prohibit low-income parents from choosing where their children go to school.The battle lines over alternatives such as charter public schools or school vouchers have been sharply drawn in our state. Supporters say the issue is choice; that education is the key to a child’s future and parents, particularly low-income parents‚ should be able to send their children to the best possible schools. Opponents argue that alternatives to traditional public schools drain crucial revenue and leave beh...
4 was the year of earthquakes. There were real temblors, of course, but also economic and political quakes. The aftershocks are not over. As for the real ones, a 7.4 quake struck Chile on January 2. In March, a devastating 9.0 quake slammed Japan which caused a tsunami that overwhelmed the country’s northwest coast. Nearly 20,000 were killed in the combined disasters. The tsunami damaged nuclear reactors in Fukushima Prefecture causing the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. A 5.8 magnitude quake damaged the National Cathedral and the W...
I DON’T put a Christmas tree up any more so I didn’t have to worry this year about hearing a cat throw up under it. I’m also down to only one cat, Pimp (formally, The Scarlet Pimpemel, for her talent in disappearing at the arrival of strangers). When I had lots of cats, I even made it a point when we re-rugged the living room to pick a pattern we thought would be barf proof, both in color and texture. You have to think like that when you have eight cats and two dogs My tree in those days was usually 12 feet wide at the bottom and took a week...
ART University of Idaho’s Prichard Gallery will feature the College of Art & Architecture faculty exhibit Dec. 9 to Jan. 22 Gallery hours are 10 to 8 Tuesday through Saturday and 10 to 6 on Sundays. The gallery is in the 400 block of S. Main in Moscow....
1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which youth group’s slogan is “Learn by doing”? 2. TELEVISION: Who was the German commandant of Stalag 13 in TV’s “Hogan’s Heroes”? 3. U.S. GOVERNMENT: Which state did Harry Byrd represent in the U.S. Senate for 32 years? 4. INVENTORS: Who was the inventor of the first practical process of photography? 5. MYTHOLOGY: Who was the Greek goddess Persephone? 6. HISTORY: What did Jack Ruby, who killed JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, do for a living? 7. SPORTS: When was the Stanley Cup first awarded? 8. THEATER: Tennessee Wil...
1. Name the four N.L. pitchers to win the Cy Young Award in consecutive years. 2. It took just 1,303 innings for pitcher Kerry Wood to record 1,500 career strikeouts. Who held the mark for fewest innings to reach that mark before Wood? 3. Who holds the NFL record for most TD passes caught in a season? 4. Three No. 11 seeds have advanced to the NCAA Final Four in men’s basketball. Name two of them. 5. True or false: Until the 2010-11 NHL campaign, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Los Angeles Kings had never gone to the playoffs in the same s...
Colton senior quarterback Josh Straughan was named Washington 1B Player of the Year in the Seattle Times all-state selections. For his senior season, Straughan scored 60 touchdowns. He hit 232 passes with 41 going for scores. Straughan, who concluded a four-year career as Colton QB, scored 141 TDs in his high school career. He completed 662 passes with 114 going for TDs. The Seattle Times selects an all-state team made up of players from all divisions. Team slots normally go to top players in the state 4A and 3A divisions. Quarterback for the...
LaCrosse/Washtucna boys capped the pre-holiday season last Wednesday, Dec. 21, with a 51-60 loss to Tri-Cities Prep’s two-man show in Pasco. Jameson Pederson and Evan Whitesett put up 20 points each for the Jaguars, who used a quick first quarter to stake the lead. Tigercat Jed Zimmer heated up in the second quarter on his way to a team-high 15 points, but the ‘cats could not close the gap. Alec Fleming chipped in 12 for LW. The Tigercats are booked at the Dayton tournament Thursday and Friday. The Spartan Holiday Classic started Wednesday at R...
St. John/Endicott wrestlers logged three stops before the holiday break. The Eagles home meet, which was set for Friday, was called off because of a lack of entrants. They planned to compete in the Pullman meet Wednesday. Coach Gary Newton said the Eagle grapplers need to learn how to finish out a match with a win. Many times in the early meets the Eagles have stacked early leads, but wind up taking a loss because of mistakes in the latter part of a match. At Springdale Dec. 17 113-Rowdy Brown pinned by Cain Feltwell-Lib, lst; pinned by...
Colfax boys and girls basketball teams will depart for Yakima early today, Thursday, to play in the SunDome Shootout. Colfax boys are scheduled to play Columbia of Burbank today at 1:30 p.m. and Ridgefield Friday at noon. The boys will take a 6-0 record into the dome. Colfax girls, now 3-3, are slated to play Granger at 7 p.m. tonight and Woodland Friday at 1:30. The Colfax teams have been practicing at Jennings gyms during the Christmas break because the high school gym underwent a resurfacing job which began after the Dec. 20 league home...
The Colfax school board Tuesday night approved a resolution to place a two-year levy proposal before district voters on the Feb. 14 ballot. The district will ask voters to approve a $1.2 million maintenance and operations levy for 2013 and another $1.25 million for 2014. The proposal compares to the previous two-year levy of $950,000 and $970,000 which was approved by voters in a second round levy election in April of 2010. The 2011-12 levy was approved after voters rejected a $1.3 million...
THURSDAY USDA approved Monsanto’s genetically engineered, drought resistant corn after reviewing environmental and risk assessments, public comments and research data. Italy’s Senate approved an emergency austerity budget aimed at addressing the nation’s massive debt in the 33 billion euro budget that was rushed through Parliament by Prime Minister Mario Monti. A wave of bombings killed at least 72 people in Baghdad just days after U.S. troops left the country. The attacks were the first since Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government was engulfed...
The History Channel • On Jan. 9, 1493, Christopher Columbus, sailing near the Dominican Republic, sees three “mermaids” and describes them as “not half as beautiful as they are painted.” They were in reality manatees. Mythical mermaids have existed in seafaring cultures since the time of the ancient Greeks. • On Jan. 14, 1639, in Hartford, Conn., the first constitution in the American colonies, the “Fundamental Orders,” is adopted. The Fundamental Orders declared that “the foundation of authority is in the free consent of the people.” • On Jan...
A one-percent increase in property tax revenue was part of the budget approved Tuesday morning by Whitman County commissioners. The county opted to add the one percent increase in tax revenue which is allowed in the state. The one percent gain in tax revenue for the county comes out to a one cent hike in the general county levy; from $1.50 per $1,000 to $1.51. “We need the money to pay the bills. Gary needs the money to balance the budget,” Assessor Joe Reynolds told commissioners in recommending they increase property tax revenue by one per...
Two cats in Albion might soon be under suspicion when a new state law takes effect Jan. 1, requiring all cats, dogs and ferrets to have rabies certificates. A first offense will draw a $50 fine followed by $100 for a second offense. If a pet owner cannot prove their animal has a current rabies certificate, they will be written a criminal citation....
Public Hearing Ruckelshaus Legislation and Voluntary Stewardship Program The Whitman County Board of County Commissioners are holding a public hearing on the Ruckelshaus Legislation to consider whether to opt-in to the Voluntary Stewardship Program (VSP) addressing enhancement and protection of critical areas on lands used for agriculture. The legislation requires that the commissioners make a decision to either opt-in to the VSP or not by January 22, 2012. The public hearing is set for January 3, 2012 at 6.30 p.m. in the Auditorium of the...
Central County Thursday: Cloudy and windy with gusts up to 26 mph with a 30 percent chance of rain. High near 46. Low around 37. Friday: Rain and wind. High near 47. Cloudy and breezy with showers overnight. Low around 33. Saturday: Mostly cloudy with showers. high near 37. Low around 26. Sunday: Mostly sunny with a high near 38. Light clouds overnight with low around 30. Monday thru Wednesday: Clouds and sun with rain showers possible. Highs in upper-30s. Lows in lower-30s....
The Colfax High School gym floor had its annual refurbishing Dec. 21 and 22, custodians Randy Dugger and Wayne Varnes applied a water-based polymer to the floor which improves the dull surface after another year of foot traffic. The project is often done in the summer, but two years ago it was pushed to Christmas break due to product not being available. It has remained a winter project, until next year when it will revert back to the summer. The task began with cleaning, followed by light...
Tekoa Pharmacy received the highest customer satisfaction rating in the J.D. Power Associates study of the Good Neighbor Pharmacy network of more than 3,700 independently owned pharmacies across the United States. “We are proud to be a member of Good Neighbor Pharmacy and are thrilled to be a part of this recognition,” said Tekoa owner Patricia Primmer. “Our ultimate goal is to provide a high level of customer service to our patients, and this is validation from our customers that they recognize the difference.” The J.D. Power overall custome...
