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ST. JOHN— The St. John Winterfest is coming this weekend with activities to celebrate the upcoming holidays and a visit from Mrs. Claus at the library. Winterfest will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, with the Holiday Fair taking place until 3 p.m. at the Eccles Community Hall, 9752 U.S. Highway 23. There will be live music, a songfest, homemade soups, baked goods all available to dine in and take out. Local area crafters, artisans and makers will be selling items for holiday shopping. Soup in the fire station profits will go towards n...
GARFIELD — A belated “Happy Birthday!” to Schaut’s Market! On Halloween 2019, Connie and John Schaut purchased the Garfield business from its previous owner, Sonya Hall. Five years later, it remains a local “go-to” for a large variety of items. Many people in town, especially seniors, rely on the market, located at 210 West California Street, for their grocery needs-and beyond. As Connie explained, “You never know what you’re going to find!” Beyond its convenient location, customers appreciate its well-stocked shelves. They feature a wide va...
COLFAX — Local volunteer firefighters are continuing over 40 years of Christmas tradition, accepting donations for this year’s Christmas Toy Box Drive. Colfax EMS Coordinator and Toy Box Organizer Jamie Keller said the firefighters provide toys to children in Whitman County. “We take donations and they start in November and go through February,” Keller said, adding they then go shopping for kids in the age groups. “We put together a store and we let the people who register through the Health Department come and look,” she said, adding this...
Colfax Thursday, Dec. 5 Chicken alfredo, broccoli, salad bar, peaches, birthday dessert-pumpkin cake Monday, Dec. 9 Sweet and sour meatballs, rice, asian style vegetables, mandarin oranges, fortune cookies Colton Wednesday, Dec. 11 Baked ham with pineapple, scalloped potatoes, green beans, roll, pie Endicott Tuesday, Dec. 10 Ham, harvest potatoes, salad bar, fruit, pie Palouse Wednesday, Dec. 11 Baked ham with pineapple, scalloped potatoes, green beans, roll, apple crumble. Pullman Friday, Dec. 6 Pork chops, applesauce, Ceasar salad, peaches,...
Pullman Regional Hospital Marlowe Moon Grove, a girl, was born Nov. 25, 2024 to parents Autumn Grove and Tristin Cox, of Clarkston. She weighed 9 pounds. Paternal Grandparents are Expecta Edlarosa and William Cox, of Spokane. Maternal Grandparents are Tim Grove, of Clarkston and Annie Madison, of Spokane. Marlowe joins sisters Penelope Dawson, 9, Piper Dawson, 7 and brother Jaxson Cox, 4, at home. Leanna Elaine Martin, a girl, was born Nov. 26, 2024 to parents Casy and Sara martin, of Uniontown. She weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Paternal...
STEPTOE - The local branch of Wreaths Across America (WAA) is hosting a wreath-laying ceremony at noon next Saturday, Dec. 14. The annual ceremony is in observance of National Wreaths Across America Day at Bethel Cemetery on Scholz Road in Steptoe. Organizer Cherry Alice Van Tine said the event will honor 123 veterans this year, one more than last year. "We appreciate all the people who pay for a wreath for their family veteran or friend veteran," Van Tine said, adding that they also receive...
PULLMAN — The Kiwanis Club of Pullman is hosting the 66th annual pancake breakfast and music festival at 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Lincoln Middle School, 315 Southeast Crestview Street. The breakfast is the opening event of Pullman Holiday Festival day which includes shopping, a food drive, tree lighting and more. Breakfast includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham, turkey sausage, fruit, coffee, milk and fruit juice. During the program there will be music from local and school groups and a silent auction with items donated b...
COLFAX - The Colfax Schools Foundation teamed up with the local branch of P1FCU to raise awareness for the foundation's Dollars for Scholars program. P1FCU donated and printed labels for water bottles to be sold at concessions during Bulldog games which have a QR code to scan and donate to scholarships for graduating seniors. Colfax School Foundation President Mary Anne Wigen said the Colfax Schools Foundation was established in 2002 by the Colfax High School graduating class of 1952. "Because...
GARFIELD — The tree is down, decorations packed away, and gifts have found their new homes. Due to Christmas and New Year’s Day falling on Wednesdays, the holiday season seemed extended this year. But, as they say, all good things come to an end. This week, the routine returns: Kids and adults are back to school and work. Garfield Librarian Andrea Mills went out of her way to fill the January calendar with several interesting programs. The weekly story time program, every Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., uses the magic of “songs, stori...
Colfax Thursday, Jan. 9 Ham, scalloped potatoes, salad bar, fruit, oatmeal butterscotch cookies Monday, Jan. 15 Homemade pizza, salad bar, fruit, german chocolate cake Colton Wednesday, Jan. 15 Fiesta taco salad, chips, cheese, olives, tomatoes, salsa, sour cream; sliced peaches; churros Palouse Wednesday, Jan. 15 Meatloaf, roasted red potatoes, vegetables, pears, ice cream Pullman Friday, Jan. 10 Ham, scalloped potatoes, green salad, fruit, oatmeal butterscotch cookies Tuesday, Jan. 14 Fiesta taco salad, chips, cheese, olives, tomatoes,...
Pullman Regional Hospital Hank Miles Peterson, a boy, was born Dec. 31, 2024 to parents Eric and Breanne Peterson, of Clarkston. He weighed 8 pounds, 9.7 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are keith and Jami Peterson, of Renton and Michele Peterson, of Tucson, Ariz. Maternal Grandparents are John and Annette Heston, of Clarkston. Caden Alexander Thompson, a boy, was born Jan. 2, 2024, to parents Connor and Adrianne Thompson, of Pullman. He weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Tom and Sue Thompson, of Cheyenne, Wyo. And Kirk and...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, January 12, 1900 TRIALS OF SOLDIERS Colfax Boys in the Philippines with Packs Makes Their Bones Ache. Frank Blachley of Company C, Thirty-fifth United States Volunteer Infantry, has written to a Colfax friend, detailing some of the joys of soldier lifein the Philippines. Under date of Cabiao, November 21, he says, in part: “I am well and fattening like a pig here. Sooon after arrival at Manila we boarded a train and rode 35 miles to San Fernando, where we staid for two days. Then we commenced a d...
COLFAX – The Bank of Eastern Oregon/Washington has announced its continuation of their Mascot Card program with Colfax High School. The programs generates $.05 per transaction performed with each school mascot card to the school’s Associated Student Body (ASB) program. “The school mascot cards provide much needed extra funding for these student body programs,” said Becky Kindle, EVP & Chief Operations Officer. In 2024, it is reported that the program contributed over $7,261 to the participating high schools, according to a press release...
ROSALIA - Locals Ben and Alyssa Hale have expanded their coffeehouse "Hole in the Ground," into a café moving into the former Red Brick Café. The couple lived in Malden before the town burned down in the 2020 Babb Road Fire and moving to Rosalia gave them the chance to expand the business they have had since 2001. "We were living in a camper when we bought the other coffee shop," Alyssa Hale said, noting they were in process of rebuilding when they purchased a house in Rosalia. Alyssa Hale s...
PULLMAN - The first Whitman County baby of 2025 was born at 8:02 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 2. Caden Thompson, son to Adrianne Griebel-Thompson and Connor Thompson, was welcomed by Pullman Regional Hospital Dr. Huong Trinh of Moscow/Pullman, weighing 8 pounds, 9 ounces and measuring 20.25 inches long. His mother Adrianne is an Assistant Professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Idaho and his father Connor is an Administrative Law Judge for the State of...
Pullman Regional Hospital Layla Grace Helbling, a girl, was born Dec. 24, 2024 to parents Savannah and Jake Helbling, of Moscow. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Jeff and Carla Helbling, of Moscow. Maternal Grandparents are Jon and Tiffany Scripter, of Moscow. Layla joins sisters Ayah, 3, and Kyla 18 months, at home. Sylvie Louise Hartz, a girl, was born Dec. 26, 2024, to parents Drew and Hannah Hartz, of Palouse. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Bill and Julie, of Ritzville. Maternal...
Colfax Thursday, Jan. 2 Baked potato bar with chili, cheese, bacon bits, onions, sour cream; salad bar; fruit; birthday cake Monday, Jan. 6 Beef pasta tray bake, salad bar, pears, strawberry cheesecake Colton Wednesday, Jan. 8 Closed, New Year’s Palouse Wednesday, Jan. 8 Beef barley soup, green salad, fruit, brownies Pullman Friday, Jan. 3 Baked potato bar, chili, cheese, bacon bits, onions, sour cream; broccoli; fruit; birthday cake Tuesday, Jan. 7 Beef pasta tray bake, vegetables, pears, brownies...
PULLMAN — The United Way of Whitman County (UWWC) is hosting a cocktail and appetizer fundraising event from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, at the Lewis Alumni Center, Grimes Way and Southeast Olympia Avenue. The event will feature spirits including a cocktail and mocktail, wines from Merry Cellars, a handcrafted IPA from Palouse Brewing Company and hors d’oeuvres and desserts from La Patissiere Etc. “We are so excited to bring our community and volunteers together to the fundraising event of the season to benefit those in need,...
TEKOA - Family and friends of Jamie Ann Wilson are turning the tragic loss of a loved one into an opportunity to celebrate her life and legacy. They are planning a future scholarship for Whitman County students pursuing a career in the Culinary Arts. The scholarship is having funds raised with t-shirts which feature Wilson's original artwork and state "Justice for Jamie." Wilson, 25, was found deceased due to strangulation in her Pullman residence on March 26, 2024. Sammie Williams, a friend of...
We’re coming into the middle point of senior year this week I picked out some local seniors including myself, and looked back at who we were our freshman year to now and who we have grown into. Keely a senior at Rosalia High School, “Looking back to freshman year I’ve done a complete 180. I have always been an over achieving student who though one bad grade would ruin my GPA and my life would be over. Now I’m in my second year of running start taking sophomore/ junior college level classes; I have learned it’s not so much about passing i...
Pullman Regional Hospital Alborz Saadat, a boy, was born Dec. 18, 2024, to parents Everest Moaddab and Ebrahim Saadat of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Mohammad and Fatemah Saadat of Tehran, Iran. Maternal grandparents are Ali and Forough Moaddab, of Sari, Iran. He joins his sister, Dena, 7, at home in Pullman....
GARFIELD –– Towns like ours are places where people tend to go about their daily routine without much fanfare. They support their community, strive to be good neighbors, and, on the surface, seem to have pretty interchangeable stories. Until you begin to have a conversation with them and discover that, almost to a person, they’ve done something or been somewhere that is most worthy of hearing. What I’m about to share fits in that category. It is the story of Pat Pettichord. A few years ago, Reverend Marty Masten shared with me a seven-p...
ROSALIA - Residents packed the main gymnasium at Rosalia High School on Dec. 18 for the 2024 Winter Concert. The hour-long performance kicked off with youngsters singing Christmas songs and culminated with the high school band performing for the first time in two years. Teacher Payton Ritchy directed the program featuring students from all grade levels. The youngest students sang "Snowman Can't March" and "Snowman Jump," while first- and second-graders sang "Dancer and Prancer." Third- and...
COLFAX –– County Commissioners moved signing a 2025-2026 joint cooperative agreement with the local agricultural burn permitting program contract with several conservation districts to Monday, Dec. 30. During the Monday, Dec. 16, regular business meeting commissioner Swannack brought forth the tentative contract signing stating that he thought they needed to do each district separately rather than as one motion. Commissioners discussed multiple districts with more than one document to sign including Palouse Conservation District, Rock Lake Con...
