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PALOUSE — Several Garfield-Palouse graduates racked up thousands of dollars in scholarships as they head into community colleges and universities. Here are the scholarships that were awarded: Myles Bowechop, attending Washington State University — Alli Bennett Memorial Scholarship ($500), Garfield Community Church, Garfield Christian Fellowship, Palouse Federated Church and GarPal YoungLife: Life Lessons Award ($250), Viking Crew ($100), Garfield-Palouse Performing Arts Boosters ($500), Living Scholarship of Ben Perkins ($750), Klallam Lan...
SPOKANE – Three Whitman County residents have been named to the President’s List at Gonazaga University for the spring semester. Sara Whelchel of Diamond, Kyla Hansen of Oakesdale and Ellie Tollett of Thornton made the list with a grade-point average of 3.85-4.0. John and Rand Band to perform PULLMAN – The Jon and Rand Band will perform Thursday, June 23, during the weekly Music on Main program in the Pine Street Plaza. Music runs from 6-8 p.m.; concert-goers should bring chairs. Historic walking tour set. PULLMAN – A downtown revital...
Waylon Virgil Newton, a boy, was born at 5:44 a.m. Thursday, June 16, to Thomas and Samantha Newton of St. John. He weighed 9 pounds 2 ounces and was 22 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Rhiannon and Charles Foster of Spokane Valley and Onalaska. Paternal grandparents are Gary and Marcea Newton of St. John....
LACROSSE — The 107th annual Farmers’ Festival is set for Friday through Sunday, June 24-26. First held in June of 1915 under the name “Chautauqua”, the theme this year is “Back to our Roots,” which honors the celebration’s old-fashioned origins. According to organizer Chelsey Startin, the goal this year is “to bring back how it used to be.” The weekend’s festivities kick off with an 8 o’clock Friday evening car cruise down Main Street. Cars, tractors and trucks of all ages and varieties are expected, organizers said. On Saturday morning, fes...
COLFAX - Railroad Days attracted train enthusiasts and history buffs Sunday, June 19, to Perkin's House. The Father's Day event at 623 N. Perkins Ave. included speeder rides to Mockonema. The Whitman County Historical Society hosted several additional fund raising events fincluding live music, pulled pork sandwiches from Top Notch restaurant, a Perkins family reunion and a vintage fashion show. There were also selfie stations featuring vintage scenes. Proceeds benefited the Perkins House...
COLFAX — The Palouse Hills Muzzleloaders will be in Colfax on June 24-26 for their 32nd annual rendezvous. The encampment will be 2.5 miles off Manning Road. “Go up the hill by Les Schwab, where the old covered bridge was,” said Muzzleloader member “Hurricane,” who didn’t identify himself otherwise. Events will include rifle and pistol shooting, and ‘hawk and knife throwing. There will be an archery course, dutch oven cook-off, frying pan toss, and peewee and jack pot events. “The main four events will be rifle, pistol, throwing a toma...
Hundreds of people braved the cold rain Saturday morning, June 18, to participate in the annual Slippery Gulch celebration in Tekoa. The event included two parades, a truck and tractor show, games, an Egg Toss and more. Above, 5-year-old Driggs Sexton of St. Maries, Idaho, awaits his airborne egg. At right, this year's champions are Shelby and Joey Dickinson of Spokane....
COLFAX — A Potlatch, Idaho, man has joined the Whitman County Gazette as a summer reporter intern. Reid Thompson, 20, began his internship Monday, June 13. He is a junior studying journalism and international relations at Syracuse University in New York. Over the summer Thompson will be reporting on local affairs and creating a rural Whitman County visitors guide. Thompson graduated from Potlatch High School in 2020 and hopes to apply his local knowledge of the Palouse to his new position. At hi...
Visitors at the home of David Stueckle last weekend were his son’s family, Doug and Cheryl Stueckle and their daughter Ashleigh, all of Coeur d’Alene. They arrived on Thursday and returned to their home on Sunday. Shirley Broeckel Benham, sister of Dale Broeckel of Dusty, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, at an assisted-living facility in Burien, Wash. She graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1955....
The Endicott Community Club and Endicott Park and Rec are in the planning stages for the 4th of July Celebration this year in Endicott. Some of the things that they are planning are Vehicle show, Swimming Pool open, Food Service, Parade including Childrens Parade, Pie Shack and Fireworks to end the evening. The Community Club has been working with the Community Garden plot. Memorial Day weekend the Veteran American flags and the Military Flags flew over the Endicott Cemetery. The flags were put up by Endicott Community Club. The Veterans...
ROSALIA — The community will take a step back in time to the days of American muscle cars and pin-up girls Saturday as the Car Show and Pin-Up Model Contest take center state. Rose Garage Brewing and Hot Rodes is putting on the event that begins at 11 a.m. More than 100 cars are expected to make an appearance. “The car show will have really nice trophies. It’s a peoples choice type of award,” said Jay Scholz, owner of Rose Garage Brewing and Hot Rods. A barbecue and live music will also be included. “We fill up the downtown area of Rosalia,...
COLFAX - Boyer Park and Marina will host the annual Snake River Family Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 18. The annual festival at 1752 Granite Road is free and features a barbecue lunch while supplies last, Ferdinand's ice cream, exhibits, children's activities and live music from Eric E. A 25-foot-long summer chum sculpture from the North Olympic Salmon Coalition called "FIN, the migrating Salmon," will be on display, as well as a variety of interactive, river-related...
LaCrosse and Rosalia High Schools hosted graduation ceremonies on Saturday, June 11. Above, Tanner Ray Taylor signals his success as confetti calls in the LaCrosse High School gymnasium. At right, the senior class of Rosalia High School poses for a photo together following commencement....
TEKOA - Local third- through sixth-grade students performed their rendition of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" during three shows at the Empire Theatre. Avery Blank played Belle and Ryker French portrayed the prince/beast. Others in the troupe included Bayler Chase, LeFou; Zeke Sanchez, Gaston; Rylan Carey, Maurice; Ruby Ramirez, Cogsworth; Ady Carren, Lumiere; Aislinn Gamble, Babette; Ella Arthur, Mrs. Pots; Makayla Taufen, Chip; Alex Klun, Prince in intro; Xzaiver Anderson, Bookseller;...
8 Years ago, Friday, June 11, 1897 Fishing for Squirrels E.R. Barrell, a hardware merchant of Colfax was in Spokane on business Tuesday. Among other things he purchased while there was a quantity of large fish hooks. When asked if fishing had become suddenly good in the Palouse country he informed a Chronicle reporter that it had not, but that the farmers were using the hooks to catch squirrels with. This is new and novel but quite a popular and successful one. A large fish hook is fastened...
MALDEN - John Wayne Pioneer Wagons and Riders raised nearly $5,000 for local use during their 17-day cross-state trip that concluded Sunday, June 5. The wagon train started its 41st ride in Easton on May 20 and entered Adams County on May 27, remaining on John Wayne Pioneer Trail, now called the Palouse to Cascades Trail State Park. There, it stopped in Lind and Ralston before heading to Revere - a former railroad town along the Adams-Whitman County line. The wagons and riders spent May 31 in...
COLFAX - A local author recently released her second novel, this one set in Colfax. Kairi Rimbey, 56, published her second novel Tuesday, May 24, and will have an upcoming book display at Rosaurs in the upcoming weeks. "Finding Y" is a young-adult-themed novel inspired by real events from Rimbey's teenage years. "It's inspired by tragedy from one of my old high school classmates," she said. "It's not a true story, but it's inspired. "My old classmate had killed himself after his brother died in...
Photos by Don Marshall, Justin Slayton and TeAire Baier....
OAKESDALE - A local couple is celebrating 50 years of marriage. Dennis Conrad, 72, and his wife, Joeva Conrad, 86, married June 3, 1972, in Moscow, Idaho. The couple will be the guest of honor at a 2-4 p.m. celebration Sunday, June 5, with their three surviving children and 19 great-grandchildren. The reception is open to family and friends at the Palouse Community Center. Dennis originally grew up in Castleford, Idaho, and Joeva grew up in Moscow, Idaho. The Conrads met in 1970 at work. The...
PALOUSE — Friday, June 10, marks the last day of school for the Palouse School District and the last day of teaching for local Chris Bofenkamp. “It’s already been emotional. All year, I have been very intentional about enjoying everything I do,” Bofenkamp said. “There is just so much I am going to miss.” Bofenkamp has worked at the elementary school 39 years. She spent most of the time educating kindergartners. She had a brief stint working with preschoolers and most recently, first-graders. Bofenkamp graduated in 1981 from University of Idaho...
On Friday night, there was a mini LaCrosse Class of 1979 reunion in Ritzville. The group attended the Ritzville All-School Reunion to support Jay Humphrey who was performing that night with his band. Humphrey had been a classmate of theirs in LaCrosse until the fifth grade. Those attending included Kirk Fleming, Sheri Shaffer Hatley, Julie Cain, Paula Morris Meyer and Doreen Broeckel Riedner. It was Paula’s reunion as well since she graduated from Ritzville High School. Karen Broeckel, Dusty, and Patty Wieber, Spokane, rode with Judy and J...
LACROSSE – A LaCrosse student has been awarded the Clark Dorothy King Endowed Scholarship. Gunnar Aune was honored by Oklahoma State University’s Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. Aune is a biosystems engineering student and is on track to graduate in 2025. The scholarships are part of the more than $1.8 million that students will receive from the college and its academic departments, reports say. “Our students have a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences and career interests, and i...
