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8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette Friday, April 16, 1897 CAUGHT IN THE ACT Earl Hodges and Arthur Baird Convicted of Theft Gaines' Store Watched for Several Nights and One Culprit Caught Robbing the Till Monday Evening Deputy Sheriff Green Smith arrested Earl Hodges and Arythur Baird, on a charge of burglarizing the story of F.W. Gaines in Colfax. Hodges was caught in the store. He had just tapped the till, taking 40 cents, and had concealed a box of cigars on his person, when held up by...
COLFAX - A Tekoa resident has been hired as the new sales and marketing specialist serving local businesses at The Whitman County Gazette. Chelsea Smoke, 26, of Tekoa, began her first day Monday, April 11. She replaces Sarah Stephens, who accepted a job in Spokane. Smoke will be assisting businesses in Colfax and greater Whitman County with their advertising and marketing needs. The new career is a good fit for Smoke, who says she enjoys working with people. "I am really looking forward to...
TEKOA – Four young ladies compete for Tekoa Royalty on April 16. The event starts at 3 p.m. at the Empire Theater. Tickets can be purchased from contestants or at the door. “Let It Reign” is the theme. The Tekoa Royalty program competition is four young ladies competing in several categories including interview, talent, poise and composure, and impromptu question categories. The current royalty court gives their farewell speeches and presents a video review of the past year. The event is hosted by Sara Chase....
The LaCrosse High School Class of 1979 annual girls’ weekend was this past weekend at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast in Dusty. Attending members were Kristal Krom Kirpes, Colton; Paula Morris Meyer, Colfax; Sheri Shaffer Hatley, Oakesdale; Karen Stueckle Light, Portland, Ore.; Michelle Gamble Ownbey, Moscow, Idaho; Denise Broeckel Kendall, Tacoma, and Doreen Broeckel Riedner, Penawawa. Lisa Bell Nichols of Seattle also stopped by. The women took a short road trip to the home of Karen Broeckel for their usual supply of chocolate chip c...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, April 9, 1897 LEFT LEG BROKEN Tramp Tries to Steal a Ride with Disastrous Results. Thursday evening of last week a man named Steward was brought to the city on the O. R. & N. train, and taken to St. Ignatius hospital, with the bones of his left leg broken below the knee. He had been picked up near Tilma, on the Coeur d'Alene branch of the O. R. & N. railway. The trainsmen say that Steward, as the train was passing him at a lively rate, seized the...
COLFAX – A local couple is celebrating 50 years together as a family and business owners. Gary Lee Stilson and Kay Ellen Crandall were married in 1972. Eleven years later they bought Colfax Monument Co. The Stilsons met in the summer of 1971 through a cousin of Gary. "We met in the summer of 1971 and were married April 8, 1972. Gary is a country boy, and I was the city girl," Kay Stilson said. The couple raised their sons while active in the Colfax Chamber of Commerce, church, and Boy Scouts o...
PULLMAN – The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU presents the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition, Opening Reception, and Artist Talks. The exhibition is open from March 29 – May 7, with talks given by each of the artists on April 1, from 3-4 p.m. An opening reception follows the talks in the museum galleries from 4-6 p.m. All events are free to the public. The exhibition is the annual showcase of artwork by the Master of Fine Arts graduate candidates. With its wide range of art-making approaches, the exhibition provides a stimulating experience for fac...
RITZVILLE — Spokane’s Jack Nisbet is lecturing here April 2 on the inspiration for his latest book, “The Dreamer and the Doctor.” The book traces the journey of prospector John Leiberg and his physician wife, Carrie, across the intermountain west and beyond. Leiberg was an immigrant prospector and plant-lover who homesteaded on Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho. During the 1890s, he worked as a forest surveyor, always with an eye for how the landscapes he viewed might have formed. Leiberg’s descriptions of flood features, glacial lakes, an...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Kari Largent, of Colfax, was named to The University of Alabama Presidents List for Fall Semester 2021. She earned at least a 3.5 grade-point-average (GPA) during the semester, according to a spokesperson. The UA dean’s and president’s lists recognize full-time undergraduate students. A total of 11,979 students were enrolled during the fall 2021 term at The University of Alabama and made the dean’s list with academic records of 3.5 GPA or above....
MOSCOW, Idaho – The Palouse Habitat for Humanity recognized Moscow Central Lions Club and Tom Carpenter of Cabinets & More with Habitat Hero awards in 2022. The Moscow Central Lions Club volunteers help build accessibility ramps, install handrails, repair decks, and front porches so low- and very low-income homeowners around the Palouse region have safe access to and from their homes. “Thanks to the support of the Lions, we have completed 140 projects, benefiting 220 individuals around Latah and Whitman counties,” said Palouse Habitat for H...
YAKIMA - The 4-H Palouse Area Robotics Team (PART) SciBorgs received the Engineering Inspiration Award during a competition in the Yakima Sundome on March 18-19. They competed with 21 other high school teams from all over the league's Pacific Northwest District. The 4-H PART SciBorgs are Team 4061 and comprised of high school students from Colfax, Pullman, Moscow, and the surrounding area. "The FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) STEM program gives students from...
COLFAX - Colfax High School's Cathy White is inducted into the Washington State Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America Hall of Fame. "Cathy White has been a great influence on students for over 40 years as the (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) adviser at Colfax High School," stated a spokesperson. "She has also guided many students through the state officer positions, STAR Event competitions, and endless community service projects for the Colfax area." After White's...
PALOUSE - Kendra Lentz was named the Distinguished Young Woman of Garfield-Palouse on Sunday, March 27, during a special program in the Garfield High School cafeteria Lentz was awarded $8,050 in cash and tuition scholarships, which were contributed to by local businesses, individuals and organizations. She is the daughter of Brian and Cathy Lentz She was selected from among a total of three contestants, including Laynie Southern and Ava Hemphill. All three are juniors at Garfield-Palouse High...
More than 55 years after this photo was taken, Mike Day of Rosalia received a photo of him receiving his 4-H championship cow trophy presented at Lakeland Village circa 1965....
PULLMAN – “Stop the Kiss” will be staged at 7:30 p.m. March 25-26 at the Nye Street Theater, 1220 N.W. Nye St. The event, the first “Shows on the Side” presentation in two years at the theater, is open only to those showing proof of COVID-19 vaccination. Shows on the Side is a secondary season, Artistic Director Kristin Lincoln said. “This meaningful story about love, friendship, and humanity cannot be missed,” she said of the upcoming performance....
LaCROSSE — Selbu Lutheran Church has announced its Lent activities for the upcoming month. Here’s what’s planned for Lent by the 6004 Mud Flat Road church: • Soup Supper — Soup suppers and brief worship services are planned for 6:30 p.m. at the Lutheran Church on March 23 and April 6. A Methodist soup supper is planned for 6:30 p.m. March 30. • Palm Sunday – The Palm Sunday servic is at 11 a.m. April 10 • Good Friday – The Good Friday service is at 7 p.m. April 15 • Easter Service – The Easter Sunday Resurrection service is at 11 a.m. April 1...
Sunday, Andrew Nolan and Hanna Monsen, Colfax, and Karen Broeckel, Dusty, were in Spokane to help Nolan’s daughter Murphy celebrate her 6th birthday. The party started at Pattison’s Roller Skating Rink in north Spokane where the birthday girl got to try out her new roller skates. It continued back at her family home with cake and presents with family and friends enjoying the Halloween theme Murphy had requested as decorations....
PULLMAN — A Teddy bear surgery clinic and a 5K dog run are set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 2. Children are encouraged to bring their favorite stuffed animal, scrub in with veterinary students and assist with “surgery” at Washington State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital’s Teddy Bear Surgery Clinic, 205 Ott Road, organizer Emma Potter said. The event includes the Royal Canin Canine Canter 5K run and other events. Check-in for the run is at 8 a.m.; racetime is 8:30 a.m. Prizes are awarded to the Top 3 finishers and for the best dog and...
COLFAX - Four men were recognized for their service to the country by receiving Quilts of Valor. The handmade quilts were presented to them at the United Methodist Church during a ceremony on March 18, according to Diana King. David Bilow served in the Air Force as a sergeant and was with the security police. He served in 1970-1973. Bilow was stationed in Montana and Alaska. Gregory Burns was a captain in the Air Force from 1966-1972 and involved with the Minute Man Missile program. Burns was...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, March 26, 1897 Kicked by a Horse. Tuesday forenoon the 17-year-old son of James Small, living 11 miles south-east of Colfax on Spring Flat, was kicked by a horse and badly injured. The boy was in the barn and passing behind the horse, the animal lashed out with its hind feet, both hoofs striking the boy in the head, a deep three inch gash being cut in the forehead above the right eye, and another deep gash just above the point of the chin. Drs....
WENATCHEE - Four Tekoa High School Family, Careeers and Community Leaders of America chapter members are bound for nationals. Ziyon Marsh, Julian Meredith, Eliona McElderry and Kailey McElderry all received gold in their STAR events and the state FCCLA Conference on Wednesday-Friday, March 16-18, at Coast Wenatchee Center Hotel. Member Lulu Taylor attended the event, but couldn't compete due to illness the day of the state-qualifier. The four local scholars competed on two teams; both needed a...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette March 19, 1897 All Home Talent Opera to be Produced by Colfax Amateurs Next Week What promises to be by far the best amatuer performance ever given in Colfax will be put on at the opera house Thursday and Friday nights of next week, March 25 and 26. It is the original comic opera entitled "The Merry Students," or "Tit for Tat." The words of the opera were written by Bert Hargrave and the music composed by Prof. L. C. Read. It is a masterpiece and over...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Association of Realtors is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a graduating Whitman County student to attend Washington State University next fall. The applications deadline is April 29. Applications are available electronically at whitmancountyrealtors.com....
COLFAX – The Whitman County Library District collected more than $3,100 worth of food and items during its 24th annual Food for Fines in February. Instead of paying cash for library fines, readers were able to pay in non-perishable food or household items. Cash donations were also accepted. Only 5% of the donations were in exchange for library fees, officials said, noting 72 readers participated. The Colfax branch received $2,515 in monetary donations to benefit the Colfax Food Pantry....
Karen Broeckel spent a week house and critter sitting for her sister Patty Wieber in Spokane while Wieber and her son Brett were in Las Vegas to attend the WCC Basketball tournament. The Wiebers are avid Gonzaga fans. Broeckel took advantage of her time in the big city to run errands, had a two night sleep-over with her great-great niece, Murphy Nolan, enjoyed an evening at Chuck E. Cheese with Murphy and had lunch and a good time visiting with former Dustyite, Carol Kyllo. Kyllo sends greetings to her Whitman County relatives and...
