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ALBION — The Guy Albion Society is resuming its annual Pie Social after a two-year hiatus on Saturday, June 11. The event runs from 3-5 p.m. in the Albion Community Building, 310 N. F St. “This upcoming event will be our 40th pie social. We haven’t had it for two years because of COVID,” Guy Albion Society President Craig Whitney of Albion said. The event is open to everyone and the social will feature folk music from the Pioneer Ramblers. “This event is a fund-raiser to support our museums and newsletter. People are kind enough to donate pi...
Theo Grace Brosky and Quinn Kathryn Brodsky were born twin girls, May 27, 2022, to parents Madeleine Brodsky and Laura Baker Brodsky, of Pullman. Theo, the first twin, was born 5 pounds 4. Her twin sister, Quinn, was born 5 pounds 8. Maternal grandparents are Barbara Brodsky-Post and Sidney Post of Myrtle Creek, Ore., and Phil and Wendy Baker, of College Station, Texas. They are the first children born to Madeleine and Laura Brodsky....
Lavender Juliet Willits was born a girl, May 25, 2022 to parents Alexis and Dale Willits, of Pullman. Laevender weighed 6 pounds 12....
Matilda Rose Moses was born a girl May 23, 2022, to parents Lilly Lelitt and Curtis Moses, of Pullman. She weighed 8 pounds 13. Paternal grandparents are Emily Huttula and Christopher Moses of Cocolalla, Idaho, and Havasu, Ariz. Maternal grandparents are Christopher and Mary Cail Lelitt, of Kirkland....
COLFAX — Graduation is approaching for high schools across the Palouse, with commencements scheduled over the next two weeks. Colfax, Colton, Garfield-Palouse, Oakesdale and Tekoa high schools kick off the graduation season in the county on Saturday, June 4. The Colfax Class of 2022 will graduate 34 students at 11 a.m. at the school. This year’s Colfax Valedictorian is Dyamin Zanek, and the Salutatorian is Anna Cocking. The Senior Scholarship Night took place Tuesday May 24. Baccalaureate was...
UNIONTOWN - Dahmen Barn is starting off its summer concert series with New York musician Marc Berger from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, June 4. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the barn, 419 N. Parkway Inspired by a lifelong love affair with the American West, his music is rooted in country, blues, folk and rock'n' roll, he said. "When I was 21, I was about to start law school and a friend and I decided to have a summer adventure, a road trip across the country," Berger said. "The trip changed my life. I...
COLFAX - On May 19, Hawk and Owl Outreach (HOOT) from Spokane's West Valley Outdoor Learning Center brought Stan, a Harris' hawk, to visit local children at the library. Program representative Davis Hatch gave a presentation about raptors. Hatch showed youngsters a skull of an owl and wings from birds, while Stan sat on his perch. The Outdoor Learning Center has five birds of prey. The five birds are a Harris's hawk named "Stan," a red-tailed hawk, a rough-legged hawk, a hybrid sparred owl, and...
COLFAX – Whitman County Public Works sent a crew through downtown in the morning of Wednesday, May 18 to assist in cleaning street corners. "Our public works crew come and clean up every spring to clean up debris and bark," City Administrator Chris Mathais said. The Colfax Downtown Association is hosting a volunteer cleanup on Saturday, May 21. The city recently bought new flower pots for each corner. "Our guys are just prepping all the corners to put the pots down," Mathais noted. P...
TEKOA – Dozens of John Wayne Pioneer Wagons and Riders members will be traversing Adams and Whitman counties over the next two weeks as part of their annual wagon train. The group set out last week on a 17-day ride that started in Easton and ends in Tekoa on Sunday, June 5. The wagon train follows the John Wayne Trail — now called the Palouse to Cascades Trail State Park by the state. “It’s been good,” organization spokesman Tom Short said Monday. “We’re out of Snoqualmie Pass.” The route takes...
COLFAX – Incumbent Whitman County Commissioner Michael Largent will face a challenger in the upcoming election. John-Mark Mahnkey of Pullman filed early last week for the Commissioner District No. 3 seat. Incumbent Largent filed to run 42 minutes before the Friday, May 20, deadline. Election officials said 45 open offices are on the Aug. 2 primary election ballot in Whitman County, with the Top 2 candidates in each race advancing to the Nov. 1 general election.. There are 73 candidates r...
The Gazette COLFAX - The Whitman County Gazette has a new reporter and office specialist. Teresa Simpson, 30, of Colfax, started working as a reporter April 25. Kenzie Ries, 24, of Pullman, took over the business office April 26. And Elijah Cleary, 21, of Spokane, began his first day in advertising sales May 2. "It's nice to have energetic, customer service-oriented staffers stepping into key roles at The Gazette," Publisher and Co-Owner Roger Harnack said. Reporter Simpson was born in Colfax...
PULLMAN – Norah Shea Taylor, a girl, was born Friday, May 13, 2022, at Pullman Regional Hospital. Norah weighed 7 pounds 9.4 ounces. She is the first child born to her parents, Ayla and Austin Taylor, and they reside in Clarkston. Her paternal grandmother, a Lewiston local, is Karli Taylor. Norah’s maternal grandmother is Carol Beatty, who lives in Carlsbad, Calif....
COLFAX - A local couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Thursday, May 12. Jim Kroll and Kathy Grimm started dating in 1969. "Its a pretty special thing that doesn't happen too often anymore," Kathy Kroll said. "She was steadfast and loved me, what can I say?" Jim Kroll noted. They met at church and married at the First Baptist Church in 1972, the Krolls reported. Jim and Kathy Kroll credit their many years together to commitment, sticking to the good, and love. "We worked hard for...
TEKOA — Local elementary school students will present their version of “Beauty and the Beast” on stage at Empire Theatre on Tuesday, May 31, and Wednesday, June 1. “We’ve been working very hard for months,” 12-year-old actress Aislinn Gamble said. “I’m Bobette, the feather duster.” According to Gamble, the play features students in third, fourth, fifth and sixth grade; she’s a sixth-grader. The play is being directed by Mrs. Mendoza, who also designed the costumes. Mrs. Schultz has been as...
JOHNSON – The Lewis-Clark Antique Power Club returns for its annual tractor drive Saturday, May 21, through Whitman County. Starting at 9:30 a.m., a caravan of antique tractors will depart from Johnson Schoolhouse. “The guys have refurbished all these old tractors,” Early Days Gas Engine and Tractor Association President Judith Durfey said. “They load them in and take off on this all day drive.” The antique tractors will drive from Johnson, through the Palouse Hills, and along the breaks of the Snake River. “They normally head west outside of J...
KENNEWICK – Future Farmers of America members from Whitman County schools brought home multiple first-place awards May 14 from the state FFA Convention and Expo. From Colfax, the Ag Sales team of J.P. Wigen, Harley Hennigar, Nathan de Avila and Marchele McNeilly are advancing to nationals in Indianapolis, Ind., at the end of October after winning that competition. From Colton, first-place awards were won by Elysia Rogerson in Extemporaneous Speech and Agricultural Social Science, Maggie Meyer i...
UNIONTOWN- During a May 1 reception on the second floor of Dahmen Barn, Confluo artists talked with viewers about their art. The artists discussed what it is like being an artist, about being appreciative of art and the stark contrast between city and small-town life. John Sebastian, a native New Yorker, talked about what it was like to transition to rural life. He spoke of his start in SoHo, how he got started painting on giant wall-sized canvases, and the contrast of coming from packed New...
Last week Wednesday, Heidi Lowe brought seven students from Colfax High School ASB Leadership Team to Tom and Doreen Riedner’s home to enjoy a wonderful soup lunch and help assemble 1100 soup packets with Homestead Ministries. Colfax should be proud of these respectful, polite, hard-working and confident students. Huber Freight will deliver two pallets of Homestead Ministries product to local Idaho food pantries in Grangeville and Orofino for distribution. Bruce Appel, Spokane, spent Mother’s Day cooking his Mother, Helen Appel, a special dinne...
PALOUSE — A local police officer will spend May 17 speaking to college students. Officer Joel Anderson was asked to participate in the “Dream It, Do It” youth conference hosted by University of Idaho and Idaho State College. He will present two, half-hour sessions on the history and future of law enforcement to groups of more than 20 students....
PALOUSE — The Spring Craft Fair is slated for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 14. The fair will take place in Palouse Community Center, 220 E. Main St. The event will feature handmade and vintage treasures, officials said. Treats, artisan goods and other items will be available, as well....
LaCROSSE — The Whitman County branc libraries in Oakesdale and LaCrosse will host adult paint nights in the coming weeks. LaCrosse’s adult painting event will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, followed by a family event at 10 a.m. Saturday May 14. The Oakesdale branch will host it’s first adult paint night at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 18. There is a cost to participate in the events. Registration is required by calling the libraries.LaCROSSE — The Whitman County branch libraries in Oakesdale and LaCrosse will host adult paint nights in the com...
COLFAX - One middle and three high school students won Athenaeum Club awards last month for their poetry. Kayla Kroll won the 7th/8th-grade division. And Ariella Salmond, Jaisha Gibb and Madeline Tate won the 9th-12th division. The Athenaeum Club had 57 junior and senior students enter their poetry contest this year. "We have a poetry contest on even years, and odd years we have Art," club member Linda Marler said, noting the club is one of the oldest women's clubs in the state. It has hosted...
COLFAX – Folk Mountain Gospel will be performing at Colfax United Methodist Church on May 15. The group features husband and wife Don and Donna Mohl of Scott Hill, Tenn., playing a variety of instrumental folk songs highlighting biblical stories and mountain instruments. The concert is at 9:30 a.m. at the 109 S. Mill St. church. Folk Mountain Gospel uses mountain originating instruments such as the hammer dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, zither, and psaltery, as well as guitar, mandolin and other in...
COLFAX - Plymouth Church has a new pastor in Rev. Michael Birnbaum. Plymouth Church pastor, Well Child International founder and director, and ranch manager are among the many "hats worn" by Rev. Birnbaum, who will coordinate pastoral staff, which also includes Rev. Robert Ingalls, Rev. Jeanette Solimine and Donna Brost, minister and pastoral care coordinator. Plymouth Church is Colfax's oldest church and a landmark as the only Main Street church - at 321 S. Main Street. It was founded in 1872...
