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COLFAX — Results are in for the FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) regional competition with seven Colfax students placing in the event held online. Corbin Burt took first place in Introduction to FBLA; Madeline Tate placed third in Job Interview; Jacob Brown was fourth in Organizational Leadership; Caden Noha, fifth in Organizational Leadership, Anthony Becker, sixth in Organizational Leadership; Gabby Rabaiotti & Sunni Ng, first in Critical Thinking (Middle Level); and Dory Duty, second in Elevator Speech....
UNIONTOWN — The 68th annual Uniontown Sausage Feed will be a curbside pick-up event for 2021. It’s held at the community center on March 7. Organizers made the announcement due to state virus restrictions for in-person dining. The drive-through line is set to begin at the Uniontown Co-Op complex at the north edge of town and proceed to the community center pick-up location. Food is being served from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. The event’s traditional meal is ¾ pound of sausage from a secret recipe, green beans, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, apples...
Dick and Helen Appel attended a Zoom meeting last week Sunday. It was hosted by Sue and Joe Lynch for the baptism of their youngest daughter Bridget Joy. Also participating were Lisa Frei and daughters Emma and Colette. The Lynches live in West Lafayette, Indiana....
Charlotte Rose Katus was born Feb. 2 at Pullman Regional Hospital, weighing seven pounds and 15 ounces, to Chris and Nikki Katus of Lewiston. Paternal grandparents are Ray and Pam Katus of Rathdrum, Idaho and Rian and Dixie Van Leuven of Lewiston. The baby joins two-year-old sister Genevieve....
COLFAX - Emma Bryson was named Distinguished Young Woman of Colfax for the class of 2022 Sunday, Jan. 31, in a presentation at First Baptist Church. Sidney Appel was first-runner-up followed by second runner-up Hannah Baerlocher. Abree Aune was named Distinguished Young Woman of LaCrosse. All are juniors at Colfax High School, except for Bryson, who is home-schooled. Bryson earned $1,450 in scholarship money, winning the fitness and talent awards, playing a composition of her own on piano....
COLFAX - Colfax Junior-Senior High School announced its Top Dog award winners for January. They are: • Braeden Rogers, senior, character • Tanner Senter, freshman, language • Asa Olsen, sophomore, science • Dyamin Vanek, junior, math • Leilani Millar, junior, Career and Technical Education • Kamela Larson, freshman, fine arts • Ellie Nails, sophomore, history • Helina Hahn, senior, P.E. The Top Dog program began this year for students excelling in each department. They are recognized for...
8 years ago The Commoner January 31, 1896 At the request of C.L. Webb, president of the State Immigration Association and chairman of the executive committee, Harry Cornwell, member of the executive committee, has just issued a call for a meeting to be held in this city on Saturday, February 8, at one o’clock p.m. for the purpose of organizing a county society which is to cooperate with the new State Immigration Association. The formation of the proposed society will be of great benefit to the county, as it will be in a position to do much t...
COLFAX — The Colfax Schools Foundation is seeking help to fund scholarships for college-bound students. The non-profit cited this year’s “unusual challenges” faced by expected local high school graduates. Any donation from you will aid CSF in assisting these graduates, who have elected to further their education despite ever-increasing costs,” the organization wrote in a newsletter soliciting assistance. Donations may be made as memorials and honorariums. Tax-deductible donations to the scholarship fund are due by Feb. 28, officials said. Mor...
SPOKANE — Two Whitman County residents made the Provost’s Honor Roll for the fall 2020 semester at Whitworth University. Lauryn Rawls, of Garfield, and Logan Stanley, of LaCrosse, both maintained a minimum grade-point average of 3.75 to make the list....
SPOKANE —Kyla Hansen, a 2020 graduate of Oakesdale High School, was named to the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester. To make the list, she had a grade-point average between 3.50-3.84, the university stated. Hansen’s parents are Kirk and Ronda Hansen....
DUSTY — Keith and Leliah Zaring welcomed their first great grandchild Jan. 14. Zeke Keith Zaring was born to Zach and Katie Zaring of Colfax. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are Gordon and Sherri Pitts of Okanagan and Cindy Zaring of Pullman and Roger Zaring and his wife Peggy of Dusty. Last Monday, Amanda, Erik, Rafe and Tate Carlson of Spokane were at Kim and Cindy Pitts for a late Christmas dinner....
UNIONTOWN - A new art exhibit will open Feb. 4 featuring the works of Rachael Eastman. "Tools: Their Cleaver Enchantment" will be on display in Dahmen Barn will run from Feb. 4-28; the barn is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sunday. Visitors can meet the artist from 1-3 p.m. Feb. 7. Eastman uses watercolor as a medium for creating the appearance of the wear and tear a tool sustains. In her works, she mimics the rust-like textures using the wet-on-wet process, capturing a tool as it...
OLYMPIA - The state Department of Fish and Wildlife will launch a new fish, wildlife and natural resource-themed lessons plan program for elementary, middle school and high school Friday. Wild Washington lessons are developed for teachers, homeschool parents, youth groups and informal learning experiences, officials said. The first live broadcast, at 10 a.m. Jan. 22, is "Beavers, Nature's Engineers." Students will be able to learn from a wildlife conflict specialist who helps beavers and landown...
Colfax Monday, Jan. 25 Fiesta taco salad, chips, cheese, olives tomatoes, salsa, sour cream, sliced peaches, dessert Thursday, Jan. 28 Potato bar, chili, cheese, bacon bits, onions, sour cream, broccoli, tropical fruit, dessert Endicott Tuesday, Jan. 26 Everything pasta, salad bar, bread sticks LaCrosse Tuesday, Jan. 26 No meal Palouse Wednesday, Jan. 27 Fiesta taco salad, chips, cheese, olives, tomatoes, salsa, sour cream, sliced peaches, dessert Pullman Tuesday, Jan. 26 Meat loaf, roasted red potatoes, vegetables, pears, dessert Friday, Jan....
PULLMAN — The following births were reported Monday by Pullman Regional Hospital: Jan. 5 • Gozienna Oladunni Kehinde, a girl, born to parents Olasunkannni Kehinde and Chioma Ezeh of Pullman. She joins 2-year-old sister Goziana Olaolowa Kehinde at home. • Michhaela Teresa Troll, a girl, born to parents Nathan and Miranda Troll of Pullman. Grandparents are Curtis and Carol Troll and Paolo and Catherine Tellini. Jan. 12 • Rosslyn Elizabeth Carter, a girl, born to parents Tyson and Kelsie Carter of Oakesdale. She weighed 10 pounds 11 ounces....
PULLMAN — Washington State University pharmaceutical students are assisting with COVID-19 testing on campus for arriving students. More than a dozen are helping administer nasal tests and ensuring samples are handled and stored properly, officials said. All returning students who plan to live or take classes on campus are required to undergo coronavirus testing, officials in December. American Pharmacist Association’s Academy of Student Pharmacists’ Misty Lefler, president of the university chapter here, organized the arrival testing, which...
COLFAX — Colfax Junior-Senior High School has released the names of its Top Dog award-winnners for October and November. The October winners are senior Madison Fairbanks, mathematics; junior Madeline Tate, fine arts; sophomores Jeremy Ottinger, character, James Heiner, career and technical education and Jude Hahn, science; and freshmen Keilena Nelson, history, Ian Rynearson, language, and J.P. Wigen, physical education. The November winners are seniors, Sydney Berquist, science, Alexis Booth, m...
PULLMAN — Ireland Addis has been named interim tourism director for the Pullman Chamber and Visitor Center. Addis has also taken a seat as co-chairwoman of the Palouse Scenic ByWay Commmittee, along with Co-Chairman Dave Mahan, the Whitman County Parks superintendent....
DIAMOND — A local woman has made the President’s List for Gonzaga University in Spokane. Sara Whelchel was named to the list for maintaining a grade-point average of between 3.85-4.0 during the fall semester, according to the university. Gonzaga University is a private Catholic University....
COLFAX — Three county residents were appointed to advisory boards Jan. 19. On the county Parks Board, Angela Taylor begins a new six-year term and Pamela Tetarenko fills an unexpired term to run until 2024. Ronda Penwell was appointed to complete a five-year term ending in 2023 on the Library Board....
COLFAX — A local dentist has retired after 35 years. Dentist Robert Smith retired Jan. 1 and sold his business to John Turner, who began practice here Jan. 4. Smith began his practice in 1985 after graduating from University of Washington dental school. He had previously earned an undergraduate degree in zoology. Smith also was a longtime Colfax School Board member, finishing has last term in 2019. Turner’s wife, McKinzie, teaches at Colfax Junior-Senior High School. She also coaches the Oakesdale High School volleyball team...
COLFAX — Here are the senior menus for the week of Jan. 18-22 in communities around Whitman County: Colfax Monday, Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Day (closed) Thursday, Jan. 21 Sweet and sour pork, rice, Asian-style vegetables, mandarin oranges, fortune cookies Endicott Tuesday, Jan. 19 No meal LaCrosse Tuesday, Jan. 19 Potato bar, chili, cheese, bacon bits, onions, sour cream, broccoli, tropical fruit, dessert Palouse Wednesday, Jan. 20 Barbecue chicken, potato salad, Jell-O and pear salad, carrot and celery sticks, sugar cookies Pullman T...
8 years ago The Commoner Nov. 15, 1895 (continued from Dec. 31, 2020 issue of The Gazette) Some time during the previous week, the prisoners had obtained possession of a small file. With this they had attached a rod and had filed through the soft wrought covering, until the hard steel inside had been reached. This evidently the file would not touch, but the prisoners had succeeded in breaking the rod at that point. The effect of this was that when the jailer pushed the box lever from him the rod locking this particular door did not move....
