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COLFAX – A donation of $3,500 was made to the Whitman County Fire District 5 to improve response times for emergency aid near Lamont. The money is from a rural grant provided by Northwest Farm Credit Services. It was used to buy a Jeep Cherokee and convert it to an aid vehicle for the rural fire district. EMT Holli Basus is assigned the SUV. "It made sense to have some of the EMTs keep the vehicles at their residence ... to make response times faster," said Ryan Kile, Colfax branch manager f...
Jaxson L. V. Enfield was born April 26, 2021, to Paola Esqueda and Jonathan Enfield, of Moscow, Idaho. He was 6 pounds, 13 ounces. William R. Steiner was born April 29, 2021, to Ashley and Aaron Steiner, of Palouse. He was 6 pounds, 13 ounces. Grandparents are Steve and Ruth Sutton, of La Conner, and Sue Van Hoose, of Vancouver, WA. Oswa was born May 2, 2021, to Ali Jubran and Samira Edres, of Pullman. She weighed 7 pounds, 12.6 ounces. She joins her sister, Aisha Jubran (12), and brother, Awab Jubran (6). Colt M. Tennant was born May 4, 2021,...
GARFIELD — James Woomack was recently presented with a Quilt of Valor during a meeting of the American Legion Post 24 in Garfield. Woomack, of Farmington, served in the Navy from 1967 - 1993 during Vietnam and the Gulf War as an aircraft structural mechanic, aircrew and flight engineer. The quilt was made and presented by volunteers of the Greater Spokane Quilt of Valor group. They have joined with more than 10,000 quilters across the nation to honor and comfort those who serve and have been t...
CHENEY — The 2021 Dean's List for Winter, at Eastern Washington University (EWU), was released recently. Students with GPAs of 3.5 or higher and are taking a minimum of 12 hours of instruction per week are honored, according to EWU. The following students from Whitman County made the list: Asotin - Alexa Fisher, Natasha Knight Colfax - Isabelle Erickson, Dane Hall, Christopher Jones, Sadie Thompson Colton - Corey Horstman, Kamryn Nuttman LaCrosse - Jadyn Guske Oakesdale - Madison Shrope P...
MOSCOW — The Palouse Writers Guild announced it is hosting its second annual Writers Festival on June 26 at the 1912 Center in Moscow, Idaho. The event includes workshops, panel discussions, and Q&A sessions. The day will close with Books & Brews, a free family-friendly public event that includes 16 featured authors who have written literary fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, young adult novels, romance, fantasy, and horror. The Palouse Writers Guild will announce the winners of its Fir...
Warden Mosgrove has issued the following circular letter to the wheat growers: STATE PENITENTIARY, WALLA WALLA-WASH., May 5, 1896 – To Wheat Growers: – The price of grain bags manufactured at the state penitentiary has been reduced from $49 per thousand, last season’s figure to $46 per thousand, f.o.b. Walla Walla. At this extremely low price, we expect to supply the farmers of the wheat raising sections of the state with their grain bags and meet the competition of outside dealers in Calcutta sacks. Our grain bags have not been reduced at al...
The first National Hospital Day ever observed in America, May 12, brought hundreds of visitors to St. Ignatius hospital in this city, where visitors were received from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., and from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitors were shown all over the hospital and souvenir booklets describing the hospital were given away. At noon the nurses, patients and sisters enjoyed a feast in honor of the occasion, which was also the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, organizer of the first modern hospital and nursing...
COLFAX - The Mockonema 4-H club brought more than 30 volunteers to the Perkins House yard on April 25. After two hours, they left with a trailer full of weeds pulled from the flower beds and the yard at the historic Colfax home. Perkins House Museum volunteers joined them to perform the work. "The Whitman County Historical Society is most grateful to the club for their hard work to benefit the yard at Perkins House Museum," said Nancy Rothwell. Various flower bulbs were sold with proceeds going...
ROSALIA – Pat Voge's garden was chosen as the Garden of the Month for May by the Rosalia Garden Club. "The selection committee was attracted to the many different flowers in bloom," said Rosalia Garden Club Publicity Chairman MarvaLee Peterschick. "An added bonus in the garden was a special eagle statue, who appeared to be protecting the flower blooms." Voge visited the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, where she was drawn to purple tulip in blooms so she purchased some for her garden. "There are m...
COLFAX — The 2021 Colfax Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) student art show runs through May 7 at The Center on Main Street. Featured are oil pastel and pencil work from students in kindergarten through junior high. The Center is part of the Colfax Library and open Monday through Wednesday 10 am. – 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m....
The Endicott Community Club and Cemetery District have been working at the cemetery installing the veterans’ memorial. The funds for this memorial were raised from prior German dinners and silent auctions. They are planning a dedication of this memorial on Saturday, May 29, at the cemetery. A schedule will be coming out later this month for those that would like to attend....
April 19, six members of the Colfax High School ASB Leadership, along with Heidi Lowe, came out to the home of Tom and Doreen Riedner. They had lunch and then assembled 1,000 soup bags for Homestead Ministries. These students made Colfax High School and their community proud. Harm and Jan Smith, Art Sager, Blake, and Carmen Heaton, Larry Brink, and classmates Vicki Broeckel and Linda Hennigar were among the many friends and family who attended graveside services April 24 in LaCrosse for Richard Barry who passed away Feb. 7 from complications...
8 years ago The Commoner April 24, 1896 A case of wholesale horse stealing is reported by J.C. Lloyd of Rebel flat, which, although not exactly a local affair, is nevertheless of much interest. Saturday evening when Mr. Lloyd went home from this city he met a number of men on Rebel flat driving a band of about 30 or 40 head of fine horses. One of the men asked Mr. Lloyd where they could procure hay to feed the animals, and after hay had been procured with the assistance of Mr. Lloyd the latter was told the following story by the man in...
Levi Luck was born April 17, 2021, to Kyle and Brittany Luck, of Pullman. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Grandparents are Carl and Lisa Luck, of Camano Island, and Bruce and Wadber, of Arlington. He joins his sister Elana Luck (6), brother Ethan Luck (4), and brother Carson Luck (2). Cayden E. Doreen was born on April 22, 2021, to Kristin and Dylan Doreen, of Oakesdale. He weighed 5 pounds, 10 pounces. Grandparents are Heidi and JR Doreen, of Oakesdale, and Greg Weber, of Genesee, Idaho. He joins his brother Tucker James (2). Logan Galbreath...
COLFAX – Drawings adorn the walls in The Courtyard at Colfax to brighten the assisted living residents' days during the pandemic. Third-grader students from Jennings Elementary School created the art and dropped them off, said Executive Director Jennifer Broeckel. "It brightens our hallways and special to the residents," she said. "They bring them to us to brighten our hallways." Since COVID began the students started delivering artwork during the holidays. Before the pandemic of COVID, the f...
COLFAX – A little bit goes a long way to help people end or avoid opioid drug abuse. Lorien Smith, Miss Colfax for America Strong 2021, is organizing a "Fill the Boot" fundraiser and awareness building event in Colfax on May 16. The event runs from 1 to 3 p.m. in the parking lot next to Rosauers grocery store at 632 N. Main Street, Colfax. "This will be the first time I have organized one," Smith said. "I am literally just making this up as I go." She's asking people to drive by and drop a d...
COLFAX — Colfax High School’s “Top Dog” winners for March were announced. They are as follows. Anna Cocking, junior, fine arts; Jacob Brown, senior, science; Drew Van Tine, sophomore, math; J.D. Petersen, sophomore, history; Jaisha Gibb, sophomore, language; Lucas McAdams, senior, PE; Kari Largent, senior, character; Katherine Tate, junior, career and technical education. The Top Dog program honors students who excel in each department for effort, attitude, hard work and helping others. Teachers in each department nominate students and vote on...
Saturday, Denise Broeckel Kendall, Tacoma; Doreen Broeckel Riedner, Dusty; Sheri Shaffer Hatley, Oakesdale; Paula Morris Meyer, Colfax; and Kristal Krom Kirpes, Colton, were guests at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast in Dusty. This was their twenty-second year of celebrating “Girls’ Weekend”. The women are all from the LaCrosse High School class of 1979. The traditional things were done...a “Dusty Fire Drill” was performed at the Keebler cookie elf’s home (also known as Karen Broeckel) , had dinner prepared this year by Paula Meyer, spent their...
Delany A. Huff was born April 5.2021 to Jacquelyn and Jude Huff, of Palouse. She weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces. Grandparents are Elaine Huff, of Colville, and Cathy Oakley and Rich Brown, of Potlatch, Idaho. She joins her brother, Emmet Huff (3). Juliana was born April 7, 2021 to Yadira and Dragan, of Pullman. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Grandparents are Slavica and Bane, of Pirot, Serbia, and Ramona and Thomas, of Kennewick. Zayd A. Hogue was born April 8, 2021 to Mol K. Hogue-Ome and Tanjina Rhaman, of Pullman. He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounce...
Spring band concert set for April 21 COLFAX — The Jennings Elementary and the Colfax Junior-Senior High School band spring concert is set for Wednesday, April 21 in the high school auditorium, starting at 7 p.m. Spectators will be limited to parents of senior band members. The concert will be broadcast on Youtube, through the school's website. Dusty News Amanda, Erik, Rafe and Tate Carlson, of Spokane, were Easter guests of parents and grandparents Kim and Cindy Pitts. Amanda and Erik returned to their home that evening but the boys stayed a...
PALOUSE — Denni Fealy is the Distinguished Young Woman of Garfield-Palouse and Maggie Meyer for Colton-Uniontown. Maci Brantner was named first runner-up and Samantha Snekvik second runner-up for Garfield-Palouse. The virtual event on March 21 saw the contestants awarded $5,300 in cash scholarships contributed by local organizations, individuals and businesses. Awards presented included $200 to Snekvik for the Spirit Award, $700 to Fealy for the Scholastic category, $700 to Fealy for Judges' I...
TEKOA — Teen Poetry Share is a celebration of Tekoa and Oakesdale teenagers' writing during Poetry Month. Teens' original poetry is on display at the Tekoa and Oakesdale libraries through April 30, said library manager for both branches, Shelly Ausmus. "This is the first time I have done it, but it's poetry month," she said. "It's meant for local teens." Young author's poem is on display and each writer is entered into a drawing for a gift basket. Teen Poetry Share began on April 13, but t...
Mikyah Rose was born on April 3, 2021, to Shyloh and Steven Mosby, of St. John. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces. She joins her sister, Miah, and brother Genesis....
The former Hubbard school house five miles north of Colfax on Highway 195 was struck by fire Sunday. Much of the roof section of the building and the east end were damaged by the blaze which started from grass burning in the area. Built in 1882, the building was used as a school until 1942. It has been used as a meeting and polling center for several years since. Volunteer firemen from Colfax and Steptoe received the alarm at about 10 a.m. and were able to salvage the building. Del Mitchell, Steptoe volunteer, said the fire started in the...
