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COLFAX—The annual Scholastic Book Fair sponsored by the Colfax School District PTO will be twice as long with more titles to browse this year as the event has been moved to an on-line format. “We always have an amazing turnout for in-person fairs, and we really enjoy seeing the kids get so excited for new books,” said Hannah Kuhl, book fair coordinator. “Hosting an online fair will be different for everyone, but it’s the main way the PTO can get new books into our classrooms.” The PTO uses proceeds from the book fair to help teachers bu...
COLFAX—Oct. 1 marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Normally, this would means events to raise awareness and money for a special fund for breast health services. With those events canceled, the public can still donate and help local women in early detection of the second most common cancer in women. According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, one in eight women in the United States are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. While survival rates for breast cancer...
Gabriela Sleeper, child of USCG Chief Electrician’s Mate James Dufficy, from Pullman, and Samuel Arnold, child of USCG Senior Chief Petty Officer Roger Arnold, from Cheney have been awarded Coast Guard Foundation Scholarships which are issued to Coast Guard children. They are attending Washington State University and Eastern Washington University, respectively. The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, announced that it awarded 1...
Whitman Hospital & Medical Center Lexi Kathleen Wagner was born Sept. 9 at Whitman Hospital, weighing seven pounds, to mother Tiffany Wagner of Colfax. Maternal grandparents are Dan and Vicki Wagner of Colfax. Pullman Regional Hospital Teharie Essoninam Joyce was born Aug. 30 at Pullman Regional Hospital, weighing 6.9 pounds, to parents Dadja Irene and Tcharie Olivier of Pullman. Madelyn Mae Druffel was born Sept. 20 at Pullman Regional Hospital, weighing six pounds and three ounces, to parents Jake and Savanna Druffel of Colton. Paternal...
Colfax Monday, Oct.5 Chicken enchiladas, spanish rice, refried beans, lettuce and diced tomatoes, dessert Thursday, Oct. 8 Lasagna, caesar salad, green beans, apricots, dessert Endicott Tuesday, Oct. 6 No meal LaCrosse Tuesday, Oct. 6 Birthday party –Cube steak with brown gravy, sauteed mushrooms, rice pilaf, cooked carrots, birthday dessert Palouse Wednesday, Oct. 7 Birthday party –Cube steak with brown gravy, sauteed mushrooms, rice pilaf, cooked carrots, birthday dessert Pullman Tuesday, Oct. 6 Homemade pizza, green salad, sliced pea...
COLFAX-It was the year the compact disc video was unveiled, Aretha Franklin became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and "Walk Like an Egyptian" was the number one song of the year. It was 1987, the year Margaret Thatcher won her third term as British Prime Minister and the year Kristie Kirkpatrick started as the branch manager at the Rosalia library. "When past librarians, Elaine Zinke, Lana Feldman and Bernice Frick joined me for a four-generation photo,...
COLFAX—A man and woman from Idaho have been summoned for preliminary hearings Oct. 9 after a traffic stop resulted in the alleged discovery of methamphetamine. According to the police report, Whitman County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Langerveld was on patrol Aug. 29 when he pulled over a silver van near the Red Wolf Bridge for no license plate. The driver, Taylorlee Wyatt, and passenger, Jaleel Black, were both run through Whitcom. Wyatt did not have a driver’s license and Black’s license was suspended. The deputy was told Black had permiss...
COLFAX—A Deer Park man has been booked into Whitman County Jail for possession after allegedly attempting to hide a syringe during a traffic stop. According to the police report filed with Whitman County Superior Court, Deputy Cory Alcantar initiated a traffic stop along Highway 195. While speaking to the driver, he allegedly observed a loaded syringe in the front center storage area. The drive and deputy spoke outside the vehicle. When Deputy Alcantar returned to the vehicle, the syringe had allegedly been moved. The only other occupant was a...
COLFAX—A Spokane man has been summoned for alleged crimes in July which included using a stolen credit card to purchase and steal items from Folsom Ace in Colfax. Two charges of identity theft and one charge of theft in the third degree were filed against Kelby Krause in Whitman County Superior Court Sept. 21. Krause has been identified as the second man sought by Whitman County Sheriff’s Office in early July. The two allegedly stole a credit card from a car in Lewiston and used it to purchase some items from Ace in Colfax while also tak...
PULLMAN—A charge of malicious mischief in the first degree have been filed against an 18-year-old Pullman man for a graffiti spree in June that left 12 locations tagged with generally vulgar words and symbols. Approximate total amount for removal of the spray paint graffiti is $7,870. The charge is against Jacob Rider, who would have been 17 at the time of the vandalism. According to the probable cause report filed in Whitman County Superior Court, the offenses occurred the night of June 10. Businesses, vehicles and other locations were s...
PULLMAN—A case involving a calf that was taken, then returned to the WSU Knott Dairy Farm will not be tried. According to the documents filed in Whitman County Superior Court Sept. 10, a dairy employee saw a white male return a calf to the calf pen. Allegedly, the male had taken the calf to use as a mascot in his fraternity’s composite photo. According to the police report, the male did not have authorization to use the animal and was arrested for burglary and later released on his own recognizance. The case was exonerated Sept. 14....
COLFAX—A Pullman man has been booked into Whitman County Jail after pleading guilty to a charge of possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in the second degree. The case filed in Whitman County Superior Court Sept. 10 stems from a warrant search of the apartment of Conrad Wang April 26, 2019. During the warrant search, 14 items were seized, including iPhones, iPad, laptops, hard drives, router, computer tower and mail from the State of Washington. According to documents filed with the court, the prosecuting a...
SPOKANE—Spokane Community College lists 445 students on its honor roll for the 2020 summer quarter, which ended in August. Four are from Whitman County. The honor roll lists those students who achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or above in summer quarter. Colfax: Erika Wetzel. Endicott: Laura Taylor-Jones. Palouse: Eddie O’Neill. Pullman: Celeste Wood Community Colleges of Spokane is the second largest community college district in the state, serving six counties in a 12,000-square-mile area. CCS offers high-quality academic and tra...
SPOKANE—Spokane Falls Community College lists 138 students on its honor roll for summer quarter, which ended in August. Ten are from Whitman County. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above to be listed on the honor roll. Colfax: Makayla Morrison. Pullman: Salim Alshanfary, Samantha Klover, Jeongwoo Lee, Ziyu Liu, Jicheng Wang, Shroog Alshehri, Emily Cain, Michaela Gonzalez, Madeline Heroff. SFCC is one of two community colleges within the Community Colleges of Spokane district and serves about 7,600 students. It is renowned f...
8 years ago The Commoner September 20, 1895 Frank Hargis is in the county jail awaiting jury trial next month on a charge of grand larceny. Indications point to his pleading guilty to the charge as he does not deny the commission of deeds alleged in the complaint. Judge W.N. Ruby is the complainting witness. Hargis was the enengineer of his threshing crew. When the rains came on last last week, completing discontinuance of work, he moved the crew and machinery to his farm near Steptoe. Mr. Ruby on Tuesday received $270 on threshing account,...
What happens to the animals in wildfire-stricken areas? After an area has burned and the fire mop-up crews go in, one fireman described it as a silent moonscape. “There are no animals, no birds, no bodies anywhere, just silence.” According to Charlie Powell of WSU Exotics and Wildlife Ward in Pullman, this is because animals and birds are smart enough to outrun a fire. WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital only received four kittens from the wildfire-stricken communities of Malden and Pine City. They were only slightly injured, and will soon be ret...
Thursday, Sept. 24 All WCL Branches, Storytime To Go Pick up a weekly alphabet-themed storytime packet for families with children ages 2 to 5. Friday, Sept. 25 Colfax, Palouse Photo Contest & Exhibit, through Oct. 31 Browse the stunning display of local photography and be sure to vote for your favorite! Saturday, Sept. 26 RPG Virtual 1-Shot, 2 to 4 p.m. Roll for initiative! RSVP at 509-397-4366 to join Albion librarian, Amy, for an online Role Playing adventure via Zoom for adults and teens (ages 13+). Monday, Sept. 28 Oakesdale, Adult Flu...
COLFAX–The Libey Gallery and the Colfax Chamber of Commerce invite the community to browse the exhibit of photography contest entries depicting nature, people and small towns on the Palouse, now through Oct. 31. The contest sponsored by the Colfax Chamber of Commerce received more than 60 entries from a variety of photographers. Cast your vote for People's Choice Award when visiting the Libey Gallery during Colfax Library open hours Monday-Wednesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday and Friday 2 to 6...
SPRAGUE - Retired school administrator Patrick Whipple fulfilled an item on his "bucket list" when he published a book on local history earlier this summer. A 1973 Sprague High School alum who retired in 2017 as the superintendent of the Sprague School District, Whipple said it was on his "to do" list to write a book about some of the stories his grandfather and father told him. "I've had them in my head for 20, 30, 40 years - a long time," Whipple said. "My dad always told me he was going to...
COLFAX—Have you ever wanted to try a table-top Role Playing Game (RPG) like Dungeons and Dragons, but didn’t know where to start? Join Whitman County Library’s Game Master, Amy Ferguson, and fellow adventurers on Saturday, September 26, from 2-4 p.m. to solve the Mystery of the Knowledge Thief via Zoom. No character creation or experience needed as we want everyone’s first RPG experience as easy and streamlined as possible. All you will need is access to the internet and two, 6 sided dice. Don’t have any dice? There are tons of virtual d...
Meggie Perron of Burlington, Vermont, spent part of two weeks visiting at the homes of her grandmother Fran Jones and her uncle Bryan Jones. She also spent some time visiting with friends in Walla Walla. Unfortunately, she was unable to visit with her mother as Gena’s flight from Italy, where she resides, was canceled. Overnight guests Friday at the home of Karen Broeckel included Patty Wieber, Brett Wieber, Spokane, and JoAnn Elrod, Bellevue. They all had attended the graveside services for their sister/aunt Jeanette Broeckel Nolan of C...
COLFAX–Palouse Pathways, a local non-profit providing resources around higher education, is hosting an “Honors Fair” from 5-7 p.m., Wednesday Sept. 30. This is the fifth year Palouse Pathways is hosting the event. This event will be virtual, due to the Pandemic, and will be accessible via a Zoom link. This year, representatives from the honors colleges and programs at the University of Washington, University of Idaho, Washington State University, Boise State University, Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, Western Washi...
COLFAX–The Drive-By Vintage Fashion Show at the Perkins House Saturday was deemed a success by organizer Nancy Rothwell. After a week of smokey skies, a fresh breeze and light rain cleared away the smoke just in time for the outdoor fashion show and fundraiser. According to Rothwell, more than 15 volunteers, including children, turned out to don vintage or replica vintage apparel. The models portrayed common days of yore activities including playing croquet, tea parties, reading on the swing a...
COLFAX—Whitman County Library and the Whitman County Health Department (WCHD) are partnering together to bring adult flu vaccine clinics to local libraries via curbside service. Deanna Claybaugh, LPN/BA with the WCHD, will be on hand to administer adult flu shots at the following locations: Tuesday, September 22, 2-5 p.m., Rosalia Library Monday, September 28, 3-6 p.m., Oakesdale Library Tuesday, September 29, 3:30-6 p.m., Albion Library Thursday, October 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., LaCrosse Library Tuesday, October 13, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Endicott L...
STEPTOE—In a rare occurrence, a vehicle hit a moose in the Steptoe area in the dark and the vehicle was not crippled or worse. Which was a good thing in this case as the vehicle was a Colfax ambulance with a patient bound for Spokane. The incident occurred about 2:30 a.m. Sept. 12. The ambulance was en-route to Sacred Heart to deliver the patient when it struck a moose calf. The animal was killed on contact while the only damage to the ambulance was a mirror being taken off. The collision also resulted in moose feces being smeared down the s...
