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Laura Buckley Lautenslager of Rosalia will participate in the Special Olympics fund-raiser, "Over the Edge," in Spokane June 27 and hopes to gather more donations for this event. She works as a medical assistant/phlebotomist at Whitman Medical Group in Colfax and serves as a volunteer firefighter/EMT at Rosalia. She is also a member of the Army National Guard. She is supporting Special Olympics in honor of the memory of her uncle, the late Mike Shea of Colfax who was severely handicapped. The...
The 4H Palouse Area Robotics Team competed against 400 other high school robotic teams in the world in St. Louis, Mo., at the end of April and finished with a tournament record of five wins and five losses after three days of tough competition. “2014 was an incredible season for the team exceeding all of the goals we had set. Through a process of condensed learning, hard work, creativity and focus, the team produced a robot with a level of innovation and design elegance that far exceeded our exp...
Lacrosse Bob and Leanne Bafus attended the graduation of their daughter, Samantha, from the University of Idaho Saturday. She has a business degree with an emphasis in human resources. They were joined for a celebration lunch by Jeff and Norman Bafus, and Cindy and Kim Pitts. All helped pack up her belongings and move her to Spokane where she started a job on Monday. LaCrosse Community Pride will meet today, May 22. Tedd Nealey, board member who is heading the economic development plan, will discuss ways to market the community and attract...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager flew to Astoria, Ore., for the weekend to attend an International Flying Farmer Convention. This yearly event was hosted by the Oregon Flying Farmer chapter. They were able to take in the sights of this area which included the Maritime Museum, an historic house tour, a trolley ride and the reconstructed cabins of the Lewis and Clark Expedition winter abode. Lucky and Joan Myrick were in LaGrande, Ore., from Thursday to Sunday with their jewelry booth at the LaGrande Steel-ya (coyote) Powwow. Kim and Cindy Pitts...
Endicott Connor Pelissier, son of Jim and Amanda Pelissier, Endicott, a junior member of the Endicott Gun Club, shot very well at the Inland Empire Handicap Shoot. On Saturday, May 17, he was Sub Junior Runner Up in Doubles with a 90 out of 100 (90/100) and Sub Junior Handicap Winner at 96/100. Sunday, Connor finished as runner up in Singles with a two-day combined score of 191/200. Connor was in a 3-way tie for runner up position and won a 50 bird shoot off with 49/50. Part of the prize was an...
Nicholas Johnson, son of Aaron and Helena Johnson, has been named valdictorian for the Colfax High School class of 2014. Johnson earned an all-A grade average during his high school career. His activities included FIRST Robotics Club (president), Future Business Leaders of America (vice perseident), Knowledge Bowl, Future Farmers of America and National Honor Society. Johnson plans to attend WSU and major in mechanical engineering. Hollyanna Hahn, daughter of Jacob and Mary Hahn, has been named...
Graham David BeDell has been named valedictorian for the LaCrosse class of 2014 with a grade average of 3.33. The son of Brian and Angela Broeckel, he has been involved in football, basketball, track, NHS, FFA and AmeriCorps. He is currently serving as ASB Vice President. He plans to attend the University of Idaho next year and pursue a degree in civil engineering. He will be the lone commencement leader named this year....
Decorative banners for the seventh annual H'Art of the Palouse project were posted on Colfax streetlights standards in the downtown area by volunteers Greg Harazin and Rick Anderson Sunday. Nine banners were entered in the contest this year. The Colfax Arts council will distribute their ballot paint buckets around town and residents can cast their vote for the People's Choice Award which will be presented June 5 when the entrants are honored at the council's Artist of the Month reception at the...
Talia Salter has been in Colfax for the last five years, returning to Whitman County where her mother was born and raised. Her parents are Derrick and Tara Leinweber Salter. After growing up in the Seattle area, Colfax was definitely a change. A 2010 graduate of Colfax High School, Talia worked at Zip’s and got acquainted here. Her grandmother, Karen Leinweber, attended high school in Colfax. After high school, Talia attended Everest College in Everett and trained to become a dental a...
8 years ago The Commoner May 17, 1889 William Chambers, one of the quartet of tramps brought down from Farmington a few weeks ago and lodged in the county jail on a charge of assault, the particulars of which were published at the time, escaped from the jail yard through the help of some of his comrades on Wednesday morning by scaling the stockade and has not been recaptured although Sheriff McLean and deputies have used every endeavor to run him down. He is described as being 30 years old, five feet 10 inches high, weight 150 pounds, eyes bl...
The lights are down, the music has played and the flashbulbs are gone. Mr. Bulldog 2014 has been crowned and the proceeds have been counted. For the annual event held Monday, April 28, in the Colfax High Auditorium, senior boys competed in a mock pageant to raise funds for the FFA program. This year, in a superhero theme, Austin Getz as Allergy Boy took the title while 840 pounds of food was donated and $435 in cash raised. “The food was twice as much this year and the money was down s...
May 19 - May 23 AT COLFAX SCHOOLS: Monday: Pizza, pineapple, caesar salad, ice cream. Tuesday: Mashed potatoes with brown gravy, beef patty, roll, corn, fruit. Wednesday: Popcorn chicken, mac-n-cheese, cooked carrots, fruit. Thursday: Biscuit with gravy, egg patty, tater sticks, fruit juice. Friday: Hot dog, Sun Chips, BBQ beans, fruit, frosted cookie. AT COLTON SCHOOL: Monday: Bread sticks with sauce, cheese sticks, salad, fruit. Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, salad, fries, fruit. Wednesday: Rib-b-que sandwich, fries, green beans, fruit. Thursday:...
Lacrosse LaCrosse FFA had a very successful year at the Spokane Junior Livestock Show. The show started with success in the meats contest where LaCrosse placed second. Team members were Jason Wigen and Cole Evans (tied for fifth individual), Jessica Guske (10th individual), David Alguea, Graham BeDell, Abby McGregor and Weston Miller. Evans also won the State FFA Livestock Judging Contest by topping 177 participants from around Washington. Ten members exhibited 16 animals including 11 goats,...
Thursday, May 15 Colfax – Noon – Gentle Yoga with Suzy McNeilly – Pay by the month or by the class. Endicott – 7 p.m. – Book Club – Join the discussion of Kate Morton’s “The Secret Keeper.” Everyone’s invited. Friday, May 16 Colfax – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for toddlers, preschoolers and parents every Friday. Endicott, St. John and Uniontown – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Friday. Saturday, May 17 Albion – 2 p.m. – Storytime and Craft – Fun stories and craft pro...
Garfield-Palouse Middle School Choir, directed by Rebecca Hemphill, sang the National Anthem before the WSU-USC baseball game on Friday, May 2. They have been singing at school sporting events throughout the year. Members of the group are Desi Brown, Ainslee Marcus, Emmy Gregg, Emily Perkins, Payson Griner, Keely Burnes, Torii Rogers, Emily Baggot, Lenae Caudle and Hope Kriebel....
Ride for Cure set for June 8 A fourth annual motorcycle Ride for a Cure benefit has been scheduled June 8 as part of the Relay for Life. Registration will be at the Colfax Les Schwab lot in Colfax from 9 to 10 a.m. with riders departing on the tour at 10:30. The tour will include a tour of the Palouse Country which will conclude at Fredneck's Tavern in Rockford. Drawings and door prizes will be included. For more information, call Howie Leinweber in Colfax or Julie Hawley in Pullman. Mobile Food Bank set for Colfax stop Whitman County chapter o...
Endicott The first Flea Market in Endicott sponsored by the Community Club was Saturday with 38 spots being rented. Art contest winners were first place Sophia Anderson; Jonah Isaacs and Emily Pierce, tied for second. The crowd was steady all day. Lorna and Greg Burns spent Mothers’ Day weekend at Whitefish, Mont., where grandson Garrett Burns was a player for the 4-13 Titan Lacrosse team from Greenacres. The previous Sunday Lorna and friend Ann Donaldson of Coeur d' Alene Lake participated i...
Chandler Pfaff, daughter of David and April Pfaff, has been named valedictorian of the 2014 class of Garfield/Palouse High School with an all-A grade average for her high school years. Chandler served as president of the Vikings FFA chapter and played on volleyball, basketball and softball teams. She was a Palouse Empire Fair rodeo queen and earned state FFA and Star Chapter Farmer degrees. She plans to attend Eastern Washington University and study occupational or physical therapy. Taylor Jo...
Angela Beggs is enjoying working for an organization that she has belonged to for years. As the new manager of the Colfax Eagles Aerie, she is pleased to be working with people she knows well and for an active community organization. The daughter of Brenda Wickizer, Angie grew up in Colfax and her grandparents are Rod and Delores Wickizer. She played volleyball and softball in high school, but was quiet and introverted and moved to an alternative high school where she graduated. She worked in fo...
Dusty Saturday, May 17, is scheduled as a work day at the Dusty Cemetery Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. A meeting will follow. Bring shovels, rakes, weed whackers and bars and blocks to lift stones. Nine ladies from the First Baptist Church in Union Gap held their annual retreat at the Parsonage Bed and Breakfast May 1-2. Kim and Vicki Broeckel joined Mike and Michelle Carver Sunday for the Historical House Tour of Brown's Addition in Spokane. Sponsored by MAC museum, it showcased six homes and gardens on the walking tour. Larry and Di Brink...
Colfax High School jazz band won its division at the Mt. Hood Jazz Festival over the weekend at Gresham, Ore. Saturday's win was the fourth time Colfax has won the top trophy for its division at Mt. Hood. The band also won two years ago. Band director Mike Morgan said some of the scores this year topped any previous scores in the 20 years the band has made the trip to compete in the Oregon festival. Colfax competed against four Oregon bands. The band played its jazz competition set which it...
May 12-16 AT COLFAX SCHOOLS: Monday: Shredded BBQ chicken on bun, fries, cole slaw, fruit. Tuesday: Corn dog, nachos, salad, fruit. Wednesday: Beef dippers, rice, green beans, sunshine bar, fruit. Thursday: Straw hats, frito chips, refried beans, sunshine bar, fruit. Friday: Burritos, tater tots, corn, fruit. AT COLTON SCHOOL: Monday: Country fried steak, potatoes with gravy, green beans, roll, fruit. Tuesday: Chicken sandwich, fries, fruit. Wednesday: Stuffed cheese sandwich, soup and salad, corn, fruit. Thursday: Hot dogs, pork and beans,...
8 years ago The Commoner May 10, 1889 Improvements which add greatly to the convenience and appearance of the auditor’s office were made this week. More book room has been secured enabling the force to get along without having books of records scattered promiscuously about. Miss Berry of Walla Walla, who has been visiting relatives here, was received on last Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Berry of this city, quite a number of young people, as on Tuesday she was to depart for her home. As expressed by many, the party for s...
8 years ago The Commoner May 10, 1889 Improvements which add greatly to the convenience and appearance of the auditor’s office were made this week. More book room has been secured enabling the force to get along without having books of records scattered promiscuously about. Miss Berry of Walla Walla, who has been visiting relatives here, was received on last Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Berry of this city, quite a number of young people, as on Tuesday she was to depart for her home. As expressed by many, the party for s...
Easter gathering of the Schmick family started with early arrivals for dinner at Sol Vallarta and Saturday lunch at Eddie’s. For 20 years the Hill Ray Plaza has served their great Saturday night buffet. Around 80 relatives attended. Among the attendees were: Gerald Schmick, Don Schmick, Katie Schmick, Mary Beth Shaw, Dustin, Emil and Liam Dawson, Colfax; Jill and Dan Moore, Steve and Suzanne Schmick; Endicott; Michael and Kylie Palazzola, Fort Lewis; Kyle and Jean Blumenscheen, PeEll; Doug and Melanie Schmick, Rory and Katie Schmick, Greg a...
