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Signups are now being accepted for spring classes at the Colfax Library. These non-credit community enrichment classes are provided at a very low cost. Sponsored by Community Colleges of Spokane, registration and a complete lineup of classes are available at the Colfax link at www.iel.spokane.edu/ ACT2. Classes start in April, but early registration is encouraged. Classes offered this spring include Introduction to Digital Photography, What is Anthropology and Archaeology? Some classes consist of one-time instruction while others are scheduled...
It appears the Tekoa sewer line replacement project has begun to reap its intended benefits. The town is now seeing lower electricity costs at the sewage treatment plant along with lower chemical costs. Both results are attributed to new pipes cutting infiltration of ground water in the system. That cuts down the volume load on the treatment plant. City Clerk Kynda Browning reported that in 2013 Tekoa paid $10,164 less than budgeted for utility costs and $4,810 less for treatment chemicals. The...
A new façade is in place for “The Brick Wall Bar & Grill” in Palouse. The city endorsed a liquor license Jan. 28 for the new venture to be located at the former site of Palouse Tavern. Adam Barron is the owner of the building. The Palouse Tavern closed Dec. 21. Bob and Tina Brookshier operated the tavern for nine years....
Paul begins his first letter to the Corinthian church in this way: “I give thanks to my God always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ Jesus, for in every way you have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind—just as the testimony of Christ has been strengthened among you—so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Cor 1:4-7). What is striking about this is Paul’s assertion that the Corinthian church is not lacking in any spiri...
Thursday, Feb. 13 Colfax – Noon – Gentle Yoga with Suzy McNeilly – Pay by the month or by the class. Tekoa – 3:30 p.m. – Kids Club – Recycling guru Judi Grey teaches kids about household hazards and how to make your very own chap-stick. Friday, Feb. 14 Colfax– 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for toddlers, preschoolers and parents every Friday. Endicott, St. John & Uniontown– Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Friday. Saturday, Feb. 15 Albion– 2 p.m. – Storytime and Craft – Fun...
8 years ago The Commoner Feb. 8, 1889 Two excellent results of life on the farm, compared with life on the street, are the humanity and economy engendered in young people who help to feed the many dependents on the farm, and who find no other way of gathering needed pennies but by that of slow earnings and careful saving. A Congregational church was organized at the promising young town of Tekoa last Sabbath, February 3, by Rev. T.W. Walters, assisted by Rev. F.V. Hoyt of Farmington. The officers elected for the ensuing year were: Deacons...
A tranquil blanket of snow covers fields and vast rolling hills near Mike Johnson Road off of Highway 272 east of Colfax Feb. 5. Deeper snows came later as snow piled up around the county over the weekend. Warmer temperatures and sunshine this week reduced much of the snow....
RTOP will open new art corner Regional Theatre of the Palouse will celebrate the opening of the RTOP Corner Art Gallery and Thrift Boutique with a reception Saturday, Feb. 15, from 4 to 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Located at 134 N. Grand Ave. in Pullman, the center will celebrate the work of area artists. Artists Randy Emerson, Armando Pacheco and Sarah Hamilton will meet with the public during a reception at the grand opening. Oils, photography and acrylics will be featured and all pieces will be available to purchase. “I...
Dusty Blake and Carmen Heaton recently spent two weeks in Mexico City with their daughter’s family, Heather, Jaime, Valente, Jeronimo and Xico Reynoso. They enjoyed the company of many friends and family, watched grandsons Valente and Jeronimo show simmentals which placed with two grand champions, attended the Academic Fair of Xico and went to basketball games for all three grandsons. The second week they were there, son-in-law Jaime left for Miami and Guatemala for his work as a cinematographer. The Heatons also helped their daughter H...
Endicott Endicott Community Bible Church will host a Valentine’s Day luncheon at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14. All widows and widowers of Endicott are welcome to attend this Valentine’s Day meal. The luncheon will be in the basement of the Community Bible Church. The scores for the Endicott Gun Club weekly shoot are: Division One, Endicott Gun Club (95-100); Travis Schluneger 24, Todd Strader 24, Ed Schultz 23, Endicott Gun Club (570-600). Ladies Endicott Gun Club (47-50); Tiffany Startin 24, Amanda Pelissier 23, Endicott Gun Club Ladies (25...
Bobbi Mackleit would have known more about Colfax had she gone to Lakeside High School at Nine Mile Falls when teams from the schools were 1-A rivals. However, there was no high school there yet, so she and her brother went to Gonzaga Preparatory School in Spokane. Bobbi graduated in 1989 and was the first in her family to attend college. She always knew that she wanted to teach. When looking at college costs now for their family, she is amazed at how much less expensive college was then. At...
High school art students from around the county gave a presentation of their work last Thursday at a Meet the Artists session hosted by the Colfax Arts Council and the Whitman County Library. The students talked about their techniques and inspirations in creating art. Each showed several works which were part of the display. Clockwise from the lower left are Ryland Deane of Tekoa, Sierra Skaggs of Oakesdale, Hannah Herrington of St. John/Endicott, Autumn Deane of Rosalia, Katie Yoder of...
The old school on Fugate Road north of Kamiak Butte looked like it was on the brink of surrendering to winter’s wrath last week. The school building is actually braced with vehicle frames on the side opposite this view....
Area students on the fall honor roll for Spokane Commuunity College with a grade average of 3.0 or higher include Megan Groom and Paloma Braunger of Colfax, Zackary Hudson and Dustin Patchen of Colton, Brett Wagner and Rachael Rambo of Farmington, Danielle Wilson of Garfield, Tamra Vandyke of Malden, Matthew Malakowsky of Pullman, Steven Bowen of St. John, Erin Braun and Chandra Richardson of Rosalia and Kimberly Witte of Thornton....
Sewell paintings set for Dahmen An exhibit of paintings by Andy Sewell of Viola will be at Dahmen Barn through March. Sewell has been painting the Palouse in watercolor for more than 20 years and has now expanded into oil painting. At a reception Thursday, Feb. 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. he will give away six prints of his newest Palouse painting “Palouse Red and Green” to the first six people in the door. Born in Washington, he moved with his family to Ketchum/Sun Valley, Idaho. In 1989, he graduated from the University of Idaho, with a fine art...
Did you know that the number one killer for women is not breast cancer – it is heart disease? It is more deadly for women than all forms of cancer combined. Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease. Many women are either unaware of the symptoms to pay attention to or may attribute their symptoms to other causes. They are sweating, pressure, nausea and jaw pain. They are also symptoms that women often brush off as the flu, stress or simply feeling under the weather. Whether it’s disbelief, lack of awareness or mis...
Thursday, Feb. 6 Colfax & LaCrosse – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Thursday. Visit the online calendar for times. Colfax – Noon – Gentle Yoga with Suzy McNeilly – Pay by the month or by the class. Friday, Feb. 7 Colfax – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for toddlers, preschoolers and parents every Friday. Endicott, St. John & Uniontown – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun stories, songs and more every Friday. Saturday, Feb. 8 Albion – 2 p.m. – Storytime and Craft...
Colfax Electro Squids won the champions award and the robot performance award in a sweep of the Spokane regional Lego League competition last Saturday at Lewis & Clark High School in Spokane. They were among 41 teams from the area in the competition. The day-long event included a judging session on design, project and values and three matches of robot games. Theme for the games was Nature’s Fury. The team will now compete in the state semi-final round in Moses Lake Feb. 15. Members of the t...
Angela Johnson Anderson is a Colfax girl, Colfax High School class of 2002, who is back in Whitman County. After graduating from the University of Washington with a bachelor’s degree in health information administration in 2006, she attended physical therapy school at Eastern Washington University, graduating in 2009. She and Jake married while she was at EWU, and their goal was to live on the Palouse. While at EWU, Angela began her job search, finding her best offer with Gritman Hospital in M...
Lacrosse LaCrosse National Honor Society is selling carnations for Valentine’s Day. Prices are $5 for a single, $15 for a half dozen and $25 for a dozen. Deadline for orders is Friday. Contact Lindsey Miller, Graham BeDell, Jason Wigen or the high school office. Saturday is senior night at the LaCrosse gym. Girls’ varsity game begins at 5 followed by the boys at 6:30. The freshman class and FFA will also have a French Dip sandwich feed in the cafeteria. Full meal deal is just $6....
Riley Schell, son of Cory and Sheri Schell of Farmington, was named to the Carroll College 2013 fall dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must recieve a 3.5 grade point average or better for the semester and take at least 12 credits. Schell was also named to the academic all-conference Frontier League Football Team this year....
Endicott Jenny Meyer, Nancy Anderson and Tia Langston hosted a bridal shower for Katey Kilpatrick, bride elect of Michael Schlomer. A Tupperware party, games, great food and lots of visiting were the ingredients. The Endicott Gun Club held its Sunday trap shoot for scores as follows. The day was cold and clear with 30 shooters and one new junior. Division 1, Endicott Gun Club 97-100; Brad Hergert 25, Travis Schluneger 24, Jim Pelissier 24, Hunter Weitze 24, total score for the season (475-500) Endicott Gun Club Ladies 60-75, Tiffany Hergert...
Garfield-Middle School choir students directed by Rebecca Hemphill performed The Star Spangled Banner during a volleyball match hosted in Garfield. Singers include Emily Perkins, Ainslee Marcus, Emmy Gregg, Keely Burns, Emily Bagott, Desi Brown, Torii Rodgers, Lenae Caudle and Hope Kriebel....
Rich Lowry’s editorial printed in National Review and reprinted in the Whitman Gazette (Thursday, January 9, 2014) was a fair exercise in sarcasm. His point is well made. The stars of music, sports, movies, television, medicine, business, politics, military, IRS, FBI, NSA, NRA, BSA, WOW, and a host of others, keep letting us down. They appear to be racing one another in a seemingly endless death spiral into absurdity, recklessness, selfishness, and immorality. This is new? Not for those who are informed by the one source that has been tried, t...
All As (4.0): Hollyanna H. Hahn, Nicholas A. Johnson, Brian J. Scholz, Erica J. Eng, Cody A. Gronning, Rachel N. Hardie, Kasey B. Johnson, Carolyn M. Knaack, Brandie L. Ulrey, Katherine G. Woodhouse, Shenghan Zhao, Sarah E. Appel, Timothy B. Cornelius, Pearl A. Griffiths, Olivia Mellor, Katelyn J. Scholz, Hope A. De Avila, Daniel J. Robinson. Highest honors (3.75-3.99): Taylor D. Larsen, Jacee K. Thompson, Rebecca J. Hanny, Leah A. Heiner, Daniel Tate, Thuc D. Nguyen, Jackson T. Elfers, Katie S. Largent, Nicole M. Sheer, Kori E. Goodwin, Amara...
