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8 years ago The Commoner Oct. 19, 1888 The mail lines between Colfax and Palouse City, and Colfax and Lewiston, over which the mails have previously been carried by stage were discontinued. Mails for these points will hereafter go by rail. Charlie Hubbard, the well known young Dry Creek farmer and who cultivates the largest farm in Whitman County, met with a painful accident in this city Saturday evening. While feeding his team which was hitched on a back street, he was kicked on the left leg by one of the horses, breaking the bone of that...
The first fall meeting of Colfax Direct Seeders will be at the Methodist Church meeting room at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30. The hosted breakfast is sponsored by Columbia Bank of Colfax and will be prepared by the Top Notch Café. Featured speakers will be Dr. Dave Huggins, soil scientist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service of WSU, and Guy Swanson, owner of Exactrix, a farm equipment manufacturer in Spokane. Huggins will share the latest information on fertilizer management technology. Swanson will discuss application of anhydrous... Full story
The Colfax High School homecoming royalty are honored at halftime of the football game against Orofino Friday night. From left to right, Austin Getz, Queen Nicole Sheer, Levi Hardy, junior princess Ashante Erickson, Ray Compton, sophomore princess Amara Huber, Trenton Moore, sophomore princess Olivia Mellor, Thuc Nguyen and freshman princess Parker Warwick.... Full story
Every year an estimated 230,000 women and 2,000 men in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer. About 25 percent will later develop advanced (metastatic) breast cancer. This is when the cancer originating in the breast spreads to other parts of the body — the lungs, liver, lymph nodes or brain. The goal of screening exams for early breast cancer detection is to find cancers before they start to cause symptoms, which allows treatment to begin early and before the cancer has spread. Key actions for early detection include regular breast self e...
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution: Wednesday, Oct. 23: Palouse Community Center, 1 to 3 p.m.; Rosalia United Methodist Church, 9 to 11 a.m.; St. John Methodist Church, 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24: Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Garfield Legion / Grange Hall, 2 to 6 p.m.; LaCrosse, 110 N. Main, 8 a.m. to noon; Tekoa City Hall, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Oakesdale Baptist Church, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Endicott City Hall, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25: Colton-Uniontown, Uniontown Community Building, 8 a.m.... Full story
Homecoming royalty for the LaCrosse /Washtucna Tigercats pause for photos during half-time ceremonies Friday night at Washtucna. At left are LaCrosse Queen Lindsey Miller and Princess Jessica Guske with King Joey Guske (19) and Prince Tom VanCamp. Washtucna Queen Gail Harder and Princess Britte Harder are at right with King Bo Rice (44) and Prince Douglas McKeen....
Melinda Barlass Ackerman completed her doctorate degree studies in education administration from Walden University last February and participated in the commencement celebration in Minneapolis Aug. 17. Her dissertation was on the relationship between student purpose in life and performance on New Mexico based assessment. The daughter of Tom and Alice Barlass of Colfax, she is a member of the 1992 class of Colfax High School. She received her undergraduate degree in education at Eastern...
Hunters were well fed this weekend and had their choice of where to go for breakfast. Saturday morning hunters and townspeople enjoyed breakfast at the Endicott Food Center. Organizer Jenny Meyer hovered over the stove cooking scrambled eggs and said about 65 hunters and local residents were served Saturday morning. She said money raised from the breakfast goes to the cost of Endicott’s Christmas fireworks. Tony Anderson flipped pancakes and Tia Langston was the self-proclaimed “maple bar que... Full story
Singh-Krause vows at St. Gall Bridget Ann Krause and Harman Jot Singh were married July 6, 2013, at St. Gall Catholic Church in Colton. She is the daughter of Gene and Sylvia Krause of Longview, and he is the son of Paul and Jyoti Singh of Vienna, Va. They chose St. Gall Church in Colton where her parents were married 31 years ago. Bridget graduated from Mark Morris High School in Longview in 2001, Gonzaga University in 2005 with a bachelor of science in biology and received her doctor of...
Windy Tevlin made the transition from Folger’s girl to gourmet espresso lover when she opened her new shop in Garfield. Since she and Tom own Garfield Meats, known locally as the Meat Shop, a coffee shop would naturally be Meet Shop II. She opened her shop to keep her mom busy and give herself something fun to do, but her mom hasn’t arrived yet to help out. Besides coffees, Italian sodas and breakfast breads, the other section of the shop is a thrift shop done with clever decor. It’s already fil...
Area students who qualified for the president’s honor roll for the summer term at WSU are as follows: Albion-Bryan Stafford; Colfax-JakobWells; Endicott-William Knott; Farmington-Garret Pfaff; Oakesdale-Drake Hinkins; Palouse-Emily Boone, Jennie Browse, Rebecca Dewald, Nyna VanHarn and Taylor White; Rosalia-Erin Brown and Zachary St. John; St. John-Erin Schuster; Uniontown-Zoe Holland. To be eligible for the roll, undergraduate students must earn a grade average of 3.75 on a minimum of nine graded hours in a single term or a 3.50 cumulative a... Full story
Dusty Christopher and Justus Heaton arrived Saturday night from Arizona to spend a few days with parents/grandparents, Blake and Carmen Heaton. While here, Justus shot his first deer. Also visiting for the weekend were Jack Heaton with Kirk and Shawna, Morgan, Gage, Chase, Lane and Wade Heaton. Joining the Heaton group was Blake Munson from Tri-cities. Each member of the group got a deer. Ron and Donna Connel, Spokane Valley, were luncheon guests of Dick and Helen Appel recently. Donna is Dick’s sister. Last Saturday, Dick and Helen Appel h... Full story
The Healthy Tekoa Coalition (HTC) will present the first annual Fall Family Carnival Saturday, Oct. 19, from 3-5 p.m. at Tekoa grade school. The carnival will include 17 activity tables with a fish pond, spinning wheel, dolphin ring toss, cupcake walk, bobbing for apples and face-painting. There will also be contests for coloring, costume and bubble gum-blowing. The event is supported by 16 businesses in Tekoa, and is part of HTC’s strategic plan to promote healthy, positive choices in local youth by working together to reduce substance a... Full story
District 7 Make It With Wool contest participants gathered Oct. 5 in the Public Service Building at Colfax. The contest is coordinated by Helen Appel with assistance from Paula Baldree. For 30 years, Helen has been hosting the contest for this multi-county region. Sidney Appel, Colfax, wearing her teal, window pane plaid skirt and jacket, placed first in the pre-teen division. Shelby Forgey, Anatone, in her purple dress with multi-colored trim and Elly Kunkel, Pullman, in her gray poncho with ka...
Thursday, Oct. 10 Colfax, LaCrosse & Tekoa – 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. Colfax – 7 p.m. – Zumba Fitness with Brenda Camp – Pay by the month or by the class. Friday, Oct. 11 Colfax – 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Play & Learn – Creative play and sharing for preschoolers and parents every Friday. Endicott, St. John & Uniontown – Storytime – Bring in the little ones for fun s... Full story
Fabulous Kingpins to play at Empire The Fabulous Kingpins will bring their highly charged music to the Empire Theatre in Tekoa next Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. Known in this area for anchoring the Pullman Fourth of July celebration, they have a repertoire that does not fall easily into one category. The band plays mostly rock and roll, but members of the group are well versed in many genres and that expertise is reflected in their product. Little Richard, Joan Jett, the Kingsmen, Kiss, Elvis, Jimmy Buffet and even the Monkees are included in...
At Colfax Schools: Monday: Chicken noodle, hot carrots and peas, fruit, chocolate graham Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, curly fries, green salad, veggie tray, fruit Wednesday: Tuna or egg salad sandwich, Sun Chips, green salad, veggies, fruit Thursday: Straw-hat, frito chips, refried beans, fruit, brownie Friday: Mac and cheese w/ little smokies, green salad, bread stick, fruit At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Taco meat, shredded cheese, tortilla shells, tomatoes, salsa, lettuce, bananas, mixed fruit Tuesday: Turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, rice,... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner Oct. 12, 1888 Another of the flourishing towns has received a visitation from the devouring element. This time it is Uniontown, in the southeastern portion of the county. The flames originated in Stephen Baur’s bakery at 4:20 Saturday morning last, from a defective flue. The alarm was promptly responded to by willing hands, and all possible was done to check its spread, but before it was controlled and subdued, property to the value of something more than $4,000 was destroyed. The Commoner is informed that the O...
Pullman Regional Hospital Oct. 1 marked the beginning of open enrollment for Washington state’s health-insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act Exchange. The first open enrollment period is Oct. 1 to March 31, 2014. Consumers must enroll in a plan during that time for coverage to start Jan. 1, 2014. Pullman Regional Hospital’s social workers are available to help residents navigate the Health Plan Finder system and apply for coverage. To make an apointment, call the hospital’s social work department, 509-336-7556....
St. John 4H and FFA members will host a chili feed and silent auction to raise funds for the Community Fair and Support Fund Saturday, Oct. 12, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at the St. John Community Building. Proceeds will go toward local youth and the project support fund. The meal includes chili, cinnamon roll, salad and a drink for $6. Silent auction donations are welcome. Contact Jay Mills for more information....
“Compassion for our Lazarus’ ” Luke 16. 19-31 The parable we know as “the rich man and Lazarus” is Jesus’ call to embrace the miracle of God’s love. It pulls back the curtain just a little bit so that we can get a glimpse of life in God’s kingdom. In the parable, Jesus is expanding our so called “natural” views of brotherhood and sisterhood to include anyone who is suffering just on the other side of our “gate.” God does care about those folks whom we may well judge to be losers, almost non human. Jesus is asking us “Do we recognize the La...
Colfax Boy Scout Carson Cloaninger donated $87 to kickoff the Colfax Firefighers annual Toybox drive. The donation came about as a result of excess produced by Cloaninger’s gardening merit badge project at the family’s farm in the Green Hollow Road area. Carson’s merit-made garden produced such a bountiful garden that he decided to sell the excess produce and turn the proceeds over to the Toybox project. The $87 donation resulted from the sales, although he still has a few pumpkins and gourd...
Many farmers have no hobbies, other than farming, that is. Dave Fulfs is the exception to that rule in a big way. Dave likes to drive tractor and combine and make parts runs. He plans to work on the farm a couple of more years. The Fulfs brothers, Jack, Dan and David, have operated the family farm since they all finished school and are now in the process of turning the operation over to the next generation, Travis and Steve, sons of Dave and Dan. The younger men are managing the farm, but they...
Lacrosse LaCrosse homecoming royalty for 2013 includes Princess Jessica Guske and Prince Tom Vancamp and Queen Lindsey Miller and King Joey Guske. The homecoming game will be at Washtucna Friday night at 7 p.m. against Pomeroy....
Dusty Lucky and Joan Myrick had their jewelry booth at the Cider Fest in Marcus, which is near Kettle Falls, last weekend. While there, they visited with friends Derrol and Becky Sater. Last week, Jan Smith was in Yakima to attend Grandparents Day with grandson Michah Morgan at Riverside Christian School. Also visiting was her niece, Karen Morris from Spokane....
