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Allison Rockwell Tucker and daughter Sydney at Culloden Moor battlefield. Allison's grandmother was Peggy McDonald Rockwell. This photo was taken at the battlefield on Culloden Moor, and the Clan Donald is the Scottish clan of which Allison is a descendent. Traveling to Scotland from East Anglia in England is not a quick drive. East Anglia may be two hours north of London, but there is a lot of England north of there before one arrives in Scotland. There is nothing like road construction on a...
Schmuck Park will be the site of a benefit concert by the Hankers on Sunday, May 17, at 2 p.m. Admission will be by donation with proceeds going to support the Whitman County Hospital’s purchase of a 3D Tomosynthesis scanner. Keith and Julie Layne Green Niehenke and their band, the Hankers, will perform in Colfax Sunday, May 17, at 2 p.m. in Schmuck Park, with admission by donation. Playing country and Southern rock, the band brings a lot of fun and energy to their concerts. The band will be set... Full story
Residents of Colfax for 27 years, Peg Moore and her husband, the Rev. Don Moore, have lived in their home for 13 years. Like most homeowners, they still have projects, but they love what they have created. Their 1938 home was built by banker H.A. Michaelson, and they credit him with building a quality, solid structure. After they bought it, Peg tackled the wallpaper removal and painting inside. Don, who loves working outdoors, painted, removed old shrubs and redid the backyard. Both were... Full story
Tenny and Fred Brannan are active retirees who are very involved with their family and community. Colfax High School graduates in the Class of 1967, they graduated from Washington State University in 1971. They were ready to go anywhere to teach, but Fred was hired at LaCrosse. He liked it well enough to stay more than 30 years. Fred taught 22 years in fifth grade and 11 years in fourth grade. He was also the “tech guy” at LaCrosse, and he and Don Widman taught computers to teachers for two sum... Full story
Cal Lewis, 12, sixth grade, demonstrates his project, the Gauss rifle, in which he used magnets to fire a small metal ball into the sandpit in the background. Gazette Columnist Jennings Elementary School held its annual science fair Feb. 20 and the judges were scientists from the area. Jennings students participate voluntarily, presenting demonstrations, collections or experiments. Each student has a board showing their findings, objects used in the project and then presents their project...
The story of John Ellis of Colfax and his B-17 bomber crew ditching in the English Channel is a centerpiece of a museum now at Rougham Field in East Anglia, England. The museum was in its beginning phases after World War II when a British fishing boat brought up an aircraft engine in its nets. The numbers on the engine matched the numbers on “Hello Mr. Maier” which was ditched July 31, 1944. When people from Colfax or John’s relatives visit the museum, they are treated grandly, and the museum vo... Full story
Whitman Hospital Foundation Auction Committee One of the busiest groups in town is the hospital foundation auction committee, with the dinner and auction scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 2, at Hill-Ray Plaza. This twenty-second annual fund raiser has some favorite items from past auctions interspersed with brand new items. Auction committee members include Jennifer Claassen, Shirley Walker, and Christine Kackman, who are all foundation board members, and Kathryn Vogler, Dawn Bennett and Linda Marler, who are also interested in putting on a successf...
Meet Kris Kackman, Colfax Kris and Jim Kackman feel blessed to live in the town where they grew up. Kris’ parents are Jim and Kathy Lemon, and Jim’s parents are Don and Chris Kackman. The two Mrs. Kackman’s try to keep the confusion down by making sure people notice how their names are spelled, and some of Chris’ friends call her Christine. When they married, they decided that they wanted to live in the Pacific Northwest. Jim and Alex, Kylie and Kris Kris graduated from Colfax High School in 1988 and Jim in 1989. They dated briefly, but didn’t... Full story
If you’ve seen the familiar sign hanging inside the Fonk’s building in Colfax, Amy Warwick has already captured your attention. Keeping the Colfax heritage of the Fonk’s name alive is a goal of the Warwick family, along with serving coffee, lunches and snacks. Amy learned to cook from her mother, while her Grandmother Olson taught her to bake. Grandma baked pies for the Top Notch and Tick Klock Drug. When a friend wanted cupcakes for her wedding, Amy offered to make some samples and was chosen to bake the cupcakes. Word spread, and Amy was soon... Full story
Nanci and Steve Selk met while they were members of the high school band in Sumner, but not until the band took a tour to Canada. They began dating when she was 16 and he was 17. He started college at Evergreen State College, but transferred when she began at Washington State University. The WSU graduates married in 1992. Steve Selk completed his student teaching practicum at Jennings Elementary in Colfax with Connie McBride. He is employed by WSU-Tri-Cities in the GEAR UP Program at St. John-Endicott High School. Financed by a federal grant, t...
Carleen Bennett, who was born in Colfax and grew up in Farmington, has made the large circle back home. After graduating from Oakesdale High School, she started training in airline school, but dropped out after being hired as a baby photographer. Pixie Pinup studios were located in J. C. Penney stores, and she traveled a territory of seven western states. This was “a glimpse of my future being a gypsy,” she noted. In 1975, she opened B Bar C, a western wear shop in Colfax. She had three children, Julie Niehenke, Christie Spangler and Bill Gre... Full story
In 1998, Linda Marler and her husband, Martin, were invited to a meeting for the Whitman Hospital Foundation. The foundation was looking for people interested in helping reach its goal of securing a rainy day fund for the hospital. Linda, during her life, had already seen the hospital turn around from a struggling entity to a successful establishment. “If we wanted to keep that going, we needed people to get involved,” she said. Now the president of the Hospital Foundation, Linda is looking forward to the 20th anniversary foundation dinner and... Full story
