Articles from the January 9, 2020 edition
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The Absurd Crusade Against Vaping
Never before has a boon to public health been met with such hysteria and ingratitude. Vaping is almost all upside in comparison with traditional smoking, a wanton destroyer of health and lives, and yet the nation is in the grips of a panic about...
Letters: January 9, 2020
Undocumented The House Executive Rules Committee (HERC), in accordance with the HR 4642 decree to continue the work of the House of Representatives while the House is adjourned or out of session, has purchased an investigation and report from the...
Sulfur Standard Aims to Curtail Maritime Fuel Oil
With the new decade comes an international air pollution regulation which hastens the switch from high sulfur fuel oil to either diesel or LNG in ocean-going ships. The mandate drops the sulfur conten...
Pay to Play
The bowl season is about over. The last game is Jan. 13, so we will have to watch the pros until February sometime. After that our TVs will be football free for eight months or so. WSU lost to Air Force in the Cheez-it Bowl. I didn’t even know t...
On The Record: January 9, 2020
REAL ESTATE SALES Gary Lester, Moscow, to Joseph and Kristina West, St. Maries, 1973 Nashua 60 X 12 mobile home on S. Grand, Pullman, $8,500, Dec. 23. Robert and Esther Hart, Pullman, to Christopher and Maria Wilson, house on S.W. Downview Court,... Full story
Pullman issues call for utility box art
Pullman Arts Commission invites all artists on the Palouse to submit works of art for Pullman’s next utility box vinyl wrap design. The winning utility box wrap will be unveiled during the 2020 Pullman ArtFest. Design theme this year is open. D...
Downtowners set meeting
Colfax Downtown Association will conduct their annual meeting Tuesday, Jan. 14, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Colfax Mercantile. A meet and greet session will be conducted to provide information on association projects and the state B & O tax credit...
Births: January 9, 2020
Whitman County Gazette, Jan. 9, 2020 At Pullman Regional Hospital Steiner, Connor James Dennis, born Dec. 24, 2019, at six pounds, 13 ounces, to Deven and Shannon Steiner, Moscow. Grandparents are Valerie Morse, Boise, Idaho, and Colleen Sullavan.... Full story
W-I Symphony lists finalists
Washington Idaho Symphony has announced the 2020 Young Artist Competition finalists. The review panel chose three in the high school division and eight in the college division to compete for the $1,000 prize and the opportunity to perform with the...
Tekoa Library offers series on eating
Brenna VanDalsen, from Whitman Hospital, will present an eight-week series “Am I Hungry? Mindful Eating” Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m., beginning Jan. 14 at the Tekoa Library. Space is limited so registration is required. All materials will be provided for...
Menus: Week of Jan. 12-18
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Chicken patty or burger, fries, fruit, caesar salad Tuesday: Straw hats or chicken patty, refried beans, fruit, donut Wednesday: Chicken Alfredo or burger, breadstick, fruit, cooked carrots Thursday: Teriyaki chicken with... Full story
Garfield Library seeks rummage sale donations
Garfield Library is accepting donations of gently used items through Jan. 23 for its first rummage sale. The sale will be Friday, Jan. 24, and Saturday, Jan. 25, in the Community Center behind the Garfield Library from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with all...
Volunteer Christmas clean-up
Ray Huntly, Dave Wingo, Bob Clements, Gale Larson, Larry and Teri Garrett were some of the people who helped un-decorate Christmas lights in Endicott. They used pickups, end loaders and human power to complete the job. The town looked festive this...
Baseball Coach Scott Knight inducted into U.S. hall of fame
Coach Scott Knight, former Stanwood High School baseball coach who also made career stops at Rosalia and Pullman, was recently inducted into the National High School Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame at...
Cheez-It Bowl and Christmas cheer
Warren and Connie Horton attended the Cheez-It Bowl game in Arizona, between WSU and Air Force, on Dec. 27, 2019. They were accompanied by their daughter Debbie Hopkins of Boise and daughter Renee Horton of Seattle. They joined a family group for a p...
My Favorite Recipes:
James Morasch has worked for the Whitman County Library for the past 19 years primarily doing computer work. Morasch works with the library's technology. This includes the 3D printer, Virtual Reality...
Library Calendar: January 9-16
Thursday, Jan. 9 Colfax, LaCrosse, Tekoa – Storytime – There is something new and exciting to explore each week. Tekoa – 4:30 p.m. – Ladies Circle – Our weekly gathering is a time to craft, create and connect. Rosalia – Women’s Book Club – 7 p.m.... Full story
Savvy Senior: January 9, 2020
Dear Savvy Senior, My husband, who lives at home, has dementia and I worry about him wandering off and not being able to get back. Can you recommend some monitoring technology devices or any other solutions that can help me keep tabs on him?...
Donna Lee Orth
A celebration of life for Donna L. Orth, 83, will be Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at the Colfax Church of the Nazarene at 2 p.m. with Pastors Don Moore and Lynn Nelson officiating. She died Saturday,... Full story
Draper name correction
Carl Lawrence Draper was incorrectly identified as Carl Lawence Draper in the Jan. 2, 2020, edition of the Gazette due to a misspelling in the information the Gazette received. Family and friends would also like to add that he was an avid book...
Bobby Gross
Bobby Gross, lifelong Colfax farmer and craftsman, passed away January 4, 2020, at his Colfax home. He was 83. A service for Bobby will be Saturday, January 11th, at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of... Full story
Phyllis Yarter
Phyllis Grace Anderson Cuffe Yarter left her earthly home on the last day of December and the last day of the decade, December 31, 2019, to be with our Lord Jesus Christ. She died peacefully at the Co... Full story
Good Old Days: January 9, 2020
8 years ago The Colfax Gazette Jan. 11, 1895 The analysis made by the Pullman Agricultural college shows that the soil and climate of the state of Washington will produce sugar beets of more than...