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Donations to aid Haiti after last Wednesday’s tragic earthquake can be sent to the Whitman County’s chapter of the American Red Cross in Pullman. Lisa Jones, Red Cross Services coordinator, said the office has received dozens of calls from local residents wanting to assist. The agency is accepting only financial contributions because they are more easily and quickly applied toward recovery efforts. She said donors can send checks, cash or call the office to make donations with credit cards. Donors should specify that their contributions are... Full story
Three dogs romp and frolic through the gravel of their new pen at the Whitman County Humane Society’s new shelter. Each of the shelter’s four pens has a heated indoor pen for the dogs to relax and sleep during the cold Palouse winter. You could almost say it was raining cats and dogs in Pullman, Jan. 16. Twenty-five animals (20 cats and five dogs) were relocated to the new Whitman County Humane Society on the Old Moscow road. Almost 10 years in the making, the new shelter boasts heated indoor facilities for both cats and dogs. Cats had pre... Full story
Late night talk show hosts Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien have been warring over who should host the “Tonight” show. Who’s your pick? Brian Couch, Colfax “It’s gotta be Conan.” Is it the hair? “Well, probably half the hair. I guess i just think he’s funnier. More off the wall.” Skip Hollis, Colfax “Leno. I think Conan started the whole thing.” Mark Johnson, Colfax “I like them both. My wife doesn’t like Conan, though. I think he’s a little too quirky.” Shawna Kneale, Colfax “Leno.” Is it the chin? “No. I think he’s just funnier than Conan.” Bob Le... Full story
One of life’s great ironies is that for the first 18 years of my existence, I tried everything I could think of to gain weight, while for the most recent 18 years I’ve tried everything I can think of to stop gaining weight. I was a spindly, spoke-like teenage boy, with wrists and thighs of equal diameter and every rib on display in my frail torso. In seventh grade, my father said I should lift weights to improve my physique, but I didn’t have a physique. I weighed barely enough to stay rooted to the ground. Bullies took note of my frail const... Full story
State Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, wants to answer the questions of the Whitman County public in a telephone town hall session, Thursday, Jan. 28, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Callers can dial in and ask Schmick about anything from state budgets to agriculture to the potential cuts to state education. Citizens who wish to call in to the live conversation can dial 1-877-229-8493, and then enter pin number 15440. After the hour-long call, listeners will have a chance to record a voicemail with additional questions. “I’m excited to once again use thi...
Palouse Area Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH), a program for people with physical, mental and emotional disabilities, will begin its 2010 sessions Feb. 16. PATH is a community service program of the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine and has been serving the region for 30 years. The first session will run from Feb 16 through March 25 and the second session starts March 30 to April 29. Classes are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, 5:30 to 7 p.m. The program is looking for new volunteers, and an orientation meeting will be from 5:30 to 7...
Among the many federal initiatives passed March 7, 2009 was “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: Saving and Creating Jobs and Reforming Education.” The act attempts to put workers back on jobs and also allocates $100 billion for education related projects. The U.S. Secretary of Education, Arnie Duncan, designated $5 billion for competitive grants to states and school districts. Of the total, $4.35 billion was earmarked for “The Race to the Top” (RTTT) fund to improve education quality and results nationwide. As with any federal... Full story
Our country may be struggling to compete economically with China, India and other rapidly developing nations, but when disaster strikes, America still leads the world in caring. The latest example is our response to the devastating earthquakes that ravaged Haiti. One of the first world leaders on the phone rallying the rest of the world was President Obama. It is not unlike the situation a few years ago when a devastating tsunami washed out parts of Indonesia and countries along the Indian Ocean coast. President George W. Bush worked the... Full story
ON LITTLE SYLVIA Lake in Gig Harbor lives a lonely old mute swan, lonely because his companion went to that great watering hole in the sky two years ago, and efforts to replace him have been thwarted by the Darth Vader of mute swandom, the state of Washington. Hiss! Boo! Fie on mute swans, declares the state. They have a bad habit of beating up and sometimes killing native waterfowl. They have even been known to attack and seriously harm people in their territories. Which is why in 1991, the state added them to its Deletorious Exotic Wildlife...
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More than a week after the disastrous 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, people are still being pulled out of the rubble alive. Many gave those trapped in the countless destroyed buildings only 72 hours survival time because of the heat and humidity of Haiti. The survivors highlight the power of the will to live. Time, at least officially, has run out for those still trapped. The multinational emergency operations in Haiti have shifted from rescue to care for those injured and suffering. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians still lack shelter, food and...
TRIVIA TEST 1. PSYCHOLOGY: What is the excessive fear represented in “hippophobia”? 2. BIBLE: What Bible verse begins with the words: “The Lord is my shepherd ... “? 3. PERSONALITIES: What is Tiger Woods’ real first name? 4. MEASUREMENTS: How many square inches are in a square foot? 5. GEOGRAPHY: What was the ancient Roman name for Ireland? 6. HISTORY: The Battle of Agincourt took place in which major war? 7. INVENTIONS: Who is credited with inventing potato chips? 8. LANGUAGE: What kind of animal does the adjective “porcine” refer to? 9. MEDIC... Full story
MARRIAGE LICENSES Iris Cardoso, 38, Pullman, and Malenna Lamae Palmer, 43, Moscow, Jan. 6. Gary Lynn Piper, 63, Ravenna, OH and Connie Lyn Moe, 51, Kalispell, Mt., Jan. 14. Clinton Douglas Montgomery, 23, St. Joseph, Missouri and Nicole Marie Jones, 21, Bremerton, Jan. 15. Derek Emil Misch, 26, Juneau, Alaska and Frida Vivianna Dungo Linares, Arequipa, Peru, Jan. 15. BUILDING PERMITS Siesta Motel, install windows, $8,745, Jan. 6. Whitman Hospital, humidification ducts, Jan. 6. Sports Shack, partition wall at Fonks building, $500, Jan. 8....
These reports are from the previous three issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated. Special charge could net prison A March 15 trial date was slated for James E. Rogers, 43, Spokane Valley, after he entered not guilty pleas Friday in superior court to seven charges stemming from a chase between Pullman and Colfax and back Jan. 8. Prosecutor Denis Tracy advised the court to give a conviction on a new special allegation, that...
Roderick and Hsiuchih Gale pose next to Rod’s great-great-grandfather’s, William James hand-made furniture. James was a Colfax pioneer. More than 110 years has not dimmed the intricate workmanship of three hand-hewn wood pieces made by William James, a pioneer at Colfax. James’ great-great-grandson, Roderic Gale, drove from Seattle to Colfax Tuesday with the three pieces in tow and left them at the Perkins House. A chest of drawers, a straight-backed chair (likely made from trees grown in Colfax), and a footstool have now joined other histo... Full story
Bulldog grapplers host Liberty tonight A tough team of Liberty Lancers will compete with Colfax grapplers tonight in the last home mat show of the season. Time slated for the first match is 6 p.m. The Bulldogs will travel to the Clearwater Classic at Lewiston Friday and then face two more league rounds before entering the qualifications for the state mat classic. Last weekend Colfax was among 19 teams entered in the big tournament at Orofino. The tourney format broke out the field into groups Friday and the top qualifiers advanced to the... Full story
Justin Berarducci of Colfax and Austin Snaveley of the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats watch as a rebound gets loose in the Friday matchup at Colfax. Snaveley hit 23 points including five three pointers. Colfax boys revenged a first-round loss to Lind/Ritzville Tuesday night when they dropped the Broncos with a strong 64-33 on the home court. The Bulldogs were nipped by the Broncs in their first round game at Ritzville back in December. “Tonight, was the best defensive game we have played all year,” Coach Reece Jenkin said. Bronco James Stevenson, who... Full story
Colton senior Sam Robertson goes up for another bucket off a break Saturday when the Wildcats put a defensive shutdown on the TCP Jaguars. Daniel Frost is at left for the Jags. Garfield/Palouse gunner Gavin Burt left behind a wake of singed nets this week with a 63-point scoring binge over three games. Tuesday night the senior point guard scorched the St. John nets for 20 points in a 62-50 Viking win over the Eagles. He also took advantage of the extra attention from the Eagle defense with eight assists to open Vikes. Lee Roach added 11 for...
Haley Sandmann of the Wildcats chases the ball over the baseline in front of Carmen Hall in the Friday night game at Colfax. Colfax girls Tuesday defeated the Ritzville Broncos 50-34 on the home court to stay in the running for the league’s top spot. The Ritzville girls arrived at Colfax Tuesday after knocking off Reardan, previously undefeated in league play, by a point in the Saturday round. That left Colfax and Reardan tied at the top of the league. Reardan bounced back Tuesday for a big win over Davenport to tie up the league at 7-1 e...
Grace Druffel wards off TCP's Adriana Ledesma at the top of the key in the second half of the Wildcat-Jaguar game at Colton Saturday. Colton’s Wildcats crunched Asotin 65-47 Friday night in a showdown of undefeateds in the SE-North loop. The Wildcats then hammered Tri-Cities Prep in a home game Saturday to remain undefeated. Asotin and Colton, who will enter different state playoff brackets, were both undefeated in SE-North play before the Friday clash on the river. SE GIRLS NORTH St. John/Endicott 6-0 12-0 Colton 5-0 12-0 Asotin 5-1 9-5 R... Full story
THURSDAY Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announces the city will ask voters in May for a $241 million property tax measure to replace the city’s waterfront seawall. U.S. foreclosures shattered all records in 2009, according to real estate watchers RealtyTrac. A record 2.8 million properties with a mortgage received a foreclosure notice last year, jumping 21 percent from 2008 and 120 percent from 2007. Citing a more “hopeful state of world affairs” in relation to the twin threats posed by nuclear weapons and climate change, the Bulletin of the Atomi... Full story
Lt. Donald McMahon and Mike on duty in Corsica. This picture was taken of pilots who were assigned to fly British Spitfire fighters out of a base at Calvi, Corsica, in December of 1943. Lt. Donald Ross McMahon and his dog, Mike, are seen in the middle of the photo. Lt. McMahon was shot down about two months after this photo was taken while flying a P-38 fighter escort for B-24 bombers on a raid over Verona, Italy. The pilot who took this picture remembers serving with McMahon in Corsica, but was unaware of his fate after McMahon volunteered...
Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy turned down a reported Palouse case of intimidation of a public official in late December after finding no crime had been committed. Former Palouse councilman Mark Bailey raised the issue by claiming Palouse resident Jim Farr had allegedly intimidated Mayor Michael Echanove by trying to leverage an alleged slip-up at Echanove’s WSU job to get land developed at Palouse. Farr and friend Steve McGehee of Palouse had learned through public records requests that the mayor had been using WSU job time for city b... Full story
Three positions remain open on Whitman County’s planning commission after county commissioners held off on appointing one of the three positions to David Gibney of Pullman, Monday. Commissioners were scheduled to appoint Gibney Monday, but that plan was put on hold because he was recently appointed to Pullman’s planning commission. There are nine seats on the county planning commission, three for each of the three districts into which the county is split. Gibney is up for District 2. Commissioner Pat O’Neill said county officials wanted to ch...
David Noble, the Moscow resident who has been charged with hitting two WSU students with a vehicle along Stadium Way Dec. 7, will now undergo treatment at Eastern Washington Hospital for competency restoration. A 90-day stay in proceedings was ordered Jan 14 in his case. Noble will be administered antipsychotic-psychotropic medications to restore competency so he can undergo court sessions. Doctors at the hospital were authorized to conduct involuntary treatment, if needed. The court also ordered that results of Noble’s evaluation and the p... Full story