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At Colfax Schools: Daily items offered at Colfax High School include salad bar, chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, deli sandwiches, vegetarian options, fresh & canned fruit, fresh vegetables, oven fries, yogurt, cottage cheese, bagels and juice. Monday: Taco salad w/chips, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, salsa, refried beans, whole grain maple bar, apple Tuesday: Deli turkey on whole grain bun, tater tots, creamy coleslaw, fruit juice, pumpkin bar Wednesday: Burritos, Spanish rice, corn, diced pears Thursday: Beef dippers, cheese potatoes, broccoli,... Full story
It’s about knowing Beyond doubt ‘In those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. Immediately coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opening, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon Him; and a voice came out of the heavens: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.” (Mark 1:9-11) Baptism is a personal story so here is mine. I was three years old, and when Pastor Ray at St. John’s UCC in San Francisco asked my parents “What do you name this child,” I answered, “Jeannette!” I knew my na... Full story
Week of Jan. 24 Thursday, Jan 24 Rosalia – 5 to 7 p.m. – Ladies Night at the Library! – Bring your favorite book, arts and crafts, and enjoy some down time in a comfortable environment. Friday, Jan. 25 Endicott, St. John & Uniontown – Storytime – Fun stories, finger plays, rhymes, songs and crafts every Friday. Check the calendar for times and themes. Colfax – 2:15 to 5:30 p.m. – Community Blood Drive – Help give the gift of life. Saturday, Jan 26 Albion – 2 p.m. – Storytime – Fun stories, finger plays, rhymes, songs and crafts every Saturday...
Dusty Country Bible Church will hold its annual meeting next Sunday, Jan. 27, after morning worship services which start at 11 a.m. There will be an update on the search for a new pastor. Everyone is welcome. Blake and Carmen Heaton’s grandson Jeronimo shows a yearling bull in Mexico. Last Saturday, Larry and Di Brink went to Kennewick to the home of their son’s family, Kevin and Amber Brink and Ashley, Kloey, Ellie and Nick, to help Nick celebrate his first birthday. Sunday, they were dinner guests of Carol and Don Keeney in LaCrosse. The Keen...
Endicott Endicott Gun Club is open and busy as usual this time of the year. Competitive shooting began on Jan. 6 and will continue until March 17. Shooting at the Endicott Gun Club The Gun Club is open every Sunday with the men, women and youth competing in the Spokesman Review Trap shoot, the Camas Prairie Trap Shoot and the Endicott Club shoot. Gun Club officers are: Jim Pelissier, president; Eric Wietz, vice president; Tiffany Hergert, secretary Jessica Geissinger, treasurer, and Sean Lewis, field captain Pelissier said the club opens at 10...
Whitman County Gazette, Jan. 24, 2013 AT PULLMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL Semler, Jessica Ellie, born Jan. 8 at six pounds, seven ounces, to Lillia and Kurtis Semler of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Leroy and Julie Semler of Colton and Teresa and Lawren Harper of Elk River, Idaho. Maternal grandparents are John and Kathleen Green of Palmdale, Calif. The baby joins a brother Jasen, 1. Binks, Erik James, born Jan. 9 at eight pounds, three ounces, to Lyle and Cheryl Binks of LaCrosse. Paternal grandparent is Lyle Binks of San Rosa, Calif. Maternal...
Thrifty Grandmothers The Thrifty Grandmothers held their monthly meeting Jan. 14 at the library. The thrift shop is doing well and the group is appreciative of the community support. They voted to give $500 to the Whitman Hospital Foundation and $500 to the LaCrosse Market fund. Athenaeum Athenaeum Club met Jan. 18 in the Norma McGregor Room of the Whitman County Library with Mary Ann Mitchell as hostess. The meeting was called to order by President Mary Ann Wigen with twenty members present. President Mary Ann encouraged all members to be... Full story
Air Force Airman 1st Class Kyle W. Kelly graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Kelly is the son of Kent and Brenda Kelly of Moscow, Idaho. He is a 2006...
Pullman Chamber of Commerce will host a customer service workshop Feb. 12, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., at the BellTower in Pullman. The cost will be $15 for chamber members. Tony Rubleski, president of Mind Capture Group, has more than 10 years of experience in the direct selling and advertising fields and has worked with a diverse client list. The session will include key characteristics of today’s customers....
Hospital offers SAIL Do you have a New Year’s resolution to improve your physical health? Whitman Hospital and Medical Center offers several services that can help you. If you are interested in staying active as well as preventing falls, check out our SAIL (Stay Active and Independent for Life) program. It was developed based on findings of The Senior Falls Prevention Study which found that exercise classes for seniors should include strength and balance training. The study also showed that regular physical activity helps prevent and manage chr...
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...
Jordan Cartwright, a young Washington State University graduate with a major in neuroscience, decided to show dogs about five years ago and now is off to a famous dog show. Jordan Cartwright and Krash She bought a liver-colored Dalmatian named “Krash,” when he was just 13 weeks old and began her journey winning championship after championship with him, including national championships. And then she received the invitation. In February, she’s heading to New York City to compete in the dog show of shows, Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. How s...
The History Channel • On Feb. 8, 1587, after 19 years of imprisonment, Mary Queen of Scots is beheaded in England for her complicity in a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I. Her son, King James VI of Scotland, accepted his mother’s execution, and upon Queen Elizabeth’s death in 1603, he became king of England, Scotland and Ireland. • On Feb. 5, 1631, Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island and an important American religious leader, arrives in Boston. Williams alarmed the Puritan oligarchy by speaking out against the right of civil authori... Full story
COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS Greg Schauble, Thornton, gas line, $1,173, Jan. 7. Dean Miller, Colfax, heat pump, $7,143, Jan. 16. Toammas and Jen Kareklos, Colfax, bath remodel, $12,000, Jan. 15. Jonathan Scholz, Steptoe, interior remodel, $20,000, Jan. 15. Richard Tolleson, Pullman, powder room, $1,455, Jan. 17. Justin Morgan, Colfax, foundation and shed, $18,500, Jan. 3. COLFAX BUILDING PERMITS Brian Jacobs, 505 S. Lake, sewer line, Jan. 7. Theresa Paul, 306 S. West St., gas furnace, $2,996, Jan. 8. Bob Gay, 314 B St., tankless water heater,...
A white female pitbull was found roaming up and down Meadow Street in Colfax last week and is now in the city pound. The dog, with a “patch“ on one eye, was scared, cold and hungry when city staff picked her up. City staff said they believe the dog was out in the cold weather for more than a week. The dog is not up for adoption yet because staff wants to make sure the dog is suitable for adoption. No owner has claimed the dog. The dog also could go to a rescue foster home in the near future, city officials said. To claim the dog or for mor...
Beginning Feb. 4 at the Whitman County Library, high school students from around the county will exhibit work, culminating in a “Meet the Artists” event Feb. 7. County art teachers met Wednesday, Jan. 16, to coordinate plans for the exhibit, which will feature art from approximately 145 students. “For one thing, we’ve had some amazing lessons coming from the different teachers around the county,” said Cheryl Lothspeich, art teacher for Colfax High. “And the kids have gotten to choose their own assignments to feature.” The art shown will be...
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution: Thursday, Jan. 24: Malden/Pine City, Town Hall, 8 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, Jan. 25: Colton-Uniontown, Uniontown Community Building, 8 a.m. to noon; Colfax and Steptoe in the basement of the former IGA building, S. 418 Main, 1 to 3 p.m. Colfax Pantry, 418 S. Main; Rosalia Pantry, Rosalia... Full story
Night time fog, low temperatures and morning sunshine combine to set up these shots taken by Bill Carroll of Colfax. Carroll said he included the pedestrian sign because of the irony of it as it is located on a gravel road. “This is not a crossing sign because the other side of the road is only a field with no turn-out,” he stated. “Maybe it advises that if you get stuck, get out and walk.” Carroll also noted the tree is a Geo-Cache location, so perhaps the sign is to tell people to walk to the site....
8 years ago Jan. 20, 1888 The event of the season at Guy occurred on last Sunday evening when Mr. Eugene Rice and Miss Carrie Loving were united in holy matrimony, the Rev. M.M. Walts of Colfax officiating. About 16 persons, relatives and friends of the happy couple witnessed the ceremony and did justice to the ample feast prepared under the supervision of the bride’s mother. Quite a number of elegant and appropriate presents were made and a good time enjoyed by all. The groom is well known in this city having been a member of Colfax s... Full story
More on the Unifine mill Several weeks ago you carried an interesting article about the development at WSU of the Unifine process of milling flour, and some of its practitioners. While informative and enjoyable, the article’s startling omission of any mention of Oakesdale’s own Joseph Barron and the Unifine mill he operated in his retirement years leaves the story incomplete, as his contribution to this interesting history affected many of your readers. Plenty of others would be better qualified than I to profile the man and his wonderful ope...
Things to Do in Poland When You’re Undead Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. According to zombie legend, “undead” beings are slack, shambling creatures who stumble through life without motivation — sort of like a teenage boy asked to do household chores. I suppose the term “undead” can also be applied to all sorts of hideous creatures — vampires, Frankensteins, women who have had too many facelifts — but it probably came as a shock to a certain Polish person named Piotr Kucy when he, too, became undead. The fi... Full story
A Commitment to Our Veterans In the midst of seemingly endless partisan arguments in our nation’s capital about how to reduce unemployment, Wal-Mart, America’s largest retailer, announced its own plan to deal with the problem. William S. Simon, president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart U.S., announced that beginning on Memorial Day, the company will hire any recent veteran who wants a job. Any veteran honorably discharged within the last 12 months is welcome to apply. Company officials estimate that 100,000 of the company’s 1.4 million...
Ripoffs and Rotters OK. this is the last batch of ripoffs and rotters of 2012: March 27—Kitsap County sheriff’s officers investigating suspicious activities at Bethel Road property found two people trying to strip parts off cars. Neighbors called the cops who found a 26-year old woman and a 52-year old man standing inside a barn by two Hondas whose hoods were up. The pair said they had permission to take the parts but deputies found both cars had been stolen two weeks earlier and arrested them. April 11—Strangers donated a beautifully embro...
Monday was a pleasant respite. Although it was the official holiday for Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday, it was also inauguration day. The festivities pretty much equalled those of other presidential inaugurations. Some of the crowds were raucous and loud, especially when the President and First Lady left their limousine and walked part of the way from the Capitol to the White House. What was most noteworthy, however, was the quiet. Partisan bickering was virtually silenced. It was the first time in years that partisanship took a holiday. The...
These reports are from the previous four 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. Property recovered after raid On Jan. 18 at about 8 p.m., officers from Colfax Police Department, Pullman Police Department and the Whitman County Regional SWAT team executed a search warrant at 603 S. Main Street in Colfax. Officers recovered property from two recent Colfax burglaries which included power tools, collectible coins and currency.... Full story