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Endicott Dad's Night In Pinochle Club met at the home of Mary Repp on Jan. 22. The ladies enjoyed dessert and visiting before play began. Attending were Jenny Meyer, Shirley Morasch, Judy Cook, Kathy Scholmer, Leslie Lamb, Lorena Mattly and Anne Lowe. Score from the Endicott Gun Club shoot Sunday, Jan. 21: Open-Ed Schultz 24, Trevor Johnson 24, Brandon Phillips 24, Connor Pelissier 22, Kyle Miller 22, Bean Rices 22; Ladies-Jessica Pelissier 21, Lacey Burke 18, Nichole Vietz 14, Teresa Garrett 8; Junior-James Gilchrist 21, Joe Vietz 21, Carsten...
The opening reception for Molly Rice’s mixed media art show drew a crowd last Saturday night with more than 150 people enjoying art and refreshments at The Center at the Colfax library. Rice’s exhibit runs through the end of March, with new items being added to the show each month. For more information about events and exhibit updates, contact Molly Rice at journeyforward1111@msn.com...
Iva Roberts is surrounded by antiques and art ready for sale at Our Cache in LaCrosse. Roberts has also recently opened The Inn which provides lodging for up to six people. What do you do with years of collected stuff saved for the kids when the kids do not want it? Sell it. That was Iva Roberts’ solution which has developed into Our Cache, an antique, consignment and art store set to open later this month in LaCrosse. “We wanted artists in the first place, but everything we get seems to be ant...
Whitman County Coroner Peter Martin Jan. 18 confirmed the preliminary cause finding in the death of Tyler Scott Hilinski, 21, quarterback of the WSU football team who was found dead in his apartment at NE Northwood Drive in the Aspen Village apartment complex in Pullman. He was found with a head wound, a rifle next to him and a suicide note at the scene at about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16. Martin ruled the cause of death was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Manner of death was determined to be suicide. A report on the discovery of...
A special levy for 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation, which went before Colfax voters in 2016 and was believed to have failed because it didn’t reach 60 percent approval, will be on the city tax bills for this year. The levy is expected to bring in approximately $81,661 in revenue this year and the funds will be used to operate the swim pool. The levy measure was revived after city officials learned the levy, which came with a proposal to form a parks and recreation district, actually passed because it needed a majority of yes votes a...
REAL ESTATE Bernard Cochran, Yuma, Ariz., to Eden Valley Joint Venture, three ag land parcels east of Elberton, $506,000, Jan. 11. Linda Tate, Suzanne Wood, Warren Tate, Jr., and Kristi Smith, to James and Sara Haweliak, house on Bryant Street, Pullman, $240,000, Jan. 12. Justin Brakke, Denver, Colo., to Travis and Cheryl Brock, Colfax, house on NW Hall Drive, Pullman, $223,000, Jan. 12. Michael and Allison Levenseller, Tacoma, to Christopher and Anya Anderson, house on SW Wadleigh, Pullman, $422,000, Jan. 12. Travis and Cheryl Brock, Colfax,...
Too often, virtues and accomplishments of quiet leaders go unsung. Such is the case with John Spellman, former Washington governor and King County executive, who died on January 16 at the age of 91. Now many friends, colleagues and adversaries from both political parties extol Spellman’s courage, integrity, leadership, humility, tenacity, wisdom, inclusiveness, helpfulness and civility----all values of a strong and effective leader. John Spellman was the right person for our state during some of the most difficult times we faced since the Great...
A need As graduates and residents of the Colfax School District, we would like to encourage voters to support the Colfax School District ballot measures on the Feb. 13 ballot. There is a need to maintain and improve the structures for the future to benefit our students and our community. The measures will not only provide for new roofing, but also HVAC improvements and security upgrades. We will not only be protecting our investment in our schools, but also further ensuring the safety and security of our students. Dan and Lorraine Fulfs,...
The world fell on Donald Trump's head -- yet again -- when he said in a White House meeting that we should be trying to get immigrants from Norway rather than s***hole countries in the Third World. The media has treated Trump's remarks, made in a heated exchange with senators over a proposed immigration deal, as an explicit confession of racism. Why else would he scorn immigrants from places like Haiti and Somalia, while yearning for those from lily-white Scandinavia? He was almost surely trying to say that we should pick immigrants for skills... Full story
Is it me, or has anyone else noticed that when someone is exposed for wrongdoing, the responses all seem similar? No matter whether someone is overheard saying something racist, credibly accused of sexual harassment or caught in some incredibly egregious act, if the person decides that it's futile to dispute the charge, his (or her) apology looks like it came from the same mea culpa template. Somewhere in each one, there will be words to the effect that he or she has had a lapse in judgment, is sorry that he or she caused harm or distress and,...
Carson Cloaninger, who hit 23 for Colfax Friday against the Springdale Chargers, soars for the hoop in front of Cory Hubert of the Chargers. Colfax hoopsters will travel to Reardan Friday to play the Indians and then return home Saturday to play neighboring Tekoa/Rosalia in the first of a run of four home games to wrap up the league campaign. The boys will start the second loop on the NE south side after making a 5-0 run in the first round. Reardan will host Friday after sustaining losses to St.... Full story
Tekoa/Rosalia Timberwolves will host the LRS Broncos at Rosalia Friday in a matchup of two teams with similar records in the NE south. The Bronco boys will arrive after pegging a 63-54 win over Kettle Falls in the Saturday round of play to post a 10-5 mark. The Timbrwolves, now 4-10, will host after sustaining two defeats last weekend agaisnt north side teams. Undefeated St. George’s hammered the T-wolves Saturday 66-37. The Dragons roared for 27 points in the first quarter on their home court. Mitchell Billings and Craig Mueller each hit e... Full story
Greta Geier pulls down a rebound for Colfax Friday while Shyah Antoine blocks out. Colfax Coach Corey Baerlocher played the roster Friday night when the Bulldog girls hosted a winless Springdale team. Coach Mark Edwards and the Chargers arrived with eight players on the varsity roster and two on the injury list. The Bulldogs, who had just one game last weekend, played with starters for the first half, but turned the game over to the reserves in the second half. Springdale didn’t score until t...
By order of a federal judge recently, the spring flows over Snake River and Columbia River dams will be increased. This is the result of all parties involved working out the plans for the change. The increased flows will start April 3 and continue into June. It is thought that the increased flows will give juvenile steelhead and salmon a better chance of survival on their way to the ocean. The increased flows will get them to the ocean faster and help them avoid some of the dangers associated with the dams. For years, the debate over saving...
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. FAIR BOARD EYES PROJECTS Meeting for the first time since October, members of the Palouse Empire Fair board Monday discussed several projects which need to be undertaken at the fairground in the coming months. In giving his report on the Palouse Empire Rodeo, Stan Riebold said one key need is installation of lighting for the warmup riding ring w...
Senior forward Katie Arrasmith of Gar/Pal, a fourth-year starter, works against St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse Jan. 13. Last year they fought it out in a memorable District Nine championship game in Colfax before Colton won to advance to the state sub-tournament. Pomeroy lost the next day to Oakesdale and their season ended. Nearing a year later, with four remaining games in the 2017-18 regular season, Pomeroy and the Wildcats clashed at Colton Jan. 19, the hosts winning 49-48. Abby Kelly made two... Full story
Dane Hall of Colfax, who won the 170-pound class at the Kittitas Coyote Classic Saturday, battles with Travis Knauff of Garfield/Palouse in the matches last Wednesday at Colfax. The Colfax/SJE/ GarPal wrestlers placed second among 20 teams at the Kittitas Coyote Classic Saturday with 120 team points. Selah topped the team scores with 207 points. Winners for the Bulldogs were Kolby Sisk at 106 and Dane Hall at 170. Nolan Burrill placed third at 113, Chris Jones second at 152, Johnathon Logan thi... Full story
– Don Marshall photo Oakesdale junior guard Evan Henning scores against Garfield/Palouse in a 64-46 win Jan. 19. The two teams are now in a dead heat, tied for second place with two Southeast 1B league losses – one of them to each other. With four games remaining in the regular season, a three-way race for the crown is shaping up for the Southeast 1B league boys. Unbeaten Pomeroy holds control at 10-0 in league play followed by Oakesdale and Garfield/Palouse, both with two league losses aft...
A new business is moving in to the former Tekoa city shop. The activity began Wednesday night, Jan. 6, when proprietor Josh Sperber installed shelves for what will be Panhandle Truck and Equipment Repair. The Plummer-based business, formed a year and a half ago, is now a mobile service with Sperber, who lives in Tekoa, going out to farmer’s and logger’s shops to work on hydraulics, brakes, transmission, differentials, welding and Department of Transportation annual inspections. In the Tekoa shop... Full story
Whitman County commissioners and staff are working on installing a log to track data about public records requests. The last 2017 legislative session made changes in public records laws, one of which requires counties to track when requests are received, and how long it takes to process them. Agencies that spend $100,000 or more in responding to public requests are required to report it back to the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee (JLARC). “I don’t think we’ll get close to that... Full story
Top: Wes Claassen, left, and Supt. Jerry Pugh discuss the need and specifics for the Colfax School District’s levy measures to be on the February ballots at the Pullman League of Women Voters’ forum at the Center Tuesday night. Right: Whitman County Library Director Kristie Kirkpatrick talks to citizens and about the library’s levy rate restoration measure....
Rocks which fell just before the new year on Wawawai Road have been cleaned up. A crew from Whitman County Public Works rented a backhoe with a rock breaker Jan. 10 and moved rocks clear to allow through traffic at the site of the incident two miles from Steptoe Canyon and 12 miles from the Idaho state line. One lane was closed during the work. Because of seasonal weight limits now posted on county roads, the rocks were not hauled away, just left on the roadside. “That went as good as it could,” said Brandon Kruger, operations manager. Wit...
The Whitman County Health Department continues to offer flu shots through May. The cost is $25 for adults and free for those 18 and younger. The service is done by appointment at the Colfax office, 310 Main Street, or Pullman office, 1205 S.E. Pro Mall Blvd. No. 203. Under-18 shots are given in Pullman, while adults may go to either office. Dates and available appointment times will vary. The Colfax office phone number is 397-6280 while Pullman is 332-6752. The County Health Department bills to Medicare and has a sliding scale for flu shots...
Angelina Widman, 13; Sonia Widman, 7, and Reed Widman, 10, from the left, once again claimed the prize for finding the first buttercup of the year and bringing it to the office of the Gazette. This marks the 11th consecutive year the Widmans have claimed the prize. They are the children of Allen and Emmy Widman of Rosalia. Bottom: In late February 2008, Camie Bothman, 3, and her cousin, Angelina Widman, 3, both of Rosalia, each received a dollar for bringing the first buttercups of the year....
Becky Miller tends the till at Surplus Sale which raises funds for Palouse Habitat for Humanity. Volunteers Mike Madsen, left, and Jim McCloskey load a recently purchased dresser. Need something for the house? Want to help someone else get a house? The Palouse Habitat for Humanity Surplus Sale store is one of those places where both can be accomplished at once. “We’re a thrift store for home improvement materials,” said Jennifer Wallace, Palouse Habitat for Humanity executive director. “We l...