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NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS BID FOR 2008 OR NEWER PUP TRAILERS WHITMAN COUNTY STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed bids will be received on the following proposal by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 10:00:00 a.m. Pacific Time, on February 6, 2013 at which time they will be opened and publicly read. Handicap access may be obtained by the Mill Street entrance to the Courthouse. Each bid is to be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the...
Owen L. Woolf The funeral for Owen L. Woolf, 77, was Monday, Jan. 28, at Kramer Funeral Home in Palouse, with the Rev. Kathy Kramer officiating. Burial followed at the Moscow Cemetery. Mr. Woolf died early Wednesday morning, Jan. 23, 2013, at the Royal Plaza Care Center in Lewiston. Born June 1, 1935, at Moscow, to Frank and Helen Williams Woolf, he attended schools in Moscow. He married Ellen Kettleson July 29, 1956, at Pullman, and the couple made their home at Moscow. In 1964, they moved to Potlatch where Owen worked at the Potlatch Mill as... Full story
At Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Schmelter, Tyler James, was born Jan. 24, 2013, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center at seven pounds, seven ounces, to Cassandra Bonham and Floyd Schmelter of Tekoa. Maternal grandparent is Iauna Flesch of Grahman. Paternal grandparent is Dorothy Roman of Tekoa. The baby joins brother Joshua and sister Ashley. Bodah, Anna Jaira Alexandra Thaines, was born Jan. 28, 2013, at eight pounds, 14 ounces, first child to Elain Thaines and Brian William Bodah of Colfax. Maternal grandparents are Jaria and Manuel T...
Is This Life All There Is? This question has been on the heart of man from the beginning, and for good reason. There’s something within us, something built into the very fabric of our being, that tells us that we are all meant for something more. What is it? The answer is found in the Word of God. The Bible declares that we (mankind) are made in “the image of God” (Gen. 1:26-27). In Genesis 2:7, in the creation account, we are told, “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and ma... Full story
Colfax High School Feb. 13 will host the second annual head shaving event in Colfax at the CHS gym at 10:45 a.m. to raise funds for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Last year’s event raised $5,128 and the goal this year is to raise $7,500. St. Baldrick’s raises funds for treatment of young cancer victims by hosting head shaving events worldwide. The head shaving symbolizes hair loss sustained by children who undergo cancer treatment. CHS students are recruiting volunteers to shave their heads in public in return for pledges of financial suppo...
Residents are invited to learn about the talented artists in our local high schools at Meet the Artist on Thursday, Feb. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Norma McGregor Room of the Colfax Library. Illustration by Zack Conklin of Oakesdale The event features students from six area high schools, who will speak briefly about their artwork, inspirations and aspirations. Refreshments will be served. Among the featured students is Rachel Robinson, a senior at Colfax High School. She is a 4.0 student, plays three sports and belongs to FFA, CHS League and Honor...
Cowboy poetry at Dahmen Barn The Palouse Cowboy Poets and Musicians will be performing at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. It will be an afternoon show beginning at 2 p.m. Admission is $7.00. One of the featured performers will be young fiddle playing phenomenon, Elliott Marks, from Clarkston. He started violin lessons at age five and now, at age 12, can fiddle with the best of them. Other performers include poets: J.B. Barber, Darleane Norskog, Marlene Ryan, Dave Wahl and silver buckle winner Dick Warwick. Musicians, in...
At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Spaghetti with meatballs, breadsticks, broccoli, cauliflower, peaches Tuesday: Chicken patty, bun, lettuce, tomatoes, pork n’ beans, bananas, pineapple Wednesday: Hamburger gravy, rice or mashed potatoes, carrot sticks, pears, apple slices Thursday: Super nachos, chips, tomatoes, salsa, refried beans, tropical fruit, orange slices Friday: Tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwich, salad, peaches, mandarin oranges COUNCIL ON AGING SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Chicken par...
Thursday, Jan. 31 Rosalia – 5 to 7 p.m. – Ladies Night at the Library! – Bring your favorite book, arts and crafts, and enjoy some down time in the library. Friday, Feb. 1 It’s Food For Fines time at Whitman County Library. The thirteenth annual “Food for Fines” drive begins Friday, Feb. 1, and continues through Thursday, Feb. 28 at all 14 library branches. Saturday, Feb. 2 Rosalia – 10 a.m. to Noon – Downloadable Open House – Learn how to download e-books and audiobooks from the library’s website to your device. Monday, Feb. 4 Garfield – 4...
Lacrosse New officers for the 2013 – 2015 terms at the LaCrosse Outreach are: Wayne Miller, president; Maria Webster, vice president; Lois Olmstead, secretary, and Charlotte Honn, treasurer. The public is more than welcome to attend the meetings that are currently held at the LaCrosse Builders conference room on the first Wednesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. Charlotte Honn, the Thrift Shop manager, reports the $1 off bag sale in January reduced the inventory so they can get ready for spring. They still have a good supply of women’s jeans and coa...
Dusty Wes and Jen Claassen spent four days in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, celebrating their 40th birthdays and 17th wedding anniversary in mid-January. It was their first vacation in three years by themselves; no kidlets. After the Mexico trip, Jen went to Branson, Mo., from Jan. 17 through the 23 to spend time with her parents. Her father is having radiation treatments for reoccuring cancer. Her sister from Indiana and brother from Kansas City arrived in Branson to help their mother celebrate her birthday on the 20th. Steve and Dianne Appel went... Full story
Public veiwing of the Jennings Elementary Science Fair will be 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 7. Projects will be on display from students in kindergarten through sixth grade. The public is invited to vote for their favorites in each grade for People’s Choice awards.... Full story
The Pullman League of Women Voters will sponsor a panel and public discussion on historic preservation on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, 7 to 9 p.m., in the Hecht Meeting Room at Neill Public Library. The discussion offers area residents an opportunity to explore the procedures and anticipated economic and cultural outcomes of Pullman’s recently instituted historic preservation program.... Full story
Endicott Former long-time Endicott resident Joyce Lust was named Resident Volunteer at Harbor Crest senior living community in Spokane for December. She often plays the piano at the lobby of Harbor Crest. Joyce grew up and lived in Endicott for nearly 80 years. She married her high school sweetheart, Wayne Lust, and they had three girls and three boys. They were married for 54 years until he passed away. Joyce was the Trinity Lutheran Church organist for nearly 64 years. Trinity Lutheran Church will host a community soup & bread supper on... Full story
More than 25 cars hit the slope Friday when Pullman Cub Scouts in Pack 419 entered the Pinewood Derby at Pullman Christian School. The four finalists for the Pack were: First Place - Vijay Lin, Second Place - Christopher Rowe, Third Place - Austin Brinkman, Fourth Place - Trevor Deeds. The top two will compete at the District Pinewood Derby March 23 at the Moscow Eastside Marketplace. Pack 419 is sponsored by the Pullman Lions Club....
A class reunion of 1935 St. John graduates provided Jean White Repp (left) of Spokane and Margaret Hopkins Logen of Stanwood a pleasant time for lunch at Applebees and an afternoon of reminiscing Jan. 26. They represented 100 percent of their remaining class members. Mrs. White and her late husband, Alex, farmed in the Endicott area until they retired and moved to Spokane a few years ago. Mrs. Logen and her husband, Tom, were dairy farmers at Stanwood until his accidental death in 1951. She has been, and continues to be, employed as a... Full story
Meet Ann Emerson, Colfax, and Phyllis Stueckle, LaCrosse Ann Emerson and her sister Corinne Aune Stitzer traveled back to their father’s hometown of Selbu, Norway, in 1987. Ann Emerson It was quite an experience seeing the land that their ancestors left to come to America. Besides Selbu, they visited Bergen and Oslo, Norway. It was so beautiful that they wondered why their family ever left Norway. The answer is that the population of Norway was growing, and people needed more land, as occurred in many countries at that time. Norway was a...
The History Channel • On Feb. 14, 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, is executed. Claudius the Cruel had banned all marriages and engagements. Valentine defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. • On Feb. 17, 1904, Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Madame Butterfly” premieres at the La Scala theater in Milan, Italy. Set in Nagasaki, Japan, “Madame Butterfly” told the story of an American sailor, B.F. Pinkerton, who marries and then abandons a young Japanese geisha, Cio-C...
The Palouse Planning Commission survey results have been released. The first effort of its kind since 1995, the survey polled Palouse residents on a range of city matters, both present and future. Sharon Tharp, secretary for the Palouse Planning Commission, said that more than 200 surveys were turned in, after being sent out to all residents in November. Earlier this month, the raw data was released to the public via e-mail, then a full release occurred after resident Jim Farr filed a public...
Just as the grass was beginning to show through in most yards, another winter storm hit Colfax and the surrounding areas. A Winter Storm Warning was issued Monday morning from the National Weather Service until 4 p.m. Tuesday, but it was canceled early Tuesday. According to the NWS in Spokane, significant snow accumulations were likely and the result could have been very hazardous commutes. Accumulations of snow were forecast to continue through Tuesday, but the snow stopped. Breezy conditions on the Palouse and Camas Prairie caused some...
Fog settles like a chilly, ghostly shawl about the hills and trees east of Palouse Saturday morning....
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. Snowy weather causes accidents On Jan. 27, about four miles south of Rosalia on State Route 195, Washington State Patrol reported that Jeffrey M. Butler of Cheney was traveling south when the 2006 Nissan pickup he was driving lost control on the icy roadway, crossed the northbound lane and rolled onto its top in a shallow ditch. On Jan. 28, a li...
Only about a dozen Colfax residents take advantage of curbside recycling. More people drop off recyclables at the recycling center free of charge. But Pullman residents pay a flat fee whether they recycle or not. If Colfax City Council follows what Pullman City Council is considering, residents might have to pay for recycling even if they don’t recycle. According to David Nails, city solid waste operations manager, the Pullman council at its Feb. 5 city council meeting will discuss single stream recycling, placing all recyclables in one bin i...
Government spending I get so disgusted with all this talk about our government’s spending. A government can’t over spend. The government can spend on what we might not agree on, but the only way the economy can stay strong is spending. If you don’t agree ask any business person as to what happens when no customers show up to spend. Now if industry or individuals don’t spend, I would say up to 80 percent of what they take in, that’s the beginning of a monetary problem. When the money gets hidden from our economy we all are in trouble. The only...
W. Bruce Cameron Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. Once a year, I am proud to do my civic duty and take the time to go down to the courthouse to try to get out of jury service. Last week, I was not successful, however, even though I informed the judge that I couldn’t serve because I had very important, highly critical stuff to do that I couldn’t precisely identify. A day of jury service is divided into three parts: waiting for lunch, waiting for lunch to end and waiting for the end of the day. There is no be... Full story