Articles from the February 11, 2021 edition
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Legal Notices: Feb. 11, 2021
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS FOR COUNTY PRINTING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Whitman County Commissioners will, up to the hour of 10:30 a.m. on the 5th day of April 2021, receive sealed bids for county printing for the year July 1, 2021 and...
Senior Menus: Feb. 21, 2021
Colfax Monday, Feb. 15 President’s Day - closed Thursday, Feb. 18 Meat loaf, roasted red potatoes, vegetables, pears, dessert Endicott Tuesday, Feb.16 No meal LaCrosse Tuesday, Feb. 16 Cheeseburger, lettuce and tomato, coleslaw, baked beans, peach c...
Births: Feb. 11, 2021
Charlotte Rose Katus was born Feb. 2 at Pullman Regional Hospital, weighing seven pounds and 15 ounces, to Chris and Nikki Katus of Lewiston. Paternal grandparents are Ray and Pam Katus of Rathdrum, Idaho and Rian and Dixie Van Leuven of Lewiston....
Francine Cutler
Francine Cutler, longtime Endicott resident, passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at the Spokane Hospice House. She was 83. A memorial service will be Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran...
Floyd Allen Cook
Floyd Allen Cook passed peacefully in his sleep following complications from a massive stroke on Feb. 5, 2021, at Hospice House, Spokane, Wash. Allen was born on July 2, 1938, to Floyd & Emelia Cook....
Matt Tollett
Matt Tollett, died January 26, 2021, at his home in Spokane, Washington. Matt was born July 14, 1971, in Spokane, Wash. to Marcus and Janice Tollett of Thornton, Wash. They were a farming family near...
Audrey Carol Benner
Audrey Carol Benner of Kent, Wash., went home early Saturday morning, January 23. She was 90 years young. She was born in Endicott, Wash., on May 8, 1930, where she lived until her junior year of...
Colfax Police Log
Colfax Police Log COLFAX — Here are the Colfax Police Department logs from Feb. 1 to Feb. 4: Monday, Feb. 1 6:03 a.m. – Wall Street – A person reported receiving a Social Security scam phone call. 11:51 a.m. – Hillcrest Drive – An officer responded...
Sheriff's Log: Feb. 11, 2021
Sheriff’s Log COLFAX — Here are the Whitman County Sheriff’s Department logs from Feb. 1 to Feb. 4: Monday, Feb. 1 12:47 a.m. – Whelan Road, Pullman – A deputy responded to a 911 hang-up call. One person was taken into protective custody. 5:30 a.m....
Disagrees with last Gazette editorial
I recently read your opinion piece, “History Under Fire,” in the Feb. 4 edition of the paper and wholeheartedly disagree with your premise. House Bill 1372 is a bill to replace Marcus Whitman’s statue in the National Statuary Hall collection in Wa...
Manipulation by fear
People are manipulated through fear. •Fear of terrorism •Fear of climate change •Fear of the corona virus The politicians and media, with the help of academia and other recipients of money from the government, fan the flames of fear. People react...
Super Expensive, Super Perplexing
Why would any company spend $5.5 million for a 30-second Super Bowl ad that leaves viewers perplexed as some glitzy and abstract commercials did? After production costs are tacked on, you’d think a...
One person's feelings might get people arrested
A new proposed law smells like tyranny. House Bill 1283 would make it illegal for three people or more to open-carry firearms if someone else “feels threatened.” It would be a gross misdemeanor. If a person in “any way participates” in threats...
USDA extends signup for Conservation Reserve Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The USDA has extended the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General Signup period, which had previously been set to end Feb. 12. The agency stated in a Feb. 5 announcement that it will continue to accept offers as the Biden A...
McMorris Rodgers, other representatives reaffirm their support for state dams
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Fifth District, opposes a recent proposal to establish a Columbia Basin Fund and breach the Lower Snake River Dams: "Proposals that include...
Colfax aims at math gap
COLFAX — Colfax School District plans to address a learning gap attributed to students’ time away in online learning. Superintendent Jerry Pugh gave a report Monday night to the school board. The district received information analyzed through the...
Positive report on learning in-person
COLFAX — The return of high school students to classrooms looks positive, Superintendent Jerry Pugh told the school board Monday night. He gave a report following the first week of all students being in the buildings every day since last March. J...
Prevent frozen pipes
COLFAX — Colfax Public Works Director Matt Hammer advises residents to take precautions to keep their water pipes from freezing in the cold temperatures forecasted for the week. Faucets should run at a trickle overnight as well as cupboards left o...
Stolen gun and drugs recovered during search of stranded vehicle
COLFAX — A stolen pistol was recovered when Whitman County deputies arrested a couple for possession of drugs on Saturday. Deputies found a stranded vehicle on Crumbaker Road, just north of Colfax, according to Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. D...
Group raises funds to aid restaurants, cover meals
WHITMAN COUNTY - A 1998 Colfax High School graduate and her mother have started a program to assist Whitman County restaurants, finishing work with their 19th last weekend. The "Pullman-Colfax...
WSU quarterback suspended after DUI arrest
PULLMAN – Washington State University starting quarterback Jayden de Laura was arrested for DUI on Saturday in Pullman. The 19-year-old was allegedly spotted on College Hill running through a stop s...
ASB cards may be waived for 'fall' season
COLFAX – ASB cards and gate fees may be waived for the Colfax “fall” sports season. Superintendent Jerry Pugh gave a sports update to the school board Monday night. Pugh attended a superintendent’s meeting last week with Northeast 2B League leaders...