Articles from the February 13, 2020 edition
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Motives
When Donald Trump was looking into Ukraine last year, how concerned was he about presidential candidate Joe Biden? Enough that he wanted foreign help to beat him? If so, wouldn't that be about the mos...
Trumpster Gangsters
It's not just that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo chewed out NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly after she dared to ask him questions he didn't like. Nor is it so objectionable that his tirade was saturated with F-bombs. And it certainly is not because...
The End of 2016
And so 2016 finally draws to a close. It's been the longest election year in American history. It ran from Feb. 1, 2016, the date of the Iowa caucuses, to the Senate vote to acquit President Donald Trump in early February 2020. It's true that Nov....
Opposes sex education bills
Public School Parents: take note of two bills being considered without the people’s vote. Senate Bill 5395/HB2184 would require every public school to teach sex education to all students in grades K-12. Proponents believe that sex education s...
Worn Out Wind Blades Plugging up Landfills
While wind farms generate “greenhouse gas free” electricity, there is increasing concern over the rapidly growing number of worn out blades ending up in landfills. Those blades, housed on giant tow...
Trump's Impeachment is History
It was a busy week in American politics. The Democrats were embarrassed when the results of the Iowa caucus were overshadowed by administrative glitches. The State of the Union address was choreographed to promote the successes of the current adminis...
WIAA asks Colfax band to record national anthem
The Colfax School District band has been asked by the WIAA to record the national anthem for use by other schools for the state 1B/2B basketball tournament at Spokane in March. The recording will be used when schools do not have a band present....
Palouse school board approves capital projects
The Palouse school board approved a group of capital projects at its Jan. 30 meeting. The first is to build a new, more accessible sidewalk between the main school building and the upper gym. Second,...
St. John Hardware & Implement building goes up on state line
The largest commercial project for Whitman County in 2019 has risen just across the stateline from Moscow. Two expansive buildings, covering 30,000 square feet, have been built for the new St. John Ha...
Tax help at Neill library
WSU’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Club will provide free tax preparation assistance from IRS-certified WSU accounting students every Saturday from noon to 4:30 p.m. in the Neill Public Library Hecht Room, through April 4. No appointment is n...
On EOU dean's list
Alexis Maki, Colfax, was among 523 students named to the dean's list for the 2019 fall term at Eastern Oregon University for maintaining a grade point average of 3.5 or higher....
On The Record: February 13, 2020
REAL ESTATE SALE Joey and Lynette McCanna, St. John, to Nathan and Joanna Jones, St. John, undeveloped parcel on Sohon Court, St. John, $35,000, Jan. 17. Steven Diamond, Owasso, Okla., to Shul Yuen Lam and Mei Wah Irene Tang, condominiums on W....
Five will compete for Gar/Pal Distinguished Young Woman
High school juniors Tovah Brantner, Paige Collier, Olivia Knauff, Rachel Meeuwsen and Rielee Renne' will participate in the Distinguished Young Women of Garfield-Palouse program. The program's theme i...
Smith duo visits family in Orlando
Harm and Jan Smith spent several days in Orlando, Fla., recently. They attended the Josten’s Company Gala to see their daughter and son-in-law, Gina and Jason Morgan, honored for their success. Grandson Micah also attended, attired in a tuxedo. J...
Insurance sign-up slated at Neill
United Way of Whitman County has partnered with Better Health Together to sign up families for affordable Washington Apple Health Insurance Saturday, Feb. 15, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Neill Public Library. Families across Eastern Washington are...
My Favorite Recipes: February 13, 2020
Debi Anderson has lived in Whitman County her whole life and has been painting things for as long as she can remember. As a child growing up in Colfax, there was a ceramics shop that her mother brough...
Four albums donated to state parks, Rosalia Library
Four albums which contain the last 20 years of additions and improvements at the Steptoe Battlefield State Park, along with documentation, stories and photos (mostly taken by the late Jim Nebel),...
Library Calendar: February 13, 2020
Thursday, Feb. 13 Albion – 5:30 p.m. – Galentine’s Night – Treat yourself to a pampering evening with desserts and bath bombs. Malden – 6 p.m. – Teen Night – Grades 6th to 12th will enjoy dinner, dessert and a fun time with friends. Rosalia – 7 p...
Former Tekoa farmer Bartlett to celebrate 100th birthday
Roy Bartlett, a longtime Tekoa resident who married the farmer's daughter he worked for the summer after high school graduation - and once washed money at the Davenport Hotel - will turn 100 on Feb....
Etcetera: February 13, 2020
Athenaeum Club Athenaeum Club met Feb. 7 at Lutheran Church. Cathy Landers gave a program on Georgia O’Keeffe with many visuals of her artwork. Mary Ann Wigen served refreshments. Thrifty Grandmothers Requests granted by the Colfax Thrifty G...
Auditor will report
The Pullman League of Women Voters and Neill Public Library announced that Whitman County Auditor Sandy Jamison will give a presentation Tuesday, Feb. 18, from noon to 1 p.m. at Neill Public Library in the Hecht Room. Bring your lunch and join for...
Trap shooting Club news
Endicott Trap Shooting Club held its weekly shoot with 17 shooters in wind and 39 degrees. The results are as follows: Open: Eric Johnson 23, Jerry Sloot 23 and James Gilchrist 22. Women: Jessica Pelissier 22, Pam Meserve 15, Teri Garrett 14 and...
Menus: February 13, 2020
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: No school Tuesday: Biscuit with gravy, egg patty or burger, fruit, paradise punch Wednesday: Baked chicken, potatoes with gravy or burger, breadstick, fruit Thursday: Orange chicken, rice or chicken patty, carrots, fruit...