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In the Superior Court of the State of Washington in and for the County of Whitman Sheriff's Public Notice of Order of Sale of Real Property No. 105800031130000 & 105800031140000 NANCY J. MONTAGUE, also all persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, lien or interest in the property described in the complaint herein, Defendants Judgment Rendered on: December 29, 2014 Order for Sale Issued: February 3, 2015 Date Received: February 5, 2015 Date of Levy: February 10, 2015 To Nancy J. Montague, Judgment Debtor(s), The Superior Court of...
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. **************** NUISANCE ORDINANCE PASSES Colfax City Council members Feb. 17 approved a nuisance ordinance which had been in limbo for the past month after a draft version of the ordinance was tabled for changes. Among the revisions will be bringing residents' appeals on enforcement actions before the city's board of adjustment. A first draft... Full story
Empire books EWU ensemble The EWU choir, under the direction of Dr. Randel Wagner, will perform at the Empire Theatre in Tekoa Saturday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. The seven-member ensemble will perform a wide variety of vocal pieces from the 1700s to the present day, including selections from the currently running movie 'Into The Woods'. Many of the songs have lyrics dealing with the vagaries of love, often in a humorous vein. The choir will also perform a number of hits from such Broadway shows as 'Chicago', 'Annie Get Your Gun' and 'The Sound of... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner Feb. 28, 1890 College Items:. Miss Mystia Jackson has la grippe. Oliver and Omar Johnson are both down with the malaria. Emery and Hugh Shirfey have left school. The mumps seems to have left us. No new cases this week. Tekoa -- A Finger Cut off Last Saturday, while Geo. Maxfield, the depot clerk, was engaged in unloading some barrels of whiskey from a car, he met with an accident which might have crippled him for life. A car was thrown on the track, striking the car in which he was working, just as he was in the act... Full story
Colfax senior Mark Webber is one of 16 students selected to serve in the LEAP program sponsored by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. The committee is made up of eight juniors and eight seniors. Each member applied for the position as a sophomore and serves a two-year term. LEAP stands for Leadership and Education, Activities and Personal Development. This year LEAP students are organizing a halftime basketball activity that will be unveiled at the 3A and 4A state basketball championship games. The chosen halftime idea was... Full story
"Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me." (Psalm 51:10) The season of Lent has begun. For many Protestants, Lent doesn't mean much, though it seems to be making a comeback among many of the mainline protestant churches. Ash Wednesday services are found at more than just Catholic churches, and people are more aware of not commenting to someone that there is a "smudge" on their forehead on Ash Wednesday. But many people still talk about giving up something for Lent as though it were a sort of New Year's...
Thursday, Feb. 26 Tekoa (4 p.m.), Rosalia (5 p.m.) & Albion (5:30 p.m.) — Using on-line resources and library technology for Advance Care Planning in partnership with Honoring Choices Whitman County. Endicott — 6 p.m. — Teen Internet Safety — Ages 12 and up are invited to learn about cyber safety and share their experiences. Friday, Feb. 27 Palouse — 6 p.m. — Advance Care Planning in partnership with Honoring Choices Whitman County. Learn more about this important decision and resources provided by the library. Saturday, Feb. 28 Colfax — 2... Full story
AT LACROSSE SCHOOL: Monday: Biscuit, sausage, egg, orange wedge, apple juice. Tuesday: BBQ chicken, green beans, pears, fresh veggies. Wednesday: Early dismissal - Burrito, pasta salad, peaches, brownie. Thursday: Chicken fajita, shredded lettuce, applesauce, kuchen. Friday: Beefeater, corn, mandarin oranges, cake. SENIOR MENUS: Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday - Birthday party - cod, baked potato, vegetables, potato roll, birthday dessert. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday - Birthday party - cod, baked potato, vegetables,...
A steady stream of patrons attended the spaghetti dinner at New Sage Bakery last Sunday evening. The event was a fund-raiser for the Uniontown Library, which has plans to expand its current location. According to Nichole Jordan, branch manager of the Uniontown Library, the effort successfully reached its goal of raising $2,500 and will receive matching funds from Avista. More than 20 volunteers assisted with seating, serving and general customer service, including several Whitman County Library... Full story
Fran grew up in a tiny town in Saskatchewan, Canada, and after high school went to nursing school in Regina, the provincial capital, 100 miles away. After a year out of nursing school working in Regina, she and her close friend Agnes were ready for adventure, “to see the world and travel! We made it all the way to Spokane.” They did know someone in Spokane, Agnes’ Aunt Mary and her husband, who helped to make them feel at home. Meanwhile, Uncle Walter had a nephew back on the farm in Dusty...
Endicott Fifty-seven people Saturday attended the Endicott Community Club's first family free bingo night at the Endicott Food Center. A lot of snacks and bingo were featured. Dad's Night In Pinochle Club was hosted by Jerine Grey Feb. 23. Attending were Casey Shiprek, Shirley Morasch, Jenny Meyer, Mary Repp, Judy Cook, Bertie Honn, Marcia Honn, Kathy Storment, Kathy Schlomer, Anne Lowe, Sue Bafus and Jerine Grey. Endicott Gun Club results from Sunday competition: Endicott Gun Club 88: Todd Strader 24, Connor Pelssier 22, Travis Schluneger 21,...
A workshop on the Ukrainian style of egg decorating will be at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Sunday, March 8, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. Instructor Margaret Dibble learned to make Ukrainian egg designs about 30 years ago and has been teaching others to make them ever since. Eggs are dyed in a wax resist (like batik) process. No experience is necessary and all materials will be supplied. Participants may complete two eggs. The last step in the process is varnishing the eggs. They will need to dry... Full story
Dusty Recently, Harmon and Jan Smith spent a week in Yakima with grandson Micah Morgan while his parents were away for business. Micah participated in the "Big Brother-Little Brother Night" at Riverside Christian School. He ran out on the floor to be introduced alongside his "Big Brother" who also is named Micah. Saturday the Smiths were again in Yakima to cheer on Micah's basketball team. Sunday Micah, his parents Gina and Jason Morgan, and Jan and Harmon traveled to Mercer Island to cheer on Harmon's nephew, Parker Smith, and his team. Dale...
Colfax senior Kasey Johnson has been awarded a $24,000 President's Scholarship from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. Recipients of 140 president's scholarships have been awarded for incoming freshmen at the school. The scholarships are awarded to students who have achieved a grade average of 3.8 or higher and demonstrated significant leadership and service during their high school careers. This year the President's Scholarship recipients scored an average 1297 SAT test score, earned a 30 ACT test score and have a 3.99 grade average....
Colfax hosted FCCLA Regional Competition for Region 9 at the high school Feb. 11. The Colfax FCCLA members pictured above are moving on to compete March 25 at state in Wenatchee. They include, from left: Airelle Grimaud in Recycle and Redesign; Hailey Aase in National Programs in Action; Pearl Griffiths in Promote and Publicize FCCLA, and Elizabeth May in Career Investigation. Each received gold at the Regional Competition....
Mark and Debra Nelson stand with daughter Rachel, as the Gar-Pal senior receives a $500 check from KREM 2’s Laura Papetti at a Feb. 20 assembly. A senior at Garfield-Palouse High School has been named a recipient of the Spokane Teachers Credit Union/KREM 2 News “Credit 2 Kids” award, given during a surprise assembly Feb. 20. “It’s a pretty neat program,” said Gar-Pal teacher John Bofenkamp, whose wife Chris nominated Rachel Nelson for the award. “It’s rewarding good students who are helping oth... Full story
In a lone house on Wilcox Road southeast of Dusty Monday night, Allen Cochrane sat watching TV in his living room. Suddenly his attention was drawn to the picture window. He got up and yelled for his wife. Going outside, he saw it clearly – a long, white and orange trail across the night sky. “It looked almost like a plane breaking up,” said Vicki Cochrane. “It did not look like it was real high. It was really long, just pieces of matter following in this trail. Then there was a break, and mor...
P.A.R.T. students work on their robot Feb. 16 in Colfax. Clockwise from left to right, Connor Johnson, Sydney Welling (standing in white shirt), Isaiah Spielberg, Shane Roberts, Joshua Heithe, Keith Stormo, Truman Welling, Cameron Dearien and Riley Kopp. Another F.I.R.S.T. (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) season has begun in the Palouse. After last year’s season culminated in earning a trip to the World Championships in St. Louis, the program has grown to include 28 l...
Real estate sales South Grand Investors, LLC, Spokane, to L&M Consulting, LLC, Moscow, building on S. Main Street in LaCrosse, $8,000, Feb. 17. Fannie Mae also known as Federal National Mortgage Association Dallas, Texas, to Janel Holden, Albion, house on E. Front Street in Albion, $85,000, Feb. 17. Nick Sewell, Pullman, to Bailey Nielsen, Pullman, 1969 12x60 mobile home on S. Grand Avenue in Pullman, $10,000, Feb. 19. Copper Basin Construction, Hayden, Idaho, to Christopher L. and Nikki R. Clark, Pullman, house on SW Windy Point Court in...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2010. As George Santayana famously said, those who fail to study history are condemned to repeat it — unless they get lucky on the final. This is especially true for “pre-history,” which is a combination of the suffix “pre,” meaning “before,” and “history,” meaning “what has occurred” — so “pre-history” literally means “things that happened before they occurred.” Pre-history tells us that our species used to be a hunter-gatherer society. This means that the job of raising a f...
The IRS scandals just keep on coming. First, the agency targeted conservative groups seeking non-profit status. Originally characterized by IRS officials as a couple of rogue agents in Cincinnati, the practice was later revealed to be a politically-motivated campaign coordinated by Lois Lerner, the head of the IRS Exempt Organizations Unit. Then, Lerner’s infamous “missing” emails blocked investigators’ efforts to discover if the White House was involved. Now, the Internal Revenue Service is under fire for using federal law to seize the ban...
Thelma and Louise should be appalled. Almost 25 years after their epic road movie attacked “conventional patterns of chauvinist male behavior toward females” (in the words of one critic), here arrives “Fifty Shades of Grey,” perhaps the most successful anti-feminist movie ever made. The runaway best-selling novel is now a juggernaut on the big screen, driven by overwhelmingly female audiences that accounted for its record-breaking opening weekend. The dirty secret of “Fifty Shades” is that, underneath the kinky exterior, it’s a formulaic rom...
Who would have predicted that the head of the FBI could give a speech about cops and racial bias that would be so thoughtful and so balanced that it was embraced by both law-enforcement officials and those who have protested police tactics and have grievances about brutal racial discrimination. Certainly it was a surprise to most of us who have watched the intense animosity build, particularly since the deaths of blacks at the hands of white cops in Ferguson, Missouri; Staten Island, New York; and Cleveland. The nation has been split into... Full story
Here we are at an important point in history: Terrorists are threatening the world. And, we debate over what they should be called. President Barrack Obama has been roundly criticized for trying to separate the terrorists from the Islamic religion. He says they have perverted Islam and should not be considered a part of it. Others say that he is being too politically correct for not calling them what they say they are, Islamic terrorists. Consequently, a debate continues over how we should refer to them. At times, it is more intense than...
Follow up This letter is written as a follow-up to the article in the Feb. 12, 2015, Gazette by Don C. Brunell entitled “Failing Businesses a Sign of Weak Economy”. The low percentage of people gainfully employed is also a sign of a weak economy. The great depression in the 1930s was prolonged for over ten years by increased taxes, increased government regulations, and by government interference and control of the economy. It took the Second World War, sending millions of our men overseas and employing many people for wartime production, to...
