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Call it beginner’s luck. Colton’s boys made their first ever trip to the state basketball championships and returned from Spokane with a fifth place trophy. “What a fun ride for us,” said Coach Seth Paine, who led his squad despite an emergency appendectomy following last week’s regional round at East Wenatchee. “If you told me I had to give up another appendix to do this again I’d do it in a heartbeat,” said Paine. Colton's boys collected the fifth-place trophy on their first-ever trip to the state show. The Wildcats battled Almira-Coulee-H... Full story
Colfax boys moved up three notches in the trophy department Saturday when they finished their three-game state run with a number-five finish in the Spokane Arena. Colfax booked a 1-2 run in the 2B finals with a close win in the tourney opener and losses to Northwest Christian and Bear Creek of Redmond in the next two rounds. Colfax Bulldog boys collected the fifth-place trophy after a 1-2 run in the 2B finals at the Spokane Arena. The Bulldogs took a close win over Adna in their Thursday opener and then went up against two power teams,...
One of the hospital’s goals for 2011 is to start a Palliative Care program. We have a dedicated team of staff, led by our Chief Clinical Officer Denise Fowler diligently planning this new service. Palliative Care is a comprehensive approach to treating serious illness that focuses on the physical, psychological and spiritual, and existential needs of the patient. Its goal is to achieve the best quality of life available to the patient by relieving suffering and controlling pain and symptoms. Palliative Care can be provided to anyone with a s...
Chris and Liz Smith of Tekoa announce the engagement of their daughter, Casey Lynn Smith, to Jeffery Brandon Deal, son of Jeff and Linda Deal of Kennewick. A 2006 graduate of Tekoa High School, Casey received a bachelor of arts degree in community health in 2010 from Carroll College in Helena, Mont. She is currently employed at Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists in Spokane. A 2006 graduate of Kamiakin High School in Kennewick, Deal will graduate from Carroll College with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering in May. They will be married J... Full story
John and Kim VanBroekhoven of Sammamish, announce the engagement of their daughter, Karly Patricia, to Clinton Patrick Jordan, son of Kristie and Allen Kirkpatrick of Colfax, and Dennis and Sherry Jordan of Spokane. Karly graduated from Washington State University with a degree in Apparel Merchandising, Design and Textiles and is currently employed with the Buckle Clothing Company in their manager in training program. Clint attended Washington State University and is employed with Pioneer Human Services, a company that contracts with the... Full story
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Egender of Centennial, Col., announce the engagement of their daughter, McKenzie Diane, to Cody Jerome Kirkpatrick, son of Allen and Kristie Kirkpatrick of Colfax and Bobby and Kim Williams of Elk Grove, Calif. McKenzie graduated from the University of Denver where she was a member of the women’s lacrosse team. She is currently employed as a regional sales team director with Atlas Oil Company. Cody graduated magna cum laude from Washington State University, and is employed by Huron Consulting Group as a financial a...
—Creative Image photo Sabrina Beale of Pullman, daughter of Loren and Denise Beale, Pomeroy, and Kyle Hasenoehrl of Spokane, son of Tom Hasenoehrl, and Candi Hasenoehrl, both of Garfield, will be married April 30 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Uniontown. Sabrina is a 2003 graduate of Pomeroy High School and a 2006 Washington State University. She is employed at WSU in university recreation. Kyle is a 2003 graduated of Garfield/Palouse High School and 2005 graduate of Avista Lineman School. He is employed as a journeyman lineman with I... Full story
LaCrosse LaCrosse Community Outreach met recently at the TeaPot Cafe. New officers are Cheri Garrett, president; Charlotte Honn, vice president; Lois Olmstead, secretary and Wayne Miller, treasurer. The Thrift Store has new hours: Wednesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Darlene Bailey, manager of the Thrift Store, asks anyone interested in helping to staff the store to give her a call....
Oakesdale A spaghetti feed dinner will be this Friday, March 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Oakesdale School cafeteria. Cost is by donation with all proceeds going to benefit the Oakesdale Assisted Living Project. Oakesdale Library announces the start up of our new book club, Read it! Loved it! The book club meets every fourth Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the library with a potluck dinner and desert. Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright we will be discussed at the next session March 22. Oakesdale Library’s Food for Fines food drive finished with more t...
Rosalia Rosalia Dollars for Scholars crab feed and silent auction will be in the elementary gym Saturday, March 11, beginning at 6 p.m. All proceeds from the dinner and silent auction will be used to fund scholarships for Rosalia High School’s graduating seniors. Auction items include Coeur d’Alene Casino gift baskets, original art by Dianne Nebel, Davenport Hotel gift card and deluxe suite stay, Lotus in the Sky jewelry, Case IH and John Deere farm toys, Spokane Indians and Chiefs tickets, gif...
Lamont Art Swannack traveled to Denver last Thursday for the spring American Sheep Industry (ASI) board meeting. This is the meeting when all the national council and committee assignments are decided upon. Art was appointed chair of the Resource Management Council, which oversees natural resource, predator and public lands issues for ASI. Art was elected in January to a second term as Region 8 director (WA, OR, CA and HI) and looks forward to another year serving sheep producers. He returned home Friday evening. Saturday, Allen and Diane Cook... Full story
COUNCIL ON AGING, SENIOR PROGRAM MENUS Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Corn beef and cabbage, red potatoes, carrots and onions, green salad, cinnamon roll, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Corn beef and cabbage, red potatoes, carrots and onions, green salad, cinnamon roll, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Federated Church: Wednesday — Corn beef and cabbage, red potatoes, carrots and onions, green salad, cinnamon roll, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Corn beef and cab... Full story
Godzilla has fought monkeys, moths and any number of other wild things. What beast would you like to see Godzilla fight next?...
It was 20th-century German-American poet, novelist and short-story writer Charles Bukowski who made the following observation: “The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting.” In the 18 months that the Pony Express operated, carrying mail across the Wild West and its myriad hazards and dangers, only one pouch of mail was lost. It takes approximately 10 months for a Las Vegas slot machine to pay for itself. At one t...
1. GEOGRAPHY: What two nations lie directly north of the Gulf of Oman? 2. U.S. STATES: Which state’s name is Spanish for “snow clad”? 3. MOVIES: What was the name of the Volkswagen made famous in “The Love Bug”? 4. FAMOUS PEOPLE: What abolitionist was the first black woman to win a court case against a white man for illegally selling her son as a slave? 5. LITERATURE: In what book did the characters Tweedledum and Tweedledee first appear? 6. LANGUAGE: What’s another word for a plebiscite? 7. HISTORY: How much did the United States pay Russia...
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. CREW TO START MILL PROJECT A Colfax city crew will begin work soon on replacing service lines beneath the segment of S. Mill Street which has been slated for reconstruction this year. Public Works Supervisor Andy Rogers said all of the galvanized water service lines beneath the four-block length of the street project will be replaced with PVC pi...
Ripped from the headlines: Two superhero groups in Seattle are caught up in an epic struggle over whether they should fight crime or just deliver sandwiches. I’d explain the joke, but there isn’t one. According to The Wall Street Journal, a man named Phoenix Jones leads a group of superheroes called the Rain City Superhero Movement. Every night, Jones dons a costume of black and gold body armor with matching helmet and goes out to fight bad guys in the city, which has the members of the competing Real Life Superhero Movement up in arms bec... Full story
I hope you enjoyed arriving in Colfax 1.67 seconds faster than I did. Whatever you do with that precious time, that was worth risking my life and yours, I hope you use it well. It goes like this. I’ll be driving back to Pullman from Spokane on a Sunday evening, driving peacefully behind a line of cars ahead of me. We have all picked a speed that works for us, because we have all been driving at that same speed since Spangle. We’re okay with it. Then you appear in my rearview mirror, a dot on the horizon. Within seconds, you are less than 10...
A six session educational series designed to provide caregivers with tools they need to take care of themselves will begin March 23 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Whitman County Library branch in Colfax. This program helps family caregivers reduce stress, improve self-confidence, communicate feelings, balance their lives, increase their ability to make tough decisions and locate helpful resources. Two experienced class leaders will conduct the weekly series. A donation of $25 to help defray the cost of the book is suggested but not required. P... Full story
Jordan Danielle Harazin of Colfax qualified for the autumn quarter dean’s list at Seattle Pacific University. Students on the list have completed at least 12 credits and attained a 3.50 or higher grade average....
One of the most storied groups of basketball players in Rosalia history ended its career by bringing home a fourth place trophy from last week’s state 1B championships in Spokane. Seven Spartans closed out their careers Saturday. “That class, with four straight trips to the championships, a fifth place and a fourth place trophies, they really helped put Rosalia basketball back on the map,” said Coach Rob Hudkins. Members of the class - D.J. Brown, Flash Hodges, Jared Hereford, Casey Brown, Nathan Richards, Tom Carrothers and Scott Eberle - wer...
So there they were under the Spokane Arena spotlights before Saturday’s title game. Colton and Almira-Coulee-Hartline girls. The announcer read off their names, but the players didn’t need any introductions. A week earlier, the ACH Warriors tripped Colton girls by two points in the regional round at Walla Walla. That collision was a rematch of the state title game last year when Colton won their second straight 1B title at Yakima with a 30-point margin. The Spokane Arena lights returned and the Wildcats and Warriors battled for four qua... Full story
A new council member was sworn in to the Palouse city council at its council meeting Tuesday. Tim Jones, an architect at WSU, accepted the position after the council met in executive session for five minutes to discuss his qualifications. Jones was the only applicant for the council position. He told the Gazette he was encouraged by council member Connie Newman to apply. Jones has a career-long background in architecture, largely in municipal and public buildings. Jones has been an architect for the past five years at WSU with the capital plann...
Dusty The Ochs sisters: Shanti Stanton, Sara Ochs and Nadja Wilson. Three Ochs sisters, daughters of Jon and Li Ochs, recently attended the Grammy’s in Los Angeles. Sara Ochs and Nadja Ochs Wilson flew down from Seattle to meet Shanti Ochs Stanton, who flew in from her home in Washington, D.C. Shanti had gotten tickets and a suite for the ceremonies. They stayed in West Hollywood and shopped in Beverly Hills, enjoying the spectacle and California sun. They also visited former Colfax resident Joanne Baldree while they were there. Berniece K...
