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NOTICE OF A DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Whitman County Emergency Management proposes the construction of an emergency communications radio site including an 80’ antenna pole and a 10’ by 20’ radio equipment shelter. The site is owned by Thomas and Peggy Henning in the Agricultural District and is located southeast of Malden, WA, just...
8 years ago The Commoner March 11, 1892 On Friday last County Treasurer Larue shipped to Olympia $25,000 of Whitman county's state funds. The total amount to which the state is entitled this year is $48,000, and 75 per cent of this becomes due April 15th. The second and last installment falls due July 15th. It is therefore gratifying for Whitman county taxpayers to know that their obligation to the state is being cleared before the time when it becomes due. Next week a call will be made for $50,000 of the county's warrants. *** An electric...
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Mac and cheese, smokies, breadstick, carrots, fruit. Tuesday: No school today! Wednesday: Teriyaki chicken, rice, green beans, sunshine bar, fruit. Thursday: Pizza, Caesar salad, pineapple, cookie. Friday: Bulldog burger, cheese slice, fries, baked beans, fruit. AT ENDICOTT SCHOOL: Monday: Chicken parmesan, noodles with marinara sauce, green beans, pears. Tuesday: Nachos with lettuce and tomato, refried beans, applesauce. Wednesday: Early dismissal - Chili with cheese, corn bread, orange slices, broccoli and...
Thursday, March 16 Endicott – 7 p.m. – Ladies Night – Join us for an evening of appetizers. Bring your favorite appetizer to share, along with the recipe. We will be making cute recipe cards to take home. Colton, Colfax, Farmington – Third Thursday – After school fun. Contact your local library or view our online calendar for specifics about your branch. Friday, March 17 Malden – 6 to 9 p.m. – Pizza, Pop and Popular Titles Teen Movie Night – Come celebrate great books being made into great movies. Students grades 6 through 12 are welcome to...
Pomona meet set at Wilcox Whitman County Pomona Grange will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at Wilcox Grange followed by a noon potluck. The program will be a speaker on agriculture in the classroom and will be open to the public. There will be handouts and information on curriculum for the public and educators. For directions to the grange and more info, contact Peggy Miller at 509-723-5420 gramapickels@gmail .com Library Board meeting The Whitman County Library Board of Trustees’ next meeting is set for Monday, March 20, at 4 p.m. in t...
Dear Savvy Senior, Do you know of any resources that can help me find affordable high-speed home Internet services? I’m retired and live primarily on my Social Security and would like to find something cheaper than the $40 per month that I currently pay. Searching Senior Dear Searching, There are two great resources you can turn to, to help you locate low-cost or discounted Internet services, but what’s available to you will depend on where you live and/or your income level. Here’s where to begin. Low-Cost Internet Your first step to locat... Full story
Jerry Lee Stanard Jerry Lee Stanard, 63, died at his Colfax home March 5, 2017. Jerry was born in Spokane May 29, 1953, to Glen Stanard and Crystal Spafford. The youngest of three brothers, he graduated in 1971 from University High School in Spokane Valley where he played basketball and football. After graduating from high school, Jerry attended Spokane Falls Community College for a year. He then worked with his brother, Dale Stanard, at Garco Construction in Spokane Valley. Jerry moved to Colfax in 1980, and he worked at McGregor’s in P... Full story
Whitman County Library and area food pantries report 114 residents donated $800 in non-perishable food and toiletry items to the library's annual Food for Fines drive. Donations came in throughout Whitman County. Almost a quarter of the donations were not attached to the waiving of library fines. The Food for Fines drive is conducted each February when area pantries report more people struggling with high heat bills and difficulty feeding families. Whitman County Library staff members at Colfax...
For a third year in a row, Rosalia school March 7 hosted the annual speech, spelling and math contest sponsored by the SE Whitman County Principals’ Association. Schools participating were Asotin, Colfax, Colton, Endicott, St. John, LaCrosse, Washtucna, Oakesdale, Rosalia and Tekoa. The contest began 40 years ago when it was brought to Whitman County from Bi-County by Dan Behrends, Rosalia principal at that time. The purpose was to give all students an opportunity to compete beyond the sports arena. Rosalia hosted the first contest, and then i...
Endicott Endicott Gun Club had its last competition shooting Sunday. Awards were given out, and all enjoyed a potluck afterwards. Winners for the Endicott Gun Club 2017 Winter League were Sub Jr.- Carsten Miller, Jr. and Doubles- Connor Pelissier, Ladies, Handicap and High Overall- Jessica Geissinger, A Class- Trevor Johnson, B class- Mike Melcher, C class-Clark Miller, New Shooter-James Gilchrist. Fifty residents attended Endicott Community Club's Bingo event Saturday. Endicott Food Center had all chairs full and people enjoyed a lot of... Full story
Robin and Tom Cocking of Colfax served as delegates to the Pork Act Delegate assembly March 1-3 in Atlanta, Ga. They were appointed as delegates by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. They were among two of 168 appointed delegates who traveled from 49 states across the country to represent pork producers and importers who sell pork products in the United States. Duties of the delegate body included nominating members to serve on the National Pork Board, establishing how much of the Pork Checkoff is returned to state pork organizations and... Full story
Technology Tuesdays begin at the Colfax Library next Tuesday, March 21, with a program called Easy Access OverDrive. From noon to 1 p.m. staffers will be on hand to assist users in installing the OverDrive app, navigating the website and downloading a free library eBook or audio book to their phone or device. Future classes will be each Tuesday, including Drop-In Tech Help March 28 from 2-4 p.m. At this program, participants can sign up for Microsoft Imagine Academy or get one-on-one assistance with computers, printers, devices and any... Full story
Whitman County Association of Wheat Growers will meet at noon March 20 at Eddy's Restaurant in Colfax. Lunch will be provided to WAWG members attending the one-hour meeting, where a re-cap of the last month's activities will be presented. Attendees will also hear an update on legislative activity in Olympia. At the Feb. 15 meeting in the Washington Wheat Commission office in Spokane, it was reported that only two Whitman County Wheat Growers attended the annual lobbying session in Olympia. There was a total of 50 appointments with legislative...
Dusty Dusty B.B. Club met at Diane Monson’s home March 8. Present were Dianne Appel, Helen Appel, Liz and Grace Appel, Fran Jones, Fran Maki, Diane Monson and Sandy Passmore. The women enjoyed dessert, coffee and visiting. The April 12 meeting will be at Abundant Faith in Colfax. Details will be forwarded to members at a later date. Saturday, Larry and Di Brink spent the day in Spokane with cousin Camille Patterson. They celebrated a late Christmas and their birthdays during the visit. Saturday, Linda Hennigar and Jim Moore joined approximately...
Arlin and Cindy Paulson of Rosalia announce the engagement of their daughter, Kimberly Paulson, to Max Robinson, son of Dave and Cindy Robinson of Selah. Kimberly is a graduate of Washington State University with a bachelor of science in Biology and will graduate with a doctorate degree in pharmacy from WSU in May. Max also graduated from Washington State University with a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering in 2014. He now serves as a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.... Full story
David Yu combines his illustration skills and sense of humor to produce his medical school-themed cartoons, as well as making drawings for patients to help them understand upcoming procedures. David Yu, a member of the Colfax High School class of 2009 who will graduate from the University of Washington School of Medicine in May, is featured in the "Student Voices" page of the UW Medicine magazine. The article focusers on Yu's talent as an artist. Known for his art skills when he was in school... Full story
Ten Colfax High School junior girls will compete at the Colfax Distinguished Young Women competition Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Colfax High School auditorium. Theme of the competition will be "Wild, Wild West." Competing in the Rhinestone Cowgirls group will be Emma Neu, daughter of Todd and Donnett Neu; Jantzen Larsen, daughter of Rance and Denise Larsen; Zoe Burt, daughter of Shawn and Janni Burt; Hailey Aase, daughter of Bryson and Lisa Aase, and Kat Wiley, daughter of Michael and Mary Wiley. Competing in the Country Cuties group will be Sara...
Contest entries and vendor applications are now open for Pullman's 29th annual National Lentil Festival, set Aug. 18-19 this year. Applications for spaces for food vendors, marketplace vendors and non-profit night vendors are available. Non-profit night is slated for Friday night, and spaces for that event are $70. The marketplace and food vendor slots are sold as two-day spaces, and there is a $135 vendor fee for marketplace vendors and $175 fee plus 10 percent of gross sales for all food vendors. Food vendors will be located in Reaney Park,...
Whitman County Public Works will go out for bids March 20 for new effluent tanks at the solid waste and recycling facility south of Colfax. The project is expected to start this summer with county crews beginning preparation work in late July for a contractor to begin Aug. 15. The two 10,000-gallon tanks will take the place of one 90x90 foot, 180,000-gallon evaporation pond which serves to evaporate all water – drained off from the floor of the waste transfer station. “We need that pond mostly e... Full story
Fields Holdings, LLC architect Steve Rigor explains the Evolve on Main project the development group proposed in downtown Pullman to the Board of Adjustment Thursday, March 9, as they look toward the presentation (top). The board unanimously approved the five-story structure at the corner of Main and Paradise streets. Several Pullman residents attended last week's Board of Adjustment meeting regarding the decision for a 42,000 square foot mixed-use apartment and retail structure on Main Street.... Full story
REAL ESTATE SALES Whitman County Treasurer to Gerald and Kelly Shields, Montesano, portion of tax title lot in LaCrosse, $500, March 1. Whitman County Treasurer to Whitman County, two blocks in Malden and commercial building in Oakesdale, transfer of unsold properties in tax foreclosure sale to county title, March 1. Dean and Virginia Glawe, Seattle, to Douglas and Mary Lopes, Pullman, house on SE Derby, Pullman, $377,800, March 1. Thomas and Carole Williams, Moscow, to Catherine Wilkins, house on SW Campus View, $430,000, March 1. Gene and...
In 2003, Gov. Gary Locke (D) faced a 10 percent revenue hole in the state’s budget. He also stared at a sluggish economy still reeling from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. People were reluctant to fly and airlines stopped buying Boeing jets. Locke faced either recommending substantial tax increases or finding a new way to allocate state tax revenues. He turned to Minnesota’s former commissioner of finance, Peter Hutchinson, who helped his governor balance the budget by cutting waste, tightening efficiencies and prioritizing spe... Full story
During the campaign, I agreed with much of what Mr. Trump proposed. We need to defend our borders, but when he proposed building a wall that Mexico would pay for, I was hoping that he was speaking metaphorically. Walls have never provided security for the builder. The Great Wall didn't keep China safe from the Mongols in the 13th century any more than the Maginot line kept France safe from the Germans in the 20th century. They just don’t work. If there is actual or perceived benefit from breaching the wall, it will be breached. Thus, I was s... Full story
Colfax Conflating In a letter to the editor last week, Mark Bordsen was outraged that the President characterized the mainstream media as ‘the enemy’. In the technical nuance of the words, Mr. Bordsen may be accurate in that the mainstream is not an ‘enemy’. However, it is unarguable that the mainstream media has shed the fiction of objective journalism and has become the President’s political opposition. Conflating the terms ‘enemy’ and ‘opposition’ is not difficult. Politicians of all stripes do it all the time. I seem to recall, a certain...
At Middlebury College earlier this month, Charles Murray needed a safe space -- literally. In a significant escalation of the campus speech wars, protesters hooted down the conservative scholar in a lecture hall and then roughed up a Middlebury faculty member escorting him to a car. The Middlebury administration commendably tried to do the right thing and stand by Murray's right to be heard, but was overwhelmed by a yowling mob with all the manners and intellectual openness of a gang of British soccer hooligans. Sometime soon, we may yearn for...
