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DUSTY – Denise Kendall, of Tacoma, was finally able to spend a recent weekend with her twin sister, Doreen Riedner, so they could belatedly celebrate their shared February birthday. Inclement pass conditions made the delay necessary. The women took a 7 mile walk and still had enough breath to blow out their candles. Last Thursday, the monthly potluck luncheon of some local women was held in the home of Sandy Passmore. Attending were Diane Monson, Terri Guenthner, Vicki Broeckel and Linda Hennigar....
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with the Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 36.77.070 that the following projects have been completed by County Forces Construction: McKivor Bridge, C.R.B.P. No. 2300-00.02(4) This project provided for the replacement of the McKivor Bridge with a 60 foot long, 85 inch by 127 inch arch culvert for a total cost of $66,407. Seltice-Warner Bridge, C.R.B.P. No. 1075-00.81(2) This project provided for the replacement of the Seltice-Warner Bridge with a 28 foot wide, 35 foot long steel bridge for a... 
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Fiona N. Blong was born March 21, 2021 to Nanda Grow and John Blong, of Pullman. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces. Grandparents are John and Patricia Blong, of Glassboro, N.J., and John and Arunee Grow, of Tempe, Ariz. Mary-Joyce A. Zweikel was born March 23, 2021 to Phillip Zweikel and Erika Walenkoff, of Pullman. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces. Grandparents are Jessica Walker, of Pullman, and Phillip Zweikel, of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Barbara Bieker, of Lewiston, Idaho, and Michael Walenkoff, of Genesee, Idaho. She joins her brother,...
Colfax Monday, April 5 Baked Potato W/ Chili, Cheese, Onion, Sour Cream, Bacon Bits, Salad, Tropical Fruit, Dessert Thursday, April 8 Chicken and Rice Casserole, Spinach Salad, Roll, Fresh Fruit, Pudding Endicott Tuesday, April 6 No Meal LaCrosse Tuesday, April 6 (Birthday Party) Baked Ham w/ Pineapple, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad Palouse Wednesday, April 7 (Birthday Party) Baked Ham w/ Pineapple, Scalloped Potatoes, Green Beans, Salad, Pie Pullman Tuesday, April 6 Biscuits and Gravy, Sausage, Eggs, Fruit Friday, April 9 Cobb Salad,...
COLFAX — A group organized by Colfax Mayor Jim Retzer convened March 27 at the burned property on Cromwell Street to clean up the grounds. They hauled nine tons of debris to the county landfill, along with five loads of burnt tree limbs and brush. A dumpster for metal was also filled for Pacific Recycling. "We pretty much cleaned up that property once and for all," said Retzer. "We had a big crew, everyone worked great and we got a lot accomplished." The group of about 15 people worked from 8 a...
COLFAX — The Colfax High School ASB has extended the deadline to April 13 for recipe submissions for its fundraiser cookbook, “Bulldog Bites” Proceeds go to help pay for sports referees, since no concessions have been allowed for the current season. Concession stands are an ASB fundraiser. Cookbooks will be sold later this spring for a project price of $15. Recipes may be sent to ASB advisor Heidi Lowe at heidi.lowe@csd300.org....
COLFAX — A total of 14 Athenaeum club members met via Zoom for their annual business meeting March 19. Jane Aune presented a program on the card game Bridge. The next meeting will be Guest Day April 2. Hank Hannigan from Whitman Hospital will present the program....
Aaron C. and Joleen L. Sheridan, of Pullman, to Samuel Ginsburg and Raelene C. Wyse, of Pullman, sold 700 SW Crestview Street in Pullman, parcel 1-1085-00-01-01-0002, selling price $356,800, warranty deed, March 11 Anne L. Hogue to John and Lindsay Blade, of East Wenatchee, sold 12108 SR 26 in LaCrosse, parcel 2-0000-42-15-08-2901, selling price $50,000, warranty deed, March 11 Chan Hwang and Deok Yong Kim, of Boston, to Matchyaralu Alla and Divya Jakkam, of Pullman, sold 1025 SW Lost Trail Drive in Pullman, parcel 1-1428-00-03-02-0000,...
Chase Cannard is guilty of minor in possession of alcohol, sentenced to 90 days in jail with 89 suspended, fined $843, 18 months supervised probation, and an alcohol evaluation....
Darien L. Armstrong, 22, booked March 23 for probation violation. No bail. Evgueni Iapryntsev, 26, booked March 25 for possession of drugs. No bail. Shannon E. Peppertone, 27, booked March 26 for warrants for two counts of driving while her license was suspended in the third degree. Bail $2,550. Peter G. Schoneman, 47, booked March 27 for burglary in the first degree and malicious mischief in the second degree. No bail. Thomas W. Lundstrom Jr., 31, booked on March 28 for probation violation. No bail....
March 22 3:42 p.m. – Walla Walla highway – An officer responded to a report of a traffic violation. 4:53 p.m. – Wall Street – An unconscious person was found. EMTs, fire department and coroner were involved. 7:04 p.m. – Main Street – Two adults were arrested for drugs. Tuesday March 23 No reported calls for service. Wednesday March 24 11:44 a.m. – Main Street – An officer responded to a hang-up 9-1-1 call. 5:02 p.m. – Main Street – A caller reported a person was sleeping in a vehicle on Tuesday night. Thursday March 25 7:07 a.m. – Mill Street...
Monday, March 22 7:59 a.m. – Wawawai Road, Pullman – A vehicle slid off the road. There were no injuries. 11:33 a.m. – Flat Road, Pullman –A deputy investigated inappropriate text messages. 11:40 a.m. – Whitman Avenue, Rosalia – A deputy responded to a burglar alarm. 12:52 p.m. – Whitman Avenue, Rosalia – A deputy responded to a burglar alarm. 4:10 p.m. – Albion Road, Pullman – There was a report of a non-injury crash. 4:23 p.m. – Hitchings Road, Thornton – A vehicle was stuck in the mud. 7:04 p.m. – Main Street, Colfax – Jeffrey C. Vande...
CORRECTION – In the March 19 Bulletin, we printed that a Whitman County office informed us that $3.7 million in CARES Act funding was distributed to various departments, programs, and organizations. The correct amount is $4.26 million. We regret the error and any inconvenience this may have caused our readers, said Gazette Editor Bill Stevenson....
There are some things I like about Amazon and my Amazon Prime Account, but Amazon isn’t perfect. I like the fact that I can stay at home and order the exact hardware fittings I want without sorting through bins at hardware stores. I like knowing my order will be at my house within a few days. I like the fact that I can send things back and get a refund simply by printing a label, going to a local address, and turning my purchase over. I like the idea that while a hundred people, who all want just one thing, might use their time and gas to go o...
The use of single thought is dangerous. Group think, the act of surrounding yourself with only like-minded people, is one of the only things that can kill democracy. This is sadly an issue in our education system. Teachers can’t seem to tell the difference between radical opinion, and essential education. Often confusing or turning off the student population they teach. Sometimes brain washing the minds of their targets – implanting their radical ideas into the mind of our young – a cancer of American democracy But, this cancer can be cured...
Public Works accountability When Whitman County Public Works was soliciting all that the road levy tax increase would do for the rural residents of Whitman County, I thought it could be beneficial, but have yet to see the benefit. They hired three new personnel as promised but that lasted about as long as ... well not long at all. By the time first half of property taxes were payed, equipment operators were beginning to retire and Whitman County Public Works was not filling the vacated positions. The three positions were a great selling point...
When ESSB 5172, a bill addressing retroactive pay in agriculture, passed out of the Senate in early March, Senate Democrats who hijacked the bill with amendments celebrated its passage as a supposed victory for farmworkers throughout our state. They also acknowledged the bill still needed work. Yet, since moving to the House, the legislators who pledged to make the bill better have disappeared, the embodiment of all the negative clichés you hear about dishonest politicians and sneaky lawyers. The current version of ESSB 5172 would create a...
OLYMPIA – This will sound funny anywhere outside Olympia, but there is a question that for years has stumped half the Legislature. If an income tax is so good for the people of the state of Washington, why do they say no every time they are asked? Advocates of higher taxes and spending have tried just about everything. Big income taxes, little income taxes, income taxes dedicated to noble purposes and income taxes that is only supposed to hurt millionaires. Yet the people keep voting no – ten times since 1934. The last time, in 2010, the mar...
UNIONTOWN – A traffic stop led to two pounds of methamphetamine and the arrest of two people March 24. Lisa Bond, 43, of Clarkston, and Elsie Paradiso, 65, of Clarkston, were charged for possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver in Whitman County Superior Court. Deputy Tyler Langerveld stopped a vehicle on State Route 195, just south of Uniontown, at about 1:30 a.m. on March 24, according to Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. When checking the status of the driver’s license he allegedly found Bond’s was suspended. “After speakin...
TEKOA – The Tekoa School Board selected John Cordell as its new superintendent Tuesday. John Cordell is the principal of St. Maries High School in St. Maries, Idaho. He worked for the school for 22 years. He worked as a teacher and later as a principal at the Wahluke High School from 1989 to 1998. Off campus, Cordell served as a member of the Benewah County Community Center, a presenter at the Inland Northwest Partners annual conference, and the St. Maries AAU basketball coach. "We know this n...
RALSTON — A northbound vehicle on state Highway 261 near Herman Road, overturned around 8 a.m. and came to rest in a wheat field Monday morning, March 29. Washington State Patrol Trooper Crosby said the woman reported being distracted and looked up to discover she was going off the road. The driver, a 32-year-old woman from Spokane, was not injured, and no one else was involved in the crash. The trooper did not identify the woman. "She didn't say she was falling asleep, or that she was on her c...
STEPTOE – A large tree fell down near Hume Road during high winds Sunday. It was removed from the roadway by a crew from Whitman County Public Works. Results of the storm included various fallen branches. “No major reports of anything else at this time,” said Brandon Kruger, operations manager for the county’s road and bridge maintenance....
COLFAX – Whitman County commissioners approved adding an employee to the superior court clerk’s office. The position was closed last year as a result of revenue losses and budget cutbacks due to COVID. The cost will be $23,000 for the full-time equivalent position with benefits, which is clerical data entry. The budget increase will be for 2021....
