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On April 21, 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened. The “Century 21 Exhibition” ran for six months, drew 11 million visitors, turned a profit and left the Northwest with a wonderful Seattle Center. A half century later, many of the fair’s landmarks remain, and the Center’s 73-acres is a gathering place for people from all walks of life. It is Seattle’s Central Park. The Space Needle has become Seattle’s landmark. Conceived in an architect’s notebook, it was constructed in eight months at a cost of roughly $3 million in private funds. You have...
A short time ago, LaCrosse was declared all but dead. The loss of its grocery store, declining population, a downtown fire, the negative impact of CRP and, more recently, the loss of its bank threatened the town’s future. Despite even all this, the report of the town’s demise was exaggerated. LaCrosse is seeing a resurgence. This renewal is not the result of some grand project but is instead the result of many smaller ones and many individuals working together with a common goal. Even though the town’s obituary had already been written, LaCross...
“IN YOUR COLUNM which ran in the Wilbur Register issue of March 8, in response to a younger member of your family who asked why doesn’t somebody do something about Barack Obama,” writes Gordon Green of Seattle, “you responded in part by saying ‘he keeps doing things that are unconstitutional like making recess appointments.’ “A check with the Congressional Research Service, which works closely with Congress providing policy and legal services, shows Obama has made only 28 such appointments to date. By contrast, George W. Bush made 171 and Ronal...
1. ART: Which French painter is known for his depictions of ballerinas? 2. ANATOMY: Where is the hyoid bone located? 3. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is the only mammal that can fly on its own? 4. GEOGRAPHY: What is the smallest U.S. state in land area? 5. TELEVISION: What was the theme song of the TV sitcom “Married with Children”? 6. MOVIES: Who played the dad in the film “The Shining”? 7. ADVERTISEMENTS: What product did the first television advertisement feature? 8. HISTORY: Aside from Rome, where did the popes of the Catholic Church reside for a b...
• It was beloved American humorist Will Rogers who made the following sage observation: “You can’t say civilization don’t advance, for in every war they kill you a new way.” • Elkhart, Ind., has the dubious distinction of being the RV capital of the world. • According to a survey by the magazine Vegetarian Times, if you’re a vegetarian, you have 3 percent of the U.S. population for company. Only half of 1 percent of Americans are vegans, consuming no animal products at all, while 10 percent say they follow a “vegetarian-inclined” diet. • Accord...
The seventh annual Colton FFA Plant Sale will be Friday, April 27, at 8 a.m. in the Colton school greenhouse. The school horticulture class has been growing Ivy and Zonal Geraniums which will be sold in six-inch pots and 10-inch hanging baskets. Also for sale will be tomatoes and cucumbers, calibrachoa, and an assortment of annual bedding plants. For more information, call Nathan Moore at Colton High School....
8 years ago April 15, 1887 Sorrow prevaded the community on Wednesday last when it was announced that Emery and Frank, 6 and 3 year old sons of Mr. Smith, a carpenter living in the north end, had found watery graves in the mill race. Early in the afternoon the boys left home for the purpose of gathering flowers on the adjacent hillside, being helped across the race by their mother, who instructed them to call for assistance when they wished to recross on their return. Not returning by 5 o’clock it was feared they had overstepped their d...
Another one-room school will be on the road later this spring if things go according to plan. The Prairie View school building, which has been out of use for more than 70 years, will be moved about six miles into Waverly where it will be mounted on a new foundation and undergo restoration work. The former school building is considered to be a classic example of the one-room school structures. It was constructed on its present site in 1904, according to Glenn Leitz one of the backers of the project. The building served as a school for children...
A new store is open in Palouse. In some ways its been there all along. Dottie Kite opened Dot’s Vintage Funk April 5 as the third generation of her family to run a vintage store. Kite, a 2006 graduate of Garfield/Palouse High, grew up around her mother Heidi’s Open Eye Consignment and grandparents’ bygone “The Store” for country collectibles. Dot’s Vintage Funk specializes in items from the ‘30s, ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s. They all have a certain funky quality to them, says Dottie. From the ‘4...
The Palouse Area Robotics Team put up a strong showing in its debut competition last week at Eastern Washington University in Cheney. The team, named Sci-Borgs, worked its way into the final round, a rarity for first-timers, after using its wide base to rack up points in the preliminary rounds. Coach Glenn Woodhouse of Colfax said he was impressed with the showing. The team of Colfax and Pullman students placed 14 of 48 teams, but was in first place after the first four rounds. Championship honors went to Team Taters out of Boise. The...
Colton continued a run through the SE Tuesday by hammering Pomeroy twice in a league round on the Pirates’ turf. The pair of wins advanced the Wildcats to 4-0 in the league race and 6-3 overall after a split with Dayton in the Saturday round. Another league clash went off the books when the GP Vikings shut down for the season due to lack of players. Tekoa/Oakesdale/Rosalia had been booked to play the Vikings in the Tuesday round. Colton Tuesday stopped Pomeroy twice in five innings with an 11-1 edge in the first game and a 23-0 shutout in t...
Colton girls Tuesday again booked a power outing in the SE with wins of 24-1 and 21-4 over the Pirates at Pomeroy. The pair of wins advanced the Wildcats to 3-1 in the SE league and 6-1 overall. Jenna Moser allowed the Pirates just two hits in the first game on the way to the 24-1 win. The Wildcats battered the Pirates for 20 hits. Erin Weber tagged a homer and double for the ‘cats and Jenna Moser and Carrie Hennigar each had three hits. In the second game, Wendy Schultheis also pitched a two-hitter, and Colton’s offense again turned out 20...
Colfax girls stacked up 153.5 points Tuesday for a big track margin when the Bi-County track show landed at Schmuck Park. Reardan’s girls finished in second place with 106 points. On the boys side, Reardan nudged the Colfax hosts 113-110 with a solid finish in the field events. Davenport finished eight points behind. Morgan Willson clocked a personal best with an 11:03.65 in the 3200 race which was run in ideal conditions. Coach Jason Cooper said Willson has a goal of getting under the 11 minute mark before the end of the season. Willson a...
After posting a 10-run win in their first game with Kettle Falls Tuesday on a dried out McDonald Park Field, the Colfax baseball team pulled out a dramatic win over the visitors in the bottom of an extra eighth inning of the second game. “It was one of the best high school games I’ve seen in a long time,” Colfax Coach Mike Parrish commented. John Mellor bagged the hero hit honors with a two out, two run double in the bottom of the eighth to decide it. Kettle booked the go-ahead run with a single, a walk and a throwing error to third base....
Colfax girls added two big Bi-County League wins Tuesday over their guests from Kettle Falls. The Tuesday doubleheader went into the books after the Kettle games were swamped out Saturday by rains last week. Colfax Tuesday defeated Kettle 20-2 in the first game and shut out the K-dogs 13-0 in the second game. The K club took to the field with their number-one pitcher out of the lineup and Colfax batters booked 27 hits over the two game. Amy Hickman took both of the wins. In the 20-2 opener, she allowed one hit, walked four and struck out...
Regardless of the outcome of this fall’s election, residents of LaCrosse and Endicott may have a different commissioner next year as Whitman County redraws its district boundaries. Because of growth in Pullman, the number of voters in commissioner district 3 is dramatically above voter counts in districts 1 and 2. As of March, District 3 had 8,285 voters, while District 1 had 5,651 and District 2 had 4,809. To fix that, Whitman County elections officials are considering a plan that would move rural precincts from District 3 to districts 1 a...
The $3.5 million project to rebuild Colfax Airport Road will likely occur this summer, Whitman County Public Works Director Mark Storey reported Monday. Storey said the county is “progressing” in its efforts to acquire the necessary right-of-way for the project, which will widen the road, create shoulders, eliminate some of the road’s tight curves and better angle its slopes. The Airport Road, a favorite Colfax bypass for WSU traffic, was originally slated to be rebuilt last year, but a major owner of land on the north side of the road refus...
A 63-year-old man was taken to Pullman Memorial Hospital after a 2004 Chevy Blazer struck the rear of the motorcylce he was riding on State Route 270 Tuesday morning. Pat Damon Emery was riding a 1990 Harley Davidson Electa Glide Eastbound on State Route 270 one mile east of Pullman. Behind him in the right lane, Justin Alex Krieger, a 24-year-old female, was driving the Blazer. The Blazer hit the rear of the motorcycle. Emery was listed in satisfactory condition as of Tuesday afternoon. The cause of the accident is under investigation. Police...
Democrats of Whitman County will gather in meeting rooms around the Palouse Sunday for their party’s caucus. The caucus sessions begin at 1 p.m., according to County Democrat Vice Chair Carolyn Cress of Pullman. Unlike their rivals in the GOP, Democrats will have a decided presidential docket with President Barack Obama, the party’s only candidate. That already-decided factor is expected to take a lot of the zing out of this year’s run of Democratic confabs. Attendees will also work on assembling stances for issues they feel are impor...
THURSDAY An unidentified buyer from Vietnam laid out $900,000 to buy the town of Buford, Wyoming - population 1 - in an 11-minute Internet auction. The tiny town consists of 10-plus acres with a convenience store, gas station and modular home. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer approved a $25 billion mortgage settlement with five top U.S. banks over allegations of foreclosure abuses and misconduct in servicing home loans Police in Moorhead, Minnesota, will return a $12,000 tip they seized from a struggling local waitress. Police seized the ti...
4 Colfax High grad will go to Northwestern in fall A farm kid who was never much for the farm is nearing completion of a year as the Washington FFA state secretary. Kyle Largent first had the inclination to try for the job when he was a freshman at Colfax High. After winning the state FFA creed title, he was invited on-stage at Beasley Coliseum at WSU to recite the five paragraphs he had memorized for the competition. In front of 3,000 people, he froze in the fourth paragraph. He couldn’t r...
Several organizations in the city have come together for a Community Cleanup Week next week. Residents are asked for help in picking up litter, sweeping sidewalks and curbs, trimming trees and cleaning up yards, laying fresh coats of paint all around and cleaning out junk appliances, vehicles and computers. City of Colfax, Chamber of Commerce, Whitman County Rural Library, Colfax Arts Council, the school district and Rotary Club are spearheading in the cleanup. City crews will pick up yard waste during the week. Grass clippings, leaves and...
Authorities arrest fourth suspect in case Brothers Frank Lazcano, 24, and Daniel Lazcano, 20, the two brothers suspected of the Dec. 27 Malden murder pleaded not guilty last week in Superior Court. A fourth suspect was also arrested in the case this week as details of the renewed investigation became part of the public record. The Lazcano brothers were slated for a June 4 trial date by Superior Court Judge David Frazier who faces a 60-day timeline for bringing jailed suspects to trial. Both the Lazcanos, who remain in jail under $500,000 bail...
Saying he saw “nothing new” to discuss in Whitman County’s development agreement with Hawkins Companies of Boise, Commissioner Michael Largent walked out of a workshop session Tuesday morning. Commissioners were gathered to discuss anticipated changes in the agreement which has the county paying for $15 million of infrastructure at Hawkins’ long-proposed shopping center. County Administrator Gary Petrovich presented commissioners with a summarized list of changes Hawkins is proposing to make to the development agreement. The changes were di...
A revival is taking place in LaCrosse with the town’s Main Street getting back in business thanks to a heaping helping of community support. LaCrosse Community Pride, which formed in 2010 with the goal of bringing back a grocery store to the town, also spearheaded efforts to woo a bank back to town while the remodeling of the store moves toward completion. “It’s been a long road, but it’s all starting to come together,” said Gary Wargo, superintendent of LaCrosse Schools and president of LaCrosse Community Pride. Groceries and finances...
