Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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AT COLFAX SCHOOLS: Monday: Chicken patty on w/g bun, oven fries, BBQ beans, apple slices. Tuesday: Spikes pizza, w/g crust, tossed romaine salad, pineapple, sherbert. Wednesday: Hot ham & cheese on w/g bun, veggie tray, sunchips, fruit choice. Thursday: Deli turkey, w/g bun, lettuce, tomato, corn, apple crisp. Friday: Hot dogs / chili dogs, tater tots, tossed romaine salad, fruit choice. AT COLTON SCHOOL: Monday: Pancakes, eggs, hashbrowns, juice, apple sauce. Tuesday: Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, green salad, fruit. Wednesday: Hot... Full story
Every year at this time we hear from them. We see them interviewed on TV and we read their articles in Time, Newsweek or some other nationally renowned periodicals. Regardless of the venue, the message is still the same: “Christ was not really raised physically, materially from the dead.” And worst of all, the so-called “authorities” who are interviewed on TV and quoted from in these articles are accredited theologians … Bible scholars with letters behind their names. Of course, all too often the universities these men come from are places like...
For full obituaries, see weekly pages section for this week's paper: CLETUS J. STARK TANYA LYNN TIEGS JOHN L. ELLIS ROBERT F. DRUFFEL Naom G. Barr Naom G. Barr, 97, former resident of Palouse, died last Monday, April 7, 2014, at Pullman Regional Hospital. In accordance with her request, services were not conducted. Born on April 7, 1917, at St. Paul, Minn., to Harry and Selma (Carlso) Glassco, she attended schools in Minnesota and married Raymond Barr Dec. 28, 1938, at Bemidji, Minn. They moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1942 and lived in... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner April 19, 1889 Doctors Harvey and Pocock have made the final arrangements for the opening in the Watson House building on Mill Street, within a few days, of a hospital for the care of all sick and disabled who are in need of a comfortable place and good care during illness. Mrs. and Mrs. J.H. Leiter, both experienced nurses, have been engaged in that capacity and the patients will be under the personal supervision of the doctors. A first class hospital is a needed thing in Colfax, and this promises to fill the want....
Thursday, April 17 Colfax – 3:30 p.m. – Magician Dick Frost – Families and kids of all ages are invited to a free magic show. Colton, Farmington & Tekoa– 3rd Thursday – Exciting after school program in three locations. Check the calendar for times and themes. Endicott – 7 p.m. – Book Club – Join the discussion of Frank McCourt’s, “Angela’s Ashes.” Everyone’s invited. Rosalia – 7 p.m. – Picture Books with Katie Wilkes – Learn how to introduce difficult topics and encourage reluctant readers. Friday, April 18 Uniontown & Palouse – Digital P...
The term “advance directive” refers to your oral and written instructions about your future medical care in the event you are unable to express your medical wishes. There are two types of advance directives: a health care directive and a durable power of attorney for health care. A health care directive, commonly referred to as a “living will,” is a legal document specifying your wishes regarding the care you receive at the end of life should you be unable to communicate them. In Washington state, the directive is used only if you have a termi...
Gar-Pal comedy slated May 8-9 Garfield-Palouse High School Drama Club will present “The Ransom of Miss Elverna Dower” Thursday and Friday, May 8 and 9, at 7p.m. on the cafeteria stage at Garfield Middle School. The story comedy is based on “The Ransom of Red Chief,” by O. Henry which was first published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1907. Ticket prices are $6 for adults, $4 senior citizens, students and children. Blood drive at Palouse An American Red Cross blood drive will be today, April 17, from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Palouse Community Center.... Full story
The annual Easter egg hunt will be at the Oakesdale Park Saturday, April 19, at 10 a.m. All children 12 and under are welcome to attend.... Full story
St. John/Endicott 4H and mother's club will host the annual Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m at the park in St. John Saturday. Photo service will be at the former flower shop from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. St. John businesses are sponsoring the hunt....
Sherri Kammerzell truly enjoys life in the country near Farmington. Jerry and Sherri’s home is surrounded by fields which will soon be green, their perennial gardens are ready to grow, and pots and flower beds are ready for annuals. For a safe place to walk, she drives into Farmington, parks the car and walks to the cemetery and back. Just the other day, she found a large spot of buttercups blooming near the old church. On a cool spring day, nothing is as good as one of Sherri’s morning glory mu...
Rosalia Lions Club breakfast and Easter Egg Hunt is scheduled for Saturday, April 19. Breakfast will be at the Methodist Church from 8 to 11:30 a.m. with the Easter Egg Hunt to follow at the park at noon. Rosalia city-wide yard sales will be Saturday, May 3. Sign up at Rosalia Coffee to get on the map. The Battle Days float construction is underway. Work sessions are Sunday afternoons from 2 to 5 p.m. at the lumberyard, 723 S. Whitman. Contact Angie Hackney for additional inf...
Dusty Art and Colene Sager of Dusty took this photo of Palouse Falls while returning from a Washington Flying Farmers meeting at Basin City. They noted the water rushing over Palouse Falls was enjoyed by many visitors, possibly as a result of the official declaration of the site as Washington state's official falls. The legislation was initiated by Washtucna grade school students. The falls are located about 15 miles south of Washtucna on the Palouse River and about eight miles upstream from...
Whitman Conservation District board members April 10 approved to move to a new location at the former JJ Building Supply. The conservation district is leasing office space at the south end of the store building at $500 per month until the end of the year. They are leasing the space from John Pearson who is now offering lumber and other building supply materials at the location. According to the lease, the district will rent on a month-to-month basis after Dec. 31. Pearson will supply the wi-fi service, and the district is responsible for other...
Between 50 to 60 head of draft horses and mules are expected to be in action over the weekend at the Old Time Farming Days Plowing Bee next to the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds this weekend, according to Stan Riebold one of the organizers of the event. The Colfax bee will be the fourth in a series of bees that use horse-drawn equipment for farming. The first event was in Ellensburg in March. Other bees were in Pomeroy and Odessa this month. The land, across from the fairgrounds, will be plowed, fertilized, harrowed, then seeded, all with horses... Full story
After winning two district competitions in Cheney and Ellensburg, the 4H Palouse Area Robotics Team competed last week (April 10-12) in the FRC Pacific Northwest District Championship in Portland. Also known as Team 4061, the students made it to the quarterfinals and qualified to go the FRC World Championship in St. Louis, Mo., on April 23-26. A total of 400 teams from around the globe will compete simultaneously on six playing fields. This is the first time a local robotics team will be...
A total of 9,000 fish have been slated for planting in Whitman County fishing ponds during the month. Official day for opening of lake fishing is April 26. Pampa Pond at LaCrosse is listed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to receive 6,000 catchable fish for the season. Other planning totals on the list include; Lasz Pond at Garfield, 2,000; Gilchrist Pond on Union Flat, 500 and Riparia Pond, 500. Also, Union Flat Creek in the Colton area is scheduled to receive 500 fish. Rock Lake planting schedule in the department’s put, g...
Two Whitman combo teams mixed it up with 13 other area squads Saturday in the Border wars at Lapwai. Asotin again dominated with strong wins on both sides. St. John/ Endicott/ LaX/ Washtucna boys placed sixth with 48 and Tekoa/Oakesdale /Garfield/ Palouse placed ninth with 28. On the girls’ side the TO/GP scored 75 for fourth and SJELW scored 52 for fifth. Stats below include winners and county finishers in the top 10 places. GIRLS EVENTS 100—1. Elly Line 13.40 Logos, 6. Jessica Guske 14.16 SJLW 200 —1. Krystin Uhlenkott 28.19 Prairie 400—1...
The Colton High School baseball team (5-5) picked up two wins over Touchet Saturday at home. Taking the first game 10-0 on the mercy rule after Jake Straughan threw 13 strikeouts, Colton then won the second 5-4. Jordan Druffel pitched in the second, throwing 10 strikeouts with one walk in seven innings. With the game tied in the top of the sixth inning, Touchet scored to lead in the bottom of the seventh. Colton’s Dalton Patchen delivered his fourth RBI of the day to tie the score. Cody Meyer then hit a base hit to bring Patchen in for the w...
Colfax girls rolled up 144 points Tuesday to dominate an eight-team meet at the brand new track at Ritzville. The hosts finished second with 109 points on the girls side. Northwest Christian won the boys side with 114 points with Readan 20 points back at 94 for second place. Colfax boys finsihed fourth with 84. Colfax sophomore ScoutCai led the charge for the Colfax girtls with four wins for 40 points. Cai won the 200 at 27.96, and the 400 at 1:02.89. She topped the high jump at 5-2 and the pole vault at 9-0. Nicole Sheer took a win in the...
The Rosalia High softball team is 3-6 overall, 1-3 in league after a 31-20 loss to Gar-Pal/Tekoa-Oakesdale at home Tuesday. Trailing 28-7 in the fifth inning, Rosalia scored 13 runs to stave off the 10-run rule. “I told them they had to score 11 to stay in it and they scored 13,” said second-year coach Whitney Bowerman. Rosalia had 13 hits in the game, including a single and a double from Rebecca Terrell. Jill Bruce pitched the whole game for the Spartans, giving up just 11 earned runs with five strikeouts and nine walks. Playing a dou... Full story
The Rosalia High School baseball team is 3-6 on the year after splitting a doubleheader at Pomeroy Saturday and losing to Gar-Pal/Tekoa-Oakesdale on Tuesday. Brian Reid returns as coach after coaching the former Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia for five years before. A fourth-grade teacher at Rosalia for 14 years, he taught his players as elementary-school kids. Returning from last year’s roster for Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia are Craig Nelson, Ryan Maley, Jason Brown and Clay Shelton. New players include junior Lucas Engel (off the golf team last year), An... Full story
Playing at Endicott Saturday, the combined Garfield-Palouse/Tekoa-Oakesdale team beat St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse-Washtucna-Kahlotus by scores of 15-11 and 5-1. In the sixth inning of the first game, the 10-run rule took effect after Ian Niebergs and Gabe Cocking hit home runs. Mason Bates hit a grand slam in the fourth inning. In the second game, GP/TO catcher Jesse Lopez switched to pitcher while pitcher Wyatt Griner switched to catcher. Lopez threw for eight strikeouts and hit three RBIs in... Full story
Colfax baseball team ran its record to 8-0 Tuesday with two heavy wins over Reardan at McDonald Park. Colfax dropped Reardan 9-1 in the first game and 3-1 in the second game after the two league foes locked up for four scoreless innings. The pair of wins over Reardan came after another league double against Lind/Ritzville/ Sprague was called off Friday because of a scheduling mistake. The Bulldogs today will head for Ritzville to get in the two games. In the opener Tuesday against Reardan,...
Jacob Tewalt of Pomeroy carded an 83 for medalist honors in a five team meet Saturday at the Tekoa Golf course. Riley Bott, also of Pomeroy, finished three strokes back at 86 for second place, and Jake Gosse of Asotin finished third at 90. Pomeroy topped the team competition with a 266 based on the lowest three cards. Asotin placed second at 315; Tekoa totaled 327; and St. John/Endicott booked 334. Sarah Billings to Tekoa hit 108 to lead the girls’ side, and Laura Herrington of SJE was number two with 112. Other scores for Tekoa were Maddie G...
Colfax boys topped a four-team match April 10 on the home course with a 220 team score topped by a two-over 37 medal win by Hunter Weitze. Kasey Johnson hit a 40 for second and Chance Weitze booked a 41 for third. Other team scores were Northwest Christian 251, Wilbur/Creston 258 and Odessa 261. Sheylee Felker of ACH hit a 46 to lead the girls with Sadie Gardner second at 46 and McKenna Davis of Colfax 50. Kyle Gronning hit 56 for the Bulldogs. Other scores for the boys were Cody Gronning 43, Cody Muir 59 and A.J. Miller 61. Monday on the par...
