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Auditor Eunice Coker listens to Commissioner Pat O’Neill talk on staffing. By Joe Smillie Whitman County Auditor Eunice Coker’s authority to hire a two-member finance department was cut in half Monday. County commissioners said the financial projections are too glum to hire two people. Coker asked county commissioners in a workshop meeting for the authority to hire two employees to manage the county’s finances. Commissioners said the county’s budget could not support two new employees. “If you ain’t got the money, you can’t spend it,” said Com...
This 2004 Honda Civic driven by Corbin Hudacek, 21, Seattle, was damaged when its tire blew Friday afternoon on Highway 26 west of Dusty. Hudacek lost control, the car fish tailed, crashed into a 2000 Honda Odyssey van driven by Kimberly Garza, 47, Moses Lake, and ended up in the eastbound guard rail. Traffic was reduced to one lane during the clean-up efforts. No one was injured in the crash.... Full story
Already charged with cutting their 2011 spending by 2.6 percent, Whitman County officials Monday learned they may have to double those cuts in July. County Commissioner Greg Partch told his fellow commissioners Monday morning that revenues are now expected to fall short of projected spending by as much as $1 million. The county passed a 2011 budget that was projected at the start of the year to fall $660,000 short of balancing. “The good news is, we know where we’re at,” said Partch. “The bad news is, we know where we’re at. And it isn’t goo... Full story
More juvenile fish survived last year’s outward migration in the Snake and Columbia River system than have in all but one year on record. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported about 95 percent of yearling salmon and steelhead passed safely through each of the eight Snake and Columbia river dams. At some dams the survival rate was 99 percent. The number of returning fish was 21 percent above the average of records kept since the 1990s. A release from the Bonnevile Power Administration said higher survival rates were l...
Strong I am writing in support of the community of Oakesdale. As a community we have the opportunity to do something great for our area. The old adage, “it takes a village to raise a child” can be put to good use by voting yes on the bond issue to remodel our school. As responsible stewards of our community we need to take care of our children no matter how many! Remember we are remodeling most of our existing space, not putting up all new structures. For the cost of a meal or two out a month we can put our children in a facility that is saf... Full story
In Illinois, the workers’ comp system is so out-of-control that Democratic state Rep. John Bradley introduced legislation to abolish it and put workers’ compensation cases in the state’s circuit courts. Workers’ comp was established nearly a century ago as a no-fault insurance system so workers and employers would not have to go to court. However, without major reforms, it is certain to collapse because of rapidly escalating costs and premiums charged to employers. In Springfield, lawmakers, unions, doctors, business owners and trial lawyers...
WELL, there goes Jim McDermott again, trying to make things as difficult as possible in the House where he has been fuming and sulking since his hated adversary, John Boehner, became Speaker when the Republicans took over. In the belief that most Americans are too ignorant to understand where their federal income tax payments go, he wants to require that the Internal Revenue Service issue an annual receipt to each taxpayer calculating how much of their money was spent on the various categories. Each. Estimate of the cost, $15 million a year. I...
#!*! Slobs who continue to litter our highways for someone else to pick up and cart away. Surely there will be enough heat at their final destination to burn their refuse. YYYY Community support for the Colfax Golf Course dinner and auction. #!*! The Gazette centering its crossword puzzle on the fold. (I have a small bathroom.) YYYY Despite the high cost of living, it is still very popular. YYYY The new scoreboard at McDonald Park. Send your Pet Peeves and Okeydokes to the Gazette P.O. Box 770 Colfax, Wa 99111 Pet Peeves and Okeydokes should...
It was American novelist and editor Edgar Watson Howe who made the following sage observation: “Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.” Those who study such things say that ancient Egyptians had bowling alleys. In 1980 a woman named Rosie Ruiz appeared to have won the Boston Marathon in the fastest time ever recorded for a woman in that race. However, after a number of suspicions surfaced (including a strange lack of fatigue at the end of the long race), it was found that she hadn’t actually run the entire race...
1. ASTRONOMY: The star called Rigel is part of which constellation? 2. MYTHOLOGY: What did the god Frey represent in Norse mythology? 3. CHEMISTRY: What gas has the chemical symbol of CH4? 4. MOVIES: Who directed “The Magnificent Ambersons” and “Touch of Evil”? 5. HISTORY: Who was the first English king to hold the title “Prince of Wales”? 6. INVENTIONS: What was the name of the first submarine commissioned by the U.S. Navy? 7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Who drew the famous image of Uncle Sam proclaiming, “I Want You”? 8. GEOGRAPHY: To what island gro... Full story
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. CYCLIST’S DEATH RULED SUICIDE Official ruling on the cause of death of John H. Winter, Spokane motorcycle rider who was found dead at the scene of a motorcycle accident on Highway 23 last Tuesday night, was determined to be suicide. Winter was found with a gunshot wound in his head. County Coroner Peter Martin issued the determination last Frida...
Colton girls Monday defeated Touchet 6-1 in a clash between perennial 1B state contenders on the Wildcats’ field. Each side had four hits with Mikayla Nygreen pitching the win for Colton Nygreen tripled and Mollie Kramer and Erin Weber had the other hits for Colton. Touchet’s visit was booked as a double bill, but snow shut down the Monday acton with Colton leading 9-2. TOR girls Saturday at Prescott dropped two games to the Cardinals 6-11 and 3-13. The `hawks had 10 hits in the first game and four in the second game....
Colfax girls booked two heavy wins over Reardan last Wednesday in makeup games to run their Bi-County record to 4-2. Junior pitcher Amy Hickman threw a 12-0 shutout in the first game, and picked up a 20-3 enduro win in the second game. Coach Terry Eng and the Bulldogs could actually get the first varsity action on the McDonald Park home dirt today, Thursday, when the Waitsburg/Prescott team arrives to make up a pair of games. The SE league’s Cardinals and Bulldogs were rained out of their non-league game date at McDonald last Tuesday. Colfax, w... Full story
Colfax girls again bagged a big team win Tuesday in a NE meet which featured competitors from 11 schools. The Bulldogs rolled up over 144 points and posted a 50-point margin over second-place Northwest Christian. On the boys side, Northwest Christian again dominated the field with Colfax and host St. George’s tied for fifth. Colfax girls posted wins in five events with a run of three in the relays. The sprint relay team of Amelie Bruya, EB Hatley, Hannah Harazin and Bailey Mackleit clocked 52.18 for a win of over three seconds in the 4 X 100 r... Full story
Tekoa/Oakesdale/Rosalia boys moved their record to 9-2 Tuesday after taking two wins over Colton in a 1B-2B clash on the Rosalia field. The double win Tuesday followed a double at Prescott Saturday to advance the TOR record to 9-2 on the season. Other action Tuesday saw the SJE Eagles book a split at Odessa and the GP Vikings bow to Potlatch in a non-leaguer on the Loggers’ field. TOR Tuesday topped Colton 14-4 and 12-9 at Rosalia. The hosts scored five runs in the first inning and finished with 10 hits. D.J. Brown started for TOR and Joe T...
Colfax Thrifty Grandmothers met April 11 at CETC Building at 1:30 pm. with 20 members present. Contributions approved by members for January through April included: Colfax & Community Fund: $5,000; Whitman Co. Chaplaincy: $200 monthly; Special fund for students: $500.; Palouse HIV Conservative: $500; Colfax Jr. Miss Scholarship Fund: $200; Relay for Life: $300; Teens of the Nazarene: $250; Memorial for Elmira Gudmunson to Teens of the Nazarene; and FISH food bank: $250. The club donations derive from sale of items from the club’s Thrift S... Full story
Clubs & Youth Groups The Athenaeum Club members and guests met Friday, April 15, at the Colfax library branch for their annual guest day with President Mae Schultz presiding. Colfax High School poetry contest winners recited their poems and received their awards from Dana Carroll, committee chair. Teachers Margaret Vaughan and Staci Barden assisted. Ken Hathaway, formerly of WSU and a master gardener, gave the program. He brought along three pots that volunteers prepared and planted with his guidance. A question and answer period followed. The...
Whitman County Library is challenging children to go without television for a week in honor of TV Turn Off Week, April 18-24. The Friend’s of the Library will award a free book to each youngster who meets the challenge. A report by the American Academy of Pediatrics says the average child watches 3 to 4 hours of television per day. At that rate, each youngster may view 8,000 murders on television before finishing grade school. Contact any branch of Whitman County Library for details on how to enter.... Full story
Meet Rachel Jensen, Colfax Ever since Rachel Jensen was a little girl growing up on a cattle ranch in Tonasket, she has competed in barrel racing. “I don’t even remember when I started,” she said. Now with her own growing family, Rachel is still surrounded by horses and continues to compete when she can. Rachel and her husband Todd moved to the Dusty area from Tonasket in 2004 so Rachel could study to be an veterinarian, While she studied at WSU, Todd worked for Cross Three Quarter horses. Rachel graduated with her bachelors degree in 2006... Full story
Farmington will host an Easter Egg Hunt in the city park April 22 at 4 p.m. The Farmington Library will sponsor a Easter coloring contest with prizes going to three age groups 1-4, 5-7, 8-12. Deadline for entries is today Thursday, April 21. Prizes will be awarded after hunt. Farmington Library hours are Tuesdays 2-6, and Thursdays 2-6.... Full story
Spokane’s Masterclass Jazz Orchestra will returned to Tekoa’s Empire Theater Saturday, April 23, at 7 p.m. The jazz ensemble, some 15 members strong, will feature its usual blend of professional and amateur musicians. The group provides young performers mentoring and venues at which to perform. Oakesdale High School senior saxophonist Michael Conklin will be one of the outstanding students included in the upcoming event, which will include a variety of material from Big Band hits to lesser-known jazz gems from the 1920s to the present. Adm...
Seven area pastors will participate in a World Day of Prayer service May 5 at 6 p.m. at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Farmington. Also participating at the service will be the Upper Columbia Academy choir from Spangle, according to Roger Martin, host pastor. Each visiting pastor will lead a prayer for a specific area of human activity. Prayers will be presented for government, military, media, business, education, church and family. Pastors who will participate in the service will be Hal Whitman, pastor at Tekoa Community Church; Forest...
Colton-Uniontown DYW Grace Druffel with Erin Weber, left, and Haley Moser, right. Three young women took the stage in Colton April 2 to demonstrate their many talents in the 2012 Distinguished Young Women’s “Step to It” program. Grace Druffel, Haley Moser and Erin Weber performed together in an energetic opening dance number, fitness and self expression routines.Grace Druffel was awarded the top honors of the evening earning a $500 scholarship to a college of her choice. She is considering University of Oregon or University of Washington and p... Full story
Winners of the Athenaeum Club poetry contest are pictured here. They are, from the left, Shaina Simonson, third place, Samantha Evans, first place, Kelsie Johnson, second place, Keaton Moore, honorable mention, and Colfax High School English teacher Margaret Vaughn. The entrants read their poems during Athenaeum’s guest day meeting Friday at the Colfax library. Dana Carroll, committee chair, presented the awards.... Full story
Week of April 25-29, 2011 At Garfield/Palouse School: Monday: Corn dog or hot dog, mac n cheese, vegetable and fruit. Tuesday: Hamburger or chicken bunwich, potatoes and fruit. Wednesday: Soup, sandwich, veggies and fruit. Thursday: Hot beef or turkey sandwich, potatoes, gravy, vegetable and fruit. Friday: Tacos (beef or chicken) corn and fruit. At Tekoa School: Monday: Hamburgers, French fries, veggie, fruit. Tuesday: Chicken Parmesan, pasta salad, tossed salad, Mandarin oranges, wheat roll. Wednesday: Sausage, egg pattie, hash browns, apple... Full story
