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A first count Tuesday night for the special levy election showed the proposed $29 million levy for Pullman Regional Hospital far short of the voter turnout needed to validate. The count after the polls closed Tuesday totaled 2,077 ballots cast for the measure which was just more than 55 percent of the required turnout for validation. The proposal needed a 3,744 vote to meet the state standard for a turnout of 40 percent of the last general election in the district. Tuesday’s count in the election office does not include ballots mailed on e...
St. John will celebrate “A Proud Tradition” commemorating 80 years of the St. John Community Fair this week at the St. John fairground. Today the animals arrive and the main building will open for viewing at 5 p.m. following judging. Everyone will be in their show-stopping best Friday with market animal confirmation classes beginning at 10 a.m. and fitting and showing at 1:30 p.m Market animals include sheep, beef, swine and goats. Pee Wee classes are set for 4 p.m. with chicken and rabbit fitting and showing at 4:30. Saturday keeps things mov...
With the news of projected layoffs coming from the Spokane School District, is there a chance that could happen in Colfax? The Spokane district approved teacher pay raises in the 13 percent range last August, soon after Colfax teachers signed a new contract in the 10 percent range, with classified staff receiving a five percent raise across the board. “Kudos to our teachers' union here, we came up with a less pay raise, it wasn't at the level you see in Spokane,” said Jerry Pugh, Colfax sup...
The annual Colton-Uniontown Fair returns Friday to Colton School for a day of fitting and showing animals, home arts and still-life crafts by kindergarteners to seniors in high school. The event, held in the ag building and parking lot of the school, begins at 8 a.m. with the opening ceremony, after concessions of coffee, hot chocolate and doughnuts. Also at 8 a.m., the FFA plant sale begins in the greenhouse along with dog showmanship in the grass outside the softball field. Small animal fittin...
A day-long standoff in St. John ended late Tuesday when officers entered a residence in St. John and discovered the suspect, Justin P. Robertson, 41, dead. He reportedly had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Robertson at about 3:20 p.m. Tuesday turned over his son, Ethan, to officers at the scene and was believed to have taken his own life later in the day. Five-year-old Ethan was the subject of an AMBER Alert issued by Spokane Valley Police early Tuesday when Robertson reportedly entered the residence of his estranged wife, Melissa, at...
Fifth District Congressional Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers addressed constituents Monday morning at the Public Service Building in Colfax as part of a tour of the district. The main topics revolved around trade and energy with both tied into the Snake River dams. McMorris Rodgers greeted the audience, which included businessmen, county and port commissioners and area farmers, and said a "battle of ideas is waged every day" in Congress. She noted her work in protecting river systems,...
A contingent of officers and spouses departed from Colfax at 10 a.m. Tuesday to attend the memorial service for Cowlitz County Deputy Justin DeRosier who was fatally shot while on duty in the Kalama area April 13. Ladder engines from the Colfax and Pullman fire departments suspended a U.S. flag across Highway 26 as the procession of approximately 15 cars departed westbound for the memorial service which was held in Portland Wednesday. DeRosier, a 2012 graduate of Washington State University,...
Last year, almost 70 miles of new fiber optic lines were laid in the second year of Pioneer Telephone’s $8.5 million project. That contrasts with the scarcely more than 20 miles laid the year before. “We’re ahead of schedule,” said Dallas Filan, Pioneer Telephone manager, told the Gazette last Friday. Originally the project was projected to take five or six years to complete. Given the current progress, if it had not been for the two months of snow and freezing temperatures, the project may hav...
A list signed by seven petitioners advocating installation of fuel service at the Port of Whitman Business Air Center at Colfax prompted discussion by port commissioners April 18. Port Chair Kristine Meyer noted the board would like to grant the requests, but a “permanent fuel station doesn’t pencil out at this point for us.” The petition was circulated at last year’s fly-in at the Colfax Airport which was sponsored by the Lewiston Experimental Aircraft Association. Four of the petitio...
Colfax Junior-Senior High School FFA members will put on their annual plant sale May 3-4. At work on the project since January in the greenhouse, the students will offer plants from ivy geranium baskets to wave petunias, tomatoes and bedding plants, baskets and vegetable starts. "The plant science class and multiple FFA members this year have done an awesome job caring for the greenhouse," said Michael Heitstuman, FFA advisor. "They have learned a lot about plant care and greenhouse...
The first part of asbestos removal at Colfax Junior-Senior High School was finished Monday. “Construction is moving along, going great,” Jerry Pugh, superintendent, told the school board Monday night. An asbestos abatement crew of 10 finished that morning in the auditorium. “The cement is the cleanest cement you’ve ever seen,” Pugh said. Abatement for the first half of phase one of construction is now complete – library, home economics room, auditorium and south second floor wing. The asbestos abatement work will resume for other parts of th...
Colfax girls finished their run through the NE-south league this week with four straight wins on the home turf at McDonald Park. The Bulldogs took both sides of a double bill Saturday with Asotin, and finished the league run Tuesday with two wins over Tekoa/Rosalia. The four-game run left Colfax with just one defeat for the NE-south. Liberty, which split with Colfax last week at Pullman, is the lone league team to top the Bulldogs. Tuesday, Colfax booked a 12-0 win over the Timberwolves in the...
The Garfield/Palouse baseball team played their home opener Tuesday, April 23, for a doubleheader win over St. John/Endicott/ LaCrosse. After weeks of home games cancelled or moved to playable fields elsewhere, Gar/Pal (6-3) took the field in Garfield for 11-3 and 8-3 wins. In game one, Vikings freshman Kane Weiker got his first varsity start and first win, going six innings. “Six strong innings, consistent strikes,” said coach Mike Jones. In game two, Gar/Pal took the game in the fifth inn...
Colfax baseball team posted two solid wins over Liberty at McDonald Park Tuesday to finish out the NE-South league race. The Bulldogs posted the pair of wins over the Lancers after being iced Saturday by two Asotin pitchers at McDonald. The wins by the Panthers left them undefeated in league play and in the top slot for the playoff segment of the season. Tuesday, Colfax topped Liberty 8-1 in the first game with senior hurler Kelan Becker throwing a one-hitter. The Bulldogs scored all eight of...
Colfax boys and the Oakesdale girls racked up another set of wins Tuesday in district competition when tracksters competed at Liberty. The Bulldog boys rolled up 137 points with a 36-mark over host Liberty, and the Oakesdale girls stacked up 134 points for a 34-plus edge over number-two St. George’s. Colfax girls finished third. Bulldog senior Bryan Rubin won both hurdle races. Gabe Ahmann topped the high jump, and Cameron Hiatt took the triple jump. Elizabeth Berry won the 1600 for the Nighthawks, and Bree Rawls took both hurdle events. W...
Davenport’s Kristoff Pankey booked a par 72 Monday at Deer Park to win the district golf round. Bennett Gray of Colfax finished fifth with a 78, and Augie Allenbach finished sixth with an 81. Both Colfax seniors are off their normal games because they are competing with back and shoulder problems. Cassidi Shindler placed third on the girls side at Deer Park with a score of 103. Coach Bill Chandler said the team marked a gain this week because the Colfax Golf Course officially opened for play and practice Saturday. The team Wednesday was s...
Colfax boys booked 14 points to tie for 13th place in the giant Mooberry track meet at Rogers in Spokane Saturday. Mead topped the meet with 96.5 points. Cameron Hiatt had the best finish for the Bulldogs with a 20-1 in the long jump to place fourth behind the 21-4.5 by Pedro Sandre of Medical Lake. Colfax 4 x 100 relay team placed eighth at 46.79 with Gabe Ahmann, Ryley Griffiths, Bryan Rubin and Hiatt, and the throwers relay team of Dakota Hall, Jacob Brown, Caden Brown and Gunnar Aune placed ninth at 51.18. Griffiths, Hiatt, Matt Morgan and...
The Colton High School softball team went to Touchet April 23 for a 20-2 win in three innings. Colton totaled 13 hits in the game. On the mound for the Wildcats, pitcher Emily Schultheis threw five strikeouts and allowed two Touchet hits. Taylor Thomas led Colton batters with two hits, including a home run and four RBIs. Jordyn Moehrle and Abby Kelly each hit a double and Josie Schultheis had four base hits and three RBIs. Colton scored 13 runs in the third inning to end the game on the 10-run rule....
Mitch Kriebel, U.S. Army master sergeant, originally of Garfield/Belmont, will run a 31-mile trail run in New Auburn, Wis. Saturday with a ruck sack on his back to honor the late Ryan Thompson, the Kittitas police officer killed in the line of duty in March 21, and Cowlitz County deputy Justin DeRosier – a former deputy with the Whitman County Sheriff's office – who was killed on duty April 13. Kriebel is stationed with the non-commissioned officer academy at Fort McCoy, Wis. "I would love to...
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. DAVIS SENT TO STATE PRISON Jason Davis, 35, the Pullman resident who was convicted of five charges in two consecutive trials last week in superior court, was sentenced to 57 months in prison Monday by Superior Court Judge Gary Libey. Two separate juries convicted Davis last week on a total of...
A trend in American society has been sliding away from the religious toward secular or just spiritual. Easter is a prime example with the Easter bunny gaining more popularity while the Christian observation just spikes attendance at church for the weekend. And, there are those who focus on the pagan ties to classic Easter symbols. Regardless whether it is for the egg hunts or celebrating the resurrection of Christ, the holiday still serves as a reason for people to gather. They gather in homes,...
Pet Peeves Landlords that expect an 80-year-old woman to mow lawns around their apartment building. First person to say it is too hot. Okeydokes The flowering trees on Mill Street. Onecho Good Friday Easter Cantata. Wonderful....
