Articles from the May 3, 2018 edition
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Etcetera: May 3, 2018
RTOP sets dates for 'Carnage' run Performances of God of Carnage, which will conclude the 2017-18 season of Regional Theatre of the Palouse in Pullman, will be May 4, 5, 10, 11 and 12 at 8 p.m. God of Carnage is a comedic production about two sets of...
How much of the reason is online?
With the closing of all Toys R Us stores as the latest news about struggling retail chains and malls around the country, the blame goes mostly to the behemoth of online retail. How much of a factor is that? It may be less than it seems. Toys R Us, fo... Full story
On the Record
REAL ESTATE Leonard Stevick to Davin J. Maxey, Colfax, house on E. First Street, Colfax, $79,000, April 18. Thomas Berger, Tekoa, to CEBA Properties LP, house in S. Crosby Street, Tekoa, $25,000, April 18. S&D Mader LLC, Genesee, to Pullman School...
Frank Watson: Risk Should Have Potential for Reward
I read an article in a liberal publication the other day. Although I lean to the right, I try to listen to arguments left of the middle. That is only fair. In this particular article, the author bemoaned the fact that his poor brother-in-law was bein...
Don C. Brunell: Yogi's Wisdom is Worth Thinking About
The late great philosopher Yogi Berra once proclaimed: “The future ain’t what it used to be.” It sure ain’t! Lots has changed over the last 60 years since Yogi was the catcher for the legendary New York Yankees. Hopefully, in the years...
RICH LOWRY: The Republican High-Water Mark
If Republicans aren't losing their congressional majority this coming fall, they are doing a good job of acting like it. Dozens of Republicans are leaving the House, and last week Paul Ryan said he is resigning as House speaker at the end of this...
BOB FRANKEN: Leaked Lies
There's one aspect of the saga about the newly released batch of Jim Comey memoranda that I totally love. First, a bit of background. In one of the contemporaneous memos the then-FBI director wrote to himself detailing conversations with the new Pres...
Bulletin Column: May 3, 2018
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. KAYAKERS FIND FALLS VICTIM Franklin County...
Savvy Senior: New Shingles Vaccine Provides Better Protection for Seniors
Dear Savvy Senior, A good friend of mine got a bad case of shingles last year and has been urging me to get vaccinated. Should I? Suspicious Susan Dear Susan, Yes! If you’re 50 or older, there’s a new shingles vaccine on the market that’s far s...
Obituaries: May 3, 2018
Bobbi Elena Magallanes Bobbi Elena Magallanes died April 21, 2018, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane after many years of battling with her illness. In accordance with her request, a private... Full story
Good Old Days
125 years ago The Commoner April 21, 1893 Edward H. King, the Oakesdale attorney, was yesterday arraigned in the superior court on a charge of forgery, in having affixed the name of an Oakesdale woman to a legal document without her knowledge or... Full story
Historic photos on exhibit in superior court room
Whitman County Superior Court Judge Gary Libey and court administrator Ginger Devorak show photos from a new historic exhibit that now hangs in the courtroom. The exhibit was commissioned by Judge...
Dusty BB Club displays historic quilts in Colfax
Dusty BB club members at a quilt collection display in 1993. Dusty BB Club will celebrate its 90th anniversary with a display of historic quilts May 1-28 at The Center at Colfax Library. Some of the...
Colton grads on OSU honor roll
Colton graduates Kendyl A. Druffel of Colton and Brady Chadwick of Uniontown were among students named to the winter scholastic honor roll at Oregon State University in Corvallis with a grade averages of 3.5 or higher on at least 12 graded hours of...
ICS 400 level course set for May 29 & 30
An Incident Command System 400 course will be Tuesday, May 29, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Wednesday, May 30, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., at the WSU Public Safety Building located at 2201 E. Grimes Way in Pullman. There is no charge for the class. Prerequisites are ICS...
MY FAVORITE RECIPES By Dee Bryson
Meet Wes and Shelby Hennigar Shelby and Wes Hennigar at the Farm Chicks Vintage & Handmade Show in the Spokane Valley. Some of you may be familiar with the saying, “A family that plays together,...
Watershed program now in third year
The Palouse River Watershed Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), now in its third year, has assisted more than 40 landowners in achieving conservation goals on their land. The RCPP program covers the entire Palouse River drainage in Whit...
Billboard addition
Endicott Jenny Meyer of Endicott Food Center has purchased a free-standing billboard for use in advertising community events. The board will be just outside the store, on the corner, and in use for the next few weeks advertising the Flea Market May...
Dahmen Barn exhibit features three artists
Janene Grende, Sandpoint, is the artist behind this highly detailed silk painting. Three Northwest artists share exhibit space at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown during May. An opening recept...
Heatons report on trip to Keys
Dusty Carmen and Blake Heaton took a 3,500-mile trip along the southern part of the United States in a 1997 Chevy pickup they were delivering to their grandson, Valente Reynoso in Florida. They began the trip by driving to Phoenix where they spent tw... Full story
Briefs: May 3, 2018
SQUEALING TIRES ARREST Kolby Wheeler, 20, Tacoma, pleaded not guilty in superior court Friday morning to charges of criminal impersonation, driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. Wheeler was booked into jail here after he...
Gorilla girls visit today
Last round on NE action for Colfax softball players will be against Davenport with the Gorilla girls slated at McDonald Park today. The game date was bumped from its original date Tuesday Colfax team will be one of the host sites for the NE playoff r...
Colfax golfers win Stoneridge
Colfax golfers posted a 434 team score for another team win Tuesday in a match at the par 71 course at Stoneridge in Blanchard, Idaho. They had a 47-stroke margin over the number-two finisher, Wilbur/Creston. Augie Allenbach finished first overall... Full story