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Notice to Providers of Service to Developmentally Disabled Individuals Request for Qualifications Whitman County seeks statements of qualifications from agencies interested in providing Community Inclusion Services for severely disabled and retirement aged individuals in Whitman County. The services are to be provided July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. Individuals served through these programs are determined eligible through a state eligibility process. The document requested as part of this process is a completed “Qualified Provider C...
In Albion, the Friends of Whitman County Library take a personal tour of the Guy-Albion Museum with curator Craig Whitney. Friends of Whitman County Library took a road trip May 9 as part of a two-year quest to visit all 14 branch locations. In Albion, the group met with attendees at the weekly storytime program and toured of the Guy-Albion Museum with curator Craig Whitney. Then they went to Serenity House in Pullman where they had lunch and presented Friends of Hospice with their May...
Tekoa Library will show "Paper Tigers," a documentary film on one high school’s unlikely success story, today, Thursday, May 17, at 6 p.m. This free screening is for adults and parents with a round table discussion to follow. The film follows six students over the course of a school year as staff try a new approach on discipline based on understanding and treatment rather than judgment and suspension. It is a testament to how just one caring adult can help break the cycle of adversity in a young person's life....
Palouse Habitat for Humanity's 10th annual Beans ‘n’ Jeans, Palouse Habitat’s annual dinner and auction fundraiser April 21 brought more than 380 people and raised more than $100,000 to help build the next house. Glenn Johnson, Mayor of Pullman and emcee of the event, noted it was a "nice mix of Moscow and Pullman people and businesses. The energy in the room was fantastic. You could tell the guests came ready to support a great cause.” Executive Director Jennifer Wallace reported thanks to the donation of land by the City of Potlatch, the pro...
8 years ago The Commoner May 12, 1893 A telephone message from Henry Spaulding of Almota, at 8 am informed Coroner D. H. Shaw of a ghastly find that was made near Almota landing at about 7 o’clock this morning. The corpse came alongside the Whitman county shore on the Spaulding ranch and was made fast by Mr. Spaulding, who immediately proceeded to notify the proper authorities. The corpse was entirely nude and was that of a large sized man. The body had been in the water for several weeks. It was in bad condition and very much swollen. Mr. S...
Pullman Regional Hospital has received a Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award for 2018. PRH is one of only six hospitals in the state of Washington receiving this award that recognizes hospitals providing an overall outstanding patient experience. Only hospitals in the top 15 percent in the nation for overall patient experience made the list. Other Washington hospitals that were recognized are: Confluence Health Central Washington Hospital, Wenatchee; Evergreen Health Medical Center, Kirkland; Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center,...
Contractor Jon Skoglund removes old shingles and prepares the substrate for new shingles in 2016. The Kramlich Barn restoration at the east edge of Colfax on Highway 272 is on hold after most of the work has been completed on the 1919 barn, now pulled taut. The work has been paid for by a matching grant from the Washington Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) and the Cocking family of Colfax, which owns the barn. Contractor Jon Skoglund of Cashmere straightened the barn...
The Colfax School board Monday night approved a delegation for the bond issue approved by voters in February, hiring of new teachers, and an $8,000 grant from Safeway and more. Jim McNeill of Spokane’s Foster Pepper law firm gave a presentation on the bond delegation. McNeill, who has worked for the district as its bond/levy attorney for 27 years, took the board through the process of what the delegation would do. “This isn’t something you do every day, but it’s something I do every day,” he said. McNeill explained that a delegation authorize...
Friends of Whitman County Library collected more than $918 in donations during the 2018 penny drive in celebration of National Library Week. Each library branch designated a special project for the money collected, with funds being used for everything from youth Summer Reading programs to library projects. Branches from around the county collected anywhere from just a few coins to more than $150 in Colfax, Palouse and St. John. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is an observance sponsored by the American Library Association and...
Oakesdale tea party Oakesdale resident Dolores Haley will host an afternoon tea Saturday, May 19, at 1 p.m. at the Oakesdale Library. The event includes a tasty sampling of delicious teas and traditional, delicate finger foods served on fine china and linens. Dolores will also share the art and history of tea parties. Seating is limited. To reserve a spot, contact the Oakesdale Library at 509-285-4310. Tekoa library sets film date Tekoa Library will show "Resilience," a one-hour documentary that delves into the science of Adverse Childhood...
Halette King-Meyer, a founding member of the International Coaching Association, will present a free workshop on the “Ten Delay Mistakes with Big Consequences” May 19 from 1-3 p.m. at The Center at Colfax Library. Dr. Meyer will share tips from "And Then There Was One," a real-life planning guide for those caring for aging parents, people with pets, boomers with partners and mid-life singles. Meyer has guided individuals in transition for more than two decades. She has served AARP, Senior Corps, Flagstaff Medical Center, Sunny Buds, Lit...
Endicott Visiting at the home of Sharon Huff for Mother's Day weekend were Sheryl, Shelby and Lauren Kyllo. The Kyllos assisted in some packing up for Sharon's move to Anacortes and attended the going- away party for Sharon at Trinity Lutheran Church. Visiting at the home of Willy and Anne Lowe for Mother's Day weekend were Dee and Doug Hill, Fruitland, Idaho, and Stephanie and Arthur Dever III of Spokane. The Community Club's Flea Market at Endicott Gun Club is coming up. Date for the event is Saturday, May 19, from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. There...
TommyJo Jensen and Kolten Kendall were presented with new bikes Friday, May 11, at Jennings Elementary School as winners of the Colfax Masonic Lodge, Hiram Lodge No. 21, “Books for Bikes” program. John Henry presented the bikes, which went to top readers in Mrs. Soncarty and Mrs. York's third grade classes....
Colfax Swim Team Coach Sarina Roberts May 7 questioned city council members about a $2,300 item which had been added to charges the city requests from the swim team for use of the pool. The sum was added for costs of operating the pool when the team hosted meets, including the big county meet at the end of the season. Roberts pointed out the $2,300 was listed in addition to the $2,200 the city asks the team to pay for their use of the pool during the season. She then added $2,300 would tax the team's fundraising efforts and could lead the... Full story
Ysabeaux, left, with her mother, Molly and sister, Olivia. Ysabeaux Ng was born and raised in Colfax and has shared many happy memories here. Her family has lived in Whitman County for the last 40 years. Ysabeaux graduated from Colfax High School with the class of 2015. Following graduation, she submitted her paperwork to serve an 18-month mission for her church. She knew that she had the possibility of going anywhere in the world, but was delighted beyond words when the call arrived and she... Full story
Lacrosse An outdoor flea market is scheduled Saturday, June 23, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Clark Street between 1st and 2nd avenues in LaCrosse. Vendors are welcome and asked to sign up in advance to the event by calling 509-595-1294 or emailing Route26vintagemarket@gmail.com. Set up will be at 7 a.m. Track athletes have qualified for 1B track regionals at Central Valley: Lauren Stubbs-800, 3200 and 4x400 relay; Genevieve McGregor-4x400 relay; Ashley Parker-4x400 relay alternative; Autumn Meyers-4x400 relay, javelin and high jump; Zoe...
Nine seniors bid farewell Thursday night at the annual Colfax High School jazz band concert. The seniors were part of the first Colfax jazz band to win first-place honors at annual competition stops at CBC in Pasco and the Mount Hood festival in Gresham, Ore. Seniors included, fron the left, Derek Ward and Kiah Miler, trombones; Dane Hall, drums; Chelsea Becker, bass; Zoe Burt, alto sax; Abbie Miller, trumpet; Sara Whelchel, tenor sax; Jan Ng and Riley Kincheloe, alto sax. Director Mike Morgan,... Full story
Dusty Dusty B.B. Club celebrated its 90th anniversary as an organization at its annual guest luncheon last Wednesday, May 9. The luncheon, catered by Fonk’s, was in the Bettie and Don Steiger Center of the Colfax branch of the Whitman County Library. Thirty members and their guests were treated to delicious food and also got to view 18 of the many quilts the club made over the years. The quilts will be on display in The Center throughout the month of May for the general public to see. Barb and Bruce Wollstein, Lacey, spent the last weekend o...
Eddy's Chinese Restaurant in Colfax was closed May 6, a Sunday, so members of the extended family could attend a wedding in Seattle. Michael Ng, a nephew of Eddy Ng, and Courtney Crocker from Smithfield, S. C., took their wedding vows in Seattle. Approximately 300 people attended the wedding. Fifteen members of the Ng family attended from the Colfax area and another seven relatives attended from Lewiston, which is considered the hometown for four generations of the Ng family who came to the...
MARRIAGE LICENSES William Roy Moore, 86, and Esther Lucille Stalnaker, 77, both Clarkston, May 1. Grant Nathan Schoenlein, 24, and Shyanne Nicole Knighten, 23, both Moscow, May 2. Scott Alan Kruse, 51 and Esther Matos Tate, 47, both Colfax, May 8. Brian Philip West, 37, and Hind Mawhoub, 32, both Pullman, May 8. Amber Lynn Hughes, 26, and Alexander James Brown, 24, both Pullman, May 9. Davie Melita Kipelian, 44, and Tito Beatrice Siampala, 39, both Pullman, May 10. REAL ESTATE Cougar Den LLC, Coulee City, to Stonegate LLC., Olympia, unit at Sto... Full story
Mr. Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s attempt to influence the 2016 election is getting more and more press lately. The prosecutor and his team are not actually tasked with finding out if the Russians tried to influence the election. That is the purview of the FBI. The special prosecutor law limits special investigations to alleged misconduct of federal elected officials while in office. Thus, Mr. Mueller’s team is investigating whether or not someone in our government worked with the Russians in an alleged attempt to influence our election... Full story
Rod Rosenstein is doing a star turn as principled defender of the law, but he's performed abysmally as deputy attorney general, and President Donald Trump would be fully justified in firing him. The leaked questions that special counsel Robert Mueller wants to ask Trump in a prospective deposition are, if accurate, a sign that Mueller has spun out of control on Rosenstein's watch. The questions (drafted by Trump's legal team after consultations with Mueller's investigators) suggest a free-floating investigation of the president's motives,...
America’s supply of affordable housing is shrinking and a bevy of government regulations on residential construction only acerbates the homeless problem. As a result more people are now living “unsheltered” in tents along the freeway or beneath overpasses because they can’t afford to pay rent or a home mortgage. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) reported on a single night in 2017, over a half million people were homeless in America. There were more than 21,000 people homeless in Washington State last year. In Seattle... Full story
It's not something he does very often, but this time President Donald Trump was telling the truth when, in his rambles before the gun nuts -- aka the National Rifle Association Convention in Dallas -- he pointed out that the upcoming midterms will be determined by voter turnout. Turnout is always the be-all and end-all when it comes to any election, but it's particularly vital in this one. The Democrats will get the chance to demonstrate whether they can abandon their usual backbiting and lethargy, and instead channel all the anti-Trump horror... Full story
