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Albert James Bezdicek, longtime St. John resident, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at the Courtyard in Colfax. He was 86. Funeral Services will be held Friday, May 19th, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Corbeill Funeral Home in Colfax with burial following in the Colfax Cemetery. Albert was born July 23, 1936, in Dickinson, North Dakota, to Jim and Helen Pavlicek Bezdicek. He was the middle child and grew up with his older brother and younger sister. They grew up on a farm near New Hradec, No...
A service for Bill Moore will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 1:30 PM at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Colfax followed by a graveside service at the Hay Cemetery. Corbeill Funeral Home in Colfax is in charge of arrangements....
Carol Jean MacPherson passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of April 15, 2023, after two years of battling cancer. Carol Jean King was born in Lancaster California, on January 20, 1960, to Robert L and Mary King. Carol was the fifth of seven children. As a child, she and her family moved frequently due to her dad's military service until the family settled in Spokane WA and later moved to Garfield Washington. In 1983 Carol married Ron MacPherson of St. Marries, Idaho. Together...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, May 20, 1898 ASSAULTED A WOMAN Mrs. I. B. Doolittle Attacked Almost at Her Door. The Villian Arrested! Proved to Be G. C. King, a Farmer from Fallons. Another dastardly case of assaulting a woman occured in South Colfax Tuesday night around 9 o’clock. It is almost a parallel case with that of the Wickoff assault upon ladies of the souther part of the city last October. The only difference is that the villian did not enter the house. Just before 9 o’clock Tuesday evening Mrs. I. B. Doolittle lef...
COLFAX — The University of Idaho, College of Business and Academics, selected local Derek Hall as the outstanding senior in his academic discipline. Hall and two family members were invited to the annual awards ceremony on Friday, May 12, to celebrate his achievement as an honoree. In recognition of his hard work, he will receive a cash award and a personal plaque and will have his name added to the award plaques in the Dean’s suite. Hall is the son of Karen Hall and Douglas Hall (deceased.) He graduated from Colfax High School in 200...
COLFAX — Colfax seventh grader Jaryn Vanek received an honorable mention in the Daughters of the American Revolution’s essay contest on April 17. Vanek’s essay, which was on the topic of “American History”, earned first-place certificates at the chapter and state levels before receiving an honorable mention on the northwestern divisional level. The divisional level is composed of all competing seventh-graders from the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming....
PALOUSE — Habitat for Humanity is taking applications for the Habitat Home they are building in Palouse, Washington; the application deadline is Wednesday, May 31. Habitat for Humanity Director Jennifer Wallace stated that they broke ground Tuesday, May 9, and they’re still looking for a future homeowner. Wallace explained that the Palouse house would be a 1,200 square foot home. “If someone is interested or knows someone who might be a good applicant, we encourage people to apply,” Wallace said. Wallace explained three main criteria for applyi...
Colfax Thursday, May 18 Homemade Pizza, Green Salad, Peaches & Blueberries, Ice Cream Sundae Monday, May 22 Oven Baked Chicken, Rice, Grape and Broccoli Salad, Blueberry-cream cheese muffins Colton Wednesday, May 24 Pulled Pork Sandwich, Coleslaw, Vegetable tray, Pears, S’mores cookies Endicott Wednesday, May 23 Mexican, Salad Bar, Fruit, Dessert Garfield Thursday, May 18 Pork Roast and Ham, Mashed Potatoes and Brown Gravy, Yellow Corn, Green Salad with dressing, Dessert with Vanilla ice cream, coffee and punch Palouse Wednesday, May 24 P...
Pullman Regional Hospital Dalia Alhajri, a girl, was born May 4, 2023 to parents Mohammed and Fatemah, of Pullman. Paternal Grandparents are Ahmed and Nabiha, of Hofuf, Saudia Arabia. Maternal Grandparents are Ibrahim and Ebtihaj, of Hofuf, Saudia Arabia. Dalia joins brother Abdulaziz (Azuzi), 4, at home. Yarrah Grace Kromrei, a girl was born May 9, 2023 to parents Chelsea and Cody Kromrei, of Clarkston. She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Sharee and Gary Kromrei, of Loon Lake. Maternal Grandparents are Mark and Kathy...
COLFAX — The Church of the Nazarene will host Family Gospel Quartet “The Craguns” Sunday, May 21, at 6 p.m., 1103 North Morton Street. Church of the Nazarene Office Secretary Donna VanTine explained that The Craguns are part of the Church of the Nazarene and have been coming there for several years, once a year, usually around May. The family does full-time concert ministry and now includes their children in singing, VanTine said. The Craguns group comprises husband and wife, Jordan and Elena Cragun, Jordan’s father, Ray Cragun, and Jordan...
COLFAX — The Council on Aging (COA) gives senior vouchers for farmer’s markets to those over 60, annually. This year, they will probably be in their hands in the next two weeks, stated Council on Aging Executive Director Paige Collins on Wednesday, May 10. Collins explained that the senior farmer’s market vouchers have $80 a piece to use this year and will be available for pick-up at the COA office, 210 South Main Street. This year, Collins stated that the vouchers would be on a card, addin...
COLFAX –– Colfax FFA members attended the 93rd Washington FFA Convention and Expo May 11-13th in Kennewick, Wash., to compete and participate in leadership events. Multiple students have worked countless hours all year to better themselves as speakers, leaders and young agriculturists. This year, all members Colfax brought to convention had the opportunity to be recognized on stage at session. Session one on Thursday night brought recognition to Colfax FFA members who competed in Career Dev...
COLFAX - St. Ignatius Hospital once again was featured as the subject of another acclaimed paranormal television show. "Ghost Hunters" previously filmed the episode in October of 2022, and the episode aired Thursday, May 11. "It was really exciting for them to come out," said the owner of St. Ignatius Hospital, Austin Storm. "At this point, people find the building because of its notoriety in the paranormal investigation world. They reached out to us and asked to film," he said. The owners,...
The state Legislature is headed back to Olympia this week for a special session specifically to deal with the prospect of all drugs becoming legal July 1. Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, says he hopes lawmakers will pass a new drug-possession law to fix last year’s so-called “Blake fix.” At issue is a temporary law that expires at the end of next month relating to possession of drugs in Washington. The temporary law was implemented during the 2022 legislative session after the state Supre...
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee is busy signing bills. I think he should start putting his John Hancock on apology letters to former state workers who were terminated because of his vaccine mandate. I doubt he will. In a press release about the move, the Inslee administration says that the end of the employment requirement “aligns with the end of the federal public health emergency and the lifting of vaccination requirements for federal employees and contractors on May 11. Last week, the World...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals being booked from May 10 to May 16: May 10 Paul David Bilderback, 82, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for Driving with a Suspended License and Driving Under the Influence. Bilderback is being held without bail through Whitman County Superior Court. Bailey Joseph Hyman, 24, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for FTA DWLS. Hyman is being held on a $10,000 bond or $1,000 cash bail through Whitman County Superior Court. May 11 Narzulaev M...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from May 10 to May 14: May 10 8:08 a.m.- E California St, Garfiled, Agency Assistance 9:01 a.m.- Bill Willson Rd & SR 195, Colfax, Medical Emergency 9:24 a.m.- Walter Siding Rd, Garfiled, Suspicious Person/Circumstance 11:37 a.m.- W Walla Walla Hwy, Colfax, Truck Inspections 3:51 p.m.- N C St, Albion, Noise Complaint 5:15 p.m.- N Madison St, Tekoa, APS Referral 5:28 p.m.- N 4th St, Oakesdale, Animal Problem/Complaint 8:20 p.m.- NE Airport Rd, Pullman, Domestic Dis...
TEKOA — Tekoa was a wild-west country during the railroading days of Whitman County’s history. One of the most notorious crimes in Tekoa was the deadly poker game that occurred on August 24, 1912, at Curley’s Bar, a saloon located under the Commercial Hotel. Four men were killed, including John B. Eastep of Colfax, a deputy sheriff of Whitman County; Grant Dickinson, marshal of Tekoa; Ernest Gardner, a Tekoa saloon man who shot the top of his head off after killing the two officers; and Patri...
COLTON- The Colton Wildcats lost their final home game of the season Monday, May 15, as they were defeated by the DeSales Irish 11-7. The Wildcats now drop to 6-4 on the season in conference play, putting them tied for third in the conference with Sunnyside Christian. For DeSales, they scored four runs in the top of the first inning to jump out to the early lead. Colton would respond with a massive six runs of their own in the bottom half of the third inning to claim the 6-4 lead. Their lead, however, would only last the inning. In the top of...
PULLMAN— The Pullman Greyhounds finished yet another undefeated season as they defeated Clarkston in all seven varsity tennis matches. This is their third consecutive undefeated season. The Greyhounds have six seniors on their roster. Against Clarkston, seniors Vijay Lin, Kolby Uhlenkott, Kieran Hampson, Brian Fugh, Jesse Tang and Parker Hipp all helped win four of the seven matches against Clarkston. The seniors on the Greyhounds roster have never lost league or non-league head-to-head match ups. The defeat against Clarkston was the 42nd c...
COLFAX — The Colfax Men’s team took fifth in the 2B Sub-District Tournament on May 9 in Ritzville, Washington. The girls finished ninth with two points. St George’s left their mark all over the Men’s division in the tournament. They took first with 106.5 points. Second place was Reardan, who finished with 87.5 points. Colfax scored 39 points to finish fifth. On the Women’s side, the Northwest Christian Crusaders scored 65 points to take the victory. The Asotin Panthers took second with 50 points, followed by the Asotin Panthers with 45 points...
COLTON — Colton baseball saw their longest winning streak since the 2015-2016 season snapped as they were defeated in Sunnyside, Washington to Sunnyside Christian 8-4 in their first game. The Wildcats dropped to 8-10-1 on the year following the match up with the Knights, placing them sixth in the 1B Southeast Baseball conference. The Wildcats starting pitcher was Grant Wolf. He pitched just over five innings and allowed five hits for eight runs, six of which were earned. He also struck out six batters, but walked three in his outing. For the K...
