Articles from the June 3, 2015 edition
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Legals
Notice of Determination of Non Significance (DNS) Washington State Department of Transportation staff considered all relevant environmental and social aspects for an 8 acres expansion of a quarry site (Garfield Quarry, QS-P-97) located east of...
C of C no host luncheon meeting set
A Colfax Chamber of Commerce no-host luncheon will be Tuesday, June 16 from noon at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center on the lower level across from the Cafe. Hank Hanigan, CEO of WHMC, will give an update on the hosptial's strategic...
Four students top Colfax class of 2015
Cody Gronning, Kasey Johnson and Katherine Woodhouse have been named as co-valedictorians at Colfax High School with all-A grade averages and Carolyn Knaack has been named as the salutatorian with a...
Bailey, Porubek top SJE class
Shania Bailey, daugther of Joanne Bailey and the late Irv Bailey, has been named valedictorian at St. John/ Endicott High School with a 3.986 grade point average. Shania competed on the track and...
Chadwick, Schultheis top Colton class
Savannah Chadwick, daugther of Tony and Amy Chadwick, has been named valedictorian at Colton High School, with a 4.0 grade average. Savannah participated in varsity basketball, softball and...
Senior Menus Week of June 8-12
SENIOR MENUS: Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Hawaiian burger with ham and pineapple, zesty pasta salad, Jello with whipped cream., milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Hawaiian burger with ham and pin...
Obituaries
Stanley K. Denison A memorial service for Stanley K. Denison will be Saturday, June 6, at 10 a.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church in Potlatch with the Revs. Larry Veith and Kathy Kramer officiating....
Three lead Rosalia class of 2015
Cassadi Bruce, daughter of Cale and Rose Bruce, has been named valedictorian for the Rosalia High School class of 2015. Cassadi is a member of National Honor Society and has participated in the...
Library Calendar
Thursday, June 4 Endicott and St. John Schools — Comics Can Take Us Places — Graphic novelist Megan Kelso demonstrates her artistic process. Funded by Humanities Washington and Whitman County 4-H. Please check in at the school office. Colfax — 12 p....
Good old days
8 years ago The Commoner May 30, 1890 Never before in the history of the county have the farmers had such cause to feel encouraged. Nature has exerted herself to the degree that crops will mature without more rain. Ground squirrels, the farmers'...
Etcetera
Opening reception for the Artisans at the Dahmen Barn's annual exhibition for photographers will be Sunday, June 7 from 1 to 3 pm. The exhibit runs through June 28 during regular open hours Thursday t...
Dabolt, Combs lead Oakesdale class
Madison Dabolt, daughter of Pamela Dabolt, has been named as the class of 2015 valedictorian at Oakesdale High School. Madison graduates with a 3.488 grade average. She participated in class...
Four lead Garfield/Palouse class
Jacob Arlt, son of Doug and Paulette Arlt, participated in FFA all four years of high school and Envirothon for three years. He earned an FFA Greenhand degree in 2012, an FFA Chapter degree in 2013...
Dahmen Barn books 7 shows
The performances of Greg and Caridwen Spatz from Spokane showcase fiddle and twin-fiddle playing in a gamut of styles – Celtic, eastern European, French Canadian, old-time and bluegrass. They visit D...
Meet Harless Hartman, Rosalia
Harless Hartman is a recent arrival to Whitman County, moving here to be closer to her daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Harless was recently hired as foundation coordinator by Whitman...
Duo attends Walla Walla rite
Recently, Lucky, Joan and Rob Myrick attended a memorial for Lucky’s brother, Ernie Myrick, in Walla Walla. Rob spent the night with his cousin Ernie Wayne and the Myrick’s met them at Tucannon on Sunday. Lucky did a little fishing. Blake and Car...
Penny drive totals $1,431
Friends of Whitman County Library collected $1,431 in coins during the 2015 penny drive in observance of National Library Week. Each library branch designated a special project for the money collected. Funds have been used for everything from Summer...
BBQ wraps season
Endicott The last card party until fall for the Dad's Night in Pinochle Club included the husbands. The hostesses were Casey Shiprek and Mary Repp at Casey's home. They had a BBQ and everyone brought a dish to share. Those present were Shirley and...
Gesser will join LaCrosse festival
Former WSU quarterback Jason Gesser will be joining the festivities at the LaCrosse Farmer's Festival, June 20. Gesser, who led the Cougars to a Pac 12 co-championship and Rose Bowl berth in 2002, has joined the WSU football radio broadcast team as a...
Flags on display at Endicott Cemetery
A display of American flags and U.S. service branch flags were again posted at the Endicott Cemetery over Memorial Day weekend. The flags are scheduled to be posted again for the Fourth of July. The...
Not only Rat Rods
The Knuckle Skrap’Rs held their 11th annual spring hot road show and BBQ on Sat. May 30, in downtown Palouse. An abundance of quality vehicles combined with perfect spring weather and crowds of h...
SJE hires Suzanne Schmick to be interim superintendent
Suzanne Schmick, longtime teacher and former principal at Endicott, has been named interim superintendent for the St. John/Endicott school district. She will take the position which has been held by James Baldwin for the past year on an interim...
Rodeo winners set for nationals and Silver State International
Rosalia sophomore Jacey Johnson participates during the goat tying event at the state rodeo finals in Kennewick. Johnson placed second in the event, qualifying her for a trip to nationals in Wyoming....
Bruce Cameron
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2010. Back in the 1980s, my grandparents, Dick and Emily, moved to Florida because they wanted a better climate to argue in. They had one of those relationships where they fought so m...
Don C. Brunell
Over the last few years, one of the remarkable successes is the record salmon returns to the Columbia River and its tributaries. Conversely, one of the biggest disappointments is low recovery of delta smelt in San Francisco Bay. To protect the...