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Oakesdale's volleyball team, which booked a repeat win of the 1B championship last November at Yakima's SunDome, was named the top girls team for the 1B, 2B and A divisions at the Youth Sports Awards ceremony Monday night in Spokane. The awards were presented at the Martin Woolson theater. The Nighthawks took the 2016 1B title with a sweep of league foe Pomeroy in the championship game. The run to the return title included a win over undefeated Almira/Coulee/Hartline. They were coached by...
Colfax High sophomore Mackenzie Marker competes in goat tying at the state finals. Lance Mills of St. John/Endicott High School works with partner Curtis Kayser, Goldendale, in team roping. Whitman County junior rodeo competitors went to the Washington State High School Rodeo Association finals May 26-29 at the Benton County Fairgrounds in Kennewick, with five qualifying to compete at nationals. Jacey Johnson, 18, of Oakesdale, took first in state in goat tying while Tommi Sue Swannack of...
Chelsea Becker, left, and Abbie Miller of Colfax were named for all-league honors for the NE league's south side softball team. Both are juniors. Miller did most of the pitching for the Bulldogs this year, and Becker was catcher. Cheyanne Gleave of Liberty was named MVP for the south side, and Todd O'Brien of Lind/Ritzville/Sprague was named Coach of the Year. Other all-leaguers on the south side were Sam Nicholas, Macy Mullins and Kinsie Miller of Asotin; Lacy Milleer and Tess O'Brien of LRS;... Full story
Above, Colfax baseball players named for all-league for the south side of the Northeast league included from the left, Nate Akesson, Kyle Appel, Parker Huber, Danny Robinson and Cal Gregory. A senior, Robinson was again named the MVP for the league. Coach Mike Parrish, who retired after the Bulldogs took the 2B title in Centralia, was named Coach of the Year for the league. Huber, Gregory and Appel are juniors, and Akesson is a sophomore. Other all-league players for the south side included...
J.J. Robinson of Colfax checks out the seventh inning triple he hit Friday night at Harris Field to nail a lead for the LCSC Warriors on their way to a 19th NAIA national title. Former Colfax Bulldog J.J. Robinson was named MVP for the NAIA World Series Friday night after the Lewis-Clark Warriors defeated Faulkner in the championship game. Robinson rapped an RBI triple in the seventh inning of the title game to push the Warriors into the lead against the title opponent from Montgomery, Ala....
In the first of two staffing changes, the Gazette has hired Crystal Davidson as a graphic designer. Davidson will join Angie McDonald, advertising manager, on the Gazette's advertising team. She is taking over for Cara Tomlinson, who joined the Gazette last year after receiving a degree in communications from Washington State University. She plans to study graphic design at Seattle Central Community College. Davidson began training with the Gazette three weeks ago. She most recently worked at...
The Port of Whitman County received the Washington Public Ports Association Creative Partnership Award for 2017 on May 19. The Port received the award after sending in an application to the association. “We applied for that award in regards to our work with seven other ports in the state on legislative issues for the construction of broadband infrastructure,” said Joe Poiré, Port executive director. Poiré said the association annually gives out three awards, including for creative partnering, economic development and innovation. “Every year at...
The Port of Whitman County approved a $400 expenditure two weeks ago to support the annual Colfax Fly-In and Pancake breakfast at the Colfax Airport. “Somebody's got to pay for the pancake batter,” commented Joe Poiré, Port executive director. The Port's $400 will go toward napkins, water and porta potties for the event. The fly-in is sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Chapter of Lewiston. This year marks the fourth year of the fly-in which is organized locally by Barney Buckley, a member of the Experimental Aircraft Chapter. The pancake br...
With Tekoa's annual Slippery Gulch Days parade set for Saturday, June 17, city officials are looking for a solution to the sight of a caved-in red brick building on Crosby Street. Tekoa City Council Monday night voted to buy or rent a chain-link fence to surround the property. The city also voted to form a three-person unfit building committee. Appointed by the mayor, the group will oversee the process of what will happen to the damaged building owned by Tekoa resident Keith Anderson. The city w...
The Port of Whitman County was recently solicited by an advertising firm to place an advertisement in the 2017 Official Seattle Seahawks Yearbook. “We got called by the Seahawks organization asking us if we'd like to advertise in the book,” said Joe Poiré, Port executive director. The Port, however, opted to turn down the proposal. “It would have been $19,500 for an ad,” said Poiré. The yearbook includes pictures of the team and coaching staff, as well as a team schedule and player statistics. At the Port meeting two weeks ago when the decis... Full story
Three couples from Alberta, Canada, Saturday are seen finishing their cross-state trip with the John Wayne Trail Wagon Drivers and Riders on the approach to Lone Pine west of Tekoa. They include Kees and Annie Muilwijk of LaCombe, Henk and Emil Van Aken and Jaap and Wilma Dominicus of Ponoka. They are driving teams of Friesian horses. The Ponoka couples started with the John Wayne ride two weeks ago at Easton, and the Muilwijks joined the ride after the first week. Melanie Dekker, a resident of...
The National Council for Home Safety and Security two weeks ago released its list of the safest cities in Washington, and Pullman made it in the top five. The rankings were based off of recent FBI Uniform Crime Report data. Cities or towns with populations of less than 5,000 were not included. Ranking first was Duvall with a population of 7,882, two violent crimes and 49 property crimes last year. Second was Sammamish at a population of 52,365 with 12 violent crimes and 392 property crimes last year. Connell came in a third with its population... Full story
On Saturday, June 10, there will be a presentation on the latest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology and how to use it for field mapping, crop inspection, aerial photography and recreational flying. The event will be at the Whelan Grange Hall along Highway 27 just north of the Albion-Pullman Road intersection. A breakfast will be served by the grange for $8 per plate. Displays, videos and flight demonstrations will be available for review during the breakfast hours. Presentation will begin at 10 a.m. Demonstrations will be given by Ryan...
Garfield Clerk/Treasurer and Farmington Treasurer Cody Lord will leave both positions June 12 to move to Tampa, Fla., for a new job. Lord will join Avatar Nutrition as creative director for the company owned by his sister-in-law. The software-based company formed just six months ago and teaches people how to monitor protein, fats and carbohydrates. Lord's replacement has been hired in both towns, with Lord training the new clerk/treasurer in Garfield beginning May 23. He began training Farmington's new treasurer in mid-May. Lord is also the...
Whitman County commissioners Monday approved a notice of the first budget amendment for 2017 and also approved the calendar for the 2018 budget. The first budget amendment will be heard by the commissioners in their chambers at the courthouse on Monday, June 19, at 10:30 a.m. The commissioners Monday stated the details of the amendment are still being worked out. The proposed amendment will bring the total budget to $64,800,000. When the county budget was passed in December, it stood at $64,734,000, meaning the amendment will add $66,000. Budge...
--Sharon Lindsay photo This rainbow followed the Thursday evening thunderstorm and drenching rain of June 1. The photo was taken from Steptoe Butte....
COAST Transportation will now provide van service from the Endicott Food Center to the meal site at the LaCrosse Café. The senior meal in LaCrosse is served on the first and third Tuesdays. The first COAST van shuttle for Endicott seniors will be Tuesday, June 20. The van will be at the food center at 11:15 a.m. for the ride to LaCrosse, and it will make the return trip at 1:30 p.m. “Even if one or two come, we’ll come out and get them,” said Paige Collins, executive director at the Council on Aging and COAST Transportation. “I’m hoping we...
Chipman Palouse Trail will be spot sprayed for noxious weeds Monday through Friday, June 12 – 16. Precise times and days of pesticide application will be determined by weather conditions. Areas will be clearly posted. Trail goers should be alert to the ongoing activity. Those with a greater sensitivity to chemical application should be aware of the spraying dates and operations. The parks department is required by law to control noxious weeds. For further information, call the Whitman County Parks Department.... Full story
Joe Ausband, project manager, points out traffic flow plans at a DOT open house June 1. Planning for the intersection of Highways 26 and 195 at the north end of Colfax has included consideration of a traffic circle which would be located in the area of the Sunset Mart gas station, store and former motel space on the west side of the store. Joe Ausband, manager of the project for the Eastern District of the Washington Department of Transportation, described the traffic circle concept during his...
The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday morning to approve full-day pay for employees in the Public Service Building who left work early May 19 due to fumes entering the ventilation system. Construction workers May 19 were working on the the roof on the building, and fumes from their work escaped into the building “They were supposed to close the air vents up there when they started working, and they forgot to close them,” said Commissioner Dean Kinzer. The construction workers were completing their work in the fumes, but...
Keith Niehenke of Keith and the Hankers plays his fiddle at the Colfax First Thursday June 1 as his wife and group singer, Julie Layne Niehenke, grooves.... Full story
St. John’s bid for the grand prize in the Independent We Stand America’s Main Street Contest fell short when the winner was announced as DeLand, Fla. If St. John had won, the town would have received $25,000 for its main street, among other prizes. “It’s tough to hear; it’s super tough to hear,” said Amanda Webb, one of the organizers behind the contest entry. St. John entered the contest one month after it already started and competed against 241 other communities in the voting to make it to the top 25. With a population of just more than 5...
Three blocks in Malden will go up for bid later this month in the county treasurer’s office. The Board of County Commissioners Monday voted unanimously to establish a minimum bid of $5,300 for the properties. The land in question was up for foreclosure in December, but it did not sell. “It reverts to Whitman County if not sold in the foreclosure sale,” explained Art Swannack, commissioner. The commissioners indicated they did not want to own the land, as that would mean having to maintain it. “The land itself is pretty sad,” said Laurie Li... Full story
Whitman County commissioners approved a new strategy Monday for the Public Works department to seek land for a gravel quarry and stockpile site. For the past two years, Public Works has sought to buy or lease private land somewhere between Garfield and Palouse for a site to replace the dwindling Gneadinger quarry north of Palouse. “We’ve been unsuccessful finding a willing seller or leaser,” said Mark Storey, Public Works director. Under a new strategy, Storey and his staff will put together bid...
Logan and Kylee Wheeler of Rosalia cruised the Saturday car show during Rosalia’s Battle Days in their stock electric roadster. More Battle Days coverage can be found on page 3B....
