Articles from the June 11, 2015 edition
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Legals
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND INTENT TO ISSUE AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT The Whitman County Planning Office issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC)...
Good Old Days
8 years ago The Commoner June 6, 1890 Monday morning Geo. Inman, of the firm of Inman & Woodward, who have been engaged in the butcher business for the past three months in this city, suddenly made his disappearance, in company with one John...
Wigen, Johnson top LHS class
Jason Wigen, son of Dean and Donna Wigen, has been named valedictorian at LaCrosse High School. Wigen participated in baseball and football during school, as well as ASB, National Honor Society and...
Pastor's Corner
In John 14-16, Jesus Christ teaches what is referred to as the Farewell or the Upper Room Discourse. At the beginning of this message, Jesus gives His disciples some words of encouragement and comfort: “1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in...
Library Calendar
Thursday, June 11 Colfax Methodist Church — 12 p.m. — Climate Change: Whom Should You Trust? — Join educator Dr. Peter Haug on the topic of Climate Change in distinguishing fact from opinion and determining creditable resources on this topic. Friday,...
John K. Judson
A memorial service for John K. Judson, 55, will be Saturday, June 13, at 10 a.m. at the Freeze Church north of Potlatch, Idaho. Pastor Kathy Lee Kramer will officiate at the service and an urn burial will follow at the Freeze Cemetery. Mr. Judson...
Menus
SENIOR MENUS: Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Salad bar, fruit, roll, chocolate chip cookie, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Salad bar, fruit, roll, chocolate chip cookie, milk, coffee or tea. Pal...
Etcetera
Thorn Creek to play Empire Tekoa Empire Theatre Sunday, June 14, at 2:30 p.m. will present a performance of the Thorn Creek Express. This four-man Bluegrass band based out of Genesee, Idaho, is comprised of Lucas, Tyler, Austin and Carson Sass, also...
June food distributions determined
Locations for a state and federal emergency food distribution: Tuesday, June 23: Colfax and Steptoe, 121 N. Main, Colfax, 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 24: Palouse Community Center, 1 to 3 p.m.; Rosalia United Methodist Church, 9 to 11 a.m.; St. John...
Meet Erin Startin, Colfax
Erin Startin has two career paths going in Colfax, since she works as a massage therapist at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center and at Colfax School District as a certified athletic trainer. She also leads SAIL exercise classes for seniors. SAIL...
Groom, Pakootas top Tekoa class
Kimberly Ann Groom, daughter of Duane and Debbie Groom, has been named valedictorian at Tekoa High School, with a 3.85 GPA. Kimberly was involved in basketball, volleyball, softball, golf and cross...
American West names manager
AmericanWest Bank announced Laura Shields has been promoted to Community Bank Manager of the Colfax branch. Shields has more than 20 years of experience in banking as well as mortgage lending. She moved to the Palouse this past summer to be close to...
LaCrosse Farmer's Festival to honor Startin's
Lacrosse LaCrosse Farmer's Festival parade will honor Startin's Repair for their 50 years of service to the community. Pastime Tavern, owned and operated by Butch and Lana Thomas for 40 years, and the 100th anniversary of the LaCrosse Store, will...
Bikes for Books winners
John Henry of the Masonic Lodge Hiram No. 21 in Colfax presents the winners for the fourth annual “Bikes for Books” program for Jennings Elementary second graders Monday. The winners, by reading ass...
Flaying Farmers honor Art Sager at state confab
Dusty Art and Colene Sager attended the Washington State Flying Farmers Association annual convention in Richland last week. Saturday, Art was honored by the state chapter of the organization for his award as the 2014 — 2015 International Flying F...
Colfax grads of 2015 celebrate
Fifty members of the Colfax High School class of 2015 let their mortar boards fly Saturday to mark the end of commencement ceremonies. At right, the graduates take a break during the ceremony to view...
On the record
COLFAX BUILDING PERMITS Larry Wride, reroofing at 108 E. Rock, $8,962, May 27. Jenny Jordan, air conditioning at 703 Southview, $2,350, June 1. REAL ESTATE SALES Patrick Kelley, Pullman, to Shannon Anderson, 1997 Skyline 28 X 40 mobile home on...
Don C. Brunell
In Olympia these days, lawmakers are high centered in a second special session over the budget to operate the state for the next two years. The stalemate has come down to the choice of raising taxes or funding government within the current revenues....
Letters
Memorial Day Memorial Day number 152 has come and gone. The exact number varies as five different years and many different places claim its origination. They are all connected to the Civil War, freeing slaves, and the horrendous casualties and...
Bob Franken
If you live outside Maryland and happened to notice that Martin O’Malley announced in Baltimore that he is running for president as a Democrat, you might well be asking yourself: “Who is Martin O’Malley, and why is he even bothering, since Hilla...
Rich Lowry
President Barack Obama is less than stalwart in the fight against ISIS and doesn’t seem overly concerned about Vladimir Putin’s predation in Ukraine or China’s aggression in the South China Sea. It is the fight against climate change, an alleg...
Generally effective
The Transportation and Safety Administration did not pass a series of tests involving airport security. That was bad enough. But, subsequently, it was disclosed that 73 TSA agents have suspected terrorism ties. That is 73 people ensconced in the...
Bulletin column
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. DARRINGTON SIGNS MARSH Colfax High School Princ...
Colfax swim pool preparations
Head Lifeguard Matt Scholz power-washes at the Colfax swim pool Monday in preparation for today, Thursday’s, opening for summer 2015. The pool opens at 1 p.m. with a free swim until 4 p.m. Another f...