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Peck son born Jason Carl Peck was born June 6, 2012, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center at nine pounds, nine ounces, to Laurel and Samuel Peck. Maternal grandparents are Robert and Lurene Fleshman of Pasco. Paternal grandparent is Crystal Peck of Fenn, Idaho. This is the couple’s first baby. Chase son joins family Bayler Aven Chase was born June 6, 2012, at eight pounds, 13 ounces, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center to Sara and Donavon Chase. Maternal grandparents are Sue Foster of Spokane Valley and Sandford Foster of Rosalia. P...
Awards and scholarships were presented to members of the LaCrosse High School class of 2012. Commencement for the class was Saturday in Plowman gym. Jake Aune: All Star Classic Games Scholarship, LaCrosse Dollars for Scholars Scholarship. Anne Fleming: Valedictorian Award, LaCrosse High School Athlete of the Year, Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award, President’s Award for Educational Excellence, All Star Classic Games Scholarship, Torgeson Memorial Award, Whitman County Library Teen Advisory Board Scholarship, LaCrosse Community Club S... Full story
An exhibit of Whitman County’s rural heritage will be on display in the new LaCrosse Library for Farmer’s Festival June 16. The library is located in the Market which is being renovated by the LaCrosse Community Pride Group. The exhibit features 30 images from our county’s past including farm scenes, railroading, founding families, businesses and other subjects. Funding for the exhibit came from The McGregor Company and Whitman County Preservation Funds. The complete Rural Heritage collection can be viewed online at www.whitco.lib.wa.us and w... Full story
I continue to be reminded of what a great staff we have at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. I regularly receive comments from patients and family members about the kindness and caring of our staff. The week of June 14-21 we honor our NACs (certified nursing assistants). These individuals are vitally important to the care and well-being of our patients. They are the ones who provide personal care such as feeding and bathing, as well as assistance to the bathroom. They are often the ones to answer a call light and either respond to a patient... Full story
Like many people, Nelson Duran did not figure out what he really wanted to do immediately after high school. He came to the United States 25 years ago with a scholarship to study agriculture. Nelson’s parents were born in Spain and moved to Cedar, Honduras, where he was born. They left the small town and moved to the capital city, Tegucigulpa, when he was six years old. Each parent owned a businesses They eventually separated. When Nelson came to the Northwest in 1987, he enrolled in an intensive English language course at Lewis-Clark State C...
A July 7 wedding at the McNeilly ranch near Colfax is planned by Erin Hopkins, daughter of David and Alice Hopkins of Endicott, and Evan Startin, son of Chad and Nancy Startin of Colfax. A member of the 2003 class at LaCrosse High School, the bride-elect graduated from Eastern Washington University and Moscow School of Massage and is currently employed at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center as a certified athletic trainer and licensed massage practitioner. Startin, a member of the 2001 class at LaCrosse High School, graduated from University... Full story
Sharlee Cummings and Joshua Terhaar, both of Genesee, plan an Aug. 18 wedding at Eagle Cap Chalets in Joseph, Ore. The daughter of Terry and Helene Cummings of Moscow, she is employed as a medical assistant for Klemp Optometry in Lewiston. She graduated from Moscow High School in 2006 and from Lewis-Clark State College in 2011. Joshua is the son of Jim and Jessie Penman of Colton. He works as a diesel mechanic for Idaho Truck Sales in Lewiston. He graduated from Colton High School in 2006 and from Lewis-Clark State College in... Full story
An unwelcome presence turned up in front of houses and businesses around the county this week. The husky sign was made by Greg Nolan as a fundraiser for his O’Nolan Relay For Life Team. The sign was first planted 10 days ago in an unsuspecting homeowner’s (and die-hard WSU fan) yard on Thorn Hill, Colfax. For a donation, the sign is removed and designated to go elsewhere.... Full story
City Slicker was hurting, smoke pouring off of it and gears slipping as Tyler Startin of Dusty backed up his machine for a full-speed run. Startin slid his combine, named Bass Ackwards after modifications moved the rear end to the front, into fourth gear and pushed to almost eight miles an hour before delivering the blow that finally took the Seattle-based City Slicker machine out of commission. Startin backed up again to make a final celebratory run at the urban monster and was then crowned champion of the 25th annual Combine Demolition Derby... Full story
A candidates forum will be Tuesday, July 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Norma McGregor room at the Colfax library. It will be sponsored by the Pullman League of Women Voters and the Whitman County Gazette. The three candidates vying for Commissioner Position #1 in Whitman County will take part. They are incumbent Greg Partch and challengers Art Swannack of Lamont and Bill Tensfeld of Rosalia. All are Republicans. Primary ballots will be mailed out July 20 and voters in the district will not have the assistance of a voter booklet. Candidate... Full story
The History Channel • On June 29, 1613, the Globe Theater, where most of Shakespeare’s plays debuted, burns down. The Globe was built in 1599 from the timbers of London’s very first permanent theater, Burbage’s Theater. The galleries could seat about 1,000 people, with room for another 2,000 “groundlings,” who could stand around the stage. • On June 28, 1888, writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his family leave San Francisco for their first visit to the South Seas. Stevenson, an adventurous traveler plagued by tuberculosis, was seeking a hea...
In a place of Atlantic sands and citrus, she paints the Palouse. Arlene Ambuehl, Chicago native and oil painter from Indian Lake Estates, Fla., started to paint the faraway place 11 years ago when her husband was buried in Garfield. Now she has amassed a small collection. She has donated the prints of on greeting cards for sale to the Palouse Community Center. “I’ve fallen in love with the Palouse,” said Ambuehl. “If I could, I’d move there year-round.” Since 2001 she has visited once a year...
The John Wayne Wagon Drivers and Riders completed their cross state trip on the John Wayne trail last week with an appearance in the Rosalia Battle Days parade and a final day riding on the trail to Tekoa. Ride Chairman Jay Adams of Roy said a total of 145 people registered for the ride this year and 32 stayed on the trail for the duration of the two week ride. Other participants joined the ride for a few days when they are able to get away from their jobs or other obligations. Adams said one new feature in recent rides by the organization...
Road facts I have lived in Whitman County since 1967. I have followed the functions of the county government. I find the county is very abusive to the residents of Eastern Whitman. I base my opinion on the following facts: Dry Creek Road updating: It took six years for the County to update this mule trail into a decent commercial road when they had 10 miles total roadway to update with no big bridges or serious cuts or fills to adjust. This roadway greatly enhanced the safety of commercial trucking to the river from Eastern Whitman. It seems...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Ethan A. White, 22, St. John, and Heidi N. Renstrom, 22, Garfield, June 11. David J. Kjack, 36, and Chellsie R. Chappell, 25, both Rosalia, June 11. Robert M. Calvert, 49, The Dalles, Ore., and Laura R. Baer, 52, Salem, Ore., June 11. Kevin J. Rania Babauta, 21, and Dan I. Baumann, 20, both Pullman, June 11. Jeffrey D. Nelson, 21, Troy, and Brittany M. Osterberg, 22, Genesee, June 8. Matthew D. Slazas, 23, Stanton, Calif., and Amanda C. Druffel, 21, Costa Mesa, Calif., June 8. Evan A. Startin, 28, and Erin N. Hopkins, 26,...
Washington State University has created a new web site dedicated to informing farmers about outbreaks of the stripe rust fungus which attacks wheat crops. Stripe rust is a fungus which can reduce yields when it attacks crops. Farmers have had to apply fungicide to crops for each of the past two springs to hold off infections from unusually heavy outbreaks of stripe rust. The new website provides updates on rust outbreaks and provides farmers with management recommendations. In his stripe rust update issued last Friday, Dr. Xianming Chen, the...
• It is still not known who made the following sage observation: “Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.” • If you are an aficionado of the word game Scrabble, you probably know that there are only five words that can be played using a q but no u. In case you’re not in the know, those words are “faqir,” “qaid, “ “qoph, “ “qindar” and “qintar. “ • In 1774, surveyors in Maryland marked off a parcel of land by mistake. The error was immortalized when the town that grew up on that land adopted the name Accident.... Full story
Josh Haas and Faith Murphy of Colfax appear to be checking the depths of Gilchrist Pond Saturday morning to convince themselves that fish are really down there. Zachary Fletcher is at right. They were in one of six groups of junior anglers who were booked for 30-minute stints at the pond. Fish response was rated a zero for the day. The three are wearing their Kids Fishing T-shirts and using their new Zebco poles and reels which were provided as part of the program. Saturday’s stormy weather and post-plant shock on the fish, who were pumped i...
My First Dog W. Bruce Cameron Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2007. When I was 7 years old, Mr. Shaw’s dog had puppies, and I offered to trade him my sister for one. He threw his head back and laughed when I said this, which I interpreted to mean he’d already heard what a terrible sister I had. He told his wife, who also laughed (did everybody know about my sister?) and then called my mother, so I figured I was in big trouble — I didn’t exactly have the authority to negotiate such a deal, even though in my opi...
Jeb Bush was on the Charlie Rose show last week. He was making the rounds of some talk shows, and Rose’s full hour was dedicated to him. Bush is the former governor of Florida. Both his father and his brother were President of the United States. He is a Republican and a conservative. Although deep in traditional politics, his interview was like a breath of fresh air. Bush discussed a number of issues. His responses in most cases were predictably conservative. Yet, in this age of high volume and low tolerance, Bush was temperate in his views a...
The economic news is bad. The U.S. economy added just 69,000 jobs in May, less than half the expected number, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised down jobs figures for the two previous months as the unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent. Amidst all the bad news, politicians are debating what the federal government can do to make things better. One suggestion is to stop making things worse. Two things slowing our economic recovery are uncertainty and regulatory overload. When employers are unsure of what will happen next or are overwhelme... Full story
IT MAY NOT be fashionable to say so these days, says the Wall Street Journal, but three cheers for the Senate filibuster. “This week the 60-vote requirement (to halt a filibuster and advance a bill) will once again help kill a nasty bit of legislating known as the Paycheck Fairness Act.” It did just that the other day, the final vote 52-47. Our own U.S. Sen. Patty Murray is in the front row of Democrats attempting to equalize pay between men and women. It’s brought up periodically because trial lawyers want it, says the Journal, since it is a...
1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Where is the historic military base Fort Bragg located? 2. LITERATURE: Who wrote the novel “The House of Mirth”? 3. HISTORY: Who was the last pharaoh of Egypt? 4. AD SLOGANS: What company’s well-known advertising slogan is “M’m! M’m! Good!”? 5. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: Who once said, “Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time”? 6. INVENTIONS: What machine did Johannes Gutenberg invent? 7. MATH: A fraction is an example of what kind of number? 8. MUSICALS: The song “New York, New York” comes from what music...
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. JOHNSON TO KEEP DRY PARADE Organizers of the annual Johnson Fourth of July parade are again requesting participants and spectators refrain from squirting water during the unique event south of Pullman. Kathy Wolf, one of the organizers, said the water ban was announced last year after numerous years of complaints from parade participants with...
Approximately 60 motorcycle enthusiasts gathered Sunday morning at the Les Schwab lot in Colfax to launch the second annual Ride for the Cure. The event netted $1,400 for the Colfax Palouse Angels Relay for Life team. Riders departed shortly after 10 a.m. The ride covered 95 miles with stops at Palouse, Garfield, Tekoa, Rosalia and then Frednecks in Rockford. The Palouse Angels team will be part of the Whitman County Relay for Life event which will be in at the Colfax High School track July 13-14 this year....
