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Annalynn Randall, recent Pullman High School graduate, received the highest Girl Scout honor, the Gold Award this spring. To receive this award, Randall had to complete a project in the community. She created and installed “Buddy Benches” at three Pullman elementary school playgrounds, including Jefferson, Sunnyside and Franklin. Students are advised to sit on the bench if they want someone to play with. Randall filmed a video to teach the students and staff how to correctly use benches and gave instructions to teachers on how to instruct stu...
Pullman Chamber and Visitor Center Community Investment Committee has awarded a $10,000 grant to Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation. The funds will be used to purchase sensors, which will provide Pullman High School athletes with helmet and headband sensors that will monitor and measure impacts. The sensors will help coaches educate athletes on proper technique and help prevent impact injuries which will further the safety of young athletes. The Pullman Chamber established the investment...
Thursday, June 20 Palouse & Rosalia – Shoot for the Moon! – Explore our solar system in “A Universe of Stories.” Oakesdale – 6 p.m. – Traveling Lantern Theater – Kids can be part of the performance, “My Mother the Astronaut.” Colfax Hyde Out – 6:30 p.m. – Trivia Night – Bring your team, test your knowledge, and WIN!!! Colfax – 7 to 8 p.m. – Republican Meeting – Whitman Co. Republican Committee Meeting, open to the public. Friday, June 21 Town of LaCrosse – Farmer’s Festival – Check out all the FUN our town has to offer! Town of Palouse – Art...
8 years ago Weekly Commoner June 22, 1894 The first commencement exercises of the Agricultural College were held Tuesday evening in the Auditorium at Pullman. Hon. H. S. Blandford, of Walla Walla, delivered the oration to the graduating class of the preparatory school, taking “Students” for the subject of his address. Mr. Blandford said, in part: “The student is one who studies, not one who is studied.” *** After the most important and profitable convention in its history, extending over three days, at the First Baptist Church of Colfax,...
A celebration of the life of Dolores Reilly, 88, was Wednesday, June 19, at La Dow Court at Garfield. A family graveside service was conducted. She died in Garfield June 16, 2019. Born Nov. 25, 1930, at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago, Ill., to Peter J. and Billie Richter Reilly, she graduated from Saint Dorothy Elementary School in Chicago, Mercy High School in Chicago in 1948 and College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Ill., with an associates degree in general studies. Dolores and Joseph Costello... Full story
LaVonne Thomas, 90, a former resident of Rosalia, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at the St. John Adult Family Home in St. John. A private family graveside service will be at a later date at the Pine City Cemetery at Pine City . Born April 24, 1929, at St. John to Ezra and Sarah Harman Mitchell. she attended schools at St. John and Garfield. She married Harvey Weible and the couple later divorced. She married Joseph Thomas in 1969 and they made their home at Rosalia where they owned and operated... Full story
Marian Francis McKinney passed away on March 22, 2019, at Arcadia Healthcare Center in Arcadia, Calif., where she had been a resident since February 2017, receiving care for progressive complications from Parkinson's disease. Marian was born to Leonard & Martha McKinney at their home in Palouse, Wash., on March 7, 1937. She grew up in Palouse and graduated from Palouse High School in 1955. She is remembered by her classmates as being vivacious, kind and fun-loving. After high school Marian... Full story
Donald R. Hickman, age 79, met Jesus on May 26, 2019. He was born on April 21, 1940, to Dave and Mildred Hickman. He graduated from Palouse High School and attended Washington State University. Go Cougs! He married Mary 'Cookie' Riedinger on Feb 17, 1967, and they've resided in the Spokane Valley the past 43 years. He was employed at RAHCO for 25 years and Rite Aid for several years later, until retiring. He was an intelligent man with a gentle, loving spirit and a playful sense of humor. He... Full story
1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the traditional stone associated with July birthdays? 2. MUSIC: In what state was singer-songwriter Tom Petty born and raised? 3. LITERATURE: Who wrote the short story called "The Sentinel," which provided a starting point for the film "2001: A Space Odyssey"? 4. HISTORY: What was the only state that George McGovern won in the 1972 presidential race? 5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the largest country in South America? 6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of pelicans known as? 7. GOVERNMENT: Who was the longest-serving U.S....
* It was American pastor, politician and activist Andrew Young who made the following sage observation: "Nothing is illegal if a hundred businessmen decide to do it." * Tony Curtis, who co-starred with Marilyn Monroe in the famous film "Some Like It Hot," once said that kissing Ms. Monroe was "like kissing Hitler." Makes you wonder how he knew what kissing Hitler was like. * If you're like the average bearded man, your facial hair grows at a rate of about 6 inches every year. * You might be surprised to learn that the highest reward ever...
WHITMAN COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINTON NOTICE TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR PUBLIC WORKS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)- COMMERCIAL SOURCE AGGREGATE Whitman County, Washington is seeking a qualified contractor to provide Whitman County with the opportunity to purchase aggregate. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The CONTRACTOR shall provide Whitman County with the oppo11unity to purchase aggregate. Aggregate shall be stored at the Commercial Source site but hauled to project or maintenance site locations by Whitman County forces SUBMITTAL: Submittals should... Full story
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. FORMER ACE SELLS FOR $3.1 MILLION Sale of the former Pullman Ace Hardware building in the Wheatland Mall on S. Grand was listed at $3.1 million in a real estate transfer tax affidavit filed last Thursday in the county treasurer's office. The building was sold by Sawrus LLC, Dayton, to Pullman RE LLC, Seattle, according to the affidavit. Paul...