Articles from the May 15, 2013 edition
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Letters
Gather the patriots The right of the people to keep and bear arms has been infringed! Things are very different now than they were in 1776 when we rose up in rebellion and made it our business to kill the legitimate law enforcement officers of the...
Don Brunell
Air travelers received a bit of good news recently: A bill to put air traffic controllers back to work whisked through the House and Senate and flew into the White House for President Obama’s signature. Why the quick action? Millions of...
Adele Ferguson
CRIES OF “CRONYISM” went up when Clark County’s two Republican commissioners hired Sen. Don Benton, R-Vancouver, for a fat government job without interviewing anyone else. But cronyism is to be expected in politics. It’s only natural for peop...
Gordon Forgey
Some Americans have become paranoid about the motives and actions of government. Now, these very people are saying, “I told you so.” It turns out that the Internal Revenue Service is accused of selectively targeting politically conservative... Full story
Colfax tracksters hunt state tickets
Colfax track team members will roll to Riverside High Friday for the last stop on the state qualifications trail. Competitors at the Riverside will need a top three finish to represent District 7 in the state finals next Friday and Saturday at... Full story
Colfax junior golf clinic set
The Colfax Junior Golf Clinic will be held June 10-11 and June 17-18 for boys and girls ages 6 through 14. The $10 fee includes a t-shirt and instruction. Clubs will be provided or kids can bring their own. Clinic times are as follows; June 10 from...
L/W tennis players advance
Five players from the LaCrosse-Washtucna tennis team have advanced to regionals. Playing at West Valley High School in Spokane May 9 and 10 for the District 9 tournament, three players placed to advance while two are alternates. The L/W girls... Full story
SJE, TOR girls head to state
The St. John-Endicott and Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia golf teams will each send two girls to the state 1B/2B tournament next week in Tacoma. On Monday, St. John-Endicott’s Michal Schuster won the district tournament at Walla Walla Country Club with a...
TOR, SJELW track teams onto districts
The Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia and St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna track teams both send high qualifiers to Thursday and Friday’s District track meet at Clarkston. Competing at Walla Walla May 9 for the sub-district meet, the top eight finishers...
Golf girls
St. John-Endicott girls golf at districts. From left to right, Assistant Coach Butch Howard, Elle Bailey, Michal Schuster, Sierra McCanna and Head Coach Doug Schuster. The St. John-Endicott girls...
Spartans ousted by Tri-Cities Prep, 1-0
The Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia baseball team went to Walla Walla May 11 to gain entry into the 2B regional playoffs. Facing Tri-Cities Prep, who beat them handily in a doubleheader at Rosalia two weeks... Full story
Colton pumps G-P Vikings
Colton’s softball team will be on the road to Touchet today to continue their bid for another state run. The Wildcats remain in the hunt after stopping Garfield/Palouse in a dramatic elimination game Tuesday on the Colton field. The Wildcats took... Full story
Colfax advances after 2 wild ones
Colfax baseball team advanced to the state regional round late Tuesday night after two wild playoff rounds at Medical Lake. Colfax will travel to Walla Walla High Saturday and play Riverside Christian in the first game at 10 a.m. The other two teams...
Crusaders remain on track with 4-0 Colfax stop
Northwest Christian’s softball team remained on top of the NE heap Tuesday after the final round of league playoffs. The Crusaders shut down Colfax 4-0 at the Merkel complex in Spokane to take the... Full story
Four Colfax high golfers qualified for state
Four Colfax golfers qualified for the state finals Monday at the district finals, and the Bulldog boys took the team honor with 75.5 points. Davenport eighth grader Palmer Guhlke booked a 11-stroke...
Senior duo to show projects at Chamber
Colfax High School, seniors Emma Gingerich and Rachel Napier will demonstrate their senior projects at the Colfax Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday, May 21, at noon at the Colfax Library. Gingerich will show a video of the 10-member dance team,...
Wildcats break out in seventh for 6-2 playoff win
Colton bats came to life in the seventh inning Tuesday at Medical Lake where the Wildcats pegged a 6-2 playoff win over Almira/Coulee/Hartline to advance to the regional round of the state playoffs....
Four officials named on committee
The Whitman County Classification Committee recently filled four positions for two year terms. County Auditor Eunice Coker, who will represent elected officials; Jill Whelchel of juvenile services; finance manager David Ledbetter and Cinnamon Brown...
LaCrosse, Tekoa, Pullman receive .09 funding support
LaCrosse, Tekoa and Pullman will all receive money toward projects that were awarded by Whitman County commissioners Monday, May 6. The funding is the 2013 Public Facilities money from the .09 of one percent of sales tax that is sent to the county... Full story
Corps begins summer lockages on Snake River
Walla Walla District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began the 2013 seasonal lock schedule for recreational boats May 15 for Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite dams. Upstream times will be at 9 a.m., 12:01 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and...
Warm weather invites ants to invade county
Uninvited spring guests have made an appearance at many locations in homes and public places over the past week. They are big, black carpenter ants. Extension agent Steve Van Vleet said he has not seen an infestation like this in the eight years he... Full story
Airport road project slowed
Whitman County Public Works Director and Lead Engineer Mark Storey told commissioners from the port and county on May 6 that construction on the airport road is coming along, but is behind schedule. Construction crews have wrapped up basic road work...
Engineers signed for next four years
Tekoa city officials on April 15 selected two engineers for all projects through 2017. J.U.B. Engineers were chosen for airport and proposed truck bypass work, while Century West of Spokane is retained for all other projects. “If you don’t do... Full story
Abbott takes council seat
To fill the seat vacated by Kelly Turk, who resigned earlier this year, the Farmington City Council appointed Joel Abbott at its April 15 meeting. Abbott and wife, Jill, moved to Farmington last year...
Garfield plans May Day events
Garfield will celebrate May Day, Saturday, May 18. The annual event is organized by the Garfield Community Association. The day will begin with a Boy Scout breakfast at the school from 6 to 10 a.m., followed by a 3.2-mile Fun Run sponsored by the... Full story