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*For full obituaries, see the Weekly Pages section for this week's paper. Francis Holland Jr. Betty Jo Fitzgerald John Pavlic Claire A. Brown The family of Claire Brown, 84, former resident of Oakesdale and St. Maries, Idaho, will hold a private graveside inurnment Saturday, June 28, at the Oakesdale Cemetery at 12:30 p.m. The ceremony will be followed by a celebration of her life at the Oakesdale city park. She died at her home in Boise Oct. 26, 2013, after an extended illness. Survivors include a sister, Adele Saylor of Depot Bay, Ore.; a...
Wilbur and Elma Anne Paulson, long-time residents of Rosalia will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary at the Touchmark (formerly Waterford) on Spokane's south hill at 2929 Waterford Drive Saturday, June 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. Paulson and Elma Anne Sharp of Steptoe were married on June 20, 1954, at the Methodist Church in Rosalia. He farmed in Rosalia, sold insurance and worked at other jobs and she was a long-time teacher at Steptoe. Their two sons and daughters-in-law are Kevin and Helen...
Col 3:3-4 “For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.” Gal 2:20 "I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and delivered Himself up for me.” These two scriptures are crucial to understanding the state of the Church today. The gospel being widely preached today proclaims, ‘Come to Jesus and He will give you a b...
Rosalia Graduation for 15 kindergarten pupils was June 11 at Rosalia. Members of the class sang "Days of the Week," "Months of the Year," "Loose Tooth," and "Hungry Little Worm." Diplomas were presented to Jorian Abdnor, Soren Braun, Melaina Bryan, Reed Widman, Kayla Eilertosn, Serenitie Harvey, Jade Hunter, Megan Maley, Natasha Miller, Davie Raley, Capryce Robbins, Lucas Roetcisoender, Chuy Ruiz, Jayden Tayler and Stephanie Whaley....
Steve Pendergraft, a resident of Whitman Health and Rehab, is shown attending a recent Colfax majors softball game at McDonald Park. Accompaning Steve at the game were, left, Keith Fulfs, assistant coach and dad of second base player Casey Fulfs, and right, Denny McDonald, van driver, godfather of Keith and "Pops" of major's first base/pitcher Hailey Aase. Steve stayed for the entire game, made many new friends and helped cheer the local team to victory. His future plans include attending...
Twenty-one members of the Rosalia High School Class of 2018 were promoted to the high school in a ceremony June 10. Keynote speaker was Molly Turner who was the first grade teacher for the class. Class member Collin Pittmann sang "Vienna" by Billy Joel. Class officers were Kaitlynn Madison, president; Brandon Burns, vice president and Daphne Jacobs, secretary. In the top row left to right are Callie Jeske, Trenton Gregory, Kennedy Pittsley, Eddie Frick, Andrew Straub, Collin Pittmann, Kaitlynn...
A flag retirement ceremony was conducted on Flag Day, June 14, at the Living Faith Fellowship Church in Pullman. The ceremony was presented by American Legion Post 52 and Scouts from Pullman Troop 444, Troop 460 and Explorer Post 16. This event was coordinated by Jeff Kure and conducted by Mark Yrazabal of the American Legion....
Several weeks ago, the Normandy area of France was awash in World War II veterans, tourists and politicians to honor the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion which led to the defeat of Germany and the end of the war in Europe. At this writing, the small towns and beaches are still full of tourists, and flags of the troops who made up the invasion force are flying throughout the area. US, UK, Canadian, French and Belgian flags fly from many buildings, and shops are filled with memorabilia. The...
Dusty Saturday, Karen Broeckel, accompanied by her sisters Jeanette Nolan of Colfax and Patty Wieber of Spokane, attended the funeral services of Cpl. Justin Clouse of Sprague at the Life Center Church in Spokane. The 22-year-old soldier was killed in Afghanistan along with four of his fellow soldiers on June 9. Clouse was the great-great-nephew of the women’s mother, Amelia Schaal Broeckel. He is survived by his parents Rob and Tina Clouse, brother Josh Clouse, niece Ava, grandparents Danny and Nadine Nilles and many relatives and friends. L...
Lacrosse LaCrosse Community Pride conducted a silent auction in the Gathering Place during Farmers’ Festival. All proceeds will be used to pay the monthly expenses for the library, kitchen and Gathering Place. These expenses include utilities, property taxes and insurance. A wide variety of donated items totaled 104. Some of the items were 30 tons of rock, Tigercat apparel, leaf blower, candle basket, scrap booking basket, children’s Lego sets, battery operated International tractor and wagon, bottle fed baby goat, 4-month-old lamb, var...
Endicott Endicott Gun Club will host a Fun and Games Money Shoot July 12. A portion of the proceeds will go to the junior shooting program and to the Malden-Pine City Gun Club to help replace the youth shotguns that were stolen after their club was broken into. Games that will be played include Annie Oakley, Splatter Board, Miss & Out, Doubles and Buddy shoot. Lorna Burns' children hosted a surprise birthday party for her June 14. The party was held at Carol Park in Spokane with 40 in attendance. The food was potluck including a birthday cake....
Real estate sales Stephen R. and Leslie L. Garl, Redding, Calif., to Michael R. and Faye A. Lightly, Pullman, 1997 28x64 mobile home on NW Golden Hills Drive in Pullman, $88,500, June 17. Mark Witt, Pullman, to Jette and Annika F. Benedetto, Spokane, 1995 28x44 mobile home on NW Golden Hills Drive in Pullman, $49,000, June 17. Delbert L. Moore, Colfax, to Jim and Carolyn Imeson, Colfax, home on E. Southview Avenue in Colfax, $330,000, June 17. Alberta F. Perkins, Champaign, Ill., to Nicolas and Joni Ray Ford, Pullman, house on S. Union Street...
St. Bernese mountain dog Roxanna, special guest of many children’s programs at the Endicott Library, passed away June 15. The children who visited with this well-trained dog at the library along with her owner Etol Lillard are really feeling the loss. Pictured are, front row from left, Madison Dyer, Sunny Dyer, Roxanna and Marvin Dyer. Back row from left are Kamryn Langston, John Misner, Marty Meserve and Peyton Pelissier....
All too often our network of highways, pipelines, railroads, barges, ship terminals and airports goes unnoticed unless there is an accident. For example, we don’t notice the trains delivering the chlorine that purifies our drinking water. We pay little attention to the trucks transporting gasoline for our cars and propane tanks for backyard barbecues. The fact is without trucks, trains, pipelines, barges, ships and airplanes, we couldn’t survive. They transport everything we use every day and some products are potentially dangerous. Tha...
Frederick Douglass gave one of the great July Fourth orations in American history. Speaking in Rochester, N.Y., in 1852, he hailed the accomplishments and ideals of the Founders, before denouncing the nation’s departures from the faith of the Declaration of Independence with the righteousness and fury of an Old Testament prophet. Douglass is one of the nation’s greatest champions of freedom. The former slave fought for it for himself and for others, and in his speeches and writings left a record of devotion to liberty that will echo thr...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2009. The other day, I did something most men would consider impossible: I changed the toilet paper roll. I know what you’re thinking: You’re thinking I probably put a fresh roll near the holder, maybe even on the holder, but that there’s no way I went against the instructions hard-wired into my XY chromosomes and actually removed the old tube and put in a new one, not unless someone’s invented a new electronic digital HD “Ultra Maximum” toilet-paper-changing device that I was ea...
Growing up in the South, I always marveled at how adept everyone was at well-mannered hatefulness. If someone made a stupid comment, the response would never be “What an idiot you are!” Instead it was “Well, ain’t that nice?” or “Why, bless your heart.” When it came to social-grace duplicity, we were the champions. Or so I thought. That was before I came to Washington. It takes a little getting used to, but for the most part, you must accept that people mean the opposite of what they say. If most say “Nice to see you,” they are actually look...
The annual Perkins Ice Cream Social is this Sunday at the Perkins House in Colfax. It is the premier event of the Whitman County Historical Society. For years, the social has shown off the work of the society. It is a special event. The grounds and house are beautiful. Admission is free, the music is free, the tours and the exhibits are free. The fashion show of period dresses is free. There is a slight charge for the ice cream and pie, however. That is only fair, many go back for seconds or more. The social is a pleasant way to spend a Sunday...
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. COLFAX SUSPECT FOUND DEAD A Colfax resident who was the subject of a warrant search in an investigation involving alleged child pornography was found dead Friday on Snoqualmie Pass. He was identified as Gerald Murphy, 47, who resided on Park Street, according to a report from the sheriff’s office. Deputies earlier Friday served a warrant on t...
Palouse Empire League softball season wrapped up last weekend with the junior and senior league teams playing two days of tournament action in Pullman. The playoffs had eight teams in the junior bracket for grades 3-5 and 10 teams in the senior bracket for grades 6-8. Pullman Hounds One took the juniors with a 5-0 shutout over Colton/Uniontown to cap a three-win campaign. Hounds One defeated Genesee 9-5 in their first game and Colfax Diamonds 11-10 in the semi-final battle at the start of action Saturday. Colfax Diamonds landed in third place...
Opening round of sprint boat racing at Webb’s Slough in St. John Saturday had some surprises and spills in the full day of timed racing. Twenty-four boats were on the starting grid in the three competition classes at the start of the four timing runs. Race crews had to navigate a tight course at the Slough which was prepped to top condition for the first run on the association’s schedule. The designated course followed a general figure-eight mode and racers in many cases had to allow for nav...
Posse Junior Legion sustained two defeats to Lewis & Clark Tuesday after booking home splits with two Spokane teams, North Central and Gonzaga Prep in doubleheaders Friday and Saturday at McDonald Park. The LC team posted wins of 6-5 and 8-2 over the Posse. In the 6-5 win, LC scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to bump a 4-1 Posse lead. Jake Mediola led the six-hit Posse offense with a single and double. Griffin Bashaw and Evan Parks pitched for Posse. The LC club also struck...
Colfax All American Basketball Camp concluded June 19 after a four-day run at Colfax. The camp brought in a total of 33 girls basketball teams from 19 different schools, according to Colfax Coach Corey Baerlocher. The camp provides teams with 10 to 12 basketball games over the four days with action taking place in the three gyms in Colfax and the gym at Steptoe. Baerlocher noted each day starts with a coaches meeting and schedules are adjusted according to changes of lineups. Games are scheduled for two 20-minute halves. Seven of the teams this...
8 years ago The Commoner June 28, 1889 The sisters of the Uniontown convent, who were in Colfax last week in the interest of the proposed new Catholic school to be built here, departed for home on Sunday. They ask a bonus for the establishment for the school of $3,000. The committee of citizens authorized to make terms offered them $2,000. The amount offered and that asked not being so very wide apart, it is quite reasonable to presume that terms acceptable to the management of the school and to the citizens will be agreed upon soon. Every re...
Whitman County commissioners are meeting this week away from daily distractions to discuss strategic planning for the county. “We’ll discuss topics that affect us county-wide,” Commission Chair Art Swannack said Tuesday afternoon. The commissioners met Wednesday and will continue to meet today (Thursday) at the new Residence Inn by Marriott in Pullman. This is the second strategic planning workshop the board has scheduled. The last strategic planning workshop was two full days in Clarkston last July. Along with the three commissioners, the c...