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The third annual Circles of Caring Tennis Tournament will include pickleball at this year’s Lentil Festival. The tournaments will be Aug. 17 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m, at the WSU tennis courts. The tournament will have two pickleball doubles brackets for women and two for men with six teams in each bracket. Format will be 15-point games and round robin in each bracket. The tennis tournament will have men’s and women’s singles and doubles brackets, a mixed doubles bracket, and special “Play with a Coug” doubles where entrants will be paired wi...
The Whitman County Cougars Class A American Legion baseball team (ages 13-16) took over the top spot in the Spokane league by sweeping Lewis and Clark in a doubleheader Monday in Spokane. The Cougars won 15-5 and 11-0. Josh Greene pitched a no-hitter for the local team in game two. In the first game, Tyler Elbracht pitched for four innings with four strikeouts. At bat, he had three RBIs. In both games, the third inning was key for Whitman County (12-5, 5-1 in league), with nine runs scored in the first game and six in the third inning of the...
Colfax Babe Ruth team booked two wins in the first rounds of the league playoff and were slated to play Troy Wednesday night in Moscow in a semi-final round. Colfax topped Kendrick 15-2 Monday in the first game with J.D. Peterson striking out 12 batters. Tuesday, Colfax defeated Genesee, the league leaders, 13-3 with Mason Gilchrist fanning 11. Gilchrist, Carson Gray, and J.J. Bodey had big hits in the second round win over the league leaders. Wednesday’s foe, Troy, was the number-two finisher in the standings after league play. Colfax f...
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. LIST RR CROSSING JOB SITES Five more former railroad crossings in Colfax are slated to be removed and paved this year. Matt Hammer, Colfax public works director, reported state and city crews will work on the project which is tentatively slated for late September. The city and Watco Railroad...
What segment of voters will decide the next presidential election? The same people who always do – the mainstream. Two decisions in the last two weeks may underline this. Joe Biden's announcement to change his longtime support for the Hyde amendment was a step out of the mainstream, if you will, while Donald Trump's calling off a planned military strike against Iran was a foot kept firmly in it. These two moves, plus recent history of Republicans may portend the future. Why would Biden drop his...
Let's not get too excited over the plans of the protesters to bring over the hilarious "Baby Trump" balloon from London and put it aloft during the president's Independence Day speech at the Lincoln Memorial. First of all, shouldn't we remember the nation from whom we declared independence? Duh! July Fourth celebrates the self-evident truth that 243 years ago the founders declared they were cutting the cord with England. So why would we import anything from there for use on the Fourth? Besides, do you know the chances that our customs people wo...
The more the climate debate changes, the more it stays the same. Polls show that the public is worried about climate change, but that doesn't mean it is ready to bear any burden or pay any price to combat it. If President Donald Trump claws his way to victory again in Pennsylvania and the Upper Midwest, his path will likely go through abortion and climate change, two issues on which the Democrats are most confident in their righteousness and willing to embrace radical policies that appeal to their own voters much more than anyone else. Joe Bide...
#!*! My husband was a WWII veteran. I feel it was such a disgrace to him and all veterans that our flags were not flying on Flag Day! Shame on Colfax....
Pretty good overview Skepticism underlies all critical thinking, especially in science. Frank Watson’s May 30 column on climate change illustrates this well. He begins by observing, “Winters…are not as severe as they were when I was a kid.” Then he adds, “I believe the published scientific data are true and accurate,” evidence that supports his subjective observation. Yet he’s still cautious. Though he respects “expert opinions,” he also observes, “I have known expert scientists to be wrong.” He cites several examples of how the “we-used-to-t...
MARRIAGE LICENSES James Michael Dobosz Jr., 23, and Josie Jean Reeves, 24, both Spokane Valley, June 14. Anthony Nordin Blackwell, 25, and Chelsea Rae Goodwin, 23, both Pullman, June 14. Jonathan Curtis Atchley, 25, and Leanne Marie Harnden, 26, both Boise, Idaho, June 14. Jacob Erik Spray, 31, and Jamie Ann Wilson, 20, both Pullman, June 19. Fred Hugh Wexler IV, 22, Albion, and Katherine Ann Travis, 23, Pullman, June 19. REAL ESTATE Susan Belonain to Sean and Sara Knight, house on Edgeknoll Drive, Pullman, $380,000, June 13. Jerry and Mary...
Four new inductees to the Pullman Walk of Fame will be honored during the 31st anniversary of the National Lentil Festival, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, at the corner of Kamiaken and Main. The Walk of Fame was established in 2003 to honor individuals who have served the Pullman community in a significant way, promoted goodwill, improved the quality of life for Pullman residents or brought acclaim to the area through their contributions. This year’s inductees bring the number of commemorative granite plaques to 112. Inductees for 2019 include S...
LaCrosse High School class of 1979 had a “meet and greet” session Friday night for their 40th reunion. They participated in the Farmers Fest parade, toured the school, looked at all the graduation pictures posted on the walls and sat in the chemistry room while reminising about their school days. Dinner was at the home of Tom and Doreen Broeckel Riedner. Eighteen of the 25 graduates attended with two coming from California. Correction: Last week’s column listed the reunion as the 50-year gathering. Dick and Helen Appel attended the Gonza...
At the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs annual awards night June 5, Rosalia Garden Club was recognized for sponsoring youth butterfly posters from Rosalia Grade School. First-place awards and $5 went to Claire Schu, first grade; Addy Horlacher, second grade; Averi Brunner, third grade, and Ashlyn Butcher, fourth grade. The club also sponsored the Smokey Bear poster contest. Hannah Taylor placed first for first grade, and her poster went on to Pacific Region competition where she placed fifth in her grade level. Third grader Leslie...
Dad’s Night In Pinochle Club finished the season with Leslie Lamb and Sue Bafus as hostesses and a barbecue at the home of Marvin and Leslie Lamb, Winona. Other members who attended were Kathy and John Schlomer, Casey Shiprek and Dan Holbrook of Winona, and Jenny and Larry Meyer, Judy Cook and Sue Bafus of Endicott. Their new season will begin in September....
A memorial service for James E. Evenson, 62, Palouse, was Monday, June 24, at the Palouse Federated Church with the Rev. Corey Laughary officiating. Potlatch VFW and a U.S. Army honor guard performed military honors. Mr. Evenson died at his home in Palouse from an apparent heart attack June 15, 2019. Born Aug. 17, 1956, at Chewelah to Ronald and Sharon McGinnis Evenson, he attended schools in Anaheim, Calif., and graduated from the Katella High School in 1974. Jim was married and later divorced. He enlisted in the United States Army Aug. 8,...
Robert C. Williams, Rosalia, 82, died last Thursday, June 20, 2019. Born June 19, 1937, he was a Korean War veteran who served in the 101st Airborne division. He was the owner of R&R Floors Inc., for 50 years. Surviving are his wife, Ginny; son, Richard; stepson, Bob; three grandchildren, and three great-grandchilden. A family gathering will be at a later date....
Carol Evelyn Fisher, 83, longtime Whitman County resident, passed away on June 17, 2019, at Brighton Court Assisted Living in Spokane, Wash. A graveside urn committal will be held at the Mountain View Cemetary, in Farmington, Wash., at a later date. Carol was born on January 6, 1936, in Spokane to Weldon and Frances (Kellogg) Rhuby. She graduated from Garfield High School in 1954, and married Gene Luden. They had two children, Randy and Karen, and later divorced. Carol married to Harold Fisher...
Patricia (Patsy or Pat) Mae Prince passed away on June 6th, 2019. She was born on May 10th, 1933, in Palouse, Wash., to Frank Kuehner and Vera Crystal Wycoff Kuehner, the third of three children. Her early years were spent on her family's farm sharing in the chores,calling the cows in, alternately giggling with her sisters and learning to rely on her strong backbone, swimming in the creek, playing under the trees, skiing on skis made by her dad, gobbling up delicious pies made by her mom, and...
Wilfred (Bill) Kavanagh, 91, passed away peachfully on June 11, 2019 in Spokane, Wash. Bill was born to Charles and Maude Kavanagh in St. Paul, Minn., on January 7, 1928, as one of nine children. He enlisted into the Army in 1945 where he was stationed in Germany and discharged in 1946. He moved to Colfax in 1955, where he worked as a refrigeration mechanic. After opening an appliance business in nearby Garfield, he met the love of his life, Norma VanTine Jackson, and were married in 1979. He...