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The Johnson parade, the traditional kickoff event for the county will start again at 10 a.m. at the north end of Johnson. Kathy Wolf of Uniontown, one of the Johnson organizers, noted the Johnson parade normally draws a larger crowd when the holiday falls in the middle of the week celebrants opt to stay local. The parade will again head north from the community center and then make a return trip. Rural Fire District 12 volunteers will serve breakfast in Johnson before the parade. The breakfast...
Completion of a cultural report for the site of a proposed water tower in Palouse now goes forward after Whitman County Superior Court approved lots to be removed from designation as cemetery land at Greenwood Cemetery June 15. The City of Palouse filed the petition, which de-obligates a 40x40 foot area which has not been used in the city-owned cemetery. The cultural report, now being done by Plateau Archaeological Investigations of Pullman, is expected to be done before the Fourth of July. "I...
Fire blight, a disease that affects apple, pear and other fruit trees, has taken a harsh toll this year due to an unusually wet spring. The disease thrives during growing seasons with particularly high precipitation and humidity, according to a WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension report. "It's been the perfect storm for fire blight development," said Stephen Bishop, owner of Bishops' Orchard in Garfield. Bishop said the best way he has found to ward off the disease is by planting tree...
Whitman County commissioners presented a plaque from the Washington State Association of County Engineers June 18 for State Program/Project Manager of the Year to Jeff Marshall, a project engineer for Whitman County. Marshall, a 20-year county employee, works in road project design, bridge inspections, vault and records operations, rock quarry permits and crushing, pavement management, and IT functions of the Public Works Department. He was nominated for the award by Mark Storey, Whitman County...
Both candidates for the Whitman county auditor, Republican Sandy Jamison of Garfield and Democrat Eric Fejeran of Pullman, have opted to use the mini-reporting option which allows candidates who expect to raise less than $5,000 for a campaign to not list reports with the Public Disclosure Commission. The Gazette last week incorrectly reported the two candidates had received zero contributions....
DRUFFEL ALLOWED RELEASE Tyson Druffel, 38, Colfax resident who was jailed June 15 after an early-morning speed chase in Colfax and on Almota Road, pleaded not guilty in superior court Friday morning to charges of taking a motor vehicle, drunken driving, resisting arrest and driving with a suspended license. He had been held in lieu of posting bond to $100,000 for pre-trial release. The high bond was set last week after the prosecutor's office noted Druffel's record included 14 past warrants. Defense attorney Steve Martonick Friday noted the...
The Palouse Advocacy League has released a comprehensive list of mental health providers in Whitman and Latah County. The organization was previously called The #3 Memorial Fund which was created after the death last January of WSU quarterback Tyler Hilinski. The League’s list is intended to make it easier for residents to find mental health care providers near them. The list is organized into four sections: The first includes psychiatrists and other professionals who can prescribe anti-anxiety and anti-depressant medications, plus other psycho...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, extended the public comment period for the draft revised Lower Granite Project Master Plan and accompanying Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment for two weeks for public review, through July 10. Contact the Walla Walla District Public Affairs office for more information....
WSU expects a record-breaking freshman class on campus this fall, estimated at around 4,300 new students. If the estimates are correct, the incoming class of 2022 would exceed the record-high of approximately 4,200 first-year students set in 2015. WSU Vice President of University Marketing and Communications Phil Weiler praised the strength of the 2018-2019 freshman class, noting that it will include 186 Washington Regents Scholars who have been recognized as one of the two most distinguished students from their respective high schools. In...
Michael J. Kelly, 24, Spokane, was allowed release from jail Friday after he read his plan for finding a job in court. Kelly has been in jail for 17 days after he was arrested for failing to make payments in connection with his a 2015 conviction for delivery of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm. Kelly had been ordered by Judge Gary Libey to make a report on how he would get a job to earn funds and pay off court fines and fees and remain gainfully employed. Kelly was sentenced to 20 months in prison in October of 2015 for...
Dr. Doug Hiller, new orthopedic surgeon at Whitman Hospital, has been scheduled to talk at Whitman Library July 10 at 7 p.m. about his service as a chief medical officer with the Olympic Triathlon team in Greece. He will also talk on his role as chief physician for the Kona Ironman World Championships when he practiced in Hawaii. Dr. Hiller brings more than 27 years of practice as an orthopedic surgeon to the hospital staff. His appearance at the library will be sponsored by Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. Refreshments will be...
Colfax girls basketball camp wrapped up June 21 after a four-day run at the Colfax gyms. Coach Corey Baerlocher said an estimated 300 girls from sixth grade through seniors participated with 40 teams listed. The team traveling the longest distance came from Mountain Home, Idaho. Back in the lineup this year was Napavine, with three teams of players sixth grade and older. Teams resided in classrooms at the high school. Other teams camped or stayed in RV units. The camp included cafeteria meal service which was prepared and served by volunteers....
Garfield/Palouse High School senior-to-be Ely Hawkins will represent the State of Washington on a high school basketball team which will make a 10-day trip to Queensland, Australia, beginning July 16. Under a program called Down Under Sports, U.S. teams will play against Australian teams in a tournament under international (FIBA) rules. Down Under Sports, International Sports Specialists, Inc., was formed in 1989 in New Zealand with a goal to provide athletes an opportunity to experience Australia and New Zealand within the framework of...
After a tough run in the Palouse Summer Series with three defeats over the weekend, the Pullman Patriots returned to league play Tuesday night to split a doubleheader with the North Stars from Mead at Shadle Park. The Pats took the first game 8-5 with a three-run charge in the extra eighth inning, then lost the second game 8-9 after falling short with a rally in the sixth inning. The split left the Pats 4-4 in league play Parker Huber of Colfax started in the first game and Connor Parrish pitched the last four. Huber allowed six hits and walked...
Colfax High School student Gunnar Aune is among nine juniors-to-be around Washington to be selected for the LEAP (Leadership through Education Activities and Personal Development) Committee, by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. The list was announced Monday. The LEAP Committee, now in its 12th year, is comprised of nine juniors and eight seniors representing the six WIAA classifications and the nine WIAA districts. Committee members serve as the voice of more than 225,000 athletics and activities student participants...
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. COURT SEEKS UNPAID $8.5 MILLION An extended listing for financial review of criminal court cases dating back to 1994 was on the superior court docket for Friday afternoon. The listing of cases was part of an effort to collect more than $8.5 million which is on the books for unpaid legal...
Two reports last week about the same neighborhood in Pullman call to mind the anchor lyrics from Joni Mitchell's 1970 “Big Yellow Taxi” hit song: Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got `til its gone The Department of Transportation's project list last week for the eastern district announced a plan to remove an unused railroad crossing across N. Grand in Pullman. In Colfax, two Pullman residents who were introduced at Sunday's ice cream social or Whitman County Historical Society announced a launch for the Pullman Depot H...
I'm totally puzzled: How could the United States, Canada and Mexico have successfully convinced FIFA, the international soccer governing body, to award the 2026 World Cup competition to North America, the first time in history that the hosts will be three different countries? But Mexico, Canada and the United States in a joint venue for a NAFTA World Cup? If President Donald Trump goes along as he has so far, the U.S. could be at war with one or both nations by 2026, or at least have built walls on both borders. Or maybe a wall of prohibitive...
The Harvard University admissions process appears to be an ongoing microaggression against Asian-Americans. A group called Students for Fair Admissions is suing the school for alleged racial discrimination and has filed documents in federal court making a persuasive case, based on data provided by the school. Harvard denies it, but one of the imperatives of the affirmative action regime in college admissions is that schools never admit what they are doing. The great and good at Harvard will insist that Asian-Americans all be called by their...