Articles from the July 10, 2013 edition
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On the record
REAL ESTATE SALES Steven K. and Carmen M. Roberts, Pullman, to Alonzo E. and Amy L. Tull, Pullman, lot on SW Barclay Street in Pullman, $29,000, July 2. Hayden Homes, LLC, Redmond, to Christopher L. and Anna L. Eagle, Pullman, house on SW Big Sky... Full story
Bruce Cameron
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. Recently, I decided to take a “vacation” and visit my parents, which is a little like trying to “relax” by going to a tax audit. My mother and father realize it’s too late in the... Full story
Letters
All a buzz The City of Colfax seems to be all a buzz about the Hullabaloo now that the Chamber of Commerce voted to let it go for this year. We have tried for the last six months to generate interest and find people willing to volunteer their time,...
League to host discussion on state’s open meetings act
The League of Women Voters of Pullman and the Washington Coalition for Open Government will present a panel discussion on the state’s Open Meetings Act and the state law that requires the maintaining of a permanent record of the minutes of m...
Richfield station to be spruced up for Old Mill Days festival
The Oakesdale city council has agreed to buy materials needed to clean up the old Richfield auto shop for use in food service for Old Mill Days July 20. Gail Parsons, food volunteer for the event, appeared at the June 17 city council meeting to ask...
County to hold special session in Clarkston
Finding Whitman County too distracting, county commissioners plan to have a strategic planning session in Clarkston for two days at the end of July. The session will include all three commissioners, along with commissioners’ clerk Maribeth Becker, c...
Colfax council approves six-year street/road plan
Future work on Cedar Street and the North Palouse River Road are included in the street project plans in the Colfax six-year street program. The listing of projects was presented to the city council at the June 17 meeting and approved at the July 1 c... Full story
Colfax school project delayed by high bids
The time frame for the Colfax School District levy summer construction project is being adjusted due to high bids. District Superintendent Michael Morgan gave an update to the school board Monday...
TOR swim team races in Pullman meet
The Tekoa-Oakesdale-Rosalia swim team competed in a three-team meet at Pullman Tuesday and posted several winning scores. In the boys age 9-10 100-yard relay, the team of Ryan Baljo, Tyler Bober and Shawn Bober took first with a time of 2:05.00. For... Full story
Jacobs shuts out Blue Devils over six frames
Pullman Patriots played back-to-back twinbills at McDonald Park Monday and Tuesday and came with a 1-3 record. The lone win went into the books on Monday night when Colfax pitcher Patrick Jacobs...
Rosalia woman rappels for cause
What’s it like going over the edge 20 stories up? For Laura Buckley Lautehslager of Rosalia, it was a little scary, but she felt it was worth it. Lautenslger, who has been a volunteer with the R... Full story
Cross-country author, rider, climber slates Pullman stop
Author Isabel Suppe` will visit Pullman as a stop on her bicycling trip from New York City to the west coast. She will meet the public and tell her story at B & L Bicycles at 5 p.m. next Wednesday, July 17. While climbing in July of 2010, Isabel...
‘Beast’ books near split against Garfield duo
“The Beast,” the monster burger prepared by Top Notch owner Pete Koerner that debuted in November for the Apple Cup Challenge, slayed two contestants from Garfield June 27. Billy Elliott, 19, and Catherynne Elliott, 26, both of Garfield, came into th... Full story
The glass factor: Single stream recycling comes with cost increase to customers
Single stream recycling has officially arrived in Whitman County. With it have come some added costs, which may soon be reflected in customers’ bills, according to Devon Felsted, operations manager for Pullman Disposal. Felsted’s service has app... Full story
Legals
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF WHITMAN JUVENILE COURT Dependency of: DEVINE JONES NEVAEH WATERS KAYLEE WATERS No: 13-7-00023-3 13-7-00025-0 13-7-00026-8 NOTICE & SUMMONS / ORDER State of Washington To: Name: ALL PATERNAL INTERESTS 1. Notice...
Farmington basketball court takes twist
The town of Farmington’s basketball court revitalization project is back to its original parameters after taking a turn into new territory, including the idea of moving the court to an alternate site.... Full story
Gov. Inslee tours First Wind, McCoy Loader, WSU Allen Center
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee praised the entrepreneurial spirit of the Palouse Wind project Monday afternoon at a ceremony commemorating the generation of 150,000 megawatt hours of clean and renewable energy since the start of operation in... Full story
Fiery rollover on Albion Road
Joshua Pogue, 30, Pullman, sustained bumps and bruises in a one-car rollover accident on the Albion Road near the Christian Road intersection Saturday at 4:55 p.m. According to the report by... Full story
‘Stuff the Bus’ drive slated in five towns
Spearheaded by the Kiwanis Clubs of Pullman and Moscow, the fifth annual Stuff the Bus drive for school supplies will be Aug. 8-10 in collaboration with Pullman Child Welfare and the Pullman, Colfax, Colton and Moscow school districts, “We want a... Full story
Community garden takes shape in Colfax
An overflow parking lot is becoming a community garden in Colfax. The lot, owned by Peace Lutheran Church, began to be transformed in mid-June, as part of an effort by the church and Backyard Harvest,...
Relay for Life to mark
Fourteen teams with 166 people will gather at the Colfax High School track for the 17th annual Whitman County Relay for Life this Friday and Saturday, according to organizer Cozy Lueck. Relay teams will be at the track from 5:30 p.m. on Friday until...
Harvest crews eye start thanks to June rain
Whitman County is expected to go into a harvest mode starting next week with the crews starting on the breaks of the Snake River. Farmers around the county are encouraged by the above average June rainfall which in many cases helped rub out a...
Endicott lights up the sky
Fireworks lit up the night sky in Endicott on July 4. People shouted and clapped as the displays shot into the sky. The fireworks lasted about a half hour thanks to Tony Anderson and his crew. The...