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There was a time when wine connoisseurs looked with disdain on wines produced in the United States. Then, when California wines gained popularity, those made in Washington were viewed with skepticism. Wines fermented in Chile, Argentina and Australia were dismissed for years before finally being stocked on store shelves. Well, in the years ahead, you may see Chinese wines appearing in America and they may compete with Washington’s award-winning fine red wines. Surprisingly, some wines produced in China are getting good reviews, wine expert a... Full story
Colfax Still Asking A long time ago my family and I relocated to Colfax because I had the great good fortune to join the Colfax School District staff. One of the very first persons to cross my path was Jerry Jones of the Gazette Staff, now editor after fifty fulfilling years. Immediately he started asking questions about where I was from and how did I see the future here in Colfax. Over the years Jerry is still asking the right questions and he is also still making the trips to far off places where the Colfax Wrestling Team was participating...
Grandmothers may know best, as Hillary Clinton has put it in tweets, but judging by her latest economic speech, they don’t necessarily get or like Uber. The ride-sharing service is synonymous with the new efficiency and convenience enabled by information technology, and is anathema to regulators and entrenched interests everywhere. Add to the list of its critics the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Hillary Clinton didn’t mention Uber by name but warned about the disruption caused by it and other companies in the so-called sha...
It’s easy to decide to ignore the eurozone crisis pitting Athens against everyone else over there. It’s too far away to worry about, and too complicated — it’s, uh, “all Greek to me.” But it’s not all Greek and not too far removed from our system. A financial collapse of Greece eventually would have serious repercussions in the U.S., no matter how insular we are. We can debate the sustainability of a European confederation and a common currency, but the truth is that the world’s economic system is so entangled that it actually operates as a f...
Donald Trump is reportedly leading all other Republican presidential hopefuls in the polls. The amount of money he has spent on his campaign thus far is not known, but he has garnered millions of dollars in free publicity because of his statements. For those who do not know, he has caused an uproar over his comments about illegal immigrants. His remarks about Senator John McCain, a former prisoner of war in Vietnam, caused an even greater turmoil. The outcries have been loud. According to the campaign pundits, Trump, so far, has done very littl...
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. **************** THREE FIELD FIRE RESPONSES Fire crews from Colfax responded to three field fires over a span of just more than 90 minutes Monday afternoon. All fires reportedly started while harvest crews were operating in the fields, and wind was a factor. Largest loss was believed to be sustained in a fire reported at 4:34 p.m. in a field...
The Cougars A Legion team qualified at Spokane for a the state playoffs which will start Saturday at Walla Walla. The Cougars play in the Legion 14-16 age bracket. The Cougar team is made up of players from Pullman, Colfax, Rosalia and Pomeroy. They entered the district playoff as the winner of the National League with a 12-1 record. In the district playoff, the Cougars defeated North Central and Mt. Spokane in the first two district games to guarantee a slot at this week’s Walla Walla show. They then tripped Mt. Spokane 7-6 with a seven-run c...
Several area fishing sites are included in the closure which went into effect at midnight Saturday. Fishing was closed in some waters, and limited in others each day to between midnight and 2 p.m. The “hoot-owl” restrictions will go into effect on rivers where fishery managers want to reduce stress on fish during the hottest time of day. Asotin Creek and tributaries from the mouth to headwaters will be closedAlso closed will be the North Fork Touchet River above Spangler Creek, South Fork Touchet River from the mouth to Griffen Fork and abo...
Kristin Jones, Jena Trull, and Daniel Brasher, all Spokane, were members of an Eastern Washington University volunteer crew at work on the brick walkway around the Codger Pole Saturday morning. Approximately 30 EWU students, faculty members and graduates worked on projects at Colfax. A library book loan box, excavation of chip areas beneath swing sets in Schmuck Park and work along the N. Palouse trail were other projects. Colfax was one of three towns served by the volunteer... Full story
Wilbur and Creston school boards are considering a full co-operative for the two districts, according to a report in last week’s Wilbur Register. The two schools have a combined athletic program, and they were part of the Northeast 2B League expansion last year. The Register reported between 60 and 70 people attended a meeting of both school boards Monday at the multi-purpose room in Wilbur. The meeting included a report by a staff member of the Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101....
The Port of Whitman County has received a grant and loan approval to undertake a $1.5 million railroad project at the Port of Wilma. The Freight Rail Assistance Program has awarded a $500,000 grant to fund part of the project to replace 1,200 railroad ties and upgrade crossings. In addition to the grant, the Port received approval for a $500,000 loan from the Freight Rail Investment Bank which will have to be paid back over time. The grant application states “the intended outcome of this project is to rehabilitate the existing lead to a c...
A logistics planning session was scheduled Wednesday at the Colfax Golf Club to plan for the Pac 12 cross country race which has been booked at the Colfax Golf Club Course for Oct. 30. The race will be the Pac-12 league event which will also be a qualifier for the national finals. Mayor Todd Vanek said the city will participate in the planning because McDonald Park will be used as the parking area for the event. The city will also be involved on posting signs and directing traffic for the event which is scheduled to stretch over three days.... Full story
The Pullman Posse’s bid for a trip to state Junior Legion playoff fell one game short Sunday when the locals were stopped 4-7 by Trail, B.C., in the game for the last state ticket out of the district tournament at A.K. Jackson Field in Spokane. Posse finished the Spokane playoff run at 2-2. Against Trail Sunday, Posse posted a 4-1 lead with a three-run charge in the top of the fourth inning. Trail came up with the right hits in the right places to swing the score to their side. They scored two in the bottom of the fourth and took the lead w...
Makala Miller of Pomeroy, top, and Chloe Bammes of SEL take a break at the wall after finishing one-two in the individual medley for 14-under girls in the duel meet last week. Pullman swimmers weighed in to the Tri-County novice swim league in a big way at Garfield June 14. The Pullman team, which is operating with Reaney Pool off line for repairs this season, stacked up 558 points in the four-team meet. Garfield-Palouse -Oakesdale booked a strong second with 396 points. Other team’s scores w... Full story
Mackenzie Marker on her horse Turbo in the Breakaway Roping event at the 2015 National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, Iowa. Marker finished with a time of 2.7 seconds to qualify for the short rodeo round where she placed 13th. Three area students participated in the 2015 National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, Iowa, June 21-27. The three eighth grade students headed to Des Moines for the 11th annual National Junior High Finals Rodeo after placing in the top four at the Junior...
Diana J. DeWald of Palouse and Gretchen Van Lith of St. John have qualified for the Whitworth University Laureate Society for spring semester by maintaining a grade point averages 3.75 or higher....
Ricky Lee Fargo, the Pullman resident who was convicted by a jury July 13 of a charge of harassment with a threat of intent to kill, was sentenced to a year in jail Friday. Judge David Frazier initially suspended all but 30 days of the sentence, but later decided to suspend all of it after learning Fargo planned to move to California to take care of his mother. The judge noted the record showed five Pullman officers responded to Fargo’s residence on S.W. Shirley Street last December. The arrest report said Fargo charged two officers and t...
Valoree Gregory Steptoe resident Valoree Gregory is very organized, and that attribute will come in handy for her new position in Colfax. Gregory was recently hired as Unified Executive Director for Colfax, a position where she will wear many hats. She started on the job last Monday at the Chamber of Commerce office in the Morgan Building. “I am working with the Chamber of Commerce, the Colfax Downtown Association, the Historic Preservation Committee and the Arts Commission in Colfax to build do...
Mary Ann Lincoln, Tricia Grantham, Rosalie Harms, Bob Ingalls, Kathleen Haley, Sue Graves, Rita Ackerman, Annie Pillers and Marcie Gilliland stand in the chapel at Whitman Hospital where Friends of Hospice presented a music system to the hospital for patients receiving end of life care. Graves holds a quilt made by Judy McMurray of By His Stripes Ministry. The Friends of Hospice donated a music system to Whitman Hospital Friday. The music system is part of a collaboration between the hospital...
The transportation package approved by the Washington state legislature July 10 included $280,000 for a project in Palouse. The long-sought funding will be used for replacing railroad tracks which are on Whitman Street from Bridge Street to Mill Street. The city replaced a stretch of tracks east of Whitman Street in 2008 as Part I of what would be a two-phased project. The original work was funded by a $210,000 capital budget line item. The 2008 rail-replacement coincided with sidewalks and... Full story
A one-car accident early last Wednesday morning, July 15, on the Hume Road near its junction with Highway 195 took the lives of two people. The sheriff’s report listed the two victims as Jonathan T. Scholz, 37, Steptoe, and Kimberly A. Blowers, 32, Tampa, Fla., The sheriff’s report said high speed is suspected to have been a factor in the accident. The two victims were in a Mercedes sedan. According to the report, the car was fully engulfed in flames by the time deputies arrived at the scene. It was 50 feet from the roadway. First report of... Full story
Rotting beams will soon be replaced on a Wawawai County Park shelter after Whitman County Commissioners approved a bid from Alpha Nail for $9,463 at their Monday meeting. The new beams will be paired with a project to replace the roof, which will be done by County Parks staff and Parks board members this fall. The contract with Alpha Nail of Colfax calls for the beam work to begin within 30 days and be completed within 60 days. The two Douglas Fir pole beams were part of the original structure....
The fourth year of the Palouse Music Festival will be Saturday, with a few twists added to the day’s attractions in Hayton Greene Park. Formerly named the Palouse Bluegrass Festival, the event features a lineup of local acts with this year’s headliner Blue Funk Jailbreak closing with a performance slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. “It’s very danceable, insane music,” said Paul Smith, the Festival’s music coordinator. “It should be perfect to finish.” Bart Budwig, an Americana act on guitar, will pl...
The Colfax Airport will close Monday, July 27, for runway construction, a long anticipated runway improvement project. The runway will receive a complete makeover with a rebuild for the current length of approximately 3,500 feet and expansion of the width to 60 feet all around. The current runway width ranges from 55 to 57 feet. Motley & Motley of Pullman will be contractor on the project with a bid of $1,849,298. The Port of Whitman County received a $1.8 million FAA grant in June to fund the project, which is expected to take just more than... Full story
Sara Yates works on her latest mural on the fire station in LaCrosse. When it’s finished, the painting will depict a horse drawn fire wagon with clouds of smoke billowing behind it. The artist has been booked for several more jobs throughout Whitman County. Sara Yates is at it again. The LaCrosse artist who last month painted a horse mural depicting teamsters driving a team of 12 horses through the wheat fields of the Palouse has booked several more potential mural paintings across the c...
