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Advance sale of discount tickets for the carnival rides at the Palouse Empire Fair will go on sale Aug. 1. The fair this year will sell the tickets at its office and at Four Star Supply outlets in Colfax and Pullman. Fair secretary Terry Jeffries said the fair this year had cut down on the number of discount outlets because of the costs of distribution. The Northstar one-day tickets will be sold for $15, a three dollar discount, from Aug. 1 to Sept. 4. After that the tickets will be sold at the regular on-grounds price of $18. Northstar will...
John Clay Bordley, 31, pleaded not guilty Friday to first degree assault for allegedly waving a pistol at Julius Rock, a staff member of Anytime Fitness in Pullman July 11. According to the Pullman police report, they responded to several reports of a man waving a pistol around at the fitness shop on Bishop Boulevard. The arrest report filed with the charge said Bordley told officers he was assaulted at Anytime Fitness when he went there to get a drink of water. He said he pulled out his wife’s pellet pistol to protect himself. The report s... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, What are my options for choosing an executor for my will? I was considering asking one of my kids to do it but I don’t think any of them are up for the job. What can you tell me? Still Kicking Dear Kicking, Choosing an executor – the person or institution you put in charge of administering your estate and carrying out your final wishes – is one of the most important decisions in preparing a will. Picking the right executor can help ensure the prompt, accurate distribution of your possessions with a minimum of family frict...
Pullman Lions Club built an eight person sleeping quarters at Camp Grizzly for the scouts Saturday, July 20. Pictured left to right are Jack Fulfs, Mike Heston, Mike Swan, Jon Whitman, Mike Boone and Dan Scott....
Daniel Lazcano, 22, again waived his speedy trial rights following the rejection Friday of a plea bargain agreement which could have sent him to prison for up to 27 months on a conviction of second degree manslaughter. At the end of Friday’s session, Judge David Frazier slated a hearing for Aug. 30 to allow the state and Defense Attorney Eric Christianson to determine a course of action. Options could be revision of the plea bargain or scheduling a third trial on the murder and kidnapping charges Lazcano, now 22, still faces after juries in h...
Psalm 90 is the oldest Psalm. It is also the only one that is ascribed to Moses. Here in this psalm there is an infinite contrast between the lifespan of man and the eternality of God. Psalm 90:2 declares that God’s existence is everlasting and that He existed before the earth and the world were formed: “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.” In verse 4, Moses proclaims, “For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is p...
Colfax and Pullman branches of Bank of America are among 51 which have been acquired by Washington Federal Bank. The acquisition was announced July 18 along with a quarterly earnings report by Washington Federal. The bank branches are located in Eastern Washington, Idaho, Oregon and New Mexico. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year subject to approval from the Office of the Controller of the Currency. Bank of America in Colfax was formerly known as Seattle First National Bank, or SeaFirst. It later became part...
Learn how to install a child’s car seat at the Concrete River Festival this weekend. Whitman Hospital and Medical Center will have a car seat safety booth on Saturday, July 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Eells Park. Certified child safety technicians will be available to help teach parents and families how to select and install the proper child restraint. Did you know that road injuries are the leading cause of preventable deaths and injuries to children in the United States? Correctly used child safety seats can reduce the risk of death by as m...
Thursday, July 25 Farmington – 4 p.m. – Children’s Summer Reading program. Colfax – 6 to 7 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. – Free Martial Arts & Self Defense Classes in the Center – First session from 6- to 7 p.m. for ages 4-12. Second session from 7 to 8 p.m. is for teens and adults. Colfax – 7 p.m. – Zumba Fitness with Brenda Camp – Pay by the month or by the class. Friday, July 26 Uniontown – 10:30 a.m. – Judi Grey teaches all about earthworms and the amazing things they do. Colfax – Noon to 6 p.m. – Our Palouse: People, Places and Possibilities...
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. **************** FOUR SUNDAY ACCIDENTS Washington State Patrol troopers investigated four accidents Sunday. Jason A. Davis, Kalispell, Mont., was unhurt when he lost control of a 1999 Plymouth Voyager three miles east of Colfax on Highway 272. He was driving westbound at 4:10 a.m. when the Voyager went off the right side of the highway and struc...
Judi Dunn-Gray from Whitman County’s Recycling & Waste Department joined in the Summer Reading fun at Rosalia’s Alice Porter Memorial Library July 18. She reads “Diary of a Worm” by Doreen Cronin to children at the library as part of the Worm and Composting program that she developed specifically to present during this summer reading program, Dig Into Reading....
Bagpipers Sandy Farrell and Dick Bratton of Polson, Mont., played last month at the Onecho Cemetery in a burial service for Charles Thomas Elliott of Polson. He was buried on the family site near his grandmother, Rose Adams Elliott. Mr. Elliott was a long-time friend to the two pipers and during his retirement years resided in a caboose which had been converted into an apartment by Bratton. He died last December at the age of 70, and a service was held at that time. He was cremated and his...
SENIOR PROGRAM MENU Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday — Hot dogs and fixings, baked beans, coleslaw, relish tray, ice cream sundaes, milk, coffee or tea. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday — Hot dogs and fixings, baked beans, coleslaw, relish tray, ice cream sundaes, milk, coffee or tea. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday — Hot dogs and fixings, baked beans, coleslaw, relish tray, ice cream sundaes, milk, coffee or tea. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday — Hot dogs and fixings, baked beans, coleslaw, relish tray, i...
Too Slim tour due at Tekoa Too Slim and the Taildraggers, one of the Northwest’s legendary blues/rock groups, will return to the Empire Theatre in Tekoa, Friday, Aug. 2, at 7 p.m. Thanks in part to their album Shiver being nominated for Blues Rock Album of the Year in 2012, the band will tour seven states preceding their Tekoa appearance next Friday. They also plan a concert in Thunder Bay, Ontario. They have just released a new recording entitled Blue Heart, which debuted at number three on Amazon top 100 contemporary blues album sales c... Full story
8 years ago July 27, 1888 H.S. Hollingsworth, Arthur Howe and Dr. Harvey departed last week on a hunting trip. They will be gone several weeks and expect to extend their trip into the very heart of the Coeur d’Alene mountains. They are well equipped with shooting irons, flour, bacon and coffee and expect to have bushels of sport before their return. They will make the trip on horseback, and have a pack animal well loaded. P.B. Groat, immigration commissioner of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, says that the elevator and warehouse capaci...
A possible location of a trailhead for the John Wayne Trail at Tekoa could be in the area of the Tekoa Rodeo Arena which is located in the northwest corner of the city near the former Milwaukee trestle. Development of a Tekoa trailhead proposal advanced last week when Washington State Parks officials announced it was among proposed projects listed for $331,000 funding along the trail in Whitman County. That Tekoa site was discussed during a November of 2011 open meeting for planning for development of the trail at Tekoa. The meeting in Tekoa...
Dusty Helen and Dick Appel and their grandson Logan Appel attended the wedding of their granddaughter, Joanne Wollstein, and Pat Corrigan on Mercer Island. Joanne is the daughter of Bruce and Barb Appel Wollstein. While there, they stayed with their niece and husband, Cindy and Scott Anderson, Enumclaw. They visited with Helen’s sister, Nancy and Kenny Calvert, Auburn. Thursday, Norm and Gloria Erickson and Goldie Foss hosted a birthday barbecue at their duplex in Colfax to honor their sister Gracia Stueckle, Seattle. Also in attendance were D...
Cassandra Blakeley, a graduate of Rosalia High School, is an honors award recipient in the College of Science, Health and Engineering at Eastern Washington University. To be named for this award, students must be honor students in the college and graduate either Summa Cum Laude, Cum Laude or Magna Cum Laude. Blakeley, who graduated from Eastern in June, was involved with Alpha Phi Sorority, Cardiac Care Fundraisers, the Club Volleyball team and volunteered for the TRIO program.... Full story
St. John A babysitting course will be Tuesday, Aug. 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the St. John library for ages nine to 17. Training will be on child development, nutrition and age appropriate activities. CPR is offered to students 12 and older. Pre-registration is required and the cost is $15. The Park Street project is now done. There is still road work being done on Highway 23 with wait times up to a half hour.... Full story
Endicott Piece Makers of Endicott and LaCrosse motored to Diamond Lake July 17 to have lunch with Anna Mae Tobin, former Hooper resident, her sister Mrs. Mary White from Minnesota and her daughter. They also shopped for quilt fabric. Mrs. Tobin is a member of the quilting group and is now living with her daughter near Diamond Lake. Mrs. White is a member who comes every summer from Minnesota to join them for sewing quilts. Another member, Betty Jo Hagman, a former LaCrosse resident, drove from north of Priest River to join the group for the... Full story
Two Colfax High FCCLA members, Kim Hinnenkamp and Lizzy May, attended the national FCCLA meeting July 7-11 in Nashville, Tenn. Kim is the daughter of John and Kristie Hinnenkamp, and Lizzy is the daughter of Richard and Melissa May. They attended with local chapter adviser Cathy White. Lizzy, a national STAR event competitor, earned a gold medal in “Digital Stories for Change.” The video called “ Save a Life and Save It for Later” is a message about the dangers of texting and driving. The ent...
Kathy and Ward Pierce have owned the Rialto Tavern in St. John for 17 years, but she’s been working there for just this past year. After a career as produce manager for many years at Safeway in Pullman, Kathy happily gave up two hours of commuting each day in order to work with her husband. Ward managed the tavern and worked entrepreneur’s hours until about five years ago when a stroke sidelined him. Recovered now, but with impaired mobility, Ward ran the tavern with quite a bit of help, and...
REAL ESTATE SALES Kristen Tjerandsen, Pullman, to Kaarin Muller, Pullman, 1979 14x60 Fleetwood mobile home on NW Parkwest Drive in Pullman, $21,000, July 15. Copper Basin Construction, Hayden, Idaho, to Ritesh R. Kale, Pullman, house on Sagebrush Lane in Pullman, $199,588, July 15. Copper Basin Construction, Hayden, Idaho, to Anantharaman Kalyanaraman and Kirti Rajagopalan, Pullman, house on Sagebrush Lane in Pullman, $184,352, July 15. Aaron M.S. and Cara J. Poor, Pullman, to Michael F. Salamone and Katherine E. Cajigas, Pullman, house on NW... Full story
Artists and art displays were set up at 24 different locatons in Pullman Friday and Saturday for the annual Pullman ArtWalk. Artists from the top left are Tim Gregory sketching on the sidewalk with chalk, Warren Nelson and Mike Porter with glass lamp blowing, Vickie Broeckel of Dusty with Kay and John Krom at Broeckel’s exhibit of oil paintings at Home Designs and Jeanne McHale at the keyboard for the Snake River Six at the Pine Street Plaza....
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. I know what you’re thinking: I’m too young to have a daughter getting married tomorrow. (That’s what I’m thinking, anyway!) Wasn’t it just last week that my little girl, all decked out in shiny new shoes, bows in her hair, frilly dress all clean, arched her back and screamed so loud and long that the people sitting next to us had nosebleeds? If she does that during her nuptials, I’m calling off the wedding. Maybe it wasn’t last week, because my daughter was 2 years old at th... Full story
