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Sewer line under Fairview A request for city assistance to repair a broken sewer service line for the T.J. Cornish residence in the 200 block of West Fairview was made to the city council July 21. Cornish said they have learned that the line actually goes beneath Fairview before it joins one of the city mains which serves that area of the south hill. The city sewer grid does not include a main for Fairview. Councilwoman Jeanette Solimine noted the service line for the residence is subjected to heavy traffic on the Fairview area of the south... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, What are the cheapest cell phone options available today to seniors living on a shoestring budget? I only need it for occasional calls. Seldom Calling Senior Dear Seldom, For financially challenged seniors who only want a cell phone for emergency purposes or occasional calls, there are a number of inexpensive no contract plans you can get. Or, depending on your income level, there are also free cell phones and monthly airtime minutes you may qualify for. Here’s where to find some of the cheapest deals. No-Contract Phones O...
Dahmen books Henry C. & the Willards Henry C. and the Willards will perform at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown Saturday, Aug. 23, at 7:30 p.m. Admission will be $8 at the door. The group got together in the fall of 2012 as the result of a request to provide live music for a birthday party. Their style has been described as “blues-infused and danceable, with fierce vocals.” The musicians include guitarist and songwriter Henry C. Willard, who has played with a variety of bands on the Palouse; keyboardist/vocalist Jeanne McHale who plays with the Sna...
SENIOR MENUS Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday - Roast pork w/ gravy, mashed potatoes, fresh vegetables, green salad, birthday dessert. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday - Cold plate, assorted salads, roll, birthday dessert. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday - Roast pork w/ gravy, mashed potatoes, fresh vegetables, green salad, birthday dessert. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Monday - Club sandwich, grape and broccoli salad, peaches, dessert. Friday - Roast pork w/ gravy, mashed potatoes, fresh vegetables, green salad,... Full story
Empire Health Foundation announced funding of a project called Seniors Share Your Rural Heritage. This cooperative venture between Whitman County Library and COAST transportation provides free transportation for any senior in Whitman County wishing to participate in the library's Rural Heritage program. The Rural Heritage collection can be viewed from the library website at www.whitco.lib.wa.us and exhibits can viewed in the LaCrosse Market, the courthouse and the Colfax library's basement foyer. For this project, seniors who were raised in... Full story
Members of the Colfax High School class of 1959 observed their 55th reunion July 19, 2014, with a gathering at the home of Larry and Emily Gunn. Approximately 65 people attended. A group played golf in the morning at the Colfax Golf Course. Sunday breakfast was at the Top Notch Cafe, one of the group's favorite hang-outs back in the day. They voted to meet again in five more years for their 60th reunion. Seated in front from the left are Ralph Hodge, Tacoma; Mark Rubin and Ron Olson, Colfax. Sec...
For full obituary section, see the WEEKLY PAGES for this week's paper. Ralph Lester Shindler Graveside services for Bernice L. Glorfield, 85, life-long St. John area resident, will be Thursday, July 31, at 11 a.m. in the St. John Cemetery. Mrs. Glorfield died Monday, July 28, 2014, at her home northwest of St. John. Born to Eddie and Emma (Jenkins) Jones on the family ranch at Lancaster April 17, 1929, she attended grade school at Lancaster and went to St. John High School. She met Jack Robert Glorfield through a friend, and they were married... Full story
All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) with four wheels can be operated on city streets under provisions of the state model traffic ordinance, Colfax Police Chief Rick McNannay reported July 21 to the city council. McNannay presented city council members with an 18-page packet on the state regulations for ATV and Ultra Terrain Vehicle use on public streets. The topic has been on the table for several council sessions with the status of ATVs uncertain after the last round. Many of the snow clearing operations in Colfax during the winter are done with ATVs... Full story
Real estate sales Candace A. Fuentes, Pullman, to Stephanie D. Bray and Trenton J. Bray, Nampa, Idaho, house on NW Turner Drive in Pullman, $265,500, July 22. Mary Aegerter, Brainerd, Minn., to Corrine and David S. Phillips, Pullman, house on S. Union Avenue in Uniontown, $210,000, July 22. Kenneth Smelser, Portland, to Michael A. Guglielmo Jr., Moscow, house on W. Adams Street in Farmington, $80,000, July 22. Harvest South Pullman, LLC, Pullman, to GarrFord LLC, Pullman two parcels in Pullman, $328,775, July 23. Ronald W. and Rise A. Windell...
8 years ago The Commoner Aug. 2, 1889 George Ruedy, the nurseryman and orchardist, brought a fine sample of peaches to the Commoner office this week, grown in his orchard above this city. They are larger and of finer flavor than any we have seen this season, and at once dispel the idea that peaches can't be grown in the Palouse country. They can be, and fine ones too. The Coeur d'Alene extension of the O.R.&N. railroad will be completed to the lake about the fifteenth of next month, and the Farmington Register suggests a grand excursion and g...
Thursday, July 31 Colfax Noon Gentle Yoga with Suzy McNeilly Pay by the month or by the class. Friday, August 1 Uniontown 10 a.m. Lapsit Storytime Infants age birth to 24 months are invited to nursery rhymes, tickles, songs and bounces. Uniontown 10:30 a.m. Storytime Share the excitement and love of reading, songs and craft time. St. John 1 p.m. Family Book Club Movie Come by the library as we discuss J.R.R. Tolkiens, The Hobbit, and as a special treat, we will view the movie as well! Saturday, August 2 Colfax The Whitman Samplers are raffling...
A new addition to the "Wheeletta Wholesteele" metal sculpture of a cow in front of the Dahmen Barn at Uniontown has been added by Lewiston artist John Bergen Jr., who created Wheeletta. As a gift to Junette Dahmen, donor of the Barn to the Uniontown community, Bergen created a cat to sit below the cow, near her udder. The cat's name is "Dahmen Doodles." Their names were selected by Junette Dahmen from entries in a community contest....
The 60-year reunion of the Colfax High School Class of 1954 was over the weekend of July 18-19. They met Friday evening for an informal gathering at the new banquet room at Events On Main. A catered dinner was Saturday at the same location. Classmates included, in the front row from the left, Charlene Geier Kunze, Colfax; Kay Henry Upshaw, Walnut Creek, Calif.; Sharon McClintock Moys, Walla Walla; Marlene Semler McKimson, Bremerton; Betty Unruh Boldt, Richland; Joeva Eldridge Conrad, Garfield,... Full story
Rosalia Achievement of the Eagle Scout badge by Cory James Brown was celebrated by members of Rosalia Troop 588, residents and scouting officials July 12. The son of Pat and Tami Brown, Cory restored the Study Club fireplace in the Rosalia Park. It was originally constructed in 1932. Brad Hodges served as emcee and started by thanking guests for attending. The Rev. Stewart Nereim gave the invocation, and Rosalia Mayor Nan Konishi spoke about how the town has mentored Cory. A representative for...
Dusty Karen Broeckel joined a contingent of Whitman County residents who attended the Saturday wedding and reception of Lexi Haas, daughter of Wayne and Tami Kyllo Haas, and granddaughter of Carol Kyllo and the late Tom Kyllo, and Garrett Whitmyre at St. John’s Lutheran Church near Spokane. Other Whitman County residents who were guests included Bud and Judy Aune, Colfax; John and Kay Krom, Pullman; Durand and Roberta Cox, Hay; Jerry and Penny Gilchrist, Colfax and Kirk and Cindy Wigen, LaCrosse. The reception was in the backyard of the b...
Most know Mike Morgan as the football coach in Colfax, or the band director, or some other school role, but one he takes very seriously is that of teacher of nutrition and healthy lifestyles. From the days when he started playing football as a freshman at Vale High School in Oregon, through football playing days at Palouse High, where he and wife Evanna graduated, through coaching at college and high school level, the use of good nutrition to build healthy athletic bodies has grown...
St. John Dr. Wade Randall, chiropractor for 35 years, is opening a practice in Moments Spa and Fitness located at 16 E. Front Street, St. John. Office days will be Monday and Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Evening hours available by appointment. Walk-ins are welcome. Call 1-808-557-7930 for appointments.... Full story
Next Colfax alumni luncheon will be in Spokane Monday, Aug. 4, at noon at the Timber Creek Buffet in the Argonne Village Shopping Center. Everyone is welcome. sconti56@gmail.com... Full story
Amara Huber of Colfax, Savannah Chadwick of Colton and Rose Jao of Pullman will be among 15 entrants in the Washington Distinguished Young Women competition Aug. 2 in Pullman. The entrants arrived in Pullman Tuesday to begin practices for the Saturday event which will be at WSU’s Beasley Coliseum. During the week, the teens will stay with Pullman families. Among judges for the program will be Linda Felber who won the 1964 America’s Junior Miss title after topping the state show from Colfax. Shi... Full story
Colfax provided a stopping point for 209 Harley Davidson motorcycle riders who were participating last week in the Northwest Hawg Riders rally which was based in the Spokane Valley. Participants in the rally came from all over the country with most rolling from homes in the western states. Colfax police assisted the four groups of riders to exit and enter the highway grid as a group. Chief Rick McNannay said the tour rides were very well organized and the riders and passengers were very...
Today’s news is filled with images of the massive wildfires roaring through the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in central Washington. The arid pine forests east of the Cascades are prone to wildfire, especially when they are attacked by bark beetles which bore into the trees and suffocate them. Now those tiny insects are boring into healthy majestic trees in the pristine Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. One way to prevent such infestations is through selective thinning and removing dead and diseased trees. But many community organ...
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2009. As I revealed in my column last week, my primary physician wanted me to have a colonoscopy because she was worried that the way things were going with my healthcare this year I might not exceed my deductible. She sent me to a specialist: a man who specializes in taking a camera and, well, tailgating people with it. I did not want to meet this man. The specialist, Doctor Cattleprod, was very jovial. “I’ve done 14,000 of these, so I’ve seen everything,” he assured me. “Ever...
Backs Pakootas We’ve all been appalled by the lack of effective legislation passed by this Congress in which our representative, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, is a Republican leader. It is apparent that the problem is their lack of willingness to work with the President on any major questions. Our representative, instead, voted to sue him. This year, we have the opportunity to vote for a change-agent who has done the hard work of bringing two sides together for the common good. As CEO of the Colville Confederated Tribes, he is credited with the econo... Full story
The fat lady will sing — but only in strict keeping with the work rules set out by the American Guild of Musical Artists. The Metropolitan Opera has a labor problem. Personnel expenses account for $200 million of the financially struggling Met’s $327 million budget. In the interest of survival in an era more attuned to “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” than “Le Nozze di Figaro,” the Met wants to reduce its labor costs by 16 percent by getting the unions to accept common-sensical work rules and less-generous pension and health benefits. T... Full story
How is it that in and around politics, we manage to trivialize nearly every crisis and at the same time, turn what’s trivial into a crisis? The debate over the flood of child immigrants to U.S. borders is typical: Here we have a wrenching human dilemma with awful choices about removing children who have fled their brutally dangerous countries, often sent by their desperate parents. It’s a highly complex matter, as so many are. But it is mostly reduced to pettiness by political hustlers, with shameful cooperation from those of us in media. The... Full story