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Linda Hennigar attended the Benton/Franklin County Fair last Tuesday through Thursday. Her grandson Wesley Banks, who showed his lamb at the fair, earned a blue ribbon. Gracia Stueckle, Seattle, spent the weekend with her sisters and brothers-in-law, Gloria and Norm Erickson and Goldie and Al Foss. After enduring many months of health problems, Blake Heaton continues to show improvement. He has gained back some of the weight he had lost. Hopefully, in two weeks, he will no longer need the services of home health care. Sunday, the musical group...
Sitton grandson born Graham Hyland Christianson was born Aug. 24, 2011, in Spokane to Will and Audra Christianson of Spangle at eight pounds, 14 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Jeff and Judy Sitton of St. John. Paternal grandparent is Jan Christianson of Index. Great-grandparents are Dean and Doreen Sutherland and Bennie and Beverly Sitton, all of Washtucna, and Maggie Christianson, Spokane. The baby joins brothers Tommy, 10, Cameron, 4, and Jeffrey, 3. Smillie daughter born Ava Danger was born Aug. 24, 2011, at Whitman Hospital and Medical...
Whitman County residents are invited to the Grand Opening celebration of the Forever Free Lincoln Exhibit at the Colfax Branch Library on Thursday, Sept. 1, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. A ribbon cutting ceremony with dignitaries is set for 3:45 p.m., a fun pre-school program called “Born in a Log Cabin” is at 1 p.m. and yummy all-American refreshments will be served all day. September is the American Library Association’s “Library Card Sign Up Month.” Everyone signing up for a Whitman County Library card is entered into a drawing for one of two certi...
Quilting class will be part of Lincoln stop The Colfax Branch of Whitman County Library will present a three part quilting class based on the book, Underground Railroad Sampler by Eleanor Burns. The free classes will begin Wednesday, Sept. 7, and continue Sept. 14 and Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. in the Colfax library as part of a month long celebration of the Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation exhibit. Participants are invited to attend one, two or all three quilting classes. Sewing experience is preferred but not required. Bev P...
On a typical work day, Pat Pare has a few things to take care of before he can get to his business of shoeing and training horses. He sees his fiancee Tara Black off to WSU where she is a fourth-year vet student and then takes care of their one-year-old daughter Reegan. Then he can load her up in the truck and be off to his day. “She’s usually pretty good about hanging out,” Pat noted. If his day starts at 7:30 a.m., Reegan is usually pretty content to hang out in her playpen on the bed of his truck while he works until about 11:30 a.m. when...
The National Lentil Festival Grand Parade this year had nearly 100 entries go through downtown Pullman. Elaborate floats, musical groups, specialty units and dignitaries took part. The Grand Sweepstakes Award, the highest float award, was presented to the Colville Community Float. The President’s Sweepstakes Award was given to Pullman Law Enforcement. The Commercial Sweepstakes went to Whitman Co. Sheriff’s Dune Buggy. The Mayor’s Sweepstakes, given to the entry that is unique in presentation, went to Rising Star Dance Studio. The Tase T. Le...
The National Lentil Festival announced the winners of the 2011 National Lentil Festival Legendary Lentil Cook Off August 20 during the festival. The winner Magical Mayan Salad submitted by Jane Bacher of Robertsdale, Ala., and, thanks to sponsorship from the USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council, she will receive a prize of $1,000, according to Vicki Leeper, director of tourism & special events for the Pullman Chamber of Commerce. Second place went to Caramel Lentil Brownies Sprinkled with Sea Salt submitted by Joni Hilton of Rocklin, Calif., who will r...
The History Channel • On Sept. 16, 1620, the Mayflower sails from Plymouth, England, bound for the New World with 102 passengers. The ship was headed for Virginia, but stormy weather and navigational errors forced the Mayflower off course. On Nov. 21, the “Pilgrims” arrived in Massachusetts. • On Sept. 15, 1916, during the Battle of the Somme, the British launch a major offensive against the Germans, employing tanks for the first time. Although slow, the tanks showed promise and hundreds more were ordered. • On Sept. 17, 1923, a fire threatens...
A big crowd, great weather and close competition provided a solid day of racing when the USSBA sprint boats made the second summer stop at Webb’s Slough in St. John. The race drew 30 boats on the program with the largest entry in the Super Modified class where 19 boats were on the bill. Top finishers in the big class Saturday at the Slough were Cory Johnson and Gary McNiel of Maple Ridge, B.C., the only super mod boat to clock under 50 seconds on the tight slough course. Johnson and McNiel are currently racing a boat which belonged to Donald Sm...
Salmon River, the team from the high country of Idaho, will visit LaCrosse Friday for a non-league round to start the new season. The Idaho team arrives this year after the third-place finish in Idahos IA division finals. Five players graduated off that team. The Tigercats will host to action after graduating just three seniors off last year’s squad. Gone are Chris Wargo, Jeff Zimmer and Jacob Blankenshiip. Coach Jeff Nelson, starting his 18th season as head coach, reports they have 21 players out for the team this year. That’s a small dro...
Colton Wildcats start their season Friday with a long trip to Wilbur for a non-league against the WC Wildcats. The Colton Wildcats roll into the new season after posting a 3-3 in league play last year and a 4-6 overall before the playoffs. Colton was among three SE contenders that were stopped cold by the NE entrants in the first round. The Wildcats were crunched 52-6 by Cusick, the same team that stopped them a year earlier at Newport. Coach Vining has a large turnout, 24 players, but some of the experienced players, particularly in their...
Coach Jamie Kinley has 12 runners out for the new cross-country season with senior Morgan Willson returning for her third run at the state finals. Willson won the state race at the Sun Willows golf course in Pasco as a sophomore and placed second last year as a junior to Sierra Speiker, a freshman for Oroville. The two XC finalists hooked up during the spring track season with Willson getting the edge, and that sets the tone for the upcoming year. Coach Kinley noted the season could also turn up new competitors as the weeks unfold over the...
National Lentil Festival Snap Fitness Tase T. Lentil 5K Fun Run Aug. 20 had a record 360 runners and walkers. Runners were awarded by gender for prizes in six age categories. In the Men’s category, winner for the under 19 years category was Aaron Haugen with a time of 17:41. For 20-29 , winner was Spencer Carter with a 16:20, who pegged the overall fastest time of the race. Brian Lindsay won the 30-39 class, and Don Worthy won the 40-49 category with a 22:24. Cecil Williams clocked 19:28 to win the 50-59 class. Over 60 category winner was B...
THURSDAY Arizona was swept up in a wave of “pandamonium” after a street sign hacker warned motorists of a “ROGUE PANDA ON RAMPAGE” in Flagstaff. Newlyweds Arthur Phillips and Brittany Lurch spent their honeymoon in jail after stealing $1,049 worth of groceries for their reception from a Wegmans supermarket in State College, Penn. Merriam-Webster added 150 words, including “bromance” “cougar” “tweet” and “crowdsourcing” to its 2011 Collegiate Dictionary. Federal authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a polar bear at an Alaska oil fi...
Gazette Editor A proposed section for county’s zoning ordinance which deals with infrastructure for electric vehicles will go before the county planning commission next Wednesday. County planner Alan Thomson said the proposed ordinance has been drafted in response to a 2009 bill passed by the legislature which mandates counties and other entities to develop zoning regulations to accommodate the advance and development of electric vehicles. Thomson Monday advised county commissioners the ordinance was in the works. The legislature approved t...
The first results are coming in on a new fee policy at Washington State Parks, including those at Steptoe Butte and Palouse Falls. The Discover Pass, instituted by the state legislature earlier this year after funding cuts, is a pass that is required of all motorized vehicles visiting a park for more than 15 minutes. The passes cost $10 for single day use and $30 for an annual pass. Previous to this year, except for a three-year period between 2003 and 2006, entrance to state parks was free....
A final count of the Aug. 16 primary election added 42 votes to the count with results from early counts. Tom Kammerzell of Colfax kept a close lead over Al Sorenson of Pullman in the district three port seat. Kammerzell finished with a 17-vote lead, 904 for Kammerzell and 887 for Sorenson. The other final counts in the four-man race included Alan Morgan 548 and Jeff Phelps 357. G. Todd Vanek maintained a wider edge over Carol Stueckle in the Colfax mayoral race. Vanek finished with 290 votes, and Stueckle finished with 232. Other final counts...
Gazette Editor A 21-page brief in opposition to the court challenges filed by Roger Whitten of Oakesdale to halt the Palouse Wind turbine project was filed Monday in Whitman County Superior Court. The opposition brief was filled by Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy with preparation work done by Susan Drummond, Seattle land use attorney who represents Boston-based First Wind, parent firm of Palouse wind. Whitten’s petition asks the court to throw out the decision which granted First Wind a conditional use permit to develop a 65-turbine i...
Gazette Editor The four former Bank of Whitman branch banks which provided the lone banking in their respective towns have now been placed up for bid by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, according to Richard M. Riccobono, director of the division of banks for the state’s Department of Financial Institutions. The FDIC has put the banks up for bid as part of its effort to recover assets as appointed receiver for the state department which officially shut down the 20-branch Bank of Whitman Aug. 5. The four area bank branches now idle i...
Gazette Reporter A new Washington law, Hailey’s Law, took effect July 22 and requires towing and impoundment of vehicles driven by drunken driving suspects. The law was named after Hailey French, a Whatcom County woman who was severely injured in a head-on collision with a car driven by a person who was arrested for DUI two hours earlier. Now when an officer arrests a driver in Washington, the vehicle has to be towed with a mandatory 12-hour impound hold. “It’s meant to eliminate the oppor...
Gazette Reporter As the doors open on a brand-new school year in Colfax, the initial student numbers are up. Counting pre-registration and first registrations for the year, the district estimates a net gain of 20 students over last year. The official number, which Supt. Michael Morgan expects will change significantly, will be out Friday. “ If we really have 20 (new students) on Friday that will be a major surprise,” said Morgan. “I’d expect six or seven.” Colfax, on the first day, had 311 s...
