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DOROTHY HANSEN A funeral service for Dorothy Hansen, age 99, will be Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at 11 a.m. at the Tekoa Community Church. Mrs. Hansen died Monday, Sept. 5, in Auburn. She was a former long-time resident of Tekoa. EUGENE HEITSTUMAN Eugene (Gene) Heitstuman, 84, former long-time resident of St. John, died Aug. 25, 2016, at Whitman Health and Rehab in Colfax. In accordance with his request, a funeral service will not be conducted. Memorial donations can be made to the charity of the donor's choice. Born May 29, 1924, to John and Josep... Full story
Thursday, Sept. 8 Colfax – Palouse Empire Fair – The fun is in the air at the Palouse Empire Fair. Join the Whitman County Library at the fair booth just inside the Community Building and spin the Spinning Wheel to get a prize. Tekoa – 4 p.m. – Women’s Social Hour – Come join in at the library and bring a project (knitting, crafting, or just come to visit. Rosalia – 10:15 a.m. – noon – Play and learn - Center-based free play time at the library geared toward children under 6-years-old (but everyone is welcome.) It is also a great opportunity... Full story
Buyers of Washington state hunting and fishing licenses whose personal information may have been compromised by a data breach will be notified and will receive identity protection services, officials of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said Monday. ACTIVE Network, the department’s online hunting and fishing license sales vendor, has agreed to mail information as soon as possible to an estimated 1.5 million WDFW customers who created “customer profiles” in the license system before July 2006, said Peter Vernie, WDFW Licen... Full story
Colfax singer Amy Kraut has been booked to sing at a Pendleton Roundup event in two weeks and at the Walla Walla Rodeo this Sunday. Kraut said she was among about 20 singers who auditioned for the singing assignments which are part of the Pendleton Roundup, and six were selected to perform through Roundup week. She will sing Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. at the last session of the Bull Riders Association event which precedes the Roundup. The bull riders in Pendleton compete in the Happy Canyon Arena which is behind the convention center. Kraut said the...
Ice Age Floods talks next week The Ice Age floods and the changing course of the Palouse River will be the topic of a presentation next Wednesday, Sept. 14, at 3 p.m. in the Colfax Library and repeated at the Lacrosse Gathering Place at 7 p.m. that same evening. Sponsored by the Palouse Falls Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute, the presentation will focus upon stream capture during the floods and the diversion of the river from the Washtucna Coulee to its present day location. Garfield Senior Meal Next Garfield senior meal will be...
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Chicken nuggets, rice, veggies, fruit. Tuesday: Maple bites, ham patty, fruit, juice. Wednesday: Chicken-bacon-ranch stuffwich, Caesar salad, fruit. Thursday: Biscuits and gravy, egg and ham patty, fruit, juice. Friday: Bulldog burger, cheese slice, fries, fruit. AT ENDICOTT SCHOOLS: Monday: Chickenwich with lettuce and tomato, fries, orange slice. Tuesday: Nachos, refried beans, applesauce, carrot sticks, biscuit. Wednesday: Mac and cheese, mixed veggies, fruit tray, cucumber slice. Thursday: Turkey gravy, mashed... Full story
A Nov. 14 trial date was set for Gary R. Luckow, 53, after he pleaded not guilty in superior court Aug. 26 to a charge of assault of a child in the second degree. He was booked into the jail Aug. 19 after deputies received a report of an alleged assault of a 14-year-old girl in Rosalia. Luckow was later allowed release on his own recognizance after the court learned the alleged victim no longer resides at the residence. According to the arrest report, the charge involves several incidents of alleged assault. Luckow was ordered to have no...
Whitman County Library offers a new lineup of classes from Community Colleges of Spokane set for Colfax and a new location, Rosalia. Participants are encouraged to register as soon as possible to avoid class cancellations. Register by calling 800-845-3324, online at sccel.spokane.edu/ACT2 or at your local branch library. The first class of the fall season will begin Sept. 20 from 6-7 p.m. at the Colfax Library and runs for 10 weeks. Called Movement as Life, the class is led by Colfax resident and Associate Director of the WSU Writing Program, L...
Dear Savvy Senior, Where are some good places to donate old hearing aids, eyeglasses and mobility equipment? My uncle passed away a few months ago and left behind a bunch of useful aids that could surely help someone else. Searching Nephew Dear Searching, Donating old, unused assistive living aids and/or medical equipment is a great way to help those in need who can’t afford it, and in most cases its tax deductible too. Here are some good places to check into. Hearing Aids There are several national nonprofit service organizations that offer h...
Chelsea Sims and Michael Bell are set to be married Sept. 18, 2016, at Trezzi Farms in Colbert. The daughter of Anthony and Carol Sims of Rosalia, Ms. Sims graduated from Walla Walla University in 2013 with a degree in business and is now a human resources specialist at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories. Bell, son of Marc Bell of Cheney and Sue Bell of Spokane, recently graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law where he received the pro bono distinction award for his work in public...
The Colfax Extension Office was located on the corner of Upton and Main Street on the east side of the street. Today the office is located in the Public Service Building one block to the north. To the right of the County Extension building was the Colfax Gazette-Commoner newpaper office. The Gazette was started in 1877. Tens years later the Commoner started. Both papers published until the Gazette bought the Commoner, consolidating both papers in January of 1933. Papers were published under the...
The phone number to register for the Staying Connected Alzheimer's Association four-week early stage memory loss seminar in Colfax is 509-456-0456 ext. 8314. Individuals must register ahead of time in order for pre-screening to be conducted. The phone number was listed incorrectly in the Aug. 25 Gazette....
Eastern Washington University flags were posted on the west side of Main Street in advance of Saturday’s EWU-WSU football opener at Martin Stadium. The WSU flags remained on the east side of the street. Posting of the EWU flags, which feature a symbolic rendition of an Eagle, has been headed by Tyler McNannay and Cory Alcantar, former members of the EWU team who worked with Colfax Police Chief Rick McNannay, Tyler’s father, to arrange for the posting. McNannay, who played football at Colfax, was a kicker for the EWU team, and Alcantar was the...
Linda and Walter Harriman are pictured above on their wedding day in Belfast, Maine, Aug. 13, 1966. They moved from Maine to St. John in 2005 after Walter retired from 38 years of teaching at Bucksport High School. They marked their 50th anniversary with a party planned by their family at their home on Mulkey Road Aug. 13. The Harrimans have three children and three grandchildren. Scott and Shelley Harriman reside in Garfield, and Joan and Steve Van Dewater reside in Denver. Valerie and Travis...
Dusty Gena Jones, Chatillon, Italy, arrived Sept. 1 to spend time with her mother, Fran Jones, brother Bryan and her children Damien and Meggie Perron. Meggie arrived from Walla Walla Friday evening and returned to work at Home Depot in Walla Walla Monday. She will start school again at the community college Sept. 19. Warren and Julie Jones of Hayden, Idaho, spent the weekend with the Jones family. Marc Watson and his son Jesse were in Seattle a couple of weeks ago to attend a Seahawks pre-season football game. Homestead Ministries will have a...
Jim Lyle of Pine Grove Grange Sunday fills out a grain mosaic in advance of the fair. The mosaics have been done by the area granges since 1949. Grange booth designs were also being put together for the fair this week by Wilcox Junior Grange, Pomona and Kenova of Pine City.... Full story
Reuben Mayes enjoying a latte in Colfax. Reuben Mayes is a familiar name on the Palouse, and for long enough that his native Saskatchewan is often forgotten. Born in North Battleford in Canada, he was raised in an agricultural town about the size of Colfax. When Reuben was recruited to play football at Washington State University, the combination of rolling hills covered with familiar crops and a research university with intellectual culture was both culture shock and comfortable. He feels at ea...
Cara Tomlinson of Seattle Cara Tomlinson, 22, a recent Washington State University graduate, has joined the staff of the Whitman County Gazette as the advertising sales manager. Tomlinson fills a vacancy created in February when the previous advertising manager, Angela McDonald, left for another position. Tomlinson returned here from Seattle where she resided briefly this summer. “I wasn't ready to leave eastern Washington,” she said. “There's just totally different opportunities here than...
The Washington State Department of Transportation is seeking volunteers to tally bicyclists and walkers on local bike trails. The annual count of bicyclists and pedestrians, now in its ninth year, is to take place Sept. 27-29. “Folks can sign up for shifts. It's a one to two hour commitment per shift,” said Jef Lucero with WSDOT communications. The statewide program will tally bicyclists and pedestrians in approximately 60 communities across the state, including Pullman, Spokane, Spokane Valley and Walla Walla, among others mostly located in...
The deadline to apply for funding in the Palouse Watershed Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) is approaching. The program which got its start last year is making a total of $11 million in funds available over five years for technical assistance and on-the-ground projects which will include more than 250 acres of riparian buffer installation, 45,000 acres of conservation tillage and 520 acres of agricultural conservation, according to a Palouse Conservation District news release. “It's a really good opportunity to use a f...
The Palouse Conservation District is in the process of slating a bio-engineered bank stabilization project on the North Fork of the Palouse River on Elberton Road. The project calls for stakes to help with erosion of the bank. “They will put stakes inside the river to capture or trap things that float so it deflects the power of the river from the banks,” said County Planner Alan Thomson. Randy Stevens, project manager at Palouse Conservation District, said the erosion has occurred for a number of reasons at the site which is located along the...
The student count for Colfax stands at 600 even as of Sept. 1. The count included 299 at Jennings Elementary and 301 in the high school and junior high school building. The count is unofficial and expected to change when the district submits its official tally to the state....
A new executive director for the Southeast Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA) has been appointed. Dawn Smith, previous office administrator in Asotin County with SEWEDA, has been named to the position by the organization's executive board. Smith fills the position after the retirement of previous director Marshall Boak earlier this year. Established in 1985, SEWEDA is a multi-county agency of Asotin, Columbia, Garfield and Whitman counties to promote economic development in the counties. “It's getting the work done,” she sai...
Jack McBride, Colfax, waves the EWU flag for southbound motorists Friday at Firemen's Park on the south end of Colfax. A retired Colfax teacher and a 1967 graduate of Eastern, he received a mix of cheers and jeers from motorists who rolled through Colfax on the way to Saturday's WSU-EWU football game where the Eagles upset the Cougars 45-42. “There are more Eagles around here than one would know, trust me,” he said. McBride returned to his flag waving site Saturday before the game. He bro...
A report from the Washington State Auditor's office last week estimated that more than $60 million was spent in 2015 on 285,000 public records requests. State and local governments that responded to a State Auditor's office survey reported the numbers. Requesters pay a small portion of the costs (less than one percent) involved in fulfilling public records requests. City and state government staff time was found to be more than 90 percent of the cost to locate, review, redact and prepare public records for release. “A changing public records e... Full story
