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NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Whitman County Commissioners has completed and will place on file at the Office of the Whitman County Commissioners, Whitman County Courthouse, the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2017. The total amount of the budget for 2017 is approximately $63,000,000. The budget will be available October 3, 2017 and may be reviewed by any citizen who contacts the Clerk of the Board in the Commissioners' Office or by calling 397-5240. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing for the purpose...
Thursday, Sept. 22 Palouse – 3:30 p.m. – Crazy 8’s Math Club – Kids, Grades 2 to 4. This eight-week program has been a lot of fun and we are continuing with the new school year. Sign up now. The Palouse school bus will bring you down, if your parents give permission. For more information or to sign-up, call Bev at 509-878-1513. 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 – 6 – 7:30 p.m. – Guiding Good Choices Parenting Workshop – This evidence-based...
'Rabbit Hole' to open run Regional Theatre of the Palouse, 122 N Grand Ave., Pullman, will open "Rabbit Hole," a 2007 Pulitzer Prize for drama recipient, to kick off the Rural Theater of the Palouse AfterDark Series with performances Sept. 22, 23, 24, 30 and Oct. 1. Performances start at 8 p.m. Online: rtoptheatre.org Phone: 509-334-0750 Bank Left will open fall season The Bank Left Gallery and Bistro at Palouse will open its fall season with Colfax artist and WSU faculty member Carrie Vielle, in collaboration with Palouse artist and chef,... Full story
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Burrito, tater tots, corn, fruit. Tuesday: Mac and cheese, breadstick, green salad, fruit. Wednesday: Pizza, pineapple, Caesar salad, dessert. Thursday: Straw hats, fruit, refried beans, donut. Friday: Grilled cheese, tomato soup, fruit, cookie. AT ENDICOTT SCHOOL: Monday: Swiss steak, rice, green beans, mandarin oranges, carrot sticks. Tuesday: Chicken parmesan, noodles, salad, fruit tray. Wednesday: BBQ chicken sandwich, cantaloupe, french fries, carrot sticks, cinnamon square. Thursday: Poor boy sandwich, baked... Full story
Left: Steve VanVleet at the Oakesdale Library. Wednesday, Sept. 28, Extension Agent Steve VanVleet will bring insects he collected on his travels to South America and Afghanistan to the St. John Library at 12:20 p.m. and the Endicott Library at 2:30 p.m. After the children’s programs, VanVleet will return to St. John from 4:30 to 6 p.m. for an open program to help residents control weeds and insects before gardens are put to bed for the winter. Residents can bring in samples or pictures to h...
Whitman County Library and Work Source Washington will present the new worksourcewa.com website at 6 p.m. Sept. 28 in the meeting room. Job seekers can learn how to use the new website to build a résumé and generate a job search. Employers will discover how to use the proven technology to find the right person to fill an empty position and post a position that will draw the employees they need. For more information, contact Whitman County Library Public Services Assistant Brandy Montgomery....
Rosalia Library and the Healthy Tekoa Coalition will host free parenting workshops for all adults on six Thursday evenings beginning tonight, Sept. 22, at the Rosalia Library from 6-7:30 p.m. Families with children ages 6 to 16 are encouraged to participate in the six programs. Class topics will cover preventing problem behaviors, developing clear and healthy beliefs, controlling anger and strengthening family bonds. Childcare and light snacks will be provided. Adults who complete the six-week course will earn a $20 gift certificate. For more... Full story
For paid obituaries, see Weekly Pages: Sept. 22 Willene Horton Daniel, 1923-2016 Blance Adams King, 1917-2016 Bonnie H. Bigsby, 1933-2016 Charlene Geier-Kunze, 1936-2016 Martha Kay Reese, 1948-2016 Dorothy E. Hansen, 1917-2016 Todd Emery Nealey, 1974-2016 Felix Albert Aripa A mass of Christian burial for Felix Albert Aripa, 93, elder in the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, was Sept. 21 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at DeSmet, Idaho. Burial followed at the DeSmet Mission Cemetery with military h... Full story
Endicott Bill Hughes attended the 90th birthday fête for his sister-in-law, Dorthea Weitz, in Spokane. Dad's Night In Pinochle Club had their first get together at the home of Kathy Storment Monday. Attending were Sharon Huff, Marcia Honn, Jenny Meyer, Judy Cook, Jerine Grey, Bertie Honn, Shirley Morasch, Mary Repp, Casey Shiprek, Sue Lynch and Anne Lowe. The October get together will be at the home or Sharon Huff.... Full story
Sean McCartney of Portland, Ore., a 2003 Garfield/Palouse High School graduate, and Whitney Cordrey of Portland plan a July 1, 2017, wedding at the home of Whitney’s grandmother, Sharon Cordrey, in Hillsboro, Ore. McCartney's parents are Bev and Greg Pearce of Palouse and Michael McCartney of Portland. The bride elect is the daughter of Nick and Renee Cordrey of Portland....
Cacey Joy Hall, 21, daughter of Dean and Carla Hall of Colfax, is engaged to Austin Tanner Wall, 24, son of Brian and Renee Wall of Meridian, Idaho. A 2013 graduate of Colfax High School, Cacey will graduate from Northwest Nazarene University this December with a degree in psychology and a minor in Spanish. After graduation from NNU, Cacey plans to pursue a masters in psychology and eventually work with children, possibly in a school setting. A 2011 graduate of Cole Valley Christian High School...
Dusty Dick and Suzy McNeilly had grandkids visiting throughout the summer. Suzy traveled to Virginia in June, bringing back Mason and Aidan Cain. The month of July brought Brayden Cain and Alexis Barber with daughter Christina. Grandson Gavin Shafer traveled solo in July and stayed with his grandparents through the first week of September. Daughter Melissa Shafer and Brian Long visited in August, taking Gavin home with them. Now that school has started, the McNeillys are a host family to Johanna Stolle (JoJo) from Vechta, Germany. She is a juni...
From left: Library instructors Nancy Stanard, Carissa Little, Crystn Guenthner, Suzy McNeilly and Lisa Johnson. For those who are interested, there are a number of exercise facilities and classes all over Whitman County, both in Colfax and in many smaller towns. Whitman County Library has space in both The Center and in the Norma McGregor Room. Classes presently offered include: Fit and Fun Gentle Exercise with Nancy Stanard, which features stretching, limited movement and range of motion focus...
Neoglyphic Entertainment created this artwork for Stephanie Rohrbaugh’s short story that placed in the top 20 of more than 4,000 entries in a national writing competition. S.A. ROHRBAUGH When Stephanie Rohrbaugh, a Colfax resident of six years, received a message from her mom last December with information about a national writing contest, she decided on the spur of the moment to enter the contest, which had a deadline looming. “My mom Facebooked the contest to me, and it was 10 days away fro...
CRAIG VANTINE COAST Transportation has a new face which may be familiar to some. Craig VanTine, who previously retired from COAST, has been hired as the contracts and grants manager. “They asked me to come back,” said VanTine, who previously worked in the roles of transportation director and executive director. “I'll focus mainly on grants and contracts, which was embedded in the transportation director position.” Suzanne Seigneur, prior transportation director, recently left for another...
-Debbie Snell photo Teri Heilsberg with Port commissioners, from left, Dan Boone, John Love and Tom Kammerzell at her retirement party Sept. 15. The Colfax native is set for retirement Sept. 30 after 28 years with the Port. Teri Heilsberg, an accountant with the Port of Whitman, will retire Sept. 30 after 28 years with the Port. “Best job ever,” said Heilsberg. “A lot of it's the people. Also, I graduated in business administration at WSU, so I got to do what I graduated in.” The daughte... Full story
This panaromic sunset view was captured over the Palouse hills and some grain silos near Prune Orchard Road just south of Colfax Monday night. The sunset made room for a bright moon, which has been a common sight since the Sept. 16 harvest moon last week.... Full story
TRACK ASPHALT IN PLACE Crews from Motley & Motley worked late Sept. 13 to complete the paving layer for the Colfax track reconstruction at Schmuck Park. The asphalt will now have to undergo two weeks of curing before the layers of latex track surface can be applied, according to track coach Jason Cooper. Beynon Sports Surfaces of Tualatin, Ore., will be the contractor for application on the track surface. Todd Grimes from Beynon was on the scene this week when the asphalt base was applied. Cooper said the track surface needs to be applied in a... Full story
MARRIAGE LICENSES Code Wade Jess, 23, and Cassidy Jo Vorderbrueggen, 21, both Pullman, Sept. 16. Jared Allen Cocking, 31, and Jayci Lynn Armstead, 28, both Colfax, Sept. 19. Grant Edward Burke, 26, and Lacey Alexa Rice, 20, both Endicott, Sept. 19. REAL ESTATE SALES Wells & Wells Inc., Colfax, to Dean and Susan Heise, house on 500 block of N. Deanway, Colfax, $26,543, July 15. 1250 Hillside Drive LLC, Moscow, to Wadsworth Pullman Stadium LLC, Draper, Utah, apartment on NE Stadium Way, $30,000, July 18. Paul and Wendy Weisse, Camano Island, to... Full story
Unfortunately, discussion over our skyrocketing national debt is only a footnote in the testy presidential campaign this year. Hopefully, the upcoming debates will change that. The new president and Congress face a day of reckoning next March when the limit on the amount of money we can borrow reaches $20.1 trillion. Either both parties reach an agreement on funding our government or the president orders a shut down. That’s why voters should know where the candidates stand on handling our massive federal debt before they cast their ballots this...
Short sighted This letter is in response to the person (or persons) responsible for the short-sighted decision not to honor senior passes at local sporting events. Who do you think helped put Colfax schools on the map, both academically as well as athletically? Two old sayings come into play here: “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you” and “Don’t forget who brought you to the dance.” There has always been a strong supporting group regarding schools in this community, so don’t turn a cold shoulder to that support complex. The present track...
With the Clintons, mistrust always pays. A couple of weeks ago, Hillary was yukking it up with Jimmy Kimmel over the absurdity of rumors that she was hiding something about her health. Look, she can open a pickle jar! That feels so long ago now that her campaign has admitted that she was indeed hiding something about her health -- a pneumonia diagnosis. Some of the diagnoses from afar of Hillary's purported illnesses have been elaborate fantasies, and she might have really been fit as a fiddle when she opened the famous pickle jar. But through...
What a terrible weekend Hillary Clinton had! First she stepped into needless controversy, calling half of Donald Trump's supporters "deplorables." The next day, she gave a mealy-mouthed statement of "regret" -- not for using "deplorable," but for the "half" part. How dopey did that look? But it was the video of her stumbling or nearly fainting when she got overheated at the 9/11 ceremony in New York that looked nothing short of alarming. Let's face it. The "overheated" explanation of her campaign and assurances that she was just fine simply...
It was reported recently that 858 immigrants have been erroneously granted U.S. citizenship. That number has increased. It is now estimated that “mistakes” were made on more than 1,800. The number is a drop in the bucket compared with the yearly number of newly minted citizens. Still, it is a worrisome number. Some of these immigrants seeking citizenship are from countries which pose national security concerns. Some have obtained their new status by fraud. Some did because U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Services did not have enough inf...
Cameras are set up in preparation of the Pullman Police press conference regarding the arrest of WSU football players. See article for full story. 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. CITY PLANS WORK ON FAIRVIEW Colfax city crews plan a street patch operation next Wednesday and Thursday, Sept 28-29, on Fairview in south Colfax. The crew Monday installed an electric sign alerting... Full story
