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COLFAX – Colfax resident and children's author Kay M. Bates, 33, bounced around a lot growing up. Starting in California and the Seattle area, it was when her father went to WSU that she found what she calls home: the Palouse. Bates imagined that she would be a writer when she was a kid. "I had a friend in California who I would have writing contests to see who could write it faster," Bates said. "I was 11, and the story was 39 pages long." As she grew up though she started looking into d...
COLFAX – Amber Sitter, 31 and Raymond Cooper, 37 both of Spokane Valley were arrested for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, as well as unlawful possession of a firearm Sunday, Sept. 18, reports say. Sitter, and Cooper were to make their first appearance yesterday, Monday Sept. 19 in Whitman County Superior Court. The suspect's vehicle was stopped for a traffic violation by Whitman County deputies while traveling northbound in downtown Colfax Sunday evening. Reports s...
ROSALIA – Owner's of the Red Brick Cafe in Rosalia, Kris Hemenway-Sheets, 69, and husband Gary Sheets, 70 have made the reluctant decision to close their doors for the winter. The cafe will be officially closed Friday, Sept. 30, its last day open, Thurs. 29. The cafe will also be closed next Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. due to catering for two big group parties. The Red Brick Cafe opened in 2018, and is the only family cafe in Rosalia. There is a bar where children are not allowed, and a coffee s...
Cow shot near Malden/Rosalia ROSALIA— Investigation is underway to identify a person that shot a cow Friday, Sept. 2 on the Wiryick’s ranch. “There’s a lot of rumors who did it,” said Jeff Wiryick, noting that the Sheriff’s station was looking into the culprits. The lead investigator, Sheriff’s Deputy Randy Miller, was not available for comment before time of press. Chamber hosts coats for kids drive, business classes COLFAX — The Colfax Chamber of Commerce is hosting a drive to collect coats for kids through Oct. 21. Yesterday, Wed,...
OAKESDALE – This weekend, Saturday, Sept. 24, ruckers will be gathering at Steptoe Butte to honor the fallen. Starting at Steptoe Butte at 7 a.m. there will be a 10K on Ragon/Hume Road at 10:30 a.m., and a 5K on Huggins Road/Hume Road at 11:45 a.m. The Ruckers are expected to arrive in Oakesdale at 12:30-1p.m., and will be joined by the mini ruckers on the last mile. "This weekend is about marching for heroes. It's about honoring the memory of a hero in your world. All heroes in general," s...
Ninth Legislative District lawmakers Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, and Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, participated in a forum on developmental disabilities issues on Tuesday, Sept. 13, in the Tri-Cities. They discussed issues with Sen. Perry Dozier, R-Richland, during the forum....
Right now, the only people who can opt out of the WA Cares Fund, a new long-term-care (LTC) program that is supposed to be fueled by a payroll tax on workers, are those who had private long-term-care insurance (LTCI) purchased by Nov. 1, 2021. Their numbers are below. Our 2019 study on the then-proposed law found that between 2022 and 2053, taxpayers would pay more than $30 billion for the state to realize net savings of just over $1.2 billion. We look forward to a new actuarial report that...
If you live in Spokane, you know about its waste-to-energy facility which burns up to 800 tons of solid waste a day and can generate 22 megawatts of electricity---enough to power 13,000 homes. It is part of Spokane’s overall system that encourages recycling and waste reduction along with generating power. But what about the landfills spewing greenhouse gases from rotting trash? Earlier this year, Washington lawmakers approved legislation requiring large garbage dumps to capture methane gas t...
THRIFTY GRANDMOTHERS NOW ACCEPTING DEBIT AND CREDIT COLFAX – The Thrifty Grandmother Shop, 118 North Main Street is now accepting debit and credit card payments. After more than fifty years of running a cash-only thrift shop, the grandmothers have purchased a new card processing machine. The machine accepts contactless payments via cards and phones. The grandmothers invite everyone to come see, and use their new card machine. They are thankful to all their customers and donors of merchandise, At least half of the income from sales at the T...
Pullman Regional Hospital • Alice Lorraine Epperson, a girl, was born Sept. 13, 2022 to parents Briana Collins and James Epperson of Pullman. She weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Heather Gonzales of Pullman, and step-dad Geoffery Gonzales of Spokane. Maternal Grandparents are Emily Collins of Stayton. • Dashall Kyro, a boy, was born Sept. 11, 2022 to parent Raquel Ndombi of Pullman. He weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Maternal grandparents are Georgina Loveland of Renton. • Olivia Grayce Sargen, a girl, was born Sept. 15, 2022...
COLFAX – The seventh annual Colfax Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast will take place from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Port of Business Air Center, 707 Flight Line Drive. The family-friendly event is free, featuring experimental to antique aircraft displays. There will be a civil air patrol flight simulation and a classic car show. The Colfax Rotary Club will serve a pancake, sausage, and scrambled egg breakfast for $9 a person. According to Fly-In Coordinator Barney Buckley, the e...
ROSALIA – Rosalia Garden Club will start the first fall meeting on October 5th at the Rosalia Community Church. Refreshments start at 9:30 am with a special guest program speaker at 10:00 am. Margaret Swenson from Cheney who is a Spokane County WSU Master is also a writer on gardening subjects for local newspapers. Margaret’s topic at RGC will be “Planting in the Fall for Spring Blooms” which include many pollinator plants for a xeriscape garden.” October 5th is a guest day and anyone interested may attend the meeting. New Officers for the 2...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, Sept., 24, 1897 THE WORK OF HARVEST Two Weeks More Before Threshing is Completed The work of harvest in all parts of the county is being pushed rapidly, but it is estimated that at least two weeks more of good weather will be needed before the work of saving all our grain can be completed. At this writing it is estimated that but little more than half of the grain crop of the county has been threshed, and not to exceed two-thirds of the grain has...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN No. 22-4-00135-38 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD A. UTKE, Deceased. AMENDED PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to th...
SPANGLE – The Liberty Lancers leaped into the football rankings this week with a resounding 47-6 win over the Colfax Bulldogs on Friday, Sept. 17. The Lancers (3-0) moved up to No. 3 in the state Class 2B rankings after the win. And they are tied for first place in the NE2B with Jenkins (Chewelah) and Davenport. "I think we played the best team in the league tonight," Bulldogs Coach Mike Morgan said after the loss. "They certainly proved that." Morgan said the Lancers have "more tools than we k...
PULLMAN – The 2021-22 season saw the Colfax volleyball team go 9-3 overall and undefeated in league competition. The season ended with a playoff berth and two straight losses to the Raymond Seagulls, but the team has been a perennial playoff team for the better part of the last decade, and looked to continue that trend Tuesday, Sept. 13 against the Pullman Greyhounds in Pullman. The result was not what the Bulldogs wanted, coming out on the losing end of a five-set match, but the energy and the atmosphere was a good learning moment for the t...
FOOTBALL The Garfield-Palouse Vikings lost their third game of the season against the Touchet Redhawks on Friday, Sept. 16. It was Garfield-Palouse’s (0-3, 0-2) closest game of the season. The Vikings led the Redhawks 14-8 at halftime and 20-16 through three quarters, but were held scoreless in the fourth quarter for Touchet to complete the comeback win. The Vikings will next play against the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, in Palouse. Kendrick 104, Colton/Genesee 0 The Colton/Genesee Bulldogs were the victims o...
ST. JOHN – The Tekoa-Rosalia (1-2, 1-1) Timberwolves headed to St. John to take on the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles in an intercounty, interleague matchup. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (2-0, 1-0) had looked strong in its season opener, shutting out the Garfield-Palouse Vikings 55-0, but were on a bye week in Week 2. The team continued to look strong coming out the bye – beating Tekoa-Rosalia 44-14 in a physical contest. "(We're) a little beat up after this one," Eagles coach John Hergert sai...
The Garfield-Palouse Vikings and the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves represented Whitman County volleyball in the Spikefest volleyball tournament at Rosalia high school on Saturday, Sept. 17. The tournament was played in a round-robin format, with no bracket winner or playoff format being introduced, the tournament being solely for the purpose of getting as many games as possible for the teams. The tournament was played with first-to-two rules, with the first team to win two sets being declared the...
The Sundome tournament Friday in Yakima was won by the Oakesdale Nighthawks. The Nighthawks competed against schools ranging from the 1B-1A levels – including Orcas Island, Riverview, Overlake, Zillah, College Place and Manson – who they defeated in the championship match. This tournament win makes three out of the last four tournaments that Oakesdale has won. This tournament win adds to the 3-0 record that Oakesdale had going into the tournament, three wins in which the Nighthawks didn’t lose a single set. The Nighthawks played against the A...
The Colton Wildcats headed to Asotin for an invite that included competition up to 4A and 5A competition. The only varsity placer for the Wildcats was Tanner Baerlocher, who finished 35th out of 86 runners in the varsity 5,000 meter run with a time of 18:28. The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, Colfax Bulldogs, Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves Garfield-Palouse Vikings competed at the North and South All League Meet Tuesday, Sept. 20 at Liberty High School in Spangle, Wash.No information was available at press....
CHENEY – Turkey hunting is coming to Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in the fall of 2023. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are opening 1,883 acres in the Long Lake Unit of the refuge for hunting four days per week during the fall turkey season, from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31 beginning next year. The Long Lake Unit is located east of Mullenix Road, south of the city. The new Turnbull hunt would align with state and federal hunting laws, officials said. And hunting would be by r...
COLFAX– The Athenaeum Club hosts meetings every first and third Friday of the month at 1 p.m. The club theme this year is Hidden Wonders of the Palouse. The next meeting, a Homecoming Tea, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 29242 SR195, Colfax. The fall business meeting is Friday, Oct. 21 in the downstairs meeting room of the Whitman County Library....
Whitman County Library Colfax branch hosted the authors of “Cashup Davis: The Inspiring Life of a Secret Mentor.” The author's Jeff Burnside and Gordon Davis, Davis’ great-grandson, read from the biography about the life of Palouse pioneer, Cashup Davis Monday, Sept. 19. They spoke of Cashup Davis' successes in front of his famous telescope and top hat. Under all the chairs, bags of apples were placed, which Cashup was known for. Everyone took a bite together at the end. "Everyone has a littl...