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HITMAN COUNTY ELECTIONS NOTICE OF VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINES FOR the November 3, 2015 General Election NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, in order to vote in the November 3, 2015 General Election, a person who is already registered to vote in Washington may update their registration no later than October 3, 2015. A registered voter who fails to transfer their residential address by this deadline may vote according to their previous registration address. If a person is not registered to vote in Washington they must submit a registration application...
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. SPOOK TOURS BOOKED SOLID An expanded schedule of “spook tours” at the former St. Ignatius Hospital on the south hill has been sold out, according to Val Gregory, Colfax multi-agency executive secretary. After an initial offering, Gregory expanded the tour offering for another seven days with 20 people allowed in each group. The tour total is...
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Corn dog, nacho chips, fresh veggies, fruit. Tuesday: Teriyaki chicken, rice, sunshine bar, green beans, fruit. Wednesday: Bulldog burger, fries, cheese slice, fruit. Thursday: Hot dog, chili, green salad, fruit. Friday: Mac and cheese, smokies, breadstick, carrots, fruit. AT GARFIELD/ PALOUSE SCHOOLS: Monday: Cheese rippers, tomato soup, tossed salad, pears, mandarin oranges. Tuesday: Hamburgers, baked beans, sliced tomatoes, lettuce, apple slices, mandarin oranges. Wednesday: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes,...
Thursday, Sept. 24 Colfax - Noon - Join Colfax native Ken Lonn at the Methodist Church as he discusses his brother's Korean War experience as detailed in his book, "EXCITEMENT! Shot At and Missed". A book signing will follow from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Colfax Library with Suzanne Lonn joining Ken with her new book. Colfax - 6 p.m. - Climate Change - Join Dr. Pete Haug and explore the topic of Climate Change Friday, Sept. 25 Colfax - 2 to 5:30 p.m. - Blood Drive - Contact the Inland Northwest Blood Center to reserve your appointment at...
Natalie Hall, a June graduate of St. John-Endicott High School, has been awarded a Presidential Scholarship for $3,000 to attend Eastern Washington University for the 2015-2016 academic year. This scholarship is awarded to students with a high school grade average of 3.8 or higher. The daughter of Cindy and Roger Hall, she was involved in Future Business Leaders of America, drama, choir and dance all four years of high school....
Peace Lutheran volunteers pose in front of the Perkins log house on the Perkins House campus Sunday, Sept. 20. From left to right are Kent Miller, Myrna Morasch, Nick Cocking, Marvin Wigen, Marsha Binder, Scot Cocking, Mary Ann Wigen, Julie Teade, Steve Teade, Christine Henning, Jill Whelchel, Sara Whelchel and Dave Repp. Present but not pictured are Georgie Leinweber, Rex Rutledge, Gail Webster and Pastor Phil Misner. Members of the Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax and Trinity Lutheran Church...
MATTHEW RAY COOK Matthew Ray Cook, 60, LaCrosse, died at his home Sept. 28, 2015. At his request a service will not be conducted. Born in Lewiston, Idaho, Nov. 5, 1954, to George and Sharon (Miles) Cook, he grew up in Asotin and completed his mechanic degree at LCSC. He met Katherina McGuire during his college years and they dated for five years before being married in Mesa, Ariz., Nov. 4, 1983. They raised their children in Clarkston while he worked as a mechanic from home. He enjoyed spending...
Colfax Library's Bingo & Pie Social Sept. 22 brought out 32 people. The program is for seniors 65 and over and runs from 2 to 4 p.m. every second and fourth Tuesday through December....
Justin Million, son of Roger Million and the late Anna Million of Garfield, and Kristin Metz, daughter of Barney and Denise Metz of Lewiston, will be married Oct. 10, 2015, at Deer Park. Million graduated from Garfield/Palouse High School in 2001 and has worked at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in Pullman for nine years. He is currently a manufacturing engineering technician III. Kristin graduated from Lewiston High School in 2009 and from the University of Idaho in 2013 with a Bachelor of...
Kelli Collins checks the doneness of a chocolate bundt cake during her class at Whitman County Library. Meet Kelli Collins at Whitman County Library, Colfax Kelli Collins, the test kitchen cook and techie for her family’s business, Joseph’s Grainery, recently conducted an ACT 2 class in conjunction with Spokane Community College adult enrichment offered through Whitman County Library. Kelli was demonstrating using whole grains to make cookies and cakes. People from Colfax, Whitman County, Spo...
Ochs art exhibit now at library Horses on canvas by Shellie Ochs. An exhibit of acrylic paintings by Shellie Ochs is on display at the Colfax Branch of Whitman County Library now through November. This collection of 10 paintings features animals with a rustic quality in wooden frames with barbed wire and other western touches. Ochs lives in Oakesdale and became interested in art at a very young age. Her husband, a wood hobbyist, enjoys creating the wooden frames that adorn many of her...
Oakesdale will hold the second of two 2015 town yard sales Oct. 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Maps will be available at Crossett's Market. During the day, the McCoy Valley Museum will sell hamburgers, hot dogs and beer brauts to raise money for operation and upkeep with potato chips and drinks also available. The food sale starts at 10 a.m. with no set time for closing. “As long as people are coming and eating, we'll be here,” said Gail Parsons, museum representative. Parsons' brauts, a previous hit at Oakesdale's Old Mill Days celebration, are...
Curtis Scholz of Edward Jones in Colfax has been authorized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards to use the certification mark CFP. Scholz successfully completed initial certification requirements, which included completion of financial planning coursework and passing a comprehensive examination. Individuals who hold certification must agree to meet ongoing continuing education requirements and uphold CFP Board's Code of Ethics and Professional Responsibility and Financial Planning Practice Standards. Edward Jones, a Fortune...
Above: Michael Talley thrusts the shovel into the dirt pile with his foot to get a big scoop of dirt for the tree plantings at Schmuck Park. Jennings’ second graders planted two Conquest Norway Maples at the park Thursday, Sept. 24, in observance of Arbor Day. Below: Leading the line of anxious second graders, Queenie Mayer digs the group’s shovel into a big dirt pile to get her scoop to dump in front of one of two tree plantings. Several Jennings’ second graders planted trees at Schmuck Park Se...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Gleyson Dos Santos Freire, 21, Paulo Afonso, Brazil, and Annalisa Nora Kunkel, 22, Pullman, Sept. 22. Jacob Norman Wigen, 25, and Cathrine Janell Hentges, 21, both LaCrosse, Sept. 22. Prashant Raj Pokhrel, 28, and Sita Devi Acharya, 22, both Pullman, Sept. 23. Jesse James Rivette, 25, and Tiffany Joyce Wines, 24, both Colfax, Sept. 23. Justin Gale Norman Million, 32, and Kristin Nicole Metz, 25, both Pullman, Sept. 24. Chandima Bandara B Mudiyanselage, 36, and Carey Lyn Wilson, 38, both Pullman, Sept. 25. Michael William Motle...
In the early 1970s, a small group of Washington business leaders led by Yelm grocer, Hal Wolf, decided it was time to integrate business owners with high school students. They realized that our free enterprise market-based economic system would not survive unless it was reinvigorated with a consistent injection of young entrepreneurs. At the time, our nation had been deeply divided by the Vietnam War and an anti-establishment, anti-business fervor. Wolf, a state legislator, saw trouble ahead for our way of life. Central Washington University...
Hispanic Heritage I wish to add my own thoughts and experiences to the recent heartfelt letter by Lionor Galindo in regards to National Hispanic Heritage Month. Even though the Hispanic community in the Palouse is rather minimal, it is large and well established in central Washington. In the 45 years I have resided in a semi-rural county here in Texas, the Hispanic population has grown immensely. That has brought great changes, almost all positive, to our community. Economically the area has prospered. We have a vibrant labor force, made...
The U.S. has joined the global bidding on Syrian refugees. At first it said it would take 10,000 Syrians. Now it says it will increase the annual U.S. overall refugee intake from 70,000 to 100,000 during the next three years to help deal with the migrant wave deluging Europe. The Obama administration's attitude used to be that Syria is a faraway country of which we know nothing, and it stood by while Syria descended into mayhem and madness. It turns out that Syria is not so far away that some of its nearly biblical exodus -- half of the...
Say what you will about marathon Republican presidential debates -- and many are saying a lot about CNN's performance -- but you can't fault the network for one feature: its use of split-screen shots, mainly to show the reactions by Donald Trump as someone else talked. He's become the network's latest Malaysian Airliner ratings gambit. This time his facial expressions (some animal-like grimaces, some incredibly foolish grins) and his awkward moves toward the speaker as he was trying to show he was paying attention all reinforced an already...
The uproar over the attempted closure of a portion of the John Wayne Trail is justified. At the heart of it is the move by representatives Joe Schmick and Mary Dye to close 135 miles of the trail. The section they want abandoned was to be turned over to area landowners. That would have been enough to cause a controversy. More disturbing is the fact that the move was made in relative secrecy. The two stuck the closure in a state funding bill. They did not make it public. They certainly did not ask for public comment. The idea of the closure has...
A contractor Oct. 3-11 will do work on the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail. Exact times will be determined by the weather. The area where they are working when they are on the job will be posted, and trail users could experience some delays....
On the road against Touchet, Garfield/Palouse went down 53-0 Sept. 25. The loss dropped the Vikings to to 1-2 (0-1 league). The team plays next at home Friday in a non-league game against Dayton, the first of three home games, with St. John-Endicott on Oct. 9 and Liberty Christian Oct. 16....
Chris Oakes of Wilbur/Creston topped Tuesday's NE cross country race at Reardan with a 17:01 clocking. Tim Cornelius placed 11th for Colfax with a 19:37 clocking. Other times for Colfax were Chase Baerlocher 20:20, Josh Goebel 22:38, Cal Gregory 23:01 and Doug Wilson 23:23. Times for Tekoa/Rosalia runners were Issac Leighton 21;46, Jaedyn Norwood 22:16, Zach Rerecich 24:50, Zane Neil 25:57 and Dawson Strobel 26:15. Reardan girls took the first three places with Jada Rasmussen clocking a 22:02 win. Rebekah Huber and Alicia Knee each finished at...
Keith and Judy Kammerzell have donated another Frederic Remington bronze statue to Toledo High School, in honor of all Toledo High sports teams that qualified for state playoff competition in 2014-15. The Kammerzells presented the statue, “The Cheyenne,” at a school assembly Sept. 1. Toledo's mascot is “The Indians.” The couple presented another Remington statue to the school two years ago after the boys basketball team won the state 2B championship. The original of “The Cheyenne,” is at a museum in Fort Worth, Texas....
The Tekoa/Rosalia volleyball team defeated Asotin in four games on the road Tuesday night with Hannah Beach and Sarah Frost leading the charge. The Timberwolves hammered the Panthers in the first game, lost the second game and then took the last two. Line scores at 25-8, 19-25, 25-22 and 25-20. The Timberwolves Saturday were defeated by Liberty in three games. Line score for the Lancer win was 25-15, 25-14 and 25-15. Hannah Beach hit seven kills and Kyley Jenneskens had 11 assists and Kynlee Dub had seven digs. Christine Denny led the Lancers...
