Articles from the October 2, 2014 edition
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Engagements and Weddings
Toni Hennigar, daughter of Tom and Georgia Hennigar of St. John, and Brandon Jorgensen, son of Larry Perringer and Suzanne Pfaff-Hennigar of Oakesdale, will be married Saturday, Oct. 4, at the...
My favorite recipes
Janice Pittmann lives out in the country between towns and is active in several of them. All of Whitman County feels like home to her. She was born so far out that her parents moved the family to...
Camps host 68 for family reunion
Dusty Steve and Becky Camp hosted a family reunion this past weekend for 68 members of the Largent-Lukins families, Steve’s maternal branch of the family. Special guests were Steve’s mother, Donna Camp, and her brother Richard Lukins of Portland. It...
C-Town projections
Colfax High School track coach Jason Cooper hands out papers (above) at a meeting of the C-Town Project Sept. 10 in his classroom at Jennings Elementary School. The group aims to raise $370,000 to...
Blessing of animals set at Rosalia
Rosalia Gazette correstpondent In honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who had a joyous connection to God’s creatures, Rosalia United Methodist Church will sponsor a blessing of the animals Sunday, Oct. 5...
WSU President’s Honor Roll Summer 2014
Fifteen area students were listed on the summer semester honor roll at Washington State University. They included Kyle Robert Brown, Brady James Cornelius, Lauri Lynn Gay; and Gabriel Jacob Korn, Colfax; Dave Karre, Ian Christian Nelson and Erin...
Trio attends aid class
Healthy Tekoa coalition members Carrie Hubert, Sharon Esquivel, and Diane Harp Sept. 19 attended a "Youth Mental Health First Aid" class in Clarkston. The class covered mental health challenges including descriptions and first aid for depression...
School spirit strong at St. John contest
St. John volleyball fans do “The Wave” in a show of support for their home squad during a battle of the undefeateds vs. league foe Oakesdale. The Nighthawks came away with the victory and headed hom...
Uniontown schoolhouse restored for senior project
An old county schoolhouse has been restored and is now open to the public as part of a senior project for Colton High School. Savannah Chadwick, 17, led the effort to reclaim what had become a shed...
Don Brunell
The good news is we are developing new life-saving medications every day. The bad news is they are very expensive and paying for them could bankrupt our health care system. For example, Avastin, which is prescribed to treat a number of cancers, costs...
Bruce Cameron
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2010. When my children get together to tell scary stories, one of their favorites is The Time That Dad Cooked. By “the Time” they are actually referring to a stretch of several month...
Rich Lowry
During the past few weeks, two sets of initials have dominated the news — ISIL and NFL — and the casual listener would be hard-pressed to decide which is more odious. It’s a wonder that President Barack Obama hasn’t pledged to bring NFL Commiss...
Letters
EMS Team at work Yesterday I witnessed a great group of men and women from our community, our EMS team, mostly volunteer. These folks descended upon our football field to give of their training, expertise, aid and comfort to a young jr. high...
Bob Franken
It’s become quite the thing for celebrities, or even semi-celeb journalists, to let us in on the dark secrets of their lives. Whether it’s coming out as gay, confessing past drug use, revealing they’ve battled severe anxiety, you name it, it’s...
Gordon Forgey
Three TSA guards on airport security duty stood in a tight group and talked to each other for more than an hour. One had a dog and was on K9 duty. The dog was more attentive than the humans. Presumably, these guards were there for more than just...
Bulletin Column
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. VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE Deadline for...
Bulldogs beat Crusaders, host Chargers next
Colfax bagged football win number four Friday night before a homecoming crowd after stacking a quick 21 points in the first quarter over a much improved Northwest Christian team. The Bulldogs and Crusaders gave the circuits on the Schmuck Park...
Oakesdale, Pirates lead volleyball campaign
Pomeroy pulled out a five-game win over Oakesdale Tuesday in the SE volleyball campaign to land in a tie with the Nighthawks for the league lead. Both teams are now 6-1 in the campaign with one match...
Colfax Coach Doering targets 800th win
Now rolling on an 11 -0 record, Colfax volleyball players will head for the big Spokane crossover tournament Saturday with high expectations. In addition to a top finish in the event, which includes 64 teams, the Bulldogs will be out to nail career...
Vikings just short against Touchet, 42-28
Tyler Thurman slapped his hands in frustration after a couple passes slipped through his grasp Homecoming night in the first half against Touchet. But there was still time. A leaping Thurman catch...
Reardan beats T.R. 50-0 at half
The young Tekoa-Rosalia team began the season with 26 players on the roster. Now they’re down to 17, and even younger. Against Reardan last Friday, down 50-0 at halftime, coach Bob Bucsko decided to call the game. "The kids didn’t want to. We jus...
Eagles runners compete at Richland, LCSC
St. John-Endicott runners competed Saturday in the second running of the Inland Empire Classic sponsored by Lewis Clark State College on the multi-distance course. Chandler Tiegen of Asotin led the boys race, which featured entrants from big schools...
Pakootas makes campaign stops at Colfax, Pullman
Joe Pakootas, the Democrat challenging Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers for the 5th Congressional seat, made a campaign stop in Colfax Sept. 24. Pakootas also spoke at the Foley Institute on the WSU...
Car Wreak
On the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 30, this 2013 GMC Terrain driven by James Berry, 39, of Pullman crossed the center line and collided with a southbound 2013 Kenworth semi truck and trailer driven by...
Colfax cemetery water system on the mend
A problem with the water system at Colfax Cemetery is now being remedied after a summer of work to fix the matter. Encroaching dry grass seen in the past three months showed the result of having no wa...