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COLFAX — the City Council met for its first 2023 budget workshop Monday, Oct 3. Officials said this year’s fiscal plan is harder to develop due to inflation. In discussing the parks budget, officials said irrigation costs remained the same, but they expect maintenance of about $20,000. Parks revenue comes from the general fund, including property and sales taxes. The city has $1.2 million in discretionary funds, as well, officials said. The general fund also pays for police and fire departments, which are expected to cost $200,000. There is...
COLFAX — Fall and winter festivities are on the minds of City Council members. During a meeting Monday, Oct. 3, members briefly discussed the Colfax Chamber of Commerce’s planned Trick or Treat on Main. They also discussed having a parade with Winterfest closer to Christmas. With Halloween and Christmas looming, the council couldn’t pass up the annual Colfax High School Homecoming, set for later this month. The high school is also bringing back its fall musical festival. With the Washington State University football games slowing down, the l...
COLFAX - Two county residents were honored Sept. 24 for their years of service as foster parents. The state Department of Children Families and Youth honored Gregg and Mary Baldrige of Pullman on Tuesday, Sept. 25, for their 20 years of foster parenting children and teenagers of Whitman County. The agency also honored Barb Sheffler, who is retiring after 34 years working for the agency. "I've held a lot of different roles," Sheffler said. She is a licensed foster parent in Washington. Supervisin...
GARFIELD — It’s harvest time on the Palouse. And that means its time for the Garfield Harvest Festival. The fun takes place from 5-10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. Most activities are set for the downtown area between Carlifornia and Third streets. There will be live music by Aaron Kelly and the Triple B., local food vendors, a classic car show, tractors on display and more. “It’s been several years since we’ve had it,” Community of Garfield Association spokeswoman Danielle Englehardt said. “This is the first one in at least three years, if not...
COLTON — A local woman could face charges in a crash law enforcement officials say may be a drunken driving incident. Phoebe Adams, 32, of Pullman, was taken to an area hospital Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 27, after her Honda Accord hit a truck on U.S. Highway 195. Adams was southbound when she rear-ended a semi-truck, the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office reported. Adams’ vehicle went off the road and into a chainlink fence, the report said. Emergency crews from Fire District No. 14 and Lewiston Fire Department responded to aid the driver, the r...
Colfax Police COLFAX — The Police Department responded to the following calls for service from Sept. 20-28: Sept. 20 4:35 p.m. — Hit and run on Main Street. 7:56 — Headband reported stolen on Main Street. 9:01 p.m. — Noise complaint; loud music on Main Street. 10:43 p.m. — Woman reported her granddaughter missing. She was last seen Tuesday. Sept. 21 1:06 a.m. — Case number requested for an incident at the Whitman County Jail on Mill Street. 12:45 p.m. — Generalrequest on Main Street. 1:06 p.m. — Sheep running loose near intersection of...
MOSCOW – Wells Fargo has awarded a $15,000 grant and Meter Foundation awarded $7,500 to purchase building materials for the Martinez family home build. “Habitat homes are affordable because of donations like this, and because of the community volunteers who give the gift of time and labor building the home. Roughly 25% of the population of Whitman County and 10% of Latah County live at or near the poverty line, and we have high housing costs compared to national averages,” Executive Director, Jennifer Wallace said, “This means that substan...
Work crews were busy last week installing a new stretch of sidewalk along Main Street in Tekoa. The newly installed stretch of concrete runs from Crosby Street up Main Street for a block....
MOSCOW, Idaho – An annual "Plowing Bee" took place Saturday, Oct. 1 on Estes Road, a left turn right off of Highway 95 just a couple miles northwest of the city The plowing bee here was a get-together between old farming friends. They broke out their antique tractors from the barn to use and plow a field together. According to Colby Dugger, the man who helps put together the event, there is no agricultural benefit to the event, just a reason for old farming buddies to get together and people i...
For Washington residents, the decision on who to vote for in the race for U.S. Senate should be a no-brainer in the Nov. 8 general election. The fact that incumbent Patty Murray, a westside Democrat, doesn’t want to debate Republican political newcomer Tiffany Smiley should be enough to choose the challenger. But there’s a lot more to Smiley than her bold challenge of the well-funded, career politician. Smiley has a story to tell. It’s a story of standing up for what’s right. It’s a story of defending her family and farming. It’s a story of rej...
There wasn't much notice for August's webinar hosted by the WA Cares Fund. It was titled, "Long-Term Care Planning for Near-Retirees." I finally went back for a watch. In addition to presentations from government employees about changes that were made for near-retirees in the last legislative session when it comes to WA Cares - the new social program supporters and public agency heads are trying to pass off as an insurance policy for workers, even calling a new payroll tax a "premium" - there...
With Russian President Vladimur Putin cutting off natural gas supplies, Northern Europeans are scrambling and reverting to firewood to heat their homes, boil water and cook. It is rapidly becoming a hedge against skyrocketing energy prices and uncertain fuel supplies. Cuts in shipments of Russian natural gas, used to power electricity grids and heat homes is the biggest factor driving rates higher. Suddenly, Europeans are facing firewood scarcities and bulging orders for wood furnaces. West...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, Oct. 8, 1897 The Colfax Band. The band held a meeting and rehearsal last Monday evening, the first held since July. Since Prof. Read left the band has been seeking a new director, and Prof. Brinsmead, from Ft. Keogh, Mont., has been secured for the place. The membership will be about the same as formerly, as also the instrumentation. In connection with the band there will be conducted a string orchestra, also under the leadership of Prof. Brinsmead,...
COLFAX– Washington State University agriculture education students with the Washington FFA’s Evergreen Tour will be leading a workshop addressing the need for educators Friday, Oct. 7. Nationally, there is a shortage of agriculture teachers — as many as 400 positions nationwide. The Teach Ag Workshop is designed to raise awareness of professional and career opportunities, and recruit future agriculture teachers. WSU students will share reasons to become an agriculture teacher....
Endicott High School's Class of 1972 celebrated its 50th Reunion Aug. 13, 2022, at the Downtown Doubletree Hotel in Spokane. Honored guests were the class's seventh-grade teacher Pat Gill and wife, Betty. Attendees were Lois (Morasch) Scheuerman, Connie (Palmer) Ingersoll, Ruth (Poffenroth) Holmes, Brad Smick, Rhonda (Morash) Hardy, Judy (Richter) Cook, Terry (Schmick) Sullivan, Pat Gill, Steve Moore and Bonnie (Messinger) Cooper. Russ Braun, Marian (Garrett) Fisher, Gaye (Lally) Brocket, Randy...
July 24, 1942 - Sept. 25, 2022 Dr. Michael Craig Lowe, 80, of Sun City West, Arizona, passed away on September, 25, 2022, surrounded by loved ones, after a difficult battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Mike was born on July 24, 1942 to Judson Nathaniel Lowe, and Joyce Leland Johnson, in the small town of Colfax, Washington. Mike met Connie Birr in 1958 when they were juniors in high school. Mike was a National Merit Scholar and star baseball pitcher during high school. Mike and Connie became high sc...
21 - July 28, 2022 Kay Frances Adams, a longtime resident of Davenport, WA, passed away on July 28, 2022, at the age of 84. Kay was born in Seattle in 1938, the daughter of Mary Lee and Archie Edwin Selde. In the summer of 1947, the family of five moved to Davenport, where Kay entered the fourth grade. As a teenager, Kay worked summers for the Davenport Parks Department, managing the city swimming pool. There she also worked as a lifeguard and taught swimming and tennis lessons. An active...
Oct. 9, 1950 - Sept. 28, 2022 Public graveside services for lifelong Oakesdale native, Joseph H. Fox, will be held on Friday, October 7, 2022, at noon at the Oakesdale Cemetery. He would have been 72 on October 9, 2022. Joe passed on September 28, 2022, from complications of an 11-month battle with ALS. Born on October 9, 1950, Joe was the son of John and Lorene Fox of Oakesdale, and was raised on the family farm in the rural Oakesdale area. Joe attended Oakesdale Schools for his entire 12...
Oct. 4 Oakesdale 3, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse 0 Sets: 25-11, 25-23, 25-12 Colton 3, Garfield-Palouse 0 Sets: 25-18, 25-21, 29-27 Pomeroy 3, Tekoa-Rosalia 0 Sets: 25-8, 25-18, 25-8 Sept. 29 Colfax 3, Jenkins 0 Sets: Scores not reported Garfield-Palouse 3, Tekoa-Rosalia 0 Sets: 25-17, 25-19, 25-13 Sept. 27 Colfax 3, Davenport 0 Sets: Scores not reported Oakesdale 3, Tekoa-Rosalia 0 Sets: 25-5, 25-4, 25-5 John-Endicott/LaCrosse 3, Garfield-Palouse 0 Sets: 25-12, 25-16, 25-9...
WALLA WALLA – The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles went to Walla Walla on Sept. 30 undefeated and took on another undefeated team in the DeSales Irish, guaranteeing one team to no longer have a perfect record. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (3-1, 2-1) was that team, losing to DeSales (4-0, 3-0) 76-0 in a shutout. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse coach John Hergert said the loss of Matthew DeFord was felt more on the defensive side against Garfield-Palouse. That held true against the Irish, with D...
NINE MILE FALLS – The Colfax Bulldogs were unable to keep pace with Class 1A opponent Lakeside in a non-league football matchup Friday, Sept. 30. The Bulldogs lost to the Eagles 58-34. Lakeside jumped out to a two-score lead against Colfax (1-4, 1-3) with 8:15 left in the first quarter before the Bulldogs responded with a touchdown pass from quarterback Seth Lustig to running back Zachary Cooper. Lustig scored on the 2-point conversion to shorten the Eagle lead to 6 points. Lakeside went on a 31-6 run to go into halftime with a 45-14 lead. C...
COLFAX – St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, Colfax, Colton, Tekoa-Rosalia, Asotin, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, Liberty (Spangle), Tekoa-Rosalia and Pomeroy all had runners representing at the All-League Meet at the Colfax Golf Course. Garfield-Palouse took the Top 2 spots in the boys 5,000-meter out of three eligible teams (Asotin and Liberty (Spangle) were the other two). Sophomores Kieran Snekvik and Brendan Snekvik finished in the Top 2 spots out of 27 runners, respectively, with times of 16:57.24 a...
