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NOTICE OF MEETING Please be advised that the Whitman County Veterans’ Advisory Board will meet on Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the County Commissioners’ Chambers, Whitman County Courthouse, 400 N Main Street, Colfax, WA. Arrangements will be made to accommodate questions and provide responses to non-English speaking residents. Handicap access is available from the Mill Street entrance to the Courthouse. Upon receiving 24 hours' advance notice, the County will make arrangements to reasonably accommodate the needs of special gro...
Thursday, Oct. 15 Colfax, Colton, Farmington & Palouse – Afterschool Fun – A social and educational time for elementary students. Check the online Events Calendar for times. Endicott – 7:00 p.m. – Join the book discussion of In the Kingdom of Men by Kim Barnes. Friday, Oct. 16 Malden & St. John – Medicare Supplement Help – Drop in for impartial assistance from trained volunteers from the Washington Insurance Commissioner. Call the library for specific times and additional programs. Palouse – 2 p.m. – STEAM learning with Makey-Makey Col... Full story
County commissioners have approved a new 10-year lease for 55 acres at the Whitman County waste transfer facility to Curt and Ed Meyer. The agreement extends the previous 15-year lease to the Uniontown family which farms the land. The terms are the same as the previous agreement; a minimum of $60 per acre per year, depending on the price of wheat. Whitman County Public Works Director Mark Storey indicated that the shorter lease this time is for flexibility of future plans. “Things may change for both parties,” he said. Preliminary designs hav...
NATHANIEL ARMSTRONG Nathaniel Armstrong, 67, a resident of Paul's Place in Colfax for the past three years, died Oct. 7, 2015, at Paul's Place where he had been under hospice care. He was born June 2, 1948, to Tommy and Otheller Armstrong at Chandler, Ariz., but lived most of his life in the Yakima-Sunnyside area. A memorial service will be Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m at the Bruning Chapel. He will be cremated. PATRICK E. GALLER Funeral Mass for Patrick E. Galler, 45, will be Friday, Oct. 16,... Full story
Michael Echanove Connie Newman Her great grandmother owned a hat shop on the second floor of St. Elmo's Hotel. Her mother was a fixture at the Palouse Post Office. She played on the first Garfield-Palouse Vikings team to ever make it to state. Now she'd like to be the first new mayor in Palouse in 14 years. Connie (Moore) Newman, former city council representative, is running against incumbent Michael Echanove. She seeks the position for three main reasons: stewardship of tax dollars,...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Steven Patrick Farley, 49, and Emilie Maureen McLarnan, 41, both Moscow, Sept. 29 Yinfei Chen, 29, and Lan Luo, 25, both Pullman, Oct. 2. John Edgar Moss, 46, and Kimberly Rose Willey, 47, both Pullman, Oct. 5. Colton Michael Meyer, 25, Genesee, and Ashley Nicole Nygreen, 25, Colton, Oct. 6. COLFAX BUILDING PERMITS Pacific Northwest Growers, office remodeling at N. 200, Main, $40,000, Sept. 23. Jerry Klossner, reroofing at 109 E. Thorn, cost not listed, Sept. 25. Yuci Mei, pole building at 202 Thorn, $18,000, Sept. 25. Apollo...
MARY DYE RICHARD LATHIM Opponents for the Ninth District state representative's office met in Colfax for a one-hour forum Monday night sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Mary Dye and challenger Richard Lathim fielded an array of questions in front of an audience at Whitman County Library. In opening statements, Dye disparaged government involvement. “I believe the government is in our lives more than you can imagine,” she said. In Lathim's opening statement, he read a summary of his backgr... Full story
Colfax mayoral candidate Jeremiah “JW” Roberts, standing, introduces himself at the League of Women Voters candidate forum Monday night while incumbent Todd Vanek looks on. One term incumbent Todd Vanek and JW Roberts responded with different views on several questions Monday night at the candidates forum conducted by the Pullman League of Women Voters in the Colfax library. The two Colfax mayoral candidates responded to questions for the first 50 minutes of the program with emcee Mary Colli... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner Oct. 10, 1890 The Garfield public school building burned to the ground Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The cause of the fire is unknown. The building was erected three years ago at a cost of about $4,000. It was a total loss, apparatus, books, and all. There was an insurance of $2,000. Temporary rooms will be fitted up immediately and the school, which had been running a week and one day, will be resumed. Steps will at once be taken for the erection of a larger and better building. The new building will, no doubt, be...
Pumpkin hunts start near Palouse Enchanted Paths in Palouse will host a fall pumpkin celebration Friday and Saturday evenings leading up to Halloween starting Oct.16, from 4 to 7 p.m. Hot dogs and cups of lavender spiced cider will be available by the fire pit, Specially-etched and grown “Go Cougs” pumpkins will be available. Kids activities and the gift shop will also be open. Outside of those hours, people are welcome to come by and pick out a pumpkin. Enchanted Paths is located at 1702 Stan Willcox Road, Palouse. Hog Heaven band slated for D...
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Biscuit, gravy, egg patty, fruit, juice. Tuesday: Chicken nuggets, rice, fresh veggies, fruit. Wednesday: Chicken-bacon-ranch stuffwich, Caesar salad, fruit, Jell-o. Thursday: Turkey gravy, mashed potatoes, roll, carrots, fruit. Friday: Bulldog burger, cheese slice, fries, BBQ beans, fruit. AT ENDICOTT SCHOOLS: Monday: Chicken fajitas with lettuce and tomato, beans, peaches. Tuesday: Pizza, green salad, applesauce. Wednesday: Early dismissal: Sausage, eggs, pancakes, hash browns, veggie tray, pears. Thursday: Straw...
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve been told that my children, who are 13 and 16 years old, may be eligible for Social Security when I file for my retirement benefits. What can you tell me about this? Older Dad Dear Older, It’s true. If you’re retired and are still raising young children, there’s a little-known Social Security benefit dubbed the “Viagra benefit,” that can put some extra money in your family coffers. Here’s how it works. When you file for Social Security retirement benefits, each of your minor children can get money on your work record e...
Two Palouse students were among those who graduated from Washington State University after the summer semester. James W. Bielenberg and Emily Maria Boone each received a bachelor of arts in social sciences....
A Garfield community lunch will be served today, Thursday, beginning at noon at the Garfield Legion and Grange Hall building on Highway 27, said Hollis Jamison who coordinated the lunch project. Cost of the meal is $3, and it is open to any who wish to attend. Chicken ala King over noodles, harvest seven-bean salad, punch and coffee will be served. A dessert will also be served....
Jonathan D. Stueckle, a member of the 2000 class of LaCrosse High School, has been promoted to major in the US Air Force. Maj. Stueckle, who graduated from Messiah College in Pennsylvania, is now serving at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts where he is chief engineer of the Cyber Sustainment Branch which consists of 130 engineers responsible for care and upkeep of cyber infrastructure at over 175 bases. Attending the promotion ceremony were Maj. Stueckle's wife, Bekah, his parents, Doug and Cheryl Stueckle of Coeur d' Alene, and her...
Dusty Harm and Jan Smith were in Yakima a few days last week to attend Grandparents Day at Riverside Christian School where grandson Micah is a second grader. They were successful playing Four Square during recess and during Math Flashcard Drills. Another day, they attended the Jog-a-Thon school fund raiser to watch Micah. Guests of Dale and Vicki Broeckel were Frank and Jowana Gibson of Spokane who recently moved there from Endicott. They attended the potluck dinner on Sunday at Country Bible Church. Many from the Dusty area attended the... Full story
Endicott The ladies attending Elizabeth Circle this year were, from left: Sharon Huff, Anne Lowe, Myrna Morasch, Mae Schultz, Fran Cutler, Jerine Grey and Helen Jane Hughes. Trinity Lutheran Church's Elizabeth Circle met at the church Oct. 12 to package baby items that were wrapped in the blankets they have been making since last spring. On Sunday, Oct. 18 the bundles will be blessed and sent to missions overseas. Attending were Louise Owens, Ann Stoner, Sharon Huff, Jerine Grey, Carol Hannas...
Meet Misty Zornacki, Endicott Misty Zornacki with children Isaac, Ali and Gage. Misty Zornacki is having a wonderful time developing her photography business. Without any classes or working for a photographer, she has studied on her own and watched a multitude of YouTube videos, observed professional photographers’ work and methods, spent many late nights editing and taken literally tons of photographs. She began in earnest when her son Gage was born. Her drawing pencils get little use now, a...
Dr. Jerry Binder, left, is pictured with Dr. Marshall Gibbs, who received his training at the University of Iowa. A long-time name departed the Main Street scene in Colfax at the end of September when Dr. Jerry Binder turned over his dental practice to Dr. Marshall Gibbs who received his training at the University of Iowa. Dr. Gibbs, who was raised on a ranch in Culdesac, Idaho, now practices in Cheney and plans to build up the practice here. Dr. Binder started his stand in Colfax in 1979 when...
The Center project at the Whitman County Library in Colfax is moving along. Here, a construction worker is seen working on the front exterior of the building. The $20,000 project is being funded from a .09 grant through the county and $5,000 in donations. The Center will be the site of a dinner Sunday, “Soiree for The Center,” which will include an auction featuring 22 items....
More details for the tour hosted by the Port of Whitman County and the Pullman Chamber of Commerce have been announced. The ports of Lewiston and Clarkston are also participating. Marie Dymkoski of the Pullman Chamber of Commerce announced via a press release Oct. 7 that stops on the tour include the Palouse Business Center, Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport, Port of Clarkston, Port of Wilma, Lower Granite Dam tour, Boyer Park & Marina and the Cougar Red Distillery. The tour is scheduled for Nov. 6, beginning at 7 a.m. Cost to participate is $60...
The Farm Service Agency at Colfax Oct. 6 announced a federal program for area farmers and ranchers affected by drought. A report from Patrick Lewis in the Colfax office said farmers and ranchers may be eligible for cost-share assistance under the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). “The disaster program is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency (FSA), which provides cost-share assistance if the damage is so severe that water available for livestock or orchards and vineyards has been reduced below normal to t...
Papé Machinery plans to host a plowing bee Saturday, Oct. 24, at Heaton Farms in the Tekoa area. Tractor enthusiasts are encouraged to bring pre-1972 tractors and plows to plow more than 80 acres. The session will be from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., with a drivers' meeting set at 8:30 and plowing to being at 8:45. Directional signs will be posted in Tekoa. Coffee and pastries will be provided by Eclair's Coffee of Tekoa, and a barbecue lunch will be served by Traeger Grills....
A total of 11 charges have been filed in juvenile court against Chris Thornton, the 15-year-old Malden youth who went missing for 12 days before he was arrested by officers in Pend Oreille County south of Newport Sept. 2. Thornton and Ashley Varner, 13, who also faces charges, were reported missing after they departed Malden in a 2007 Ford Taurus which was reported stolen Aug. 21. Varner faces eight charges. Both were scheduled for a hearing in juvenile court today Thursday. Investigation reports filed with the charges provide more details of t...
Clear choice A clear choice: return Michael Echanove to the Palouse Washington mayor’s office with your vote. Ballots will be mailed Oct. 16 and must be postmarked by November 3, 2015. I had the pleasure of working with Michael as a member of the Palouse City Council 1994 though 1995. I left City Council after two terms, 1988-1995, confident of Michael’s leadership skills, cordiality and proactive stance on matters pertaining to the City of Palouse. During Michael Echanove’s first three terms as Mayor, I was happy to endorse his reele... Full story
