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Sarina Smith of Palouse, Wash., passed away at home on October 3, 2023. Sarina was born on December 21, 1982, in Pullman, Wash. She leaves behind her parents, Tucson and Susie Smith, children Quinnly Dan, Relic Dan and Katari Parris along with one Sister, Toshia Berend and brother-in-law Jeff Berend, nephews Karl, Porter and Mack Berend and multiple Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Sarina attended the Palouse Schools and graduated from the Palouse High School in 2001. Sarina was a free spirit and... Full story
Lauren Anderson, beloved wife of Matthew Anderson, daughter of Terry and Susan Dean passed away peacefully on October 9th at the age of 43. Lauren was born on June 5th, 1980, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She graduated from Turpin High School in 1998 and from Bowling Green in 2005 with a Masters degree in Special Education. She taught in that field for 18 years, educating hundreds of students. Lauren was a devoted wife and mother. She was also a passionate crafter and painter. She and her husband... Full story
Nancy Startin, 90, longtime resident of Hooper and LaCrosse, Wash., passed away October 12, 2023, at Sacred Heart in Spokane, Wash., surrounded by her family. A Graveside Service celebrating her life will be held on Friday, October 27, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the LaCrosse Cemetery. A reception will follow at the LaCrosse Community Club. Nancy Ann Vining was born May 22, 1933, in Waitsburg, Washington, to Ned Ancil and Margaret Ann (Neace) Vining. She grew up in the Dayton/Waitsburg area and... Full story
Lucinda Rae Lautenschlager passed away Friday, October 13th, 2023, at her family's home on their ranch near Endicott, Washington. She was 30 years old. Lucy was born February 6th, 1993, in Colfax, Washington, to Carl & Jodi Lautenschlager. She was their second born, after older brother Cody Lautenschlager and followed by the youngest, her sister Katy Lautenschlager. Lucy was always mischievous as a child, and loved playing and squabbling with her siblings. She was a relentless lover of the...
Colfax Thursday, Oct. 19 Tortellini soup, grilled ham and cheese sandwich, vegetable platter, fruit, zucchini bread with cream cheese frosting Monday, Oct. 23 Chuck roast, red roasted potaatoes, three bean salad, pears, cranberry muffins Colton Wednesday, Oct. 25 Spooky surprise, mac n’ cheese with ham, halloween fruit salad, swedish apple pie Endicott Tuesday, Oct. 24 Baked potato bar with chili, cheese, sour cream, and bacon bits; broccoli, slad bar, dessert Palouse Wednesday, Oct. 25 Spooky surprise Pullman Friday, Oct. 20 Tortellini s...
Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics Ridge Brett Allen Hall, a boy, was born Oct. 9, 2023, to parents Austin and Kylie Hall, of Potlach, Idaho. Paternal Grandparents are Scott and Kelly Hall, of Kendrick, Idaho. Maternal Grandparents are Craig and Laurie Gronning, of Colfax. Ridge joins sister Henley, at home.... Full story
PULLMAN — Washington State University’s (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine is hosting another community-wide event to support those who have lost an animal companion on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the WSU Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center, 405 Southeast Spokane Street. The “Celebration of Life and Remembrance for Our Animal Companions” is open to anyone who has lost an animal companion, either as part of their family or as a part of a veterinary health care team. It provides a warm and supportive atmosphere for grieving and saying goodbye. Those w...
GARFIELD - Garfield's second annual Harvest Festival, Saturday, Oct. 14, started with a group of ruckers shaking the hands of veterans as they came into town to kick the festival off. Coordinator Sarah Anderson said the event had quite a good group of people, which went well. "We ended up with 22 vendors, and I got positive feedback from everybody," Anderson said. Ruck Organizer Marletta Sisak said that the ruck event also had a great turnout, and though they didn't get an exact headcount, she...
COLFAX - The Dugger Plowing Bee saw a successful turn-out for its third year on Saturday, Sept. 30, on Banner Road, near the intersection of Banner and Pullman-Albion Road. Event Coordinator and Iowa State University freshman Colby Dugger, 18, flew back from school to put the event on for another year. "It went great," Dugger said, noting that though the weather wasn't looking the best the week before the event, they were thankful that the weather was better for them to get into the field....
Friday the 13th was heavy-handed this year for the staff at the Whitman County Gazette. Several of our staff members became severely ill over the course of several days last week. Coupled with injuries and illnesses in the other branches of Free Press Publishing, this left us short-handed at the end of last week, over the weekend and into this working week. Due to this, there might be less local coverage in this week’s issue than our readers are accustomed to, and for this we sincerely apologize. As we strive to get our local and company s...
President Biden’s $65 billion infrastructure bill contains $8 billion for regional hubs to develop ways to produce and distribute hydrogen fuel. One is planned for the Pacific Northwest and should help haulers and truck manufacturers in Renton and Portland in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, long-distance haulers need a network of hydrogen fueling stations (like today’s truck stops) along with affordable trucks and fuel. Hub researchers’ added challenge is 95 pe...
Congressional legislation like the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act imply both a misunderstanding of how federal checkoff programs function and why they exist. The OFF Act suggests federal checkoff programs are simply a means for further consolidation of “industrial agriculture” and federal agricultural lobbying organizations. However, the structure of each checkoff belies that notion. Checkoff programs are federal marketing and research programs funded entirely by the pro...
I’m not thinking of political leaders. I’m referring to people. Whether they go to church is as irrelevant as their political party. What matters is whether they put their beliefs above evidence. Do they put tribe above truth? If they are unwilling to look at evidence, then the answer is beware. We all choose what we believe. But if we’re unwilling to put evidence above ourselves, we can’t even trust ourselves. We’re all tempted to do it. You know who I am talking about because we are related to them. They are our friends and neighbors...
COLFAX — Whitman County Library has a new exhibit from Alexis Maki. “A World in Color” is on display at The Center, 1-4 S. Main St., adjacent to the library. The exhibit will run through Halloween, organizers said. Maki was raised in Colfax and received her bachelor of science degree with a major in art. Maki has a master’s degree for arts in teaching from Eastern Oregon University. A Rosalia School District art teacher, Maki uses darker aspects of the sublime and the beauty of nature to portray a sense of contrast within the artwork. The sho...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Oct. 2 – Oct. 10 Oct. 10 Paul David Bilderback, 82, driving while license suspended. Bilderback is being held on a $10,000 bond or $1,000 cash bail through District Court. Oct. 11 Malachi Daniel Beach, 21, theft 2nd degree, burglary 2nd degree. Beach’s good time release is Oct. 18, 2023, at 8 p.m. Thomas Able Hendershott, 40, controlled substance amphetamine meth. Hendershott is being held on a $25,000 bond or $2,500 cash bail through Superior Court. Spencer Elija...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Oct. 10 – Oct. 16 Oct. 10 1:39 a.m.- North Main Street, Colfax. Controlled substance problem. 8:14 a.m.- Tate Cut off Road and Parvin Road, Palouse. Non-injury accident. 8:28 a.m.- East Henkle Street, Tekoa. Domestic dispute. 8:36 a.m.-411 North Mill Street, Sheriff’s Office, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 9:51 a.m.- East Nob Hill Street, St. John. Civil issue. 10:06 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 11:00 a.m.- East Hengle...
COLFAX— The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from Oct. 6 - Oct. Oct. 6 Loren Fry, Diamond, Wash., sold property located in Whitman County, Wash., to Loren and Jackie Fry, Diamond, Wash., parcels 124200007060000, 124250005060000, undisclosed selling price, Quit Claim Deed. Jacob T. Davis, Pullman, Wash., sold 415 East Upper Street, Colfax, Wash., to Jacob T. Davis, Pullman, Wash., parcel 100450003080002, assessed value $45,316, Quit Claim Deed. Brett A. Shirley, Bellevue, Wash., sold 680 B Southeast Dil...
OAKESDALE – With just over a week until districts for 1B volleyball, local Whitman County teams are heading into their final games of the regular season. For the undefeated in district Oakesdale Nighthawks, they will play Thursday, Oct. 19, in a game against the Colton Wildcats. The game is set to be played in Colton, and will start at 6 p.m. The Nighthawks will play their last regular season game Tuesday, Oct. 24, another away game. This time, they travel to Dayton to take on the Bulldogs at 6 p.m. For the Wildcats, their last regular s...
PALOUSE – The Garfield-Palouse (GAR-PAL) Vikings bested the Colton Wildcats in their most recent matchup of the season. The game was played in Palouse on Thursday, Oct. 12. The Vikings would win the match in four sets, allowing the Wildcats to take the third set. Set scores in the match saw GAR-PAL win the first, second, and fourth sets: 25-21, 25-18, 18-25, 25-15. The Wildcats scored solid points in each set, but could not put together late set points to win more than one set, and fell to the Vikings in four sets for the second time this s...
ST. JOHN – The defending state champion Oakesdale Nighthawks swept the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles for the second time this season on Thursday, Oct. 12. Set scores were 25-14, 25-21, 25-22. The Nighthawks jumped out to a 15-6 lead in Set 1 before the Eagles called a timeout. Oakesdale then went on to lead 18-11, then went on to win 25-14. In the second set, the Eagles were ahead 7-5 early. They then would lead all the way until the set was tied at 18. After the tie, the Nighthawks took t...
PALOUSE – The Garfield-Palouse (GAR-PAL) Vikings cross country team competed in their last regular season meet on Saturday, Oct. 14. The meet was the Rams River Invite, and was held at Riverside State Park Seven Mile Airstrip in Spokane. There were a total of five teams at the meet. The teams were: Colville, Freeman, GAR-PAL, Lakeside, and Riverside. The event was a 5,000 m run for both the boys and girls. On the girls side, the overall winner on the day was Zadi Zier of Colville. Her first place race was run in 21:20.6. For the Vikings, t...
COLFAX – The Colfax Bulldogs finally earned their first victory of the season as they win the battle of the Bulldogs. Colfax defeated Kettle Falls in Colfax. The game started early, with kick off taking place at 3 p.m. Colfax exploded for a 40-point first quarter, while allowing 12 from Kettle Falls. Both teams were held scoreless in the second and fourth quarters. Both teams scored in the first and third quarters, with Colfax winning 56-20. With the win, head coach Mike Morgan earns his first win of the season in convincing fashion, showing t...
COLFAX-For the first time during the 2023 cross country season, the Colfax Bulldogs ran an official race on their home turf. The meet they hosted this season happened to be their last, as the meet was the 1B/2B League Championships. The meet was held at the Colfax Golf Club on Friday, Oct. 13. There were a total of 18 schools represented at the meet. The schools were: Asotin, Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame, Chewelah, Colfax, Cusick, Davenport, Inchelium, Kettle Falls, Liberty (Spangle) Lind-Ri...
