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NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following Whitman County roads/bridges will be closed to vehicular traffic as part of the Sand Road Reconstruction, County Road Project No. 9060-5, pursuant to R.C.W. 47.48.01, for the time periods specified below: County Road No. 9060, the Sand Road from milepost 2.90 three hundredths of a mile west of the Jennings Road intersection, milepost 2.93, toward the west to milepost 2.53, from Nov. 11, 2016 through Dec. 9, 2016. BY ORDER THE COUNTY ENGINEER UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF COU...
8 years ago The Commoner Oct. 23, 1891 Five years ago July 27, William Tretner earned the first money in what is now the town of Oakesdale, in a little wayside blacksmith shop located on the McCoy farm, says the Sun. Since them, Wm. Tretner has built up his business and extended his shops until he is now conducting an exceedingly prosperous and profitable establishment. A few days ago he sold a half interest to his old friend and former employer, and the proceeds will be used in still further enlargements of their business. It is Mr. Tretner'... Full story
Waterways speaker set for Pullman CC Featured speaker for the Pullman Chamber of Commerce general membership noon luncheon Nov. 8 will be Kristen Meira of Pacific Northwest Waterways Association, advocates for funding for navigation projects including those on the Columbia and Snake rivers. The luncheon will be at Banyan’s on the Ridge. The cost is $15 per person or $12 for chamber members. Please RSVP by Nov. 4 to the chamber office. Steptoe Vets program To recognize our service members, Steptoe School invites all veterans and residents to t...
Whitman County Library is scheduling two trivia contests each month. Upcoming contests will be at the Hyde Out Tavern Nov. 10 at 6:30 p.m. and at the Rialto Tavern in St. John toward the end of the month. Any business or community group interested in scheduling a trivia contest can contact Sarah Phelan at Whitman County Library....
Sharon McGlothlin A funeral service for Sharon McGlothlin, 66, Colfax, will be today Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at 10 a.m. at Bruning Funeral Home. She died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at her home in Colfax. The youngest of five children, she was born with a developmental disability after her mother contracted toxemia with albumin urea and high blood pressure during pregnancy. In 1958, Sharon was admitted to Lakeland Village where she lived for many years and had a job making beds and assisting with... Full story
10 Lentil Festival organizers are seeking art contest submissions for the 2017 poster. The artwork will be used for all festival merchandise and advertising for next year’s event. It will also be submitted for awards from the Western Festivals and Events Association. Artists can submit work in any form, including as originals, prints, drafts, concepts or photos. The festival committee will work with the winning artist to develop the final idea, and the 2017 dates and Lentil Fesitval logo will be added to the design. Festival organizers t...
County commissioners Monday approved new rates for public works internal "rental" charges on equipment and vehicles. The rates refer to a state required accounting practice for costs and depreciation of equipment which is tallied for replacement purposes. The increases Monday ranged from $2 to $3 an hour for varying equipment. Road graders, for example, will now rent at $52 an hour, up from $49. “It's to make up for the cost of equipment and vehicles going up every year,” said Mark Storey, public works director. The rent charges go into a pub...
--Don Marshall photo Led by Oakesdale Superintendent Jake Dingman, elementary students and teachers file down from Education Hill Monday to collect treats provided by Oakesdale businesses....
Endicott Kamryn Langston smiles in her costume. Teagan (left) and Tia (with the hat) Langston entertain with the Spinning Wheel. Mariah Nelson (left), Tinlee Taylor (center) and Taylee Taylor (right) paint happy faces on pumpkins. Gazette Correspondent At the Parent Teacher Organization's first school carnival Saturday, Oct. 29, more than 100 people were served dinner of hot dogs and chili. They had a costume race in the school, because of rain, and the games were in the gym. They also...
Dean Dechenne and Billie Heiney were married Oct. 23, 1946, in Lewiston, Idaho. Dean graduated from Ewan High School and entered the Army Air Corps. Billie graduated from Everett High School after moving from Summersville, Mo. They met on a blind date while Dean was stationed in Everett. After he finished his service, he returned to the family farm in Ewan and traveled from Ewan to Everett every weekend for several months until they were married. They lived and farmed in the Ewan area for more...
Thursday, Nov. 3 Colton – 3 to 6 p.m. – Medicare assistance for current and future recipients offered by SHIBA. This is an impartial and free workshop for everyone. Colfax – 3 to 7 p.m. – Thanks for Giving customer appreciation events at the library for First Thursday downtown. Friday, Nov. 4 Colfax – 6 to 10 p.m. –A Taste of Hope hospital fundraiser. Wine, beer and sparkling cider tasting as well as live and silent auctions are only part of the fun. Saturday, Nov. 5 Rosalia – 8:30 a.m to 2 p.m. – Coug Refill Station. Come into the library to...
Silent auction items are being readied for A Taste of Hope: Cougar booster swag, crockpot and soups, a signed bottle of Doubleback cabernet sauvignon and Christmas décor basket. Guests of Whitman Community Hospital Foundation will have the opportunity to taste wines, beers and sparkling ciders on Friday evening, Nov. 4, from 6 to 10 p.m. at “A Taste of Hope.” The event is hosted at The Center, adjacent to Whitman County Library. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door. Hors d’oeuvres are pr... Full story
--Kristen Repp photo This photo of the Country Bible Church near Dusty will be handed out to all who attend worship services there this weekend. The church is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its construction on Sunday. Things have changed in the more than 100 years since Country Bible Church was first established as the St. John German Congregational Church near Dusty. For one thing, the congregation now speaks English. Among other things, the name and the building have changed. Constructed...
Lacrosse This year, the chili feed was moved to The Gathering Place, and more than 85 people were served. Jasper Trucking Halloween contest winners: Infant-2: Evelyn Luft dressed as a candy corn; 3-5: Hudson Startin dressed as Dr. Hudson; 6-8: Cooper Schwartz dressed as a vampire; 9-11: Edyn Roberts dressed as a gypsy; 12-Adult: Madison Candler dressed as a cat. Yard of the month for October award went to Jacob and Jessica Jensema. LaCrosse will have a holiday yard of the month contest for December....
Rosalia veterans will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at the Veterans Memorial Park. Patricia Voge, president of the Rosalia Chamber of Commerce, will be the emcee. The Rev. Pat Atchison will give the invocation, and Mayor Nan Konishi will give the welcome. Rosalia Boy Scouts will perform the flag ceremony and lead the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. Karl Dieseldorff will sing the national anthem. Guest speaker will be Shaun Moss, an eight-year veteran of the U.S. Navy. He served on the USS Abraham Lincoln during the Iraq War.... Full story
Dusty Dick and Helen Appel attended the Washington State Sheep Producers convention in LaConnor last weekend. Helen is state auxiliary president. Dick left early Saturday to go elk hunting. No word yet from the hunters on their success or lack thereof in getting their elk. Dusty B.B. Club will meet next Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 9 a.m. at the home of Helen Appel. Roll call will be to bring a favorite recipe to share, with copies for everyone. Suzy McNeilly will show how to do yoga for the program. Comfortable clothing is advised... Full story
Two high school seniors have been selected to represent Washington wheat farmers and will serve as the Washington Wheat Ambassadors for the upcoming year. Tessa Jantz of Ritzville and Nicholas Schultheis of Colton were selected after an initial written application process that also included submitting a short introductory video. Jantz and Schultheis will each give a speech at the upcoming Washington Association of Wheat Growers annual awards banquet Nov. 10 during the Tri-State Grain Growers convention in Coeur d’Alene. At the conclusion of t...
More than 50 Colfax High School students, led by teacher Jenny Morris, visited Eastern Washington University Wednesday, Oct. 26. Many of the juniors and seniors are involved in a program which allows them to earn college credits while in high school. The students met with EWU President Mary Cullinan, front row, fourth from right, and EWU Government Affairs Director David Buri, front row, far left. Buri is a 1981 graduate of Colfax High. During the visit, President Cullinan talked to the...
Whitman County commissioners Monday approved a list of road safety work to be paid for with $750,000 from the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act of 2015. The list includes guardrails on a stretch of the Endicott-St. John Road and signage on 30 other county roads. Signs will include chevrons – square yellow signs with black pointers – and other curve warnings. Now approved, the project list will go out for bids, to be opened Dec. 5, with work planned for early next year. To decide on...
A final bow for colored leaves as October turns to November south of Palouse. The fall colors will soon depart as more rain and winter weather move through the area....
The annual Tom’s Turkey drive will return to the Colfax Rosauers in two weeks. The Council on Aging, in partnership with Second Harvest, is hosting the drive ahead of food pantry distribution dates to collect food for the Thanksgiving holiday. “Our goal is to feed everybody we can,” said Paige Collins, executive director at Council on Aging. “We’re looking for a total of 900 turkeys.” That number would cover all the people served at Whitman County’s 11 pantries. Collins said the pantries traditionally serve about 890 individuals/families. The T...
County commissioners Monday approved a future paving project for five miles of the Farmington Road north to the Warner Road intersection. Engineering will begin on the project with the hot asphalt mix overlay expected to be applied in 2017 or 2018. Cost of the projected is estimated to cost in the $1 million range with $750,000 coming from the state’s Rural Arterial Program. Public works crews will inspect signs and guardrail ends on the five-mile span, and replacements will be added to the project as needed. Public Works Superintendent Mark S...
Last month while touring Ireland, our guide proudly pointed out Irish whiskey is making a strong comeback and thanked us, Americans, for our hefty contribution to their sales and shipments. Irish whiskey, even though its volumes are less than scotch and bourbon, is the world’s fastest growing major spirit. Production shot up by 130 percent since 2005. Of course, the Irish are quick to point out, the United States’ prohibition laws between 1920 and 1933 were a big reason Ireland’s whiskey sales dried up in the first place. All friendly jousting...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Garret Reid Link, 29, and Nicole Deanne Schlomer, 28, both LaCrosse, Oct. 26. Kosey Justin-David Smith, 21, and Margaret Elizabeth Kane, 21, both Pullman, Oct. 31. REAL ESTATE SALES R & J Farms by Rick Heitstuman to Robert and Kimberly Pluid, Colton, house on Steptoe Street, Colton, $270,000, Sept. 6. Bank of America, Plano, Texas, to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, house on F Street, Rosalia, $92,720, Sept. 7. Nathan Anderson, Pullman, to Justin Lee Divine, St. Maries, Idaho, house on SW Walnut Street, Pullman,...
Hillary Clinton may be the first candidate in American history to win a contest of personalities without having one. She has been content to make the election all about Donald Trump's character, and Trump has obliged because, really, what else would he consider as fascinating and important as himself? In a more normal year, Obamacare would be a byword for the failures of liberal technocrat rule. Insurers have been exiting the exchanges, and many of those that are staying are hiking premiums by 20 percent or more. Even a Democratic governor, Mar...
