Articles from the November 2, 2017 edition
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Legals: Nov. 2, 2017
NOTICE OF MITIGATED DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (M-DNS) Whitman County Planning issued a Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (M-DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Williams...
Bulletin: Nov. 2, 2017
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. AUDITOR MAILS 587 NEW BALLOTS A total of 587...
Fair opens new Facebook page
A new Palouse Empire Fair Facebook page has been created for the public to keep abreast of fair announcements and developments. The new page went up Oct. 23. “Hopefully, Facebook will alleviate me from a lot of phone calls in the office,” said... Full story
SHIBA aid sessions set for 5 locations
Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) volunteers Joyce and Daniel Leonard provide free and impartial information tailored to meet the needs of current and future Medicare recipients. The Leonards have saved local residents thousands... Full story
Yoga to benefit The Center
The Center at Colfax Library will benefit from a yoga class set for Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. Called “Class and a Glass,” proceeds from the event will help pay for a new roof and other improvements at The Center. Instructor Suzy McNeilly will lead...
Good Old Days: Nov. 2, 2017
125 years ago The Commoner November 4, 1892 A new bank, to be known as the Tekoa State bank, has been established at Tekoa, with H.L. Moody as president and O.D. Moody as cashier. The capital stock is $40,000, divided into 400 shares. The majority is... Full story
Savvy Senior: When Will Medicaid Pay for Nursing Home Care?
Dear Savvy Senior, What are the eligibility requirements to get Medicaid coverage for nursing home care? Caregiving Daughter Dear Caregiving, The rules and requirements for Medicaid eligibility for nursing home care are complicated and will vary...
Democrats to host candidates
Lisa Brown and Matthew Sutherland, candidates in the 5th Congressional District, will be at an evening reception hosted by the Whitman County Democratic Central Committee Sunday, Nov. 12, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Banyans on the Ridge in Pullman. The...
Schools enhance lockdown plans
The St. John/Endicott school districts are working to better their procedures for lockdowns with help from Sheriff’s Deputy Jim Pelissier who lives in Endicott. “They told me what their policies were, and I made suggestions how to make that work...
Library Calendar: Nov. 2, 2017
Thursday, Nov. 2 Albion - 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. - Thursday Art - Kids, come and get your fingers busy during an hour of mixed media art. Albion - 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. - Free Medicare Help - Join SHIBA volunteers, Joyce and Daniel Leonard, for free and impar... Full story
Etcetera: Nov. 2, 2017
Missoula Theatre returns to Tekoa Tekoa Empire Theatre hosts the Missoula Children’s Theatre for the week of Nov. 6 through 11 with "Peter and Wendy" as this year's production. The theatre program...
Vows in Colorado unite Deanna Aeschliman, Clark
Deanna Elizabeth Aeschliman, daughter of John Corwin (Cory) and Rosemarie Aeschliman of Colfax, and Casey Heath Clark, son of Randy and Ellen Clark of Gunnison, Colo., were married Sept. 30 in a setti... Full story
Menus Week of Nov. 6-10
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: 12:30 dismissal - Chicken nuggets or cheeseburger, rice, fresh veggies, fruit. Tuesday: 12:30 dismissal - Straw hats or chicken patty, refried beans, fruit, donut. Wednesday: 12:30 dismissal - Maple bites or cheeseburger,...
Library trustees approve levy proposal for 2018
During its October meeting, the Whitman County Library Board of Trustees approved a special election to restore the library’s levy tax rate. The measure will go before county voters living outside of Pullman city limits on Feb. 13, 2018. The Board... Full story
MY FAVORITE RECIPES By Mary Collins: Meet Molly Overby
Molly Overby wasn’t born in Colfax, but her mother was and summers spent with grandparents, Jim and Jerry James meant Whitman County was always at least a second home. Molly grew up living in California, the Tri-Cities and Utah, and lived in Texas...
LaX team places third at nationals
Lacrosse LaCrosse FFA meats team placed third at the National FFA convention this week in Indianapolis, Ind. Team members are Nicole Harder, Britte Harder, Abby McGregor. FFA advisor is Lisa Baser. Nicole Harder was sixth in individual scoring....
Veterans service, luncheon slated at Rosalia on Nov. 11
Rosalia will conduct a Veterans Day Ceremony Saturday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, which is located behind the Texaco Visitors Center/service station in Rosalia. Patricia Voge will be mistress of ceremony. Father Mike Savelesky... Full story
Fête 60th jubilee
Endicott Leroy and Lorena Mattly celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary over the weekend. They were married in Condon, Ore., on Oct. 25, 1957. Their family came to celebrate the anniversary. Those attending were daughter Lori McNeilly from... Full story
Smith kin visit
Dusty Jan and Harm Smith had a get-together of relatives Saturday and Sunday. Ron and Sue Zimmerman, Spokane, are cousins of Harm’s, and their son and daughter-in-law, David and Laura Boland of the Seattle area, stayed at The Parsonage Bed and...
Palouse preschoolers visit pumpkin patch
Palouse School preschool class made a trip to the pumpkin patch at Enchanted Paths Lavender Farm. They participated in a fall scavenger hunt and picked their pumpkins. Once they had their favorite...
County celebrates Halloween by playing dress up, games
Above: Anna Siebert, Marty Meserve and Cody Meserve paint pumpkins at the Endicott PTO Halloween Carnival Saturday. At upper left, clockwise: Children and adults start the first stretch of the...
"Everybody Reads" author to visit county libraries
A prison guard, a riot, a one-motel Montana town, an only child in north Spokane. They all come together in Colfax Tuesday, Nov. 7, with a visit from author S.M. Hulse and her “Everybody Reads...
On the record: Nov. 2, 2017
MARRIAGE LICENSES James Garrett Macki, 37, and Jessica Elizabeth Cumbee, 32, both Pullman, Oct. 10. Daniel Patrick O'Rourke, 39, and Candice Marie Brager, 23, both Pullman, Oct. 10. Sean Todd Neal, 27, and Jia Xie, 30, both Garfield, Oct. 11. Shuo Li...
Letters: Nov. 2, 2017
Defending Jacobs I would like to respond to the allegations about my husband, Ken Jacobs, against the trail in Rosalia. (Julie Griffin letter Oct. 26) Did she have a recording of that meeting that she remembers it so well? What I remember and know...