Articles from the November 9, 2017 edition
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Legals: Nov. 9, 2017
NOTICE OF A DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND A ZONE CHANGE HEARING Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Windy... Full story
Bulletin: Nov. 9, 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. POLICE TO DROP 24-HOUR COVERAGE Cutbacks in the... Full story
Good Old Days: Nov. 9, 2017
8 years ago The Commoner November 11, 1892 The little city of Garfield Saturday evening was the scene of a fearful tragedy in which Langford Summers, one of the oldest and most respected citizens, lost his life at the hands of a young desperado,... Full story
Rosalia hosts Canvas Café night
~Jennifer Olson photo Rosalia school seniors sponsored the fifth Canvas Café Night Nov. 4. Participants ate and then painted a picture. Rebecca Dempsey, senior student parent, lead the step-by-step... Full story
Lending hands
Members of the Jennings Elementary school staff assist at the Thrifty Grandmothers shop Nov. 2 in Colfax as part of the district's "Give Back to Colfax" program....
Menus: Week of Nov. 13-17
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Chicken patty or cheeseburger, fries, baked beans, fruit. Tuesday: Biscuit and gravy or chicken patty, egg patty, sweet gems, fruit. Wednesday: Turkey gravy with mashed potatoes or cheeseburger, roll, green beans, cookie. Th...
Obituaries: Nov. 9, 2017
Micke Fe Hopkins, 65, died Oct. 31, 2017, at Whitman Hospital in Colfax after suffering an apparent heart attack. Born Feb. 8, 1952, in Ritzville, to Floyd E. and Joan Hawks Hopkins, he was raised in... Full story
Pullman Chamber honors 4 members
Four Pullman Chamber volunteers were honored Nov. 2 during the 100th annual Pullman Chamber of Commerce awards banquet and general meeting held at Banyan’s. Awards were given in four categories to recognize volunteers and community members for t... Full story
Etcetera: Nov. 9, 2017
'Peter & Wendy' set at Empire Tekoa Empire Theatre and Missoula Children’s Theatre will present “Peter & Wendy” Friday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. Join Peter, Wendy, Captain Hook and many more this Saturday for a fanci... Full story
Scouts will collect food bags Saturday
Colfax Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts in troops 550 and 595 will collect food bags for their annual Scouting for Food Drive starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. The scouts distributed the bags last Saturday. Canned fruits and vegetables and personal hygiene... Full story
Teens serve treats at Rosalia Library
Anthony Blackledge, a member of the Rosalia Library’s Teen Advisory Council, serves up sweet treats to Leila Van Dyke and other customers last Saturday during an impromptu bake sale. The young l...
LaCrosse FFA team wins state soils title
Lacrosse LaCrosse FFA soils judging team won the state title last week. This qualifies a team of four to compete at the nationals at Oklahoma in May. Team members were Allyn Harder, T.J. Harder, Jadyn Guske, Ty Harder, Trey Fleming, Lauren Stubbs... Full story
Library Calendar: Nov. 9, 2017
Thursday, Nov. 9 Colton - 3 to 6 p.m. – Free Medicare Help – Drop-in for free, impartial help to meet your needs. St. John - 3:30 to 5 p.m. – Tinker Tech Time – Grades K-5 are invited to meet monthly at the school for a variety of activities includi...
MY FAVORITE RECIPES By Mary Collins: Meet Jodi Prout
Stephen and Jodi Prout share a love of the environment and have worked together on habitat restoration projects. Jodi Prout grew up as a fourth generation Union Flat farm kid while Stephen Johnson is... Full story
German dinner crowd tops 200
Endicott The Endicott Community Club held its annual German Dinner and Silent Auction Nov. 5. The event was set up in the school cafeteria and gym Nov. 4. The crowd numbered more than 200. The cafeteria filled with people and some had to wait a...
Hank Cramer will present 'Green Berets in Vietnam'
Hank Cramer Folksinger and historian, Hank Cramer will present a program on Green Berets in Vietnam at four local branches of Whitman County Library. Monday, Nov. 13, he will be at St. John at 10...
Rosalia pantry resurrected
Volunteers pause for a picture Oct. 19 at the re-opening of the Rosalia Food Pantry at the Baptist Church. Among the volunteers pictured are Rosalia Mayor Nan Konishi, Father Mike Savelesky of Holy Rosary Parish and Deacon Rick Jones of the Baptist...
LaCrosse UMC will host Turkey dinner
Dusty The LaCrosse Methodist Church will hold its annual Turkey Dinner in the basement of the church Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 5:30 p.m. until the food runs out. The meal is a traditional turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Prices are from 11 years... Full story
Next Scenic By-way meeting scheduled at Rockford Harvest Moon
The November luncheon meeting for the Palouse Scenic By-way will be at the Harvest Moon restaurant in Rockford Nov. 27 at noon. “We’re going to talk a lot about tourism,” said Carol Cooper, tourism director at the Pullman Chamber of Commerce and b...
Winter's opening act makes way for rain
–Misty Zornaki photo One of the first snow flakes of the season poses for a photo shoot on a Halloween pumpkin. After some weekend sunshine, Whitman County residents will not be seeing much sun for a...
Tour invites locals to climate talks
The public is invited to two presentations and conversations, ‘Saving our farms, forests and fish while strengthening the economy,’ Nov. 14 to discuss climate change, how to curb it, how to adapt and...
On the record: Nov. 9, 2017
REAL ESTATE D.F. and L.F., LLC by Linda Fender to McGuire & Sons LLC by Rob McGuire, ag airfields at LaCrosse and Oakesdale, $600,000, Oct. 16. US Bank National Association, Owensboro, Ky., to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, house on N.... Full story
Letters: Nov. 4, 2017
Skewed editorial To be honest I am not sure where to start in regard to your editorial page on November 2, 2017 in the Whitman County Gazette. I am a frequent reader of your editorial comments, many times agreeing sometimes disagreeing but this most...
Rich Lowry: Trump is the GOP Mainstream
The showdown between President Donald Trump and Sen. Jeff Flake turned out to be no contest. It wasn't Trump who was out of the GOP mainstream, but Flake. The Arizona senator supported Gang of Eight-style immigration reform, when immigration...
Bob Franken: Intense Tents
Some will remember that Ronald Reagan used to describe the GOP as a "big tent," meaning it had room for a large spectrum of approaches to government, from nearly liberal to arch conservative. Well, his alleged "big tent" certainly is "past tents."...