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Tom's Turkey Drive in Whitman county Friday and Saturday sold 480 dinners. While not the 603 needed, everything worked out with a little help. Shawn McAdams, general manager at Rosauers, and Joel Hurley, the butcher at Rosauers, gave some great deals for the drive to be able to meet the needs of all 11 pantries. "With assistance from good samaritan Shawn, the manager of Rosauers, we were able to get what we needed," said Paige Collins, executive director for the Council on Aging and Human...
Ron and Barb Wachter are taking a step back from the Hilltop, an inn and restaurant they’ve owned and operated for 39 years. Instead of looking for a new manager or selling to a franchise, the Wachters decided to hire a team to manage the Hilltop. Of the six proposals they received, Coast matched their needs the closest. Owner Ron Wachter mentioned that good managers aren’t easy to come by, and he feels it is worthwhile to be a hotel managed by someone who can successfully manage several oth...
Port of Whitman commissioners last Thursday received a report on design work for the Boyer Park Marina. The design work has been done under a $275,000 grant from the state Recreation & Conservation Office in the Department of Natural Resources. Designs, analysis and permits will be needed to replace the docks and fuel float at the Boyer Marina. The permit would allow for construction and keep options open for more in the future. Nels Sultan from the Edmonds office of Mott McDonald, a global...
While Whitman County commissioners aim to finalize a 2019 budget, Public Works foremen and supervisors crowded commissioners' chambers Monday as Jeff Stehr, District 1 superintendent, made a case that a change is needed to retain employees. Stehr laid out a presentation, handouts included, saying that the county is in trouble as another winter approaches and more employees leave for higher-paying jobs. "They have extremely valid points," said Dean Kinzer, county commissioners' chairman, said...
They first were co-workers in Seattle, fixing and installing garage doors from Belltown to Redmond, Issaquah and Kirkland. Now they team up on the Palouse as Palouse Garage Door, which opened in Colfax in September. Sam Vietz and Joe Girard are assisted by their wives, Nicole and Misty, who manage the office, based out of the Vietz home in Colfax with storage space in Pullman at Ken Paulson's Plumbing. The company works on residential and commercial overhead garage doors, sliders and gates....
The Northwest Grain Growers and the Washington State Department of Transportation are working on projects in Endicott. NWGG is building new grain elevators that include seven new shipping tanks and a half-million-bushel tank. The addition will bring the total storage on site to more than three million bushels. A 110 car shuttle loader will transport the white wheat, dark northern spring wheat and hard red winter wheat that the elevators will hold from Endicott to the coast. To keep up with the...
A celebration of the career of R. Dennis Roe, who devoted more than 50 years to supporting agriculture in the Pacific Northwest, will be Nov. 27 from 5 to 7 p m. at WSU’s Ensminger Pavilion. Roe retired from his second career with WSU last summer. He served 41 years with the NRCS and then 11 years at WSU. Raised on a dryland farm near Goldensdale, Roe received a bachelor of science in agriculture from WSU in 1966 and began his career with NRCS that year. He served the growers of Whitman County and the Inland Northwest for his entire NRCS career...
Whitman County's late swing to the Democratic side continued late Tuesday when the elections office reported a new tally with 1,233 more votes for Friday's and Tuesday’s counts for a total of 17,312. The tally put the county's return at 68.898 percent. An estimated 150 ballots remain to be counted with a final count set for next Monday, Nov. 26. Certification deadline for the state general election is Nov. 27. The latest counts bumped Pullman Democrat Matthew Sutherland into a lead over Republican incumbent Joe Schmick of Colfax in the race f...
STATE MEASURES Initiative Measure No,. 1631 Concerns pollution. Charge pollution fees on sources of green house gas pollutants and use revenue to reduce pollution, promote clean energy and address climate impacts under oversight of a public board. Should this measure be enacted into law? Local Overall Yes 7,285, 42.8% 1,334,919, 43.4% No 9,755, 57.2% 1,738,610, 57.6% Initiative Measure No. 1634 Concerns taxation of certain items intended for human consumption. Measure would prohibit new or increased local taxes, fees or assessments on raw or...
After bagging the state championship last March with an unforgettable late charge against Davenport, the defending state champions, Colfax girls will crank up for another season by hosting a hoop jamboree Monday. The Bulldogs will host Lakeside and Oakesdale in 10 minute rounds to launch the season. Coach Corey Baerlocher, who is starting his 17th season at Colfax, faces a big rebuilding task after graduating five seniors off of last year's title team. All five seniors carved out their own roles in last year's 24-4 campaign to the title. Top...
Senior Augie Allenbach and sophomore Jacob Brown were elected to the first team of the NE-South football league. Allenbach was named to both the offensive and defensive lines, and to the punter's slot. Brown was named all-league linebacker. Seniors Cameron Hiatt and Gabe Ahmann were named to the second team as defensive backs. Hiatt was also named as second team running back. The football team will have an awards ceremony in the school auditorium next Thursday, Nov. 29, at 7 p.m. followed by cake and ice cream in the school...
By Jim Heilsberg They call them coaches, but they often are much more than a coach. Coaches are loved or hated but often in High School sports they are loved way more than hated. The region is blessed with many individuals that give countless hours to a sport they love. There are too many to list but our region has many individuals that have given of their lives to help others and their community by coaching children into young adults. We can focus on sports but there are countless others that are coaches in arts, music, science and other...
The set up for the Festival of Trees in Colfax is taking place in The Center at the library from now until Nov. 26 during library hours. Businesses and community groups are encouraged to use a decorated tree as a way to advertise at the Festival of Trees. It’s also a great outlet for individuals who are artistic or enjoy sharing their creativity, or anyone who simply would enjoy decorating a Christmas tree. The trees will be on display at The Center through December to allow people to vote on them at events such as Winterfest and any other a...
Final chapter for NE football for 2018 went into the books last weekend when Northwest Christian and Chewelah were eliminated in the quarter-final round of the state 2B playoffs. Kalama dropped Northwest Christian 31-6, and Napavine edged Chewelah 20-14. Napavine had a part at the very start of the season last August when they defeated Liberty 47-7 when the Liberty and Colfax teams made the long road trip to Cathlamet for a twin bill of non-leaguers to open the season. Colfax was blanked 0-14 in Wahkiakum in the cross-state adventure. State sem...
Colfax School Supt. Jerry Pugh has mailed out a letter on how the district will deal with possible weather cancellations this year. Pugh noted in his letter this year’s school calendar is restricted by a May 31 finish and a June 1 commencement in order to allow construction to begin at the high school. That leaves the district with the option of making up winter cancellation days on Saturdays or spring vacation days. Delayed starts could be one option on bad weather days and in some instances school could commence without buses on rural r...
Napoe R. Mitchell, 42, Pullman, was sentenced to 90 days in jail Nov. 9 in Whitman County Superior Court after he pleaded guilty to amended charges of fourth-degree assault with domestic violence and criminal trespass. Mitchell had originally been charged with burglary. Mitchell was arrested by Pullman officers and booked into jail here in the early morning hours of Oct. 14. According to the Pullman Police report, officers responded to a report of a suspected assault at an apartment on Davis Way. The victim told officers Mitchell had showed up...
Aijun Li, Pullman, was unhurt when the 2006 Honda Odyssey van he was driving struck a dog on Highway 195 a mile south of Pullman Nov. 10 at 1:40 p.m. According to the Washington State Patrol report, Li was driving northbound when the dog ran onto the highway. He attempted to avoid the animal, but it was struck by the left front corner of the van....
Whitman County’s Rock Lake, the largest natural lake in eastern Washington, was stocked with almost 30,000 trout back in early October. According to the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife fishing prospects calender, Rock Lake’s brown trout and rainbow trout should both offer good fishing conditions for November and December. Licenses are required for anglers 15 years and older, and must be valid through Mar. 31, 2019....
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. REARDAN MAN ARRESTED IN AREA CAR PROWLS CASE One of two suspects in a string of car prowls reported at Rosalia was arrested late Tuesday. Sheriff Brett Myers reported Hunter H. Haley, 25, Reardan, was arrested and booked into jail here. The sheriff said they have identified a second suspect and expect to obtain a warrant for his arrest later in...
It is here. As of Friday, the Christmas season officially starts. At least it used to. This Thursday, as in recent years, Thanksgiving Day is really the start. That is when the Black Friday sales kick off in earnest. Some even started weeks ago. If you eat fast and don’t go for an extra piece of pie, you could be one of the first in a store opening Thursday afternoon. Most stores, however, open early Friday, Black Friday, with buys meant to attract shoppers before they spend all their money elsewhere. Black Friday is a long held tradition. N...
Pet Peeves Lingering tree stumps on Main Street. Eyesores. Okeydokes Huber Action Freight for donating their time to support high school programs....
