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The Bank Left Gallery/Bistro in Palouse will host a Christmas open house and concert “Land of Imagination” Dec. 3 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit will introduce paintings by Aysin Tekindor, silver jewelry by Sandra Hubbard Conti and new designs by Prisha Brown and Pat Cassidy. Also featured will be paper ephemera by Connie Schaut, ornaments by Nelson Duran and paintings and ornaments by Carrie Vielle. The concert will include performances by pianist Caroline Germain and vocalist Nancy Grunewald. The Bank Left Bistro will also feature a din...
Lacrosse Santa Claus will be in LaCrosse Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Teapot Cafe. Free juice and muffins will be offered for all children while supplies last. A Christmas drawing will provide gifts for boys and girls in age brackets infants to 2 years, 3-5 year-olds, 6-8 year olds and 9-12 year-olds. Free photo taken with Santa will be available. LaCrosse Business Association sponsors this event each year. The annual LaCrosse School winter concert will be presented by students in pre-school through eighth grade Tuesday, Dec.... Full story
Gazette Reporters Ballots will be recounted by hand to determine a winner in the race for seat 2 on the Rosalia Town Council. Challenger Rick Lau still leads incumbent Bob Hill by one vote, 112 to 111, in the finalized count by Whitman County’s elections department. Auditor Eunice Coker said the recount will be done in the elections office at 10 a.m. Friday. State law mandates a recount if the difference between the two candidates is less one-half of one percent of the total number of votes cast for both candidates. The recount was o...
A dog in Malden watches a customer arrive at the Malden Post Office the morning of Nov. 28. The golden retriever’s yard is just down the street from the post office, which may close after 99 years in operation....
• It was English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley who made the following sage observation: “Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.” • If you put your rubber bands in the refrigerator, they’ll last longer. • It’s not just the tiger’s fur that has stripes; its skin is striped, too. • You probably know that the iconic film “Rocky” starred Sylvester Stallone in the leading role, but you might not be aware of the fact that he wrote the script, as well. The sale of the rights to the script came just in time; he had a total...
Mary Jane Cocking A memorial service with military honors. for Mary Jane Cocking, 87, former Farmington area farm woman, was Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 11 a.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church in Colfax with the Rev. Phil Misner officiating and a U. S. Navy honor guard participating. Mrs. Cocking died early Nov. 24, 2011, at City View Adult Family home in Pullman. The daughter of Horace and Marie Miller Belden, she was born in North Platte, Neb., Aug. 14, 1924. The family moved to the La Grande, Ore. area when was a toddler. Her mother died when she... Full story
Health care exchange should preserve choice Even as the new health care law heads for the U.S. Supreme Court where it faces an uncertain future, Washington state is moving forward with its $23 million effort to design and implement a health care exchange. State health care exchanges, mandated by the federal law, must be in place by 2014. They were billed as a way to promote competition and provide access to subsidies for qualified consumers. While each state is supposed to design its own health care exchange, exchanges seem to fall into two... Full story
W. Bruce Cameron As part of his ongoing home-improvement project, my dog recently chewed the little tassels off the throw pillows on the couch. He was just ripping up the last one when I walked into the living room, and he was so proud to show off his industriousness that he took the pillow and shook it like a rat. “See?” his expression seemed to be saying. “Where would you be without me?” Without a dog, I would have tassels on my throw pillows instead of little stubs of yarn that look like small worms. The pillows seem to function just fine wi... Full story
Times have changed. The holiday season once started with tree lighting ceremonies and carolling. Now, it starts with Black Friday mayhem, marked by frantic shoppers crowding and scrambling for sale goods. One desperate woman pepper sprayed her competitors for discounted merchandise at a WalMart. A man was killed when he was robbed of his Black Friday bounty in a store parking lot. Store employees were injured by the throngs of shoppers rushing to bargains. Then came Cyber Monday. A day when Internet shoppers click on specials and deals while...
Thomas Kendall of St. John submitted this photo of the R.Q. Teague family with their harvest teams and crew. The photo dates back to 1899 or 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Teague are standing next to the side of the barn at the left while older daughter Edith holds the white horse carrying her younger sisters. The farm is located on the Seivers Road about five miles east of Lind. Sherman Scott Smart followed the Teague family on the ranch. His son, Orville, took over the operation and his son, Roger and family are now on the ranch. Two of the Teague boys i...
These reports are from the previous two 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. MILL STREET LIGHTS EN ROUTE Shipment of a segment of the streetlights for the Mill Street project has been made, but there’s not much chance the new lights will be in place for today’s Chamber of Commerce Christmas parade. Pullman Engineer Munir Daud said he has received a report that the light bases for the lights are now on their way with the...
Gyms around the Whitman County will once again fill with rooters as the storied SE League tips off another season of basketball. This year’s action promises to bring a lot of changes to the tradition-rich league with Colton’s boys starting the season predicted as top dogs with lots of talent back from last year, “I think Colton’s got to be the pick as we go out,” said Mike Jones, coach at LaCrosse/Washtucna. “But it’s Whitman County basketball. It’s gonna be a dogfight every night.” Colton earned a fifth place trophy at last year’s state B to...
Vikings, ‘hawks launch hoops High school hoops season got off to a rough start for Whitman County schools as Tekoa/Oakesdale and Garfield/Palouse boys dropped their home openers against non-league opponents. Nighthawk girls took a win, 54-42 over Dayton after posting a 10-point lead at the half with Alexandra Overton hitting 12 points. Nighthawk Max Mueller canned 16 points and Marcus Pluff 12, but Tekoa/Oakesdale fell 44-58 to Dayton in their season opener Tuesday at Tekoa. The Bulldogs were led by Justin Turner’s 18 points. Colton Bic...
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Three Colfax players were named to the all-opponent team for the NE league. In front, from the left, are Andrea Bennett of Lind/Ritzville/Sprague; Misty Skelton and Ameilie Bruya of Colfax, and Miranda Mielke and Maranda Brantley of Davenport. In back, from the left, are Davis Killian, LRS; Devyn Russell and Sarah Batteron of Northwest Christian; Taylor Larsen of Colfax, Liz Flowers, Chantel Heath, Kelsey Moos and Lauren Schulz of Reardan. Batterton and Moos shared MVP honors.... Full story
Whale with 20 plastic bags revives calls for ban WELL, THERE GOES the Seattle Times again, pushing the City Council to ban plastic bags only two years after voters said fuhgeddaboutit. It apparently was driven to take up the cudgel again by the finding in West Seattle last year of a beached whale that had more than 20 plastic bags in its stomach. Now I like whales as much as anybody, but I would be curious to know what kind of bags they were so their source could be identified. Campaigns to ban plastic bags are chiefly aimed at those in...
In an effort to cut costs, the city of Palouse began an experiment last week. A total of 23 of Main Street’s 42 lights were turned off. Essentially, Dwayne Griffin, maintenance superintendent, had every other light shut off. The cost savings are estimated at roughly $230 a month, or $10 per light. “We’re hopeful people are understanding of the situation we’re in,” said Palouse deputy clerk Ann Thompson. The city council plans to run the experiment into the new year, and then assess it. The council will vote on their 2012 budget Dec. 13.... Full story
MARRIAGE LICENSES Kenneth E. Purnell III, 33, and Cori J. Schramm, 33, both Colton, Nov. 23. Prerakkumar T. Desai, 30, San Diego, and .Jigna D. Shah, 29, Pullman, Nov. 18. Arden J. Skoglund, 25, and Mary K. Schultz, 22, both Moscow, Nov. 17. WHITMAN COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS Crown Castley, Pullman, antenna exchange, $10,000, Nov. 16. Mitch Engel, Oakesdale, pole building, $45,000, Nov. 16. Mark Rubin, Colfax, shop, $30,000, Nov. 16. Ken Druffel, Pullman, tank set-heater, $3,000, Nov. 28. REAL ESTATE SALES Dale and Colleen Schoepflin to Arreed and... Full story
Colfax boys basketball again gets a delayed start this year while the football recruits report to the gym. Colfax scratched its non-league opener Friday with Freeman, but figures to get in two non-league games next week. Starting his fourth season as head of the hoop crew, Coach Reece Jenkin will have a lot of experience back from last year’s 23-5 team which finished in fifth place at the state 2B show in Spokane. “We’ve had about eight guys out for practices the last couple of weeks, and that’s a little tough to do,” Jenkin noted. He expects t...
Balanced by tapping cash reserves and a possible bond issue funded by potential wind farm property taxes, Whitman County’s 2012 budget is ready for the public. “I think, based on what we have here, we’re ready to pass a budget,” said Commissioner Greg Partch. Financial Administrator David Ledbetter told county commissioners Monday departments plan to spend $401,155 more than the county will get in revenue next year. By finding other funding sources for $353,000 worth of capital improvements, Administrative Director Gary Petrovich said the def...
Vikings, ‘hawks launch hoops High school hoops season got off to a rough start for Whitman County schools as Tekoa/Oakesdale and Garfield/Palouse boys dropped their home openers against non-league opponents. Nighthawk girls took a win, 54-42 over Dayton after posting a 10-point lead at the half with Alexandra Overton hitting 12 points. Nighthawk Max Mueller canned 16 points and Marcus Pluff 12, but Tekoa/Oakesdale fell 44-58 to Dayton in their season opener Tuesday at Tekoa. The Bulldogs were led by Justin Turner’s 18 points. Colton Bic...
Colfax basketball season marked a sharing start Tuesday when the Bulldogs, Colton, and Lakeside rambled through a hoop jamboree at Colfax. Each team came out of it with a 1-1 mark in the 10-minute matchups. Colton posted their win over the Eagles, and Colfax took their win over Colton with Amelie Bruya hitting a barrage of three-pointers. Colfax girls resume action after being stopped by Lake Roosevelt in the regional round last year at University High. Senior grads off last year’s team were Brooke Webber, Shaina Simonson and Raven Elkins. C... Full story
Garfield-Palouse High School Drama will present “Dracula: The Twilight Years” Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The spoof of the recent vampire craze will take place on the stage at Garfield Middle School. Admission will be $6 per person....
It’s 100 years for the Round Table Club of Palouse. Holding their annual Christmas craft sale and luncheon in Palouse Saturday, the group of 18 women in the Palouse area celebrated the club’s 100th year in 2011. The philanthropic group puts on their annual Christmas sale to earn money for scholarships and other causes. The club began on Nov. 9, 1911, dedicated as the Cultus Club. In 1913, the name was changed followed by their involvement in Palouse’s Hayton-Green Park. The group planted trees... Full story
THURSDAY A Wisconsin man pulled a foot-long butcher knife on a fellow guest at a Thanksgiving Day dinner after she ignored his claim to a specific chair at the dining table. The woman defended herself with a broom and was unharmed. Kendrick Carr, 23, has been charged with attempted homicide. Black Friday got its earliest start ever, as retailers such as Wal-Mart and Toys R Us opened their doors Thanksgiving night instead of the traditional pre-dawn Friday openings. The U.S. Army’s oldest living four-star general, Ralph Haines Jr., died of n...
