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A memorial Christmas tree is now on display at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. Anyone wishing to remember someone no longer here can have an angel in their memory on the tree. The Blue Bird Boutique gift shop has slips to fill out. The boutique is open from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday....
Whitman County Library Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 4 p.m. Library board meetings are open to the public and residents are encouraged to attend....
8 years ago The Commoner, Nov. 24, 1893 Louis Cartlong, a Frenchman, was sent to the county jail in his failure to obtain bondsmen who would go with his security in a promise to keep the peace for a period of six months. Cartlong was employed on the McCarkle threshing outfit when it was engaged on Newton Gibson's ranch, about six miles east of Colfax. Gibson was garnished for McCarkle's debts, but his answer showed he owed nothing to McCarkle. As Cartlong had money due him from the threshing...
Lorraine J. Joslin (nee Semler), aged 97, passed away peacefully on November 30, 2018, at Pioneer Place Memory Haven near Puyallup, Wash. She was in the presence of dear family members and had her favorite waltz music playing in the room. She succumbed to long-standing illness with diabetes and the inscrutable, gradual decline of Alzheimer's-related mental disease. To the very end, she maintained her sense of humor on her good days and slept a lot on her bad days. Lorraine was born April 17,... Full story
KayLynn (Edgren) Mayhew was born April 23, 1961, in Colfax, Washington, to Roger and June Edgren. She passed away November 24, 2018, at her home in Greenbank on Whidbey Island to her heavenly eternal home. She was 57 years old. Memorial services will be held at Hillside Evangelical Free Church, Greenbank, Washington, on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at 3 PM. KayLynn spent her childhood in Colfax, grew up on Prune Orchard Road and worked at the Elk Drug Store, her family's pharmacy. She graduated... Full story
The funeral service for Guy C. Parkman, 84, retired Pullman teacher and coach who had resided in Albion since 1962, was Friday at Kimball Funeral Home in Pullman. Mr. Parkman died Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at his home in Albion. Mr. Parkman began teaching science and biology at Pullman High School in 1961. He was a coach for Pullman football from 1963 until 1989 and coach for junior varsity and varsity baseball teams for 19 years. He retired from teaching in 1991 and, for the last 17 years, he... Full story
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. WSU STUDENTS GIVE COLFAX REPORTS Washington State University students in landscape architecture presented a variety of design concepts for Colfax at Monday night's city council session. The students have been working since the start of the semester on proposals to improve Colfax. Each student...
Questions 1. HISTORY: In which war was the Battle of Midway fought? 2. GEOGRAPHY: Which country has the most natural lakes? 3. ART: What famous sculpture in Washington, D.C., was created by Daniel Chester French? 4. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What plant is also known as the windflower? 5. LITERATURE: In which of Stephen King’s novels does the Overlook Hotel appear? 6. INVENTIONS: What item was invented in 1845 to hold papers together? 7. HISTORY: What did the Lateran Treaty of 1929 establish? 8. BIBLE: What was the first of the plagues of Egypt m...
* It was Kurt Vonnegut, one of the most influential writers of the 20th century, who made the following sage observation: “There is no reason why good cannot triumph as often as evil. The triumph of anything is a matter of organization. If there are such things as angels, I hope they are organized along the lines of the Mafia.” * If you received all of the gifts in the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” you’d have 364 presents. * The period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is an apt time to consider the word “crapulous,” which means “sick f...
NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Commissioners have set the date of Monday, December 17, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. in their Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, WA, for proposed amendment #3 to the 2018 Whitman County budget. At that time, it is requested all department heads/elected officials requesting an amendment be present. The total amount of the proposed amended budget is approximately $66,000,000. Copies of the proposed amendment will be available October 13, 2018 by calling 397-5240. Disabled accommodations are... Full story
The December shutdown of Highway 26 has taken a big toll on Hatton. The small Adams County town is located southwest of the Highway 26 bridge across the Burlington Northern Santa Fee tracks. Work on the bridge deck started Oct. 15 and Highway 26 was blocked off. The Hatton and Cunningham roads intersect Highway 26 on the west side of the bridge. During the construction job, the state posted a Highway 26 detour which takes westbound motorists south to Connell on Highway 395, west on Highway 260...
Makayla Morrison, 21, Colfax, has been summoned to appear in superior court Dec. 14 after she was charged with three counts of identity theft. Morrison is charged with using credit card identification from two other people to make purchases at Rosauers. According to the arrest report, Morrison initially said one of two alleged victims allowed her to use her credit card, but later confessed after confronted with additional investigation information. She admitted using the card information involving the other victim. The investigation report...
Completion date for the Highway 26 bridge deck project west off Highway 395 has again been extended, the Department of Transportation reported this week. Cold temperatures have extended the time needed for new rails on the bridge to cure. “The temperature situation makes the exact date difficult to determine,” said Jeff Adamson, DOT's spokesman for the North Central District Wenatchee. Adamson Tuesday told the Gazette the new bridge deck has finished curing and meets all specifications. The Highway 26 deck job has led to a 14-mile detour via Co...
Hunter Haley, 25, was formally charged with six counts of second-degree theft Nov. 26 in superior court. Three of the charges relate to alleged thefts from the first alleged victim to report a vehicle prowl in Rosalia Nov. 18. One of the victim's credit cards was allegedly used to make purchases at Walmart where surveillance videos led deputies to arrest Haley at his residence in the Reardan area. Walmart is listed as a victim in another charge and two other alleged Rosalia victims are listed in the other charges. An arrest warrant has been...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about health savings accounts? I’ve been reading that they are a great investment that can help with growing health care costs when I retire. --Planning Ahead Dear Planning, It’s true! A health savings account is a fantastic financial tool that can help you build up a tax-free stash of money for medical expenses now and after you retire – but there’s a catch. To get one, you must have a high-deductible health insurance policy. How They Work Health savings accounts (or HSAs) have become increas...
