Articles from the December 7, 2017 edition
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Legals: Dec. 7, 2017
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Board of Commissioners will conduct a closed record appeal hearing on Monday, December 18, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. in their Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, Washington. The purpose of the...
STRANGE BUT TRUE: Dec. 7, 2017
* It was 19th-century Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov who made the following sage observation: “Love, friendship, respect, do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.” * If you suffer from galeophobia you’re...
TRIVIA TEST: Dec. 7, 2017
TRIVIA TEST 1. MOVIES: Who starred in the martial-arts movie “Enter the Dragon”? 2. MEASUREMENTS: What unit of measurement contains 4,840 square yards? 3. HISTORY: In which war did the military offensive “Operation Desert Storm” take place? 4. U.S....
Obituaries: Dec. 7, 2017
A memorial service for Larry Arnold was held Saturday, Dec. 2, at the Tekoa Community Church with a reception following. Mr. Arnold died Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. He was member of Tekoa Community Church...
Baldwin rite set Saturday at Gar/Pal
A memorial service will be Saturday, Dec. 9, for Bruce Baldwin, former Palouse mayor and longtime manager of Palouse Grain Growers. He died Nov. 19 in Seattle of complications from a bone marrow...
Good old days: Dec. 7, 2017
8 years ago The Commoner December 9, 1892 Mrs. J. A. Davis, owner of the Farmer's hotel property, recently destroyed by fire, intends rebuilding with bricks early in the spring. She will probably have a three story structure put up on the site,...
Menus: Week of Dec. 11-15
AT COLFAX SCHOOL: Monday: Ripper or Bulldog burger, fresh veggies, fruit. Tuesday: Burrito or chicken patty, corn, tater tots, fruit. Wednesday: Hot dog or Bulldog burger, chili, Caesar salad, fruit. Thursday: Beef dipper, rice or chicken patty, gree...
Rosalia Garden Club hosts wreath making workshop
Kari Billington, Rana French and Terry Tucker, members of Rosalia Garden Club, were at work Nov. 30 to create fresh evergreen wreaths and then decorate the mini-park gazebo. On Dec. 13, the club will...
Library calendar: Dec. 7, 2017
Thursday, Dec. 7 Colfax – 3 to 6 p.m. – Take Apart Technology. – Kids are invited to explore the insides of the technology around us. Colfax – 3 to 5:30 p.m. – Winterfest – Join the community holiday celebration, complete with fireworks, a parade, v...
Etcetera: Dec. 7, 2017
Winter concert in LaCrosse Students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade will present "Christmas at the OK Corral" Wednesday, Dec. 13, at LaCrosse High School. The musical "Christmas at the O.K. Corral" is written by Teresa Jennings. Musical...
MY FAVORITE RECIPES By Mary Collins: Meet Rhod McIntosh
Rhod McIntosh, a graduate of Colfax High School in 1958 and then Wenatchee Junior College, is a conservation-minded farmer and an effective steward of the land he farms. Fifty six years ago this...
Santa set to make annual stop at LaCrosse
Lacrosse Saturday, Dec. 9, will bring all sorts of fun activities to town. The Class of 2018 will serve breakfast from 8 until 10 a.m. at the Gathering Place. At 10, Santa will arrive by special delivery for photo sessions. Ornament making for kids...
Endicott turns on the Christmas lights
Endicott Endicott and the surrounding community Saturday enjoyed the lighting of Christmas lights all over town, Japanese lanterns that flew over the town in a steady stream and the arrival of Santa in the back of a fire truck. Everyone then went to...
BB club charts Christmas plans
Dusty Dusty B.B. Club will meet Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Colfax Catholic Parish Hall at 9 a.m. to decorate for the Christmas party. Diane Monson and Liz Appel are hostesses. For roll call, bring one dozen cookies to exchange and a copy of the...
One weekend left to get a Vikotics Christmas tree
Isaac Bailey is hard at work cutting down a blue spruce for a Vikotics customer at Nelson's Farm. Now in their second year of the partnership, the robotics group plans to be back at Nelson's next...
Bulletin Column: Dec. 7, 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. COUNCIL OKAYS POOL OPTION Members of the...
LEAGUE HONORS SIX MEMBERS
Six lifetime members of the League of Women Voters were recognized for their dedication and service Monday, Dec. 4 at the Community Congregational United Church of Christ, 525 NE Campus Avenue, Pullman. They are Karen Kiessling, Lenna Harding, Joan...
RULING ON PULLMAN DEATH
County Coroner Peter J. Martin Friday reported after completing the scene investigation and a detailed forensic examination into the Nov. 28 death of Autumn Nicole Jones, 38, Pullman. He determined that the decedent died from asphyxiation due to...
REST STOP METH CONVICTION
Branson L. Hewitt, 31, Caldwell, Idaho, was sentenced to 33 days in jail with credit for time served after he plead guilty Friday in superior court to a charge of possession of methamphetamine. He was allowed to convert 30 days of the sentence to com...
On the record: Dec. 7, 2017
MARRIAGE LICENSES Michael Kieran Cockcroft, 29, Pullman, and Pertersilie Heile, 35, Pullman, Nov. 28. Raymond Lawrence Fields, 51, Moscow, and Bill Dean McClelen III, 43, Moscow, Nov. 28. Johnny Edward Hiscock Hart, 43, Pullman, and Shanna Beth...
Letters: Dec, 7, 2017
Tough GOP choice To pass or not to pass tax cuts/reform? A tough choice for Republicans who have to choose between looking unable to govern or looking incompetent to govern by passing a really, really bad bill. Which will most hurt their chances in 2...
RICH LOWRY: The Albatross that Democrats Deserve
There are sexual harassers, and then there is John Conyers, the Democrat from Detroit who made his congressional office an adjunct of his libido. The evidence suggests that Conyers believed that as a 27-term congressman, he was entitled to the...
BOB FRANKEN: Season's Retreatings
Still another Thanksgiving has passed, and I have done what I always do: nothing. I didn't overeat, and certainly didn't travel. Getting together with family and friends can wait for a non holiday. There is no way in the world I'm going to endure...
Pet Peeves and Okeydokes
#!*! Whitman County Public Works -- if you pay, they will stay. Wolves in sheep’s clothing!!! Send your pet peeves and okeydokes to Whitman County Gazette P.O Box 770, Colfax, WA 99111 or drop them off at the Gazette office...
A dangerous attack
Today is December 7. For anyone with just a little knowledge about this country, that is a significant date. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese staged a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Roosevelt immediately declared that a state...