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W. Bruce Cameron Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. I am aware that everywhere I go, people are having whispered conversations about me, saying that I’m paranoid. I’ve also been told by my doctor that I have hypochondria, which is just one of the many diseases she’s treating me for. Between these two afflictions, I barely have time to be lazy, though I always manage to work it in somehow. Being a practicing paranoid hypochondriac means that I am always on the alert for new medications to take when those w...
Colfax Just an hour ago I rounded the corner at Eddy’s restaurant and noticed that the new windows were being installed and also that the new brick front was expertly put back into place. Let me see, it has been a little more than twenty five years ago when Eddy opened for business. Not only did he open for business but he also became an integral part of our little community. I know for a fact that always when our children visit from Spokane, California or Texas, they always ask to go to Eddy’s for their favorites. I recall too how they mak... Full story
CAMPS PRESENT DONATION Palouse Empire Fair Foundation received a $10,000 donation from the Camp family at Sunday's dinner auction at the community building. Steve Camp of Dusty presented the donation on behalf of his mother, Donna Camp of Spokane Valley, who was also present at the dinner. The presentation was made in memory of their deceased son and brother, Alan Camp. The Camps have asked the sum be used for the fair's future efforts to improve the arena grandstand. Friday's dinner auction was attended by approximately 250 county residents,...
The Rev. Bob Ingalls, center, led the readings Dec. 5 during the Hospice Tree of Lights and Remembrance ceremony at the Colfax Library. Organizers of the ceremony were Jo Gfeller, left, and Rita Ackerman, right.... Full story
We’re seeing a lot of news stories these days about the projected costs of the new federal health care law known as Obamacare. Employers of all sizes, from small companies to warehouse stores and restaurant chains, are warning that compliance costs will force layoffs and price hikes. Even some of the lesser-known provisions will cost employers billions of dollars. For example, tucked away in the 2,000-plus pages of the legislation is a requirement that restaurants and “similar” food retailers display calorie counts on their menus. Sounds reaso...
WITH THIS YEAR nearly at an end, I’d like to use one of the last columns of 2012 to try to assist some of my readers in making it at least this far into 2013 without mishap. 1. There was a story in the newspapers recently about members of a family that met their deaths because their cook served them wild mushrooms she had gathered that turned out to he poison. Now there’s nothing wrong with gathering and using wild mushrooms, I’ve done it for years end have eaten more than a dozen different kinds I picked myself, starting off with chant...
The county commissioners have decided to suck it up and keep the New World accounting software for at least a couple more years. That is the right decision. Those following the seven-year New World saga will remember the expense and anguish that the software has caused the courthouse. Eventually, the trauma ended and the software was up and running. Then, once out of the woods with the system, it was suggested that a search be conducted for a new system to replace New World. The $45,000 a year or so maintenance fee was too much to stomach,...
Colfax Chief Rick McNannay Monday received a report that two street banners which had been displayed by the Quilted Moose at 101 S. Main were missing. McNannay said proprietors of the business reported they had worked at the shop on Thanksgiving Day and discovered the banners were gone when they left the building. Value of the banners was estimated at $200 each....
A suit filed against the City of Pullman by a property owner on Michigan Street was dismissed Dec. 7 in Superior Court. Michael Miller started the court action with his contention that the city officials had improperly applied land use regulations for a development in the 700 block of Michigan Street. Miller contended lights from vehicles using a new parking lot come through the windows of his residence across the street. He said trees planted along the front of the lot failed to stop the light beams. He filed the court action as an appeal of...
A city letter updating residents of Park Street and Clay Street on the status of City of Colfax response to the last flooding of the neighborhood has been delivered to home owners in the neighborhood. The letter was presented to the city council Dec. 3 and delivered to neighborhood residents the next morning. The letter noted some residents of the neighborhood have requested an update on the response the city had made to correct the problem. Two heavy rainstorms within a week last July caused water and mud to flow off the east hill of Colfax....
The St. John/Endicott girls booked two wins in the first weekend of league competition, and the Nighthawk girls extended their new season record to 3-0 Tuesday with another non-league battle with the Asotin Panthers. Chandler Pfaff of the Vikings looks for an outlet pass with Annie Bailey and Gretchen Van Lith (24) checking her next move for the Eagles. Colton’s girls made their league debut with a big win at Touchet in the Saturday round. The Wildcats will host Liberty Christian Friday for their league home opener. In Tuesday’s non...
Riding its veteran shooters, LaCrosse/Washtucna rolled to a pair of big wins as the SE1B league began boys basketball play last weekend. Anthony Floyd puts one up on a break for the Vikings with Robert Staples in pursuit for the Eagles Saturday at Palouse. Senior Darcy Stamper’s 16.5 weekend points average led the Tigercats to a 70-43 win over Tekoa/Oakesdale Friday and a 58-28 rout of league newcomer Liberty Christian Saturday. In Friday’s tilt at LaCrosse, the T-Cats saw four players hit double figures as they rolled off the opening tip to...
Cole Wallen of Potlatch and Mitch Barney of Colfax look for advice during their match in the 120 weight division Tuesday at Colfax.... Full story
Colfax girls last week continued their early season power sweep with three more wins to move their record to 6-0. The Bulldogs will put the early mark on the line Friday night when they host the Reardan Indians in the third league round Friday. Brooklyn Schmidt of Colfax and Ale Wert of St. George's look for the handle on a rebound in the girls game at Colfax Friday. Colfax hammered St. George’s 47-28 Friday in their home opener, took out Lakeside 57-48 in a non-leaguer at home, and then went to Davenport Tuesday where they dropped the G... Full story
Mitch Barney of Colfax and Thomas Newton of St. John each rolled up 3-1 records Saturday to top the locals in the Griswold Invitational wrestling tournament at Potlatch. The Colfax contingent booked a 13-18 overall record in the big Potlatch tournament which was won by the team from McCall. After making the trip to Potlatch Saturday, Colfax and Garfield/Palouse wrestlers hosted six Logger wrestlers at Colfax Tuesday night. At the Saturday tourney Ray Compton of Colfax had a feature match for Colfax when he took his opponent from Wallace,...
After sustaining a big loss before a home crowd Friday night in their league opener against a power-paced St. George’s team, the Bulldog boys stacked up solid wins for their next two games to move to a 4-2 overall record. St. George's Dexter Sienko was a big factor in shutting down the Bulldog offense in the league opener Friday night at Colfax. The 6-6 junior, who missed last season with an injury, put a stop on a shot by Skylar Simonson in the second half at Colfax. Coach Reece Jenkin notes the Bulldogs will take the 4-2 into a big weekend t... Full story
THURSDAY Thousands sparked joints, bongs and pipes under the Space Needle as Washington became the first state in the nation to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. The net wealth of U.S. households rose $1.72 trillion to $64.77 trillion in the third quarter, its highest since late 2007. Wealth peaked at $67.3 trillion in the third quarter of that year. Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign had $25.7 million left in the bank after the Nov. 6 election, while President Barack Obama’s re-election effort had $14.2 million left. More tha...
A WSU Rural Design Initiative team will present its Uniontown project today, Thursday, at the city hall in Uniontown beginning at 3:30 p.m. The effort is a joint project by the WSU landscape architecture program and the Uniontown Community Development Association which received a National Endowment for the Arts grant earlier this year. Junior-level architecture students were asked to develop a master plan for the Dahmen Barn site. A total of six students have taken part in the project which...
Higher-than-expected costs have held back construction of Lamont’s first library. Mayor Mike Thomas said the building, a steel kit building, was erected about a year ago, yet the interior remains unfinished. Costs for the concrete pad and assembly of the building were higher than originally anticipated. Even with more than 800 hours of volunteer labor, those costs exhausted the town’s funding and has delayed completion. “All the bids for every thing just came in way higher than anybody thought,” said Mayor Thomas. Primary funding source... Full story
As the old Colfax Elks Lodge building sits empty for another Christmas and New Year’s Eve, former members reminisced about the prominent social gathering place. The future of the place became dimmer last week when it failed to attract any bidders when offered by the county at a $60,000 minimum bid. The building is now known as the Community Education and Training Center. In its heyday with a membership of more than 900, the Colfax Elks Lodge was the place to be every Friday and Saturday night, according to former members. Dinner, dancing, w...
Renovation of the Endicott Library is set to begin Jan. 2, town and library officials announced this week. A remodel of the library, once the town’s city hall and jail, was set to begin last summer, but Library Director Kristie Kirkpatrick said unexpected requirements for a handicap-accessible parking pad pushed the project cost over its initial estimate. Town and library officials removed several items from the project, including two of four new windows, a sink for children’s programs, an indoor book return, ceiling fans, new computer tab... Full story
Using a seldom-tapped source of state boating safety funding, Whitman County Sheriff’s office is the proud owner of a new 17-foot flat-bottom aluminum boat with a 70-horsepower engine. “It’s a fisherman’s dream come true,” said Sheriff Brett Myers. Myers said the boat will allow his department to patrol the tricky waters of Rock Lake and will aid in patrol operations on the Snake River. “Rock Lake has always been a struggle for us,” Sheriff Myers said of the northwest county lake famed for its tricky rock spires. Rock Lake is used heavily... Full story
Oakesdale Elementary is one of seven schools in Washington to receive $10,000 for academic achievement. The award came from the state Superintendent of Public Instruction. The award goes to schools that have successfully met math or reading goals in all student subgroups for the 2011-2012 year. “It wasn’t totally unexpected,” said Jason Reed, first-year Oakesdale principal and former fifth- and sixth-grade math and language arts teacher. “We’ve been focused on aligning standards schoolwide to raise expectations of student work. Across th...
Proposed large shipments of coal on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad from the midwest to coastal Washington ports in Longview and Cherry Point could impact grain shipments from Whitman County. Port of Whitman County officials discussed the issue during their regular meeting yesterday. Large facilities to load coal from Wyoming at Washington state ports for shipment to China could result in a marked increase in trains on mainlines through the state. Port officials worried the trains could impact shipments from the McCoy Train Loading fa...
Whitman County commissioners Monday morning unanimously approved and signed a 2013 memorandum of understanding and budget for Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility in Medical Lake. Uncertainty about whether Martin Hall would remain open, with Spokane County pulling out last month, was stifled by Whitman County Commissioner Pat O’Neill when he brought the understanding and budget before the commissioners last week. O’Neill represents Whitman County on Martin Hall’s board. He told commissioners last week that Martin Hall’s board wants it to rem... Full story
