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NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS BID FOR AN AUTOMATED FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR 8 SEPARATE COUNTY SHOP LOCATIONS WHITMAN COUNTY STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed bids will be received on the following proposal by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, on December 29, 2014 at which time they will be opened and publicly read. Handicap access may be obtained by the Mill Street entrance to the Courthouse. Each bid is to be... Full story
Ukulele Players of the Palouse provided a unique Christmas concert at the Center for the Colfax Christmas Festival. Ten members of the group played Christmas music for an hour at the Center starting at 5 p.m. after the Christmas parade. Cookies and punch were available to those who attended the gathering which followed an afternoon visit by Santa Claus at the Center. Members of the U-POP group who performed Saturday were Lennard Chin, Pullman; Marge Nelson, Moscow; Janice Behymer and Carol Gay, both Colfax; Connie Steiger, Moscow; Sandy...
The decorated tree entered by the United Methodist Church won the first Christmas Tree Festival contest Saturday. The UMC tree was among 13 entered in the tree decorating festival which started two weeks ago. Voting continued during the Santa reception and ukulele concert at the Center Saturday evening. Chamber members kept the tree display open from 5 to 7 p.m. on weeknights to allow residents to see the trees and cast a vote for eight days.... Full story
Colfax council members Monday night gave mixed reviews to the revamping of the intersection of Highway 195 and Thorn Street. The state Department of Transportation crew installed traffic control posts to funnel northbound traffic on Highway 195 into one lane. The aim of the project is to keep northbound traffic out of the curbside lane which has been marked off with a solid white line. The object of the marking is to keep the curbside lane open for entry onto main for drivers descending the Thorn Street hill. Council members Monday night noted... Full story
* For full obituaries, please see the Weekly Pages section. Jane (Kiefer) Bloomfield Jack Hardgrove _______________________ Josephine E. Horlacher, 85, former farm woman in the Latah and Rosalia areas, died Dec. 10, 2014, in Spokane. The family plans a celebration of life in early summer. She was born Jan. 14, 1929, in Kotzebue, Alaska. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Stanley C. Horlacher, now of Coeur d'Alene; three sons, Joe, Bob, and Tom; two daughters, Carrie and Pat, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner Dec. 20, 1889 While a hand-car, manned by a number of Chinamen, was passing along on the track on the west bank of the river, in Colfax, Monday afternoon, one of the crew fell off, the wheels passing over one of his limbs, inflicting a painful bruise. Two childrens' cloaks, picked up on the road to Pine City, await an owner at the post office book store in Colfax. The cloaks are of good quality, with fur-lined cuffs and collars. Call and get them. It is growing cold, and the little ones will need them. A special...
Thursday, December 18 Colfax — 7 p.m. - Pajama Storytime — Snuggle up under the tree in Hayden’s Corner for a fun family Storytime. Don’t forget to wear your pj’s! Endicott — 7 p.m. — Book Club — Join us for a discussion of “Tree Soldier” by J.L. Oakley. Friday, December 19 Palouse — 4 p.m. - Holiday Crafternoon — All ages are invited to get your craft on and enjoy refreshments. Colfax — 10 to 11:30 a.m. — Playful Learning — Free play and social opportunities for children and parents. Saturday, December 20 Colfax and Rosalia — Open regular ho...
AT COLTON SCHOOLS: Monday: Teriyaki chicken, roll, French fries, broccoli, fruit. Tuesday: Cheese quesadilla, refried beans, sweet potato fries, fruit. SENIOR MENUS: Colfax-Plymouth Congregational Church: Wednesday - Closed. Rosalia-Methodist Church: Tuesday - Cook's choice. Palouse-Palouse Community Center: Wednesday - Closed. Pullman-Pullman Senior Center: Friday - Closed. VAN SCHEDULE: Wednesday, Dec. 24: No Meal Site. Friday, Dec. 26: Colfax shopping assistance and errands.... Full story
Sunday sessions set at Dahmen Dahmen Barn in Uniontown will begin the Wild Women Winter Art Series with Sunday afternoon workshops Jan. 4 through March 29, from 1 to 4 p.m. Topics offered are: Jan. 4 - beaded bracelets or earrings, Jan. 11 - pop-up cards and books, Jan. 18 - glass etching, Jan. 25 - painting on silk, Feb. 1 - Valentine postcards, Feb. 8 - beginning knitting, Feb. 15 - beginning oil painting, Feb. 22 - art trading cards, Mar 1 - altered books, Mar 8 - beginning watercolor, Mar 15 - fused glass pendant, Mar 22 - felted dryer... Full story
Librarian Nichole Kopp delivers book donations to Jim Krouse at the Colfax Fire Department for the Firemen's Toybox project. Friends of Whitman County Library provided a drop site at the Colfax Branch for new books and toys for the annual drive hosted by the Colfax Fire Department. Colfax Thrifty Grandmother's and others donated new books which were available to youngsters in the drive.... Full story
Colfax Electro Squidettes robotics team brought home two trophies from the regional qualifying competition Dec. 7 at Glover Middle School in Spokane. They won trophies for presentation and games which qualified them for the Eastern Washington championship competition Jan. 16 at Ellensburg. Team members, in back from the left, are Jenna Harwood, Nichole Jarosch, Hayden Fulfs and Kierstyn York. In front from the left are Lexie Booth, Cassidi Shindler, Cora Shindler, Liz Harwood and Janet Schmidt....
Colfax Jr./Sr. High School FCCLA Chapter collected donations to make the Amenity Bags in contribution to the 2014 Giving Tree. These Amenity Bags consist of toothpaste, toothbrushes, bars of soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion and a wash cloth. They are distributed to Developmentally Disabled Adults throughout Whitman County as Christmas presents. Many people in our community continually donate for this project. Pictured here from left to right in front are Kiah Miller, Arielle Grimaud, Ryley... Full story
Every family has holiday traditions, and many of those are wrapped around food. Aunt Cornelia’s strawberry salad still appears at many tables for the author’s extended family, although Aunt Cornelia has been gone for decades. Friends and family generously shared their family favorites for others to sample and enjoy over the holidays. Many families serve salads that would be called dessert the rest of the year. Breakfast that bakes while the family opens presents is also popular. Here are som... Full story
The Rural Alliance High School Art Show will come to the Colfax Library Jan. 10-23 during open hours. This exhibit features the creative works of middle and high school students from Whitman County. The art show committee would like to invite area teens age 12-19 not already participating through their school to submit an art project. The submitted original work may include paintings, drawings, pottery and collage. All submissions need to be accompanied by a sheet with name, age, grade, school, and short paragraph explaining the submitted work... Full story
Karen Baumann, Washtucna, won the adult category in the Ag Expo photography contest with an entry entitled "Stay Close." Another entry by Baumann, "Standing in Daddy's Overalls," won the show director's choice and the Greater Spokane Inc. choice awards. All 93 entries in the photo contest will be displayed during Spokane Ag Expo at the Spokane Convention Center Exhibit hall during "Ag Week in Spokane," Feb. 3-5....
Robert and Norma Lewis of Garfield will mark their 60th wedding anniversary Dec. 26. Robert, from Steptoe, and Norma, from Garfield, were married in Coeur d' Alene Dec. 26, 1954. They moved to Sonora, Calif., where he began his career as a concrete finisher. They returned to the Palouse in 1956 and settled in Garfield. He continued his 43-year career in the plaster and cement mason's union (local 72) and farmed for more than 30 years. Norma was a cosmetologist at the Plush & Brush Beauty Salon...
Garfield-Palouse music students gave a performance at the University of Idaho holiday concert at the Kibbie Dome, pictured above. Below, Rebecca Hemphill directs a holiday season concert in the school gymnasium. Elementary and Middle school pupils from Garfield and Palouse gave back-to-back performances. Garfield-Palouse music students gave a performance at the University of Idaho holiday concert at the Kibbie Dome, pictured above. Below, Rebecca Hemphill directs a holiday season concert in the...
Rosalia Rosalia area residents are invited to celebrate Christ’s birth at Rosalia United Methodist Church at 7 p.m. Christmas eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24. The service will include Christmas carols, special music, candlelight, choir music, Scripture readings and a brief meditation by Joan Sulser, pastor of Rosalia United Methodist Church. The Rev. Stewart Nereim, pastor of Rosalia Assembly of God Church, will help lead worship. The service offering will go to the Rosalia Giving Tree. Rosalia C... Full story
Endicott Trinity Lutheran Church held their rededication of their refurbished organ Sunday, Dec. 14. The organ was originally installed in 1950. Pastor Phil Misner was emcee for the concert. Participants were: Dr. Jill Schneider, Professor at WSU; church's organists: Debbie Wolf, Mary Wiley and Kathy Schlomer; pianists were Gay Nelson and Louise Owens; singers: Ellen Brieton, Nicole and Katrina Wiley; the St. John/Endicott Choir, directed by Kelly Lundberg and Rachel Anderson, and Billy Ray, St. John/Endicott band director, played 3 different... Full story
Dusty David Moore, son of Steve and Carol Moore, graduated Saturday from the University of Idaho with a bachelors degree in Business. The family, including Carol’s parents, had a celebratory dinner at a restaurant following the graduation ceremony. Lucky and Joan Myrick and Larry Brink attended the 100th birthday party for Bill Floyd in Harrington on Sunday. Bill was married to Pearle Brink, daughter of Dusty pioneer, Hiram Brink. Saturday, Di Brink got to babysit granddaughter Myla Brink while the Grandpa, Daddy and Mommy went to LaCrosse t...
Becky Dickerson of St. John, center, was recognized for 13 years of service on the Whitman County Library Board of Trustees during the annual winter luncheon of staff, friends and board members. Key accomplishments during her tenure include a new library in St. John, renovation at Colfax and a number of branch locations and a sizable grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that was followed by a visit from Mr. Gates himself. Pictured from left are Chuck Petras, trustee; Sue Hallett,...
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. ***************** RIVER BARBS PROJECT FINISHED A project to place rock barbs in the North Fork of the Palouse River has been completed. The city worked with the Palouse Conservation District to install the barbs in the river. A total of five barbs were installed along the river in an area downstream from the Glenwood bridge and around the sharp...
Real estate sales Jenny Lee Sirnio, as trustee of the LC Family Trust, to Alan Paul and Alaina Beck Guyer, Colfax, house and three lots on S. Lake Street in Colfax, $225,000, Dec. 10. Phillip R. Druffel, Clarkston, to Bill J. Druffel and Katie J. Evermann Druffel, Pullman, house on SE Crestview Street in Pullman, $340,000, Dec. 10. James M. Hasenoehrl, personal representative of the estate of Theresa B. Hasenoehrl, Spokane, to Charles and Jerold Dick, Vancouver, house on E. California Street in Garfield, $217,000, Dec. 11. Larry Palmer,...
Christmas is a difficult time for anyone grieving for a lost loved one. It is especially painful for America’s military families whose son, daughter, spouse or parent was killed in action this year. Normally, the fallen are remembered on Memorial Day in late May, but thanks to a Maine family and thousands of donors and volunteers, nearly half a million wreaths are laid on the tombstones of our fallen soldiers, sailors and airmen during the Christmas holidays. The panoramic view of Arlington’s Cemetery’s rolling hills with the white grave marke... Full story
Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2010. I taught my daughter everything I know about volleyball, which is, in essence, how to identify a volleyball. Thus prepared, she has gone on to play the sport in high school and college, and her club team came in first place at nationals a few years ago — in other words, I did a great job. My daughter seems to believe that most of the credit should go to her for all the games and drills and practices, which is just silly. “Your natural athleticism flows through my DNA into...