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NOTICE OF A DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: SR Guns LLC proposes a home based business for the sale of guns within an existing residence located at 5051 SR 270, Pullman, WA 99163 in Section 3, Township 14 N., Range 45 E., W.M., Whitman County, Washington. After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with...
STRANGE BUT TRUE * It was 20th-century American professor and noted author Isaac Asimov who made the following sage observation: “A poor idea well-written is more likely to be accepted than a good idea poorly written.” * According to a Scandinavian tradition, Christmas gifts aren’t delivered by Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas — a little gnome called Julenisse puts gifts under the tree. And instead of cookies and milk, children put out a bowl of porridge for him. * It’s commonly believed that misery sometimes can beget genius — the stereotype...
TRIVIA TEST 1. MONEY: What was the common currency in Portugal prior to the euro? 2. MOVIES: What 1990s horror movie featured Henry Winkler as the principal of Woodsboro High School? 3. THEATER: What musical included the characters of Maria Rainer and Captain Georg von Trapp? 4. ANATOMY: What are the names of the arteries that supply blood to the head and neck? 5. MEASUREMENTS: What does an isobar represent on a map? 6. LANGUAGE: What word represents the letter R in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet? 7. GEOGRAPHY: What is the significance of the 38th... Full story
Dear Santa, I want a toy car, basketball, and a bike. Logan Dear Santa, I am good. I want HC MLL (Hatch a mole). I want i sast (ice skates). I want ubela (umbrella). I want a Bil irs (Bell dress). I want a santa tou (toy). Love, Lainey Dear santa, I am good. I want Is srst (ice skates), dog, ror sksv (roller skates), bot (boat), sord (sword). Love, Michael Dear Santa, I am good. I want Babe DPWnyi (alive), cat, dog, gipnep Love, Zoey Dear Santa, I am good. I want Ba beuliv (alive), dogs, rolsas (roller skates), cat, sorbol, clok (clock). Love,...
Thursday, Dec. 21 Colfax, LaCrosse, and Tekoa – Storytime – Children gain early literacy skills and increase cognitive development during this interactive and imaginative time. Visit our online calendar to learn about your branch’s storytime schedule. Colfax, Colton and Farmington – Third Thursday – Grade school students are invited to engage in STEM activities with stories, games, holiday crafts and more. For specific themes and times, please visit us at www.whitco.lib.wa.us. Colfax – 5 to 6 p.m. – Learn about Slovenia. – Enjoy a homemad...
A service for Lela Mae Allan, 85, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22, at the Palouse Federated Church. She died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, in Clarkston at the home of her daughter where she had been living the past six years. Born April 8, 1932, to William and Eva Batten of Palouse, she graduated from Palouse High School in 1950, spent a year at Multnomah Bible College and moved to Lewiston where she began her career in banking. She returned home to Palouse a few years later and resided there until... Full story
Colfax Wednesday, Dec. 27: Cook's Choice Palouse Wednesday, Dec. 27: Cook's Choice Pullman Friday, Dec. 22: Salad bar, 10 grain bread, sliced pears, dessert....
LaCrosse United Methodist Church will hold two services Sunday, Dec. 24. There will be the traditional service at 11 a.m. and also a more celebratory style of Christmas Eve service at 5 p.m. All are welcome and invited to join either or both under the leadership of the Rev. F. David Wells....
All 14 branches of Whitman County Library will close Dec. 24-25 and Dec. 31 - Jan. 1. Due dates for library materials have been extended in anticipation of the closures and no late fines will be charged for these days. Drop boxes will remain open at all locations for returned items. Access to the library’s catalog, downloadable audio and eBooks, Heritage Quest and the library’s Events Calendar remain available by visiting the library’s website at www.whitco.lib.wa.us...
The National Lentil Festival awarded Bill Newbry, president and CEO of Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative since 1996, the 2018 Lentil Family of the Year at the Western Pulse Growers Association’s annual meeting Dec. 13. Newbry grew up in Twin Falls, Idaho, and graduated from Twin Falls High School in 1970. After serving in the U.S. Army, he moved to Spokane to work for the Federal Aviation Administration. Shortly after finishing his Bachelor of Arts in business administration and marketing from Eastern Washington University, Newbry took a p...
At approximately 2 a.m. Friday, Whitman County deputies and emergency responders were notified of a single vehicle rollover accident on Ingram Road southeast of St. John. Upon arrival, deputies located a 2006 Jeep Cherokee on its top with the driver trapped in the vehicle. The driver, Marshall Bafus, 21, St. John, received head, neck and possible back injuries as well as major injuries to his left arm. A passenger also sustained several non life-threatening injuries in the crash. Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the... Full story
Pullman Arts Commission is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on its board. A full commission term is three years. The Pullman commission cultivates the visual and performing arts to enrich the quality of life of the community. The commission works to acquire City Council approved artwork for Pullman and is responsible for the acquisition, documentation and conservation of the city art collection, including its utility boxes. The application process will remain open until the position is filled. The commission meets the second Tuesday of...
Malden Lodge 188 and Rosalia Lodge 84 F&AM conducted a joint installation of 2017 - 2018 officers Dec. 9. Afterward, soup, sandwiches and pie were served. Pictured are: Front row, from the left, Gary Hommel, Senior Warden, Malden; Brent Oty, District Deputy; Dale Flanigen, Worshipful Master, Malden; Bill Musgrove, Worshipful Master, Rosalia; Tom Simpson, Secretary, Malden; Glen Edgeman, Secretary-Treasurer, Rosalia, and Myron Powers, Senior Steward, Rosalia. Back row, from the left, Gary...
Erma Greene grew up in New Mexico in a predominately Hispanic community. She went to college at New Mexico State University where she studied health science and biology education. It was there that she met Steve, her husband, whose career as a veterinary anesthesiologist brought them to WSU in 1988. Erma attended WSU and earned a master’s in education and a Spanish teaching endorsement. She raised a son and daughter who both graduated from Pullman High School. During this time, she also taught Spanish at Lincoln Middle School and Pullman H... Full story
As cars become more fuel efficient, less heat is wasted in the exhaust, which makes it harder to clean up the pollutants being emitted. Researchers at Washington State University, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of New Mexico have created a catalyst capable of reducing pollutants at the lower temperatures expected in advanced engines. Their work, published this week in the journal Science, presents a new way to create a more powerful catalyst while using smaller amounts of platinum ― the most expensive component of e...
Endicott The Dad's Night In Pinochle Club's annual Christmas card party was at the home of Willy and Anne Lowe Dec. 17, with Bertie and Floyd Honn hosting. The guests arrived, each bringing an appetizer or dessert for dining and ready to play cards. This year's event had 20 in attendance. The men were invited to attend this event. Attending were Marcia and Bruce Honn, Benge; Shirley and Bob Morasch, Kathy and John Schlomer, Casey Shiprek and Dan Holbrook, all from Winona; Jenny and Larry Meyer, Judy Cook, Sue Bafus and Barbara and Verne...
Tekoa Athenaeum Athenaeum Club held its annual Christmas luncheon Dec. 1 with more than 30 members attending. The luncheon was prepared by the Yearbook Committee and the venue was the Methodist church. The guests were entertained with Christmas music by pianist Kristen Cox from Deary, Idaho, who will graduate later this year from the U of I. Her friend, Morgan Kline, joined her for the duet performance. She is a Master's student at the university. It was a very enjoyable time. The next meeting will be held Jan. 19. candlelight service Tekoa... Full story
Dusty Friday evening, Dusty B.B. Club held its annual community Christmas party in the parish hall of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Colfax. A nice-sized crowd enjoyed a potluck dinner, an entertaining program emcee'd by Joshua and Noemie Appel and a visit from Santa Claus and Rudolph. Last week, Harm and Jan Smith traveled to Yakima to attend Micah Morgan’s Christmas concert at Riverside Christian School. Micah played the trumpet in the beginning band and was part of the musical play performed as part of the concert.... Full story
Colfax Junior-Senior High was honored with a 2017 Washington School of Distinction Award during an awards ceremony at the Education Service District in Spokane Dec. 13. Colfax Junior High was recognized for five years of continuous growth in academic performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics at the middle school level. CJSH is one of eleven schools honored in our region, and one of 98 honored state-wide this year. The award is given by the Center for Educational Effectiveness, and par...
Gazette Editor It’s not anything to get Grinchy about, but it calls for a little Yuletide clarification, possibly a little review to put things in order, or closer to order. Christmas comes with its own background music. Speakers in stores and restaurants crank out the tunes to get shoppers in the holiday mood. The Christmas songs seem to hit the air waves and aisle-ways about the middle of November, and stay with us through the holiday. It’s a happy seasonal hum. It’s also, for a goodly portion, bogus. The Christmas songs, when you reall...
Colfax city crew members Jeff Batterton, left, and Chris Clark Dec. 14 use household fiberglass insulation to pack tightly around a city meter housing to ward off freezing. Earlier this fall they installed approximately 60 styrofoam covers on meters. Last Thursday’s work was done at locations in which the styrofoam covers wouldn’t fit such as this dual meter near the intersection of Wall and Main streets. The first round of work cost roughly the equivalent of the deductible on a single cla...
Arrival of a snowstorm Friday and Saturday ended a run of low precipitation for December. Prior to the storm, which turned to rainfall Monday and Tuesday, December had booked just .05 of an inch of rainfall at the NRCS office in Colfax. Average precipitation for December is 2.72 inches. The measurement at the NRCS Monday morning, which involved a melt of the snow, was .26 of an inch. The lone prior rainfall day until Friday was Dec. 3, and the only other precipitation for the month was a trace logged Friday morning. Prior to the dry run during...
REAL ESTATE SALES Carl Henderson for the estate of Rosemary Henderson, Moses Lake, to Gregory and Michelle Ward, Latah, house on S. Pearl, Oakesdale, $180 000, Dec. 11. Rosemary Fleener, Palouse, to Daniel and Laura Winder, Pullman, house on NW Wallingford Court, Pullman, $340,000, Dec. 12. Robert, Kraig, and Karl Kuntz to William and Selena Peterson, Tekoa, house on N. Jackson Street, Tekoa, $55,000, Dec,12. Christopher Meyer to Greg and Nola Lloyd, Spokane Valley, house on SW Itani Drive, Pullman, $399,500, Dec, 12. Bashir and Parveen...
I am getting to the age where young folks ask me about my best and most memorable Christmas. They are not the same. My most memorable one wasn’t my best, but it is the one I think of most often. I had completed Air Force Flight Training and was assigned to an air refueling crew at Fairchild Air Force Base. After a few short months, our crew was notified that we would depart in mid-December for a short tour in Southeast Asia as part of the Vietnam conflict. We were excited and anticipating a great adventure. We hadn’t yet discovered that war...
Christmas is an especially difficult time for anyone grieving for lost loved ones. It is especially painful for America’s military families whose son, daughter, spouse or parent was killed while serving in uniform. Normally, the fallen are remembered on Memorial Day, but thanks to a Maine family and over hundreds of thousand donors and volunteers, more than 1.5 million wreaths were laid on the tombstones of our fallen soldiers, sailors and airmen on December 16. The panoramic view of Arlington National Cemetery’s rolling hills with its whi...