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ST. JOHN - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles track and field team had a strong showing in the district 9 1B second league meet of the season. The meet was held on Tuesday, April 9, in Pomeroy. A total of 11 teams competed, with the Eagles, Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, Garfield-Palouse Vikings, and Oakesdale Nighthawks sending athletes. Results for the Eagles are as follows: Boys 100-meter- Brody Fleming, 2nd, 11.79; and Danny Hunt, 32nd, 15.08. 200-meter-Fleming, 1st, 23.74, Will Tollett,...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks track and field team saw multiple PR's throughout the Moscow meet, taking place Friday, April 12, in Moscow. The meet saw 19 boys and girls schools compete, with Coeur D'Alene taking home gold on the boys side with 156 team points. Moscow took first for the girls with 142 team points. The Colfax boys scored 12 total team points, followed by nine from the Garfield-Palouse Vikings, and three from the Nighthawks. The girls side saw the Vikings take seventh with...
Florence (Cloaninger) Sherfey, born in Colfax, Washington, June 20, 1932, to Arthur and Florence Cloaninger, passed on April 13, 2024, at the age of 91, in Kennewick, Washington. Raised on a Whitman County wheat farm, along with her five older siblings, she delighted in being a farm girl, and always considered the beautiful Palouse her home. Consistent with her wheat farm upbringing, Florence loved and cared for all animals, except chickens, throughout her life. Although hard working, frugal...
PULLMAN — Palouse Habitat for Humanity announced its 2024 Habitat hero award, who will be honored at the annual Beans ‘N’ Jeans fundraiser event on Saturday, April 20, at the SEL Event Center in Pullman. The in-person Beans ‘N’ Jeans fundraiser event is sold out, but the community is invited to join by shopping an online auction which starts tomorrow, Saturday, April 13 through April 20. Habitat for Humanity announced that the 2024 Habitat Hero Award went to Strom Electric. “To have contractor support like we have with Strom Electric is...
COLFAX— Spokane Falls Community College and Spokane Community College (SFCC) released their 2023 winter quarter honor roll, listing several Colfax locals. To make the honor roll at both schools students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Students from Colfax who made the honor roll at SFCC are Jared Hibpshman, Seth Hibpshman, Katrina Johnson, Karli Johnston, Gabriella Rabaiotti, Kenneth Sager and Matthew Ward. Students that made the SCC honor roll from Colfax are Piper Cai, Deron Duncan, Trenton Lyman, Chelsea Ratliff-Daddario a...
PALOUSE- The Palouse Empire Threshing Association is hosting its annual Plowing Bee this weekend at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday April 20-21, in the field across from the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds on state Highway 26, west of Colfax. Co-Organizer Eric Reiber said that they will be doing the preparation of the ground and seeding. "September will be the threshing bee when we harvest what we plant this week," Reiber said. Reiber said that the team will be in the field and functional at about 10...
Colfax Thursday, April 18 Creamy garlic chicken, roasted red potatoes, green salad, fruit, strawberry cupcakes Monday, April 22 Homemade chili, corn bread, green salad; apple, cranberry, pear fruit crisp Colton Wednesday, April 24 Tomato bisque, grilled cheese sandwich, broccoli and grape salad, 7-layer bar Endicott Tuesday, April 23 Mexican day, salad bar, fruit, dessert Palouse Wednesday, April 24 Bring a friend day, tomato bisque, grilled cheese sandwich, salad, dessert Pullman Friday, April 19 Baked ham with pineapple, scalloped potatoes,...
COLFAX - Born and raised local, Trevor Miller, 32, came back to Colfax after traveling and exploring the art of cuisine to share his love of food with the Palouse. Miller graduated Colfax High School in 2010, after working at the former Colfax Arby's he realized his passion for food. "I realized fast food is not what I wanted to do," Miller said, so he started looking into culinary schools and figured he could make a career out of it. "I left here and went to Portland, Oregon, to culinary...
The Whitman County Commissioners will be meeting Monday morning, April 29th, 2024. April 30th is the day that we all associate with the payment of our property taxes. Regrettably, our federal tax dollars are about to be used to reduce the value of our property and change life in the Palouse for the foreseeable future. Federal subsidies placed in the hands of powerful foreign interests intend to mark our beautiful skylines with obnoxious intrusions that will deface what we all love and provide no lasting benefit to those of us that live here....
COLFAX — The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from March 29 – April 11: March 29 9:04 a.m..- Suspicious person/circumstance South Main Street. 2:31 p.m.- Communications problem West Fairview Street. 2:57 p.m.- APS referral West Fairview Street. 6:44 p.m.- Public urination North Mill Street. March 30 4:11 p.m.- Suspicious person North Main Street and East Wall Street. 5:02 p.m.- Communications problem West Fairview Street. March 31 12:06 a.m.- Agency assist SR 195, Steptoe. April 1 4:50 p.m.- Welfare check pos...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from April 7 - April 12: April 7 Properties & Developments, Inc., Palouse, Wash., transferred W. 105 Church Street, Palouse, Wash., to Molly Quiqley, Palouse, Wash., assessed value $244,000, Quit Claim Deed. April 8 Louisa M. Murphy, Colville, Wash., sold 207/209 West Front Street, St. John, Wash., to Amanda Bullough and Eugene Sandberg, Spokane, Wash., selling price $227,750, Statutory Warranty Deed. Amjad Al-Shakarji, Burien, Wash., sold 1305 SW Lehman Cou...
Colfax Cougar Foodmart Dhillon Building (DSHS) – newspaper box at the north corner next to the sidewalk Gazette Office – 418 S Main St. Suite 3 Main St. Books Rosauers Sunset Mart (Chevron station) The Hyde Out – newspaper box out front Endicott Endicott Food Center Garfield Schaut's Marketplace Palouse Palouse Family Market Pullman Dissmore's Rosalia Rosalia Market St. John Webb's Empire Foods Tekoa Tekoa Market Washtucna Java Bloom Daily Bulletin Routes A printed version of the Colfax Daily Bulletin is available to be delivered four times... Full story
Colfax Thursday, April 11 Tomato bisque, grilled cheese sandwich, broccoli and grape salad, 7-layer bar Monday, April 15 Baked ham with pineapple, scalloped potatoes, green beans, salad, pie Garfield Thursday, April 18 Ham, macaroni and cheese, green string beans, green salad and dressing, garlic bread, dessert, coffee and punch Palouse Wednesday, April 17 Ham and cheese sliders, cottage cheese with fruit, 3- bean slad, chocolate chip cookies Pullman Friday, April 12 Biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs; oranges, banana, grapes Tuesday, April 16...
COLFAX — Students are getting ready to promenade in 2024, with Prom hitting the Palouse from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. this Saturday, April 13, at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds. The prom includes high school students from Colfax, Washtucna, LaCrosse, St. John/Endicott, Rosalia, Tekoa, Garfield-Palouse, Oakesdale and Colton. Colfax Junior Class Advisor Stacy Aune said that juniors across the county vote on what the theme for the year will be. This year’s theme is Meadows/Tangled. A “Rapunzel” and “Tangled” theme with lights and flowers. Aune said t...
In Mexico, the medical emergency service that responds for any emergency call is a Cruz Roja Mexicana - Mexican Red Cross - ambulance team. This is also the case if a person needed to walk in for urgent emergency services. During our trip, our group split into two. One group would go with the Red Cross one day, the other to work with the firemen - bomberos. Our group would alternate on the following day so both could experience the local medical services. A paramedic named Alex, explained to...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 2 – April 8: April 2 1:30 a.m.- North B Street, Albion. Suspicious person. 9:19 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 9:38 a.m.- Bauer Road, Uniontown. Burglary of two motorcycles. 11:58 a.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Adult Protective Services. 12:15 p.m.- North I Street, Albion. Suspicious circumstances. 2:33 p.m.- West Front Street, across in dog park, Albion. Suspicious person. 2:46 p.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offen...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from March 28 through April 5: March 28 Sundance South, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, Tacoma, Wash., sold 610 SW Cayuse Street, Pullman, Wash., to Bobo Spec, LLC, a Washington liability company, Pullman, Wash., selling price $95,836, Statutory Warranty Deed. Sundance South LLC, a Washington limited liability company, Tacoma, Wash., sold 605 SW Waha Court, Pullman, Wash., to Bobo Spec, LLC, a Washington limited liability company, Pullman, Was...
PALOUSE - The Palouse Lacrosse club is actively seeking participants to join their girls lacrosse team, who are already in full swing. The club practices twice a week in Pullman, with travel games played on weekends. "We aim to provide a balance between lacrosse and other sports for the girls," said Lacrosse Head Coach Brett Putney. Some players currently on the team spoke about their experience with lacrosse so far. "I play midfield. I like running up and down the field and playing, attacking,...
PALOUSE - The Garfield-Palouse softball team started their spring season with a 16-6 victory against the Pullman Greyhounds junior varsity team, then a heartbreaking 11-10 loss to the Greyhound varsity team. Both games were played in Pullman on Thursday, April 4. Garfield-Palouse were able to score eight runs combined in the first two innings against the Greyhounds junior varsity team to take an early 8-1 lead. Garfield-Palouse would add seven runs in the fifth inning to control the game,...
PALOUSE — The Garfield-Palouse Vikings ended their week of games before spring break by taking on the Asotin Panthers junior varsity baseball team. The teams met for a double-header on Thursday, March 28, for two games in Asotin. Both games ended in the same score line, with the same team emerging victorious, as the Panthers junior varsity team won both games 13-3. The first game saw Colton Pfaff pitch the first five innings. In the games, he allowed nine runs, seven of which were earned, on 11 hits with five walks. He would also strikeout s...
PALOUSE — The first district nine 1B track meet of the 2024 season ended with the Garfield-Palouse Vikings girls taking first, and the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles boys team taking second. The meet was held on Wednesday, March 27, in Pomeroy. The Vikings, Eagles, Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, and Oakesdale Nighthawks all sent their boys and girls teams to compete in the meet. At the conclusion of the meet, the Vikings girls scored 124.5 team points, finishing in first place. The Nighthawk girls took second with 90.5 team points. Fourth p...
OAKESDALE — Following the first league track meet of the season, the 1B schools competed in Chattaroy for the Glenn Wolf Invite. For the Vikings, their individual results are as follows: Boys 200-meter— Liam Cook, 18th, 25.43; Ayden Bassler, 31st, 26.40; and Isaiah Hightree, 33rd, 26.59. 400-meter— Bassler, 21st, 1:01.80. 800-meter— Brendan Snekvik, 4th, 2:07.27; and Hightree, 13th, 2:17.59. 1600-meter— Snekvik, 4th, 4:41.98. 4 X 400 relay— Garfield-Palouse (Bassler, Hightree, Cook, Snekvik), 9th, 3:59.65. Shot Put— Enzo Sena, 29th, 32-3. D...
Gene passed away on March 15, 2024, just days short of his 84th birthday. He was born on March 19, 1940, to Gene and Josephine Herron Feenan. Gene was second oldest of five siblings that grew up on the family farm, midway between St. John and Colfax. He attended school in St. John and graduated high school there in 1958. From a very early age Gene participated in the farm operation while also being very involved at school, playing all major sports and enjoying many FFA activities. After high sch... Full story
Gloria Ann Hodges, 76, a resident of Palouse, Wash., passed away at her Palouse home on January 11, 2024, with her family by her side. Gloria was born on April 6, 1947, at Spokane, Wash., to Raymond and Virginia (Young) Preusser. She attended her schooling at Asotin, Wash., graduating from the Asotin High School in 1965. She married Byron Hodges on Sept. 3, 1965, at Clarkston, Wash., and the couple made their home at Pullman, Wash., for a few years and moved to Palouse, Wash., in 1972 where the... Full story
PALOUSE — The Palouse Audubon Society is hosting a photo contest for amateur photographers to capture birds, or other wildlife. Photo submissions started Monday, April 1 through July 31. The contest has two categories birds and other wildlife including insects, mammals, fish, and the like. Photographers can also submit photos of landscapes including environments, ecosystems, conservation, and bird friendly photos. The contest calls for photos taken in any outdoor location on the Palouse, and cannot not include images of people, pets, domesticat...
