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COLFAX — Colfax 2024 Prom royalty was announced at the Whitman County prom that took place over the weekend, Saturday April 13, at the Whitman County fairgrounds. The 2024 colfax prom queen title went to Haley Demler, and this year’s prom king was JP Wigen. This year’s Princess and Prince for the Colfax freshman class were Sunisa Dail and Connor McAnally. Sophomore Princiess and Prince were Adalynn Penwell and Cooper Watt. Karly Wigen took Junior Princess for this year’s Prom royalty, and Alton Burt was named junior class prince.. The Senior...
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...
LACROSSE — Oregon resident Linda Sargent moved around a lot in her youth, but the year she spent making friends in LaCrosse stuck out to her the most. In an attempt to reach out to the classes of 1971, 1971, 1972 and 1973, Largent is planning a get together at 4 p.m. May 18, at her house for those who would like to reconnect, in Damascus. Ore. Largent only spent a year in LaCrosse, but the small town community and the friends she made while there made a lasting impact on her. “I’ve been in 12 different schools,” Largent said, “that was one o...
COLFAX – The Friends of the Whitman County Libraries are getting ready for the second annual Afternoon Tea and Silent Auction. The afternoon event will begin at 2 p.m., May 11, at The Center, 110 S. Main Street in Colfax, and is expected to last approximately two hours. Individuals, friends and families can reserve tables for the event, letting them partake in an afternoon of catered food, tea and fun. Colfax local Ginny Millar will be catering the event with finger sandwiches, scones, salads, charcuterie and more. Opportunities for c...
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,...
Pullman Regional Hospital Hayes Dustin Peery, a boy, was born April 8, 2024 to parents Summer and Terran, of Lewiston. He weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Stephanie and Lucas. Maternal Grandparents are Holly and Joe. Ariam Genet Feleke, a girl, was born April 11, 2024 to parents Leah and Meheretab Feleke, of Clarkston. Paternal Grandparents are Genet Assefa, and Alebachew Feleke, oof Clarkston. Maternal Grandparents are Jim and Shawn Severson, of Craigmont, Idaho. Ariam joins brother Sanai, 12, at home....
COLFAX - The Anthenaeum Club announced seven winners this year for its annual Visual Arts Contest. Members presented the five of the seven winners award certificates, some cash prizes, and a gift certificate to the Colfax Mercantile on Friday, April 5. Coming in first place were Charlotte McCullow and Jacob Ward. Second place went to Hailey Demler and Trinity Swearingen, who were not able to attend on April 5. Third place was awarded to Kamela Larsen. Nathalia Batterton won an honorable...
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...
ROSALIA - Donning special eclipse-viewing glasses, Rosalia Elementary School fifth-graders took the opportunity Monday, April 8 to see the solar spectacle through dense glasses. Their "eclipse party" was the culmination of a morning of fun, educational activities. Fifth-grade teacher Robyn Fjelseth spent the week before Spring Break teaching her pupils all about eclipses and having them prepare an educational event with other elementary students. Fjelseth fifth-graders made four learning...
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...
Pullman Regional Hospital Elean Iyanuoluluha, a girl was born at 12:23 p.m., March 30, 2024, to parents Louisa Okeoghene Eejenavbo, and Tobi Raphael Famuyikia. She weighed 5.5 pounds, and 18 inches. Kellyn LeeAnne Dudley, a girl, was born to parents Owen and HayLee Dudley, of Pomeroy. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Rex and JoAnne Dudley, of Lynden. Maternal Grandparents are Brian and Jana Killer, of Pomeroy. Kellyn joins brother Benson, 1 year and 7 months, at home. Wesley Charles Ward, a boy, was born April 3, 2024...
WASHTUCNA — Preschool and elementary school students participated in Reading Month in March, reading hundreds of books and thousands of pages. This year’s theme was “Grow Where You Are Planted.” This year, the preschool read 345 books, school officials said. Elementary school students read a total of 20,915 pages. Students focused their reading efforts learning about plants, as well as participating in related activities, school officials said. Each week started with a teacher reading an entire story to students in a school hallway, officia...
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...
ROSALIA - The Rosalia Garden Club received awards to improve the community and receive new tools at its monthly meeting. The club met on Wednesday, April 3, with Rosalia Garden Club President Carley Dube presenting a $500 check to Rosalia Garden Club Treasurer Penni Barringer, from the Washington State Federation of Garden Club's Endowment Fund Project Grants Committee. Funds from the committee were awarded after the club had applied for a grant based on ways to enhance the Rosalia community...
PULLMAN— The Whitman County Genealogical Society is hosting a free Spring Mini-Seminar from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 27. The event will take place at Bishop Place Independent Living Social Room, located at 811 Southeast Klemgard Street in Pullman, and will feature several speakers including Kathy Buchholtz, Alex Otero and Jill Nock. Buchholtz is Program Manager for Whitman County Library’s Whitman Heritage Digital Collections. Accompanying Buchholtz for her presentation will be Archivist for Whitman County Historical Society Alex Ort...
On March 16, 2024, a group of ten volunteers waited at the Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix, Ariz., for their van to pick them up and take them across the border, through the desert and to Puerto Peñasco, Sonora, Mexico, for a week of missionary work. The group was a mash-up of five EMT's, three missionaries, one pastor leading the group and a solitary Whitman County Gazette journalist graciously invited to document the experience. The mission trip was organized by Well Child International and aime...
After a five hour drive from Phoenix, Ariz., across the U.S.- Mexico border and through the Sonoran desert, our group arrived at the coastal city of Puerto Peñasco. Nestled in the heart of the city is the mission building that serves as the home-base for Well Child International's Peñasco trips, Mission Villa Granada. The building was originally built in 1963 as a hotel. From 1963-1978 the hotel was a local hot spot for politicians, local celebrities and international celebrities like Rock H...
Mexican citizens have their medical expenses covered through the national socialized health care system. Despite many of the financial burdens that are lifted from citizens with this system, many are left in a position where seeking and/or acquiring medical services in a timely manner is very tough. Many of the non-affluent denizens of Puerto Peñasco do not have reliable vehicles. For people such as single working mothers, being able to get off work, walk with children to the closest medical facility, get an appointment and attempt to arrange...
On our second and third day in Puerto Peñasco, our group traveled from the center of town about 3km (1.8 miles) to a section of town called Nuevo Peñasco, splitting into two teams for home canvasing the neighborhoods' medical needs for several hours each day. Nuevo has a stark conditional contrast to other parts of Peñasco. Cracked pavement turned to dirt as we entered. While there was litter strewn through Peñasco, it is common to see piles of garbage all around, with a noticeably larger str...
Over the course of several days, two members of our group, Beverly Yates and Dixie Netsby, led sewing classes for local women who might need to learn foundational techniques. Yates, who has been sewing her entire life, was eager to help teach some of the young women some basics like how to thread and knot a needle, take in fabric and stitch designs. Netsby has a different style of sewing than Yates, both in materials used and in technique, but together they were able to act as a reservoir of...
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...
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. When my group arrived at the Central Fire Station in Puerto Peñasco, we were greeted by Captain Jose Cruz, who had worked in the department for over 43 years. He explained that in Peñasco there were three stations, each with five working EMTs working 24-hour s...
One need that Well Child International also helps fill is basic construction projects for single mothers and families in need. During our trip to Puerto Peñasco, I worked alongside our Canadian member Percy David in a couple projects to help increase the quality of life for a local family. Guyo, 75, and his wife Vicenta, 72, have lived in Nuevo Peñasco for about 10 years. While walking home one evening from work recently, Guyo was struck by a car. He had broken multiple ribs and his leg, l...
