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Fights brewing over coal shipments
Proposals call for building half-dozen Northwest terminals
Craig Welch The Spokesman-Review
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| Empty boxcars sit at a railroad yard near Vancouver, B.C.,waiting for their return to coal fields. There are currently no coal export terminals on the West Coast of the continental United States. |
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Betsy Z. Russell The Spokesman-Review
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Eloquence a fading art in Congress
Some boast of plain-spokenness
Lisa Mascaro Tribune Washington Bureau
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Another bad idea from a New-England politician:
Los Angeles Times
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Associated Press.
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Astronauts unload Dragon
Los Angeles Times
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Civil War re-enactment reverberates with camaraderie, cannons
Astronauts unload Dragon
Los Angeles Times
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Civil War re-enactment reverberates with camaraderie, cannons
Chelsea Bannach The Spokesman-Review
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Jim Kershner The Spokesman-Review
From our archives, 100 years ago
Moses Brinkerhoff, one of the first conductors on the Northern Pacific railroad and oldest continuously serving railroad man in the U.S., died at his Spokane home at age 87.
He started working as a brakeman on the New York Central around 1842. He worked at various railroads for the next 69 years without a break. He began working as a conductor on the Northern Pacific as soon as track was laid into the Dakotas.
He also served a stint on a railroad in Panama, and saved a train full of gold bullion from a band of brigands by disguising himself as a native and fighting his way to another train seven miles away. The railroad company gave him a watch and a revolver in gratitude.
He stopped working on train crews when his hearing started to fail at about age 60, and he became a coal agent for the Northern Pacific at Fargo, N.D. He was transferred to Spokane not long after and worked in the freight department for 23 years. He showed up regularly at his office until three weeks before his death.
Moses Brinkerhoff, one of the first conductors on the Northern Pacific railroad and oldest continuously serving railroad man in the U.S., died at his Spokane home at age 87.
He started working as a brakeman on the New York Central around 1842. He worked at various railroads for the next 69 years without a break. He began working as a conductor on the Northern Pacific as soon as track was laid into the Dakotas.
He also served a stint on a railroad in Panama, and saved a train full of gold bullion from a band of brigands by disguising himself as a native and fighting his way to another train seven miles away. The railroad company gave him a watch and a revolver in gratitude.
He stopped working on train crews when his hearing started to fail at about age 60, and he became a coal agent for the Northern Pacific at Fargo, N.D. He was transferred to Spokane not long after and worked in the freight department for 23 years. He showed up regularly at his office until three weeks before his death.
Also on this date
(From the Associated Press)
1937: The newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, Calif., was opened.
(From the Associated Press)
1937: The newly completed Golden Gate Bridge connecting San Francisco and Marin County, Calif., was opened.
1941: The British Royal Navy sank the German battleship Bismarck off France.
White House honoree boasts roots in Colville
State hopes to buy historic ranch for conservation
Shannon Dininny Associated Press
In brief: State auctioning off seized antlers online
Nearly a thousand antlers seized from poachers over the past decade by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife can be purchased during an online auction under way through June 5.
The auction is a great opportunity for people to own trophy elk, deer and moose racks, said Mike Cenci, the agency’s deputy chief of enforcement.
“Unfortunately, this auction also highlights the fact that poaching is a serious problem in Washington,” Ceni said. “Poachers steal directly from citizens and disadvantage hunters … the vast majority of which follow the law.”
Funds from the antler auction will be used to fight poaching, including offering rewards to people who report poaching incidents that lead to convictions.
For more information, visit www.publicsurplus.com and search under Washington state auctions.
Colton tops ACH again to win 4th straight 1B softball title
Colton clubs ACH for State 1B baseball title
Wildlife Services’ deadly force brings environmental problems
Field reports:
Nearly 70 years later, he’d just like to say thank you
While in Royal Air Force in ‘44, Carter spent 9-day leave with 2 Spokane women
Golden Gate enjoys diamond anniversary with help of engineers
Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press
A museum with something for everyone in Victoria, B.C
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Foege’s global work to eradicate smallpox earns him Presidential Medal of Freedom
John Stucke The Spokesman-Review
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State hopes to buy historic ranch for conservation
Shannon Dininny Associated Press
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The auction is a great opportunity for people to own trophy elk, deer and moose racks, said Mike Cenci, the agency’s deputy chief of enforcement.
“Unfortunately, this auction also highlights the fact that poaching is a serious problem in Washington,” Ceni said. “Poachers steal directly from citizens and disadvantage hunters … the vast majority of which follow the law.”
Funds from the antler auction will be used to fight poaching, including offering rewards to people who report poaching incidents that lead to convictions.
For more information, visit www.publicsurplus.com and search under Washington state auctions.
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Michael Anderson Special to The Spokesman-Review
YAKIMA – It started innocently enough in May of 2009.
When his Colton Wildcats on their first State 1B softball title, coach Brad Nilson got a tattoo on his right bicep to mark the occasion. That he shared the title with his daughter Gabby made it all the more special.
Fast forward to May 2012. The Wildcats won their fourth straight title Saturday, toppling a persistent Almira/Coulee-Hartline squad 5-2 at the Gateway Sports Complex. Nilson’s youngest daughter, Taylor, was the winning pitcher, and after filling his right arm with mementos of titles in 2010 and 2011, Nilson’s left bicep will be getting some artwork once he returns home.
The win caps Colton’s season at 25-1 and runs their state tournament winning streak to 12 games. For the second straight year the Wildcats beat ACH in the championship game.
After giving up two runs – and the lead – in the second inning, Taylor Nilson settled down and kept the Wildcats batters off balance the rest of the way, scattering two hits across the final five innings. She had some help from her defense which made several stellar plays.
The Wildcats offense picked it up late, scoring twice in the fifth and sixth innings to take control of the contest.
With two outs in the fifth, Haley Moser singled and went to third on a ground-rule double by Erin Weber. Both scored on a booming single to center field by Megan Heitsturnan. ACH starter Madeline Isaak retired Hannah Kramer to end the inning, but Colton’s offense was rolling.
The Wildcats struck right away in the sixth inning. Pinch hitter Savannah Chadwick and Winnie Schultheis singled, followed by a double by Carrie Hennigar. Chadwick made a nifty play avoiding the tag of ACH catcher Jordan Jones and when Schultheis followed to make it 5-2, Nilson was quietly trying to figure out how to fit a third state championship trophy into a crowded trophy case.
When his Colton Wildcats on their first State 1B softball title, coach Brad Nilson got a tattoo on his right bicep to mark the occasion. That he shared the title with his daughter Gabby made it all the more special.
Fast forward to May 2012. The Wildcats won their fourth straight title Saturday, toppling a persistent Almira/Coulee-Hartline squad 5-2 at the Gateway Sports Complex. Nilson’s youngest daughter, Taylor, was the winning pitcher, and after filling his right arm with mementos of titles in 2010 and 2011, Nilson’s left bicep will be getting some artwork once he returns home.
The win caps Colton’s season at 25-1 and runs their state tournament winning streak to 12 games. For the second straight year the Wildcats beat ACH in the championship game.
After giving up two runs – and the lead – in the second inning, Taylor Nilson settled down and kept the Wildcats batters off balance the rest of the way, scattering two hits across the final five innings. She had some help from her defense which made several stellar plays.
The Wildcats offense picked it up late, scoring twice in the fifth and sixth innings to take control of the contest.
With two outs in the fifth, Haley Moser singled and went to third on a ground-rule double by Erin Weber. Both scored on a booming single to center field by Megan Heitsturnan. ACH starter Madeline Isaak retired Hannah Kramer to end the inning, but Colton’s offense was rolling.
The Wildcats struck right away in the sixth inning. Pinch hitter Savannah Chadwick and Winnie Schultheis singled, followed by a double by Carrie Hennigar. Chadwick made a nifty play avoiding the tag of ACH catcher Jordan Jones and when Schultheis followed to make it 5-2, Nilson was quietly trying to figure out how to fit a third state championship trophy into a crowded trophy case.
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Jon Guddat Special to The Spokesman-Review
ELLENSBURG – As much as the coaching staff didn’t want to focus on the obvious, consider Colton’s victory a bit of payback for the last couple of years.
The Wildcats blitzed Almira/Coulee-Hartline for five runs in the first two innings and rode the cannon of Josh Straughan’s arm for the 11-1 victory in Saturday’s State 1B baseball final.
ACH is not new to Colton, having defeated the Wildcats in semifinals last year and the state final in 2010. ACH also bested the Wildcats in the 2011 1B basketball consolations.
“You couldn’t help but acknowledge it,” Colton head coach Pat Doumit said. “My worry was our guys were going to build this game up too much and turn ACH into this big monster. They didn’t, though.”
The Wildcats wasted no time in putting runs on the board, taking advantage of three Warriors errors in the first inning. Austin Meyer got on base after an error and moved to second on a wild pitch before scoring on Jake Straughan’s RBI single. Later, with the bases loaded, Straughan went home on a balk and Josh Straughan made it 3-0 on Justin Meyer’s single.
Dustin Devorak made it 4-0 when ACH pitcher Drew Isaak’s pickoff attempt to third base sailed high in the second. Minutes later, Jake Straughan came home on older brother Josh’s single.
As consistent as Josh Straughan was on offense, he was downright dominant on the mound. Playing in his last game as a Colton Wildcat, the senior fanned 10 batters and scattered three hits – two of which were in the first inning when ACH stranded three runners – in his complete-game win.
Straughan struck out Jake Johanson with the bases loaded in the first and struck out the side in the second inning as the Warriors couldn’t match Colton’s early offense.
“I told Josh, ‘This is your time,’ ” Doumit said. “All his pitches were working.”
While ACH couldn’t get things going on offense, Isaak and team settled down to hold the Wildcats in check in the third, fourth and fifth innings.
Isaak fanned two in the 1-2-3 third inning and got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he forced a pop out from Jake Riedner.
But as much as ACH fought back, miscues on the base paths – Derek Isaak was caught stealing in the third and Jordan Ping was tagged out on a line drive in the fourth – and inconsistency at the plate kept the Warriors mired in a slump all game.
The Warriors came into the contest having scored 34 runs in the previous two state playoff games.
Derek Isaak opened the sixth with a triple, and scored on Tucker Matthewson’s sacrifice, for the Warriors’ lone run.
Already up 7-1 at that point, Colton added more insurance. The Wildcats roughed up Drew Isaak and reliever Ping for four more runs to make it 11-1 in the seventh.
The Wildcats blitzed Almira/Coulee-Hartline for five runs in the first two innings and rode the cannon of Josh Straughan’s arm for the 11-1 victory in Saturday’s State 1B baseball final.
ACH is not new to Colton, having defeated the Wildcats in semifinals last year and the state final in 2010. ACH also bested the Wildcats in the 2011 1B basketball consolations.
“You couldn’t help but acknowledge it,” Colton head coach Pat Doumit said. “My worry was our guys were going to build this game up too much and turn ACH into this big monster. They didn’t, though.”
The Wildcats wasted no time in putting runs on the board, taking advantage of three Warriors errors in the first inning. Austin Meyer got on base after an error and moved to second on a wild pitch before scoring on Jake Straughan’s RBI single. Later, with the bases loaded, Straughan went home on a balk and Josh Straughan made it 3-0 on Justin Meyer’s single.
Dustin Devorak made it 4-0 when ACH pitcher Drew Isaak’s pickoff attempt to third base sailed high in the second. Minutes later, Jake Straughan came home on older brother Josh’s single.
As consistent as Josh Straughan was on offense, he was downright dominant on the mound. Playing in his last game as a Colton Wildcat, the senior fanned 10 batters and scattered three hits – two of which were in the first inning when ACH stranded three runners – in his complete-game win.
Straughan struck out Jake Johanson with the bases loaded in the first and struck out the side in the second inning as the Warriors couldn’t match Colton’s early offense.
“I told Josh, ‘This is your time,’ ” Doumit said. “All his pitches were working.”
While ACH couldn’t get things going on offense, Isaak and team settled down to hold the Wildcats in check in the third, fourth and fifth innings.
Isaak fanned two in the 1-2-3 third inning and got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth when he forced a pop out from Jake Riedner.
But as much as ACH fought back, miscues on the base paths – Derek Isaak was caught stealing in the third and Jordan Ping was tagged out on a line drive in the fourth – and inconsistency at the plate kept the Warriors mired in a slump all game.
The Warriors came into the contest having scored 34 runs in the previous two state playoff games.
Derek Isaak opened the sixth with a triple, and scored on Tucker Matthewson’s sacrifice, for the Warriors’ lone run.
Already up 7-1 at that point, Colton added more insurance. The Wildcats roughed up Drew Isaak and reliever Ping for four more runs to make it 11-1 in the seventh.
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Outdoors editor Rich Landers
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Field reports:
Sea lions show up above Bonneville
FISHERIES – California sea lions are leaving their original saltwater hunting areas to chase fish inland as they go up the Columbia River.
About four of the big marine mammals this year have managed to find their way up the Columbia 146 miles from the Pacific Ocean to cross above Bonneville Dam.
Sea lions have in recent years increased their presence in the waters below Bonneville Dam, feeding on salmon and steelhead spawners staging to climb over the dam.
More recently they’ve been seen at The Dalles Dam, which is another 45 miles upstream from Bonneville.
Tribal spokesman say the sea lions have been raising hell at tribal gillnets in the area.
FISHERIES – California sea lions are leaving their original saltwater hunting areas to chase fish inland as they go up the Columbia River.
About four of the big marine mammals this year have managed to find their way up the Columbia 146 miles from the Pacific Ocean to cross above Bonneville Dam.
Sea lions have in recent years increased their presence in the waters below Bonneville Dam, feeding on salmon and steelhead spawners staging to climb over the dam.
More recently they’ve been seen at The Dalles Dam, which is another 45 miles upstream from Bonneville.
Tribal spokesman say the sea lions have been raising hell at tribal gillnets in the area.
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While in Royal Air Force in ‘44, Carter spent 9-day leave with 2 Spokane women
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Golden Gate enjoys diamond anniversary with help of engineers
Sudhin Thanawala Associated Press
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Kristin Jackson Seattle Times
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