Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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It is not easy to quit talking about the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl victory over the Denver Broncos. I’m not trying to rub it in to the Bronco fans. After all, Seattle only has one Super Bowl victory and has only been to the big game twice, whereas Denver has two Super Bowl victories in their great history. But this huge win has awakened Seattle and may have triggered new sentiments for another chance at an NBA franchise. The world saw the passion that Seahawk fans have for t...
The Seattle Times headline said it all: “Obama running out of reasons to reject Keystone XL.” For five years, the Keystone XL pipeline has been mired in studies, red tape and delay. Now, the State Department has released its final report, concluding that the pipeline would have little or no environmental impact. The State Department has jurisdiction because the pipeline would cross the U.S. border, carrying 800,000 barrels of crude oil a day from Western Canada to Nebraska, where it would connect with an existing pip...
The halfway mark of this legislative session is fast approaching. Feb. 11 will be day 30 of the 60 days we’re allowed to meet in 2014. It’s also the deadline for the Senate budget committees to wrap up their work on Senate legislation. Friday brought the session’s first deadline: for Senate policy committees (such as the Agriculture, Water, and Rural Economic Development Committee I serve on) to complete action on Senate legislation. Agriculture and the Ninth District were well-represented on my calendar again last week:...
Most of us laugh at the antics of Toronto’s Mayor while Canada’s Foreign Minister pointedly complains that President Obama needs to give them an answer about Keystone. Canadians don’t understand how and why Obama keeps them in limbo on an issue whose merits were settled years ago. Canada is committed to developing their priceless resource! We are their natural export partner and we have had good relations with them for many years. Crossing the border requires State Department approval so Obama must say yes or no. When you d...
On Feb. 14, 1914, Charles and Emma Bartell Koehler purchased land from Vera Robin Kane Colwell. The land was located at McElroy Lake three miles east of Paha, a thriving community of 600 people. Prior to arriving in Ritzville they had been farming at Dufur, Ore. Charles began a farming operation with his sons Louis, Carl, Max and Marshall Koehler. The farming was done by horse and mules and progressed over the years to more conventional farming methods. In 1919, Charles and...
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is hosting the monthly pancake breakfast on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, from 7:30 a.m. until noon. The senior center staff is inviting community members to start the special day with a quality breakfast and community fellowship. Pancakes, a choice of ham or sausage, and juice or coffee, are on the breakfast menu this Friday with a suggested donation of $5 per person. The breakfast serves as a fundraiser for the senior center and is held the second Friday of every month, except during the s...
Muriel Grace (Stockwell) Diesel died Jan. 27 in Richland at the age of 90. She was born in San Pedro Calif. Muriel attended University of California at Santa Barbara. In 1943, she married Halbert Diesel and spent the next 20 years as a happy military wife traveling the United States. In 1999 she moved to Ritzville after retiring from the Job Corps at the age of 75. She was a 62-year member of P.E.O. and a 30-year member of Sweet Adeline’s. She is survived by her five c...