Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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Recently, family, friends and dignitaries gathered at Hurricane Ridge near Port Angeles to celebrate the designation of the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness at Olympic National Park honoring Washington’s distinguished three-term governor and U.S. Senator. Today, America needs a calming voice of reason: a steady and measured leader with the strength, experience, and ability to unify our nation. Daniel J. Evans fits that mold. At 91, Evans is still spry and fit. His legacy is he worked with Democrats as well as Republicans to get t... Full story
As a farmer whose wheat crop gets water only from the heavens, I like to say that when it comes to rain, there’s no such thing as “bad” rain. But I almost had to rethink that earlier this month, when rain arrived while we were out cutting wheat. Fortunately, we were just about at the tail end of harvest, so it was still a successful year with yields that were significantly above average. It’s been great to wear my farmer hat more than my senator hat for the past month, since our third overtime session of the year ended. Howev...
Five years ago I built the Lind Community Garden. I have made it a free resource for the community. I have devoted countless hours and a considerable amount of my own money as well as several thousand dollars of grants. There has been very little support and a lot of opposition. This week, I was subjected to obscene verbal abuse by someone who has imagined an affront. That is enough. Lind is in desperate need of something, anything, good. I tried to make my community a better place to live. If anyone wants to take over the...
Helen V. Olsen Blackwell died in Ritzville on Aug. 16. She was born in Everett on July 11, 1936, to Donald and Ann Olsen, where she lived and went to school until her parents purchased Florence Hotel in Hot Springs, Montana. She met John Bailey in Montana and married him in 1952. They had four children over their 29-year marriage. They moved to Sprague in 1965 where they raised their children. Helen worked as a retail clerk where she met and visited with many people passing...
Dean Robert Satchwell, 64, died on Saturday, Aug. 19, in Spokane. He was born on Sept. 21, 1952, in Spirit Lake, Idaho, to Donald E. Satchwell and Dorothy P. (Simpson) Satchwell. Dean grew up on the family farm on the Rathdrum Prairie in Post Falls, Idaho. He graduated from Post Falls High School. Dean enjoyed years of farming, but his chosen profession was to become a police officer. He attended numerous certified law enforcement courses throughout his 32-year career in...
It has been a sad couple of weeks for those former RHS students that attended the brick building on Seventh Street from 1968-1973. We lost a couple of coaches/educators and a former principal. I found out last week that Bob Hubbard passed away a little over a month ago, due the complications following a surgery. For those of you that read The Journal religiously and are a fan of From the Files, you most likely read about Hubbard’s hiring in the 50-year portion of last w... Full story
HARVEST FESTIVAL. The Lind Chamber of Commerce hosted a Harvest Festival in downtown Lind on Aug. 19, where the Spokane River Band performed (at right) and residents like Skip Thompson and Traci Wills danced in the street. Vendors were also on site, selling a variety of items to support local businesses or fundraisers. The event also include a raffle, silent auction and had a beer garden. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
The East Adams Rural Healthcare physical therapy department is now benefitting from the skills and expertise of Erin Ribic. She has joined the staff as a part time employee after doing rotational visits at the facility in the past. Ribic is excited to join the EARH team and to begin treating patients on a regular basis at the local hospital, as well as being a part of the community. Ribic graduated from Grand Valley State University, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and completed...