Theft of priceless bench leaves Lind community saddened

This past weekend the Lind community happily hosted hundreds of guests at the annual Combine Derby and from all indications a good time was had by all—all except the Lind Senior Center members who found themselves missing their handcrafted bench on Sunday morning.

Built by the late Howard Heil and treasured by all the members. The bench had not been bolted into place, as had other purchased and placed around the downtown area.

When Howard donated the bench to the center, I asked how we would go about securing it in place and his comment was, “If someone needs it bad enough to steal it let ‘em...