Columbia Basin Development League elects 2015 board

Long time farmer from Connell, Orman Johnson, was elected Chairman of the Columbia Basin Development League, which was created in 1964 to support the federal Bureau of Reclamation’s Columbia Basin Project. Kevin Lyle of Cunningham was elected Vice Chair, Jake Wollman, Jr. of Warden was re-elected Treasurer and Jeff Schibel of Odessa was re-elected as Secretary.

Clark Kagele of Odessa was elected to the executive committee along with Heath Gimmestad of Moses Lake, Alice Parker of Royal City, and Dale Pomeroy of Warden.

Milt Johnston of Ellensburg will be immediate past chair. All positions are...