Everyone agrees the key to improving health care is to get control of unsustainable rising costs. This can be done either through greater market competition and more choices for consumers or through restricting choice and imposing ever-tighter government controls. The thousands of pages of legislation now under consideration in Washington, D.C., show Congress and the [...]
Each year, high school seniors across the country are confronted with one of their most important choices they will ever make — what do I do after graduation? For some, it is time to start a career. For others, it is the chance to go on to an institution of higher education, be it a [...]
The 4-H program is a wonderful opportunity for youth to learn and have fun in competitive situations. It also helps develop ethics and kids learn to accept wins and losses gracefully. 4-H horse shows start in April of each year. They participate in four western game shows and three performance shows, plus showing at fair. [...]
National Frozen Foods Corporation was honored at a food banks reception in Seattle Sept. 15. The purpose of the special reception was to focus attention on the warehousing and food storage needs of food banks in the state, especially in rural areas. Over 40 people attended the event, including several legislators (Sen. Chris Marr, Sen. [...]
By Jim Pearson I’m told two rules define a bureaucracy: 1) A bureaucracy must either grow or die and 2) a bureaucracy never dies. So how does all that relate to an outdoor column? Well, the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Department of Ecology are both bureaucracies. Remember, a bureaucrat is someone who [...]
Melinda Hoksbergen was chosen FFA Grand Champion in the Market Swine category and awarded $75 savings bond. Amanda Schmidt was named 4-H Senior Grand Champion Beef Fitting and Showing and 4-H Reserve Champion Market Steer and collected a $75 and $50 savings bond, respectively. She is seen here with proud parents Jeff and Pam Schmidt. [...]
Big Bend Community College announced the award of a $3.5 million dollar grant. The college was notified by Senator Patty Murray’s office that the collaborative grant application Big Bend submitted with Heritage University as the secondary institution has been awarded. The grant is a five-year Title V grant. This is one of only nine Title [...]
By Laura Snyder Syndicated columnist I had hoped this would be the year. Unfortunately, 13 is apparently not the year when my new teenager stops spilling his brains all over everything. The boy is smart — really smart. However, there doesn’t seem to be enough room in his head to keep all the stuff he [...]
I hope everyone got the chance to visit the Adams County Fair last week. I was out there quite a bit covering some of the activities for the newspaper. Plus, I walked through the exhibits and saw all the wonderful items folks here entered and won ribbons for, played a game at the carnival and [...]
Sacred Heart Catholic Church would like to thank all of those who donated to this year’s raffle and all who bought tickets. They made approximately $4,000 that will go toward religious education classrooms. The winners of the raffle are as follows: Back pack with school supplies, #394288, Prudencio Gomez Bike, #394326, Meddy Buin Half pig, [...]
By LuAnn Morgan Contributing writer It’s been a long-time dream for Katie Garfield and she’s finally reached her goal. The 2006 Miss Rodeo Othello was crowned Miss Rodeo Washington in Ellensburg over the Labor Day weekend. “I’m very excited because I’ll get to travel to a lot more rodeos,” Garfield said. “I’ll get to ride [...]
By Bob Kirkpatrick Editor The Adams Conservation District (ACD) has received a $28,000 grant from the Department of Ecology. The funds will be used to help keep livestock away from the Palouse River and Union Flat Creek. The ACD is one of three state entities to receive the much needed financial boost to help in [...]
