Decades of consistency
During the regular Ephrata Council meeting Dec. 17, several people spoke thanking former Mayor Bruce Reim for his 22 years of public service. After Reim concluded the meeting, staff, council members and the audience stood and gave Reim a round of applause.
NANCE BESTON/COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
During former Mayor Bruce Reim’s last council meeting on Dec. 17 Summer Rocheleau gives Reim a gift. Rocheleau has been leading the Pledge of Allegiance for Ephrata City Council for over two years.
Ephrata’s former Mayor Bruce Reim, left, swears in Ephrata Police Department Officer Rebecca Amos in August 2025. The Ephrata Police Department is fully staffed as of December with a couple of officers completing training.
EPHRATA — On a cold winter morning, the executive team gathers as they always do, Tuesday at City Hall. And as they always did, Mayor Bruce Reim listened first — head tilted, eyes narrowed, taking in the latest on crews, contracts, permitting and plans. Only this time, there’s a coda.
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