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Quincy train crossing blockage questioned

Council questioned about traffic delays

QUINCY — A decision to allow a train to block Columbia Way, drew questions and concerns at the last Quincy City Council meeting.

Florence A. Roth

Florence A. Roth passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 14 in Kansas City, Missouri at age 94. Florence was born in Waterville, WA on March 18, 1915 to Henry and Ellen Murbach. Her family moved to Spokane when she was 7 years old. Florence, three sisters, and one brother were raised in a loving, religious, hard-working home.

Fishin' Magician - Dave Graybill

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR GRANT COUNTY

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, to defendants THE ESTATE OF VALIANT R. CARLTON, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS & DEVISEES OF VALIANT R. CARLTON:

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR GRANT COUNTY

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, to defendants THE ESTATE OF VALIANT R. CARLTON, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS & DEVISEES OF VALIANT R. CARLTON:

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR GRANT COUNTY

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, to defendants THE ESTATE OF VALIANT R. CARLTON, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS & DEVISEES OF VALIANT R. CARLTON:

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR GRANT COUNTY

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, to defendants THE ESTATE OF VALIANT R. CARLTON, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS & DEVISEES OF VALIANT R. CARLTON:

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR GRANT COUNTY

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, to defendants THE ESTATE OF VALIANT R. CARLTON, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS & DEVISEES OF VALIANT R. CARLTON:

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR GRANT COUNTY

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, to defendants THE ESTATE OF VALIANT R. CARLTON, and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS & DEVISEES OF VALIANT R. CARLTON:

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR KING COUNTY

In re Estate of    NO. 11-4-01796-3 SEA

Grant County Jail chief demoted

EPHRATA - Former Grant County Jail Chief Deputy Greg Knutson was demoted in June after his fiancée told police he'd assaulted her during a St. Patrick's Day domestic dispute.

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PUD chose to use asbestos at dam

EPHRATA - An internal report shows Grant County PUD decided in January to reinstall asbestos brake pads at Wanapum Dam because they had a longer life span and required less maintenance.

Fresh News From MarDon: Fishing without waiting

MARDON RESORT - Why wait for the April 1 opener when limits are being caught right now. As recently as yesterday limits of nice rainbows have been coming out of the Seep Lakes. The weather in late February & early March always seems to be irregular but the trout fishing this time of year can be excellent. This spring a number of the year-round Seep Lakes have been kicking out quality trout, most notably Upper Goose, Blythe and Corral Lakes. Goose has been the hands-down best producer with relatively quick limits in the 14- to 16-inch range. Blythe and Corral have been producing occasional limits with some really nice 18-inch fish mixed in, some running in the 5- and 6-pound range. All three of these bodies of water have easy access and adequate boat ramps. The best technique has been still fishing with bait.

Moses Lake schools prepare to redistrict soon

MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake School Board began discussing redistricting of schools with Park Orchard Elementary set to open soon.

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State fish art contest deadline approaches

Teachers and children of K through 12 age take notice. The State Fish Art Contest has been holding an annual contest for the past 15 years. The deadline escapes my notice for some reason and I seem to be playing catch up or the deadline is too late. Yes, I'm playing catch up again this year, but there is still time to enter. The artwork must be postmarked on or before March 31.

Endeavor middle school boundary proposal unveiled

All of Patton Boulevard will attend new Endeavor Middle School

MOSES LAKE - The service area for the new Endeavor Middle School will include all of the area adjacent to Patton Boulevard, and about 100 students will move from Frontier Middle School to Chief Moses Middle School. That will be the proposal submitted to the Moses Lake School Board at its March 27 meeting.

Albert F. Franz

Albert F. Franz passed away March 11, 2013 at his home on Fir Island, Mount Vernon, WA. He was born August 30, 1917 at the family homestead in Schrag WA. He was the fourth child of six born to Peter and Agnetha (Ewert) Franz. The Franz's were German immigrants, from the Crimea area in Russia where they had emigrated on agreement they would teach farming practices in exchange for relief from conscription (military draft). The family first settled in South Dakota then subsequently settled north east of Warden, WA. Al was raised on the homestead farm near Schrag, graduating from Lind High School in 1934. As the story goes, Al wanted to attend college, saving money for two years after High School and when his father gave him $200, he went to WSC and UW, graduating from the UW in Mechanical Engineering. There he met Jane Montgomery, who would become his wife of 58 years. He served his country during WWII as a civilian working for Boeing as a tooling engineer on various programs including the B47 bomber. Al was an independent thinker, with an entrepreneurial bent and returned to farming in the Columbia Basin Project in Block 49, west of Othello in 1953 with Jane and their two young sons, Paul and Jim. He later joined the Grant Co PUD working on Priest Rapids and Wanapum dams as construction inspector, mechanical maintenance supervisor, advancing to project engineer. Following retirement he and Jane traveled extensively all over the world. After Jane's death in 2000, Al spent the last 12 years with his special friend, Ruth Wylie, where they spent winters in Palm Springs, and the warm months in Kennewick and then recently on Fir Island.