Sometimes there’s a man. I won’t say an artist because what’s an artist? He fits right into his time and place, and that’s John Rankin. Ritzville is not where John expected to settle, but it is where he’s made his life. “Just by the luck of things, the way the cards are dealt, I ended […]
Grant County Master Gardener Program
Washington State University Cooperative Extension started the first Master Gardener (MG) program in 1973 in the Seattle area to provide assistance with urban horticulture and gardening advice. The program came to Grant County in 1982 and has been active ever since. Currently, there are 20 active Grant-Adams MGs and 6 trainees working on their certification. […]
Where a Meal Become Art. The Gård Public House.
We were lucky. After a 45 minute drive into the middle of nowhere, my husband, Nick, and I arrived at the Gård Public House in Royal City at 4:15 PM on a Friday. Our waitress hesitated, deciding where to put us amongst all the reservations. By 5 o’clock the dinner crowd had started rolling in. […]
Ephrata’s League of Legends
Current team roster: Jayson Baker, Brendon Broesch, Roy Bunney, Braedyn Bush, Josiah Caldwell, Jesse Clear, Loki Cochran, Landon Coe, Jack Colton, Aiden Conway, James Cook, Jerrett Curtis, Fernando Domingo-Guzman, Camdyn Gustin, Owen Hawkins, Eli Hesse, Nicholas Hesse, Porter Long, Alexander Mele, Promise Parker, Jayden Pellham, Wyatt Pellham, Collin Pennington, Mason Powell, Corbin Reeve, Uriah Schaffran, […]
We see more. Clearly.
A lens focused on positivity—clarity in viewing things not as they are but as they could be. We are fortunate to live in rural America, where we know and care about each other. Genuinely care. It is not only about patronizing each other’s businesses to support the dreams we start with and hope to continue […]
Stop scrolling. Start strolling…through your local variety stores.
Variety and drug stores are the old souls of retail –at once nostalgic and entirely relevant. They carry better quality items than a dollar store and are less daunting than a big box store. They carry the items you need every day, the items you forget to pack, and the best gifts. They are the […]
