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REARDAN - After decades of being affiliated with a mainstream denomination, Reardan United Methodist Church has reorganized as Reardan Bible Fellowship. As part of the transition, it called Dr. Charley Hough - who recently retired from 40 years at the MultiCare Rockwood Clinic in Cheney - to serve as its new pastor. Reardan Bible Fellowship's roots date to its founding in 1903, when it was called Grace Evangelical Church. In the 1970s, it became affiliated with the United...
BY BYRNE BENNETT Free Press Publishing MEDICAL LAKE — A lifelong resident, philanthropist and advocate for area youth died in the Gray Fire on Friday, Aug. 18. The cause of death for Carl Grub, 86, has yet to be released. Grub was born in Medical Lake in 1937. He served in the U.S. Air Force reserves for 22 years, sold real estate and was a cattleman. In 2008, he and his brother, Craig, established the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch, which serves as a place for 4-H and FFA members from Reardan, Medical Lake, Cheney and F...
REARDAN —High school agriculture teachers from across the state converged on the school’s softball field to participate in the 34th annual Eastside versus Westside softball game Monday, June 19. The educators from the eastern side of the state defeated their rivals 14-9, before shaking hands and dining on pulled pork and sausage nuggets prepared by the school’s FFA state championship barbeque team. “After winning the game two years in a row, we can now be considered a dynasty,” Cheney agriculture teacher Allen Skoog qui...
MEDICAL LAKE – The West Plains Chamber of Commerce held its April 13 meeting at the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch in recognition of its commitment to local youth and to expose chamber members to the ranch and its mission. Carl Grub founded the ranch in 2008 when he purchased 110 acres from the Jensen family on Ritchey Road just west of Medical Lake. After purchasing the land, Carl and his younger brother Craig established a youth ranch where local FFA and 4-H kids raise l...
CHENEY–After twice breaking up with her fiancé, 27-year-old Audrey (Quayle) Wagner needed change. She wanted to travel and get a new perspective on life. In 1953, she boarded a steamship in her native Australia, not realizing a new life awaited in Reardan. Wagner was born in Bellarat, a city of 40,000 people in southern Australia, near Melbourne. Her father, David Quayle, was awarded The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, one of the British orders of chivalry, for his scientific work with fish. She remembered him sp...
A petting zoo hosted by the city of Medical Lake's Winterfest event featured reindeer....
MEDICAL LAKE--The Reardan wrestlers earned a second-place finish at the Medical Lake Scramble on Saturday, Dec. 3. The host Cardinals finished fifth out of the 10 teams in the tournament. Pullman won the event with 266 points while Reardan had 206. Lewis and Clark placed third with 165 points, followed by Rogers who had 150 points. Medical Lake scored 116 points, which put it in fifth place, and West Valley placed sixth with 105 points. Cheney had 101 points, Mt. Spokane had...
REARDAN-The Fox and Goat Ranch, a popular wedding venue, will host a special event for those with developmental disabilities to meet Santa Claus between 1-3 p.m. on Dec. 10. The free event will be in Zack and Brandi Torkelson's barn at their ranch at 1127 N Ladd Road, northeast of Reardan. Guests will be greeted by holiday music, festive lights and a Christmas tree. Besides meeting Santa, guests will receive treat bags, refreshments, make ornaments and play cornhole. Brandi ha...
REARDAN - Before your eyes can adjust to the dark, a bone-chilling scream buckles your knees. This is not your typical train that's parked at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum. It's haunted. In fact, it's full of zombies, ghouls and goblins, all waiting to give its passengers the heebie-jeebies. There's a frightening surprise around every corner. Zombie Wedding is the theme for this year's inaugural Halloween event, hosted by the museum. Admission to the museum includes the...
MEDICAL LAKE—The Cardinals defeated the Reardan Screaming Eagles on Oct. 8 in a five-set, non-league volleyball match that took fans on an emotional roller coaster ride. The 1A Cardinals sported a front-line superior in height to the 2B Screaming Eagles, which they used to their advantage, winning the hard-fought match. The victory improved the Cardinals record to 4-9 overall and 4-6 in the Northeast 1A League. Reardan dropped to 5-4 overall and 2-4 in the Northeast 2B League. The Cardinals dominated the first set, winning 2...
