Cub Scouts have been a great organization to begin learning about The Great Outdoors and other life skills. Knolls Vista Pack 74 was reorganized in 1980, a move which doubled the membership. Read on.

E-mail from Cheryl

Facts from the past gleaned from the Moses Lake Herald, Columbia Basin Herald and The Neppel Record by Cheryl (Driggs) Elkins:

From the CBH on Oct. 17, 1980:

Cub Scout pack reorganizes

Knolls Vista Cub Scout Pack 74 was recently reorganized to include 26 new boys from the area. Total membership is presently at 40.

Adults volunteering their time to help with the group include Ron Cole, cubmaster; Jerry Thompson, committee chairman; Marilyn Cole, secretary-treasurer, and Rich Stepner, Webelos leader.

Sheila Thomson, Kay Hendricks, Alice Vaughn and Leanne Ellis are den mothers.

The group, which meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at Knolls Vista Elementary School, is open to any boy 8 years or older.

The Cub Scouts will be selling energy seals door to door in their service area to earn money for pack projects.

In packages of 16, the seals, if placed over all electrical outlets, can save up to 20 percent energy loss.

On Nov. 9, the group will sponsor the Order of the Arrow Indian Dancers from Wenatchee. The performance will be open to all Cub and Boy Scouts at Moses Lake.

Othello farm banquet slated

The annual Adams County Farm Bureau banquet is slated Thursday at eh Porterhouse Restaurant at Othello.

Three new board of director’s members will be elected during the evening, as well as delegates to attend the annual Washington Farm Bureau Convention.

Officials said a report would be given on the opening of the Farm Bureau’s new office at Othello, and a slide presentation will review the goals and accomplishments of the Farm Bureau. All members are encouraged to attend the banquet.

Chief Mo romps

The Chief Moses Braves socked it to Eastmont Thursday, running up 200 rushing yards to score a 38-24 ninth grade football win.

The Frontier Brave ninth-graders also came up with a win, taking Cashmere, 14-12. Frontier’s seventh-graders took a loss to Quincy, 40-26, while the eighth-graders also had trouble with their Jackrabbit counterparts, losing 40-0.

Dennis note: The second paragraph begins, “The Frontier Brave…,” but aren’t the Frontier teams known as the Warriors?

Creston plant meeting due

An informal meeting on a proposed coal-fired, steam-generated electric plant at Creston will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28, at the Ephrata Public Utility District building.

The plant, proposed by Washington Water Power Co. of Spokane, will consist of four 500-megawatt units, and is planned to be operational in the late 1980s.

Coal will be brought into the plant daily as fuel to heat water from wells near FDR Lake. The water will be transformed into steam needed to power electric generating turbines.

The meeting, sponsored by the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, will feature presentations from the council, which will outline the procedure to be followed in processing the power plant application, and a presentation from WWP representatives, who will give a general description of the project and the proposed site, give reasons why that site was selected, and also give a summary of expected environmental, social and economic impacts.

Included with the plant construction will be the siting of transmission lines in Douglas, Grant, Lincoln and Spokane counties, as well as in the communities of Wilbur, Electric City, Grand Coulee, Creston, Cheney and Spokane.

From the CBH on Nov. 11, 1975:

Permit sale opens

Officials of the Wenatchee National Forest today reminded potential Christmas tree cutters that a limited number of $1 individual permists are being issued by Forest Ranger districts.

Permits, which must be obtained in advance of cutting, entitle the holder to cut one tree on designated National Forest areas.

Individuals who wish to cut trees on private land must, under state law, obtain permission from the landowner and must have a bill of sale with them when transporting such trees.

Christmas tree cutters are reminded that many forest areas are already wet or snowy. Vehicles should have good treaded tires and carry chains, a shovel and a good jack just in case they are needed. Clothing should be suitable to ward off cold and wet weather.

Coin show announced

The Tri-City Coin Club will sponsor its 15 the Atomic Coin Pow Wow at the Red Lion Motor Inn, 2525 N. Chase, in Pasco on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15 and 16.

There will be exhibits of coins, currency and metals. Dealers from the northwest will operate tables for buying and selling.

Admission is free. Doors will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

Guard schedules visit by recruiter

Dale Harrell, Coast Guard recruiter from Yakima will be at the Sage & Sands Motel in Moses Lake Thursday.

Thursday he will also be at Quincy, Ephrata and Soap Lake high schools. On Friday he will be at Moses Lake and Othello high schools.