Etc 6/2/11

Dippel grandson gets commission

Norma Dippel, former long-time Tekoa resident now of Spokane, last week attended the 2011 ceremony May 24 in Colorado Springs to see her grandson, David L. Dye of Sandpoint, Idaho graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Dye, son of Dennis and Karla Dippel Dye of Sagle, Idaho, is a member of the 2007 class of Sandpoint High School. His paternal grandparents, Dale and Pat Dye of Berlin, Wis., also attended the ceremony.

After a 60-day leave, 2nd Lt. Dye will be assigned to Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas. During the leave he and three classmates p...