My Favorite Recipes June 30: Meet Rick McKinney, Palouse

Rick McKinney in front of his 1942 Wolf range.

Rick McKinney’s parents moved to Palouse in 1936, and Rick has found that an agreeable choice. He graduated from Palouse High School and returned here after Spokane Community College and failing his draft physical. His high blood pressure was a shock to both him and the doctors who conducted his physical since he was tall, thin and otherwise healthy.

While attending community college, Rick worked at a movie theater and Pizza Hut. Those turned out to be useful experiences. He returned to Whitman County and drove the bookmobile and enjoyed that. The...