Wool auxiliary officers meet at Appel ranch

Helen Appel hosted the executive board of the Washington Wool Growers Auxiliary for a summer meeting. Those present were Loveta Boyce, secretary, Moses Lake; Carol Martinez, treasurer, Moxee; Tari Blankinship, vice-president, Winlock; Ann Roggenkamp, second vice-president, Onalaska, and Helen Appel, president, Dusty.

Leila Zaring was able to come home July 23 after spending more than two months in the rehab center in Colfax following a fall that broke both of her shoulders. She continues to receive therapy two days a week. Her main caregiver is her husband Keith.

Brian and Angela Broeckel were hosts to a number of visitors at various times over the weekend. Angela’s parents, Guenter and Brigitte Scherwinski of Mountain Home, Idaho, and Alex BeDell and Brody Yamamoto, Portland, came to participate in harvest. Sami BeDell arrived Sunday. Alex, Brody, Sami, Graham BeDell and Adam Niemet of Spokane joined Danny Rathbun, LaCrosse, in water skiing, knee boarding and jet skiing on the Snake River Sunday. The entire group, plus Karen Broeckel, Dusty, were dinner guests and had an early celebration of Graham’s birthday which is later in the week.