Dusty News 10/13/11

Dusty

Art and Colene Sager flew to Yakima Saturday to join approximately 25 other Flying Farmers for a tour of the Cub Crafters Airplane Factory. The man who started the company gave them a two hour tour of the facility. They employ 110 people at the plant and make all of their own parts.

Luncheon speakers were Mike and Tami Bryne who told about their retirement activity of ferrying the Cub Crafters airplanes to Alaska. Bryne grew up in Garfield. After lunch, the group toured the McCalister’s Air Museum.

David and Phyllis Stueckle took a week’s vacation recently to Long Beach. On their way home, they spent one night with their daughter and family, Larry and Karen Light of Portland. They returned home the next day.

Joan Broeckel and her sister from Yakima, Joyce Willms, traveled to Burlington to visit their mother, Jean Shippee, and sisters Julie VanDerPol and Jean Frees. They also stopped to see Joan’s daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Anthony Harkishnani, Bellevue. They departed Thursday and returned Saturday.

Helen Appel recently spent several days in Yakima working on the Lamburger booth operated by Washington Wool Growers Auxiliary. Helen is the current president of the organization.