Riders raise funds for Malden

MALDEN - John Wayne Pioneer Wagons and Riders raised nearly $5,000 for local use during their 17-day cross-state trip that concluded Sunday, June 5.

The wagon train started its 41st ride in Easton on May 20 and entered Adams County on May 27, remaining on John Wayne Pioneer Trail, now called the Palouse to Cascades Trail State Park.

There, it stopped in Lind and Ralston before heading to Revere - a former railroad town along the Adams-Whitman County line. The wagons and riders spent May 31 in Ewan, their first night in Whitman County.

On June 1, John Wayners reached Malden, where stayed for tw...