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Ten Years Ago

Oct. 6, 2005

Mark Shively has served on the Waitsburg City Council since being appointed to fill a vacancy in 2002, a job he approached with energy, compassion and humility, noting that the experience would be “educational.” Beginning next week, Shively will begin a new stage in his life’s education as he begins a 10-week program with the Washington State Department of Services for the blind.

An architect has been retained to begin design of the new Waitsburg Clinic, said Bruce Grimshaw, CEO of the Columbia County Health System. Mike Feeney of Clarkston was in town this week, int...