Willapa Harbor Herald John Birch Society starts up in Raymond

Photo courtesy of Pacific County Sheriff’s Office Facebook

On Friday, February 17 Pacific County Sheriff Garcia presented Deputy Pettit with a promotion to Sergeant. “We are extremely proud of his commitment and dedication to the Pacific County Sheriff’s Office,” said the Facebook post. “Congratulations to Sergeant Pettit!”

Face-Off Basketball Game Saturday

By GEORGE KUNKE, geoakunke@gmail.com

SOUTH BEND – The Pacific County Guns & Hoses Basketball Face-Off rivalry game between local teams, Police vs Firemen, tips off Saturday.

This fun and competitive game takes place at Koplitz Field House in South Bend at 6:00 p.m.

Face-Off is sponsored by Colburn Timber, Pacific County TAC, South Bend

Pharmacy, Bud's Lumber & Electric, Chen's Restaurant, First Interstate Bank, Pacific Shellfish-South Bend, Raymond Federal Bank, and Valley View Health Center.

Come on out to the game and support our local law enforcement and firefighters that do so much for our local community!

General admission is only $5.

Valley Puts Levy on April 25th Ballot

By KaREN S. CaRTER

A new group of people started gathering this month: the John Birch Society. Unlike the Democrats and Republicans, the John Birch Society is a non-partisan political group whose interests include upholding the United States’ Constitution. The Herald interviewed Pattie Gray the new leader of the Raymond Chapter to see what the society is all about.

Herald: What triggered the need in Raymond for the establishment of the John Birch Society?

Gray: Many reasons, 1. Apathy—People are not educated on why they should vote in all elections. Why it is so important. 2. I want to educate my family, friends, and neighbors about Americanism. 3. I want less government involvement in our lives, more citizen responsibility, and with God’s Help, create a better world. 4. To teach Back to Basics…America’s founders gave us a Constitutional Republic, and because of them we were born free. The United States is NOT a democracy. It is a Republic, and the US Constitution states that.

Herald: What does the John Birch Society hope to accomplish on a small local scale?

Gray: To educate and teach citizens that we have, as a people, lost sight of basic truths: 1. Freedom cannot exist without morality. 2. Ignorant and free can never be. 3. Our rights come from God. 4. The essence of freedom is the limitation of government.