Colville News

There are two rules of war, a wise man once said. Rule one is that in war, young men and women die.

It's not his 6-foot-7 frame that earns him this distinction. Rather, it's his role in stamping out smallpox and helping to set a global agenda for tackling the world's worst health problem.

A man who has been the epitome of a community anker will retire from the banker part of his job description this Friday to devote even more time to his community.