QUINCY – The Quincy Animal Shelter is one of only a handful of shelters with larger facilities in Grant and Adams County, alongside Adams County Pet Rescue and Grant County Animal Outreach, and faces the same issues other shelters in the area do.
The shelter’s manager, Jessica Kiehn, spoke about the facility’s operations and dealing with increasing numbers of stray animals across the Columbia Basin.
QUINCY A parade down Central Avenue, dancing horses, three-on-three soccer, a car show, a tractor pull – all the good old events return to Quincy Saturday on Farmer Consumer Awareness Day.
While technically it’s not part of FCAD, the B Street Block Party is an unofficial kickoff; it’s from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday. One block of B Street, from Central Avenue South to First Street Southwest, will host vendors serving food and wine, along with some merchandise. The Olson Brothers Band will be performing live.
Saturday’s events start early and run all day. Signup forms, or links to signup forms, are available on the FCAD website, www.quincyfcad.org.
Executive Assistant, City of Quincy
Quincy native Stephanie Boorman started her career with the City of Quincy as a temporary secretary/receptionist, answering phones and greeting customers. That was nine years ago. The temp job led to a full-time job as the secretary/receptionist position, then administrative assistant in 2014, and, in 2017, as executive assistant.
Her duties include preparing council meeting agenda packets, processing city-wide public records requests, keeping the mayor and councilmembers updated and informed of city activities and to keep them in compliance with their responsibilities as elected officials.
She also is involved in the community, as chairwoman of the Dru Gimlin 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament and on the board for the Ben Horning Memorial Foundation, which holds the Beat the Beast run every year during Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day. She was elected as the 2021 Quincy Rotary Club president, which she regretfully stepped away from to focus on the upcom