Local philanthropist dies in fire

MEDICAL LAKE – Carl Grub, lifelong resident, philanthropist and advocate for area youth, died in the Gray Fire Friday, Aug. 18. He was 86 years old.

Grub was born in Medical Lake in 1937. He served in the Air Force reserves for 22 years, sold real estate and was a cattleman.

In 2008, he and his brother Craig established the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch, which serves as a place for 4-H and FFA members from Reardan, Medical Lake, Cheney and Fairchild Air Force Base to keep their animals at no charge while also exposing them to the agricultural industry.

"Carl was a man of few words," Ranch chairm...