Aviation, bees and beer: Millers are living the high life

Jack and Ellen Miller, whose home is like a park in a rural part of the Cheney area, are noted by their neighbors as very busy people. The day I became acquainted with them I heartily agreed.

The Millers settled here when Jack, an air traffic controller, was assigned to Spokane. Ellen was working at Southwest Oregon Community College as a librarian, her lifelong interest. The Millers, who grew up in a rural area, looked for a country place to call home. Jack settled into his job and Ellen found her niche at Eastern Washington University’s library.

“Ellen was the first girl I ever took out,” Ja...