David Rabe Bunting, Moscow, Idaho, formerly of Packwood, Washington, also Quincy, IL, Publisher White Pass Highway Shopper Newspaper, Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor, Former Real Estate Broker, Former U.S. Forest Service Project Engineer, Presbyterian Elder, Eagle Scout
Married to beautiful Native American (Colville) Violet, Married to beautiful Native American (Colville) Violet Nanpooya.
Physics, Mathematics, Universities of Illinois and Washington 1956-1962.
First computer programming course U of Wash on IBM 650 in 1963-
gosh, that long ago??
Roads, Bridges, Water Systems Engineering- US Forest Service, Packwood &
Randle, WA, 1958-1973.
Registered Professional Civil Engineer and Land Surveyor, Washington and
Oregon, Owner & Principal Engineer & Surveyor, D. R. Bunting & Associates,
Consulting Engineers & Land Surveyors since 1970, firm only semi-active
since 1987.
Real Estate Owner/Broker 22 years: Mountain Realty, Ethel White Real Estate
and Dave Bunting Realty, 1971- 1993.
Owner/Publisher/Editor/Computer Systems Manager of Newspaper for 46 years,
the Highway Shopper- highwayshopper.com. Still working online 20 hrs/wk.
Member, twice chairman of Lewis County Planning Commission,
1970-1980.
Member, WA State Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Geologic Hazards
in Washington State.
NRA Endowment Member.
Eagle Scout, Saukee Area Council, Quincy IL, 1955. Attended Irvine CA
Jamboree 1953.
SCUBA certified 2010.
Macintosh user, technician, systems designer, network administrator since 1987.
Conservative Christian, now worshiping with Trinity Baptist Church, Moscow ID.
Decades Church Elder, Treasurer, Sound & Multimedia Manager, Choir Director.
Trained as Commissioned Lay Preacher in PC(USA.)
Also Sunday School Teacher (Jr. Highs!), Evangelism Chair, Building Maintenance.
Mission 10-day trips to Haiti & New Orleans (Katrina.)
Church Thrift Shop weekly volunteer all positions 2004-present.
Conservative (Moderate) Republican, not Tea Party. Strongly anti-racist. PROUD to be called RINO but the liberals criticize me just as harshly for being conservative.
Republican Precinct Committeeman for years.
WA Army National Guard 1959-1965, Computer Operator, Artillery Antiaircraft
Missile, Nike Ajax & Hercules, Secret.
Eagle Scout, Endowment Member NRA, love everything outdoors.
MacIntosh user & tech since 1987.
Bio in Marquis Who's Who in the West.
Health still good in 2022, active, still working online 20+ hours weekly.
Lived in Packwood, Washington State, just south of Mt. Rainier, 1958-2020.
Since 2021 live in Moscow, Idaho.
Sigma Phi Delta Fraternity.
Patron Member, National Rifle Association.
Lived in Quincy, IL, 1938-1958, 1956 Graduate Quincy High School.
Blog: daverant.com contains my weekly Highway Shopper newspaper
Science & Digital Briefs column.
"I'd gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today! There ain't no doubt, I love this land! God Bless The U.S.A.!" Lee Greenwood.
Republicans and Democrats must both moderate and come together!
