This article by Earl Carter, Empire Press correspondent, dated December 29, 2022, memorializes Richard Viebrock.
I found it a brief but touching look at a dowser’s life. Earl explains how Richard got started, and highlights the importance dowsing played in his life.
The article also has pictures of a statue that stands outside of the Douglas County Museum, in Waterville, Washington.
“Dick Viebrock dowsed and located wells for people all over the Waterville Plateau. In a two-year period, from 1994-1996, his notebook indicates he dowsed 128 wells. And this is not land with an abundance of water.
His notoriety commissioned the memorial statue designed by sculptor Richard Beyer of Pateros. The statue stands on the edge of the Douglas County Museum property. It announces the importance of water to Douglas County residents, but it doesn’t tell the rich story behind the hundreds of wells dug because a dowser said, “Dig it here!””
Earl Carter, Empire Press correspondent
You can find the full article here.
