'Such a fabulous night'
Auctioneer Chuck Yarbro Jr. kicks off the live auction at the 15th annual Country Sweethearts Benefit Auction Saturday. The event raised more than $318,000 for the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation.
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Bob Murphy, left, and Maribel Vela look over silent auction items at the Country Sweethearts Benefit Auction Saturday.
Annabelle Magnuson talks about her breast cancer journey, backed by her husband Chris Magnuson and her daughters Maritza Magnuson, left, and Ashlyn Magnuson. Annabelle Magnuson had just completed her radiation treatment at the Confluence Health Moses Lake Radiation Oncology Center, which opened last year with funding from the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation.
Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation Director Angel Ledesma addresses the crowd at the Country Sweethearts Benefit Auction. This year’s event filled two buildings and seated about 540 people, Ledesma said, the largest event in the foundation’s history.
Angel Ledesma, right, presents Kelsie Eddie of Moses Lake with the Community Hero Award on behalf of the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation. Eddie originated the annual Turkey Trot fun run 14 years ago as a fundraiser for the foundation, and has raised more than $125,000 through it.
Haley Sell, left, and Amanda Carpenter sell raffle tickets at the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation’s 15th annual Country Sweethearts Benefit Auction Saturday.
Jamie Nasario, of the musical duo Jamie and Luke, sings before the Country Sweethearts Benefit Auction Saturday.
MOSES LAKE — Saturday night’s Country Sweethearts banquet and auction was the biggest it’s ever been, seating 540 people and raising just over $318,000 for the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation, according to CBCF Director Angel Ledesma.
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