Moses Lake Chamber honors community leaders, passes the gavel at annual meeting
Daphne Martinez dabs away a tear as she and her husband Derek, right, receive the Chairman’s Award from outgoing Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce Chair Roger Silva, left, at the Chamber’s annual meeting and banquet Tuesday.
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State Sen. Judy Warnick thanks Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Debbie Doran-Martinez and the crowd at the Chamber’s annual meeting and banquet Tuesday. Warnick, who served as the chamber’s first female chair in 1990, is retiring after 19 years in the state Legislature.
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Incoming Chair Melissa Klitske takes the microphone from outgoing Chair Roger Silva at the Moses Lake Chamber’s annual meeting and banquet Tuesday.
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From left: Incoming Chair Melissa Klitske, Ag Hall of Fame inductee Kent Karstetter, Lisa Karstetter and outgoing Chair Roger Silva pose for a photo at the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday. The award came as a complete surprise to Karstetter, who farms near Quincy.
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Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors pour drinks at the Chamber’s banquet and annual meeting Tuesday.
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Modstar’s automotive-themed table was voted best-decorated at the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce banquet and annual meeting Tuesday.
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MOSES LAKE — Kent Karstetter was elected to Ag Hall of Fame, much to Kent's surprise, and retiring State Senator Judy Warnick received a special award in honor of her service to the community at the 85th annual Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce banquet Tuesday.
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