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Packed house for Cellarbration 2025
MOSES LAKE — Keynote speaker Aldo Farias said the money donated during the Cellarbration for Education dinner bene…
UPDATE: Porterhouse moves up closing date
MOSES LAKE -- The Porterhouse Steakhouse owners have decided to close the restaurant earlier than anticipated with March 22 being the final day of operations. Owners Sam and Cale Russell said this is to help the ne…
Porterhouse Steakhouse to close after 15-year run
MOSES LAKE – The Porterhouse Steakhouse will be closing its doors March 29. Brothers Sam and Cale Russell have owned the restaurant for more than 15 years; how…
COLUMBIA BASIN EVENTS for March 14, 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — There’s a lot going on in the Basin this week. Here are a few things to check out:
Ephrata Legion Post and Auxiliary to host fundraiser to support youth civics
EPHRATA – The American Legion Post 28 and Auxiliary will host a fundraiser to support students who will be participating in Boys State and Girls State, accordi…
Space Burger booth to open next week
MOSES LAKE — Space Burgers are back. For a few days, anyway. The Moses Lake Lioness Club will open its Space Burger booth March 21-23 at the Grant County F…
Quincy ice cream shop moving into expanded location
QUINCY — The La Michoacana Paleteria makes ice cream and frozen treats that are so popular its owners are expanding into a much bigger space. Owner Heribe…
Taters take center stage in Olympia
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Potato Commission served about 1,600 baked potatoes last Tuesday. The commission sponsors the annual event and brings farmers, l…
Columbia Basin Events for Feb. 21-March 1
COLUMBIA BASIN — Spring may not be here, but you can almost see it coming. Here are a few things to check out while you watch the ground thaw: Feb . 21 L…
Basin Events for the week of Feb. 7-14, 2025
COLUMBIA BASIN — In this weather it might seem like the only thing do is to hunker down under a heap of blankets, but for those willing to bundle up and brave …
Taking to the streets
MOSES LAKE — It may feel like spring is a long, long way off, but Moses Lake is gearing up to welcome it back March 15. “Brews & Tunes is St. Paddy’s Day w…
BBCC Cellarbration! coming March 15
MOSES LAKE — The Big Bend Community College Foundation will give a lot of students a hand up through the 24th annual Cellarbration! March 15. Tickets are still…
Country Sweethearts to benefit cancer patients, families
MOSES LAKE — The 16th annual Country Sweethearts benefit auction is coming up Feb. 1 and it’s going to be a doozy, according to Columbia Basin Cancer Foundatio…
ENZO opens event room, expands kitchen
MOSES LAKE — ENZO owners and staff cut the ribbon on the restaurant’s newest facility, called the Riviera Room, Wednesday. ENZO already had a smaller banque…
WIC mobile app now available in 22 languages
OLYMPIA – WICShopper, the free smartphone application for families in the Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program, is now available in 22 languages for …