Dining
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BASIN EVENTS: Feb. 20-28, 2026
COLUMBIA BASIN — We’re rounding out February in the Basin with lots of fun things to do. Here are a few.
Garden party!
EPHRATA – Non-profit Cloudview Farm will be hosting a Garden Party fundraiser for their Educate and Empower programs Sept. 16 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event i…
DK’s Drive In
EPHRATA – DK’s Drive In in Ephrata serves hamburgers, fries and other fast food items while trying to provide customers with quality food and a clean establish…
Vittles for a queen
MOSES LAKE — Seven-year-old Lila Stacy began her reign as queen of the rodeo at the annual Cowboy Breakfast Friday. The Cowboy Breakfast is the traditional kic…
Eat up!
MOSES LAKE — Following the tradition that any gathering of cowboys and cowgirls starts with a good breakfast, the annual Cowboy Breakfast is scheduled for 7-10…
Lighthouse Café
OTHELLO — Lighthouse Café, a nonprofit organization in Othello, has been serving coffee, baked goods, and outreach programs geared toward Othello youth and oth…
Food truck park site may move
MOSES LAKE — A proposed community food truck park may be relocated following the rejection of bids for the project by the Moses Lake City Council Tuesday. I…
Brookdale Hearthstone builds 20-foot sundae
MOSES LAKE — The residents and staff at Brookdale Hearthstone got to take part in a sweet, if somewhat obscure, tradition Friday, celebrating National Strawber…
Wine and a Grape time
QUINCY – White Heron Cellars is a vineyard and winery just outside of Quincy where they grow grapes and make them into wine sold all around Washington. Washing…
A full deck
MOSES LAKE — It’s had a few names in its time, that old building at 302 W. Broadway Ave. It’s been Barney Google’s, Ginny’s, the Mighty Quinn, the LakeFront Ba…
Ninth Annual Senior Picnic coming on Flag Day
MOSES LAKE — The ninth annual Columbia Basin Senior Picnic will be held in the Commercial Building of the Grant County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, June 14, from …
31 flavorful years
MOSES LAKE — Lori Friend was 31 years old when she started dishing up Baskin-Robbins’ 31 flavors of ice cream in Moses Lake in 1992. “I’ve been here 31 year…
Senior events for May 2023
COLUMBIA BASIN – This month offers a variety of events for seniors and their families in the Columbia Basin, including live music, a farmers market at the park…
Judging chili
MOSES LAKE — Rich Mueller has some advice for anyone looking to judge a chili cookoff. “I’m going to put away any predispositions,” said Mueller, who runs t…
Blue Palm Frozen Yogurt
MOSES LAKE — Palm trees may not be native to the Columbia Basin, but one local business has a blue palm tree perfect for finding shade under in the upcoming su…
CJ’s Custom Meats
MOSES LAKE — CJ’s Meats is Moses Lake’s newest meat store located at 210 S. Gumwood Street. Here you can find a variety of locally raised meats and other food …