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Lori Friend hands a cone and two scoops to a student at the Columbia Basin Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center. Friend is retiring after working at Baskin-Robbins in Moses Lake for 31 years.

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31 flavorful years
May 2, 2023 1:30 a.m.

31 flavorful years

Baskin Robins' employee reflects on more than three decades of serving scoops.

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 years at this very location,” Friend said. “I’ve been through three owners. They’ve been really good to work around my schedule and my kids’ schedules. So I’ve just continued on working here.” ...