Algebra teacher, Leona Caires’s quote decorates the hallway at Frontier Middle School. Her quote and those of her fellow educators are part of how the community remembers those they lost in 1996.
January 31, 2026
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February 2, 2026 4 a.m.
'It never goes away’
Three decades after Frontier tragedy, Moses Lake heals the way it always has — quietly, together
MOSES LAKE — Three decades after the tragedy at Frontier Middle School on Feb. 2, 1996, Moses Lake is still healing – quietly, together and steadily. Sunday the community gathered for “We Remember,” a 30‑year commemoration at Frontier Middle School, not to relive the trauma, but to honor the strength, unity and continued care that followed it.