Big Bend Community College President Sara Thompson Tweedy, right, presents state Sen. Judy Warnick with flowers in appreciation of Warnick’s support for the college. Warnick announced this year that she is retiring from the Senate.
March 21, 2026
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Cellarbration! draws record crowd to support BBCC students
MOSES LAKE — The Big Bend Community College Foundation’s annual Cellarbration! for Education auction was bigger than ever Saturday night. “This is a record number,” said LeAnne Parton, director of the foundation. “We have over 300 people here.” The amount raised Saturday night was not immediately available. Last year, the college celebrated one of the largest graduating classes in its history, President Sara Thompson Tweedy told the attendees, and started a second bachelor’s degree program, this one in behavioral health.