Fishin' Magician: Dave Graybill

I am going to blame the warm weather for the luke warm opening of the steelhead season here in our area. If you look at the dam counts, there are plenty of fish around, but the bite was very slow, from what I saw while fishing near Pateros. My fishing buddy Rollie Schmitten and I tried a couple of spots in the estuary of the Methow River to start with, and only heard of a couple of fish caught when speaking to other boaters and bank anglers. We then headed down to The Rocks, and may have had a hit or two but gave that up and ran to the other side of the Columbia and tried a "sure thing" drift over there. Once again we may have had hit, but left with nothing to show for our efforts. I decided to pull the boat and head for Bridgeport. We did find two anglers that had two hatchery fish at the launch. After making some long drifts at the Blow Hole and the Bridge, we jumped to the Pines, and here we each got a fish, including one hatchery keeper. Whew. It was a near thing, but we avoided a skunk.

Fred L Myers

Fred L Myers, 63, a resident of Royal City passed away on December 12, 2013 at his home with his family by his side. Fred was born on December 15, 1949 to Josephine and Rayford Myers in Salida, Colorado. Fred grew up in Midvale, ID and eventually settled in Royal City, WA. He worked for Sun Royal and then Agri-Pac where he drove truck for the last 22 years. Shortly after moving to Royal City he met his lifetime sweetheart and fishing buddy, Marsha Stoker. His boys Dustin and Larry joined him in the summer of 1987.

Boeheim scores 21; Syracuse holds off rival Georgetown 74-69

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Buddy Boeheim scored 21 points and Syracuse held off rival Georgetown for a 74-69 victory on Saturday night.

Boeheim scores 21; Syracuse holds off rival Georgetown 74-69

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Buddy Boeheim scored 21 points and Syracuse held off rival Georgetown for a 74-69 victory on Saturday night.

Manta Rays to host Thankswimming meet

MOSES LAKE — Beginning tomorrow evening and continuing through Sunday, Manta Ray Aquatics is hosting our second annual Thankswimming Open meet in Moses Lake.

Wave with a smile

Introducing Wave, a beautiful doggo with a pretty much permanent smile and eyes that light up like high beams on a dark Basin night. Wave is currently hanging out with his buddies at Adams County Pet Rescue at 1961 W. Bench Road in Othello, but he’d love a home with a wonderful human or group of humans to spend time with. Like all dogs at ACPR, Wave is neutered, vaccinated and microchipped to make sure he’s healthy and won’t get lost. For more information, call ACPR at 509-488-5514 or visit adamscountypetrescue.com.

Polish PM calls for stop to mass protests as pandemic rages

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister appealed Thursday for a stop, amid a huge spike in the country’s coronavirus infections, to a week of angry protests against a high court ruling that tightens already strict abortion laws.

Spokane County man's death linked to virus inside Adams County barn

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) and Adams County Health Department announced Monday a Spokane County man in his 50s has died from complications of hantavirus disease, or hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The rare respiratory illness is caused by infection with a hantavirus, usually spread by infected mice droppings. The man likely came into contact with the virus inside a barn located in Adams County, Washington. This is Spokane’s first-ever confirmed case of, and fatality attributed to, hantavirus.

Nevada plugs budget hole while officials mark virus uptick

LAS VEGAS (AP) — With more casinos and businesses reopening and health officials charting a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, Nevada lawmakers on Friday approved Gov. Steve Sisolak’s plan to plug an $812 million budget deficit blamed on the pandemic.

Nevada plugs budget hole while officials mark virus uptick

LAS VEGAS (AP) — With more casinos and businesses reopening and health officials charting a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, Nevada lawmakers on Friday approved Gov. Steve Sisolak’s plan to plug an $812 million budget deficit blamed on the pandemic.

No cases of Wuhan coronavirus in Grant County ... yet

EPHRATA — While there currently are no cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in Grant County or Washington state, officials across the state are “preparing for the eventuality” that the disease will emerge here, according to Grant County Health Officer Alexander Brzezny.

EU health ministers boost preparations to fight new virus

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union health ministers agreed Thursday to boost preparations and organize a coordinated response to prevent the virus that emerged in China from further spreading across Europe.

EU health ministers boost preparations to fight new virus

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union health ministers agreed Thursday to boost preparations and organize a coordinated response to prevent the virus that emerged in China from further spreading across Europe.

Summer sizzles for 13 Junior Miss contestants

2004 Moses Lake Junior Miss to be crowned Saturday evening

Help out when in the outdoors

My first column each year is a call to arms. This means calling on the readers to give back to the outdoors. Doing so isn’t difficult.

Analyst: Gas prices likely to continue falling

MOSES LAKE — It may be the welcome Christmas surprise this season is steeply falling gasoline prices, which have fallen more than $1.30 per gallon in the last six months and look to fall even more, according to Patrick DeHaan, the head of petroleum analysis at Gas Buddy. “It could fall another 50 cents per gallon if nothing changes,” DeHaan said...

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Woman charged with vehicular homicide

EPHRATA — Prosecutors charged a 38-year-old Soap Lake woman with vehicular homicide for an August collision where her mother died.

Boeheim scores 23, Dolezaj 20; Syracuse beats Bryant 85-84

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Buddy Boeheim made four 3-pointers and finished with 23 points, Marek Dolezaj had 20 points — including two free throws with 22 seconds left — and Syracuse rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit to beat Bryant 85-84 on Friday in the season opener for both teams.

Fishing Magician Report - May 25th

Walleye fishing throughout the region has really taken off in past couple of weeks, and we'll know a lot more about how the fishing is at Banks Lake. The annual Big Walleye's Tournament occurred last weekend. When I get the results we will all know how the fishing is at Banks. If the weather cooperates, I expect the tournament to be one of the best in years. I plan to make my next walleye trip to Banks, so I am very interested to see how these tournament anglers do. I am really excited about my next fishing trip, which be something very different for me. Three of us anglers are about to experience the spring fishing for channel catfish on the Columbia south of Pasco. Local guide Don Huffman has been fishing for big cats down here for years, and I am finally going to make the trip, thanks to another fishing buddy, Bill Ballentine. He set the trip up and then couldn't go. We'll miss him. According to Huffman we should hit this fishery just about right. The big females are still around and he has already boated hundreds of pounds of them this season. I'll let you know how we do.