National Champs!

The Moses Lake High School Molahiettes drill team, coached by Lori Baker, had another outstanding performance at last weekend's United Spirit Association 2008 national championships.

Holiday shine: Light Up Moses Lake winners united by love of holiday lights

MOSES LAKE — The winners of the Light Up Moses Lake contest all have one thing in common. They love Christmas lights. “Lights are something cheery,” Jamie Casteel said.

Different focus

Soap Lake’s new superintendent looks to build trust, help students

SOAP LAKE – Aaron Chavez, the Soap Lake School District’s new superintendent, said he is planning on building trust in the community and helping students succeed in life just as much as in academics. “Our theme this year for the district is going to be mind, body and spirit, because we want to go beyond just getting kids ready for state tests, we want to get them ready for being a healthy human being,” said Chavez...

Raise a glass

Wine production increases while worldwide demand decreases

KENNEWICK — There’s more wine out there than there are people drinking it, according to Christian Miller, a wine marketing specialist and researcher with California-based Full Glass Research. “There’s a substantial deficit in consumption versus production, and all that wine has to go somewhere,” Miller told attendees on Thursday, the final day of WineVit, the annual conference sponsored by the Washington Wine Growers Association.

Joe Keller

Joe Keller, 88, a life long resident of Quincy passed away on Sunday at Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake.

State audit: more than $16K stolen from fairgrounds

MOSES LAKE - Grant County Fairgrounds Director Jerry Gingrich said he has made changes to how employees manage cash and who has access to a safe after an employee allegedly stole $16,382 in cash from the fairgrounds last year.

Making spirits bright

Patricia Joan (Jess) Goodwin

March 6, 1938 — Oct. 20, 2023

Patti was born March 6, 1938, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington. She was the first born to Melvie and Myrtle (Dugger) Jess. A year and one month later she was joined by her brother, Donald, in April of 1939. Five years later, in late 1943, her cousins John and Bobbee Jo Jess joined the family, after their mother passed away and they were adopted by Melvie and Myrt. Patti loved the growing-up years in the 1940s and ’50s. She always lived in the house one mile south of Hartline that she was brought home to. Later, she moved next door into her parents’ newer home following her mother’s death and her father’s move to the summer home. The exception was four and one-half years living in Naval housing at Tongue Point Oregon (Astoria), the Jesses’ summer home at Hansville, Washington and the Goodwins’ Hoaglen Valley Ranch in Trinity County, California and finally living about 18 months on the Kerr Ranch east of Arcata, Blue Lake and Korbel, California where husband Dave logged with his brother.

Rolando Ramirez

Rolando Joel Ramirez, known to us as Roland, who grew up in Moses Lake before settling in Coral Gables, Florida, passed away peacefully on Feb. 25 surrounded by family and loved ones in Fort Lauderdale. He was 30. Roland was born in February 1993 to Rudy Ramirez Jr. and Rosalinda Saenz. In middle school, Roland began his passion for music that influenced him to follow his dreams of being in the music industry. Roland earned numerous awards and honors playing for the high school band, which was capped off by earning a spot in the Honor Band to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City, after an audition. He graduated from Moses Lake High School in 2011. After graduating high school, Roland earned his associate’s degree at Big Bend Community College and continued to follow his dream and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in music performance with an emphasis in jazz from Washington State University, graduating with cum laude honors. In July of 2020, Roland received a call from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, letting him know he was accepted in the music program. You could not wipe the smile off his face. Hours later, he received another call. It was from the Los Angeles College of Music, where you guessed it, it was too late. Not that he would have chosen differently. Roland packed his belongings and along with a buddy, drove across the U.S. and found his new home in Coral Gables. Roland graduated spring of 2022 with a master’s degree in music business and entertainment. The day of graduation, while preparing for the ceremony, Roland received a call and was offered his first job with his master’s degree, as a music data analyst. He was currently working for 1021 Creative. He was very self-driven and motivated, and worked tremendously hard to earn all his accomplishments.

Norman Winsfield Wood

Norman Winsfield Wood was born in Harrison, Idaho, to Norman and Ethel Wood on April 17, 1924.

Martinez chosen at Mattawa pageant

MATTAWA - Wahluke High School junior Jessica Martinez is the Mattawa Distinguished Young Woman, chosen at the DYW Pageant at the Wahluke High School Auditorium on March 26.

Gloria Jean Wride

After being ravaged for over 15 years by Huntington's Chorea (a neurological brain disease), Gloria Jean Wride, 56, entered into her rest on May 22, 2007, in the home of her family Nick and Patricia Wride of Moses Lake. Arrangements are in care of Benson Family Funeral Service, Chapel, Cemetery and Crematory.

First lady urges kindness during holiday clouded by pandemic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is encouraging people to perform small acts of kindness to help lift the spirits of others who are feeling blue during the pandemic-tinged holiday season.

Horizon Bank?

Horizon Credit Union employees Jeff Heimark and Anne Tebow get in the Halloween spirit Wednesday afternoon. Both credit union locations in Moses Lake were decorated for the holiday, the location in Safeway like the Old West, and the location on Stratford Road like a construction zone.

Herbert H. Smith

Beloved father, grandfather and husband Herbert H. Smith took the hand of his Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ and went to his eternal rest on Tuesday, November 9, 2004. Herb was born on July 24, 1936 in Denver, Colo. to Harold and Jessie Smith. He was the second of three children.

Edward Allen Hall

Edward Allen Hall, 83, longtime Firth resident, passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2004 at the home of his close friends, John and Vicki Davidson.

Lioness to open Spaceburger booth

on April 19-21

MOSES LAKE - Spaceburger fans will be able to purchase their favorite midway food at the Moses Lake Lioness Club booth at the Grant County Fairgrounds this weekend, from April 19-21.

Ephrata Eagles Car Show offers cars, prizes, classic music

EPHRATA — The Ephrata Eagles Lodge is hosting its fourth annual car show Aug. 4, and hopes to showcase all kinds of vehicles built before 2000.

Moses Lake cancer survivor gives back to group that helped

MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake resident Neoma Geer knows exactly how stressful battling cancer can be. She knows about the long, daily drives to Wenatchee for radiation treatment, which is about 70 miles away. She knows about feeling tired, losing her memory and her hair from the four-hour radiation treatments.

Laura Jean Salm

In the stillness of the early morning hours, our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Laura, passed peacefully, freeing her gentle spirit from the burden of lung disease. She spent her last days in the comfort of her Moses Lake home, with loving care, and soothing guitar, of husband Eric; amidst company of family and close friends. There was much love, laughter, playfulness, and affection, as usual.