Turkey soup puts holiday scraps to yummy use

I have plenty of turkey leftovers and have been running through my share of ways to use it up. My first pieces of recycled bird were from before baking it, when I cut out the backbone of the turkey with a reciprocating saw. That piece of turkey, along with the wing tips, giblets, tailpiece and a few other trimmings went into a basic stock for use later. I placed these in a smaller stockpot, along with a chopped carrot and celery stock and water to cover and simmered it down to about half before straining out the solids and placing the liquid in the refrigerator for adding to stock being made from the picked-over bird carcass.

Huskies suffer first loss of season

Othello soccer

OTHELLO — Visiting Grandview spoiled an otherwise gorgeous spring day by defeating the Othello 2-1 Saturday at Huskie Field.

Serve Your Flock Safe Eggs

(Family Features) Purchasing a dozen eggs offers nearly unlimited preparation possibilities. Enjoying any egg dish, however, starts with these four tips for purchasing safe eggs:

Free breakfast a go

MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Comm"Unity" Days will serve a free breakfast on Saturday morning, Aug. 16 to kick off the second day of the festival.

Fire prompts evacuation on north end of Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has put out an advisory of a Level 3 evacuation associated with a wildfire in the intersection of Road 6.6 NE and Road E.5 NE in the area near the shore of Moses Lake.

AG's office launches 24/7 confidential youth reporting system

(The Center Square) – The Washington Attorney General’s Office has launched a 24/7 confidential youth reporting system in which young state residents under 25 years old can reach out to regarding a variety of issues, including mental health and physical safety. Speaking at a Tuesday press conference, Attorney General Bob Ferguson described HearMeWa as "a first-of-its-kind statewide reporting system exclusively focused on the safety and well-being of young people.”

Sanctus Real to perform at Moses Lake church

MOSES LAKE — The Christian rock band Sanctus Real will perform at Moses Lake Presbyterian Basin Community Church Feb. 8. Sanctus Real was a staple of the Christian music scene in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Moses Lake Presbyterian Church Worship Pastor Jon White said.

Morning roundup: Big Bend in second seed, hybrid aircraft, Warden shuts out Granger

Our local sports teams are making an impressive showing, and our aviation industry is gearing up to fly the electric skies. Here’s what’s happening in the Basin today:

Prep roundup: Tigers defeat Colville, 9-3

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The Ephrata High School Tigers beat the Colville High School Crimson Hawks 9-3 in a non-conference game Monday. Garet Hagy and Cody Black made three hits apiece. Seth Chamberlain led the Tigers in runs batted in with three.

Lind council seats attract multiple candidates on first-day filing

RITZVILLE — One seat on the Lind Town Council attracted three candidates while another seat attracted four candidates on the first day of filing for the 2023 general election. The filing period ends Friday. Because there are more than two candidates for each position, both races will be on the ballot in the Aug. 1 primary election.

Soap Lake loses 22-0 to Bridgeport

SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Eagles came close, but they couldn’t quite get into the end zone, losing to the Bridgeport Mustangs 22-0 Friday in Soap Lake.

News bites for Aug. 24, 2023

EPHRATA – The Grant County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday evening that a semi had rolled over near the intersection of Beverly-Burke Road and Road 1-NE. Two people were trapped in the incident. No further information was available as of press time...

Lengthy internet outage caused by aging equipment

EPHRATA — Grant County PUD employees restored internet service to all county customers early Thursday morning after an outage that in some cases lasted more than 24 hours. Christine Pratt, PUD public information officer, said internet service providers began notifying the PUD about the outages Tuesday night, but it took a while to locate the source of the issue...

GALLERY: Moses Lake Roundup

MOSES LAKE – The first two nights of the Moses Lake Roundup took place at the Grant County Fairgrounds on Thursday and Friday, with competitors coming to Moses Lake from around the state, country and world.

Classical singer, pianist to perform Saturday in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The public is invited to a collaborative recital Saturday by pianist Oksana Ejokina and singer Misha Myznikov, according to an announcement from the Moses Lake – Central Basin Music Teachers Chapter of the Washington State Music Teachers Association, which is sponsoring the concert.

Fire burning near Royal City

ROYAL CITY — Grant County Fire District 10, state, federal and other local firefighters are battling a blaze about 14 miles northwest of Royal City as of 6:30 p.m. Monday.

Food truck ordinance under review in Royal City

ROYAL CITY — Royal City residents will get further chances to comment on updates to the city’s ordinances for mobile food vendors, a subject that’s been under extensive discussion by Royal City City Council members. Finance Director Janice Flynn said revisions have become a topic as mobile food vendors have become more popular.

When bitter is better: How craft beers are keeping the Yakima Valley hopping

Tradition holds that the hop-heavy been called the India Pale Ale was developed by the British East India Trading Company in the 19th century, and that the strong hop concentration acted as a preservative. Serious beer historians (yes, there are such people) will tell you that that's hooey. But the fact remains that the India Pale Ale is one of the most popular craft beers in America these days. So much so, in fact, that the nation's hop growers are scrambling to produce enough of the bitter little flowers.

Othello Huskies qualify for baseball semifinals

CHEHALIS — The Othello Huskies began their push for a state championship, winning in both the opening round against R.A. Long 4-1 and in the quarterfinals against W.F. West 14-8. The Huskies entered the tournament as the number five seed. “I feel amazing, man, these guys have done a great job this year,” said Huskies head coach Sonny Garza. “Everything that I’ve kind of thrown at them, they’ve just soaked it in, and they’ve been able to go out and execute.” Othello’s first opponent in the state tournament was the number twelve seed R.A. Long. The game went scoreless in the first inning, with R.A. Long earning the first score of the game in the top of the second, which would be the team’s only score. Zayvier Olazcon singled down the left field line in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game 1-1. The Huskies would go on to take the lead in the bottom of the sixth after Jaxon Gomez singled, Kal-El Ozuna walked and Jordan Montemayor doubled, each scoring one run for the final score of 4-1.

Huskies finish season in second round of districts

OTHELLO – The Othello Huskies (8-11) concluded their season in the second round of the district tournament after falling to East Valley 0-3 on Saturday. The Huskies Head Coach Steve Parris said the team felt prepared for the game but struggled once they got on the court.