STUDIO BASIN: Roads, ACPR and boys soccer

MOSES LAKE — The Studio Basin podcast is on the road, in a manner of speaking, looking at the plethora of road construction projects in Grant County in spring and summer 2024.

Clayton Dick Crook

April 1941 – March 2024

Clayton Dick Crook of Moses Lake, Washington, age 82 died March 11, 2024, 30 days short of his 83rd birthday.

Budget, intended uses important when planning a deck

MOSES LAKE — The process of building a deck - one that will last, anyway, and one that will be what the homeowner wants it to be - starts long before construction. “It’s just like building a home,” said Omar Jones of Handyman Starz Unique, Moses Lake.

GALLERY: Basin spring sports

COLUMBIA BASIN – Spring sports are now in full swing across the state, as local teams look to get strong starts to the year in their respective sports. Students and coaches have been working hard to ensure the competition is solid, whether it’s on the court, the pitch, the diamond or the course.

Educators connect students with careers

MOSES LAKE — The North Central Educational Service District has stepped up its outreach efforts recently in Grant County, finding ways to bring businesses and schools together to build a skilled workforce in the community.

Overcoming challenges

Ephrata's Ben Belino overcomes physical challenges to compete after accident leads to amputation.

EPHRATA – Back in December, Ephrata High School senior Ben Belino received the EHS Challenge Coin, a memento for Tiger students and staff who accomplish extraordinary things.

Legals for March, 14 2024

Legals for March, 14 2024

Basin sports schedule for March 13-19

COLUMBIA BASIN – Spring sports is in full swing – had to say it, this is the golf preview after all – in the Basin. This week sees baseball, tennis, softball and golf for multiple area schools.

EPHRATA TIGERS: Solid reload

Despite losing several solid golfers from last year, Tigers looking to do well on course in 2024

EPHRATA – Ephrata Golf Coach Greg Hewitt said he expects both the 12 girls and 14 boys on the Tigers golf team to perform well this year as he works to move the team into competition this spring, despite it being a “reload year” for the team. “This is a reloading year and we’re not considering that for the boys,” he said, “We’re considering it as we are reloading and the expectations are still there.”

Pivotal moments

Royal students showcase history’s defining events

ROYAL CITY — There’s an old adage that says “For want of a nail, the kingdom was lost,” meaning that big changes in history often hinge on single events. Royal School District students identified some of those pivotal moments at the Central Washington Regional History Day competition Saturday at Davis High School in Yakima.

Warden golf coach discusses young team, season aspirations

WARDEN – Warden Boys Golf Head Coach Tim Carlberg outlined what the team is expecting as the spring golf season begins and what the team’s focuses are this year. “Our turnout numbers have been really good,” Carlberg said. “The size of our team is doubled this year, so I've got quite a few kids turning out. Some of our core players are very young, and they have a little bit of experience playing golf, so we're building our program, and the kids that have a little bit of experience under their belt are competitive with the kids from other schools.”

Broncos bring 10 golfers into 2024 season

RITZVILLE – Including one state qualifier returning from last year’s team, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague golf team brings a unit of 10 golfers into the 2024 season, an increase of last year’s six players. “We’ve got a pretty good sophomore class,” LRS golf coach Jack Welker said. “I think five freshmen came in and they’re all a good group of kids that have been working together and playing on the golf course since they were little.”

Huskies golf coaches discuss new season

OTHELLO – Trevor Salsbury and Heather Ochoa, head coaches of the Othello Boys and Girls Golf teams respectively, discussed how they feel going into the new season and what they expect this year to look like. “I’m hopeful,” Salsbury said. “We're very young this year; I lost three of my seniors last year who were my three feeding golfers and it's kind of a rebuild year. But we have a lot of young golfers who are doing well and I have one senior who's doing pretty well. I’m just hoping that they continue to progress throughout the season…They’re taking instruction very well, they're eager to get better, so I think they're on the right path.”

VROOM into 2024

Car shows in the Columbia Basin

MOSES LAKE – As spring pulls up and shows its face in the beams of our headlights, there are loads of car shows coming to the Columbia Basin over the next few months. Car aficionados can polish their valve covers, get their cameras ready and head out to take a look at streets full of classic sedans, antique vehicles, street rods, rat rods, lowriders, modern mods, trucks, motorcycles and much more at car shows throughout the rest of the year.

Deena Vietzke: Othello’s 2023 Woman of the Year

OTHELLO — Othello resident and Port of Othello Commissioner Deena Vietzke was awarded the 2023 Woman of the Year honor during the Greater Othello Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Awards Banquet Feb. 23 as recognition for her positive impact on the Othello community.

Eastern Washington spring home and garden shows begin

SPOKANE — As the days get longer and spring inches closer, thoughts turn to - well, lots of things, but getting out in the garden and sprucing up the house, among others. So spring is the season for home and garden shows.

Ephrata softball prepares for upcoming season

EPHRATA – Coming off of a 16-6 season a year ago, the Ephrata softball team brings back plenty of experience to the field this season.

Ephrata baseball enters 2024 under new HC Tempel

EPHRATA – New coach. New season. New opportunities. The Ephrata Tigers have a new head baseball coach in the form of David Tempel, a social studies teacher at Ephrata High School who has known the players he’s working with this spring for some time.

New Tiger boys tennis coach focused on skill building, agility, competitive play

EPHRATA – Courtney Burck has stepped into the role of the new varsity boys tennis coach at Ephrata High School with excitement and has an appreciation for the help she’s gotten as she takes on the new role going into the 2024 spring tennis season.