Sandra Elaine Fox

December 29, 1965 – November 29, 2022

MOSES LAKE – On Tuesday November 29, 2022, Sandra Elaine Fox, beloved wife of Stephen Fox and mother to Karla Kay Fox, passed away at the age 57. Sandra was born in Carson, Cali. but made Moses Lake, Wash. her home for the majority of her life. Sandra graduated from Moses Lake High school in 1984, was married to Stephen in 1985, and had her daughter Karla Kay in 1986.

GCFD3 food drive creates a tradition of community support

QUINCY — Grant County Fire District 3 held its annual food drive to support the Quincy Community Food Bank Sunday afternoon. “I would just like to thank the community (for its) support, every year coming out in the cold and providing definitely a necessary need for the community,” said GCFD3 Deputy Chief David Durfee. The food drive is held every year in December, except in 2021 when it was moved to April due to COVID-19. The drive has been held for over a decade, Durfee said....

Lions earn two dominant wins

MLCA/CCS boys and girls defeat Trojans on the court

MOSES LAKE – Tuesday night saw two dominant wins for the Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School Lions on the basketball court, with the boys and girls basketball teams both taking home dominant wins against Manson...

Two killed in wreck east of George

GEORGE — A collision east of George Tuesday morning left two dead and three injured according to a Grant County Sheriff’s Office statement. GCSO Spokesman Kyle Foreman said the collision occurred just before 7 a.m. along Adams Road South between Baseline Road and South Frontage Road West...

MLFD, MLPD receive community grants

MOSES LAKE — Both the Moses Lake Fire Department and the Moses Lake Police Department have received significant grants to help the two agencies improve non-emergency community service. The MLFD has received a grant of $108,688 from the Association of Washington Cities to fund an alternative response to 911 ambulance calls that don’t require transporting a patient. Under current insurance regulations, the city – which runs an ambulance service – cannot bill to cover the cost of sending EMTs out on a medical call if they do not transport anyone to a hospital or other care facility...

Apple processing plant sprouting in Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Apple processing is coming to Moses Lake. “We performed a substantial evaluation process and selected the site in Moses Lake for a variety of reasons, including proximity to our orchards, access to I-90 and other transportation aspects, available utilities and an energetic, growing community,” wrote Third Security CEO Julian Kirk in an email to the Columbia Basin Herald. Radford, Virginia-based Third Security, an investment fund specializing in biotechnology companies, is building a $22 million, 66,000-square foot apple processing plant at 7571 N. Randolph Road, across from lift-maker Genie, at the Port of Moses Lake, according to engineering plans and building permits filed with the city of Moses Lake’s Community Development Department...

Hanford national park site gets new superintendent

DENVER — The National Park Service has appointed Wendy Berhman the new superintendent for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which includes the Hanford site, according to a statement from the NPS. “Wendy has vast experience working with both long-range and strategic planning,” said Acting Regional Director Kate Hammond in the statement. “Her commitment to stakeholder and employee engagement and partnerships, her expertise in visitor use management and tourism, and her passion for the Manhattan Project story will be excellent assets in the park’s next chapter.” ...

Registration open for Light Up Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake residents and businesses are being invited to light up the town in celebration of the holiday season at Light Up Moses Lake, returning for its third year. Registration is $25 and is open to businesses and residences in Moses Lake. Participants must register by Dec. 15 at https://bit.ly/LUML2022. Pretty lights are only part of it – organizers will be collecting donations of money, non-perishable food and new and unwrapped toys for local charities. The 2022 beneficiaries are Moses Lake Youth Dynamics, the People for People transportation service and CARE Moses Lake, which provides food to organizations that serve people in need, and sponsors an information fair for local nonprofits. The Moses Lake Food Bank will receive the donated food items...

Huskies place second at Bob Mars tourney

KENNEWICK – The Othello Huskies placed second at Saturday’s Bob Mars tournament at Kennewick High School, the team’s first tournament of the 2022-2023 season. “We like to start off strong,” Othello Assistant Coach Jacob Johnston said. “We have a lot of young guys, and five state returners and five state alternates. Then, just a lot of young talent after that, but we like to start off at Bob Mars. It’s a good first tournament of the year, you get a lot of that wrestling pool from the Tri-Cities area.” ...

Basin sports schedule Dec. 7-13

COLUMBIA BASIN – Winter sports season is in full swing here in the Basin, with all 12 local schools back in action this week. Check out this week’s sports schedule below.

WSU’s Stribling, Ollie enter transfer portal

PULLMAN – Washington State receivers De’Zhaun Stribling and Donovan Ollie announced they would enter the NCAA’s transfer portal Monday on social media. Stribling started all 12 regular season games for the Cougars this season, and Ollie started every game but WSU’s road trip to Arizona, according to the school.

Basin events for Dec. 10-15

Events Dec. 9-15

Senior calendar for Dec. 2022

Moses Lake Senior Center Monday SAIL Exercise - 9:30 a.m. Exercise - 10-11 a.m. Bridge lessons - 10-11:30 a.m. Bridge - 12:30-4:30 p.m. Dance - 7-9 p.m. Tuesday Needlecrafters - 9-11 a.m. Exercise - 10-11 a.m. Pinochle - 4:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday Exercise - 10-11 a..m Bingo - 5:15 p.n. Thursday Exercise - 10-11 a.m. Music - 11 a.m.- noon Pinochle - 12:45 p.m. Friday Breakfast - 7-8:30 a.m. Exercise - 10-11 a.m. Music - 11 a.m. Quilters - 1 p.m. Ephrata Senior Center Monday Dancing - 9:30 a.m. Exercise class - 2 p.m. Tuesday Dominoes - 12:45 p.m. Wednesday Dancing - 9:30 a.m. Exercise - 2 p.m. Quincy Senior Center Monday Coffee social - 10-11 a.m. Lunch 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday Dinner - 5:30 p.m. at Senior Center To-go dinner pickup - 5:30-6 p.m. Wednesday Lunch 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Chat & Stitch - 1-2 p.m. Thursday SAIL Exercise class - 1-2 p.m. Dinner - 5:30 p.m. at Senior Center To-go dinner pickup - 5:30-6 p.m.

GALLERY: Winter fun in the Basin

COLUMBIA BASIN – With last week’s winter snow came a whole lot of winter fun in the Columbia Basin. Children and families from throughout the area took advantage of the fresh-fallen powder to enjoy a little time outdoors throwing snowballs, creating snowmen and just having a good time in general. The photos included here are some of the highlights submitted by Columbia Basin Herald readers via social media. We appreciate readers sharing their memories with us and the rest of the Basin community.

Area libraries to be redesigned

WENATCHEE — Libraries in the region will be getting a facelift, according to a statement from North Central Washington Libraries. The NCW Libraries Reimagining Spaces Project represents a $10 million, multi-year redesign of all the libraries in the NCWL system, NCWL spokesperson Amanda Brack told the Herald. Twenty-seven of those libraries, including all the branches in Grant County, will be redesigned by Library Forward, out of San Francisco, in conjunction with Wenatchee-based Forte Architects. Work is already underway at the remaining three libraries, in Wenatchee, Winthrop and Brewster, also funded by the Reimagining Spaces Project...

UW’s Penix Jr. to return for 2023

SEATTLE – University of Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. announced on social media Sunday that he will be returning for the 2023 season with the Huskies. Penix finished the 2022 season as the nation’s leading passer with 4,354 yards. 2023 will be Penix’s sixth collegiate season. He spent his first four seasons at Indiana University before transferring to Washington after the 2021 season...

Mavs, Huskies place second at weekend tournaments

MOSES LAKE — Both the Moses Lake and Othello girls wrestling teams placed second at separate tournaments over the weekend, kickstarting the early season. The Moses Lake girls wrestling team began its season with a second-place finish at the Lady Cat Invite hosted at Eastmont High School on Saturday, guided by four first-place finishes by wrestlers in the 100, 120, 130 and 135 weight classes. Maverick senior Jhaile De Guzman finished first in the 100, junior Ashley Dayana Naranjo in the 120, freshman Reese Prescott in the 130 and senior Bianca Johnson in the 135. ...

Winterfest brings Christmas to downtown Soap Lake

SOAP LAKE - Soap Lake celebrated its annual Winterfest Saturday afternoon with a number of activities for attendees of all ages. Winterfest brought guests and residents to downtown Soap Lake to highlight local businesses and celebrate the winter season. The Soap Lake Food Bank held an open house serving cookies and hot chocolate, Grant County Department of Health handed out free COVID-19 test kits, the Del Red Pub had bingo where participants could win a turkey, carolers sang Christmas carols courtesy of Masquers theater actors, a live youth concert was given by Soap Lake students and Fire on Main had an open house...

Public’s help sought in finding stolen food bank truck

MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake Food Bank officials are asking for the public’s help in finding a food bank truck stolen early Saturday morning. Food bank director Peny Archer said the pickup truck was used to pick up food and make deliveries around town. The food bank’s security system caught the thief, one person working alone, stealing the truck at about 1 a.m. Saturday...

Washington lottery prizes go unclaimed

OLYMPIA — More than $2.4 million in lottery prizes is currently unclaimed and will expire soon, according to a statement from Washington’s Lottery. Currently, there are 29 unclaimed prizes in the state, the statement said, three of which were sold in eastern Washington. One prize, a $10,000 jackpot, was sold in Redmond and expires on Dec. 12...