KINDERGARTEN: Reader praises teacher

I cannot believe the luck I had in finding the perfect kindergarten teacher for my daughter! After having her tested for early entrance and then telling me she cannot start this year in public school because of only one particular area which was in verbal (all other areas she was above in) I kept searching and searching. Alas, I found her - her name is Starlene McDaniel. Also known to her students as Miss Star. She had previously taught for 12 years before. She has the true passion to teach. She feels blessed to have children to teach and feels she is not doing her job unless these children learn. She is a certified teacher. Now, her class is very small; only four students right now but that can change.

Spuds reach semifinals of Yakima Firecracker Tournament

YAKIMA — Central Washington bowed out in the semifinals of the Yakima Firecracker Tournament, finishing 2-3 overall.

Chiefs boys golf district champions

EAST WENATCHEE - Brody Milbrandt was the individual medalist, shooting a one-under 69, and Moses Lake boys golf secured the 4A District 6 Championship after scoring a 496 after round one at Rock Island and 463 after round two at Highlander Golf Course.

Warden softball sweeps Ki-Be

BENTON CITY - Warden softball continued its torrid stretch, sweeping Kiona-Benton recently to remain undefeated.

AP source: Ariza on move again as OKC, Dallas, Detroit deal

Trevor Ariza is on the move for the third time this week, going to Oklahoma City from Detroit along with Dallas' Justin Jackson in a three-team trade.

Warden girls soccer beats Brewster

Phyllis Lybbert

Phyllis Rose Lybbert, age 55, passed away October 15, 2011.

Chiefs clinch post season bid, beat Ike

MOSES LAKE - A first of many hoped for successful missions under head coach John Hohman appears to have been reached for the Moses Lake Chiefs basketball team.

Lady Cougars blast Kittitas to wear crown

WARDEN - One mission down a few little bit bigger ones left to go.

Gottschalks building is being filled

MOSES LAKE - The closeout retailer Big Lots! is moving into the former Gottschalks building on Stratford Road in Moses Lake.

Othello Huskies stomp East Valley Red Devils

OTHELLO - The Othello Huskies started strong in the first half of the football game against the East Valley Red Devils Friday to establish a 30-0 lead.

Clint Didier for Congress

As I spend countless hours campaigning, I continually hear that we need to get rid of all the Congresspersons. I agree we should replace the huge majority and establish term limits because they have allowed the US to get in the mess we are currently witnessing. It was time for Doc Hastings to go because he had just become another establishment Republican without the courage to stand up to the progressives in D.C. So now we have our chance to replace him with a strong, moral, Christian man with the guts to do the right thing. Our borders are invaded daily by illegal aliens, our status in the world declines, we continually turn away from God and the Biblical principles we were founded on, the economy flounders in continual recession, our debt will hit 20 trillion dollars soon, and wars are erupting all over the world. For anyone following what is going on, it is clear that we cannot afford to elect another establishment career politician or attorney. We need Clint Didier to represent our district in Congress. He has the fortitude to give his 100% effort to trim our government and it's huge deficit spending and he will not vote to raise taxes!

Fresh News from MarDon

Improved perch fishing has been reported all over Potholes Reservoir. This past week many fishers have limited on perch up to 12 inches at the MarDon Marina. Othello Resident, Levi Rodello, reported a 13 inch jumbo perch from the MarDon Dock, this was the largest Perch we had heard of all week.

Moses Lake Dam under repairs

800 acres burns near Quincy

QUINCY - Firefighters from Grant, Douglas and Chelan counties were able to knock down an 800-acre fire along state Route 28 near Quincy, but flare-ups kept crews on scene throughout the day.

Big Bend sweeps WVC, closes in on final playoff berth

WENATCHEE - With two enormous wins over the weekend, Big Bend baseball returned to the thick of the NWAACC East playoff picture.

Youth hunting seasons tomorrow and Sunday

Tomorrow and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22, is the youth hunting season for several bird species, including ducks, coot, geese, pheasant, California quail along with Chukar and Huns.

Mattawa Comm“Unity” Days slated for weekend

MATTAWA – The annual Mattawa Comm “Unity” Days will be held this weekend, kicking off with activities for children on Friday evening.

Emil Johnson

Emil "Richard" Johnson went home to heaven at 2:37 AM on January 9, 2012. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emil LeRoy Johnson and Verla Mae Clay-Johnson, sisters Aloha "Gaye" Beard and Lilas Hunter, and granddaughters, Kayla Simmons and Hannah Jenson. Richard is survived by many family members. In addition to ten siblings, Ore, Carol, Darla, Violet, Tina, Terry, Randy, Merritt, Rhonda, and LaVerta, he also leaves his wife of 26 years; Wanda Lee, and their eight children, Ken, Barbara, Duane, Don, Ronnie, Renee, Loren, and Lila, along with their spouses. Richard left a legacy of 26 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren who loved him dearly. There are countless cousins, nieces and nephews whose lives were positively touched by Richard. He spent much of his life giving to the Othello Community that he loved so much. In 1975 Richard co-founded the Community Christmas Basket program that is still going strong today. Because of his dedication to this cause, the family is requesting in lieu of flowers, that donations to be sent to the Othello Community Christmas Basket Fund. These donations can be made at U.S. Bank and Columbia Bank of Othello in Richard's name.

Chiefs back from Pasco Invite

Girls 6th, boys 38th

PASCO - Several hundred top high school track and field athletes from around the Pacific Northwest competed at the Pasco Invitational Saturday.