‘Beautiful cars’

Spring Festival car show fills the street with cool rides

MOSES LAKE — Two full blocks of cool cars. Their owners thought so, of course, and so did the spectators that filled West Third Avenue in front of Frontier Middle School for the Spring Festival car show Saturday. “Beautiful cars. Beautiful cars I haven’t seen in years,” said Noland Dominguez of the Lakesiders Car Club...

Remembrance, Spring Festival mark Memorial Day weekend

MOSES LAKE — Memorial Day in the Columbia Basin will be marked with both remembrances and Spring Festival activities in Moses Lake. Memorial Day is first and foremost about honoring the fallen, and there will be solemn ceremonies around the Basin on Monday. The Ephrata American Legion post will sponsor ceremonies honoring veterans at three cemeteries Monday. Post members will gather at 10 a.m. at the Soap Lake cemetery, 11 a.m. at the Ephrata cemetery and at 12:30 p.m. at the Quincy Cemetery. “Each ceremony is a little different, with flag raising and lowering, speakers, color guard, gun salute and the playing of taps,” wrote Jane Montaney of the post auxiliary chapter.

Legals for May, 26 2023

Letter: Exit from highway unsafe again

To all the folks who use Highway 17, Baseline Road and Potato Frontage Road, we had it made for a little while, didn’t we? After last summer of traffic tie-ups and slowdowns during construction, using those roads seemed too good to be true. And of course, it was. The state spent all summer in 2022 resurfacing Highway 17, and at Baseline even put a nice long right lane to exit onto Baseline. It was great. You had plenty of room to get into the far right lane and begin to slow down for a sharp right turn without having to worry about being run over. It was wonderful.

Legals for May, 25 2023

MLIRD looks at assessment changes following new law

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District hopes to have its new assessment structure ready for the public by Sept. 1, according to MLIRD Board President Bill Bailey. “We will decide how these rates will be determined and then publish them and make them available,” Bailey said. “There are a lot of factors that need to be considered.” Bailey spoke following passage by the Washington State Legislature during the regular spring session of a measure supported by Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, to clarify the MLIRD’s legal status and ability to levy assessments on property within the district. In 2020, a Grant County Superior Court judge found in favor of property owner and former MLIRD board member Mick Hansen when he challenged the district’s method of levying assessments on property, noting the district could not levy an irrigation assessment because it has no way of delivering irrigation water to properties in the district.

Learning to fly

Drones still looking for that perfect place on the farm

PASCO — It’s not too hard to learn to fly a drone, according to Washington State University smart farming expert Jake Schraeder. “Any kid who grew up playing video games would get it pretty quickly. It's fairly intuitive,” Schraeder said on a recent Friday in a cherry orchard north of Pasco. “The kids, when they crash, they can start their game over,” responded orchard owner Denny Hayden, pointing at one of the larger WSU drones sitting on the ground near Schraeder. “How much are those?”

Legals for May, 23 2023

Identifying safe toys for pets

It is never desirable to leave a pet at home alone, but when it is necessary, it is nice to know the pet will be entertained. But the price of entertainment can be high when the pet is left with inappropriate toys; some toys may cause choking or even require surgery to eliminate the problem...

Quincy set to break ground on new park in 2024

QUINCY — Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2024 on a new park along Quincy’s Sixth Avenue NE. Quincy City Council members approved a contract with Michael Terrell Landscape Architects, Deer Park, for a design during their regular meeting May 16. “The park property is located near the Quincy Animal Shelter,” wrote Public Works Director Carl Worley in response to an email from the Herald. “It was property dedicated by the developers of the nearby apartments as the requirement for open space.” ...

Legals for May, 22 2023

Robert Sieverkropp

Robert Sieverkropp, 94, returned to his Heavenly home on May 16, 2023, surrounded by his family who cherished him so much. His devotion to his family and his firm belief in God supported him during struggles and ultimately gave him peace. Robert Henry Sieverkropp was born on April 29, 1929, in Puyallup, Washington to Herman and Millie Sieverkropp. In 1940, Robert along with his parents and five siblings moved to Odessa, Washington. In eighth grade Robert “quit-uated” school to work on the family farm. If Robert had one regret, it was that he did not graduate from high school. In 1941, the family harvested its first crop off the land and the hard work Robert learned during that time would be instrumental to the successes in his life. In 1950, Robert was drafted into the Korean War, where he proudly served as a mechanic in the United States Army. After the war, Robert returned to the family farm in Odessa and worked alongside his family until a wheat and cattle farm west of Ephrata became available. In 1953, Robert and his twin brother, Raymond, purchased the farm and moved to Ephrata to begin their life as farmers and ranchers. The brothers Robert and Raymond were inseparable and what one didn’t think of, the other did.

Legals for May, 19 2023

Entertainment to help you close out May

The local events listed below may help you close out May with a bit of fun.

Farming forecast

USDA sees good farming conditions, forecasts lower WA wheat harvest

OLYMPIA — Warmer weather and lots of sunshine in mid-May prompted a lot of farmers in the Columbia Basin to get out into the field and plant, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. “Central Washington had a great week for farming,” said the weekly Crop Progress and Condition report for the Pacific Northwest for the week ending May 14. “‘Tractors cultivated, seeded and sprayed while cattle were let out into nice spring pastures.” ...

Legals for May, 18 2023

Jacqueline (Jackie) Harlow Silvers

May 11, 1932 –September 29, 2022 Jacqueline (Jackie) Harlow Silvers, 90, was born in Yakima on May 11, 1932, to Ethel and Ernest Harlow. She was married to the love of her life, John Silvers, for 73 years. She passed from this life and graduated to the next on Sept. 29, 2022.

Legals for May, 17 2023

Legals for May, 16 2023

CWU student media takes home regional awards

ELLENSBURG — Central Washington University’s student journalists rose to the top of Region 10 again this year in the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence contest. PULSE magazine won two categories—Best Student Magazine and Best Feature Writing—and The Observer student newspaper won for Best Affiliated Website. Both publications also earned two finalist selections each in Region 10, which includes schools from Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana...