Othello Athletic Director Jenny McCourtie

“I think that’s the best part about the job, is giving back”

OTHELLO – Born and raised in Othello, Jenny McCourtie has spent the previous four years as the Athletic Director for Othello High School. “I think that’s the best part about the job, is giving back,” McCourtie said. “Especially to your home town. I’m starting to see the cycle of some of my friend’s kids and people I’ve known my whole life, and just trying to make athletics the best experience - not only for the kids - but for the coaches and for our community.” ...

Wahluke elementary students release salmon into the wild

MATTAWA — One after another the children picked up a cup, each with its own salmon fry swimming around, and one after another they poured the contents into the Columbia River.

Teaching it all: Steel Wolf Karate offers a blend of martial arts to students

MOSES LAKE – Like many, Robert Heale was involved in martial arts as a child; after decades away from the sport, Heale got back into it and used years of teaching to be able to open his own martial arts studio in Steel Wolf Karate.

B.J. Garbe

Applying lessons from athletics leads to success off the field

MOSES LAKE — B.J. Garbe said the lessons he learned through sports have served him well his entire life. And those lessons, he said, can and are learned through many kinds of extracurricular activities. “There are so many character traits that you learn - that apply, most importantly, to the kind of person that you become,” Garbe said...

Coaching Tree

MOSES LAKE — Like most parents at Moses Lake High School volleyball matches, Krystal Trammell cheers her children on from the side each night as they compete. Trammell cheers and supports her daughters Serina and Ashlyn Haneberg from a little closer than most, the bench.

Tunes to heal: Local physician wants to spread the healing power of music

MOSES LAKE — Larry Birger said he has experienced the support that music can provide in hard times, and wanted to pass it on to others. That’s why he founded the Learn from the Masters Music Outreach.

Ephrata High School seniors graduate

EPHRATA - The seniors at Ephrata High School are seniors no more.

Prometheans help Ephrata teachers reach students

EPHRATA – Last year, the Ephrata School District received a grant of about $110,000 to ensure all of their classrooms were equipped with Promethean digital boards – the digital descendent of a chalkboard – and the training for staff to utilize them in the classroom.

Othello teacher hates last day of school

OTHELLO - Lisa Davis hates the last day of school.

Moses Lake students learn financial literacy

New program offers lessons useful in life

Parks department offering youth clinics

MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring several upcoming activities for youths of all ages.

Pint-sized solidarity

Pre-schoolers collect and donate coins for all-inclusive playground project

Making science fun after school

MOSES LAKE - Giggles and squeals of surprise mark Thursdays at the Boys & Girls Club on Arnold Drive.

Wanapum Dam museum just months from opening

Museum

WANAPUM DAM — The sign on the door says the new hydro museum at Wanapum Dam is almost finished – but not quite.

Regional spikes

BBCC to host volleyball camp later this month

MOSES LAKE — The Big Bend volleyball program will host a camp later this month, allowing youth, middle and high school volleyball players the chance to learn from Viking players and coaches over a three-day span. Alexa Moser, head volleyball coach at Big Bend, said the camp had always been put on by her predecessor, Michael De Hoog...

Upward Sports Program proves popular

MOSES LAKE - The Upward Sports Program in Moses Lake quadrupled in participants and added different sports since it started last year.

Mattawa Junior High's Life Skills class learns to recycle

MATTAWA — Students in Lisa Lemons class at Mattawa Junior High are learning valuable lessons that will help them develop employable traits while protecting the environment they live in through a recycling program that was instituted at the beginning of January.

Minnesota matchup helps No. 18 Badgers turn page after loss

No. 18 Wisconsin believes it still has plenty of incentive even though it no longer controls its destiny in the Big Ten title race.

Minnesota matchup helps No. 18 Badgers turn page after loss

No. 18 Wisconsin believes it still has plenty of incentive even though it no longer controls its destiny in the Big Ten title race.

Minnesota matchup helps No. 18 Badgers turn page after loss

No. 18 Wisconsin believes it still has plenty of incentive even though it no longer controls its destiny in the Big Ten title race.