Editor has his say with President Kennedy over lunch

Over the next few weeks this column will highlight the contact Columbia Basin Herald Editor Ned Thomas had with the White House and President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s. Today we continue with Thomas' own account.

State wolf population increasing at a fast pace

Gray wolves seem to enjoy Washington so much their numbers nearly doubled in the past year.

Barbara Jean Sircin

Barbara Jean Sircin, 78, a resident of Moses Lake since 1958, passed away Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Samaritan Hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Kayser's Chapel in Moses Lake. Interment will follow at Pioneer Memorial Gardens. Please sign the online guestbook or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory.

Cattle Producers meeting tomorrow

MOSES LAKE - A report on the January legislative meeting in Olympia will be up for discussion on Wednesday, Feb. 13, when the Cattle Producers of Washington has its monthly meeting here.

Opal Schwab

Opal Schwab, 86 years old, passed away on February 4, 2013 at the family farm. Born on June 20, 1926 to Bernice and Glenn Bass, in Henning Minnesota, and grew up in Olney Illinois. She completed her high school degree in 2 years and graduated from Moses Lake High School.

Cattle Producers to meet Feb. 13

MOSES LAKE – A report on the January legislative meeting in Olympia will be up for discussion on Wednesday, Feb. 13, when the Cattle Producers of Washington has its monthly meeting here.

White House hosts luncheon during Kennedy presidency

Over the next few weeks this column will highlight the contact Columbia Basin Herald Editor Ned Thomas had with the White House and President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s. Today we backtrack a bit and then continue with Thomas' own account.

Juergens Brothers Dairy named in suspected TB case

MOSES LAKE - Washington State Department of Agriculture officials released Juergens Brothers Dairy's name on Thursday as being the operation where a case of bovine TB is suspected.

Betty Jean McCullough McKay

Betty Jean McCullough McKay, 86, of Othello, WA, danced her way into heaven on January 21, 2013, at home with her children by her side. Betty was born May 10, 1926, in Idaho Falls, ID, to Irish immigrants Martin & Virginia (Simpkins) McCullough.

Joe Max Kurkowski

Joe Max Kurkowski, 91, entered into rest January 17, 2013 in Moses Lake. He was born August 6, 1921 in Watauga, South Dakota. He was the fifth of 9 brothers and 3 sisters. As a young man he went to school on horseback with some of his siblings and worked on the farm. In 1936 the family moved to Minnesota to farm and raise cattle.

CPOW annual Olympia date set

OLYMPIA - The Cattle Producers of Washington will have their annual legislative visit and monthly meeting here on Jan. 24.

WSDA suspects Bovine TB in Grant County dairy cow

WSDA working to trace source

OLYMPIA - A cow from a Grant County dairy, suspected of having had bovine tuberculosis, was sent to slaughter earlier this month.

Bovine TB suspected in Grant County dairy cow

OLYMPIA — A cow from a Grant County dairy, suspected of having had bovine tuberculosis, was sent to slaughter earlier this month, according to state agriculture officials late Thursday.

Grouse, crow seasons end Monday

The last day of the grouse and crow seasons is Monday. I realize there aren't many forest grouse around here, but some of our hunters pursue them.

Meat processing facility project advances

ODESSA - The Odessa Public Development Authority (OPDA) has signed a design-build contract for a new 7,000-square foot USDA meat processing facility conceptualized by the Cattle Producers of Washington.

Cattle Producers' meat processing facility project advances

ODESSA - The Odessa Public Development Authority (OPDA) has signed a design-build contract for a new 7,000-square foot USDA meat processing facility conceptualized by the Cattle Producers of Washington.

Cattle Producers take interest in Lemire Supreme Court case

Cattle Producers take interest in Lemire Supreme Court case

GUEST EDITORIAL

A Washington State Supreme court case has gained the attention of the Cattle Producers of Washington. A Dayton area rancher is challenging the Washington Department of Ecology's attempt to take his land via pollution regulations.

Sheep herds walked to mountains for summer pasture

The Grant County Historical Society has compiled several volumes of Grant County history. The books are available for purchase at the Historical Society Museum gift shop in Ephrata.

Thelma Billingsley Nicks remembers Western Flyer sleds

Many a youth remembers sledding down the hills of the Columbia Basin and hot chocolate being served to warm everyone after time on the snow. Well, so does Thelma Billingsley Nicks in her story about Ephrata. Read on.