Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo donates $5,175

KENNEWICK — The Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo made a recent donation of $5,175 to cancer prevention efforts in the community as part of its “Tough Enough To Wear Pink” program. The money will be shared among area hospital foundations to assist those in need in the battle against breast cancer.

Benefit race added to Coulee City Rodeo

COULEE CITY - Coulee City's 62nd annual Last Stand Rodeo will have a new event this year.

Wearing pink for a cause

Money raised for cancer research, local patient treatment

MOSES LAKE — People tough enough to wear pink have the opportunity to purchase pink bandanas and beads before the Moses Lake Roundup Rodeo Thursday night.

Mary Helen Laughlin

Jan. 28, 1955 — March 18, 2024

Mary Helen Laughlin was born January 28, 1955, and passed away March 18, 2024, at age 69. She was a long-time breast cancer fighter, originally being diagnosed in 2008.

Fuel for the fight

MOSES LAKE — Culinary students at Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center (CB Tech) and the Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation are teaming up to do some of the cooking for cancer patients and their families. The “Meals to Heal” program is open to people currently undergoing cancer treatment.

Try your luck with these easy potluck dishes

My turn came up to run the weekly potluck. What should I make?

Making the most of 'the other white meat'

The recent invasion of my freezer by a quantity of pork has caused me to consider creative uses for “the other white meat.”

'Clouds,' by teen who died of cancer, hits No. 1 on iTunes

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seven years after his death to cancer at age 18, a Minnesota singer-songwriter has returned to the top of the iTunes chart with his inspirational tune “Clouds.”

Jill Biden sees teachable moment in the depths of a pandemic

WATERFORD, Pa. (AP) — Jill Biden sees a teachable moment in the depths of the coronavirus pandemic.

Breast cancer's changing face

Moses Lake woman Jan DeBeaumont confronts cancer through chemotherapy

Margie Coleen Christian Schoessler

Margie Coleen Christian Schoessler was born in Shattuck, Oklahoma on Aug. 17, 1937, to Claude Jennings Christian and Naomi Aileen Kratz. Marge found eternal peace and comfort on Dec. 19, 2021, after she fought a courageous battle with breast cancer.

Barrel race a success at Coulee City rodeo

COULEE CITY - A new event added to the Coulee City rodeo schedule was a major success.

Lindblom joins Flyers for playoffs after cancer treatment

Oskar Lindblom heard the sound of his

STUDIO BASIN: Scam avoidance and running the distance...

For this week’s Studio Basin podcast, Managing Editor Rob Miller, Senior Reporter Charles Featherstone and Sports Reporter Ian Bivona are joined by Logan Hickle, communications manager for the non-profit private organization, the Better Business Bureau, to talk about the BBB’s Scam Tracker report and website (www.bbb.org/scamtracker/) and the bureau’s upcoming online scam report. Hickle talked about the history of the BBB, that the organization was created to promote ethical business practices and help businesses meet the BBB’s eight standards of trust. He also said consumers who are concerned they might be scammed either online by a physical business can both look up scam efforts, report scams to the bureau — which works with law enforcement agencies — and always take time and do some research before responding to so-called urgent solicitations...

Flyers' Lindblom completes treatment for rare bone cancer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom has completed radiation treatments for a rare form of bone cancer.

Flyers' Lindblom completes treatment for rare bone cancer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom has completed radiation treatments for a rare form of bone cancer.

Judith Marie (Hemberger) Thompson

Judith Marie (Hemberger) Thompson, 63, of Othello, died Sunday March 21 in her home with her family by her side. She courageously battled Inflammatory Breast Cancer for 8 years.

Veil unveiling

Community turns out for bridal show

Could mammograms screen for heart disease?

By screening for breast cancer, mammography has helped save hundreds of thousands of lives. Using the test to also screen for heart disease might someday help save many thousands more.

An Inspiring Look At Love, Illness And Recovery

(NAPSI)—According to the American Cancer Society, nearly two out of five Americans will be diagnosed with cancer at some time in their lives. It’s a rare family that’s not affected—but if it ever happens to you, a new book may be both helpful and inspiring.