Ag appreciation: Annual parade lights up snow-covered Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE – There was snow on the ground, but spirits were high at the annual Ag Appreciation Parade and Street Party in downtown Moses Lake Friday. The party started at 5 p.m., with the parade at 7 p.m. The weather was chilly, at about 24 degrees, but downright balmy compared to the 2022 parade’s temperatures in the teens.

Mavs lose season opener to Kennewick

MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake High School girls basketball team took an early lead, lost it, fought to overcome a second-half deficit but fell short, losing their season opener to Kennewick, 55-49 Friday.. Head Coach Matt Strophy said it had the characteristics of a first game of the year. “Early on, they created the pace instead of us controlling the pace. So they sped us up, and we want to dictate that,” Strophy said. “I don’t mind if we go fast, but we have to want to go fast, not them make us go that way. They made us do a lot of things we didn’t want to do.”

Winter weather

A little bit of snow in the valleys, a lot in the mountains, over next two days

MOSES LAKE — Technically it’s not quite winter yet, but winter’s here anyway. A storm is forecast to bring one to two inches of snow to the Columbia Basin and heavy snow to the Cascades today and Saturday. Temperatures are forecast to start warming up Sunday – and with warmer temperatures comes a chance of rain. “We’re going to be seeing inches of precipitation measured in the Idaho panhandle and the Cascade Crest,” said Charlotte Dewey, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Spokane, during a Thursday morning briefing. The Moses Lake-Ephrata-Quincy area is forecast to get snow during the day Friday, with a projected accumulation of one to two inches. Less snow, an inch or so, is projected for the Mattawa area.

Celtic Christmas concert coming to Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — Geoffrey Castle will bring his Celtic Christmas show to Moses Lake Dec. 10, according to an announcement from the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce.

Contestant for a day, Queen for a year

Miss Moses Lake Roundup competition inducts Shoults into traditional role

MOSES LAKE – It’s said that the harder someone works, the more luck they have. If that’s the case, the recently crowned 2024 Miss Moses Lake Roundup, Alexis Shoults, has luck in spades.

'12 years in the making' — Sila officially constructing Moses Lake battery plant

MOSES LAKE — Sila Nanotechnologies officially opened its Moses Lake plant Wednesday with a crowd that included employees, community members, state Reps. Tom Dent and Alex Ybarra and Gov. Jay Inslee. An aide to Sen. Patty Murray read a message from the senator, and Sen. Maria Cantwell congratulated Sila by video. “This moment has been 12 years in the making,” said Gene Berdichevsky, co-founder and CEO of Sila.

Governor seeks input from local Habitat for Humanity chapter

MOSES LAKE — Construction costs and energy efficiency were among the topics of a round table discussion between Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and representatives of Habitat for Humanity in Moses Lake Wednesday.

Two Grant Co. races may be headed for recount

EPHRATA — One race for a seat on the Moses Lake School Board and one race for Royal City City Council may be headed for a recount. Both may fall within state guidelines for a mandatory machine recount, according to the Grant County Auditor’s Office.

Community meal

Othello community organizations host Thanksgiving meal for food insecure

OTHELLO – Several Othello organizations and businesses partnered Thursday evening to provide food-insecure individuals and families with a hot Thanksgiving meal. The Cow Path Bakery organized the event in partnership with the Othello Food Bank and the Othello Church of the Nazarene which provided a venue for the holiday celebration.

Legals for November, 29 2023

Quincy hospital to lease new CT equipment

QUINCY — The new Quincy Valley Medical Center will have some new equipment, including a new CT scanner. Hospital commissioners approved a lease proposal during their regular meeting Monday.

Cantwell cosponsors bipartisan bill to aid Indigenous communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) and Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) have introduced bipartisan legislation to improve tribal access to economic development programs available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to a joint press release from the legislators.

Crafted heritage: Traditional handcrafts at center of bazaar at Wanapum Heritage Center

PRIEST RAPIDS DAM — Emilee Maurice unwound her string and laid the dried stalks of the tule reed in a neat row. “This will be a table mat,” she said, as she began looping string around each reed.

Eagles return entire roster this winter

SOAP LAKE – Two years removed from playing in the Central Washington B district championship game, the Soap Lake Eagles returned their entire roster from a year ago in hopes of making another playoff run this winter.

Jacks return all five starters, depth for 2023-24 season

QUINCY – Quincy finished the 2022-23 season with a 17-8 mark, narrowly missing out on qualifying for the 1A Boys State Basketball tournament after losing by two points to Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) in the 1A District 6/7 Crossover.

Huskies aim for another high finish at Mat Classic

OTHELLO – After back-to-back seasons placing third in the 2A Boys Mat Classic, the Othello Huskies bring in a team of 75 wrestlers into the 2023-24 season, aiming for yet another high finish at the state tournament.

More experienced ACH Warriors look to build off 2022-23 season

COULEE CITY – Coming off a 14-9 season a year ago, the Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors come into the 2023-24 season looking to build off the strides last season’s squad made.

Santa slated for an appearance at Soap Lake’s Winterfest

SOAP LAKE — Santa Claus will be coming to town, downtown Soap Lake anyway, Saturday afternoon. Santa’s arrival, however, is one of many events during Winterfest, Soap Lake’s annual holiday celebration. Susan Carson of the Soap Lake Chamber of Commerce said Santa’s arrival is the biggest deal of the day.

WSU Marshall Scholar finalist Katy Ayers explores fungi

PULLMAN - Washington State University Pullman senior Katy Ayers, a bioengineering major minoring in biochemistry and mathematics, is the latest finalist for a Marshall Scholarship to study in the United Kingdom.

Port of Warden in good financial position, projects advancing

WARDEN – The Port of Warden is in a good financial position according to the port’s Executive Director Pat Millard. The Port Commissioners approved the organization’s final budget at the Nov. 16 regular meeting after a public hearing.