Walking with heroes

MOSES LAKE — Some special people and their buddies went for a walk Saturday afternoon, danced on the stage at McCosh Park, played games, had dinner in the park. The annual Buddy Walk is sponsored by the Down Syndrome Society of Grant County.

Down syndrome Buddy Walk coming to Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The Down Syndrome Society of Grant County will be holding its sixth annual “Buddy Walk” this Saturday, Sept. 29, at McCosh Park.

A decade of heroes

Buddy Walk spotlights people with Down syndrome and their families

MOSES LAKE — The Centennial Amphitheater at McCosh Park was brimming with joy Saturday as the Down Syndrome Society of Grant County held its 10th annual Buddy Walk. “Watching the kids, it’s just so exciting and fun to see them out here enjoying themselves,” said Denise Ketola, one of the event’s organizers and the mother of a 19-year-old with Down syndrome. The event celebrated its first decade this year, and the commemorative T-shirts reflected that, with confetti incorporated into the design. The crowd also sang “Happy Birthday” to the Buddy Walk...

Walking buddies

Down Syndrome event to spotlight and honor parents, caregivers

MOSES LAKE — People with Down Syndrome, along with their friends and families, will gather Saturday at McCosh Park for the 11th annual Buddy Walk, hosted by the Down Syndrome Society of Grant County. The walk will be the same as in past years, but the festivities beforehand will have a little something extra. “We are honoring caregivers and parents for the first time,” said Denise Ketola, one of the organizers of the event and the mother of a 20-year-old with Down Syndrome. “That’s kind of our theme; it’s the first time we’ve done that.” ...

Buddy Walk coming Saturday

MOSES LAKE — People with Down Syndrome and their buddies will go walking Saturday afternoon – and maybe go dancing afterward in the park and play some games. The Columbia Basin Buddy Walk is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, starting in McCosh Park.

Heroes and buddies: Down syndrome walk lights up downtown Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — The Centennial Amphitheater at McCosh Park was wall-to-wall smiles Saturday afternoon as the Down Syndrome Society of Grant County gathered for its annual Buddy Walk in downtown Moses Lake.

Buddies walk through Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — It was a good afternoon for a buddy walk.

Moses Lake native's face to light up New York City for Down syndrome awareness

Among the hundreds of smiling faces that will be displayed over the busiest city square in the country, just a day before his second birthday, will be Moses Lake native Cruz Choate.

Columbia Basin Buddy Walk brings community together

MOSES LAKE - Bonnie Mohr's poem Living Life ends with the lines, "Recognize the special people you've been blessed to know. Live for today, enjoy the moment."

Throwing starfish

Down syndrome Buddy Walk spotlights parents, caregivers

MOSES LAKE — The annual Columbia Basin Buddy Walk drew a bigger crowd than expected Saturday. “We don’t have a number yet, but more than last year,” said Denise Ketola, one of the event’s organizers. One estimate had between 350 and 400 people, she added...

Columbia Basin Buddy Walk goes mobile for 2020

The 2020 Columbia Basin Buddy Walk, like most events recently, looked a little bit different this year with restrictions from COVID-19 in place. The annual walk hosted by the Down Syndrome Society of Grant County was replaced with an impromptu car parade on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Down Syndrome Buddy Walk set for Sept. 27

MOSES LAKE — This year’s Buddy Walk will honor some people who don’t get much publicity: siblings of people with Down syndrome. “We’ve done parents and caregivers, so we decided it needed to be siblings this year,” said organizer Denise Ketola.

Lanette Boyer

The evening of July 22, 2020, at the age of 41, Lanette Cathleen Boyer left this world to join her heavenly Father.

A child so sick they feared the worst, now they urge change

MONTPELIER, Idaho (AP) — Kale Wuthrich watched doctors surround his son in the emergency room, giving him fluids though IV tubes, running a battery of tests and trying to stabilize him. He was enveloped by the confusion and fear that had been building since his 12-year-old suddenly fell ill weeks after a mild bout with the coronavirus.

A child so sick they feared the worst, now they urge change

MONTPELIER, Idaho (AP) — Kale Wuthrich watched doctors surround his son in the emergency room, giving him fluids though IV tubes, running a battery of tests and trying to stabilize him. He was enveloped by the confusion and fear that had been building since his 12-year-old suddenly fell ill weeks after a mild bout with the coronavirus.

'Everyday mom' to compete for Mrs. World in Korea

MOSES LAKE — “In representing my country, I’m showing that everyday moms, from a small town, can make a difference,” said Moses Lake mother of seven Natalie Luttmer. “That’s what I’m doing at Mrs. World, representing your average, everyday mom.”

Virus in New York: Ads to inform about troubling syndrome

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is launching a public service campaign to inform parents about a mysterious syndrome that is thought to be linked to COVID-19 and has been diagnosed in more than 80 children in the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday.

Cactus bucks are a fact

Cactus bucks are a part of deer life, but not every deer’s life. What is a cactus buck? Basically, a cactus buck is a deer with antlers still in velvet with several points. Some of the points grow in irregular parts of the antlers resembling a cactus.

Wahluke's Read Across America day

MATTAWA - From coast to coast, more than 45 million readers, young and old, recently celebrated the nation's largest reading event - Read Across America Day.

Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling

It’s a ban that even supporters acknowledge will be hard to enforce. Yet 2021 has been a breakthrough year for legislation in several states seeking to prohibit abortions based solely on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome.