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Make paper apples for Free Family Saturday

CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 10 years, 8 months AGO
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Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | September 2, 2015 1:45 PM

MOSES LAKE — Stuffed apples - paper apples stuffed with paper, that is - are on the menu for Free Family Saturday this weekend.

Free Family Saturday is from noon to 2 p.m., or until supplies are exhausted, at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, 401 S. Balsam St. It's open to all ages. Participants cut out and paint the apple, then stitch it closed.

The Free Family Saturday program is supported by donations through the museum's membership program, sponsorships and the annual silent auction, according to museum staff.

— Staff report

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