Bikes for Books winners announced
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 7 years, 3 months AGO
Cheryl Schweizer/Columbia Basin Herald (From left) Jacob Duvall, Kallie Dale and Westley Jacobsen won bikes for reading books in the Moses Lake Public Library summer reading program.
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. | August 26, 2018 7:10 PM
MOSES LAKE — Four kids got brand-new bikes for reading books, courtesy of the Moses Lake Masons. The Masons sponsor the “Bikes for Books” contest as part of the annual summer reading program at the Moses Lake Public Library.
Jacob Duvall, Kallie Dale, Westley Jacobsen and Clara Center each won a new bike. Actually, Elizabeth Effington’s name was drawn, but Elizabeth already had a bike. She suggested drawing another winner, and Kallie got a bike as a result.
Tim Edwards, Moses Lake Masons secretary, said the Masons want to promote literacy, and give kids something to do over the summer. The Masons have sponsored Bikes for Books for a number of years in Moses Lake, said children’s librarian Vicky Skane.
The summer reading program wrapped up with a concert and announcement of the bike winners Friday afternoon. The summer reading program is a system-wide project of the North Central Regional Library.
Kids qualified for the drawing by reading for at least 10 hours during the summer, Skane said. Cheryl Schweizer can be reached via email at [email protected].
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