Weekend prep roundup: ACH shuts out Columbia
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Joel Martin has been with the Columbia Basin Herald for more than 25 years in a variety of roles and is the most-tenured employee in the building. Martin is a married father of eight and enjoys spending time with his children and his wife, Christina. He is passionate about the paper’s mission of informing the people of the Columbia Basin because he knows it is important to record the history of the communities the publication serves. | October 25, 2021 1:00 AM
Football
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 66, Columbia 0
The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors gave Columbia High School a thorough spanking Friday. The Warriors took an early 42-point lead in the first quarter and added to it through the rest of the game. Senior Grady Murray and freshman Carter Pitts scored three touchdowns apiece, while Parker Roberts made two and Jack Molitor and Grayson Beal contributed one apiece. Pitts led in rushing yards with 146, while Murray led in passing with 33 yards.
Other scores:
Soap Lake 40, Pateros 14
Moses Lake 33, Davis 21
Othello 28, Ellensburg 0
Quincy 7, Chelan 33
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Kahlotus 47, Asotin 0
Wahluke 26, LaSalle 7
Warden 35, Tri-Cities Prep 20
Volleyball
Almira/Coulee-Hartline 1, Odessa 3
Moses Lake 0, Wenatchee 3
Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian 3, Cascade Christian Academy 1
Royal 0, Connell 3
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Signing off
Moses Lake Fire Chief Brett Bastian retires after 33 years
MOSES LAKE — A 33-year era ended as Moses Lake Fire Chief Brett Bastian retired Friday. His tenure as firefighter and then chief was celebrated at a small party at the Moses Lake Civic Center. “Chief’s first day of work was April 20, 1992,” said MLFD CARES Coordinator Heather Kok. “The population of Moses Lake at that time was about 12,000 people. Today we're at 25,000, roughly. The jurisdiction for the Moses Lake Fire Department was nine square miles. Today it is 23-ish square miles … They had 14 career firefighters, which is roughly the amount of firefighters that we have on an average day today. The number of apparatus that they had at the time was one engine, one wildland truck (and) a command vehicle that was shared ... Today we have five engines, two ladders, three wildland vehicles, two tenders and a handful of special technology vehicles. And a lot of that has been done in the last five years. So congratulations, Chief. That’s a huge win for our crew.”
Mary Poppins to host children’s tea party
MOSES LAKE — She’s practically perfect in every way, and next month, some children will get to enjoy her magic in person.
Moses Lake museum to showcase preschool artists
MOSES LAKE — The 200-plus artists whose work will go up this week at the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center draw their inspiration from many giants in the field: Picasso, Mondrian, Kahlo. What they have in common is that they’re all 3-5 years old.