News Bites for Dec. 6, 2023
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The Adams County Sheriff’s Office swore in three new corrections deputies on Friday. From left: Cole Castro O’Brien, Jose Juan Barroso-Dominguez and Kolby Alan Snyder.
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QUINCY — Tickets are on sale through Dec. 15 for the Cops & Kids Raffle, according to an announcement from the Quincy Police Department.
Money raised through the raffle goes to provide necessities to local families at Christmas, the announcement said. Prizes include a comic book basket, a 36-inch Blackstone griddle, golf for four at Colockum Ridge and various collectibles. Tickets are $10 apiece or five for $40, and can be purchased at the Quincy Police Department or by contacting Det. Jazzlynn Silva at 509-797-3555.
The drawing will take place at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 15, according to the QPD.
MOSES LAKE — Shoeboxes filled with gifts will go out to thousands of children around the world through Operation Christmas Child, according to an announcement from Samaritan’s Purse, which organizes the giveaway.
Tens of thousands of volunteers contributed by packing shoeboxes filled with fun toys, school supplies, and personal care items, according to the announcement. The global Christmas project will deliver these gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 100 countries, including many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease and disaster.
People who would like to donate can build a shoebox online at https://bit.ly/3Ne44vc. Shoeboxes built online go to some of the hardest-to-reach areas in the world, the announcement said. Donors can select gifts matched to a child’s specific age and gender, then finish packing the virtual shoebox by adding a photo and personal note of encouragement.
More information on how to participate in Operation Christmas Child can be found at samaritanspurse.org/occ.
WENATCHEE — Local residents are invited to learn more about public utility districts and clean energy according to an announcement from the Grant PUD.
Grant PUD, along with Chelan and Douglas PUDs, will hold the Clean Energy Expo on Dec. 14 at the Wenatchee Valley Convention Center, according to the announcement. The expo will explore options like solar, hydrogen, wind and nuclear power for meeting the region’s future energy needs. A session will be held for public agencies and elected officials from 8:30 to 11 a.m., another for businesses and non-profits from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and a third for the general public from 2 to 6 p.m.
Anybody interested in attending is invited to RSVP at chelanpud.org/cleanenergyexpo.
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Othello man taken into custody in connection with Connell assault
OTHELLO — An Othello man was taken into custody Sunday morning following an alleged assault in Connell.
Othello man injured in crash that kills one, possible charges pending
WALLA WALLA — Possible charges are pending against an Othello man in connection with a crash early Sunday morning that killed a Umatilla, Oregon woman.
Okanagan Specialty Fruits names new head of enterprise strategy
SUMMERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Okanagan Specialty Fruits has appointed Paul Carter as head of enterprise strategy, according to an announcement from OSF. In the new role, Paul Carter will work across OSF on enterprise strategy, investment decisions, long-range planning and major cross-functional initiatives, according to the announcement. The move follows OSF founder Neal Carter’s return to ownership of the company in June. Based in Summerland, British Columbia, Okanagan Specialty Fruits operates a packaging plant in Moses Lake and an orchard in the Frenchman Hills near Othello. “Paul brings a valuable combination of agricultural experience, strategic thinking and more than a decade helping organizations improve complex investment and resource-allocation decisions,” Neal Carter wrote in the announcement. “I’m very pleased to have him bring that experience to OSF as we build the next phase of the company.”