Pumpkin patch kids
JOEL MARTIN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 6 months AGO
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 18, 2023 2:37 PM
Alice Westergard, 1 ½, left, and 6-month-old Heath Westergard explore pumpkin leaves at Rue & Sage in Moses Lake Wednesday morning. See Friday’s Homes section for pumpkin growing tips.
MORE FRONT-PAGE-SLIDER STORIES
ARTICLES BY JOEL MARTIN

YoungLives offers support, friendship for teen moms
MOSES LAKE — It’s a Thursday night at the Moses Lake Alliance Church, and the teenagers are eating, doing crafts, talking and praying, just like any other faith-based youth group. But this one is a little different: they’re all girls, and more than half are mothers.

Stamp Out Hunger food drive coming Saturday
MOSES LAKE — Your letter carriers will be toting an extra burden on Saturday, and they’re asking folks to make it heavier.

MLCA to host Crab and Prime Rib feed
MOSES LAKE — For most folks, fresh crab would be a good enough reason to attend an auction. Prime rib would, likewise, be reason enough. Combine them, make them all-you-can-eat, throw in a live auction, and you have an irresistible draw.