Mattawa churches come together to tell the Christmas story
CHERYL SCHWEIZER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year AGO
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. | December 24, 2024 3:00 AM
MATTAWA — Almost two dozen Mattawa churches came together to tell the Christmas story in a Living Nativity pageant recently.
Wahluke School District Superintendent Andy Harlow estimated the pageant drew 400 to 450 people. The WSD offered the use of its stage for the venue.
This is the pageant’s second year. Last year two churches participated.
“This year we had 20 (churches),” Harlow said.
“What was nice was seeing people we don’t normally see, from all over the community,” he said.
A community choir was part of the recent Living Nativity pageant in Mattawa.ARTICLES BY CHERYL SCHWEIZER
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