Holiday tour
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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. | December 25, 2024 3:55 AM
MOSES LAKE — Six-year-old Ellyas DeLaRosa introduces his Elf on the Shelf to the Christmas tree at Sinkiuse Square on Tuesday. Because it was Christmas Eve, his mom Velma DeLaRosa explained, Ellyas was finally allowed to touch the elf, and so he was taking the elf on a tour of places he likes around Moses Lake.
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