Local Cougs recognized for academic achievement
JOEL MARTIN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 10 months AGO
During an in-class excursion, students in Washington State University’s Landscapes of the Palouse humanities course observe and document their surroundings to gain greater appreciation and learn more about the area they call home during their academic years in Pullman. WSU recently published its honor roll listing for the fall 2023 term.
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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. | January 29, 2024 4:02 PM
PULLMAN — Washington State University has named 101 Columbia Basin students to the President’s List for fall quarter 2023, according to an announcement from the university.
To qualify for the President’s list, an undergraduate student must achieve a grade point of 3.75 while enrolled in at least nine graded hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better; or a cumulative GPA of 3.50 based on at least 15 cumulative hours of graded work with a semester GPA of 3.0 or better.
These students were named to the President’s List:
Almira: Kasen Dean Bodeau, Kiley Piper Elliott-Hamper
Coulee City: Reece Bradley Isaak, Abigail Marie Roberts
Ephrata: Maisie C. Becker, Carter Simon Cleveringa, Carson Jonathan Davis, Paige A. Davis, Emmie Johanna Dilling, Karlye Mae Ebberson, Deleah Jenea Garcia, Anthony John Graaff, Elise M. McGuire, Nolan Middleton, Mitzy Johanna Munoz Haro, Joseph Jacob Wohleb
Mattawa: Abel Castaneda, Arnoldo Ramos, Jasmine Rodriguez-Lara, Beatriz Tapia, Angel D. Torres
Moses Lake: Elizabeth Charlene Abramson, Liv Marie Betzing, Karli Rae Bolton, Ethan Kenrick Bowers, Ethan Bunch, Angela Lee Carley, Sarah Marie Carley, Dylan Coomes, Kenzie Elaine Cox, Angelica Fernandez, Andrew James Frey, Madison Louise Garza, Thalia M. Garza, Erika Isabel Gonzalez, Hadassah Daniellah Hinkle, Greysen Lane, Hayley Lapratt, Jose Alfonso Lopez, Ashlyn Malaya Magnuson, David Maldonado, Mikiah Martinez, Ruby Alejandra Mena Reyes, Joseph Alexander Miller, Emily Roseanne Mowry, Clarissa Sara Muhlestein, Derek A. O’Brien, Anna Nell Olson, Amari Josef Patterson, Jaelynn Ramirez, Avery R. Sandhop, Ethan J Sands, Gabriela Servin, Jeremy James Sinchuk, Alexia Amanda-Joy Taylor, Griffin J. Terry, Esther S. Ulyanchuk, Malika L. Warnick
Odessa: Madelynn Jae Wagner
Othello: Karen Guadalupe Avelar, Jessica Belmonte-Gonzalez, Grace Christine Booth, Anahi Camacho Ambrocio, Marlene Cortez, Vanessa Duran Alvarado, Danny Faustino-Maldonado, Lacey A. Garza, Pablo Herrera, Cindy Sarahy Magana, Dora Elena Mendez, Halle Marie Parris, Elaina Gail Parrish, Shaya Rose Parrish, Daniela Policarpio, Jose Luis Policarpio, Jennifer Porter, Dulce Maria Tapia Navarro, Iris Yanet Venegas
Quincy: David Cozar, Andrew Isaac Guerrero, Karla Monserrat Nunez Ramirez, Margarita Ramos, Jonathan Aurelio Rojas-Aguilar, Lindsey Morgan Stetner, Reid Thomsen, Natalie Jisel Trujillo, Erika Guadalupe Uribe
Ritzville: Ellie Elizabeth Gering, Spencer Jonathan Gering, David Immanuel Hinkle
Royal City: Jennifer Ramona Hernandez Serna, Leslie Nunez, Rocio Ortiz
Soap Lake: Tara Falconer, Kacie Shannon
Warden: Estrella Juliana Chavez, Andrea Friedlos, Vicente Alejandro Hernandez, Jonathan High Jaime Ortega, Guadalupe Sofia Ramirez Duran, Kaden Jonathan Skone
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MOSES LAKE — With Christmas just around the corner, lots of folks are using their fireplaces for warmth, roasting chestnuts or just a pleasant atmosphere. But before Santa pays your chimney a visit, you should make sure it’s in good working order. Chimney fires are responsible for more than three-fourths of residential building heating fires, according to the U.S. Fire Administration. Regular inspections and cleaning are the best way to prevent that, said Michael Harper, known as The Chimney Guy. “If they’re using (the fireplace) aesthetically – date night, Christmas, New Year’s, show-off times, something in the background here and there, (they should) have it inspected once a year for peace of mind,” Harper said. “If they’re using it two to three days a week religiously through the winter months, they need to have it cleaned once a year.”