Local Cougs recognized for academic achievement
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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 meets new city manager
MOSES LAKE — Moses Lake’s incoming city manager paid a visit to the Civic Center Tuesday evening to meet city employees and community members. Robert Karlinsey, who accepted the position Jan. 21, is currently the city manager in Kenmore, Washington, a city of about 24,000 at the north end of Lake Washington in King County. He takes the reins in Moses Lake March 24, but he’ll be coming over to Moses Lake occasionally in the meantime to prepare, he said.
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Taking to the streets
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MOSES LAKE — It may feel like spring is a long, long way off, but Moses Lake is gearing up to welcome it back March 15. “Brews & Tunes is St. Paddy’s Day weekend,” said Downtown Moses Lake Association Director Mallory Miller. “It’s the first event that happens after wintertime and people are ready to get out of the house. Last year it was 75 degrees somehow, so cross your fingers for that this year.”