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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Quincy National Night Out scales down
QUINCY — Quincy’s National Night Out was more compact this year, which worked out well, said QPD Sgt. Joe Westby, who’s in charge of event planning for the Quincy Police Department. “National Night Out is a big event, and the fact that we’re able to shrink it up is like a breath of fresh air,” Westby said. “If you're always doing the same thing, it's kind of nice to switch things up and see how it works.” National Night Out took place Thursday on the block of C Street next to the police station, a shift from previous years when it was held at Lauzier Park. The smaller space meant fewer emergency vehicles for children to explore, but it also meant less walking for attendees. Grant County Fire District 5 brought a fire truck, and the Grant County Sheriff’s Office had a patrol boat. Renew, the Grant County behavioral health agency, had a booth and so did Quincy Partnership for Youth. Veterans Operation Creation sang the national anthem, and the Quincy Animal Shelter brought kittens that piled over each other making friends with passersby. As before, the QPD served grilled hot dogs.
Quincy Police retirements leave big shoes to fill
QUINCY — There are some big shoes to fill at the Quincy Police Department. “We’re losing 48 years of experience between them,” Quincy Police Chief Ryan Green said at the retirement party for Capt. Jorge Trujillo and Det. Damon Powell Thursday. Trujillo, who grew up in Sunnyside, has been with QPD for 19 years, he said, coming on as a patrol officer fresh out of the military. From there he served as a field training officer, a detective and finally captain. “I consider him my left-hand man,” Green said. “He runs the operations side of the house … He knows the agency very well, and he knows the community.” Trujillo has some projects around the house to tackle now that he’s retired, he said.
Big fun on a small scale
Wheat Land Communities’ Fair opens Thursday
RITZVILLE — The Wheat Land Communities’ Fair isn’t as big or as flashy as some of the county fairs around central Washington, but the folks who keep it going like it just the way it is. “It’s somewhere you can go and get an old-time traditional feeling, and you’re comfortable letting your kids roam the grounds and experience all that it has to offer,” said Board Member Lori Williams. “It’s more of a feeling than (one) specific thing,” The fair starts Thursday in Ritzville and runs through Sunday. Starting Friday, the 56th Ritzville Rodeo will take place alongside the fair at the rodeo grounds. This year the entertainment budget was expanded, Williams said, to be able to offer more fun that’s covered by the cost of admission. For the kids, there’s face painting, balloon art, Lego crafts, races, contests and games. Children can also ride on a little train towed around the fairgrounds behind a tractor.