GALLERY: November 2025 in review
JOEL MARTIN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 4 weeks, 1 day AGO
The Moravida Festival commemorates departed loved ones with family altars and displays Nov. 1.
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Franco Perez (32) breaks loose on a run play for the Wahluke Warriors offense against Grandview Nov. 6.
The Mavericks celebrate after securing a 49-35 win at home over Issaquah Nov. 7 to advance to the 4A state tournament. Their state run ended with the month, but this year’s team secured its reputation as the winningest in Moses Lake history.
Big Bend Community College chemistry instructor Lindsay Groce receives the STEM Champion of the Year Award during the NCW Tech Alliance’s annual awards ceremony Nov. 5.
The Mavericks celebrate after securing a 49-35 win at home over Issaquah Nov. 7 to advance to the 4A state tournament. Their state run ended with the month, but this year’s team secured its reputation as the winningest in Moses Lake history.
The Royal Knights’ Scout Stevenson (21) from the Knights lines up for the start of the play while Brycen Fitzhugh (16) fills in at quarterback late in the game against King’s Way Christian Nov. 7. Royal shut out King’s Way 69-0.
The Grant County Democrats held a food drive on Veterans Day for the Moses Lake Food Bank, raising $393 in cash and about 200 pounds of food.
Country musician Coffey Anderson performed a concert for veterans Nov. 11 in Quincy.
The Othello High School drama troupe performed Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Nov. 13-15.
Broncos senior volleyball player Hannah Towne gets down low to hit the ball against Manson at the state tournament Nov. 13.
Ashton Rodriguez, left Ruby Nishida starred in Moses Lake High School’s production of “Mamma Mia!” Nov. 21-25.
Taggart Rathbun navigates traffic as he carries the ball upfield in Moses Lake’s game against Bothell Nov. 15.
The Port of Moses Lake celebrated its 60th anniversary Nov. 13.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline's Caden Correia runs for a first down against Entiat Nov. 15.
Ricky Boehler, flanked by Jeremiah Jensen, left, of the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office and Community Court Specialist Manny Garcia, prepares to shred the DUI complaint that would have sent him back to prison. Boehler graduated from Community Court Nov. 19.
Volunteer Vlad Kovtonyuk loads a sack of apples into a car at the Moses Lake Food Bank’s drive-thru Thanksgiving distribution Nov. 24.
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. | November 30, 2025 3:00 AM
COLUMBIA BASIN — November in the Basin began with memorials for the departed, surged through state sports championships and finally began to look like winter during Thanksgiving week. Here are a few highlights from last month.
Cheryl Schweizer, Nance Beston, Mike Maynard, R. Hans Miller and Caleb Perez contributed to this report.
Franco Perez (32) breaks loose on a run play for the Wahluke Warriors offense against Grandview Nov. 6.
The Mavericks celebrate after securing a 49-35 win at home over Issaquah Nov. 7 to advance to the 4A state tournament. Their state run ended with the month, but this year’s team secured its reputation as the winningest in Moses Lake history.
Big Bend Community College chemistry instructor Lindsay Groce receives the STEM Champion of the Year Award during the NCW Tech Alliance’s annual awards ceremony Nov. 5. The Mavericks celebrate after securing a 49-35 win at home over Issaquah Nov. 7 to advance to the 4A state tournament. Their state run ended with the month, but this year’s team secured its reputation as the winningest in Moses Lake history.
The Royal Knights’ Scout Stevenson (21) from the Knights lines up for the start of the play while Brycen Fitzhugh (16) fills in at quarterback late in the game against King’s Way Christian Nov. 7. Royal shut out King’s Way 69-0.
The Grant County Democrats held a food drive on Veterans Day for the Moses Lake Food Bank, raising $393 in cash and about 200 pounds of food.
Country musician Coffey Anderson performed a concert for veterans Nov. 11 in Quincy.
The Othello High School drama troupe performed Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” Nov. 13-15.
Broncos senior volleyball player Hannah Towne gets down low to hit the ball against Manson at the state tournament Nov. 13.
Ashton Rodriguez, left Ruby Nishida starred in Moses Lake High School’s production of “Mamma Mia!” Nov. 21-25.
Taggart Rathbun navigates traffic as he carries the ball upfield in Moses Lake’s game against Bothell Nov. 15.
The Port of Moses Lake celebrated its 60th anniversary Nov. 13.
Almira/Coulee-Hartline's Caden Correia runs for a first down against Entiat Nov. 15.
Ricky Boehler, flanked by Jeremiah Jensen, left, of the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office and Community Court Specialist Manny Garcia, prepares to shred the DUI complaint that would have sent him back to prison. Boehler graduated from Community Court Nov. 19.
Volunteer Vlad Kovtonyuk loads a sack of apples into a car at the Moses Lake Food Bank’s drive-thru Thanksgiving distribution Nov. 24.ARTICLES BY JOEL MARTIN
New homes, new lives
Looking back at pet adoptions in 2025
MOSES LAKE — 2025 turned out to be a good year for some pets, and some humans as well. Here are a few of the critters that found forever homes at local shelters this year.
Home team
Hayden Homes employees collect more than a ton of food for local food banks
MOSES LAKE — Hayden Homes, and its partner company Simplicity by Hayden Homes, went a step beyond their mission of affordable housing this month, with donations to organizations across the Northwest fighting food insecurity. Especially at this time of the year, it becomes more in the spotlight to think about families out there that are struggling,” said Rees Wasney, regional vice president of Hayden Homes in the Tri-Cities. “It’s a tough time.” Hayden Homes chipped in $66,000 to 15 nonprofits across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Western Montana, according to an announcement from the company. In addition, the Hayden team amassed more than 2,500 pounds of non-perishable food for local food banks.
Nazarene Church toy swap brings needed Christmas joy
WARDEN — The Moses Lake Nazarene Church’s toy swap was scheduled for two hours Sunday afternoon, but it didn’t last nearly that long. “People were lined up from one o’clock on,” said Kaleigh Sullivan, who organized the event.