'Tater facts' from Bonner County's 'Spud Queen'

In this week's column, we bring you a bright ray of sunshine from Pat Van Volkinburg, advanced master gardener and acknowledged "Spud Queen" of Bonner County.

Bucklin takes first in 33rd Le Grizz

Texas officer charged with murder in fatal store shooting

A white police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man following a reported disturbance at a convenience store in a small East Texas town, authorities said.

Texas officer charged with murder in fatal store shooting

A white police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man following a reported disturbance at a convenience store in a small East Texas town, authorities said.

Texas officer charged with murder in fatal store shooting

A white police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man following a reported disturbance at a convenience store in a small East Texas town, authorities said.

Wall Street cheerleader Trump has little invested himself

NEW YORK (AP) — Even from the hospital, as his doctors were administering a mixture of drugs to battle the coronavirus, President Donald Trump couldn’t quite help himself.

Wall Street cheerleader Trump has little invested himself

NEW YORK (AP) — Even from the hospital, as his doctors were administering a mixture of drugs to battle the coronavirus, President Donald Trump couldn’t quite help himself.

U.S. Highway 10 in Cle Elum paved in 1949

While this column doesn't usually wander too far from the Columbia Basin, there are times when it is interesting to do so. Imagine a time when smaller Washington State towns had only dirt streets. Now imagine as these towns, one by one, paved the downtown streets or at least one street, which was usually the street through the main part of town.

First annual Artists' Market scheduled for tomorrow

A member of the Moses Lake High School Great Class of 1965, Kris Chudomelka, has organized an artists' Market to take place tomorrow, Saturday, June 8.

Sky's the limit on credit card interest

Credit card debt is one of the worst kinds of debt to have. Interest rates can be astronomical. It used to be that the “thumb breakers” on the street corner were the only ones loaning money and charging outrageous interest rates. The U.S. had laws against usury. No more. The laws were repealed in 1978.

Legals for August, 5 2022

The Latest: UN appeals for $606M to aid Afghans rest of year

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations is making an emergency appeal for $606 million to help nearly 11 million people in Afghanistan for the four remaining months of 2021. It says they face a humanitarian crisis exacerbated by drought, displacement, chronic poverty and the sharp increase in hostilities as the Taliban swept to power.

Year in Review 2010: Soccer title, election, holidays

A look at the history of Steamboat Rock

GRAND COULEE — About 15 miles south of Grand Coulee Dam stands a feature that has graced the landscape since the time of the Missoula Floods. Steamboat Rock is a landmark and recreational area in the north of Grant County. The surrounding area is full of history, captured in a new book, “Steamboat Rock,” by John M. Kemble, published by Arcadia Publishing.

Giving Together: Keeping kids fed over the summer

On a summer afternoon in Columbia Falls, families arrive at Land to Hand Montana’s Kids & Family Pantry with grocery bags, small children, and the familiar pressures that come when school is out.

Community Notes

Dec. 10

Quincy Chamber honors long-time business man

QUINCY – Rex Morgan, who drove into Quincy in November of 1953 with a bed and mattress on top of his car, was the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award for 2012 from the Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Repurpose old dishes into garden art

MOSES LAKE — Somewhere in everybody’s kitchen, there are dishes that just don’t match anything else in the house. So why not put them to work in the garden? “You can do it in any way, shape or form that you want to,” said Micha Goebig, PR and Communications Strategist for Evergreen Goodwill of Northwest Washington. “You can use your own stuff or get it secondhand at (a thrift store).” Thrifted garden art from mismatched dishes is easy to put together; the only thing you need is super glue, Goebig said. She recently led classes in thrift art at Goodwill stores on the west side, she said. “Some people did art pieces, like mushrooms,” Goebig said. “They (had) a broken lamp, so they used that as the stem of the mushroom and then replaced the top with a nice bowl that they turned (upside down).”

New director at CBAA

MOSES LAKE — Shawn Cardwell has been one of the volunteers who helped get the word out about Columbia Basin Allied Arts events – one of the orchestra, she said.

The Latest: Dutch diplomat among dead in Beirut blast

BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on the explosion in Beirut (all times local):