Heirloom TomatoFest comes to Soap Lake

SOAP LAKE — Martin Ringhofer's back yard is like a mini jungle.
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City says goodbye to Yonezawa students

Farewell dinner ends week-long visit
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Yonezawa students tour MLHS

Exchange group gets brief glimpse at school
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Royal clinic now open as providers available

Grant County Hospital District No. 7 modifies contract with clinic
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Calling all volunteers

BBCC literacy program needs more volunteer hours to keep state funding
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Big Bend students benefit from initiative

Achieving the Dream Initiative collects data on education barriers
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Moses Lakes own music man

MOSES LAKE — Music man.
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Adult education caters to basic skills needs

Accessibility key to attracting under-served students
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Coulee Dam schools forced to cut positions

Classroom aides to see up to an hour cut from their positions
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Fund-raiser in Moses Lake to help children in Ukraine

Members of ML family return in August to Ukraine
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Steilacoom recruiting schools for virtual academy

West side school district looks to Moses Lake for students
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ML presents Breastfest 2006

Annual event celebrates World Breastfeeding Week with vendors, guest speakers, raffles
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The changing tide of summer school

WASL grad requirement altering how staff, students look at summer school
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Moses Lake students continue 25 years of sister city relationship

Students leave next week for Yonezawa
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Christian school looks back on first year in Moses

New administration, teachers come on board
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Update: Juveniles taken into custody for vandalism

Suspects range in age from 5 to 12 in latest incident of vandalism
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Connecting to the past

Quincy High senior turns class assignment into lasting historical landmark
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On a mission

Team from Moses Lake Alliance Church leaves Friday to help with hurricane relief
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Permit fees too spendy for farmers market vendors

Health board moves to change fee schedule
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MLSD holds retreat, readies for next year

Facility planning, budget cuts, board goals reviewed at retreat
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Raising WASL math scores big challenge

MLHS freshmen required to take three credits of math to graduate
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Ready, set, go!

Brad Bauer comes back for second Great Canoe Race victory with new team member
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Samaritan Hospital sees increased birth rate

Numbers indicate growth, need for physician recruitment
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The race is on

Teams to race over water, land in Great Canoe Race July 8
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Smokiam Days: fun in sun

People want to see more of event type to bring community together
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Drama starting from scratch

Students have a week to write a play, find costumes, memorize lines
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Mini health fair comes to Warden

Fair helps Samaritan Hospital assess possibility of more health care services
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A helping paw

Moses Lake school brings service dog into classroom for special education students
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'Sleeping Beauty' ballet comes to Moses Lake

Instructor debuts first production since coming to town
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One boy's bout with illness, so many moved to action

Fund-raising efforts help boy receive life-saving liver transplant
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Wahluke teacher accused of indecent exposure

Teacher placed on leave without pay
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Moses Lake classified staff rehired at union meeting

District laid off 69 and rehired 43 of those back
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25 employees cut from Moses Lake schools

Reduction in force part of district budget tightening
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Recognizing people proactive in prevention

Seventh annual Bob Skidmore event honors those who prevent drug and alcohol abuse
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Secretary of Health visits Moses Lake

Mary Selecky came as part of rural health care tour to cities throughout eastern Washington
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Say hello to the class of 2006

Moses Lake High School graduates 368
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Forum brings state reps and communities together

Forum intended to improve services for low income and needy populations
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Soap Lake filmmaker receives awards

Kathy Kiefer receives awards for documentary about women's experiences with their breasts
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Complete at last

Wahluke celebrates completion of $20.4 million new high school
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'An agenda of change'

Big Bend Community College President Bill Bonaudi gives 11th annual State of the College address
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Health district examines outbreaks of norovirus

100 or more individuals thought to have illness
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Wahluke schools steer clear of teacher cuts

District able to cut nearly $800,000 in other areas
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Program integrates parents into school day

WARDEN — Schools are for children.
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Exercise aids pandemic flu plans

Three-week simulation brings health care reps face to face with need to form response plans, relationships
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Ephrata High bomb threat not the first

Monday's bomb threat leads to evacuation
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Rain or shine, it's Relay time

Forty-eight teams help raise more than $90,000
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Lack of health services in Warden being assessed

Samaritan Healthcare conducting assessment following meetings with Warden community members
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Dolce Chamber Trio gets serious about music

MOSES LAKE — In the Dolce Chamber Trio, Harriet West, Barb Franz and Ruth Ames each have their part to play.
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Outbreak of chicken pox hits Ephrata school

Health district encouraging vaccinations
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Moses Lake schools tighten up on budget

Administration considering cuts for next school year
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Playground equipment vandalized at Larson Heights

Several thousand dollars in damages, some activities may be canceled next school year
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Top students look back on last four years

Seniors reflect on good times, growing pains
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Protecting species on school grounds

WARDEN — Officials at the Warden School District and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are working on ways to save two species found on the school district campus. Data is being collected to determine if either creature is close to becoming endangered.
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Two cases of campylobacteriosis found in Mattawa

Incidents bring total to seven found in county this year alone
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A lesson in enjoying the great outdoors

My first fishing experience took place Thursday evening at Banks Lake.
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Wahluke schools cuts two positions

MATTAWA — The Wahluke School District is continuing to discuss possible staff cuts in order to alleviate financial hardships the district has been experiencing.
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Hi-def comes to high school program

Federal grant funds new equipment
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Wahluke district finances in need of help

Mattawa schools expected to make cuts to get budget in order
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College program speaks out on future of the job market

As baby boomer generation retires, worries arise as to where market will find employees with technical skills
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Teacher uses arts to bringstudents and families together

Production debuting Friday at Larson Heights Elementary
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Quincy, Warden pass levies in re-run

Districts can now move on with assessing budgets, staffing issues
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Mattawa works to open food bank

April meeting discusses proposals for creation of board, fund-raising sources
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Settlement to be reached on school vandalism

COULEE CITY — The Coulee-Hartline School District is moving closer toward putting a disasterous vandalism incident to rest.
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Getting the word out

Town hall meeting to discuss underage drinking
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New principal hired at Quincy school

Chris McKnight starts in August
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A family affair

Father and son donate blood every eight weeks at Samaritan Hospital as a way to give back to their
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Warden schools up to 21 chicken pox cases

Health district strongly recommending vaccinations
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Confusion lingers over Medicare changes

Senior citizens, family members gather for seminar on new plan
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Candidates prepare to 'Be your best self'

MOSES LAKE — The Chief Moses Middle School cafeteria was empty for spring break, except for the sounds of seven high school girls practicing to compete for the 2006 Moses Lake Junior Miss title.
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School district looks to the future

Officials say space for projected growth is a top priority in MLSD
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Leading the way

Royal High School teacher brings biotech to the classroom, receives national recognition for work
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Group of music teachers pursues national certification

Eight Moses Lake women more than professional support group, but friends
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WASL practice sessions makes perfect

Hiawatha Elementary holds Saturday sessions to prepare students to take WASL
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Influenza outbreak cancels activities

Schools asked to do symptom checklists with students
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Moses Lake businessman relays Biblical message through sculpture

MOSES LAKE — Billy McBee never dreamed it would take him this long to be near completion of a sculpture he began roughly six years ago.
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Flu blamed for school absences

Music concert canceled to reduce risk of transmission among students, community
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Ed program helps reach migrant workers

MOSES LAKE — Irick Santos is 47 years old and has worked as a migrant farm worker in apple orchards since 1981.
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Homeschool or public school?

Families work to find the best fit for educating their children
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