ARTICLES BY BOB KIRKPATRICK FOR HERALD
Ritzville's Pat Tremaine is Old Hotel Artist of the Month for December
Pat Tremaine, who is known by many for her watercolor landscape paintings, has been an artist all her life. Growing up in Seattle, Tremaine said she took an interest in her craft at a very young age.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS AGO
Orchard worker housing project underway in Mattawa
MATTAWA — The first of three phases of the Washington Growers League housing project for Starr Ranch Custom Orchards being built on a 5-acre plat on Pat Chee Drive is in full swing.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Growing onions in the Basin has its pitfalls
Onion growers on both sides of the Columbia River deal with a lot of common problem areas. In times past, they have had difficulty finding solutions through local research that can bring relief from the issues plaguing their crops.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Middle school teacher named Artist of the Month
McFarland Middle School art instructor Gretchen Durepo is the Old Hotel Art Galley Artist of the Month for October.
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Career Showcase a hit with vendors and students
OTHELLO — The inaugural Othello Career Showcase held in the gymnasium at Othello High School recently was a huge success. Organizers and business vendors alike were pleased with the turnout and responses received from the 1,500 students who got a first hand look at what the local job market has …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Moses Lake woman is Old Hotel Artist of the Month for September
OTHELLO — Moses Lake’s Susan Walpole has been an avid lover of art for as long as she can remember. A self-described doodler, Walpole said as a child she drew on every little edge of paper and continues to do so today.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Othello Rodeo has rich local tradition
OTHELLO — The Othello Rodeo kicks up its heels Friday and Saturday night in the arena on the Adams County Fairgrounds.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Othello Career Showcase connects employers, students
OTHELLO — In what is being billed as the first major effort in many years to connect local employers with local students, the Othello Industry Council, Adams County Development Council and Othello School District have teamed up to provide local kids a “passport to the future.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
The Buys' are Quincy's Farm Family of the Year
QUINCY — Making something out of nothing is the typical plight for most farmers. It was no different for Jim and Minnie Buys who bought a modest parcel of land 50 years ago off of what is now Adams and 11.5 Road Northwest in Quincy, and turned it into a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
