State playoff potential still there for Warriors
I attended the Royal-Wahluke high school football game Friday night, and I am convinced there is not a 45-point difference between the two programs.
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Three Super Sisters and their pumpkin patch
WEST ROYAL SLOPE - Three girls, who call themselves Super Sisters, are getting some valuable lessons about life through what you could call a unique home school.
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Cozy Comforts produces 4,000th blanket for bazaar
DESERT AIRE - Cozy Comforts of South Grant County has completed its 4,000th blanket for children in crisis, and is starting to gather items for its annual Christmas Bazaar.
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Wahluke Warriors show tough defense again, 39-7
MATTAWA - Defensive end Alberto Cruz recovered a fumble in the end zone to score a touchdown just minutes into the game to ignite a 39-7 Wahluke win over Mabton last Friday in a South Central A Conference East opener.
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Royal Knights and the wind blow away Burbank, 42-6
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School and a strong wind spoiled what was expected to be a good football game for Burbank last Friday night.
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Owner of Mac's destined for business
ROYAL CITY - With parents, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters in business, it made sense that Mackenzee Brown would end up with one of her own.
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Wahluke Warriors throttle White Swan, 25-6
MATTAWA - It took a while for the offense to awaken, but the defense was good all night as Wahluke (1-1) dispatched White Swan, 25-6, in a non-league high school football contest here Saturday.
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Royal Knights roar back, 41-0, over Omak
ROYAL CITY - If you wondered what was wrong with Royal High School football after the season-opening loss to Cashmere, the answer is: Nothing.
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Owners of Cruzing Auto inspire parents
MATTAWA - When you walk into Cruzing Auto Accessories & Audio at 216 First St., you don't see all there is to the story of the owners.
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Hometown memorial needs to be mentioned
As you can see, this column is accompanied by a picture of a 9/11 memorial event. It was one my wife attended in Granger on Sunday.
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Royal science teacher completes STEM institute
ROYAL CITY - Mario Godoy-Gonzalez, a Royal High School ESL and science teacher was one of 50 educators from across the nation who recently completed the 2011 Siemens STEM Institute.
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Green sand means greenbacks for Bonander
DESERT AIRE - After a day of fishing in Mexico, Desert Aire's Larry Bonander was at a Cabo San Lucas swim-up bar exchanging pleasantries with several other business people.
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Hurricane Irene comes to the aid of Mattawa Communities Day
MATTAWA - Hurricane Irene slammed a door on the eastern United States last weekend and at the same time opened a window for the community of Mattawa.
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Royal City Knights still the dominant 1A force
ROYAL CITY - There's no sense in asking what's new in Royal High School football.
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Connell beast of the East again, East to dominate
CONNELL - Not much will change in South Central A Conference football this fall. The East will be stronger than the West, and it's going to take one big upset to knock off Connell.
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Today in History for September 2nd
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Columbia Bank plans Sept. 8 opening date
MATTAWA - The community of Mattawa could have a functioning bank as soon as Sept. 8. It will be in the former Bank of Whitman building and be known as Columbia Bank.
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Don't ignore DOE's water workshops
There is a notice in this week's paper about workshops the Department of Ecology is planning on Sept. 7, 8 and 9 in Richland, Wenatchee and Spokane regarding the water supply in the Columbia River.
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Church basement to help ease school crowding
ROYAL CITY - There may be little talk now about crowding in Royal Schools this fall, but the problem persists, according to Superintendent Rose Search.
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Mattawa Communities Day a huge success
MATTAWA - The people of Mattawa hasn't had a community day the past five years, but they didn't forget how to celebrate.
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A Royal gathering 85 miles out of town
I've heard "it's a small world" many times, and the adage proved out again last Saturday.
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Community builder Frances Cox chosen grand marshal
MATTAWA - Frances Cox, who came to Mattawa in 1974 and became one of its builders, will be the grand marshal for the Mattawa Community Days Parade this Saturday, Aug. 27
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Mattawa Community Days coming this Saturday
MATTAWA - The first run of the new Mattawa Community Days will be celebrated this Saturday, Aug. 27.
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83-year-old dominates match play at Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE - The handicap system was devised to level the playing field in golf, and 83-year-old David Sivils can attest to its effectiveness.
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Direct marketing saved Tonnemaker Hill Farm
FRENCHMAN HILLS - Kole Tonnemaker looks around his Tonnemaker Hill Farm and is grateful for its success. And he is mindful of what could have been.
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Mattawa Community Days lands appearance by Miss Washington 2011
MATTAWA - The new Mattawa Community Days, on Saturday, August 27, will start off with a bang. They will include a day-long appearance by the reigning Miss Washington.
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Baseball is still the game, even if I'm a Mariner fan
I suspect I'm like a lot of Seattle Mariner fans this summer, suffering through a dismal effort while agreeing that Manager Eric Wedge's youth movement is the right idea.
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Royal 1972 graduate to promote novel
ROYAL CITY - Ann Clizer, who grew up in Royal, will make a return on Thursday, August 11, to promote her recently-published novel, "Selective Abandonment".
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Royal business manager chosen from among staff
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District didn't have to go far to find a replacement for recently-departed business manager Clinton Sherman.
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Today in History for July 20th
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Wahluke school work on schedule
MATTAWA - Wah?luke School District Superintendent Aaron Chavez reports that work necessitated by the reconfiguration of schools is on schedule.
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Anthony verdict tests honesty of conservatives
An item on the national scene that caught my attention in recent weeks was media reaction to the Casey Anthony murder trial.
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Parents follow couple to the sun of Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE - Brad and Karen Kleinschmidt were tired of Seattle area traffic and weather when they decided to move here in 2005.
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Desert Aire author's works centered on satan, murder
DESERT AIRE - Loretta Pomerleau retired in 2004 from a successful career as a chiropractor, but recently she completed her real dream of being a published author.
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Deep Water Concert Series a casino's play for stature
MANSON - If the phrase "Deep Water Concert Series" sounds new to you, it is.
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Summerfest may be a festival for others to copy
When first I heard there would be no carnival at Royal City's Summerfest, I wondered just how good a festival it could be.
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Nearly all Red Rock students on for test day
ROYAL CITY - Principal Richard Gregoire reports that students were on hand the first day for 1,089 of the 1,098 Measurement of Student Progress tests this year.
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Mattawa food bank fundraiser slated
DESERT AIRE - The annual Mattawa Area Food Bank fund-raising dinner and dessert auction will be held on Saturday, July 2, at the Sagebrush Senior Center in Desert Aire.
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Custard pie was the key to victory
Talk of Fourth of July celebrations at Crescent Bar (July 3) and George (July 4) and the annual Summerfest at Royal City July 5-10 reminds me of when a couple of friends and I decided to make the Granger Cherry Festival better in 1963.
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11 Royal High seniors garner highest honors
ROYAL CITY - More than one-third (36) of the 84 graduating seniors at Royal High school were awarded scholarships in 2011, and 11 of the graduates earned highest academic (3.75 grade point average or better ) honors.
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Entries encouraged for parade
ROYAL CITY - Participants are being sought for the 2011 Royal City Summerfest Grand Parade, and committee chairwoman Julierae Castleton hopes entries sign up sooner rather than later.
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Parade Grand Marshals Dean, Nancy Callahan important part of Royal
ROYAL CITY - With a theme of "Royal's 5 Decades", the Summerfest organization has chosen a five-decade couple - Dean and Nancy Callahan - as grand marshals for the parade on July 9.
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Royal Junior qualifies for FBLA nationals
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School junior Lindsey Christensen has qualified for the Future Business Leaders of America national conference and will attend the event in Orlando, Fla. later this month.
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Seahawk scores ace Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE - Hole No. 11 at the Desert Aire Golf Course is bound to become popular among players. Seattle Seahawk offensive lineman Sean Locklear scored a hole-in-one there on May 15.
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Oregon arrest leads to Mattawa drug raid
MATTAWA - A Mattawa home was raided after a vehicle drug bust in Oregon ended in the arrest of a Mattawa woman, and several drug-traffic-related items were seized.
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A returning former Royal resident revives Gymkhana at Summerfest
ROYAL CITY - After about 20 years in western Washington, Cara Hoyt came home to Royal City to find that her favorite Summerfest activity - Gymkhana - was no more.
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Desert Aire Airport's all-you-can-eat breakfast on Saturday
DESERT AIRE - The 18th annual Desert Aire Airport Fly-in, a breakfast to please a hungry man, will be held this Saturday, June 18, from 7-11 a.m.
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Q Fever found in Grant County, could be risky for humans
EPHRATA - Grant County Health Officer Dr. Alexander Brzezny reported to the May 11 meeting of the Board of Health that several goats in the Moses Lake area have been found to have Q Fever.
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Laid off, Royal City woman lands on her feet-in China
ROYAL CITY - No lay-off could be tougher to take than the one Royal City's Madeline Sanchez got from the Wahluke School District on Jan. 9. It was her birthday.
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