Wednesday, January 22, 2025

ARTICLES BY JONDA PINGETZER<BR>HERALD STAFF WRITER

A journey to find one's self

MOSES LAKE - It took a trip covering thousands of miles to N'Zao, Africa, a community of around 2,000 individuals, for Bethany Verhage to realize she had found her calling in life.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

The uppers and downers of the bathroom

The toilet seat. Should it be left up or down?
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Dancing among the clouds

EPHRATA — It's the rhythm and flow of the figures that Mike Mulcahy of Desert Aire loves about flying aerobatics.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

The 'Phenom' from Moses Lake

MOSES LAKE — As the scents of exhaust and dirt hang heavy in the air, butterflies start to creep into the pit of Kurrick Gettings stomach.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Rubber band dreams with wings

MOSES LAKE — On a spring morning when the air is calm, shortly after sunup, a tall figure in a field located in Cascade Valley gently hoists a small airplane frame into the air.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

My great escape to McCall, Idaho

For the first time in almost a year, I read a magazine from cover to cover. My life, like most people, has me running from sunup to sundown. I cram as much as possible into each day, and still feel like I don't get enough accomplished.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 17 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

The adventures of Ellie May

As I sit watching ESPN Sunday morning, I chuckle quietly as my boyfriend cleans "eye boogie's" from our new puppy's face with one of her play socks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Lights, Camera, action

MOSES LAKE — As whistles blow and screaming fans cheer loudly during a home volleyball game, one might not notice the young girl sitting in the highest corner of the stands.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Basin Life

As the mellow lyrics of "Don't worry be happy" drift through a local coffee shop, Holly Hutchinson folds her 6 foot 3/4 inch barefoot frame onto a chair. Laughing easily, she masks some of the uncertainty that the future is about to hold.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Basin Life

MOSES LAKE — Every family has a tradition they claim as their own.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Cup of inspiration

Coulee City teacher spends spare moments hosting tea parties
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 18 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

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