SummerFest Grand Marshals have deep roots in Royal City
ROYAL CITY — Patrick and Dorothy Lee are this year’s Grand Marshals of the SummerFest Parade.
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SummerFest Grand Marshalls have deep roots in Royal City
ROYAL CITY — Patrick and Dorothy Lee are this year’s Grand Marshall’s of the SummerFest Parade.
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SummerFest adds a new twist to its lineup
ROYAL CITY — A new Royal City cultural performing arts unit, Danza Folklórica de Royal City, will perform for the first time ever in front of a live audience on Friday, July 14, at the Royal City SummerFest.
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Royal City SummerFest schedule set
ROYAL CITY — This year’s Royal City SummerFest, themed “Fiesta,” is set officially for July 10-15.
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Royal City gearing up for SummerFest
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City SummerFest or SummerFiesta this year is set for the weekend of July 10-15. Now is the time to sign up for the various competitions.
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Desert Aire man's long-time vision takes flight
DESERT AIRE — Cliff Naser has had a passion for flying for many years. In 2002 he began building his own airplane. It finally took to the air last week in test flights at the Desert Aire Airport.
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Warriors' season comes up one win shy of a championship
SUMNER — It’s a big disappointment when you come up just one goal short of a state high school soccer championship. It is also a sign of excellence for your program.
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Wahluke Soccer on to Final Four
SUMNER — Enjoying their return to the state high school soccer tournament after a 6-year absence, the Wahluke Warriors have advanced to the final four.
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Wahluke comes up short in district championship match
YAKIMA — The Warriors dropped a hard fought physical 1-0 match to Connell at Yakima’s Marquette Stadium May 11.
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Wahluke squeaks by Mabton on the pitch
MATTAWA — Alejandro Rivera drilled an early 25-yard shot, and Wahluke went on to beat Mabton 4-3 in the first round South Central A Conference District Soccer action Friday.
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Warriors come up short at Quincy Invite last weekend
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School track team is in the midst of rebuilding the program, and the inexperience showed up on the big stage last weekend at the Quincy Invitational. The Warrior boys finished 15th among the competition. The girls squad placed slightly better taking 13th out of 17 …
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It's crunch time for Wahluke Soccer following recent losses
MATTAWA — Wahluke continues to play excellent defense, but the Warriors have been unable to generate much of an offense on the pitch and that has resulted in back-to-back losses in the last six days.
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A much-needed housing project is underway in Mattawa
MATTAWA — Housing availability on the Wahluke Slope has been a problem for several years. There is plenty of work but not enough workers because of insufficient dwelling places.
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The questions we do not have answers for
My son Grover who lives in Spokane had to deal with the suicide of a family friend two weeks ago. My friend Dolly Siegfried of Desert Aire dealt with a suicide in her family last week.
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Warriors deadlocked with Eagles atop the conference standings
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School soccer team is right where it likes to be at this time of year — at or near the top of the 1A SCAC East Standings.
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Royal City suffers the loss of a great man
ROYAL CITY — When Frank Mianecki Sr. passed away on April 7, his departure was felt throughout the community.
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It's one game at a time for a young Warrior team
MATTAWA — Wahluke’s return to prep varsity baseball has not been easy, but it appears the program is back in the SCAC East to stay.
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Local man heads up Mattawa housing project
I met with a man at Tiddaly Diddaly’s last Wednesday who has launched an ambitious housing project for the Mattawa community.
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Trump's run to POTUS spiced up the last of couple's 70 years
DESERT AIRE — According to election watchers, Donald Trump won the presidency last November because he attracted voters who had been discouraged over the last 30-40 years.
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Mattawa wastewater system needs upgrades
MATTAWA — The City of Mattawa is looking to make about $2 million in upgrades to its wastewater system, but it lacks the resources to do so and will need to secure funding to get the job done.
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Super Sucker truck finds its place in agriculture
MATTAWA — When Greg and Candice Mead decided to leave Seattle to restart their lives in Mattawa three years ago they kept a truck they dubbed Super Sucker from the business they were leaving behind.
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New medical provider's good bedside manner came naturally
MATTAWA — The first characteristics you notice when you meet Cindy Reed are her nearly-constant smile and a warm personality that comes from the heart
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Fish kill the new story in dam breach saga
BURBANK — Ice Harbor Dam and three others on the lower Snake River have long been the targets of environmentalists who’d like to do away with all dams in favor of fish.
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Royal boys, Wahluke girls fare well at Best of the Basin meet
EPHRATA — Fernando Soto won the 300 hurdles and Abby Yorgesen won the high jump to lead the Royal boys and Wahluke girls to success at Ephrata’s Best of the Basin prep track meet last week.
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Third week the 'best writing yet' at Saddle Mountain Elementary
MATTAWA — Saddle Mountain Elementary students shifted the target of their month-long focus on writing in March from their principal to quality of education.
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Ginkgo Forest Winery move could help tourism
MATTAWA — Ginkgo Forest Winery is moving to Prosser.
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Third week the 'best writing yet' at Saddle Mountain Elementary
MATTAWA — Saddle Mountain Elementary students shifted the target of their month-long focus on writing in March from their principal to quality of education.
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Royal Knights off to brilliant soccer start of season Warden falls 3-0, Cashmere bounced, 6-0
ROYAL CITY — Six games into the season, the Royal High School soccer team has stamped itself a state tournament contender.
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Royal Knights take 2 from River View in baseball
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High Knights took a big leap toward post-season baseball play Saturday by sweeping two tough SCAC East contests against River View.
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Wahluke downs Highland, 2-1, to even soccer mark
MATTAWA — Playing the toughest competition around has its risks, the Wahluke High soccer team has learned this spring. A 2-1 victory over Highland on Saturday got the Warrior record back to even at 3-3.
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Bold business owners sought for Asian trade
MATTAWA — Alan Peterson and Vern Jenkins stopped by Ginkgo Forest Winery recently on a tour of grant county aimed at finding business owners who might like to market their products in Japan, Korea and/or Taiwan.
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Maggie Delay wins three events at Ray Cross invite
EPHRATA — All six prep track and field teams from the Sun Tribune area competed at the Ray Cross Invitational Saturday and found it to be one of the toughest meets anywhere.
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The joy of the innocents; spending time with family
I kept hearing “Dad” or “Grandpa,” and it sounded familiar. Ah yes, my son Grover or my son Teddy with me at Dad’s, working in his truck garden.
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April AOM at Old Hotel Gallery also plays piano
OTHELLO — Sandra Mitchell has had health struggles since she was 14, but she has never given up on living.
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Council member choice postponed
MATTAWA — The Mattawa City Council seat vacated recently by a resignation is still open. The Council decided at its March 16 meeting to interview the candidates.
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Royal baseball splits baseball games with Connell Saturday
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High School baseball team got two great pitching efforts from the Jenks brothers, but had only enough offense to win one of the contests against Connell in a SCAC-opening doubleheader Saturday.
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Royal Knights top Granger, 4-0, for 4-0 streak in soccer
ROYAL CITY — Royal downed Granger 4-0 last Saturday to complete a 4-0 non-league soccer slate in just more than a week to start the new season.
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Wahluke athletes take first steps toward building track program
MATTAWA — Wahluke athletes took good early steps toward rebuilding the high school track program at their own Windbreaker Invitational last Friday..
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Wahluke golf program grows
MATTAWA — “I am excited,” veteran Wahluke High School coach Tiffany Hedman said last week about the new season.
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$56,000 grant would help finish Old Hotel remodel
OTHELLO — A $56,000 grant the Old Hotel Art Gallery is seeking from Washington state’s Heritage Capital Projects fund would allow the gallery to finish a remodel that began five years ago, according to Old Hotel manager Jenn Stevenson.
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Royal boys, girls 1st at Windbreaker
ROYAL CITY — It was business as usual for the Royal High School track teams at Wahluke's Windbreaker Invitational last Friday.
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Officer Joe Harris' decision to return home works out
MATTAWA — It didn’t take Joe Harris very long to figure out he belongs in eastern Washington.
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Next planning night for school construction bond set
OTHELLO — The Othello School District will be asking voters to approve a school construction bond in a special election in February of 2018, but superintendent Chris Hurst doesn’t yet know what the figure will be.
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Bold business owners sought for Asian trade
MATTAWA — Alan Peterson and Vern Jenkins stopped by Ginkgo Forest Winery recently on a tour of Grant County aimed at finding business owners who might like to market their products in Japan, Korea and/or Taiwan.
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Othello to celebrate 20th Sandhill Crane Festival
OTHELLO — The community of Othello and people from all over the state and far away places will gather here this weekend, Friday and Saturday, for the 20th annual Othello Sandhill Crane Festival.
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We wouldn't have done this as kids
I’ll be taking a few days off in the next couple of weeks, leaving March 28 for a wedding in Florida, and I expect to be back on April 10.
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Sandhill Crane Festival to go on without familiar face
OTHELLO — The activities and speakers are set for the 20th Othello Sandhill Crane Festival the weekend of March 24-26, but missing will be the familiar face of a man who helped on every Festival to date.
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$56,000 grant would help finish Old Hotel remodel
OTHELLO — A $56,000 grant the Old Hotel Art Gallery is seeking from Washington state’s Heritage Capital Projects fund would allow the gallery to finish a remodel that began five years ago, according to Old Hotel manager Jenn Stevenson.
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Next planning night for school construction bond set
OTHELLO — The Othello School District will be asking voters to approve a school construction bond in a special election in February of 2018, but superintendent Chris Hurst doesn’t yet know what the figure will be.
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The cranes are coming
OTHELLO — The community of Othello and people from all over the state and far away places will gather here this weekend, Friday and Saturday, for the 20th annual Othello Sandhill Crane Festival.
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Kaiden Quigley chosen Othello's Distinguished Young Woman 2017
OTHELLO — Kaiden Quigley won the title of Othello Distinguished Young Woman at a program Saturday that the masters of ceremony, and even audience members, said was tough to call.
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After 15 years as volunteers, couple still excited about sandhill cranes
OTHELLO — Chris and Kurt Braunwart have volunteered 15 years at the Sandhill Crane Festival, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary on March 24-26 in and around Othello.
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Volunteers clean up Othello streets
OTHELLO — Spearheaded by the Othello Beautification Committee, volunteers started sprucing up the community of Othello last Saturday, just ahead of spring and the annual Sandhill Crane Festival.
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Council member resigns, two ask for open position
MATTAWA — Mattawa City Council member Betty Webster resigned her seat at the March 2 meeting of the Council, and two residents have presented letters of interest.
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Former farm worker to speak about grape growing at the Toyota Center
MATTAWA — Miguel Rodriguez was just another farm worker when he started with Sagemoor Farms in Pasco in 1979. He is now one of the most respected grape growers in the state.
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New Wahluke track coach greeted by 62
MATTAWA — Head coach Joel Dugan and assistant coach Alexis Dugan (Joel’s wife) are in the process of rebuilding the Wahluke High School track and field program, and they are excited.
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Baby it's cold out here lately; Let's play 2
The Royal golf girls get to kick off the SCAC East prep spring sports season Thursday with a jamboree at Othello. They will likely wear sweatshirts or sweaters, maybe even jackets.
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Othello Distinguished Young Women Program Saturday
OTHELLO — With the introduction of the fifth and final contestant, the field is set for this Saturday’s Othello Distinguished Young Women Program.
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Volunteers a big part of VEX Robotics, appreciate students
MATTAWA — VEX Robotics has become a popular after school and weekend activity in the Wahluke School District. Periodically readers see the results of competitions in the newspaper.
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Rod's Custom Rods 'something to do' for a man in constant pain
DESERT AIRE — Most people start businesses to make money, maybe even become wealthy.
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Wahluke a picture of good sportsmanship at districts
There were about three minutes to go in the district tournament game at Wapato that was Wahluke High School’s last chance to qualify for the boys 1A state tournament.
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Rachel Risenmay, Liz Giles vie for Othello DYW crown
OTHELLO — The community of Othello will soon learn who will be chosen as the Distinguished Young Woman for 2017.
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After 50 years, no quit in George wrestling ref
GEORGE — If you ask 66-year-old wrestling referee Gerald Entzel of George when he plans to hang up his whistle, he’ll tell you he has no plan.
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The longer winter finally ends at Desert Aire Golf
DESERT AIRE — After 77 long days — 11 weeks — golf has returned to central Washington, and the happiest golfers last Saturday hailed from north central Washington.
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I got the victory, God got the save
When I arrived at home in Granger at the end of my day Friday, I shut off the car’s engine and reached to the passenger seat for my work equipment, and my notebook was missing.
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Royal High School students of month recently announced
ROYAL CITY — Kassandra Marmolejo Mayo, Luis Gaitan Barajas, Lizbeth Alba and Marleen Martinez were selected students of the month at Royal High School for December and January.
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City of Mattawa to annex Catholic Church property
MATTAWA — After a public hearing on the matter on Feb. 16, the Mattawa City Council voted to annex the property of Our Lady of the Desert Catholic Church to the city.
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Two young ladies seek Othello DYW crown
OTHELLO — The Othello Distinguished Young Woman program is less than a month away, and Kaiden Quigley and Hannah Christensen are anxiously awaiting their chance to shine before the community.
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McDonald's owner caught a dream across border
OTHELLO — Self-help writers will tell you that most successful business people start with a dream. Fernando Moreno didn’t have one when he crossed the border from Mexico at the age of 14.
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Wahluke basketball season closes one game short
MATTAWA — Abandoned by the slick-passing offense that led to a magical regular season, the Wahluke Warriors fell just short of the state 1A high school boys basketball tournament with a 65-41 loss to Granger at Wapato last Saturday.
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A McReader and a cheeseburger please
OTHELLO — The menu at the local McDonald’s Restaurant is typical of any McDonald’s across the U.S., but the Othello McDonald’s also offers the McReader.
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Othello McDonald's owner caught a dream after crossing border
OTHELLO — Self-help writers will tell you that most successful business people start with a dream. Fernando Moreno didn’t have one when he crossed the border from Mexico at the age of 14.
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Royal Knights 13th at state 1A prep wrestling tough tourney for Sun Tribune teams
TACOMA — The state 1A high school wrestling tournament at the Tacoma Dome last weekend was a tough proposition for teams and individuals from the Sun Tribune coverage area.
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Home grown heroes speak to Saddle Mountain students
MATTAWA — Wahluke School District administrators are always seeking role models for their students, and sometimes they are found right in the community.
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Royal adds regional title, sends 9 wrestlers to state
ROYAL CITY — If there is one thing the boys on the Royal High School wrestling team have learned, it’s that every effort, no matter how seemingly small, counts.
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Up to 400,000 gallons of water spilled in Red Rock flooding
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City City Council heard at its Jan. 17 meeting that more than 200,000 gallons of city water was spilled when the Red Rock Elementary School flooded because of frozen water pipes on the weekend of Jan. 7-8.
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Crab (and steak) Feed set for Mach 4
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Golf Association will have its annual Crab (& steak) Feed on Saturday, March 4, at 6 p.m. at Keeley’s Barn.
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Watching 'Hidden Figures': and I thought I knew everything
Pat and I had our Valentines date one day early Monday evening, and it included the movie Hidden Figures.
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Royal adds regional title, sends 9 wrestlers to state
ROYAL CITY – If there is one thing the boys on the Royal High School wrestling have learned, it's that every effort, no matter how seemingly small, counts.
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Rally at Warden gives Wahluke SCAC East crown, No. 1 seed
MATTAWA — It was touch and go Thursday night at Warden, but the Wahluke High School boys basketball team unleashed an unbelievable comeback to win the game and capture the SCAC East championship.
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George to celebrate Washington's birthday
GEORGE — Feb. 18 is the date for George, Washington’s George Washington Birthday Celebration.
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Miguel Valencia not an everyday millennial
OTHELLO — Just about every day you read or hear that members of the millennial generation are this or that or are not this or that, and you start to wonder just what people are saying.
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Royal wins district wrestling title, advances 15 Wahluke sends five to regionals
MATTAWA — Royal rolled into Wahluke High School Saturday with 18 wrestlers, rolled to the district championship with 288 points and rolled on to regionals with 15 wrestlers.
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Miguel Valencia not your everyday millennial
OTHELLO — Just about every day you read or hear that members of the millennial generation are this or that or are not this or that, and you start to wonder just what people are saying.
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George, Washington to celebrate George Washington's birthday
GEORGE — Feb. 18 is the date for George, Washington’s George Washington Birthday Celebration.
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Columbia Basin Development League leader's farm started one year before the Grand Coulee discussion
OTHELLO — According to historical sources, official discussion of the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project started in 1902, the same year the Bureau of Reclamation was formed.
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City interviews 3 for police posts
MATTAWA — The City of Mattawa Civil Service Commission has interviewed three persons for the officer position vacated at the police department by the retirement of Tony Valdivia, the City Council learned at its Feb. 2 meeting.
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CBDL leader's farm a year older than Columbia Basin Project
OTHELLO — According to historical sources, official discussion of the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project started in 1902, the same year the Bureau of Reclamation was formed.
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Royal advances to 4-0 in wrestling over last weekend
ROYAL CITY — Royal defeated Burbank, 67-0, and River View, 60-12, last week to advance to a 4-0 record and the doorstep of the SCAC East prep wrestling title.
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Wahluke girls basketball wins 2, loses 1 last week
MATTAWA — The Wahluke girls had a successful week last week in high school basketball, winning two games while losing one.
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RSD seeks waivers on make-up school days
ROYAL CITY — Royal School District students may not have to make up the school days canceled by severe winter weather. The same could be true for the days missed at Red Rock Elementary because of the Jan. 7-8 flooding.
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Wahluke wins 3, rises to 1st in boys basketball
MATTAWA — Everything came up roses for the Wahluke High School boys basketball team last week. The Warriors swept three games and woke up Sunday morning at the top of the SCAC East.
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Royal boys capture 3-of-4 in high school basketball
ROYAL CITY — Except for a hiccup at Wahluke Friday night, the Royal High boys enjoyed a successful 4-game streak in basketball last week and this week, winning three contests.
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Still remember the Toppenish flood of 1996
I’m looking out the window at new snow falling on more than a foot of settled, packed snow as I write.
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Royal wrestling 2nd at Dream Duals last weekend
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High wrestling team is finding its stride as the post-season approaches, taking second place last weekend at the prestigious Dream Duals in Spokane.
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Wind Valley starts the Bible Bowl season with a triumph
SCHAWANA — Wind Valley, the team that has won the last four international Bible Bowls, has started the Bible Bowl season with a victory at the Columbia Basin Pathfinder Bible Experience in Yakima.
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Father, daughter paint mural to surprise students
OTHELLO — Hiawatha Elementary School students returned from their Christmas vacation early this month to be surprised by an 8-foot-by-40-foot mural of their mascot — a colorful Thunderbird — on their gym wall.
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Wahluke boys basketball roll on in SCAC East hoops
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School boys basketball team continued to roll last weekend with a 56-47 victory at Kiona-Benton and a 59-42 conquest of River View.
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Royal girls basketball drop 2 in SCAC hoops over weekend
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School continued to struggle in girls basketball, falling to River View, 70-52, on Friday and Burbank, 58-38, on Saturday.
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Royal basketball boys win one
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High School boys basketball team recorded a rare victory on Saturday and narrowly missed another triumph on Friday.
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Icy conditions delay Red Rock elementary students
ROYAL CITY — Many are the times you’ve heard the expression: If it’s not one thing, it’s another.
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Wahluke girls basketball split weekend games
MATTAWA — The Wahluke girls split two SCAC East prep basketball games last weekend, topping Kiona-Benton, 44-37 and falling to River View, 37-27.
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Couple may want to stop being good Samaritans
MATTAWA — City of Mattawa employees Pedro and Jazmin Hernandez may be wondering if being a good Samaritan is really a good idea.
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Wahluke Slope excited about basketball boys
MATTAWA — It’s been a long time since residents of the Wahluke Slope have had a sports team that lifts community spirits.
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The beginning of a new presidency: a time for change
I set aside time Friday to watch the entire inauguration of President Donald J. Trump and was happy to see him take the reins.
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City council hears soccer, community center plans
MATTAWA — Lars Leland, who has helped the City of Mattawa move plans forward for a complete renovation of Government Way, spoke to the city council recently about a community center-soccer fields complex.
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Evergreen Implement employment can mean a variety of experiences
OTHELLO — Since he took employment with Evergreen Implement of Othello, Andy Garza has had a variety of experiences. Next week he’ll add public speaking.
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Owen Ellis career high 32 not enough against Ki-Be
ROYAL CITY — Sophomore Owen Ellis scored a career high 32 points for the Royal High basketball team, but there was not support to overcome Kiona-Benton in SCAC East action last Friday night.
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60 children added to weekend meals
OTHELLO — The number of children who receive weekend meals from a program designed to guard against childhood hunger in this community has risen to 80, thanks to a $7,200 grant from Monsanto.
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Wahluke has opportunity to pull away in boys hoops
MATTAWA — Wahluke High School has fashioned a nice record in the first half of the boys basketball season and has a chance this weekend to solidify its grip on a district tournament berth.
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Royal wins two mat duals
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School got off to a hot start last week in SCAC East dual meet wrestling with a 66-6 win over Wahluke and 50-15 defeat of Kiona-Benton.
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Othello boys can't overcome cold starts against Wapato, EV
OTHELLO — Cold shooting in the first quarter both nights was too much to overcome last weekend, and the Othello boys basketball team lost to Wapato, 59-44, and East Valley, 71-62, in CWAC action.
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Evergreen Implement employment can mean a variety of experiences
OTHELLO — Since he took employment with Evergreen Implement of Othello, Andy Garza has had a variety of experiences. Next week he’ll add public speaking.
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With Seattle, all you can do is hope for the best
The Seattle Seahawks can win the Super Bowl, but with what has happened this year, I don’t have the confidence of the SB 48 and 49 years.
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Housing project status changed by Mattawa City Council
MATTAWA — With one condition, the Mattawa City Council agreed on Jan. 5 with the Washington Growers League that its planned farm worker housing project at the Taylor Orchards Development can be classified as a boarding house.
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Warming your house can present dangers
MOSES LAKE — If you are one of those people who doesn’t believe it when you are told portable (space) heaters can be dangerous, consider that this winter the City of Moses Lake Fire Department has responded to at least three fires that started with a space heater.
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Royal wrestlers second at Castle Rock tourney
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School put on a good show at the Castle Rock Tournament Saturday, taking second place in the nine-team field.
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Othello boys fall to Prosser, Ellensburg in CWAC hoops
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies dropped two more CWAC basketball contests last weekend by wide margins, but they played well much, if not most of the time.
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Warming your house can present dangers
MOSES LAKE — If you are one of those people who doesn’t believe it when you are told portable (space) heaters can be dangerous, consider that this winter the City of Moses Lake Fire Department has responded to at least three fires that started with a space heater.
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Wahluke girls back together, defeat Royal, 45-33
MATTAWA — With winter vacations to Mexico ended, the Wahluke High School girls basketball team got together last Friday for a 45-33 victory over Royal in SCAC East action.
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Wahluke boys basketball improves to 7-2 with win at Royal last weekend
MATTAWA — Wahluke High School continued to play winning basketball last weekend, edging Royal, 56-55, to advance its season record to 7-2 and SCAC East mark to 3-1.
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Arts Night offers chance to display hidden talents
OTHELLO — At some time in his or her life, most everyone dreams of an opportunity to display or demonstrate their artsy side.
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At least $100,000 damage at Red Rock Elementary
ROYAL CITY — School was out for the entire Royal School District Monday and may be out a lot longer for the 600 students who attend Red Rock Elementary School.
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Royal boys top Okanogan, drop two in SCAC East
ROYAL CITY — For one game early last week it appeared the Royal High boys basketball team had overcome its shooting and turnover woes in a 71-49 non-league win over Okanogan.
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Chiropractor has worked so much he can't give up now
OTHELLO — Dr. Rudy Dabalos, a chiropractor in this community, retired a few years ago. But he continues to work as he nears 75 and is planning a new business related to his career field.
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Finally, a street light we needed 60 years ago
The temperature was just about zero Friday evening when Pat called to me and practically ordered: “Honey come here. You have to see this.”
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La Cabaña successful from day of opening
ROYAL CITY — Early this century, Salvador Nuñez was tiring of working for others and decided to open his own business — the La Cabaña restaurant — in this community although he was living in California.
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Arts Night offers chance to display hidden talents
OTHELLO — At some time in his or her life, most everyone dreams of an opportunity to display or demonstrate their artsy side.
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Chiropractor has worked so much he can't give up now
OTHELLO — Dr. Rudy Dabalos, a chiropractor in this community, retired a few years ago. But he continues to work as he nears 75 and is planning a new business related to his career field.
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Red Rock Elementary in Royal City closed because of frozen pipes, flooding
ROYAL CITY – School was out for the entire Royal School District Monday and may be out a lot longer for the 600 students who attend Red Rock Elementary School.
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Red Rock Elementary in Royal City closed because of frozen pipes, flooding
ROYAL CITY – School was out for the entire Royal School District Monday and may be out a lot longer for the 600 students who attend Red Rock Elementary School.
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First VEX Robotics experience for Saddle Mountain a near win
MATTAWA — Saddle Mountain Elementary couldn’t have come any closer to winning its first VEX Robotics Competition and still finish as the runner-up.
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Royal boys very close to being consistent winners
I checked in on the Royal boys basketball team and Royal boys wrestling team last week. The wrestlers are on track for an excellent season.
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Darrin Miller off to good start at college
ROYAL CITY — Former Royal High School wrestler Darrin Miller has gotten off to a good start on the mats and in the classroom at Concordia University in Nebraska.
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Royal fourth at own wrestling tournament
ROYAL CITY — Royal High wrestling coach Pat Mitchell believes he’ll have a competitive team this winter, and the Knights’ performance at the Royal Christmas Tournament last week did nothing to discourage him.
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Royal loses twice but plays well at Sun Dome
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High School boys basketball team is 1-6, but coach Pete Christensen is not in a panic. He still believes his team can make the district and be successful there.
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Yes, we have no bananas, no bananas today
I woke up Monday morning recalling that old, old song with the refrain: “Yes, we have no bananas; We have no bananas today.”
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First VEX Robotics experience for Saddle Mountain a near win
MATTAWA — Saddle Mountain Elementary couldn’t have come any closer to winning its first VEX Robotics Competition and still finish as the runner-up.
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SME not a Lego League winner, but coach appreciates opportunity
MATTAWA — No Wahluke School District elementary school placed at the First Lego League Eastern Qualifier at Salk Middle School in Spokane on Dec. 11.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
2017 a 'big deal' for community of George
GEORGE — The community of George, which was named to honor the first president of the United State of America, will celebrate 60 years of existence this year. It was founded in 1957 by Charlie Brown.
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Play staged for cause: support for developmentally disabled
ROYAL CITY — Royal School District students will stage “The Shoemaker & The Elves” at the Red Rock Elementary School gym on Friday, Dec. 23, from 6-7:30 p.m.
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Royal boys basketball falls in spite of 10-0 quarter
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High School boys basketball team shut out Burbank, 10-0, in the second period to lead 24-17 at halftime and still lost last week’s lone game, 62-48.
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City, fire district at odds over cost of services
MATTAWA — The City of Mattawa and Grant County Fire District No. 8 have had two discussions of fee increases the Fire District wants for service to the city, and there is no agreement.
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Middle quarters undo Royal girls against River View
ROYAL CITY — River View was too much to handle in the second and third quarters last Saturday, and the Royal Knights dropped a SCAC East girls basketball contest, 56-41.
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After brilliant half, Royal boys hoops team struggles
ROYAL CITY — It could be that the long football season finally caught up with the Royal High basketball team afterall — last weekend.
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Royal High School names November students of month
ROYAY CITY — Marcos Espino, Jessica Arellano Sandoval, Areli Camacho Candido and Jessica Ventura Martinez have been named the November students of the month for Royal High School.
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Writer suggests spreading the love
Janell Wood, a resident of Othello and a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Othello, called last week to ask about how to get the word out about an event she and friends at the church are planning.
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Wahluke girls basketball down to 6 varsity players last week
MATTAWA — With one girl recovering from a torn meniscus, one on academic suspension and three on family trips in Mexico, the Wahluke girls basketball team had only six varsity players for both games last weekend.
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Mattawa, Othello tortilla maker learned from dad
MATTAWA — Porfirio Luna has had so much success with his business that he’s grown it to three sites, producing tortillas at Rallito de Luna in Mattawa, Pasco and Othello.
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The true price of things: appreciating Trump's interest
Considering that I almost never write about politics, most readers would think I don’t care. There are two things I watch consistently on TV – sports and politics.
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Tortilla maker learned craft from dad
MATTAWA — Porfirio Luna has had so much success with his business that he’s grown it to three sites, producing tortillas at Rallito de Luna in Mattawa, Pasco and Othello.
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Royal man returns from mission speaking Spanish
ROYAL CITY — Lots of young men from this region have gone, or go on missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the purpose of helping people in their walk with Jesus and in other ways.
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Royal hoops girls off to good start despite loss
ROYAL CITY — There were two different Royal High girls basketball teams on the floor against Goldendale Saturday night.
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Bel Canto Choir to perform in Othello Sunday
OTHELLO — The Bel Canto Women’s Choir of Yakima will perform a concert titled “The Real Meaning of Christmas” this Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Othello First Presbyterian Church.
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Wahluke girls basketball starts short some players
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School girls basketball team started the season last Friday on the short end of 63-33 runaway by Cle Elum in non-league action.
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Royal starts basketball boys hoops with 74-59 win
ROYAL CITY — Royal broke away with a 24-14 fourth period to start the prep basketball season Saturday night with a home court non-league victory over Goldendale, 74-59.
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Carter Allred returns from mission speaking Spanish
ROYAL CITY — Lots of young men from this region have gone, or go on missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the purpose of helping people in their walk with Jesus and in other ways.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Kaden had a great supporting cast in state game
I sat next to a sports reporter for the Tri-City Herald at the Tacoma Dome Saturday. He had covered the Kamiakin victory Friday night and would cover Richland’s runner-up finish Saturday night.
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1 dead, 1 injured in Royal City shooting last Friday Possible suspect still at large
ROYAL CITY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information that could lead to a suspect in a double shooting near Royal City early in the morning on Friday Dec. 9, that left one person dead and another injured.
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Beautiful Othello
OTHELLO — If you agree that Othello is one of the cleanest, brightest small communities anywhere, you can thank the Othello Beautification Committee for much of that.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Still time to help out Othello Christmas Baskets program
OTHELLO — Residents of Othello wishing to reach out to the less fortunate this Christmas season still have time to participate in the Othello Community Christmas Baskets program.
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One final great game for Royal Knight Kaden Jenks Royal tops Connell, 25-10, for state 1A football crown
TACOMA — Royal High School concluded its second unbeaten football season in a row and won its second successive state 1A championship at the Tacoma Dome Saturday with 25-10 win over SCAC East rival Connell.
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Saddle Mountain 3rd-5th graders to compete in VEX IQ Robotics
MATTAWA — Saddle Mountain Elementary third- through fifth-grade students will compete in their first-ever VEX IQ Robotics Challenge and First Lego League competitions this weekend.
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Police chief benefits among audit findings
MATTAWA — The Washington State Auditor’s Office audit of the City of Mattawa completed recently has very few negative findings, but it does bring questions to some transactions involving the police department.
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Great granddaughter of Oregon settlers next speaker for PAWS
OTHELLO — An Othello woman, whose great grandparents settled in Oregon after the Civil War, will be the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Presbyterian Adult Women’s Society on Wednesday, Dec. 14.
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'The Nutcracker'
MOSES LAKE — Central Washington residents and visitors who'd like to give the holiday season an exciting, colorful, musical start should consider “The Nutcracker” ballet performed by the Ballet Academy of Moses Lake.
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Longtime foe Connell in way of state title
ROYAL CITY — Royal and Connell High Schools have played football against each other numerous times over the years and, for the second time, they will face each other for the state 1A championship.
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No headline
I invited my son Grover, who lives in Spokane, to the Royal-Deer Park football game at Gonzaga Prep Stadium, saying it should be a really good game. At halftime he said:
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Othello Choral Society's cantata ready for stage
OTHELLO — The Othello Choral Society’s 38th Christmas Cantata is ready, and performances will start this weekend. This year’s cantata is “The Silence and The Sound” by Heather Sorenson.
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What a family mess grandma and I created
I visited California uncles once in a while during the 1970s and was disappointed to learn they didn’t visit each other much, sometimes not having contact for more than a year even though they lived in the same small town.
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Manuel Martinez: Unelected community leader
OTHELLO — Some community leaders serve on city councils, school boards and hospital boards, and others are members of civic organizations such as Lions and Kiwanis.
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Defense, running game advance Royal to semifinals
ROYAL CITY — On a cold night at Royal City, the Royal High Knights turned to their running game and defense for a 42-12 victory over Yakima’s LaSalle in the class 1A state playoff quarterfinals last Friday night.
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Now is when the scouts will scrutinize Jenks
ROYAL CITY — College football scouts who are considering Kaden Jenks for their teams will likely scrutinize his performance more than ever this week and potentially next week.
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Thanksgiving not a cinch if you're finicky
People often ask each other about their best Christmas, but I rarely hear people speak about their favorite Thanksgiving.
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Royal High names October's students of the month
ROYAL CITY — The educational staff at Royal High School has chosen Alisha Dorsing, Olivia Mendoza, Vanesa Prado and Elisha Sanchez as the school’s October students of the month.
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Royal High School's Veterans Day celebration features warrior
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School students, who have a Veterans Day celebration every year, heard last week from a retired U.S. Army warrior.
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AD impressed by students, MCT staff after production
MATTAWA — After the completion of the sixth Missoula Children’s Theater play with a Wahluke School District cast, Wahluke Activities director Cody Marlow still marvels at how MCT staff and Wahluke students do it.
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Actors needed for Othello's 'Drive-thru Bethlehem'
OTHELLO — The Othello Christian Church is seeking actors to fill roles in its annual “Drive-thru Bethlehem.”
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After 40 years, Christmas basket program stronger than ever
OTHELLO — Knowing that some of their neighbors were struggling financially, several Othello residents pooled their talents and resources in 1976 to start the Community Christmas Basket program.
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Jenks, defense, lead Royal football to rugged win
ROYAL CITY — Royal football fans have known about Kaden Jenks’ value as a passer over four seasons. Saturday, in a 27-6 first round win in the state playoffs, they saw his value as a leader.
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Well No. 3 total cost at $90,000
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City Council received an update on the repair of problems at city well No. 3 at its meeting Oct. 18, and it included a total cost estimate of $90,000.
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From the Sideline: Danny Cuevas, Royal's little big man
You would think the state football playoffs would be a rough place for a boy who stands 5-4 and weights 145 pounds. And it is.
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Input sought for Othello branding plan
OTHELLO — The Greater Othello Chamber of Commerce and the City of Othello are combining efforts in an attempt to develop a concept termed community branding.
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Royal Slope volunteers complete cemetery work
ROYAL CITY — No one does it better than Royal City and the Royal Slope when it comes to community needs. Recently, a Royal volunteer group, including a budding Eagle Scout, completed another needed project.
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Wahluke Warriors close with 58-0 football win over Goldendale
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School football team finished a tough year with a 58-0 non-league win over Goldendale last week.
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Wahluke Warriors can play football at a high level
There were 33 players when Wahluke finished the high school football season last Friday. The boys who stuck it out for another tough season got to enjoy a 58-0 win.
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Mattawa set to have drug take-back box
MATTAWA — After a presentation by the We Speak Community Coalition on children and drugs at its Nov. 3 meeting, the Mattawa City Council has decided to have a drug take-back box.
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Standard time becomes a problem
So we’re back on standard time. That fact was impressed on me on Monday, when Pat went out to renew her driver’s license one day ahead of her birthday.
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Familiar foe for Royal Knights' first night of playoffs
ROYAL CITY — Royal will face Colville again in the state 1A football playoffs when the Knights open the chase for the state title at home Saturday at 1 p.m.
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Royal football rolls, 79-9, rests this week
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High School football team concluded an unbeaten regular season last Friday with a 79-9 thumping of River View at River View.
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Cougars, Huskies football nearly ruin dream Apple Cup
I’ve been telling Pat about my dream Apple Cup on Friday, Nov. 25, and she has come aboard even though she never roots for the WSU Cougars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Connell woman's Israel pilgrimage to Israel set as highlight for PAWS
OTHELLO — Persons who would like to know more about the origins of Christianity and the stories of the Bible would serve themselves well by attending the Nov. 9 meeting of the Presbyterian Adult Women Society.
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Desert Oasis outdoor experiment successful
OTHELLO — As an alternative school, Desert Oasis High School and its staff are constantly looking for new ways to connect with students who struggle in a mainstream setting.
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Mattawa City Council sets housing hookup rates
MATTAWA — The Mattawa City Council adopted rates for hooking up new housing to the city’s water and sewer systems at its Oct. 20 meeting.
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Desert Oasis outdoor school successful
OTHELLO — As an alternative school, Desert Oasis High School and its staff are constantly looking for new ways to connect with students who struggle in a mainstream setting.
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Apology to Warrior football, congrats to cross country
As I’ve entered the autumn of my years, I’ve had this feeling that maybe my time for big mistakes has passed.
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Old Hotel's artist of month not unknown in community
OTHELLO — Works by the Old Hotel Art Gallery’s November artist of the month, Natasha Rodelo, have been hanging about week. There will be an open house on Nov. 5.
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Royal football streak up to 22 with 60-13 win last Friday
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School broke to a 26-0 first quarter lead and rolled Burbank, 60-13, last Friday to stretch its football winning streak to 22 games.
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Girls lead Wahluke cross country to banner year
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School cross country teams are about to conclude their best season ever at the state meet in Pasco this weekend.
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Putting the Cubs' historic NL title victory in perspective
My son Teddy called Saturday night. After we discussed his reason, I mentioned the Cubs had just made it the World Series.
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10 years later, Mattawa Area Food Bank is a dream realized
MATTAWA – When the community food bank surfaced years ago, organizers were thinking of temporary solutions to emergency needs.
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Big game produces big plays in latest football game
It used to be that big games in high school football were like boxing slugfests in the middle of the ring.
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Royal Knights pass third test in 28-21 barn-burner
ROYAL CITY – Defending 1A state champ Royal passed the third big test of this football season at Connell last Friday, edging Connell, 28-21.
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$3 million to upgrade wastewater treatment
MATTAWA – The City of Mattawa will need $3 million to upgrade its wastewater treatment plan, but the project won’t happen for awhile.
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Wahluke soccer wins twice, takes over 3rd place
MATTAWA – Wahluke defeated Royal and College Place by 1-0 scores last week in girls soccer to move into third place in the SCAC East and place a solid grip on a district tournament berth.
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It could be death by football: a point of no return
I do much of my newspaper work on the weekend. Most of the typing happens between Friday and Tuesday.
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$600,000 needed for UV facility replacement
ROYAL CITY – The ultraviolet facility at the Royal City wastewater treatment plant needs to be replaced, and it will cost the city approximately $600,000 to replace it.
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Turkey bingo set for fourth run
OTHELLO – It’s about a month away, but it’s not too early to alert folks to the Othello Lions Club’s Turkey Bingo on Tuesday, Nov. 15.
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Wahluke Warriors football falls to Warden, 36-6
MATTAWA – With no chance of making the post season, the Wahluke Warriors close out their prep football campaign by hosting Kiona-Benton this Friday and traveling to Connell a week later.
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Adams County emergency food, shelter funds available
OTHELLO – The Adams County Emergency Food and Shelter Board is taking applications for emergency funding for 2017.
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Royal City down to one water well
ROYAL CITY – The city of Royal City has only one functioning well for providing potable water to its residents.
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Royal's Danny Cuevas returns with four touchdowns
ROYAL CITY – If it wasn’t enough to defend against one of the best quarterbacks in the state, the Wahluke Warriors had to deal with the return of running back Danny Cuevas of Royal last Friday night.
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Othello Lions asks for used eyeglasses
OTHELLO – If you’re like a lot of eyeglass wearers, you have old pairs of lenses lying around your home just taking up space, and you sometimes think about getting rid of them.
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John Ingersoll continues to seek former MPD post
MATTAWA – John Ingersoll, a police officer who was fired by former Mattawa Police Chief John Turkey in 2013, continues to seek a return to his former post.
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'The 12th Seahawk' artwork on display at Old Hotel
OTHELLO – Those of you who are looking for that special gift for that special Seahawks fan may want to drop by the Old Hotel Art Gallery and check out “he 12th Seahawk.”
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Wahluke soccer drops contest in a shootout
MATTAWA – Wahluke fell twice in SCAC East soccer last week, but one of the matches was a barn burner against a tough opponent.
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Wahluke football regroups for College Place game
MATTAWA – Regrouping after their 69-8 loss to Royal High School last Friday, the Wahluke Warriors prepare for an opponent this Friday that plays football more to their level.
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One-man band lives the American Dream
I happened to stop by the Adams County Fair on opening day. While ordering a peach pie breakfast, I learned my sister Jenny Dabalos of Moses Lake and her husband Tom would be at the same booth at noon for lunch.
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Best day yet for pilots, students
DESERT AIRE – Students from Wahluke High School visited airplane pilots who reside at Desert Aire last week for the third straight year, and the pilots were pleased with the outcome.
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Othello Curb Appeal awards go to NAPA and hospital
OTHELLO – The Othello Beautification Committee’s third annual Curb Appeal Awards were presented to the NAPA auto parts store and Othello Community Hospital last week.
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Royal soccer girls top Mabton, 3-0
ROYAL CITY – The Royal High School girls soccer team got back to a winning way last week, downing Mabton, 3-0, on the Royal field.
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Othello fire station slates open house
OTHELLO – Adams County Fire District No. 5 will have its fourth annual open house at its Othello station on Oct. 20. Everyone is invited.
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Garbage a problem for city's recycling program
OTHELLO – Some people who use the City of Othello’s recycling program are causing problems by mixing trash with the recyclables.
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Kevin Long – getting paid for what he likes to do
DESERT AIRE – Countless people watch professional sports on TV and wish they could be paid for playing games, or at least for doing something they love.
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Local pilots to share knowledge, experiences with Wahluke students
DESERT AIRE – For the third consecutive year, private pilots who reside at and fly out of Desert Aire will share their knowledge and experiences with Wahluke High School STEM students.
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Former teacher Arline Whitney to speak to PAWS
OTHELLO – Former Othello elementary school teacher Arline Whitney will give a presentation on the origin and history of the apron at this season’s first gathering of PAWS on Wednesday, Oct. 12.
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Old Hotel Art Gallery launches 'Stash for Cash'
OTHELLO – The Old Hotel Art Gallery is offering a new way for friends of the gallery to continue or increase their support. Friends are the life’s blood of the Gallery.
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Annual Methodist spaghetti feed would support handicapped access
ROYAL CITY – The Annual United Methodist Church spaghetti feed has been scheduled for Oct. 13, with proceeds going toward the installation of a lift for better handicap accessibility.
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Royal stops College Place, 4-0, in soccer
ROYAL CITY – The Royal girls defeated College Place, 4-0, and dropped a 2-1 nail-biter to Wahluke in prep soccer last week, and stand at 2-1 in the early season.
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Father-Daughter Ball set for Oct. 8
OTHELLO – The annual Father-Daughter Ball, which is a major fund-raiser for Othello’s Distinguished Young Women Program, has been set for Saturday, Oct. 8.
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Royal football works on run game in 56-6 romp
ROYAL CITY – Warden concentrated its defensive effort on Royal’s passing game last Friday, so the Knights turned to their running game for a 56-6 SCAC East prep football victory.
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Public comment sought on EMS merging with sheriff
EPHRATA – The Grant County Board of Commissioners is considering making Emergency Management Services a part of the Grant County Sheriff’s Department.
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Cool day for Adams County Fair
OTHELLO – Folks who have lived here for some time say it never rains during the Adams County Fair, but it did Saturday.
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Royal boys, girls 2nd at Cowiche XC meet last week Middle school boys win their competition
ROYAL CITY – Both Royal High School cross country teams finished second in the small school division last weekend at the annual Apple Ridge Invitational.
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The many perks of aging can be enjoyable
Like most senior citizens, I am not really fond of aging. I’d rather be 30, or even 18 again.
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Wahluke Warriors scores 50 in football, but come up short
MATTAWA – The young Wahluke Warriors are 0-3 in the early prep football season, but their fans have reason to cheer; they are entertaining.
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Russell and Vetterick hold slim lead in golf
ROYAL CITY – Jeremy Russell and Shawn Vetterick have a one-point lead after five weeks of the Royal Golf Association fall league, and five teams are still in the race.
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Charlie Guthrie treats boss's company as if she's owner
MATTAWA – When former R Place Tavern bartender Charlie Guthrie heard about a possible two-day-a-week job at the Ginkgo Forest Winery, she called co-owner Lois Thiede.
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Royal's Camelia Street project back on front burner
ROYAL CITY – Mayor Kent Andersen reported to the Royal City Council, at its August 16 meeting, that the Camelia Street project is back on the road.
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Police chief resigns, sergeant investigated
MATTAWA – There are some strange happenings afoot in the Mattawa Police Department, but the principals involved aren't talking about them.
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Shock and awe down Zillah, 40-7
ROYAL CITY – First there was shock. Then there was awe. And then there was a gracious ending.
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Wahluke improves, still falls, 50-37, in football
MATTAWA – It may seem odd to say a team is improving when it loses a football game, 50-37, but that’s how Wahluke High coach Mike Foristiere assessed things after last Friday’s loss at Cle Elum.
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Royal XC season starts with 6th, 7th at Moses Lake
ROYAL CITY – Royal High cross country kicked of its season with sixth place for the girls and seventh for the boys at the sunny Moses Invitational last Saturday.
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Memory of Meeboer homestead halfway to Yakima
The Sun Tribune ran a picture recently of an old house in the Black Rock Valley that doubtless thousands of travelers on Highway 24 stopped to view and photograph over a great number of years.
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Eagle Scout project: stuffed animals for Othello hospital
OTHELLO – Micah Giles of Othello has chosen a compassionate Eagle Scout project that gives community members a chance help hospitalized children.
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From the sideline: This team is really good
I went to the Royal-Zillah football game Friday night expecting a contest like the 21-14 affair Royal took from 2A Ellensburg the previous week.
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Royal girls start soccer campaign with 6–0 win
ROYAL CITY – The Royal High School soccer team opened the new season last week with a 6-0 triumph over Goldendale.
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Columbia, Ellice overlays soon
MATTAWA – The overlay projects for Columbia and Ellice Avenues in Mattawa should see the start of work “any time now,” according to City Clerk Robin Newcomb.
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Work finished, Adams County Fair underway
OTHELLO – With all of the preparations finished, the Adams County Fair opened yesterday, and there is still a lot to see and enjoy for late-comers.
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Hawk Fuel, Subway, Hot Stuff manager knows work
OTHELLO — Some people work, some work a lot, and some, like Pennie Brady, work even more.
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Hawk Fuel, Hot Stuff, Subway manager knows how to work
OTHELLO — Some people work, some work a lot, and some, like Pennie Brady, work even more.
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Royal stops 2A powerhouse Ellensburg, 21-14 victory
ROYAL CITY – The highly anticipated non-league prep football match between top-ranked 1A Royal and fourth-ranked 2A Ellensburg went to the Knights, 21-14, at Royal last Friday.
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New OHS principal didn't see himself in education
OTHELLO – “Some times I pinch myself,” new Othello High School Principal Russell Kovalenko said while appreciating his station in life.
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New athletic director hopes for long stay in Royal
ROYAL CITY — Matt Tait has been the Royal School District athletic director for just a few weeks and last week, he exclaimed, “I hope I’m here for 20 years.”
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Smooth sailing first day goes well at Royal Schools
ROYAL CITY — New Royal School District Superintendent Roger Trail spent the first day of school, August 24, in the different school buildings.
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Some residents are married to Othello
Had a chance to chat with Adams County Fair Board member Dave Sperl last week, but not about the fair.
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Old Hotel Art Gallery launches 'Stash for Cash'
OTHELLO — The Old Hotel Art Gallery is offering a new way for friends of the gallery to continue or increase their support. Friends are the life’s blood of the Gallery.
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Adams County Fair just around the corner
OTHELLO — It won’t be long until the exhibits, the food, the animals, the contests and the entertainment of the Adams County Fair. It will be celebrated the weekend of Sept. 14-16.
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Former coach Randy Miller adjusts to life's changes
OTHELLO — Teachers are people too. They experience life changes. Just ask Othello eighth grade science teacher Randy Miller.
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Sidewalk to cost more than expected for City of Mattawa
MATTAWA — The City of Mattawa will contribute about $43,000 from its street fund toward the installation of new sidewalk on Williams Ave., the Mattawa City Council decided at its meeting of August 18.
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Ginkgo Forest Winery celebrating ninth year
MATTAWA — Ginkgo Forest Winery will celebrate its ninth year of producing its Wahluke Slope AVA (American Viticultural Area) wines on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-5, at its tasting room.
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Local students among Big Bend graduates
MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College announced a graduating class of 455 students for 2016. A good share of them are from the Sun Tribune readership area.
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Rev. Adam Janes New Othello pastor might have been a cop
OTHELLO — Until he heard the Northwest Christian University Singers perform, the Rev. Adam Janes was planning to be a policeman.
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Othello 13-year-old baseball player catching eyes nationally
OTHELLO — It’s that time of the year when youngsters all across the country turn to football. Not Nathan Garza Jr. of Othello. He’s still playing baseball.
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Creating gives Old Hotel artist of month relaxation
OTHELLO — Students in the Othello School District know School Resource Officer Sean Anderson as a cop. The’d probably be surprised he’s an accomplished collage artist and photographer.
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Former coach Randy Miller adjusts to life's changes
OTHELLO — Teachers are people too. They experience life changes. Just ask Othello eighth grade science teacher Randy Miller.
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Ginkgo Forest Winery to celebrate ninth year
MATTAWA — Ginkgo Forest Winery will celebrate its ninth year of producing its Wahluke Slope AVA (American Viticultural Area) wines on Labor Day weekend, Sept. 2-5, at its tasting room.
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City of Royal picks up $10,000 on sale of surplus cars
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City Council made a decision at its meeting of July 19 that has gained the city $10,277 from the sale of two surplus vehicles.
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Othello Skatepark opens:
OTHELLO — Late Othello City Councilman Dan Dever dreamed of and advocated for a skatepark for Othello’s youth. It opened on July 1 and is as popular as Dever hoped.
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Royal's Kaden Jenks top senior at Northwest quarterback camp
ROYAL CITY — A lot of people who understand football talent considered Royal High School’s Kaden Jenks the best quarterback in the state last year, especially at the end of the season.
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Othello woman dies in truck-car crash
OTHELLO — An Othello woman died and a man and small child were injured Monday when a car and truck collided on Highway 24, three miles south of Othello.
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Valdez Tire Service a big business to local owner
ROYAL CITY — There are small businesses, and then there are smaller businesses, such as Valdez Tire Service at 109 Royal Ave. in Royal City.
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Othello man, 90, dies in car crash
MOSES LAKE — An elderly man died Thursday, Aug. 8, as the result of a two-car collision about two miles south of Moses Lake at Highway 17 and Potato Frontage Road, the Washington State Patrol reported.
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Royal man state's newest trooper
ROYAL CITY – Connor W. Paysse of Royal City became a Washington State Patrol trooper at a ceremony held in the Capitol Rotunda at Olympia last week.
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Crash takes life of Othello man
CLE ELUM — A truck crash near here last week that resulted in a 12-hour complete closure of Interstate 90 was a tragedy for the Othello community.
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Movie night set to bring back memories
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City SummerFest Committee has organized a free Movie Night in the Park for this Friday, August 12, and it may remind some of the older folks of the now rarely-seen drive-in movie theater.
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Othello Skatepark opens Dan Dever's dream popular with local youth
OTHELLO — Late Othello City Councilman Dan Dever dreamed of and advocated for a skatepark for Othello’s youth. It opened on July 1 and is as popular as Dever hoped.
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Good Samaritans sometimes just happen
MATTAWA — Pedro and Jazmin Hernandez had never thought of being good Samaritans, but they became just that in an instant about a year ago while driving on Highway 28 toward Lake Chelan.
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Driver injured in crash
OTHELLO — An Othello driver was involved in a 2-vehicle crash that left a Moses Lake woman injured Saturday at Highway 17 and Nelson Road in Moses Lake.
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Mattawa to buy security cameras
MATTAWA — Someone – maybe several someones – has been overfilling the recycling bins at the Public Works Department shop site, and the city intends to find out who.
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Small towns and small town folks
It’s true what they say about small towns; word travels fast.
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Heart attack shakes pastor just a little
ROYAL CITY — At 56, Alice Warness is a youngster among the senior citizen community, but she may have wondered recently after a heart attack that slowed her a bit.
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Sun Tribune expands to Othello
OTHELLO — As you can see by the newspaper you are reading, the Sun Tribune and I and the rest of our staff have expanded our coverage to Othello.
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Grant County Sheriff seeks to improve community bond
GRANT COUNTY — Sheriff Tom Jones has announced a special campaign to help bring citizens and law enforcement closer together.
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Mattawa-Desert Aire Vacation Bible School coming next week
MATTAWA — The Mattawa-Desert Aire Vacation Bible School, sponsored by area churches, will be held next week, Aug. 8-12.
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Royal Organic Products permit reinstated with conditions
ROYAL CITY — Royal Organic Products, whose operation was suspended for a few weeks after problems with wind-blown trash, has had its permit reinstated by the Grant County Health District on condition that a clean-up is completed by Oct. 31.
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I had to give up on my 10-game rule
I used to go to Seattle occasionally to watch the Mariners play baseball in the 1970s and 1980s. I didn’t expect much then. So it wasn’t difficult to pay the cost.
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City of Mattawa reimbursed for training costs
MATTAWA — The Mattawa City Council learned at its July 21 meeting that the City has been reimbursed for the cost of training for one police officer and will be reimbursed for another.
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State DYW program set for August 6 at WSU in Pullman
PULLMAN — Fifteen Washington high school seniors , including girls from Mattawa, Othello and Royal City, will participate in the Aug. 6 Distinguished Young Women Washington scholarship program at Washington State University.
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Tragedy for Ephrata family after car prowl leads to crash that killed girl
EPHRATA — An eight-year-old girl was killed and five persons injured due to a violent 2-vehicle collision in Ephrata Wednesday evening of last week.
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CommUnity Day coming to Mattawa this Saturday
MATTAWA — The Mattawa Area Chamber of Commerce is wrapping up the final details of Mattawa CommUnity Day 2016 and looking forward to seeing the result of months of preparation this Saturday, July 30.
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Busy summer ahead for the Royal City library
ROYAL CITY — Things have been busy at the Royal City Branch of the North Central Regional Library, according to librarian Shannon Stewart.
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Rep. Tom Dent honored
MOSERS LAKE — The Early Learning Action Alliance (ELAA) has selected Rep. Tom Dent of Moses Lake to receive an Early Learning Emerging Leader Award.
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Big deal Study shows ag's regional impact
SPOKANE — More than 12 cents of every dollar generated and one job in 10 are attributed to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries in the five-state region of the Northwest – Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
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Methodists to present acclaimed Christian singer in concert
ROYAL CITY — The United Methodist Church of Royal City will present highly-regarded Christian singer John Nilsen in concert this Saturday, July 23.
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Desert Aire Senior Center Sagebrush tournament and auction set for August 5
DESERT AIRE — The Sagebrush Senior Center, which relies on memberships and donations for its survival, has scheduled its principal fundraiser for Aug. 5.
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Economic study shows ag's regional impact
SPOKANE — More than 12 cents of every dollar generated and one job in 10 are attributed to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries in the five-state region of the Northwest – Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
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Mattawa on the brink of CommUnity Day
MATTAWA — Only 11 days remain until the annual Mattawa CommUnity Day, and organizers are focusing on details. But they are still accepting new ideas.
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Young entrepreneur takes her shot at first business
DESERT AIRE — If you are one who believes that business makes the world go around and are wondering if there are new leaders emerging, you’d be happy to chat with Desert Aire 27-year-old Kate Long over a cup of coffee.
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Royal City to sell two vehicles
ROYAL CITY — If you are interested in a used car that has been well maintained, the city of Royal City has two that will be sold on July 19, the Royal City Council learned at is meeting of June 21.
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Glow Run Nearly 200 show up for first year event
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City SummerFest organizing committee tried something new this year, and it worked to the benefit of the Royal City Food Bank.
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Grant County PUD wins national award
EPHRATA — The National Hydro Association recently presented its Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award to the Grant County Public Utility District for its video tour of Wanapum Dam.
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Pete Christensen crowned champion
ROYAL CITY — Sean Vetterick won the Thursday Night Men’s League showdown with Peter Christensen at the Royal Golf Course, 83-84, but Christensen played more to his handicap and claimed the first title of the league.
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Dog wimps out during search for new home
I’m so disappointed in my dog Sheba. Right when I needed her to be her normal self, she wimped out on me.
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Quincy grower chosen to chair WA State Potato Commission
MOSES LAKE — The Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) has chosen Rex Calloway as chair of the commission and will officially begin his term July 1.
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Pete Christensen's lead up to half a point
ROYAL CITY — There is one week to go in the Thursday Night Men’s League at the Royal Golf Course, and the battle for first place is still between Pete Christensen and Sean Vetterick.
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Board of Equalization dates, times scheduled
EPHRATA — Grant County taxpayers with questions about their assessments will have an opportunity to have them adjudicated on July 15.
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$5,000 prize at Dog Days of Summer golf tournament
ROYAL CITY — The story last week about two golf tournaments upcoming at the Royal Golf Course was headlined incorrectly. The $5,000 putting contest will be part of the second tournament.
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CommUnity Day taking shape
MATTAWA — From the attendance and the diligence at a meeting of the Mattawa Area Chamber of Commerce last week at the CBHA building, one could take away that this year’s Mattawa CommUnity Day will be improved over last year.
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Taylor Orchards Plat Plans moving forward in Mattawa
MATTAWA — City Planner Darryl Piercy told the last meeting of the Mattawa City Council, on June 16, that the Taylor Orchards Plat, which would bring much-needed new housing to the community, is moving right along.
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Royal City Hall makes automatic bill pay available
ROYAL CITY — Residents of Royal City will have an easier time paying their utility bills at City Hall.
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Both parades are still accepting participants
MATTAWA — The Mattawa CommUnity Day parades are still more than a month away, but organizers Dana Fox and Maggie Celaya are urging organizations, businesses and individuals to register promptly.
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Royal City woman hurt in accident
ROYAL CITY — A woman from Royal City was injured on June 21 about 10 miles east of Royal City on Highway 26 when the vehicle she was driving was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by a Pasco woman.
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Failure to stop kills two from Mattawa
ROYAL CITY — The failure of one driver to stop at a stop sign resulted in the death of two people and hospitalization of two others near here on June 13, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported.
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Man who caused terror alert returns to the area
DESERT AIRE — George Thiel, from western Washington, made it over to Desert Aire Airport last weekend to attend the annual Fly-in Breakfast.
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Schawana pastor learns he owns part of street
SCHAWANA — Alfredo Gutiérrez of Schawana has been finding that even the faith of a pastor can be tested by things that seem unfair.
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$5,000 prize at Glowball Golf
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City SummerFest Glow Ball Golf Tournament at the Royal Golf Course on July 9 is expected to be big event in its second year.
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Christensen lead in league dwindles
ROYAL CITY — Shawn Vetterick, who’s been chasing Pete Christensen all season in the Thursday Night Men’s League at the Royal Golf Course, just about caught him in week 10.
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Turnout better than expected for Fly-in Breakfast
DESERT AIRE — Hosts Dick and Melinda Skogerson were nervous when they awoke last Saturday morning and saw the rain.
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Mattawa Area Food Bank a winner in Legends casino community cash
TOPPENISH — The Mattawa Area Food Bank was a big winner in the Yakama Nation Legends Casino annual Yakama Cares Program grants to area social service agencies.
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SummerFest to include laser tag, big change to fun run
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City SummerFest Committee has changed one event and made an addition to another that should add fun and excitement to the annual community festival the weekend of July 8-9.
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Mattawa PTO donates $500 for park repairs
MATTAWA — It was announced at the Mattawa City Council meeting of June 2 that the Mattawa Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization has donated $500 to the city for use in “fixing up” the cook shack in the park.
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Glowball golf tourney expanded for SummerFest
ROYAL CITY — The second annual Royal City SummerFest Glowball Golf Tournament, which will be played on July 9, has been expanded to 18 holes.
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Football taught Royal grad speaker to 'love the grind'
ROYAL CITY — If you’ve been a Royal High School sports fan the last four years, you’ve heard the name Sam Christensen. He excelled in football, basketball and baseball.
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Royal Food Bank receives CHS donation
ROYAL CITY — Because of the charitable work of employees at CHS Sun Basin and CHS Connell Grain, the Royal Food Bank will be better able to serve the nutritional needs of its less affluent residents.
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Lawn mower theft leads to two arrests in Quincy
QUINCY — Two people were sent to jail, and a citizen’s $5,500 zero-turn John Deere mower was recovered after being stolen the morning of May 16 near Quincy.
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Mattawa No. 3 safest city
MATTAWA — The City of Mattawa continues to rise in the annual listing of Washington’s safest cities by SafeWise.com.
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Three Royal players chosen to play for East All-star football team
ROYAL CITY — Three members of last fall’s 1A state championship football team – Royal High School – will play for the East in the state senior all-star game.
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Maggie Delay wins state prep decathlon
ROYAL CITY — Royal High junior Maggie Delay continues to add to her stellar athletic accomplishments.
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Desert Aire Fly-in breakfast coming this weekend
DESERT AIRE — As is customary on Father’s Day weekend, the Desert Aire Airport will have its annual Desert Aire Airport Fly-in Breakfast this Saturday, June 18.
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SGWA starts process for expansion
SCHAWANA — The Sentinel Gap Water Association, which serves the unincorporated community of Schawana, has launched the process for expansion of the system.
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Royal grads total $466,538 in scholarships
ROYAL CITY — The 51 graduating Royal High School seniors who scored scholarships in 2016 combined for a total value of $466,538, Royal High Counselor Jennifer McCoy reported.
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Child dies after head-on near Royal City
ROYAL CITY — An 11-year-old Quincy boy was killed and another child was seriously injured in a two-vehicle head-on collision near Royal City on June 1, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s office.
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SummerFest's glowball golf tourney set for Saturday, July 9
ROYAL CITY — The second annual Royal City SummerFest Glowball Golf Tournament will be played on July 9, and players are urged to sign up early.
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Wahluke Class of 2016
MATTAWA – Wahluke High School’s 2016 valedictorian is brilliant. She’s also charming, honest and humble. And humorous.
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Othello man hurt in car crash
OTHELLO – An Othello man was injured when the car he was riding in collided with another at Cunningham Road and Highway 17 two miles east of Othello on May 27.
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Christensen maintains lead
ROYAL CITY — Shawn Vetterick outplayed Pete Christensen, 41-46 gross and 34-39 net, but Christensen was able to maintain his player point lead to remain atop the standings after week eight of the Thursday Night Men’s League at the Royal Golf Course.
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Mattawa pair hurt in single-car crash
BEVERLY — A Mattawa driver fell asleep at the wheel in the late evening of June 1, and the resulting crash sent him and a Mattawa woman to the hospital.
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Royal City Library to host summer reading program
ROYAL CITY — As always, the Royal City Library summer reading program will begin after school is out, and children have all summer long to sign up.
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Police dog on the job
GEORGE — The Grant County Sheriff’s police dog, K-9 Grizzly, made his first apprehension Sunday evening, May 22.
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Mattawa man points gun at sister, arrested
MATTAWA — A 33-year-old Mattawa man was taken to jail after violating a protection order by pointing a home-made “zip gun” at his sister and threatening to shoot her.
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Free flights offered at Fly-in Breakfast
DESERT AIRE — If you’ve ever wanted to view the South County area from the sky, then you might want to attend this year’s Desert Aire Airport Fly-in Breakfast on June 18.
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Joe Lang & Maggie Delay shine at state track & field
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School finished seventh at the 1A boys state track meet at Eastern Washington University on Memorial weekend, and graduating senior Joe Lang produced all 28 points.
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Governor signs trio of Warnick bills
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee recently signed three bills sponsored by Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake. They touched on a variety of policy issues: water access, pest control and first-responder benefits.
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Top 3 players separated by a single point
ROYAL CITY – Shawn Vetterick continued to chase, and Pete Christensen continued to elude in Royal Golf Association Thursday Night Mens League week 7 play.
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Two youth soccer camps set for June
MATTAWA — The Wahluke Slope community will see two soccer camps for youths in June.
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Library repairs coming soon
ROYAL CITY — According to City Finance Director Greg Pike, repairs to the Royal City Public Library should start early in June.
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Coach expects team to compete for top spot
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High soccer team took a stinging defeat in its last match of the season, falling 6-0 to state-bound Connell, but the Knights have nothing of which to be ashamed, Coach Jens Jensen believes.
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Lisa Villegas's dream continues to grow
ROYAL CITY — If the Seed Cupboard Nursery continues to grow as it has starting its fourth season, owner Lisa Villegas may need to write a book.
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Rep. Manweller honored for bill to save historic cemeteries
OLYMPIA — Thirteenth District Rep. Matt Manweller has been given the “Cemetery Achievement Award” from the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP).
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Mattawa's Government Way project on slow track
MATTAWA — If you’re thinking the planned renovation of Government Way (main street) is going slow, you are correct. It may be a long time before you see the improvements.
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Plenty of players ready to step up for Wahluke boys soccer team
MATTAWA — Wahluke High soccer coach Arthur DeVictoria loses more than a dozen seniors from this year’s varsity, but he’s unconcerned about next year.
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High blood pressure, the silent killer
MATTAWA — The Center for Disease Control (CDC) annually designates May as High Blood Pressure Education Month.
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Joe Lang & Maggie Delay headed to state in three events
ROYAL CITY — Zillah took the team titles in boys and girls competition in the SCAC District Track Meet held on the Royal High track last Friday.
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Wahluke's Mendoza headed to districts three from Royal join her
DESERT AIRE — First-year golfer Daniella Mendoza of Wahluke High School, who has grown as a player all season, qualified for the SCAC District Golf Tournament by making the cut the sub-district tournament last week.
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5 Royal boys make all-league baseball teams
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High baseball season ended last weekend with a disappointing 8-5 loss to Connell at districts, but there was good news for five of the boys.
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Royal, Wahluke students score big STEM scholarships
YAKIMA — A workforce development program unique to Washington State is helping put high-demand college degrees within reach for 1,450 students from across the state, including 10 from the Sun Tribune coverage area.
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Reliable Sharon Chesterman chosen as the grand marshal for SummerFest
ROYAL CITY – Sharon Chesterman’s mother repeatedly reminded her that she was coming to Royal City for only five years.
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Mattawa Elementary School among achievement award winners
MATTAWA — Seven schools from the ESD 105 region, including Mattawa Elementary, are among the recipients of the 7th annual Washington Achievement Awards.
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2 new Quincy power sub-stations
QUINCY — There will be two new substations at Quincy Plains and Cloudview, built through a new process by which one contractor does the entire job.
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Comm-Unity Mattawa Chamber invites more people, more ideas for event
MATTAWA — The phrase “community day” is used all over America to denote a day when a community celebrates its founding, its history and its commonly shared ways of living.
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2 from Mattawa injured in rear-ender
MATTAWA — A rear-end collision two miles south of Mattawa on Highway 243 on May 11 resulted in the injury of one of the drivers and a passenger.
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You never know the story a traveler may have lived
As I drove into Judy’s parking lot last week for lunch, I said to myself I would emerge from the Highway 26 roadside cafe with a traveler’s story.
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Pete Christensen keeps top spot
ROYAL CITY — Pete Christensen was the first player to be atop the Thursday Night Men’s League at the Royal Golf Course during the sixth week of play.
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400 lots still empty in Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE — The Sun Tribune recently carried a story about the growth of Desert Aire and 2015 sales from the perspective of real estate agent Bill McCafferty of Desert Aire.
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Dick & Melinda Skogerson Even turning 70 hasn't slowed this hard-working couple
DESERT AIRE — When Desert Aire Realtors Dick and Melinda Skogerson met at a Bellevue restaurant in 1983 it was love at first sight.
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Royal to offer electronic pay option for utility bills
ROYAL CITY — The City of Royal City will offer its residents an electronic option for payment of their utility bills, it was decided at the April 19 meeting of the Royal City Council.
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Wahluke crushes Granger, 6-1 earns soccer semifinal match
MATTAWA — Wahluke is back in a familiar place regarding high school soccer. The Warriors will play today at Highland for a ticket to the state tournament.
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Man, 80, survives crash landing
WARDEN — An 80-year old College Place man survived when he had to crash-land a private plane he was flying from Tonasket to Walla Walla near here at about 10 p.m. on May 4.
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Knights come back to beat Mabton setting up Connell soccer rematch
ROYAL CITY — After a 2-1 comeback win at Mabton in the first round Friday of the SCAC District Soccer Tournament, Royal High will meet unbeaten Connell – again – in one of the semifinals today.
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Former Mattawa reserve officer arrested by DEA
ROYAL CITY — The Mattawa City Council learned at its May 5 meeting that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has arrested a man who was a reserve officer for the Mattawa City Police Department.
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Northwest Farm Credit Services earnings fall some in first quarter
SPOKANE — Northwest Farm Credit Services, the Northwest’s leading agricultural lending cooperative, announced 2016 first quarter earnings of $58.4 million.
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Pete Christensen shoots hot round
ROYAL CITY – Pete Christensen shot his lowest round of the year during the fifth week of the season to vault back to the top of the Royal Golf Association’s Thursday Night Men’s League.
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Two Wahluke golfers lower scores in final match
MATTAWA — Wahluke High School had its final match of the SCAC golf season last week, and two of the girls posted eye-popping scores, compared to their previous bests.
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Desert Aire Fly-in scheduled for Father's Day weekend
DESERT AIRE — The annual Desert Aire Fly-in and Breakfast will be held on Saturday, June 18, at the Desert Aire Airport, Director Melinda Skogerson has announced.
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Retired fire chief announces run for PUD Commission seat
MOSES LAKE — Longtime Moses Lake resident and former Moses Lake Fire Department Chief Tom Taylor announced today his candidacy for the Grant County Board of Commissioners.
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3 from Royal hurt in crash
ROYAL CITY — An afternoon collision between a car and semi-truck on April 29 on Highway 26 six miles west of Othello left three residents of Royal City injured.
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Rep. Dent announces bid for second term
MOSES LAKE — Representative Tom Dent has announced plans to seek a second term in the Washington State House of Representatives.
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Search on paid leave Royal School Board launches investigation
ROYAL CITY — The Rose Search controversy may have returned in the Royal School District – in another form.
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3 from Quincy injured in collision
QUINCY — Three Quincy residents were injured when two cars collided on Highway 28 seven miles east of Quincy on Friday, April 29.
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Visitors to Wanapum Heritage Center lots of questions asked about culture today
WANAPUM – Young visitors to the sparkling new Wanapum Heritage Center most often ask if members of the Wanapum Band of the Yakama Indian Nation still live in teepees.
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Public encouraged to prepare for upcoming fire season
EPHRATA — The wildfire season’s return is expected any day, and Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones suggests that residents of the County be prepared.
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Darrin Miller signs to wrestle for Concordia University
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School senior Darrin Miller recently signed a national letter of intent to wrestle for Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska next winter.
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Mattawa may restrict all soccer at Hund Park
MATTAWA — If soccer players don’t change their ways when playing pick-up games at Hund Memorial Park, the Mattawa City Council may take action to restrict the game.
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Big Bend Fair aims to encourage education for Hispanics
MOSES LAKE —The 10th annual Edúcate @ Big Bend Latino Education Fair will be held May 13 in the ATEC building at Big Bend Community College.
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Wahluke baseball splits doubleheaders
MATTAWA — It looks like the Wahluke High School baseball program is coming together and will be competitive next year at the SCAC varsity level.
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Beverly family loses everything in fire
BEVERLY — A family of six lost everything when a mid-morning fire last Tuesday, April 26, destroyed their home while the parents were at work and the children at school.
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Royal boys win four to make districts
ROYAL CITY — It’s been and up and down SCAC East season for the Royal High baseball team, and last week was way up.
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March Royal students of month named
ROYAL CITY — Alex Ramirez, Aide Saldaña, Isaac Ellis and Vanessa Duran-Sandoval were selected the Royal High School students of the month for March, Counselor Jennifer McCoy has announced.
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Royal Golf's Open House tourney coming up
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Golf Association’s first tournament of the season is just around the corner, and all golfers are encouraged to participate.
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Healthcare Studies Fair at Big Bend Community College
MOSES LAKE — A Healthcare Studies Fair for current and future students interested in healthcare professions will be held at Big Bend Community College on May 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the ATEC lobby (Building 1800).
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Another shift in the standings
ROYAL CITY — It is said that handicaps level the playing field between golfers of differing capabilities, and that is proving out in the Thursday Night Men’s League at the Royal Golf Course.
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Quincy man dies in crash
QUINCY — An April 18 crash involving three automobiles on Highway 28 just west of Quincy took the life of Rigoberto H. Tejeda, 59, of Quincy.
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Farm loans available to women and minorities
EPHRATA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering financial assistance to women and/or minorities considering starting a farming or ranching operation.
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Royal tracksters fare well
ROYAL CITY — Joe Lang placed first twice, and Maggie Delay placed first once to lead the Royal High track teams at the Quincy Invitational on Saturday.
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Royal City may add electronic bill pay
ROYAL CITY — Finance Director Greg Pike told the Royal City Council at its April 5 meeting that the city is moving toward electronic pay at its utilities bill pay station.
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WSDOT studies cold train potential
OLYMPIA — Washington produce growers could have another option for getting their goods to market, if there is sufficient demand to revitalize a rail shipping program that was discontinued four years ago.
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Learning to live in a Technical World
MATTAWA — Jessica Arellano from Wahluke High School and Wahluke Junior High School’s Natalia Nevarez will attend the Technology Student Association National Convention this summer as a result of their efforts at the state TSA Convention recently.
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Youth Law Enforcement Camp coming this summer
OLYMPIA — Washington State high school juniors and seniors with an interest in law enforcement as a career will have an opportunity to learn about it at a summer camp.
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Wahluke's Daniella Mendoza places third
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School golf teams had their first SCAC matches last week against Zillah and Goldendale, and it was a good day for Daniella Mendoza.
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Stacey's Pace 5K set for end of the month
ROYAL CITY — The Stacey’s Pace 5K run has been scheduled for Saturday, April 30, at 9 a.m. at the Royal High School Track.
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Royal boys slug Warden, 7-0
ROYAL CITY — By a surprising score, Royal High knocked off Warden last week in SCAC soccer, 7-0. The Knights followed up with a 3-1 victory over Naches.
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CBHA focuses on immunizations
MATTAWA — The Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA) is joining with hundreds of communities across the United States this week to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases.
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Royal City SummerFest set for July 8-10
ROYAL CITY — You could say this year’s Royal City SummerFest – A Knight on the Beach – is for people who dream of faraway places with sand and surf.
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It's time to Makeover Mattawa Help choose a new city design at meeting this Saturday
MATTAWA — Makeover Mattawa, which is a combined effort between the City of Mattawa and Wahluke Schools, may take a giant leap forward this Saturday.
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Emma Villa takes second place
ROYAL CITY — Royal City 10-year-old Emma Villa finished second at her weight class at the Reno, Nevada Wrestling Worlds last weekend.
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Royal City clean-up this week
ROYAL CITY — There was not a lot of activity at the Royal City Council meeting of April 5, but there was important news.
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Matt Anderson takes the lead
ROYAL CITY — The newly-formed Royal Golf Club Men’s League has gotten off to a successful start, according to the golf shop manager.
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Mattawa Police: City suffers first drive-by in three years
MATTAWA — Mattawa Police Chief John Turley reported to the city council last week that the community suffered its first drive-by shooting in 39 months last week.
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Royal soccer improves to 6-1-1
ROYAL CITY — Royal High had a strong week in soccer just before the spring break. The Knights won twice and tied once.
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New farm-related business features drones
MATTAWA — Suk “Steve” Kim has turned his education from Washington State University and experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan into a new farm-related business based in Mattawa.
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Royal boys soccer win 3 straight in full week
ROYAL CITY — It was a long and successful week of soccer for Royal High last week as it swept three non-league matches.
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Warriors take 2 in baseball
MATTAWA — A group that has struggled for single victories for more than two seasons, the Wahluke High baseball team pulled off a doubleheader sweep last week, 8-6 and 19-0, over the Royal junior varsity.
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Royal girls finally get win in Connell game
ROYAL CITY — A lead-off home run and savvy base running, along with some tough pitching in bottom of the seventh inning gave Royal High School a 21-20 win and a split of a fastpitch doubleheader at Connell last week.
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100 marijuana plants seized, Royal resident arrested
ROYAL CITY — A rural Royal City man was arrested, and 100 marijuana plants were seized when law enforcement uncovered an illegal marijuana growing operation near Royal last week.
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Roger Trail educated, experienced and ready to lead Royal School District
ROYAL CITY — When you look into the history of new Royal School District superintendent Roger Trail, you get a good picture of why the school board couldn’t turn him away.
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New online public school now open for enrollment
OLYMPIA — Washington Connections Academy (WACA), a full-time virtual public school, has been approved by the Mary M. Knight School District to serve students in grades K-12 statewide.
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Jungle Book coming to town staged by Missoula Children's Theatre and Mattawa children
MATTAWA — The Missoula Children’s Theatre and children of the Wahluke School District will stage “The Jungle Book,” the Rudyard Kipling classic, at the end of this month.
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Sport plane lands near Priest Rapids Dam
PRIEST RAPIDS DAM — You can’t be too careful in this age of worldwide terrorism. It can strike any place, any time.
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Wahluke soccer knocks off 2015 state champs
MATTAWA — Wahluke High School continued its winning ways in soccer last week, taking down defending state champion Highland, 2-1.
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Paddle board free all day on May 1 at Soap Lake
SOAP LAKE — If you’ve ever wanted to try stand up paddle boarding, then you may want to mark May 1 on your calendar.
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Wahluke golfers improve scores
MATTAWA — When you have a brand-new team, as does Wahluke High School golf coach Tiffany Hedman, the concern is learning the game and improving. The wins come later.
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Fastpitch Prom raises nearly $3,000 for Knights
ROYAL CITY — If you wonder whether fund-raising helps an athletic team, consider the Royal High fastpitch team. After two years of their Fastpitch Prom, the Knights have become a force in the SCAC.
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Runaway car damages Royal City Library
ROYAL CITY — In anything can happen news, the Royal City Public Library was damaged last weekend when a runaway car rolled into one the walls.
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New Mattawa Council member didn't always intend to live here
MATTAWA — New Mattawa City Council member Sun Hwang never intended, as a young man, to live in Mattawa. He didn’t know of its existence.
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Loans available for FFA, 4-H youths
EPHRATA — You may contact the local USDA-Farm Service Agency (FSA) to seek financing for 4-H and FFA Rural Youth Livestock projects, says Farm Loan Manager Libby Anderson.
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Royal, Connell fastpitch doubleheader extended
ROYAL CITY — Royal and Connell are so evenly matched in fastpitch that a doubleheader started Friday at Connell had to be extended to Monday for a conclusion.
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Wahluke soccer suffers tough week
MATTAWA — After a torrid three weeks, the Wahluke High School soccer team suffered a bit of snafu on Friday. Their record went from 6-0-2 to 5-1-2.
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Wahluke baseball takes first win
MATTAWA — The rebuilding Wahluke High School baseball program, which is in its third year of a JV schedule, has notched one win this year over the Othello C team.
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Royal reverses loss to Wahluke in re-play
ROYAL CITY — Given new life by a protest upheld by the SCAC, Royal reversed a loss to Wahluke in a soccer league opener on March 17 from a 2-1 loss to a 2-1 win.
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No break on burnt property
MATTAWA — Meeting in executive session on March 17, the Mattawa City Council rejected a request from Carlos Garza to drop legal action against him regarding his property at 200 Riverview.
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Wahluke Junior High ASB to unveil New Student Activity Center
MATTAWA — Wahluke Junior High will unveil an Associated Student Body-designed and constructed student activity center on April 11.
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CBHA brings attention Workplace Eye Wellness
MATTAWA — Most of us spend a minimum of eight hours in the work setting every day. We probably started working in our early 20s and will continue working until retirement age.
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Roger Trail named new Royal Superintendent
ROYAL CITY — The Royal School Board chose Roger Trail of Clarkston to be the new superintendent at a meeting Thursday night.
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Warnick's compost bill adopted
OLYMPIA — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Judy Warnick, R- Moses Lake, to prevent the spread of destructive pests and disease through compost has been approved unanimously by the state House.
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Wind Valley Bible Bowl team on roll again
SCHAWANA — The Wind Valley Scripture Scholars team has done very well in the 2016 season, placing first at all three levels so far. Next up is the Bible Bowl, which the team has won several times.
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Wahluke takes one from Granger
MATTAWA — Wahluke disposed of Granger, 4-0, last week to run its non-league record in high school boys soccer to 2-0-1.
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Royal Golf Course to serve alcoholic beverages
ROYAL CITY — One of the complaints golfers have used as a reason not to play the Royal Golf Club is the absence of alcoholic beverages.
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Royal High School students of month announced
ROYAL CITY — Angelita Palacios, Noelia Guerrero, Julissa Coyazo Gutierrez and Carson Gilbert were named Royal High students of the month for February.
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Wahluke golf coach praises rookie team
DESERT AIRE — Some times it doesn’t matter what the opponents do. You just want to see your team in action.
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Wahluke Warriors top Royal Knights in soccer, 2-1, but there's a protest
MATTAWA — As expected, Royal and Wahluke had a spirited, tough, long high school soccer match here last Thursday, and it may not be finished.
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Financial aid deadline nears for fall at BBCC
MOSES LAKE — Now is the time to apply for financial aid if you plan to attend Big Bend Community College this fall, according to BBCC publicist Doug Sly.
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Royal boys open soccer season with 5-0 shutout
ROYAL CITY — Playing their first full match of the season, the Royal Knights knocked off LaSalle, 5-0, last week in non-league high school soccer action.
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Judy's back in business – again
ROYAL CITY — The right cook finally came along, and owner Larry Myrick has opened Judy’s, on Highway 26, again.
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Royal High School wrestling banquet set
ROYAL CITY — It’s time for the annual RHS Wrestling Banquet. It is scheduled for Monday, March 28.
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Trail named new Royal Superintendent
ROYAL CITY — The Royal School Board chose Roger Trail of Clarkston to be the new superintendent at a meeting Thursday night.
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Nine from Royal place at home meet
ROYAL CITY — With seven boys placing, Royal High School took second place at its own power lifting meet last Saturday, and the two Royal girls who competed won championships.
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Host families needed exchange students
KELSO — International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE), in cooperation with South County high schools, is looking for families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 and 18 from a variety of countries.
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Wahluke boys soccer starts strong
MATTAWA — Wahluke got off to a good start last weekend in high school boys soccer, especially when you consider that coach Arthur DeVictoria played his entire lineup in both matches.
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Write to the Principal
MATTAWA — Saddle Mountain Elementary is focused on writing for the month of March, and the students are having a lot of fun with it, according to Principal Sean Langdon.
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Tough baseball start
ROYAL CITY — Facing one of the better 1A teams in the state, Royal kicked off the prep baseball season on Saturday with twin shutout losses to Zillah, 9-0 and 12-0.
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Boating education class schedule set
EPHRATA — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has announced the remaining schedule for boating education classes for 2016.
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Monsanto donates $2,500 to the Royal Food Bank
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City Food Bank has received a $2,500 donation from America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund and selected by local farmer Pat Lee, Jr. of Grant County.
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Winning sweep Royal power lifters all medal at meet
ROYAL CITY — Royal High Coach Paul Olsufka took five competitors to the first powerlifting meet of the high school season in Lacey on Feb. 20, and they all placed, bringing medals
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Coach believes Knights are on the Doorstep of breakthrough
ROYAL CITY — Pete Christensen took over as Royal High basketball coach eight years ago, and they have been a bumpy eight years. Now he’s looking mostly at a positive future.
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Quincy women hurt in crash
EPHRATA — Two 19-year-old women from Quincy were injured on Feb. 22 when the car they were in was rear-ended by a pickup on Highway 28 within the Ephrata city limits.
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Wahluke kicks off spring sports
MATTAWA — Wahluke High School spring sports kicked off last week with turnouts. Real action will start this week.
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Andrew Perkins makes final cut for Royal School District's superintendent position
ROYAL CITY — Interviews on March 3-4 of the five semifinal candidates for superintendent of the Royal School District have yielded two finalists, and they include long-time community member Andrew Perkins.
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Police warn about phone call scam
WENATCHEE — The Washington State Patrol reports that, recently, the WSP has received phone calls from the public indicating they have been contacted by the agency when that wasn’t the case.
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Two Royal girls are Shining Stars
ROYAL CITY — Two girls from Royal City participated in the 2nd annual Miss Shining Star Pageant in Prosser on Feb. 6.
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Sen. Warnick and Rep. Dent request Capital funding for Basin projects
OLYMPIA — Sen. Judy Warnick and Rep. Tom Dent have submitted Capital Budget funding requests during the 2016 Washington State Legislative Session for two economic development and infrastructure projects in Grant County.
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3 Ball Backer Basketball Fundraiser looking like a successful first year
ROYAL CITY — Prep basketball today is not your grandfather’s basketball or even your father’s. All it took back then was a pair of decent gym shoes and a couple of bucks to eat on the way home.
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Royal High School names January Students of Month
ROYAL CITY — Freshman Elvira Rojas, sophomore Sariah Hebdon, junior Fernando Rodriguez and senior Cynthia Rodriguez were named January students of the month at Royal High School.
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Mattawa, Warden robberies related
MATTAWA – Mattawa Police Chief John Turley reports no suspects have been developed in relation to the robbery of the Mattawa Mart and Union 76 gas station on Feb. 12.
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Job Opening: Final five chosen for Royal School District Superintendent position
ROYAL CITY – The Royal School District Board of Directors has selected the final five candidates for superintendent, and they include well-known and long-standing RSD educator Andrew Perkins.
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Royal's hoops season comes to an end
ROYAL — The Royal High boys saw their basketball season come to a close last week with a 58-49 loss to Naches at the SCAC district tournament, but the disappointment didn’t last long.
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Mattawa City Council adds high profile figure to ranks
MATTAWA — The Mattawa City Council acted quickly to fill its vacant seat at last week’s meeting, adding a man respected in the community for commitment, work ethic and forward thinking.
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Pennies for Patients project collects $3,000
MATTAWA — Most of you have heard that old adage: A penny saved is a penny earned.
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Knowledge Bowl season ends at regionals
ROYAL CITY — The Knowledge Bowl season for Royal High School ended last week at the regional tournament, but coach Dr. Eric Carlson is excited about the future.
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Sugar Wars: kids vs. parents
MATTAWA – February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, and the American Dental Association’s theme for this year’s campaign slogan is Sugar Wars.
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Washington State Patrol impersonator reported
ROYAL CITY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reports that there may someone posing as a Washington State Patrol officer in Grant County as part of a scam.
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2 hurt in 1-car crash on Hwy 281
QUINCY — Two persons were injured Sunday morning when the vehicle they were in crashed five miles south of here on Highway 281.
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Wahluke Junior High students making apps
MATTAWA — Students at Wahluke Junior High School have a new opportunity this year to create apps in a course titled Introduction to Computer Science.
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Royal's hoops season comes to an end
ROYAL — The Royal High boys saw their basketball season come to a close last week with a 58-49 loss to Naches at the SCAC district tournament, but the disappointment didn’t last long.
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REC Silicon closure could impact entire Columbia Basin
MOSES LAKE — You might wonder why a story regarding an international trade war would appear in a small-town weekly newspaper.
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Superintendents support fewer tests
SOUTH COUNTY — South County school superintendents are in agreement with the Washington State House of Representatives that fewer standardized tests would be better for high school students.
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Nordt takes over as PUD general manager
EPHRATA – Grant PUD Commissioners announced the appointment of former Chief Financial Officer Kevin Nordt as the new general manager during their last meeting.
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Service specialist to speak
ROYAL CITY — Bob Poindexter, a community service specialist with Central Washington Aging and Adult Care, will be speaking at the Royal City Library on March 15 at 1:30 p.m.
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Gas station in Mattawa robbed
MATTAWA — The Mattawa Mart and Union 76 gas station at 88 W. Government Way in Mattawa was robbed about 5 a.m. Friday, according to Mattawa Police Chief John Turley.
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Farm Service finances 4-H, FFA projects with youth loans
EPHRATA — With the new 4-H and FFA year starting, it is time to consider the Farm Service Agency to financially assist in 4-H and FFA youth projects.
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Royal qualifies 9 wrestlers for Mat Classic
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High boys wrestling team gave Granger a run for its money at the SCAC Regional Wrestling Tournament at Highland Saturday, finishing second and qualifying nine boys for state at the Tacoma Dome this weekend.
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Wahluke Junior High students making apps
MATTAWA — Students at Wahluke Junior High School have a new opportunity this year to create apps in a course titled Introduction to Computer Science.
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Gas station in Mattawa robbed at gunpoint
MATTAWA — The Mattawa Mart and Union 76 gas station at 88 W. Government Way in Mattawa was robbed about 5 a.m. Friday, according to Mattawa Police Chief John Turley.
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Mattawa City Council to discuss open seat
MATTAWA — If you’ve entertained thoughts of serving on the Mattawa City Council, you should attend the next meeting of the Council this Thursday, Feb. 18.
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Faulty culture of safety a root cause of the Priest Rapids Dam explosion
DESERT AIRE - There were mechanical reasons for the explosion last Oct. 8 at Priest Rapids Dam in which six men were injured - some burned severely.
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Third quarter does in girls in finale
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High girls played a decent first half in their basketball finale at Kiona-Benton last Friday, but a third quarter disaster led to a 64-20 defeat.
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Men's golf league forming
ROYAL CITY — Superintendent Shawn Vetterick, himself a quality golfer, has offered the first new viable idea to improve the amount play at the 9-hole layout Dodson Road.
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Dent ranking member of Early Learning and Human Services Committee
OLYMPIA - Thirteenth District Rep. Tom Dent of Moses Lake has been promoted to assistant ranking member of the House Early Learning and Human Services Committee.
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Voted out Mattawa council removes member
MATTAWA — Councilwoman Cheyenne Weedmark is no longer a member of the Mattawa City Council, voted out of her seat last Thursday by the remainder of the Council.
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Grant County owes Royal City $5,800
ROYAL CITY — Grant County owes the City of Royal City $5,800, Grant County discovered during an audit of the past three years.
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Royal Knights take 7 titles sends 18 to regionals, Wahluke qualifies 10
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School put on a wrestling show at the SCAC East District Tournament here last Saturday, winning seven individual titles and qualifying 16 grapplers for regionals.
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Royal City supports golf course with $10,000
ROYAL CITY — At its meeting of Jan. 5, the Royal City Council voted to spend $10,000 in support of the Royal Golf Course this year.
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Mattawa 2-year-old loses life in accident
MATTAWA — A 2-year-old Mattawa girl died Thursday when the car in which she was riding went out of control and crashed about three miles north of the Vernita Bridge on Highway 243.
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Royal's boys basketball at La Salle tonight
ROYAL CITY — Prep basketball’s second season – district and state – starts tonight for the Royal High boys at LaSalle High School in Yakima,
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Wahluke shows improvement in loss to Connell
MATTAWA — The Wahluke girls closed their high school basketball season with 58-45 loss at Connell, but coach Brock Anderson found reason to rejoice.
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Mattawa councilwoman about to lose seat
MATTAWA — Councilwoman Cheyenne Weedmark will lose her seat on the Mattawa City Council at the Council’s next meeting on Feb. 4 if she does not attend.
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CBHA doctor: Cervical cancer is one of easier cancers to treat
WAHLUKE — Cervical cancer is one of the easiest gynecological cancers to prevent with regular screening tests, according to Dr. Monique Small, CBHA obstetrician/gynecologist.
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Royal girls fall twice in SCAC East basketball
ROYAL CITY — A tough season continued last weekend for the Royal High girls in basketball as they fell, 56-30, to River View and 55-17, to Burbank.
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Ellensburg scheduled for football opener
ROYAL CITY — If Royal High School’s football team next fall is to measure up to the 2015 state 1A championship edition, it should know after the first two games.
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Royal rolls to districts with twin wins
ROYAL CITY — The one thing you might not have expected from the Royal High boys in basketball last weekend – a stirring close – is exactly what led to two victories, third place in the SCAC East and the district 1A tournament.
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Royal trio headed to state grid game
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School will be well represented at the East-West state football games in June.
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Royal boys team with edge for district berth
ROYAL CITY — With everything that went against the Royal Knights this year, you might think they have no chance of making the SCAC district basketball tournament.
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Royal City supports golf course with $10,000
ROYAL CITY — At its meeting of Jan. 5, the Royal City Council voted to spend $10,000 in support of the Royal Golf Course this year.
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Royal Science Fair winners announced
ROYAL CITY — It took a while, but the annual Royal Middle School Eighth-Grade Science Fair winners have been determined.
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Royal looks ready for wrestling post-season
ROYAL CITY — There may not be enough firepower to make a run at the state title, but the Royal High Knights wrestling is primed for another high finish – perhaps top 5 – at state.
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Impressed with youth's act of kindness
I was scheduled for wrestling at Royal High School at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, for a VEX Robotics competition at Mattawa at about 2 p.m. then basketball at Royal at about 5:30. The round trip between the two towns is about an hour and 10 minutes.
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CBHA doctor: Cervical cancer is one of easier cancers to treat
WAHLUKE — Cervical cancer is one of the easiest gynecological cancers to prevent with regular screening tests, according to Dr. Monique Small, CBHA obstetrician/gynecologist.
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Meeting will be next Tuesday
ROYAL CITY — Royal Slope residents concerned about the future of the Royal Golf Course – closure is a real possibility – will meet at the golf course pro shop at 6 p.m. next Tuesday, Feb. 2, to discuss ideas for moving forward.
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Royal Golf Course looks at its future
ROYAL CITY — Royal Slope residents concerned about the future of the Royal Golf Course – closure is a real possibility – will meet at the golf course pro shop at 6 p.m. next Tuesday, Feb. 2, to discuss ideas for moving forward.
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Putting her life together
MATTAWA — When Ken Broda was buying the Tiddaly Diddaly’s sandwich and pizza shop from Anita Brown two years ago on Feb. 1, Anita recommended he keep Alejandra (Ali) Naranjo employed.
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Public comment sought on how to save Royal City Golf Course
ROYAL CITY – It’s been rumored for months that the Royal Golf Course is in danger of being closed permanently. Now the rumors have been confirmed.
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Powerful Ellensburg football schedules Royal High for season opener
ROYAL CITY — If Royal High School’s football team next fall is to measure up to the 2015 state 1A championship edition, it should know after the first two games.
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Manweller urges repeal of new rule
MOSES LAKE — A recent ruling by the Washington State Human Rights Commission allows people to use restrooms and locker rooms based on gender “identity” and not anatomy.
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Royal Rumble Knights win own wrestling tournament
ROYAL CITY — Returning to local prep competition after the recent by a Japanese cultural exchange team, Royal High School wrestlers picked off five first places to take the team title at the Royal Rumble last Saturday.
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Royal boys blitz Wahluke in fourth quarter for basketball win
ROYAL CITY — Royal exploded for a 28-10 fourth quarter Saturday night on the Royal floor to defeat Wahluke, 62-51, in SCAC boys basketball.
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Royal gets payback against Wahluke girls at home
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High girls got their second victory of the season over Wahluke, 31-25, at Royal last Saturday.
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Wahluke School District levy set at $2.91 for February 9 election
MATTAWA — The Wahluke School Board has agreed to ask district voters to approve an Operation and Maintenance Levy of $2.91 in the next election, Feb. 9.
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Royal School asks for $2.08 levy
ROYAL CITY — Saying the district is asking its voters for the same amount as the last two years, Superintendent Rose Search announced an Operation and Maintenance Levy of $2.08 per $1,000 of value for property owners in the district.
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Royal boys place at Bavarian Invite
ROYAL CITY — Kiki Chabolla took second place at 132 pounds to lead Royal High wrestlers at the Bavarian Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Leavenworth Saturday.
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Hubbs twins could bowl you over with enthusiasm
MATTAWA — I noticed that Kaylee and Katrina Hubbs were twins the day I met them at Wahluke Junior High School. The second time I saw them, they came right up to me to say hello.
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Royal girls notch first win
ROYAL CITY — Coach Phil Daubel finally got the complete game effort he was seeking last week, and the Royal High girls landed their first basketball win of the season, taking down Cascade, 41-34.
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Size does matter, Mattawa City Council learns
MATTAWA — With all of the sort-of-important matters under control, the Mattawa City Council took on a serious question about uniforms during the community input segment of the Dec. 17 Council meeting.
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Royal boys win twice
ROYAL CITY — Things are turning around for the Royal High boys basketball team. The Knights won twice last week and moved into second place in SCAC East.
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Flu season has arrived in Grant County
MOSES LAKE — Flu has arrived in Grant County, but there is still time to protect your family and you.
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Marathon Kids run for health
MATTAWA — Marathon Kids; Sounds like the title of a movie.
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Mattawa, Royal students on Big Bend Community College honors lists
SOUTH COUNTY — Residents of Mattawa, Royal City and Quincy are among the many who achieved honors during fall quarter at Big Bend Community College at Moses Lake.
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Wrestlers receive warm welcome
When Randy Miller, the Royal High wrestling coach, told me about the Japanese wrestling cultural exchange last summer, I thought it would be cool. It turned out better than I expected.
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Royal boys basketball falls to tough Highland, Connell
ROYAL CITY — It was a matter of running into tough and tougher in prep boys basketball for Royal High the last week of December.
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Truck crashes with 3 cars, injuring 4 people
ROYAL CITY — Ten people in vehicles that tangled with a truck near here on Highway 26 on New Year’s Eve survived to tell about it.
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Scouts give food bank a boost
ROYAL CITY — Paul and Amy Davies were looking for a way that their boys – three Scouts – could perform a community service.
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Royal driver in crash near Mattawa
SCHAWANA — A Pasco man was injured in a collision that involved a Royal City driver near here on Dec. 27 on Highway 243.
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4,000 vehicles per day on Government Way
MATTAWA — “WSU was very surprised how in agreement everyone was” at a meeting on Dec. 5 that WSU’s Rural Community Design Initiative held to advance the Makeover Mattawa plan for Government Way.
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Kaden Jenks: The biggest slight of all
I wrote about Royal quarterback Kaden Jenks in the Sidelines of Dec. 15, saying he was the logical choice for state player of the year among class A football all-state selections. He was not chosen.
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Fantastic Christmas-New Year's season
I tried to work the Monday after Christmas and was not very successful. While my brain kept saying “work,” the rest of me kept saying “Why? I like Christmas mode better.”
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Wrestling Warriors Victoria Gaytan takes Hanford title
MATTAWA — Wahluke High School’s Victoria Gaytan swept through the field to win the 170-pound title at the Hanfor Winter Cup wrestling tournament on Dec. 22.
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Japan-Basin wrestling one week away at Royal High School
ROYAL CITY — The planned high school wrestling cultural exchange between Japan and the Columbia Basin is just one week away, and organizer Randy Miller is still working to meet challenges that have arisen.
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Royal City Council absorbs Transportation Benefit District Board after quiet hearing
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City Council will no longer have to wait for the Transportation Benefit District Board to ask voters for a sales tax increase for street work.
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Royal girls fall to Kittitas
ROYAL CITY — Looking at a 45-28 score, you’d think the Royal High girls were swamped again in basketball at Kittitas last week, but they played better than all of the other outings for far.
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Royal boys run over by freshman, fall to Kittitas
ROYAL CITY — Assessing Kittitas before last week’s non-league boys basketball game, Royal High coach Pete Christensen said the Coyotes have the best high school basketball player he’s ever seen.
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Kittitas basketball like Royal football in tennis shoes
The Kittitas High School basketball program has five freshmen boys the school has been waiting for since they were fourth-graders.
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Kaden Jenks named first team all-state quarterback
ROYAL CITY — Junior quarterback Kaden Jenks of Royal High School was named the first team quarterback on the class 1A all-state football team selected recently by the Associated Press.
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Entire family A-Rested for being good
After the end of construction of Wanapum and Priest Rapids dams in the 1950s, the thriving communities of Beverly and Schawana – and Mattawa – lost just about everyone with any money, and they declined.
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Poor shotmaking hurts Royal girls again
ROYAL CITY — Royal suffered two lopsided defeats last weekend in girls high school basketball, falling to Wahluke, 52-33, and Warden 48-21.
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STEM Program includes Advanced Gateway to Technology option
MATTAWA — Eighth-grade students at Wahluke Junior High School have an elective option this year that focuses on improved technological literacy.
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Royal boys split two close ones
ROYAL CITY — The Royal boys split a couple of prep basketball games last weekend and continued to show they could be competitive in the SCAC East by mid-January.
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Enthusiasm for Christmas spilled over
Pat, Berney and I and Berney’s sons Max and Remy attended the first Christmas concert by my daughter Jenny’s students at Assumption Catholic Church in Walla Walla last week.
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Wahluke girls top Royal 52-33 in prep basketball
MATTAWA — Wahluke took the first girls high school basketball rivalry battle of South County last Friday, outscoring Royal, 52-33.
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These boys just love playing football
You can ask forever and watch every game, but you’ll likely never learn all of the keys to football success at Royal High School. They are many.
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Good Samaritan Farmer credited with protecting lives and property during wildfire
QUINCY — Farmer Larry Schaapman of Quincy has done his share of early-morning plowing preparing for the crop season.
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Crash injures Quincy teen
QUINCY — One Quincy teen was taken to a hospital after a mid-morning 2-car collision on Highway 28 about 11 miles east of East Wenatchee on Dec. 11.
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Spirit of service the price of admission to festival
MATTAWA — The residents of Mattawa will honor Jesus with a Mattawa Community Christmas Celebration Friday, Dec. 18, and the price of admission will be free – sort of.
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New phone scam uses 'IRS' to scare people out of money
EPHRATA — Grant County deputies received several complaints last Thursday about fraudulent telephone calls in which the caller claims to be from the IRS.
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Body in lake believed to be missing Connell man
POTHOLES — A body found floating in Long Lake Friday is believed to be that of a Connell man who was last seen Nov. 2.
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400 Cozy Comforts blankets
DESERT AIRE — Cozy Comforts of South Grant County makes comfort blankets for children in need of a warm hugs, and it raised enough money at its annual Christmas Bazaar last Saturday for 400 more blankets.
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QB Kaden Jenks should be player of the year
Looking at the season stats for key players on the Royal High School football team, the only logical choice for Washington State player of the year at the class A level must be junior quarterback Kaden Jenks.
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Comment sought on Quincy data center's air permit
QUINCY — A data center in Quincy is proposing to modify an existing air permit to better fit facility operations and growth.
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Iron Man 2nd, 3rd finishes for Wahluke wrestlers
MATTAWA — Coach John Ellsworth had only two varsity wrestlers available for the Granger Iron Man Tournament Saturday, and both turned out to be iron men.
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Reading prizes await at library winter program
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City Library will be hosting a winter reading program and a Makerspace program in December.
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Royal basketball girls drop two
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High girls basketball team kicked off its season last week in a fashion they’d rather forget – quickly.
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Royal boys lose but get good start
ROYAL CITY — Although the Royal High boys basketball team lost its opener to Chelan, 46-39 on Saturday, coach Pete Christensen likes what he’s seen for far.
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Kaden Jenks named WIAA Athlete of the Week
ROYAL CITY — For the second time in three weeks, a Royal High football player has been named the class 1A athlete of the week by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.
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Scam alert issued after churches contacted by fake PUD company
SOUTH COUNTY – There are lowlifes, and then there are really low lowlifes. The lowest could be the ones that tried to scam three South County churches out of money the first Sunday of the season of giving.
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Mother and sons work small cafe to get by
ROYAL CITY — When Maria del Consuelo Ramirez came from Mexico with her ex-husband and two sons, she was thinking only of orchard and other field work.
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Festival, visit by Japanese wrestlers
There are two public events coming up that should be a lot of fun, and both will be lot more fun if you participate.
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Budget given green light
MATTAWA — A $3.78 million budget adopted by the Mattawa City Council for 2016 at its meeting of Dec. 3 has a surplus of more than $40,000.
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Community garden dies for a lack of gardeners
ROYAL CITY — The Royal Community Garden, one of SHOC’s (Strengthening the Heart of the Community) projects, will no longer be.
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A sigh of relief after the long haul to a title
As I approached Royal High football coach Wiley Allred after his team won the state 1A football championship Saturday, I finally realized how nervous he gets about football games.
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It was our dream since 7th grade - Royal Senior Jose Ponce
ROYAL CITY – After wining the 1A state football championship in Tacoma last Saturday with his Royal High teammates, senior wide receiver Jose Ponce spoke to the media with tears in his eyes.
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Cold Train challenge regarding settlement now in court
QUINCY — The Cold Train, a dream designed to meet the needs of Washington fresh food growers and Midwest consumers, is now a lingering court case.
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Mattawa's police and firefighters behind Christmas in the Park
MATTAWA — Police and firefighters in this community apparently haven’t heard it’s not politically correct to support Christmas, or they don’t care.
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Weekend outing just up or down 243
As a I toured the Wanapum Dam Visitor Center at its grand opening last week, I wasn’t thinking about all the people who will come to visit. Those who won’t come were on my mind.
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Bartrand brothers helping selling wreaths to serve others
SCHAWANA – Eagle Scots Beck and Anson Bartrand are raising money for several needs this Christmas season and are hopeful you will help them out by buying their Christmas wreaths.
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Sheriff believes lost hunter fell to his death from cliff
ROYAL CITY – An archery hunter who was reported missing after he didn’t return or make contact with his family as of Friday night, Nov. 20, was found dead at around 9:45 a.m. on Nov. 25.
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One from Mattawa hurt in rear-ender
MATTAWA — One Mattawa man was injured when his car collided with another at an intersection 10 miles west of Royal City on Nov. 24.
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Snow drift causes rollover near George
GEORGE — An Oroville man was injured near here late on Nov. 24 when the vehicle he was driving hit a snow drift and rolled several times.
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Mattawa's Carlos N. Mata named Top Cadet at the latest State Trooper graduation
MATTAWA — A Mattawa man was named the Top Overall Cadet in the latest graduating class of Troopers from the Washington State Patrol Trooper Academy.
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Wahluke girls stumble in hoops season opener
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High girls opened their basketball season at Warden last Friday night and were disappointed in their performance.
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Wahluke Junior High STEM Program grows with additional funding
MATTAWA — This year the Wahluke STEM Program (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) has been provided the opportunity to offer more courses and reach more students this year.
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Wahluke's students learn police work through career and technical education program
MATTAWA — When the Wahluke School District administrators and school board adopted the CTE (career and technical education) program, they truly meant to prepare their students for all kinds of employment opportunities after high school.
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Kittitas kids lend a hand to Mattawa Area Food Bank
MATTAWA — There are all kinds of feel-good stories this time of the year, and the best one so far this year had youths in Kittitas donating to people they don’t know in Mattawa.
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State contender taking shape on Royal High School mats this season
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High wrestling team may not win the state championship this year, but Coach Randy Miller’s boys should place well, and who knows?
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Spirit of Giving Alive
Christmas Toy Drive underway in Mattawa
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Offense or Defense? Royal is a balanced team
Speaking with Royal football coach Wiley Allred in August about a pre-season story on his team, the final question was about which he thought would be stronger, the offense or the defense.
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King's took out tough programs to get to Tacoma this Saturday
SEATTLE — From an Xs and Os standpoint, the Royal-King’s match-up Saturday for the State 1A football championship at the Tacoma Dome could be a case of mirror image.
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Cortez, Villafana lead Royal defense in near shutout of Connell in semis, headed to state
ROYAL CITY — Linebackers Valente Cortez and Andy Villafana gave brilliant efforts at Moses Lake’s Lions’ Field Saturday evening, leading a stingy defense while the offense found its bearings in a 47-7 semifinal win in the state 1A football playoffs.
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Still no lights on airport runway
DESERT AIRE — Officials at Desert Aire Airport, who have a brand new flight line, are still looking for a way to install the main runway edge marker lighting.
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Happy Birthday cake for Jesus Methodists invite community to celebrate
ROYAL CITY — Dec. 25 is commonly accepted as the date of Jesus’ birth, and The Royal City Methodist Church plans to have a birthday party, with cake, for the Savior that day.
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Thankful for friends of the Sun Tribune
It’s that time of year when we thank God for the many gifts we’ve received and recognize as blessings. Some of mine are the people I call friends of the Sun Tribune.
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Washington State's electronic recycling program updated
OLYMPIA — Proposed updates to the regulations governing E-Cycle Washington, the state’s recycling program for electronic products, would ensure that consumers are informed about electronics recycling and improve data collection for the program.
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Police interior walls to be insulated
MATTAWA — There was not a lot to do for the Mattawa City Council at its meeting last week, but the police did get insulation for their office’s interior walls.
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Financial support needed for visiting Japanese wrestlers
ROYAL CITY — The Japanese cultural exchange wrestling team will be here soon, and Royal High wrestling coach Randy Miller is still seeking help to make the stay of the wrestlers comfortable and enjoyable.
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Christmas Ag Parade and party just around corner
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake Business Association’s 21st Annual Holiday Lighted Agricultural Appreciation Parade & Street Party is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4.
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Royal City Council to absorb Transportation Benefit District
ROYAL CITY – There will be a couple of important items on the docket for the Royal City Council at its meeting of Dec. 1.
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Wanapum Visitor Center to celebrate opening
BEVERLY — The grand opening for The Power of the Columbia River, Grant PUD’s new visitor center, will be celebrated on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 10 a.m., PUD publicist Chuck Allen has announced.
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Hunter Missing last seen near Royal
ROYAL CITY — An archery hunter was reported missing after he didn’t return or make contact with his family as of Friday night, Nov. 20, according to Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones.
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Senior Joe Lang named WIAA athlete of week
ROYAL CITY — The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association named Royal High School running back Joe Lang the class 1A athlete of the week last week.
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Healthy holiday eating tips from Columbia Basin Health Association
MATTAWA — November is a great month for diabetes awareness, because it’s right before the holidays, Columbia Basin Health Association Registered Dietitian Karlee Kerr believes.
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Royal stunned by Friday's shooting
ROYAL CITY — Employees of Callahan Manufacturing and residents of this community were stunned Friday morning by a shooting at Callahan’s that left one man dead, one seriously wounded and another in jail.
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You should have seen the game through our eyes
After Colville scored last Saturday night to get within 21-7 of the No. 1-ranked class A high school football team in the state, one of the chain gang members said: “It should be 21-21.”
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Connell on a roll since early loss to Royal
CONNELL — Since the third week 27-20 loss to Royal, the Connell High School football team has been on a collision course with the Knights.
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Royal City City Council adopts 1% tax increase
ROYAL CITY – It's city budget time in Royal City, and the City Council has already taken one critical vote. It decided at the Oct. 20 meeting to raise the property tax assessment by one percent.
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Columbia Basin Health Association annual food drive close to goal
MATTAWA — In just a couple of days, several families in Grant and Adams counties will be thankful for the volunteerism of Columbia Basin Health Association staff members.
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Hoquiam man hurt in George crash
GEORGE — A Hoquiam man was injured Friday night after a Beverly man failed to give right-of-way where Highway 283 and the Highway 281 spur meet one mile east of George.
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Potential for 175 new jobs in recycling
ROYAL CITY — While the Royal Slop Railroad is not moving forward as quickly as Port of Royal Slope Executive Director Cathy Potter would like, she has other good news to tout.
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Allred expected Colville
ROYAL CITY — As Royal prepared for the SCAC cross-over game with Goldendale, Coach Wiley Allred looked at the WIAA’s football tournament bracket and set his eye on Colville, expecting to see the Indians in the second round.
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Royal High School names October Students of the Month
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High School teaching staff has chosen senior Alex Campos, junior Bianca Castellon, sophomore Noelia Juarez Garza and freshman Gracie Smith as the October students of the month.
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Knights lands 11 on football 1st team
SOUTH COUNTY — As expected, Royal and Connell dominated the selections to South Central A Conference East all-league prep football team.
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Local girls named to star teams
SOUTH COUNTY — Wahluke and Royal High had a tough time of it in soccer and volleyball this year, but some of the girls were recognized individually in the South Central A Conference East all-league selections.
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WSU design group to start Government Road project
MATTAWA – Folks in this community will soon see tangible evidence that the city is serious about Improving Government Way, the city's main street.
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No room for mercy from Knights in state playoff era
With the score 20-0 halfway through first period last Friday, I was near the Royal 30-yard line on the Charles Wright sideline when CWA Athletic Director Bill White started moving toward me.
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Royal Knights are just too much for Charles Wright Academy
ROYAL CITY — Just about everything that could go wrong went wrong for visiting Charles Wright Academy at Nielsen Stadium last Friday night in the high winds and gusts of central Washington.
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Wahluke puts up good half but falls to Zillah
MATTAWA — The Wahluke Warriors had a lot of fight but not enough talent or mental toughness last Friday to beat an elite-class football program and fell to Zillah, 56-14, in the SCAC cross-over playoffs.
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Successful first shot at politics
QUINCY – Most people say things like, “No way” or “You’re crazy,” if you suggest a political career for them.
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Search for Superintendent begins Staff public input to start Nov. 17
ROYAL CITY — The Royal School District has begun its search for a new superintendent. The process is expected to take four months, according to district business manager David Andra.
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Wahluke runners fare well at state
MATTAWA — Wahluke High School was well represented at the state high school cross country championships at Pasco last weekend.
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Sagebrush Senior Center's president, board changing
DESERT AIRE — The president and board of directors of the Sagebrush Senior Center will change this month, but the center that serves all of South County will remain strong, says outgoing three-year President Kathy Meredith.
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Dam Explosion victim remains in ICU
SEATTLE — One of the two men who remain at Haborview Medical Center in Seattle as a result of the Oct. 8 Priest Rapids Dam explosion has been taken out of the intensive care unit and upgraded to satisfactory condition.
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Fire Chief Eric Lynn volunteer since age 15
ROYAL CITY — Grant County Fire Districts Nos. 10-11 Chief Eric A. Lynn has been on the job just a couple of months, but he’s been involved with fire departments since the age of 15.
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Never seen that many police in one spot - twice
I’ve been around law enforcement a lot because of my work. I wasn’t doing business Saturday, but I encountered more police than ever before.
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Police woman wins Wahluke school board race
MATTAWA — In one of the tightest school board races ever, it appears Mattawa Police Officer Maybel Pantaleon will return to Wahluke School District board of directors position No. 2.
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Royal misses goals at state but coach proud of runners
ROYAL CITY — Royal High School did not meet its goals at the state cross country meet in Pasco last week, but coach Ben Orth is feeling nothing but upbeat. His teams had another excellent year, and the future is bright.
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Royal takes out Goldendale, 70-2
ROYAL CITY — Junior quarterback Kaden Jenks passed for five touchdowns, and the running attack delivered five more as the balanced Royal High football team kicked off the post-season with a 70-2 victory over Goldendale Friday night.
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Tarriers could be a sneaky 3-6 team
ROYAL CITY — When Wiley Allred told me last Friday night that Charles Wright Academy would be here this Friday at 1 p.m. for a first round playoff football game, I was taken back to 1989, the year Toppenish beat the Tarriers for the state title.
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Oregon State-WSU generates 41,500 pound potato donation
PULLMAN — The Washington State Cougars and Oregon State Beavers combined for 83 points in their PAC-12 showdown here a couple of Saturdays ago, and people down on their luck will eat better this winter because of it.
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Sleepy girl takes chances; Friend nearly dies
It happened nearly 10 years ago, but to William Shaw the morning his daughter died twice after a car crash in the Cascade Mountains was yesterday.
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Mexican guest workers: It was a good year.
ROYAL CITY — As he ate his last dinner in America for this year at Royal’s La Cabaña restaurant last Friday evening, guest worker Ramón García of Oaxaca state in Mexico had between $50-80 in his pockets.
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Warriors hoping to catch Zillah with upswing
MATTAWA — Hey Mattawa area football fans, your team is still battling to make it to the state playoffs. It won’t be easy, but the last three weeks have given the Warriors hope.
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A pleasure to work with Wahluke HS students
Today, you will run into
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Wahluke Warriors overtake Burbank, 60-13
MATTAWA — It’s hard to imagine a coach criticizing his own team after a 60-13 victory, but, having to face Zillah this Friday, Wahluke coach Mike wants the best play he can get.
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Royal building expanded for exercise classes
ROYAL CITY — In case you’ve been wondering about the recent building expansion at 138 Camelia St., that’s owner Esmeralda Guerrero making space for an exercise studio operated by farmworker-turned-entrepreneur Petra Lopez.
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Wahluke finishes season, hosting camp for girls Saturday
MATTAWA — It was a tough season but, in some ways, a good one for the Wahluke High School volleyball team. They lost nearly all of their games but played better than in recent years.
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This state meet won't be end of the Royal talent
ROYAL CITY — You would think a school competing at state for the 11th straight year would be running out of talent. Not the Royal boys cross country team.
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Royal wins 7th consecutive district title girls place second
COWICHE — The South Central A Conference district high school cross country meet at Apple Ridge Run last Thursday turned out about the way it was predicted.
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WSU workshop start set for Government Road design
MATTAWA — A Washington State University student design team will be here on Dec. 5 to start work on the makeover for Government Road.
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Child dies, two injured in collision
VANTAGE — A 6-year-old from Pasco died when a truck and car collided on Highway 26 near here on Oct. 27, according to the Washington State Patrol.
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Royal ready to make run for title
ROYAL CITY — There is still a season, Royal City football fans, and you have a team that could go all of the way to the state championship. The Knights are ready for the challenge.
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Royal's Jim Baird honored for his farming practices
SEATTLE — The Washington Sustainable Food & Farming Network honored Royal City farmer Jim Baird with WSFFN’s 2015 Advocacy Awards at the annual Harvest Celebration Fundraising Dinner in Seattle on Sept. 21.
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3 touches, 3 TDs Royal Knights roll over Cascade 61-0
ROYAL CITY — Homecoming is known as fireworks night at Nielsen Stadium and, in front of the alums last Friday, the Royal High football team lit up Cascade of Leavenworth, 61-0.
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Wahluke soccer concludes season at districts
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School girls soccer team made it to the district tournament last week, but it didn’t go beyond, dropping a 6-1 contest to Naches on Saturday.
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Bratfest brings old friends together
MATTAWA — Bratfest for some of the guests was extra special this year. Several connected with old friends and one teacher reconnected with a former student.
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Young woman from Quincy hurt when auto hits rock
QUINCY — A young Quincy woman was injured when the car she was in ran into a rock in the roadway on Highway 97A about two miles south of Entiat on Oct. 18.
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We could have two local teams in prep football playoffs
They have a long way to go to reach the level of the rival Royal Knights, but the Wahluke Warriors have made some positive strides late this year in prep football, and they aren’t finished.
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Royal girls drop two
ROYAL CITY — Royal lost in three games to Connell and Burbank last week in SCAC high school volleyball, but the girls continued to play better than recent Royal teams.
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Royal drops two in soccer
ROYAL CITY — Trying to hang on to a one game lead over Wahluke for third place in South Central A Conferece East soccer, Royal High dropped contests to Granger and Connell last week.
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SCAC Cross Country Champions Royal boys take 5th straight crown, Girls finish second
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High boys are South Central A Conference cross country champs again – for the fifth straight time – after two victories at Connell last Thursday.
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Warriors fall in 3 to River View in volleyball
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School volleyball team fell to River View last week on senior night but, once again, coach Rudi Hirai was pleased with effort.
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Victory brings Wahluke back into the race
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School girls started the soccer week thinking they were, or might be out of the race for the playoffs, but they upset Kiona-Benton, 3-2, on Thursday and got back into the race.
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Miller wins title at national tournament
ROYAL CITY — Darrin Miller, who has dedicated his senior year at Royal High School to his future in wrestling, swept through a field of 64 to win the 170-pound division of a Las Vegas national tournament known as the Freak Show Saturday night.
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Maybel Pantaleon incumbent as a Wahluke K-12 student
MATTAWA — Maybel Pantaleon, who was appointed to the Wahluke School Board by the board more than a year ago, has lived here nearly all of her life, attending Wahluke Schools K-12 and graduating from Wahluke High in 2007.
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Cynthia DeVictoria wants strong career tech program, preschools
MATTAWA — Cynthia DeVictoria does not see a need for changes in the Wahluke School District. All it needs, she said during a candidate interview, is a strengthening of programs.
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Liberty Livestock 4-H president on path to success
ROYAL CITY — Most parents who have had children in 4-H will tell you it’s one of the best programs for helping children develop and work their way to successful lives.
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City council paves way for golf course beer
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City Council paved the way for the serving of beer at the Royal Golf Course at its Oct. 6 meeting.
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Royal bops Burbank
ROYAL CITY – Royal High scored early and often last Friday in a 70-7 football triumph over Burbank at Nielsen Stadium to claim the South Central A Conference crown with a 5-0 slate.
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First students of month selected by Royal High School staff
ROYAL CITY — The first students of the month were selected recently at Royal High School by a vote of the educational staff. The September SOM are senior Jessenia Hernandez, junior Sophie Rodriguez, sophomore Samantha Dunn and freshman Elizabeth Guadarrama.
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Wahluke girls, Valdenea finish cross country
MATTAWA — The Royal boys and Zillah girls will be the teams to beat at this Thursday’s district cross country meet at Highland, but Wahluke will have a team to watch.
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Coach happy with improvement despite recent loss in volleyball
MATTAWA — You have to excuse coach Rudi Hirai for being happy even when her Wahluke High volleyball team loses a match like last week’s to Kiona-Benton.
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Wahluke after playoff berth at Burbank
MATTAWA — If Wahluke High School will play this Friday at Burbank the same way it has the last two Fridays, the Warriors will land the SCAC East’s third berth in the cross-over games a week later.
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Library event invites you to learn about Teddy Roosevelt's Washington Connection
ROYAL CITY — The North Central Regional Library and Humanities Washington invite the community to an engaging conversation with Scott Woodward about “Theodore Roosevelt: Wilderness Warrior in Washington State”.
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Tough week in soccer for Wahluke ladies
MATTAWA — Last week was tough on the Wahluke High School soccer program, with four losses. But the Warriors are not out of the playoff race.
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Runners to seek cross county state berths Knight boys after seventh straight district title
SOUTH COUNTY — The South Central A Conference will have its high school cross country district meet at the Apple Ridge Course at Highland Thursday, and Royal and Wahluke will carry a lot of hopes into the meet.
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Wahluke, Royal in tie for soccer playoffs
SOUTH COUNTY — Today is the last day of the South Central A Conference East soccer season, and the Royal and Wahluke girls are tied for third place and the final berth in the upcoming playoffs.
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Move Over Law emphasis starts today
OLYMPIA — Chief John R. Batiste announced the Washington State Patrol will conduct an emphasis patrol state-wide beginning today, Oct. 27, to Thursday, Oct. 29, to bring increased awareness to the Move Over Law.
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Kid seems lost, but he's on the right path
I was sitting at a table at Tiddaly Diddaly’s with a coffee and a chocolate chip cookie, chatting with owner Ken Broda and a couple of his regulars at another table.
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Mattawa Police Department matters dominates Mattawa city council meeting
MATTAWA — It appears the Mattawa Police Department will have a sergeant in the near future. The Mattawa City Council created the position at its Oct. 15 meeting at the request of Chief John Turley.
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Wanapum Heritage Center
DESERT AIRE — Angela Buck was the last to speak last Thursday at the official opening of the new Wanapum Heritage Center, which is just south of here, near the Priest Rapids Dam.
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Royal boys unbeaten, girls fall to ranked Zillah in cross country
ROYAL CITY — The Royal boys remained unbeaten, but the Zillah girls outran Royal in the Zillah-Royal showdown in cross country at a race at the Royal Golf Course last week.
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Bratfest celebrates end of the harvest
MATTAWA — The 2015 harvest is wrapping up, with many of the orchards and vineyards bare. To celebrate, Ginkgo Forest Winery is holding a Bratfest.
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Royal ladies play well but don't get the win
ROYAL CITY — It’s hard to believe a program is improving when it continues to lose contests, but that is the case with the Royal High volleyball program.
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Priest Rapids Dam explosion 2 still at Harborview
DESERT AIRE — Two of the men who were injured at Priest Rapids Dam on Oct. 8 because of an explosion, are still at Haborview Medical Center in Seattle.
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Royal soccer wins twice in same week, knocking off Ki-Be
ROYAL CITY — After struggling all season for a single victory, the Royal High soccer team won two SCAC matches last week, stunning powerful Kiona-Benton.
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Summer air quality unhealthy for all
MOSES LAKE — Wildfire smoke was so prevalent this summer that there were times the air quality was unhealthy for everyone, Environmental Health Manager Todd Phillips told the Grant County Board of Health at its Sept. 9 meeting.
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Hazardous waste disposal set for Oct 24
MOSES LAKE — Grant County residents may dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Saturday, October 24, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Moses Lake Surf n’ Slide Water Park parking lot.
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Coach Miller seeking input on Japanese wrestlers
ROYAL CITY — There will be a cultural exchange wrestling team in Royal City in January, and Royal coach Randy Miller wants to share the fun and excitement that event will surely provide.
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Columbia Bank celebrates Mattawa grand opening
MATTAWA — Columbia Bank corporate officials were in town last week to help celebrate the grand opening of the recently installed building that is now the Mattawa branch.
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East Wenatchee man new Commander of Sub Vets
ELLENSBURG — The U.S. Submarine Veterans of Central and Eastern Washington have selected John R. Dominguez of East Wenatchee to be their new Commanding Officer.
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First quarter avalanche does Ki-Be in, 56-7
ROYAL CITY — Hoping to be the team that upset No.1 Royal, Kiona-Benton ran a kickoff back midway through the first quarter to pull within 7-6 of the visiting Knights last Friday.
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Yahoo! to expand Quincy center
QUINCY — Yahoo! Inc. has announced that the company will expand its data center in Quincy to double its current size.
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Wahluke soccer stumbles three times
MATTAWA — It was simply not a good week for Wahluke High School soccer last week. The Warriors dropped three contests, and they did not score
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Wreath campaign starts for Liberty Livestock 4-H
ROYAL CITY — The Liberty Livestock 4-H Club’s third Annual Wreath Sale has begun, as of Oct. 9. Members will make deliveries around Thanksgiving.
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Wahluke struggles in Chelan loss
MATTAWA — Wahluke football coach Mike Foristiere believes his boys can play winning football, and he hopes they get around to it for the last three league games.
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Three people hurt in rollover at the scene of other accident
QUINCY — A man from Quincy and a woman and a child from Othello were hurt when the car they were in crashed on Oct. 4 about three miles south of Quincy on Highway 281.
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Two from Quincy die in head-on crash on 281
QUINCY — Both drivers died at the scene and four other persons were injured when two cars collided head-on near milepost 7 on Highway 281 on Oct. 4 at about midnight.
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Point-a-minute Knights blast River View, 76-0
ROYAL CITY — Nothing went wrong for Royal Friday night, and nothing went right for River View. The result was a 76-0 score in their prep football game.
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Knights race to 5-0 in boys, girls SCAC cross country
ROYAL CITY — Tuning up for a league lead showdown with Zillah this Thursday, the Royal boys and girls ran away in races at Granger last Thursday to improve to 5-0 in South Central A Conference cross country.
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Saved by a girl in a golf tournament
I don’t play much golf these days, but I did participate in the Columbia Basin Herald-Sun Tribune staff tournament at the Links at Moses Pointe last Saturday.
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Support Fund established at Granco Credit Union
EPHRATA — A support fund has been established at Granco Credit Union in Ephrata to assist Grant County PUD employees (and their families) injured last Thursday in the explosion at Priest Rapids Dam.
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Royal City Council learns of plans for Ahlers Road
ROYAL CITY — Lisa Villegas of SHOC (Strengthening the Heart of the Community) presented a plan for the beautification of Ahlers Road to the Royal City Council at its meeting of Sept.15.
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Explosion at Priest Rapids Dam
DESERT AIRE — An explosion at nearby Priest Rapids Dam Thursday afternoon, caused by the malfunction of electrical equipment, burned six Grant County PUD employees, five of whom were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
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Another 1-goal match for Royal ladies soccer
ROYAL CITY — It seems this will be the season of 1-goal matches for the Royal High soccer team.
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Carson Gilbert to become an Eagle Scout
ROYAL CITY — Carson Gilbert has been involved in scouting since he turned eight years old and joined Cub Scouts. Tomorrow he will be an Eagle Scout, attaining the highest rank possible in scouting.
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Royal tops Wahluke in volleyball showdown
MATTAWA – Visiting Royal won a South Central A Conference East volleyball match against Wahluke here last week in the first of two showdowns between the Basin rivals.
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Don't forget... Annual Chili Feed this Saturday
ROYAL CITY — The Royal City United Methodist Church will host its 5th Annual Community Chili Feed this Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Royal City Community Center.
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Technology Student Association makes life fun after school
MATTAWA — It used to be that staying after school meant you were in trouble. That may be true today for some students in the Wahluke School District but not for most.
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Volunteers needed for robotics meet hosted by Wahluke Junior High
MATTAWA — Wahluke Junior High School will kick off the technology competition season by hosting the Vex Nothing But Net tournament on Saturday, Oct. 17, and your help is sought.
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A good year for wine grapes at Sagemoor Vineyards
MATTAWA — There was some worry when it got hot in June and stayed hot in July but, according to Sagemoor Vineyards Manager Miguel Rodriguez, it was a good year for wine grapes on the Wahluke Slope.
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Mattawa City Council discusses park toys, police promotions, equipment
MATTAWA — There was news to please city and police department employees at the Oct. 1 meeting of the Mattawa City Council.
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Wanapum Heritage Center open to public on October 15
MATTAWA — The grand opening for the new Wanapum Heritage Center, located near Priest Rapids Dam, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m., PUD publicist Chuck Allen has announced.
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Wahluke boys, girls go 2-0 in cross country
ROYAL CITY — The Wahluke High School girls and boys cross country teams are off to a brilliant start in South Central A Conference East competition.
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Royal wrestler on scholarship at college
ROYAL CITY — Carlos Hernandez, who graduated from Royal High School last spring, has been awarded a wrestling scholarship to Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen.
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Warriors have pathway to 5-5 finish and playoffs
MATTAWA — To some Warrior fans it may seem that last Friday’s 61-8 loss to the Royal Knights was the end of the football season, but there is much more to play, and Coach Mike Foristiere knows he must keep his team focused.
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Drug Free numbers not as good as hoped
ROYAL CITY — Washington Drug Free Youth Program Director Randy Miller reports that the program that started hot last year in the Royal School District has gotten off to a slower start this year.
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Royal boys, girls notch two wins each
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High School boys and girls cross country teams raced to a pair of victories against Highland and Goldendale last Thursday to post early records of 2-0 in SCAC competition.
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Royal Intermediate School officially open for 4th - 6th graders
ROYAL CITY — With about 100 parents and other visitors on hand, officials of the Royal School District celebrated the official opening of the new Royal Intermediate School.
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Darrin Miller heading to Vegas for Mat Freak Show
ROYAL CITY — Darrin Miller, a two-year running back, did not turn out for football this so he could concentrate on his favorite sport of wrestling and a quest for greatness.
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Lady Knights fall to Burbank
ROYAL CITY — Coach Paul Olsufka saw improvement once again last week in his volleyball team, but Burbank won the SCAC contest 25-6, 25-14, 24-12.
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Methodists set chili feed date
ROYAL CITY — The United Methodist Church will have its 5th annual chili feed fund-raiser at the Royal City Community Center at the Royal Golf Course on Saturday, Oct. 17.
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Tragedy helps woman decide to be an EMT
MATTAWA — A Mattawa woman who was contemplating becoming and Emergency Medical Technician for half a year decided to do so after chancing upon a terrible tragedy on Sept. 1 and getting involved.
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Another 1-goal match, but Royal beats Granger
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High Knights played their fourth 1-goal soccer match in a row last week, but this time they won.
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Living the American Dream
We will launch a new special section soon in the Sun Tribune under the headline: Living the American Dream. It will bring business people into focus.
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Knights passing attack conquers wind to win, 61-8, at Wahluke
ROYAL CITY — It’s often been said that weather is the great equalizer in sports. It didn’t work out that way Friday.
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Royal soccer drops 1-goal contest to Ki-Be
ROYAL CITY — Royal is right there, on the cusp of being a contender in SCAC East girls volleyball, but the Knights don’t have the record to prove it
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Warrior volleyballers drop three
MATTAWA — It was a tough week of volleyball for the Wahluke High School Warriors, with three losses, but the girls were on the upswing as the week ended.
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Wahluke girls off to 2-0 in league soccer
MATTAWA — The Wahluke girls, playing tough defense again, defeated Granger, 2-0, in soccer to start the South Central A Conference East 2-0, but coach Arthur DeVictoria is not saying much about it.
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Top ranked Knights roll over Cashmere, 55-6
ROYAL CITY — Cashmere played evenly for a while with No. 1-ranked Royal at Royal Friday night then slowly lost, 55-6, to a team that gives up points grudgingly and scores even with reserves in the game.
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Chief Turley proposes changes
MATTAWA — Police Chief John Turley proposed promoting officers in the department and/or increasing their salaries at the City Council meeting of Sept. 17.
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Crab Feed Annual event set for November
ROYAL CITY — The annual Crab Feed fund-raiser for the support of the Royal Golf Course has been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, but time and place have not yet been announced.
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Royal Cross Country: Girls 2nd, Boys 3rd at top-heavy Connell Invitational
ROYAL CITY — Before the Royal High cross country teams kicked off the season, they made it plain their goal is to improve on last year’s finish at state – 7th for the boys, 9th for the girls.
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Connell snuffs out Wahluke enthusiasm early for 48-0 win
MATTAWA — The Wahluke High School football team went to Connell Friday with as much enthusiasm as they’ve had in years and, still, that was not enough to overcome the always tough Eagles.
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Mattawa man pleads guilty to vehicular assault
EPHRATA — A Mattawa man has pleaded guilty to allegations that he crashed a vehicle while under the influence of methamphetamine and marijuana in 2014.
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Annual Bratfest improved, scheduled for October 24
MATTAWA — The third annual Gingko Forest Wines Bratfest will be held at the winery on Highway 243, a couple of miles north of Mattawa, on Saturday, Oct. 24.
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Sometimes a story jumps out at you
ROYAL CITY — I stopped by Judy’s wine tasting and produce last week to see how Larry and Norm Myrick were doing in their hunt for someone to revive the cafe, and I happened to make the acquaintance of sisters Joanne and Claudia (maiden name) Krom.
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Lady Warriors nip Knights, 1-0, in soccer last week
ROYAL CITY — Royal and Wahluke High Schools have girls soccer teams that are fairly evenly matched, and they played a 1-0 contest last week that went to the Warriors.
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Wahluke wins 63-39
MATTAWA — Wahluke High School (1-2) will visit state-ranked Connell (2-1) Friday, and the Eagles will be favored by everyone. Maybe even Warrior fans.
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Revenge Golf Tourney this Saturday at Royal Golf Course
ROYAL CITY — The Superintendent’s Revenge Golf Tournament will be played at the Royal Golf Course on Saturday, Sept. 26.
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Record crowd attends Sip of Slope
ROYAL CITY — The fourth Sip of the Slope Wine Festival, held Saturday at the Seed Cupboard Nursery, attracted a record crowd of 156 people. The previous high mark was 105 at the golf course last year.
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Wahluke Warrior girls playing better but still fall twice
MATTAWA — The Wahluke volleyball girls are playing better than last year, but victories are still hard to come by in the South Central A Conference East.
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Second annual kNight Glow Run this Saturday
ROYAL CITY — The Royal PTO-sponsored kNight Run glow race, which drew more than 100 runners last year, will enjoy its first renewal this Saturday, Sept. 26.
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A favorite son returns to surging Mattawa
MATTAWA — Like a lot of youngsters growing up in Mattawa, Lars Leland couldn’t wait to get away. Far away.
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Frontier Rail chosen for Port of Royal Slope
ROYAL CITY — The Port of Royal Slope commissioners have decided to contract with Frontier Rail of Burbank for the operation of the Royal Slope Railroad, according to Port Executive Director Cathy Potter.
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Royal girls struggle in volleyball
ROYAL CITY — The Royal High volleyball team is better than in the recent past, but the girls are not quite ready to bump Kiona-Benton from the perch of the mighty in the South Central A Conference East.
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Nearly 50 years without contact
I hadn’t seen Jim Moody since he left McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma for a new gig at Hamilton AFB near Novato, Calif. around 1967.
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Vocalists invited for Christmas Cantata
OTHELLO — All who love to sing are invited to participate in the annual Christmas Cantata of the Othello Choral Society.
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Official opening set for September 28 for Royal Intermediate School
ROYAL CITY — Patrons of the Royal School District will get a chance to tour the latest big investment – the brand new Royal Intermediate School – they’ve made in education on Monday, Sept. 28.
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Royal soccer drops shootout
ROYAL CITY — In a match early in the week, the Royal soccer Knights came close to their first victory of the year, but Mabton prevailed, 3-2, in a shootout.
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Royal Hunt Club set to release 2,000 pheasants this year
If you think you work hard, long hours to make a living, just imagine putting in about the same amount of time working on a project that brings you no recompense.
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Royal boys win Moses Lake X-C invitational, girls third
ROYAL CITY – The Royal High boys cross country team, which finished 7th at the state A meet last year, faced some big schools at the Moses Lake Invitational Saturday and won.
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Royal flattens Ephrata in football opener, 45-0
ROYAL CITY – Joe Lang's speed and Kaden Jenks's arm were too much for Ephrata, and Royal High won a football season-opener on the road, 45-0.
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Sales tax increase will raise $48,000 for streets
MATTAWA – The City of Mattawa will ask the voters of the newly-formed Transportation Benefit District to bump the city sales tax by two-tenths of a percent.
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DAA runway project still ongoing
DESERT AIRE – Although Desert Aire Airport's new main tarmac has been and is being used, the million dollar renovation project is still in process, according to Airport Manager Karl Gruber.
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Jackson Noftle finds a workplace close to home
ROYAL CITY – Jackson Noftle, the recent Royal High graduate whose story of severe medical challenges has been well chronicled, has found a place near home to start his work career.
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National clogging title winner keeps busy spreading her art
ROYAL CITY – You watch someone like Makynlee Miller clog on the community stage growing up, and you admire what she can do. Then you think it's too bad she can't go somewhere with it.
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Royal boys win Moses Lake X-C invitational, girls third
ROYAL CITY – The Royal High boys cross country team, which finished 7th at the state A meet last year, faced some big schools at the Moses Lake Invitational Saturday and won.
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Runaway fire ignites interest in history for Nancy Bridges
ROYAL CITY – Byron Bridges was clearing some of his new land along Beverly-Burke Road, near Road 12 SW in 1969 and his fire got away.
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Sip of the Slope this Saturday
ROYAL CITY - The final touches are being made for the Sip of the Slope wine festival slated for this Saturday at the Seed Cupboard Nursery about a mile west of here.
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Royal romps again, Connell showdown Friday
ROYAL CITY – Led by its stingy defense, Royal High School pounced on Naches last Friday in the second game of the prep football season, with a 48-0 victory.
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Wahluke scores 56, drops two grid games
MATTAWA – You would think a team that scores 56 points in two games would be 2-0, or at least 1-1, in high school football
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Royal School District announces new hires for school year
ROYAL CITY — The Royal School District seems to be a popular place for employment this school year. Last week it released a list of numerous new hires for the fall.
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Railroad operator interviews this Friday
ROYAL CITY – Port of Royal Slope Executive Director Cathy Potter and PORS Commissioner Alan Schrom said last week they are confident the Port will have an operating railroad in the near future.
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Royal volleyballers start season with a comeback
ROYAL CITY – For one game against Cle Elum last week, the Royal High volleyball team looked like the Knights of old, falling 11-25.
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Port of Royal Slope two bids to operate railroad
ROYAL CITY — Port of Royal Slope Executive Director Cathy Potter was correct when she said long ago that local folks can do things faster than state government.
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Pastor Evans trying to get his Spanish back
DESERT AIRE — Pastor Dennis Evans of the Riverside Community Church in Desert Aire did fairly well with Spanish at one time, particularly as a kid in California.
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Great news for toys at Hund Park
MATTAWA — Great news, especially for the children of Mattawa. The playground toys for Hund Memorial Park arrived on Aug. 21.
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Look for Royal to dominate cross country again
ROYAL CITY — With only two boys and no girls graduating from last year’s teams, look for Royal High to dominate cross country again, especially in the league and district.
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Desert Praise Quartet to perform at community picnic
ROYAL CITY – The Desert Praise Quartet from Tri-Cities will perform a concert at the community picnic at the Riverside Community Church in Desert Aire on Sunday, Sept. 13.
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Safe City Mattawa named on state list
MATTAWA — Police Chief John Turley informed the Mattawa City Council at its meeting of Aug. 20 that their city is the 16th safest in the state of Washington.
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Michelle Miller's passing Brings out the best in Royal's citizens
ROYAL CITY – You’ll have to a go a long way to find a community as nice and as giving as Royal City. Fund-raisers for human needs are commonplace.
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Seed Cupboard Nursery Fall Festival set for late September
ROYAL CITY – The Seed Cupboard Nursery will have its 3rd annual Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26, and it will bigger than the first two years.
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Knights dominate scrimmages
ROYAL CITY — If you’re wondering whether the Royal High School football Knights will be tough in 2015, the answer is yes.
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Former publisher takes new post in Texas
SOUTH COUNTY — Tom Hinde, who was the publisher of The Royal Register during 2014-15, will take over as publisher of the Borger News-Herald in Borger, Texas on Sept. 1.
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Legacy Golf hires top tier superintendent
MARDON — When the ownership at Legacy Golf Resort decided to upgrade and expand the hillside golf course, it also decided to hire the best available person to lead the charge.
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Vacation Bible School: Putting faith into practice
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Vacation Bible School, which was completed a couple of weeks ago, is an annual event in this community that is good for the churches involved as well as children.
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Probable case of West Nile Virus
MOSES LAKE - The Grant County Health District has been notified of a "probable" human case of West Nile Virus in Grant County, interim administrator Theresa Adkinson has reported.
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Food bank receives large grant
MOSES LAKE - Employees from the Monsanto Warden seed production site selected Moses Lake Food Bank to receive a $10,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund's 2015 site grant initiative.
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Resident uses ordinance to reduce water bill
ROYAL CITY - An ordinance passed just this year turned out to be a friend to resident Josefina Gonzalez at the Aug. 4 meeting of the Royal City Council.
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Superior Court judge earned his way through life
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee announced last Wednesday that he has appointed Moses Lake attorney David G. Estudillo to the Grant County Superior Court.
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Camp Fire receives grant for education
MOSES LAKE - Imagine creating your own robot from nuts and bolts and programing your creation to compete against other robots in completing an obstacle course.
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Quick action after ammonia leak at Royal Ridge Fruit
ROYAL CITY - Nobody was ever in grave danger from an Aug. 10 ammonia leak incident reported last week in The Royal Register, according to Grant County Fire District No. 10 chief Eric Linn.
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New Superior Court judge earned his way through life
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee announced last week that he appointed Moses Lake attorney David G. Estudillo to the Grant County Superior Court.
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Randy Miller expecting big enrollment in Washington Drug-Free Youth
ROYAL CITY - Washington Drug-Free Youth, which was introduced in the Royal School District last year, will kick off its enrollment drive the first day of school, tomorrow, Wednesday, Aug. 26.
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Port of Royal Slope meeting today
ROYAL CITY - The Port of Royal Slope commissioners' regular meeting this afternoon may some day be seen as the most important ever.
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Foristiere makes it through Acceptance Day
MATTAWA - Randy Foristiere, who attended Mattawa High School last year, has been fully accepted into the Military Academy at West Point.
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Grant County gives Royal City grant to fix water main
ROYAL CITY - Residents of Royal City are closer to water and street improvements on Camelia St. after the Grant County Economic Development Council has agreed to a grant of $225.000.
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Tacoma visitors laud Mattawa's open spaces
MATTAWA - Julian Hernandez, his wife Maria and his family, all of Tacoma, enjoyed Mattawa Comm"Unity" Days right along with all of the locals last weekend.
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I thought I'd never like a support group
After I learned, for certain, on Dec. 4 that I have Parkinson's disease I was visiting with my friend, Ginkgo Forest Winery co-owner Lois Thiede, and informed her I had joined her club.
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Columbia Bank gets new building
MATTAWA - Columbia Bank officials, elated with the results of their first four years here, are replacing the existing bank building with a new one.
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School board finalizes the end of Rose Search's employment
ROYAL CITY - The end of Rose Search's employment, which was thought to be settled earlier this year, was finalized by the Royal School Board at its regular meeting of June 22.
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Judy's is better than expected
ROYAL CITY - Judy's, the iconic cafe that sits a couple miles west of town on Highway 26, is nearing four months of operation since its re-opening on April 18.
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Preschool stays the same for Royal
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District Preschool, the status of which was discussed this summer by the school board, will remain where it's been since the second year and will continue to serve about 70 students twice a week.
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DeVictoria, Pantaleon advance to Wahluke School Board runoff
MATTAWA - The fall election for director district No. 1 on the Wahluke School Board is set, and it could be a tight race.
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Port of Royal Slope owns railroad
ROYAL CITY - Just when you put a story in the newspaper stating that the Port of Royal Slope does not yet own a railroad, the state makes you appear to be wrong by handing it over.
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A magical vacation I couldn't have planned
I finished a vacation on Wednesday two weeks ago, and I was exhausted. It was the most exhilarating week I'd experienced in some time - some of it unplanned.
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Hearing set for potential tax
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council is about to give itself the authority to raise local taxes for the benefit of streets, but the public can have a say at a hearing set for Thursday, Aug. 20, before the regular Council meeting.
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USDA offers drought relief
EPHRATA - Due to the ongoing drought, farmers and ranchers in Grant County are eligible to receive federal disaster relief from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency.
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Toys on their way for Hund Memorial Park
MATTAWA - It's a great day for kids in Mattawa. The city has purchased the promised playground toys for Hund Memorial Park.
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More West Nile virus than last year in Grant County
MOSES LAKE - The Grant County Health District has been notified of multiple West Nile Virus (WNV)-positive mosquito samples collected by Grant County Mosquito Control District No. 1, pushing the county to more positive samples than all of last year.
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Comm"Unity" Days this weekend in Mattawa
MATTAWA - The Mattawa area's annual Comm"Unity" Days celebration is coming up this weekend, Aug. 14-15. It will be celebrated at the city park and along the main street.
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J.C. Worsham prepares to show sheep at County Fairs
ROYAL CITY - Like 40 other 4-H members on the Royal Slope, J.C. Worsham is getting ready to show animals at the Grant County and Adams County Fairs.
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4-H was a good choice
ROYAL CITY - J.C. Worsham wanted to join 4-H long before he did, but his parents, Sam and Shelli, wouldn't let him until they thought he was ready for it.
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Mattawa woman hurt in crash
GEORGE - A Mattawa woman, a Quincy woman and a Warden man were injured on July 28 when two vehicles collided on Highway 281 one mile north of George.
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Royal Slope's John Loos cornered the market
ROYAL CITY - Herbie Hancock could have been thinking ahead to John Loos of the Royal Slope when he wrote the bright and catchy jazz composition "Watermelon Man" in 1962.
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Youth mission team teaches order with Vacation Bible School
MATTAWA - The annual Mattawa Vacation Bible School was held at Hund Memorial Park last under the leadership of a Foster-Tukwila Youth Mission group.
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2 contested races for the Royal School Board
ROYAL CITY - This fall's elections for the Royal School Board will be interesting, with two contested races.
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For us kids, old horse arena made a good sports complex
I took somewhat a vacation last week. I did a few things that needed to be done for the paper but, otherwise, enjoyed some relaxation and the preparation for a family mini-reunion.
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PUD to inspect power poles
EPHRATA - Grant PUD contractor, Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., will begin inspecting and treating wood power poles in rural areas near Quincy, Royal City, Moses Lake and Warden this summer.
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Firework ban allowed
MATTAWA - Residents of Mattawa may not be able to discharge fireworks in Mattawa next, or any year, after the Mattawa City Council passed an ordinance to allow prohibition at its meeting of July 2.
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Danny Barajas learned how to work as a Royal wrestler
ROYAL CITY - Danny Barajas, well known for his athletic exploits on behalf of Royal High School, was among the students graduating from Perry Technical Institute on June 18.
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Crime spikes in Royal City, council told
ROYAL CITY - Reporting on recent activity at the police department, Royal City Police Chief Darin Smith told the Royal City Council at its June 16 meeting that crime has risen in the community.
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Business ready to shine at Comm'Unity' Days
MATTAWA - A new activity has been added to the 2015 Comm"Unity" Days program on Saturday, August 15.
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Freshman on track to be next star
ROYAL CITY - As Darrin Miller prepares for his senior year, there is a feeling that Royal High School is about to lose its wrestling star.
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Drive-by suspect sought
BEVERLY - The Grant County Sheriff's Office is searching for a man who is a suspect in a July 19 gang-related drive-by shooting.
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Three on ballot for one board spot
MATTAWA - There is a three-way race for one seat on the Wahluke School District Board of Directors. So the primary election, which has already started and will end at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, is crucial.
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Distinguished Young Women heading to state competition
PULLMAN - Mattawa's Marivel Nevarez and Royal City's Jennifer Valentine will be among 17 seniors competing for the title of Distinguished Young Woman of Washington State in Pullman on Saturday, Aug. 1.
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Miner's or mom's cooking?
As we started to plan the brief family reunion we will have next Saturday evening, the first major question that came up was what to have for dinner.
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Dental resident staying at CBHA
MATTAWA - A doctor who recently completed a year in the Columbia Basin Health Association's dental residency program has taken a full-time permanent position with the DBHA.
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Mattawa crew helps with fire near Priest Rapids Dam
DESERT AIRE - Mattawa and Hanford firefighters put out blazes on Sunday evening, July 12, that at one time threatened the new Wanapum Heritage Center at Priest Rapids Dam along Highway 243.
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Technology and student security built into school
ROYAL CITY - When Royal's fourth, fifth and sixth graders return to school this fall, they will find themselves in a brand new building known as the Royal Intermediate School.
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Wahluke students compete at technology nationals
MATTAWA - Two Wahluke students who competed at the Technology Student Association Nationals in Texas this summer did not place, but they saw what it's all about, and they can help the rest of the Wahluke TSA prepare for next year.
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Any reason works for a party
There will be a family wedding on Saturday, Aug. 1. I don't know how many this makes, but there have been a bunch. Terry Beth Hendrickson is my niece Andrea Hendrickson's daughter.
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School board considering changes for Royal public preschool
ROYAL CITY - If a public preschool in the Royal School District is of interest to you, the Royal School Board meeting on Monday, July 27, may also be of interest.
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Vacation Bible School coming to Mattawa
MATTAWA - It's about time for the annual Vacation Bible School in Mattawa and, once again, the Youth Ministry Mission Group from the Foster-Tukwila Presbyterian Church will lead the way.
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Library offers book club help
SOUTH COUNTY - Staff at the North Central Regional Library in Wenatchee are offering assistance to library patrons in Mattawa and Royal City who would like to start book clubs.
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Desert Rentals celebrates one year since opening
MATTAWA - Opening a new business is always a scary adventure. You just don't know how the public will react.
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Hoops return to SummerFest with 8 teams
ROYAL CITY - The rejuvenated Royal City SummerFest 3-on-3 Hoops Classic had some glitches but, with a little ingenuity, event director Paul Olsufka pulled it off.
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Reunion could not have been much better
ROYAL CITY - The 50-year Royal High School reunion, the feature event last Friday at Royal City SummerFest was better than I thought it would be.
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Additions made to Wahluke staff
MATTAWA - The Career and Technical Education Program in the Wahluke School District continues to grow, with two new staff additions arriving recently and possibly one more hire in the works.
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Glowball tournament a big hit
ROYAL CITY - The seven teams that played in the Royal City SummerFest Glowball Golf Tournament Saturday night were somewhat blind, but they scored well just the same, navigating through glowstick-lined fairways and firing at LED-lit flags.
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Port of Royal Slope still not railroad owners
ROYAL CITY - The legislature and the governor have done their part, but the Washington State Department of Transportation, which operates at the speed of bureaucracy, has not, and the Port of Royal Slope does not yet own a railroad.
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Returning to Royal Roots
ROYAL CITY - The Royal City SummerFest last weekend, dedicated to the 50 years of Royal High School, was everything organizers had hoped for, and then some.
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Final Royal students of month named
ROYAL CITY - Senior Guillermo Navarro, Junior Elsie Delgado, sophomore Maggie Delay and freshman Kay Lester were named Royal High School students of the month for May, the final selection of the year.
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Royal Reunion glitches phase no one
ROYAL CITY - As usual this time of year, The Royal Register is loaded with coverage of the SummerFest and, this year, it includes the 50-year, all-classes reunion of Royal High School.
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Big DEA raid nabs two in Mattawa
MATTAWA - Two Mattawa residents were arrested at around 3 a.m. on July 1 by a joint law enforcement round-up operation led by the Drug Enforcement Agency.
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Committee seeks participation for Comm"Unity" Days
MATTAWA - Mattawa Comm"Unity" Days is set for August 14-15, and the organizing committee is seeking participation from farmers and businesses.
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Police looking for man who shot at officer
ROYAL CITY - A man who shot at a Royal City Police officer at least once on Tuesday, June 30, is being sought by law enforcement officers. He is identified as David Santos Sotello.
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Kids learn about building schools
ROYAL CITY - History does repeat itself, as far as Red Rock Elementary second grade teacher Candy Vermeer is concerned.
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Don't miss the all-school reunion
I am not a graduate of Royal High School, but I am looking forward to Friday night's all-school reunion, which will make up the first day of the 2015 Royal City SummerFest.
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Glowball Golf scheduled for Saturday night
ROYAL CITY - In this special year for the Royal City SummerFest there will be a special golf tournament that real golfers ought to try at least once in their lifetime.
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First Royal High School principal chosen as Grand Marshal
ROYAL CITY - By force of habit, you are likely to hear a lot of people in their 40s, 50s and 60s saying "Mr." at the Royal City SummerFest this weekend.
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New R Club will launch
ROYAL CITY - When you visit the all-school reunion for SummerFest on Friday, be sure to seek out and visit the R Club booth.
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Man hurt in car crash
MATTAWA - A 1-car crash on Highway 243, about 11 miles south of Mattawa on June 27, resulted in injury and hospitalization for an Enumclaw man.
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50 years of class this weekend
ROYAL CITY - The Royal City SummerFest Committee is expecting the grandest SummerFest of all this weekend, Jul 10-11. The theme will be: ROYAL REUNION: 50 YEARS OF CLASS.
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Ministering to the prisona calling for Royal City pastor
ROYAL CITY - Most people around here know Rev. Tim Snyder as the pastor of the Church of the Nazarene with a ful-time job on the side.
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Thousands of acres, Mattawa home burn as temperatures rise
SOUTH COUNTY - Mattawa and Royal City firefighters, along with others, had a busy night Sunday putting out a house fire and continuing through the night and Monday fighting two range fires.
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Wahluke pulls in the scholarships
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School graduating class of 2015 grabbed scholarships that totaled $191,460.
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6th graders enjoy field trip
ROYAL CITY - Royal City sixth graders have been enjoying a field trip to Camp Casey every year since 1990. It just may be the most fabulous of all field trips.
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Crews enjoy the Warren Small treatment
ROYAL CITY - The fellows building the new Royal Intermediate School have worked hard through spring and into the summer, and the school district decided to thank them in a special way on June 18.
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Port director not happy with changed bill
ROYAL CITY - A critical piece of Community Economic Revitalization Board legislation for eastern Washington's economic health has been resurrected during the 2015 second special session with a major change.
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The best Father's Day ever - part II
Part of the fun at the U.S. Open was playing the golf games sponsored by Lexus and American Express.
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Mega Sports Camp a smash hit in Royal
ROYAL CITY - The Mega Sports Camp, which was held from June 5-12 on athletic fields at Royal Schools, was a great success, Director Ben Orth declared.
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Royal wrestlers impressive with 5-2 record at Boise duals
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School wrestling team, competing as the Royal Wrestling Club, took five of the seven dual meets in which it competed at Boise, Idaho last week.
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Everyone invited to 4th of July Golf Cart Parade
DESERT AIRE - Residents of Desert Aire and the surrounding areas are invited to the riverfront community to celebrate the Fourth of July.
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Sparrows offer patriotic music
ELLENSBURG - If you're a supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project, and love songs of Americana or patriotic music, you'll be able to enjoy all of that at Kelleher Motors in Ellensburg this Thursday afternoon and evening.
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Scroggins team wins Royal Football golf tournament
ROYAL CITY - The 16th annual Bob Nielsen Royal Knights Golf Tournament was won by the team of Jeremy and Kyle Scroggins and Patrick Mitchel and Ken Christensen and football player Jose Ponce.
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New events added to SummerFest
ROYAL CITY - Two new events have been added to the annual Royal CitySummer Fest, which will be held on July 10-12.
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Kai Jenks wins Knight Award
ROYAL CITY - The second annual Knights Award was presented to Kai Jenks at Royal High School's Senior Night on May 26.
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Kids take over emergency services as Chiefs for a Day
EPHRATA - Arthur Gatica and Jose Armando Garcia had the day of their lives on June 11 when they represented the Mattawa Police Department and Grant County Fire District No. 8 at Chief for a Day.
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Two-vehicle crash near Schawana
SCHAWANA - A Yakima man was injured in a two-vehicle crash about two miles from here, near the Cherry Barn, on Highway 243 on June 15, the Washington State Patrol reported.
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Desert Aire Airport Fly-in breakfast raises $3,900 for maintenance
DESERT AIRE - The weather was perfect, the pilots came and about 550 people dined at the annual Desert Aire Airport Fly-in Breakfast on Saturday of Father's Day weekend.
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Men's health a family issue
MATTAWA - National Men's Health Week is always scheduled close to Father's Day, which was June 21 this year.
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It was the best Father's Day ever
I enjoyed the best Father's Day ever last Thursday - yes Thursday - when my sons Grover and Teddy took me to the opening day of the U.S. Open Golf Championship in Tacoma.
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Warriors take on big schools from Seattle in football camp
MATTAWA - When Wahluke High School coach Mike Foristiere wants his boys to be tested, he means it.
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Chief Turley among victims in mock school shooting incident
MATTAWA - If Mattawa Police Chief John Turley ever tires of law enforcement, he might just consider an acting career; he knows how to die dramatically after being shot.
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Mattawa Food Bank receives large donation
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Food Bank, which has benefited before, received $5,000 from the Yakama Nation Legends Casino in Toppenish during its 17th anniversary celebration on May 15.
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Drug Free Youth celebrates first year success
ROYAL CITY - Randy Miller, organizer of the Royal Schools chapter of the Washington Drug Free Youth program recently declared the first year a success.
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Mattawa taco truck mystery crash
A Grant County Sheriff's deputy encountered the aftermath of a traffic accident at State Highway 24 and Road 24 SW on June 8 sometime at night.
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Ginkgo's big break? Winery ships wines to China
MATTAWA - Build it, and they will come.
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First-graders visit city council with opinions on park toys
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council was faced with a mighty challenge at its meeting of June 11 when Maggie Celaya's first-grade class exercised its first amendment right to assemble and speak.
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Maggie Gutierrez retires from CBHA board after long tenure
OTHELLO - Maggie Gutierrez was honored recently at a meeting of the Columbia Basin Health Association board of directors after announcing her retirement from the board.
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CB United to hold soccer tryouts for U-10, U-17
MOSES LAKE - CB United, the Columbia Basin's premier soccer organization, has announced a second round of U-10 thru U-17 tryouts for boys and girls interested in taking their game to the next level.
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Restaurant server hopes for horse training career
ROYAL CITY - When diners see smallish, blondish Judy's food server Ashlee Moore for the first time, they probably don't imagine she's spends the rest of her waking hours with big animals like horses.
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Royal's PTO praised by those who benefit
ROYAL CITY - The parents of the Royal Schools Parent Teacher Organization recently spent an entire week thanking teachers for their efforts.
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Desert Aire Fly-in this Saturday
DESERT AIRE - Pilots who make it to the Desert Aire Fly-in Breakfast this Saturday will enjoy one of the smoothest landings they'll ever make and take in a delightful breakfast too.
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Vantage Pavilion & Sand Bar Marine owners
VANTAGE - Bryan Stockdale of Vantage wants Vantage to grow, and Curt Connor of Desert Aire wants his business, Sand Bar Marine of Mattawa, to grow. They are teaming to organize and promote events at Stockdale's Vantage Pavilion.
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Grant County residents offered composting class
EPHRATA - Grant County residents may learn how to compost yard and garden waste at a free class this Thursday, June 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Grant County Public Works.
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Eastbound I-90 closures over the next two weeks
HYAK - Nighttime drivers headed east on Interstate 90 during the next two weeks should be prepared for hour-long closures near Snoqualmie Pass, the Washington State Department of Transportation has announced.
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Growth & future are theme at Wahluke graduation
MATTAWA - Twin valedictorians Diana Silverio and Faustino Dominguez reminded the 2015 Wahluke High School graduating seniors of their beginnings and spoke of the awaiting future at graduation Saturday night.
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Perseverance theme for Royal grads
ROYAL CITY - The teacher chosen by the graduates to be their speaker talked about perseverance, and the student speakers talked about family last Friday at the graduation of the Royal High School class of 2015.
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Local woman injured in Hwy 26 collision
OTHELLO - A Mattawa woman was hurt when the car in which she was riding collided with a truck on Highway 26 on June 5, fourteen miles east of Othello.
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Fly-in for new flight line
DESERT AIRE - Pilots - if you'd like to enjoy one of the smoothest landings you'll ever make and take in a scrumptious breakfast too, then the Desert Aire Airport Fly-in Breakfast on Saturday, June 20, may be just right for you.
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Quincy, Warden to visit Knights team for Friday night football
ROYAL CITY - Official high school football may be three months away, but Royal Knights fans will be able to get a look at their team in action this Friday, June 12.
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Mattawa boys set to be Chiefs
MATTAWA - Arthur Gatica and Jose Armando Garcia, a pair of 10-year-olds, will represent the Mattawa Police Department and Grant County Fire District No. 8 at the annual Chief for a Day on Thursday, June 11.
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Wanapum is ready for summer rec
EPHRATA - Grant PUD has completed several renovation projects to enhance public recreation on the Wanapum Reservoir. They are ready for the folks to enjoy.
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Joe Lang and Maggie Delay place at state track
ROYAL CITY - Joe Lang and Maggie Delay, who led their Royal High track teams all season, were the only Knights athletes to score team points at the 1A state meet at Cheney last weekend.
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Celebrate the wine of the slope
DESERT AIRE - The ever-growing Wahluke Slope wine industry will be celebrated here on Saturday, June 27, with the annual Taste the Wahluke Slope wine festival.
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No Royal Teacher Walkout protest for legislature's funding issues
ROYAL CITY - While teachers at many school districts around the state, including central Washington, have walked out to protest the state legislature, teachers in the Royal School District have decided to remain in the classroom, Superintendent Rose Search has announced,
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New leadership at Mattawa Area Chamber
MATTAWA - There has been a major change of leadership for the Mattawa Area Chamber of Commerce. Brian Webb of Think Tank Sanitation is serving as the new president.
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Royal's El Dorado Stone named top store in 2014
ROYAL CITY - El Dorado Stone of Royal City was chosen No. 1 in 2014 among the plants that produce decorative stone veneer for Headwaters, Inc.
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Government Road Committee meeting visited by Murray aide
MATTAWA - At the May 21 meeting of the Mattawa City Council, Government Road Improvements Committee President Lars Leland reported a visit that could become a shot in the arm for improvement plans.
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Merle Booker to return as Relay for Life auctioneer
OTHELLO - The Columbia Basin Health Association will bring popular auctioneer Merle Booker back for its annual Relay for Life auction here on June 17. It will be held at the 14th Ave Medical Center, starting at 6 p.m.
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Local man hurt in single car crash
MATTAWA - A Mattawa man was injured on May 28 when his car crashed along Highway 243 one mile north of Mattawa.
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Learn 10 sports at Royal's Mega Sports Camp
ROYAL CITY - A fabulous recreational and educational week is in store for youngsters who attend the Mega Sports Camp next week at the Royal Middle School campus.
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Royal boys 2nd, girls 3rd at district track
ROYAL CITY - Royal High track and field coach Scott Sandberg started the recently-completed season believing it would be a good year for his boys and girls.
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Coach Randy Miller, son Darrin prepare for Japan wrestling tour
ROYAL CITY - Randy Miller will coach wrestling a lot this summer, and his son Darrin will wrestle a lot, but that won't be the best part of their summer.
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Royal streets to be improved soon
ROYAL CITY - Several of Royal City's streets that are bumpy - and worse - will be improved as early as the start of summer.
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Paddle board craze hits Sand Bar Marine
MATTAWA - The new wave in water sports is the paddle board. And Sand Bar Marine of Mattawa is experiencing the craze. It has sold six boards, and Curt and Tammy Connor expect the number to rise.
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Rock Creek lots being developed
ROYAL CITY - The Rock Creek Housing Development is moving along about as builder Tony Jenks expected, maybe a little better. Five lots have closed, and building is well under way.
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Royal's Austin Walz top golfer for South County at districts
CLE ELUM - Austin Walz of Royal produced the best score among South County golfers at the SCAC District Golf Tournament at Suncadia last week, and just missed qualifying for state.
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Mardon woman 2nd runner-up at pageant
RENTON - Competing in a pageant for the first time in her life, Naomi Walker of Mardon was named 2nd runner-up at the Mrs. Washington International Pageant here on May 16.
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Warriors and Knights dominate all-league soccer selections
MATTAWA - Wahluke and Royal may not have made it to state in soccer out of the tough South Central A Conference East, but they enjoyed quite a consolation prize when they dominated the all-league selections.
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Port of Royal Slope proud railroad owners
ROYAL CITY - The Port of Royal Slope owns the Royal Slope Railroad after Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill on May 18 turning over ownership from the Washington State Department of Transportation.
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Royal's April students of the month named
ROYAL CITY - Senior Daniel Rosas, junior Cesar Daniel Renteria, sophomore McDarra Von Stein and freshman Leslie Pena Garcia were chosen Royal High School students of the month for April.
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Crescent Bar to celebrate with new River Fest
CRESCENT BAR - Crescent Bar Islanders, who will remain on the island until about 2052, according to an agreement with Grant PUD, are planning to celebrate with a grand re-opening named Crescent Bar River Fest.
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Pacific Science Center brings the blood and guts
ROYAL CITY - Thanks to the Royal Schools Parent Teacher Organization, Red Rock Elementary students were visited by the Pacific Science Center last Friday with a special presentation on the human anatomy.
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Seniors invite others for jaunt
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Slope Seniors organization is inviting area residents to join members for a day trip to Toppenish, the city of Murals.
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Sen. Judy Warnick's cattle tracking bill signed by governor
OLYMPIA - Thirteenth District Sen. Judy Warnick's Senate Bill 5733, a new law that allows increased flexibility for the cattle industry by implementing an electronic livestock transaction system, was signed by Gov. Jay Inslee recently.
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May 22 dinner planned to benefit Sage Brush Senior Center
DESERT AIRE - If you're a normal human being, you're planning to have dinner this Friday evening. Consider having it at the Sage Brush Senior Center while doing a good deed at the same time.
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Acts of kindness
I often run into good stories just by being present. Friday evening I ran into a great one at the SCAC Sub-District High School Track Meet at Connell.
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Royal, Wahluke sending players to golf districts
DESERT AIRE - Two boys from Royal and one from Wahluke will play in the SCAC District Golf Tournament today after advancing from sub-district last week at DesGolf Course.
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Royal drops district match
ROYAL CITY - A fine soccer season for the Royal High School Knights came to a close with a 4-1 loss at Granger last Saturday in the opening round of the SCAC District Tournament.
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Family loses 2 in tragic car crash
MATTAWA - People in the community are making donations to help a farm worker's family that suffered two deaths in a two-car crash on Sunday, May 3. But more help is needed.
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City to seek additional power for SummerFest
ROYAL CITY - Anticipating the largest turnout ever, the Royal City SummerFest has asked the City of Royal City for help in directing additional electrical power to Lions Park.
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Wahluke wins at district tourney
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School finished second in SCAC East soccer after dropping a 1-0 shootout to Connell in the final game of the league slate at Connell last week.
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Mattawa police grows one woman stronger
MATTAWA - Maybel Pantaleon accomplished another of the milestones she has sought last week at the Mattawa City Council meeting. She was sworn in as a Mattawa Reserve Police Officer.
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Guitar lessons offered as intramural activity
MATTAWA - The Wahluke School District's intramural program is a lot different FROM the one your grandpa used to know. He played basketball. These students play guitars.
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Possible overspray checked by health department in Wahluke Schools area
EPHRATA - At its April meeting, the Grant County Board of Health heard from Grant County Health District staff that Wahluke School District Schools in Mattawa shut down outdoor activities on March 19 because of possible over-spraying of agricultural fields.
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Royal meeting about wildfire planning
ROYAL CITY - There will be a meeting tonight in Royal City to gather public input for the Grant County Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
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City wide Mattawa clean-up taking place this weekend
MATTAWA - The City of Mattawa is offering help with your spring clean-up this weekend, May 15-17, and it might just be a good idea to take advantage.
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Royal Knights sweep Burbank
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High baseball team closed the regular season last week with a 7-5 and 15-0 sweep of Burbank to secure a berth in the SCAC baseball district tournament.
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3 new hires and 1 resignation
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District has hired three new teachers for 2015-16, the board of directors was informed at its meeting last week. One is a rehire.
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Darrin Miller second at state freestyle
ROYAL CITY - Royal High wrestler Darrin Miller finished second at the recent USA Wrestling state freestyle tournament, competing in the 182-pound division.
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Special session may aid in rail acquisition
ROYAL CITY - Governor Jay Inslee called for a special session of the legislature last Thursday to deal with a not-yet-passed state budget, and that may be good for the Port of Royal Slope's railroad acquisition plan.
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Rose Search's work isn't finished yet
ROYAL CITY - There were a couple of times during the recent controversy surrounding Rose Search's employment as the Royal School District superintendent that she considered resigning.
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Wahluke football star West Point bound
MATTAWA - Randy Foristiere, who starred in football during his brief stay at Wahluke High School last fall and winter, has been appointed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
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Warriors baseball fall twice
MATTAWA - The Wahluke Warriors baseball team lost two tough games against league rival Connell (JV) last week, 10-3 and 8-5, but coach Dan Oppelt was pleased with the performance.
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Wahluke Junior High unveils new artwork
MATTAWA - The administration and staff of Wahluke School District celebrated the unveiling of Wahluke Junior High School's five new murals with a mural march on a recently Friday afternoon.
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Knights top Warden
ROYAL CITY -- The Royal Knights knocked off Warden, 4-2, last Thursday to finish in third place in the SCAC East and earn a berth in the district tournament.
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SummerFest to include night golf scramble
ROYAL - Participants at the SummerFest Golf Tournament this year will get a whole new look at the golf course. Or maybe no look at all.
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Royal sweeps Burbank, qualify for districts
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High fastpitch team has made it to the district tournament for the second straight year, after an 18-4, 13-8 sweep of Burbank at Burbank last Saturday.
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Local Fire Districts recognize volunteers
ROYAL CITY - Grant County Fire Districts 10 and 11 held their annual Awards and Recognition Dinner in March at the Royal City Golf Course.
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Burke Museum visits Royal
ROYAL CITY - The Burke Museum of Seattle has become quite a partner in the education of Royal City preschoolers.
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Showdown today at Connell for Warriors
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School soccer team will learn today just what it's going to take to get back to the state tournament.
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Royal's March students of month named
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School's students of the month for March were named last week by counselor Mark Kondo.
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Royal belts Ki-Be, 7-0
ROYAL CITY - Despite a loss to Wahluke earlier in the week, the Royal Knights stayed in the SCAC East soccer title chase with a 7-0 romp over Kiona-Benton on Thursday.
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Royal kids raise $10,000
ROYAL CITY - Setting a new record, the Red Rock Elementary School's Jump for Heart on March 26 raised $10,000 for heart research That figure topped the goal of $8,000 and the $9,800 raised last year.
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Royal finishes strong at Naches
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School finished 5th in boys competition and 4th in girls competition at the 29-school Naches Underberg Invitational at Naches last week.
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Mattawa opts for farmers market
MATTAWA - Backyard gardeners may have a place to sell flowers and vegetables this summer to earn a little extra spending money.
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Failure to yield leads to injury
MATTAWA - A Union Gap woman was hospitalized after her car was hit by a semi truck at the western entrance to Hanford on Saturday, the Washington State Patrol reported.
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Royal track team remains unbeaten
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School remained unbeaten in SCAC East boys and girl track and field last week with a sweep of Kiona-Benton in a meet at River View.
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Good weather for season opener at Royal Golf Club
ROYAL CITY - Participants at the Spring Field Day, the season-opening tournament at the Royal Golf Club, enjoyed a sunny, 70-degree day and a slight breeze.
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Fire fighters save dummies from danger
MATTAWA - It's impressive to watch fire fighters rescue people from wrecked vehicles. They are skilled, organized, safe and quick.
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Desert Aire openinge ecreation complex
DESERT AIRE - Folks from all over find this Columbia River resort-retirement community a cool place to live and eventually move here.
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Royal Knights baseball boys split tight Ki-Be double header
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High baseball team did something Saturday that's been hard to do - beat Kiona-Benton. The Knights won, 4-3, in the first game of a SCAC East doubleheader.
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Shred your documents at Sagebrush Senior Center
DESERT AIRE - If you've stacked up unwanted documents while deciding what to do with them, Sagebrush Senior Center President Kathy Meredith has the perfect plan for you.
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Blackwood Legacy Quartet to perform
ROYAL CITY - The Blackwood Legacy Quartet, direct from Nashville, will present a special free concert at the Royal City Church of the Nazarene on May 10.
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Wahluke takes 3-2 overtime soccer win against Royal
MATTAWA - Wahluke High continued its quest for the top of the SCAC East soccer standings with a 3-2 overtime win over Royal that was as tough as could be.
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Robin Grant enjoys life as she gets ready to graduate
ROYAL CITY - Robin Grant has artistic talent, musical talent and is academically gifted - a top 10 student and perhaps No. 1. There's not much more a senior preparing for graduation could want.
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Royal ladies come back for fastpitch win
ROYAL CITY - After an 8-5 setback in the first game, Royal took the second game of a SCAC East fastpitch doubleheader at Kiona-Benton last Saturday.
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Repeat Bible Bowl champs
SCHAWANA - The Wind Valley Scripture Scholars, based in Schawana, took first place at the National Bible Bowl recently to make it three years as national champs.
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Household hazardous waste collection slated
MOSES LAKE - Grant County residents may dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Moses Lake Surf n' Slide Water Park parking lot.
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Training, rating system offered to private child care operators
MATTAWA - Private child care operators, whether in a center or home setting, who want to upgrade their programs and be recognized for it may want to consider Child Care Aware, a Catholic Charities program.
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Family trio shines in kids wrestling tourney
ROYAL CITY - Kaleb Hernandez, Sebastian Villa and Emma Villa, members of the same family, placed at the Jason Crawford Memorial Tournament in Little Guys Wrestling at Spokane two weekends ago.
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Wahluke beats Connell
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School continues to have one of the top soccer programs in the state, climbing back to the top of the SCAC East standings after an initial loss to Royal three weeks back.
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Wahluke golfers compete at meet
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School golfers competed in a 4-way meet at Mt. Adams Golf Club in Toppenish last week, but there were two few to post team scores.
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Wahluke receives award
MATTAWA - According to principal Jeff Pietila, the students and staff of Wahluke High School were notified last week that the school has been awarded a 2014 Washington Achievement Award.
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Royal starts SCAC track season with double win
ROYAL CITY - In a meet held at Royal last week, the Royal High track teams launched the SCAC season with twin double wins.
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Revised Patient Portal more user friendly
OTHELLO - The Columbia Basin Health Association updated its patient portal recently, and CBHA Data Utilization Analyst Alexi Lallas believes it's a lot easier to access and use.
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Annual Garden Party and Vintage Fair this Saturday
ROYAL CITY - The annual Garden Party and Vintage Fair will be held on Saturday, April 25, at the Seed Cupboard Nursery.
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Royal knocks off Chelan
ROYAL CITY - Royal built a 3-1 half-time lead then coasted in the second half to a 3-2 prep soccer non-league victory over Chelan on Saturday on the Royal field.
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Wahluke wins 1, ties 1
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School soccer team advanced its season record to 5-1-2 last week with 1-1 tie against Highland and a 2-0 victory over Chelan.
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Royal soccer boys win one, lose two matches
ROYAL CITY - It was a tough week in soccer for the Royal High School team, which dropped two matches and won one.
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Wahluke golfer on winning scramble team
MATTAWA - The annual Wahluke Jamboree, played at Desert Aire Golf Course last week, is a fun day for High School players from Royal City to Goldendale to Cle Elum.
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Royal City volunteer lauded by Spokane Fire Department
ROYAL CITY - A volunteer from Grant County Fire District No. 10 (Royal City) was honored recently by the Spokane Fire Department for saving a life in Spokane last summer.
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Royal power lifters shine at own meet
ROYAL CITY - Seven members of the Royal team placed at the Royal Powerlifting Meet at Royal High School last Saturday.
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Health District on social media
EPHRATA - Grant County Health District launched a social media presence last week to celebrate National Public Health Week (April 6-12).
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More than one way to earn a living in the fields
MATTAWA - Like friends and lots of other folks they know, Teresa Chavez and her daughter Maria Gomez wake before dark to head to the fields.
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Mattawa man dies in tractor rollover
MATTAWA - A man from Mattawa died Saturday afternoon after the tractor he was driving went out of control and rolled.
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Wahluke varsity, Royal JV split games
ROYAL CITY - Wahluke High School baseball continued to exhibit improvement last Saturday, winning the first game of a doubleheader with the Royal junior varsity at Royal.
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Mattawa CBHA Clinic director already feeling at home
MATTAWA - New Columbia Basin Health Association Mattawa Clinic Director Courtney Olson is more than happy with the post she took over in November. She feels as if she's home.
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April 30 deadline for business, property taxes
EPHRATA - The deadline for filing Business Personal Property Returns with the Grant County Assessor's Office is April 30, Grant County Assessor Melissa McKnight reminds.
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Royal to host power lifting meet
ROYAL CITY - Four Royal High power lifters have qualified for the state meet in Ocean Shores on May 9. More will attempt to make it at this Saturday's Royal High School Power Lifting meet.
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Search remains active
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District Board of Directors ended the discussion of Superintendent Rose Search's future Monday by announcing that she will remain the superintendent through the end of her contract in June of 2016.
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City flea market still up in air
MATTAWA - The idea of re-establishing the city flea market of years ago in Hund Memorial Park continues to be a minor topic of discussion among members of the Mattawa City Council.
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The Port of Royal Slope waiting on rail line transfer
ROYAL CITY - The Port of Royal Slope is still waiting for the Royal Slope rail line to be transferred to PORS ownership by the state legislature.
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Clinic in Mattawa to offer radiology
MATTAWA - Wahluke Family Clinic patients will no longer have to go elsewhere to have X-rays when they are ordered by a medical provider.
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A player's view of golf
ROYAL CITY - Players may just end up liking how newly-hired Superintendent Shawn Vetterick manages the Royal Golf Course. He was a player of note at one time.
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Screenings for alcohol to be held
MATTAWA - Held annually on Thursday of the first full week of April, National Alcohol Screening Day is an outreach, education, and screening program that raises awareness about alcohol misuse.
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Chick-fil-A learns about WA potatoes
PASCO - National restaurant chain Chick-fil-A knows about Washington potatoes because of the purchases it has made, and now it knows how Washington potatoes are grown.
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Grads take a hit
ROYAL CITY - The science (biology) test added two years ago to mandatory state testing (HSPE) is taking the toll some administrators feared would occur this year.
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Space Burgers to go on sale during dog show
MOSES LAKE - The Lioness Club of Moses Lake will be opening the Space Burger booth at the Grant County Fairgrounds Friday, April 10, through Sunday, April 12.
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Wahluke Baseball scores doubleheader sweep
MATTAWA - The Wahluke Warriors, who are in the second year of a baseball program rejuvenation, are excited despite their 2-6 start.
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Lloyd Sparks planning to fix rentals
ROYAL CITY - The apartments at 310 Acacia Street have been declared uninhabitable and condemned, but owner Lloyd Sparks is not giving up on them.
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Potato Lover's Month Wedding grand prize goes to Seattle couple
MOSES LAKE - In love with each other and potatoes, a Seattle couple will start married life on June 14 in Washington potato style.
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Royal dance team places 2nd at state
ROYAL CITY -The Royal High School Dance Team finished its season at the Yakima SunDome last Friday with dance and academic accolades.
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Wahluke Junior High students shine at Technology State Conference
MATTAWA - Wahluke Junior High School students took home four individual honors and one chapter award from the Technology Student Association State Conference in Bellevue on March 26-28.
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Royal invited to sports facilities meeting
ROYAL CITY - Royal School District Athletic Director Andrew Perkins is asking district patrons to attend an athletic facilities workshop on Wednesday, April 8.
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Royal School Board meeting relatively quiet
ROYAL CITY - Compared to previous meetings, the Royal School Board meeting of March 23 was relatively quiet. There were about 50 guests, but only three spoke, and briefly.
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Garbage drop box to stay
MATTAWA - Freedom of speech has worked for the residents of South Grant County.
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Royal destroys Kiona-Benton in soccer action
ROYAL CITY - Kiona-Benton was an unlucky rebound opponent last week as Royal won, 9-0, to advance to 3-1 in high school soccer and 2-1 in the SCAC East.
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Mattawa mobile park owner accused of Consumer Protection Violations
MATTAWA - Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a complaint in Grant County Superior Court against Gary Chavers, owner of Sun & Sand Mobile Home Park in Mattawa, saying Chavers has violated consumer protection laws.
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Wanapum Reservoir begins final refill after repairs
EPHRATA - A year after a crack was discovered in the spillway, repairs to Wanapum Dam have reached a point that allows Grant PUD to refill the reservoir back to normal levels, according to Publicist Thomas Stredwell.
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Penny secured by gift from Invisible Fence
ROYAL CITY - There's no telling what Penny, the Vizsla pup had on her mind when she left her home in rural Royal City and traveled by truck to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania last year.
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Gangs stay relatively quiet in Mattawa & Royal
SOUTH COUNTY - The news about gang activity in Royal City and Mattawa nowadays is relatively good news. Even Sunnyside, a neighbor in Yakima County, is reporting good news.
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Royal start fastpitch season off perfect
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High softball team kicked off the new season with a torrent of runs and two victories over Newport last Thursday on the Royal diamond.
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Churches team up for Easter services
MATTAWA - As Easter approaches, many people are reminded of the great stories of Jesus Christ: his death on the cross and his rising from the dead.
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Royal boys beat Newport twice in baseball
ROYAL CITY - Playing at home for the first time last Thursday, Royal High School brought out the lumber and slugged Newport, 12-2 and 11-2 in non-league baseball.
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Fluent in Spanish & Tech Savvy
MATTAWA - The Royal School District has promoted from within to fill the Wahluke High School principal position being vacated by eight-year Principal Jeff Pietila at the end of this school year.
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Eagle Court of Honor held for Beck Bartrand
SCHAWANA - Fellow scouts, friends and family celebrated Beck Bartrand elevation to Scouting's highest rank last November with an Eagle Scout Court of Honor at the Ellensburg Seventh Day Adventist Church.
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Tennis off to tough start
MATTAWA - The new tennis season at Wahluke High School has had a rough start. There have been not team victories or individual triumphs.
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REA president clarifies group's position
ROYAL CITY - During an interview at Red Rock Elementary last Thursday, Royal Education Association President Brent Whitaker said the teachers have not asked for and are not asking for the removal of Superintendent Rose Search.
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Royal High School announces February students of month
ROYAL CITY - Freshman Vanesa Prado, sophomore Eva Garcia Sanchez, junior Carson Gilbert and senior Rosalexi Rodriguez were recognized as Royal High School's students of the month for February by the teaching staff.
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Royal nips Wahluke in early season match up
ROYAL CITY - Except for the officiating, there was a good high school soccer match between Royal and Wahluke last Thursday, won by Royal, 2-1, on the Royal field.
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Potato Commission makes donation
OLYMPIA - The Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC), which is headquartered in Moses Lake, made life a little brighter for one community with a 2,500-pound spud donation.
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Royal Education Association not calling for Search removal
ROYAL CITY - During an interview at Red Rock Elementary last Thursday, Royal Education Association President Brent Whitaker said the teachers have not asked for and are not asking for the removal of Superintendent Rose Search.
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Royal falls in shootout
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School's SCAC East record leveled at 1-1 on Saturday with a 1-0 home loss to Connell in a shootout.
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Wahluke kicks off soccer season with 2 strong games
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School's soccer team started the season at a SCAC-Seattle showdown in Seattle last Saturday and came away elated with the results.
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Royal student entry advances in prep art competitions
ROYAL CITY - Five pieces by ESD 105 area high school artists, including one from Royal, will be advancing to OSPI's statewide Superintendent's High School Art Show later this spring.
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Royal Golf Course releases schedule
ROYAL CITY - Royal Golf Course Pro Randy Puetz has announced the preliminary schedule of tournaments for this year.
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6th graders dominate at Wahluke spelling bee
MATTAWA - Wahluke Junior High's sixth grade representatives, Jasmine Rosales and Edwin Valencia took first place and third place at the annual middle school spelling bee at Bethlehem Lutheran Middle School in Kennewick.
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Jennifer Valentine wins 2015 Royal Distinguished Young Woman title
ROYAL CITY - Jennifer Valentine was chosen Royal City's Distinguished Young Woman last Saturday night at the DYW presentation at the Red Rock Elementary School gym.
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Slow start for Royal baseball
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School started the baseball season last Saturday with two losses at Zillah, and new coach Joe Avila was pleased with the first-game effort, not so much the second game.
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Bible Bowl win streak continues
SCHAWANA - The Wind Valley Bible Bowl team's members have changed considerably, but their knowledge of the Bible continues to amaze.
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Man wanted for running over Beverly woman nabbed
BEVERLY - The Grant County Sheriff's Office and two deputy U.S. Marshals from Spokane on March 12 captured a fugitive wanted for running over a Beverly woman in 2014.
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Chris Widener to keynote Lincoln Day Dinner
MOSES LAKE - Chris Widener, world-renowned motivational speaker, will give the keynote address at the Grant County Republican Party's Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, March 20 at the Grant County Fairgrounds.
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'Come Unto Jesus' Easter cantata scheduled
OTHELLO - The Othello Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is inviting the public to its "Come Unto Jesus" Cantata on Thursday, March 26.
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10 bad things I believe about you
After reading the Royal Education Association's guest editorial last week, I started to wonder if I could list 10 bad things or 10 wrong things in anyone I've known through my 69 years.
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Sheriff's department car kills deer
BEVERLY - A Grant County Sheriff's Deputy patrol car and a deer collided Friday morning near the Wanapum Village, and the deer died.
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Local garbage collection site to remain open
MATTAWA - A contingent of 16 Desert Aire residents learned on March 9 that county government can be reasonable and responsive.
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Kai Jenks earns his Eagle Award
ROYAL CITY - Royal City's Kai Jenks will receive his Boy Scout Eagle Award at a Court of Honor tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18, at the Royal City hall.
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Sip of the Slope moving to Seed Cupboard Nursery
ROYAL CITY - The annual Sip of the Slope Wine Festival will be held this year at the Seed Cupboard Nursery, which is located just west of town on Road H SW, about half a mile from Highway 26.
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Taco feed, auction planned to benefit Linda Hebdon
ROYAL CITY - There will be a taco feed and silent auction for the benefit of Royal City resident Linda Hebdon at the Royal High School cafeteria on Friday, March 27.
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Royal School Board
ROYAL CITY - Last Thursday's special Royal School Board meeting drew another large gathering. This time most of the sentiment among the 50 or so attendees went against Superintendent Rose Search.
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Laurie Lafser & Louise Andersen
ROYAL CITY - Laurie Lafser has been named Certified Employee of the Year and Louise Andersen Classified Employee of the Year by Royal School District staff.
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Royal Slope Railroad a no go, Port seeking control
ROYAL CITY - Now that ARG Transportation Services of Eugene, Ore. has decided not to operate the Royal Slope Railroad, the Port of Royal Slope is asking the state to give control of the short line to the Port.
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Royal dance girls qualify for state
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School Dance Team finished second in its category at dance districts, known as Pasco Dance and Drill Championships, on Saturday.
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Police news dominates Mattawa council meeting
MATTAWA - News from the police department dominated the Mattawa City Council meeting last week.
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Nine local high school students selected
YAKIMA - The ESD 105 Regional High School Art Show is being held at the facilities of JA World in Yakima's Terrace Heights. It is the 42nd annual exhibit of the best creative work by ninth- through 12th-grade students.
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Lasers help open roads quickly
OLYMPIA - The newest edition of the Washington State Patrol's Good to Know video series features detectives using the latest laser technology to quickly clear roadways after an incident, ensuring driver and officer safety.
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Warriors soccer kicks off
MATTAWA - The first week of Wahluke High School soccer practice is in the books, and Coach Arthur DeVictoria is "quite happy" with everything that has happened to this point.
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Urban Monroes coming to play at George
GEORGE - The bluegrass band Urban Monroes will perform at the George Community Hall this Saturday, March 14, as part of the George Coffeehouse Concert Series.
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Wahluke baseball team starts second year of rebuild
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School baseball program is beginning the second season of its rebuilding program, and coach Dan Oppelt is optimistic about the prospects.
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Everyone has the right of free speech
I found it odd at the special board meeting last week that members of the group that came to oppose Superintendent Rose Search were apologizing for the comments of supporters at the Feb. 23 regular meeting.
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Learn to square dance from locals
DESERT AIRE - Dave Boggs, the caller for the Moses Lake 4-by-8s, is starting a square dance class at the Royal High School cafeteria.
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City Council: Sparks Apartments will come down
ROYAL - According to City Finance Officer Greg Pike, the Sparks Apartments, located at 310 Acacia St., will soon be no more.
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Quite the crowd at Royal School Board meeting
ROYAL CITY - A large crowd at the Royal School Board meeting last week forced the board to uncover a story that's been brewing about a month. It relates to the retention of nine-year Superintendent Rose Search.
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Dump man wants to keep job
MATTAWA - Reacting to Desert Aire Homeowners Association President Larry Couch's call for citizen action regarding the Mattawa-Desert Aire garbage collection site, part-time caretaker Lee Loria says he'd like to keep his job.
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Teacher's Survey
ROYAL CITY - One of the questions that went unanswered at last week's Royal School Board meeting was posed by Vice President Craig Janett.
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County refinances fairgrounds bonds
EPHRATA - Grant County is completing the issuance of Limited Tax General Obligation Refunding Bonds to refinance a portion of the 2007 Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds to achieve interest cost savings.
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8 juniors seek Royal crown
ROYAL CITY - This year's Royal City Distinguished Young Woman pageant could be the most entertaining ever. It could also be the longest.
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Bill & Dolly
I stopped by Ken Broda's Tidally Didally's sandwich and pizza shop, as I often do, and ran into the young couple pictured here, Bill and Dolly Siegfried of Desert Aire. Ken introduced me to them.
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Martinez lifts way to medal in first try ever
ROYAL CITY - Power lifting coach Paul Olsufka has been building a program at Royal High School the past couple of years, and his efforts got a big boost from the first girl to compete.
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Flea markets may return to Mattawa's Hund Park
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council heard at its meeting last Thursday that the city is contemplating operating a weekend flea market again at Hund Memorial Park.
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January Students of the Month named at Royal High School
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School has announced the January winners of Student of the Month.
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Key state Senate panel approves felony-DUI bill
OLYMPIA - Momentum and support continue to grow for Sen. Mike Padden's bill to make a fourth DUI conviction within 10 years a felony.
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One big money winner so far at Harvest Foods
ROYAL CITY - Sherrie Renteria was done with her school bus route and went into Royal City Harvest Foods on Wed., Feb. 18, to shop.
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Carter Noftle is Red Rock's spelling champ
ROYAL CITY - Fourth-grader Carter Noftle was crowned the Red Rock Elementary School Spelling Bee champion on Feb. 17, and now he and fifth grade champ Broderick Fanning start preparing for the NCW Collaborative Spelling Bee next month.
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Export seminar to help potential businesses
MOSES LAKE - Small business owners in the Basin can learn more about exporting their products during the Eastern Washington Export Readiness Seminar in Moses Lake next month.
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Mattawa-Desert Aire Lions Club offers a chance to Serve
MATTAWA - The Mattawa-Desert Aire Lions Club, which is about 25 members strong, is launching a campaign to attract new people who want to serve their community.
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5 injured in SR 26 collision
OTHELLO - A man from Othello and four young adults from western Washington were injured when two cars collided on Highway 26 in Othello on Feb. 16.
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Royal wrestlers finish 6th at state
ROYAL CITY - Seven Royal High boys placed at the 27th Mat Classic in Tacoma last weekend, elevating the team to sixth place and the best performance by a South Central A Conference school.
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Flowers chosen as next community mural
MATTAWA - "Flowers", by Wahluke Junior High student Alejandra Ramos will be the Makeover Mattawa community mural, set to be painted on a wall at Estudillos grocery store.
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Shining Star answer to her daughter's question
When Red Rock Elementary Assistant Principal Linda Achondo sent an item about the Shining Star Pageant, that was the first time I'd heard of anything like it.
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Northwest Farm Credit Services lauded for breast cancer efforts
SPOKANE - Northwest Farm Credit Services, which serves the agricultural community financially, has received the 2015 Farm Credit Council Phelps-Martin Award for humanitarian service to the non-agricultural community.
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Grant Transit Authority plans new multimodal transit center
MOSES LAKE - The Grant Transit Authority, which provides public transportation throughout Grant county, hopes to have a new hub here in 2016.
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Knights win Regionals
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School wrestling team, developing at perhaps a faster pace than even coach Randy Miller expected, won the SCAC Regional Wrestling Tournament at Kiona-Benton Saturday.
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Sentinel Gap Water Association Balanced with $74,000 in the bank
SCHAWANA - The Sentinel Gap Water Association, which provides potable water to 57 accounts in this unincorporated community, will decide the evening of March 23 whether to retain President Alfredo Gutierrez.
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Subway coming to Mattawa
MATTAWA - The Subway international sandwich chain will do business in Mattawa in the near future, operating in the west end of the NAPA Auto Parts building on Government Way.
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Royal girls shining stars at pageant
ROYAL CITY - Sunday, February 8, turned out to be a special day for two special girls from Royal High School. They were named queen and princess of the Shining Star Pageant at Prosser High School.
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Royal dance team wins again
ROYAL CITY - The girls of the Royal High Dance Team are making a name for themselves. Their latest achievement came against big schools in Moses Lake on Valentines Day.
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Lifetime of healthy teeth begins early for young children
MATTAWA - The American Dental Association sponsors National Children's Dental Month every February to raise awareness about the importance of oral health in children.
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Royal falls twice at districts
ROYAL CITY - Royal's first visit to the SCAC District Basketball Tournament was brief. Top-ranked Zillah crushed Royal 75-37, and then Naches imposed its will on the reeling Knights, 59-48.
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Iconic Judy's to return
ROYAL CITY - Judy's Great Food, which was a landmark restaurant along Highway 26 about three miles west of town, will return in the near future.
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Seats filled for Mattawa
MATTAWA - The Feb. 5 meeting of the Mattawa City Council did not have a long agenda, but it paved the way to start the hiring process for a new police officer.
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Royal girls close tough season
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High girls suffered a second half collapse Friday night and fell, 59-28, to Kiona-Benton in their final SCAC East basketball contest of the year.
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Fresh potatoes to be included in WIC program
MOSES LAKE - The Washington State Potato Commission was elated last week to learn that the Institute of Medicine recommends that fresh white potatoes be included in the USDA Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
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Kids' positive behavior supported
ROYAL CITY - Royal's Red Rock Elementary School is a PBIS school, or a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports school.
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Fire District No. 8 to hire 2 captains
MATTAWA - Grant County Fire District No. 8 will have a full command structure at all fires to which it responds in the near future.
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Kindergartners celebrate milestone
ROYAL CITY - The Red Rock Elementary kindergarten classes held their 100th day of school celebration last Friday, Feb. 6. It is an annual tradition.
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Pickup sought in Schawana drive-by
SCHAWANA - Nobody was injured in a drive-by shooting in Schawana the night of Feb. 2, but there was damage to a car, and authorities are looking for suspect vehicle.
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Four Warrior wrestlers advance
MATTAWA - Four boys from Wahluke High School placed at the SCAC District Wrestling Tournament and will advance to the regional meet at Kiona-Benton this Saturday.
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Tickets still available for Valentine's Day Fireman's Ball
DESERT AIRE - According to Grant County Fire District No. 8 business manager Barbara Davis Wilson, tickets are still available for the Fireman's Dinner and Sweetheart's Ball this Saturday evening.
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Knights capture 6 titles & district wrestling crown
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High wrestling team buried the opposition at the SCAC district tournament in Royal last Saturday and qualified 20 boys for this Saturday's regional tournament at Kiona-Benton.
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Movie inspiration visiting Royal High School on Thursday
ROYAL CITY - Three of the four principals of the documentary "Underwater Dreams" will be at Royal High School for two showings on Thursday evening, Feb. 12.
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Royal boys take down Ki-Be
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School exploded in the third quarter to knock off SCAC-East leading Kiona-Benton, 61-36, in the regular season's final boys basketball game.
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Impressive Wrestler Sophomore from Kiona-Benton
If you are struggling to complete a task or project that's been nagging at you for some time, it could be you need a little inspiration.
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George, Washington to celebrate George's birthday
GEORGE - George Washington would be 283 years of age if he were still around, and the residents of George believe he would probably want to spend his birthday in the little town named in his honor.
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Harvest Foods promo could produce cash harvest
ROYAL CITY - The latest promotion at Royal City Harvest Foods could mean a bountiful harvest of merchandise for 24 of the players.
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Safety priority of advisory group for Mattawa's Government Road
MATTAWA - According to Chairman Lars Leland, the Government Road Advisory Committee has a few improvement ideas so far, and all of them have to do with safety.
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Wahluke's Joel Dugan named D-5 Football Coach of the Year
MATTAWA - An e-mail from "out of the blue" has led to Wahluke Junior High's Joel Dugan being named District 5 Junior High-Middle School Coach of the year by the Washington State Football Coaches Association.
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Dance the night away at Fireman's Ball this Valentines
DESERT AIRE - If you're trying to think of a really special way to treat your sweetheart on Valentines Day, Grant County Fire District No. 8 has a really cool idea for you.
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Royal girls dance team wins twice
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School dance team, which will perform at the basketball game this Friday, has started its season with a pair of victories.
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Royal basketball boys split
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High Knights knocked off River View, 67-59, on Friday but fell to Burbank, 55-45, on Saturday and, as a result, will face a road game to start the upcoming boys district basketball tournament.
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New WSDOT online tool to help truckers
OLYMPIA - The Washington State Department of Transportation has added a new online tool allows truck drivers to research bridge heights - and potential problems - more easily before they hit the road.
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Interim Mattawa fire chief has firefighting in his blood
MATTAWA - Dave Patterson is new to the position of (interim) fire chief in Mattawa, but he's not new to firefighting. He was a volunteer in Gig Harbor for 16 years and Puyallup for four years.
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Wahluke Principal Jeff Pietla moving on
MATTAWA - Wanting to live closer to family, Jeff Pietila will give up the reins of Wahluke High School at the end of the school year and, hopefully, start a new assignment.
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Sheriff honors 5 for conduct and acts of heroism
GRANT COUNTY - Five members of the Grant County Sheriff's Office received honors during the sheriff's annual staff meeting and training on January 14.
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New low-income housing planned
ROYAL CITY - The Royal City City Council learned at its meeting of Jan. 9 that Catholic Charities is moving forward with plans for a new low-income housing complex in Royal City.
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Royal boys trample Naches, fall to Connell in hoops
ROYAL CITY - The Royal boys split two prep basketball games last week, topping Naches, 57-36, and falling to Connell, 50-40.
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Royal girls fall to Naches, Connell last week
ROYAL CITY - The Royal girls had one of their better offensive performances of the year last week, but they dropped two more prep basketball games.
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Glaucoma Awareness Month a reminder to keep vision safe
MATTAWA - Glaucoma is called "the sneak thief of sight" since there are no symptoms and once vision is lost, it's permanent.
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Opportunities for women, minorities, small business
OLYMPIA - Minority-, woman- and small-business owners interested in participating on transportation contracts are invited to attend multiple opportunity forums being held across the state in late January and early February.
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Lioness Club donates money to Moses Lake Senior Center
MOSES LAKE - The Lioness Club of Moses Lake, one of the most active and generous charitable organizations in Grant County, recently gave a donation of $1000 to the Moses Lake Senior Center and also purchased holiday gifts for Meals on Wheels recipients.
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Royal boys battling for district tourney spot
ROYAL CITY - Enjoying their best basketball season in years, the Royal High School boys rode great shooting to a 2-1 week last week.
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Mattawa's police officer search slows
MATTAWA - After Moses Lake reserve officer Tyler St. Onge turned down the open position of police officer in Mattawa last week, the process of finding an officer has slowed to a crawl.
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Royal girls in near-miss against Wahluke
ROYAL CITY - Another tough week for the Royal girls in basketball ended with a heartbreaking loss to arch-rival Wahluke.
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Warrior boys fall twice in basketball
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School dropped two boys basketball games last week, falling to Cascade, 57-31, and Royal, 59-51.
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Mattawa Police Officer
MATTAWA - The retiring U.S. Marshall who Mattawa Police Chief John Turley believed was going to fill the open police officer position in Mattawa has changed his mind.
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Warriors drop in boys hoops
MATTAWA - Last week was rough for the Wahluke boys in prep basketball. They fell to Tri-Cities Prep, 73-45, Burbank, 56-46, and Kiona-Benton, 57-46.
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Royal wrestlers to face off against Warden and Connell
ROYAL CITY - Royal High wrestling coach Randy Miller used invitational tournaments at Castle Rock and Riverside last weekend to prepare for the dual meet season, which start tonight.
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One injured in crash near George
GEORGE - A Moses Lake woman was injured on Dec. 23 when her vehicle crashed just outside of George on Interstate 90, the Washington State Patrol reported.
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New flight line in May for Desert Aire Airport
DESERT AIRE - The Desert Aire Airport may have its new flight line in time for the annual Desert Aire Fly-in and Breakfast on Father's Day weekend.
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Royal girls bounced twice
ROYAL CITY - A tough high school basketball season continued for the Royal girls last week. They were dispatched by Cle Elum, 54-34, and River View, 53-19.
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Lioness Club makes donation to Grant County Animal Outreach
MOSES LAKE - The Lioness Club of Moses Lake recently made a contribution of supplies to Grant County Animal Outreach after the shelter reached out to the club for support.
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Two boys who beat MIT in robotics to visit Royal High School
ROYAL CITY - Two of the men who, in 2004 as kids, beat MIT and everybody else in a robotics competition, will come to Royal City the night of Feb. 12 to attend a special screening of the movie "Spare Parts", which is about their lives.
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2015 Ag Hall of Fame inductees announced
PASCO - The 2015 inductees to the Mid-Columbia Agriculture Hall of Fame were announced by the Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce at the REAL Ag luncheon at the Holiday Inn Express on Tuesday, Jan. 6.
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Wanapum Reservoir Shoreline reopens in select locations
EPHRATA - You're able to have fun again on Wanapum Reservoir, but access will be limited.
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Royal boys take two in hoops
ROYAL CITY - "It was a good week," coach Pete Christensen said.
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Wahluke Junior High students learn to decipher advertising
MATTAWA - Some youngsters want to eat better and lead healthier lives, Registered Dietitian Cindy Johnson has learned through a recently conducted after school program called Media-Smart Youth.
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Wahluke announces essay/poetry winners
MATTAWA - According to Wahluke Junior High School Assistant Principal Sean Langdon, more than 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year.
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Three Warriors place at Kittitas
MATTAWA - Five members of the Wahluke High School wrestling team competed at the Kittitas Invitational last Wednesday, and three of them placed.
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Martin Luther King Jr. celebration January 19
MOSES LAKE - The Martin Luther King Jr. Committee will host a birthday celebration in honor of the Civil Rights icon on Monday, Jan. 19, at 6 p.m. at the Moses Lake Civic Center Auditorium.
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U.S. marshal could be next Mattawa cop
MATTAWA - Mattawa Police Chief John Turley informed the city council at its last meeting, on Dec. 18, that he has offered the open police officer position to a former deputy U.S. marshal.
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Suspects nabbed near scene after burglary
MOSES LAKE - Grant County Sheriff's deputies arrested three Moses Lake men suspected in a Larson area residential burglary after a patrolling deputy came upon two of them leaving the scene with stolen property.
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Alumni wrestling a success for Royal
ROYAL CITY - The first Royal High School alumni wrestling matches, held during the holidays, were a success, Royal High coach Randy Miller declared.
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Warriors fare well at two tourneys
MATTAWA - The Wahluke Warriors sent wrestlers to the Royal Christmas Tournament and Warden Invitational over the holidays, and they came back with several medals.
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Darrin Miller wins tourney title
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School may be a top-5 wrestling team this year, and leading the charge toward state is junior Darrin Miller.
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Othello man injured in crash
MOSES LAKE - An Othello man was injured on Jan. 2 in a single car accident about 1.5 miles south of here.
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Deputy, dog to give demo
EPHRATA - Visitors to the Grant County Historical Society heritage luncheon next Tuesday, Jan. 13, will hear about and see a Grant County Sheriff drug dog in action.
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SummerFest camping on city property a possibility
ROYAL CITY - Royal City Councilwoman Tiffany Workinger has asked the Council to approve use of city property for campers or RVs during the 2015 SummerFest.
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Wahluke welcomes VEX Robotics tournament this Saturday
MATTAWA - STEM/Robotics teachers Myron Hamilton, Arthur Morken and Molly Lawson and Wahluke Junior High School will host several schools from all over the state in a VEX Robotics tournament this Saturday, Jan. 10.
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Law & Justice serve "A-Rest Warrants"
EPHRATA - Normally, you would not want to see members of the Grant County Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (INET) come to your home.
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Royal basketball girls handed a pair of losses
ROYAL CITY - They Royal girls were held to fewer than 10 points in all eight quarters last weekend, and they were downed by White Swan, 66-10, and Connell 52-17.
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Jay Scott named Regional Educator of the Year
MATTAWA - Christmas came a few days early for Jay Scott, the former site manager at Wahluke schools for the 21st-century program.
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Wahluke finds success in wrestling
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School coach Rigoberto Jimenez took seven wrestlers to the Othello Invitational Tournament on Saturday, Dec. 20, and returned with five medal winners.
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Head-on accident injures Mattawa man
ROCK ISLAND - A Mattawa man was injured on Saturday, Dec. 28, when an oncoming car crossed the center line and struck his pickup head-on.
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Royal man hurt in fiery crash
QUINCY - Three adults, including one from Royal City, were injured, but a toddler was unharmed when three vehicles crashed in a double rear-ender on Dec. 22 on Highway 28 five miles west of Quincy.
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Shop with a Cop serves nice local children
MOSES LAKE - The Grant County Sheriff's Office and Moses Lake Police Department teamed up with local businesses to host the third annual Shop with a Cop last week in Moses Lake.
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Royal boys reverse themselves win three games
ROYAL CITY - Just when things were looking down, the Royal High boys turned a corner and won three basketball games last week. They stand at 4-3.
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Royal ladies basketball fall three times
ROYAL CITY - Flor Araujo had a big week, totaling 50 points over three games, but there wasn't enough team for Royal High to win any of the girls basketball contests last week.
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Republicans elect new leadership
MOSES LAKE - The Grant County Republican Central Committee chose new leadership at its biennial organizational meeting in Ephrata on Dec. 13.
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Warrior boys defeat Warden, 48-45
MATTAWA -- Overall, last week was tough for Wahluke boys basketball, but the Warriors registered a 48-45 victory over Warden.
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Rep. Manweller named to House Finance Committee
OLYMPIA - Thirteenth District Rep. Matt Manweller will have a front row seat for the debates on tax and revenue bills in the upcoming legislative session.
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Three injured in crash west of Royal
ROYAL CITY - Three people from outside of this area were injured Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash at Highway 26 and Beverly-Burke Road, 10 miles west of Royal City.
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Over 200 reports of influenza in Mattawa
MATTAWA - Grant County Health District (GCHD) has received more than 200 positive influenza lab reports in Grant County, According to Public Information Officer Theresa Adkinson.
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Two from Royal place at Tri-State Tournament
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School entered five wrestlers in the 35th annual Tri-State Tournament at North Idaho College last weekend, and two of them placed.
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Wahluke students solve problem, create language app
MATTAWA – Competing in the First Lego League regional challenge in Spokane on Dec. 7, students from Wahluke Junior High School developed an app that will take voice, text, or graphics communications and translate them to speech or text of a different language.
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Connell Rail interchange needs upgrades
MOSES LAKE - Approximately 30 people attended a meeting on Dec. 15 in Moses Lake to discuss needed upgrades on the Connell Rail Interchange, which affects rail shipping for several communities, including Royal City.
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Alumni wrestling matches next Monday at Royal High School
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School alumni wrestling matches, a new fund raising concept for The Royal High School wrestling team, are set for their inaugural next Monday, Dec. 29.
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All are invited to New Life Church for Christmas Eve Service
ROYAL CITY - New Life Fellowship Church of Royal City will celebrate the birth of the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ, 2014 years ago with a candle light service on Christmas Eve
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Christmas Eve service planned in Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE - There will be a Community Christmas Eve Service in Desert Aire at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24, hosted by Riverside Presbyterian Church (Riverside Community Church).
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Senator Warnick named Ag Committee chair
OLYMPIA - The Senate Majority Coalition Caucus has announced Senate committee leadership for the 2015 legislative session, including a new committee that will focus on government accountability and reform issues.
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Wahluke students solve problem by creating language app
MATTAWA - Competing in the First Lego League regional challenge in Spokane on Dec. 7, students from Wahluke Junior High School developed an app that will take voice, text, or graphic communications and translate them to speech or text of a different language.
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Royal's November students of the month chosen
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School students of the month for November have been announced by counselor Mark Kondo.
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Grant County PUD rates go up
EPHRATA - Following three public hearings, Grant PUD Commissioners have adopted a $254.6 million budget for 2015 that includes rate hikes for all power users.
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Four Warrior wrestlers place at Iron Man Tournament
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School wrestling team had a successful day Saturday at the Granger Iron Man Tournament.
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Royals girls defeat Warden in basketball
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High girls battled to a 34-33 basketball victory over Warden on Tuesday last week, but things were tougher after that. Highland stopped the Knights, 46-23, and Chelan did it, 56-30.
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Royal boys stumble three times
ROYAL CITY - Inconsistency, a problem that plagued the Royal High boys in basketball last year, has struck again. After starting the season with a win, they lost three games in a row last week.
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The spirit of Christmas shown with Giving Tree
MATTAWA - Employees at Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA) clinics in Othello, Mattawa, and Connell are getting into the Christmas spirit with gifts for the less fortunate.
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Alumni wrestling matches just two weeks away
ROYAL CITY - If you are a graduate of Royal High and wrestled and have been feeling like donning your singlet again, mark Dec. 29 on your calendar.
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City of Mattawa seeking input
MATAWA - Government Road, the main street through Mattawa, needs improvements, and city hall is asking citizens to help identify those before seeking the funding.
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Seeking Person of Interest
ROYAL CITY - As of Friday, Royal City Police are still unable to identify a suspect, or even a person of interest in a Tuesday, Nov. 18, morning shooting in the Royal Coachman trailer park.
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FSA increases microloan cap to $50,000
EPHRATA - The Farm Service Agency borrowing limit for microloans was increased to $50,000 in November, and microloans now offer borrowers simplified lending with less paperwork.
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Royal's first high school principal named SummerFest Grand Marshal
ROYAL CITY - In perhaps its earliest decision ever, the Royal City SummerFest Committee has chosen Royal High School's first principal, Kenneth Kallenberger, as its grand marshal for the 2015, July 10-12, celebration.
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Royal public stays mum at recent council hearings
ROYAL CITY - The highlights of the Royal City Council meet of Nov. 18 were two public hearings at which the public had nothing to say.
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Metal still a top target of thieves
EPHRATA - Metal theft continues to be a concern, and the Grant County Sheriff's Office is reminding residents how they can help stop these crimes.
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Students of the Month named at Royal High School for October
ROYAL CITY - The educational staff at Royal High School has selected the October students of the month. They are freshman Noelia Juarez, sophomore Ariana Cruz, junior Gricelda Toribio and senior Riley Lefler.
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Sheriff jones reminds: Crime doesn't take a holiday
EPHRATA - As county residents embark on a new holiday season, Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones reminds the public to be helpful in the prevention of holiday crime.
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Royal's first high school principal named SummerFest Grand Marshal
ROYAL CITY - In perhaps its earliest decision ever, the Royal City SummerFest Committee has chosen Royal High School's first principal, Kenneth Kallenberger, as its grand marshal for the 2015, July 10-12, celebration.
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Alumni wrestling matches still have openings
ROYAL CITY - Coach Randy Miller and the Royal High School Wrestling team have scheduled an Alumni Wrestling Match on Dec. 29 at 6 p.m.
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Tired of being idle, retiree starts classes
DESERT AIRE - Marta Tridle retired from an engineering position at Boeing in September and settled into her permanent home here but, within two months, she tired of being idle.
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Royal boys pounce on Kittitas
ROYAL CITY - Coach Pete Christensen threw his entire team at the Kittitas Coyotes and came up with a smothering man-to-man defense that led the Royal boys to a 49-24 season-opening prep basketball victory at Royal on Saturday.
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State seeking comments on wetlands management plan
OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Ecology is developing a statewide plan to better manage wetlands, and public input is encouraged.
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Wahluke kids to take part in Rapunzel
MATTAWA - About 50 youngsters, maybe more, from Wahluke Schools are learning this week how intense theatrical work can be.
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Warriors win season opener Colin Ahmann hits 19
MATTAWA - Colin Ahmann scored 19 points Friday and Nathan Buck added 10 points to lead the Wahluke Warriors to a 56-51 boys prep basketball season-opening win over Warden.
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Ebola panic declining but county prepared
EPHRATA - The world-wide panic over Ebola has decreased, Grant County Health Officer Dr. Alexander Brzezny told the November meeting of the County Health Board.
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Oil transport by rail report ready
OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Ecology has delivered a comprehensive report to state legislators with recommendations regarding the rapid increase of oil transportation by rail through Washington state.
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Red Rock Elementary Giving Tree loaded with tags
ROYAL CITY - Christmas will be more joyful than expected for numerous children in this community, thanks to a Giving Tree at the Red Rock Elementary School, and you are asked to participate in the giving.
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Tough start for Wahluke girls
MATTAWA - Wahluke's girls started their high school basketball season last Friday on a low note, falling to Warden, 55-37, on Wahluke's home floor.
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Person of interest named in homicide
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Police Department has released a photo of a person of interest in the Jose Pichardo homicide this fall.
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New Wahluke wrestling coach ready for first year
MATTAWA - New Wahluke High wrestling coach Rigoberto Jimenez is "excited" about his first season at the helm. He has some state caliber talent on hand.
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Fire risks climb in winter
OLYIMPIA - Acting on the side of caution, the state fire marshal is putting out reminders that winter is a time to be on the lookout for electrical problems that can cause a house fire.
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Three seniors to lead Royal girls basketball
ROYAL CITY - Three seniors with seven years of varsity experience combined will lead the Royal High basketball girls in 2014-15.
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Rep. Matt Manweller voted to House Republican leadership
OLYMPIA - Thirteenth District Rep. Matt Manweller has been chosen by his colleagues to fill the role of assistant floor leader for the Washington State House of Representatives Republican Caucus.
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Mattawa Chamber hears about JustServe
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Chamber of Commerce heard about a new volunteerism organization from resident Jef Gallacci.
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Only one varsity player returns for Wahluke
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High basketball team struggled to a 5-15 record last year, and this year could be another struggle.
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Justice rather than convictions
MATTAWA - Before the last election, Mattawa Police Chief John Turley complained at times that current Grant County Prosecutor Angus Lee trash-canned prosecutable cases originating at the MPD.
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3 state placers to lead Royal wrestlers challenge for top
ROYAL CITY - Led by three boys who will enter the season highly ranked at their weights, the Royal High Knights look forward to challenging for league, district, regional and state wrestling titles.
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Mattawa police look for man who eluded stop
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Police Department attempted on Nov. 24 to arrest a man with an outstanding warrant for several failures to appear.
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Post-holiday weight loss challenge issued
OTHELLO - Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA) pharmacist Nathan Spinelli has always strived for a healthy lifestyle.
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State Patrol unveils new breath test device
SEATTLE - The Washington State Patrol has unveiled the next-generation of breath testing instruments designed to help remove impaired drivers from the streets and highways.
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Wahluke basketball girls loaded with experience
MATTAWA - When a basketball program goes 1-19 and scores only a half-dozen wins in half a dozen years, things start to look bleak.
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State Patrol reminders to make winter travel safe
OLYMPIA - The Washington State Patrol realizes you are generally good and safe drivers, but that doesn't stop troopers from caring.
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Royal boys stocked with varsity experience
ROYAL CITY - If Royal High ever has a chance to become a winning basketball program again, this is the year.
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Ginkgo Cabernet wins Best of Varietal
MATTAWA - Mike Thiede, winemaker, and Lois Thiede, co-owner at Ginkgo Forest Winery, have added a new award to their growing list of medals and recognitions.
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Fastpitch girls seek support
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Knights fastpitch program has been progressing the last two years and is committed to taking its game to the next level.
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Royal teens injured in crash
WENATCHEE - Teenagers from Quincy and Royal were among six people injured 11 miles east of here on Highway 28 on Friday, Nov. 21, when their car crossed the center line and crashed with an on-coming car.
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Expert Pilots share knowledge with junior high students
DESERT AIRE - Former U-2 spy plane pilot and Desert Aire Airport District commissioner Ken Broda recalls his days training new pilots for the U.S. Air Force as one the favorite periods of his life.
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Royal man shot
ROYAL CITY - With the chief and both line officers on the case, Royal City Police have not been able to identify a suspect, or even a person of interest in a Tuesday, Nov. 18, morning shooting in the Royal Coachman trailer park.
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Cozy Comforts Christmas Bazaar set for December 6
DESERT AIRE - Before spending all of your Christmas money on so-called Black Friday, the ladies of Cozy Comforts of South Grant County ask you to save the date for Colorful Saturday.
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Budget hearing for Royal City
ROYAL CITY - The preliminary annual budget for the City of Royal City for 2015 has been presented, and the city council has set a public hearing for Tuesday, Dec. 2.
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Mattawa's budget at $5.9 million
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council expects to pass an operating budget of $5,920,873 for 2015 at its next meeting on Dec. 4.
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Wanapum Reservoir level to begin rising
WANAPUM - After nearly 10 months of working around the clock to repair and strengthen Wanapum Dam's spillway, Grant PUD will be able to raise the reservoir behind the dam as early as this week.
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First Royal Alumni Wrestling Match scheduled
ROYAL CITY - Coach Randy Miller and the Royal High School Wrestling team have scheduled an Alumni Wrestling Match on Dec. 29 at 6 p.m.
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Columbia Basin Health Association employees to provide Thanksgiving Meals
MATTAWA - Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA) employees have been gearing up to provide 175 Thanksgiving food baskets this year, and they are handing them out today.
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Gavin Seim organizes rebellion
EPHRATA - Gavin Seim of Ephrata did not get very far with his constitutional activist campaign for Congress, but he hasn't given up his constitutional activism.
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STEM Classes & Robotics Club
MATTAWA - The Wahluke School District Technology Student Association (TSA) continues to grow, as the district continues to expand its science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum to lower and lower grades.
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Royal Council approves "Forgiveness Ordinance" for water leaks
ROYAL CITY - At its meeting of Oct. 21, the Royal City Council enacted an ordinance that forgives the customer when his or her water bill goes exceedingly high because of a residence system leak.
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Illegal food vendors in orchards
EPHRATA - Health District Administrator Jefferson Ketchel reported to the Grant County Board of Health, at its October meeting, that were several illegal mobile food vendors operating in Mattawa area orchards this season.
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Surveillance Cameras coming to Schawana and Beverly area
SCHAWANA - The Beverly-Schawana area will have a permanent set of eyes looking for and recording criminal activity.
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Mattawa approves utility tax increase
MATTAWA - Houses in Mattawa will see their utility bills increase an average of $3.57 per month after the city council passed ordinance No. 14-557 at its meeting of Nov. 6.
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Bill Millard receives peace medal from South Korea
DESERT AIRE - William "Bill" R. Millard of Desert Aire was honored by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea at a dinner ceremony at the Spokane Hilton on Thursday, Nov. 6, for his service during the Korean War.
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Moses Lake man chosen for board
MONTREAL - Jim Perdue, vice president and manager of sales for Sonico Inc. in Moses Lake, has been elected president of the Aeronautical Repair Station Association's (ARSA) Board of Directors at the group's annual meeting in Montreal.
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Attorney Garth Dano wins tight prosecutor race
EPHRATA - Barring some unforeseen bizarre circumstance, the Grant County elections are settled, and Garth Dano has defeated incumbent Angus Lee for prosecutor.
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Royal places best ever at Cross County state
ROYAL CITY - Doing their best ever, Royal's boys took seventh place, and the girls placed ninth Saturday at the cross country meet in Pasco.
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Kris Fisk finds her calling while caring for mother and her own complexion
ROYAL CITY - Nearing middle age, Kris Fisk has done so many jobs that she struggles to remember them all. Thanks to her willingness to be her mother's care-giver, she has finally found a career.
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Royal students honor veterans
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School and Royal Middle School students honored military veterans with an assembly last Friday, just ahead of Veterans Day today, which is a day off from school.
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Mattawa Police awarded DUI funding
MATTAWA - Thanks to a $1,675 grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, the Mattawa Police Department will be able to increase DUI emphasis patrols during the upcoming holiday season.
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Crash near Royal hurts 7
ROYAL CITY - An evening 2-car crash five miles west of Royal City on Nov. 9 sent all seven persons involved to area hospitals.
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Warriors hammer on Burbank
MATTAWA - Wahluke blasted Burbank, 56-6, at the Warrior homecoming last Friday to conclude the SCAC East campaign and make the postseason - sort of.
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Research results for Compell
ROYAL CITY - Royal Organic Products (ROP), which will exhibit and present at the Nov. 12-13 Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association Conference & Trade Show in Kennewick, has received news that Compell, its pelletized compost, is doing better than expected.
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J.J. Jimenez sprints to first place finish
ROYAL CITY - J.J. Jimenez shocked South Central A Conference cross country with the race of his life to win the individual title at the district meet last Thursday at Highland and lead Royal's boys to their sixth straight team crown.
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USDA funds set aside for women, minorities
EPHRATA - The USDA Farm Service Agency has a portion of its farm loan program funds allocated specifically for women and minority producers.
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Wahluke tops Royal in volleyball
MATTAWA - The Wahluke and Royal volleyball teams had a tough season in 2014. So it may be fitting that they finished against each other last week.
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Marijuana legalized but still could be troublesome
MATTAWA - If you are a marijuana user and think that the legalization of pot in Washington State has given you free reign, you may want to think again.
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Royal Volleyball coach: "Spirit was never lost"
ROYAL CITY - Recapping a tough season, Royal High volleyball coach Paul Olsufka said his girls never lost their fighting spirit.
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Food Bank bids managers farewell
ROYAL CITY - The Royal City Food Bank Board of Directors gathered at the food bank last week to say goodbye to retiring managers Norm and Marlene Stakkeland.
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Mattawa Area Food Bank needs freezers
MATTAWA - Mattawa Area Food Bank (MAFB) board members are putting out a new call for donated freezers, not refrigerators with freezers but freezers only.
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Royal High School Chamber Choir Performs at WSU Choral Festival
ROYAL CITY - Members of the Royal High School (RHS) Chamber Choir made a special memory recently when they performed at the 21st Annual WSU Educational Choral Festival.
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Royal Fastpitch workshop coming this Saturday
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School fastpitch coach Heather Verhey has announced a fastpitch workshop for girls in grades 4-12 this Saturday at the high school gym.
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Fannings celebrate 40th Anniversary at Harvest Foods
ROYAL CITY - Gary and Leslie Fanning opened Royal City Harvest Foods in the fall of 1974. They are celebrating their 40th anniversary this fall.
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Royal Cross Country boys, girls finish 9-0
ROYAL CITY - Sports fans around here love their football. After all, they have a dominant high school team.
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Royal girls beat Granger, 1-0, earn spot in soccer playoffs
ROYAL CITY - With two games left in the regular season, Royal High School has qualified for the SCAC girls soccer district tournament.
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Suspects sought in Schawana robbery
SCHAWANA - The Grant County Sheriff's office is asking citizens to help identify two men suspected of a robbery at The Outpost mini mart and gas station in Schawana the night of Oct. 21 at about 7 p.m.
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Royal ladies drop 2 in volleyball
ROYAL CITY - Royal High volleyball, which has traveled a rough road this season, dropped matches to Connell and Burbank last week.
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Russell Wilson's Pass the Peace challenge
MATTAWA - Heeding Seattle Seahawk Quarterback Russell Wilson's call to action, Wahluke Junior High students took part in raising awareness of bullying as part of National Bully Prevention month in October.
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Royal Vet Day assembly upcoming
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is planning its annual Veterans Day Assembly for Friday, Nov. 7.
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Hit-and-run suspect still on the loose in Beverly
BEVERLY - Grant County Sheriff's Motor Traffic Unit deputies continue to search for a man suspected of striking a woman with a vehicle here on Sunday, Oct. 19.
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Drug-Free Youth
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School wrestling coach Randy Miller and students from throughout the Royal School District have committed themselves to creating a drug-free community.
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Wahluke awarded grant by Apple
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School has been selected to receive an Apple grant as part of the ConnectED program.
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Warriors fall, but still in playoff picture
MATTAWA - Wahluke played another incomplete game Friday and lost a SCAC prep football game at Kiona-Benton, 13-6.
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Royal City asks Grant County for 1% more
ROYAL CITY - The Royal City Council decided at its meeting of Oct. 7 to ask Grant County for a greater share of property tax revenues generated within the city.
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Long closure for Sand Dunes Road
MOSES LAKE - Sand Dunes Road Southeast was closed yesterday, Monday, Oct. 27, and will remain closed until around March.
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Warriors shock league & take down River View
MATTAWA - There is an old football adage that weather is the great equalizer, and that could be the reason Wahluke upset River View, 20-7, Friday night in SCAC East prep football.
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Royal girls drop pink match
ROYAL CITY - Royal High's volleyball girls dropped at volleyball match to River View, 19-25, 8-25, 18-25 last week.
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4th District candidate grew up on politics
SUNNYSIDE - Voters in the general election that starts this week will have to decide whether Clint Didier's claim that Dan Newhouse is an establishment Republican is true.
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Veterans Day assembly planned for Royal Schools in November
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is planning its annual Veterans Day Assembly for Friday, Nov. 7.
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Royal High School soccer girls eke past Wahluke, 2-1
ROYAL CITY - With a playoff appearance looming, the Royal Knights defeated Wahluke, 2-1 in two overtimes, last week in SCAC East girls high school soccer.
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Hazardous waste day this Saturday
MOSES LAKE - Grant County residents may dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Moses Lake Surf n' Slide Water Park parking lot.
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Life on the River
BEVERLEY - The Wanapum Native American Tribe and the Grant County PUD celebrated Archeology Day last Wednesday by teaching area grade schoolers about river life.
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Pasco Chamber seeks nominees for the Mid-Columbia Agriculture Hall of Fame
PASCO - Nominations are being accepted through Nov. 26 for 2015 inductees into the Mid-Columbia Agriculture Hall of Fame.
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Mattawa utility tax increases
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council is set to raise the utility tax rate five percent at its next meeting, Nov. 6. That would add $3.57 to the average utility bill.
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Columbia Basin Health Association celebrate Dental Hygiene Month
MATTAWA - Celebrating National Dental Hygiene Month, Columbia Basin Health Association Dental Director Dr. Alvin Thien urges parents to teach their children to brush their teeth at an early age.
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Prevention of bullying & drug abuse
ROYAL CITY - If you notice youngsters around town being nicer nowadays, it could be that social interaction education at Red Rock Elementary is working.
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Royal High School's September students of month selected
ROYAL CITY - The educational staff at Royal High School has selected the four students of the month for September.
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Loaded apple, potato trucks collide
ROYAL CITY - No one was injured, but there certainly was the potential for injury last Wednesday morning when two trucks, fully loaded with farm commodities, collided on Road E SE.
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Property value change notices mailed out
EPHRATA - The Grant County Assessor has mailed Change of Value notices for assessment year 2014, for taxes payable in 2015.
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Best quality grapes ever at Sagemoor Farms
MATTAWA - Sagemoor Farms Wahluke Slope manager Miguel Rodriguez reports a full wine grape crop of about 3,000 tons as the harvest comes to a close.
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Warriors win tough volleyball showdown
ROYAL CITY - Royal and Wahluke High Schools played their best volleyball of the year last week. It was just too bad it came against each other, and one of them had to lose.
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Blood drives are quite the serious campaigns
ROYAL CITY - All of us should be thankful to those who donate blood and just as thankful to those who take, process and store it. For we know that some day some of us will need it.
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7 from Royal hurt in accident
ROYAL CITY - Seven people from Royal City and one from Othello were hurt late Sunday night when two cars collided due to a faulty left hand turn.
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352 rushing yards in Warrior loss
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School football team knows how to move the ball...between the 20-yard lines. Getting into the end zone is another matter.
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Bratfest event coming soon
MATTAWA - If you've never been to a bratfest, you'll have a chance to attend one on Oct. 25 at the first annual Ginkgo Forest Wines Bratfest.
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Prosecutor candidate Garth Dano knows Grant County
MOSES LAKE - Voters may wonder if candidate Garth Dano would be a good prosecutor, but they need not wonder if he knows Grant County.
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Direct payments end with new Farm Bill
WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has unveiled new programs to help farmers better manage risk now that direct payments have been ended.
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Old Hotel Auction slated for Saturday
OTHELLO - The Old Hotel Art Gallery in Othello will have its annual benefit auction this Saturday, Oct. 18, at 6 p.m. at Evergreen Implement in Othello.
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Wahluke Warrior volleyballers fall to Connell, Ki-Be
MATTAWA - About all that Wahluke High School volleyball coach Rudi Christian could say was "Connell is a great team" after last week's SCAC East volleyball action.
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Royal girls defeat Granger
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High girls soccer team split two SCAC matches last week, defeating Granger and falling to Connell.
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18 guns gathered, car seized, man arrested
MOSES LAKE - The initiative of one deputy and the work of several led to the recovery last week of numerous pieces of property stolen during at least two recent Moses Lake area burglaries.
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Scammers call PUD customers
EPHRATA - According to Grant PUD publicist Thomas Stredwick, telephone scammers are calling Grant PUD customers and threatening to shut off their electricity unless an immediate payment is made.
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Basin women invited to Health Conference
OTHELLO - The Columbia Basin Health Association and Othello Community Hospital are sponsoring a women's health workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 14 and urge all Basin women to attend.
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New state water quality standards
OLYMPIA - Washingtonians will get a chance to preview proposed water quality standards for toxic chemicals that include new fish consumption rates.
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FarmStrong Band coming to George this Saturday
GEORGE - The FarmStrong Band, which is really musicianship strong, will be the first group in the George Community Hall Coffee House Concert Series for 2014-15.
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Royal volleyball girls fall twice but spirits are up for team
ROYAL CITY - Royal High ran into two of the best volleyball teams in class 1A competition, and the results were predictable. The Knights fell in three games each to Riverview and Connell.
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Wahluke falls to Connell, 27-12
MATTAWA - First-year Wahluke football coach Mike Forestiere is learning quickly how tough the South Central Conference East can be.
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City hall remodel plans slow down
MATTAWA - The plan to remodel the Mattawa City Hall to create more office space for city and police staff has been slowed.
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Choice in 4th Congressional District
CONNELL - Both candidates for the 4th Congressional District House seat say they are conservatives, but one has to be farther right than the other.
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Royal girls down Wahluke in shootout
ROYAL CITY - Royal defeated Wahluke in high school girls soccer, 2-1, last week to end the Warriors' early unbeaten streak of three games.
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Board of Health adopts electronic cigarette rules
EPHRATA - The Grant County Board of Health (BOH) has adopted rules and regulations governing the sale, marketing, use, and availability of electronic vapor devices and E-liquid.
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Seed Cupboard Fall Festival coming this weekend
ROYAL CITY - The annual Fall Festival and Vintage Faire will be held this weekend, Oct. 4-5, at the Seed Cupboard Nursery just west of Royal City at 12543 Road H SW.
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State Patrol seeking witnesses in deputy crash
MONROE - The Washington State Patrol is asking any possible witnesses to the recent fatal collision involving a Grant County sheriff's deputy to step forward.
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Warriors fall to Riverview
MATTAWA - Maripaz Olivarez provided strong leadership, but it wasn't enough carry Wahluke past Riverview in a 15-25, 16-25, 18-25 Volleyball loss last week.
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Children's' car safety check-up Thursday
MATTAWA - Various area agencies are sponsoring a free child passenger safety check on Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Mattawa Police Department parking lot.
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Blood drive hits home needs 150 units
ROYAL CITY - Area LDS churches have an on-going blood donation campaign with a goal of 450 units. With only the Royal City drive left, the campaign is 150 shy of the goal.
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Tom Dent solid 2nd Amendment supporter
MOSES LAKE - The first thing 13th District House candidate would like voters to know is that he's "a solid 2nd amendment supporter."
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Wahluke volley girls drop Mabton
MATTAWA - Maria Salas put down nine kills to lead Wahluke to 3-1 games victory in prep volleyball last week.
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Wahluke dumps Goldendale Hat trick for Idanis Cruz
MATTAWA - Senior Idanis Cruz scored a hat trick Saturday to lead Wahluke's girls to a 5-2 soccer win over Goldendale and a 3-0 start to their season.
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One injured in double car accident
ROYAL CITY - One woman from Othello was injured when three cars were involved in a double rear-ender just half a mile outside of Royal City on Saturday, September 13, according to the Washington State Patrol.
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What's up with Royal GEAR UP?
ROYAL CITY - For a few years now, you've heard or read the term GEAR UP and probably wondered just what it means.
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Yellow flags doom Warriors in fall to Warden, 20-14
MATTAWA - The Wahluke Warriors had two opponents in Warden Friday night - the formidable Cougars, and the referees.
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Grand turnout at Sip of the Slope
ROYAL CITY - With more than 90 tickets sold, SHOC's annual Sip of the Slope wine festival last Saturday had the best turn out yet, according to chair Linda Murphy.
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Deadline to register to vote this election is October 6th
OLYMPIA - Expect a postcard in the mail soon that encourages you to register in time for this fall's general election.
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First kNIGHT Glow Run deemed a success by PTO
ROYAL CITY - Attracting 125 runners, the first kNIGHT Glow Run, on Sept. 13, was successful, says chairman Jessica Stewart.
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Red Rock celebrates color week
ROYAL CITY - Kindergarten teachers are Tammy Manning, Tanya Wood, Heather Mueller, Patty Robbins, Peggy Montgomery, Trista Reffett and Erin Leone renewed a colors lesson last week that involves the entire Red Rock Elementary supporting the Kindergarten.
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One injured in double car accident
ROYAL CITY - One woman from Othello was injured when three cars were involved in a double rear-ender just half a mile outside of Royal City on Saturday, September 13, according to the Washington State Patrol.
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Royal girls fall twice in volleyball
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School struggled against two formidable foes, falling to Kiona-Benton and Warden in volleyball.
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Christmas rehearsals starting
OTHELLO - If you are a singer who needs a venue for displaying your skills, the Othello Choral Society has one where voices are raised to Jesus Christ.
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New Life's recently hired pastor from Texas
ROYAL CITY - New Life Fellowship Church's new pastor, Lance Lewis, and family recently moved here from Texas, and they are making themselves at home.
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Hundreds attend annual Red Rock open house
ROYAL CITY - Hundreds of parents and students attended the annual Red Rock Elementary open house last Thursday evening.
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Knights defeat Highland in volleyball
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School girls leveled their early season record to 1-1 with a three-game defeat of Highland in volleyball last Thursday.
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91-year-old Royal woman involved in 2-car crash
ROYAL CITY - A member of the Royal City community, with an Othello address, was involved Friday in a two-car collision near the Hiawatha Industrial Park on Highway 26.
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George considering roundabout
GEORGE — The City of George is considering construction of a roundabout at a troublesome 3-street intersection near city hall and the fire station.
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Royal High School students beat averages in state testing
ROYAL CITY - It's happy days for Royal High school administrators and teachers. Their students did better than well in the latest round of state mandated testing.
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Sip of the Slope this weekend
ROYAL CITY - Except for the final three-day logistical push, everything is set for the annual Sip of the Slope wine tasting festival this Saturday, Sept. 20.
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Royal soccer girls drop two
ROYAL CITY - The Royal girls displayed fairly good defense, but they had no offense last week to start the high school soccer season.
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New Life still accepting donations for yard sale
ROYAL CITY - The New Life Fellowship Church's fund-raising yard sale is less than two weeks away, and donations of sale items are still being accepted.
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Fumbles lead loss for Wahluke
MATTAWA - "To be honest, this loss is on me," coach Mike Forestiere said after Wahluke fell, 34-12, to the Cle Elum Warriors Last Friday in non-league high school football.
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More disagreements on Crescent Bar mediation
CRESCENT BAR - Grant County PUD and the residents of Crescent Bar Island, which rarely agree, have responded to Federal Judge Justin L. Quackenbush's binding mediation suggestion with a no and yes respectively.
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Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day
QUINCY - Quincy's Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day (FCAD) was started in 1981 after Dennis Higashiyama heard a story on the Paul Harvey show that illustrated how farmers and consumers had drifted apart.
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Darryl pheasant seeking new term as county treasurer
EPHRATA - Darryl Pheasant has been treasurer for 28 years, and he's asking voters for a new term in November.
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Casey Cooper: write-in campaign lands ballot spot
MOSES LAKE - Grant County Republican Party State Committeeman Casey Cooper will run for Grant County Treasurer against incumbent Daryl Pheasant in the November elections.
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Sip of the Slope just around the corner
ROYAL CITY - The excitement is building. The third annual Sip of the Slope is quickly approaching, and SHOC (Strengthening the Heart of the Community) and friends are ready.
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Flu shots offered at Quincy event
QUINCY - You can have fun and take care of an immunization need at the same time at Farmer Consumer Awareness Day this Saturday, Sept. 13, at Quincy.
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kNIGHT Glow Run this Saturday night in Royal
ROYAL CITY - Everything is set for the first annual kNIGHT Glow Run this Saturday, Sept 13, according to the sponsoring Royal Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).
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Wanapum Dam Heritage Center to open for final days before move
BEVERLY - The Wanapum Heritage Center at Wanapum Dam will reopen to the public for one final week from Sept. 16-22, according to publicist Chuck Allen.
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Free hazardous waste collection planned
EPHRATA - Grant County residents will be able to dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Ephrata Landfill Recycling Center.
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County sheriff increases patrols in rural areas
EPHRATA - The Grant County Sheriff is increasing patrols in rural communities in an effort to better combat property crimes.
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Open house for new Port operators set for Thursday
ROYAL CITY - The Port of Royal Slope (PORS) will have an open house from 9-11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9, to welcome the new operators of the Royal Slope Railroad.
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JC Worsham's parents had their doubts about sheep projects
ROYAL CITY - JC Worsham has shown sheep successfully at the Grant County Fair for two years. But his parents had their doubts when he first asked for the opportunity.
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Yard sale planned for New Life Church
ROYAL CITY - The New Life Fellowship Church of Royal City has building improvement needs, and its members are willing to work for your support.
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Free household hazardous waste collection planned
EPHRATA - Grant County residents will be able to dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Ephrata Landfill Recycling Center.
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Interest in kNIGHT Glow Run builds
ROYAL CITY - Everything is set for the first annual kNIGHT Glow Run on Saturday, Sept 13, according to the sponsoring Royal Parent Teacher Organization.
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Comment sought on waste rules
OLYMPIA - The public is invited to review and comment through Oct. 1 on proposed updates to Washington's dangerous-waste regulations.
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George Bluegrass Festival just around the corner
GEORGE - The 8th annual George, Washington Bluegrass Festival on Sept. 15-21 in the George Community Hall (GCH) and Park is coming together, according to GCH board member Debby Kooy.
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Crescent Bar residents score another victory
CRESCENT BAR - The residents of Crescent Bar Island scored a major victory recently when the Port of Quincy settled and agreed to testify, if necessary, to facts that could be damaging to Grant PUD in its defense against a lawsuit by the residents.
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$4 million to bolster STEM Education Programs
SEATTLE - Washington STEM has announced nearly $4 million in investments in innovative, regionally based programs aimed at improving teaching and learning of science, engineering, technology, and math across Washington state.
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Tiddaly Diddaly's September 4th for Royal Slope Seniors
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Slope Seniors (RSS) will be traveling to Mattawa this Thursday, Sept. 4, to enjoy a noon lunch at Tiddaly Diddaly's.
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Sip of the Slope starts long before September
ROYAL CITY - The Sip of the Slope may be a wine tasting festival at its root, but it's really much more than that.
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Mattawa Council holds short meeting
MATTAWA - The latest Mattawa City Council meeting, on Aug. 21, was brief and uneventful.
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Dani Bolyard encouraged by 35% of vote
COULEE CITY - Most people would find it a daunting task to overcome a 65-35 defeat in anything. But Dani Bolyard of tiny Coulee City is excited about the rematch with Tom Dent of Moses Lake.
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Quincy man dies in car crash
GEORGE - A Quincy man died when the car in which he was riding crashed with another one mile north on George on Aug. 21.
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Mattawa Comm"Unity" Days winners announced
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Comm"Unity" Days contest winners have been announced. There were several.
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Liberty Caucus supports Clint Didier for Congress
CONNELL - The Republican Liberty Caucus of Washington voted to recommend Clint Didier for the 4th Congressional District seat at its Aug. 7 executive board meeting.
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Port of Royal Slope waterline extension to be shorter than expected
ROYAL CITY - When the Port of Royal Slope commissioners opened bids two weeks ago for their waterline extension project, they were hoping to extend it to the end of Hiawatha Industrial Park.
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New Royal Slope Railroad operator faces a mud slide
ROYAL CITY - There was good news and potentially bad news last week for the Port of Royal Slope (PORS) and others who want to see the Royal Slope Railroad back in service.
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"Awesome week" predicted for George Bluegrass Festival
GEORGE - The community of George is anticipating an "awesome week" for its 8th annual George, Washington Bluegrass Festival on Sept. 15-21 in the George Community Hall (GCH) and Park.
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Solid Waste plans area hazardous waste collection opportunity
EPHRATA - Grant County Solid Waste invites businesses and agencies that generate small amounts of hazardous waste to participate in a disposal opportunity on Friday, Sept. 12, at the Ephrata Landfill.
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2012 Mattawa Distinguished Woman doing well at UW
MATTAWA - Folks around here should be happy to know that Jessica Martinez, Mattawa's 2012 Distinguished Young Woman, is happy at the University of Washington.
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Crescent Bar residents score another victory
CRESCENT BAR – The residents of Crescent Bar Island scored a major victory recently when the Port of Quincy settled and agreed to testify, if necessary, to facts that could be damaging to the Grant PUD in its defense against a lawsuit by the residents.
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Crescent Bar residents score another victory
CRESCENT BAR – The residents of Crescent Bar Island scored a major victory recently when the Port of Quincy settled and agreed to testify, if necessary, to facts that could be damaging to the Grant PUD in its defense against a lawsuit by the residents.
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Annual Sip of the Slope set
ROYAL CITY - The annual Sip of the Slope wine tasting festival, which is growing in stature and popularity, will be celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Royal City Community Center.
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Mattawa's Bianca Ramirez: State program life-long memory
MATTAWA - Mattawa Distinguished Young Woman Bianca Ramirez did not win at the state competition in Pullman recently, but she is happy to have been there.
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PTO glow race planned for September night
ROYAL CITY - All you kids - and adults - who complain there is nothing fun to do in South County on a Saturday night won't be able to sustain that argument after Sept. 13.
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Golf winners for Hot Desert Nights
DESERT AIRE - The competition was keen at the Hot Desert Nights golf tournament at Desert Aire Golf Course. There was a tie for first place and third place in the open division, and the winners and runners-up in the handicap division were separated by just half a stroke.
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Royal Slope Seniors set September 4th lunch
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Slope Seniors (RSS) will be traveling to Mattawa on the first Thursday in September to enjoy a noon lunch at Tiddaly Diddaly's.
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Fire devastation hits home
ROYAL CITY - Lynn Lindsey grew up in the Methow Valley, camping, fishing, hunting and snowmobiling in the great outdoors.
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Woman dies inner-tubing at Potholes Reservoir
POTHOLES RESERVOIR - A 30-year-old woman died Sunday afternoon while inner-tubing in the Potholes Reservoir. Drowning is suspected.
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Hund Park hosts food, games & fun
MATTAWA - Hund Memorial Park was festive last weekend as Mattawa area residents occupied it for the annual Comm"Unity" Days.
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Drug drop-boxes added in Royal
ROYAL CITY - Residents have the opportunity to drop off their leftover medicine safely, anonymously, and securely at a new drug take-back site at the Royal City Police Department.
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Knights of Veritas stage Faire
TRINIDAD - Veritas Medieval Faire, staged by the Knights of Veritas of Ellensburg, will make its debut on Saturday, Aug. 23, at White Heron Cellars, on the hill above Trinidad.
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Andrew Perkins new Royal athletic director
ROYAL CITY - Long-time teacher and coach Andrew Perkins has been elevated to the position of athletic director (AD) of the Royal School District.
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Desert Aire Airport needs public support to complete upgrade
DESERT AIRE - Desert Aire Airport (DAA) commissioners and its manager say the landing-takeoff strip is in dire need of replacement, and they are appealing to the South County public to pitch in.
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West Nile Virus danger detected in Grant County
EPHRATA - Grant County Mosquito Control District No. 1 has been notified that nine mosquito samples submitted for testing were positive for West Nile Virus, the first detection of the virus in Grant County this year.
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August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month
MATTAWA - The month of August has been designated nation wide as the month to raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding babies.
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Death of staffer leads to change at city hall
MATTAWA - Mattawa City Hall had to sadly go about the business re-organizing recently because of the death of Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Diane Martinez on July 31.
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Royal volunteer firefighters help battle blazes across state
ROYAL CITY - Grant County Fire District Nos. 10-11, based here, have been helping battle wildfires burning in eastern Washington, according to Public Information Officer Christian Davis.
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Didier scores big victory margin in Congressional primary
CONNELL - It appears name recognition played a big role in some, if not all of the primary election races important to the Royal Register readership.
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First Mattawa Makeover mural to be shown
MATTAWA - The Wahluke School District is starting the first year of the three-year Mattawa Makeover project, and there will be a big splash on Saturday, Aug. 16, during Comm"Unity" Days.
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Bread, Cheese, Cured Meat festival on tap
TRINIDAD - Artisan bread, cheese, cured meat, and live music are coming to White Heron Cellars on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 6:30 p.m. for the annual Bread, Cheese & Cured Meat festival.
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WWII hero shares story with sub vets
ELLENSBURG - The annual Submarine Veterans of Central and Eastern Washington picnic this Saturday, Aug. 16, will feature a visit by a man who participated in a daring capture on the high seas in 1944.
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Golf package among prizes at Dog Days of Summer
ROYAL CITY - The annual Dog Days of Summer golf tournament at the Royal Golf Course is set for this Saturday, Aug. 16, and slots are still available.
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Free breakfast a go
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Comm"Unity" Days will serve a free breakfast on Saturday morning, Aug. 16 to kick off the second day of the festival.
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New finance director of Royal City
ROYAL CITY - When Greg Pike moved to his wife Erin Allred's home town of Royal City a couple of years ago, he unknowingly put himself in the path of the type of job for which he had hoped.
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First Elite soccer camp deemed successful
ROYAL CITY - According to organizer Perla Garcia, the first UK Elite soccer camp for youths in Royal City the week of July 21-25 was a success.
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Royal's Brea Diaz competes at wrestling nationals
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School's Brea Diaz competed in the 44th ASICS/Vaughan National Junior Women's Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Fargo, North Dakota recently on the winning team.
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Time for sawhorse cow, bull entries at Grant County Fair
MOSES LAKE - The Grant County CattleWomen are seeking entries for their annual "Sawhorse Cow Contest" for this year's Grant County Fair, August 12-16.
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Mattawa Police chief says arrest slowed by prosecutor
MATTAWA - A sting operation organized and executed by the Mattawa Police Department in late July nabbed a theft suspect, but the case has been slowed by the Grant County prosecutor's office.
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John Nilsen's Wild Rose a collaboration of many
ROYAL CITY - On occasion, an artist delivers something special and unique by separating himself from others. Such is the case with pianist John Nilsen's newest CD, Wild Rose.
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Hot Desert Nights this Saturday
DESERT AIRE - The annual Hot Desert Nights, sponsored and orgnized by the Mattawa-Desert Aire Lions Club, will be held this Saturday, August 9.
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Comm "Unity" Days
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Comm"Unity" Days is planning a free breakfast on Saturday morning of the festival scheduled for Aug. 15-16.
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Life Options mobile unit changes site in Mattawa
MATTAWA - Life Options Pregnancy Medical Center. Which began serving Mattawa on July 22, has announced a change of location to 308 E Priest Rapids Drive. That is at the corner of Riverview and Priest Rapids
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Vacation Bible School set for August 4-8
MATTAWA - The annual Vacation Bible School, which has been held in Hund Memorial Park for more than 20 years, is scheduled for August 4-8.
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A man of many sides
ROYAL CITY - Tom Dent has been a rodeo cowboy, a pilot and a business man. Now he wants to be the 13th District representative in the state house of representatives.
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Health Department asks City of Mattawa for e-cigarette rules
MATTAWA - E-cigarettes may be different than regular cigarettes, but the Grant County Health Department wants the same rules.
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Columbia Basin Health Association Fair slated for August 9
OTHELLO - The Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA), which serves the Royal City-Mattawa area, will have its CBHA Health Fair on Saturday, Aug. 9, at Kiwanis Park in Othello from 2-6 p.m
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Steve Myers, superintendent of ESD 105's, honored
YAKIMA - Steve Myers, superintendent of Educational Service District 105, which serves the Royal and Wahluke School Districts, has been selected as the 2014 recipient of the Washington Association of School Administrators' Leadership Award.
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Sand Bar Marine owners came for opportunity
MATTAWA - Most people who move from western Washington to Desert Aire do it for two simple reasons - sun and retirement.
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Pertussis outbreak not subsiding
EPHRATA - Grant County has four confirmed and 18 linked whooping cough (pertussis) cases as of July 15. Additional cases are likely as the outbreak seems to be growing.
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Classical pianist John Nilsen to perform at Royal Church
ROYAL CITY - If you like world-class classical piano, then you should put Saturday, August 9, at the United Methodist Church on your calendar.
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Royal man injured
ROYAL CITY - Two people were hurt on July 17 in a two-car crash involving a Royal City man one mile east of Royal City at Highway 26 and Road E SW.
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Dog Days of Summer coming to Royal Golf Course
ROYAL CITY - Royal Golf Course Pro Randy Puetz reminds all golfers that the annual Dog Days of Summer tournament is less than a month away.
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Hot Desert Nights set for early August
DESERT AIRE - The annual Hot Desert Nights, sponsored and organized by the Mattawa-Desert Aire Lions Club, will be held here on Saturday, August 9.
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Schawana and Beverly face fire scare
BEVERLY - Reacting to a fire on Saddle Mountain west of the Columbia River Friday night and Saturday morning, emergency authorities closed Highway 243 in this area and put residents on alert for possible evacuation.
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Grant County PUD to dredge river access at Crecent Bar
CRESCENT BAR - It appears the folks who live at Crescent Bar and the Grant County PUD, which have battled in court for more than the years over residency rights, can work together.
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Victor Salgado wins 10-K race
GEORGE - Victor Salgado turned in a time of 38:23 to claim first place overall in the annual 10-kilometer Cherry Bomb Run on the fourth of July. The top woman in the race, Holly Gwinn, clocked 45:09.
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"Pajama Game" actors wanted
SOAP LAKE - Masquers Theatre of Soap Lake will hold auditions July 26-27 and August 2-3, from 2-4 p.m. for the fall musical "Pajama Game" .
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Ping pong drop an adventure
ROYAL CITY – The annual SummerFest ping pong ball drop, which Royal Slope kids love, had become sort of ho-hum.
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Temporary burn ban imposed
EPHRATA - The Grant County Board of Commissioners has imposed a temporary ban on outdoor burning as of July 16 because of the high heat that has settled in the county.
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One candidate who walks her talk
COULEE CITY - Whether she wins a 13th District State House seat or not, candidate Dani Bolyard of Coulee City is going to learn if what she teaches works.
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Attorney Garth Dano seeks to be prosecutor
MOSES LAKE - Long-time Moses Lake resident and attorney Garth Dano is running for Grant County Prosecutor in the upcoming election.
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Sagebrush Senior Center
DESERT AIRE - The Sagebrush Senior Center annual golf tournament and auction will be held this Thursday, July 24.
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Soccer mom arranges soccer camp for her kids and others
ROYAL CITY - When Perla Garcia's daughter McKenzie told her she wanted to be a professional soccer player, she went into action.
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Grape crushing facility coming to George, WA
GEORGE - Milbrandt Vineyards's plans to build a grape crushing facility outside of George has started the ball rolling toward a potentially bright future for the community.
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Ping pong drop an adventure
ROYAL CITY - The annual SummerFest ping pong ball drop, which Royal Slope kids love, had become sort of ho-hum.
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Whooping cough outbreak near Mattawa
MATTAWA - Grant County Health District (GCHD) staff members are investigating three cases of pertussis (whooping cough) and 210 people that came in contact with it in Mattawa and Quincy.
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Grape crushing facility plan moves forward
GEORGE - Milbrandt Vineyards's plans to build a grape crushing facility outside of George has started the ball rolling toward a potentially bright future for the community.
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Taste of Wahluke Slope a success
DESERT AIRE – Mattawa Area Multicultural Chamber of Commerce President Lois Thiede declared the Taste of Wahluke Slope wine festival at the Desert Aire clubhouse on June 28 a success.
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Council position remains open
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council had only one applicant by July 3 for an open council position. So an appointment for the seat has been put on hold.
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Life Options mobile unit scheduled
MATTAWA - Life Options Pregnancy Medical Center has announced it will expand its services to Mattawa with the use of its new mobile unit, beginning July 22.
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Soccer mom arranges soccer camp for her kids and others
ROYAL CITY – When Perla Garcia's daughter McKenzie told her she wanted to be a professional soccer player, she went into action.
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Soccer mom arranges soccer camp
ROYAL CITY - When Perla Garcia's daughter McKenzie told her she wanted to be a professional soccer player, she went into action.
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Taste of Wahluke Slope deemed successful venture
DESERT AIRE - Mattawa Area Multicultural Chamber of Commerce President Lois Thiede declared the Taste of Wahluke Slope wine festival at the Desert Aire clubhouse on June 28 a success.
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Rising Stars bring Broadway to SummerFest
ROYAL – Lions Park will be alive with the “Sound of Music” and other Broadway musicals at 2 p.m. today, at Royal City's SummerFest.
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Lead singer turned pro at age 6
ROYAL CITY - The lead singer for Alto Voltaje, which takes the Royal City SummerFest stage Saturday night at 7:30, is excited about the opportunity.
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Rising Stars bring Broadway to Royal SummerFest
ROYAL CITY - Lions Park will be alive with the "Sound of Music" and other Broadway musicals at 2 p.m. this Saturday, July 12, at Royal City's SummerFest.
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Columbia Basin Health Association Represented at Royal City SummerFest
ROYAL CITY - As in past years, Columbia Basin Health Association will have a presence in the Royal City SummerFest - parade and park.
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Work continues on Wanapum Dam spillway
BEVERLY - Grant PUD and its contractors continue to work on the 800-foot-long Wanapum Dam spillway to prepare for final reinforcing repairs required after discovery of damage this spring.
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16 Royal boys attend NIC wrestling camp, team 2nd
COEUR D A'LENE - Royal High School wrestling took a big leap of seriousness on June 21-24 when 16 Knights participated in the North Idaho College Wrestling Camp.
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2 from Royal hurt in rear-end crash
ROYAL CITY - Five people, including two from Royal City, were injured Sunday evening in a rear-end accident on Highway 28, eleven miles east of East Wenatchee.
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FrogHollow Band built with varied personalities
ROYAL CITY – There's more than music to the FrogHollow Band, which will command the main stage Friday, July 11, at the annual Royal City SummerFest.
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Desert Aire Pastor relates to struggle
DESERT AIRE - The congregation of the Riverside Presbyterian Church searched a year for a pastor, and the one they found relates well to people with struggles.
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Pickles, Pies & Preserves added to SummerFest fun
ROYAL CITY - The Pickles, Pies, & Preserves competition will be Royal City's take on a county fair type of event at SummerFest Royal Roundup this year.
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Flu season tragic for some residents of Grant County
EPHRATA - Grant County Health Officer, Dr. Alexander Brzezny, has announced the end of the 2013-2014 influenza season, which brought tragedy to some families..
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Georgettes key to George's old fashioned Independence Day
GEORGE - The Georgettes invite you to their old fashioned Independence Day celebration in George, Washington on the Fourth of July.
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Run Royale participants running for local cancer victims
ROYAL CITY - This year's Royal City SummerFest fun runs, known as Run Royale, will be dedicated to Royal residents Michelle Miller and Justin Weyns, both battling cancer.
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Georgettes the key to George's old fashioned Fourth of July
GEORGE – The Georgettes invite you to their old fashioned Independence Day celebration in George, Washington on the Fourth of July.
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58 Knights & future Knight ballers attend JD's Elite Hoops camp
ROYAL CITY - Some people are getting very serious about improving the quality of basketball in the Royal school system.
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Run Royale participants to run for cancer victims
ROYAL CITY – This year's Royal City SummerFest fun runs, known as Run Royale, will be dedicated to Royal residents Michelle Miller and Justin Weyns, both battling cancer.
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Airplanes & Breakfast draw 350 to Desert Aire Airport
DESERT AIRE - About 350 grandparents, parents and children enjoyed breakfast and airplanes at the annual Desert Aire Airport Fly-in & Breakfast on June 14.
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5th graders play TV Game Show
ROYAL CITY - Red Rock Elementary closed out the year with a flurry of activities that were fun and educational.
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$2,347 awarded to Food Bank by CHS
ROYAL CITY - Royal City has been awarded $2,347.50 and Mattawa $1,760.63 from CHS Country Operations' CHS Harvest for Hunger food, funds and grain drive this year.
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Prizes up for grabs at Wahluke Slope Wine Festival
DESERT AIRE - The Royal Register has sweetened the pot a little for the 2nd annual Taste the Wahluke Slope wine festival this Saturday evening, June 22.
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Equine Poker Run could be lucrative deal for winners
ROYAL CITY - Soon it will be time for horse owners to saddle up and ride - for cash.
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Summerfest's FrogHollow Band
ROYAL CITY - There's more than music to the FrogHollow Band, which will command the main stage Friday, June 27, at the annual Royal City SummerFest.
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MA Food Bank's offers cakes, cookies, lunch for you support
MATTAWA – The Mattawa Area Food Bank is doing something a bit different this year for its major fundraiser. The board hopes you'll join the fun on Saturday, June 21.
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Wahluke seniors rack up over a million dollars for college
MATTAWA - Little old Wahluke High School scored big - real big - in scholarships for graduating seniors, it was announced last week by counselor Jan Phillips.
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Royal's pre-school has 67 tiny graduates
ROYAL CITY - May 29 was an exciting day for the students of the Royal School District's Growing Great Learners Pre-school.
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Royal kindergarten graduates in style
ROYAL CITY - One hundred and 55 youngsters received their diplomas at the Red Rock Elementary kindergarten graduation on June 5.
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Holmquist receives key endorsement from pro-life group
MOSES LAKE - Fourth District Congressional candidate Janéa Holmquist of Moses Lake received a coveted endorsement last week from Human Life PAC, the leading pro-life organization in the state of Washington.
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Wine festival slated for June 28
MATTAWA - If you are a fan of wine and are looking for a unique taste, you need to sample Wahluke AVA wines.
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A new way to support Food Bank
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Food Bank is doing something a bit different this year for its major fundraiser. The board hopes you'll join the fun on Saturday, June 21.
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Assault suspect found but won't be charged
MOSES LAKE – An assault suspect Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones asked the public to help find has been found, and he appears to be the right person.
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Royal's U.S. Open Golf Day this Saturday
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Golf Course will have it's annual tribute to the U.S. Open this Saturday, June 21, and all players are invited.
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Wahluke High School damaged in senior prank
MATTAWA - Apparently some Wahluke High School graduating seniors don't like their shiny, sparkling, relatively new building.
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City of Mattawa rules nix school community center plan
MATTAWA - The Wahluke School District's plan to open a community center-alternative school in the city center has been scuttled by zoning laws.
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Drought triggers federal assistance
RITZVILLE - Recent drought disaster designations in Chelan, Lincoln, Walla Walla, Benton and Franklin Counties have prompted federal disaster relief for farmers and ranchers.
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'Be What Royal Is'
ROYAL CITY - Class of 2014 speaker Tanner Christensen launched his remarks at Saturday evening's graduation ceremony by saying: "What a journey."
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Red Rock students enjoy balloon day
ROYAL CITY - Red Rock Elementary fifth grade students had fun and studied science at the same time on June 3 during the school's annual hot air balloon day.
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Jackson Noftle
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School's annual Senior Night, held on June 4, was a little more special this year with the presenting of the first-ever Knight Award to Jackson Noftle.
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Warnick and Manweller presented with Guardian of Small Business Award
OLYMPIA - State Reps. Judy Warnick and Matt Manweller were recently presented the "Guardian of Small Business Award" by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) for their voting records during the 2013-14 legislative sessions.
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Sexy Sue scheduled for Fly-in fly-over
DESERT AIRE - A fly-over by Sexy Sue is expected to be part of the show Saturday, June 14, when the annual Desert Aire Airport Fly-in & Breakfast is celebrated.
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First roller derby contest like the old times
Thanks to niece-in-law Sarah Escobar of Spokane, I watched my first live roller derby contest in Yakima on May 24. Spokane won, 238-108.
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Mattawa receives $4,000 in community grants
TOPPENISH - The community of Mattawa was one of the winners on May 21 in the annual community services grants awarded by the Yakama Nation Legends Casino.
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Nonfarm industry employment up this year
YAKIMA - The Employment Security Department reports that preliminary estimates illustrate that Grant County's nonfarm employers totaled 320 more jobs in March 2014 than in March 2013, a 1.2 percent upturn.
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Grant County Sheriff's Office gets accreditation
EPHRATA - The Grant County Sheriff's Office received accreditation from the Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs (WASPC) at an award ceremony on May 21.
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New Wahluke gridiron coach ready to stress football basics
MATTAWA - If there is one thing he will teach for sure, new Wahluke High football coach Michael Foristiere will stress the fundamentals.
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Port of Royal Slope's waterline project ready to go to bid
ROYAL CITY - It won't be long before businesses in the Hiawatha Industrial Park will be able to take advantage of the Port of Royal Slope's high capacity water system.
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Royal's Joe Lang shines at state
ROYAL CITY - Portending a brilliant future, sophomore Joe Lang placed highly twice to lead Royal High last weekend at the 1A state track meets at Eastern Washington University.
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Mattawa student receives Northwest FCS scholarship
MATTAWA - Northwest Farm Credit Services has awarded 44 scholarships to sons and daughters of Northwest FCS customers and employees in Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, including one from Mattawa.
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Royal Knights coach: Girls' softball season successful
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High softball team finished the season with two losses in the district tournament, but coach Robyn Valdez had nothing but praise for her girls.
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Volunteer firefighters & EMS responders honored for service
ROYAL CITY - The firefighters of the year and the EMS responder of the year were among several persons honored at the annual volunteer firefighter appreciation dinner earlier this year.
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U.S. Open Day June 21 at Royal Golf Course
ROYAL CITY - The sign-up period is still in effect for the U.S. Open Day golf tournament on Saturday, June 21, at the Royal Golf Club.
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South County prep golfers grow in the life-long game
SOUTH COUNTY - No one from Royal or Wahluke High Schools made it to state in golf this year, but that doesn't mean the season was a bust.
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2 men die in 2-truck crash
MATTAWA - Both drivers died when the heavy duty trucks they were driving collided head-on five miles southeast of Mattawa on May 28.
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Moses Lake wants you in history book
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Public Library is celebrating 50 years of existence this year and next. It was completed in 1964 and dedicated in 1965.
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Daniel Miller completes leadership program
OTHELLO - Daniel Miller, of Othello, has completed the AgForestry Leadership Program and was honored at a graduation ceremony held in Olympia on May 2.
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Mattawa's Hund Memorial Park ready with new tables, barbecues
MATTAWA - Comm"Unity" Days participants this August may find Hund Memorial Park more to their liking than in the past. There will be more seating.
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Four beards to win $50 each
ROYAL CITY - If you could use an extra 50 bucks, you may want to consider growing a beard for SummerFest.
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Knights successful in 1st year of powerlifting
ROYAL CITY - Powerlifting instructor Paula Olsufka put together a powerlifting team at Royal High for the first time this winter and spring, and three of his boys medaled at the state championships on May 3.
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Board of Equalization scheduled
EPHRATA - The Grant County Board of Equalization will be conducted on July 15 at the Grant County Courthouse in Ephrata.
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Royal softball girls raised $3,600
ROYAL CITY - Leave it to a bunch of nutty, small-town country girls to come up with this one: Fastpitch in prom gowns to raise funds for the program.
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Royal's Maggie Delay wins district long jump
ROYAL CITY - Maggie Delay won the long jump to highlight Royal High's evening at the SCAC district track meet at Royal on Thursday.
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Moses Lake wants you in history book
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Public Library is celebrating 50 years of existence this year and next. It was completed in 1964 and dedicated in 1965.
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Mattawa Area Food Bank wants no one to go hungry
MATTAWA - Elimination of hunger in all pockets of the Beverly-Schawana-Mattawa-Desert Aire community is the primary goal of the Mattawa Area Food Bank, a couple members of the board said recently.
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Former Oregon Duck to lead Wahluke football
MATTAWA - Michael Foristiere, who played for the Univerity of Oregon and honed his coaching skills in the Boise, Idaho area, has been selected as the next head football coach at Wahluke High School.
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ASB fundraiser this Thursday for Wahluke Junior High
MATTAWA - If you enjoy seeing your children involved in school activities, you'll have a chance to show it Thursday evening, May 29.
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Royal, Wahluke athletes advance to SCAC track districts
MATTAWA - Joe Lang tripled for the boys and Maggie Delay did the same for the girls to lead Royal to a good showing last Friday at the SCAC East Sub-district Track Meets.
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Water safety of concern to Safe Kids Grant County
EPHRATA - According to Safe Kids Worldwide, two-thirds of drowning deaths occur between May and August.
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Cause of Wanapum Dam damage determined
BEVERLY - A thorough investigation all of the way back to the 1950s has determined that a mistake made decades ago may be the reason for the spillway crack discovered in February at Wanapum Dam.
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Car chase leads to 2 arrests
MATTAWA - Two Moses Lake men learned the meaning of "long arm of the law" on May 8. They were caught after the second of two high-speed car chases.
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Technology students compete at D.C. Festival
MATTAWA - Led by advisors Arthur Morken and Myron Hamilton, a group of Wahluke Junior High students had an eye-popping experience in Washington, D.C. at the end of April.
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Funds available for 2012 crop losses
EPHRATA - Farmers and ranchers who suffered 2012 crop losses caused by natural disasters occurring through September 30, 2011 may apply for financial relief through the Farm Service Agency (FSA).
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Technology students compete at D.C. Festival
MATTAWA - Led by advisors Arthur Morken and Myron Hamilton, a group of Wahluke Junior High students had an eye-popping experience in Washington, D.C. at the end of April.
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Sheriff and fire marshal form arson task force
EPHRATA - The Grant County Fire Marshal's Office and the Grant County Sheriff's Office have organized a joint Arson Task Force to combat arson fires in Grant County.
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Out of the shadows, Mattawa chickens legalized
MATTAWA - Chickens are making a comeback in Mattawa. The city council has decided residents can have their hens and eat their eggs too.
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Royal girls off to district softball
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High Knights finished the regular softball season last week with two SCAC wins against Kiona-Benton and two non-league losses to Naches, and Thursday they'll be off to districts.
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Tom Jones seeks to continue as the Grant County Sheriff
MOSES LAKE - Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones is seeking election to a second term. He believes he has proven himself.
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First space derby blasts off in Royal
ROYAL CITY - Jose Medina-Lomeli and Marco Soto teamed up to win the first Royal High School Space Derby recently.
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4 Wahluke golfers continue to improve, shoot personal bests
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High Golf team continued to struggle last week in SCAC competition, but the players continued to improve in contests with Cle Elum and Goldendale.
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Senior dates announced for Wahluke
MATTAWA - Principal Jeff Pietila has announced the final dates of significance for the Wahluke High School class of 2014, including graduation.
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Wahluke's Alan Caro: SCAC's Soccer MVP
MATTAWA - Congratulations are in order for Alan Caro and several teammates on the Wahluke High School soccer team.
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Wanapum to remain closed for Memorial Day weekend
EPHRATA - With Memorial Day weekend drawing near, Grant PUD and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) remind those planning to recreate on the Columbia River that the Wanapum reservoir shoreline remains closed to the public.
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Royal drops Warden, 6-1, advances to semifinals
ROYAL CITY - Bouncing back from a tough mid-week loss to arch-rival Wahluke, Royal High unleashed a relentless offense to stop Warden, 6-1, in the first round of the SCAC soccer playoffs on Saturday and advance to the semifinals.
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Royal tops Warden, falls to Lasalle
ROYAL CITY - For the first time this year, the Royal High boys golf team had all four individuals scoring 95 strokes or less.
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Royal's Brea Diaz wins state title
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School's Brea Diaz has won the Washington State Wrestling Association freestyle girls state championship at 139 pounds
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Royal wrestlers seek support
ROYAL CITY - Residents of the Royal Slope will be able to demonstrate their support of Royal High wrestling this weekend, May 16-17.
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Ninth graders learn by teaching
ROYAL CITY - It has often been said that you learn more when you are teaching, and some of Royal High School's freshmen took that message to heart recently.
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Knight baseballers beat Pateros twice to end season
ROYAL CITY - The young Royal High baseball team beat Pateros, 8-1 and 6-5, on a wet home field last week to set up a potential comeback season next year.
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Beverly man hurt in rollover
MATTAWA - A Beverly man was injured when the car he was driving rolled on Highway 243, about five miles north of Mattawa on Saturday.
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Jonah Bartrand receives Eagle Scout recognition
SCHAWANA - Jonah Bartrand of Schawana was recently recognized as an Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor at the Ellensburg Seventh Day Adventist Church.
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Wahluke rallies to halt Royal, 2-0
MATTAWA - Wahluke soccer coach Arthur DeVictoria's plan for the SCAC season finale at home with Royal could not have worked out any better.
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Desert Aire fly-in coming next month
DESERT AIRE - Desert Aire Airport is preparing for its annual Desert Aire Fly-in and Breakfast on Saturday, June 14. You are invited.
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Wahluke wins, 2-0
MATTAWA - Wahluke scored twice in the first half to defeat Mabton, 2-0, in the first round of the SCAC playoffs last Saturday and roll into today's semifinals.
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Knight baseballers beat Pateros twice to end season
ROYAL CITY - The young Royal High baseball team beat Pateros, 8-1 and 6-5, on a wet home field last week to set up a potential comeback season next year.
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42nd Western Art Show in Ellensburg this weekend
ELLENSBURG - The Western Art Association will open the doors of the Kittitas Valley Event Center on Friday, May 16, to kick off the 42nd annual National Western Art Show and Auction.
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Wahluke Warriors win 2 to go 12-3 in soccer
MATTAWA - Wahluke won two of three SCAC soccer games last week, and it was the one that slipped away that was heart-breaking.
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Wanapum & Priest Rapids bypass units ready
SOUTH COUNTY - Juvenile salmon and steelhead passage is underway at Wanapum and Priest Rapids dams, accommodated through the dams' fish bypass units, spillways and advanced turbines.
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Hill climb motorcyclists set for Silver Dollar races
DRY CREEK - The 4th Annual Northwest Nitro Nationals motorcycle hill climb races will be held on May 16-18 at Dry Creek Recreation, or across Highway 24 from the Silver Dollar Cafe at the Highway 241 intersection.
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Royal pitchers lead 21-0, 15-2 routs of Wahluke ladies
MATTAWA - Pitcher Seila Jenks threw a shutout in the first game, and pitcher Ashley Valle smacked two home runs in the second game to lead Royal to 21-0 and 15-2 wins against Wahluke on Saturday.
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Royal undefeated champs in regular track season
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School boys track team defeated Connell, Burbank and Kiona-Benton in a 4-team SCAC meet at Royal last week to finish the dual meet season as undefeated champs.
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Royal soccer at 10-5 season with Wahluke left to play
ROYAL CITY - Royal stopped Mabton, 3-1, and Connell, 2-0 last week to assure itself of a home game in the upcoming SCAC district soccer tournament.
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Leadership shuffled at Mattawa City Hall
MATTAWA - Because of the death of long-time Mayor Judy Esser, the Mattawa City Council had to go about the solemn task of appointing a successor at a special meeting on April 14.
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Royal downs Wahluke two times in baseball
MATTAWA - Knowing about Wahluke's first-year baseball program, Royal coach Daren Christensen employed lightly-used players at Wahluke on Saturday.
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Applicants sought for nurse practitioner program
OTHELLO - Columbia Basin Health Association (CBHA) is seeking applicants for its new Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Program.
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Red Rock collects record $8,564 for healthy hearts
ROYAL CITY - For the seventh year in a row, students at Red Rock Elementary gave up an evening for the Jump Rope for Heart program, and they set a donations record.
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Royal soccer at 10-5 season with Wahluke left to play
ROYAL CITY - Royal stopped Mabton, 3-1, and Connell, 2-0 last week to assure itself of a home game in the upcoming SCAC district soccer tournament.
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Schawana team wins at World Bible Bowl
SCHAWANA - They had to do it by television remote, but the Wind Valley Arrows have taken first place again in the World Bible Bowl.
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Rep. Judy Warnick enjoying politics, Senate race
MOSES LAKE - Thirteenth District State Rep. Judy Warnick of Moses Lake does not shy away from that sometimes disparaging word "politician."
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Airplanes and breakfast at Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE - Desert Aire Airport is the place to be on June 14 if you like airplanes with your sausage and eggs. That is the date set for the annual Desert Aire Fly-in and Breakfast.
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Prizes and giveaways at Port of Mattawa Open House event this Saturday
MATTAWA - The Port of Mattawa will have an open house this Saturday, May 10, for the purpose of showing off its commercial tenants and available space for commercial tenants.
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Knight wrestlers seek support at yard sale next week
ROYAL CITY - There will be two ways for residents of the Royal Slope to demonstrate their support of Royal High wrestling on May 16-17.
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Legislators tour Wahluke Slope
DESERT AIRE - Mattawa area community leaders took state legislators on a bus tour to show off the Wahluke Slope and help those same legislators ascertain community need.
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Royal golfers fall to Zillah and Goldendale at home
ROYAL CITY - Despite their familiarity with the Royal Golf Course and the howling Royal Slope winds, the Royal High golf team fell to Zillah and Goldendale at home last week.
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Royal tykes get first taste of school
ROYAL CITY - Numerous Royal Slope children got their first taste of public school recently when Red Rock Elementary held its annual kindergarten registration. They had the gymnasium all to themselves from 3:30-5:00 p.m.
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Connell, River View too much for Royal baseballers
ROYAL CITY - Connell and River View were just too much for the Royal High baseball team last week, and the Knights finished the SCAC East campaign with a 1-9 record.
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Wahluke's double valedictorians both win
MATTAWA - Seniors Gabino Abarca (left) and Saul Ramos (right) shared the limelight when it was announced they will both be valedictorian for the Wahluke High School class of 2014.
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Dorsing team steamrolls field at Royal's Spring Field Day golf opener
ROYAL CITY - The team of Pat Dorsing, Bryce Dorsing, Cody Hebdon and Kyle Haugen flattened the Royal Golf Course (RGC) with 50.7 and took the net-only Spring Field Day that kicks off the RGC season.
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Wahluke and Royal honored for academics
SOUTH COUNTY - Wahluke and Royal are among 14 south central Washington school districts with schools that are the recipients of the 5th annual Washington Achievement Awards.
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Farewell Party for Bev & Jim English slated May 4
ROYAL CITY - Royal Slope residents Jim and Bev English are moving to Prineville, Ore., and friends and neighbors will give them a friendly sendoff with a farewell party at 1 p.m. at the Nazarene Church on Sunday, May 4.
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Wahluke boys win 3 kicking soccer mark up to 10-2
MATTAWA - Playing like a state tournament contender, Wahluke High School took three soccer matches last week to improve to 10-2 and keep the pressure on 12-1 SCAC-leading Granger.
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Royal girls blast River View to stay in softball race
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Knights blasted River View, 14-4, last week to stay in the race for the SCAC district high school softball tournament.
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Early repair estimate for Wanapum: $61 million
BEVERLY - Grant PUD's Board of Commissioners have been presented a preliminary estimate of $61 million for repairs to the fracture at Wanapum Dam's spillway.
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Royal athletes excel at track and field events
ROYAL CITY - The track season is under way for Royal High School, and several Knight boys and girls are excelling in the early going.
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Royal drops two games to Warden in baseball
ROYAL CITY - A tough season turned into heartbreak against Warden for the Royal High baseball team.
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Royal drops two games to Warden in baseball
ROYAL CITY - A tough season turned into heartbreak against Warden for the Royal High baseball team.
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Cicotte challenges the big boys in 4th District
KENNEWICK - George Cicotte noticed that in 2010 the electorate sent to the U.S. House of Representatives 43 Republicans who were running for political office for the first time.
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Wahluke records first baseball win in four years
MATTAWA - It took four years and 10 games, but the Wahluke High School baseball team has once again scored victory.
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Wahluke Junior High takes 1st at CWU STEM event
MATTAWA - Wahluke Junior High placed firstt at Central Washington University's Kid Wind Event, sponsored by Puget Sound Energy, Central Washington University and other local supporters of wind energy.
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New 4-H club serves Royal spruces up area cemeteries
ROYAL CITY - The fledgling Liberty Livestock 4-H Club of Royal Slope has quickly reached an important milestone, its first civic service project.
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Third medication drop box opens
QUINCY - The Quincy Police Department has opened a secure prescription medication take back drop box just outside of the PD building.
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Individuals shining for Wahluke
MATTAWA - Tennis in the early going has been more individual success than team success for Wahluke High.
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Mayor Judy Esser served Mattawa half of her life
MATTAWA - Judith Kay (Glessner) Esser, 68, of Mattawa, who served 23 years as mayor, was laid to rest on Thursday, April 17, in the Mansfield Cemetery in her home town of Mansfield.
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Wahluke continues roller coaster soccer season
MATTAWA - After dropping a 2-1 overtime contest to Royal and into fourth place in SCAC soccer last week, Wahluke jumped back into second place by blanking Highland 1-0.
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Individuals shining for Wahluke in tennis
MATTAWA - Tennis in the early going has been more individual success than team success for Wahluke High.
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Garden Party & Vintage Fair at Seed Cupboard Nursery
ROYAL CITY - The Seed Cupboard Nursery will kick off the new gardening season this Saturday, April 26, with a Garden Party and Vintage Fair.
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Space Burger booth open on April 25-27
MOSES LAKE - The Lioness Club of Moses Lake will be opening its Space Burger booth at the Grant County Fairgrounds on Friday, April 25-27. There will be no admission fee to get into the fairgrounds.
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Grant health 23rd among counties
EPHRATA - Grant County's health is ranked 23rd out of Washington State's 39 counties (No. 1 is the healthiest county), the Grant County Health District reports.
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WA state traffic safety task force honored
EPHRATA - The Washington State Public Health Association (WSPHA) has recognized the Central Basin Traffic Safety Task Force (CBTSTF) with the Health Champions - Get Out Ahead Award.
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Wahluke climbs to No. 1 in soccer
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School soccer team learned the value of a good goal keeper like Alan Caro in the Warriors' most important win to date.
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Crack cause not determined at Wanapum Dam
BEVERLY - The foundation below Wanapum Dam was not a factor in creating the fracture discovered on the dam's spillway pier monolith No. 4, according to PUD Information Officer Thomas Stredwick.
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Desert Aire community yard sale looks for vendors
DESERT AIRE - The Sagebrush Senior Center roof needs some repair work, and the seniors there hope you will help.
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Royal wins two in SCAC soccer
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High soccer team, which started the SCAC campaign a little slow at 1-2, served up a couple of blowouts to right the ship.
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District to open community center in downtown Mattawa
MATTAWA - The Wahluke School District (WSD) is acting like it wants to play a major role in the Mattawa community.
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Wahluke teacher wins state-wide award
MATTAWA - Wahluke Junior High (WJH) teacher Myron Hamilton has received the Washington Industrial Technology Education Association (WITEA) Rookie of the Year Award.
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Wrestling banquet, yard sale coming up
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School wrestlers, who finished 11th at state in coach Randy Miller's first season, will be honored with a banquet on Monday, April 21.
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Mattawa mayor dies
MATTAWA - Mayor Judy Esser, the woman who gave a large share of her life in service to her community, died on Thursday, April 10. She was 68.
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Drilling work continues at Wanapum Dam
BEVERLY - A drilling team has completed six investigative holes into the Wanapum Dam spillway pier monolith No. 4 as part of the forensic examination of a fracture found in the structure on Feb. 27.
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Berths open in Spring Field Day golf tourney
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Golf Course reports that there is still lots of room for players for Spring Field Day on April 19, but only six power carts remain for rental.
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Michele Jaderlund earned degree in hope of running for office
EPHRATA - Michele Jaderlund says, "It was in the back of my mind to run for county auditor some day" when she decided to earn her accounting degree.
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Royal High School FFA takes the win at donkey hoops
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High FFA topped the Kahlotus town team to win the Kahlotus Donkey Basketball Tournament at Kahlotus High School.
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Royal softball girls drop 2-of-3 but still improving
ROYAL CITY - It's not often you say a team is improving after losing two of three games, but that's true of Royal High softball.
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Ephrata man still missing in canal
EPHRATA - An Ephrata man who crashed into an irrigation canal with his three young sons in a pickup on March 30 was still missing on Saturday at the same time his eight year old son was being laid to rest.
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Cicotte raises $100k for Congressional run
KENNEWICK - Fourth District Republican Congressional candidate George Cicotte (sounds like Seahawk) raised more than $100,000 in the Federal Election Commission quarterly reporting period that ended March 31, his campaign has announced.
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Royal Middle School band teaches kindergartners
ROYAL CITY - All seven Red Rock Elementary kindergarten classes got a special St. Patrick's Day treat on Monday, March 17.
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Warriors win third straight in soccer
MATTAWA - The Wahluke Warriors are back to their old ways in South Central A Conference soccer, winning their third straight match, 3-0, over Mabton last Saturday.
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Mattawa's Distinguished Young Woman
MATTAWA - After more than an hour of presentations of talent, fitness, communication and poise, the judges chose Bianca Ramirez as 2014 Mattawa Distinguished Young Woman on March 24.
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Grant PUD to speed up improvements
WANAPUM DAM - Grant PUD Commissioners voted March 25 to accelerate plans for scheduled improvements to Wanapum reservoir boat launches during this time of low water conditions, pending regulatory approval.
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Columbia Basin Roller Derby victorious in first contest ever
MOSES LAKE - After 10 months of preparation, the women who formed the Columbia Basin Roller Derby team got what they came for - victory. In their very first bout.
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Mattawa couple dies in collision
MATTAWA - A stalled car led to the death of a Mattawa couple last Wednesday night when their vehicle was struck by a truck and trailer at the western gate to Hanford.
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Royal softball ladies off to 3-0 start
ROYAL CITY - Things are looking good for the Royal High softball team, posting a 3-0 record to start the campaign.
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Royal wrestling banquet, yard sale on the schedule
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School wrestlers, who finished 11th at state in coach Randy Miller's first season, will be honored with a banquet on Monday, April 21.
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Mattawa's gear packing, long distance running firefighter
MATTAWA - Mattawa's gear-packing, long distance running firefighter, Cielo Acosta, is still at it, like the bunny that never tires.
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Chief for a Day slated for June 12
EPHRATA - Public safety agencies will host the 14th annual Chief for a Day on June 12 on the front lawn of the Grant County Courthouse.
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Royal drops 2 tough soccer matches
ROYAL CITY - It doesn't get any tougher than last week was for Royal High soccer. The Knights lost to highly-regarded Granger and Highland by identical 1-0 scores.
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Lincoln Day Dinner this weekend
MOSES LAKE - Grant County Republicans will celebrate their annual Lincoln Day Dinner on Friday, April 4, with two keynote speakers and appearances by candidates from every level of office in the state.
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Royal splits openers
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High baseball team looked very young in the first game of a South Central A Conference East doubleheader last Saturday, falling 11-1 to the Kiona-Benton Bears.
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Washington's waterfall on Royal Slope Seniors' tours
ROYAL CITY - Palouse Falls, which is about 83 miles from here, was recently named Washington's state waterfall.
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With one shot, Royal High School golfer improves over last year
ROYAL CITY - Royal High golf coach Pete Christensen has a veteran boys golf team this year, and he was looking for improvement over last year as the season started.
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Average spring runoff predicted for Columbia River
BEVERLY - According to Grant PUD Public Information Officer Thomas Stredwick, latest projections show that water flows on the Columbia River this year are anticipated to be 101 percent of normal.
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Wahluke counselor to retire to sunny, tropical Panama
MATTAWA - Ever wonder how a teacher could retire to a million dollar condominium?
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Royal opens soccer SCAC with victory
ROYAL CITY - With hopes of a strong finish, the Royal Knights kicked off the South Central A Conference soccer season last week with a 3-2 defeat of Warden.
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Drilling platform designed for study of crack at Wanapum spillway
BEVERLY - Grant PUD contractor Kuney-Goebel JV was designing a drilling platform last week for further study of Wanapum Dam spillway pier monolith No. 4, according to Public Information Officer Thomas Stredwick.
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Good SCAC start for Warrior soccer
MATTAWA - If last week was an indication, Wahluke High School will again compete at the highest level of South Central A Conference soccer.
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Royal Middle School's students recognized for language learning
ROYAL CITY - The Washington State Board of Education (SBE) has given the first ever English Language Acquisition Award to 42 schools across the state, including Royal Middle School.
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Knights stop Granger twice on diamond
ROYAL CITY - Royal broke into the win column in high school baseball Saturday in spectacular fashion behind a no-hitter by freshman hurler Kaden Jenks.
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Experienced campaigner Dani Bolyard to seek seat
COULEE CITY - After several years of supporting, even campaigning for others, well-known Grant County Republican Party activist Dani Bolyard has decided to run for an office of her own.
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Naches too much two times for Royal Knights baseballers
ROYAL CITY - One positive for Royal High School coming out of Saturday's baseball openers at Naches is that the Knights learned what it will take to keep up with the elite teams of the South Central A Conference.
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Warriors ready for another competitive season
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School dropped a pair of boys soccer mini-games at the Highland Jamboree last week, but coach Arthur deVictoria is unconcerned.
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Wahluke's Read Across America day
MATTAWA - From coast to coast, more than 45 million readers, young and old, recently celebrated the nation's largest reading event - Read Across America Day.
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WSP reminds drivers to move left for emergency vehicles
OLYMPIA - Washington has a move left for emergency vehicles law, but it is not working perfectly.
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Law enforcement veterans clean up Mattawa Police mess
MATTAWA - A state audit found all kinds of problems at the Mattawa Police Department over the last 20 years, and one - the evidence room - was just too big for Chief John Turley to handle.
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CHS Harvest for Hunger seeks community support
ROYAL CITY - CHS Sun Basin is gathering donations of money, food and crops as part of CHS Harvest for Hunger food and fund drive
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Blackwood Legacy Quartet
ROYAL CITY - The Blackwood Legacy Quartet, direct from Nashville, will present a special concert at Royal City's Church of the Nazarene on March 30.
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5 juniors vie for Royal's Distinguished Young Women
ROYAL CITY - Five Royal High School juniors will put their best foot forward Saturday night in an effort to win the crown of 2014 Distinguished Young Woman of Royal City.
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Tom Dent declares for Warnick's seat
MOSES LAKE - Long time Moses Lake area businessman Tom Dent has announced he will run for the 13th District House of Representatives seat being vacated by Rep. Judy Warnick, who has opted to run for the state senate.
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Dash cams coming for Mattawa police
MATTAWA - There will be more video proof of police activity, particularly traffic stops, in Mattawa in the future.
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Rookies of the Year
MATTAWA - Rookie of the Year is never won by an entire team, but you could call Wahluke High School's baseball team rookies of the year.
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Royal Knowledge Bowl team misses state meet by one point
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School Knowledge Bowl team had a dream turn to nightmare in a matter of hours. The result is the Knights missed the state tournament by one point.
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Shooting near Royal injures elderly man
ROYAL CITY - An elderly man received a minor wound the night of March 5 when someone fired two rounds from a shotgun into the home where he was sleeping.
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New well, pump to go on line at Port of Royal Slope
ROYAL CITY - The Port of Royal Slope's (PORS) well No. 2 project will become part of the potable water system tomorrow. It will increase the supply from 100,000 gallons to 200,000 for Port tenants.
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Tom Dent declares for Warnick's seat
MOSES LAKE - Long time Moses Lake area businessman Tom Dent has announced he will run for the 13th District House of Representatives seat being vacated by Rep. Judy Warnick, who has opted to run for the state senate.
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No victories, but good year for learning robotics
MATTAWA - Four teams, comprised of 20 students, from Wahluke Junior High (WJH) participated in the Washington State VEX Robotics Middle School Tournament in February.
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Old Hotel gallery to feature area photos
OTHELLO - The Old Hotel Art Gallery is featuring the work of Gordon Warrick, Biologist/Photographer from the Othello Wildlife Refuge, during the month of March.
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Owner's fast action saves mobile home
ROYAL CITY - Quick reaction by the home owner averted a big loss Friday morning when she was able to hold a fire at bay while firefighters arrived.
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3 officers honored for life saving initiatives
EPHRATA - Three Grant County law enforcement officers were recently recognized for their efforts at reducing traffic injuries and deaths and will be among others honored at an April 26 ceremony in Lacey.
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Two Royal students advance to state art show
ROYAL CITY - Eight pieces by area high school artists, including two from Royal, will advance to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) High School Art Show later this spring after being chosen as standouts in this year's ESD 105 Regional High School Art Show.
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Royal recognizes National FFA Week
ROYAL CITY - Members of the Royal High School chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA) celebrated National FFA Week recently with an open house at the agriculture/shop building.
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Mattawa man hurt in 2-car collision
MATTAWA - A Mattawa man was injured on Feb. 26 when the vehicle in which he was riding collided with another at the Highway 243-Road 24 SW entrance to town.
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Homemade creation reigns supreme at Royal Cupcake Wars
ROYAL CITY - Given the opportunity to work secretly at home, Rosalexi Rodriguez created the Royal High School (RHS) Cupcake Wars winning cupcake for this year.
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Mattawa man hurt in 2-car collision
MATTAWA - A Mattawa man was injured on Feb. 26 when the vehicle in which he was riding collided with another at the Highway 243-Road 24 SW entrance to town.
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Concern at PUD over crack in Wanapum Dam found in spillway structure
BEVERLY - They are saying there is no immediate danger of major flooding, but officials at Grant PUD are concerned about a crack discovered last Thursday, Feb. 27, in a spillway structure at Wanapum Dam.
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Big Red would have liked this idea
A woman in Mattawa has asked the city council - twice - to allow chickens in town. I am not printing her name for fear she'll become the focus of new chicken jokes.
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Royal's wastewater treatment plant upgrade nears completion
ROYAL CITY - An upgrade at the Royal City Wastewater Treatment Plant that will improve water quality and cut the city's cost of running the plant is nearing completion.
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Fifth grader Miyah Lee wins Red Rock Elementary spelling bee
ROYAL CITY - Miyah Lee has won the Red Rock Elementary fifth grade spelling bee and the all school championship and will represent Royal at the regional spelling bee at Eastmont Junior High on March 20.
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Five Royal wrestlers, one from Wahluke place at Mat Classic XXVI
TACOMA - There were no champions, but four boys and one girl from Royal and one boy from Wahluke placed in their weight classifications at the state wrestling tournament at the Tacoma Dome last weekend.
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67 years of marriage & still going strong
DESERT AIRE - Claude and Ora Houghtaling (pronounced hoteling) are 90 and 91, have been married 67 years and are still going strong.
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Tiddaly Diddaly's owner a veteran of research flight
MATTAWA - New Tiddaly Diddaly's owner Ken Broda may not have much experience with business, but he certainly has with success.
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Bible Bowl team on 2-year win streak
SCHAWANA - If you're ever invited to a Bible knowledge competition, you may want to make sure the opposition is not the Wind Valley Bible Bowl team. You'll likely lose.
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Trains could start moving through Royal Slope
ROYAL CITY - Jobs and industry growth could be just around the corner in Royal City. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) expects the Royal Slope Railroad (RSRR) to start running in May.
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Royal's M&O Levy passes
ROYAL CITY - Although the election results had not yet been certified at time of writing, it was fairly certain last week that Royal School District voters had passed a $1.35 million maintenance and operation levy.
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Annual Methodist Church chili feed this Saturday
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Methodist Church will host the 4th Annual Community Chili Feed this Saturday, March 1, at the Royal Community Center at the golf course on Dodson Road.
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59 points & 11th place
They didn't do as well at state as I had hoped, but the Royal wrestling boys had a good first year under new coach Randy Miller. Congratulations are in order for all of them, including the ones who rarely won.
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Royal, Wahluke each sending one to girls state wrestling
MATTAWA - The tough Eastern Washington Girls Regional High School Wrestling Tournament at Wahluke High School last Saturday was not overly fruitful for Royal and Wahluke, but both schools managed to get one wrestler off to state.
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Royal sending six to state, Wahluke sending two
ZILLAH - Royal high school qualified six wrestlers for the state 1A tournament at last weekend's regional tournament in Zillah, and Wahluke qualified two.
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Royal qualifies 9 students for Future Business Leaders of America state competition
ROYAL CITY - Nine students from Royal High School have qualified for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) state competition.
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Congressman Doc Hastings to retire at the end of year
Washington, D.C. - Long-time Fourth District Congressman Doc Hastings of Pasco will retire from Congress at the end of year.
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Royal cheer squad passes along the spirit of the Knights
ROYAL CITY - There was a mini cheer camp for youngsters at Red Rock Elementary last week, a fund raising effort organized through the high school cheer program.
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Royal kindergartners complete 100 days
ROYAL CITY - The kindergarten students at Red Rock Elementary School celebrated their 100th day of school on Feb. 12.
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Steak expert Warren Small set for booster club dinner
ROYAL CITY - Warren Small is not just a Royal School Board member. He's much more important.
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Wahluke & Royal ready for 41st Regional Prep Art Show
YAKIMA - This year's ESD 105 Regional High School Art Show has been moved to the JA (Junior Achievement) World facility in Yakima and, as usual, Royal and Wahluke will be represented.
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SHOC Bingo's $468 jackpot up for grabs
ROYAL CITY - If you've Ever thought about playing the SHOC (Strengthening the Heart of the Community) Bingo, tomorrow night would be a good idea.
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It's fun being around these youngsters
I should have known that Saturday was going to be a good day right after I walked into the gym at Zillah for the boys regional wrestling tournament.
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Boys drop final 2 basketball games
ROYAL CITY - Riley Lefler scored 21 points and Aaron Johnson had 14 on Saturday, but they weren't enough offense for the Royal Knights to avoid a 64-50 loss to Kiona-Benton on the final night of SCAC East basketball play.
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New Mattawa area directory planned
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Multicultural Chamber of Commerce is kicking off the new year by developing a business directory.
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Royal scores 4 champions, Wahluke takes 1
WARDEN - First-year coach Randy Miller has the Royal boys wrestling team going in the right direction. At last week's SCAC East district tournament, the Knights advanced eight wrestlers to this week's regionals.
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Wahluke Junior High picks up experience
MATTAWA - Students from Wahluke Junior High School competed in the First Lego League regional challenge in Ellensburg on Feb. 1 as a rookie team.
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Royal girls end tough season with two more losses
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School girls concluded a tough basketball season last weekend with losses to Warden, 54-38, and Kiona-Benton, 67-40.
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Royal High School celebrates Career & Technical Education Month
ROYAL CITY - Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students at Royal High School have joined others across the nation during the month of February to celebrate national Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month.
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New Mattawa area directory planned
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Multicultural Chamber of Commerce is kicking off the new year by developing a business directory.
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Royal students show the love
ROYAL CITY - This week, Feb. 9 - 15, is Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) week. It is a week to campaign and get the word out about FCCLA.
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Columbia Basin Bridal Expo leads to her dream wedding
MOSES LAKE - It was February, and Amaris Suarez had a wedding date for August but no plan.
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Seahawk Parade fun day worth the ordeal
I was so excited when the Super Bowl came to a close that I suggested to Pat we go to the victory parade.
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13th District constituents invited to phone town hall
OLYMPIA - Sen. Janéa Holmquist Newbry and Reps. Judy Warnick and Matt Manweller invite residents in the 13th Legislative District to a telephone town hall meeting on Thursday, Feb. 13.
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Royal Slope firefighters seeking new volunteers
ROYAL CITY - If you've been looking for a way to serve your community, the Royal Slope fire districts have a great idea for you.
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Potato Conference draws record crowd
KENNEWICK - It appears the 2014 Washington-Oregon Potato Conference in Pasco last week was the best attended conference so far.
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Hope ends for Wahluke boys
MATTAWA - Hope of making the district tournament ended last week for the Wahluke boys. They dropped games to Warden, Kiona-Benton and River View.
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January theme at Red Rock Elementary
ROYAL CITY - January 20-24 was 'No Name Calling Week' at schools across the country. According to Counselor Nicole Schwartz. Red Rock Elementary started by having a guidance lesson the week of Jan. 13-17.
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Royal boys drop games to Connell and Burbank
ROYAL CITY - Despite playing four straight quarters of winning basketball last weekend, Royal's boys dropped games to Connell, 54-42, and Burbank, 69-51.
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Former Republican chair still leading county Republicans
COULEE CITY – Coulee City's Dani Bolyard had to give up the chairmanship of the Grant County Republican Party in December of 2012 because of a change of residence, but she was back in political leadership almost immediately.
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Warnick and Manweller sponsor bill
OLYMPIA - Thirteenth District Reps. Judy Warnick and Matt Manweller have co-sponsored House Bill 2671 to clarify Washington's intention to welcome innovative employers into the state.
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Royal girls get bounced twice
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High girls played two of the top basketball teams in the SCAC last week, and the results were not pretty. Royal fell 61-23 to Connell and 69-24 to Burbank.
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Happiness can be doing dishes for kids
MATTAWA - The first thing to attract your attention to Federico Cruz is his smile. He lives on the positive side of life.
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Royal boys drop game to Othello
ROYAL CITY - League or non-league, the Royal High boys basketball season continued to be a tough proposition last week.
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Publisher added to The Royal Register
SOUTH COUNTY - The Royal Register has taken the next step in its growth plans by installing Tom Hinde as publisher.
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Warrior boys split two games
MATTAWA - Splitting two games last week, the Wahluke High boys took a 61-38 non-league contest from Kittitas and dropped a 58-46 SCAC East contest to Burbank.
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No home yet for fire victims
MATTAWA - The Rafael Rodriguez family, which suffered the loss of their home by fire four days before Christmas, were still without a home at mid-week last week.
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Quick start leads to 44-31 win Royal ladies
ROYAL CITY - Continuing their improved play of late, the Royal High girls defeated Othello, 44-31, in a non-league basketball game on Tuesday of last week.
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Young woman arrested for false shooting threat
MATTAWA - An 18-year-old Mattawa woman was arrested for phoning in a false threat concerning Wahluke High School on Wednesday, Jan. 16.
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Royal girls complete sweep of rivals
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High girls completed a good week of basketball last week by dispatching arch-rival Wahluke, 59-47.
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Warrior boys humble Royal
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High boys raced to a 13-0 lead Saturday and defeated Royal, 72-47, to accomplish a couple of important goals.
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Former Republican chair still leading County Republicans
COULEE CITY - Coulee City's Dani Bolyard had to give up the chairmanship of the Grant County Republican Party in December of 2012 because of a change of residence, but she was back in political leadership almost immediately.
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More than 20 programs supported by levy dollars
ROYAL CITY - A $1.35 million levy may seem big to a small community like the Royal School District, but there is a lot to support with this levy.
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Unbelievable season. Unbelievable team. Simply unbelievable!
The Super Bowl is getting to be a habit with the Seattle Seahawks - twice in nine years. Well maybe not quite a habit.
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Emergency Preparedness Fair scheduled
QUINCY - You may learn how to prepare for the unexpected during the Quincy Valley Emergency Preparedness Fair Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Quincy Community Center.
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Royal ladies fall twice, but improve their game
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High girls fell twice in SCAC basketball last weekend, but they grew by leaps and bounds against two of the league's better teams.
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Seed Cupboard has successful first year, high hopes for second
ROYAL CITY - With blind faith in her promotional efforts and lots of hard work, Lisa Villegas made her Seed Cupboard Nursery profitable in her first year of business in 2013.
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Mattawa schools locked down temporarily
MATTAWA – The Wahluke schools were locked down temporarily last week after a general threat was made to Wahluke High School Thursday morning, reportedly by 9-1-1 call.
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Royal boys improve, lose two
ROYAL CITY - Royal's boys welcomed Chase Christensen back from a football injury last weekend and played their best back-to-back prep basketball games of the year.
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Eagle project had turkeys on Mattawa's tables
MATTAWA - Jonah Gallacci has no idea if his Eagle Scout project will be deemed good enough, to be awarded scouting's highest honor, but he's satisfied he did the right thing.
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Girls wrestling regional meet headed to Wahluke
MATTAWA - Athletic Director Cody Marlow has announced that the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has chosen Wahluke High School as the host for this year's Girls Regional Wrestling Tournament.
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Royal firefighters put out fire at Karen's Beauty Salon
ROYAL CITY - A 9 p.m. fire on Monday, Jan. 13, caused heavy damage to Karen's Beauty Salon. Royal Slope firefighters were able to save equipment belonging to Grant County Mental Health (GCMH) of which also occupied space in the building.
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20 teams attend robotics competition at Wahluke Junior High
MATTAWA - Wahluke Junior High (WJH) hosted its first Vex Robotics tournament last Saturday, Jan. 18, and welcomed 20 teams and 200 fans from middle schools of Sierra Vista, Harrison, Toppenish, and Wapato.
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Grant County reports increase in stomach flu cases
EPHRATA - Each winter, Grant County experiences an increase in the number of residents becoming sick with fever, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting.
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Manweller bill would give counties a break
OLYMPIA - 13th District State Rep. Matt Manweller, of Ellensburg, has introduced legislation that would help the economies of small counties across the state.
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Royal announces science fair winners
ROYAL CITY - Science instructor Ben Orth has announced the results of the Royal Middle School (RMS) Science Fair, which was held the last day of school before Christmas vacation.
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Mattawa schools placed on lock down
MATTAWA - The Wahluke schools were locked down, temporarily, last week after a general threat was made to Wahluke High School Thursday morning, reportedly by a 9-1-1 call.
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Survey asks about pass visibility
HYAK - The Washington State Department of Transportation is seeking drivers who squint to see lane stripes through rain, snow or ice on Snoqualmie Pass for a new survey.
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Crescent Bar case to stay with Quackenbush
CRESCENT BAR - The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled on Monday, Jan. 13, the lawsuit brought by residents of Crescent Bar, two years ago, against Grant PUD and the Port of Quincy will stay in U.S. District Judge Justin L. Quackenbush's court.
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Royal girls score 35 twice, fall twice
ROYAL CITY - Royal's girls scored 35 points twice last week in SCAC basketball action, but they fell twice, 59-35 to Burbank and 64-35 to Connell
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Warrior boys stop Ki-Be in hoops
MATTAWA - The Wahluke boys went into weekend SCAC basketball action looking for their first win, and they got it at Kiona-Benton on Saturday, 67-59, with a big fourth quarter explosion.
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Creating a landing strip
DESERT AIRE – The nearly million dollar modernization project under way at Desert Aire Airport includes the development of a turf landing strip for sport planes. It was completed on a recent snowy day with the hydro-seeding of the grass.
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Tough Royal boys drop two in basketball
ROYAL CITY - Despite a night in which three players scored in double figures, the Royal boys dropped two more games in SCAC basketball action last week.
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New counselor hired at Royal High School
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School has announced the hiring of counselor Mark Kondo, who will be working for the remainder of the school year.
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STEM education leaps forward
MATTAWA - In October of 2012, with funds from a University of Washington Gear Up Rise Up Grant, the Wahluke Junior High (WJH) started an ambitious Robotics Program.
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Good enough for Vegas but not Spokane Chiefs
My son Teddy, who is 29, lives in Spokane and works in Alaska, is a trivia buff and Spokane Chiefs hockey fan.
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Crescent Bar case to stay with Quackenbush, 9th Circuit rules
CRESCENT BAR – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled on Monday that the lawsuit brought by residents of Crescent Bar two years ago against Grant PUD and the Port of Quincy will stay in U.S. District Judge Justin L. Quackenbush's court.
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Mattawa proves that Christmas is truly a time for giving
MATTAWA - Wahluke Resident Jeanie Gallacci called the fire, that destroyed a family home in Mattawa just days before Christmas, truly tragic because of its timing.
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Wahluke ready for first local robotics competition
MATTAWA - Wahluke Junior High will be hosting its first Vex Robotics Tournament in Mattawa on Saturday, Jan. 18.
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Creating a landing strip at Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE - The nearly million dollar modernization project under way at Desert Aire Airport includes the development of a turf landing strip for sport planes. It was completed on a recent snowy day with the hydro-seeding of the grass.
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Red Cross volunteer recruitment planned
MATTAWA - The Red Cross will host a volunteer recruitment event in Mattawa on Jan. 20.
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Crescent Bar case to stay with Quackenbush, 9th Circuit rules
CRESCENT BAR – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled on Monday that the lawsuit brought by residents of Crescent Bar two years ago against Grant PUD and the Port of Quincy will stay in U.S. District Judge Justin L. Quackenbush's court.
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Crescent Bar case to stay with Quackenbush, 9th Circuit rules
CRESCENT BAR – The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled on Monday that the lawsuit brought by residents of Crescent Bar two years ago against Grant PUD and the Port of Quincy will stay in U.S. District Judge Justin L. Quackenbush's court.
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Move to Highway 26 profitable in many ways for Susie Littlewood
ROYAL CITY – The move in May from a downtown Royal City location to the old Judy's location on Highway 26 has been profitable for Deli-sh Café owner Susie Littlewood in more ways than one.
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Deli-sh move profitable In many ways for owner, Susie
ROYAL CITY - The move in May from a downtown location to the old Judy's location on Highway 26 has been profitable for Deli-sh Café owner Susie Littlewood in more ways than one.
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Entry level police officer pay rises by $7/hour in Mattawa department
MATTAWA - After a recent decision by the Mattawa City Council, it might be a good idea for able bodied citizens to consider starting a career in law enforcement.
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New wrestling coach moved here for family
ROYAL CITY - Friends and acquaintances were surprised, even shocked, when new Royal High wrestling coach Randy Miller pulled up roots in Spokane to move to Royal City last summer. He had just built his wife's dream home in 2007.
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Young school district employee aims for a career as a politician
ROYAL CITY – If you have visited the Royal School District administrative office in the last couple of months, it's likely you have met Gina Saldaña.
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More than 900 calls but no murders
MATTAWA - There were 953 calls for service performed by the Mattawa Police Department in 2013, and not a single one involved murder.
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Representative Matt Manweller ready for second year, second election
ELLENSBURG - It seems as if the election of 2012 just ended, but State Rep. Matt Manweller of Ellensburg is ready to campaign again, at the same time he prepares for the second year of his first term in the Washington State Legislature.
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Manweller ready for second year, second election
ELLENSBURG - It seems as if the election of 2012 just ended, but State Rep. Matt Manweller of Ellensburg is ready to campaign again, at the same time he prepares for the second year of his first term in the Washington State Legislature.
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Seahawks have this house in an uproar
I believe this is the first time I will write about the Seattle Seahawks this season. I've thought about it, but every time I think about the Seahawks, my wife comes to mind.
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Health District not part of marijuana decision
EPHRATA - Jefferson Ketchel recently said the Grant County Health District will not be involved in decisions about marijuana processing operations in the county.
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Royal school employee aims for political career
ROYAL CITY - If you have visited the Royal School District administrative office in the last couple of months, it's likely you have met Gina Saldaña.
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Mattawa police replace merit pay
MATTAWA - Incentive pay has replaced merit pay as a way of gaining raises for officers in the Mattawa Police Department.
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Grant County man dies from influenza
EPHRATA - It's fairly common for people to say, "Oh, it's just the flu" when they feel it coming on. But flu can kill.
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Moses Willey sets concert
GEORGE - Just when you begin to think that January is a boring month, along comes the Moses Willey Band to heat things up.
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Seahawks have this house in an uproar
I believe this is the first time I have written about the Seattle Seahawks this season. I've thought about it, but every time I think about the Seahawks, my wife comes to mind.
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15-year-old Warden girl injured in wreck
WARDEN - A Warden teenager was injured seriously on Dec. 23 when the vehicle she was riding struck another about eight miles west of Warden on Highway 262.
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Mattawa's South Ellice Avenue to be paved
MATTAWA - South Ellice Avenue will be improved with new paving.
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Darrin Miller wins title at Royal Tournament
ROYAL CITY - Christmas was the holiday that kept on giving for Royal High's Darrin Miller last Saturday. The sophomore 170-pounder wrestled his way to a title at the annual Royal Christmas Tournament.
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Next two steps for RSRR coming up
ROYAL CITY – The Royal Slope Railroad, which is available to move product from Royal Slope to market, will take two more steps toward operational status in the coming week.
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Royal City manufacturing plant big player on stone veneer stage
ROYAL CITY – When former Royal Slope residents William and John Bennett, father and son, were launching Eldorado Stone in the 1960s, they had no idea how big their dream was. Turns out, it was big.
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Misunderstanding about new school needs
The Royal School District has been receiving calls about a misunderstanding that arose from a story in the Royal Register last week about the upcoming levy election.
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Wahluke tops Cle Elum on mats
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School boys scored four victories on the mats and added several forfeits to run away from Cle Elum last week, 54-24, in a South Central A Conference wrestling match.
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Royal girls topple Wahluke in hoops
ROYAL CITY - Kayla Smith and Kailee Harris had big nights Saturday to lead the Royal Knights to their first high school girls basketball win of the year over Wahluke, 51-21.
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Royal boys get first season win against Wahluke
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School boys finally have a basketball victory, tipping arch-rival Wahluke, 58-52, Saturday night in the final game for both schools before the Christmas break.
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Meeting looks at viability of construction plan
ROYAL CITY - In a school construction update yesterday, the Royal School Board heard from business manager David Andra about a quality control process regarding the new intermediate school.
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Volunteer firefighters save home from blaze
ROYAL CITY - Grant County Fire Districts Nos. 10-11 extinguished an early morning structure fire in the 7100 block of El Camino Court SE on Dec. 18 while saving a home.
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Royal school board to ask voters for larger levy
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District board of directors passed a resolution on Monday asking patrons to vote in February for a larger local tax levy for operation and maintenance of schools.
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Cookie dough sales fund field trips for Royal Middle School
ROYAL CITY - Royal Middle School students are finding that there is lots of "dough" in cookie dough.
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Next two steps for Royal Slope Railroad coming up
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Slope Railroad, which is available to move product from Royal Slope to market, will take two more steps toward operational status in the coming week.
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I'll be home for Christmas
For the first time in many years, my home will be complete at Christmas. In addition to my wonderful wife Pat, all four of my kids, three spouses and all 10 of my grandkids will be here.
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Commission backs Ingersoll firing
MATTAWA - The City of Mattawa Civil Service Commission released on Dec. 12 a decision it made on Dec. 3 to back the firing of former police officer John Ingersoll.
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Nearly 700 participated in the Emergency Preparedness Expo
ROYAL CITY - Nearly 700 people participated in last month's Emergency Preparedness and Health Care Expo, and no one was more delighted than chair Deb Murphy.
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Winter fire dangers real concern
ROYAL CITY - All of that woodcutting you did over the summer is about to pay off. As the weather turns nasty and the house gets cold, there is nothing like sitting next to a warm, crackling fire.
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Flu season arrives in Grant County
HRATA - According to Grant County Health Officer Dr. Alexander Brzezny, the flu season has arrived in Grant County.
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Second week not good for Wahluke boys
ROYAL CITY - It was a tough week for Wahluke High School boys basketball last week. Only an overtime contest with Quincy lessened the blow.
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Royal boys drop three more
ROYAL CITY - It is likely back to square one - the basics of shooting - at practice for the Royal High School boys basketball team this week.
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Royal girls fall 48-25
ROYAL CITY - The Royal girls fell to Medical Lake last week in prep basketball, 48-25, but it wasn't for lack of opportunities.
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Public invited to eighth-grade science fair
ROYAL CITY - Ben Orth, eighth-grade science teacher at Royal Middle School, and the entire eighth-grade class enthusiastically invite the community to the annual RMS Science Fair.
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Warrior boys start off 2-0 in hoops
MATTAWA - After one week of basketball, the Wahluke High School boys appear to be road warriors. They won the first two games away from home.
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Royal girls' season starts out tough
ROYAL CITY - This is one of the more experienced girls basketball teams in coach Phil Daubel's tenure at Royal High School, but it still has some catching up to do.
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Royal boys lose first three games
ROYAL CITY - It was a tough opening week of basketball for the Royal High School boys last week as they fell three times in non-league action.
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Mattawa passes 2014 budget
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council has approved a budget of $6,200,828 for 2014, slightly less than the $6,358,656 budget for the current year.
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Principal gets birthday surprise
ROYAL CITY - Red Rock Elementary Principal Theresa Eilers celebrated a surprise birthday party shortly before the Thanksgiving break, and all of her students were in on the surprise.
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Police Chief John Turley wanted to come home
MATTAWA - John Turley was eager to get back to Grant County when he heard in November of 2012 that the position of police chief was open at Mattawa.
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Royal girls have height, experience
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School girls have had a rough time of it and basketball in recent years, but things could change this winter.
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Rob Newcomb: Road warrior of a different type
KITTITAS – The term road warrior is usually associated with sports, as in the Seattle Seahawks are winning away from home now.
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28 turn out for Wahluke girls wrestling
MATTAWA - No one knows how good the Wahluke High School girls wrestling team will be. But first-year coach Bill Higgins has welcomed 28 girls onto the team. And there may be more coming.
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Knight boys to be more like SCAC's better teams
ROYAL CITY - Royal High had just about the tallest team in South Central A Conference high school boys basketball the last three years, and now coach Pete Christensen is rebuilding with a relatively short team.
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Wahluke girls will be short again
MATTAWA - There will be some experience on the Wahluke High School girls basketball team, but the Warriors will be short - again.
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New Life's Thanksgiving attracts hungry community members
ROYAL CITY - New Life Fellowship, the new church in town, genuinely lives up to the meaning of its name.
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Wahluke staging first play in four years
MATTAWA - There will be stage actors again at Wahluke High School, if drama coach Bill Higgins has his way.
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Jeff Ahmann returns to Wahluke boys
MATTAWA - The big change for Wahluke High School boys basketball this year will be at the helm.
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Christmas Bazaar this Saturday at Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE - If you are looking for Christmas ideas and are disposed to helping children in crisis in central Washington, this Saturday's Cozy Comforts Christmas Bazaar may be your best bet.
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42 boys, 5 girls out for Royal wrestling
ROYAL CITY - New Royal High wrestling coach Randy Miller has to be excited. His first turnout includes 42 boys and five girls.
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Modernization under way at Desert Aire Airport
DESERT AIRE - Anchor Construction of Othello has kicked off a modernization project at Desert Aire Airport which will be completed in three phases.
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River level to change at Wanapum
WANAPUM DAM - Grant PUD warns that boaters and fishermen near Wanapum Dam need to be aware of fluctuating river elevations now through Dec. 5.
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Auto theft up, sheriff offers tips against it
GRANT COUNTY - The Grant County Sheriff's Office is reminding citizens to take preventative measures to stop auto thefts.
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'09 Royal City Syrah wine ranked 6th by Wine Enthusiast
ROYAL CITY - There is something special about Syrah grapes grown at Royal City's Stoneridge Vineyards turned into wine by Charles Smith's K Vintners in Walla Walla.
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Cozy Comforts bake sale, bazaar set for Dec. 7
DESERT AIRE - Cozy Comforts of South Grant County, makers of blankets for children in crisis, will have its annual Christmas bake sale and bazaar on Saturday, Dec. 7.
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Basin Job Corps prepares, serves Thanksgiving community dinner
MOSES LAKE - Thanks to the culinary arts students at the Columbia Basin Job Corps, numerous people who might not have enjoyed a Thanksgiving meal this year did so last week.
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Mattawa Police to get two new SUVs
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council has agreed to the purchase of two new patrol cars for the Mattawa Police Department.
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2009 Royal City Syrah wine ranked 6th by Wine Enthusiast
ROYAL CITY – There is something special about Syrah grapes grown at Royal City's Stoneridge Vineyards turned into wine by Charles Smith's K Vintners in Walla Walla.
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Alicia Cantu wouldn't have it any other way
MATTAWA - Alicia Cantu didn't know anything about Mattawa before moving here in 1983, but 30 years later she wouldn't think about leaving.
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Royal farmer fined $59,443
SPOKANE - The Department of Ecology is fining Farrah Wardenaar $59,443 for what it claims is illegal irrigation of cropland on Frenchman Hills near Royal City since 2012.
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There was one crazy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday that is not Christmas or Easter. This one will be especially good. It started yesterday and will end Thursday evening.
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Award winning author visits Royal Middle School
ROYAL CITY - Royal Middle School sixth-graders were treated to a visit from Jack Gantos, the 2012 Newbery Award winner for children's literature, earlier this month.
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Wahluke recognizes achievement
MATTAWA - Wahluke Junior High School had an awards assembly last Friday that lauded students for success in statewide academic testing.
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Hefty fee for marijuana growers in Royal and Mattawa
SOUTH COUNTY -- If you are contemplating starting a marijuana processing business in Royal City or Mattawa, you might want to take a good look at ordinances passed recently by both cities regarding such a business.
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Modernization under way at Desert Aire Airport
DESERT AIRE - Anchor Construction of Othello has kicked off a modernization project at Desert Aire Airport which will be completed in three phases.
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WSP warns of drowsy driving
OLYMPIA - Washington State Patrol troopers see it and hear it all the time - a driver telling a trooper after a collision, "I don't know what happened, I must have fallen asleep."
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Desert Aire gains hair, beauty shop
DESERT AIRE - Ignacio Sanchez has moved his beauty business from Mattawa to Desert Aire, and he believes the change will be good for him and Desert Aire.
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Wahluke levy passes, Small elected
MATTAWA - Unless there is an unforeseen drastic shift in the numbers before Nov. 26, the Wahluke School District maintenance and operation levy has passed, and Warren Small has won a seat on the Royal School Board.
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'One game at a time'
This year could be the best coaching job ever by Royal High football's Wiley Allred. A rebuilt program has made it to the top 8 in the state in class 1A football.
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Republicans to host constitutional speaker
MOSES LAKE - Grant County's Republican Liberty Caucus will host an evening with KrisAnne Hall, nationally-recognized constitutional speaker, tomorrow, Nov. 20, at the Ramada Inn on Kittleson Road in Moses Lake.
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Last of 10 Wanapum turbines installed
BEVERLY - Grant PUD crews placed the last of 10 new turbines into its place at Wanapum Dam on the Columbia River recently.
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Wahluke football finishes with winning record
MATTAWA - Tired from the long drive, the Wahluke High School football team had to come back from a 7-0 deficit at Goldendale Friday night to win, 27-13, and finish the season with a 6-4 record.
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Royal boys finish 10th and girls take 13th at state cross country
ROYAL CITY - Another successful season of cross country at Royal High School ended at the state meet in Pasco Saturday with Knight leader Marcos Quiroz earning all-state honors.
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No date yet on police firing decision
MATTAWA - The latest news out of Mattawa City Hall, as of Sunday, includes the announcement that there is no date for the civil service commission to announce its findings in John Ingersoll's firing as a police officer.
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Royal boys 10th, girls 13th at state
ROYAL CITY - Another successful season of cross country at Royal High School ended at the state meet in Pasco Saturday with Knight leader Marcos Quiroz earning all-state honors.
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Royal football win not really a surprise
I would not have predicted it, but I was not surprised by Royal High School's victory over Zillah on Friday night in the SCAC play-in game for the state playoffs.
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Columbia Basin Roller Derby club aims to promote the sport
SOAP LAKE – Moses Lake's Kim Becht was at a conference related to her work when she met a woman from Atomic City, the roller derby team from Tri-Cities, and struck up a conversation.
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Royal loses in final two matches
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Knights played two of the tougher teams in SCAC East volleyball last week and completed their season with two losses in which they played up to the competition.
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Desert Aire Airport in the hand of experienced pilot
DESERT AIRE - Karl Gruber is the new manager of Desert Aire Airport, snapped up by the board of directors shortly after his arrival at the river resort community this summer.
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Workshop for high residue farming on irrigated land
EPHRATA - Washington State University Extension has opened registration for High Residue Farming under Irrigation workshops to be held in Moses Lake, Pasco, Quincy and Othello in December and January.
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Desert Aire Airport in the hands of experienced pilot
DESERT AIRE - Karl Gruber is the new manager of Desert Aire Airport, snapped up by the board of directors shortly after his arrival at the river resort community this summer.
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Grant County sheriff a local boy doing good
EPHRATA - Some people must have wondered why Tom Jones wanted to be sheriff of Grant County when the election campaign of 2010 kicked off. Surely, he could still sing.
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Desert Aire woman watched as bombers swept toward London
DESERT AIRE - There aren't many people left in America who remember World War II from first-hand experience, but there is one at Desert Aire.
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Roller Derby brings niece into focus
Sarah Escobar has been my niece-in-law for 15 years, but I had my first meaningful conversation with her just last week.
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Royal volleyball better second time around
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Knights fell to tough Burbank in three games last week, but coach Paul Olsufka saw reason to be hopeful.
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Royal booters close against Connell
ROYAL CITY - SCAC East-leading Connell topped Royal last week, but the 3-1 outcome revealed an improved Knights program.
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Royal runners undefeated SCAC league champions
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School boys and girls cross country teams entered last Thursday's home race with perfect (6-0) SCAC records and hoped to finish the season undefeated.
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Wahluke to fete veterans with assembly
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School will have its annual Veterans Day Assembly, one of the best in a public school setting, on Friday, Nov. 8.
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PUD prize drawing encourages being prepared
EPHRATA - Grant County PUD has put up an emergency portable weather phone as a drawing prize in an effort to bring attention to emergency preparedness.
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Royal High asks you to honor family veterans
ROYAL CITY - If you've ever wanted to honor veterans in your family in a special way, the Royal High School leadership class is offering an opportunity.
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Preparedness, health care expo coming to Royal
ROYAL CITY - Grant Hospital District No. 7 (Royal City), the Columbia Basin Herald and Confluence Health are sponsoring a Preparedness and Health Care Expo on Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 4-8 p.m. at the Red Rock Elementary School Gym.
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Festival of Trees set for Dec 7
MOSES LAKE - The annual Habitat for Humanity Festival of Trees dinner and auction have been scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Moses Lake Event Center.
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Production up 15% at Eldorado Stone
ROYAL CITY - Whether the national economy is improving or not, there are indications that things are getting better locally.
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Wahluke tops Highland, 26-9, posting record of 5-3
MATTAWA - No matter what happens the rest of the way, the Wahluke High School football season is already better than last year's and several others.
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Katie Christensen helped start Royal PTO
ROYAL CITY - Katie Christensen is running against Warren Small for Royal School Board position No. 5, and one of her stronger assets may be her efforts toward organizing Parent Teacher Organizations wherever she has lived.
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Warren Small keeps decisions local
ROYAL CITY - Warren Small is running against Katie Christensen for Royal School Board position No. 5, and one of his stronger assets may be his length of residency.
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Royal High wants to honor your military veteran
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School librarian Susan Piercy's leadership class will honor United States military veterans and current service members in observance of the upcoming Veterans Day.
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Royal falls to Warden, in soccer
ROYAL CITY - Warden High School has one of the better girls soccer teams in the SCAC East, and it showed last week in a 5-1 victory over Royal.
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Grant County Sheriff
EPHRATA - Some people must have wondered why Tom Jones wanted to be sheriff of Grant County when the election campaign of 2010 kicked off. Surely, he could still sing.
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Two Quincy women die in 2-car crash
QUINCY - The Washington State Patrol reports that two Quincy women died late Saturday afternoon when their car was struck head-on by a pickup on Highway 28 three miles east of Quincy.
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Preparedness, health care expo for Royal City planned
ROYAL CITY - There will be a Preparedness and Health Care Expo for the entire community of Royal City on Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 4-8 p.m. at the Red Rock Elementary School Gym.
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Old Hotel art exhibit features three Royal Slope women
OTHELLO – The art works of three women who reside on the Royal Slope are being featured through the end of October at the Old Hotel in Othello.
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Educator moves to Pasco, still leads Wahluke Veterans Day assembly
MATTAWA - Thanks to educator Jay Scott, Wahluke High School has had one of the best Veterans Day celebrations in a public school setting for four years.
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You can bet on it
The first time Royal High School librarian Susan Piercy put out a call for pictures of veterans to be honored at the school's Veterans Day celebration, I wondered just how good the response would be.
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October 26 free hazardous waste disposal day
EPHRATA - Grant County residents may dispose of household hazardous waste for free on Saturday, Oct 26, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Moses Lake Surf n' Slide Water Park parking lot.
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Math enrollment shows big increase at Big Bend
MOSES LAKE - Enrollment in college-level math classes has set records this fall at Big Bend Community College, and credit goes to recent math improvement initiatives at the college.
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Unity day
ROYAL CITY - Royal City's Red Rock Elementary School and the entire school district celebrated Unity Day - a day against bullying - on October 9.
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Lady Knights win volleyball match
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School won for the second time in SCAC East volleyball last week, taking River View in four games.
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Royal Port to seek grant
ROYAL CITY - Grant County commissioners recently decided to make a $160,000 grant and a $100,000 loan to the Port of Royal Slope to help pay for extending water service to the Hiawatha Industrial Park.
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Royal Port commissioners to seek full grant from County
ROYAL CITY - Grant County commissioners recently decided to make a $160,000 grant and a $100,000 loan to the Port of Royal Slope to help pay for extending water service to the Hiawatha Industrial Park.
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Annual crab feed coming
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Golf Club will have its annual all-you-can-eat crab feed on Saturday, Nov. 2. It is the Royal Golf Club's biggest fundraiser of the year.
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New pastor for New Life Fellowship Church
ROYAL CITY - The new life Fellowship Church of Royal City, which is not yet one year old, has a new pastor.
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Royal Knights take out Ki-Be, 1-0, in girls soccer
ROYAL CITY - Nalleli Arellano scored a goal 24 minutes into the game, and the Royal defense made it hold up for a 1-0 SCAC girls high school soccer win over Kiona-Benton last week.
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Small towns are never sleepy for long
I thought life was going to be easier when I started to serve the communities of Royal City, Mattawa and Desert Aire and everything in between in October of 2010 with a new newspaper.
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Strong defense holds on again for Wahluke football
MATTAWA - After scoring with six minutes left to take the lead, Wahluke's defense made a fourth-and-2 stop on its own 20-yard line to preserve a 27-21 high school football victory over Warden Friday night at Wahluke.
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WSDOT seeks comment on outreach
OLYMPIA - The Washington State Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on its proposed outreach process for the Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plan and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, known as the STIP.
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Royal ladies fall to Warden in volleyball
ROYAL CITY - After struggling a week and a half against top-notch, state-level competition, Royal High School played a good volleyball match against Warden but still lost in four games, 14-25, 19-25, 25-20 and 24-26.
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Grant County Health District receives national award
EPHRATA - Chairman Tony Massa reported to the Grant County Board of Health in September that the Health District received the Gold Award at a national conference of boards of health. Only one Gold Award is given.
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Old antifreeze collection offered
EPHRATA - Do you have used antifreeze sitting around in your garage and wonder what to do with it?
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Royal, Wahluke Slope invited to Carne Asada Night
ROYAL CITY - There will be a big rivalry football game at Royal High School Friday night with visiting Wahluke. It should be a good one between 3-2 Royal and the 4-1 Warriors.
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Ingersoll hearing story incomplete for now
I love small town newspapering, except for one aspect - timing. The story this week on the John Ingersoll matter in Mattawa is incomplete and won't be complete for a week or two.
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Wahluke Warriors edge Ki-Be, 10-8, improve to 3-1
MATTAWA - Wahluke's defense stopped Kiona-Benton at the 1-yard line three times with time running out Friday night to register a 10-8 high school football victory at Wahluke.
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Michelle Wallace passes away
ROYAL CITY - Michelle Wallace, who became well-known in Royal City over the last six years, lost her 8 1/2 year battle with cancer Sunday. She was 29.
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Seed Cupboard Nursery to host fall festival this weekend
ROYAL CITY - If you are looking for a fling with which to launch your fall, you may want to check out the Fall Festival at the Seed Cupboard Nursery this weekend, Oct. 5-6.
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Wahluke levy set for November 3
MATTAWA - Patrons of the Wahluke School District will be asked to vote for a maintenance and operation levy on Nov. 3.
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Lady Warriors drop two in volleyball
MATTAWA - Volleyball continued to be a tough proposition for Wahluke High School last week, with the Warriors dropping three-game contests to Warden and Kiona-Benton.
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Sathers celebrating 50th anniversary this Saturday
ROYAL CITY - Larry and Anita Sather will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this Saturday, Oct. 5, and all family, friends and acquaintances are invited to an open house at 1 p.m. at the Royal City Community Center.
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Disagreements in Mattawa over noise and gangs
MATTAWA - There is disagreement between council members, the mayor and the police department over a couple of serious issues, and community input is being suggested.
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No rest coming for the Knights this Friday night
ROYAL CITY - If it appeared to you last Friday night that Zillah was trying to make up for past football defeats at the hands Royal High School, your impression was probably correct.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
No rest for the Knights this Friday night
ROYAL CITY - If it appeared to you last Friday night that Zillah was trying to make up for past football defeats at the hands Royal High School, your impression was probably correct.
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Learning about Washington in Oregon
Pat and I made a small vacation trip to Seaside, Oregon last week and, instead of going to the beach, the pool or the hot tubs, we did some sightseeing and learned a few things about Washington that we had missed in school.
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Allred nominated for USA Today best coach
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School football coach Wiley Allred has been selected as a state finalist in USA TODAY's Best High School Football Coach Contest.
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Public asked to help with veterans celebration
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School librarian Susan Piercy's leadership class will honor United States military veterans and current service members early in November, and your help is sought.
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Royal top 1A team at cross country meet
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High cross country team opened the season with the top 1A finish at the Moses Lake Invitational at Blue Heron Park.
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Royal tops rival Wahluke
ROYAL CITY - It was a tough opening week of volleyball for Royal High School last week, but a victory over arch-rival Wahluke made it all better.
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No. 1-ranked Zillah awaits Royal this Friday
ROYAL CITY - It will be a top 5 game Friday when Royal visits Zillah in high school football, but Royal will not be ranked No. 1.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
No. 1-ranked Zillah awaits Royal this Friday
ROYAL CITY - It will be a top 5 game Friday when Royal visits Zillah in high school football, but Royal will not be ranked No. 1.
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New airport board member selected
DESERT AIRE - When the two remaining members of the Desert Air Airport board selected Dick Skogerstad to be the third board member, they chose a man who knows the aircraft business.
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Wahluke girls start 0-4 in volleyball
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School volleyball team got off to a 0-4 start last week, but their best match was their last of the week.
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Murder suspect arrested
MOSES LAKE - A man suspected of murder in Moses Lake on Tuesday, September 17, was arrested in Spokane Saturday night.
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Royal top 1A team at XC meet
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High cross country team opened the season with the top 1A finish at the Moses Lake Invitational at Blue Heron Park.
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Perkins wins Big Cups
ROYAL CITY - The cups were just the right size at Royal Golf Course on Saturday, September 14, for Elijah Perkins.
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Small operator's meat plant invites more participation
ODESSA - The Cattle Producers of Washington-created Livestock Processors Cooperative Association (LPCA) meat plant near here harvested its first livestock on August 22.
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No. 1-ranked Zillah awaits Royal Friday
ROYAL CITY - It will be a top 5 game Friday when Royal visits Zillah in high school football, but Royal will not be ranked No. 1.
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UW's Burke Museum coming to Red Rock
ROYAL CITY - The Burke Museum, which is located on the University of Washington campus, is coming to Red Rock Elementary with many of the historical artifacts in its archives to share with Royal Slope students.
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Royal continues to build
ROYAL CITY - Last year was a building season for the Royal high school volleyball team, and it appears this year will be the same.
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Royal PTO ready for new season
ROYAL CITY - The Royal PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) has been busy kicking off its third year of support to academic and cultural programs in the Royal School District.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Royal City entrance set for beautification
ROYAL CITY - Thanks to cooperation between several businesses, individuals and city government, the entrance to Royal City will receive major beautification in the next couple of weeks.
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Basin BBQ Bash set for this weekend
MOSES LAKE - If you like barbecued meats, you will like LakeTown Landing in Moses Lake on September 21-22.
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Make a quilt, help a child
ROYAL CITY - There will be a Charity Blanket/Quilt Sewing Day to make quilts for Katie's Comforters, which gives blankets to children admitted to Seattle Children's Hospital.
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A crazy whipping of the 49ers by Seahawks
Pat keeps asking me to take her to Seattle for a Seahawks game, but I dare not. I'm afraid she'll paint her face blue and green and gunk up her hair.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Royal drops first volleyball match
ROYAL CITY - Lacking staying power, Royal High School dropped its first volleyball match of the season to Kittitas last week, 25-21, 23-25, 10-25, 15-25.
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Royal's Building Blocks Academy opens
ROYAL CITY - The new Building Blocks Academy preschool in Royal City is up and running, and Director Jessica Stewart is seeking public support for an event on Sept. 19.
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Grant County Republicans set PCO meeting for September 24
MOSES LAKE - There is quite a heavy schedule for Grant County Republicans in the next month or so, and Chair Kimber Lybbert emphasizes the precinct committee officer meeting on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. at Time Out Pizza in Ephrata.
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Mattawa street paving to begin
MATTAWA - A paving project on Boundary and Portage Avenues in Mattawa will begin in late September.
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14 year old driver injured
OTHELLO - A 14-year-old unlicensed driver, resident of Othello, was injured in a two-car crash on Aug. 17 two miles west of Othello on highway 26.
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Hearing Sept. 24 about wastewater fees
OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) seeks public comment on proposed changes to fees it collects for several categories of wastewater discharge permits.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
28 strong turn out for Warrior volleyball
MATTAWA - Coach Rudi Christian greeted 28 girls at the first turnout for Warrior volleyball, and she is elated about the opportunity to develop a program
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An amazing case of charity
There is the American Red Cross. There is the Salvation Army. And there are thousands of churches. Charitable organizations all.
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New Wahluke fire science class a partnership with fire district
MATTAWA - Grant County Fire District No. 8 Deputy Chief David Patterson has been looking for a way to recruit more volunteers to the department.
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Royal not down as much as opponents may think
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School has only two returning offensive starters and one defensive starter this fall, and opponents in the South Central A Conference East should be licking their chops.
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Royal cross country ready to dominate again
ROYAL CITY - Everyone knows the Royal High School football program is one of the best in the state.
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An amazing example of charity
There is the American Red Cross. There is the Salvation Army. And there are thousands of churches. Charitable organizations all.
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Council member opposes barriers on Riverview Ave.
MATTAWA - A Mattawa City Council member who lives on the street in question, is opposing installation of concrete barriers as a way to abate gang activity.
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Week-long US 2 closure to start Sept. 8
LEAVENWORTH - U.S. Highway 2 between Leavenworth and State Route 207 at Coles Corner will be closed for six days in early September for replacement of the Drury Canyon Creek Bridge in Tumwater Canyon.
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Meat plant for small producers open
ODESSA - A meat processing plant dedicated to small livestock producers has opened in Odessa after five years of planning and waiting.
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Royal Slope rail line set to serve shippers
ROYAL CITY – After much determination and accompanying hard work, the Port of Royal Slope’s goal of providing rail service to its tenants is finally within reach.
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AMBER alerts prove valuable
OLYMPIA - State officials are hailing the effectiveness of the AMBER Alert system in the wake of eight successful activations and recoveries so far in 2013.
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Wahluke coach welcomes back 17 starters to fall camp
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School football coach Brycen Bye says all that his Warriors need to win in the South Central A Conference East this fall is an understanding of the hill they have to climb, and he believes they do.
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Move to new location a deal Port couldn't refuse
ROYAL CITY - Because of a deal it could not refuse, the Port of Royal Slope has a new home. It purchased the Bank of Whitman property for about one-fourth of its assessed value.
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Arline Terry lives life vicariously through herself
DESERT AIRE - Arline Harvold Terry does not drink Dos Equis (XX), but she could be the most interesting woman.
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Mattawa Comm "Unity" Days this weekend
MATTAWA - The annual Mattawa Comm "Unity" Days will be held this weekend, kicking off with activities for children on Friday evening.
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George, Washington Bluegrass Festival coming up next month
GEORGE - The annual George, Washington Bluegrass Festival has been scheduled for September 16-22 in the George Community Park.
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New Grant County Republican chair revels in red, white & blue
MOSES LAKE - If you want to be in a red, white and blue mood at the Grant County fair this week, a good suggestion would be a visit with Grant County Republican Party Chair Kimber Lybbert.
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Eight hurt in two-car crash near Royal
ROYAL CITY - Eight people were injured Tuesday morning, Aug. 6, in a two-car collision about 10 miles west of Royal.
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Michelle Wallace back in chemo
ROYAL - Michelle Wallace, whose eight-year-long battle with cancer is well known in this community, has suffered a setback. She returned to chemotherapy on Sunday.
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Annual Bread, Cheese, and Meat festival slated for Saturday
TRINIDAD - The annual Bread, Cheese, & Cured Meat Festival returns to White Heron Cellars this Saturday, August 17.
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Republican chair passes enthusiasm to fair-goers
MOSES LAKE - If you want to be in a red, white and blue mood at the Grant County fair this week, a good suggestion would be a visit with Grant County Republican Party Chair Kimber Lybbert.
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New Grant County Republican Party chair revels in the red, white and blue
MOSES LAKE - If you want to be in a red, white and blue mood at the Grant County fair this week, a good suggestion would be a visit with Grant County Republican Party Chair Kimber Lybbert.
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Dog parade expected to attract many
QUINCY - More than 50 entries are expected for the second Ron Stadig Dawg Days of August dog parade on Aug. 23 at the Cambridge Assisted Living Community.
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Central Washington sub vet to receive honor
ELLENSBURG - Gary Brown, of the Submarine Veterans of Central Washington, will be inducted into the U.S. Submarine Veterans' Holland Club during the veterans group's annual picnic on Aug. 10.
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Officer suggests ecology blocks as anti-gang effort
MATTAWA - Mattawa Police Cpl. Antonio Valdivia has suggested ecology blocks as one way to curb gang activity in the community.
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Suspect arrested in car-runner incident
ROYAL CITY - A 23-year-old Othello man was arrested last week for the July 28 car-runner incident in which a Royal City jogger was injured
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Back when burritos were called tacos
Daughter Berney called Saturday, while I was driving home from Hot Desert Night, to report on the packing for her family's trip back to the Northwest.
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New Royal vice principal hails from Mattawa
ROYAL CITY - Wahluke School District veteran Linda Achondo has been hired as the Red Rock Elementary School vice principal to replace Rich Gregoire.
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Planning keeps going for school building project
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District's building project, approved by voters in the spring, continues in the planning stages, according to business manager David Andra.
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Runner struck twice
ROYAL CITY - A 33-year-old Royal City woman was injured Sunday night after being intentionally struck twice by the same car while she was jogging.
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Young artists invited to enter PUD's contest
EPHRATA - Grant PUD invites children age 12 and under to participate in its special 75th anniversary art contest.
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Hot Desert Night this Saturday
DESERT AIRE - Hot Desert Night, the Mattawa-Desert Aire Lions Club's annual community festival, will be held at Desert Aire this Saturday.
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Auto safety a matter of common sense
I did not need the reminder from the Washington State Patrol last week about the danger of leaving children in hot cars during the summer.
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Desert Aire golfer hits rarest of aces
DESERT AIRE - Desert Aire golfer Don Dahl accomplished a hole-in-one on Friday, July 12, and it was one his playing partner and the group ahead will likely never forget.
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Hot Desert Night planned for Aug. 3 at Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE – Hot Desert Night, the Mattawa-Desert Aire Lions Club's biggest annual fundraiser, will be held at three Desert Aire venues on Saturday, August 3.
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State Farm supports driver education plan
MATTAWA - Mattawa police chief John Turley is planning an adult driver education program that should make the Mattawa area safer, and State Farm Insurance has contributed $2,500 to the cause.
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Morgan Small aims for DYW state title
ROYAL CITY - Royal City's Distinguished Young Woman, Morgan Small, will travel to Pullman next week to participate in Washington State's Distinguished Young Woman Program.
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Fired Mattawa police officer not going quietly
MATTAWA - Police Officer John Ingersoll has been fired by the City of Mattawa, but Ingersoll is not going quietly.
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Golfer hits rarest of aces
DESERT AIRE - Desert Aire golfer Don Dahl accomplished a hole-in-one on Friday, July 12, and it was one his playing partner and the group ahead will likely never forget.
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My baby daughter is coming home
Pat whooped and hollered, yelled and shrieked and nearly fell out of her Lazy Boy. You would have thought Seattle had won a Super Bowl or a World Series.
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Biomedical workshop available to Royal students
ROYAL CITY - An opportunity to learn about global health, laboratory techniques, and careers in biomedical research is being offered to Royal High School students within two weeks
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Board of health receives award
EPHRATA - The Grant County Board of Health (GCBOH) has been honored with the Board of Health Gold Award from the National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH).
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Mattawa firefighter runs with full gear to spread cancer message
MATTAWA – When Mattawa firefighter/EMT Cielo Acosta completed the Firecracker 5K in Ellensburg on July 4, he was a winner no matter the position in which he finished.
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Lions club drag racing bigger than I expected
I went to the Lions Club drag races for the first time last Saturday, and I must say they are quite a show.
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Republicans urged to take advantage of fair booth
MOSES LAKE - Chairman Kimber Lybbert is reminding members of the Grant County Republican Party of the opportunity they will have in August to share the party's message with neighbors.
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Mattawa firefighter runs to spread cancer message
MATTAWA - When Mattawa firefighter/EMT Cielo Acosta completed the Firecracker 5K in Ellensburg on July 4, he was a winner no matter the position in which he finished.
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4 more hurt in risky Mattawa intersection
MATTAWA – Four more people were injured Friday at the dangerous west entrance to Mattawa, which is scheduled for massive safety improvement by sometime next year.
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First woman doctor in four years
MATTAWA - Staff members of the Mattawa Community Medical Clinic are excited that for the first time in four years they have a woman doctor on staff.
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Slag Callahan: A special treat at SummerFest
ROYAL CITY - Most people who know Slag Callahan think of him as a man who manages a hay production and sales operation known as Agri-Pac.
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90 attend first Taste of Wahluke Slope
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Chamber of Commerce has declared the first Taste the Wahluke Slope, on June 22, a success.
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Two from Royal hurt in crash
ROYAL CITY - A two-car crash, which the Washington State Patrol said involved alcohol or drugs, left three people injured on Highway 26 east of Royal City on Friday, July 5.
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Whooping cough continues to rise in Grant County
EPHRATA - Reporting to the June meeting of the Grant County Board of Health, Health Officer Alexander Brzezny announced that the number of cases in Pertussis has increased dramatically in Grant County, especially in the Soap Lake area.
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4 more hurt at risky Mattawa intersection
MATTAWA - Four more people were injured Friday at the dangerous west entrance to Mattawa, which is scheduled for massive safety improvement by sometime next year.
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Slag Callahan
ROYAL CITY - Most people who know Slag Callahan think of him as a man who manages a hay production and sales operation known as Agri-Pac.
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First golf clubs, balls came from a trash can
Andrew Perkins smiled and said: "I see you brought your ringer."
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Mattawa Comm'Unity' Days seeks vendors
MATTAWA - Organizers of Mattawa Comm"Unity" Days are seeking specific vendors to add to the growing list.
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Dog catching fees likely to go up
MATTAWA - Mattawa Public works would like to increase kennel fees, and the city attorney will make the necessary changes to the dog ordinance for the city council's approval.
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Royal City man dies on SR 26
ROYAL CITY - A 77-year-old Royal City man was walking to his fishing hole on the morning of June 26 when he was struck and killed by a truck near Royal City.
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SummerFest Golf Scramble this Saturday
ROYAL CITY - There were still berths available on Monday in the Royal City Summerfest Scramble Golf Tournament this Saturday, July 6, and teams will still be taken on Saturday if there are spots available.
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SummerFest Golf Scramble this Saturday
ROYAL CITY - There were still berths available on Monday in the Royal City Summerfest Scramble Golf Tournament this Saturday, July 6, and teams will still be taken on Saturday if there are spots available.
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Cubs, Mariners and brutal rainstorms
I had a feeling last Saturday would be a strange day when my daughter Jenny went to Safeco Field to root for the Chicago Cubs.
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PUD expands fiber to MarDon area
MARDON RESORT - If you happen to see men and machines installing fiber optic lines in the MarDon area, that's the Grant County PUD expanding phone, TV and high-speed Internet availability into small and rural communities.
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Scramble sign-ups start to come in
ROYAL CITY - The Royal City Summerfest Scramble Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, July 6, and teams are starting to sign up.
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Smart TV too smart for us
We got a Smart TV Saturday, and I'm not sure if it's smarter than Pat and me or just plain smart-alecky. The only thing it hadn't done by Sunday afternoon was say: Na-na-na-na-na-na.
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Lawrences to celebrate retirement
ROYAL CITY - The Lawrence families invite all friends and neighbors to a celebration of retirement for longtime Royal City residents, Sandy and Donna Lawrence, this Saturday, June 29.
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Smart TV just too smart for us
We got a Smart TV Saturday, and I'm not sure if it's smarter than Pat and me or just plain smart-alecky. The only thing it hadn't done by Sunday afternoon was say: Na-na-na-na-na-na.
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Not too late to enter SummerFest art show
ROYAL CITY - There is still time to enter the Royal City Summerfest's Royal Renaissance Art Show, and show chairman Nancy Grant encourages everyone to do so.
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Scramble coming to SummerFest
ROYAL CITY - The Royal City Summerfest Scramble Golf Tournament will be played on Saturday, July 6, one week before SummerFest, and the whole community is invited.
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Retired Royal principal wanted to be a grocery store manager
ROYAL CITY - Jack Hill, who just retired as the Royal High School principal, did not plan to be an educator when he first went to college.
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Foolish Fortune to play at SummerFest
ROYAL CITY - Grant County-based Foolish Fortune will be the featured band for the July 12 Friday night BBQ at the Royal City SummerFest.
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Mark Grigg's 70 wins Royal's U.S. Open Golf Day
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Golf Course was set up like a U.S. Open course last Saturday, and some players at U.S. Open Day were up to the task.
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Two from George arrested on suspicion of trafficking
GEORGE - Two George men were jailed after Grant County's Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team raided their home on June 13 with drug trafficking warrants.
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Two from George arrested on suspicion of trafficking
GEORGE - Two George men were jailed after Grant County's Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team raided their home on June 13 with drug trafficking warrants.
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Coke gives Royal High's Jolinda Davis Educator of Distinction Award
ROYAL CITY - Jolinda Davis has been given the Coca-Cola Scholars Program Educator of Distinction Award in recognition of the importance of her commitment, dedication and service to Royal Slope youth.
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Lots of room for growth at Desert Aire Fly-in
The turnout was good for the Desert Aire Fly-in and Breakfast last Saturday, but it could be a lot better.
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Wanapum Heritage Center nears completion
WANAPUM DAM - The new 50,000-square foot Wanapum Heritage Center, on the banks of the Columbia River just above Wanapum Dam, is on schedule for a planned mid-2014 completion.
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Royal Golf Course sets junior golf camp
ROYAL CITY - Summer vacation is a good time for your youngsters to learn the game of a lifetime.
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Desert Aire Airport's Fly-In & breakfast coming June 15
DESERT AIRE - The public is invited to Desert Aire Airport's Fly-in and Breakfast at the airport on June 15.
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UK International soccer camp set for Wahluke High School fields
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School and Junior High School fields will be busy with soccer action next week, thanks to a grant from the United Kingdom International Soccer Camp program.
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Third Histio Heroes this Saturday
ROYAL CITY - The third and final Histio Heroes Bike-a-Walk-a-thon will be held this Saturday, June 15, at the Royal Schools campus.
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Dean Callahan prepares his Elizabeth
ROYAL CITY - Elizabeth will be all dressed up for the first time since 1991, and she will participate in the SummerFest Grand Parade on Saturday, July 13.
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Royal grads knock down $219K in scholarships
ROYAL CITY - There were 41 scholarship recipients among dthe Royal high school graduating class of 2013, announced counselor Mark Edwards.
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Let's make the final Histio Heroes the best
The community of Royal City will celebrate the third and final Histio Heroes Bike-a-Walk-a-thon this Saturday at the Royal Schools campus.
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Four die as collision sends car into canal
GEORGE - Two adults and two children died and one person was injured the morning of May 26 when a two-vehicle collision sent one car into a canal west of George.
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CB Health Association doctor shares his blood pressure concerns
MATTAWA - The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) reports that more than half of people with high blood pressure do not have their condition under control as the medical profession recognizes High Blood Pressure Education Month.
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Wahluke seniors scholarship winners announced
MATTAWA - Principal Jeff Pietla has announced the names of graduating seniors who have won scholarships.
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Taste the Wahluke Slope set for June 22
DESERT AIRE - Taste the Wahluke Slope, a winefest sponsored by the Mattawa Chamber of Commerce, will take place on Saturday, June 22, at the Desert Aire Golf Course clubhouse.
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Big raffle planned for Histio Heroes
ROYAL CITY - A big raffle is being planned for the annual Histio Heroes Walk-a-Bike-a-thon on the Royal Schools campus on June 15, and raffle items are still being sought.
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Truck driver hurt in rollover
ROYAL CITY - A man from Surrey, B.C. was injured on May 25 when the long-haul rig he was driving rolled about 10 miles east of Royal City and stopped all traffic on Highway 26.
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New Royal City golf pro played in Washington State Open at 13
ROYAL CITY - If you have a question about golf – history, rules, equipment – it's a good bet new Royal Golf Course professional Randy Puetz will have your answer.
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Wahluke Senior week started yesterday
MATTAWA - Senior week, which started yesterday for Wahluke High School, should be the most exciting week of high school for graduating seniors.
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U.S Open Day set for Royal on June 15
ROYAL CITY - Only 60 entries will be accepted for the first U.S. Open Day at the Royal Golf Course on Saturday, June.
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School district to pursue bond rating
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School Board will seek the district's own bond rating before putting school construction bonds out for sale, according to district business manager David Andra.
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Norovirus could spread from Moses Lake
MOSES LAKE - According to the Grant County Health District's Theresa Adkinson, the norovirus that made several people ill at Moses Lake's Longview Elementary School recently can spread to outlying areas like Royal City and Mattawa.
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Mattawa police force nearly complete
MATTAWA - When John Turley took over as police chief of Mattawa on Jan. 1, there was only one officer to patrol the entire community of 6,000.
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M4 missing from sheriff's office
EPHRATA - The Grant County Sheriff's office has lost an M4 rifle, and the Washington State Patrol is investigating. The weapon had not been recovered as of Friday.
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Mattawa man injured in head-on accident
MATTAWA - Three men, including one from Mattawa, were hospitalized in critical condition on May 20 after a head-on collision near Mattawa in the early morning.
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You'll enjoy the show before the circus
The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus will be in town Saturday, June 8, and it's advertising two shows. But there will really be three shows.
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Royal Golf Course to host U.S Open Day
ROYAL CITY - Golfers of all ages and abilities are invited to have their own U.S. Open day at the Royal Golf Course on Saturday, June 15. The course will be as tough as it's ever been.
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Increase in number of whooping cough cases
GRANT COUNTY - There has been a spike in the number of whooping cough cases reported in Grant County in the last 25 days.
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New books available about Moses Lake, Soap Lake
MOSES LAKE - Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series has added two new books that should be of interest to residents of the Columbia Basin.
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Principals rearranged and moved at Wahluke
MATTAWA - There will be some change in leadership in the Wahluke School District, Superintendent Aaron Chavez has announced.
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Wallace's medical travails halt on-campus college for now
EVERETT - Former Royal City resident and leukemia patient Michelle Wallace has found that on-campus college is not in the cards for now.
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Final Histio Heroes set for June 15
ROYAL CITY - The third and final Histio Heroes Bike-a-Walk-a-Thon will be held on Saturday, June 15, at the Royal Schools campus.
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Mattawa restaurant pays double fee
MATTAWA - A Mattawa restaurant, Tacos La Parilla, has paid a double food service fee to Grant County.
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You'll enjoy the show before the circus
The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus will be in Royal City Saturday, June 8, and it's advertising two shows. But there will really be three shows.
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Three from Royal, one from Wahluke make state track
TOPPENISH - The South Central A Conference district track meet at Toppenish last Friday turned out to be a tough proposition for Royal Register area prep athletes.
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Grant County boater education courses offered
GRANT COUNTY - The Grant County Sheriff's Office and the Quincy School District will offer the Washington State Boater Education Course to students, school staff and the public on June 3-5 from 3:30-6:30 p.m.
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Mayor Mike Stark resigns
ROYAL CITY - Mayor Mike Stark has resigned, effective May 31, and one council member, Kent Andersen, has submitted a letter of interest.
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Elke Longwill shines in Crescent Bar lady golf
CRESCENT BAR – May 14 was a day of celebration for Elke Longwill in Crescent Bar Golf Course women's club golf.
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Committed couple adds new full service restaurant to Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE - If you are wondering whether Desert Aire's new full-service family restaurant, Tumbleweeds Bar & Grill, will last, rest assured the owners are committed.
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Wahluke's Katelyn Peterson leads area's track qualifiers
CONNELL - Wahluke's Katelyn Peterson won two events at the South Central A Conference sub-district track meet here Friday to lead Wahluke and Royal qualifiers to district.
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Pasco VP set to take over at Royal
ROYAL CITY - When this year's underclassmen and next fall's freshman return to school, they will find a new face in the Royal High principal's office.
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Royal bond passes
ROYAL CITY - After four failed tries, you'd think Royal Schools Superintendent Rose Search would be jumping out of her shoes with the passage of the school construction bond, announced May 7.
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Royal soccer stuns league champ Highland
ROYAL CITY - Defensive-minded Royal High School forced Highland into a shootout Thursday and won the district A soccer title at Highland, 1-0.
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Bistro 26 replaces Judy's on highway 26
ROYAL CITY - There is a new restaurant-wine tasting operation on Highway 26, west of Royal City, moving into the old Judy's Café.
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Cheney crime lab investigated
CHENEY - The Washington State Patrol is investigating allegations that the former manager of the State Crime Lab in Cheney mishandled case files and claimed to have completed laboratory case work that was not actually done.
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Wahluke diabetes walk this Saturday
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School walking and nutrition class will host its third annual Walk for Diabetes on Saturday May 11.
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Two from Wahluke, two from Royal make all-league team
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School soccer coach Arthur DeVictoria announced the South Central A Conference all-league teams for 2013, and the first group includes two boys from Wahluke and two from Royal.
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My baseball team is complete
My sister Teresa called Sunday to ask if my baseball team had been completed.
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Lala Cooper, 89, passes away
ROYAL CITY - Lala Cooper, 89, of Royal City, died on April 24 in Othello.
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Mattawa police chief's plan to adjust salaries halted
MATTAWA - A department-wide salary adjustment requested by Police Chief John Turley of Mayor Judy Esser and the city council was placed on hold for further review at the last council meeting.
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Car Wash planned for Flannery Edwards
ROYAL CITY - Already the community of Royal City is stepping up to help Flannery Edwards get home. There will be a car wash on Saturday, May 11, to help with the finances
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Up and down week for Royal bond
ROYAL CITY - Royal School District Superintendent Rose Search admitted to having an emotionally up-and-down week last week waiting for the results of the school construction bond election.
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Community garden kick-off on Saturday
ROYAL CITY - The community is invited to the Royal City Community Garden kickoff this Saturday, May 3.
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Basin woman undergoes surgery in Pennsylvania
ROYAL CITY – Royal High School 2004 graduate Flannery Edwards, daughter of Ephrata resident Marge Edwards, recently underwent surgery in Pennsylvania for a brain tumor and is in dire need of financial help to get home to recuperation.
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CBHA doctors advise protective eye wear
MATTAWA - The American Academy of Ophthalmology is recognizing April as Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month, and Columbia Basin Health Association is supporting that effort.
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Royal girls split softball games
ROYAL CITY - The Royal girls defeated River View, 8-7, in the second game Saturday to split a South Central A Conference East softball doubleheader.
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Double defeat ends Royal's hopes
ROYAL CITY - Royal High traveled to River View Saturday with the hope of sweeping the Panthers and securing a baseball playoff spot, but things did not go as planned.
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Last day today for bond election
ROYAL CITY - After the narrowest of losses in February, the Royal School District is running a new school construction bond election, and the final day for ballots is today.
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Some things just tug at your heartstrings
Reading the information that Susan Piercy sent me Sunday regarding Flannery Edwards's plight (story in local news) brought tears to my eyes.
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Royal drives toward playoff bye
ROYAL CITY - The Knights started their big push toward a bye round in the soccer playoffs with three key victories last week.
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Court dismisses retaliation claim
SPOKANE - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington has entered a summary judgment in favor of Evans Fruit and one of its former foremen in a case of retaliation, according to the company's legal representation, Stokes Lawrence.
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Former Royal Junior Miss undergoes brain surgery
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School 2004 graduate Flannery Edwards, daughter of RHS counselor Marge Edwards, recently underwent surgery in Pennsylvania for a brain tumor and is in dire need of financial help to get home to Royal and recuperation.
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Wahluke defeats Connell
MATTAWA - It has been a so-so year for the Wahluke High soccer team, but the Warriors may have found some answers during their 5-0 conquest of Connell last week, improving to 6-5 on the season.
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FERC approves Grant PUD's Plan
EPHRATA - The Grant County Public Utility District received "good news," it said, from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on April 18.
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Some things just tug at your heartstrings
Reading the information that Susan Piercy sent me Sunday regarding Flannery Edwards's plight (front page) brought tears to my eyes.
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Celebration tomorrow for beloved teacher
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School leadership, staff and students tomorrow, April 24, will celebrate the life of beloved teacher Kathy Schutz, who died recently.
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Royal soccer splits action
ROYAL CITY - The Royal high school soccer team defeated Wahluke, 2-1, last week but fell to Warden, 1-0, two days later to complete weekly action in the South Central A Conference.
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Mattawa planning wine fest
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor "Taste the Wahluke Slope," a tasting event featuring wines made from grapes grown in the Wahluke Slope AVA (American Viticultural Area).
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Run Royale, SHOC & Awe at Royal SummerFest
ROYAL CITY - Run Royale and SHOC and Awe will be the theme of the annual charity fun run at Royal City's SummerFest on July 13.
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Field Day tournament to be 2nd of golf season
ROYAL CITY - Spring Field Day, the second tournament of the course benefit season at the Royal Golf Course, is set for April 27.
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53 from Wahluke Junior High attend We Day
MATTAWA - Fifty-three Wahluke Junior High students went to We Day in Seattle recently fueled by the desire for change and the hope that the world can be a better place.
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Royal High receives high marks
ROYAL CITY - Royal School District is one of eight districts in Educational Services District to receive the latest Washington Achievement Award From the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Errors spoil day for Royal
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School outhit Burbank, 14-5, last Saturday and still lost a baseball game 10-8. Errors and walks did the Knights in.
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Royal softball ladies lead but fall twice to tough Burbank
ROYAL CITY - A string of errors that led to a seven-run rally for Burbank dashed Royal High's dream of victory in softball on Saturday.
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Pro-jobs bill passes, Manweller's first
OLYMPIA - The Washington State Senate passed a pro-jobs bill on April 11, and it happened to be 13th District Rep. Matt Manweller's first bill to make it through the legislative process.
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Strong flu season reported
EPHRATA - Grant County Public Health Officer Dr. Alexander Brzezny reported to the March meeting of the board of health that this season of influenza is quite robust.
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Lioness to open Spaceburger booth
MOSES LAKE - Spaceburger fans will be able to purchase their favorite midway food at the Moses Lake Lioness Club booth at the Grant County Fairgrounds this weekend, from April 19-21.
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Money missing in Sentinel Gap Water records
SCHAWANA - An independent audit of the Sentinel Gap Water Association (SGWA) financial accounting records shows "missing money," according to the firm that did the audit.
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Royal boys split doubleheader
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School played Quincy Saturday in a varsity-junior varsity baseball doubleheader, losing the first game and winning the second.
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Yes, maybe memory is first to go
I grabbed ESPN, the magazine, and sat down for my usual 10 minute wait for Dr. Edgerly, and immediately an assistant called my name.
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Wahluke students experience their first Robotics competition
MATTAWA - Wahluke Junior High School had its first VEX Robotics Competition at the STEM Festival in Yakima on March 26, faring well, according to Principal Sean Langdon.
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Mattawa issues to be reviewed
MATTAWA - Issues uncovered by a public health survey in Mattawa will be addressed during the development this year of a Grant County community health improvement plan, Sawta Sackett reported at the March meeting of county board of health.
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Moses Lake Lionesses to open Space Burger booth April 19-21
MOSES LAKE – Space Burger fans will be able to purchase their favorite midway food at the Moses Lake Lioness Club booth at the Grant County Fairgrounds from April 19-21.
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Maybe memory is first to go
I grabbed ESPN, the magazine, and sat down for my usual 10 minute wait for Dr. Edgerly, and immediately an assistant called my name.
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Ahmann, Martinez shoot personal bests for Wahluke
MATTAWA - Collin Ahmann and Steven Martinez shot their personal best scores to lead the Wahluke High School golf team at the Grandview invitational last week.
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Red Rock sweeps college bowl at Math is Cool
ROYAL CITY - There were mixed results for Royal's Red Rock Elementary fifth-grade team at the Math is Cool competition at Wenatchee on March 15.
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Lisa Villegas living dream with The Seed Cupboard
ROYAL CITY - Lisa Villegas has dreamed of owning a plant nursery for as long as she can remember, and now she has one.
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Victim advocates ride along
EPHRATA - Victim advocates from New Hope Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services began ride-alongs on March 22 with Grant County Sheriff's Deputies in a partnership designed to help victims and enhance prevention efforts.
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Knights, Cougars split doubleheader
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School and Warden High School split a South Central A Conference East baseball doubleheader at Royal Saturday, and both teams remain in the race for the top.
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Royal boys heading the right way
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School baseball team is young this year, but it appears to be headed toward a good season in the South Central A Conference East.
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Ruby Coulson
MATTAWA - After a pageant-like presentation by five talented and spirited contestants, Ruby Coulson was selected Mattawa's distinguished young woman for 2013 Saturday night at Mattawa High School.
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Drugs seized and three men arrested
QUINCY - Three Quincy men are in jail on drug charges after Grant County's Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team served two search warrants on March 14 in Quincy.
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Royal bond proposal covers 15 years
ROYAL CITY - Royal School District patrons who believe the construction bond proposal up for election on April 23 will cover only two or three years of enrollment growth are mistaken, according to district business manager David Andra.
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Teen employment available
OTHELLO - The Department of Ecology is encouraging more applications for the teen litter clean-up jobs available this summer in the Othello area.
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Royal baseball off to a good start
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School baseball team is young this year, but it appears to be headed toward a good season in the South Central Athletic East Conference.
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Royal girls start league season with two wins
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School girls started the South Central A Conference East softball season on the right foot Saturday, stopping Kiona-Benton, 9-5 and 9-4.
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Pasco novelist sheds light on Mormon life in Mexico
PASCO - A new novelist who resides in Pasco may just attract readers in the Columbia Basin. Her first work, titled “Mattie”, sheds light on life in Mormon communities in Mexico at the turn of the last century.
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Wahluke boys post "promising scores"
MATTAWA - The Wahluke boys kicked off their prep golf season at the Othello Invitational last week, and coach Tiffany Hedman reports they produced some promising scores.
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Royal Schools pick best of year
ROYAL CITY - Matt Barret and Lori Kallenberger have been honored as the Royal School District's employees of the year. They were nominated by Royal School District staff.
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Ready to be a rain or snow reporter?
SPOKANE - Want to receive an accurate rain or snow report for your area? How about giving one?
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Cocaine bust nets arrest of 2 illegals
MOSES LAKE - Two Moses Lake men were taken into custody after Grant County's Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team and Grant County Sheriff's deputies served three search warrants at 1207 Patton Boulevard in Moses Lake on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
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Royal wallops Granger, twice
ROYAL CITY - Royal High took advantage of a young and inexperienced Granger team Saturday to turn its baseball season around.
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Give up your guns, we'll run the world
It seems you can't turn on TV news nowadays without catching some discussion about guns. I'm not going to discuss the issue except to give you the final words - my family.
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Knights toss no-hitter but still lose game
ROYAL CITY - Things don't always work out as they should in sports.
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Beverly woman, children hurt in rollover
ROYAL CITY - A Beverly woman and her three children were hurt the night of Monday, March 4, as the result of a one-car rollover in the 8000 block of Lower Crab Creek Road south of Royal City.
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Chili feed to feature Parker's recipe
ROYAL CITY - Visitor's to the Royal City Methodist Church's annual chili feed next weekend will be treated to Alice Parker's recipe once again.
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Basin Insurance opens new office in Royal City
ROYAL CITY - Basin Insurance and agent Isaac Tovar have opened a new office in Royal City.
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Hot dog feed for food bank support
MATTAWA - Mattawa Area Food Bank volunteers hope you'll drop by their booth Saturday to enjoy hot dogs and, at the same time, support a drive to assist the food bank.
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Wahluke freshman twice a winner in book reviews
MATTAWA - You could say Stephanie Juarez was the big winner in the first North Central Regional Library Book Review Contest even though she finished sixth.
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Desert Aire meeting set about roundabout
DESERT AIRE - The Washington State Department of Transportation has scheduled a public meeting here on Saturday, March 30, to give residents an opportunity to comment on proposed safety changes at the intersection of Highway 243 and Road 24 SW.
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Sheriff Jones, Clint Didier set to speak
MOSES LAKE - Sheriff Tom Jones will be the guest speaker at the March meeting of the Grant County Republican Women this evening.
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Woman's own pain needs lead to Seven Oaks Healing Center
MATTAWA – It's often said that necessity is the mother of invention. Necessity was a harbinger for change in the life of Joy Rene Coble.
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Second attempt at school bond election fairly certain
ROYAL CITY - After the narrowest of losses in February, it's fairly certain the Royal School District will run a new school construction bond election in April.
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Woman's own pain needs lead to Seven Oaks Healing Center
MATTAWA - It's often said that necessity is the mother of invention. Necessity was a harbinger for change in the life of Joy Rene Coble.
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Four Royal ladies to compete for Distinguished Young Woman title
ROYAL CITY - Samantha Solis, Jennifer Ruiz, Evelyn Martinez and Morgan Small will put their everything on the line this Saturday evening, March 9, when they compete for the title of Royal City Distinguished Young Woman.
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Finality of a child's death takes forever
It wasn't long ago that a mother I know was excitedly telling me her son had passed his test and received his driver's license.
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Mattawa retiree fondly remembers when there were "service" stations
MATTAWA - Jerry Wanaka, a retired resident of Mattawa, had a long and varied management level career in the oil industry, but his favorite work was that of attendant at a service station.
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Hispanic, women farmers have until March 25 for discrimination claims
WASHINGTON - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is reminding reminded Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who allege discrimination by the USDA in past decades that their claim filing period closes on March 25.
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Royal's Gary Piercy wins Serious Trucks Challenge at annual World of Concrete
LAS VEGAS – Gary Piercy has proven himself to be an expert truck driver, winning Western Star Truck Sales, Inc.'s Serious Trucks Challenge at the annual World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nev. recently.
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Patrons of Connell Grain Growers share in CHS cash
CONNELL - More than 620 eligible patrons of Connell Grain Growers will share in the distribution of $1.6 million in cash patronage and equity during 2013 based on business they've conducted with the company.
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No polar bears freeze at golf open
The first edition of the Polar Bear Open at the Royal Golf Course last Saturday was quite a success. Nobody froze.
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CBHA encourages dental care
MATTAWA - Dr. Aleta Cheek, who has served families in South Grant County for 14 years, is encouraging parents to develop on-going dental care programs for their children.
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Volunteers needed for garden
ROYAL CITY - SHOC (Strengthening the Heart of the Community) is again looking for individuals and families who are interested in gardening, but this time it's not just for gardening.
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Wahluke students hope to rub elbows at We Day
MATTAWA - Wahluke Junior High has been selected to participate in an event geared toward inspiring participants to act on behalf of others.
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Food banks not such a good idea?
You must be wondering if the editor of your local newspaper has completely whacked out. Who but a nut would even suggest the thought in the above headline.
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Warnick invites women to training course on handguns and defense tactics
MOSES LAKE - Rep. Judy Warnick is joining with the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office and the Central Washington University Police Department to sponsor a defense tactics and firearm safety course for women.
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Royal's Piercy wins Serious Trucks
LAS VEGAS - Gary Piercy has proven himself to be an expert truck driver, winning Western Star Truck Sales, Inc.'s Serious Trucks Challenge at the annual World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nev. recently.
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Mattawa Food Bank gets big boost
MATTAWA - Holtzinger Fruit Co has stepped up big to assist the Mattawa Area Food Bank by paying the monthly building expenses for this year.
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Are food banks not such a good idea?
You must be wondering if the editor of your local newspaper has completely whacked out. Who but a nut would even suggest the thought in the above headline?
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School bond appears not to pass
ROYAL CITY - Royal School District patrons who favored an $8.75 million school construction bond are likely to be disappointed when the counting is completed on Feb. 26 and the recent election is certified.
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Cold Polar Bear Open coming to Royal Golf Course
ROYAL CITY - The annual Polar Bear Open golf tournament will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Royal Golf Course.
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Royal qualifies four boys for state wrestling, Wahluke advances two
CONNELL - Scoring two championships at regionals here last Saturday, Royal High School qualified four boys for the state 1A wrestling tournament this Friday and Saturday.
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Wahluke competes at math competition
MATTAWA - Wahluke High Schools 21st Century Program took 11 students to Blaine recently to compete in the Northwest Math Competition, and they got a look at what they need to learn.
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Grant County TB case requires long-term care
MOSES LAKE - The Grant County Board of Health heard recently that, at the end of December, a resident of King County but predominantly of Grant County was diagnosed with TB and was hospitalized in Seattle.
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Royal SummerFest invites all artists to show their works
ROYAL CITY - What do you think of when the word Renaissance is spoken?
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Royal qualifies four boys for state wrestling
CONNELL - Royal's Emilio Bustos (160) and Alex Myrick (170) captured regional titles against the top two programs at the 1A Region 3 Regional Wrestling Tournament at Connell High School Saturday.
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Girls bring sunnier outlook to wrestling
It's been such a long time since I witnessed my first high school girl wrestler in action that I forget the year. I only remember making the mistake of believing girls wrestling wouldn't last.
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Columbia Basin Bridal Expo offers good place to plan a wedding
MOSES LAKE - If you are considering a wedding this year, one event to help your planning is the Columbia Basin Bridal Expo set for Feb. 23.
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Royal boys fall just short
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School boys came as close as they could, but their bid for the district tournament fell one point short last Saturday.
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Royal seeking artists to show works
ROYAL CITY - What do you think of when the word Renaissance is spoken?
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B&G farms angered by timing of DOE press release; to fight any finding, fine
ROYAL CITY – The Department of Ecology announced through the media last Thursday, Jan. 24, that B&G Farms of Royal City and owner Mike Brown are being fined $20,000 for not preventing “extreme erosion” during a July 20 cloudburst.
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Royal City couple shares tips to long marriage
ROYAL CITY - Bob and Ardis Whitaker met at a Moses Lake Latter-day Saints Church dance in 1961, and their dance has lasted more than 50 years.
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Wahluke girls defeat River View
MATTAWA - Wahluke High won one of three girls basketball game last week and missed on another after a near-miracle comeback.
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Wahluke boys down Warden
MATTAWA - Oscar Onofre, Alan Caro, Dario Prudente and Tyus Squeochs scored in double figures to lead Wahluke to a 57-46 South Central A Conference East prep basketball win last week.
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Bob and Ardis Whitaker celebrate 50th anniversary
ROYAL CITY – Bob and Ardis Whitaker met at a Moses Lake LDS Church dance in 1961, and their dance has lasted more than 50 years.
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Royal girls fall twice in hoops
ROYAL CITY - Connell and Burbank were just too much for Royal High School in girls basketball last week, administering 68-21 and 60-22 defeats.
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Royal boys falter, district dream dim
ROYAL CITY - The hill the Royal High boys basketball team climbed two weeks ago has been supplanted by what could be an insurmountable mountain.
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Mattawa's comeback kid
MATTAWA - You know the story. It's repeated time and again. The small-town kid can't wait to graduate and leave for the city.
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WSP to host career camp for youths
OLYMPIA - Washington high school juniors and seniors with an interest in law enforcement as a career will have an opportunity to spend a week this summer learning about the roles and job opportunities within law enforcement.
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Royal school construction bond election under way
ROYAL CITY - The $8.75 million Royal School District school construction bond election is under way. It will close on Feb. 12.
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June circus visit to help fund SummerFest
ROYAL CITY - The Royal City SummerFest Committee has announced that the Culpepper & Merriweather Circus will come to town in June and share proceeds with the committee.
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Wahluke hoops boys put the stop on Kittitas
MATTAWA - League action was a bit tough for the Wahluke High School boys basketball team last week, but the Warriors had success outside of the South Central A Conference.
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Wahluke wrestlers win 3 duals
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School boys wrestling team won three dual meets last week and placed fourth at the Liberty Bell Invitational.
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Wahluke ladies down Royal, 54-14, in basketball
MATTAWA - Wahluke defeated Royal, 54-14, to split its South Central A Conference East basketball game last week, losing to Burbank, 52-30.
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Surveying anything but boring - Jeff Curtis
DESERT AIRE – You might wonder why anyone would want to stand out in the open and measure and chart land masses.
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About time to assess student progress
ROYAL CITY - Student testing season will kick into full swing in February in the Royal School District, assessment coordinator Rich Gregoire reports.
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Roundabout, Chief John Turley good Mattawa ideas
Whether they favor or oppose roundabouts, Wahluke Slope residents really should attend tomorrow night's open house regarding safety improvements at the Highway 243-Road 24 SW intersection.
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Book signing for mother coping with son's death
EPHRATA - There will be a book signing at the Bookery this Saturday, Jan. 26, by a Wenatchee mother-author who has penned a book about coping with her first-born son's suicide.
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Meeting tomorrow about SR 243 changes
MATTAWA - Persons interested in details about the planned Highway 243-Road 24 SW roundabout are invited to a meeting tomorrow evening at Wahluke High School.
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Former undersheriff Turley takes reins of Mattawa PD
MATTAWA – As a first order of business at the Mattawa City Council's meeting of Jan. 3, Mayor Judy Esser announced that Interim Police Chief John Turley would soon be on the job.
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New police chief on the job
MATTAWA - As a first order of business at the Mattawa City Council's meeting of Jan. 3, Mayor Judy Esser announced that Interim Police Chief John Turley would soon be on the job.
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Royal boys turn the corner
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High boys basketball team appears to be poised for a second-half run at the district tournament after last week's action.
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Country Sweethearts Benefit, dinner and dance slated
MOSES LAKE - The Columbia Basin Cancer Foundation is gearing up for its 4th Annual Country Sweethearts Benefit Dinner, Dance and Auction.
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Surveying job is "anything but boring" -Jeff Curtis
DESERT AIRE - You might wonder why anyone would want to stand out in the open and measure and chart land masses.
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Great game, great year, great team
I've got good news and not-so-good news.
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Volunteers needed at fire departments
ROYAL CITY – The ideal number of firefighters for a structure fire is 20, but there were only 10 at the last such fire in Royal City.
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Banned from viewing, hearing Seahawk games
I've been banned from watching or listening to Seattle Seahawk football games until after the Super Bowl.
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Extension cord fire stops Royal Slope fiber service
ROYAL CITY – Grant County PUD fiber communications service to much of the Royal Slope was interrupted by a fire on Dec. 31 that started in an extension cord or the freezer it was powering.
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Seahawks great game, great year, great team
I've got good news and not-so-good news.
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Volunteers needed at fire departments
ROYAL CITY - The ideal number of firefighters for a structure fire is 20, but there were only 10 at the last such fire in Royal City.
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Extension cord fire stops Royal Slope fiber service
ROYAL CITY - Grant County PUD fiber communications service to much of the Royal Slope was interrupted by a fire on Dec. 31 that started in an extension cord or the freezer it was powering.
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Banned from viewing, hearing Seahawk games
I've been banned from watching or listening to Seattle Seahawk football games until after the Super Bowl.
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Basketball meant more than statistics for the girl who led '78 state champs
ROYAL CITY - It's often said that participation in sports can help mold a young person. For Red Rock Elementary fifth grade teacher Maria Lefler, basketball meant the world.
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Royal School Board votes for bond election
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District board of directors approved a construction bond election at its meeting of Dec. 17.
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No more marshal in Mattawa
MATTAWA - The position of town marshal in Mattawa has gone the way of Tombstone's Wyatt Earp. It is no more.
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Royal boys split hoops games
ROYAL CITY - The shooting was as cold as the weather the weekend before Christmas as Royal High School split South Central A Conference East boys hoops contests with Connell and Burbank.
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New Year's meant Rose Bowl, Arena Bowl
If you're like most people, you're really tired on New Year's Day, or maybe even hung over.
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Five busted for heroin
MOSES LAKE - Five Moses Lake residents were taken to jail on Tuesday, Dec. 18, to answer to charges of delivering heroin after a long-term investigation by law enforcement.
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Mayor excited about new police chief
MATTAWA - Mayor Judy Esser is "excited" that former Grant County Undersheriff John Turley will become the Mattawa Police Chief on Jan. 5.
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Ki-Be topples Wahluke, 47-22, in ladies hoops
MATTAWA - The good news for Wahluke in last week's 44-22 girls basketball loss to unbeaten Kiona-Benton was that the Warriors held the Bears 11 points below their scoring average.
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Randy Allred: A humble leader
ROYAL CITY - Randy Allred, a long time, well known resident of the Royal Slope who died of cancer on Dec. 14, will be remembered as a leader even though he was reluctant.
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Heart attack response time addressed with Royal police cars
ROYAL CITY - Grant County Hospital District No. 7, the City of Royal City and Grant County Fire District No. 10-11 have combined forces to address heart attack response time within the city.
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Royal boys look forward to practice time
ROYAL CITY - Royal stayed with Highland for three quarters and then wilted in a 62-49 non-league high school boys basketball loss last week.
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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.
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Wahluke educator leaves the big apple
MATTAWA - When it comes to leaving the city for the country, one can hardly top Wahluke High School math teacher Jose Vidot.
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Manweller named lead Republican on labor committee
ELLENSBURG - New 13th District State Representative Matt Manweller of Ellensburg will serve as the top Republican on the House Labor and Workforce Development Committee.
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Mattawa wine producer to make distribution push
MATTAWA - Ryan Patrick Vineyards has hired Clay Kriss as National Brand Manager with a goal of increasing sales and distribution of the brand.
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Lots of reasons to be proud of point-a-minute Knights
Leaving the Tacoma Dome after the state championship game, Royal High School Principal Jack Hill was asked if he was from Royal.
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Warnick named to three House committees
MOSES LAKE - Thirteenth District Representative Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, will serve on three House committees: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Capital Budget and Education.
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Wahluke rallies to top Royal in boys hoops
MATTAWA - Wahluke defensive pressure held Royal to only eight shots in the fourth quarter Saturday as the Warriors rallied for a 50-46 victory in boys high school basketball.
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Wahluke girls drop Royal, 45-31, in hoops
MATTAWA - Behind Liliana Ramirez's 29 points, Wahluke surged in the fourth period to break open a close game and defeat Royal in South Central A Conference East prep girls basketball Saturday.
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Mass murder a good time to seek God?
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Brazilian city boy okay with rural Mattawa
MATTAWA – Wahluke High School foreign exchange student Joao Oliveira of Brazil considers Mattawa “the middle of nowhere,” and he is just fine with that.
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Mass murder a good time to seek God?
I was driving to my doctor's office late Friday and caught talk show host Jerry Doyle ranting about the power of God, in regards to the school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Wahluke rallies to top Royal in boys hoops
MATTAWA - Wahluke defensive pressure held Royal to only eight shots in the fourth quarter Saturday as the Warriors rallied for a 50-46 victory in boys high school basketball.
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Dinner next event for Republicans
MOSES LAKE - Preparing her party for the new year, outgoing Grant County Republican Party Chairman Dani Bolyard reminds members of the next big event, the Lincoln Day Dinner in the spring.
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Royal's big boys key in opening hoops win
ROYAL CITY - There may be a new day in 2012-13 for Royal High School boys basketball, if Saturday's opener was an indication. There's power at the hoop.
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Police chief decision narrowed down to 4
MATTAWA - Mayor Judy Esser has four applicants, ranked by the order of their civil service testing results, from which to choose a new police chief.
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Wahluke gets first taste of robot challenge
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School technology students got their first taste of robot competition at Zillah on Dec. 1, and it was tough to swallow.
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Meat processing facility project advances
ODESSA - The Odessa Public Development Authority (OPDA) has signed a design-build contract for a new 7,000-square foot USDA meat processing facility conceptualized by the Cattle Producers of Washington.
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Share the Warmth donation warms hearts
EPHRATA - Each holiday season, Grant PUD employees receive donations from hundreds of people for the Share the Warmth program aimed at helping the needy.
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Warrior women drop three in a row
MATTAWA - The Wahluke girls came up short three times during a busy week of high school basketball last week.
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Garbage collection rate to be lowered
MATTAWA - Fifty-nine cents may not sound like much, but any kind of reduction in residential garbage collection rates is good news to homeowners anywhere.
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Royal girls start hoops campaign with losses
ROYAL CITY - There was a tough start to the new Royal High School girls basketball season last week.
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Preposterous: Christmas the season of love
I called my sister Fran in Florida last week just to say hello, and she was watching a Christmas movie.
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Royal boys hoops win
ROYAL CITY - Good things may be on the horizon for Royal High School boys basketball this season if Saturday's opener was any indication of how the team will play.
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Wahluke wrestlers make starting goal
MATTAWA - Before last week's wrestling opener at the Davis Invitational, Wahluke High School coach Russell Kovalenko gave his boys a goal of fourth place.
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Warriors off to quick start in basketball
MATTAWA - No matter what else happens, Wahluke High School already has a good season going in boys basketball.
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Royal Ridge Fruits an effort to maximize earnings
ROYAL CITY - Karl Dorsing was looking for a safer way to make a living when he moved to the Royal Slope in 1962. His family ended up with a fruit freezing and drying business that thrives and grows, as the family does.
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Royal Board likely to adopt bond proposal
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District Board of Directors will formally decide whether to run a school construction bond in February's special election and is expected to do so.
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Too bad instant replay wasn't available
The score was 29-21 in the class 1A state championship game with a contest still going at 5:00 of the third quarter when the officials made a call that will long last in the memories of Royal High School fans.
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Royal hopes to educate voters with a party
ROYAL CITY - Royal School District's upcoming construction bond proposal of $8.75 million will be presented to voters in February, and the administration is trying to make information as accessible as possible.
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First service for new Royal City church to be held next Sunday
ROYAL CITY - Royal City's newest Christian church - New Life Fellowship - will launch worship services next Sunday, Dec. 9.
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Schools set up new way to keep in touch
ROYAL CITY - Royal School District will soon be implementing a new way to communicate with parents, students, staff, and community members.
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George Christmas to begin with Marlin Handbell Ringers
GEORGE - The George Washington CoffeeHouse concert series will continue on Dec. 1 with annual Christmas Concert by the Marlin Handbell Ringers of Leavenworth.
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Seeing Disneyland for the first time again
I was looking forward to this trip to southern California because of my son Grover's three youngest sons. His oldest had gone with us before.
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Inquisitive young mind results in Desert Computer Services
DESERT AIRE - Watch out what kind of questions you ask. You may just become a success in the leading technology of your time.
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Wahluke student athletes show their smarts
MATTAWA - Students at Wahluke High School have received academic recognition from the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) and the South Central Athletic Association's (SCAC) Principals Association.
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Bolyard urges GOP to press on after elections
MOSES LAKE - Grant County Republican Party Chairman Dani Bolyard has licked her wounds from the recent election, and she's urging party members to do the same.
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George Christmas to begin with Marlin Handbell Ringers concert
GEORGE – The George Washington CoffeeHouse concert series will continue on Dec. 1 with annual Christmas Concert by the Marlin Handbell Ringers of Leavenworth.
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Thankful for the bounty of free enterprise
Let me wish you a happy Thanksgiving. After Christmas and Easter, it's third on my list of favorite times of the year.
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Help sought with dead man's ID
VANTAGE - The Grant County Sheriff's Office is seeking help from the public in identifying a man found slain in the Columbia River in August.
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Royal football looks like the real deal
I've been avoiding commenting on the Royal High football team for fear of jinxing the great season coach Wiley Allred and the boys are having.
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Cold Train, Port of Quincy promote intermodal service at PMA Expo
ANAHEIM - The Port of Quincy and Rail Logistics-Cold Train teamed up to exhibit their service and facility at the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Summit Convention and Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center on Oct. 27-29.
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Lady mechanic wanted to impress her husband
MATTAWA – Cherie Kielian wanted to make an impression on her mechanic husband. So she showed up his shop and went to work.
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Electrical career put a charge into Juan Puentes' life
MATTAWA - Most of us feel as if we need a spark in our lives from time to time. Probably not Juan Puentes.
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First service at new church on December 9
ROYAL CITY - The New Life Fellowship of Royal City, a new church, will celebrate its first worship service on Sunday, Dec. 9, and anyone who is looking for a faith home is invited.
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RSD Facilities Committee slates meeting
ROYAL CITY - Royal School District patrons who'd like to have a say on plans for a construction bond election in February, will have the opportunity next Monday.
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Transplanted Californian couldn't resist Friendliness of eastern Washingtonians
ROYAL CITY – If ever you wonder how friendly eastern Washingtonians are, you need to get to know Royal City Harvest Foods supervisor Troy McCullough.
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Royal Knights wallop Cascade Kodiaks, 70-14
ROYAL CITY - Royal came back from a surprising early 7-0 deficit Friday to smash Cascade, 70-14, in the first round of the state 1A prep football playoffs and remain unbeaten.
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Royal City store manager falls in love with Eastern Washington
ROYAL CITY - If ever you wonder how friendly eastern Washingtonians are, you need to get to know Royal City Harvest Foods supervisor Troy McCullough.
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Mountain trail bridge built by Schawana Eagle Scout
SCHAWANA – Following in the footsteps of his brother Arill, Jonah Bartrand of Schawana has spearheaded the building of a mountain trail bridge to earn his Eagle Scout badge.
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Desert Aire suspect arrested in girlfriend's murder
DESERT AIRE - Grant County Sheriff's detectives have arrested and charged a Desert Aire man in connection with the murder of a woman near Mattawa, discovered on Oct. 16.
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First round of Royal football playoffs this Friday
ROYAL CITY - Royal High's Knights will open the state 1A football playoffs at home this Friday, and their task will be focus. A 69-7 win over Goldendale last Friday could lead to complacency.
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Police officer added in Mattawa
MATTAWA - The City of Mattawa has two police officers for the first time since early July.
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Sub Vets of Central Washington a home for those who served
ELLENSBURG – Members of Submarine Veterans of Central Washington were elated to receive the national Golden Anchor Award recently, and they are most proud of the growth it signifies.
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Californian just couldn't resist
ROYAL CITY - If ever you wonder how friendly eastern Washingtonians are, you need to get to know Royal City Harvest Foods supervisor Troy McCullough.
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Royal school conferences set
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School will hold parent conferences on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 13-15, from 12:30-3:30 p.m.
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Royal football beats down Goldendale, 69-7
ROYAL CITY - Royal High's Knights will open the state 1A football playoffs at home this Friday, and their task will be focus. A 69-7 win over Goldendale last Friday could lend to complacency.
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Glenn Beck on target, FEMA no sacred cow
Call me crazy, but I listen to Glenn Beck more than occasionally and, right about now, he's looking pretty smart.
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Progress made in Mattawa murder case
MATTAWA - The two most recent murders in Grant County have not yet been solved, but Sheriff Tom Jones reported Friday, Oct. 26, that detectives are making progress.
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PTO organizes Lunch Clubs at the Royal Middle School
ROYAL CITY - Seeking to enhance educational experiences for students, the Royal Parent Teacher Organization is encouraging the organization of Lunch Clubs at Royal Middle School.
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Reaching out to Haiti
ROYAL CITY - With an understanding that they have plenty to share, several Red Rock Elementary School students have formed a Humanitarian Club focused on helping the people of Haiti.
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$4.25 million available from state for school construction
ROYAL CITY - The State of Washington will put up $4.25 million toward new school construction in the Royal School District if the voters will approve a construction bond sale.
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Students give back in Haiti outreach
ROYAL CITY - With an understanding that they have plenty to share, several Red Rock Elementary School students have formed a Humanitarian Club focused on helping the people of Haiti.
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PTO organizes Lunch Clubs at the Royal Middle School
ROYAL CITY - Seeking to enhance educational experiences for students, the Royal Parent Teacher Organization is encouraging the organization of Lunch Clubs at Royal Middle School.
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American Red Cross: Give thanks, blood
ROYAL CITY - The American Red Cross and upcoming Royal City blood drive coordinator John Klefbeck are suggesting you give special thanks during this month of Thanksgiving by donating blood.
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Pickled Okra set for CoffeeHouse Concert
GEORGE - Pickled Okra, a string band from Seattle, will be the CoffeeHouse Concert Series performer at the George Community Center on Saturday, Nov. 10.
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Royal tops Ki-Be, 56-0, turns to the post-season
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School Knights completed the South Central A Conference season Friday with a 56-0 victory over Kiona-Benton and their first title since 2008.
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Royal tops Ki-Be, readies for postseason
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School Knights completed the South Central A Conference season Friday with a 56-0 victory over Kiona-Benton, and their first league title since 2008.
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Running kids prove they are champions
It's not easy to win a championship at anything. So you really have to appreciate what the Royal High School cross-country program pulled off last Thursday.
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Grant County commissioners seek candidates for land use board
EPHRATA - The Grant County Board of Commissioners is looking for citizens of Grant County to serve a one-year term on the Grant County Current Use Advisory Committee.
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Wahluke upsets Highland for happy homecoming
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School stunned Highland, 27-3, in football Friday to give its homecoming crowd a pleasant surprise. It was only the Warriors second win of the year.
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Knights drop 3-1 volleyball contest against Burbank
ROYAL CITY - Royal surprised Burbank with a 25-23 first-game victory but dropped a South Central A Conference East volleyball match to the Coyotes last week.
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Royal Kinghts shut out Columbia Burbank
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High football team seems to be coming together as coach Wiley Allred had envisioned, just as the post-season approaches,
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Checking in on football progress
Congratulations to the Wahluke High School football team. It's victory over Highland last Friday is a good indication the boys from Mattawa never give up.
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Bond passage would mean entirely new school
ROYAL CITY - The Royal School District will have a completely new intermediate school in the future if a proposed $8.75 million construction bond election passes early next year.
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Central Washington sub vets win national honor
ELLENSBURG - The U.S. Submarine Veterans of Central Washington, with members in Quincy, George and Ephrata, has won the Golden Anchor Award, given by the national office of U.S. Submarine Veterans.
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Connell suffers a Royal smack-down
ROYAL CITY - The Knights of Royal High School are deep in football talent and experience, which is enough for an opponent to confront on any Friday night.
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Pregnant teen's death due to natural causes
SCHAWANA – The death of a pregnant teen last week, originally thought to be suspicious, was determined Friday by Grant County Coroner Craig Morrison to be of natural causes.
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Farm Fresh Assurance helps growers sell to giant grocers
ROYAL CITY - Growers who'd like to sell their produce to grocery giants like Costco, Kroger's and Safeway would do well to call Steve Jack, owner of recently-organized Farm Fresh Assurance.
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Wahluke wins match against Royal
ROYAL CITY - Wahluke defeated Royal in high school volleyball last week in a contest that should have been pleasing to fans of both sides.
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Connell suffers Royal smack-down
ROYAL CITY - The Knights of Royal High School are deep in football talent and experience, which is enough for an opponent to confront on any Friday night.
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Cheating at golf pays - to a good cause
I'm so ineffective at golf anymore that I can't even cheat successfully.
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Council approves ads for police post
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council approved advertisements for the position of police chief at its last meeting on Oct. 4.
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Mattawa Roundabout coming next summer
MATTAWA - Traffic safety at the intersection of Highway 243 and Road 24 will be improved by next summer, according to Mattawa Public Works Director Gary Crowder.
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Warrior coach to look for discipline in final games
MATTAWA - With only three games left in this rebuilding year, Wahluke High coach Brycen Bye will have his boys working on football discipline.
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Wahluke tripped up in volleyball
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School volleyball team lost two matches last week, but one was a very good showing.
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Royal girls drop volleyball matches to Ki-Be, River View
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High volleyball team lost matches to Kiona-Benton and River View last week, but play improved in the second match.
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National interest in Mattawa police chief position
MATTAWA - The position of police chief in the City of Mattawa is drawing the attention of candidates from across the country.
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Royal to host Connell in top ranked showdown
ROYAL CITY - It will be get-even time when Royal hosts Connell this Friday in a battle for the top of the South Central A Conference East.
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Farm Fresh Assurance helps growers sell to giant grocers
ROYAL CITY - Growers who'd like to sell their produce to grocery giants like Costco, Kroger's and Safeway would do well to call Steve Jack, owner of recently-organized Farm Fresh Assurance.
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Mattawa chamber to meet
MATTAWA - A business fair and advancement of the Wahluke Slope Appellation will be discussed at the Mattawa Area Multicultural Chamber of Commerce meeting Thursday at noon at the WorkSource Office at 403 S. Boundary.
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Royal girls top Wahluke in soccer
ROYAL CITY - Royal High scored a goal in each half to defeat Wahluke, 2-1, in girls prep soccer last week.
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Royal volleyball falls in three twice
ROYAL CITY - It was a tough week last week Royal High School volleyball. Warden took a SCAC East match in three games, and Ritzville took a three-game non-league contest.
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Perfect Royal rolls again, tramples River View, 39-7
ROYAL CITY - Mixing brute force and finesse, Royal High School crushed River View on Friday night, 39-7, in what was expected to be a shootout of 1A football unbeatens.
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Wahluke falls to Warden, 13-11, in field goal fest
MATTAWA - It was field goal night at Warden, and the last one, by the Cougars' Orlando Alba nipped Wahluke in South Central A Conference East high school football, 13-11
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Wahluke ladies stop Kittitas in Volleyball
MATTAWA - It took five tough games, but Wahluke High School upended class 2B power Kittitas in volleyball last week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Royal School District reviews state testing results
ROYAL CITY - Royal School District officials are elated with the positive news from the latest round of state-mandated student testing, but they are not ignoring the negative.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Wolf attacks rise to 15 in Eastern Washington
COULEE CITY - Ranchers in northern Washington, from the Cascades to the Idaho border are suffering an increase in wolf attacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Royal plans new bond election
ROYAL CITY - If voters will go along early next year, the Royal School District will be able to add $14.25 million in construction with the sale of $8.75 million in bonds.
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She was first class at customer service
First thing Pat said from the living room as I walked in the house was: “Chase sent you an email you'd better look at.”
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Volunteers train to remove victims from vehicles
ROYAL CITY - Volunteers from Grant County Fire Districts Nos. 10 and 11 participated in several joint training sessions involving vehicle extrication recently at Vantage and Royal City.
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Jerry, Kathleen Mason to celebrate 50 years
ROYAL CITY - Jerry and Kathleen Mason of Royal City will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 13, continuing a romance that was kindled at Jerry's worksite when Kathleen was just 13.
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Another transplant set for Michelle Wallace
SEATTLE - Michelle Wallace, who recently moved from Royal City to western Washington to live nearer to her doctors, has been scheduled for another transplant of lymphocytes.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Royal rolls again, tramples River View, 39-7
ROYAL CITY - Mixing brute force and finesse, Royal High School crushed River View on Friday night, 39-7, in what was expected to be shootout of 1A football unbeaten.
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She was first class at customer service
First thing Pat said from the living room as I walked in the house was: "Chase sent you an e-mail you'd better look at."
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
2 fires within 24 hours for Royal firefighters
ROYAL CITY - Firefighters from Royal Slope fire stations responded to a structure fire late Thursday night and another early Friday morning.
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Wahluke's Caro nails 40-yard field goal in loss
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School's chances for winning Friday night were stubbed by a key first-quarter injury, but there was reason to cheer in the 22-3 loss to highly favored Kiona-Benton.
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Two Royal girls enjoy UW educational camp
ROYAL CITY - Two Royal Middle School students had the time of their young lives this summer when they attended a University of Washington educational camp.
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Wildfire ash falls on Crescent Bar
CRESCENT BAR – Crescent Bar may not have burned, but it got its share of smoke and ash from the reported 100 or so wildfires in central Washington the past couple of weeks.
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Royal girls fall twice in SCAC volleyball
ROYAL CITY - Royal High learned last week that the historically toughest teams in South Central A Conference East volleyball remain the same.
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Royal scores early, often in 44-7 win over Zillah
ROYAL CITY - The showdown of unbeatens last Friday at Royal High School lasted all of one play.
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Improvement for Wahluke High School scores
MATTAWA - Students at Wahluke High School have shown improvement in all areas the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) requires to be tested, based on the 2011-12 school year results.
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Wahluke drops 2, takes 1 in volleyball
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School volleyball team had to step outside of the South Central A Conference East to score a win last week.
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City to save $1.2 million
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council made a decision at its last meeting, on Sept. 20, that will save the city $1.2 million in interest on old water and sewer loans.
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Wine fest sparkled like a fine wine
The SHOC (Strengthening the Heart of the Community) organization must be commended for the first Sip of the Slope wine festival last Saturday. It came off very well.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Royal scores early, often in 44-7 win over Zillah
ROYAL CITY - The showdown of unbeatens last Friday at Royal High School lasted all of one play.
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Wahluke girls off to "great start", beat Lady Knights
MATTAWA - The Wahluke Warriors are 1-1 after one week of South Central A Conference East volleyball, and Rudi Christian says her girls are off to a "great start."
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Royal wins once, falls twice in SCAC East volleyball
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High volleyball team is much-improved over last year but, still, wins are hard to come by in the South Central A Conference East.
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Victory slips away from young Wahluke Warriors last Friday
MATTAWA - The Wahluke Warriors have played three straight quality football games, but their youthfulness is hurting.
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Royal Knights to face first test of football season
ROYAL CITY - Having disposed of Cascade, Quincy and Warden by a combined 152-20, the Royal High Knights look like the class of the state in 1A football.
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New helipad cuts time
DESERT AIRE - Life-saving in times of emergency has become easier with a new helicopter landing-takeoff pad dedicated at the Desert Aire Airport on Sept. 13.
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First Sip of Slope wine fest this Saturday
ROYAL CITY – All is set for the first Sip of the Slope wine festival this Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Royal City Community Center, which is located at the Royal Golf Course.
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Crescent Bar residents face second long winter
CRESCENT BAR – The summer crowds have gone home, and Crescent Bar Island lease holders and permanent residents settle in for a second long winter of uncertainty.
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Wahluke bops Mabton, 31-7
MATTAWA - For a team that's rebuilding, Wahluke High School has gotten off to a good start in football.
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What's right with big business
The two-week period surrounding my ninth grandchild's birth made me think of covered wagons, people who complain about life in America and the big business some profess to hate.
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Burnt old crop sprayer "kind of sad to see"
ROYAL CITY - When Royal Flying Service owner Jock Warren lost an airplane to fire last month, he lost not only a piece of machinery but also an old friend.
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Knights start grid campaign with explosive win
ROYAL CITY - In a game that was untimely for The Royal Register's Labor Day deadline, Royal High School opened the football season on Aug. 31 with a 52-14 thrashing of Cascade that featured explosive scoring plays.
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Royal defense stops Quincy, 39-6
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School's football team is loaded on offense, but the defense wasn't taking a back seat last Friday night in a 39-6 victory over the Quincy Jacks.
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Grant County best place in world for carbon fiber production
When BMW (Bavarian Motor Works) decided to make an electric car, it went about developing the project meticulously to ensure long-term success. Everything had to be just right.
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Celebration this weekend of Mexico's Independence
MATTAWA - Mexican and Hispanic-American residents of this community will commemorate Mexico's declaration of independence from Spanish rule more than 200 years ago this Sunday, Sept. 16.
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Covered wagons, babies, and Boeing
The two-week period surrounding my ninth grandchild's birth made me think of covered wagons, people who complain about life in America and the big business some profess to hate.
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Royal volleyball falls in 3 close games to Kittitas
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School volleyball team started the season with a 3-0 loss to Kittitas last Saturday, but coach Paul Olsufka is not singing the blues.
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Wahluke Veterans Day program slated
MATTAWA - One again, the Washington National Guard at Pasco will be the prime participant in the annual Wahluke High School Veterans Day Assembly.
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Back to the drawing board for Wahluke
MATTAWA - It will be young and younger for the Wahluke High School football team in a rebuilding season for second-year head coach Brycen Bye.
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Royal to be among football elites again
ROYAL CITY - If Royal High School is to win a football state title again, this year presents as good an opportunity as any. The Knights have talent and plenty of experience.
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Another Crescent Bar season ends on positive note
It's that time of the year when I must inform you that you're reading the final newsprint issue of the season of the Crescent Bar Chronicle.
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Farmer Consumer Awareness Day to be held on Saturday
QUINCY - The annual Quincy Farmer Consumer Awareness Day will be held tomorrow, Saturday, Sept. 8, starting at 7 a.m. and ending around 5 p.m.
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Chef competition tonight at White Heron Cellars
TRINIDAD - If you enjoy Iron Chef on TV's Food Channel, you may want to drop by White Heron Cellars this evening, Friday, Sept. 7, to witness Chef Extravaganza.
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Good football year probable
First off, let me apologize for the absent coverage of the first Royal and Wahluke prep football games. The Labor Day holiday got in the way.
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Former Quincy officer involved in shooting
MOSES LAKE - Detectives investigating the Tuesday, Aug. 21 officer-involved shooting near Moses Lake report that the officer was reacting to threats from an armed man who'd reportedly injured a woman and left her bloody.
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Annual George, Washington Bluegrass Festival on horizon
GEORGE - The annual George, Washington Bluegrass Festival, which grows in popularity every year, will be held the week of Sept. 10-16 in the park.
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Kimmy's Kloset
DESERT AIRE - Kimmy's Kloset, the newest addition to the Desert Aire shopping center , may take a while to develop, for it's open only on weekends.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Former Royal City officer involved in domestic shooting
MOSES LAKE - Detectives investigating the Tuesday, Aug. 21 officer-involved shooting near Moses Lake report that the officer was reacting to threats from an armed man who'd reportedly injured a woman and left her bloody.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Still got it, sort of, for roller coaster
Pat and I went to Silverwood Theme Park near Hayden Lake, Idaho, Sunday with our son Teddy, his wife Sabrina and her sister Crystal. I was encouraged to be a kid again by the kids and the atmosphere.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Beaumont Cellars founder: I want to keep it fun
QUINCY - The popularity of Beaumont Cellars wines has grown rapidly during the winery's short history, and Katie Beaumont is proud and excited about what her husband Pete has done.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Drowning victim's body found in Columbia
DESERT AIRE - The body of a man, presumably the one for whom there had been an intense search, was located Saturday in the Columbia River near here, two days after that search was downgraded.
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Man disappears after dive into Columbia
DESERT AIRE - Search and rescue personnel from Grant County started a search of the Columbia River near here Sunday afternoon for a possible drowning victim and were still searching at deadline time for the Crescent Bar Chronicle on Tuesday.
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Wahluke schools to receive instruments
MATTAWA - The Wahluke Junior High and Wahluke High School music programs will soon have several new or refurbished instruments, thanks to The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Plane burns after hard landing
ROYAL CITY - A Royal Flying Service crop dusting airplane burned early Tuesday morning after making a hard landing on the side of Highway 26 near the Royal Golf Course.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Still got it, sort of, for roller coaster
Pat and I went to Silverwood Theme Park near Hayden Lake, Idaho, Sunday with our son Teddy, his wife Sabrina and her sister Crystal. I was encouraged to be a kid again by the kids and the atmosphere.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Ground broken for new Wanapum Heritage Center
MATTAWA - Leaders of the Wanapum Band of Native American peoples and Grant County Public Utility District officials broke ground last week for the long-planned new Wanapum Heritage Center.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
PUD files appeal of judge's ruling
EPHRATA - The Grant County PUD has filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco of Federal Judge Justin L. Quackenbush's denial of binding arbitration in the lawsuit Crescent Bar lease holders have against the PUD.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Tom Thompson top golfer for men
CRESCENT BAR - Tom Thompson shot 73-79-152 to win the Crescent Bar Golf Course Men's Club Championship last weekend.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Plane burns after hard landing
ROYAL CITY - A Royal Flying Service crop dusting airplane burned early Tuesday morning after making a hard landing on the side of Highway 26 near the Royal Golf Course.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Ground breaking held for new Wanapum Heritage Center
MATTAWA - Leaders of the Wanapum Band of Native American peoples and Grant County Public Utility District officials broke ground last week for the long-planned new Wanapum Heritage Center.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Have fun but please be careful on the water
Returning to my car after mass Sunday evening in Yakima, I checked my phone messages and missed calls, as I usually do. There was one oddly worded text from the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Tomatofare today at White Heron
TRINIDAD - Today will see the return of Tomatofare to White Heron Cellars. Heirloom tomatoes in all shapes, sizes, and colors will take center stage.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
PUD appeals Crescent Bar ruling
EPHRATA - The Grant County PUD filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco of Federal Judge Justin L. Quackenbush's denial of binding arbitration.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Free breakfast to set tone for Comm "Unity" Day
MATTAWA - Early visitors this Saturday, Aug. 25, to the annual Comm "Unity" Day for Mattawa. Beverly, Schawana and Desert Aire should have plenty of energy for the day-long event.
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Noble, Barnes, DeLeeuw, Demuth win Li'l Abner golf tournament
CRESCENT BAR - Wilma DeLeeuw, Judy Barnes, Don DeMuth and Jeff Noble combined their efforts on Aug. 8 to win the Crescent Bar Men's Club's annual mixed foursomes Li'l Abner Golf Tournament.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Have fun but please be careful on the water
Returning to my car after mass Sunday evening in Yakima, I checked my phone messages and missed calls, as I usually do. There was one oddly worded text from the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Tropical Tango Party coming in two weeks
QUINCY - The Quincy Valley Historical Society's Tropical Tango Party, which will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25, marks eight years that the Society has been raising funds for heritage education for children.
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Tupperware lady still going strong in spite of economy
TRINIDAD - While many folks across the country are singing the blues over having lost a job in the current tough economy, Debi Hill moves right along in hers after 19 years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Tiger Wood's chances to catch Jack probably dead
Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship is the most golf I've watched in a while, and it seemed eerily similar to the second round of the 2005 British Open.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Children's education fund raiser a Tropical Tango Party
QUINCY - The Reiman-Simmons House's annual fund raiser for the Educational Fund for Children - Quincy Summer Tropical Tango Party this year - will be held on Saturday, Aug. 25.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Bread, Cheese & Cured Meat Festival tomorrow
TRINIDAD - The annual Bread, Cheese & Cured Meat Festival will be celebrated at White Heron Cellars tomorrow, Saturday, Aug. 18, starting at 6 p.m.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Plane burns near Royal City
ROYAL CITY - A Royal Flying Service crop dusting airplane burned early Tuesday morning after making a hard landing on the side of state Route 26 near the Royal Golf Course.
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Randy Allred resigns, PUD seeks replacement
EPHRATA - Citing ongoing health concerns, Royal City farmer Randy Allred has resigned from the Grant County PUD commission, effective Nov. 1.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Tiger's chances to catch Jack probably dead
Sunday's final round of the PGA Championship is the most golf I've watched in a while, and it seemed eerily similar to the second round of the 2005 British Open.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
PUD denied arbitration by judge
CRESCENT BAR - The residents of Crescent Bar Island won another round last week in their legal struggle with the Grant County Public Utility District over use of lands they've occupied for 50 years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
State Trooper's happy presence
CRESCENT BAR - You probably wondered who'd been robbed or murdered on Crescent Bar Island the first time you saw the Washington State Patrol Ford Expedition pass through the gate into North Park this spring.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Hot Desert Nights really hot
DESERT AIRE - The annual Hot Desert Nights community celebration here on Saturday was indeed hot. Depending on whom you asked, the temperature topped out between 95 and 105 degrees.
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Art & Wine planned for October
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake Business Association is planning its first Art & Wine Walk for Saturday, October 13.
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All you need to do is look official and crash the party
I arrived at the Hot Desert Nights community celebration in Desert Aire Saturday with enough time to enjoy some of the drag racing, and the folks I ran into made it even more fun.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Randy Allred resigns from PUD
EPHRATA - Citing ongoing health concerns, Royal City farmer Randy Allred has resigned from the Grant County PUD commission, effective Nov. 1.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Balloon Fest flying to Quincy soon
QUINCY - The fourth annual Quincy Valley Hot Air Balloon Festival at Twin Firs Turf Farm has been scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 8-9 to coincide once again with the Farmer Consumer Awareness Day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Date nears for annual Bread, Cheese, Cured Meats Festival
TRINIDAD - It's only a couple of weeks until the annual Bread, Cheese and Cured Meats Festival at White Heron Cellars.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Just look official and crash the party
I arrived at the Hot Desert Nights community celebration Saturday with enough time to enjoy some of the drag racing, and the folks I ran into made it even more fun.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Islanders win another round in PUD lawsuit
CRESCENT BAR - The residents of Crescent Bar Island won another round Monday in their legal struggle with the Grant County Public Utility District over use of lands they've occupied for 50 years.
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Pioneer Cemetery surveyed again
ROYAL CITY - Thanks to the volunteer work of Jeff Curtis, a necessary survey of the 100-year-old Pioneer Cemetery on Road B Southeast has been completed.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
E-mail hacked, scammed within two-week period
Every once in a while I think I've seen it all. Then something new happens.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
150 drag racers on tap for Hot Desert Nights
DESERT AIRE - Hot Desert Nights, at Desert Aire this Saturday, should really be hot at mid-day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Royal, Mattawa at state DYW this week
PULLMAN - Nineteen seniors from across the state arrive here today to vie for scholarships in the Distinguished Young Women of Washington scholarship.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Islanders advance PUD lawsuit
CRESCENT BAR - The residents of Crescent Bar Island won another round Monday in their legal struggle with the Grant County Public Utility District over use of lands they've occupied for 50 years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
George, Washington was supposed to honor the first president
GEORGE - Imagine the thoughts this nation's travelers must have when they see the first destination signs for the town of George as they move along Interstate 90.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Hacked, scammed within two-week period
Every once in a while I think I've seen it all. Then something new happens.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Second Royal school facilities meeting tonight
ROYAL CITY - Trying to develop a consensus for a solution to the space problems in the Royal School District, the Community Communications Committee is hosting a second facilities meeting tonight at the high school library at 7:30 p.m.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Sisters, best friends, law partners and roller derby girls
ELLENSBURG - Growing up, Devra Sigle Hermosilla and Dovie Sigle often felt it was two against the world. So it seemed quite natural when the sisters decided to practice law out of the same office - Sigle Law - a year and a half ago.
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Annual Hot Desert Nights set for August 4
DESERT AIRE - Hot Desert Nights, Desert Aire's annual celebration of the summer sun, will be held on Saturday, August 4, with a non-stop party from 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Mattawa police chief on leave during audit of office
MATTAWA - Mattawa Police Chief Steve Jensen is on administrative leave, as of July 10, while his department is audited, Mayor Judy Esser has announced.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Golf, business and women fit together quite well
I had the opportunity to visit a couple of events last week at which women, or girls, were the stars, and it was fun to witness.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
City could have improved water main, street
ROYAL CITY - Royal City has jumped the first hurdle toward a loan that will allow a new (replacement) water main line along Camelia Street, according to Mayor Mike Stark.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
City ponders soccer field problems
MATTAWA - Mattawa City Council members have discussed what to do about soccer fields in disrepair at their last two meetings but have failed to come up with a decision.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
20 attend Royal facilities meeting, follow-up planned
ROYAL CITY - The most important decision to come out of a Royal School District-sponsored facilities meeting last week was the scheduling of a new meeting on July 31.
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East Wenatchee couple's art to be featured all summer
QUINCY - Quincy Library's art gallery will show the works of a prominent husband-wife duo, Rod Daut and Martha Flores of East Wenatchee, through the end of September.
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U.S. Open golf is something especially magical
There is the U.S. Senior Open Golf Tournament. Then there is the U.S. Senior Open Golf Tournament in which your nephew plays.
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Quincy Valley Women's Day coming this Saturday
QUINCY - The Quincy Valley Chamber of Commerce will host the second annual Quincy Valley Women's Day on Saturday, July 21, in downtown Quincy.
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Early Royal Slope irrigated farmer Bill Lefler dies
ROYAL CITY - William "Bill" Gaumer Lefler, who came to the Royal slope at the same time irrigation did, died on Friday, July 13, 2012. He was 84.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
U.S. Open golf sure is something special
There is the U.S. Senior Open Golf Tournament. Then there is the U.S. Senior Open Golf Tournament in which your nephew plays.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Candidate Manweller speech appeals to George residents
GEORGE - Thirteenth district candidate for legislature Matt Manweller hit a sweet sounding chord at the George Fourth of July Celebration by starting his keynote speech with the rhetorical question, "Is there any better place to celebrate the Fourth than George, WA?"
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Manweller wants Washington to opt out of ObamaCare
ELLENSBURG - Matt Manweller, Republican candidate for the Washington State Legislature from the 13th District, has announced he will support legislation that opts Washington State out of the Medicaid mandate in ObamaCare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
School construction bond sure to come up at meeting
ROYAL CITY - There is still a space need in the Royal School District, and discussion of a construction bond is still on the table.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Time capsule being filled with Royal City history
ROYAL CITY - There is still time to make a contribution to the time capsule Mayor Mike Stark will bury Friday, July 13, at the Royal City SummerFest.
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Crescent Bar real estate partners look downriver
CRESCENT BAR – Things continue to go well for ResortWorks at Crescent Bar, a real estate business that specializes in the sale and rental of vacation properties.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Quincy resident finds Crescent Bar relaxing
CRESCENT BAR – Leslie Tobin lives in Quincy, but she really likes Crescent Bar. So much so that she visits every week throughout the year, winter included.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
National beauty contest finalist glad she made the attempt
NEW YORK CITY - Moses Lake High School 2006 graduate Karol Scott Tracy finished third in a recent national search for Our Latin Beauty and missed out on $250,000 and a TV reporting contract.
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'I liked her from day one' - Wes Prinzen, 50 years later
CRESCENT BAR - Carol Prinzen was just 12 years old when Wes Prinzen saw her for the first time and fell head-over-heels in love.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Mattawa city may refinance its debt
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council entertained a presentation from a Columbia Bank representative about debt restructuring at its June 21 meeting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
America's national debt no big deal, right?
Our national political discourse has included the national debt since the beginning of the Republic. Some people fear it, some welcome it, and some are indifferent to it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Parade route changed, farmers market added
CRESCENT BAR - The route of the Crescent Bar Fourth of July Parade, on Saturday, July 7, has been altered a little this year in an effort to eliminate the congestion that has occurred in the past.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Jangles set for two shows at George's 4th
GEORGE - Jangles, rated Seattle's premier Western Swing Band by fans of the genre, has signed for two main stage performances at George's Fourth of July Celebration on July 4.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
"We've seen the best of America," - a fallen soldier's father
You always look for the good in a sad situation. It was there during the weeks since June 6 as the process of burying U.S. Army 1st Lt. Mat Fazzari of Walla Walla was carried out.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
"We've seen the best of America"
You always look for the good in a sad situation. It was there during the weeks since June 6 as the process of burying U.S. Army 1st Lt. Mat Fazzari of Walla Walla was carried out.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
MLHS grad wins third in beauty contest
NEW YORK CITY - Moses Lake High School 2006 graduate Karol Scott Tracy finished third in a recent national search for Our Latin Beauty and missed out on $250,000 and a TV reporting contract.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Royal City Mayor, wife gather items for time capsule
ROYAL CITY - It's anybody's guess what Royal City will be like in 50 years, but inhabitants then will be able to glimpse the community now, or 50 years before their time.
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Wes Wallace donates white blood cells to his daughter
ROYAL CITY - For the second time, Royal City resident Wes Wallace has donated lymphocytes (white blood cells) to help his daughter Michelle survive leukemia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
SummerFest Barbecue only $3.50
ROYAL CITY - It would be hard to beat the deal that is a ticket to this year's Royal City SummerFest barbecue on Friday, July 13.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Tired volunteers put out 1,200-acre wildfire
ROYAL CITY - After a wildfire that burned 1,250 acres at the east end of the Royal Slope last week, Grant County Fire Districts Nos. 10-11 Chief Brian Evans is asking residents to be cautious.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Name change, new assistant at flower shop
CRESCENT BAR – Signature Flowers & Events, which opened on Crescent Bar Island last year, has a couple of significant changes this year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
New Crescent Bar business inspired by Food Channel
CRESCENT BAR – If you happen to walk into Ardith Holmes's home while she's watching television, she'll likely be tuned into the Food Channel, her favorite of all TV fare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Royal City community raises $46,000 for research of illness
ROYAL CITY – The wind and the rain Saturday forced participants at the second annual Histio Heroes Walk-A-Bike-A-Thon to go home earlier than planned.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
The Afghanistan War comes knocking on the door
Some of you saw news reports around June 6 of a helicopter shoot-down in Afghanistan. Both crew members were killed, and one was close to my family.
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Spaghetti benefit dinner this Friday for twice-stricken leukemia patient
ROYAL CITY – Members of the Grant County community will have the opportunity this Friday to come to the aid of twice-stricken leukemia patient Michelle Wallace.
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The Afghanistan War comes knocking
Some of you saw news reports around June 6 of a helicopter shoot-down in Afghanistan. Both crew members were killed, and one was close to my family.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
"For Greater Glory" reminds us about freedom
I'd been waiting for an opportunity to see the movie "For Greater Glory", and it came two Sundays ago at a movie house in Sunnyside.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Women's shoes provide for Sunserra lifestyle
CRESCENT BAR – There's money in women's shoes, at least enough to allow Andrew MacGillivray to live in Sunserra and spend lots of quality time with his two young daughters.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Movie For Greater Glory reminds us about freedom
I'd been waiting for an opportunity to see the movie “For Greater Glory”, and it came Sunday at a movie house in Sunnyside.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Changes in Crescent Bar chain of leases
CRESCENT BAR – If you've seen Ed Pace out and about Crescent Bar seemingly doing the same job he has done for years, he is, sort of.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Royal High tennis down in 2012, looking up for 2013
ROYAL CITY - This year's Royal High School tennis season was filled with the normal ups and downs, and the uncooperative weather made it seem longer than normal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Out of town Mass turns up old hero
Pat, our daughter Jenny and I attended Mass Sunday at Moses Lake's Our Lady of Fatima Church during a break between fun and games at my sister Jenny's house.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Seven Knights on All-League team
ROYAL CITY - Highland may have won the South Central A Conference high school title, but Royal, which went on to the final 4, was the equal of the Scotties in all-league selections.
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Royal tennis down in 2012
ROYAL CITY - This year's Royal High School tennis season was filled with the normal ups and downs, and the uncooperative weather made it seem longer than normal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Not all champions win state championships
I write an editorial most weeks. Some weeks it's easy, and some weeks my brain is in lockdown.
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Royal lands 7, Wahluke six on soccer all-league
ROYAL CITY - Highland may have won the South Central A Conference high school title, but Royal, which went on to the final 4, was the equal of the Scotties in all-league selections.
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Cost of skate park $40,000-$45,000
MATTAWA - The skate park the City of Mattawa plans to have in place by the Fourth of July will cost between $40,000 and $45,000, Public Works Director Jack Fox reported to the city council.
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Wahluke's Rafa Mendoza qualifies for state track four times
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School's Rafa Mendoza won three events and placed second in another at the South Central A Conference District Track Meet last weekend to advance in all four to the state meet at Cheney this weekend.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Mattawa Chamber about to terminate
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Multicultural Chamber of Commerce will have a meeting to decide its fate at the Port of Mattawa office at noon on June 13.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Heart attack victim pays back volunteers
DESERT AIRE - When Larry Bonander heard there might be no Firefighter Golf Classic at Desert Aire Golf Course this year for lack of an organizer, he took the reins and made it happen.
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Royal baseball falls to Cashmere
ROYAL CITY - The Royal Knights fell, 4-3, to Cashmere Saturday in their first appearance in the 1A state tournament in years.
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Knights fall twice in district softball
ROYAL CITY - It's tough going two-and-out at a district softball tournament, unless you have the viewpoint of the Royal Knights.
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Royal soccer on to final 4
ROYAL CITY - Knocking off Seattle Christian (SC), 3-1, Saturday, Royal advanced to this weekend's class 1A state high school soccer final four in Sumner.
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Wahluke High School seniors scheduled to graduate June 1
MATTAWA - Seniors at Wahluke High School will take their first step toward adult life with graduation on Friday, June 1, at 6 p.m. at the high school gym.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Linda Hayes 3-time golf winner
CRESCENT BAR - Things are starting to liven up at Crescent Bar with Spring Festival at the end of April and the fishing derby this weekend, but the Crescent Bar Ladies Golf Club has been going since the first of April.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
It's time for Crescent Bar season once again
As usual, winter was very quiet at Crescent Bar. Most residents went elsewhere for the cold season.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Royal boys gains berth in state baseball tournament
ROYAL CITY - After a long week of baseball, Royal High school has qualified for the state tournament, which starts this Saturday at 10 a.m. in Wenatchee against Cashmere.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
$9,000, 2 boats prizes in QVTA fishing derby
CRESCENT BAR - About $9,000 in cash and two brand new fishing boats will be the major prizes at the Quincy Valley Tourism Association's Northern Pikeminnow Fishing Derby here the weekend of May 18-20.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Moses Lake grad nears Latina beauty title
MOSES LAKE - Karol Scott-Tracy, the 2006 Moses Lake High School graduate, has made it to the final four in a nationwide search for Nuestra Belleza Latina (Our Latin Beauty).
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Questionable law sidelines Councilman Brian Evans
ROYAL CITY - After four-and-a-half years of service on the Royal City Council, Brian Evans was forced to resign in April by a law that his lawyer says is unconstitutional and which Evans plans to challenge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Cash and boat prizes in fishing derby
CRESCENT BAR - About $9,000 in cash and two brand-new fishing boats will be the major prizes at the Quincy Valley Tourism Association's Northern Pikeminnow Fishing Derby here the weekend of May 18-20.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Royal baseball gains berth in state tournament
ROYAL CITY - After a long week of baseball, Royal High School has qualified for the state tournament, which starts Saturday at 10 a.m. in Wenatchee against Cashmere.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
New feature coming: the U.S. Constitution
You may have seen a letter to the editor from area farmer Kennon Forester regarding meetings in Royal City every other Tuesday night sponsored by The Thomas Jefferson Center for Constitutional Studies.
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Wahluke schools honored
MATTAWA - Eleven schools from south central Washington, including two from Mattawa, were among the latest recipients of the statewide Washington Achievement Awards.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Defensive lapse defines Mariners baseball
Driving to Crescent Bar Saturday morning, I called brother Bob in Spokane. We usually talk after a Mariner game.
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Royal High trio wins at FBLA state
ROYAL CITY - Lindsey Christensen, Maria Garcia, and Gaby Sabalsa will head for San Antonio, Texas in June to represent the state of Washington in Business Ethics at the Future Business Leaders of America national conference.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
It's already acronym time again at Royal schools
ROYAL CITY - It's acronym season in the Royal School District, a time when students hear teachers and administrators speak a language that sounds a lot like the ABCs.
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Royal tennis returns to action
ROYAL CITY - It's been a tough year so far for Royal High School tennis. Playing time has been cut and victories have been few.
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Dog shooting case against sheriff's deputy dismissed
EPHRATA – In a case that should command the attention of all Grant County dog owners, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington dismissed a dog shooting claim against the Grant County Sheriff’s Office and one of its deputies on April 9.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Volunteer EMT is the one who needs help now
ROYAL CITY - Michelle Wallace, whose been giving of herself tirelessly since becoming a volunteer firefighter/emergency medical technician for the Royal community, is now the one who needs help from her community.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
DA sub vets to christen new parade boat at Yakima
DESERT AIRE - The U.S. Submarine Veterans in Central and Eastern Washington will celebrate the 112th Birthday of the U.S. Navy's Submarine Force with a memorial service and banquet on Saturday, April 14, in Yakima.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Royal splits twin bill with Highland
ROYAL CITY - After blowing a lead to drop the first game, Royal took the second, 5-2, to split a non-league prep baseball doubleheader at Highland last week.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Michelle Wallace's plight spotlights a critical need
As I spoke with Wes Wallace last week about his daughter Michelle's second battle with leukemia (this week's front page), I couldn't help but wonder what a community could do about situations like hers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Return to competition good for Royal Dance Team
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School Dance Team returned to competition this year, after not having been involved since the 1990s, and found success on and off the floor.
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Royal nips Wahluke, 2-1, and takes over second place
ROYAL CITY - Royal rebounded from a loss to Highland a week earlier to upend defending state champ Wahluke, 2-1, on Saturday in South Central A Conference soccer at Royal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Mendoza, Sabin set new Wahluke school records
MATTAWA - This will be a bright year for Wahluke in prep track and field if the results of a key invitational last week are an indication.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Royal nips Wahluke in SCAC soccer
ROYAL CITY - Royal rebounded from a loss to Highland a week earlier to upend defending state champ Wahluke, 2-1, on Saturday in South Central A Conference soccer at Royal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO
Federal judge orders status quo on Crescent Bar Island
CRESCENT BAR – U.S. District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush of Spokane issued a preliminary injunction Thursday afternoon to maintain the “status quo” on Crescent Bar Island until he lifts it, which he indicated will be after the legal dispute between the island residents and the Grant County PUD is resolved.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO
Crescent Bar resident leader Doug Caton dies
CRESCENT BAR - Crescent Bar resident Doug Caton, who has been a community leader for Crescent Bar Island leaseholders in their suit against Grant County PUD, was found dead last Monday morning in his car, an apparent victim of a heart attack.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO
Deliberate investigation of Quincy school bus roll-over proceeding
QUINCY – Nothing has changed in the investigation of the March 12 Quincy School District bus roll-over accident with 39 children aboard, according to Washington State Patrol Detective Sergeant Jerry Cooper.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO
Long-time Crescent Bar resident, leader Doug Caton dies suddenly
CRESCENT BAR — Crescent Bar resident Doug Caton, who has been a community leader for Crescent Bar Island leaseholders in their suit against Grant County PUD, was found dead Monday morning in his car, an apparent victim of a heart attack.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO
Royal splits games with LaSalle
ROYAL CITY - Royal won the second game, 6-1, to split a non-league doubleheader at LaSalle Saturday and record its first prep baseball victory of the year.
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Moses Lake grad in contest for Latina title
MOSES LAKE - Karol Scott-Tracy, a 2006 Moses Lake High School graduate, has made it to the final 24 in a nationwide search for Nuestra Belleza Latina (Our Latin Beauty).
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO
Knights roll, sweep LaSalle in twin bill action
ROYAL CITY - Taking advantage of LaSalle's youthfulness, Royal High swept a non-league fastpitch doubleheader, 20-5 and 13-7, at LaSalle on Saturday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO
Moses Lake grad in contest for nationwide Latina title
MOSES LAKE – Karol Scott-Tracy, a 2006 Moses Lake High School graduate, has made it to the final 24 in a nationwide search for Nuestra Belleza Latina (Our Latin Beauty).
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO
Working the American dream
ROYAL CITY - There are still people who believe in the American dream, and Karen's Beauty Salon owner Elsa Cedillo is one of them.
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Othello girl to compete for DYW hometown crown at Royal City
ROYAL CITY - If you notice a girl who seems out of place at the Royal City Distinguished Young Woman competition this Saturday evening, she will be, sort of.
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Ramirez boots Royal soccer to 4-0 victory
ROYAL CITY - Forward Alex Ramírez booted two goals and set up another to lead a second-half surge and give Royal High School a season opening 4-0 win over Granger on Saturday.
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Truax, Jepson take March 3 men's day
DESERT AIRE - Tom Truax and Doug Jepson combined their talents to win the March 3 men's day play at Desert Aire Golf Course.
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Desert Aire ladies set for start of season
DESERT AIRE - The Desert Aire Ladies Club will have its kick-off scramble on April 9 with a 9 a.m. start.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO
No reason to stiffen when you see a stater
Pat walked into the house more quietly than usual. I didn't notice her until she was at the dining table setting down her purse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO
School bond changed, $400,000 saved
MATTAWA - The Wahluke School District has refinanced the 2004 bond with which Wahluke High School was built, Superintendent Aaron Chavez reported in his monthly newsletter.
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Royal School District orders four portable classrooms, temporary fix
ROYAL CITY - With Supt. Rose Search calling it a "temporary" fix, the Royal School District has ordered four portable classrooms to alleviate crowding at Red Rock Elementary and the middle school.
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KC's Barbershop adds third member to team
ROYAL CITY - Aaron Cedillo, a recent graduate of the Char-Glo School of Beauty in Moses Lake, has joined the hair cutting team at KC's Barbershop at 125 Camelia St.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Royal wrestlers nip Ki-Be at state, Wahluke struggles
TACOMA - Led by two individual runners-up, Royal High School finished the wrestling season as the top team from the South Central A Conference East at the state tournament last weekend.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Mattawa residents upset over murder
MATTAWA - Mattawa residents gathered at a city council meeting to ask about emergency services handling of the murder of Esperanza Vicenté-Mestizo and her unborn son on Feb. 11.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Knights come up short for state playoffs
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School came up one game short of the state class 1A basketball tournament, falling to Granger, 57-28, for the South Central A Conference's third berth last Saturday.
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Cruz, Yorgesen boys make it to state for the Warriors
MATTAWA - Injuries have made for a tough season for Wahluke wrestling, but there was good news to cheer at the South Central 1A Regional Tournament at Zillah Saturday.
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Royal wins two titles, advances seven to state
ROYAL CITY - Alex Myrick and Damien DeLaRosa won individual titles at 160 and 182 pounds to lead Royal High School to fourth place at the South Central 1A Regional Wrestling Tournament at Zillah on Saturday.
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Royal boys split in basketball, still playing at district
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School edged Burbank, 38-32, at Toppenish Saturday to advance in the South Central A District Boys Basketball Tournament.
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Royal Schools choose Employees of the Year
ROYAL CITY - Staff from Royal School District have chosen Candy Vermeer as Certified Employee of the Year and Jamie Widdison as Classified Employee of the Year.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Royal Knights win two titles at regionals
ROYAL CITY - Alex Myrick and Damien DeLaRosa won individual titles at 160 and 182 pounds to lead Royal High School to fourth place at the South Central 1A Regional Wrestling Tournament at Zillah on Saturday.
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Royal takes five crowns, 2nd at district wrestling
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School scored the largest number of titles at the South Central A Conference East District Wrestling Tournament at Connell Saturday but didn't have the manpower for the team title.
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Sanchez still believes in schools
ROYAL CITY - When Community Communication Committee President Luis Sanchez joined the organization last year, he did so because he believes in the school system and wants to encourage others to support it.
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Royal boys make district hoops, hosts Granger tonight
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School will host Granger Thursday night in its first boys basketball district tournament game in seven years.
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EDITORIAL: Royal gets second crack at Granger, Zillah
Funny how things worked out in South Central A Conference boys basketball. Royal gets another shot at Granger and Zillah.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Royal boys makes district hoops
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School will host Granger Thursday night in its first boys basketball district tournament game in seven years.
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Royal Knights finish second at district meet
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School scored the largest number of titles at the South Central A Conference East District Wrestling Tournament at Connell Saturday but didn't have the manpower for the team title.
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City Administrator Tim Snead in right place at right time
QUINCY – If there is anyone who truly believes the adage, “things happen for a reason,” that person has to be Quincy City Administrator Tim Snead.
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Wahluke boys upset Royal in hoops
MATTAWA - It's been a tough year for Wahluke's boys in South Central A Conference East basketball.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Wahluke boys upset Royal in hoops
MATTAWA - It's been a tough year for Wahluke's boys in South Central A Conference East basketball.
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Kiona-Benton at Royal High tonight for key boys clash
ROYAL CITY - Royal and Kiona-Benton will have a South Central A Conference boys basketball clash tonight at Royal that has taken on great importance after the events of last Saturday.
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Youth Action attracted student to involvement
QUINCY - David Navarro was a better than B-average student who never got involved in student leadership.
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Potatoes, touchdowns: Farmer works for both
ROYAL CITY - Wiley Allred smiles with delight when he sees the McDonald's French fry commercial that features Warden potato grower Frank Martinez. It takes him back to his own beginnings in the industry.
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Political candidate Matt Manweller: A lonely Republican in academia
ELLENSBURG – Voters want to know where 13th District Washington State House of Representatives candidate Matt Manweller, PhD, stands on the issues.
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Open house and cake planned for Royal's golden anniversary
ROYAL CITY - The entire community is invited to an open house celebration of Royal City's 50th anniversary at city hall on Feb. 14, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Hearing set for $20 license tab increase
ROYAL CITY - Streets in Royal City need repairs, and there is little money with which to pay the cost.
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EDITORIAL: Ted's take: 'Tis the season to be - political
There are two public hearings coming up you should think strongly about attending if you're a resident of Royal City or Grant County.
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Royal boys defeat Connell, drop Mabton heart-breaker
ROYAL CITY - It was a split last week in boys basketball for Royal High School, and it could have easily been a sweep.
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George Jams to resume, special appearance set
GEORGE - Highly-regarded American West folk singer Hank Cramer will give a concert at the George Community Hall on Saturday, Jan. 14.
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Realtors see Desert Aire sales climbing
DESERT AIRE - Realtor Bill McCaffery, associated with John L. Scott Real Estate, is looking forward to improved sales of Desert Aire properties this year.
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Karen Guadarrama takes her place in family legacy
ROYAL CITY - There are about 15 Guadarrama brothers, sisters and cousins who have passed, or are passing through the Royal school system with high academic achievement and civic involvement.
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Judge bars eviction of islanders
CRESCENT BAR – A federal judge issued an order on Dec. 27 that bars the Grant County PUD from evicting residents of Crescent Bar island until March 1.
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Wahluke girls drop two close contests at Christmas tourney
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High girls played hard, but they came up short both nights of the Moses Lake Christian Christmas Tournament last week.
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Warrior boys place second at MLC tourney
MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School boys basketball team defeated Tri City Prep, 52-48, to claim second place at the Moses Lake Christian Christmas Tournament last week.
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Roadside sales are what Kathy Luther does
MATTAWA - It's likely that no one here knows Kathy Luther by name, but probably most everyone knows of her.
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Wahluke alumni to current students: You, too, can do it
MATTAWA - There was no gift wrapping and no bow, but 21 Wahluke High School graduates delivered a gift to current students on Dec. 16, the last day before Christmas Vacation.
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With recent wins, Wahluke boys top last year's win total
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School's victories over Warden and Connell in boys basketball just before the Christmas break had greater significance than mere wins.
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Red Rock children sing of the season in winter concert
ROYAL CITY - Before heading off to Christmas vacation recently, the children of Red Rock Elementary School put on concerts for their parents and the community.
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Royal boys assert their power in 73-45 victory
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School boys basketball team may have turned a corner in a 73-45 victory at Kittitas on Dec. 20.
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EDITORIAL: Take it to heart when you hear Happy New Year
For years I wondered why people celebrated the coming of a new year every Dec. 31. At first I didn't care. I was 16, and a party's a party.
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Some good news for schools
ROYAL CITY - With the governor and legislators looking for ways to cut education spending to balance the state budget, Royal Schools Superintendent Rose Search noted last week that her district got a bit of good financial news recently.
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Judge disqualifies PUD lawyers from Crescent Bar case
CRESCENT BAR - Attorneys of the Jeffers Danielson Sonn & Aylward Law Firm of Wenatchee have been disqualified from representing the Grant County PUD in the lawsuit brought by Crescent Bar island residents against the PUD at the start of the year.
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Schwana water accounting under investigation
SCHWANA - The Grant County Sheriff's Office is looking into the accounting practices of the Sentinel Gap Water Association, which provides potable water to this community.
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Royal girls register first hoops victory of the season, 45-34
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School girls held Warden's leading scorer to four points last Friday to post their first win of the year in basketball, 45-34.
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Royal boys top Warden, 55-38
ROYAL CITY - The Royal boys bested Warden, 55-38, to highlight prep basketball last week, but the South Central A Conference East season got off to a rocky start with a 49-39 loss to Kiona-Benton.
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Royal boys top Warden, 55-38
ROYAL CITY - The Royal boys bested Warden, 55-38, to highlight prep basketball last week, but the South Central A Conference East season got off to a rocky start with a 49-39 loss to Kiona-Benton.
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Four Royal wrestlers place at SunDome meet
ROYAL CITY - The team finished way down the list, but four Royal High wrestlers placed at their weights at the SunDome Mat Classic in Yakima on Saturday.
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EDITORIAL: Ted's Take: So far, my best Christmas ever
It's five days until Christmas, and I've just received a text from Santa. He says he's got his eye on me.
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Young Royal teams struggle at Robotics Challenge
ROYAL CITY - It turns out that competing in robotics is much like competing in athletics. Experience helps.
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Prosecutor declares Royal shooting "justifiable"
ROYAL CITY - After six weeks of investigation and study of 400 pages of reports and three CDs of crime scene photos, Grant County Prosecutor Angus Lee on Dec. 6 declared "justifiable" the shooting of a suspect by Royal City Police Officer Rey Rodriguez on Oct. 24.
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Important homecoming at Wahluke this Friday
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School will have a homecoming this Friday that could prove the most important ever.
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Royal High girls drop Granger, Zillah games
ROYAL CITY - Once again the missing ingredient for the Royal High girls basketball team was effective shooting in games with Granger and Zillah last week.
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Royal boys fall to Granger, Zillah
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School boys basketball team learned there's still a way to go in catching up with Granger and Zillah last weekend.
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Royal boys fall to Granger, Zillah in prep basketball
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School boys basketball team learned last weekend that there is still a way to go in catching up with Granger and Zillah.
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Royal girls hoops drops two games
ROYAL CITY - Once again, the missing ingredient for the Royal High girls basketball team was effective shooting in games against Granger and Zillah last week.
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EDITORIAL: Playing Granger and Zillah the right choice for Royal
There were some highly disappointed Royal fans and players after the 84-52 and 58-38 boys basketball defeats at the hands of Granger and Zillah last weekend.
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Royal may face $330,000 in reductions
ROYAL CITY - The Washington State Legislature launched a special session last week to deal with a projected budget shortfall of about $1.4 billion in 2012, and school districts are waiting to see where the ax will fall.
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Growth at the PUD
The sparkling new buildings you see at the Wanapum Dam site while traveling along Highway 243 make up an $11 million Grant County PUD construction project that was launched in October of 2010 and will be concluded in February of 2012.
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Wahluke to seek same levy rate
MATTAWA - According to Superintendent Aaron Chavez, the Wahluke School District will seek to maintain the current rate of property taxation in its operation and maintenance levy election on Feb. 14.
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Royal Knights mat crew small but strong for the season
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School boys wrestling program has only 22 grapplers this winter, but there is talent to make the Knights a contender for post-season success.
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EDITORIAL: Gas much cheaper south of Washington
Before going on my recent drive to Denton, Texas, I took out the calculator and determined gasoline would cost about $800 round trip.
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Wahluke boys 1-1 after first weekend
MATTAWA - Most coaches would refer to a 1-1 start as so-so, but not Wahluke's Cody Marlow. He was excited.
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Royal leads SCAC in academic testing
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School was the runaway leader in basic skills testing last spring among members of the South Central 1A Athletic Conference.
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EDITORIAL: Gas much cheaper south of Washington
Before going on my recent drive to Denton, Texas, I took out the calculator and determined gasoline would cost about $800 round trip.
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Wahluke Warriors claim two titles at Davis Invite
MATTAWA - Ricardo Silverio and Alberto Cruz claimed titles at 182 and 220 pounds to highlight a fine day for Wahluke wrestling at the Davis Invitational Tournament on Saturday.
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Wahluke will need shooting, quickness in boys basketball
MATTAWA - Coach Cody Marlow has six varsity members returning from last year's Wahluke boys basketball team, but there isn't much height among them.
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Wahluke expects better results
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School wrestling coach Russell Kovalenko is expecting a better year than last year, when one boy qualified for state.
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They really mean family at the Tijuana restaurant
QUINCY - Most restaurants that employ the word "family" in their name are implying that theirs is a good place for a sit down family meal, but "family" means even more at Quincy's Tijuana.
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Royal's Pillsbury lady planning new eatery
ROYAL CITY - Susie Littlewood, the payroll officer for the Royal School District since 2008, has set the wheels in motion for a new deli cafe in Royal City in January.
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Tour of Rome, Greece "breathtaking"
ROYAL CITY - If you missed the November sign-up day for the 2013 Royal City educational tour of Europe, don't fret.
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Christmas music season begins at the George Community Hall
GEORGE - The Christmas music season will begin this weekend at the George Community Hall.
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Royal girls have improved, basketball coach says
ROYAL CITY - He's not predicting how much, but Royal girls basketball coach Phil Daubel says his team will be improved this year.
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Royal basketball boys could be tallest in SCAC
ROYAL CITY - East or West, Royal High School could have the tallest boys basketball team in the South Central 1A Conference this year.
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EDITORIAL: Return to Tucumcari? Well, of course
Just about the time you think you've seen it all, or heard it all, something new happens.
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Questions about water accounting lead to Schwana shakeup
SCHWANA - Questions about accounting at the Sentinel Gap Water Association (SGWA), which serves the community of Schwana with potable water, has led to a shakeup in leadership.
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Two certifications for Grant County fire captain
ROYAL CITY - Grant County Fire District No. 10/11 Captain/Mechanic Russ Hersh has achieved the Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) and Master Emergency Vehicle Technician (ET) certifications.
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EDITORIAL: It's just nine... or so more miles to Tucumcari
It's 9 a.m. Sunday in Denton, Texas. The temperature is about 70 degrees - rising toward 80 - and the humidity is 93. I feel like I need another shower already.
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Mattawa Chamber elects officers
MATTAWA - The Mattawa Area Multicultural Chamber of Commerce elected new officers at its Nov. 9 meeting, but its future is still in doubt.
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Voters choose Weeks, Scott and Noftle
MATTAWA - Seth Weeks and Jay Scott were voted to the Wahluke School Board and Mike Noftle was elected to the Royal School Board in contested races in the Nov. 8 general election.
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Federal legislation aims to curb FERC
CRESCENT BAR - Federal Judge Justin Quackenbush is still sitting on key decisions in the Crescent Bar residents-vs-Grant County PUD lawsuit, but there is potentially good news for the islanders in Congress.
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Two hurt, one seriously, in unusual accident
ROYAL CITY - One man was hurt seriously and one not so much in an unusual farm accident near here on Sunday, Nov. 6.
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PUD lawyers disqualified in Crescent Bar lawsuit
CRESCENT BAR - The attorneys representing the Grant County PUD have been disqualified in a lawsuit brought by Crescent Bar Island residents.
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Weekend gang activity and injuries are under investigation
BEVERLY - The Grant County Sheriff's office was busy Sunday investigating Saturday night gang-related shootings here and in Desert Aire that resulted in injuries to at least one person.
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Three escape with minor injuries from violent roll-over
DESERT AIRE - Three young men, perhaps teenagers, found 11-11-11 to be their lucky day. They escaped serious injury in a violent roll-over of the car they were riding in.
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Royal football wins, back in final 8
ROYAL CITY - Royal scored last to win a class 1A high school football playoff game, 38-35, at Colville Saturday afternoon and get back to the final 8 for the first time since 2008.
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EDITORIAL: Ted Escobar's on a vacation trip - sort of
I'm going on a vacation trip to Texas on Thursday - sort of. Because of modern technology, I'll be able to do the paper while I'm on the road and in Denton.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Mattawa librarian started from nowhere
MATTATA - Josie Toscano was not a librarian and had no intentions of being one when the position at the Mattawa Public Library was suggested.
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Inmates did not supplant regular harvesters - state
ROYAL CITY - Inmates who have picked apples at McDougall & Sons orchards near Royal City and Quincy did not take the place of private sector harvesters, Danielle Wiles of the State Department of Corrections said Friday.
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City of Mattawa budget at $6 million
MATTAWA - The Mattawa City Council presented a preliminary budget for 2012 of just more than $6 million at its regular meeting of Nov. 3, and no one objected.
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Historical society president's kin enmeshed in U. S. history
QUINCY - Up until about the time he joined the Quincy Valley Historical Society, President Garland "Gar" Pilliar didn't give a hoot about history.
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Police shooting inquiry continues
ROYAL CITY - The investigation of the police shooting of a domestic violence suspect here on Oct. 24 could be completed and in the hands of the county prosecutor by Nov. 18.
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Royal defense creates 14-7 victory
ROYAL CITY - Goldendale proved to be tougher than expected in last Friday's state play-in prep football game at Royal, but the Knight defense ignited a rally in the fourth period with a key stop, and Royal won, 14-7.
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Police shooting inquiry continues
ROYAL CITY - The investigation of the police shooting of a domestic violence suspect in Royal City on Oct. 24 could be completed and in the hands of the county prosecutor by Nov. 18.
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State prisoners picking Royal City fruit
ROYAL CITY - In a deal struck with the Washington State Department of Corrections, an apple grower with orchards here and in Quincy is receiving harvest help from state prisoners.
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Seth Weeks wants to adjust attitudes as Wahluke Board member
MATTAWA - Seth Weeks is not just running for the Wahluke School Board. He's running with passion.
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Police say domestic violence the worst calls
I have worked with police agencies throughout my 40 years of newspapering and have had occasion to discuss their work and their lives.
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Juarez leads Wahluke girls to state in cross country
MATTAWA - Maria Juarez had the run of her life Saturday to lead the Wahluke High School girls to second place at the District 5 cross country meet and a berth in the state meet at Pasco next Saturday.
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Royal tops Wahluke in VB finale
ROYAL CITY - It was a tough year in volleyball for Royal High School, but the Knights finished in style, knocking off arch-rival Wahluke, 25-22, 25-20, 25-19, in three well-played games.
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State prisoners picking Quincy, Royal City fruit
QUINCY - In a deal struck with the Washington State Department of Corrections, an apple grower with orchards here and in Royal City is receiving harvest help from state prisoners.
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Royal City policeman sidelined after death of a domestic violence suspect
ROYAL CITY - A Royal City police officer is on paid administrative leave, awaiting word of his professional future, while an independent group investigates the shooting death of a domestic violence suspect on Monday, Oct. 24.
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Brady Dixon's four TDs lead Royal Knights to 42-27 win
ROYAL CITY - Brady Dixon scored four times in the first half to lead Royal High School to a 42-27 victory over Kiona-Benton to conclude the South Central 1A Conference East slate last Friday.
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Cynthia de Victoria seeks full term on Wahluke Board
MATTAWA - Cynthia de Victoria was appointed to the Wahluke School District board of directors two years ago. Now that she has experience, she's asking voters for a four-year term.
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Cozy Comforts sale and bazaar this Saturday
ROYAL CITY - This Saturday, Dec. 3, is the date for The annual Cozy Comforts Holiday Sale and Bazaar of Desert Aire.
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Prisoners picking Royal City, Quincy fruit
ROYAL CITY - In a deal struck with the Washington State Department of Corrections, an apple grower with orchards in Royal City and Quincy is receiving harvest help from state prisoners.
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The Royal Register well rooted on anniversary
This issue of The Royal Register marks the beginning of our second year, and we are pleased with the results of the first year.
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Retirement doesn't agree with Mara Jacobs
QUINCY - People who are becoming aware of Mara Jacobs, because of her growing community involvement, might be surprised to learn she's on her second wind.
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Cuevas runs wild, but Wahluke Warriors fall to Ki-Bi
MATTAWA - Back to mid-season form, Francisco Cuevas ran for 183 yards and five touchdowns last Friday, but Wahluke lost a 45-34 South Central 1A Conference prep football contest to Kiona-Benton.
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Crescent Bar residents seek White House help
CRESCENT BAR - While the legal battle over their homes trudges on in court, the residents of Crescent Bar island have added a new front, asking the White House for help.
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Former Royal Mayor Buchheim dies
ROYAL CITY - Georg Buchheim, who was the mayor of Royal City and a "character," according to her friends, died at her home on Oct. 14 after a short bout with lung cancer. She was 83.
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Late injury opens door for Connell
ROYAL CITY - Connell took advantage of a defense weakened by injury late in the game to blow open an epic battle and pull away for a 49-28 win.
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Former Royal Mayor Buchheim dies
ROYAL CITY - Georg Buchheim, who was the mayor of Royal City and a "character," according to her friends, died at her home on Oct. 14 after a short bout with lung cancer. She was 83.
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Trifecta last Thursday tops successes for ResortWorks
CRESCENT BAR - Starting the year, Michelle Smith and Faye Torgerson formed a real estate and rental management partnership they hoped would bring good fortune.
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Cuevas runs wild, but Wahluke Warriors fall to Ki-Bi
MATTAWA - Back to mid-season form, Francisco Cuevas ran for 183 yards and five touchdowns last Friday, but Wahluke lost a 45-34 South Central 1A Conference prep football contest to Kiona-Benton.
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The Royal Register well rooted on anniversary
This issue of The Royal Register marks the beginning of our second year, and we are pleased with the results of the first year.
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Mansfields post low Harvest Open score
ROYAL CITY - Mike and Cydney Mansfield combined for a 90 to win the Harvest Open Golf Tournament at the Royal Golf Course on Oct. 8.
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Home Ec teacher still strong after 37 years
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School Family & Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE) instructor Kathy Schutz qualified for retirement five years ago, but she's not quitting any time soon.
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Jay Scott sees school board as extension of his impact
MATTAWA - Jay Scott is running for a position on the Wahluke School District board of directors in the Nov. 8 election, and he has no particular axe to grind.
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Big versus quick when Connell visits Royal
ROYAL CITY - It will be "big on quick," says Connell coach Wayne Riner, when his Eagles visit Royal this Friday for the two schools' annual football showdown.
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Jack Eskildsen, Linda Varney win Desert Aire Country Club golf crowns
DESERT AIRE - It was usual suspects in the battle for the Desert Aire Men's and Women's Club championships, competed recently at the Desert Aire Country Club.
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Royal girls drop volleyball matches to Connell, River View
ROYAL CITY - The struggling volleyball season continued for the Royal High School girls, falling to Connell and River View.
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Royal Knights edge Wahluke Warriors in volleyball
ROYAL CITY - Royal and Wahluke traded the first four games, and then Royal won the fifth to take a South Central A Conference volleyball match last week.
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Crescent Bar residents urged to take petition route
CRESCENT BAR - Two residents of the Crescent Bar Condominiums are encouraging all Crescent Bar island home owners to sign a petition they hope will bring White House attention to their plight.
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Cuevas, Sabin injured as Wahluke falters, 27-0
MATTAWA - Injuries last Friday night may have ended any hopes Wahluke High School had of making the class A state high school football playoffs.
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Wahluke girls win one, lose two
MATTAWA - Wahluke's girls defeated Kiona-Benton, 15-50, but lost to Zillah, 15-42, in South Central A Conference high school cross country.
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Royal School Board's members home grown
ROYAL CITY - There will be an election in November to decide a new member for the Royal School District board of directors in January but, for now, the board is intact and served by five members who grew up in the district.
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We finally came to an understanding about the Mac
I was driving the freeway from Yakima to Granger when I heard Steve Jobs had passed on. I knew he'd been ill for some time. So I wasn't surprised.
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DeLaRosa explosion for Royal victory
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Warrior girls drop two in volleyball
The Warriors played a good game third game against RV, losing 25-23 and then won one of the four games with Cle Elum.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
We finally came to an understanding about the Mac
I was driving the freeway from Yakima to Granger when I heard Steve Jobs had passed on. I knew he'd been ill for some time. So I wasn't surprised.
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Royal loses, 1-0, wins, 1-0, in soccer
ROYAL CITY - It can't get much tougher in soccer than it was for the Royal girls last week. They dropped a 1-0 contest to Connell in two overtimes and came back to beat Goldendale, 1-0, in a 17-person shootout.
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Long-time patron excited about new Quincy Library
QUINCY - The new Quincy Public Library is expected to open in November, and no one is more excited than longtime patron Roxa Kreimeyer.
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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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Royal soccer loses to Connell, beat Goldendale
ROYAL CITY - It can't get much tougher in soccer than it was for the Royal girls last week. They dropped a 1-0 contest to Connell in two overtimes and came back to beat Goldendale, 1-0, in a 17-person shootout.
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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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Royal Knights roll over Wahluke
ROYAL CITY - It was a football fan's game for a half when Wahluke visited Royal for a South Central A Conference East high school football game last Friday and Royal led 21-12.
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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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Girl, 12, lands biggest fish at first Crescent Bar derby
CRESCENT BAR - A 12-year-old girl by the name of Isabel was the winner of the Quincy Valley Tourism Assocication's first annual Northern Pikeminnow Fishing Derby held last weekend between Wanapum and Rock Island Dams. Her last name was not recorded
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Vet benefits fair scheduled
MOSES LAKE - A veterans benefits and services fair will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Grant County Fairgrounds commercial building.
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Wahluke Warriors awaken with 28-point rally
MATTAWA - Judging by 30 minutes of play at Granger last Friday night, Wahluke just may be a state playoff contender in class A high school football.
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Imagine 100 percent marketable fresh apples
We reported two weeks ago that Royal High School is nearing the 2014 goal of 100 percent of students passing Washington's basic academic skills exams.
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Family business started with phone call by 12-year-old
ROYAL CITY - Pavons Satellites, a fairly new, family-owned, varied services business, has just opened its third branch, all because of a 12-year-old's phone call years ago.
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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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Port gets $1.4 million for water, $750,000 for rail
ROYAL CITY - The Port of Royal Slope has been promised more than $2 million that should make its industrial park more attractive to businesses seeking a home.
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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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Fishing Derby offers $30,000 in prizes
CRESCENT BAR - Participants will have a shot at $30,000 in cash prizes during the Quincy Valley Tourism Association's first annual Northern Pikeminnow Fishing Derby Sept. 24-25 at Crescent Bar.
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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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Desert Nights good for Auto Detailing Club
MATTAWA - Participation at Desert Aire's Hot Desert Nights was profitable for the Wahluke High School 21st Century Program's Auto Detailing Club.
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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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Quackenbush delays again
CRESCENT BAR - The decision about whether to grant a stay and injunction to Crescent Bar island residents in their lawsuit against Grant County PUD has been delayed again, to Sept. 9.
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Inspired by the grand lady of Crescent Bar golf
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Quincy Library art exhibit features Olympia woman
QUINCY - A three-month art exhibit at the Quincy Library, 108 B Street SW, features the works of an Olympia woman with ties to this area.
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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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Grant County Fair to close Saturday
MOSES LAKE - The Grant County Fair, which has been celebrating its 100th anniversary this week, has two more days to run, today and tomorrow, at the Grant County Fairgrounds.
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Today in History for August 19th
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'I don't want any bums in my family'
Once in a while you meet someone who leaves you wondering where all the sensible folks have gone. You wish you could make a copy.
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Quincy fishing derby offers $15,000 in prizes this year
CRESCENT BAR - Up to $15,000 in prizes are being offered during the first Northern Pikeminnow Fishing Derby at Crescent Bar Sept. 24-25
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Golf a 'game you can grow old with'
DESERT AIRE - Jean Farrington took a hard swing and sailed the ball 150 yards down the middle toward the 436-yard, par-5 No. 1 hole at Desert Aire Golf Course.
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Voting on ambulance, fire levies to end next Tuesday
ROYAL CITY - Voters on the Royal Slope have until 8 p.m. next Tuesday, Aug. 16, to cast a ballot on four levies related to personal safety.
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Hot Desert Nights brings out the crowds in Desert Aire
DESERT AIRE - America's economy may be in the dumps, but its spirit is not, if Hot Desert Nights here last Saturday is an indication.
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QVTB offers $15,000 in prizes for fishing derby
CRESCENT BAR - There will be up to $15,000 in cash prizes and additional non-cash prizes when the Quincy Valley Tourism Board stages its first Northern Pikeminnow Fishing Derby at Quincy at Crescent Bar on Sept. 24-25.
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Real estate pointed to Trinidad cliff
TRINIDAD - When Carl Nicholson stepped to the edge of an empty lot on the cliff at Trinidad, his real estate experience told him something good was about to happen, and he called his wife.
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'I don't want any bums in my family' - working mom
Once in a while you meet someone who leaves you wondering where all the sensible folks have gone. You wish you could make a copy.
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Ted's Take: Fire, EMS levies a good idea
I'm sure there are times you feel like voting against local levies as a way of punishing government for being too big. I've felt that way too.
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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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Tonnemaker Brothers, Inc. larger today than imagined
ROYAL CITY - When Kurt and Cole Tonnemaker decided to form Tonnemaker Brothers, Inc. in 1992 as a way for Kurt to come back to the family farm, they had no idea of the future scope of their venture.
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Weird golf deeds, insurance sales, forklifts part of Don Tracy's journey to Desert Aire Pro Shop
DESERT AIRE - Many golfers like to think, or imagine, that a golf pro's life is charmed. And it is - for some.
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Hot Desert Nights this Saturday
DESERT AIRE - The annual Hot Desert Nights, sponsored by the Mattawa-Desert Aire Lions Club, will be held this Saturday, Aug. 6, at Desert Aire.
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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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Fully-tested, this kid is a candidate for senior tour
John Jessup and I had our regular nine-hole golf game last Saturday.
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Long-timer would rather live out his days here
CRESCENT BAR - Bill Fisher, 82, believes he'll move to Wenatchee if he is eventually forced to vacate Crescent Bar Island along with the rest of its residents.
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Former Wenatchee resident authors books
DESERT AIRE - Loretta Pomerleau. who grew up in Wenatchee, recently accomplished her dream of being a published author.
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Residents challenge ethics of PUD's attorneys
CRESCENT BAR - Residents of Crescent Bar Island are scratching their heads. A decision Federal Judge Justin Quackenbush was to make on July 22 in the residents' lawsuit against the Grant County PUD, was delayed until Aug. 12 without explanation.
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Final Shreves reunion at Crescent Bar helps with matriarch's grieving
CRESCENT BAR - Sandra Shreves and her family celebrated their final Crescent Bar reunion last weekend. Surprisingly, Sandra is not sad about it.
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Riddle, Lennon, Quealey, Bennett first in Sadie Hawkins golf event
CRESCENT BAR - Jerry Riddle, Candy Lennon, Jack Quealey and Mavis Bennett combined their talents to score 87 and win the annual Sadie Hawkins Day hosted by the women's club at the Crescent Bar Golf Course on July 12.
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Grant PUD's attorneys' ethics challenged in court
CRESCENT BAR - Crescent Bar Island residents question the ethics of the attorneys representing Grant County PUD.
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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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Sand Dance planned
MATTAWA - The Wahluke Enrichment Organization (WEO) will celebrate the second annual Dance in the Sand at Sandbar Marine at the Port of Mattawa on Saturday, July 30.
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Today in History for July 26th
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Lucas, Brissey big winners in women's golf
CRESCENT BAR - Playing in the first division, Marian Lucas put her name on the honors board four times at the July 5 women's day competition at Crescent Bar Golf Course.
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Volunteers prove their value with quick action on wildfire
GEORGE - A farmer and a communications operation learned of the value of dedicated, well-trained volunteer firefighters last Friday afternoon.
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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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Today in History for July 20th
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Volunteers prove their value with quick action
GEORGE - A farmer and a communications operation learned of the value of dedicated, well-trained volunteer firefighters last Friday afternoon.
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It isn't Ancient, but it sure is Royal
While playing in the Summerfest tournament on Saturday at the Royal Golf Course, my brother Bob said he did a double-take when he saw the sign.
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Casey 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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Today in History for July 13th
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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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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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'Family' celebrates 11th annual Crescent Bar Fourth gathering
CRESCENT BAR - If he ever has to leave Crescent Bar, North Park lot owner Matt Black will remember it as "a uniting place for friends and family to celebrate the Fourth."
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Colockum Ridge's Jan Hageson steals the show at women's golf
CRESCENT BAR - The ladies of the Crescent Bar Golf Course hosted their counterparts from Colockum Ridge (Quincy) Golf Course at their regular women's day on Jun 28 and were treated to some special golf by Colockum's Jan Hageson.
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Longest July 4 Parade ever at Crescent Bar
CRESCENT BAR - Residents of Crescent Bar and friends from around the area staged their biggest Fourth of July Parade yet on Sunday, July 3.
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Quackenbush delays decision
CRESCENT BAR - A decision on whether to postpone the Crescent Bar residents' lawsuit against the Grant County Public Utility District has been delayed about three weeks.
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Margaret Linder captures competitive President's Cup
CRESCENT BAR - Margaret Linder won the 2011 Crescent Bar Golf Course women's club President's Cup on June 21 and learned why Mavis Bennett wins often in weekly women's events.
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Today in History for July 6th
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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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Hot air balloon rides for Fourth
CRESCENT BAR - For those who are willing to rise early, there will be an added treat in the park on July 3 for the Fourth of July celebration.
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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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Some American Heroes up front, others obscure
The theme of the Fourth of July celebration at Crescent Bar - Our American Heroes - brings to mind a series by the History Channel back in the 1990s about heroes of Spanish surname who have fought for America.
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Camp Hanford brought Joan Wiseman and her husband west
CRESCENT BAR - A U.S. military post that no longer exists is responsible for Joan Wiseman leaving her native South Dakota and settling in Washington.
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Histiocytosis victim confronts ailment with will to be normal
ROYAL CITY - If you saw Jackson Noftle walking down the street, you likely wouldn't say he's ill. He looks like a normal 15-year-old.
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Today in History for July 1st
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Wahluke High School class of 2011 graduates
MATTAWA - This pictorial representation of the Wahluke High School 2011 graduation was planned for an earlier edition of the Royal Register, but there was a challenge with transmission of the photos provided by the school district.
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Would-be college professor opts for high school at Royal City
ROYAL CITY - Eric Carlson is a science teacher at Royal High School, but neither the students nor the staff call him Mister.
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Some American Heroes up front, others obscure
The theme of the Fourth of July celebration at Crescent Bar - Our American Heroes - brings to mind a series by the History Channel back in the 1990s about heroes of Spanish surname who have fought for America.
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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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'Our American Heroes' parade to follow first-ever color guard
CRESCENT BAR - Crescent Bar Fourth of July Parade organizer Karen Wirta has gleefully announced that the parade will be led off by a color guard this year.
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White Heron's Cameron Fries studied in Europe
TRINIDAD - Once he decided he wanted to be a wine maker, White Heron Cellars's Cameron Fries knew he needed to learn from the best, and he headed for Europe.
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Q fever human cases investigated by Grant County Health District
EPHRATA - The Grant County Health District reported on June 16 that it is investigating reports of human cases of Q fever, a bacterial disease caused primarily by contact with goats, sheep and cattle.
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Blanket for Deployed Daddy back home with baby
MATTAWA - It's mission accomplished for the participants in Wahluke High School's Knit Wits class.
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Islanders for postponement, PUD against, judge learns
CRESCENT BAR - As expected, the residents of Crescent Bar Island and the Grant County PUD took opposing views last Friday, June 17, in the matter of postponement of the lawsuit the residents have brought against the PUD.
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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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Today in History for June 24th
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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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'Our American Heroes' theme of July 4 Parade
CRESCENT BAR - Organizer Karen Wirta has announced that the theme of the 2011 Crescent Bar Fourth of July Parade will be "Our American Heroes."
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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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Fourth of July was all about the individual
If you're looking for a place to celebrate the Fourth of July, I can recommend two choices that will please.
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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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Muller-Richter team takes member-guest tourney
CRESCENT BAR - Chuck Muller and Phil Richer combined their talents to shoot an aggregate 161.5 to take first place in the first division of the first annual Crescent Bar Member-Guest Golf Tournament on June 4-5.
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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.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Second round of legal case begins today
CRESCENT BAR - The second round of proceedings in the lawsuit brought by residents of Crescent Bar Island (CBI) against the Grant County Public Utility District (PUD) over the extension of lot leases will get under way at noon today.
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Desert Aire Airport's 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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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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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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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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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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Locals team up for "Welcome" sign
ROYAL CITY - There is a sparkling new "Welcome" sign at the main entrance to Royal City, and residents and visitors can thank Jackson Noftle and the SHOC organization.
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Family-oriented The Band Perry coming to Gorge June 18
George - If you're looking for a country-western act with more than a touch of family, you may want to check out The Band Perry at the Gorge Amphitheatre on Saturday, June 18.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Round one of battle goes to the islanders
CRESCENT BAR - It appears the first round in the legal contest between residents of Crescent Bar island and the Grant County Public Utility District has gone to the islanders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
Good weather greets men's golf season opener
CRESCENT BAR - The Crescent Bar Golf Course men's club took advantage of balmy weather on May 7 to kick off the new season.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Festival of golf planned for June 3-5
CRESCENT BAR - There will be a festival of golf at the Crescent Bar Golf Course on June 3-5 when it hosts the first annual Member-Guest Tournament.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Residents believe twister raced through Crescent Bar in March
CRESCENT BAR - Year-around Crescent Bar residents who were here for the event, are convinced a funnel cloud, or twister, swept through the resort on the evening of March 10.
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Vickie Brissey sweeps at the women's golf opener
CRESCENT BAR - Vickie Brissey had the hot clubs on May 3 at the season opener for the Women's Club at Crescent Bar Golf Course, finding the winner's circle four times.
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George Independence Day celebration set
GEORGE - The community of George is gearing up for its 54th annual Independence Day Celebration. In honor of the nation's first president, it will include the famous world's largest cherry pie.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Quilts of Valor command woman's working hours
ROYAL CITY - Planning to retire after 28 years in education, June Moore bought a $35,000 long-arm quilting machine with plans to start a business and finish out her life with a new type of living.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
A Senior View: Time for sun and fun again
CRESCENT BAR - My first day back to Crescent Bar this spring was March 28. It was dead, just as residents told me last year it would be.
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Islanders' lawsuit filed, PUD says wrong court
Islanders' lawsuit filed, PUD says wrong court
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Hill intended a brief stay at Royal
ROYAL CITY - When Jack Hill took over as principal of Royal High School 21 years ago, he did not intend on a career stay.
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Newcomb takes over clerk post in Mattawa
MATTAWA - Robin Newcomb of Kittitas is the new city clerk in Mattawa, as of May 1.
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Third win over Connell propels Royal to soccer state
ROYAL CITY - The Knights may not have won the A district soccer championship last week, but they are going to state because of a 5-1 victory over Connell earlier in week in the semifinals.
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Four Wahluke Warrior boys garner baseball star honors
WAHLUKE - It was a tough year (4-14) once again for Wahluke baseball in 2011, but the season ended on the upswing when four Warriors were voted South Central A Conference East honors last week.
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Ted's Take: That was one beneficial rain
I was one happy camper when the sky broke open Saturday evening and descended as the heaviest rain I'd seen in a long time.
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Royal facilities group to meet
ROYAL CITY - The Community Committee, which is studying solutions to the challenges of crowding in Royal School District buildings, will meet at 7 p.m. today at the high school library. The public is welcome.
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Wahluke Warriors top Royal Knights, 1-0, again
WAHLUKE - The Wahluke soccer team continued its dominance of the South Central A Conference with a 1-0 victory over Royal last Thursday in the district championship game.
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Girl earns 10 credits in one year
MATTAWA - While there are some students Sentinel Tech alternative teacher Jesús Maldonado finds lacking, he couldn't be prouder of Yesenia Valdovinos.
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Clean-up's success may lead to follow-up
SCHWANA - The people of Schwana had a community clean-up recently that may lead to more such events.
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Royal Knights put up tough fight against Ki-Be
ROYAL CITY - With a big playoff game looming against the No. 1 team in the state, the Royal High baseball team demonstrated last week it can play with top-rank competition.
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Sentinel Tech teacher shelves retirement plans
MATTAWA - Jesús Maldonado retired from the Granger School District last spring after a 35-year teaching career, but he's back at it in Mattawa.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
George's 54th Independence Day celebration set
GEORGE - The community of George is gearing up for its 54th annual Independence Day Celebration. In honor of the nation's first president, it will include the famous world's largest cherry pie.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Royal boys finish soccer season with a big 8-0 win
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School soccer team finished the regular season with an 8-0 victory over Kiona-Benton last week and tomorrow turns to the quest for a state championship.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Nielsen Golf Tourney set for June 4
ROYAL CITY - The Bob Nielsen Memorial Golf Tournament, a fund-raising event that benefits the Royal High School football program, will be played on Saturday, June 4, at the Royal City Golf Course.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Ted's Take: Bin Laden story went too long
I was leaving Mass on Sunday evening, May 1, when my wife called to tell me Osama Bin Laden was dead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Spaghetti feed set for tomorrow night
ROYAL CITY - A spaghetti feed has been scheduled for tomorrow evening at Royal High School to raise funds for a cancer victim who is well known to the student population.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Earth Angels Garden Club has best plant sale yet
DESERT AIRE - The purpose of the Earth Angels Garden Club of Desert Aire is for its 20 members to exchange gardening ideas and carry out charity or volunteer missions.
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Royal-Wahluke soccer match lives up to its billing
ROYAL CITY - The big high school soccer match that was expected between Royal and Wahluke last Friday on the Royal field was exactly that.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Community support sought for float
ROYAL CITY - The festival parade season is fast approaching, and financial support and volunteers are needed for the Royal City community float.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Royal needs one win today to make baseball playoffs
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School baseball team needs one win today to advance to the district playoffs.
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Royal Knight girls drop 2 in softball, fall to 2-4
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High school girls battled, but Riverview walked away with two South Central A Conference East softball wins Saturday at Riverview.
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Asparagus harvest should go full tilt this week
MATTAWA - The asparagus harvest on the Wahluke Slope should be going full blast this week. Temperatures are expected to be in or near the 70s.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Quilts of Valor command woman's work
ROYAL CITY - Planning to retire after 28 years in education, June Moore bought a $35,000 long-arm quilting machine with plans to start a business and finish out her life with a new type of living.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Ted's Turn: The latest wedding of a lifetime
Pat sat on the edge of her chair while I watched Bill O'Reilly Thursday evening and, as quickly as Bill finished saying, "looking out for you," she pounced.
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Lions dinner raises $3,000, club prepares for Hot Desert Nights
MATTAWA - The Mattawa-Desert Aire Lions Club raised more than $3,000 with its annual Seafood Feast in March and now has its eye on a bigger prize in August.
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Three scholars from Royal awarded $20,000
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School seniors Abraham Guadarrama, Laura Bautista and Magarita Rodriguez-Figueroa have been chosen Dell Scholarship finalists and have been awarded $20,000 each toward a college education.
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Royal, Wahluke split weekend baseball doubleheader
MATTAWA - Royal High School and Wahluke High School were thought to be evenly matched in baseball this year, and Saturday they split their South Central A Conference East doubleheader on the Wahluke diamond.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Sheriff asks help with 2009 burglary-assault case
EPHRATA - A 2009 burglary incident, in which a woman was assaulted, has been considered cold for some time, but Grant County Sheriff's detectives are hoping a drawing based on a description by the victim will warm things up.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Royal 2nd, Wahluke third at three-way weekend golf meet
ROYAL CITY - Kyle Spartveit scored a 41 to lead the Royal High School boys golf team in a three-way meet at Suntides Golf Course in Yakima last Thursday.
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Movie night organized in support of cancer research
MATTAWA - The 21st Century Program at Wahluke High School will host a movie night in support of breast cancer research at the Wahluke High School Commons tomorrow, Wednesday, 20, in the evening.
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Royal tops Mabton, 5-1, advances to 9-1 in soccer
ROYAL CITY - No matter where they go, the Royal High School soccer Knights are dominating the action.
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Mattawa clean-up scheduled
MATTAWA - The annual community clean-up in Mattawa, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, has been scheduled for this Friday, April 22, in the evening.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Tiddaly Diddaly's and Hot Brews become one business
MATTAWA - Anita Brown has acquired Hot Brews espresso and combined it with her Tiddaly Diddaly's deli and pizza parlor into one business, as of April 1.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Royal artist's work makes it into magazine
ROYAL CITY - Abigail Guijosa started expressing herself with drawings in fifth grade and, recently, the Royal City 20-year-old had the pleasure of seeing one of her pieces in the most recent edition of Lowrider Arte Magazine.
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Royal City DYW court asks youths to 'be your best self'
ROYAL CITY - The Royal City Distinguished Young Woman Court is asking community youths to join them in celebrating Be Your Best Self week from April 25-29.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Boy Scout's goal is to install flag poles
ROYAL CITY - Jacob Lee's Eagle Scout project, which he completed recently, was the installation of a flag pole and the raising of a U.S. flag at the new Royal City Community Center.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
A walk down memory lane: The 50-year time frame
I was interviewing Shirley Stewart of Smyrna for a life story that will appear in the near future, and tears came to her eyes. She was speaking of a particular memory that really mattered.
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Royal High School advances to 7-1 in boys soccer
ROYAL CITY - The Royal High School soccer team is putting together a championship type of season, posting two shutouts last week to advance to 6-1 in the South Central A Conference and 7-1 overall.
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Wahluke Warriors remain atop prep soccer standings
MATTAWA - Topping Granger, 2-0, last week, the Wahluke Warriors remained in a tie for the top spot in South Central A Conference high school soccer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Royal schools may run bond election
ROYAL CITY - It's not official, but it's starting to appear that the Royal School District will run a new school construction bond election in November.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Police call finds deceased 13-year-old
MATTAWA - Recent calls to which Mattawa Police responded included a call to 200 East 4th Street at which a 13-year-old boy with a history of medical challenges was found deceased.
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Mattawa woman's experience leads to volunteerism for cancer research
MATTAWA - She was only 39, and it was just two days after her first son's graduation when Andrea Eckenberg got the devastating news she had breast cancer.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Royal splits weekend baseball contests with Connell
ROYAL CITY - Royal High School launched the 2011 South Central A Conference East baseball campaign last Saturday with a split against Connell.
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Royal City Community Center grand opening is a festive affair
ROYAL CITY - The grand opening of the new Royal City Community Center on Saturday was attended by more than 100 people, including about 60 golfers who participated in a grand opening tournament.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
Week of travel nets one win for Wahluke boys soccer team
MATTAWA - In three contests that were reported late because of the team's travel schedule the week ending March 26, Wahluke High soccer scored one win against three quality opponents.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO
County ranks low in health
EPHRATA - Just in time for the upcoming Health Forums, Grant County has received word that it ranks 27th statistically among Washington's 39 counties in matters of health.
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Golf at its finest at Saturday's grand opening
ROYAL CITY - The Royal City Community Center Grand Opening Golf Tournament last Saturday was played in the worst golfing conditions I've ever experienced.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO
Wahluke baseballers start strong but fall twice to Ki-Be
MATTAWA - A season that looked really promising after one weekend has become a tough proposition for the Wahluke High School baseball team.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO
Historical speaker has area history
SOAP LAKE - A Fairchild AFB pilot with connections to this region will be the speaker at the heritage meeting of the Grant County Historical Society on Tuesday, April 12.
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De La Garza leads Jimmer's Buddies to 'Got Game' title
MATTAWA - Juan De La Garza of Mattawa led a group of hoopsters from Columbia Basin College to the championship of the We've Still Got Game basketball tournament at Wahluke High School.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO
Martinez chosen at Mattawa pageant
MATTAWA - Wahluke High School junior Jessica Martinez is the Mattawa Distinguished Young Woman, chosen at the DYW Pageant at the Wahluke High School Auditorium on March 26.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO
Substance abuse event scheduled
MOSES LAKE - Although impaired driving is a serious issue, visitors to the fifth annual Community Partnership Against Substance Abuse on May 5 will have the opportunity to have a little fun with it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 14 YEARS AGO
Andersons-plus-one take Royal City golf title
ROYAL CITY - Daniel Nighswonger teamed with Don Anderson, Bob Anderson and D.J. Anderson to outguess howling winds on Saturday and claim the gross championship of the Royal City Community Center Grand Opening Tournament with a 63.
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