Joel Martin

Moses Lake

Copy Editor at Columbia Basin Herald

News Reporter at Columbia Basin Herald

I'm a happily married father of eight (why, yes, Catholic!), raised in the boonies and living in a small desert town.

Articles

Renew director brings back ideas from prestigious fellowship

1 day ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Joel Martin

MOSES LAKE — Behavioral health care in Grant County may see some improvements. Dell Anderson, director of Renew, formerly Grant Mental Health, recently completed a Baldridge Fellowship and came back with some ideas, he said Thursday. “It's a one-year program, and it includes attending a quest for excellence conference,” Anderson said.
BBCC to present Drum Fest on Saturday

1 day ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Joel Martin

MOSES LAKE — Big Bend Community College will get rhythm this Saturday when the Drum Fest takes over the Wallenstien theater. “It will be a workshop-slash-mega drum line,” said John Owen, associate professor of music at BBCC. The drumming begins at 6 p.m. with a world drumming workshop, according to the event’s promotional flier. All ages are invited to join a drum circle that will explore drum techniques from a variety of cultures and traditions.
Running in faith

2 days ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Joel Martin

MOSES LAKE — “Let us run with patience the race that is set before us,” the Bible says in the Epistle to the Hebrews, and the students at Crestview Christian School in Moses Lake did just that. Sixteen students turned out Friday morning on a makeshift quarter-mile track laid out on the school lawn for the annual Jog-a-Thon fundraiser. “It’s one of our best fundraisers, because kids get their family and friends (to sponsor them),” said Crestview School Board Chair Joanne Thomas.
BBCC Job Fair connects people, employers

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Joel Martin |Moses Lake

Apr. 18—MOSES LAKE — Thursday's may have been the biggest job fair Big Bend Community College has held. "About 700 job seekers came through here today, maybe more," organizer Michelle Arceo said about halfway through the four-hour event. Eighty-two potential employers, educational specialists and other recruiters set up tables in the ATEC Building at BBCC for the annual job fair.
Growing market

6 days ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Joel Martin

MOSES LAKE — If you haven’t put out your garden yet, it’s not too late. The Washington State University Grant-Adams Master Gardeners will hold their annual plant sale May 3 at McCosh Park. “We’ll have lots of different kinds of vegetables,” said Master Gardener Diane Escure. “I think we’ve got maybe 12 different kinds of heirloom tomatoes.
Basin events for April 18-26

6 days ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Joel Martin

COLUMBIA BASIN — Live music, arts and crafts and plant sales await this week in the Columbia Basin. Here are a few things to check out: April 18 Easter Bake Sale Come and buy some homemade baked items for your Easter weekend. Cakes, cookies, sweet breads, kraut runza, kuchen and other items. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at H.E. Gritman Senior Center, 118 W. Main Ave., Ritzville. Info: 509-659-1921. April 19 Coulee City Kids Fishing Derby Prizes for first, second and third place for each age group.
Hot competition

6 days ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Joel Martin

MOSES LAKE — A good pot of chili is its own reward. Still, a little recognition and maybe some cash never hurts. “I do a lot more eating of chili than I do making it,” said Grant County Sheriff Joey Kriete, one of the judges at Greenpoint Technologies’ annual chili cook-off Monday, adding that he’s the only one in his household who’s a chili fan. “I love chili.
BBCC Job Fair connects people, employers

6 days ago | columbiabasinherald.com | Joel Martin

MOSES LAKE — Thursday’s may have been the biggest job fair Big Bend Community College has held. “About 700 job seekers came through here today, maybe more,” organizer Michelle Arceo said about halfway through the four-hour event. Eighty-two potential employers, educational specialists and other recruiters set up tables in the ATEC Building at BBCC for the annual job fair.
‘Midnight in Soap Lake’

1 week ago | thenewstribune.com | Joel Martin |Moses Lake

SOAP LAKE - Murder, family secrets, mysterious water and a terrifying urban legend. It's all lurking behind the small-town innocence of Soap Lake in a novel released Tuesday. "Midnight in Soap Lake," the second mystery novel published by former Big Bend Community College English instructor Matthew Sullivan, isn't just set in Soap Lake but treats the town almost as a character in its own right.
MLHS Class of 1995 reunion April 25-27

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Joel Martin |Moses Lake

Apr. 17—MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake High School Class of 1995 will hold its 30-year class reunion the weekend of April 25-27, according to an announcement from the reunion committee. "We've got games and trophies," said committee member Heather Wisdom. "We're doing a lot every day for a whole weekend, because who wants to come up (to Moses Lake) just for a quick get-together?"The reunion starts on Friday, according to the announcement, with a meetup at Ten Pin Tap House.