V Gallery Published Nov 14, 2019

The talent in our community is dynamic, and one can not be curious about why some people are naturally compelled to be involved in live theater. What we do know is we are glad they are!

Emily Duvall is one of those people. You know her for playing Rosie in Mamma Mia, and assisting in the direction for Basin Community Theatre's first youth production of Lion King Jr, and/or Assistant Director for MLHS's production of Footloose. Earlier productions she performed in include My Fair Lady- Mrs. Higgins - Fiddler On the Roof- Yente - Les Miserable- Madame Thenardlet.

VM: Where does your passion for live theater come from? My passion for live theater ...

Food & Drink Published Nov 14, 2019

Location, location, location! This mantra of the realtor’s world may have an application with Moses Lake’s newest purveyor of artisanal alcoholic malted beverages. Located right next to a historical Moses Lake institution, Chico’s Pizza, many will ask, “What goes better together than pizza and beer?” Like Sonny and Cher, Abbot and Costello, squirrels and nuts. Yes, Squirrel Fight Artisan Brewery has opened its doors this summer to the thirsty Columbia Basin.

Owned and operated by a couple of ‘local boys’ who still hold down their day jobs, Troy Watson and Rubén Vela have teamed up to make a go of this brewing passion of theirs. Members of a local brewing club that formed a ...

For Goodness Sake Published Nov 13, 2019

35 years is a long run for any enterprise; a marriage, a career, and especially for a small business. The statistics were not quite as daunting four-decades ago, but they remain fairly consistent that only two out of ten new businesses survive their first year. With that being said, June 1st, 2019 marked the Thirty-Fifth anniversary of Jim and Sharon Van Woert at the helm of the Olde World Trading Company…and in two locations since 1984. Quite an accomplishment in any book.

In a recent interview with Venue Magazine, the effervescent Sharon Van Woert recalled with fondness their humble beginnings in the downtown Ephrata location. Jim and Sharon transplanted from Oregon and came to the Columbia Basin for Jim’s ...