Verle Harnasch passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015 at Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Richland, Washington. He was born in Chesaw, Washington on August 15, 1916, the third of seven children, to William and Lucille Harnasch.
Oroville High School
Half-baked: School “grades” shouldn’t be taken at face value
Tonasket High School science teacher Shawn Rader explained to the district’s school board last March why he has been working on a concept called Standards Based Grading for some time. The grading system is something that is part of the Teacher/Principal Evaluation Project that school districts implementing, but it’s been a passion of his for [...]
Oroville, Tonasket bring home state track medals
Hornets bring home multiple medals CHENEY- Oroville’s track and field squad brought home a total of six medals last weekend from the WIAA State 2B Track and Field Championships, with the girls squad garnering a ninth place finish. “Our athletes followed up at state with stellar performances,” said Oroville coach Harold Jensen. “Experience, dedication, and [...]
Arrigoni completes jump from small town to big stage
Oroville grad qualifies for NCAA D-1 national meet CHENEY – A bet to get her high school teammate to play soccer, a community college basketball scholarship and the discovery of a new sport were just the beginning for Catie Arrigoni. The 2011 Oroville High School graduate, now attending Eastern Washington University, ran cross country her [...]
Isadore ‘Ike’ Williams
Isadore “Ike” Williams passed away on Sunday, April 27, 2014. He was born on March 30, 1941 in Vernon B.C. to Edward Joe Williams and Lucy Kinbasket from Enderby B.C.
Slideshow | Rain clears out for Oroville invite
Tigers, Hornets gear up for post-season OROVILLE – A monsoon-like deluge delayed the start of Saturday’s Draggoo Financial Oroville Invitational, but once the rain was finished, the weather cooperated on about as nice a day as one could hope for at a spring track meet. That translated into a lot of personal bests for quite [...]
Oroville falls to DeSales, ends breakthrough season | Slideshow
RICHLAND – Oroville’s record-breaking girls basketball season came to an end Saturday in Richland as the DeSales Irish pulled away in the second half to post a 50-32 victory over the Hornets in 2B regional action. DeSales advances to the eight-team state tournament in Spokane next weekend. The Hornets, playing in their first-ever state regional [...]
