The VENUE Magazine
A 20+ year old publication that covers art, entertainment, events, health and dining. Communities served include Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, Electric City, Wilbur, Coulee City, Almira, Hartline, Soap Lake, Wilson Creek, Odessa, Ephrata, Quincy, Crescent Bar, Moses Lake, Ritzville, Lind, Warden, Royal City, Othello, Mattawa and Desert Aire, Washington. We want to encourage readers to look local for shopping, entertainment, fun, goodness and joy!
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Print magazines are published the first week of November, second week of July and third week of March.
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n̓xaʔaʔčín̓tət n̓k̓aˤw̓mn̓
iwaʔ Charlie and Loryn iʔ lu̓ tiʔ sisyu̓ s qʷqʷil̓əl̓x n̓ syil̓xčn, qʷay̓ nixl̓selx iʔ n̓ k̓ ʷəčəčk̓ ʷčin̓ n̓ xaʔaʔčín̓ səl̓x ut kłx̌minkəl̓x kl̓łǐq̓ ʷmistsəl̓x “yaʔt isčq̓ łw̓ sctm̓ naʔł Loryn xʷaʔk̓ ʷinx kn ktʔanwín n̓ qast sk̓ ʷn̓ stułts inx̌min̓ kn l̓ n̓ qʷl̓qʷil̓tn̓ tət.” Charlie cus, ałiʔ, kl̓in̓ čaʔ, l̓ispʔus…
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Ancestors Prayers
The Salish language stretches across the Columbia Plateau and beyond, through what is now Washington, Oregon, British Columbia, and Montana. It carries generations of knowledge, teaching, identity, and connection to both land and family. It lives through those who speak it, learn it, and raise their children within it. For Charlie and Loryn…
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New Physician Starting September 2026
We are excited to welcome Dr. Monty Salanoa, Family Practice Physician, to the Columbia Basin Hospital Family Medicine Clinic. “Talofa! My name is Monty Salanoa. I was born in Kahuku, Hawaii, but grew up in Rialto, California. I met my wife in college, where I attended USAFA and received my degree in biology.…
