Big Bend Electric Co-op awards scholarships

Three scholarships were awarded at the 79th Big Bend Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting held on March 3 at Basin City Elementary School.

The winners, all seniors, are Baylee Easterday, Chiawana High School, daughter of Cully and Shani Easterday of Pasco; Samuel Azevedo, Othello High School, son of Lisuarte and Guiomar Azevedo of Othello and McKenna Lovejoy, Tri-Cities Prep High School, daughter of Diann Lovejoy, Eltopia.

The students were introduced to the membership at which time they read their scholarship essays. The scholarships are $500 a year for up to four years with a total value of $...