People of the Community

After graduating from QHS in 1990, I moved to Idaho,

then Texas, and then on to Pennsylvania, where I met my

wife Dale. Once we started a family, we decided that the

Columbia Basin was the place to be, and are very happy that our three children get to grow

up in the fresh air and sunshine of Moses Lake! Originally from Quincy, I

moved back to the Basin in 2010 to start an American Family Insurance

agency. My favorite part of insurance is helping the hard-working people in

our community. We offer home, auto, life, business, and farm/ranch insur-

ance, and take pride in customizing a program for each unique family. Our

office is located at 821 E Broadway, next to Eclipse Day Spa. We are open

Monday through Saturday, and can be reached at 764-5144.

Born right here in Central Washington "Big Daddy" Dj Live has worked

his way up from a ipod/computer list "Dj" to an Official Bumsquad DJ

member mixin on his turn tables. Dj Live aka Luke has worked in the

business for over 9 years working with radio station along the way,

currently employed with 107.3 KFFM out of Yakima,WA, Luke mixes

and matches the music for music fans around the world online and over

the air waves. He has settled in the Moses Lake area with his soon to be

wife Erika Aguayo, kids Vienay and Gaston and K9 kids Hennesy,

Choco and Yogi. You can catch DJ Live around the area at various

events from bars and pubs to media events and private parties.

Business Spotlight Jason & Heide Backus have been doing

business in the Columbia Basin for over 8 years as Backus Marketing &

Design. They provide professional services that include Marketing Consult-

ing, Graphic Design & Website and App development for organizations all

over the country. Jason has been an artist since childhood, and has worked as

a professional marketer for over 15 years. Heide, who runs the

administrative side of Backus Marketing & Design, has worked in sales and

management for over 20 years. Together, they work hard to provide their

clients with professional marketing advice as well as top quality marketing

assets, including anything from business cards and logos, to E-Commerce

websites and Smartphone Apps. Backus Marketing & Designs recently

moved to a new, larger location at 1019 W Broadway, a move made possible due to their

recent acquisition of a Signage and Vinyl company, SBC Signs. They are now pleased to offer Vinyl

Decals, Signage, Banners & Promotional Materials in addition to their other services. The

achievement that they are most proud of, however, has been the raising of three great kids, Brady,

Tanner & Jaidyn. Learn more about Backus Marketing & Design at

BackusMarketing.com

Artists John Church and Kathleen Parr produce and

distribute locally handmade glass art. They pride

themselves on their quality and originality. They

offer a great variety of items,

including:

perfume bottles, incense

burners, hummingbird feeders,

flower vases, bottle stoppers,

sun catchers, jewelry of all

kinds, business card holders,

and customized works in all

styles. They strive to serve

their customers with a unique

experience.

Elemental Glass is located at : 4477 Wenatchee

Drive in Moses Lake.

They are open M-F 12-6 and Sat and Sun 1-6

They can be reached at 509-720-3106 or via their

facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/

ElementalGlass