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The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Bronco wrestling squad competed in two matches in the last week with one being their final League Match of the season. Their first tournament was the Mix and Match hosted in Ritzville at Gilson Gym on Jan. 26. This tournament provided matches for five Broncos wrestlers, Matthias Ferderer, Alex Whitman, Tucker Guiles, Joe Benedict and Maisa Ferderer. This was Maisa Ferderer’s first time on the mat. She began by wrestling Sotenica Ramos of Moses L...
The Lady Broncos’ regular season came to a close last week and they are now looking towards the District Tournament beginning on Feb. 6 in Reardan. The team started the week with a tough game on the road versus the Colfax Lady Bulldogs on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Head Coach Gary Kelly reiterated what a tough environment the Colfax gym is due to the intensity the fans provide for their team. “It was a frustrating game, it is really tough to play down there and hasn’t really ever...
Aging & Adult Care of Central Washington (AACCW) has started a support group for grandparents and relatives raising children living in Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln and Okanogan counties. Residents are encouraged to join with others in seeking to provide a stable, nurturing environment for those raising children, who have come into their family due to a loss or absence of the parents. Future monthly meetings, dates, times and locations will be scheduled based upon preference of those attending. AACCW is hosting a...
In the recent meeting of the Ritzville City Council Milton Rowland of Foster Pepper, PLLC, presented in regards to the status of the Well No. 9 Pump Station. The Well No. 9 Pump Station project contract began on April 24, 2014, between the City of Ritzville and the contractor, Kirby-Hunt Construction. The two parties agreed upon a contract amount of $935,280.06 and for the project to be completed in September 2014. At the contractor’s request the date was extended to Oct. 23, 2014, in order for the electrical equipment to be...
The Ritzville City Council meeting on Jan. 19 provided various committee reports and allowed the council members to discuss current issues within the city. Public Works Director Larry Swift requested the council to approve the purchase of a trailer since the price dropped by $1,200. The trailer will help when hauling grass clippings and other debris collected at the cemetery and park. Two bids were made, the first from a company in Idaho whose price is $7,799. The second was from a company in Moses Lake, their bid is $7,795....
The Broncos wrestlers had a week off from tournaments to prepare for the tail end of their season, which includes their last league match. On Saturday, Jan. 23, the Broncos traveled to Kittitas for the Coyote Classic Wrestling Tournament. There were three wrestlers who took to the mat on that day: Matthias Ferderer, Tucker Guiles and Alex Whitman. Ferderer took on an Ellensburg wrestler in his first match of the day and he won by a score of 11-3. After this he moved on to take on a Cle Elum wrestler. Ferderer was ahead by...
The Lady Broncos have begun the last few league games of their season and are finishing set to finish with a good record heading into the playoffs. Their week held two nonleague wins and a tough league loss to the St. George’s Lady Dragons. Last Tuesday on Jan. 19, the team took to the court to face the Connell Lady Eagles. The game proved to be a close contest, but the Lady Broncos came out on top with a final score of 57-54. This game held two high scorers for the team. T...
The Lind Town Council convened for their first meeting of the year on Tuesday, Jan. 12, where the new councilmember was sworn in. Paula Bell was recently re-elected and was sworn in at the end of December. Craig Cooper additionally took his seat on the council at this first meeting of the year. Alan Gay from Stantec was first on the agenda to present updates on the stormwater project. He began by providing an up to date timeline for the project beginning with comments from Mayor Jamie Schmunk and the Public Works employees on...
At the request of former Adams County Sheriff John Hunt, the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) conducted a Local Jail and Justice System Assessment (LJJSA) of the Adams County Jail located in Ritzville and recently published a report of their findings. An LJJSA involves the inspection of facilities and processes, and considers all justice system components. Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner presented the report in its entirety to the County Commissioners on Jan. 11. The...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos currently hold a 6-2 league record as they head into their final three league games. Two of the opponents they face are their two losses from earlier in the season: St. George’s and Colfax. With these back-to-back games at the end of the season, it will prove to be a challenge for the Lady Broncos. The team closes out the regular season against Liberty, who they defeated earlier in the season. The last week held one nonleague match on t...
The 2016 city council meetings began on Jan. 5 with all new council members and the new mayor taking their elected positions. The meeting began with the unanimous approval of ordinance 2092 which amends the 2015 budget to include the appropriation of funds for unanticipated revenues and allocations in the current expense, city streets and city beautification funds. The current expense budget was amended by $200,000 to make the total amount $2,235,766 for the 2015 year. City streets was amended by $50,000 bringing that total...
The Broncos only have three tournaments and one league match before the Regional Tournament takes place in Reardan. Their second league match took place in Ritzville on Jan. 7. Wrestling in this match up were Tucker Guiles, Joe Benedict, Alex Whitman and Matthias Ferderer. Guiles won his first match versus a Reardan High School wrestler. This wrestler was the same one he met in the previous league match in Colfax in which he lost. His next opponent was from Liberty and he was...
The Lady Broncos are halfway through their season and currently hold a 6-2 league record. This ranks them second in the Northeast 2B South league behind St. George’s which is one of their two losses from the beginning of the season. Last week the Reardan Lady Indians handed St. George’s their first league loss. The Lady Broncos host Reardan this Saturday in Gilson Gym. In the beginning of the week the Lady Broncos faced the Northwest Christian Lady Crusaders at home where they...
The Fairway Café has been in operation at the Ritzville Golf Course Clubhouse for numerous years, and during that time, the restaurant has been operated by various individuals. Since the middle of October, Chris Peterson has been operating the Café. It happened to be the first time she had been in the restaurant since she moved to the area two years prior. Originally from Spokane, Peterson has been living on the coast in Burlington where she has worked in various positions. P...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos wrestling squad faced multiple opponents in two tournaments to finish off the 2015 year. The first tournament held in Coulee City took place on Dec. 23. Four Broncos took to the mat in the Banks Lake Brawl; Matthias Ferderer, Alex Whitman, Joe Benedict and Tucker Guiles. Karl Hawks attended but was unable to wrestle due to an illness. Whitman wrestled three separate competitors. In the first match of the day he fell to his opponent but in the second match he was able to pull out a win. The l...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos are proving their coach’s early predictions for the season true. They spent the last week bringing in the New Year by winning all three of their games. The girls now have a 3-2 league record and a 6-3 record overall. Head Coach Gary Kelly said, “This week has been very humbling and rewarding. I think we all enjoyed the feeling of these wins over the weekend, but today we are ready to face the next few tough matches.” He went on to discus...
At the Lind meeting of the Town Council on Dec. 22, several pieces of year-end business were discussed and completed. The meeting began with discussion in regards to the Stormwater Project. The Adams County commissioners made the decision to donate a piece of property to the Town of Lind as per a request made by the mayor. This property is listed as Lots 13 and 14, Block 54, Neilson Bros. 2nd Addition. The commissioners unanimously decided to approve the request and a real estate excise tax affidavit will be prepared for the...
On Monday, Dec. 21, the Board of Adams County Commissioners approved the Adams County budget for the 2016 fiscal year. County Commissioner John Marshall stated, “The biggest change dollar-wise was not in the amount we have to operate on but in the amount requested.” Within the Current Expense budget there is a total appropriation of $7,847,919 for Adams County in 2016. This includes a reserve fund of $1,050,000 and a non-departmental fund of $1,169,520. The county has included capital outlay funds for the next year for many o...
Callie Moore has served the community at the Adams County Health Department for 26 years and will retire from her position as Nursing Director at the end of the year. Susan Hoff, the nursing director at the time, asked Moore to assist on certain days where the office needed additional nursing staff during clinic hours. After six years assisting in the clinic, Moore was offered a part time position helping with the newly implemented HIV and AIDS program in 1989. This program...
The Lady Broncos played the Freeman Lady Scotties in a nonleague game on Tuesday, Dec. 22, where they were able to earn the third victory of their season. The game was hard fought with an ending score of 44-42, the Lady Broncos winning by just two points. Head Coach Gary Kelly stated, “It was pretty ugly but a win is a win and the game went as we expected.” He went on to say the team is still recovering from multiple sicknesses and he was happy they beat a school like Freeman while being out of condition. Kelly said he fel...
At the Ritzville City Council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, new members to the council and the new mayor were sworn in. The meeting began with discussion in regards to compliance of residents to the guidelines for fence building within the city. The current ordinance states regulations as to the height of the fence in the front of the residence and the back of the residence. It also describes the allotted distance from the street or sidewalk the fence m...
Four Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos hit the mat for their first League Match of the year on Wednesday, Dec. 16, in Colfax. This match was comprised of the same wrestlers the team will meet in the District Tournament at the end of the season. Head Coach Jason Hilzer stated, “There were only a few teams there and there weren’t many heavyweights for our guys to wrestle against. We have a good shot at getting everyone through to the Regional Tournament.” He went on to state the only bracket he sees getting larger is the 145-p...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos fought the Tekoa-Rosalia Lady Timberwolves for their first league win of the season on Saturday, Dec. 19, at Gilson Gym. They started the game off slowly but went on a scoring run in the third quarter to seal a 50-43 win over the Lady Timberwolves. The last week was open for the team but they had multiple players out sick which held them back from practicing. Additionally a practice was cancelled due to the weather conditions in the...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague wrestling squad had their first busy week of the season last week. It began with weight certifications on Thursday where each wrestler received their weight class for the tournament the following Saturday. Four of the Broncos wrestling squad are in the 285-pound weight class. Tucker Guiles, Joe Benedict, Karl Hawks and Alexis Guizar were all certified as heavyweights at the weigh-in. Matt Vercoe weighed in at 220-pounds followed by Aaron Ritz at 195-pounds. Alex Whitman will be wrestling in the 145...
With their first week of games in the past the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos are working towards their next league game on Saturday, Dec. 19. The week started off on Tuesday, Dec. 8, against the Medical Lake Lady Cardinals with a big win. The Lady Broncos walked off the court while the scoreboard read 48-27 against the 1A school. Peyton Curtis held the title of high scorer with 15 points. She was closely followed by Tommi Swannack with 13 points and Tessa Jantz with 10....