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Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation and Parkinson’s Resource Center of Spokane sponsor a monthly educational program on the second Monday of each month at 2 p.m. This interactive tele-conference is held all over the state. A local site is at the Ritzville Medical Clinic at East Adams Rural Hospital, 903 South Adams Street in Ritzville. On Jan. 9, the topic will be Music Therapy. Bill Dluhosh of Kadlec Rehabilitation Center in Richland will present this topic and how music can help people challenged with Parkinson’s disea...
A pair of special meetings is scheduled for Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 commissioners. Three commissioners have called the first meeting: Jerry Snyder, Jeff Reynolds and Stacey Plummer, for Thursday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. The second meeting was scheduled by the chairman of the board, Kirk Danekas, for Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 5:30 p.m. The Jan. 5 meeting notice states the special meeting is being called by the three commissioners, as allowed by the district’s bylaws. The proposed agenda for the meeting calls for: r...
THE STAFF AT ROSE GARDEN ESTATES gathered for a group photo at Christmas. Pictured are, back from left, Suzanne Meek, Krista Faure, Jamie Swanton, Hayley Bonita, Administrator Carol Newton, Tonia Kimball, Judy Adams, Maranda Bell, Melissa Stilson (front), Ofelia Castillo, Janell Grams, Kasey Hunter, Marie Borth and Mary Ryan....
An adult female was killed Wednesday, Dec. 28, at 10:25 p.m. when she was struck by an Amtrak train as she walked across the tracks about 100 feet east of the Adams Street crossing. According to a Ritzville Police Department press release, the woman was identified as Angela Ann Leon, 38, of Ritzville. Police Chief David McCormick said the train was traveling at 50 miles per hour at the time of incident. McCormick said the train was blowing its whistle as it crossed Adams...
The Lind Chamber of Commerce recently announced the holiday lighting contest winners for the 2011 Christmas season. In the residential portion, first place went to Brad O’Neill, in the 300-block of East Third Street. Second place was earned by, Marlynna VanderVloedt, in the 300-block of West Main Street and third place went to Al Hernandez, in the 200-block of West Second Street. Commercial winner was earned by the Adams County Historical Society....
The theft of scrap metal continues to plague Adams County as sheriff’s deputies work with victims and witnesses to resolve the growing number of cases. Sheriff Doug Barger said the agency has taken 25 scrap metal related calls for service in the eastern half of the county since Nov. 1. As a result seven arrests have been made on a variety of charges including burglary, theft, possession of marijuana and criminal trespass. Of the 25 calls, Barger said eight were for suspicious circumstances. Those cases, he said, have not b...
July 2011 Lind School District had two employees and an academic program honored during the Washington Association of Agricultural Educators summer conference. Andy Williams was named the Outstanding Secondary Agricultural Education Teacher for the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Western Region as well as District 9 agriculture education teacher. The Lind program was also named agricultural program of the year for District 9 and Outstanding Secondary Agriculture Education Program for the state. Lind...
(Editor’s note: The following letter does exceed our preferred word count. The Project 56 effort is a valuable one and Al McBroom offers a tremendous amount of detail and his perspective, which is worthy of the space dedicated to this letter.) My letter will be in two parts. First part will address all of Ritzville’s outdoor recreational facilities that we all have used, appreciated and enjoyed. To set the record straight, I have been in Ritzville long enough to know some history. I started working in the area starting in...
As I have traveled around the 9th Legislative District, one common theme I have heard from constituents, including education advocates, parents, teachers and school administrators, is proposed reductions in levy equalization (LEA) funding in the state budget will impact the quality of education in our region. As the assistant Republican leader on the House Education Appropriations and Oversight Committee, I have tirelessly reviewed how the governor’s proposed $152 million cut to LEA will impact our schools. In the 9th D...
Pheasants Forever will be hosting hunter education and a firearm safety class in Ritzville during the month of February. There is not a fee to participate in the class and everyone is welcome. Any children under the age of 12 years old much have a parent or guardian with them. Classes will be held at the Ritzville Gun Club beginning on Monday, Feb. 6 at 6-9 p.m. The next classes will be Feb. 7, Feb. 9, Feb. 13 and Feb. 15 from 6-9 p.m. at the Ritzville Gun Club. The final class will be on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 10 a.m. until...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna Tigercats traveled to Dayton for the holiday tournament on Dec. 29 returning with split results after winning a hard fought battle against Wahkiakum and losing to Dayton. The Tigercats and the Wahkiakum Mules were tied at 51 points each at the end of the fourth quarter, taking the game into overtime. From there, the Tigercats scored nine points and the Mules only scored four, giving the Tigercats a win of 60-55. Jed Zimmer led the team in scoring with a total of 17 points, five of which he scored in ove...
The Lady Tigercats traveled to the Dayton Holiday Tournament on Dec. 29 returning with two losses in the non-league tournament. The Lady Tigercats played both Wahkiakum and Dayton during the two-day tournament. The first match up for the Lady Tigercats was against the Wahkiakum Mules where the Lady Tigercats lost by a final score of 35-63. Logan Harder led the team with a total of 16 points during the game. Anne Fleming scored a total of eight points, Brooklynn Hostetler scored four, Jena Goude ended the game with three...
Broncos Athletic Director Greg Whitmore wants to remind student athletes to lock all of their money or valuables in a locker during practices. On Jan. 2, a few of the male athletes that had attended practice reported that there was money stolen from them. This is not the first report of stolen valuables during practice times. Whitmore asks that students and athletes do not take money or valuables to school, and if they do, remember to lock all valuables in a locker or give them to a coach to lock up during...
CLEAR TO SCORE. Andrea Bennett glides past the Liberty defense and makes her way to the basket to score two of her 11 points during the Lady Broncos’ 45-20 win on Tuesday in Lind. Davis Killian led the scoring with 12 points. Jenna Bennett added nine points. –Journal photo by Janis Rountree...
The coming weeks will be devoted to one of this city’s sport’s heroes, coaching legend Benner T. Cummings. Here is the fifth installation. — M. M. Athey & The Ritzville Swim Club Part Five: The Summer of 1957 The summer of 1957 was when a younger group of Ritzville swimmers emerged as genuine contenders for future swimming championships. While the senior record-setters of Grayson Hand, Vern Kiehn, Tim Kiehn, Gordon Gering, Arnie Moeller, Dan Schwisow and Al Vermeeren were still with the team, coach Benner Cummings and as...
Eastern Washington University has released the Dean’s list for the Fall 2011 quarter. To be placed on the Dean’s list, an undergraduate student must earn 12 quality hours (QHRS) and maintain a GPA of 3.5 or better. There are six students from the area who earned the Dean’s list honors. Emelia Bouwman, Benjamin Bouwman and Kayla Gardner are all from Lind. Kristy Sauer of Ritzville was also named to the list. Sprague had two students, Erika Kellum and Marlee Strayer, who earned the Dean’s list honors....
The American Cancer Society is offering scholarships to individuals 25 years old and under that were diagnosed with cancer at the age of 21 or younger. The scholarships can go toward any secondary education that the recipient chooses and are designed to help with the financial and emotional hardships that come with fighting cancer. The scholarship applications are due on Feb. 24 and can be found at http://www.cancer.org/MyACS/GreatWest/AreaHighlights/gwdscholarships or by calling 1-800- ACS-2345 and the application can be...
The Governor’s proposed Local Effort Assistance (LEA) cuts to the 9th District school districts inside of Adams County are Benge, Lind, Othello, Ritzville and Washtucna. LEA is also know as Levy Equalization and was intended to help equalize educational funding between property-poor and property-rich districts. The proposed LEA reductions in percentage and dollar amounts is -25 percent equaling $8,686 for Benge, Lind could be expecting -100 percent equaling $83,913, Othello might have -10 percent but equaling $337,737, R...
Marcie Miller will serve for another year as chairperson of the Ritzville School Board. The board conducted its annual reorganization Monday, Dec. 19. Prior to the reorganization decisions, Miller and the rest of the board honored Dr. Warren Kragt for his service. Kragt opted to step down at the end his term rather than stand for re-election. Miller presented Kragt with a plaque, recognizing him for his years of service. The outgoing Kragt said he appreciated the opportunity to serve the district and the community. He said...
Washington State’s minimum wage increased by 37 cents on Jan. 1 to make the current minimum wage $9.04 an hour. This increase has made local business owners nervous and uncertain about the changes they might have to make in the near future. Sam Duncan, co-owner of Ritzville Drug Company, refuses to let any of his employees go, mainly because the store is currently being run by a total of five employees. Last year, the store had to lay off one employee at the beginning of the year because of the increased minimum wage. ...
The amount of rainfall and total precipitation percentages in Adams County are significantly below normal, keeping the Ritzville area barely outside drought level. Adams County is currently listed at the D0 level by the U.S. Drought Monitor, which qualifies the area as “abnormally dry.” The mean amount of yearly precipitation in Ritzville from 2006-2010 was 12.18 inches while the current precipitation amount for 2011 was about 8.6. Official rainfall percentages in Ritzville for December 2011 are not yet recorded. Acc...
Richard (Dick) Lee Wigen, age 66, of Ritzville died early Friday morning on Dec. 23, 2011, due to complications from cancer. He was born in Spokane on July 26, 1945, to Leonard Wigen and Gladys (Steel) Wigen. After attending high school in both Sandpoint, Idaho, and Spokane, he joined the United States Navy in 1963. Shortly after serving his country, he married Jessie Mitchell of Sandpoint and they had four children. During these years they relocated to Lind, where he started...
Angela Ann (Braun) Leon, age 38, died in Ritzville on Dec. 28, 2011. She was born March 5, 1973, in Odessa to David Braun and Barbara McGarry Braun. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Aaron and Florence Braun and James and Viola McGarry. She is survived by one brother, Dustan, and half brother, Jon Krieger; three children, Aaron, Tyler and Sadie; her step-mother; many aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial service was held at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Ritzville...
Dale Thomas Kienbaum died on Jan. 1, 2012. His love of farming began at birth near Palouse, Wash., where his father farmed. As a teenager he farmed for his parents near St. Maries, Idaho. He interrupted his farming career to join the U.S. Air Force. He served in Korea as a facilities manager for the Mosquito Squadron. After returning from Korea he was stationed in Lake Charles, La., where he met and married Margaret Sensat March 11, 1956. The new couple moved to Benge, Wash.,...
Alice Evangaline (Reiff) Heimbigner died on Dec. 2, 2011. She was born May 10, 1921, to Alma Sommers Reiff and Carl Reiff. She was baptized into Christ on June 6, 1921, and confirmed in the faith May 20, 1934, at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Ritzville. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1939. She worked part-time at the Ritzville Drug Store. On Oct. 6, 1940, she married Laurin Heimbigner and they made their home on the family farm until she moved to Chehalis on April 5, 1985. Her husband died Nov. 14, 1979. The family...