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A fundraiser for the Cody family will be held at the Big Bend Bowling Alley in Ritzville this Saturday, Jan. 18. The event will raise funds for the family of Jess Cody, a Ritzville woman who was killed in a wrong-way collision near Lind on Dec. 29. Cody’s husband, Jeremiah, and three of their children were transported to hospitals in Ritzville and Spokane. The Spokane woman who was driving the car that was going the wrong way was also killed in the incident. The fundraiser features a spaghetti feed, bowling, silent a...
RITZVILLE - A meeting about the Adams and Whitman County portion of the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail was well attended in Ritzville on Jan. 8, with over 30 community members, landowners and government officials showing up to provide input for a facilitation report that will be delivered to the Washington State Legislature this session. The Palouse to Cascades trail spans 212 miles and traces the route of the state's section of the Milwaukee Railroad, which once stretch...
RITZVILLE – The annual Washington State University Dryland Wheat Producer meeting will take palace Jan. 23. The event will take place at the local American Legion, 106. W. Broadway. This year's program includes programs on: -- Winter Wheat Growth, Wireworms and More, presented by local agronomist Aaron Esser. -- Herbicide Resistance and Winter Annual Grassy Weed Control, presented by Pullman-based weed scientist Drew Lyon. -- Wheat Cultivars for Dryland Production, p...
Imagine getting to hold the future in your hands. As the main purchaser for the library, that’s the way I feel every month as I look through catalogs and reviews of upcoming books that won’t be released for months. Should we try a new author like husband and wife team Ambrose Parry? Do we branch into a new genre field (Escapist Fiction maybe?). Or do we stick with a tried and true author (ahem, Patterson) or finish up a series (who else is sad that the alphabet now ends at Y? RIP Sue Grafton). Or does the book just jump out...
It’s been about 55 years ago or so when then Beatles had a hit song titled Goodbye, Hello. Considering what has happened in the last week at WSU I think the title of the song is quite appropriate. Last Thursday it was announced that WSU football coach Mike Leach had been hired as the new Mississippi State coach. Leach replaces Joe Moorhead who was fired after the Bulldogs were defeated in the Music City Bowl by Louisville. Leach is the second former WSU coach to wind up in S...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls basketball team added two more wins against quality opponents last week as the Broncos took down defending state champion Tri-Cities Prep 48-44 at home Friday and Colfax 54-31 on the road Saturday. The Lady Broncos have now won five in row and have not lost in 2020. Head coach Steve Wellsandt said early this year that the three-game stretch consisting of games at Reardan, home against Tri-Cities Prep and at Colfax would be a challenge for his squad. The Lady Broncos won all three games and...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos had everything working in the first half of the team’s road game against the Colfax Bulldogs, and a 5-1 start to league play was well within reach. Then, the third quarter happened. After jumping out to a 28-14 halftime lead over the Bulldogs, one of the top teams in the league in recent seasons, the Broncos were close to cementing themselves as one of the top two teams in the South Division through the first half of league play. But Colfax awoke from their offensive slumber in the third qua...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos wrestling team wasn't able to compete against the entire field that was expected at the team's home tournament over the weekend, but several LRS grapplers had high finishes at the Bronco Invitational on Jan. 11. Sixteen teams were scheduled to participate in the tournament, but only nine could show up due to inclement weather throughout the region. Of the nine that were able to compete, LRS head coach Jason Hilzer estimated that the team...
Larry Oscar Erichsen, entered his heavenly home on January 2, 2020 at the age of 77. His passing, peaceful and restful, at the Hospice Home in Spokane, was the result of a nine month battle fighting pancreatic cancer. Larry had lived a full and wonderful life. Larry was born on November 21, 1942 in Plentywood, Montana to Ludvig Erichsen & Addie (Erichsen) DeMoss. He graduated from Plentywood High School in 1960. After graduation he went to the Navy and served on the U.S.S....
Glenna J. Snider, 95 passed away on Jan. 4 in Lewiston, ID. She was born July 22, 1924 in Batavia, Ohio to Donald and Lorena (Kupers) Hawkins. She graduated from Harrington in 1942 and then became a registered nurse graduating in 1947 from the Sacred Heart School of Nursing. Glenna married Jimmie E Snider and with him started Snider Trucking Service Inc., where she worked as the bookkeeper for many years. Mom loved sports. She had loved to bowl and at one time she had been on...
Carol Marie Lund passed away peacefully January 7, 2020 at her apartment while living at the South Hill Village Assisted Living retirement home. Carol was born to Richard and Florence Koeplin in Ritzville Washington April 10, 1938. She grew up in Ritzville with her brother Harvey, her sister Diane and numerous cousins. She graduated from High School in 1956 and married Sonny Lund December 15 at the age of 18. They moved to Benge to run the dairy with Ralph and Joyce Lund....
Under our Constitution, anyone accused of a crime has right to see all the evidence against them, to face their accusers, and to call witnesses in their defense. I have been falsely accused of being a “domestic terrorist” by a private investigator who never spoke to the principals involved in the incidents she described and relied instead on anonymous sources. Based solely on this investigator’s dossier, the Speaker of the House said I “engaged in an act of domestic terrorism.” This is a lie. The Speaker also said she forwa...
The minimum age to purchase tobacco is now 21, a move that has been applauded on both sides of the aisle as a means to prevent hundreds of thousands of premature deaths. Yet the same people implementing the new law don’t seem to mind sending another wave of 18-year-old men and women to war, some of whom will die as a result. Seem contradictory? It is. As a country we have yet to get on the same page as to what constitutes adulthood. Yes, raising the age to purchase tobacco mak...
Dorothy Schmidt Franz (age 98) passed peacefully in Moses Lake on January 9, 2020. She was born April 27, 1921 to Peter Jacob (PJ) Schmidt and Katherine Unruh Schmidt of Goessel, Kansas and was baptized at the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church. Dorothy graduated from Goessel High School, obtained a teaching certificate from Bethel College and taught for two years in a one-room schoolhouse near Goessel. While attending college at Bethel, Dorothy met the love her life, Henry...
The Lind and Ritzville school districts have two property tax levies they are asking for in a special election on Feb. 11. Ballots will be mailed on Jan. 24. Voters will be asked to approve or reject a replacement Educational Programs and Operation Levy and a new two-year Capital Levy. Both levies are for 2021 and 2022. The first levy replaces an expiring levy passed in 2018 for 2019 and 2020. The school districts are requesting an increase from what the expiring levy funded. In Ritzville, the school district is asking for...
The time for high school seniors to start finalizing their college plans is here. One task involved in this busy season is searching and applying for scholarships. Columbia Basin Foundation announced that its 2020 scholarship application is now open. The CBF will be awarding over 45 scholarships in 2020. This year, students can apply for every scholarship the program offers by filling out a single application. The scholarships are open to students in the CBF’s service area, which includes Ritzville and other areas in A...
OLYMPIA — Residents and visitors will get a break if lawmakers approve a proposal to do away with Discover Pass fees for using state parks. Senate Minority Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville and Sen. Randi Becker, R-Eatonville, have co-sponsored SB 6174, which would no longer require park visitors to pay $10 for a one-time parking permit, or buy the $30 annual parking Discover Pass. Sen. Schoesler is critical of the tax proposals voted in last year’s legislative session. He said the results of the tax advisory votes on las...
Washington lawmakers have proposed groundbreaking legislation that aims to give consumers more control over their digitally-collected personal data and image. Senate Bill 6281, or the Washington Privacy Act, would allow consumers to access, correct, delete and easily transfer their personal data collected and controlled by companies. Specifically, the bill would apply to companies that process the personal data of 100,000 consumers or more, or derive over 50 percent of gross revenue from the sale of personal data and processe...
A public visitation for Jessica Cody has been announced and will be held on Friday Jan. 17, 2020 at Danekas Funeral Home, 207 E. Main Ave., in Ritzville, WA. The public visitation will last from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m....
Jan. 5, 2020 46 Shooters 24-Garrett Frederick, Dave Breazeale, Travis Simonson 23- Jason Heider, Scott Yaeger, Chris Steinmetz, Ryan Frederick, Tyler Frederick, Colby Schell, Walter Weber 22-Gage Bauer, Mike Geschke, Lance Repp 21-Mike Stomberger, Jim Heider, Wes Frederick, Scott Steinmetz, William Green 20 and Under-James Wahl, Adam Krause, Travis Dewald, Doug Wahl, Markham Nichols, Dennis Faechner, Tim Wellsandt, Brian Kramer, Randy Moore, Ben Geschke, Mike Gust, Larry Swift, Justin Simonson, Grant Weber, Jeff Kissler,...
SPRAGUE – The Sprague Chamber of Commerce will announce the community’s Citizen of the Year during a celebration Monday, Jan. 20. Doors open at 6 p.m. at Sprague School, S. 512 F St. The event includes silent and live auctions, as well as a swearing-in ceremony for new officers. Organizer and volunteer Joy Wilken said the chamber is still accepting donations for the event. “From small items to large items,” she said. “We have gift certificates for homemade things to craft ite...
PASCO - Orvalla Hafer, the late co-founder of Hafer Farms, will be inducted into the Mid-Columbia Hall of Fame on Jan. 16 in Pasco. Ramond and Orvalla Hafer settled in Adams County and established Hafer Farms in Othello. Hafer, who passed away in Spokane in 2017, spent a lot of her life volunteering and teaching farming to the next generation. Haffer will be honored with the Pioneer Award at the induction dinner. According to the Ag Hall of Fame announcement release, “Orvalla was a tireless volunteer over the years as a 4...
The Washington State University Extension office in Ritzville will be hosting a dryland wheat producer meeting at the American Legion Hall next Thursday, Jan. 23. Six topics will be discussed at the meeting. Aaron Esser, WSU Extension Agronomist, will be talking about winter wheat growth and wireworms, as well as giving a demonstration on the farm bill tool. Other topics include herbicide resistance and winter annual grassy weed control, wheat cultivars for dryland production, and winter wheat breeding, CoAxium Wheat and...
The Washington Turfgrass Seed Commission will be hosting its annual meeting on Feb. 6 at the Spokane Ag Show at the Spokane Convention Center. Growers will hear updates on issues pertaining to seed growing in the region, as well as reviewing research proposals and setting the 2020 agenda. The commissioners are seeking input from growers to help direct funds appropriately for the industry, and are encouraged to meet with the commissioners. Guest speakers will also be delivering remarks at the meeting, including: Tom Tebb,...
A Town of Lind worker spent Friday afternoon clearing the snow from the streets of Lind. The work came as the first major snowstorm of the season hit the area, with over four inches of snow falling over the weekend....