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The H.E. Gritman Senior Center board and interested parties gathered for the annual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 1:00 p.m. Minutes from the previous year’s meeting were unanimously approved. Janet Sanger reported on the financial status of the Center. In 2017, the Center took in $37,900.62 and spent $36,834.55 on expenses – showing a positive balance of $1,066 (the previous year had a negative balance). The Center had cashed in a CD for $10,000.37 in order to meet Center costs. During the year, CenturyLink, City of Rit...
The Board of Trustees of Big Bend Electric Cooperative, Inc. recently approved the refund of over $2.1 million to the Cooperative’s electric bill payers. Refunds are being mailed to consumers who purchased power from the Cooperative during the years of 1999, 2000 and 2017. According to Big Bend’s CEO Yvette Armstrong, the Cooperative is a non-profit consumer-owned electric utility. “When more revenue is collected than what is needed to cover operating expenses, the Cooperative allocates the difference to consumers as ‘capi...
There is an anticipatory hum among audience members prior to high school concert or drama presentations, and the evening of Wednesday, January 16 was no exception in the gym-theater of Lind Junior High School. The Lind-Ritzville High School drama feature at hand involved two unrelated plays: "Oddball" and "Wait Wait Bo Bait" – both by playwright Lindsay Price. An earlier interview with drama teacher and director Allison Nichols shed some light on what was to come. Both plays w...
It was a tough weekend for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos basketball team, as they dropped a pair of league games to fall to 2-5 in league play and 6-10 overall on the season. The Broncos started their weekend on the road in Spangle on Jan. 18 as they took on the Liberty Lancers. LRS trailed by nine points at halftime and by 15 points after three quarters before outscoring Liberty 20-14 in the fourth quarter to lose by a score of 63-54. Sophomore Drew Kelly had a game-high 17 points to lead all scorers. Juniors Spencer...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos split a pair of league games over the weekend to move to 4-3 in league play as the end of the regular season draws nearer. The Lady Broncos' weekend got off to a tough start on Jan. 18, as they traveled to Spangle to take on the Liberty Lancers, who entered the game with a 4-1 record in league play and a 12-2 record overall on the season. The Lancers dominated the game from the get-go, leading 44-15 at halftime and winning by a score of...
The interior of Gilson gym was brightly lit and full of energy on Tuesday evening, Jan. 15. It was the beginning of Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Bronco’s only home wrestling match of the season. At 7 p.m., well after an hour of competitor and team warm-ups, the gym lights darkened, and a single very bright spotlight descended from the high ceiling—dropping to 15-20 feet above the wrestling ring on the single wrestling mat. It was to be an evening of “wrestling under the light,” one match at a time. The result of the unusual...
Last Thursday, January 17, under cloudy skies and an incessant chilling rain, four young Scouts scrambled out of their vehicles to deliver the end of their campaign to collect pairs of socks to be passed out to those in need at the Ritzville Food Pantry. They called their project "Box for Sox." To collect the socks, they left marked cardboard boxes at locations around town: Umpqua Bank, Eagles Lodge, NAPA Parts store, and East Adams Rural Healthcare. After a photo op, Pete...
Dear Friends, It’s customary for me, as leader of one of the four legislative caucuses, to do a round of media interviews on the opening day of a legislative session. You never know exactly what the questions will be, but my interview with the TVW public-affairs network in the Rotunda (click here or on either photo to watch) was fairly typical, going something like this: -What are the Senate Republican Caucus priorities this year? Our list includes improvements to mental-health services (which does not automatically mean b...
“There is nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer,” World War Two hero Jimmy Doolittle once said. Last week, I had the privilege to announce my nomination of 11 volunteers across Central Washington for consideration to attend U.S. military academies including West Point, the Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy. Each year, I have the honor of providing nominations for prospective students at U.S. service academies. Students must complete applications for nominations, which includes an interview process with my mil...
Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention. That’s particularly true in difficult times when “business as usual” no longer works. As our national deficit approaches $22 trillion ($180,000 per taxpayer) and state and local governments deal with skyrocketing costs for health care, pensions, education and public safety, we will have to do things differently, or, in some instances, not at all. One way is to develop private-public partnerships to share costs and coord...
The Grange held its annual “Planning Meeting” on Jan. 15 to discuss upcoming activities, fundraisers and other events the Ralston Grange will sponsor in 2019. The Grange will continue fundraisers sponsoring a dinner for trail riders who overnight in Ralston as part of the cross-state ride on the Palouse To Cascades Trail in May, provide breakfast at the Lind Combine Derby in June, run their food and bingo concession at the Wheat Land Communities Fair in Ritzville Labor Day weekend as well as provide the dinner for Superintend...
The Ritzville City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 15, as the council dealt with some housekeeping items and discussed Public Works’ infrastructure plan. The meeting started with the council voting to approve seven ordinances in a span of about 10 minutes. The first three ordinances dealt with closing out four separate funds that were initially approved to be closed via motions during the Nov. 11 council meeting. Ordinance No. 2122 closed Fund 104 Police Reserve Officer Fund. Police Chief Dave M...
Jan. 9, 09:40 — A complainant was received regarding an older motor home parked on west Main Ave. and it smelled like sewer. An officer responded and did not note the sewer smell. The owner was contacted and to remove the vehicle by tomorrow or it would be towed. The property owner was contacted and advised he gave the owner until tomorrow to move the motor home. Options were discussed with the owner due to the numerous complaints of her leaving it different locations around town. Jan. 10, 07:45 — a complainant was received f...
5: Dennis Shepherd, Wes Frederick. 22: Scott Yaeger, Mike Bauer, Garrett Frederick. 21: Kierstin Witt, Adam Miller, Tyler Frederick, Lance Repp, Dennis Faechner, Tim Wellsandt, Colby Schell, Justin Simonson, Kyle Bauer, Ryan Frederick. 20 and under: Jason Heider, Mike Stromberger, Mike Geschke, James Wahl, Scott Steinmetz, Travis Simonson, Grant Weber, Bruce Benzel, Jim Heider, Mitch Phillips, Ben Geschke, Jason Witt, Collette Nichols, Gage Bauer, Crete Scott, Kim Yaeger, and Kari Frederick. High Ladies: Kari Frederick-19....
7: Pete Franz. 24: Terry Utecht. 21: Curt Franz, Parker Jensen, Kirk Sager. 20 & under: Brody Folk, Kelvin Sager, Anna Franz, Corbin Sager, Hudson Sager, Alan Schlimmer, LeRoy Watson, Harold Folk, Debbie Kulm, Richard Kulm, Thomas Rosen, Randy Kulm, Ayden Franz, Roger Hochstetler, Randy Franz, Craig Cooper, Taylor Kulm, and Levi Cooper. High Overall: Curt Franz and Pete Franz. High Handicap: Curt Franz. Miss & Out: Anna Franz. Annie Oakley: Anna Franz. Bushwacker: Corbin Sager. Buddy Shoot: Richard Kulm and Curt...
Saturday evening, Jan. 26, is the night of a benefit dinner for Larry Swift, Director of Ritzville’s Public Works. The Eagles Lodge and Ritzville Gun Club are sponsoring the dinner and auction event with all proceeds going to Larry Swift. The dinner begins at the Legion Hall at 6 p.m. Tickets for the evening’s activities are $15 pre-sale per person and $17 at the door. Doors open at 4 p.m. with the live auction beginning sometime around 7 p.m. Donations for the auction have been overwhelming, and sponsors said the auc...
Ritzville and County firefighters were called to a residence at 10th and Adams at approximately just before 8 p.m. on Sunday evening, Jan. 20, to extinguish a fire which was reported to be in the living room area. The response included four trucks, an ambulance (which was not needed), and 16 firefighters. The residents were not at home at the time; there were no reported injuries. The fire was extinguished and mop-up operations were in place by 8:30 p.m....
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding its annual General Meeting next Monday, Jan. 28. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Washington Association of Wheat Growers building in Ritzville, 109 E 1st Ave. Business owners, managers and community members are invited to attend the event, which is expected to last about two hours. Attendees are asked to RSVP with their name and the total number of attendees they plan on bringing to Karen Cady by either calling or texting: (509) 999-8941. Snacks and refreshments...
A packed house of about 140 people filled the American Legion Hall on Jan. 20 to watch the coronation of the 2019 Ritzville Rodeo Queen, Rachel Nygren, as a part of the Ritzville Rodeo Association's (RRA) annual banquet. Festivities during the banquet included the RRA's annual meeting earlier in the late afternoon, a prime rib dinner catered by Good Old Boys BBQ, and both a live and silent auction with proceeds going to help fund Nygren's travels throughout the year as an...