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The Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter is hosting the annual initiation meeting on Thursday, Jan. 31, in the Ritzville Grade School gymnasium at 7 p.m. The chapter is honoring all new greenhand, discovery and chapter farmer members during a short ceremony, followed by refreshments and greetings....
The Relay For Life of Ritzville committee is hosting a Kick-Off Party on Monday, Feb. 11, from 6-7 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Bronco Inn to celebrate and prepare for the upcoming event. Any individual or business that is interested in participating in Relay is encouraged to attend, ask questions and register for the 2013 event. Early bird registration runs until midnight on Feb. 11 and remains free for individuals and teams. Laptops will be available at the Kick-Off Party for teams to sign up and register team members....
The Washington Flying Farmers and Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is sponsoring a Pilot’s Safety Seminar on Saturday, Feb. 2. The seminar is free and will be held at BBCC Flight Training Center Building 3000 at Grant County International Airport. The seminar is open to all pilots or anyone interested in flying. It will qualify for three credits for the Wings Program and the flying farmer’s ground school portion of the APT Program. Topics to be covered will include: annual proficiency training, TFR’s, special use airsp...
The Lind Senior Center will host white elephant bingo on Sunday, Feb. 17, at 3 p.m. at the center in downtown Lind. Following bingo is a stew feed, accompanied with salad and dessert, beginning at 5 p.m. There is no cost for bingo with a limit of two cards per player. Bingo winners are able to choose from a selection of white elephant prize gifts. The cost for the stew feed is $6 per adult, and $3.50 for children six and under. The center requests reservations be made for the meal by Saturday, Feb. 16. To place a reservation...
A handgun and a variety of small items were taken when a thief or thieves entered four unlocked cars earlier this week, as a rash of vehicle prowls continued in the City of Ritzville. According to Ritzville Police reports, four complaints were received on Monday, Jan. 28, regarding vehicles that were entered sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning. Police Chief David McCormick said the one common denominator is that each vehicle was unlocked. The incidents occurred in the 200 block of West Second Avenue, 300 block...
The Ritzville City Council needs a new member to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Ben Friederichs late last year. Friedericks stepped off recently for personal reasons. Mayor Linda Kadlec said Monday that she is looking for letters of interest from residents who live within Ward 5 of the Ritzville City Limits. Any registered voter who lives within Ward 5 is eligible for consideration to serve on the city council. Adams County Elections Officer Heidi Hunt said the selected candidate will need to agree to file and run...
The roster of Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) serving the Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna communities has been in a state of decline for some time. Last year, a concentrated effort to boost the ranks of EMTs, primarily in Lind and Washtucna, met with some success, but the roster of trained emergency medical personnel is still coming up short. Emergency Medical Services Coordinator Roni Kinney hopes to remedy the matter next week when a new class for EMTs begins on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Depending on how well students perform in...
Based on recent violent events, there is a statewide push to increase safety and security at hospitals and emergency rooms, leading East Adams Rural Hospital to implement a new policy on Jan. 25. The East Adams Rural Hospital Safety Committee has recommended locking and securing the perimeter at the hospital more often to ensure the safety of the patients and staff. The back and side doors will be locked on evenings and weekends, while the ER doors are open during regular clinic hours but closed on weekends and evenings....
Kymberlee Webb is the recipient of a giant group hug from a bunch of loving youngsters who participated in the youth cheerleading performance during halftime of the Lady Broncos’ game on Friday night. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
Columbia Bank is planning to host a food drive for the entire month of February to benefit the local community. The Ritzville bank branch is accepting non-perishable food items Monday through Friday, during regular business hours. The food items collected will be donated to the Ritzville Food Pantry at the end of the month. Any individual who makes a donation to the food drive will have their name entered in a drawing that will take place on Friday, March 1. Columbia Bank is located at 201 West Main Avenue in...
The Friends of the Library group has planned a variety of activities and presentations for the public to enjoy throughout the next few months. The Friends are hosting a three-part gardening series, beginning on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. Local beekeeper, Bonnie Kimmel, is presenting to the group about proper beekeeping methods and honey production. The second and third part of the series will take place in March and April, with dates still to be determined. Sheila Grace is preparing a presentation on composting and...
The LRS Broncos wrestling team traveled to Liberty on Saturday, Jan. 26, for the final league meet of the season. Matthias Ferderer wrestled at 106 pounds against Mitch Barney of Colfax and lost by pin. He then wrestled his teammate Kyle Ritz and lost by pin. Ritz went on to wrestle at 113 against Barney, losing by pin. He then went against Kain Feltwell of Liberty and lost by pin. Ritz then wrestled Ferderer and won by pin. Keanu Niezwaag, 145, wrestled Dalton McNiely of Colfax and won by pin. Nick Kuest, 152, wrestled Zach...
As the regular season draws to a close, the Lady Tigercats continue to focus on teamwork and development both offensively and defensively. The Lady Tigercats have struggled to earn a mark for the win column this season, but the team continues to work towards improvement during each league game. The Lady Tigercats went on the road Friday to battle Touchet, and returned home with a 65-29 loss to the Lady Indians. The Lady Tigercats were able to reduce their turnover amount but had trouble containing two of the Touchet...
Going on the road proved to be tough for the Tigercats when the team returned home with a 60-57 loss to the Touchet Indians. The Tigercats returned to the home court on Saturday and revived the winning season with a 50-38 win over Pomeroy. In the game against Touchet, the Tigercats earned the early lead and went into halftime ahead by 12 points. The scoring remained balanced through the third quarter, but the Indians outscored the Tigercats 17-5 in the fourth quarter, which determined the outcome of the game. “The first h...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos went into the district basketball tournament Wednesday against Northwest Christian. Having lost to NWC twice, head coach John Galbreath was hopeful his players learned something along the way. Results of the game were not available when the newspaper went to press on Wednesday morning. “I don’t think NWC plays its best basketball at the end of the year,” Galbreath said. “I am looking forward to a better game. We have to control the tem...
When the District 7 Boys Basketball Tournament opened Wednesday, the Broncos had to face a demon right away. A little more than a week ago the Broncos were handed a stunning loss by Davenport, 49-45. Now after finishing third overall in the Bi-County League standings the Broncos find themselves with a first round tournament date with Davenport. The game was played on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Mt. Spokane. Results of the game were not available when the newspaper went to...
The state of Washington is considering having a mileage tax on your vehicles instead of gasoline taxes. Would they have the technology equipment available to do that? They already have had a black box in a majority of our cars since 1996. These black boxes are found in at least 60 million vehicles and are in 85 percent of the new cars sold every year. There are several reasons for the black boxes (mostly insurance and warranties). Black boxes on our vehicles are just one of numerous methods that our government obtains...
It appears there are forces that are so interested in creating The New Ritzville on the other side of I90, that they will take risks with Old Ritzville whose citizens, of course, are responsible for paying the bills. The citizens of Ritzville will be responsible for providing water and collecting sewage from the truck stop. The city will need additional infrastructure to make good on that responsibility. The city council cannot, and are not now, properly maintaining the infrastructure for which they presently have...
The Lind Chamber of Commerce elected new board members during the first regularly scheduled meeting of the year on Monday, Jan. 7. Elected as president for the upcoming year is Carin Monroe and Carol Kent is serving as the vice president. Sharon Reeve was elected to serve as treasurer and Connie Field was reelected as secretary. The Lind Chamber of Commerce meets on the first Monday of each month. The next meeting is slated for Feb. 4 at Slim’s Bar and Grill, with the meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. Slim’s is located at 121...
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce elected the 2013 board members during the annual meeting on Jan. 17. John Kragt was elected to serve as president, and will also serve as the liaison for the Ritzville Art Gallery. The vice president position is still vacant and is to be determined at the next board meeting. Chad Hoeft has been elected to serve as the RACC’s secretary/treasurer, and Stephen McFadden is serving in a one-year term as past president. RACC board members for the upcoming year include Virginia Jones, M...
The Lind-Ritzville Middle School has announced the honor roll students for the first semester. Students receiving high honors have achieved a grade point average (GPA) of 3.75-4.0 and students receiving honors have maintained a GPA between 3.74-3.25. Sixth grade students receiving high honors are Lacey Miller and Sharon Anderson. The sixth grade students earning honors are Shontz Yaeger, Devin Schafer, Anna Vlk, Bryce Kelly, Kelcee Carlson and Kierstin Witt. The LRMS seventh grade students earning high honors are Emma Aldrich...
During the WSU Research in the Dryland Cropping Area and the Adams Conservation District wheat production meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 29, five students received awards for their soil essays. Over 40 students from the Lind-Ritzville Middle School and the Washtucna Schools sixth grade classes entered essays in the competition. The students wrote essays about field buffer zones and how those zones can protect the quality of the soil, water and air. The essays also discussed the...
Simple acts of kindness can easily be overlooked in the everyday grind, but at Lind-Ritzville High School, a group of students are challenging fellow classmates to practice compassion and consideration. The LRHS leadership class, under the instruction of Guy Strot, began a 26 Acts of Kindness wall in the school to honor the 26 students and faculty members at Sandy Hook Elementary who lost their lives at the hand of violence in December. The group of seniors and freshmen studen...
Carole N. Fannin died at the age of 73, on Sunday, Jan. 27, at the Life Care Center of Ritzville. She was born on Nov. 25, 1939, to Charles and Mildred Lovely, in Chilliquin, Ore. She married Derwood Fannin Sr., in October 1955 and they had five children, Derk, Junior, Dennis, Andy and Dena. She was a loving and caring sister, wife, mother and grandmother who will be missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her children, 11 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. Kayser’s Chapel and Crematory of Moses Lake is e...
Dorothy B. (Oestreich) Rogel, died at the age of 103, on Thursday, Jan. 24. She was born on Dec. 25, 1909, to Henry and Katherine Oestreich at the family home in Ritzville, she was the last of five children and was very proud of her German heritage. She married Victor Rogel on Sept. 9, 1939, sharing 34 wonderful years of marriage. She lived the majority of her life in Ritzville, moving to the Good Samaritan Village in Spokane in 2007 to be nearer to her family. She loved...