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The Ritzville Relay For Life committee members are meeting on Monday, Feb. 10, at 5:30 p.m. at Bronco Farm Supply to discuss the 2014 Relay For Life event. The meeting is open to the public and any individual interested in participating in the Relay event is encouraged to attend. The Ritzville Relay For Life event is slated for July 12 and has been changed to a Saturday, daytime event for the first time. Relay will continue to be a 12 hour event, but will run from noon until midnight. The change has been implemented in order...
Ritzville’s Little League program needs volunteers in order to ensure the program is able to conduct a Little League season this year. Chad Hoeft said the local committee is short handed in numerous ways and must find new volunteers to fill board vacancies, coach teams, umpire and help during the annual field maintenance day. The Ritzville Little League Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. at Sterling Bank. The necessary new volunteers must be present at the meeting in order to plan for the upcoming s...
Adams County voters are reminded the special election regarding bonds and levies for local school districts concludes on Feb. 11. All ballots must be mailed or put in a drop box by Feb. 11 to be counted in the election. Voters within the Washtucna, Ritzville, Lind and LaCrosse school districts have Maintenance and Operation (M&O) levies on the ballot, and Lind also has an additional bond. The two-year M&O levy for the Washtucna School District is for the amount of $150,000 with collection beginning in 2015. The Ritzville Scho...
With ballots sent out for the special election, voters are reminded to cast their vote and return ballots by Feb. 11 to be included in the election. Lind voters are presented with two ballot measures this year, regarding a replacement Maintenance and Operation (M&O) levy and a 15-year general obligation bond. As a replacement levy, the two-year M&O levy helps to cover the basic costs of operations at the school. The M&O levy begins collection in 2015, with the estimated dollar rate being $3.02 per thousand of assessed...
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly general membership meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12, beginning at noon at Memories Diner. Guest speaker for the general membership meeting is Ritzville Public Library Director Kylie Fullmer. She will be speaking about the technological aspect of the library and what it has to offer citizens. Individuals can bring e-readers for some quick tips at the meeting. The library also hosts Tech Tuesdays every Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. for technology assistance. In addition,...
Inland Northwest Blood Center, along with Lind-Ritzville High School Community Blood Drive Volunteers led by Kerry Murphy, are coordinating a blood drive on Wednesday, Feb. 19. The event is being held at Lind-Ritzville High School and donation hours are from 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. Donors are asked to bring photo identification and their donor card. Free cholesterol testing is done with every donation....
For the second consecutive year, the Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter is participating in a community service project by collecting donations to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Spokane. The chapter’s officers and advisors are traveling to volunteer their time serving breakfast and donate items to the organization on Feb. 21 as part of National FFA Week. National FFA Week runs from Feb. 15-22, and provides chapter members with an opportunity to educate the public about the importance of agriculture. FFA m...
Washtucna Community Church will host the “Tri-City Men’s Chorus” on Sunday, Feb. 23, during the 11 a.m. worship service. Washtucna resident David Fisher is part of the 20-member group who performs Gospel and Sacred music. During the intermission of the choir, Scott Blankenship will deliver a short message. Immediately following the performance is a potluck. The event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend for great music, fellowship and food....
Washington state farmers could soon be growing cannabis for use in a potentially profitable hemp industry. Hemp is an illegal substance under federal law, but two separate state Senate bills would permit development of a hemp industry in the state, and require Washington State University to conduct a yearlong study to research optimal growing conditions and feasibility of hemp in the region. “There’s a huge unfulfilled market, and Washington could be at the forefront,” said Sen. Bob Hasegawa, D-Seattle, sponsor of Senat...
After well-researched and a passionate testimony from five students from Washtucna, the House Government Operations and Elections Committee helped move Palouse Falls one step closer to becoming Washington’s official waterfall with a do-pass recommendation. The bill has been passed to the Rules Committee, who will have to approve the bill before it is placed in front of the Senate. On Jan. 29, five students and two teachers from the Washtucna School District traveled to Olympia for the students to testify on House Bill 2119. T...
Free Press Publishing Company, of Cheney, has assumed full ownership of The Ritzville Adams County Journal, acquiring the newspaper from Stephen McFadden. The acquisition, McFadden said, will serve to strengthen The Journal during a time when newspapers across the nation continue to wrestle with ever-changing economic conditions. The company publishes the Cheney Free Press and The Davenport Times, and has handled the printing of The Journal for decades. William Ifft, president of Free Press Publishing Company, said readers...
A three-week immersion into the Malawian culture brought Ritzville residents Ryo Olson and Terry Rube back to Washington with a renewed purpose and passion for outreach to others. The duo joined with 15 other missionaries from across the state to travel to Malawi, a landlocked country in southern Africa, to finish constructing a church for a village in the country. Olson said a Grandview mission group contacted the Ritzville Nazarene Church with the invitation to join the...
The students in the Lind-Ritzville Middle School elective classes and extra programs are continuing to thrive through the first few weeks of the second semester. Honor Society, Pep-Band, FACS, and ASB are just some of the magnificent groups that we have. Honor Society members are continuing to work on their service projects for the third quarter. Emily Rosen is doing a book drive, and Megan Buriak and Shontz Yaeger are selling cookies at the middle school. Sharon Anderson is collecting aluminum cans to donate money to the Shr...
The Lady Tigercats suffered defeat at the hands of Pomeroy last weekend and are now focused on remaining competitive during the final league games this weekend. The Lady T-cats match up against the number one ranked Colton team on Friday before hosting St. John-Endicott on Saturday. Saturday night’s game marks the final game of the season for the Lady Tigercats who have battled all season to earn a win in league, but have fallen just short. The Lady Tigercats will honor three seniors, Kadie Whinery, Lindsey Miller and L...
After an exciting overtime win against Touchet on Jan. 28, the Tigercats matched up against the league’s number two team and faced defeat at the hands of Pomeroy. The Tigercats’ league play wraps up this weekend with games against Colton and St. John-Endicott. The Tigercats hosted Touchet in Kahlotus and sprung out to an early lead, before the Indians closed the gap in the second half. The Indians strong fourth quarter effort resulted in a tie-game, pushing the two teams into overtime competition. “We went into that game...
The Broncos are taking five wrestlers to Colfax on Saturday for the sub-regional match, commencing their pursuit of a trip to the state wrestling tournament. Four of the Broncos’ wrestlers will automatically advance to the regional tournament a week from now. Each weight class advances six wrestlers to the regional event. There are six or fewer wrestlers competing in the sub-regional event in those weight classes. Head coach Jason Hilzer said Matthias Ferderer at 106 pounds; Huang Vu, 152; Matt Vercoe, 220; and Layne Hawks a...
The 52-39 win over Liberty in the opening round of the Northeast 2B District Tournament was the perfect start for the LRS Lady Broncos. The win set them up to play yesterday, Feb. 5, in a semifinal match with Colfax. Results of the game were not available at press time. During the regular season, LRS and Colfax split their league meetings. Head coach John Galbreath was happy with the final outcome of the Liberty game. “When it was all said and done, we rebounded well enough, we executed well enough and our defense was good e...
Connor O’Neill and Dylan Hartz each put up 17 points as the LRS Broncos rolled to a solid 62-47 victory over Davenport in the opening round of the Northeast 2B District Tournament. The win set up a semifinal match up with rival Liberty on Wednesday afternoon. The results were not available at press time. Head coach Dustan Arlt wants a win in the semis against a tough and scrappy Liberty team. A Wednesday win would almost certainly set up a district championship showdown between the No. 1 seeded St. George’s Dragons and the...
During the annual meeting on Jan. 28, the Adams County Conservation District presented three local sixth graders with awards for their essays on transgenic foods. The students placing in the contest are Taela Church from Washtucna School, Tyler Moore from Washtucna School, and Taelor Umland from Lind-Ritzville Middle School. Transgenic foods are produced from organisms that have had genes from other species transformed into the genetic code using genetic engineering....
Twelve students from Lind-Ritzville High School have been participating in the trivial competitions of the Knowledge Bowl this school year. Mr. Thomas Pulliam is the team’s advisor and is responsible for the organization of this unique and fun extracurricular activity. When asked why he wanted to start a Knowledge Bowl team, Pulliam responded, “These kids who aren’t involved in extracurricular stuff, this is an extracurricular during the school day that they are able to do. It...
For Seahawk fans it has been a long time coming. We’ve struggled through those lean years, bad ownership and tough losses, including Super Bowl XL. But Sunday’s victory over the Denver Broncos was about as sweet as we could have ever imagined. What happened to the Broncos reminds me of a joke that was going around after Denver had lost three of four Super Bowls with John Elway playing quarterback. Denver had lost those games by 19, 32 and 45 points. Anyway the joke was: How ma...
The halfway mark of this legislative session is fast approaching. Feb. 11 will be day 30 of the 60 days we’re allowed to meet in 2014. It’s also the deadline for the Senate budget committees to wrap up their work on Senate legislation. I serve on the Ways and Means committee, and because we don’t need to craft a brand-new state budget this year, our work will focus mostly on policy bills that have a financial angle. An example is Senate Bill 6090, which is expected to send more DUI offenders to state prison. Anytime you a...
As superintendent, it is my sincere hope that I have helped create a culture where our parents and community feel comfortable with our system and that they can bring questions, comments, or concerns to any of our school personnel. I believe it is essential that individuals have the opportunity to discuss issues that may exist with the appropriate staff member within our system. Then, if an individual is not satisfied with the initial response they receive, there is always the opportunity to discuss the situation further with...
For some people, Feb. 14 is another routine day of the year. For many people, Feb. 14 is a chance to seize the moment, temporarily abandon any worries or inconveniences and express their feelings towards family and friends. For students at Lind-Ritzville Middle School, this Valentine’s Day will provide them with the opportunity to thank our nation’s bravest heroes and prove that our local veterans have special places in their hearts. LRMS National Junior Honor Society’s school-wide Valentines for Veterans project will spread...
This report on Washington state and climate change http://cses.washington.edu/db/pdf/snoveretalsok816.pdf says: “Washington crops and livestock will be affected by climate change via warming temperatures, rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, increasing water stress, declining availability of irrigation water, and changing pressures from pests, weeds, and pathogens. Different crops and locations will experience different impacts.” President Obama stated he’ll address the threats of climate change by executive order if neces...