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Lind Community Church is holding a “Family Movie Night” on Sunday, Feb. 12, in the fellowship hall. Everyone is welcome to attend. The movie, “Fireproof” begins at 6:30 p.m. Popcorn and snacks are provided....
The special election for the Maintenance and Operations levy, in both Lind and Ritzville School Districts, concludes on Feb. 14. All ballots must be returned or postmarked by the Feb. 14 deadline. Drop boxes are located at Ritzville City Hall and in the auditor’s office in the Adams County Courthouse....
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center hosts a pancake breakfast on Friday, Feb. 10, from 7:30 a.m. until noon. The center hosts a pancake breakfast on the second Friday of every month. Pancakes are served with the choice of ham or sausage at a cost of $4 per person. The breakfasts serve as fundraisers for the group. The senior center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in downtown Ritzville....
The Ritzville Art Gallery is hosting a silent auction from Jan. 19 until Feb. 14, which features regional and national Western artwork. The auction features many ideal and unique Valentine’s Day gifts. Bid on select pieces of artwork from the Historic Ritzville Days Western Art Show (also known as the Ritzville Western Art Show) at the Ritzville Art Gallery, located at 109 West Main Avenue. All proceeds from the auction benefit the Ritzville Western Art Show....
With the updated state revenue forecast slated to be announced Thursday, Feb. 16, and the 2012 legislative session heading into days of budget negotiations, Rep. Susan Fagan hosts a Ninth District telephone town hall meeting Tuesday, Feb. 21, to listen to constituent perspectives and answer questions. The call begins promptly at 6:35 p.m. and lasts one hour. Constituents can participate by dialing 1-877-229-8493 and, when prompted, entering PIN number 15605. Once on the line, callers can ask a question by pressing star 3...
St. John Hardware & Implement’s Precision Farming & Guidance meetings are cancelled. St. John Hardware & Implement Inc. plans to reschedule at a later date....
Ritzville Art Center recently announced the results from the first annual Christmas ornament contest. Proceeds made from the contest totaled $233 and were donated to the Adams County Pet Rescue organization, in addition to food and animal treats that were also donated. Over 50 entries were received for the ornament contest. Winners in the age category of four to nine years old were Ella Greenwalt, most unique, and Nyleana Bailey, people’s choice. Tony J. earned both top honors in the 10-14 year old group. For the 15-18 y...
The members of the Lind Alumni Association met recently to plan the annual Alumni Banquet and meeting. The Banquet is in the Lind High School gymnasium on May 12, at 6:30 p.m. Cathy Jo’s Catering has been chosen to cater the banquet again this year. The price of the dinner remains at $18.50 per person. Guaranteed reservations need to be in by April 25, and limited reservations can be made at the door, but not guaranteed. The gym opens at 5 p.m. for meeting and visiting with class photos to be taken at 5:30 p.m. In addition t...
On Thursday, Feb. 2, the Adams County Development Council hosted the annual stakeholders luncheon at Chen’s Family Dish in Othello. The host of the event, Ken Johnson, welcomed members and visitors to the luncheon meeting that discussed the annual finance report and hosted a guest speaker. After an introduction of dignitaries, mayors, board members and the new assistant director, Angela Anderton, the discussion about the finance report began. The financial report is based o...
The Ritzville Public Library has IRS tax forms available at the front desk. Forms available include the 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ forms (along with instructions), as well as forms for employee business expenses, child care expenses, automatic time extension for filing, and education credits. Additional forms, schedules, and instructions are available for photocopying.For more information, contact the library at 659-1222 or visit www.irs.gov/formspubs....
A Washington State Patrol pilot and his airplane proved vital in a local attempt to capture a driver who refused to yield to law enforcement and led them on an hour-long adventure through the rolling hills and coulees between Ritzville and Ralston on Monday, Jan. 30. The chase began when a resident in the 700 block of North Dewald Road noticed that a white Chevrolet pickup had driven by the residence twice. Sheriff Doug Barger said the resident recalled that the sheriff’s office asked people to be aware of suspicious c...
The Board of Directors of Big Bend Electric Cooperative, Inc. recently voted to refund more than $1.98 million to the Cooperative’s consumers. Refunds are being mailed to consumers who purchased power from the Cooperative during 1995, 1996 or 2010. According to CEO, Dan Murphy, Big Bend Electric Cooperative is a non-profit consumer-owned utility. “When more revenue is collected than what is needed to cover operating expenses, the Cooperative allocates the difference to consumers as ‘capital credits’ for return to consume...
Effective Jan. 30, the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) Community Service office located on 1025 S. First Avenue, Othello, is no longer open to the public. Services can only be accessed in person at the Moses Lake office located at 1620 S. Pioneer. A mobile community service office (MCSO) is expected to be available once a month to those residents who are unable to travel to Moses Lake. DSHS plans to advertise in advance the town and location of the MCSO. DSHS can be contacted online anytime at...
Lind Chamber of Commerce reminds members that dues for the 2012 year are due. Forms can be picked up at Jim’s Market, Town of Lind office or contact the chamber by phone at 677-3665, or at [email protected]. Officers for the Lind Chamber of Commerce this year are Phil Kent as president, Carin Monroe as vice president, Rose Ellkington for treasurer and Connie Field as secretary. The chamber hosts monthly meetings on the first Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Slim’s. The meetings are open to the public and anyone is wel...
Regular season play ended for the LaCrosse-Washtucna Lady Tigercats on Saturday, Feb. 4. The Lady Tigercats ended their season on the road against Tekoa-Oakesdale and Rosalia. “I was pleased with the end of the season,” said head coach Tim Stamper. “We had a couple of tough games to end the season, we went up and battled but fell a little short. Those teams are the top teams in the league; ranked second and third.” In the first game of play last week, the Lady Tigercats lost to T-O by a final score of 31-75. Logan Harder...
The first Little Guy Wrestling tournament of the season is on March 3, at Royal City. That match is followed by trips to Warden, Moses Lake, Reardan and Almira-Coulee-Hartline....
Rebounding from a rough first half of the season, the Lady Broncos have turned in a better than respectable effort in the stretch, improving to sixth place in league standings and earning a trip to the district basketball tournament Saturday. They play Northwest Christian at Mead High School at 3:30 p.m. The Lady Broncos finished their home court season Saturday with Kettle Falls, delivering a 67-37 pounding. “They’re struggling a little bit,” coach Randy Heidenreich said. “When we played up there they pressed us, but they di...
The Tigercats finished regular season ranked fifth in the league, continuing the team’s basketball season for at least one more week. The Tigercats defeated the Tekoa-Oakesdale Nighthawks with a final score of 68-38, securing the Tigercats as the fifth place team. Jed Zimmer again led the Tigercats in points, scoring a total of 13 during the game. Jake Aune scored 12 points while Justin Wargo had nine points. The Tigercats played all of the varsity players on the roster d...
Finishing sixth in league play may prove to be beneficial to the Broncos. It means they play either Davenport or Reardan on Saturday in the first round of the district tournament at Mead High School at 12 p.m. Head Coach Dustan Arlt is hungry for a win over either of those rival opponents. The Broncos split a pair of meetings with Reardan and would like to have the edge. On the other hand, they recently lost an overtime battle with Davenport by two points. Arlt and the team...
After a successful sub-regional tournament Saturday in Warden, three LRS wrestlers are going to the regional tournament in Kittitas this Saturday. Keanu Niezwaag finished second at 138 pounds. Grayson Morris took third at 220 pounds and Kyle Ritz was fifth at 106....
The Ritzville Grade School is participating in the Labels for Education program in hopes of earning enough points to purchase a die cutting machine. The Labels for Education program collects labels and caps from participating products, which earns the school points. Participating products in Labels for Education include Campbell’s soups, Glad food storage products, Pop Secret, V8 beverages and soups, Dannon, Emerald nuts and BIC writing utensils. The products can be worth one, five or ten points. A complete list of point v...
Washtucna Public School is a recipient of the 2011 Washington Achievement Award, being honored for Overall Excellence for a multi-level school and Outstanding Achievement in Science. This is the second year in a row that Washtucna Schools have been honored. The Washington Achievement Awards, sponsored by the Washington State Board of Education and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), celebrates the states top performing schools and recognizes achievement in multiple categories. This highly selective...
During the Adams County Conservation District Wheat Growers meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 31, nine students received awards for their soil essays. The sixth grade students from Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna all entered essays into the competition. The students wrote essays about non-point source pollution, the dangers and how it can be prevented. The top three essays from each school won awards, and then three essays won the over-all competition awards. Laurel Hayes won first...
Micheala Doyle began collecting donated eyeglasses on Jan. 2, and after the first month-long session of her project, has successfully collected 161 pairs of glasses. Doyle is running her project in two sessions, the second that began on Feb. 2. During the month of January, Doyle put donation boxes for the eyeglasses in the Ritzville Drug Company, Harvest Foods and Jim’s Market. At the end of the first week, Doyle emptied the boxes and had 33 pairs of glasses. From Jan. 13 u...
Applications are now being taken for the 17th Annual Ken Troutt Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship fund has been established in memory of Ken Troutt, renowned Auctioneer for many Northwest bull sales. Scholarships of $500 will be announced at the WCA Bull Test Sale in Eltopia, on March 28. To be eligible, youths must be incoming freshman in the fall of 2012, enrolled in a college or technical school, and be an individual, or son/daughter of an individual, that has consigned or purchased bulls in the 2008, or 2009...