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The Adams County 911 Communications office is celebrating 50 years of 911 service. The employees will be hosting a 50th Anniversary Reception in both Ritzville and Othello. The Ritzville reception is being held on Friday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. in the Ritzville Public Library. The 911 Communications staff will host a presentation on the past, present and future of 911, as well as provide cake and punch to celebrate....
Wishing you a very happy Valentine’s Day from the Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter. This February, the chapter has a few important activities and events going on. Every year, our chapter donates supplies and our time to the Spokane Ronald McDonald House. On Feb. 23, our officer team will go up to Spokane to deliver these supplies, provide breakfast to all there, and help clean the house. Donating to the Ronald McDonald House is a great community service project for our chapter and we appreciate all donations. If you wish to d...
Lind-Ritzville High School will host a blood drive on Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the mobile bus next to Gilson Gym. Donation hours are from 12:45-3:45 p.m. The blood drive is hosted in coordination with Inland Northwest Blood Center (INBC). INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation can save the lives of up to three people. To schedule an appointment, visit http://inbcsaves.org....
There are currently 10 seats remaining for the Hunter Education Traditional Classroom Course in Lind. The classroom meetings are scheduled from 5-8:30 p.m. daily on Feb. 19-22 at the Lind Gun Club. The range day and field evaluation test will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Lind Gun Club. Registration for the class is available online at http://www.register-ed.com and search by zip code. There is no charge for the class, and additional information is available on the website. All questions can be...
The Ritzville City Council went approved the Dam Safety Office (DSO) engineering contract from Varela and Associates for $16,800 at their Feb. 6 meeting. Council voted 6-1 to approve the contract with Council Member Mark Weigand being the dissenting vote. Weigand said he felt Varela’s cost for their proposal was too high for design work. Varela and Associates proposed to complete the design work for the project consisting of deepening the channel on the northwest side of the city’s wastewater lagoon cells. During the Dec...
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce held the annual general membership meeting on Feb. 7, with more than 30 residents, business owners and local leaders in attendance. The meeting served as an opportunity for the board members to introduce themselves, and discuss the projects and activities slated for the upcoming year. The board of directors and roles for the current RACC board are Karen Cady, president; Mary Chamberlain, vice president; Marsha Smith, secretary; Donna Perelli Matlock, board member; and Julie Flyckt,...
During the Feb. 6 meeting, the Ritzville City Council voted to approve the allocation of the city’s 110 funds for 2018. A total of $141,733 was requested from local organizations and businesses to help fund a variety of projects, events and tourism efforts to bring more visitors to the community. Out of the amount requested, council allocated $120,070. The council awarded the Ritzville Festivals Association $5,000 to help cover the costs of maintaining the Ritzville Community Float. This includes float construction, i...
The Feb. 13 Special Election initial results have all local measures passing, including Replacement Educational Programs and Operation levies in four local school districts, and a capital improvement levy for the Ritzville Water Park. Countywide, the voter turnout was 28.26 percent with 1,864 tabulated in the initial count. For the Washtucna School District, the levy received 58 votes in favor for an approval percentage of 69.88. The levy amount to be collected is $79,075 per year, beginning in 2019. The Benge School...
STATE BOUND. LRS wrestler Tristan Regan shakes hands with his opponent Republic’s Damon Jager after pinning him in the first period of their match during 1B/2B Regionals on Feb. 10. The win secured Regan’s spot at the 1B/2B State Championships. -Journal photo by Al Stover...
The Ritzville Ministerial Association has announced the 2018 Lenten Soup Supper schedule. The hosting churches will provide the meal beginning at 6 p.m. weekly and a worship service will follow the meal at 7 p.m. The Trinity United Methodist Church is hosting the first meal on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The Zion Philadelphia UCC hosts on Feb. 28 and the Menno Mennonite Church will host on March 7. On March 14 the New Hope Center will host the meal and St. Agnes Catholic Church will host the following Wednesday, March 21. The...
Last week I told you about some big upsets that took place over that weekend. Funny thing is there have been a lot of big upsets from nonconference opponents this season. If you take those into account then you might be able to say, “Well our team beat this team so that makes us worthy of being able to play with anyone in their conference.” Maybe, if you can prove it against the best teams from the conference on a weekly basis. I remember when Eastern Washington Uni...
Lind Gun Club, Jan. 28 25: Dakota Kok. 23: Peter Franz, Shane Strohmaier, Alan Schlimmer, LeRoy Watson. 22: Curt Franz, Randy Kulm. 21: Carson Schlimmer, Garrett Schlimmer, Terry Utecht. 20 and under: Anna Franz, Debbie Kulm, Randy Franz, Brody Folk, Thomas Rosen, Kelvin Sager, Ayden Franz, Corbin Sager, Kirk Sager, Hudson Sager. High overall: Peter Franz and Terry Utecht. High handicap: Terry Utecht. Miss and out: LeRoy Watson. Annie Oakley: Curt Franz. Bushwhacker: Alan Schlimmer. Buddy shoot: Peter Franz and Debbie Kulm....
The right to an individual’s life, liberty, and private property underpins any free society. It is a well-established principle enshrined in the Constitution’s fifth Amendment that under a limited government, no individual can be deprived of private property without just compensation. Back door methods of federal regulation, without titles or deeds ever changing hands, effectively result in the seizure or “taking” of private lands and violate of the spirit of law protecting private property. President Obama’s 2015 Clean Wat...
When we’re on the floor of the Senate chamber debating and voting on legislation, it’s known as “floor action.” At this point in the session, when the full Senate is working through bills that were moved forward by the various committees, the floor action can last all day, and then some. Our first day of floor action this past week had us in the Senate chamber until early the next morning. We spent the better part of the final two hours on two pieces of legislation that sure look like an attempt by a powerful labor union t...
What began as a season of political madness has spread throughout our society, and even into many churches. Character assassination has become a staple of our day. It does not matter if the charges are true or verifiable. The press reports the accusation and a person’s reputation is ruined. The public remains fascinated. It reminds me of how during the time of Jesus’ ministry, He was accused of several things, such as associating with tax collectors and sinners, and saying that He healed by the power of Satan instead of adm...
Have you carefully checked your utility bills lately? Most people don’t unless they are monsters like the ones for garbage in Scranton and Los Angeles. In Vancouver, Washington, our garbage and recycling bill now has an added 3.6 percent refuse tax. It costs us $1.29 more every two months. However, according to the Wall Street Journal, in Scranton, residents started receiving a $300 annual trash collection fee, which is a 68 percent increase since 2014. In LA, an assisted-living operator’s bill was less than $500 a mon...
Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS) Future Business Leaders of American (FBLA) chapter competed successfully at the Northeast FBLA Winter Regional Conference in Spokane on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Seventeen LRHS students joined the group of 5,000 students across the state competing in regional contests. Two students and three teams from LRHS placed in the top six in their respective competitions at the Regional Conference, qualifying them to compete at the FBLA State Leadership Conference this April. Individuals advancing to the...
With the regular season behind them, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos basketball team moved into the District Tournament at West Valley High School. The Lady Broncos opened tournament play on Feb. 6 with a 59-30 win against Springdale. Two nights later, LRS suffered a 52-16 loss against St. George’s in the quarterfinals. On Feb. 10, the Lady Broncos bounced back from defeat with a 46-24 win against Wilbur-Creston, eliminating the Lady Wildcats from the tournament. With...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos had an exciting outing in the first week of the District Tournament, and were able to secure two victories to improve their standings in the competition. The Broncos first matched up against Wilbur-Creston on Feb. 6, a team they held to a single field goal during their meeting in the regular season. But the Wildcats were focused on avenging the league loss, and created problems for LRS, who narrowly managed to earn the District win with a buz...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Bronco wrestlers Aarron Phelps and Tristan Regan needed only one win at the Regional Tournament to secure their spots in their weight divisions at the Mat Classic XXX on Feb. 16-17. Both Phelps and Regan earned those wins in the consolation semifinal bouts of their brackets, qualifying for the Mat Classic, and ultimately finishing fourth in their respective weight divisions. This will be Phelps’ first opportunity to wrestle at the State Championships. Re...
Carol Sue (Nealey) Williams, 82, died peacefully at home Oct. 12, 2017. She was born June 3, 1935, at Deaconess Hospital in Spokane to Duran B and Mabel I Nealey. Attended Washington State College in Pullman where she met and married Lee B. Williams. Lee and Sue were married 60 years and had four children. In their 60 years together, they lived at over 25 addresses throughout the western United States including Colorado, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Idaho, Washington and California....