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The Ralston Grange is hosting a meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Ralston Grange hall. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. with a dessert potluck and is followed by the meeting that begins at 7:30 p.m. The group plans to discuss the upcoming Bingo/Bunko fundraiser event in March. Also to be discussed are the committees for 2012-13 and membership recruitment....
The Keystone Light Artillery Civil War reenactment group has a meeting on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2:30 p.m. The meeting is hosted at 505 East Third Avenue in Ritzville. For more information or questions about the meeting, contact Ron Evans at 659-0594.... Full story
The Ritzville and Lind school boards are having a special board meeting on Feb. 22, and Feb. 24. The purpose of these special board meetings is to visit classrooms in both the Lind and Ritzville School Districts, with no action to follow....
H.E. Gritman Senior Center is hosting its monthly potluck on Friday, Feb. 24 at 12 p.m. The program topic is “Five Wishes” and is presented by William Riley of Area Aging and Adult Care. The program has been featured on CNN and NBC’s Today Show and in the pages of Time and Money magazines. Newspapers have called “Five Wishes” the first “living will with a heart and soul.” Everyone is welcome to attend the potluck and program. Any questions on this event call Shirley 659-0292 or Thelma 659-1537.... Full story
The Broncos will have two representatives on the mat in the Tacoma Dome this weekend during the WIAA’s Mat Classic. Keanu Niezwaag (138 pounds) and Grayson Morris (220) both finished fourth at the regional tournament in Kittitas last weekend, qualifying them for a trip to the state tournament. The wrestlers leave for Tacoma on Thursday with weigh-in planned for Friday morning. The first two sessions of the tournament are held on Friday afternoon and evening... Full story
Empire Health Foundation (EHF) released a Request for Proposal (RFP) to invite applications from community-based multi-sector partnerships interested in applying for grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), to be announced in the spring of 2012. The deadline to submit a proposal is Feb. 20, 5 p.m. Up to four applications are awarded capacity-building funds in the form of facilitation assistance in convening project/proposal planning meetings; up to $2,500 in financial support to hire a grant writer to prepare...
Ritzville Grade School is hosting a Family Reading Night on Tuesday, Feb. 28, as part of the Read Across America project. The event includes a free “Green Eggs and Ham” breakfast for dinner, guest readers, game, crafts, a book swap, a free family photo key chains with the Cat in the Hat, and other activities. The green eggs and ham dinner begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 5:45 p.m. After that, instructions of the activities are to be explained and the activities begin at 6 p.m. The three sessions of activities should last unt...
Ritzville High School seniors may be eligible to receive a scholarship from the Association of Washington Cities. Mayor Linda Kadlec would like to recommend a Ritzville applicant for this scholarship. She is encouraging students to apply for award by the end of this month. The deadline for the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Center for Quality Communities scholarship is Mar. 1. Applications for the scholarship can be picked up at City Hall during regular business hours. The AWC Center for Quality Communities scholarshi... Full story
The Relay For Life of Ritzville official theme is now “The Magic of Relay,” so teams are encouraged to dress up in Disney costumes or have decorations. The Relay For Life of Ritzville begins on July 13 at the Ritzville High School track and ends on July 14. Last year, the Relay For Life of Ritzville raised $23,000 for cancer research, and this year the goal is $22,000. In the last five years, the Relay For Life of Ritzville has raised $174,585.29 for cancer research, patient education, advocacy, programs, and patient ser...
The Wheat Land Communities’ Fair Board is now accepting applications for 2012 Fair Royalty. There are three positions open to young ladies, 14-18 years of age. Candidates must live within the boundaries of the Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna School Districts, be currently enrolled in school and entering grades nine through 12, in the fall of 2012. The chosen royalty represents the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair in local parades throughout the summer, as well as present trophies, awards and ribbons during the fair. This yea... Full story
Local school districts can breathe a collective sigh of relief following the ballot count on Tuesday night. Maintenance and operations levies for the Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna School Districts are passing easily. Voters in the Lind School District had 289 voters chime in on the measure. A super majority of them, 65.6 percent (188) voted in favor of the two-year replacement levy. The Ritzville School District had an even stronger turnout. From a total of 744 ballots counted on Tuesday, 521 Ritzville voters were in favor...
The Ritzville Library District No. 2 is looking for a person interested in completing a term on the Board of Trustees following Terry Janzen’s resignation earlier this year. The five-member library board meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. Board duties include: attend monthly meetings, approve the annual budget, approve library policies, hire and evaluate librarian, remain informed about library services, and serve as an advocate for the library. Anyone interested in serving on the board for a term that b... Full story
Since 2008, Adams County Pet Rescue has found forever homes for 978 dogs, 10 horses and about 30 cats. The 2011 Adams County Pet Rescue annual report located in rural Eastern Washington State is an all volunteer non-profit organization that is dedicated to the rescue, rehab and re-homing of our companion animals. In 2011, accomplishments included: 246 dogs, five cats and two horses were re-homed. The group spayed/neutered 202 dogs, 23 cats and had 42 discount vouchers for the procedures turned in by owners. There were 323...
After a painful loss to Northwest Christian in the opening round of district basketball play, the Lady Broncos rebounded with a 55-37 shelling of Kettle Falls, recording their third win this season over Kettle Falls. After splitting their first two outings in the district tournament, the Lady Broncos were slated to meet Davenport in a loser-out contest on Wednesday night. The results of the game were not available at press time. If the Lady Broncos defeated Davenport, they... Full story
The Tigercats played in their first district basketball game against Pomeroy on Feb. 9, walking away with the first win over Pomeroy this season. The Tigercats beat Pomeroy with a final score of 53-42. In regular season play, the Tigercats lost to Pomeroy by nine points in the first game and 15 points in the second match up. The Tigercats had two players step up and lead the team with an impressive number of points. Jake Aune, a senior, led the scoring with a total of 22... Full story
Head coach Dustan Arlt knows there are no easy wins in post-season play. Liberty made that clear on Monday when they made the Broncos stay focused for four quarters in a loser-out game in the District 7 2B Tournament at Mead High School. The Broncos pulled out a 61-55 win, earning the right to play Wednesday night against Davenport, a league opponent they would dearly love to beat. “We had a tough game last night. We knew it would be, but we had a real good second half and p...
Keanu Niezwaag and Grayson Morris have run the tournament gauntlet in wrestling and have enjoyed enough success to earn a trip to the WIAA Mat Classic at the Tacoma Dome this weekend. Both finished fourth at the Eastern Washington B Regional Wrestling Tournament at Kittitas last weekend. Niezwaag, wrestling at 138 pounds, opened with a bye in the first round before meeting Oscar Roa of Brewster in a quarter final match. Niezwaag posted a win by pin at 1:30. The win set up a...
On Monday, Feb. 6, the junior high Lind/Ritzville/Sprague Broncos played Liberty at Liberty. The “B” team played at 4 p.m. The starters were Ryan Frederick, Damien Rouleau, Patrick Bartz, Dylan Moore, and Aaron Ritz. Unfortunately the “B” team ended up with a close loss, 26-28. Their record is now 1-3. The starters for the “A” team were Bryson Gering, Allan Field, Wyatt Roettger, Dallas Killian, and Jacob Saetre. Other players on the “A” team include Skyler Oestreich, Travis Ste. Marie, Peyton Kiel, Dane Wahl, and Roberto Ale...
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in the series of 11 articles. We published installment No. 7 instead of this one last time. Next week we will publish article 8. Part Six: The Summer of 1958 The Amateur Athletic Union of the United States (AAU) was founded in 1888 to establish standards and uniformity in all amateur sports. Its motto is “Sports for All, Forever.” The AAU serves as the representative of the United States within the international sports arena working closely with the US Olympic Committee and the Olympic Games... Full story
The Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ invites the community to join and celebrate the season of Lent. The theme of the mid-week service is, “Glimpses of Grace”. Zion Philadelphia hosts a joint service with Emanuel Lutheran Church for the first service of Lent, on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22. A soup supper begins at 6 p.m. and Pastor Bob Kenyon begins worship service at 7 p.m. On Feb. 29, Emanuel Lutheran Church hosts a joint evening service beginning at 6 p.m. with Pastor Judith Rinehart-Nelson conducting the service. On...
In the paper there was an excellent article on the Hospital board and the action it took regarding the hospital administrator. I want to be very clear, I did not and do not support the action of the old board and administrator in the contract negations with Dr’s Eckley and Sackmann. I believe it was handled poorly with little thought given to the hospital or community at large. I also do not support the action taken by the new board members. I, for one, choose Ritzville as my city for retirement in a large part due to the hos...
It appears to me that a lot of consideration and effort is going on in City Government to acquire new business to our community. I only wish that you folks would also think about getting some grant dollars to repair our aging sewer lines and renew or re-drill the water wells. “Infrastructure.” What we are now using, cannot handle increased usage and is losing production. No new business is going to come here if we are already looking at rationing water. “I am very sorry that again you have the cart before the horse.” You off...
Mark Barglof did not cause rift in this community. It has been festering for many years. I worked at the hospital in 2001. The employees attended several meetings where plans to remodel the hospital were presented. Here we are, over ten years later, and still no renovations. With a new hospital administrator every couple years, it has been impossible for the District to move forward. Terminating Mr. Barglof is not going to resolve our differences. It is only going to make matters worse. He has improved the District like no...
I wonder what would happen to our deficit if the federal government cut the salaries and benefits of federal employees to make them comparable to workers in the private sector. What would happen if real limits were set on entitlements such as Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security? What if the 71 federal welfare programs that create a nearly one trillion dollar a year welfare state were consolidated and reformed? What if the decision-making authority for education and transportation were returned to the state and local...
John Jacob Hennings, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at the age of 90, at Life Care Center in Ritzville. He was born Sept. 26, 1921 at a farm home near Emden Station, Adams County, Wash., to Carsten Herman Hennings and Elizabeth Boyd Hennings. When he was a few days old, he moved with his family to the Frank Norris farm in the Carico Hills, where he lived the rest of his life, until he entered Life Care Nursing Home in Ritzville in May 2011. He is survived by his wife Pauline... Full story