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The Lind Chamber of Commerce has announced a change of location for the regular March meeting. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 4, at the Union Elevator meeting room located at 103 North L Street in Lind. The Lind Chamber of Commerce meets on the first Monday of every month. The Chamber can be reached at 677-3655....
The Ritz Roadhouse is hosting a Car, Van and Truck Show fundraiser on March 10 to show support for safe schools in the Ritzville, Lind and Sprague communities. Entries and lunch begin at 11 a.m. followed by the show and judging at noon. The awards ceremony is set for 4 p.m. and event concludes with dinner at 5 p.m. The specially selected car show menu includes: entry fee with lunch for $22, while an entry fee with dinner is $27. An entry fee is $15, lunch costs $10 and $15 for dinner. The Ritz Roadhouse is located at 1604...
Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom, D-Bellevue, and Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, applauded the Senate’s committee chairs on Feb. 25 for their even-handed approach to moving legislation forward by Friday’s deadline for policy committees to act on Senate bills. “One of the main reasons I went through with forming the Majority Coalition was because I wanted to put people such as Senator (Steve) Litzow in charge of issues such as education,” said Tom. “We’re bringing a fresh approach to this issue and c...
The Washington Agriculture and Forestry Education Foundation is actively seeking qualified candidates for up to 24 fellowships in Class 36 of its leadership program, according to David Roseleip, president. People involved in the agriculture, forestry, fisheries or related industries are encouraged to apply. The deadline for applications is April 30. Each year up to 24 people from throughout the state are selected to participate in the 18-month leadership development program, which serves to broaden skills, enrich... Full story
A candle, left burning on a dresser is believed to be the cause of a fire that claimed the life of a three-year-old girl last week in Lind. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release Monday, indicating the candle was the source of the fire. “The candle is believed to be the source of ignition, surrounding the candle was a box of disposable diapers and clothing. Further inspection revealed that there were no smoke detectors in the house,” wrote Undersheriff John Hunt. The sheriff’s office issued an earlier...
After nearly 10 years of studies and debate, Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 finds itself at a crossroads: it must either bring its existing, 60-year-old hospital up to code compliance to satisfy the State of Washington or construct a new hospital. The district’s commissioners and CEO Gary Bostrom will tackle the difficult and challenging issue with community members tonight, Thursday, at 6:30 p.m. during a town hall style meeting at the C.J. Newland American Legion Memorial Hall. The district has long known t... Full story
When tragedy struck the Lind community last week, residents and members from the surrounding communities united to give back to a family who suffered a great loss. On the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 20, a house fire broke out and claimed the life of three-year-old Amy Allison Garcia and displaced her family. By the time the news broke Thursday morning, Lind School District administrators and teachers had already began an outreach effort to help the family rebuild. Preschool... Full story
Regular customers of Casuela’s Grill in Ritzville were faced with an unwelcome surprise on Tuesday, Feb. 19, when the doors of the popular downtown restaurant were locked and a sign on the door indicated the restaurant had ceased its operation. “We will remain closed indefinitely as of Tuesday, February 19, 2013.” The sign posted on the window continued: “Dear valued customers: We regret to inform you that, despite our repeated attempts to avoid this, a recent series of unforeseen events have forced us to close our doors f... Full story
Dustan Arlt first went to the state basketball tournament as a player on the Ritzville High School roster. Then as an assistant coach for Lind-Ritzville he joined then head coach Dwight Pflugrath at the Hardwood Classic. This time Arlt makes his debut as a head coach at the WIAA 2B Hardwood Classic in the Spokane Arena with the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos. The Broncos have battled all year and delivered a list of impressive wins. They have provided high school basketball fans with more than their fair share of dramatic mom...
The Tigercats secured bragging rights as one of the top eight 1B teams in the state with a 59-52 win over Wellpinit in the regional tournament on Saturday. The Southeast District 9 is well represented at the state tournament this year as Pomeroy also earned a trip after defeating Odessa-Harrington. The Tigercats took to the court with confidence and an early scoring run led by Darcy Stamper gave the Tigercats the lead they would maintain for the remainder of the game....
American manufacturing is more dependent on the metals and minerals access than ever before. Yet, we are tied with Papau New Guinea for the time it takes to permit a new mine. Seven to 10 years is the average delay period. Waiting for technology metals will severely hamper our ability to innovate our advance weapons systems that are increasingly metals intensive. The U.S. has domestic resources for 18 of those 19 metals and minerals that we now exclusively import from abroad. However, a maze of government regulations has...
Where’s Hospital Commissioner Snyder’s resignation? Am I the only one that heard his election promise, “As long as I’m a hospital commissioner, there will be no new hospital!” Now it seems he is on the building committee, and asking this community to pass a bond issue to build a new hospital. Where are the local contractors that were going to be used to repair and refurbish our present hospital? Wasn’t he going to keep the repair dollars in the community? How is that working? It sounds to me like Mr. Snyder is the consumm... Full story
The future of healthcare in the area deserves a solid, collaborative discussion. For the better part of 10 years, Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 has struggled with the aging condition of a 60-year-old hospital facility. Countless studies have been done at great expense to the district and the taxpayers supporting it. For the most part the studies come to the same conclusion: The existing facility can be brought up to code or it can be renovated to stretch its life just a little bit longer. Both options however,...
Hello, I’m the Lind-Ritzville High School student correspondent. This month several things have been going on at the high school. On Feb. 20, the Honor Society sponsored the Inland Northwest Blood Center’s blood drive. They are sponsoring another blood drive on May 6. Twenty-two students in FBLA are going to state FBLA. The We-Lind-Ritzville group, a community service based club, have confirmed that they are going to go to the We-Day Seattle conference on March 27. Next month I will be covering the We-Lind-Ritzville trip to...
A group of 27 Lind-Ritzville High School students have united to form the We Lind-Ritzville club, a leadership group dedicated to making the community and the world a better place. The students are part of a larger movement and part of an initiative of Free The Children, an international charity that works to empower young people to bring about change in the world. The local club is currently involved in a community service project to collect donations to support foster children in the area and provide school supplies to a...
Marjorie Fast (Franz) Schowalter died at the age of 84 on Feb. 4 at Kidron Bethel Village in North Newton Kan., where she had resided for the past five years. She had been an elementary music teacher, an accomplished pianist and costume seamstress prior to the onset of crippling arthritis. She received her music degree from Bethel College in N. Newton, Kan., with additional studies at Wichita State University. Her first husband, Duane Schowalter, a Boeing engineer, preceded her in death in 1987. In 2000, she married Earl... Full story
Charles (Charlie) John Janssen died at the age of 85, on Sunday, Feb. 3, with family at his side. He was born in Spokane, on March 14, 1927. He and his sister, Violet, were adopted by their aunt and uncle, Jennie and John, when he was seven. As a child, he grew up in the Ritzville area and attended Ritzville High School, until he joined the Army in 1946. He proudly served in the final stages of WWII. His tours of duty included serving as a Medic in Japan and Hawaii. After his... Full story
Tena Marie (Strieff) Stromberger died at the age of 55 at her home on the ranch in Ritzville on the morning of Feb. 13, with her soul mate, Roger Helm, at her side. She was born on March 16, 1957, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Spokane. She met Dennis G. Miller in high school and they married on June 8, 1973. On Feb. 6, 1977, she gave birth to a son, Justin A. Miller. Her second son, Seth G. Miller, was born on Aug. 3, 1978. In the summer of 1984, she met Raymond A. Stromberger. T...
Amy Allison Garcia was granted her angel wings on Thursday, Feb. 21, at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, at the age of three. She was born to Juan Garcia and Sindy Carrillo on Nov. 30, 2009, in Los Angeles, Calif. She lived with her family in Lind. Her bright eyes, brilliant smile and infectious giggle brought great joy to whoever met her. She loved Mickey Mouse, Hello Kitty and the color pink. She loved being with her grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. She was a...
For all of the players, coaches and fans of the Broncos and Tigercats let me say congratulations and I certainly hope that you play your very best basketball of this season starting Thursday. When it comes to high school sports, more often than not, especially at the small school level, if you had success in the fall there is a good chance you will have success in the winter. Did you know that two state champions from the fall are matched up against each other, while the two r...
Feb. 22 is, in the language of the Legislature, the “last day to read in committee reports in house of origin” for all legislative policy committees. Translation: it’s officially the last day for the Senate and House policy committees to act on legislation originating in the Senate and House, respectively. Legislation not acted upon before the end of today will be considered “dead” for the year, although bills have been known to come back from the dead with the same text under a new number. The legislative fiscal committee...
Last fall’s State 2B Championship Football game for our Broncos was a teachable moment. That come from behind football victory was and is a metaphor for what Ritzville needs in it’s future. Ritzville needs another 21-19 score spiritually and economically. Joel nailed it when God through him declared: “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions” (Joel 1: 2:8). Coach Whitmore and his staff had their work cut out p...
Jan. 29, 10:56 a.m. – Chief Dave McCormick responded to a malicious mischief call in the 100 block of East Main Avenue. Complainant advised a rock had been thrown through a window. Complainant further advised no entry was made into the building and the responsible party was notified and will secure the window. Chief McCormick requested the responsible call with the amount of the repair. Jan. 28, 4:51 p.m. – Officer Tom Gracie responded to a vehicle prowl call in the 200 block of West Second Avenue. Upon contact the complainan...
Heidi Norton and Kevin Starring, together with their families, are pleased to announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. The future bride works for Adams County District Court in Ritzville, and the future groom is employed with Union Elevator in Lind. The couple makes their home together in Lind. Nuptials are planned for June in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho....
The Ralston Grange is inviting anyone interested in helping with the planning of a variety show to attend a meeting at the home of Randy Roth on Monday, March 4, at 6:30 p.m. The event will serve as a benefit for the New Ritz Theatre, as the Ritzville Downtown Development Association embarks on an effort to renovate the local treasure. Roth said the variety show is tentatively planned for April. Anyone interested in helping to produce such an event is asked to attend Monday’s meeting. For more information, contact Roth at 6... Full story