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During the Feb. 22 Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 meeting, the Board of Commissioners reviewed the District’s financials and voted to create a board-run website committee. CEO/CFO Gary Bostrom provided the financial update for the commissioners, reporting that the month’s revenue is showing over budget by $123,173. The District’s unaudited numbers show a net income of $26,293 for February, and a year to date income of $22,293, compared to last year’s net income of $5,930. Bostrom informed the commiss...
Caravan Health’s Sue Deitz presented to the Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners on Feb. 22 regarding the district’s interest and possibly joining an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). While not currently mandatory for hospital districts to join an ACO, CEO/CFO Gary Bostrom noted in the future, it could be a requirement for the district. ACOs are groups of hospitals, doctors or other healthcare providers who provide care to Medicare patients. Deitz explained Medicare is trying to keep the...
The Friends of the Library will host their annual book sale on March 16-17 in the basement of the Ritzville Public Library. The sale will including thousands of titles of books, as well as have DVDs, CDs and more available for purchase. The hours are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 16, and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 17. All proceeds from the sale support the local library....
The Washtucna Lions Club will be hosting two bingo nights during the month of March. The first event is being held on Saturday, March 10. The group will then host an additional bingo night on Saturday, March 24. Doors open at 6 p.m. for refreshments and socializing, while bingo starts at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public and members of surrounding communities are welcome to attend....
The Lind and Ritzville School Boards had the opportunity to participate in a safety presentation from the Ritzville Police Department during their meeting on Feb. 26. The Ritzville School Board also approved the Value Engineering Study for the modernization of Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS). The Ritzville Police Department, represented by Sergeant Mark Cameron, conducted a presentation regarding active shooters. With the recent school shootings throughout the country, RPD contacted the school to host the presentation for...
The East Adams Library District has IRS tax forms available. Forms available include 1040, 1040A and 1040EZ, along with instruction booklets. Anyone can pick up tax forms and instruction booklets during library hours. Additional forms are available for photocopying. For more information, contact the Ritzville Library at 659-1222 or visit http://www.irs.gov/formspubs.... Full story
DYW CONTESTANTS. The annual Distinguished Young Woman program is slated for Saturday, March 17, at the Lind-Ritzville Middle School gymnasium in Lind. This year, there are five participants vying for the Lind-Ritzville title. The contestants are (from left) Madison Melcher, Kelcee Carlson, Else Gielisch, Kierstin Witt and Chelsie Watterson. The program will start at 7 p.m. on March 17. Tickets are currently available for purchase from the contestants. -Journal photo by...
During the Feb. 20 meeting, the Ritzville City Council approved several action items, one being a contract with Spirit Pruners for trimming eight Silver Maple trees at the City Park for $7,240. Deputy Clerk Michelle Asmussen said most of the contract will be paid with the $5,000 Tree City USA Tree Planting and Maintenance grant, which the city received from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources in 2017. The City of Ritzville will pay the remaining $2,240. In... Full story
The David L. and Francis G. Ray Scholarship, sponsored by the Ralston Grange and Rimrock Grange, is available to high school seniors and home-schooled seniors in the Ritzville, Lind, Washtucna and LaCrosse school districts. In addition, any senior living outside of these districts who is a descendant of a current Ralston or Rimrock Grange member may also apply. Applications are due by April 1. Applicants do not need to be grange members, but must have a 3.0 or higher grade point and demonstrate academic excellence, community... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS) varsity Knowledge Bowl team competed in the regional tournament on Friday, Feb. 23, at Whitworth University, falling just short of qualifying for the state tournament. Teams from around the area competed in brackets with schools of similar sizes, with the top four teams from each bracket advancing to state. The LRHS team did earn several victories at the tournament. Rounds one, two, four, and five were all 50 question oral rounds, held between three teams. In oral competitions, teams...
Lind Gun Club, Feb. 25 23: Terry Utecht. 22: Anna Franz. 21: Peter Franz 20 and under: Carson Schlimmer, Garrett Schlimmer, Curt Franz, Mike Gering, Richard Kulm, Alan Schlimmer, Roger Hochstetler, Ayden Franz, Taylor Kerr, Thomas Rosen. High overall: Terry Utecht. High handicap: Curt Franz and Peter Franz. Miss and out: Peter Franz Annie Oakley: Curt Franz. Bushwhacker: Carson Schlimmer. Buddy shoot: Peter Franz and Carson Schlimmer.... Full story
I’ve watched a lot of basketball this winter, not nearly enough for my standards though. In the next few weeks we’ll see the state tournaments play out, college conference tournaments and the NCAA tournaments, women and men on the nearest television screen. Last Saturday, I went to University High School in the Spokane Valley to watch state regional match ups. The first game was top rated Central Valley girls against the Camas Papermakers. This game was a No. 1 versus No. 8 R...
As February comes to an end, the Lind-Ritzville Middle School basketball team finished their season with five games: three home and two away. With their last game on Feb. 15, the basketball players and the rest of the school had no school the day before, which was Valentine’s Day, due to snow. After the day in the snow, the students came back ready to play a game where the girls would wear a heart necklace and they could not talk to the boys during the school day. If they did, they had to give their necklace to the boy t...
The end of the 2018 legislative session is less than two weeks away. The session hasn’t produced a lot of positive things for the people of our state, but being an eternal optimist, I can point to one. Olympia’s new ruling party has less than two weeks left to impose its liberal special-interest agenda on the families and employers of our state, before we adjourn for the year. My favorite visitors for the week were my three grandchildren, for the Senate’s observance of Children’s Day. It snowed more than once at the Capitol t... Full story
What would life in the Mid-Columbia be like if dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers were removed? What would then be used to control flooding that devastated communities before the dams were put in place? How would we provide clean, reliable hydropower for hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses? How would our region’s farmers and agriculture industry replace lost access to water that is currently stored behind the dams? This worst-case scenario is not as far-fetched as we would hope, unfortunately. For some interests,...
It was hard to get excited about the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, but give the South Koreans credit for overcoming seemingly insurmountable obstacles to pull the games off, and pull them off exceptionally well. The odds were stacked against them. Few people know where Pyeongchang is and the Korean mountains lack the ambiance of Europe’s Alps and North America’s Rockies. The northern coastal range is known for its frigid Siberian winds and subzero temperatures. Both arrived in the first week of competition and disrupted ski...
BRONCO SENIORS. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos basketball team recognized four athletes prior to the final home game. The athletes’ family members recognized at the event were (back row, from left) Tim and Michelle Smith, Camille and Rick Nelson, Rebecca Hartwell, and Jennifer and Gerry Anderson. The Bronco athletes are (front row) Camden Smith, Easton Nelson, Clayton Hartwell and Jack Anderson. -Journal photo by Al Stover... Full story
WRESTLING. The five seniors representing the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos wrestling team were recognized with their family members during the Mix and Match Tournament in Ritzville. Senior family members are (back row, from left) Juana Ortiz, Troy and Teresa Ryan, Jeff Regan, Amy and Mike Phelps, Mike Roderick and Karen Hummel. The Bronco seniors are (front row) Andy Ortiz, Jesse Ryan, Tristan Regan, Aarron Phelps and Hailey Roderick. -Journal photo by Katelin... Full story
SENIOR NIGHT. Prior to the Jan. 30 game between the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos and Reardan, four senior basketball players and two senior cheerleaders were recognized. The athletes’ family members (back row, from left) are Finley, Brix, Miles and Bren Curtis, Deborah and Todd O’Brien, Debbie and Brad Gering, Jamie and Casey Kinney, Brandy Lane, and Kiera and Ben Buriak. The athletes and cheerleaders (front row) are Peyton Curtis, Tessa O’Brien, Abby Gering, Alish... Full story
SCHWISOW RECEPTION. The Ritzville AAUW branch held an Open House at the Ritzville Public Library on Feb. 23 to showcase the artwork of the late Carol Schwisow. An estimated 40 people attended, including Carol’s husband Del Schwisow (above) who was greeted warmly by all in attendance. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
RDO Equipment Co. has announced the acquisition of five Evergreen Implement stores. RDO Equipment Co., will own all of Evergreen Implement’s five Washington stores to its existing network, including the Ritzville location at 830 West First Avenue. Evergreen Implement’s stores will changeover to RDO Equipment Co. locations. All current Evergreen Implement employees will retain their jobs in the transition, except for the company’s founder Roger Thieme. In 1966, Thieme founded Evergreen Implement while he was working for John...
The Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association announce the 2018 Senior All State Volleyball Series players, with LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus’ Jazzmyn Gordon being selected to compete. LWK Head Coach Sandy Martin will also be coaching at the event, following her nomination as an all-state coach. The event will be held at Auburn-Riverside High School on Saturday, March 10. Admission is $7 for adults, and $5 for students with ASB card. The public is encouraged to attend and watch the best senior athletes in the state c...