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The Ritzville Public Library is hosting a “Hunger Games” party on Friday, Mar. 23, from 1-5 p.m. The party is themed around the recent “Hunger Games” book series by Suzanne Collins, which has been adapted into a major motion picture. Activities include survival skills, physical challenges and trivia games with the chance to win prizes. This is a free event open to local teens. For more information, contact the library at 659-1222.... Full story
H.E. Gritman Senior Center is set to host a potluck and 9-1-1 program on Friday, Mar. 23. Beginning at 12 p.m., the program is given by the Adams County Sheriff’s Department and discusses safety issues being faced by members of the community. The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is located at 118 W. Main Avenue in Ritzville....
The Adams County Republican Party plans to host this year’s County Convention on Mar. 31, beginning at 10 a.m. in the American Legion Hall. The primary business for the event is to elect delegates to attend the Washington State Republican Convention beginning on May 31 in Tacoma. The American Legion Hall is located at 106 W. Broadway in Ritzville....
The annual Ralston Grange Easter egg hunt is to be held at the Ralston Park on Saturday, Mar. 31 at 9 a.m. A continental breakfast and games in the Ralston Grange Hall are to follow. Kids of all ages, from toddler on up, are welcomed to participate. Every child taking part goes home with eggs and a candy treat. Each family participating is asked to donate a dozen hard-boiled, decorated eggs. Please leave them at 410 W. 10th on Friday, Mar. 30. Anyone needing more information may call Ana Lobe at 659-0919....
From March 24-30, the Ritzville Nazarene Church has the privilege of hosting and partnering in ministry with a youth mission team from Salem, Ore. Tom Horton, Director of Rural Church Youth Ministries, has brought this partnership together. In 1996, after 40 years of leading youth, Horton saw the opportunity to meet the need of both his young people and their peers in rural communities at the same time. By forming partnerships between larger youth ministries and rural churches, he could not only encourage servant-leader...
The annual Blue Ridge Ranch endurance ride is scheduled for Saturday, Mar. 31 and begins at the Bar U Ranch and Warm Springs Ranch. The ride takes participants across three private ranches with no special permits needed. The trail is comprised for rolling hills with bunch grasses, CRP land, rocky scabland and a portion of a common trail. The entire trail is to be marked with flagging tape on white fiberglass posts and riders are reminded to follow these markers at all times. Riders are also to be aware that there is one... Full story
Lind Community Church plans to present, “Way of the Cross,” a live narration of Jesus’ life, with still scenes performed by the youth group. The performance begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 6. Gerry Anderson is set to perform several songs during scene transitions. Everyone is invited to join the LCC in remembering the story of Jesus and in honor of Good Friday. The women’s fellowship is providing refreshments afterwards. The LCC is located at 114 E. Fifth Street, Lind.... Full story
Washington State University Grant-Adams Area Extension announced the upcoming 4-H summer camp. 4-H camp takes place at Brooks Memorial State Park Environmental Learning Center located near Goldendale, Wash. and is held June 18-22. Campers stay in cabins nestled in the lodge pole pine forests of the Simcoe Mountains. 4-H Camp is open to all youth in the third through ninth grades. The theme for the 2012 4-H camp is “Exploring the World of 4-H.” Campers can expect to meet new friends and enjoy games, leather craft, science and...
Jerry Wright from Avista spoke as the guest speaker at the regular membership meeting for the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, March 15. The main focus of his presentation dealt with the current incentives for T12 fluorescent tube conversions. Most T12 bulbs are used commercially and can be found in the majority of businesses in the area. Avista is currently offering incentives for all T12 fluorescent bulbs to be replaced with the more energy efficient T8 fluorescents. T12s are a common fluorescent light used...
East Adams Rural Hospital medical staff provided an outreach program to a group of students from University of Washington during a Rural Health alternative spring break on March 19-22. The group consisted of five biology majors and one student who is still undecided. Natalie Gutierrez is the president of the Future Hospital Professional Club at UW, Bothell campus. Sindi Dinko is a senior and served as the advisor on the trip. The other students are Adriana Arghira, Eric... Full story
Adams County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Doug Barger and Ritzville Police Department Chief Dave McCormick have formalized agreements with the “A Child Is Missing” Alert Program that has led to a high-tech method to search locally for missing children, missing elderly (often with Alzheimer’s) and missing persons who may be mentally or physically challenged or disabled. Effective May 1, upon receipt of qualifying missing person’s calls, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and Ritzville Police Department makes an immediate p... Full story
Steve Turner, author of two books about Adams County, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Mar. 18, at his home in Santa Cruz, Calif. Turner published his first book about rural life in Washington titled “Amber Waves and Undertow: Peril, Hope, Sweat and Downright Nonchalance in Dry Wheat Country” in 2010. He then joined with his friend, photographer Lionel Delevingne, to publish “Drylands, a Rural American Saga” last year. During his junior year of college, Turner worked on a farm in Lind hauling grain. It was during that su...
During the Lind Town Council meeting on Tuesday, Mar. 13, council members decided to continue the conversation of residents having the option to raise chickens. The town currently does not allow citizens living inside of the residential zone to raise chickens. Recently the Lind Town Council members have been asked to consider the possibility of allowing chickens in the urban areas for economic, health and personal reasons. Citizens have expressed interest in saving money by raising their own chickens and to provide a healthy...
With the theme of “Don’t Stop Believing,” three young women showed their determination and became the newest representatives for Ritzville. The latest Distinguished Young Woman of Ritzville is Amalia Perez, and is joined by two princesses, Brooke Pichette and Taylor White. The Distinguished Young Women program took place on Friday, Mar. 16 in the Gilson gymnasium with a large crowd gathered to share in the junior class girls’ experience. The group of five young women that pa... Full story
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce has decided to host a morning membership meeting on Thursday, April 19, at 7 a.m. The meeting is to be held at Jake’s Café and the group intends to discuss services and benefits....
Lind School District hosts its spring “Childfind” event on Monday, Apr. 16 at 8:30 a.m. This event includes screening children under the age of five for delays in the areas of motor, communication, social, school-readiness and daily living skills. If you know of a child who may need this service, please contact Lind Elementary to schedule an appointment, 677-3481.... Full story
Lind Gun Club, Week of Mar. 4, 2012, Trophy Shoot Class A: Alan Schlimmer. Class B: Pete Franz. Class C: Garrett Schlimmer. Class D: Bailey Kuch. Junior: Garrett Schlimmer. Sub-Junior: Carson Schlimmer. Ladies: Anna Franz. Miss and Out: Mike Gering. Annie Oakley: Alan Schlimmer. Buddy Shoot: Alan Schlimmer and Carson Schlimmer. Bushwacker: Carson Schlimmer. Continental: James Wahl. Doubles: Alan Schlimmer. High Overall: Alan Schlimmer. High Handicap: Alan Schlimmer. Dean McDowell: Pete Franz and Alan Schlimmer. Lind Gun... Full story
The members of the women’s varsity Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos received their academic award at the State B Tournament at the Spokane Arena. Randy Heidenrich, Maya Wahl, Jenna Bennett, Andrea Bennett, Kaytlin Phillips, Dalyn Killian, Chelsey Heidnriech, Brittany Ste. Marie, Cathrine Hentges, Kailey York and Brooke Pichette. –Photo courtesy of Janet Phillips...
The members of the men’s varsity Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos lined up to show off their academic award at the State B Tournament at the Spokane Arena. From left are: Gary Kelly, Brad Gering, Brandon Knodel, Chris Steinmetz, Colby Starring, Bryson O’Neill, Tyler Frederick, Kyle Canaday, Jesse Miller, Palmer Phillips, Connor O’Neill, Drew Hartz, Jake Dewald, Dylan Hartz, Dustin Arlt. –Photo courtesy of Janet Phillips...
The Ritzville Food Pantry is seeking volunteers for the month of April. The Pantry is open on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There are four Wednesdays in the month of April and three volunteers are needed for each day. Anyone interested in volunteering please contact Sandy Wilks at 659-1462, or come to the Pantry on Wednesday to inquire. The Ritzville Food Pantry is located at 104 W. Main Avenue....
Nearly 100 people gathered on Saturday, March 17, to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Vince and Sherryl Evans at the Washington Association of Wheat Growers building. –Photo courtesy of Colleen Ruzicka...
In late 2010, when asked about the ability of families to pay an additional monthly charge of $16 ($17 with taxes), for the redo of the city sewer system, a council member twice responded by saying, “I don’t know.” We need the money. The mayor was asked at the public meeting on Mar. 14 if the council had considered what the effect on city families might be of an increase in city utilities to pay back a proposed $5.9 million water issues loan. Mayor Kadlec responded by asking if I wanted to have water come out of the spigot wh... Full story
Burke Melville died Thursday, Mar. 15 at the age of 47. He was born on October 20, 1965 in Spokane, Wash. to Curtis and Shirley Melville. He was the youngest of four children, Jim, Andrea and Dave, and they lived on the family farm in Lamont. The family moved to Pullman, Mich., Moses Lake, St Louis, Mo., Tracy, Calif., and back to Lamont. He and his siblings were a very tight knit group during these moves, and his older siblings often chauffeured him around Northern...
Steve Turner died last Sunday, Mar. 18, after a battle with heart disease and cancer. He was with his family at home and his passing was peaceful. He was a freelance journalist and novelist whose work appeared in the New York Times, Boston Globe, San Jose Mercury News, and various regional publications in New England. His book, “Amber Waves and Undertow,” about rural decline in Washington State, was published by the University of Oklahoma Press in 2010. Another book, “Drylands, a Rural American Saga,” a joint project with ph... Full story
Ritzville Angus Ranch in Ritzville, Davey Ranch in Lind, and Bobo Cattle Co. in Othello, have been recognized nationally by the American Angus Association for having one registered Angus cow included in the Association’s 2012 Pathfinder Report. Only 2,027 of the nearly 30,000 American Angus Association members are represented in this year’s report, according to Bill Bowman, chief operating officer and director of performance programs of the Association with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo. The Pathfinder program identifies s...