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In recent years American culture has developed a fascination with zombies. Although the subject of zombies has been found in literature, film and television for many decades, the interest has reached a new level. One of the most-watched cable TV series in the last few years has been The Walking Dead about a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. And a new phenomenon called “zombie walks” has appeared in which people walk through a city dressed up as zombies for various reasons. In 2011 the U.S. government officially cap...
The Democratic Caucus for Adams County will take place Saturday, March 26, beginning at 10 a.m. in the Scootney Springs Elementary School library. The school is located at 695 South 14th Avenue in Othello. All Adams County Democrats are welcome to attend. For more information contact Jim Carlton, Vice-Chair of the Adams County Democrats, with any questions at 509-488-3902....
Donald G. Husek ,75, died at Providence Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane on March 18. Don was born in Oak Park, Illinois, on May 19, 1940 to George and Mildred (Sehnoutka) Husek. He graduated from Morgan Park Military Academy in 1958 and also from Ripon College in 1963. While at Ripon he was baptized into the Lutheran faith. Don’s military service started at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, as a platoon tank leader. He served as Captain in the First Cavalry during Vietnam and was p...
AWARDS. The Handicap winners at the Ritzville Gun Club Trophy Shoot are (from left) Garrett Frederick-Class B, Aaliyah Yaeger-Class D, Michelle Hennings-Ladies, Justin Simonson-Class C and Justin Benzel-Class A. -Photo courtesy of Kim Yaeger...
Robert J. Maier was born Feb. 7, 1927, in Lind. Robert passed away March 16 at his home in Ritzville after a long battle with kidney disease. He was the son of Ben and Tillie Fritchle Maier and was the third of six children. He attended school at Lind and graduated from high school in 1945. Upon graduation he enlisted in and served two years in the Navy. After he was discharged he returned to Lind and worked for his brother farming dry land wheat. In 1949 he married Dorothy...
Lee Bryan Williams, 83, died Nov. 1, at home in Lincoln, Nebraska. with his wife of 60 years, Carol Sue Williams (Nealey), at his side. Born Feb. 4, 1933, to Zelma and Charles Williams of Lind, wheat farmers. Lee was a distance runner and clarinet player in high school in Lind, graduating second in his class. He attended Washington State College in Pullman, where he attained a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1957. Lee entered civil service with the USDA as a federal meat...
MEMORIAL AWARDS. The winners of the variety of Memorial Awards are Jason Heider, Clarence Dirks Memorial for High Handicap; Kyle Bauer, Walt Renner Memorial for High Doubles; Ryan Frederick, Leonard Ferderer Memorial for High Over All; Justin Benzel, Hanson Memorial for 16 Yard and Carl Schell Memorial for High Handicap and High 16 Yard. -Photo courtesy of Kim Yaeger...
THE 16-YARD winners at the annual Ritzville Gun Club Trophy Shoot are (from left) James Wahl-Class B, Kierstin Witt-Juniors, Dane Wahl-Class A, Kim Yaeger-Ladies, Shontz Yaeger-Sub Juniors, Tim Wellsandt-Class C and Mike Bauer-Class D. -Photo courtesy of Kim Yaeger...
THE GAME winners during the Ritzville Gun Club Trophy Shoot are (from left) Marty Erdman, Annie Oakley and Jason Heider, Miss-N-Out. -Photo courtesy of Kim Yaeger...
GUN CLUB. The Doubles winners at the annual Trophy Shoot are (from left) Marty Erdman-Class C, Ryan Frederick-Class A and Justin Simonson-Class B. -Photo courtesy of Kim Yaeger...
Lind-Ritzville High School Senior Wyatt Roettger competed in the 2016 Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association (WIBCA) All-State basketball game on Saturday, March 19. Roettger was one of 10 athletes in the 2B division invited to compete in the All-State game. The game occurred at Mountlake Terrace High School where the 2B team members took on the 1B team at 2 p.m. After the conclusion of the 1B/2B match up, two additional games occurred for athletes in the...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos golf team stepped onto the Ritzville Municipal Golf Course for the first match of the season on Tuesday, March 15, at 2 p.m. and hosted the Colfax Bulldogs and the Inchelium Hornets. There were six Broncos participating in this match with Head Coach Nick Weishaar present for this league nine-hole match. Colfax was the only team with enough boys to qualify for a team score. They won this by default with a team score of 228. The boy’s m...
The main things keeping legislative leaders and budget negotiators at the Capitol are the same as last year: taxes and spending. The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives basically wants more of each, and our Senate majority does not. That’s why we are, as of today, nine days into an overtime session. The talks toward a budget agreement are at the top of the list of news items coming out of the Capitol last week. House Democrats still want more taxes, spending: The lack of a budget agreement is what forced the L...