Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos golf team hosted a nine-hole league match on March 17. The teams competing in the league match were LRS, Northwest Christian, St. George’s and Kettle Falls. Tessa Jantz finished as the individual medalist in the girls’ competition with a score of 45. As a team, the Kettle Falls boys won and St. George’s girls won the match. The individual medalist for the boys was Jimmy Psomas from St. George’s. Head Coach Nick Weishaar said all the athletes played well despite the earlier wet weather...
The 18th Annual Sandhill Crane Festival kicks off Friday, March 27, and goes through Sunday March 29, in Othello. Founded in 1998, the festival is designed to highlight the spring return of Sandhill Cranes to the greater Othello area and Columbia National Wildlife Refuge. The non-profit three-day festival includes lectures, tours, featured speakers, a silent auction and activities for children. Beginning Friday, Potholes Reservoir Boat Tour is the first event of the festival beginning at 11 a.m. Lower Crab Creek Birding,...
The first game of Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos baseball was held Saturday, March 21, in Wilbur against the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats. In the first game of the doubleheader match up, Cort Ruzicka reached his 70-pitch limit by the third inning with six strikeouts, walked two and allowed only two earned opponent runs. The Wildcats earned the win over the Broncos, 10-0. Brandon McClure stepped on the mound for the fourth inning, Colin Sheffels pitched for the fifth and Mason Brausen finished up game. Tristin Roseman of the...
When we think about economic development many of us have different ideas: Some of these ideas are sound with good merit, some are extravagant but may be worth consideration, some are expensive, and some may take a lot of volunteer effort…… but lets look at some simple things that we can do to help our businesses and our local economy. 1) First we all need to be good ambassadors to our town; When we are out and about we should all try to temper our comments to promote the good points of our town. When we are frustrated wit...
As I begin my service in our nation’s capital, I have been impressed by the many monuments, memorials and statues that recall the great conflicts that have defined our history, from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War and those of the 20th Century. The burden of keeping our nation free and secure has largely fallen on the shoulders of the men and women of our Armed Forces. These memorials help us feel connected to those who served honorably in the U.S. military and remind me of men like my father, who served a tour in t...
Folks in the Pacific Northwest may not like what Matt Ridley has to say, but we should consider his points about energy. Ridley, a British journalist and author of several popular books on science, the environment and the economy, is a businessman and member of the House of Lords. He is often shunned because he owns land where coal is mined. Recently, Ridley wrote in The Wall Street Journal that while oil, gas and coal have problems, their benefits are beyond dispute. He advances three reasons for not giving up on fossil...