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The Ritzville Eagles Auxiliary and Aerie are gearing up once again for the annual Ritzville Community Easter Egg Hunt. This year the hunt will be held on Saturday, April 8, at the Ritzville City Park. The members of the Eagles will begin asking for donations from businesses and individuals. Without the support from Ritzville and the surrounding communities this event would not take place. Call 659-1151 or visit The Eagles Lodge for more information.... Full story
The Benge Community Church will have their Easter Sunrise Service beginning at 7:30 a.m. on April 16. The service will be held at the Hill of Three Crosses, which is located at 136 Mack Road in Benge and the speaker will be Jerry Snyder. For more information about the event call 509-887-2434....
For the 52nd consecutive year, Big Bend Community College (BBCC) is participating in the Japanese Agricultural Training Program (JATP). Forty-three trainees arrived on the BBCC campus Friday, March 24, eager to begin their 19-month adventure in the United States. Trainees will spend their first eight weeks taking English as a Second Language classes at BBCC while receiving an introduction to American Culture and American Agriculture. Following their time at BBCC, the trainees move on to host farms throughout the United... Full story
The Adams County Mosquito Control District will begin its early spring surveillance and larva control operation the week of March 27. It could continue into mid to late October depending on the weather. Two Biological products will be used, BTI (Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) and BS (Bacillus sphaericus), a growth regulator called Methoprene and a product called Agnique which is a Monomolecular Surface Film, this product has no water use restrictions. A Paraffinic white mineral oil will also be used on special areas...
The Ritzville City Council approved Ordinance 2106 pertaining to false alarms at the regular meeting on Tuesday, March 21. City Attorney Mark DeWulf said since they reviewed the ordinance at the previous meeting, the city made changes to the verbiage in order to be consistent throughout the document. The purpose of the ordinance is to reduce the number of false alarm calls in the city and waste of city resources by granting them authority to apply administrative action including fees. The document states every false alarms...
Community members gathered at the WSU Extension Center to hear Humanities Washington Speaker David Gordon present details of his book and his findings regarding the legend of Sasquatch. Gordon’s book, “The Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual: Using Citizen Science to Uncover North America’s Most Elusive Creature”, shares stories and opinions about the controversial creature’s existence. Gordon is a well-known author and has written 20 books on various topics including slugs, snails, orcas, and cooking with insects. Gordon has...
SERVICE AWARD. During a legislative reception in Olympia on Feb. 21, Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler presented Stephen McFadden with the Adams County Development Council’s 2017 Distinguished Service Award. As the first recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, Schoesler presented the award to McFadden in recognition of his passion, dedication and outstanding professional accomplishments to grow Adams County. The Othello Beautification Committee received the award i...
As the Adams County Hospital District No. 2 staff members prepare for the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on March 30, the Board of Commissioners discussed updates at the facility and financials. CEO/CFO Gary Bostrom advised he met with the three contracting companies involved in the remodeling construction, and they discussed the items needing to be repaired prior to the District’s event on Thursday. Bostrom stated they had eight days to complete the checklist of items, and the B...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague golf team traveled to Harrington to compete in the second league match of the season on Tuesday, March 21. With two members of the team gone on a school trip, the girls did not have enough players for a complete team, said Head Coach Nick Weishaar. The boys who competed in the match were Michael Shields, Morgan Brausen, Spencer Gering, Easton Nelson, Dirk Dahlman and Devin Schafer. Shields received the medalist title for the boys’ team with 42. Brausen scored a 49 and Dahlman followed close behind w...
To say the least it has been an interesting NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Some upsets and some upstarts and four pretty good teams going to the Final Four. There are two number one seeds North Carolina and Gonzaga, a three seed in Oregon and seven seeded South Carolina. Only one of those teams actually won their conference tournament. That team is the Gonzaga Bulldogs. As the week has progressed I’ve heard most people talking about who they think will be in the cha...
Several LRHS students recently seized the opportunity to experience the nation’s capital, gaining irreplaceable memories and a newfound respect for America in the process. Many of the students agree that meeting members of Congress was a highlight of the trip. Tessa Jantz explained, “My favorite memory from the trip was meeting such influential individuals in our country’s government Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Congressman Dan Newhouse, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.” Megan Buriak said of the impact of meet... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague track and field team competed in the first meet of the season in Colfax on Saturday, March 25. The first annual MacDougall Invite allowed the Broncos’ team to gain experience and prepare for upcoming meets. The LRS girls’ team finished in 16th place, scoring a total of 16 points. Men’s Results 100: 15, Samuele Bortolato 12.38. 37, Collen Clark 14.13. 200: 16, Jack Anderson 25.70. 31, Bortolato 29.90. 4x100: 12, Anderson, Bortolato, Harley Doney, Tucker Guiles 50.97. Shot put: 20, Guiles 34-07...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus track and field team started their season at the Central Idaho Invite in Lapwai on March 18. In the first outing, the girls’ team tied for 15th with three other teams, scoring a total of seven points. Men’s Results 200: 27, Trey Fleming 28.14. Shot put: 20, Stephen Campbell 32-00. Discus: 43, Campbell 68-05. Javelin: 5, Campbell 110-04. 14, Fleming 80-09. Long jump: 29, Fleming 14-05.50. Triple jump: 14, Fleming 31-05. Women’s Results 100: 16, Alynn Harder 15.08. 200: 27, Lauren Stubbs 34.29...
The Senate passed a new operating budget on Friday after debating amendment after amendment for the better part of six hours. Our balanced plan would support critical constitutional reforms of the state’s school-levy approach, add more funding for basic education and strengthen the social-services “safety net” without calling for new taxes. When we made our budget proposal public earlier in the week, I figured the fact that it increases spending but still stays within available revenue would draw criticism from Gover...
Republicans in Congress have long promised to repeal and replace President Obama’s flawed health law. In spite of the individual mandate forcing Americans to purchase insurance plans as dictated by the federal government, declining choices, rising premiums, and increased out-of-pocket costs have rendered healthcare unaffordable for far too many American families. Simply having an insurance card does not equate access to affordable, quality health care services. We must transition to a post-Obamacare health system. Despite the... Full story
A major hurdle for lawmakers in Olympia working to finish the next two-year state budget and adjourn is the so-called “carbon tax.” However, Gov. Jay Inslee wants a first-ever levy on CO2 emissions. While it targets coal and natural gas power plants and manufacturing facilities, everyone will pay more. His proposal is part of a grand plan to raise $5.5 billion in higher taxes. That scheme also includes imposing a new tax on investor’s income and increases existing business and occupation (B&O) tax rates on services. Highe...
TIGERCATS. During the match against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague on March 23, Tigercat Clayton Hartwell volleys back the ball to the Broncos during a nonleague, for practice, match. This was the second outing for the LWK team. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
SENATE PAGES. While unusual, this year Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler is sponsoring three Senate Pages. This year’s pages (from left) are Nicholas Clinesmith, Riley Blake and Benjamin Clinesmith. All of the Senate pages with Schoesler this year are from Adams County. The Clinesmith brothers are from Benge and Blake is from Washtucna. -Photo courtesy of Mark Schoesler...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats tennis team had two matches to begin their season, and both were played on the Ritzville courts. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague team has only played a single match this season, matching up with the Tigercats on Thursday. On Tuesday, March 21, LWK and Reardan traveled to the neutral site to play in the first matches of the season. The Tigercats were without a girl’s team, so the competition only consisted of three matches for the boys. Tige...
Emily Snyder Reid died March 18, at her home in Westsound. She was the first born of Ralph Snyder and Aimee Watters Snyder’s four children in Spokane on Oct. 7, 1919. She was raised on Hilltop Farm, a wheat ranch in Adams County. She attended school in Washtucna for her first 12 years and graduated in 1938. She majored in botany at Whitman and was a Tri Delt. She continued her studies at Washington State in Pullman until 1942. She had met Payton Reid while still in high school; he was the older brother of a schoolmate, who w...
Norman Gene Pouley, 81, died peacefully on Sunday, March 26, at his home in Odessa with his loving family at his side. He leaves behind four children: Rick (Billie Jo), Sherri (Marty) Sackmann, Tracy (Brian) Sangster, and Terri (Casey) Nielsen, 12 grandchildren: Dennis, Tiffany, Colby, Nicole, Keith, Alyssa, Blayne, Kristen, Bryce, Brady, Wyatt, Ashlyn, Corbyn, Keonna, Nigel and one on the way. He is preceded in death by his oldest son Gregg. Born and raised in Lind, the son o...
With the prices of retail and custom-made clothing increasing, Lind resident Diane Kennedy’s goal of opening a business included providing community members with an affordable and fun way to order custom marketing and promotional merchandise. Kennedy’s business called “The Swag Shop”, located at 208 West Second Avenue in Lind, offers a variety of services including the printing of custom t-shirts, tank tops, sweatshirts, vinyl banners, hats and many more. Her slogan, “Say It... Full story
The annual Ralston Grange Easter egg hunt will be held at the Ralston Park on Saturday, April 8, at 9 a.m. A continental breakfast and games in the Ralston Grange Hall will follow. Kids of all ages are welcomed to participate. Every child taking part will go home with eggs and a candy treat. Each family participating is asked to donate one dozen hardboiled, decorated eggs. The eggs can be left at 410 West 10th Avenue in Ritzville on Friday, April 7. For more information, call Ana Lobe at 659-0919....