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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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The local U.S. Bank branch is now under the management of Brylee Edwards, who transferred to the Ritzville branch last December. Edwards filled the vacant manager position at the beginning of March and is looking forward to continuing to serve the Ritzville community. Originally from Hartline, Edwards has always enjoyed being part of a small farming community. She expressed her gratitude to local residents who have gone out of their way to make her feel welcome in the Ritzville community. Edwards has worked for U.S. Bank for...
Frederick T. Slonaker died at the age of 102 on March 17 at the Life Care Center in Ritzville. He was born on Dec. 27, 1910, to George Elmer and Bessie Alma (Griffee) Slonaker in Ancoma, Ill. He married Agnes Monson on Aug.19, 1938, in Havre, Mont. They lived in Montana where he worked in the gas fields, before moving their family to Ritzville in 1957. He worked to bring natural gas to the Ritzville area managing Columbia Natural Gas Co. He was preceded in death by his wife...
John Milton Kading died at the age of 68 on March 18 at his home in Chapala, Mexico. He was born June 21, 1944, near Lowell, Wisconsin and grew up on a farm. He graduated from Elkhart Lake High School in 1962, Lakeland College in 1966 and Eden Seminary in 1969. He followed his father into the Christian ministry. His ordination as a United Church of Christ pastor took place in June 1969. He served at churches in Lind; Elyria, Ohio; Great Falls, Mont. and Butte, Mont. Changing...
Delbert Emil Conrad Templin died at the age of 91 on Thursday, April 11 at Life Care Center in Ritzville. He was born Dec. 4, 1921 in Ritzville to Ernest and Elsie Templin, who had migrated to the U.S. as children from Germany. He graduated from Ritzville High School in 1939. He had a variety of work experiences including Boeing. He proudly served in the Army, which included a wartime tour in the Philippines. He attended local military graveside ceremonies into his 90s to...
Helen J. Schafer died at the age of 90 on April 15 at Hospice House in Spokane after a short illness. She was born on June 15, 1922, to Henry and Adelaide Curtin Willson in Everett, Wash. She graduated from Everett High School, and attended business school and Washington State College. She met and married Ralph G. Schafer in 1943. They moved to the family farm in Ritzville, where she was active in Zion Congregational Church, Past Noble Grands and Grange. She was known for her...
Like many of you I attended the memorial service for Dennis Koch last Saturday. Dennis was the long time music teacher at Ritzville High School. Mr. Koch graduated from RHS in 1957 and returned to his hometown my junior year in the fall of 1968. I only had one class from Mr. Koch and it wasn’t music related. I had long since given up playing the clarinet in hopes of becoming the next Pete Fountain. After my sophomore year I also decided that singing in the choir was not for m...
The staff at Wheatland Bank welcomed David Meise as the new bank branch manager last month. Meise has spent the past three years working as a banker and recently transferred back to the Ritzville community. After earning a degree in criminal justice and psychology from Eastern Washington University, Meise began working with short-term loans. His experience eventually earned him a banking position, and now as manager he focuses on assisting customers with loans and creating accounts. Meise and his wife, Kayla, have a...
Last Friday, with 16 days left in the legislative session, the Democrats who control the House of Representatives adopted their proposed state-operating budget to cover the next two years. On the surface, the timing wouldn’t seem to be a concern. Over two weeks is enough for the Senate and House to agree on a budget if there aren’t too many major differences to settle. However, the House budget goes even farther than the governor had when it comes to raising taxes, even though the Senate’s no-new-taxes budget shows it doesn...
The Soul Café organizing committee is meeting on Saturday, April 20, at 10 a.m. in the Ritzville Public Library basement. The emphasis of the meeting is the establishment of an official board of directors. The future duties of the official board are to establish all rules, regulations and procedures for the operation of the Soul Café, as well as select a location for the Soul Café. Any individual interested in serving as a board member is asked to attend the meeting or contact Byron Fitch at 659-1539 or Harry Schafer at 65...