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Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Ritzville EMTs are hosting the annual EMT Flower Sale on May 4-6 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. The sale is located at the ambulance station at 315 East First Avenue in Ritzville. All proceeds from the EMT Flower Sale benefit the Ritzville Volunteer Ambulance Association....
The Lind-Ritzville FFA Marketing team will highlight the chamber’s general membership meeting to practice their presentation before they head to state. The meeting is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at the H.E. Gritman Senior Center in downtown Ritzville on Wednesday, May 11. All chamber meetings and functions are open to the public. All are invited and encouraged to attend. For more information, contact the chamber at 659-1936....
The annual Wampum auction to benefit the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair is scheduled for Saturday, May 7. The family-friendly event provides an opportunity for community members to gather together and spend a night supporting the local fair by bidding on auction items and enjoying a catered meal. The doors open with social hour and silent auction at 6 p.m. in the Knuth Building at the fairgrounds, followed by a meal catered by Classy Country Catering at 6:30 p.m. The meal i...
The Ritzville Lions Club is selling chicken as a fundraiser on Friday, May 6, at the chicken shack on the Wheat Land Communities’ Fairgrounds. The fundraiser is in coordination with White Cane Days, which occurs on May 6-7 throughout Ritzville. Chicken will be sold for $7 a half, and only chicken is being sold during the fundraiser. The sale begins at noon, and will continue until 7 p.m. or until the chicken is sold out. Delivery of chicken is available, and preorders can also be placed with John Kragt by calling the C...
New exhibits and memorabilia at the Depot Museum and the Burroughs’ Home may entice residents to visit in 2016. A bed and table, owned by the Burroughs’ family, has been loaned to the Burroughs’ Home by the Lind Historical Society. The bed has a beautiful headboard and the table is topped with marble and is on display in the parlors. A train board, made by John Hunt, tells the time for train departures and arrivals, and is located near the front door of the Depot. The Depot Museum celebrated a 100-year anniversary in 2010; th...
The Washington Grain Commission is hosting its annual meeting on May 18-19 at the commission office building at 2702 West Sunset Boulevard in Spokane. The meeting begins Wednesday, May 18, at 10 a.m., and reconvenes on May 19 at 8 a.m. The meeting is open to the public, and all barley and wheat producers are invited to attend....
The Adams County Auditor’s Office will be accepting filings for local offices beginning Monday, May 16, and continuing until Friday, May 20. There are four local offices open for filing. Superior Court Judge office is open with a filing fee of $1626.18 and the incumbent is Steve Dixon. Commissioner position for Districts one and two are open with a filing fee of $483 and the incumbents are John Marshall and Roger Hartwig respectively. The Sheriff position is also open for filing with a fee of $743. The incumbent is Dale Wagne...
The regular meeting of the Lind Town Council took place on April 26 beginning with a report from Town Engineer Alan Gay who is contracted through Stantec in regards to the ongoing Stormwater Project. Gay began by discussing uses for monies left on grants the town has received. The first grant was received from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development (USDARD) to be used for improvements on water systems. His suggestion for the best use of the funds is to purchase a system to automate the meter readings...
The Board of Commissioners for Hospital District No. 2 discussed changes in staffing at East Adams Care Center (EACC) and updates for construction at the hospital during the regular board meeting on April 28. Following the resignation of Gayla Ceremello, acting director of nursing at EACC, and facility Administrator Josh Hannum, the District has moved Bruce Haase to Director of Nursing and hired Michele Johnston to serve as the Interim Nursing Home Administrator. Johnston began her work at the facility on April 29 and...
Residents were shocked on Friday, April 29, as they witnessed Sunny Spot Floral and Gifts, Burlap, Bling and Boutique, and Skin Deep Aesthetics moving out of their storefront in downtown Ritzville. Connie Galbreath, owner of Sunny Spot and Burlap, Bling and Boutique, has operated Sunny Spot in downtown Ritzville for 11 years. Skin Deep Aesthetics, owned by Ruthie Panter, became a downtown Ritzville business in July 2015. The businesses leaving came as a surprise to everyone, including the property owner. Steve Oestreich owns...
PRETTY IN PINK. In the Intermediate I group at the recital, the dancers included (back row, from left) Alayna Kiel, Alyssa Williams and Hannah Hille, and front row, Emmy Klewin, Chloe Hoeft and Hailey Whitman. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
THE BOYS who performed as part of the Mixed Attitudes Dance Recital included (from left) Wyatt Gordon, Jed Riser and Wyatt Schwartz. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
BALLERINAS. At the annual Mixed Attitudes Dance Recital on April 26, coordinated by Karen Kinch, the Beginners’ class stole the show during the Ritzville performance. The ballerinas pictured are (from left) Natahlia Rundquist, Brooke Pitts, Haydn Reynolds, Gemini Correll, Hailynn Miller, McKaylynn Yarnell and KatieJo Hennings. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
POISED. Advanced dancers (from left) Caroline Eriksson, Britte Harder and Jordanne Webb remained composed throughout the dance recital, held at the Ritzville Grade School gym on April 26 by Karen Kinch. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
THE INTERMEDIATE II group at the April 26 Mixed Attitudes Dance Recital consisted of dancers (from left) Lacey Hudlow, Taylor Utecht, Lindsey Knudsen, Mercedes Miller, Megan Cousley and Sydney Kinch. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
Family and friends, on Saturday, May 21, we are burying my dad Milo G. Bren at a private graveside service at 11 a.m. in Sprague. We will then be returning to my house in Lind and at 2:30 p.m. will be having a celebration of dad’s life and barbecue hamburgers. Please come join us as there are many stories to tell. The family of Milo G. Bren....
Engineering is an interdisciplinary field that applies math, is utilized in science and makes technology possible. To explore engineering and its current developments in society, a group from the Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS) Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) club traveled on Friday, April 29, to Moscow’s University of Idaho. There, they attended the 23rd Annual Engineering Design EXPO. Since 1993, engineering students from the U of I have composed senior capstone projects to present before peers, j...
Marian Ruth (Hoefel) Munroe, 93, died on April 25, in Portola Valley, California. She was born and raised in Ritzville to parents David and Hannah (Morach) Hoefel. Following her graduation from Ritzville High School in 1941, she received her Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Washington. Marian worked for several years at United Airlines as a stewardess. In 1949 she married Hugh Munroe and they lived in San Mateo, for many years. She was active in volunteer organizations, especially the Coyote P...
A few years ago the Undeberg Invitational track meet was held in Medical Lake. When the emails went out that they needed help I always had something else going on. I guess I didn’t feel like driving to Medical Lake when I could be home mowing my lawn or taking care of the weeds. Let’s face it I hadn’t been to a track meet for several years and I wasn’t sure I would do a very good job. I didn’t want to make any mistakes because each event is important. By the time we got the n...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis team is winding down on league competition and preparing for post-season play. In the past matches, the team has had varied success, but the No. 1 singles players for the Broncos remain undefeated in league competition. The Broncos hosted the LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats on April 12. The LRS girls’ team won by default, as the Tigercats did not have any female athletes competing that day. The LRS boys’ team defeated LWK 2-1 during the competition. The matches began with Travis Ste. Ma...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague fastpitch softball team finished their regular season 9-9 and in fifth place. They will be playing in the first round of the District Tournament on May 10 in Springdale. The team will face either Tekoa-Rosalia or Wilbur in a loser out contest. To prepare for Districts, Head Coach Todd O’Brien is focusing on honing the teams pitching skills and making good choices on the base path. The Lady Broncos played in two doubleheaders last week and were able to win two of the games. Their first was against S...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague baseball team finished their season last week with two final doubleheaders on April 26 and April 30. Head Coach Jason Aldrich and Assistant Coach Jason Hilzer were both very impressed with the team’s progress over the course of the season. With the amount of youth on the team their learning curve was steep but major improvements were made from each and every player on the field. Their first doubleheader of last week was against the Liberty Lancers on Tuesday. They were unable to offensively compete...
The Dean’s List for winter quarter 2016 at Eastern Washington University was recently released and held numerous names from area students. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and received a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or better will be placed on the Dean’s List. Jena Goude from Washtucna was named to the Dean’s List as well as Anne Fleming and Chelsie Kneale from LaCrosse. Jarek Jenkins and Bryson O’Neill from Lind were placed on the list. From Ritzville, Ashley Ambers, Emily Buriak, Soriada Chavez,...
The Ritzville Public Development Authority (RPDA) is proud to announce the completion of the partial rehabilitation of the historic Pioneer Bank Building known as the Ritzville Business and Community Center. The project included purchase of the building, major roof and parapet repairs including new skylights, repair and painting of the tin ceiling in the ballroom, installation of electricity to the second floor, and plans for the layout of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant toilets on the second floor....
Fishing season in our local lakes opened this past Saturday, and like many others, the Schoeslers took to the water hoping to land enough trout for dinner – except in our case, it was four generations of our family: Dad, me, daughter Veronica, son Cody and grandkids Kaegen, Macy and Elyse. Is there any better way to spend part of a Saturday, no matter how many fish end up on the stringer? A guide to Washington’s presidential primary: The presidential campaigns are all over the news, especially as they relate to primaries and...