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Educators and alumni will gather for Lind High School’s 48th annual banquet on Saturday, May 11, in the renamed Lind-Ritzville Middle school gymnasium. The Ritzville Adams County Journal is scheduled to take honored class photographs prior to the start of the banquet. The classes of 1953, 1963, 1973, 1983, 1988, 1993, 2003 and 2013 need to arrive prior to 5:30 p.m. for photographs. Lind Alumni Board members will serve as hosts for this year’s alumni banquet. Board members include Myra Horton, Lorraine Wallace, Jeff Fie...
With a 10-4 win over Davenport in the first round of district baseball Tuesday, the LRS Broncos have advanced to a 10 a.m. game with the Reardan Indians on Monday, May 13, in Medical Lake. The Broncos and the Indians have been locked in a season long battle that found them tied for third place in the Northeast 2B League at the conclusion of the regular season. The two teams met last Saturday for a tiebreaker game the Broncos eventually lost, 7-6. “We left too many guys on b...
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will host a Mother’s Day lunch on Thursday, May 9, at noon and the monthly pancake breakfast on Friday, May 10, from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Mother’s Day lunch menu consists of chef salad, a half of a chicken sandwich on a croissant and strawberry shortcake for dessert. Calls are accepted for the noon luncheon until Thursday at 11 a.m. Pancakes, a choice of ham or sausage, and juice or coffee, are on the menu with a suggested donation of $5 per person. The breakfast serves as a fundraiser for...
According to the CDC, “Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that can cause significant social, communication, and behavioral changes.” A spectrum disorder is so named because they are those that affect each person in different ways from mild to severe. The three types of ASDs are Autistic Disorder, commonly referred to as classic autism; Asperger Syndrome; and Pervasive Developmental Disorder, or atypical autism. The Friends of the Odessa Library are concerned about the growing sta...
The Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter hosted the District 9 contest at the Ritzville Grade School at the beginning of April and three Lind-Ritzville FFA teams earned the chance to advance to compete at the state level. The chapter teams finished first in marketing, ag issues, and milk quality and products, and will be competing in state contest this weekend. The marketing team consisted of members Maya Wahl, Tyler O’Brien and Sydney Nelson. Ag issues team members presented about t...
Range re-vegetation plots at the Figure 50 ranch between Lamont and Ritzville will be available for viewing on Wednesday, May 15 from 9–11 a.m. The plots are part of a long-term collaboration on managing Crooked Calf Syndrome between WSU and USDA ARS Poisonous Plant and Forage and Range Research Laboratories in Logan, Utah. Crooked Calf Syndrome is a calf skeletal deformity caused by toxins in native lupine plants when cows graze them in early pregnancy. The idea behind the plots is to determine what forage species might b...
Spokane Area Sheep Producers’s Association will hold its annual spring field day in Chewelah on Saturday, May 18, at Shepherd’s Bounty Farm one mile north of Chewelah. Tom Platt, WSU Area Extension Educator in Davenport, said there will be something for sheep producers young and old with three concurrent sessions running hourly in the morning and afternoon. Topics include grading fleeces for hand spinning, soil sampling and fertilizer, conservation programs, electric fencing, marketing, training dogs and their handlers, pas...
The 2013 Adams County candidate filing period opens on Monday, May 13, and closes on May 17 for the Aug. 6 primary election and Nov. 5 general election. This year, there are three filing options for candidates: in person at Adams County Auditor’s Office, online or by mail. Individuals can register at the Auditors Office located at 210 West Broadway Avenue Suite 200 in Ritzville. Questions can also be directed to the Auditor’s Office by calling 659-3249. Online candidate filing is available at http://co.adams.wa.us by fol...
The seventh annual Ritzville Western Art Show and Historic Ritzville Days promises to showcase a wide variety of artists and mediums, complimented by an amazing lineup of western entertainment in historic downtown Ritzville on May 24-26. The art show is held in conjunction with the 108th Ritzville High School Alumni Banquet and 11th annual Historic Ritzville Days, which was formed to complement the banquet while focusing on celebrating the history of the city and its people. This year’s show features the finest western and w...
The Ralston Grange is seeking volunteer workers for the next fundraiser. The Grange will provide refreshments at the eastbound Schrag Rest Area on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. both days. The next regular scheduled meeting for the grange is Tuesday, May 21. A meal prepared by the men of the Grange begins at 6 p.m., followed by a program and short meeting. The Ralston Grange is an active organization that provides activities throughout the year for the citizens of the eastern Adams County...
Tickets are now available for the Ritzville Glory Days Alumni Football game on Saturday, May 27, at Jimmie Snider Field in Ritzville. The full pads football game is a rivalry game between the odds and evens class graduates of Lind and Ritzville High School. Presale tickets are $10 for adults and half of the proceeds benefit the local Bronc Boosters organization. Children ages of nine years old and under are admitted to the event for free. All presale tickets are held in Will-Call and can be picked up the day of the event....
The City of Ritzville, long faced with a system of wells that struggle to function properly, has commenced construction on a new well near its current water storage tank on the Ritzville Municipal Golf Course. Schneider Equipment & Drilling of St. Paul, Ore., won the bid to drill the new well for $1,075,536.36. The new well will feature a 20-inch casing, be drilled to a depth of 1,500 feet and is expected to deliver 2,000 gallons per minute. The contract calls for a 160-day...
The Lind Lions Club invites everyone to gather in Lind the second weekend in June for the 26th Annual Combine Demolition Derby, Car Demolition Derby and Lind Chamber Grand Parade. This event takes place June 7-9, beginning with car races Friday evening. The Kiddie Parade kicks off the day on Saturday, June 8, at 10:45 a.m., followed by the Grand Parade at 11 a.m. This year’s Kiddie Parade theme is “When I Grow Up,” and entrants need to check in with their registration form at Memorial Park at 10 a.m. for judging. All grand...
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will be holding a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) general sign-up from May 20 through June 14. Adams County has 42,870.4 acres expiring in 2013 and FSA is asking producers to conduct research before sign-up. Farmers are asked to do a complete field inspection, looking at CRP and observing if it is large groups of sagebrush with a variety of grasses or one dominant type. Farmers must take photos and notes of the area for FSA to accurately assist the farmer during sign-up. Information s...
Lind-Ritzville High School senior Ashley Ambers has been awarded an Academic Honors scholarship for $4,000 for the 2013-14 academic year at Eastern Washington University. Ambers is the daughter of Steve and Betty Ulrich of Ritzville and will graduate in June. She is involved with FFA, FBLA, pep club and National Honor Society....
Members of the Strohmaier family gathered to celebrate the birth of a fourth generation. Pictured above are the four generations of Strohmaier men: Ty Strohmaier of Pullman, Tom Strohmaier of Lind and Al Strohmaier of Spokane holding baby Michael....
The Ritzville Golf Association (RGA) is encouraging golfers of any age and experience level to come play golf at the Ritzville Municipal Golf Course. The RGA recently purchased new red tees for all holes at the course. Golfers can play from the back blue tees, or from the middle white tees or red tees moving forward. These forward tee box locations permit those who golf occasionally, are learning to golf or are over 70, an opportunity to have more success. Many golf pros suggest individuals play from the tees that reflect...
The SJELW track and field team traveled to Walla Walla to compete in the District 9 1B/2B meet on May 1. The SJELW team competed against four other schools and the SJELW team took home the first place finish with 93 points. Boys’ results 100: 4, Mads Schmidt-Larsen 11.90. 6, Rodrigo Santos 12.10. 7, Sam Harder 12.18. 9, Sawyer Hostetler 12.49. 10, Cameron Ellis 12.50. 13, Wilson Lundberg 12.72. 14, Julio Dominguez 12.84. 800: 3, Luke Bailey 2:35.48. 5, SeungBum Seo 3:00.46. 6, Jacob Johnson 3:13.41. 1,600: 3, Bailey 5...
Kylie Fullmer, librarian at Ritzville Public Library, competed in her first full marathon in Wenatchee on April 20 and placed first in her age division for females. Fullmer, who celebrated her 28th birthday on race day, finished the 26.2-mile race in 3:48.26 and finished 33rd overall in the field of 168 Wenatchee Marathon runners. Fullmer’s time earned her a seventh place finish out of the 94 females competing in the race, while she finished first in the female 25 to 29-age division. Her pace for the marathon was recorded a...
The LRS Broncos boys’ golf team took home the first place sub-district trophy on Monday, May 6, and four boys are now preparing to advance to the district competition. Kristine Lamping is also advancing to districts and is the only Bronco girl to qualify for the contest. Logan Morley earned the chance to advance to districts with an 84 score during the sub-district match. Colby Starring qualified with an 86, while Trevor Jantz scored 87. Brian Campbell qualified for districts with a 96. Kristine Lamping earned a third p...
From the first few days after I realized I would be a journalist, during my sophomore year in a California high school, I knew I would also carry a camera. Loosely translated, I’m a photojournalist. Long before I was a publisher or managing editor, I worked in the trenches as they say, recording community events, documenting the outcomes of sporting events, and chasing fire trucks and ambulances. My camera, reporter’s notebook and pen became permanent attachments 30 years ago. Even in high school I roamed the halls with a P...
The CEO/CFO of the East Adams Rural Hospital District #2 has been busy presenting a case for a new facility. Sadly his presentation includes many of the same slides and same commentary as he presented to the public meeting a couple of months ago, when the hospital commissioners first presented their case for a new facility to the public. At that public meeting we were treated to many very large photographs attesting to the poor condition of the current facility. Many if not all of the photos were made into slides for...
The LRS tennis team is preparing for the district competition on Thursday and Friday, May 9 and 10, for the chance to move on to the sub-regional contest. The LRS team hosted the Seconds Tournament in Ritzville on Friday, May 2, and had five athletes qualify for the district tournament. The Seconds Tournament provides all number two seeded singles and doubles athletes to compete in a loser-out competition, with the victors earning a chance to compete at districts. Lindy Brown earned a spot at the district tournament by...
The Project 56 organization, and Lori Olson and Christy Saetre received the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) 2013 Community Leadership Award at the Central Valley School in Spokane last month. Nominated by Lind-Ritzville School’s superintendent Rob Roettger, the organization and individuals received awards for their selfless service and dedication to improving the local communities. Roettger nominated Project 56 for their tireless efforts to improve t...
Never thought I would like to congratulate Ritzville Lind schools, but so pleased they are starting fall school after Labor Day. Years ago, all the schools started after Labor Day. Would like to see all schools starting in September. Also, when the library was being remodeled why didn’t they put a handicap ramp in? They are not hard to do. If you need to see some, I’ll let you know where. Bessie Allen, Washtucna...