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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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Bessie Allen raised a good question about installing a handicap ramp at the library in her letter on May 9, and I’m sure it’s one that many people in our area have wondered. For years, the library has realized that it needs to do something to make the building ADA accessible. In 2011, we started working with David Strauss, a principal architect with SHKS Architects and a board member of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, to discuss solutions. David presented us with three possibilities which included ins...
The Washtucna FFA chapter traveled to the annual Washington State FFA Convention in Pullman to compete in a variety of contests and recognize two members who earned their state degree. The chapter earned the 100 percent membership award for the sixth consecutive year, which shows the dedication and involvement of Washtucna students in the local FFA chapter. Last year only one other team in the state achieved 100 percent membership. The Washtucna chapter took a group to compete in the junior high quiz bowl competition. The...
The Ritzville Roughnecks, sponsored by Connell Oil, won the Davenport Tournament last weekend. The Major League team played four games, winning three, in order to bring home the tournament trophy. The team defeated the Davenport Mariners 4-0 in the first game, lost the second game to the Reardan Bluejays 2-4, and won the third game against the Reardan Rangers, 14-13. The Ritzville Roughnecks faced the Reardan Bluejays again in the championship game on Saturday afternoon where...
The Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter celebrated a successful year during the Washington State FFA Convention in Pullman when a second team qualified to compete at nationals this fall. The FFA chapter’s agronomy team qualified for nationals earlier this year and is now joined by three members of the marketing team. The chapter had 64 students attend the annual state convention. In the competitions at state, the chapter had 14 teams place in the top 10 of their events. The chapter advisors, Andy Williams and Brad Gering, split the r...
The SJELW track and field team competed in the District 9 2B championships finals on May 17.l. LaCrosse High School junior Darcy Stamper secured a trip to the state meet in Cheney this weekend by qualifying in the high jump and triple jump. This is Stamper’s third consecutive year qualifying for state in the high jump competition. Boys’ final results 100: 7, Sam Harder 12.68. 200: 4, Stamper 25.36. 7, Harder 26.09. 800: 8, Luke Bailey 2:27.63. 4x100: 4, Harder, Sawyer Hostetler, Rodrigo Santos, Stamper 46.51. 4x400: 7, Wes...
The Ritz Roadhouse has been an evolving, challenging work in progress for aspiring restaurateurs Bob Bajwa and Joe Sandhu. They have made major investments of time and resources to rescue a deteriorating structure and deliver on their plan to have a first class eatery. Those efforts are beginning to pay dividends. As the operation nears the completion of its first year, the owners and staff are finding their groove and are eager to see how locals and travelers respond to a com...
Rosaline “Boosie” Jacqueline (Telecky) Longmeier died at the age of 90 on May 17 at the Riverview Care Center. She was born on Jan. 21, 1923, to Joseph and Nettie Telecky, on the family farm outside of Ritzville. Her maternal grandparents and paternal great-grandparents immigrated to the United States from Austria Empire (modern day Austria and Hungary) and Bohemia (a portion of modern day Czech Republic) respectively, in the mid to late 1800s, seeking a better life and eventually were drawn to the Ritzville area for the ava...
Harold Albert Pfann died at the age of 99 on April 28 at the Weyrich Health Care Center in Westminster Village in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was born Dec. 22, 1913, to Henry and Alvina (Dehnel) Pfannekuchen at their country home in Ritzville. He was baptized March 15, 1914, and confirmed his faith in affirmation of his baptism on July 13, 1927, at the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Ritzville. He went to a small country school and helped on the family farm. He attended Ritzville High...
Donald W. Morgan died at the age of 86 on May 16 in Alden, N.Y. He was born Dec. 26, 1926, and was a lifetime member of the Millgrove Fire Company. He is preceded in death by his wife, Aldine “Pat” Morgan; children, Cheryl A. and Becky Sue Morgan; and brother, Clifford Morgan. He is survived by children, Dennis; Keith (Barbara); Linda Morgan; Cathy (Jerry Higgins) Neyman; Sandra (Michael) Bassanello; and Bruce (Janie); and by 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Fun...
Judy Ann Harder died at the age of 73 on May 18 at her ranch home in Hooper. She was born on March 18, 1940, to John Jacob and Ellen Harder in Ritzville. She was raised on her family’s cattle ranch south of Ritzville. Her upbringing was filled with cattle ranching and outdoor activities. Never one to be confined to the home, she learned her trade alongside her father. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1958. Her family grew to include her female classmates who were li...
Ever since the word went around that there was going to be an alumni football game, there was a great deal of chuckling about former players getting hurt and taken off on a stretcher, or pulling a muscle, or running out of gas while jogging onto the field just for the pregame stretch. I’m more than a little bit jealous of these youngsters from another era. You might say, well that was your decision to not play. And yes it was. I had a thought, or two to suit up and beg to d...
We met as a full Senate last Monday to formally begin this overtime period; quite a number of senators remained at the Capitol much of the week to take part in budget talks, committee meetings and, in my case, work at the leadership level toward moving things along so we can adjourn for the year. My office calendar shows the new House Republican leader came to talk, as did the governor’s legislative director, the superintendent of public instruction, the state auditor, the state treasurer, and Association of Washington Busine...