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LIND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosted the final Student of the Month ceremony on May 31. The students honored were (back row, from left) Justin Gering, Liz Cruz, Damon Schilling, Merrick Shepard, Sonia Landis, Inara Martin, Michaelah Sherman and Levi Goodman. Front row: Kenadie Hays, Eziais Deleon Jr., Aiko Valles-Ceciliano, Will Crow, Brayden Wahl, Jaylen Riggs and Paige Williamson. -Photo submitted by Connie Field... Full story
As part of a 33-year effort to protect sensitive lands and improve water quality and wildlife habitat on private lands, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will resume accepting applications for the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Eligible farmers, ranchers and private landowners can sign up at their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office between June 4 and Aug. 17. FSA stopped accepting applications last fall for the CRP continuous signup, excluding applications for the Conservation Reserve Enhancement...
The Ritz Theatre is showing the 2016 animated fantasy “Kubo and the Two Strings”, a film for kids of all ages, June 16, 7 p.m. The movie is being shown in appreciation for loyal supporters and to celebrate the beginning of summer. The film was nominated for two Academy awards. Tickets are required for admission. Free admission tickets may be picked up at the yard sale Friday and Saturday, June 15 and 16, held at the Legion Hall, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Travelers on Interstate 90 past Tokio Road will notice markers “under new management,” near Templin’s Country Corner. Businessman Avtar Brar recently purchased Templin’s Country Corner from previous owners Gary and Venette Templin. Brar said he has been in the convenience store business since 2014, and spent 10 years in the restaurant industry. He noted this is an opportunity to operate a business with elements of both a store and a restaurant, as well as a gas station... Full story
Eastern Washington residents will no longer have to travel a long distance to purchase a firearm, but now can utilize a local resource to help complete the transaction. Ritzville resident Charles Jingling recently obtained his federal firearms license (FFL), which allows him to legally assist with firearm transactions. Jingling has been considering obtaining the license for nearly 10 years, as there is not a place locally where residents can complete a firearms transaction....
PROMOTION. Lind-Ritzville Middle School eighth grade students were honored at the annual promotion ceremony on Wednesday, June 6, in Lind. Promoting students who attended the ceremony were (back row, from left) Annika Holland, Owen Telecky, Dakota Killian, Jessica Ruse, Ana Cruz, Maddox Huitron, Jacob Carruth, Sage Teal, Alexis Melcher and Braden Verhey. Middle row: Joseph Arroyo, Sydney Kinch, Baylor Moore, Collette Nichols, Lynda Dietrich, Lauren Miller, Dessierea Burton,... Full story
Gary Dale Carlson, age 71, passed away May 31, 2018, surrounded by family. Gary was born December 27, 1946, to Jack and Georgie Carlson in Puyallup, Washington. He attended and graduated from Sprague High School. His excellence in athletics resulted in a scholarship to Olympic Community College in Bremerton, Washington, where he played football before being drafted in 1967 into the United States Army to serve in Vietnam as a 13B1O Cannon Crewman. He left Vietnam as a Sergeant... Full story
Marion E. Beck formerly of Milton-Freewater passed away on June 10, 2018 at the Walla Walla Veterans Home at the age of 96 years. Marion Edward Beck was born on September 27, 1921 in Mabton WA to Chester and Bernice. The third of four children, Marion spent his childhood in Bickleton WA, Pilot Rock OR, and Ione OR before his family settled in Hermiston where he graduated high school in 1940. In April 1943, Marion entered the service under war time draft and served with the 186... Full story