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Emma Schmidt, age 95, died at her retirement home in Moses Lake on June 12, 2011. She was born in Marsh, Mont., on March 16, 1916, and was happily married to Edward Schmidt for 69 years. They were residents of Lind from 1947 until 2007. She is preceded in death by her son Elroy Schmidt. She is survived by her husband, Edward; her son, Errol Schmidt and his wife; three grandchildren and their spouses, and five great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the Lind Community Church in September....
Edna Reimer, 84, of Goessel, Kan., died Aug. 18, 2011, at Bethesda Home in Goessel. She was born March 21, 1927. She married Irvin Reimer Aug. 22, 1946, in Hillsboro, Kan. She was a homemaker. Reimer was preceded in death by her parents Abraham Friesen and Susanna (Penner) Friesen and an infant daughter, Suzanne Marie Reimer. She is survived by her husband of Goessel; son Howard (Linda) of Ritzville; brother Alvin Friesen of Hesston; sisters Evelyn Harms of Moundridge and Linda Bartel of American Falls, Idaho; and one...
Longtime Ritzville resident Dorothy (Heinemann) Schoesler, 75, died on Aug. 23, 2011, at Guardian Angel Homes in Liberty Lake. She was born to Alfred and Emma Heinemann on Feb. 10, 1936, in Spokane. She was born at a low birth weight and premature, which made her a miracle baby of her time. She was raised on the family farm in Ritzville, where she was an active 4-H member and was awarded a trip to National 4-H Congress. One of her many Grand Champion Rosettes was awarded to...
I really feel for the folks in the eastern part of this country. Hurricane Irene raised havoc on many states and left devastation in its path. I sincerely hope these people can pick up the pieces of their shattered lives and carry on. This has been a very weird year for weather around the nation. I still think the best weather in all of this great country is right here in Adams County. Seriously, if our weather was extreme we would be making the news. I’d rather not make t... Full story
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced grants for more than 900 agricultural producers and rural small businesses across the country to implement renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in their operations. Secretary Vilsack made the announcement as part of President Obama’s rural economic bus tour in the Midwest where on Aug. 19 he highlighted efforts underway to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil, which will increase the economic competitiveness of rural America and promote job creation. “Th...
July 30, 3:22 p.m. – Complainant advised of possible child abuse on North Seivers Road, Ritzville. July 29, 10:17 p.m. – An Elma, Wash., complainant advised of a bull out on Weber Avenue, Ritzville. The owner was contacted and put the animal away. July 29, 7:09 p.m. – Dep. Ned Bernath advised a Lind complainant that information regarding parole specifications need to come from the probation officer. July 29, 12:49 p.m. – An Odessa complainant reported items missing on North Batum Road. Dispatch reminded the complainant that t...
ITEM – Two American men arrested by Iran over three years ago while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border have been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges that include espionage and illegal entry. A third hiker, a woman, was released last year because she was ill and has since refused to return for her trial. COMMENT – Sorry, but I have maintained all along that anyone dumb enough to take a hike along the border of Iraq and Iran deserves little sympathy. I’m sure they weren’t spying but I don’t quite buy their going int...