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The 19th Annual East Adams County Healthcare Foundation Wine and Microbrew Tasting and Auction arrives this Saturday evening at the C.J. Newland American Legion Memorial Hall on Broadway Avenue. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a silent auction featuring a large selection of items followed by a catered meal and a live auction, which starts at 8 p.m. With a theme of “Welcome to Vegas Nights,” this year’s event will feature a variety of foods and entertainment to coordinate with the Vegas evening. Advance tickets are available by se... Full story
The next Business After Hours event sponsored by The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce will be held at U.S. Bank on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be hosted by branch manager and chamber board member Robert Emmons and the U.S. Bank staff. The event is an opportunity for a social gathering among local business leaders. The event is not exclusive to just chamber members. Everyone is welcome to attend and can bring a friend, or two. Emmons will be firing up the barbecue grill for this event,... Full story
Crisp autumn air, endless blue sky, apple butter cooking in a copper kettle over an open fire, smoked German sausage on a stick, Mennonite and Amish quilts in an array of patterns and colors, auctioneers barking prices: Those will be the sights, sounds and smells of the Mennonite Country Auction and Relief Sale on Saturday, Oct. 1, at Menno Mennonite Church near Ritzville. Now in its 34th year, the Mennonite Country Auction raises funds for Mennonite Central Committee, a relief and development agency of Mennonite and...
The 10th annual Lind community yard sale is just around the corner and community-wide participation is encouraged. This is a chance to get rid of all the clutter and make some extra cash at the same time. The $10 fee will go toward all the advertising, location balloons and the street and address maps. Deadline to sign up to participate is Saturday, Oct. 1. For more information, contact Kindra Haase at 650-7299 or Calah Kulm at 347-6931.... Full story
AAUW will be hosting a Candidate Forum for hospital board members on Thursday, Sept. 29, from 7-9 p.m. at the Ritzville Grade School gymnasium. The format will be a forum, rather than a debate, with each candidate given the opportunity to respond to questions from moderator Dolly Blankenship. Questions may be submitted at the door, or from the floor. All questions will be vetted, to avoid duplications. Following the forum candidates will be available to meet and greet those attending. Refreshments will be served in the... Full story
All are encouraged to gather together in celebration of this year’s harvest on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Lind Community Park beginning at 4 p.m. The two-hour program includes a barbecue, games and music. The barbecue will consist of hot dog, chips and a drink (water or soda). All meals will be provided for a donation with those directly involved in the harvest receiving their meal free. Games will be available for children and music will be provided by Lind Community Church. If the weather is inclement, the celebration will be h...
Sterling Savings Bank in Ritzville is once again partnering with KXLY TV News 4 for the annual Coats 4 Kids drive. Locally, the drive began on Sept. 19 and will continue through Oct. 14. The bank is taking donations for new or gently used coats. Coats collected at the Ritzville branch at 108 East First Avenue will be distributed to local youth in need....
Big Bend Community College will host the 2011 Dollar Dash. The 5k run/walk will start at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, and packet pickup begins at 7:30 a.m. at the BBCC 1800 building on Bolling Street. Entry cost is $25 per person, with additional donations accepted. Proceeds will benefit Big Bend Community College Foundation’s Student Scholarships. Registration forms are available at the campus business office, campus library or foundation office as well as locally at the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce and Moses Lake Park a...
The Broncos scored four times before Kittitas was able to find its own end zone on Friday night. Producing a steady offensive attack, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague earned its second win of the season, 36-13, wrapping up non-league play and preparing for this week’s start of conference play against Mary Walker. Head coach Greg Whitmore said Kittitas was outmatched Friday, despite having a reputation for having a potent offense and punishing defense. The Broncos didn’t allow a touchdown until the fourth quarter, after the coaches had...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna Lady Tigercats ended their losing streak with a win on the road at Touchet Tuesday night in five sets, 25-14, 17-25, 25-16, 18-25 and 15-6. Logan Harder led the team with nine kills and three aces while Anne Fleming provided 17 assists and six digs. Kadie Winery finished with three blocks. The match was an improvement for the team as well as for individual athletes, according to head coach Sarah Mayer. “The girls did a great job communicating tonight and worked very hard,” she said Tuesday night. “Th... Full story
“Well earned.” That was how head coach Jeff Nelson described his team’s win Saturday night against Odessa-Harrington in eight-man football. To begin with, the game was originally scheduled for Friday night, but a blown transformer just before the opening kickoff resulted in a change of plans. Both teams had to return to the field on Saturday once the field lights were restored. The result was a 30-14 win for the LaCrosse-Washtucna Tigercats in what could be described as battl...
Saturday was a good day for volleyball, especially if you were a member of the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos. For the second consecutive year the Lady Broncos captured the championship title during the Rosalia Spikefest Tournament. This year the event was especially sweet for the Lady Broncos as the junior varsity squad captured the tournament championship among the jayvee teams. Head Coach Cari Galbreath was full of good news this week in handing down updates. The C...
Challenger David McCormick was raised in Ritzville, and in more than one manner, has made a life of giving back to the city. He seeks to add one more commitment to his list, vying for election to Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2’s commissioner District No. 3, which carries a six-year term. The 1976 graduate of Ritzville High School is the chief of police for the City of Ritzville. He serves as the chairman of the commissioners for Adams County Fire Protection D...
Stacey Plummer is a veteran member of the Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2’s Board of Commissioners. She often finds herself to be alone in her way of thinking as a commissioner. Most notably, Plummer was the one who took an opposing stand during a contentious public meeting in January. While the commissioners appeared poised to end their relationship with two doctors who had worked in the district for 20 and 16 years respectively, Plummer made a motion s...
For brevity let’s assume that Mr. Walker and Ms. Lynch are experts on hospital strategic planning. Wait – with whatever modesty they possess – their claim is experience in “technical writing.” I have to wonder if they really believe that their experience is greater than the person the district hired to lead a district wide planning session for ‘hospital’ strategic planning, someone that has done this many times and in fact does this for a living. I believe the district did the right thing getting input from hospital empl...
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, there was a band open house. If you missed it or couldn’t go, it’s ok. You can call Mrs. Jennifer York or Jamie Nichols at the grade school at 659-0232 to order supplies or pay band fees for your student. On Monday, Sept. 26, cameras will be flashing and some kids will show their toothless smiles for picture day! Pictures will be taken in the Grade School gym. When the office knows the time the photographers will be here, there will be a schedule created. For now, on Monday, the preschool – Monkey Group... Full story
Sept. 16, 2011 – For nearly all of my 19 years as your legislator, September has brought what are called “assembly days.” That’s when legislative committees assemble at the Capitol, usually over two or three days, to discuss actions they’ve taken and actions that are on the horizon. It’s a “preview-review” sort of meeting that is productive but not what I would call essential. The September assembly days were canceled last year to save money, and again this year – a sensible move. Even so, there’s no shortage of news co... Full story
I would like to thank Mayor Kadlec and the City of Ritzville taxpayers for the opportunity to fill the Building Inspector and Code Compliance Officer position this last year. I am sorry funding was not made available to continue the position for this next year. As this has been a subject of some conjecture, I’d like to offer some facts. • After Sept. 30 the city will once again contract with Adams County to do all building inspections and permit approvals. We will go back to limited access to inspections. (In the past wit...
First and foremost, I would like to thank all of the community members in both Lind and Ritzville for the warm welcome my family and I have received. Everyone has been extremely friendly and very helpful to us, and we appreciate all of your support. Thank you! I know there are a lot of questions about the academic cooperative. Therefore, I would like to take this opportunity to begin to address the cooperative and to share my viewpoints related to the topic of cooperation between our two districts and communities. First of... Full story
Our hearts soared on Aug. 29, 2007, when you came into our lives. Our hearts will never be the same since you went to be with Jesus on Sept. 8, 2011. Four years and nine days was not enough time with you, our precious cowboy. Sebastain Malachi Ewing is survived by his father, Joshua Robert Ewing of Crescent City, Calif.; grandparents Wayne and Michelle Thomas, uncle Nick Thomas and aunts Megan, MariRose and Ashley Thomas, all of Cottonwood, Calif; grandparents Gary and Shelly Ewing and aunt Misty Ewing, all of Texas. He is... Full story
Marjorie E. Hancock (Sitton) died peacefully Sept. 10, 2011, with her family by her side. She was born Sept. 10, 1934, in Washtucna. She attended Eastern Washington University and graduated with an education degree, which started a long career and great love for teaching children. She also enjoyed reading, travel, cultural events and her dog, Murphy. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Bernie L. Hancock; a daughter, Kelly J. Lovelett (Hancock); a son, Scott P. Hancock; a granddaughter Riley S. Lovelett; a brother,...
I’m sure you noticed like I did that the Cougars, Eagles and Huskies all went down to defeat last Saturday. But it was much worse than that because every college football team in the state of Washington lost that day. Which, of course means that Pacific Lutheran University, University of Puget Sound, Whitworth University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Washington State University and the University of Washington all came up short against b...
Doctor Jill Jenkins, a member of the Coast to Coast Healthcare team hired as interim physicians for East Adams Rural Hospital, has been named Chief of Staff. Jenkins was elevated to the role Tuesday during a medical staff meeting. She replaces Dr. Charles M. Sackmann. Sackmann served as chief of staff for the past year. Prior to that local doctor Valerie Eckley held the same role.... Full story
Kevin and Rebecca Kline, recently transferred to Bangor, Wash., are the parents of a son, Dylan Bryce, born Aug. 12, 2011, at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, Calif. At birth Dylan weighed 7 pounds 15.8 ounces and measured 21 inches in length. He joins sisters Cailee, age 6, and Hayden, age 4. Paternal grandparents are Mike and Connie Kline of Ritzville. Maternal grandparents are Dan and Sharon Dale of Moses Lake and Alan Nelson also of Moses Lake.... Full story
Michael and Cara Broeckel of Lind are the parents of their first child, a son, Macoy Niel, born Sept. 6, 2011, at Richland. At birth Macoy weighed 7 pounds 1.7 ounces and measured 19.75 inches in length. Paternal grandparents are Ron and Shann Broeckel of LaCrosse. Maternal grandparents are Joel and Dory Aune of North Bend.... Full story