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On Oct. 18 the Lind-Ritzville Band will be selling pumpkins to support their activities. They will be located on the corner of First Avenue and Division Street in the vacant lot near the hardware store. The pumpkins are locally grown and provided from Owen York’s pumpkin patch. This is the third annual pumpkin sale fundraising event for the band. Pumpkins will be available to purchase on Sunday afternoon. Prices for the pumpkins begin at $1. They have many colors including white, striped and traditional....
The “Fall Fest”, sponsored by the Ralston Grange and Junior Grange, will be held at the Grange hall in Ralston Sunday, Oct. 18. Activities begin at 1:30 p.m. and continue until 3:00 p.m. Kids ages three to 12 can pick out their own pumpkin to paint. There will be games, including the Witches Hat Ring Toss and a Cookie-walk, and a large candy corn on display. Craft tables and a coloring table will be set up for making a variety of craft items that can be taken home to enjoy. Prizes, snacks and drawings for door prizes for chi...
The next meeting of the Ralston Grange will be on Tuesday, Oct. 20, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at their hall in Ralston. Following the meeting, at 7:30 p.m., Lloyd Stoess will present a program on the Ice Age Floods and give information on the work being done to establish a local chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute. The meeting and program are both open to the general public....
Appearing on the General Election ballot as a candidate for Lind Town Council Position No. 5 is Nick Meyers, a Lind resident who filed for election last spring. During a recent candidate forum at the Lind Senior Center, Meyers appeared briefly to address the crowd and discuss the upcoming election. “I like these people, I like their ideas. And I help people individually; I haven’t done much for volunteering for the town. I asked about volunteering one time,” Meyers stated. “And honestly, I don’t think I would be great on... Full story
Age: 36 Current Profession: Certified Energy Specialist for CHS/Cenex Spouse: Jessica Children: Lane, Brody, Levi and Josephine Craig Cooper is seeking election in the role of Council Position No. 5 for the Lind Town Council. Cooper is running for the position currently held by Kindra Haase. Originally from Lind, Cooper returned to the community two years ago and after viewing how the town had changed, he wanted to become involved. Cooper is seeking election in order to make...
John Claypool Age: 71 Current Profession: Self-employed Spouse: Ruth Children: Jennifer and Jessie In the Lind Town Council Position No. 4 race, John Claypool is seeking election as the opponent in the General Election race. Claypool is running for the position after being encouraged by a local resident to serve on the Lind Town Council. Claypool has served on the council twice in the past, filling vacated terms of previous councilpersons in both instances, but serving on the... Full story
Paula Bell Age: 51 Current Profession: Teacher at Lind-Ritzville High School Spouse: Jeff Children: Jennifer and Shaun Incumbent Paula Bell is seeking reelection for Lind Town Council Position No. 4 during the upcoming General Election. Bell is running for the position because she wants to continue to give back to the community that has supported her for many years in school activities and projects. Bell stated she believes she needs to continue to support residents by... Full story
Ballots are mailed this week for the Nov. 3 general election. There are a number of items and positions appearing on the ballot for voters to decide on. There are a number of candidates for residents to vote on. The first is for a State Office position. Legislative District 9 State Representative position one, which is a one-year unexpired term. On the ballot will be Mary Dye who prefers the Republican Party and Richard Lathim who also prefers the Republican Party. On the ballot will also be a number of local nonpartisan offi...
THE RACE. Some of the newest firefighters to the Ritzville Fire Department, Nina Klewin, Justin Ziebell and Robert Dew, race to see which firefighter can put on all of their gear the fastest....
FUTURE FIREFIGHTER. Nina Klewin helps her son Erik with his first firefighting experience at Ritzville Grade School....
FIRE SAFETY. National Fire Prevention week fell from Oct. 4-10, and Lind and Ritzville firefighters put on safety demonstrations for children at the local schools. Top left: Lind Firefighter Craig Cooper keeps the hose steady while Dylan Ray cranks back on the nozzle....
The line that distinguishes science fiction from fact waivers, often to the point where it fades away in places. In the novel The Earth To The Moon, Jules Vern depicted the Apollo 11 mission to the moon—an event that wouldn’t commence until 1969—over a century prior in 1865. The underlying question behind the parallels connecting fact and fiction has been sustained for many years, and yet remains unanswered: does art imitate life or does life imitate art? Do the inventions, events, or discoveries occur independently of or pr...
The Lady Broncos fought hard to beat the Wilbur-Creston Lady Wildcats on Thursday, Oct. 8, but were unable to secure the win. The game came to a close with set scores of 10-25, 25-19, 14-25 and 19-25. The Lady Broncos did their best to stay in the game with intensity for the duration of the match. Head Coach Cari Galbreath stated that she “believes we lost because we would get in a drought for too long.” These droughts are shown in the stats, the Lady Broncos had a total of 15 hitting errors and seven serving errors. The seco...
I’m sure there are a few of you that have watched the Celebrity Apprentice starring Donald Trump. I haven’t but you can’t miss the two words that have made this reality show famous. The two words spoken by the Donald that were most famous were, “You’re fired!” In everyday life those two words are scary unless you get fired from a job you absolutely hate. But most people are not happy when they are let go. It can be emotional because jobs are tough to get. This past week o...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos are preparing to host longtime rival and league competitor the Reardan Indians on Friday, Oct. 16. The Broncos are coming into the game after defeating the Liberty Lancers last week, while Reardan is currently on a multiple game winning streak. The Broncos went on the road to face Liberty and after a slow start to the league game; the Broncos earned a 32-7 win over the Lancers on Oct. 9. The match up served as the Homecoming game for the Lancers who came into the game determined to defeat... Full story
Ralston once was a whistle stop on the mainline of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, commonly known as the Milwaukee Road. Today, not only is the railroad and its tracks gone, pulled up when the Pacific Extension of the railroad was abandoned in 1980, but most of the reminders of the railroads in Ralston’s presence have disappeared. The depot, section house, water tank and auxiliary buildings are all history. The one remaining building is the well house. The well, which once serviced the water tank u...
I want to encourage all the citizens of Lind to vote Paula Bell for position No. 4 on the Lind Town Council. Paula is a long-time resident of Lind. She has devoted her professional and personal life to teaching and supporting the students of the district in all their endeavors. As a teacher, she is already a great leader in the classroom and the community. She looks for the best in her students and wants to see them do the best they can, not only in school, but later in life. I have no doubt that she will transfer this...
The citizens of Lind are going to be treated to a candidate forum. It appears the candidates there wish to explain themselves. Is this sort of thing still legal in eastern Adams County? The citizens of Ritzville have not been treated to a candidate forum in a very long time. One reason for this is the lack of contested positions. In the past two or three council elections there have been one maybe two contested races. The mayor has been quite active in filling vacant positions so at election time there are no open positions....
I have known Paula since she moved to Lind as a new high school teacher. Besides teaching, she raised a family, was involved in the Lind Community and became an elected official to the Town of Lind council. Currently, Paula is seeking re-election and I encourage your vote for her. Without reservation I highly recommend her as a strong candidate to the city council position No. 4. Since I attend most of the council meetings, I’ve had many opportunities to witness her determination and straight forward approach to become an i... Full story
In the latest in a string of attempts to impose bureaucratic federal control over Washington state waters, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is threatening to impose its own rules on the state. Despite the fact that the state’s proposal already meets required federal guidance, EPA has issued such as threat. EPA needs to take a step back and follow their own guidelines rather than interfering with states’ authority under the law. Under the Clean Water Act (CWA), individual states have significant authority and the resp... Full story
U.S. companies are starting to feel the pinch from Congress killing the Export-Import Bank in June. Congress’ move is increasingly putting U.S. manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage. Not only are we losing orders to foreign competitors, but some domestic manufacturers are shifting jobs to countries where those banks exist. General Electric announced plans to move 350 jobs from its Waukesha, Wis., gas engine plant to a factory in Canada, which has its own export-import bank. The company, which supplies jet engines to B...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Lady Tigercats are preparing for Homecoming week with a match against Colton, followed by the Homecoming match against Touchet. The LWK team played two matches last week, matching up first with Garfield-Palouse on Oct. 6, before hosting Oakesdale on Oct. 8. The Lady Tigercats started the week with a tough loss to Gar-Pal, with scores of 14-25, 16-25, 21-25. Head Coach Sandy Martin said the team did not have a good match and struggled to keep... Full story
Sara Marble Mock, 67, after a long battle with cancer, died in her home in Weiser, Idaho on Oct. 2 at 6:42 a.m. Sara went peacefully and was surrounded by family and a beloved border collie sitting obediently at her side. Sara was the first born to Marjorie Cooper Marble and John Merrill Marble on March 25th, 1948 in Tacoma. There, she grew up on Day Island with her two brothers, John and Scott Marble. While father John Marble was on the road selling timber and lumber... Full story
Voctor and Luba Vozniy have opened Family Choice located at 102 West Main Street in downtown Ritzville. Family Choice is a dollar and up store with a large stock of items. They have used clothing, kitchen and bathroom household items, some groceries and school supplies, as well as jewelry and souvenirs. Voctor stated operating a store has been something his wife Luba has wanted for many years. She always knew she wanted it to be a lower priced family store, it was her that...
The 23rd Annual East Adams County Healthcare Foundation Wine Tasting and Auction takes place on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the C.J. Newland American Legion Memorial Hall on Broadway Avenue beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased for $30 at the door. The theme for the evening event is “Sip, Taste and Tailgate” and Classy Country Catering is providing the meal. The menu includes barbecue smoked chicken thighs, short ribs, Parmesan potatoes, beans, coleslaw, corn bread, warm apple crisp, iced tea and lemonade. A full ser...