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On Tuesday, the St. John-Endicott Lady Eagles defeated the Lady Tigercats in St. John with three back-to-back sets – 25-21, 25-19 and 25-20. While the scoreboard was in favor of SJE, the LaCrosse-Washtucna athletes did well on the court, according to head coach Sarah Mayer. “The girls covered the block well, which we have been working on and I was pleased with their digging,” she said. “We will continue to work hard and have fun. The girls did a good job!” Logan Harder led the...
The Northeast B game of the week was in Colfax last Friday when the undefeated Bulldogs hosted the equally undefeated LRS Broncos. While Colfax has been posting huge wins around the eastern portion of the state, this outing was destined to be a high caliber gridiron clash. The result was a battle of wills down to the very last second as the Broncos came up one-point short in a heartbreaker, 14-13. “It was a good game,” head coach Greg Whitmore said. “It was pretty physical. Wh...
The Ritzville Junior High Associated Student Body (ASB) is putting on a Fall Walk-a-Thon. It is where 6-8 graders will walk around the track for a fundraiser. Students will have the option to dress up in Halloween costumes, since the Walk-a-Thon will take place on Monday, Oct. 31. All junior high students will be at the football field at 2 p.m., and will walk until 3 p.m. The proceeds will go to the junior high ASB spring field trip to Pattison’s. There will be refreshments and prizes available. Students have been given p... Full story
Doctor of Philosophy degrees were recently earned by the wife and husband team of Andrea and Joshua Johnstone. Andrea graduated in 2005 cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in biochemistry and was admitted as a Lois Pop Life Scholar in the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Miami. After joining LemBix laboratory, she was awarded an NIH F31 NRSA Fellowship to fund her graduate studies on Novel compounds that overcome glial inhibition of CNS regeneration.... Full story
The Society for Range Management has made special provisions this year to offer its annual Ranchers’ Forum nationally by webinar, announced forum coordinator Tom Platt of Washington State University Extension in Davenport. The Ranchers’ Forum is scheduled for Jan. 31, 2012, as part of SRM’s annual meeting in Spokane. The forum will focus on three topics: ranch succession, crooked calf syndrome and sage grouse. The keynote presentation, “Keeping the Family Ranch in the Family,...
Elvin Lynn Wilks, age 64, died Sept. 26, 2011, at Twin Falls, Idaho. He was born April 13, 1947, at Peola, Wash., the son of Aaron Wilks and Wilma Polumsky. He began school at Flora, Ore., and completed his schooling at Lostine, Ore., before his marriage to his first wife, Eunice Lathrop. Two children were born to this marriage: Lisa Lynn Barton and Elvin. He met his second wife, Mary Schoonover Wilks, in Ritzville and they were married here. They had two children, Justin and Megan. He is survived by his wife of 28 years,...
Marjorie Louise Erdman, known to many as Margie, died peacefully at Deaconess Memorial Hospital in Spokane on Oct. 15, 2011, where after three weeks she lost her courageous battle with cancer at age 56. She was born to Irene and the late Arnie Thompson on Feb. 19, 1955, in Connell. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, David R. Erdman, where they lived in Lind; her mother, Irene Thompson; daughter Michelle, husband Bruce, daughter Bobbie, husband Matthew, son Charles,...
Mary J. Shelman, 97, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, in Moses Lake. Services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29 in Ritzville. Danekas Funeral Home-Ritzville is handling the arrangements....
A memorial service for Sebastain Malachi Ewing is Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011, at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sprague with Pastor Mary Daniels officiating. He was born Aug. 29, 2007, and died Sept. 8, 2011....
Mike and Aimee Mosher of Hermiston, Ore., are the parents of a daughter, Justyce Marie, born Aug. 12, 2011, at Hermiston, Ore. At birth Justyce weighed 5 pounds 5 ounces and measured 19.5 inches in length. Paternal grandparents are Bob and Mary Mosher of Spokane. Maternal grandparents are Chris and Vicky Johnson of Ritzville. Paternal great-grandmother is Alva Wegner of American Canyon, Calif. Maternal great-grandmother is Juanita Reece of Lewiston, Idaho....
Trevor and Lisa Eng of Bonney Lake are the parents of a daughter, Addisyn Lee Eng, born Oct. 6, 2011, at Puyallup Memorial Hospital. At the 6:07 a.m. birth, Addisyn weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. She joins an older sister, Kinley Marie, aged 3. Grandparents are Marvin and Cheryl Eng of Ritzville and Larry and Dwan Clark of Wilbur. Great-grandparents are Roger and Bonnie Jensen and Larry Sr. and Kathy Clark, all of Wilbur....
A couple of weeks ago someone asked me if I was going to watch the flag football games on the 15th of October. I thought it sounded like a lot of fun so I said yes. Between the time I made the decision to watch the young kids play I received a phone call from Cami Galbreath asking me if I could ref some of these games. I thought about it for a bit and said sure. Since this was the first day of hunting season there were a few guys who wouldn’t be able to help out and so my n...