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The family favorite Turkey Bingo event returns to the C.J. Newland American Legion Memorial Hall on Saturday, Nov. 14, hosted by the Ritzville Lions Club. From 12-8 p.m., attendees have the chance to win a turkey or two, just in time for Thanksgiving. Aside from the 160 turkeys being awarded to bingo winners, individuals can also purchase raffle tickets to win cash prizes. Hamburgers, fresh pie and soft drinks are available for purchase from the kitchen. Raffle tickets can be purchased for one dollar from Ritzville Lions...
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will host its monthly pancake breakfast this Friday, Nov. 13. The hours of the event have been changed to 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Breakfast will feature pancakes, a choice of ham or sausage and coffee with a suggested donation of $5 per person. The breakfast serves as a fundraiser for the senior center and is held the second Friday of every month, except during the summer. The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in downtown Ritzville. For more information, call...
The Ralston Grange sponsored “Veteran’s Appreciation Night” will be held at their hall in Ralston on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The night begins with a potluck dinner at 6 p.m., with ham, turkey, beverages and table service provided by the Grange. After the dinner, a program to thank local veterans for their service will be held. Members of the Cub and Boy Scout troops will present the flag. The Grange welcomes anyone who would like to take part in the program. Program numbers can be anything that a person would like to perfo...
Peyton Kiel is being honored on Thursday, Nov. 19, for his achievement of earning the Eagle Scout rank. An Eagle Scout is the highest rank available in Boy Scouting. According to the scouting website in order to receive this rank one must, “hold 21 merit badges, serve six months in a troop leadership position, plan and give leadership to a service project for any religious organization or any school or community, take part in a Scoutmaster conference and successfully c...
A new nonprofit organization has been created in Ritzville. SNYP, Spay Neuter Your Pet, will assist low-income families in Ritzville, Lind, Sprague and Washtucna to have their pets spayed or neutered. Their aim is to provide a family with a coupon to offset or cover the cost of a pet’s spay or neuter procedure. Janet Bowman, Leslie Greenwalt and Mikki Kison have been involved in animal welfare for many years. They saw a need in the area and decided to create this organization so as to make a change for the better in their c...
The irrigation district has two projects occurring now that involves the closure of two roads. The Lind-Warden road is closed from the Grant County line for three miles. There is a detour set up to bypass the closed section. This road closed on Nov. 2 and will remain closed until January for a siphon project. The Calloway Bridge will also be closed beginning on Nov. 9, while crews widen the canal. The project concludes in March 2016....
PATRIOTIC. The Ritzville fourth grade class performed “America” for the veterans present at the assembly in Gilson Gym....
AIR FORCE. After the Veterans Day assembly in Ritzville, U.S. Air Force Veteran Al McBroom shares a laugh with fellow veterans on Thursday afternoon. An estimated 30 veterans attended the ceremony....
MEETING OUR VETS. Students from the Lind School District showed appreciation to local veterans by saying “thank you” after the assembly on Nov. 5....
Day assembly at Gilson Gymnasium. The Honor Guard participants at the ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 5, were (from left) Mark Cameron, Mark Shepherd and Bo Gingrich....
As the construction at East Adams Rural Hospital continues to fall behind schedule, Leone Keeble, Inc. has brought in a new foreman to bring the project back on schedule. Superintendent John Stinson replaces Jacob Edlund as the foreman on the local project. Apollo Solutions Group Business Unit Manager Mike Fuentes said the project would progress quicker after the change of foreman. Stinson became the onsite foreman on Nov. 4 and has already worked to resolve water issues...
The Lind-Ritzville Cooperative Schools hosted two Veterans Day assemblies on Nov. 5 to honor local veterans for their service, and dedication to their country and community. Lind-Ritzville Middle School hosted the first Veterans Day assembly of the day on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 10 a.m. The assembly began with a welcome from Katheran Gingrich, the Associated Student Body (ASB) President and was followed by the 16 Veterans in attendance introducing themselves and sharing which bra...
The Ritzville Public Library recently received a grant from Humanities Washington to partner with the Ritzville Grade School to host a family-oriented reading program for third and fourth grade readers and their families. This program is called Prime Time Family Reading and has been provided by Humanities Washington since 1996 and there are ten libraries currently participating. The Prime Time program focuses on third and fourth grade students due to findings from a study rele...
For the past six years, the Bi-County Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Challenge has been providing middle school and high school aged students with the chance to put their STEM skills, but more importantly their collaboration and communication skills which always accompany the application of STEM, to the test. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, Lind-Ritzville’s STEM club brought their team to the Bi-County STEM Challenge. The team consisted of six members, Hawk Busayok, Emily Rosen, Jack Anderson, MicKayla Hall, Emma A...
The 2B Regional Volleyball Tournament took place over the weekend for Districts seven and nine. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos began the tournament ranked as number four. Their first match was Wednesday, Nov. 4, versus Tri-Cities Prep. The Lady Broncos fell to Tri-Cities Prep with set scores of 11-25, 10-25 and 22-25. This match held two kills and 18 digs with eight blocks at the net, which were met by eight serving errors and 18 hitting errors. These errors held the team back in the first two sets. Head Coach Cari...
In a nation of lovers of freedom and liberty, one needs to look no further for examples of patriotism in action than to our veterans. Their service kept us safe and defended the freedoms we enjoy as citizens. As Americans, we do not take that service for granted. This Veterans Day, each one of us has the opportunity to express our gratitude for the sacrifices of the men and women who have served and continue to serve in the Armed Forces. They are our friends, neighbors, fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers, sons and...
Today, many elected officials are fixated on tearing down coal-fired power plants and replacing them with solar and wind farms. But that isn’t practical, because when there is no wind or sunlight those plants produce no electricity. There is an alternative. Nuclear power plants supply 10 percent of the world’s electricity. But opponents say they are too dangerous and too expensive. They point to the 1986 meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Soviet Union, considered to be the world’s worst nuclear disas...
Two Lind-Ritzville FFA teams competed at the state competition in the Soils and Land Evaluation event this year. The team placed sixth in the competition. The first team included Tessa Jantz, Peyton Curtis, Camden Smith, Abby Gering and Felicia Ziemer. The second team was comprised of Aaliyah Yaeger, Kierstin Witt, Lacey Miller, Nathan Naught and Brianna Kin Kade. The advisors were pleased with this turnout, as this is a new group. The last two years Lind-Ritzville FFA have won the state title. Last weekend was the kickoff...
Barbara J (Snider) Steinmetz, 64, died November 3, after a courageous battle with pneumonia. She died peacefully in Ritzville. She was born October 2, 1951 in Spokane, the daughter of Jimmie and Glenna (Hawkins) Snider. After graduating from Ritzville High School in 1970, Barbara attended WSU and Kinman Business College. She worked at Snider Trucking as a bookkeeper/secretary for 40 years until retiring this past spring. In 1980 she married David Steinmetz, and with him she...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos have earned a trip to the First Round State Playoffs, following a decisive victory against Kettle Falls in the Crossover game. The Broncos hosted the Bulldogs on Jimmie Snider Field on Nov. 6 where they earned 49-13 win to move into the state playoffs. The win moves LRS into the First Round State game against the Mabton Vikings on Nov. 13. The Broncos host the game and the winner continues on into the Quarterfinals. The Kettle Falls match up...
STUDENTS. The Students of the Month at Lind Elementary School for October are (back row, from left) Carlos Garcia, Nick Labes, Elijah Butler and Lance Williamson. Front row: Addie Akins, Damon Schilling, Alex Barajas-Guzman, LeaCadia Bren and Alejandra Novoa-Guizar. -Photo courtesy of Connie Field...
Jewel Gamboa, daughter of Bruce and Ida Gamboa, of Grand Coulee became the bride of Cameron Stevenson, son of Dale Stevenson and Jan Deife, of Lind on Sept. 19, 2015, at Ballard Bay Club in Seattle. The ceremony was officiated by Troy McVicker. Paige Gamboa and Alex Stapleton served as the Maid/Matrons of Honor and James Stevenson and James Saetre served as the Best Men. The Bridesmaids were Katie Kelsh, Ali Davidson, Elaine Schoenfeld and Sarah Hodson. The Groomsmen were...
The U.S. Bank branch located on Main Street has hired a new Assistant Manager. Shawnee Rodriguez began working in Ritzville on Oct. 1. Rodriguez is originally from Moses Lake and currently lives there with her two young sons. Rodriguez graduated from Moses Lake High School in 2008 after completing Running Start classes though Big Bend Community College. She attended Central Washington University where she pursued a double major in Accounting and Finance. Before she finished he...