Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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Chelsey Heidenreich just recently attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., from Oct. 18-22 to participate in the National FFA Talent Program. Heidenreich participated in the Washington State FFA Convention this past May and then she had to fill out an application to be selected for the National Talent Program. There were 150 applications submitted to the National FFA Organization for the Talent Program. The National FFA selected 30 FFA members from across...
The state FFA Potato Career Development Contest was held on Nov. 10 at the Moses Lake Fairgrounds. The Lind and Ritzville FFA chapters turned in an impressive effort as they dominated the state’s potato contest. Both Lind and Ritzville were represented by two teams among the 28 teams from around the state at the contest. FFA members were required to grade 100 potatoes, place four different seed potato classes, identify different blemish/diseases and give oral reasons on ten p... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague junior high football team had a great season, finishing with a record of 4-2. The only team the Broncos lost against was Colfax and Liberty – once. It was a very fun season to have. The head coach was Dustin Stephen, and the assistant coach was Jordan Bilodeaux. The Broncos are looking for more seventh graders to play football next year! On Monday, Oct. 31, the Ritzville Junior High had a Walk-a-Thon. Students got pledges or donations from members of the community. The money raised will go to the A... Full story
On the Monday after Thanksgiving I will be back at the Capitol to begin a “special” session of the Legislature. I’ve been through plenty of these in 19 years, and most of them aren’t all that special – they tend to happen only because the Legislature failed to get its work done in the time allotted by the state constitution for regular legislative sessions (105 days in odd-numbered years, 60 days in even-numbered years). Of course, some of the special sessions have been more deserving of the name. In November 2007, for examp...
Law enforcement will conduct extra DUI patrols in Adams and Grant Counties from Nov. 24, 2011, through Jan. 2, 2012. Officers from the Ephrata, Moses Lake, Othello, Quincy, Royal City and Warden Police Departments, the Adams and Grant County Sheriff’s Offices and the Washington State Patrol will commit extra patrol hours to make the roadways safer for everyone. These efforts are part of Washington’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by the year 2030. Last year during the same time period, off... Full story
Deborah L. Sanders, age 57, died Nov. 10, 2011, in Spokane. She was born Dec. 30, 1953, to Maurice L. and Virginia V. Hastings in Cody, Wyo. After high school she married Gary K. Sanders. She graduated from Eastern Washington University with a master degree in teaching. She then taught at Ritzville High School for 14 years. In her spare time she enjoyed traveling and camping. She is survived by her two sons, Erik K. Sanders of Seattle and Aaron (Stephanie) Sanders of Spokane;... Full story
Thelma Lucile Nauditt, age 95, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, at Holy Family Hospital in Spokane. She was the daughter of Samuel J. and Anna Alma Doerschlag Potter, born April 15, 1916, in Buhl, Idaho. Her family moved to Danner, Ore., when she was four years old, where her dad drove a stage (bus) between Jordan Valley, Ore., and Caldwell, Idaho. She and her mother moved to Caldwell where she started school and her mother ran a boarding house. It has been said she loved her dad...
Helen J. Meilke, age 97, died Nov. 8, 2011, in Spokane Valley. She was a lifelong resident of Lind where she spent many years as a farm wife and mother. She was born in Cunningham Jan. 9, 1914, to Fred and Julia Damon, the sixth of 10 children. At 16 years old, she graduated from Lind High School in 1930, then attended Kinman Business College in Spokane. She fell in love with Art Meilke and they were married in 1941 where she joined him at the Meilke Farm in Lind. Together...
Brian and Emily Gordon of Ritzville are the parents of their first child, a son, Jax David, born Oct. 25, 2011, at 7:18 p.m. At birth, Jax weighed 5 pounds 2 ounces and measured 19 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Craig and Marva Ulleland of Ritzville. Paternal grandparents are David and Carol Gordon of Walla Walla. Maternal great-grandparents are Ronna Galbreath of Ritzville, Richard Miller of Ritzville and Duane and Marilyn Ulleland of Spokane. Paternal... Full story
There are those times that we try to find something to write about and there it is. Maybe one of the biggest stories in the sports world has been coming out of Pennsylvania State University. A former defensive coordinator for the Penn State Nittany Lions has been accused of taking advantage of young boys. Jerry Sandusky has denied any sexual abuse but there was at least one witness to some inappropriate behavior that was reported to Joe Paterno but never to the police who...
Do you treasure the shopping memories of Christmases past? Remember the parking place in the back 40, an icy trudge to the mall while winds blew stinging sleet into your face, the challenge of surviving the parking-place-seeking fiends who treated the parking lot like a demolition derby? Soon you transformed into a battered and bruised shopping martyr from all the jostling, rudeness and long lines, all to pay exorbitant prices for gifts you ‘settled’ for out of frustration and fatigue. You balanced arm loads of packages whi... Full story
This year I was contacted by the person that has been making a substantial donation for several years to the Zion Philadelphia Church for the Shop with a Cop Program. It was requested I become more involved with this program as the police department may be able to better identify the children that are in need and insure the overall goal of this program is met. Based on the amount of the donations received, staff from the police department and Ritzville School District will identify a minimum of 10 children from families that... Full story