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Time is running out for gift buyers and art connoisseurs to purchase artwork by regionally and nationally acclaimed artists through a holiday sale at the Ritzville Art Gallery. Artwork by artists such as Ron Adamson, Jim Bauer, Gabe Gabel, Nona Hengen, Jack Fordyce and Anita Klein ranging from original oil paintings to metal work and wood carvings donated to the Historic Ritzville Days Western Art Show will be available through a bid process through Wednesday, Dec. 21. Each piece of work has a bid sheet with a minimum bid... Full story
The Bronc Boosters still have Christmas wreaths available. You can pick one up for $20 at the home basketball games this week or by calling Debbie Gering at 659-0479 or 347-6135. The proceeds raised will be used to help students and athletes in the Ritzville, Lind and Sprague schools....
The ambulance purchased with community donations to serve Lind will likely not leave its garage during the next several months. The Lind Ambulance Association is officially down to one Emergency Medical Technician who is willing or able to respond to medical emergencies. As a result, EMTs and an ambulance from Ritzville or Washtucna will be sent to Lind in the event of an emergency. For several months members of the Lind Ambulance Association, including president Rena Wahl... Full story
In 2010, Lionel Delevingne and Steve Turner produced a book titled “Drylands: A Rural American Saga,” which the content focused on agricultural development in Adams County. Lionel Delevingne is a native of France but moved to the United States in 1975 to pursue a career in photography. Soon after his arrival in the U.S., he met Turner and they began combining their journalistic talents to produce various publications. Turner wrote the book “Amber Waves and Undertow: Peril...
The Adams County Commissioners unanimously approved the 2012-2017 Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) during the morning session on Monday, Dec. 5. Adams County Assistant Public Works Director Scott Yaeger presented the TIP plan explaining the specific differences and changes from the previous years. Yaeger explained that eight projects on the current program are proposed programs that funding has not yet been secured for. The Surface Transportation Program-Rural (STPR) allocates federal funds for rural highway... Full story
Stephen McFadden of Ritzville has been appointed to the Big Bend Community College Board of Trustees by Gov. Chris Gregoire. McFadden is the publisher of the Ritzville Adams County Journal. He’s been a print journalist since 1985, and is a past president of the Washington Newspapers Publishers’ Association. He’s also been vice president of the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce and has served as chairman of the Adams County Development Council. Trustee Katherine Kenison stepped down on Nov. 30 after serving 13 years on the b...
The Lind community braved the frigid temperatures last Sunday night to celebrate the Christmas spirit and rejoice in the holiday season. The festivities began at 3 p.m. at the Lind Senior Center, the hot spot of the night to get warmed up. Volunteers served homemade chili, provided by Cathy Wills, and chicken noodle soup, made by Jeannie Pennel, in addition to hot dogs, hot chocolate and coffee. Santa’s workshop was across the street from the Senior Center, in the old bank bui...
Ritzville Medical Clinic and East Adams Rural Hospital have joined the nearly 1,100 healthcare providers, 29 hospitals, and 578 employers who participate in the Eastern Washington Center of Occupational Health & Education (COHE) project. Through COHE, injured workers are returning to work quicker with less negative impact to their lives and their employers, while saving substantial amounts in medical claims. A program of St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute in collaboration with the Washington State Labor & Industries, the C...
Hanging on the wall in my office in Ritzville is a brochure outlining plans for a multi-million dollar sports complex. The plans include a state of the art baseball complex north of the high school, upgrades to the current football facilities, installation of an all-weather track, grounds improvements to accommodate large track meets, etc… The plans are very detailed and, if implemented, will provide the community of Ritzville with one of the finest athletic facilities in the state. As impressive as the plans are, however, m... Full story
As I sit here in my office during this Christmas season, I have many thoughts in anticipation of Christmas Day. First of all, let me say, I have a very clear comprehension of the true “reason for the season,” however before arriving at this special day of celebration there are many “paths” that we take – perhaps the most obvious one being the decorations, both inside and out. I really think that due to our milder weather this year the residents of Ritzville have gone all out and done more toward this effort. One of the featu... Full story
The coming weeks will be devoted to one of this city’s sport’s heroes, coaching legend Benner T. Cummings. Here is the second installation. — M. M. Athey & The Ritzville Swim Club Part Three: The Summer of 1955 A new swimming pool, wading pool and bathhouse were constructed by the City of Ritzville, the Lions Club and the Jaycees for $40,000. Half of that cost was the 4,000 hours of in-kind-services provided by the volunteer labor of most of the local citizens. The process included tearing down the old bathhouse and buildi...
The Lacrosse-Washtucna Tigercats had a pair of difficult outings during the past week after winning a Friday night game over Garfiled-Palouse, 49-36. The Tigercats fell to Colton 70-36 on Saturday night and then were handed a tough loss, 55-46 against Tri-Cities Prep on Tuesday, Dec. 13. During the Tri-Cities Prep contest Darcy Stamper led the team with 17 points. Jed Zimmer scored eight and Jake Aune had five points. Alec Fleming and Sam Harder each scored four points. During the Colton game, Stubbs led the team in scoring... Full story
A big non-league win over Odessa-Harrington last week wasn’t enough to propel the Lady Broncos of Lind-Ritzville/Sprague to victory over a pair of league opponents this weekend. On Tuesday, Dec. 6, they defeated OH, 43-28. Friday they fell on the road at Davenport, 53-37. Saturday they hosted Reardan and were crushed 70-29, by the league favorite. Head coach Randy Heidenreich was happy to have a win, but also discovered his team struggles against fast moving opponents. “We had 22 turnovers because they tried to trap us out... Full story
The weekend was unkind for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague basketball fans as league opponents Davenport and Reardan defeated the Broncos on Friday and Saturday. During Saturday’s home game against Reardan, the Broncos were sent to the showers after a tough loss, 67-43. Friday night a road trip to Davenport didn’t end much better as the Gorillas took a 64-50 win. The bright spot last week was a non-league win over Odessa-Harrington on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 74-58. “After Odess... Full story
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague assistant football coach Jason Aldrich has been selected as District Seven Assistant Football Coach of the Year. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association divides the state into nine districts. Each district selects a head coach, assistant coach and junior high coach as their coach of the year. It is a very distinguished and well-deserved honor. Coach Aldrich will be recognized at the Washington State Coaches Association Mid-Winter Conference in January for this honor.... Full story
The Ritzville FFA chapter hosted the annual Greenhand Initiation Night on Thursday, Dec. 8, in the shop. There were three different awards distributed; the discovery, greenhand and chapter farmer awards in which each respective member was awarded a pin. The newest discovery members to the Ritzville FFA chapter are Joel Anderson, Ryan Frederick, Bryson Gering, Mike Oestreich, Skyler Oestreich, Michael Shields and Andrew Witt. The chapter welcomed the new Greenhand members:... Full story
This year the math reasoning class and the AG 3/4 classes at Lind High School have combined together to participate in the First Robotics Competition. The FRC is a contest where we are given six weeks to design, build, test, and fix a robot to do a set task. We will not know the task until Jan. 7 which is our kick off in Cheney. Until this date we have split our class into a marketing team and an engineering team. The marketing team is in charge of the media and public relations, spirit, a historian and fundraising. The...
Lind High School now has a robotics team among their high school students that plans to participate in the largest robotics competition in the United States this upcoming year. The team will consist of 20 students and they will be building a robot to use in a competition in 2012. The FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) is an international competition that allows high school students the opportunity to be innovators. The FRC began in 1992, and each year the number of teams drastically increase worldwide. The robotics team began... Full story
Ritzville Public Library has expanded its services with audio books and eBooks available to download from the Washington Anytime Library website. Library cardholders can check out and download digital media anytime, anywhere at no cost by visiting http://anytime.lib.overdrive.com. Everything from old favorites to new releases are available for all levels of readers. Patrons can browse the Washington Anytime Library website, check out with a valid library card and download to PC, Mac, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble NOOK, Sony... Full story
Michael Melder Jr. of Ritzville is a new member of the American Angus Association, which is the largest beef breed association in the world. The American Angus Association has nearly 30,000 active adult and junior members and records on about 19 million registered Angus. The Association records ancestral information, keeps production records on individual animals and develops industry-leading selection tools for its members. These programs and services help members select and mate the best animals in their herds to produce...
Daniel Lee Jordan, “Old West Artist,” died in Goldendale, on Nov. 30, 2011, at the age of 64. He was born to William and Rosemary (Moews) Jordan on April 27, 1947, in Pekin, Ill. He grew up in Marquette Heights and graduated from Spalding Institute. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1966 and was active in the Vietnam War. On Aug. 25, 1970, he married Caroline Kratcha in Colton, Calif. After his honorable discharge from military service in 1972, he worked for Simpson Timber Com... Full story
Darlene J. Rehn, age 72, died Dec. 11, 2011, in Spokane. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, at Lind Community Church at 2 p.m. A full obituary will be placed at a later date. Danekas Funeral Home and Crematory, Ritzville, is in charge of arrangements.... Full story
Carl D. Davey, age 75, died Dec. 13, 2011, in Spokane. A full obituary will be placed at a later date. Danekas Funeral Home and Crematory, Ritzville, is in charge of arrangements....
Robert Lloyd ‘Bob’ Gillis was born April 14, 1924, in Spokane and returned to his Washtucna farm. He lived for 87 years until December 12, 2011. Both of his parents, Jeannette Bolick Gillis and Lloyd Angus Gillis, are deceased. His grandparents were early Washington settlers. His mother’s (Jeanette) parents’ homestead was above Asotin, by Eli and Elvina Forgey Bolick in 1886. His father’s (Lloyd) parents were Angus and Ida Campbell Gillis who bought land in 1909 at Washtucna...
Lance and Cassie Baker of Sammamish are the parents of a son, Brix Charles, born Sept. 10, 2011, at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue. At birth Brix weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. He joins brothers True, age 11 and Steele, age 7. Paternal grandparents are Skip and Bebe Baker of Sammamish. Maternal grandparents are Randy and Callie Moore, Ritzville. Maternal great-grandparents are Dale and Marian Bushnell of St. John and Mary Moore of...