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SPANGLE - The Liberty Lancers wrestling team took top district honors Thursday night, Feb. 7, with 297 points in the Northeast 1B/2B-South tournament. The Lancers had six individual champions at the tournament in their home gymnasium on senior night. Liberty's Owen Prince won the 120-pound class, Ashton Strobel 132, Cole Prince 160, Jesse Turner 170, Josiah Cwik 220 and Charlie Harrington 285. Davenport was a distant second with 246 points, followed by Reardan in third with...
Glenna J. Snider, 95 passed away on Jan. 4 in Lewiston, ID. She was born July 22, 1924 in Batavia, Ohio to Donald and Lorena (Kupers) Hawkins. She graduated from Harrington in 1942 and then became a registered nurse graduating in 1947 from the Sacred Heart School of Nursing. Glenna married Jimmie E Snider and with him started Snider Trucking Service Inc., where she worked as the bookkeeper for many years. Mom loved sports. She had loved to bowl and at one time she had been on...
Thirteen students from Lind Elementary School and the Lind-Ritzville Middle School participated in the annual Bi-County Academic Contest last month in Harrington. Back row (from left): Jase Bowman, Shelby Kidwell, Jayce Kelly, Brody Boness, Brix Curtis, Savannah Pray and Caleb Heater. Front row: Zoe Galbreath, Chloe Hoeft, Jackson Nichols, Beau Fode, Ashleigh Swartz and Hannah Towne....
The Bi-County Academic Contest was held on Nov. 13 this year, with students from 3rd through 8th grade participating in the annual event. This year's contest was hosted by the Harrington School District, with Ritzville, Lind, Reardan, Wilbur, Liberty, Harrington, Odessa, Creston, Davenport, Lamont and Sprague-Lamont all participating. Schools in Adams and Lincoln County participate in the yearly contest. Students compete in six different categories during the contest: math,...
DAVENPORT – Here are the preliminary results of the Nov. 5 general election for Lincoln County. Late-arriving votes had yet to be counted as of press time. The tally for the 13th Legislative District race, car-tab cap Initiative 976, affirmative action measure Referendum 88, the constitutional amendment and advisory votes represent the preliminary count only for Lincoln County. The Lincoln County Canvassing Board has until Nov. 26 to forward results to the Secretary of State Office in Olympia, which has until Dec. 7 to c...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague’s Linnea Schafer was named All-League as 2B teams from around the area competed at the 2019 District 7 cross country championships on Oct. 26 in Harrington. In the girls varsity race dominated by Kettle Falls--who had three of the top-four finishes--Schafer finished No. 6 in 21:39.2. Also for LRS, Julia Klein finished in 23:59.52 for No. 28, Mercedes Miller was No. 49 in 27:13.19, Cameron Woods was No.51 in 27:39.6 and Jordyn Fode was No. 61 in 39:24.01. Sixty-three runners finished the race. Mya E...
The tennis season came to an end for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos last week in the Northeast 2B District Tournament. No players from the Broncos were able to advance to the Regional Tournament this weekend, but some came awfully close. In the girls singles bracket, both No. 1 and No. 2 LRS singles players Claire Kessler and Katheran Gingrich easily won their first match on May 7, both winning 6-0, 6-0 to move on to the second round. Kessler won her match via forfeit, whi...
The inconspicuous space appears pinched between a Dollar Store and a closed Title Insurance Company office. Blue-gray paint coats the building and door. One window display contains a large white board listing churches and other agencies with a note: "Thank you to the many individuals and families who give Food, Money and Time." Block letters on the other window proclaims "Food Pantry, Wednesday 9 to 1." The place is easy to pass by without significant notice. Yet the...
Christmas is a difficult time for anyone grieving the death of a loved one. It is especially hard when they were slain in the line-of-duty while protecting our country. It hit home again last month when Army sergeants Eric Emond, 39, Brush Prairie, and Leandro Jasso, 25, Leavenworth, were killed in Afghanistan. Both were experienced elite soldiers who served multiple tours in combat zones. Normally, the fallen are remembered on Memorial Day, but thanks to a Maine family and ov...
The Grange held its annual “Planning Meeting” on Jan. 15 to discuss upcoming activities, fundraisers and other events the Ralston Grange will sponsor in 2019. The Grange will continue fundraisers sponsoring a dinner for trail riders who overnight in Ralston as part of the cross-state ride on the Palouse To Cascades Trail in May, provide breakfast at the Lind Combine Derby in June, run their food and bingo concession at the Wheat Land Communities Fair in Ritzville Labor Day weekend as well as provide the dinner for Superintend...
Lind-Ritzville cross country runner Linnea Schafer has qualified for the State Cross Country Meet after advancing through the Regional Meet on Oct. 27 at the Harrington Golf Course. Schafer, a sophomore, finished with a time of 22:40 in the 5,000 meter race, good for 19th place overall out of the 70 runners who qualified for the meet. On the boy’s side, sophomore Sam Michels was the top finisher for the Broncos, finishing in 45th place (out of 94 runners) with a time of 19:18. Freshman Eli Michels finished soon after with a...
Locally raised livestock was the main dish during the My Farm, Your Table event at the American Legion Hall on Sept. 29. The event focuses on teaching about crops and the process of moving those products from the field to the table. The locally sourced food provided a meal for those attending the evening portion of the event for a minimal cost. The livestock donated to the event included pork, beef and lamb, which were incorporated into seven different dishes highlighting...
Ritzville residents who walk by the H.E. Gritman Building in the next couple of weeks may see crews working to restore the structure’s brickwork. Building owner Brenda Owens said she contracted with Wolf Creek Contracting to rehabilitate the brickwork, which is scheduled to be finished before the end of October. The H.E. Gritman Building is one of the structures in the Ritzville Historic District in the downtown area. The 116-year-old building houses the H.E. Gritman Senior Center, as well as local businesses like R...
Peter Davenport has investigated UFO cases for over 50 years. He shared his knowledge and research with residents during a presentation at the Ritzville Public Library on June 30. Davenport is the Director of the National UFO Reporting Center, located in Harrington. Established in 1974 by former firefighter Robert Gribble, the organization operates a hotline where people can report UFO sightings and alien activity in their area. Gribble appointed Davenport as the organization...
Schools across the country are participating in National Prevention Week from May 13 through May 19, an annual effort to educate students and communities on substance abuse and mental health issues. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), National Prevention Week has three goals: to “nvolve communities in raising awareness about behavioral health issues and implementing prevention strategies; foster partnerships and collaboration wit...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos tennis team competed in two days of District Tournament competition, with five athletes advancing to the Regional Tournament on May 18-19. During the first day of competition, both LRS No. 1 doubles teams qualified to compete in the match for first and second place in Districts. In the girls No. 1 singles, Megan Buriak and Katheran Gingrich earned the first in Districts by defeating the Harrington team in two sets during the second day of competition on May 15. The No. 1 doubles contest for...
Vernon Dean Sutherland passed away May 7th in Spokane, WA. Dean was born on the Morgan homestead near Benge, WA. He was the 1st of 4 children born to Bill & Gladys (Morgan) Sutherland. Dean spent his early years in the Benge area. In 1936 the family moved to the farm near Washtucna. He graduated in 1949 and attended the University of Idaho. Dean and Doreen Cameron were married January 27, 1951 in Washtucna. They settled in Portland, Ore. where he managed an automotive shop,...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis team returned to the courts to compete against Harrington, Davenport and Reardan. The weather has provided the Broncos with challenging outings, as well as forcing them to cancel matches, but that has not stopped the team’s success on the court. The Broncos faced Harrington on March 27 in a nonleague match, and recorded wins for both the boys and girls teams. The Bronco girls won the match 4-1, while the boys secured a 3-1 victory. Head C...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos golf team began their season with two Northeast 2B League matches in March. The Broncos competed in Ritzville on March 20, followed by a match in Harrington on March 27. LRS was scheduled to compete in a nonleague match at St. John on March 22, but Head Coach Nick Weishaar said the contest was not finished because of poor weather conditions. During the Ritzville match, Spencer Gering, who was the only Bronco golfer in the boy’s division, s...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos hosted their first league match of the season against Kettle Falls on Tuesday, March 20. The team was scheduled to play at St. George’s a few days later, but the match was canceled due to weather conditions. In the Kettle Falls match, only members of the Broncos girl’s team had the opportunity to compete, as Kettle Falls does not currently have a boy’s team. The Broncos defeated the Bulldogs 3-2 in the league match. This was the first full-...
Robert (Bob) Schultz died in the late afternoon on Sunday, March 4, while resting peacefully at the family farm where he was born and raised. He was born to Adolph and Lydia Schultz, also of Harrington. Robert is survived by his wife Vivienne of 68 years, son Randy (Myra) Schultz, daughter Marita (Ed) Moriarity, son Rick (Juanita) Schultz, sister Lois Rogers, and many loving grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended family, and friend to everyone he met. In...
It isn’t every day that I am able to talk about Harrington and Washtucna to my Senate colleagues, but today House Bill 1209 gave me a reason. Without going into great detail, the bill would lift the limit on deposits of public funds from rural counties into credit unions that are exempt from the business and occupation tax (banks aren’t exempt). To me this isn’t really about credit unions versus banks. It’s more about causing even more capital to be exported from rural Washington into big-city money centers, at a time wh...
Ritzville Gun Club, Jan. 14 – 54 Shooters 25: Scott Yaeger. 24: Jason Heider, Travis Simonson, Chris Green. 23: Mike Stromberger, Scott Hennings, Dale Swift, Justin Benzel, Tyler Frederick. 22: Garrett Frederick, Tim Wellsandt, Rich Nay, Greg Galbreath, William Green, Paul Schwisow. 21: Kierstin Witt, Dennis Faechner, Wes Frederick, Colby Schell, Mike Bauer, Grant Weber, Jim Heider, Travis Dewald. 20 and under: Morgan Brausen, Harlee Hennings, Johnathan Stromberger, Karter Krause, Hayes Hennings, Seth Stanley, Aaliyah Yaeger,...
Christmas is an especially difficult time for anyone grieving for lost loved ones. It is especially painful for America’s military families whose son, daughter, spouse or parent was killed while serving in uniform. Normally, the fallen are remembered on Memorial Day, but thanks to a Maine family and over hundreds of thousand donors and volunteers, more than 1.5 million wreaths were laid on the tombstones of our fallen soldiers, sailors and airmen on Dec. 16. The panoramic view of Arlington National Cemetery’s rolling hil...
Women from across the western United States gathered to participate in a webinar for the annual Women in Agriculture (WIA) Conference. Ritzville served as a host site, with a dozen women from the local communities gathering to join the discussion. This year’s conference focus was on leadership development, and how to pass on skills and empower the younger generation of women who are transitioning into important roles in the agriculture sector. WIA Conference Chairman Margaret Viebrock provided facts regarding the i...