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The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis team traveled to West Valley High School in Spokane to compete in the district tournament on Saturday, May 16. The team had two singles players, two doubles teams and one alternate qualify to advance to the Regional Tournament. The team now travels to the Regional Tournament at Mead on May 22-23. The LRS girls’ team won districts, while the boys team earned a second place finish. Head Coach Liz Melville said on the girls’ side, there was not a dominant team but the LRS girls were for...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos tennis team has continued their successful season with matches against Wilbur-Creston, LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus, and then against a variety of competitors at the Inland Empire Tournament in Spokane last weekend. The Broncos also competed in a nonleague match against Odessa-Harrington. The Broncos first matched up against Wilbur-Creston where the boys’ team continued their winning streak, winning the contest 5-0. The LRS girls lost as a team 2-3 to Wilbur-Creston. In the singles c...
In less than ideal weather conditions, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos tennis team faced Odessa-Harrington to begin league competition. The team started in Harrington where they matched up against Odessa-Harrington and a single Colfax athlete on March 28. Head Coach Liz Melville said the athletes had to compete in extreme weather conditions, as the wind raced through the court. Overall, Odessa-Harrington defeated LRS with a final score of 3-2. Lura Potter is the only athlet...
Dozens of students from three local schools traveled to Wilbur on March 13 to compete in the Bi-County Academics competition this month. The students from Lind Elementary School, Ritzville Grade School and Lind-Ritzville Middle School returned home with an impressive amount of awards from placing in the academic contest. The Bi-County Academic contest is an annual event that brings students in third through eighth grades to compete in various academic events. Students...
Of the eight members of the Broncos mat squad only two are slated to move on into the sub-regionals tournament, as alternates. The rest of the Brronco squad was eliminated during the District 7/9 Sub-Regional Tournament held in Ritzville on Feb. 8 and 9. Josh Rosman started his tournament competition on Friday night wrestling at 120 pounds against Tristan Chantry from Selkirk. Rosman lost his first match and then wrestled on Saturday against Joey Rodgers of Garfield-Palouse....
The second half of the Distinguished Young Women “Ritzville Wonderland” float season started with the Pioneer Days parade in Davenport. We had a good time visiting with other royalty at this parade while we waited for the parade to start. Labor Day weekend was busy with two parades on the schedule. We welcomed visitors to our Ritzville parade on Saturday. Our hometown parade was special, as we went through the parade route twice. The first time, we felt so proud and honored by our hometown crowd. The second time, we honored o...
Steven Kenneth Williams, 65, died Dec. 22, in Bellevue after a brief struggle with cancer. Steve lived in the greater Seattle area for the past six years where he worked as a CPA for Melang, Hopps & Company. Steve attended Central Washington State and received his bachelors in accounting. After which he received his CPA license and set up a practice in Ritzville for many years. Later in life he settled in the Seattle area where he enjoyed living and working. Steve loved...
Christmas is a difficult time for anyone grieving for a lost loved one. It is especially painful for America’s military families whose son, daughter, spouse or parent was killed in action this year. Normally, the fallen are remembered on Memorial Day in late May, but thanks to a Maine family and thousands of donors and volunteers, nearly half a million wreaths are laid on the tombstones of our fallen soldiers, sailors and airmen during the Christmas holidays. The panoramic view of Arlington’s Cemetery’s rolling hills with...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos got their season off to a rough start after losing to the Medical Lake Cardinals, 68-52, and then to their first league opponent Liberty, 67-40, during the first week of basketball. During the Medical Lake game number three for the Cardinals, Cory Wagner, put up 31 points against the Broncos and made five out of five three point attempts during the game. “I don’t think any of them he was wide open, but they were all contested and the las...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos took to the court for their first game of the season on Saturday, Dec. 6, against Columbia-Burbank in a game where they showcased the abilities of the relatively young team. After a slow start the Lady Broncos would take the game 60-53 over the Lady Coyotes. “They had their first game the night before so I kind of figured they’d be a little more polished than we were and it showed, “ head coach John Galbreath explained. “We had some go...
The LRS Broncos varsity team started their basketball season on Saturday, Dec. 6, against the Columbia-Burbank Coyotes. After four quarters of play, the Broncos would come out on top, beating their opponent 62-40 after an impressive second half. At the beginning of the game the team had a difficult time getting points on the board. “It started a little rusty and a little rough, but when you’ve practiced five times together you don’t expect it to be perfect at the start...
On Oct. 28, Ritzville Computer and Internet announced to its customers that it was being purchased by Spectrum Online Services, LLC of Moses Lake. In their letter, Brent Larsen and Dr. Valerie Eckley expressed sadness about selling the business and excitement about the new owners. “We feel Bob and his team will best serve the extended family that many of you have become a part of over the years,” they wrote. “We deeply appreciate your support and business. We hope you will support Spectrum as your provider. We know Bob has m...
Area Farmers and Ranchers who are interested in learning about two of the Farm Service Agency’s new programs will have opportunities to do so in their local areas soon. In Ritzville the meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 3, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. in the American Legion Hall. Meetings are also scheduled for Connell and Harrington as well. The Connell meeting will be held on Nov. 3 at 1:30 p.m. until 4 p.m. in the Community center at 211 East Elm Street. The Harrington meeting will be held the following day, Tuesday, Nov. 4...
Timothy James Birge died on August 25 in Spokane. Tim, the youngest of 4 children, was born to Cecil and Irene Birge on December 6, 1957 in Odessa. He was raised in Harrington, and graduated from Harrington High School in 1976. While attending high school, Tim participated in golf and basketball. Tim also played the drums in the high school band, following in the footsteps of his two older brothers. Tim attended Eastern Washington University and obtained a license to sell life and health insurance. Eventually, Tim shared an...
Tournament play helped the Lady Tigercats jump start the season last week as the team went on the road to participate in the Odessa Jamboree and Freeman Tournament. The Lady Tigercats also began league competition on Sept. 11 with an opening match against Garfield-Palouse. The LWK team took the court at the Odessa Tournament on Sept. 9 determine the strengths of the Lady Tigercats, both as individuals and as a team. As a relatively young team, head coach Sandy Martin was watching to see how the girls performed in a game...
The Lady Broncos have begun regular play for their fall season, facing off against several opponents at the Odessa Jamboree and the annual Ritzville Invite as well as hosting the Warden Cougars in their first league match of the season. The team shows great potential and when they play well the ladies have a dominant presence on the court. There are times though the Broncos fail to respect their opponent and allow the opposing team a chance to get back in the game if not take...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos volleyball team will host five teams at their annual Bronco Volleyball Invite on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Gilson Gymnasium in Ritzville. Fans will be able to watch the varsity Lady Broncos take on Odessa-Harrington at 9 a.m., Cusick at 1 p.m. and Northport at 4 p.m. The Bronco Junior Varsity team will also be competing at the same times as the varsity. LRS season passes will be accepted at this event....
Gale O. Gfeller, died on July 20 in Ritzville. He was born on Nov. 6, 1930, in Lind to Otto and Edith Gfeller. Gale married Imra Bossert in Kamloops, British Columbia on Feb. 16, 1955. They had four children: Greg Gfeller of Post Falls, ID, Kathy Wilcox of Harrington, WA, Garry Gfeller of Chatteroy, WA, and Pam Arena of Wenatchee, WA. He farmed the land homesteaded by his grandfather Gottfried Gfeller, for 30 years after returning from Korea and his time in the Army. They...
Area growers are invited to attend a Strip Trial/Growers Meeting at Mike Miller’s farm on July 9, beginning with registration at 5 p.m. The event is sponsored by AgVentures NW Seed Department. The growers meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. and the event is highlighted by new wheat releases from six different breeders: Washington State University, Oregon State University, Syngenta–AgriPro, USDA–ARS, WestBred and Limagrain. At the trials, growers will be shown several selections of soft white winter wheat and one winter club wheat...
With a slight change in playoffs this year, the LRS tennis team competed in the District Tournament to have multiple athletes move onto regionals. The Seconds Tournament has been eliminated, moving all of the number two and three singles competitions into the district competition as well. The LRS Broncos girls team won the district competition, led by undefeated singles athlete Tracy Melville. The District Tournament began on Saturday with a full day of competition for the Broncos. Melville maintained an undefeated season by...
The LWK tennis team took on Wilbur-Creston in a league match on April 10 and had a successful outing against the league opponent. The high-intensity match consisted of many volleys, strong net play and a solid display of the Tigercats’ improvement since the season began. In the No. 1 girls single competition, Lura Potter defeated Wilbur-Creston’s Janae Dasef. Potter secured the league win with a 6-0, 6-0 match score. Amber McCaleb faced Andrea Bilotta in the No. 2 singles match on Thursday. After a first set of 4-6, and a tie...
March 15, 9:09 p.m. – Lind complainant advised of hearing and feeling an explosion coming from East Sixth Street. It was determined to be a neighbor throwing a firecracker at the complainant’s dogs. The neighbor was advised not to throw any more firecrackers, and to contact the Town or the Sheriff’s Office for further assistance. The dog owner was advised to control the animals. March 15, 4:05 p.m. – Lind complainant advised of hearing rifle shots coming from South St. Claire Avenue. Sergeant Ben Buriak responded and contact...
In July, the historic downtown business district will have public restrooms. Mayor Linda Kadlec announced the city is moving forward with the purchase of a prefabricated, handicap accessible restroom facility. She and council member Gary Cook have been researching since last November and have settled on a restroom building that is similar to the one located in the park in Harrington. Cook said Harrington’s leaders are very pleased with the quality of the restrooms. According to Kadlec, the project will cost about $40,000. T...
The LRS Broncos took the court against Odessa-Harrington and Wilbur-Creston last week to officially kick off league competition. The Broncos swept both league matches; with the boys winning by forfeit against Odessa-Harrington 4-0, and the girls defeating the same team 5-0. Both of the Broncos’ teams won matches against Wilbur-Creston 4-1. During the girls’ match against Odessa-Harrington, the Broncos came out strong proving their strength as a team. The team started league competition on March 25. In the No. 1 singles mat...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis teams faced off in a non-league match in Ritzville on Saturday, March 22, to kick off the season. The LRS team also faced Mead in a practice match, before taking on Odessa-Harrington in the first league games of the season. LWK also played Davenport in the first league match of the season on March 25. In the Saturday match between LRS and LWK, the Broncos won the preseason match with wins in almost every...