Locals named FFA leaders

RITZVILLE – Two local students has been named officers for the Future Farmers of America district representing Central Washington next year.

Lind-Ritzville students Alyssa Williams and Lane Tellefson were elected to the FFA District 9 board during a May 24 meeting at Moses Lake High School in Moses Lake.

Williams will serve as district secretary and Tellefson district treasurer for 2023-24.

In District 9 leadership, President Levi Kukes and Vice-President Sydney Garza, both of Moses Lake; Reporter Grace Young of Quincy and Sentinel Hailey Howell of Ephrata.

The election process included an application, an interview with out-going district officers and a speech in front of District 9 delegates from each chapter.