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Notice was given recently by Robert Roettger, Superintendent and Secretary to the Board of the Lind School District, that the Board of Directors of Lind School District No. 158, Adams County, Washington, has scheduled a work session today, January 12, 2012, 6:30 p.m., at the Lind High School Cafeteria. The work session is called for the purpose of reviewing and establishing Board goals for the 2011-2012 school year....
The Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners will conduct a special meeting on Friday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. in the downstairs conference room at the hospital. State law requires public entities to give 24 hours notice for such meetings. The Ritzville Journal received an emailed copy of the meeting notice from the district's administrative assistant about 15 minutes prior to 11 a.m. on Thursday. The meeting was called by Chairman Stacey Plummer and commissioners Jerry Snyder and Jeff Reynolds. The...
This Friday, Jan. 13, is the first pancake breakfast of the new year sponsored by the H.E. Gritman Senior Center. These breakfasts serve as fundraisers for the group. Pancakes with your choice of ham or sausage is served from 7:30 a.m. to noon at the senior center at a cost of $4 per person. The senior center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in downtown Ritzville....
Cow Creek Mercantile/Spike’s Deli & Pizza will be the center of activity on Wednesday, Jan. 18, as they host the next Business After Hours. To celebrate the effort, the local business will partner with the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce for a 5:30-7 p.m. get together. Cow Creek Mercantile/Spike’s Deli & Pizza is located at 1611 S. Smitty’s Blvd., behind the former Perkins Restaurant. The event serves as an opportunity to showcase a local business and chamber member....
Superintendent of Ritzville and Lind School Districts Rob Roettger will be the guest speaker at the next monthly general meeting of the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce. The chamber meeting is a no-host luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 19, beginning at noon at Casuela’s Grill, located on West Main Avenue in downtown Ritzville. General meetings of the chamber are open to the public....
A new, nondenominational, eight-week women’s Bible study class will begin the first week in February and conclude the last week in March. The discussion follows topics from the book entitled “Discerning the Voice of God; How to Recognize When God Speaks” by Priscilla Shirer. The classes begin on Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m. and also Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m. with childcare provided during each class. The classes are at the Nazarene Church, located at the corner of Fourth and Washington, beginning Monday, Feb. 6, and concl...
LRS wrestlers will host their only home wrestling match of the year this Thursday, Jan. 12, in the Gilson Gymnasium. The match starts at 6 p.m. and features wrestlers from defending state champion Warden, Tri-Cities Prep, Liberty, White Swan, Waitsburg-Prescott and St. John-Endicott. This is the only chance LRS wrestlers will have to hear from the hometown fans during the entire regular season....
Inland Northwest Blood Center is hosting a blood drive at Lind High School on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The event will begin at 9 a.m. and run until 11:30 a.m. To sign up to donate blood at the event, contact LeRoy Watson at 677-3536 or log on to Inland Northwest Blood Center’s website at http://www.inbcsaves.org. The sponsor code for the event is lindcomm....
Pheasants Forever will be hosting the 13th annual Pheasants Forever Banquet on Jan. 28 at the American Legion Hall at 5 p.m. Happy Hour will begin at 5 p.m. followed by a barbequed pork roast and buffet at 7 p.m. with the auction to begin at 8 p.m. The emcee for the event will be Kirk Danekas while the auctioneer will be Dr. Warren Kragt. Auctions items will include a Savage Predator .22-250 camouflage with a scope, Savage .242 youth with a scope and case, framed prints, and a live and silent auction. There will also be a Rin...
Ann Olson has resigned from the Ritzville City Council. Mayor Linda Kadlec read Olson’s letter of resignation during a council meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 3. According to Olson’s letter, she resigned effective Jan. 1, 2012, due to family health issues. Kadlec said she is considering her options on how to proceed with filling the vacancy....
Ritzville Police are looking for information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the suspect who reportedly stole batteries from Ritzville Tire Company. The incident reportedly occurred on Saturday, Dec. 10, when a small pickup truck drove into the back lot of the tire store. The theft occurred shortly after 5 p.m. According to the store’s surveillance video, a Ford Ranger pulled into the area behind the tire shop. Approximately $350 in battery cores were taken. A...
Stacey Plummer will serve as chairman of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2’s Board of Commissioners this year. A veteran member of the board, Plummer was re-elected in the November General Election. A special meeting of the commissioners was held Thursday, Jan. 5, for the purpose of board reorganization and the establishment of designated legal counsel for the district. During the reorganization process, Plummer was nominated as chairman. The motion passed with a...
This is the new graphic the Project 56 Committee is using to monitor its fund raising effort for the new all-weather track at Ritzville High School. In the past couple of months the project has raised about $10,000 in new contributions. The volunteer committee is displaying the thermometer in the Gilson Gymnasium during basketball games and plans to put another copy of the sign in downtown Ritzville to keep the community aware of the progress. –Graphic courtesy of Project 5...
The four voting members of the Washington State Redistricting Commission unanimously approved the final version of the Washington State Redistricting Plan on Sunday, Jan. 1. The Legislature received the final, published plan and report on Jan. 9. The main change to the proposed map will change the political boundaries and add a new congressional district, creating 10 congressional districts in Washington. According to the new proposed map, Adams County will now become part of...
The final plan approved by the four voting members of the Washington State Redistricting Commission on Sunday, Jan. 1, did not bring any changes to the Adams County legislative district. The Legislature received the final, published plan and report on Jan. 9. The 9th legislative district consists of part of Spokane county, Adams, Franklin, Whitman, Garfield and Asotin counties. The target population for each of the legislative districts is 137,236. The 9th legislative...
The Adams County Commissioners elected a new chairman of the board at their regular meeting on Jan. 3. Rudy Plager will be the new chairman for the board, as Roger Hartwig will be the new vice-chairman of the board. Every year during the first regular meeting of the year, the board reorganizes and changes the positions. During 2011, Jeffery Stevens was the chairman of the board while Plager had been the vice-chairman....
The New Hope Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services received a three-year grant in September from a donation from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that was given to the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WSCADV) to help prevent homelessness for survivors of domestic violence. WSCADV received a grant of $455,000 from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to assist domestic violence service providers that participate in Domestic Violence Housing First (DVHF) program. WSCADV awarded nine domestic...
The results of the recent Holiday DUI enforcement campaign conducted from Nov. 24, 2011, through Jan. 2, 2012, were released on Jan. 4. In Adams and Grant Counties, 94 motorists were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence (DUI), and statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 3,812 drivers for DUI. In Adams and Grant Counties, the Moses Lake, Quincy and Warden Police Departments, the Adams and Grant County Sheriff’s Offices and the Washington State Patrol, participated in the extra emphasis patrols, with the s...
The Lady Tigercats struggled against both St. John-Endicott and Tekoa-Oakesdale, losing both games on Jan. 6 and 7. The Lady Tigercats lost to St. John-Endicott with a final score of 35-53. Logan Harder scored a total of 16 points, followed by Anne Fleming who scored eight points in the game. Kadie Whinery ended the night with five points while Jena Goude, Brooklynn Hostetler and Lindsey Miller all scored two points each. “I’m really proud of the girls, they played really well from the beginning. It’s good to see them battle,...
Four straight wins have helped lift the spirits of the Lady Broncos, as they bagged three league victories and a non-league triumph over Rosalia. Since the end of the Christmas vacation the team has defeated Liberty, 45-20, stunned Kettle Falls in a come-from-behind win, 48-47 and held off Rosalia, 45-41. The biggest victory was the win over Kettle Falls after trailing by 17. “We dug a big hole right out of the gate,” head coach Randy Heidenreich said. A 17-9 effort in the fourth quarter resulted in a last minute win. “Th...
Brent Stromberger has been selected to play in the Earl Barden East-West All-Star Classic this summer in Yakima. Few players from the 2B, 1A and 2A classifications are selected to participate in this event. Chris Steinmetz has been selected as an alternate for the East-West game. There are only about 35 players from the east side selected as alternates from the 2B, 1A and 2A divisions....
The time has arrived for the Ritzville Youth Wrestling to begin. The first parent meeting and practice is Tuesday, Jan. 31, at the Gilson Gymnasium. All practices will run from 6–7:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Tournaments will be held every weekend in March. Cost to participate is $30 and is open to age groups in first through eighth grades. For more information please contact David Meise by calling (509) 771-1359 or by email, [email protected]....
The Tigercats struggle to find consistency after losing a close game with St. John-Endicott and then winning the next night against Tekoa-Oakesdale. Head coach Mike Jones is focusing on finding a way for his team to remain consistent for the second half of the season. “We were within three points and had 30 seconds to go, but turned the ball over when we had the chance to tie. We had a lot of opportunities during the game, but we didn’t capitalize on those opportunities,” said...
The last three games have had a happier ending for the Broncos, as the Christmas break has proved to be beneficial. The Broncos have won three straight this year, including two league outings. The wins improve them to 6-6 overall following Tuesday night’s non-league win over Rosalia, 55-53. The Broncos defeated Kettle Falls on the road Saturday, 63-32, after a win Tuesday, Jan. 3, over Liberty, 60-46. “We’re playing a lot better. We were playing poorly before the break...
On Monday, Jan. 9, the fifth-12th grade band students had their very first concert of the year! Many members of the community came to the grade school gym to support the Ritzville School Bands. All of the band members did a great job performing. There were two duets performed in the sixth grade section of the concert. Emma Aldrich and Sierra Kiel played “To a Wild Rose” on their saxophones. They even wrote part of the song changing it from a solo to a duet! Peyton Curtis and Rachel Schell played “American Patrol” on their t...