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Residents can join the fun at Bingo night in Washtucna on Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Lions Den on Main Street. Bingo is hosted by the Washtucna-Benge Lions Club and begins at 7 p.m.... Full story
A night of awards, auctions and a catered meal are planned for the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual fundraiser, the Community Recognition Night and Auction. With a meal and decorations based around the theme of “East Meets West,” the Saturday, Feb. 9, event at the C.J. Newland American Legion Hall also highlights the accomplishments of community members, while hosting a fundraiser auction. The night begins with a social hour and silent auction at 5:30 p.m., follo... Full story
The Relay For Life of Ritzville committee is hosting a Kick-Off Party on Monday, Feb. 11, from 6-7 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Bronco Inn to celebrate and prepare for the upcoming event. Early bird registration runs until midnight on Feb. 11 and remains free for individuals and teams. Laptops will be available at the Kick-Off Party for teams to sign up and register team members. The first 20 individuals to register for Relay at the kick-off will receive a prize. Relay For Life serves as an opportunity for community members...
Kids of all ages are welcome to attend a valentine making party at the Ralston Grange Hall on Sunday, Feb. 10, from 2-4 p.m. The valentines are being made for residents at Life Care Center and Rose Garden Estates, as well as any other individual in need of a valentine for the holiday. Children are welcome to make valentines for other loved ones as well. Supplies and treats will be provided for those in attendance, and the Ralston Grange is sponsoring the event. For more information, contact Jadine Grams at 347-6805 or by...
Ritzville area farmer Mike Miller will highlight the next general membership meeting of the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Feb. 14, beginning at noon at Casuela’s Grill. Miller was the first farmer from the United States to participate in the US Wheat Associates 2012 Southeast Asia Crop Quality Tour. The tour covered six countries and included nine stops. The entourage met with about 90 percent of the Pacific Northwest’s wheat buying customers, as well as the Prime Minister of Taiwan and the Japanese Min...
The Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter is collecting donations to benefit the Ronald McDonald House in Spokane. The chapter’s officers and advisors are traveling to volunteer their time to serve breakfast and donate items to the organization on Feb. 22 as part of National FFA Week. The chapter is collecting specific items to donate, including food, kitchen and household items. Office supplies and gift certificates are also on the list. Collection of donations is from now until Feb. 21. Food items for donation include individual g...
The Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ (UCC) in Ritzville is working with the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to provide a mobile Community Service Office (CSO) on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 102 East Main Avenue. The CSO unit has onsite representatives to offer assistance to area community members needing to apply for state assistance regarding cash, basic food, medical, and drug and alcohol treatment services. The CSO unit will collect completed paperwork for existing cases, and...
The concept of constructing a new hospital or remodeling the existing facility has been on the drawing board for several years. Thursday, Feb. 28, at 6:30 p.m., the Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners will tackle the issue head on during a public meeting at the C.J. Newland American Legion Memorial Hall. Between now and then, the district’s building committee and the commissioners will be working to gather specific cost estimates and develop an indepth list of pros and cons between building n...
The Department of Ecology’s (Ecology) Eastern Regional Office in Spokane plans to hire about 115 teens throughout Eastern Washington this summer to help clean up area roadsides, parks and recreation areas. Ecology Youth Corps (EYC) members also will learn how to better care for the environment. Youths, ages 14 to 17, who live in Eastern Washington counties, can apply through April 1 to work with one of Ecology’s EYC crews cleaning up litter this summer. Crews will work 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, in one of...
The Lind Town Council unanimously approved the six-year transportation improvement program for the Town of Lind during the regularly scheduled council meeting on Jan. 22. The program includes 30 proposed projects for a total project cost of $794,857 with funding planned, but the funding sources remain unknown. The projects planned for 2013 include a complete reconstruction of 6th Street between E and S, and pre-level and chip seal on 6th Street between Wilbur and E Street. Sixth Street is currently in the process of being...
Kyle Ritz is now standing stronger, and taller, with his recently upgraded prosthetic legs. On Jan. 24, Ritz had the delivery and fitting for his new left transfemoral prosthesis, and an overall evaluation of his prosthetic legs at Hanger Clinic in Spokane. Donald Meng and Donald Christenson first presented Ritz with his new left comfort flex socket, now decorated with a laminate shiny black and red design Ritz previously picked out. The socket has a proflex inner socket,...
Over the course of 43 years, a lot of things change and little ever seems to stay the same, but for Lind resident Don Klemmer, one thing has remained constant. For over 40 years, Klemmer has dedicated his time to being a firefighter for the Lind Fire Department, and for the past 20 years, he has served as chief. Today, Klemmer is retiring from his role as Fire Protection District No. 2 chief but with the willingness to continue serving the community. He began his adventure as...
A 57-37 decisive victory over Davenport on Friday, Feb. 1, was just what the Lady Broncos needed to secure a trip to this weekend’s Sub Regional Tournament opener. The Lady Broncos frustrated and dismantled the Lady Gorillas throughout the game, paced by 15 points from Jenna Bennett and 12 from Mallory Kessler. The Lady Broncos had lost their first round outing to Northwest Christian, 56-27, and were still stinging when they took the court on Friday. Despite Davenport’s aggressive play on the court and an occasional str...
The Lady Tigercats played the final game of the season on Saturday, Feb. 2, against Colton and ended the season with a 76-11 loss to the Lady Wildcats. The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus team began the evening by honoring three senior athletes: one player from each school. Colton began the game in a full court press against the Lady Tigercats, causing problems for the offense and eventually giving Colton a 27-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Colton team stopped... Full story
The LRS wrestling team came home from the Sub Regional Wrestling Tournament Saturday with one champion and one runner-up. Keanu Niezwaag captured first place in the 145-pound class. Cory Goble finished second at 220 pounds. As a team, the Broncos will advance seven competitors and one alternate to the Regional Wrestling Tournament Friday and Saturday in Reardan. The team took 11 wrestlers to sub regionals, also known as districts. Matthias Ferderer and Kyle Ritz both wrestled...
Three wins in four games earned the LRS Broncos a third place finish in the district tournament and a No. 3 seed going into the District 7/9 Sub Regional Basketball Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 9, against Asotin. The Broncos had a successful tournament, opening with a 45-40 win over Davenport on Wednesday, Jan. 30. Their only loss of the tournament came Friday, in the semi-final round against Colfax when they made a gallant come-from-behind effort to force overtime. They were... Full story
With a loss to long time rivals the Colton Wildcats, the Tigercats fell to the fourth ranked team in the Southeast 1B league. The final league game against Colton resulted in a 59-43 loss, ending the regular season for the Tigercats with an 11-5 record in league. The Saturday night game against Colton started out rough for the Tigercats, who were celebrating seven varsity seniors during the final home game of the season. The Tigercats started five seniors, and sat two...
Hang on to your hats! President Obama considers that his 52 percent vote during the 2012 election was a mandate by the people that he was to be granted supreme power. To h*** with the legislature! He believes that his 52 percent margin (the highest during the last five elections) gives him the right to bypass congress and misuse executive powers. He has already shown his propensity to do this during his first four years. He believes he has nothing to lose. But, the talk by the liberals of a third term should concern us...
Army Specialist Blain Matthew Ebert had a heart for children. Blain, a tank commander in the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, was dedicated to serving his country through military service. While stationed in Iraq he saw a need for the children in the area, and organized a clothing and shoe drive through his hometown community of Washtucna. His community stepped up and sent box after box of clothing, shoes, candy and other goods for... Full story
The Washtucna Schools have announced the students who have achieved honor roll and perfect attendance during the first semester. Earning honor roll status by maintaining a 3.25-3.49 grade point average (GPA) are senior students Logan Harder and Amber Dainty, juniors Bo Rice and Mads Schmidt-Larsen, freshman student Brittany Gordon and eighth grader Derek McKeen. Principal scholars for the school are Rodrigo Santos, Levi Allen, Kaylee Pavone, Nicole Harder and Amy Ramos. Students must keep between a 3.50-3.75 GPA to be... Full story
Lind-Ritzville Middle School gave a variety of awards to students during an assembly on Jan. 30. Citizenship awards went to: Ana Vlk, sixth grade; Emma Aldrich, seventh grade; and Zachary Roberts, eighth grade. Acts of Kindness awards went to: Devin Schafer, sixth grade; TyAnn Tellefson, seventh grade; Hawk Busayok, eighth grade. Most Improved award went to Skylor Scoggan. Spirit awards went to: Eric Hayes, sixth grade; Lauren Ellis, seventh grade; and Samantha Reyes, eighth grade. Principal’s Award honor went to Sierra K...
So they tell me that this was the most watched Super Bowl game ever. I guess part of it had to do with the fact that there were so many storylines to this game that a lot of people tuned in just to see how those particular tales would play out. Then again, there was a 34-minute power outage early in the second half that darkened part of the Superdome and play could not continue until the power was back on full bore. When the lights went out the San Francisco 49ers trailed the... Full story
Our Majority Coalition Caucus was all set to end the third week of the 2013 legislative session by sending several good job-creation bills on their way to the House of Representatives. As the majority we had enough votes to pass bills that would reform the state workers’ compensation system in ways that will help Washington employers stay in business and possibly grow (which means more jobs). However, job creation isn’t our coalition’s only goal – we also want to leave the chaos and bickering to the “other Washingto...
Over the past couple months we have been plagued with vehicle prowling in Ritzville. Despite recent arrests, it seems to continue. Just last week, we had four separate reports of vehicles being entered through unlocked doors. Change, small electronic items, sunglasses, small personal items, clothing, shoes, and even a handgun, are among the items taken. One thing in common with each one of these vehicle prowls is the vehicles have been left unlocked. First of all, do not leave valuables in your vehicles; take them in the... Full story
The famous baseball pitcher Satchel Paige used to say, “Don’t look back – something might be gaining on you.” With all due respect to Satchel, Washington should glance over its shoulder because something is gaining on us. Competing states are coming after Washington’s economic powerhouse: aerospace. One of those competitors recently received a big boost from Forbes magazine. For the third year in a row, Forbes ranked Utah the Best State for Business. Meanwhile, Washington slipped from seventh to 11th. Forbes’ rankings ar... Full story