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The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will host a Valentine Pancake Breakfast this Friday, Feb. 12, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Breakfast will feature pancakes, a choice of ham or sausage and coffee with a suggested donation of $5 per person. The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in Ritzville. For more information contact the center by calling 659-1921....
At the Ralston Grange’s monthly meeting on Feb. 16 at 7 p.m., Ritzville Food Pantry Manager Carol Ewing is presenting about the pantry’s outreach and needs. Ewing will discuss the items the pantry is in need of, and ways residents can support the pantry year-round, through donations or volunteering. The meeting is open to the public and held at the Ralston Grange Hall....
The Ritzville Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2739 ladies auxiliary are hosting an event to benefit the American Heart Association (AHA). The event will be a Sock Hop and attendees are encouraged to wear outfits like poodle skirts and leather jackets while dancing to the SpoCats band. A dinner of bacon wrapped filet mignon, coconut shrimp with sauce, garlic bread, twice-baked potatoes, Caesar salad and dessert will be served. The price is $25 for two people. To make a dinner reservation call 659-1151. Dinner will be served...
In coordination with National FFA Week, the Lind-Ritzville FFA is completing their annual Ronald McDonald House drive from Feb. 19 through Feb. 26. There will be boxes at multiple local businesses during this week for item collection. The Lind-Ritzville High School will also have a competition to see who can collect the most items for the week of Feb. 19 through Feb. 25. The Ronald McDonald House provides stability for families who have a child fighting an illness. They strive to prevent a financial burden for the family...
The Ritzville City Council met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. The meeting began by discussing changes to the regular agenda to streamline the meeting and encourage more attendance from community members. The agenda will now include all of the reoccurring approvals, which takes place at the beginning of each meeting. This includes the approval of previous meeting minutes, acceptance of the agenda and the claims and payroll. The discussion of any new business or old business will also occur towards...
The Feb. 9 Special Election showed countywide support for school district’s Maintenance and Operation (M&O) levies, but the Ritzville School District bond results had a different outcome. Requiring a super-majority to pass, voters split down the middle with almost exactly 50 percent rejecting the bond proposal. The 20-year bond proposed to voters totaled $12.8 million and included multiple projects for facility upgrades and construction within the local district. The bond projects included the remodel of the current high scho...
With a combined 30 years of service in law enforcement, Dale Wagner and Adolfo Coronado are now serving as the leaders for the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Wagner stepped into the vacated position of sheriff following the retirement of John Hunt, before being selected by the Adams County Commissioners to serve in the role for the remainder of the term. After his appointment, Wagner selected Coronado to serve as the undersheriff for the county, and the two are uniting to i...
Sprague Gun Club Division III 24: Justin Miller. 23: Clay Wilken, Jeff Corbin, TJ Buechner. 22: Wyatt Sitton. 20 and under: Sandi Swannack, Emily Miller, Lauren Cordill. Ritzville Gun Club Jan. 31 – 42 Shooters 25: Andrew Witt. 24: Garrett Frederick, Lori Witt, Dane Wahl. 23: Walter Weber, Justin Ziebell, Scott Yaeger, Joel Oestreich. 22: Jason Witt, Brian Kramer, Travis Dewald, Jason Heider. 21: Scott Hennings, Rich Nay, Kyle Bauer. 20 and under: Aaliyah Yaeger, Kierstin Witt, Rena Wahl, Michelle Hennings, Kim Yaeger, H...
For 95 years, National Honor Society (NHS) has been providing high achieving students with opportunities to emerge as leaders both in the classroom and in their communities. The Lind-Ritzville High School NHS Chapter is no exception. Local NHS students have been working hard to improve themselves as scholars, leaders, and productive members of society to fulfill their honor society pledge. On Wednesday, Feb. 24, Lind-Ritzville’s NHS will induct four new members from the graduating class of 2018: Morgan Lane, Emily Rosen, C...
So Super Bowl 50 is history and I’m sure many thought it was a boring game. But those of us that have seen the blowout games and lack of defense it was a welcome football game. They say offense wins games but defense wins championships and Sunday was proof that it does. Two years ago the Broncos played the number one ranked defense in the league and got throttled by the Seattle Seahawks. The Broncos took that hint and rebuilt their team as defensively strong and this year t...
The Bronco wrestling squad traveled to Liberty for the South League Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 6, where they fought for their spots in the Regional Tournament. Wrestling that day were Matthias Ferderer, Alex Whitman, Karl Hawks, Joe Benedict and Tucker Guiles. In Ferderer’s first match the opponent was injured and he was defaulted to the next round of competition. The second round held a competitor from Colfax High School. Ferderer has matched up versus this wrestler prior and performed better in this match than p...
The Ritzville Ministerial Association has announced their 2016 Lenten Soup Suppers schedule. The theme will be “The last days of Christ.” In February there will be two soup suppers. The first will be on Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church. The second will be on Feb. 24 also at 6 p.m. and located at the Zion Congregational Church. In March there will be three different soup suppers. On March 2 the supper will be held at 6 p.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church, on March 9 Foursquare Church will host and on March 16 New...
What do you call it when the federal government targets legitimate businesses and causes them to be shut down, not for illegal activity, but because they are deemed undesirable by the Administration? Answer: federal regulatory intimidation. Last week, I voted to effectively stop one such effort: “Operation Choke Point.” We must ensure federal regulators are held accountable to stay on the right side of the line between enforcement of the law and regulatory intimidation. Operation Choke Point was a secret U.S. Department of...
Zika has just given the U.S. a new reason to control our southern border. The disease that originated in Africa 69 years ago has suddenly caused the W.H.O. to wake up. They have admitted that Zika has been overlooked and expect that it could explode to 4 million cases in the Americas over the next year. This mosquito borne virus is linked to a sharp spike in a rare birth defect in Brazil. This is microcephaly, which causes babies to have abnormally small heads. Neither Brazil or the W.H.O. have a vaccine and they expect it...
In January, the American Association of Railroads or AAR published its first-ever state of the railroads annual report focusing on the industry’s economic value, innovations and emphasis on safety. The nation’s railroads have been around for about 180 years and maintain 180,000 miles of track. Trains move over 51 million tons of freight each day which is about 40 percent of the nation’s freight. Rail has been a vital transportation link in the Pacific Northwest since 1883. That year President Ulysses S. Grant drove in the f...
Lind-Ritzville High School and Sprague High School recently announced Honor Roll students for the first semester. The following classes from Lind-Ritzville High School received a grade point average (GPA) between 3.5-4.0. There were 22 seniors who received a 3.5 or higher; Samantha Asmussen, Abbigail Barnett, Dylan Becker, Elora Birkholz, Michael Carruth, Caroline Eriksson, Alan Field, Ryan Frederick, Dinah Gadberry, Hallie Jo Galbreath, Jacob Saetre, Madison Harder, Raeann Hoeft, Peyton Kiel, Dallas Killian, Taylor Kulm,...
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS. The East Adams Rural Healthcare Rehabilitation Department opened their doors for visitors on Wednesday, Feb. 3, for Business After Hours. Visitors had an opportunity to enter a raffle and the winners, like Diane Koss (above), received a treat bag. An estimated 30 residents attended the event and received a tour of the Physical Therapy Department’s facility and the equipment used by the department. The Business After Hours event is sponsored by the R...
Alfred Wiest, 96, died on Wednesday morning Feb. 3 following a short illness. Alfred was born May 15, 1919, in Kurudschika, Bessarabia (Romania), the eldest of six children born to Michael and Mary (Grams) Wiest. At age six the family moved to Brazil, and 2.5 years later settled in Ralston. Alfred graduated in 1941 from Ritzville High School. Alfred saw action in WWII in the Battle of the Bulge. On June 26, 1949, Alfred and Ruth Gross were married in Dryden. For the next...
The Lady Tigercats’ season came to an end in LaCrosse on Friday after a league loss to Garfield-Palouse. The LWK team finished behind Gar-Pal in the bottom of the league, after only earning nonleague wins this season. Without any league wins, the Lady Tigercats did not receive the opportunity to compete at districts. The team started out their week against Oakesdale on Feb. 2 where they faced a 32-61 loss against the Lady Nighthawks. The Lady Tigercats came out strong in t...
CONTACT. Wyatt Roettger drives to the hoop for the Broncos, in an effort to increase the Broncos’ lead early in the game against Springdale in Districts. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
After sinking the first shot of the game, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos had to battle to maintain the lead against Springdale on Saturday. The two teams met in the first round of the District Tournament in Reardan on Feb. 6, allowing the victor with an opportunity to compete against Northwest Christian in the next round. The LRS team battled on the court, only giving up the lead once early in the first quarter. The Broncos maintained a slight, but consistent advantage ove...
The Lady Broncos began their District Tournament run on Saturday, Feb. 6, as the number three seed in their district. The competition began with a 5 p.m. game versus the Northwest Christian Lady Crusaders in Reardan High School’s main gym. The game started off as a battle between the two teams with an even 9-9 score at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter allowed the Lady Broncos to take the lead heading into halftime with a 26-23 score. Head Coach Gary Kelly s...
GNOMES. The Missoula Children’s Theatre returned to Ritzville to host a performance of “Rumpelstiltskin”, which included more than 50 students from Ritzville Grade School and Lind-Ritzville High School. A large member of the cast consisted of students playing Gnomes, including (from left) Olivia Balfe, Alayna Kiel, Addy Colbert and Hannah Towne. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
The FFA Market Plan National Championship team from LaCrosse High School was honored on Tuesday, Feb. 2, when they were recognized by the Spokane Ag Expo and Pacific Farm Forum as a 2016 Excellence in Agriculture Award recipient. Receiving the award were team members juniors Britte Harder and Abigail McGregor, and 2015 graduate Jason Wigen. LaCrosse teacher and FFA advisor, Lisa Baser, coached the team. Leading up to the recognition at the Ag Expo, the team of LaCrosse youth successfully competed at the district and state...
BUSY BEES. Owen York and Karsten Stokoe pretend to sting their fellow cast members in the Missoula Children’s Theatre production of Rumpelstiltskin on Feb. 5. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...