Articles from the February 23, 2012 edition
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Big Bend to host members’ meeting
Big Bend Electric Cooperative, Inc., is hosting the 73rd annual membership meeting on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 10:30 a.m. The purpose of the meeting is to consider and act on electing trustees to fill terms currently expiring on the... — Updated 2/23/2012
Washtucna Community Church to host chorus
Washtucna Community Church is set to host a concert of the Tri-Cities men’s chorus, during regular worship service on Sunday, Feb. 26. Worship begins at 11 a.m. The Tri-Cities men’s chorus has approximately 20 members, from num... — Updated 2/23/2012
Palouse Falls hike March 10, registration is open
The springtime Palouse Canyon hike from Lyons Ferry Park to Palouse Falls is on Saturday, Mar. 10. The deadline to register is Mar. 2 and registration is filling up fast. The leaders, Lloyd Stoess and Gene Kiver, can accommodate... — Updated 2/23/2012
Academic honors for LRS basketball
Both the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boy’s and girls’ varsity basketball teams earned the honor of Academic State Champions for the 2B classification. The girls had a collective GPA from the first semester of 3.898. The boys had a col... — Updated 2/23/2012
Proper body alignment: New yoga classes offered
A local Ritzville resident has recently begun teaching a beginner’s yoga class on Tuesday and Thursday evenings to help bring fitness opportunities to residents. Pat Tremaine, who moved to Ritzville about a year ago, has been t... — Updated 2/23/2012
NoaNet brings fiber to school, library, hospital
During the monthly Ritzville Chamber of Commerce meeting, Angela Bennett from Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) discussed the business and the plans to install a fiber route to a few businesses in Ritzville. The fiber network... — Updated 2/23/2012
Friederichs joins council to help city grow
Ben Friederichs began calling Ritzville home a decade ago. He had just landed solid employment with Big Bend Electric Cooperative and had begun embarking on a new phase in his... — Updated 2/23/2012
Tigercats' season ends with loss to Rosalia
The LaCrosse-Washtucna Tigercats’ season came to an end on Friday, Feb. 17, after losing a district playoff game against Rosalia. The Tigercats made it into the district tournament after finishing fifth in the league, winning t... — Updated 2/23/2012
Davenport ends hoop seasons for Broncos
Postseason basketball play for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague ended far sooner than anyone would prefer. Both the boys and girls teams have impressive histories and have earned numerous trips to the state tournament. Any hopes of a return... — Updated 2/23/2012
Morris, Niezwaag grab fourth at state
Unlike team sports, wrestling is a one-on-one battle that proves to be just as much about mental toughness as it does physical strength. For the LRS Broncos, two proved capable of... — Updated 2/23/2012
Find Pet Rescue on Facebook
Adams County Pet Rescue would like to encourage pet owners to use their Facebook page to make contact about lost pets. Go to www.facebook.com/pages/Adams-County-Pet-Rescue to... — Updated 2/23/2012
Supports outgoing hospital leadership
Our new hospital board just hired a new interim CEO in a Special Board Meeting on Feb. 16. This will be the eighth CEO in 10 years and he will be only here for four to five months. He was hired at the same salary that Mark Barglof... — Updated 2/23/2012
Code issues critical at hospital
I thank you for the information from the EARH board meeting in your Feb. 2 edition. One major topic discussed at this meeting, was not in the article, and I feel the community should be informed of this information, as it pertains... — Updated 2/23/2012
Writer questions decisions by districts commissioners
During the recent hospital board election, three issues regarding the CEO position were raised with much concern. 1. The CEO Salary of $140,000 was deemed excessive. 2. The CEO did not live in Ritzville. There was much to do about... — Updated 2/23/2012
County leaders have misled communities
Regarding Mary Arlt’s letter to the Editor published on Feb. 9, I applaud you! Not malicious or vindictive, but right on point! Even after retirement Mary continues to show concern for the public by offering information of s... — Updated 2/23/2012
Joyce Gering Clark
Joyce Gering Clark passed away on Jan. 18, in Kirkland, Wash., at the age of 84. She was born Sept. 11, 1928, in Ritzville to Joe and Pearl (Fink) Gering. After completing high... — Updated 2/23/2012
Cynthia LaMar
Cynthia LaMar passed away Feb. 16, at her home in Moses Lake, at the age of 56. She was born on Aug. 28, 1955, in Spokane to John and Evelyn Hill. She lived in Tekoa, Wash., until... — Updated 2/23/2012
Peter Kay Caldwell
Peter “Pete” Kay Caldwell passed away Feb. 19, at the age of 68, at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane. He was born Dec. 13, 1943, in Walla Walla, Wash., to Anna (Conrad) and Sta... — Updated 2/23/2012
Gordon Gene Gutschmidt
Gordon Gene Gutschmidt died on Feb. 5, in Bellingham, Wash., at the age of 81. He was born on Jan. 20, 1931, to Barny and Ema Gutschmidt. He lived his later years in Ritzville. He enjoyed garage sales, wrestling and spending time... — Updated 2/23/2012
Adams County Sheriff's Office Report
Jan. 21, 9:30 p.m. – Citizen assist transferred from Washington State Patrol. Complainant from Spokane Valley advised three women traveling, flat tire, don’t know how to put on the spare. Pulled in to Big Bend parking lot in a mar... — Updated 2/23/2012
Father/son duo looks to build lumber business
The Ritzville Lumber store’s shelves are now stocked full of merchandise and the inventory plans to continue to grow over the next couple of months. David Ahrens and his son, Nick, currently run the lumber and hardware supply store... — Updated 2/23/2012
Smith to wed Hutto
Eugene and Cynthia (Sprenger) Smith of Crestview, Fla., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Elizabeth Smith, to Kyle K. Hutto. Hutto is the son of Wade... — Updated 2/23/2012
Wade Lynn Ford
Megan Wilks and Sheldon Ford are pleased to announce the arrival of their first child, Wade Lynn Ford, born on Feb. 17, in Twin Falls, Idaho. At birth, Wade weighed 7 pounds 13... — Updated 2/23/2012
New York Minute...
In a year when the NBA was on the verge of losing its entire season, having a reason to watch the game was very important. I’m sure that most of the bigwigs were hoping Kobe B... — Updated 2/23/2012
Schoesler: Fiscal reforms needed in spite of positive revenue forecast
The Senate spent Monday and Tuesday wrapping up the voting on bills forwarded by Senate committees. As Senate Republican floor leader, and a member of the Senate Rules Committee (which has final say over which bills land on the vot... — Updated 2/23/2012