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Senate Majority Leader Mark Schoesler will hold a telephone-based “town hall” with Ninth Legislative District residents on the evening of Wednesday, March 11. The conversation will begin at 7 p.m. and last approximately an hour; Schoesler will participate from the state Capitol, where lawmakers are meeting for the 2015 legislative session. Many residents will receive invitations by phone just before the meeting begins; those wishing to call in simply need to dial 1-800-756-6155. “For a legislative district as wides...
Tickets are now available for the annual Distinguished Young Woman program set for March 20 at 7 p.m. The event is being held at a new location this year, and tickets are limited. The program will be at The Ritz Theatre. Tickets are currently available for $5, or can be bought at the door for $6. Tickets can be purchased from Stacey Schoessler at Northwest Farm Credit, Jan Marshall at Ritzville City Hall, or from any contestant. This year’s contestants are Holly Nygren, Hallie Jo Galbreath and Samantha Asm...
The Adams County Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners discussed a number of positive updates regarding projects and financials within the district during the monthly board meeting on Feb. 26. CEO/CFO Gary Bostrom emphasized the steady increase in improving the financials of the district, as the financial overview from 2014 revealed a total year to date income of $384,359 compared to last year’s loss of $357,304. The district currently shows a net operating income of $137,723 and a net income of $210,880. The c...
The Wheat Land Communities’ Fair Board is accepting applications for 2015 Fair Royalty. Three positions are open to female teenagers between the ages of 14-18 who live within the boundaries of the Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna School Districts. Applicants must be currently enrolled in school, and entering grades 9-12 in Fall 2015. Those chosen to represent the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair will be the official hostesses at this years’ fair, which will be held Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3-6. The royalty will assist in the present...
Ritzville Eagles Auxiliary and Aerie are gearing up once again for their annual Easter Egg Hunt. This year it will be held on Saturday, March 28, at the Ritzville City Park. Members of the Eagles will be out in the community to ask for donations from businesses and individuals. Without the support of the community, this event would not be possible....
Paul Revere Lodge No. 205, F&A.M. of Othello announced the installation of officers for 2015 when the lodge held its 100th Installation of Officers Ceremony. Installing Master was Jay Mather Past Master of Moses Lake Lodge No. 174. Family and friends were in attendance for the ceremonial installation of Kevin L. Swartz, Master; Jeff Lane, Senior Warden; Robin Swartz, Junior Warden; Jim Logan, Treasurer; and Fritz Kliphardt, Chaplain. Paul Revere Lodge No. 205 was founded in...
The book club meeting dates for the upcoming month have been announced for four local clubs. The Book to Movie Book Club is meeting on Wednesday, April 1, at 6 p.m. at the Ritz Theatre. The club is reading, “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak. The book club is open to all ages, but especially for teenagers. The teens attending the movie are encouraged to read the book prior to watching the movie on the big screen for free. The Liquid Lit Book Club is meeting on Friday, March 13, at 6 p.m. at Memories Diner. The club is for ind...
DRIVING IN. A Napavine defender works to prevent Tommi Swannack from driving to the hoop in the 2B Hardwood Classic Regional game on Saturday, Feb. 28, in Tumwater. The LRS Lady Broncos suffered a 66-49 loss to the Napavine Lady Tigers and the season came to a close, just one game shy of the state competition in Spokane. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
I know a few people, including me, that were mighty disappointed Saturday night when they witnessed the Gonzaga Bulldogs take one on the chin to the BYU Cougars. I don’t care how good a team is it is very difficult to go through a league season undefeated. Sure it was senior night but those special games are a lot like Homecoming contests where the focus of the game can be lost on the festivities. There are a lot of butterflies that are carried onto the court with family m...
The boys’ basketball has gone well for the Bulldogs as they closed their season up on February 19! The Junior Varsity’s record was 8-2, being coached by Derek Schafer and Varsity’s record 4-6, being coached by Lance Marquardt. Spring sports will start at the middle school on March 30....
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos’ basketball team earned the title of 2B Academic State Champions for girl’s basketball with an accumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.85 during the season. Out of all the academic state champions statewide in all categories, the team recorded the fourth highest GPA in the state. The Dairy Farmers of Washington, Les Schwab Tires and Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) announced the 2015 Winter Team Academic State Champions last week for cheerleading, for...
Imagine if someone used a credit card, but instead of their own name, your children’s names were on the card. It sounds absurd: no right thinking person would consign their children to pay debts they had no choice in incurring. Yet that is how the federal government operates when it comes to borrowing money from your children and grandchildren to spend today. Our national debt has grown to $18 trillion. To put that number in perspective, the total U.S. economic output last year was $17.7 trillion. That’s roughly $56,000 of...
“Of course,” you say. But in all fairness, I didn’t ask the whole question. After all, there are only so many words you can fit into the title of an article! What I really meant to ask was, “Do you know how to read Scripture?” If you’re like most people around here, your response is probably still, “Of course!” Have you ever given a second thought to the way you read the Bible? People read it in different ways and for different reasons. Some people read Scripture to get information: “Just the facts, please.” They’re...
The fierce competition between Seattle’s Alaska and Atlanta’s Delta airlines is spilling over to the Port of Seattle, and it may reach your wallet in the form of higher airfares. The Port commission, which manages Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, must decide whether to build a new international arrivals terminal at the south end of the airport or expand the north satellite to accommodate additional domestic flights. At this point, there isn’t the money to fund both. The commission puts the international terminal as it...
The Soul Café is a Washington State non-profit corporation, governed by a Board of Directors. As such, the Soul Café is empowered to protect itself and its Directors, for its own best interests. The Soul Café exists to provide a gathering place for the communities in the area. We will be offering activities that are geared to people of all ages. We have hosted people from distant places that have been traveling through our community, as well as those closer to home. In most instances, the people have commented on similar ga...
I would like to publicly thank our Mayor, Jamie Schmunk, for the great job she is doing as our mayor! I have lived in Lind nearly ten years now and have been involved with the community almost the whole time. While serving on town council I had the opportunity of serving under two different mayors and seeing the changes made under Jamie’s direction have been quite encouraging. She has quite the passion for our little town and has spent the time learning at every opportunity she has and has developed networking connections v...
Two Washtucna students had the opportunity to travel to Spokane to perform at the Northwest Music Educators Convention. Rhianna Conn, a soprano, sang with the Washington All-State Youth Honors Chorus at the INB Performing Arts Center on Feb. 14. Gail Harder played the French horn on Feb. 15 at the Fox Theatre with the All-Northwest Wind Symphony. Both of the students auditioned for their roles within the groups. The All-Northwest Wind Symphony includes students from...
The two Senate committees that address fiscal issues – Transportation, and the one I serve on, Ways and Means – have joined the policy committees in taking a break so the entire Senate may go to work fulltime in the Senate chamber. We’ll have through March 11 to decide which bills move across the Capitol Rotunda to the House of Representatives. This past week, with the policy committees already on pause, the Senate’s days were pretty much divided between action on the “floor” of the Senate and work in the fiscal committees....
Honor is a characteristic that many strive for, especially students. As identities and values are being built throughout the teenage years, it is critical that high school students have an effective outlet to develop their citizenship. Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS) is taking steps to recognize honorable students; consequently, the whole school took part in an academic assembly on Feb. 25 to call attention to the achievements of hardworking scholars. Additionally, several sophomores have recently applied to become members...
The Fall 2014 President’s Honor Roll recipients have been named at Washington State University. Local alumni from LaCrosse, Lind and Ritzville all received honor roll designation. From Ritzville, Laura Osborn and Elizabeth Schofstoll both achieved President’s Honor Roll. Recipients of the designation from Lind are Connor O’Neill and Kaytlin Phillips. The LaCrosse students being named to the honor roll list are Lauren Moore and Kaylee Zimmer....
KNOWLEDGE BOWL. Students recognized for participation in Knowledge Bowl are (from left): Advisor Thomas Pulliam, Emmanuel Huitron, Dylan Bilodeaux, Jesse Calderon, Bryden Laird, Pake Taylor and Alan Field. Front: Selena Lamar, Ryan Frederick and Brian Campbell. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
BAND. Band students being honored at LRHS are (back, from left): Emma Aldrich, Michael Carruth, Sierra Kiel and Sara Aldrich. Front row: Emily Kinney, Megan Buriak, Katie Manke and Trinity Wyma. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
WEEKLY STUDENT HONORS. The students selected by teachers at Lind-Ritzville High School for academic achievements and honored as Students of the Week during an Academic Assembly on Feb. 25 are (back row, from left): Konrad McCrady, Brandon McClure, Jesse Calderon, BJ White, Kallie Harder, Erica Leffel, Zachary Roberts, Rachel Schell, Emily Rosen and Kody Younce. Middle row: Kate Schell, Sara Aldrich, Jose Arciniega, Emma Aldrich, Raeann Hoeft and Bianca Rodriguez. Front row:...
On Friday, Feb. 27, six Lind-Ritzville FFA members visited the Ronald McDonald House in Spokane. Julie Hartz prepared breakfast that the students served to all guests. After breakfast students spent the morning with children staying at the house. We tied fleece blankets, which were donated to the children. We also made foam airplanes, finger puppets, rings, and bobble head puppies with the children. It was a very special time for our FFA members and children staying at the...
LADY T-CATS. The Lady Tigercats receiving awards at the annual banquet are (from left) Alynn Harder, Most Free Throws; Hailey Ayers, Most Improved; Nicole Harder, Captain’s Award; Jessica Guske, Captain’s Award; and Jazzmyn Gordon, Most Valuable Player. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...