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The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the monthly general membership meeting on Wednesday, March 12, at noon in the H.E. Gritman Senior Center. The program for the meeting includes members of Distinguished Young Woman (DYW). The 2013 Ritzville and Lind DYW royalty are going to be present to discuss the program. The DYW program takes place on March 21 at Gilson Gymnasium in Ritzville. For more information on the RACC meeting, contact the chamber at 659-1936 or by email at [email protected].... Full story
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway is closing the Hatton crossing beginning at 6 a.m. on March 15 and ending at 6 p.m. on March 16. The railway crossing is located at the south end of Hatton on Garrison and Hatton roads....
The Ralston Grange is hosing a cribbage tournament on Saturday, March 15, beginning at 2 p.m. in the Ralston Grange Hall. The afternoon tournament also expands to other board games if individuals do not know how or do not want to play cribbage. The entry fee for the event is $5 and all of the money is used for cash prizes at the tournament. Attendees are asked to bring their favorite cribbage board or board game, and snacks to share. Tables will be set up for the cribbage tournament and also for others to play board games.... Full story
The Keystone Light Artillery Battery is meeting on Sunday, March 16, at 2:30 p.m. The meeting location is 505 East Third Avenue in Ritzville. For more information, call Ron Evans at 659-0594 or visit the organization’s website at http://www.keystonebattery.org....
LaCrosse Community Pride is hosting the second community meeting at the Gathering Place in LaCrosse, on Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. A large group attended the first meeting with many ideas on keeping LaCrosse moving forward. The goal of this meeting is to organize separate committees including marketing the community. LaCrosse Community Pride is a nonprofit formed four years ago with the main focus of economic development. To date, LaCrosse Community Pride has purchased the old grocery store building and the bank/caf...
The Sandhill Crane Festival in Othello will host Dr. Sindhuja Sankaran. She will be speaking about the future impact of drones in agriculture. Drones are aerial vehicles that do not carry humans and are computer operated. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has congressionally mandated to open United States air space for the commercial use of drones by 2015. An estimated economic impact of about $13.6 billion is anticipated in the first three years, with one of the potential markets being precision agriculture. This...
The efforts of the fourth through sixth grade classes at Washtucna School have paid off as the bill they helped draft has now passed the Senate. House Bill 2119, designating Palouse Falls as the state’s official waterfall, passed the Senate with a 46-3 vote on March 4. The bill was sent to Governor Jay Inslee during the afternoon on March 4 for official designation of Palouse Falls being the state’s waterfall. Fifth and sixth grade teacher Janet Camp, who created the project with fellow teacher Amy Whipple, said the stu... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville Middle School gymnasium was filled with students and parents Tuesday night to be awed by the scientific experiments conducted by a team from the Mobius Science Center of Spokane. The thrills were many, as the “Science Ninja,” Aaron Berenbach, demonstrated a variety of chemical reactions and explained the theory behind them. After, students had a chance to ride a hover chair, make slime and view the stars through a high powered telescope....
The deadline for the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Center for Quality Communities scholarship is March 7. Applications for the scholarship can be picked up at Ritzville City Hall during regular business hours. The AWC Center for Quality Communities scholarship awards four $1,250 scholarships for high school seniors who are actively involved in their community and want to pursue post-secondary education. The Ritzville City Council decided to support this scholarship and allow students the opportunity to apply....
Members of the Auxiliary from the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2739 will be contacting area businesses during the upcoming weeks as they gather donations for the annual community Easter egg hunt. The annual event will be held on April 12 in the Ritzville Community Park beginning at 9 a.m. Anyone interested in contributing can also drop off their donations at the Aerie....
The students earning honor roll status at Lind-Ritzville High School for the second term of semester one have been announced. Students who received honors designation have maintained a 3.6-3.79 grade point average (GPA) during the semester. Freshmen students Felicia Ziemer and Hawk Busayok, and sophomore students Taylor Kulm, William Roettger, Dallas Killian and Samantha Asmussen earned honors. The upperclassmen receiving honors are junior students Misty Younce, Matthew Leffel, Cort Ruzicka and Brian Campbell, and seniors...
The boys just completed their basketball season on Thursday, March 27. The A team won five games. They were very excited not only because they had finally finished the season, but it was Retro Night for the A team. The boys wore old Bulldog uniforms from when Lind was its own team. They played well in their small shorts and tight tops, but sadly, they lost their final game of the season. Earlier in the season Jacob Miller and Eric Hayes told me that the B team was doing well too. They also finished their season on Friday....
Music is the only subject that combines every aspect of learning: the math of counting beats, the science of sound waves and resonation, and the history of composers and music eras on top of the hand-eye coordination required to make it pleasing to the ear. To succeed in band is to succeed in many different aspects of education, and Lind-Ritzville Middle School students are discovering that being challenged and honored in such a complex subject is a feat to be proud of! This March, many LRMS and Lind-Ritzville High School... Full story
The LRS basketball teams have not only been successful on the hardwood this season, but also in the classroom, as both teams were named 2B academic state champions. With 11 athletes filling the roster for the LRS Broncos, the boys’ team has an accumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.695. Dustan Arlt coaches the team. The LRS Lady Broncos have maintained a 3.864 GPA between the 10 athletes on the varsity roster. John Galbreath coaches the Lady Broncos. Both 2B Academic State Champion teams will be honored during the 2B H... Full story
On Feb. 19, the Lind-Ritzville FFA Chapter inducted members in the categories of Discovery, Greenhand and Chapter Farmers. The FFA chapter members being inducted as Greenhands during the ceremony at the Ritzville Grade School are freshmen (back row, from left): Dusty Kulm, David Alton, Michael Shields and Damien Rouleau. Front row members are Morgan Shields, Emily Kinney, Tyann Tellefson and Raeann Hoeft. Not pictured are: Patrick Bartz, Kallie Harder, Paige Kiehn, Haley... Full story
Lind-Ritzville FFA members receiving their Chapter Farmers Degree are (back row, from left): Emmanuel Huitron, Bryson Gering, Dane Wahl and Ryan Frederick. Front row are Dinah Gadberry, Taylor Kulm and Holly Nygren. Not pictured are: Joel Anderson, Alan Field, Hallie Jo Galbreath, Alexis Guizar, Madison Harder, Johnathan Kenyon, Dallas Killian, Nick Flemming, Peyton Kiel, Skyler Oestreich and Travis Ste. Marie. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
The Lind-Ritzville FFA Chapter continues to grow with the involvement of students from Lind-Ritzville Middle School. Over 50 middle school students received their Discovery pin for their involvement in the FFA chapter. The new Discovery members who were present at the induction night ceremony are(back row, from left): Morgan Brausen, Emily Rosen, Rachel Schell, Abby Gering, Tara Tellefson, Camden Smith, Easton Nelson, Jack Anderson, Dylan Lane, Alarah Pierce-Pulliam, and...
Dalyn Killian is surrounded by Colfax defenders as she fights to get a shot off. The Lady Broncos were defeated Saturday at a regional game by Colfax, 44-38. Killian and Jenna Bennett led the team with 11 points each. Mallory Kessler scored nine....
On paper, the best team in the state tournament bracket that isn’t from the Bi-County is Morton-White Pass. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos have had a taste of the Timberwolves during the past two years, winning back-to-back state football championships against them. This time the two teams will clash on a different playing surface. They meet in the opening round of the WIAA 2B Hardwood Classic on Thursday at 3:45 p.m. in the Spokane Arena. Morton-White Pass will most a...
Junior Gail Harder and freshman Britte Harder competed in the Southeast Washington Solo/Ensemble Festival on Feb. 1 and received superior ratings. Gail received first in French Horn Solo and Britte competed in Tuba Solo. The Harder duo also earned first place for their Small Brass Ensemble. The top finishs in the categories of French Horn Solo and Small Brass Ensemble allow the girls to compete in the State Solo/Ensemble Festival in Ellensburg on April 25 and 26. Gail and...
During National FFA Week, the Lind-Ritzville FFA Chapter took time away from informing the public about agriculture and stepped into a volunteer role to provide outreach to families in need. After completing a local food and supply drive in the local communities, the majority of the Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter officers traveled to Ronald McDonald House in Spokane to spend a day with families there. The chapter supply drive collected an impressive amount of items, which the...
I woke up early on Sunday morning not so much that I wanted to, but because my mind wanted to drag my body out of bed. My body wasn’t quite ready to attack the day so my mind started to wander. The first thing that my mind started to think about was basketball. The next thing that it started working on was how many basketball games have I seen live. My mind wanted to practice math! I really started going to ballgames consistently with my family when my brother Don was a s... Full story
It’s not often we get a chance to peer into the future to see the consequences of our actions. California has given us that opportunity. Before the rains returned to California, the news was full of dramatic stories about the drought there. Mother Jones magazine warned, “California’s Drought Could Be the Worst in 500 Years.” President Obama flew to California and called for shared sacrifice. As Time magazine reported, “He then spent the rest of the weekend enjoying the hospitality of some of the state’s top water hogs: deser...
This past weekend the new film “Son of God” was released in theaters around the country. The producers are the same who created last year’s hit mini-series The Bible. While the mini-series tackled the entire Bible, Son of God focuses exclusively on the life and ministry of Jesus. I have always enjoyed Bible-based films. It’s fascinating to watch visual portrayals of the stories. I remember growing up seeing a number of these movies broadcast on TV, usually around Easter. Charlton Heston in The Ten Commandments and the all... Full story
Dylan Hartz, from Ritzville, has been awarded a Presidential Scholarship of $3,000 for the 2013-14 academic year at Eastern Washington University. The Presidential Scholarship is awarded to high school seniors with a 3.8 or higher cumulative GPA, a 1250 or higher SAT, or 28 or higher ACT score. Hartz currently plans to major in accounting at EWU. A senior at Lind-Ritzville High School, Hartz is a three-sport athlete and an active member of FFA and National Honor Society. He is the son of George and Julie Hartz of... Full story