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The Ritzville Little League is set to host the second annual Ritzville Little League Day on Saturday, May 12. The event starts at 10 a.m. for team and individual pictures and everyone is invited to attend. Pictures are to be taken at the playground, across from the Little League Park. It is requested that team members arrive 15-minutes prior to their scheduled time. Team photo schedules: Ritzville Parts House, 10 a.m.; Snider Trucking/Avista, 10:10 a.m.; Ritzville Warehouse, 10:20 a.m.; Zips, 10:30 a.m.; Ritzville Pre-Mix,...
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a general membership meeting on Thursday, May 10 at 12 p.m. in the Casuela’s Grill banquet room. The guest speaker for the event is Jordan Schultz, a junior at Ritzville High School. Schultz has been invited to attend the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine in July, and is currently seeking support to fund her trip. Schultz has been selected for the program because of her academic achievement, leadership ability and dedication to the profession of medicine, as she p... Full story
The Ritzville Volunteer Ambulance Association is hosting an EMT plant sale on May 10-12 in front of the Ritzville fire station on First Avenue. Hours of operation on Thursday and Friday are 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. The sale is open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. All proceeds benefit the Ritzville Volunteer Ambulance Association. The fire station is located on 215 North Adams Street....
The Ritzville Foursquare Church is celebrating the building’s centennial on Sunday, May 13 and Pastor Bill Cox is inviting the public to attend. The service begins at 11 a.m. Those in attendance are also invited to enjoy dessert immediately following the service in the fellowship hall. The Ritzville Foursquare Church is located at 204 East Second Avenue.... Full story
The LRS tennis team travels to Shadle Park on May 10-11 to compete in the district tournament. The Broncos have had a successful season and plan to continue their success to move on to the state level. The girls’ team finished second in the league, losing only to Reardan in a match up earlier this season. The team is receiving a trophy for this accomplishment and duplicates should be ordered so every school, Lind, Ritzville and Sprague, can receive recognition. The boys’ team finished in fourth with three wins and threes loss... Full story
TIME FOR PLAYOFFS. The LRS baseball and fastpitch teams are headed into the playoff brackets. The fastpitch ladies will meet Davenport on Tuesday, May 15, at 3 p.m. at Merkel Field. The baseball team is headed to Gonzaga Prep on the same day to take on Northwest Christian at 1 p.m. Jake Dewald, one of the Broncos top pitchers, is sure to play a key role in the team’s pursuit of a trip to the state baseball tournament. Dewald is shown here during a game at Liberty. The final f... Full story
Lind High School senior, Mackenzie Ellis, has been awarded the Archer Daniels Midland Company scholarship of $1,000. Ellis is the daughter of Brian and Suzette Ellis and plans to pursue a degree in Agriculture Communications after high school graduation. The National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization offers several scholarships to members who plan to further their education after high school. Scholarships are available to match a wide variety of skills, experiences, career goals and higher-education plans. In...
During my lifetime I have watched the sale of adult beverages go from being controlled by selling it only at state controlled outlets and lounges that closed at 12 a.m. They were not open on Sundays! Beer had 3.2 percent alcohol content and wine was closely monitored. Also, alcohol was not sold on election days during voting hours. There were still remnants of illegal moonshine stills that people had used for home use and to make some money. These were left over from the time when Women’s Temperance groups had forced our c... Full story
This past Thursday was the National Day of Prayer. I was greatly surprised to find, not only did our churches not come together for it, as they do for Good Friday, but, not one of them was planning on joining in. There were churches and groups all over the country that joined together to pray for our Nation, for the leaders of this nation, for our children, for families, for the economy, our military and so forth. If ever this nation, and yes this town, needed prayer it is this year. I tried calling some of the churches;... Full story
How long has it been since you’ve hummed the “Oscar Mayer Wienie” song or tried to remember what “Mickey would eat?” Those who attended the Kahlotus and Washtucna music department programs last month, received a short walk down memory lane. We also were reminded how “corny” the Hee Haw opening questions were, what Big Joe Green did in the Coke ad and how the Reece’s peanut butter cups acted. These were the “words from our sponsors” between each musical act that included a Korean Fan Dance that was accompanied by “The...
Congratulations to Tom Balfe on your retirement! After 27 years of a job well done, you have earned it. With your great care, we had a park and a cemetery we are proud of. The pride you took in your job was evident and appreciated by many. Many thanks too for the time spent in the Marines, in service to our country. Now, may you enjoy many happy years on fishing trips, hiking the Palouse Canyon or anything else that “flaps your chaps.” LaVerne Kautz, Ritzville...
Some junior high students are involved with the FFA. Recently, the FFA held its State Trap Shoot in Wenatchee. Ritzville sent two teams. The second team consisted of Johnny Carson, Hailey Oestreich, and Taylor White. The first team had Jacob Anderson, Andrew Witt, Joel Anderson, Ryan Frederick, and Skyler Oestreich. There were 42 schools taking part in this event with approximately 255 competitors. Ritzville’s first team placed second overall, which was good, but then Andrew Witt placed second in State as an individual! J...
Thelma Jean (Koch) Sprenger passed from this world on Monday, April 30 at the age of 75, after a month-long battle with illness. She was born May 23, 1936, the youngest of 10 children, to Johann and Susannah (Jukert) Koch. She was born and raised in Ritzville, where she graduated in 1954. In June 1954, she married Charles McCormick and had two children from this union, David and Darlene. After living in Germany for military service, they returned to Ritzville and together... Full story
Palmer Phillips, a senior at Ritzville High School, received the 2012 DEKALB Agricultural Accomplishment Award during the Ritzville FFA banquet on April 26. The Monsanto Company sponsors the award. Phillips is the son of Reid and Shannon Phillips and received the award for his accomplishment in academics, leadership and agriculture work experience. Among Phillips’ achievements are the first year member award, rituals, Ag mechanics, livestock judging, soil judging, Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) projects, and he h... Full story
April 3, 9:16 p.m. – Hatton complainant advised that there is an abundance of people that have moved into the vacant lot across from Bronson Street. Deputy Ben Buriak contacted the subjects who advised they were staying with a friend. Dep. Buriak was further advised the friend had permission to be there and all the cars and property there came from their friend’s mother’s residence. The subjects advised the friend was currently gone to Othello. April 3, 8:58 p.m. – Sergeant Stacy Flynn and Deputy Jeffrey Lane respond...