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This year’s Ladies’ Golf season has opened and is in full swing. We welcomed several new participants this year. Our first Monday, we enjoyed an excellent brunch at the Fairway Café, which is now under new management. The food is good and Chris, the manager, is creative. Try the burrito bowl one day and you will agree. I am gluten intolerant, and she has produced meals for me that were delicious, and that’s not easy without bread, gravy, ketchup or pasta. She makes an award-worthy potato salad as well as a variety of crispy...
Religious freedom is at the very core of our constitutional republic. It is one of the primary reasons that brave men and women of faith crossed the ocean to found our country. Last Thursday, May 5, we marked the National Day of Prayer, acknowledging that prayer has been a critical part of the fabric of American history. Recently, I had the opportunity to address a group of pastors visiting the nation’s capital, including pastors from Central Washington. I am appreciative of these pastors and all who pray for their r...
One of the highest rated television programs during Super Bowl Week last February was “Undercover Boss”. According to the Nielsen ratings, it drew 6.8 million viewers. By contrast, the Greatest Super Bowl Halftime Shows had 5.72 million. Viewers’ watched CEOs leave their comfortable corporate offices, disguise themselves as workers, and risk the humiliation of doing something wrong. It is all about an awakening to what really happens on the company’s front lines. Too often people see “big bosses” as aloof and guiding the...
Saturday, May 14, marks the 24th anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving, the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Letter carriers walk through the community everyday, often coming face to face with a sad reality for too many, hunger. So, each year on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country collect non-perishable food donations from their customers. These donations go directly to local food pantries to provide food to people in Ritzville who need our help. L...
The corner of Eighth and Chelan is an accident waiting to happen. Today it did. It could have been much worse, fortunately there were no pedestrians at the time. Several times every day we see cars speeding through this intersection, failing to yield, failing to stop. The speeders are students as well as parents. Compounding the problem is parents dropping children at the daycare on the corner and children and pets in the street. How about a four way stop to slow everyone down and ensure safety at the corner. It is a school...
The fourth grade students at Ritzville Grade School who received a tree in honor of Arbor Day are, back row from left, Mike Schrag, Chad Hoeft, Emily Balfe, Kemper Smith, Travis Redburn, Kendra Patton-Pence, Arienna Bernal, Shawn Steinberger, Dawson Teal, Brayden Kiel, Harlee Hennings, Traye Redburn, Megan Melcher, Ashleigh Swartz, Sequoia Slater-Burns and Martha Heidenreich. Middle row, Dacota Friedlander, Ashton Cousins, Ella Greenwalt, Caleb Heater, Davine Shergill, Rose...
PONDEROSA PINE. The Lind Elementary School’s fourth/fifth grade class received Ponderosa Pine trees in honor of Arbor Day. The students are back row from left, Logan Skaggs, Carson Shaver, Elijah Butler, Faith Draper, Ayden Alfonso-Franz, Mia Rouleau, Chad Hoeft and Mike Schrag. In the middle, Mariah Frees, Deacon Haase, Lance Williamson, Christopher Guizar, Hunter Rushing, Trever Bailey, Nicholas Labes, Makenah Frees and Katelyn Ray. Front row, Taylor Blackstock, Isabela A...
Students in Lind and Ritzville celebrated Arbor Day through donations of Ponderosa Pine trees and assisting the City of Ritzville with planting new trees. On April 26, Adams County Tree Board Member Mike Schrag and Umpqua Bank Manager Chad Hoeft visited the Ritzville Grade School fourth grade class, and the fourth and fifth grade class in Lind. Through a donation from Umpqua Bank, each student received a starter kit to plant a Ponderosa Pine Tree. During the Arbor Day...
CARING NEIGHBORS Board Member Dale Anderson presented the Adams County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) with a $1,000 donation. In this photo are Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner, Anderson and Undersheriff Adolfo Coronado. Caring Neighbors is a nonprofit entity established by Big Bend Electric Cooperative. The monies received by ACSO will be used to assist in the upgrade of equipment and training. The funds are donated by Big Bend Electric Cooperative members and employees. -Photo s...
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will host a Pancake Breakfast on Friday, May 13, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Breakfast will feature pancakes, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, a choice of ham or sausage and coffee with a suggested donation of $5 per person. The breakfast serves as a fundraiser for the senior center and is held the second Friday of every month, except during the summer. The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in downtown Ritzville. For more information contact the center by calling...