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A memorial service for Frances Reimers Rabaliati will be held on Saturday, June 22 at 11 a.m. at the Hood River Alliance Church, 2650 Montello Ave, Hood River, Oregon. You are welcome to come celebrate her life with us. Cards and flowers are welcome....
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos softball team recently held its end-of-season banquet, where they celebrated the season and recognized players for their contributions. Award winners include (back row, from left) Sadie Miller (Golden Glove Award), Lacey Miller (Captains Award and Offensive Player of the Year), Hannah Brittain (Captains Award) and Kaylin Olson (Most Improved Award). Front row: Madison Miller (Coach's Award) and Kelcee Carlson (Coach's Award). Not...
Five students from LaCrosse High School took a giant step forward in their lives on June 8, graduating in front of friends, family and community members. Those five students combined to earn more than $27,600 in scholarships. Alynn Harder received: Valedictorian Award, Female Athlete of the Year, Torgeson Memorial Award, LaCrosse Community Club Scholarship, Thrifty Grandmother’s Shop Scholarship, FFA 2017 State Land Judging CDE from the Roscoe and Frances Cox Scholarship Fund at Washington State University, The Lewiston-Clark...
There is a saying that I like to use now and then: “Time flies when you are having fun!” If that is the case I must be having a blast. Just last Friday it occurred to me that I had been retired for a year. On June 1st I remembered that it had been 40 years since the Seattle Supersonics had won the NBA championship. This brings to mind that whenever I’m asked the question, “What is your favorite NBA team?” I always answer the Seattle Supersonics. Of course, I’m hit with the Se...
Robert "Bob" Clarence Oestreich, 87, passed away June 3, 2019 in Ritzville, WA. Bob was born October 22, 1931 in Astoria, Oregon to parents, Clarence and Alice Oestreich and joined his two sisters, Phyllis and Genevieve. He moved to Grass Valley, Oregon in 1938 and then to Ritzville in 1942, where he called home the rest of his life. In high school, he played multiple sports, ranging from football, basketball, tennis, and track. In 1949, he graduated from Ritzville High...
During World War II, the American GI earned the reputation for being innovative, adaptable and resilient. Nowhere was that more evident than the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944. For example, Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, was assigned to drop paratroopers and land gliders behind the German lines on Normandy. They needed to secure roads and bridges for Allied tanks, artillery and supply trucks once the Nazi forces were dislodged from their...
This past week, we commemorated the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Normandy, otherwise known as D-Day. Many of us know D-Day as an event that eventually resulted in victory for the Allied forces in World War II. Thousands of brave American soldiers sacrificed their lives for the greater good and helped to secure the freedom we enjoy today. While it can be easy to think of the battle in terms of numbers – the date (June 6, 1944), the length of the shoreline (50 miles), the number of casualties (more than 10,000) – it is imp...
The annual Ritzville Community Yard Sale is this coming weekend, June 15 and 16. There are currently 25 yard sales participating this weekend. If you are interested in having a yard sale and aren’t on the list, please stop by Ritzville City Hall on Friday or at Uniquely Washington at 116 W Main on Saturday. The addresses that have signed up to participate in the Community Yard Sale include: 1428 Van Vleet Rd.; 601 S Division; 307 W 3rd; 1005 S Jackson; 206 Cascade St.; 107 W Main; 402 W 3rd; 308 E 4th; 302 E 3rd; 207 E 5...
There's a new sign in town: "Gigamedics," which marks the new location of Ritzville Computers after they moved a couple of blocks south on Main Street from the corner of Division Street and Main Avenue. Cory Bartlett, proprietor of Gigamedics, explained how he got the rather unusual name. He and his daughter were discussing potential names, and began kicking around doctor-related names because they wanted a name that reflected the world of computers while at the same time...
A fairly brief Ritzville City Council meeting on June 11 turned attention away from the ongoing process for the proposed memory care center and nuisance ordinance ‘show cause’ hearings, and toward infrastructure developments and potential future projects in the city. The meeting kicked off with the council unanimously approving the payment of $333,413.97 to Wm. Winkler Company, the construction crew that was hired for the recently completed 1st Avenue Rehabilitation Project from Jackson Street to Clark Street. To date, the...
If you've driven out to the Wheat Land Communities' Fairgrounds any time in the past couple of weeks, you undoubtedly noticed the newest addition to the Ritzville community art scene: an enormous metal sculpture of the American flag, with license plates of each of the 50 states replacing the stars. The sculpture is the work of Adams County commissioner John Marshall and his wife, Jan. John said that what first got them interested in doing something like this was when he...
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will be holding its monthly pancake breakfast tomorrow, June 14, from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Anyone from the community is welcome to attend the breakfast, membership to the Senior Center is not required....
The Washtucna Heritage Museum and Washtucna School Band will be holding a yard sale in Snyder Park on Saturday, June 15. Prices at the yard sale are set by donation, and the yard sale will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call the museum at 509-646-3310, or Karin Clinesmith at 887-2434....
Open burning within Adams County and the city limits of Ritzville closed at dusk on June 10, according to municipal and Adams County officials. No open fires for the burning of vegetation or other matter are permitted in town or in rural areas Agricultural burns with permits and backyard recreational fires are still allowed. Burning season remains closed until the fall. The chiefs also remind citizens that as drying conditions become more severe to take extra care with barbecues, cigarettes and, as the Fourth of July...
Lind-Ritzville Middle School eighth graders were honored at the annual promotion ceremony on June 4 in Lind. Promoted students who attended the ceremony were (back row, from left) Jessica Besel, Raegan Snider, Vincente Ruiz, Jasmine Olson, Nick Labes, Hunter Cameron, Hayden Stone, Logan Skaggs, Seth Miller and Carson Shaver. Third row: Lance Williamson (7th grade usher), Mariah Frees, Blake Esser, Hunter Dinkins, Cooper Miller, Jahteya Taylor, Melany Munguia and Elijah...
When the dust finally settled in the Lind Lions Club Arena on Saturday night, two drivers emerged victorious and shared the title as the winner of the 32nd Annual Lind Combine Demolition Derby. Caleb Hannas, riding S.M.A.S.H., and Kyle Young, driving Jaws, were the final two combine drivers standing following several rounds of carnage, with the main event taking almost 30 minutes to complete. Following the elimination of Trevor Jantz-driving Pour Life Choices-in third place,...