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At the worship service at the Zion-Philadelphia Church on July 8, former Pastor Ernest Sprenger was honored. He married many of the Benzel cousins who had gathered in Ritzville for the Benzel family reunion that weekend. Front row: Gary and Jeanne (Benzel) Englund; Pastor Sprenger, Bonita (Benzel) Dixon and husband, Dan. Back row: Anita (Benzel) Walli, Sue (Benzel) Westergard and husband Bob; Nancy (McIrvin) McRae and husband, Doug. Not pictured: Bob Walli. –Photo courtesy o...
Walletta (Walle) Gwyn Hayes passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 7, in Spokane at the age of 69. She was born on May 29, 1943, in Poulsbo, Wash., to Georgia (Jo) Harmon Bruner and Wallace W. Davis. She attended Big Bend Community College earning an accounting degree and nearly completed a bachelor’s degree at Eastern Washington University. She lived in Ritzville and Moses Lake for most of her adult life and made many close friends along the way. The past seven years she lived in Spoka...
Lawrence L. “Larry” Johnson passed away Thursday, Aug. 9, in Colbert, Wash., at the age of 70. He was born July 1, 1942, to Edward and Florence Johnson in Ritzville. He attended Ritzville schools and joined the USMC and served four years. He returned to Ritzville where he lived the rest of his life. He is survived by his son, Leon Johnson of Texas; his mother, Florence Hart of Ritzville; his twin brother, Terry Johnson of Ritzville; and his beloved aunt, Emma Kosek of Rit... Full story
For Brett and Dan Blankenship, wheat farming has always been in the family. But these brothers have more in common than just being experienced combine drivers; they both have also served as the president of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers (WAWG). Brett and Dan are partners in Blankenship Brothers Joint Ventures and farm in the Washtucna area. On Sunday, Aug. 12, the brothers could be found operating Case combines on the hillsides above the house that they had been...
June 25, 4:16 p.m. – Officer Tom Gracie responded to a possible juvenile problem in the 100 block of West Main Avenue. The complainant advised of juveniles skateboarding and smoking. Officer Gracie contacted the complainant who provided information on the juveniles. Officer Gracie located the juveniles at the skate park. Officer Gracie advised the juveniles not to skate in the downtown area. The juvenile described as the one smoking did not have cigarettes on his person at the time. June 24, 12:45 p.m. – Sergeant Mark Cam... Full story
Luke and Trish McRae of Ritzville are pleased to announce the arrival of a daughter, Mae Liberty, born on June 28 at 6:16 p.m. at Deaconess Women and Children’s Center in Spokane. At birth Mae weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and measured 20.5 inches in length. She joins siblings, Henry, 4, and Merit, 2. Grandparents are Doug and Nancy McRae of Ritzville and Stan and Jill Schwartz of Reardan. Great-grandmother is Jeanne Irving from Everett.... Full story
I know that one is never too old to learn something. I watched some of the last two games that the women and men played at the Olympics. I channel surfed and found one of the games Friday night and it occurred to me that this wasn’t pro basketball but a real fight for the gold medal. I’ve been a little disillusioned by the pro game for a number of years but I gained a real respect for players who were chosen for this Olympic team. I’m not going to do comparisons between this...
President Obama’s national health care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), will extend health care coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans. But health care coverage isn’t the same as health care. The problem is a shortage of doctors. The New York Times reports that, just as the ACA is poised to add millions to the health insurance rolls, the U.S. is on the brink of a critical doctor shortage. The Association of American Medical Colleges estimates that by 2015, the U.S. will have 62,900 fewer doctors than nee... Full story