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A memorial reception was held on Sept.10 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, N. 202 Second St., Chewelah, for former Ford merchant Evelyn A. McMillan, 103, who passed away on Sept. 1, 2011, in Colville. Born on her grandparent’s ranch near Princeton, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1908, her family lived for two years in Bemidji, Minn., before moving to Ronan, Mont. When she was 13 her family moved to Missoula where she finished high school and enrolled at the University of Montana, majoring in music. She finished her formal...
Harold Samuel Simonsen, age 90, died on Sept. 9, 2011, at Life Care Center of Ritzville. He was born on Nov. 1, 1920, in Neligh, Neb., to Sam and Margaret Simonsen. At the age of 19 he moved to Chelan for work and met the apple of his eye, Barbara Faye O’Donnell. They were married on Sept. 28, 1941, in a double wedding with his best friend, and two years later had their first son, James Bryon. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. After his tour, they lived in Chelan, where he began his career at Seattle F...
My football coach, Dick Agee quoted the great Vince Lombardi at a practice one afternoon when he said, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing!” Now I’m not sure if Lombardi actually said those exact words but it didn’t matter because Coach Agee said it and meant it. Most people might think that Agee was a win-in-any-way-possible type of coach. I can honestly say that the two most difficult practices I ever participated in followed Friday night victories that Agee f...
Banner Bank has promoted Chad Kubik to real estate loan officer at the Spokane Real Estate Loan Center. He was formerly a retail branch manager in Cheney. “This promotion is well deserved,” said Banner Bank Senior Vice President/Real Estate Manager Jim Logghe. “Chad has proven himself to be a great asset to Banner Bank and his knowledge of both retail and real estate operations will be beneficial to our clients.” Kubik started with former F&M Bank as a teller in 2001. During his tenure, he’s also been a personal banker an...
Emmitt and Jullie Cain of Ritzville announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura M., to Michael M. Osborn, son of Tracy Osborn of Ritzville and Earl and Sandy Pipkin of El Cajon, Calif. The future bride is a graduate of Ritzville High School and is a student at Central Washington University majoring in pre-nursing and nuitrition. The future groom is a graduate of Ritzville High School and a student at Central Washington University majoring in safety and health management....
A downtown business will host an event featuring gourmet custom fudge handmade by a Ritzville resident this Friday, Sept. 16. Beginning at noon and continuing until 5 p.m., handmade and custom-made fudge by the Fudge 4 U company will be available for tasting at Sunny Spot Floral and Gifts. Fudge 4 U is owned by Mary Lira. For more information about the confections, contact Lira at 509-347-6863....