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Jennifer Anderson and her husband, Gerry, moved to Lind almost six years ago from the west side of the state. Since then she has become active in Lind politics, currently serving as a member of the Lind School Board. On the general election ballot, Anderson now hopes to be selected over incumbent Paula Bell to serve on the Lind Town Council. She is running for Position No. 4. Anderson is a Kentridge High School graduate from Kent, Wash. She earned a degree in elementary education from Western Washington University. She...
Paula Bell looks to continue the work she started when appointed to the Lind Town Council in 2008. A resident of Lind since 1976, Bell is a veteran member of the Lind School District staff as the business education instructor at the Lind Junior/Senior High School. She is a 1972 Pasco High School graduate and holds an AA degree from Columbia Basin College and Bachelors degree from Central Washington University. Bell, and her husband, Jeff, have two children. Among her civic...
Jan Collard wants to be mayor of Ritzville. It would be her first elected role in government. A 20-plus-year resident of Ritzville, Collard attended high school and college in Michigan. She earned a Bachelors degree in business education with a minor in political science. Collard is also working to complete a Master’s degree in theology through online courses. She and her husband, Peter, have five children and six grandchildren. Collard describes herself as a retired h... Full story
The race for mayor for the City of Ritzville is an odd one. Incumbent mayor Linda Kadlec is a write-in candidate. When the filing period was open, she signed on to run for a second term as mayor. When two other candidates filed, she opted to withdraw from the race. The next twist came when one of the candidates withdrew as well. Kadlec then decided she had made a mistake and wanted to seek re-election. The current mayor is a 20-year veteran of city hall, having served 16... Full story
The Lind Community Church, with help from friends of the church, will host its Election Day Soup Supper on Tuesday, Nov. 8, in the church fellowship hall. Sponsoring the event is the Women’s Fellowship group. The supper will feature five homemade soups: clam chowder, cheesy broccoli, chicken noodle, taco and southwest chicken. The menu will also include coleslaw, bread, a beverage and a variety of pies to choose from. The meal is $7 for adults and $3 for children six years of age and under and open to all members and f...
Area veterans are encouraged to contact the Ritzville High School with updated or new information for the annual Veterans Day assembly on Nov. 10 beginning at 9:15 a.m. at Gilson gym. The program is open to the public, and those attending are encouraged to wear patriotic colors. The school is in the process of updating and revising the slideshow that includes biographies of local veterans, who are asked to contact the high school office at 659-1720 or Donna Koch at [email protected] to update or add information to...
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) offered on Oct. 19 for public review and comment the next generation of permits to increase environmental protections against polluted runoff in Eastern Washington. The state’s most populated urban areas are required to have this permit under the federal Clean Water Act. The permits, required to be updated every five years by the federal Clean Water Act, are key tools to prevent and control runoff. They are designed to gradually increase environmental protections over time. R...
The comforting smell of food in the kitchen, the delicate splash of wine in a glass and the ongoing tradition of friendship being celebrated are all too familiar to these three ladies. Gayle (Kincaid) Williams, Wesley Ann (Fode) Schulhauser and Terri Kaye (Maier) Ste. Marie have created an annual “Grandma Weekend” and for the past 18 years they have gathered to talk about life and enjoy each other’s company. “Grandma Weekend,” deservingly called that because between the three...
Washington’s Cattlemen set focus on Trade, Wolves, ID and the Beef Checkoff at the upcoming 2011 WCA Convention. The Washington Cattlemen’s Association is set to hold it’s annual convention in Walla Walla at the Marcus Whitman Hotel, Nov. 9-12, 2011, to discuss current events in the beef industry and set direction for efforts to affect state and national policy in 2012. Thursday Nov. 10, the WCA Animal Health and Research Beef Cattle Improvement committees will address a variety of animal health issues such as Trich resea... Full story
The AAUW Book Club will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 8, beginning at 2 p.m. at Perkins Restaurant. The book under discussion will be “Handle With Care” by Jodi Picoult. “Room” by Emma Donoghue will be the topic of discussion at the Ritzville Public Library Book Club on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the library basement....
Tekoa-Oakesdale defeated the Lady Tigercats on Saturday in Volleyball. Then the LaCrosse-Washtucna ladies bounced back Tuesday with a win over Rosalia. In Saturday’s match the Lady Tigercats fell in three, 18-25, 13-25 and 11-25. Logan Harder had eight kills and nine digs. Anne Fleming finished with six assists. “The team served really well,” said head coach Sarah Mayer. “We will continue to work on transitioning and covering the block.” Against Rosalia the team posted a win in four games, 25-18, 20-25, 25-21 and 25-16. Ha... Full story
A rivalry game is just that, whether you are in contention for a playoff game or not. That’s how the LaCrosse-Washtucna Tigercats approached Friday’s battle with St. John-Endicott. The Tigercats had suffered several close losses, enough to bounce them out of playoff contention. But the Friday night battle was more about pride and bragging rights between a pair of long-time rivals. The Tigercats reigned supreme Friday, rolling to a 46-0 thrashing. “Our kids were hungry,” head coach Jeff Nelson said. We have been a little...
On senior night , the Lady Broncos came out strong against the Colfax Lady Bulldogs, the class of the league. They battled nearly point-for-point in the first game. The energy and effort kept them in the first game until the very end, when they lost it 25-21. Ultimately Colfax won the match in three games, 12-25, 15-25 and 16-25 Tuesday night. “We came out strong in the first game,” head coach Cari Galbreath said. “Our energy was good early on but we didn’t sustain it. Our mid... Full story
There was no scoring blow out this weekend for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos. But there was victory, a sweet victory over rival Reardan on the Indians’ home field Friday night. The league powerhouses and longtime rivals met in a classic match up that results in a nailbiting finish ending in the Broncos favor. Injuries, bumps and brusies had the Broncos limping a bit during the game. Head coach Greg Whitmore was particularly pleased with the first drive of the game – whi...
Junior high basketball for girls has started! The junior high girls will be coached by Mr. Steve Nygren and Mr. Nick Weishaar. The Broncos will practice in Lind and Ritzville to get ready for their games. The girls will have two weeks of practice before their first game. Their first game will be Nov. 10 against Wilbur-Creston, at Wilbur. Please come and cheer for your junior high Broncos! Time is flying! Football and volleyball are done. Tuesday was the start of junior high girls’ basketball! Tuesday was also the all-day w...
The Lind FFA’s excursion to Indianapolis for the National FFA Convention turned into a trophy collecting trip. The chapter’s agronomy team captured third place overall as a team. The individual members also placed high in the rankings. Bridger Smith finished eighth overall. Maya Wahl came in 13th. Connor O’Neill followed in 16th and Scott Diefenbach finished 18th. The marketing team, featuring two Lind High School graduates, captured fifth place. The team consisted of Saige Ca...
The Publications class is selling old yearbooks from Ritzville High School. The following years are available: 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. Cost is $25 for any year prior to 2011. A 2011 copy will run $45. Make checks payable to Ritzville School District. All money raised will be divided between the library and...
First and foremost, I want to thank you for all you have done for the American Cancer Society. I would also like to introduce myself since most of you do not know who I am. My name is Jen Kronvall and I am your new staff partner for the Relay For Life of Ritzville. I am very excited to be a part of your community and this amazing event! In addition, I wanted to take this time to inform you about some amazing leadership opportunities with the Relay For Life of Ritzville. As many of you already know, we have a number of holes... Full story
Sterling Savings Bank will continue to take the reigns of organizing the annual Giving Tree, according to Tanya Rodriguez of the Ritzville branch. Qualifications for this year’s Giving Tree are as follows: • Limited to children ages newborn to 18 years of age • Senior citizens ages 65 or older • Recipients must live in the household fulltime and live within Ritzville, Lind, Sprague, Washtucna or Benge Assistance request letters will be sent this week to previous participants, and forms are available at the bank for anyone...
Mary J. (Hille) Shelman, age 97, died Oct. 18, 2011. She was born the fouth of seven children to Daniel and Matilda Hille on Jan. 26, 1914, on the family farm south of Ritzville. She lived most of her 97 years in that community. After graduation from Ritzville High School, she ventured to Spokane to attend the original Kinman Business University and graduated from there in 1932. While she was working as a secretary in Spokane, she met the love of her life, Estol Shelman. They were married at her family home near Ralston on...
Adam and Jamie (Arlt) Munro, of Moses Lake, are the parents of their second child, a daughter, Brooke Ann Munro, born Sept. 27, 2011, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. At birth Brooke weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces and measured 20.5 inches in length. She joins a sister, Mya, age 2-1/2 years old. Maternal grandparents are Brad and Debbie Arlt of Ritzville. Paternal grandparents are Jeff and Mary Ann Munro of Orchard Park, NY. Maternal great-grandparents are Richard and Darleen Kagele of Ritzville and Don Arlt of...
Sept. 24, 6:43 p.m. – A Benge complainant advised of an unknown injury single vehicle rollover collision near East Benge-Winona Road and East Troupe Road. Deputy Ben Buriak arrived on scene and later determined the driver was under the influence. Buriak arrested the driver, Edyth Darlene McPherson, who was booked into the Adams County Jail for DUI. Sept. 24, 2:16 p.m. – A Davenport complainant advised of a semi pulling doubles driving across both lanes of traffic and erratic speed. Complainant also advised they were fol...
I’ve done this long enough to honestly say that when I don’t have a topic to fill a column I usually like to do a weekend wrap up of things that happened and give my take on them. A lot of times these comments actually make sense. So here goes nothing! The LRS Broncos win a big game in Reardan. Now I would hazard a guess that a lot of Broncos fans would have thought that LRS would have been able to take care of the Indians by a couple of touchdowns or so. But Reardan is ver...
When Gov. Chris Gregoire learned through a news story in The Olympian that the State Lottery Commission had bought itself a $49,000 Mercedes van to travel around in promoting ticket sales, she put the kibosh on it fast. The state is still so broke she had just called a special session of the legislature for November and she made clear this was no time for the lottery folks to be gallivanting around in a van they also were having equipped with gadgets for a total cost of $124,000. Sell it, she ordered, and make sure you get...
The dictionary defines “deadbeat” as someone who deliberately avoids paying their bills. It’s an unflattering label, but for Illinois, it’s now their unofficial new nickname: the Deadbeat State. Wracked by corruption and drowning in debt, the state of Illinois has surpassed California as the national poster child for fiscal mismanagement. In desperation last January, state lawmakers approved a massive increase in the state’s personal and corporate income taxes. Individual income taxes rose by 66 percent while corporate...