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The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will host a pancake breakfast this Friday, Nov. 8 from 7:30 a.m. until noon. Everyone is welcome to attend and enjoy all you can eat pancakes with a choice of ham, sausage links or patty and coffee. The cost for the pancake breakfast is a suggested donation of $5 per person. The senior center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in Ritzville....
A friendly bidding competition between neighbors and friends, while honoring the accomplishments of local residents, highlights the activities at the 2013 Community Recognition Night and Auction on Saturday. The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) presents “An Evening in Athens” on Nov. 9 at the C.J. Newland American Legion Hall. The evening is highlighted by the presentation of awards, and paired with a Greek dinner and exciting auction items. The recognition night and auction is traditionally held in November, but...
With an 11th place finish at the 2B Regional Cross Country meet last Saturday, Heidi Hennings has earned herself a trip to the 2B state Cross Country Championships this weekend. Hennings will run at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco on Saturday, Nov. 9. Her race is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Pre-race activities will commence at 9:30 a.m....
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) is hosting the November general membership meeting at the H.E. Gritman Center on Thursday, Nov. 14, beginning at noon. The lunch is provided free, with a suggested donation of $4. The guest speaker for the afternoon meeting is Curtis Johnson, the general manager of Love’s Travel Stops. Johnson is a “one-minute manager” and teaches regularly at Work Source in Moses Lake on what managers are looking for in an employee. He is going to be providing an inside look on what a succe...
The Artist Trust organization is sending Artist Trust at Large speaker Melissa Cole to provide local artists with a one-hour presentation on developing their expertise at Ritzville City Hall on Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. Cole is presenting about artistic disciplines and how Artist Trust programs and resources can help local artists boost their careers. Cole’s expertise is with acrylic paintings, but she has a wide range of experience in creative arts, including writing over 30 children’s natural history books. She has spent the las...
Sterling Bank is making preparations to take the lead for organizing the annual Giving Tree. 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 wanting to participate. Completed forms should be retu...
A night of bingo, endless popcorn and the opportunity to win a turkey, is a winning combination during the annual Turkey Bingo event in Washtucna on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Lions Den. Turkey Bingo is hosted by the Washtucna-Benge Lions Club. Hot dogs, chilidogs, soda pop and candy are available to purchase from the kitchen. Bingo is one of the Lions Club’s fundraisers, with proceeds used for projects in the community....
The Ralston Grange Community Thanksgiving Potluck is being held on Tuesday, Nov. 19, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the grange hall in Ralston. A program with the theme, “Giving Thanks For Cowboy’s and Country” will follow the potluck. Anyone who would like to contribute a number for the program is asked to contact Randy Roth at 659-0893 or email [email protected]. The annual Community Christmas Party will take place this year on Sunday, Dec. 15, at 5 p.m. Both events are open to the general public....
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center has announced the second annual “Sunday after Church dinner” to take place on Sunday, Nov. 17, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Ritzville center. On the menu is fall beef stew, salad, homemade biscuits and Dutch apple pie. The cost is $10 per adult and $6 for children. Pre-sale tickets are available from any board member beginning Friday, Nov. 8 and continuing until Friday, Nov. 15. Tickets can also be purchased by calling the senior center at 659-1921. Tickets will also be available on Nov. 8 at the...
Due to Veterans Day holiday on Monday, Nov. 11, the Parks & Recreation District No. 4 in Ritzville has rescheduled the regular monthly board meeting. The meeting has been rescheduled to take place on Monday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Public Works conference room. On the agenda for this meeting is discussing the budget for the 2014 calendar year....
Cool Threads 4-H Club hosted other 4-H’ers interested on learning to make duct tape flowers on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Ritzville Public Library. TyAnn Tellefson, a 4-H member from Warden, taught a group of 18 people to make duct tape flowers. The group ended up with a variety of decorated pens, barrettes, magnets and a ring. LienHoa Hollenback and Melanie Spivey served refreshments of cupcakes in honor of their birthdays....
While World War II served as a time of tragedy and terror, 70 years later Barney Streeter is still able to recall moments of the war with happiness, laughter, and fond memories of friends and fellow servicemen. His apartment serves as a proud reminder of his service to his country and helps honor those who were not as fortunate as him. Streeter remembers getting his call from Uncle Sam in February 1943, being drafted alongside four other young men from the area surrounding...
With two candidates on the General Election ballot for the Town of Lind mayor position, incumbent Jamie Schmunk has been reelected to serve a second term for the town. Schmunk received 65.05 percent of total votes, defeating challenger and former mayor, Larry Koch, to continue in the mayoral position. Schmunk unseated Koch four years ago in the last General Election, and ran for reelection in order to continue serving the community in a positive and informed way. Schmunk...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna Lady Tigercats showed their grit and determination to continue the volleyball season, but their efforts fell just short in the first round district game against Garfield-Palouse on Monday. The Lady Tigercats pushed the match into five sets, finally falling to Gar-Pal with scores of 25-23, 22-25, 18-25, 25-21 and 12-15, and ending the Lady Tigercats’ season. Head coach Sarah Mayer said the match displayed the drastic improvements the team and individuals have made over the course of the season. Mayer a...
The LRS Broncos celebrate their Northeast 2B League Championship Tuesday. Playoffs begin for team this Friday against NWC. -Journal photo by Stephen McFadden...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos are a tight knit, talented group of athletes. Tuesday night they recorded their 21st consecutive win, sealing the deal on another undefeated regular season, claiming ownership of their second league championship and launching a run at the WIAA 2B State Football Championship. Tuesday, the Broncos met the Colfax Bulldogs to play the previously cancelled league game. The game was originally slated for Friday, Oct. 25, but was delayed due to a...
With wins over Liberty and Reardan at the Bi-County 2B Volleyball Tournament Saturday, the Lady Broncos have advanced to the Regional Tournament with an opening round match at 10:45 a.m. in Pasco. They will play Tri-Cities Prep at Chiawana High School to start the day. If they win, they will advance to face the winner of Davenport versus Dayton. If they lose to Tri-Cities Prep, they will meet the loser from the same pairing. The loser bracket game is scheduled for 12:30 p.m....
The LWK Tigercats faced a nearly flawless Liberty Christian team on Friday night when the Warriors secured a 78-8 win over the Tigercats. The game technically served as a junior varsity game as the Tigercats forfeited the match up prior to the start of league play. Head coach Justin Ziebell said the team forfeited the game before league began because the team already knew six starting athletes would be missing, due to the National FFA Convention. Ziebell made the decision to...
The students at Lind-Ritzville Middle School (LRMS) are finding themselves in the middle of a balancing act as they precariously juggle different components of life such as academics, family, athletics, FFA, honor society and now, robotics team. The robotics team, with their knowledgeable advisor Lance Marquardt, is learning how to program a robot known as the “Boe-Bot” which they will enter in different competitions. In fact, they will be competing in the Zillah Robot Challenge on Dec. 18. In the weeks precluding the com...
One week in Kentucky proved to be all the time Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter members needed in order to return home as Gold Emblem Teams at the 86th Annual National FFA Convention and Expo in Louisville. With two teams traveling to compete, Agronomy and Marketing Plan, the group of students excelled in their contests to earn a third and fifth national finish. The Marketing Plan team earned the third place finish, while the Agronomy team secured fifth place at nationals. The two...
We all want to see our town come back to some of its former life and flourish. This community is very lucky to have a person like John Rankin with all his many talents, putting forth a huge amount of his time and skills to bring our theater back to its former glory. He is one of the few people I know who, wanting to see this town rise again, jumps in there and gets the job done when something needs fixing. He kept the Ritzville Art Gallery functioning doing most, if not all, of its fix-it’s the three years it was open. So t...
Herb Benzel died at the age of 84 on Nov. 2 at his home in Ritzville, after a battle with pancreatic cancer, surrounded by his family. He was born on Dec. 18, 1928, to Fred and Lydia Benzel, and farmed his entire life in Ritzville. He loved bowling and bowled until the age of 84. He bowled a 300 at the age of 70 and thought all of his family members should bowl. He had such a passion for bowling, he went to great lengths to make sure the bowling alley was a part of the...
I think we can honestly say that we’ve reached that part of the season where every game makes you nervous. There are no ‘gimmes’ anymore. They all count and an injury here or there creates matchup problems, as well as concerns about depth. If you are like me, I’m sure you thought that Seattle’s game on Sunday was going to be a breeze, and there would be a lot of free substituting in the second half and the only thing that was in doubt was the final score. Those types of games...
Every year, Nov. 11 is set aside as a day for Americans to remember and honor veterans of all wars who fought to protect the freedoms we all too often take for granted. This Veterans Day we must also take time to thank those servicemen and women currently protecting us and our way of life for their continued dedication to service and sacrifice. Veterans Day should not only be a time of solemn reflection, but also a time of celebration for the victories that our nation has achieved in our struggle to preserve peace, freedom,...
In the midst of all the turmoil, confusion and partisan infighting over the Affordable Care Act, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s words have come back to haunt us: “We have to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it.” Well, now we know. Millions of people who buy their own health insurance are losing their coverage because their policies don’t qualify under Obamacare. Contrary to the president’s repeated assurances, they can’t keep their policies or their doctors. And because Obamacare requires policies to...