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The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce invites the community to join the local Christmas celebrations this upcoming week. The first event will be Thursday, Dec. 1, for Business After Hours at Sunny Spot Floral and Gifts, starting at 5:30 p.m. Connie Galbreath’s store is Christmas Central; stop by for appetizers, enter to win door prizes and have your Snowman picture taken. Christmas at the Clock will be on Friday, Dec. 2, at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Linda Kadlec will do the Tree Lighting and she will have her special guest, Santa! T...
The Ralston Grange will continue the tradition of sponsoring a Christmas potluck and program. This year the annual event will take place on Sunday, Dec. 4, and will begin at 5 p.m. This event is open to all area residents with families in Ritzville, Lind, Washtucna, Benge and Ralston. Those attending are requested to bring a potluck dish and a contribution to the Christmas program. Children are especially encouraged to participate by sharing musical and dancing talents. The program will follow the potluck dinner and the...
The Ritzville Police Department is gearing up for the annual Shop with a Cop program. Local law enforcement, including the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol will take selected children shopping for Christmas gifts for their siblings and parents. With the slumping economy, there is greater need in the area. Police Chief David McCormick said the program normally helps 10 children. This year that number has grown to 17. McCormick is reaching out to the community to help local law enforcement make t... Full story
The Lind Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 12th annual Lind Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 5:30 p.m. The festivities for the event will begin at 3 p.m. the same day. There will be free chili, soup, hot dogs and pictures with Santa all available at the Lind Senior Center. All parade entries can be registered at the Lind Lions Club from 4:45 to 5:15 p.m. and the parade will start immediately after at 5:30 p.m. Those interested in entering the parade should be creative and remember that it is a lighted parade...
The Ritzville High School Theatre Arts students will be putting on a production called “The Fearsome Pirate Frank” on Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. in the grade school gym. Pat Lydersen wrote “The Fearsome Pirate Frank” and it is presented courtesy of Pioneer Drama Service. The play is a pirate farce with 20 actors playing more than 60 different characters. Tickets can be purchased from Theatre Arts students and are $5 in advance or $6 at the door. In order to be put in touch with a Theatre Arts student, call the high school office...
The FBLA and FFA chapters at Ritzville High School rivalry food drive in association with the Apple Cup game is complete. The winner of the Apple Cup food drive is the WSU Cougars. The Cougars won with a total of 194 non-perishable food items while the Huskies put up a good fight with 165 food donations. The donations were delivered to The Pantry on Wednesday, Nov. 30, just in time for the holidays.... Full story
Creating one-of-a-kind garments, designer style patterns and unique woven fabrics are Linda Kubik’s artistic expression. Those efforts will be well represented on Friday evening when she is the featured artist at the Ritzville Art Gallery’s December First Friday event beginning at 5:30 p.m. Raised in Ritzville and a graduate of the University of Washington with a Bachelors Degree in clothing, textiles and art, Kubik credits her career to 4-H. She has been sewing for 50 yea... Full story
Sterling Savings Bank is hosting its annual Giving Tree event that started last week and will conclude on Friday, Dec. 9. There are around 90 ornaments on the tree this year. The ages of those in need range from 0-18 year olds and people 65 years and older. Gifts purchased can be left under the tree wrapped or unwrapped at the bank. Please attach the ornament to the gift to let the staff know what has already been purchased. Sterling Savings Bank is also asking for donations of wrapping paper, bows and other present wrapping...
Fall prevention classes began at the Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ’s fellowship hall on Monday, Nov. 14, to help participants reduce their chances of injuring themselves in a fall. Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) classes are sponsored by the ZP Church and East Adams Rural Hospital. SAIL classes take place on Mondays and Thursdays at 3 p.m. at the ZP Church. Each class lasts about an hour and it has a warm-up and stretching portion, followed by aerobics and ending with a cool down. The class works on i... Full story
A partnership between Big Bend Community College and Inland Helicopters of Spokane will provide opportunities for students to become helicopter pilots while earning an associates degree. The new helicopter pilot training program begins in January of 2012. “This is another example of the type of public/private partnerships we must establish to create new programs in today’s economy,” said BBCC President Bill Bonaudi. The partnership opens a new range of careers for BBCC aviation students, including emergency medical servi...
Election results in Adams County were certified Tuesday morning following the final vote tally following the Nov. 8 General Election. A contested Ritzville City Council race was narrowly decided, just missing the threshold for a required manual recount. Incumbent Barney Street defeated Debbie Chapman by nine votes, 315-306. A recount is automatically initiated when the margin of victory is less than one-half of one percent. In this race, Streeter garnered 50.72 percent of the vote to Chapman’s 49.28 percent. Streeter finished...
Unknown vandals gained access to Lind High School late Friday night, breaking windows, discharging fire extinguishers and taking a laptop computer and digital camera. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the incident as a burglary. Undersheriff John Hunt said the investigation is ongoing. “There was evidence left at the scene that may be helpful, but we are not willing to disclose that at this time,” Hunt said. The burglary was reported at 11:41 p.m. Friday after the Lind Fire Department responded to the schoo... Full story
The staffing schedule for next year’s Lind and Ritzville’s combined school district will be discussed at the next Ritzville School Board meeting on Monday, Dec. 19, and Lind School Board meeting on Dec. 26. The staffing schedules will be released to the staff at both school districts on Wednesday, Dec. 7.... Full story
Happy Advent, everyone, Thanksgiving is over and the Christmas lights are beginning to light our nights. It is fun to prepare for Christmas, which is what Advent is all about. It is getting ready for Jesus to come, remembering he came as a baby, knowing that he will come again and in the meanwhile inviting Jesus to dwell in our hearts. I love this time of year, because I can see God at work creating and renewing us as we celebrate our lives together. Speaking of celebrating, The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce will be... Full story
The coming weeks will be devoted to one of this city’s sport’s heroes, coaching legend Benner T. Cummings. Benner was a man who forged an indelible mark in Ritzville history by creating swim champions out of small town sons of farmers and merchants. In only 10 weeks every summer for 14 years, Benner trained a handful of young men to compete against and defeat swimmers who trained year around. At age 85, Benner still possesses the spark that ignited our community 60 years ago. We, who had the privilege to learn and train und... Full story
LaCrosse/Washtucna football coach Jeff Nelson was presented with an award for being Coach of the Week on Monday, Nov. 21. The NFL High School Coach of the Week is sponsored by Sterling Savings Bank and focuses on rewarding coaches for their involvement with youth football. Each week during football season, the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington State Football Coaches Association selected two football coaches to win their award. Nelson won the NFL High School Coach of the... Full story
Last week, Ritzville Grade School was filled with legendary individuals ranging from Tutankhamen to Elizabeth Taylor. A total of 74 students participated in the Living Wax Museum event that took place in the Grade School small gym and a few classrooms. The Living Wax Museum had two performances, one in the evening of Monday, Nov. 21, and one daytime performance on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Students from grades 6-8 participated in the performance. Each student dressed as a famous...
On Nov. 21 and 22, Mrs. Cindy Edgren’s sixth-eighth grade students performed a Living Wax Museum. It was a great success and many people turned out to watch the students. In all, 75 students took part in the Wax Museum. Not only did Ritzville Grade School and high school students come see the performance, Benge students came as well as junior high students from Lind Junior High. Thank you to all who helped out by donating, or loaning, costumes and props. Some costumes were made, such as Napoleon’s jacket. Thank you, Sharon Oe...
It is that time of year when all of the local schools start their holiday performances. Here is the schedule of upcoming Christmas programs. LaCrosse will have a Christmas concert on Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. at the pit. All of the students from preschool to eighth grade will participate. Lind School District will host one Christmas concert on Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. This will involve all students from grades K-12. Ritzville Grade School will have a Christmas performance on Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. in...
Lind and Ritzville’s school boards plan to have their first combined meeting on Monday, Jan. 23. The meeting will be held in Lind and will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Lind High School library. The two school boards will rotate meeting locations during these combined meetings and will discuss the full schedule of meetings in January.... Full story
The Lind School Board met on Monday, Nov. 28, to discuss the Maintenance and Operations levy renewal. The current levy is at $2.67 generating $597,879. The Board has proposed a new levy assessment at $3.05, which should create a total amount of $688,573. The last levy passed at an amount of $2.84 before the equalization of the state, creating the total amount to become less. The levy is a major part of funding for the district and the new proposed levy will replace the existing one. The Board most vote again on the levy...
Lind High School agriculture program received a plaque for being the Region One Outstanding Middle/Secondary School Agricultural Educational Program for 2010-2011 on Monday, Nov. 28, at the high school. Andy Williams, the agriculture teacher, received the award in St. Louis, Mo., at a National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) conference on Nov. 16. This specific award is sponsored by the National FFA Alumni Association and is only given to six programs nationwide.... Full story
Members of the Peace by Piece Quilt Guild are hoping to put together a t-shirt quilt made from the shirts of previous Ritzville Blues, Brews and BBQs that have been sold throughout the past 18 years. The Blues Fest executive committee has already donated several shirts to the group for the project, but many of the years are missing. Guild member Diane Eastman is heading up the project. If you have any shirts you wish to donate to the group or have any questions, contact Eastman at 659-0353. The group is planning to have the...
The Palmer College of Chiropractic named Jacob Kragt of Ritzville to the Dean’s List for the fourth trimester on Nov. 18. Kragt is currently a fifth trimester student in the Doctor of Chiropractic program. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.50 in all studies for the respective term. The highest possible GPA is a 4.00. Daniel David Palmer established Palmer as the first chiropractic college in 1897. Palmer College of Chiropractic received accreditation from the Cou...