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Four seasons of weather all happened in one day this past week. Sometimes meal preparation is like the weather. Life throws out multiple tasks and responsibilities each day and cooking must happen in between. Several easy to prepare recipes came my way and they are a nice change from slow-cooker dishes. Barb Schlimmer of Odessa shared the recipe for Sloppy Joe Casserole, a dish she brought to a recent potluck dinner. She found the recipe on all-recipes.com. Chop the...
LIND — The following residents will are celebrating birthdays from April 17-24: Birthdays April 18 — Vernon Shepard April 19 — Dick Davis April 20 — Shannon Davis April 21 — Hadyn Suchland Reynolds and Hailey Morgan Ecker April 22 — Melissa Knodel and Theresa Longmeier April 23 — Cassandra Branson, Dale Stevenson, Bradley Wills, Yumi Branson, Lance Williamson, Abigail Reid, Sean Crow and Oliver Greenwalt. April 24 — Tammy Doyle...
RITZVILLE – Visit the Ritzville Festivals building on Sunday afternoons, and you'll see Temple Gefre, Brooklyn Norton, Madisyn Cameron and their families busily preparing this year's float for the upcoming parade season. Last year, the float debuted Friday afternoon, June 9, when "Ritzville Rocks" emerged from the festivals building and its driver, Jackson Bartlett, cranked up the rock music. Riding the float were Miss Lind-Ritzville Madison Bartlett, and her princesses, Hanna...
RITZVILLE - Ritzville Public Library will host a special presentation of "Stomp and South: The Untold Story of Northwest Rock & Roll" on April 19. The program will take pace at 5:30 p.m. at the library, 302 W. Main Ave. Peter C. Blecha will be lead a public discussion during the presentation. Blecha is the director of the Northwest Music Archives in Seattle, and a historian, author and musician. Blecha was a member of several rock'n'roll bands in the early 1970s in Western...
I didn’t grow up in Ritzville in the traditional sense, but the city is still is dear to my heart. It makes me think of cold Popsicle juice dripping down my hand as I walk home from the pool on a Thursday night during an extended summer break at my grandparents’ house by the tennis court. It makes me think of the smell of dirt that wafts in the air during harvest time and the constant sneezing from the wheat germ in the air. It makes me think of home. My husband, son and I moved here from Spokane last year to get rea...
WASHTUCNA — Preschool and elementary school students participated in Reading Month in March, reading hundreds of books and thousands of pages. This year’s theme was “Grow Where You Are Planted.” This year, the preschool read 345 books, school officials said. Elementary school students read a total of 20,915 pages. Students focused their reading efforts learning about plants, as well as participating in related activities, school officials said. Each week started with a teacher reading an entire story to students in a school...
CASTLE ROCK - The Lind-Ritzville High School FFA floriculture team took fourth-place March 23 in a career development event at Castle Rock High School. Lind-Ritzville was the smallest school to field at team at the event. In addition to the team taking fourth, student Claire Wellsandt took eighth-place as an individual. Richland High School's team won the event, followed by East Valley (Moxee) and Castle Rock in third. East Valley's Ruby Zepeda won the individual title,...
RITZVILLE – Here are the meals being offered by the H.E. Gritman Senior Center in Ritzville and the Lind Senior Center in Lind. H.E Gritman Senior Center The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is serving the following: • Wednesday, Apr. 10 - Chicken & rice soup, salad and roll. • Thursday, Apr. 11 - Beef tips, mashed potatoes, vegetable and roll. • Monday, Apr. 15 - Chili, corn bread and salad. • Tuesday, Apr. 16 - Hamburger, fries and jello salad. • Wednesday, Apr. 17 - Chicken alfredo, vegetable and roll. – All meals are served wi...
The Easter bunny holds Jewl Bronson as big sister Apple Allen poses with Luna Bronson during the Eagles Aerie's annual egg hunt Saturday, March 23 in City Park. For more on the Easter egg hunt, see Page 8....
LIND — The following residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries between March 27 and April 3: Birthdays March 27 — Bernie Reid and Ashlynn Norton March 29 — Emma Dixon and Caitlin Strohmaier March 30 — Brandon Davey Jr. and teresa Smith. March 31 — Amy Watson and Josh Wills April 2 — Paula Bell and Grant Miller April 3 — Bryden Laird, Brooks Edwin Lobe and Beckham O’Neill Anniversaries March 31 —Jeff and Alibama Peel April 2 — Gary and Laureen Reyling...
LACROSSE - Public Works Supervisor Don Keeney has been on the job for 40 years. On Thursday, March 14, the Town Council recognized him for his years of service and commitment to LaCrosse. "It's something you have to like to do, or you wouldn't stick with it," Keeney said, of being supervisor. "You have to love the work." Town Clerk and Treasurer Angela Broeckel said Keeney started working March 12, 1984. Keeney said he wouldn't have stayed so long if it weren't for the fact...
RITZVILLE – Two local boys received scouting's highest honor at a well-attended Court of Honor at the headquarters of the Washington Association of Wheat Growers on March 10. Chairman Harry Schafer led Eagle Scouts Shawn Steinberger and Michael Nichols in the "Eagle Charge and Pledge," and guest speaker Dr. Charles M. Sackmann and Scoutmaster Nathaneil Christman offered words of encouragement and recognition. In a pre-ceremony interview, Nichols and Steinberger recounted t...
RITZVILLE - And they're off! At 9 a.m. Saturday, March 23, children raced through City Park to gather eggs at the annual Easter Egg Hunt. A large contingent of parents, grandparents and children participated in the hunt hosted by the local Eagles Aerie. Sections of the park were cordoned off with yellow tape to separate children into three groups: ages 1-4, 5-8 and 9-12. At the hunt's conclusion, children and parents lined up at the park shelter and volunteers handed out...
RITZVILLE – Colorful Easter eggs and tasty treats will be coming to a basket near year beginning this weekend. Both the communities of Ralston and Ritzville will host Easter egg huts on Saturday, March 23. Ralston Ralston Grange’s annual Easter egg hunt begins at 9 a.m. at Keppler Memorial Park, located on state Highway 261, near the grange hall, according to Randy Roth. “Kids of all ages may participate, as there will be different areas for the various age groups,” Roth said. “Following the egg hunt, there will be games and...
LIND – The following residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from March 20-26: Anniversaries March 20 — Walter and Samantha Crow Birthdays March 22 — Donna Bittick March 23 — Tom Strohmaier and Rachel Width-Branson March 25 — Michael Thorne March 26 — Debbie Starring and Tanya Mullins....
WASHTUCNA - The Washtucna FFA won several awards at the March 8 FFA Agronomy and Food Science event. Hannah Hille, Noah Dockery, Hailee Noser, Addie Herold and Kaden DeBell took first place in the Food Science Team competition. Meanwhile, Arianna Lujan, Zenaida Lujan, Abbigail Northern, Sadie Waldvogel, Natahlia Rundquist and Christian Lisenbey took fifth-place in the same team event. The Agronomy Team of Maddie Bartlett, Drake Gloyn, Kalea Herold and Ali Bartlett took third...
RALSTON — Ralston Grange's annual Easter egg hunt is slated for Saturday, March 23. According to Randy Roth, the event starts at 9 a.m. at Keppler Memorial Park, located on state Highway 261, near the grange hall. "Kids of all ages may participate, as there will be different areas for the various age groups," Roth said. "Following the egg hunt, there will be games and crafts for the kids at the Ralston Grange Hall, across the street from the park." Grange members and event organizers want to be sure every child goes home w...
RITZVILLE – More than 200 family members, friends and residents cheered and applauded Sunday, March 10, as judges awarded this year's Miss Ritzville title to high school junior Temple Gefre. The remaining young women - Brooklyn Norton, Madisyn Cameron, Addy Colbert and Claire Wellsandt - were honored as princesses. The Miss Ritzville pageant took place in the Ritzville Grade School gymnasium. This year's theme, "Born to Rock," will feature prominently on the community float i...
LIND – The following residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from March 13-29: Anniversaries March 13 — Steven and Holly Thompson March 14 — Brent and Jacque Bowman Birthdays March 13 — Kayla Garinder and Ann Marie Miller March 16 — Darrell Kuhm, LeRoy Watson and Alan Strohmaier. March 17 — Cory Fritchie, Amanda Suchland, Cortnie Strohmaier, Morgan Pfaff and Otto Smith....
CONNELL — The American Red Cross is asking area residents to consider donating blood this month at two local events. On Thursday, March 14, Connell High School, 1100 W. Clark Road, will host a blood driver from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Then on Wednesday, March 27, a blood drive is planned for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Othello Church of the Nazarene, 835 S. 10th Ave., Othello. The blood drives are the only ones currently scheduled in the area, the American Red Cross reported. People of all blood types — especially those with Type O — are n...
The Adams County Sheriff's Posse hosted a community event and fundraiser Saturday evening, March 2. "We had an incredible turnout and an absolute blast at this year's event," Sheriff Dale Wagner said. Pictured, Miss Rodeo Othello Milie Cobb joined in the celebration....
LIND – The following local residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from March 6-13: Anniversaries March 7 — Frank and Franki Perry. March 10 — Sam and Amber Gillin. March 13 — Steven and Holly Thompson. Birthdays March 6 — Kirk Sager and Theodore Smith. March 7 — Ted Suchland, Jeff Holland and Morgan Senn. March 8 — Brandon Knodel. March 9 — Tommy Schuler. March 10 — Pam Suchland and Aaron Ritz. March 12 — Char Baker. March 13 — Kayla Gardner and Ann Marie Miller....
LIND – The following local residents are celebrating birthdays from March 1-5: March 1 — Lucas Beard and Tim Hayes March 2 — Sheri Dworshak March 3 — Shelley Miller March 4 — Hailey Grant Kerr and Kellisa Kulh March 5 — Jacob Reeve, Frank Perry, Dawn Aby, Megan J. Wills and Evelyn Pfaff....
Why is it that when we are asked to introduce ourselves our minds go blank and we become strangers in our minds? What should be a simple straightforward task becomes uncomfortable and strenuous. How and where do I begin to explain who Heather is to you all? For starters, I have lived in Ritzville off and on for around 20 years and am a Class of 2010 Ritzville alumnus. When I was in grade school, I struggled and needed extra help in most subjects, one of which was reading. It wasn’t until I picked up “Harry Potter and the Sor...
KAHLOTUS — The community has a new organization in town to help indigent residents. The Kahlotus Community Klothing Closet opened Feb. 10 in the Lion’s Club, 255 E. Wenston St. The Lion’s Club donated the space in exchange for locating a donation bucket in the Klothing Closet to help raise funds for local scholarships. Kahlotus Community Closet is accepting donations; a drop-off area has been established in nearby Connell at M&M Motel, 730 S. Columbia Ave. The Klothing Closet hosted a community give-away event Satur...