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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...
LIND — The annual Lind Alumni Association banquet will take place Saturday, May 4, in the Lind-Ritzville Middle School gymnasium, formerly Lind High School. This year, the organization is planning a 1 p.m. luncheon, rather than an evening dinner, organizers said. Beginning at 12:30 p.m., photos of honored classes will be taken in the gymnasium of the school, 507 N. E St. This year’s honored classes are: • 60 years – Class of 1964 • 50 years – Class of 1974 • 40 years – Class of 1984 • 30 years – Class of 1994 • 20 years – C...
People have always been stymied about the origins of April Fools' Day, dating all the way back to the late Middle Ages (as far as academics could confidently say). In 1760, the parody periodical Poor Robin's Almanac astutely asked a question on everyone's mind, including the line: "The First of April some do say/ Is set apart for all Fool's Day/ But why the people call it so/ Nor I nor they themselves do know." From its origins—whether in Ancient Rome, medieval England, or Ren...
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....
PULLMAN — Researchers in Washington State University's Department of Psychology and School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are looking for adults older than 50 to participate in a home sensor study. The researchers are examining how to use sensor data to create a complete picture of a person’s everyday routine behavior and activities to support more proactive and in the moment interventions. The sensors are placed around the home and track movement and temperature. They are unable to identify sound, take vis...
Chances are, you have yet to pick up the phone today to call someone, but you've likely messaged someone. Texting tops the list of the most popular forms of communication, with over 3 billion people worldwide using messaging apps as of 2021. Meanwhile, phone calls are on the decline. In the U.K. alone, in 2022, the volume of outgoing calls from fixed and mobile phones decreased by 24.5 billion minutes from the previous year, continuing a yearslong downward trend. As the...
How to pick the best toy for 5 different types of dogs Playing with your pooch offers them a laundry list of benefits. It can help prevent premature aging, reverse obesity, maintain healthy bones, ease arthritis, help remove toxins, and improve metabolism and insulin health. It helps puppies develop motor skills and can cause hormone and brain changes that teach them how to handle stressors and unexpected situations. Play also encourages mental stimulation and can help combat...
CONNELL — The American Red Cross is asking area residents to consider donating blood this month at two 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 neede...
Since the public launch of Open AI's ChatGPT in November 2022, artificial intelligence tools have become widely used by the general public. But one group was particularly quick to embrace the burgeoning technology: teenagers. According to a December 2023 report by ACT Inc., the creator and administrator of the standardized test for college-bound students, nearly half of the surveyed high school students (46%) reported using AI tools, especially ChatGPT, to help them with...
In January 2024, thousands of people earnestly responded to Elmo when the "Sesame Street" puppet prompted a mental health check-in on social media, asking, "How is everybody doing?" The same week, in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the harms of social media to children, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham accused Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg—and CEOs of other social media sites—of having "blood on [their] hands" for a "product that's killing people." Zuckerberg sai...
The year may have just gotten started, but 2024 is already looking to be an exciting year in film if the following list is any indication. As a result of the monthslong Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists strikes last year, industry experts, like those at Deadline, are expecting to see a huge drop in the number of major films set to premiere by the end of the year. Although last year saw 124 wide releases, 2024...
Weather teases us with just a hint of spring, then more snow, then gray rainy days. Heat from the oven ready casseroles and warm fresh baked cookies are perfect for chasing away the late winter chill. Oriental Chicken Medley, a rice-based casserole, may be made ahead to bake for the evening meal or baked right away after preparing. The recipe easily accommodates a family's preference in ingredients. The original recipe was on a Durkee French Fried onion can around 1992, but I have made many changes and additions. Oriental...
LIND – The following residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries during the month of February: Anniversaries Feb. 2 – Les and Ilona Branson Feb. 6 – Josh and Lyndenn Knodel Feb. 8 – Jim and Cheryl Haase Feb. 11 – Carter and Madison Stout Feb. 12 – Tyran and Rachel Doyle Feb. 17 – Dick and Barb Keith Feb. 20 – Grant and Nancy Miller Feb. 23 – Gale and Jean Gardner Feb. 26 – Tom and Lori Strohmaier Birthdays Feb. 1 – Michael Watson, Logan Gering and Briana Osborn Feb. 2 – James Dworshak Feb. 3 – Taylor Davey Feb. 4 ...
LIND – Here are the local anniversaries and birthdays for the month of December: Anniversaries Dec. 14 – Michael and Amy Branson, and Dick and Shannon Davis Dec. 22 – Greg and Jamie Schmunk Dec. 25 – Dave and Cheryle Allan Dec. 29 – Garry and Donna Bittick Dec. 31 – Palmer and Lauren Phillips Birthdays Dec. 1 – Mark Aby, tyler Ray Cashmere, Grace Kaplicky, Benjamin Blake and Beverly Lomax Dec. 2 – Sue Sackman Dec. 3 – Melissa Branson and Brynn Potts-Thome Dec. 4 – Jewel Stevenson and Denise Lund Dec. 5 – Dustin Norton Dec. 6...
LIND — The Lind-Ritzville Middle School Future Farmers of America competed Nov. 15 in the state Potato Evaluation Career Development competition with 45 other middle and high school teams. The team comprised three seventh graders and four eighth graders. Members included Makayla, Josephine, Sadie, Sara, Kenadie, Parker, Hagen, Leland and Morrighana....
LIND – Residents celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from Nov. 22-28 are: Anniversaries Nov. 24 – Gary and Sharon Lobe Birthdays Nov. 22 – Scott Branson, Curtis Gering, Al Strohmaier, Karlee Kerr and Allison Ritz Nov. 23 – Kevin Branson and Dakota Dursteler Nov. 24 – Shelly Strohmaier and Sue Hill Nov. 25 – Kolton Knodel and Paisley Davis Nov. 28 – Cooper Rushing...
New friends and family have steered my culinary interests toward gluten and dairy free recipes. For health and wellbeing, some folks must avoid certain ingredients or ingredient properties. Until recently, those avoiding gluten had to make everything from scratch and scrutinize package labels to avoid accidentally ingesting hidden gluten. Dairy is a little easier to spot but sometimes hides in the trace ingredients. Preparing meals for several group events gave me opportunity to experiment with several gluten/dairy free recip...
LIND – The annual Good Hope Lutheran Church Oktoberfest celebration returns to town Sunday, Oct 29. This year’s event at the Senior Center, 117 N. I St., features a German-style dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. German smoked sausage will be paired with mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, green beans, corn, applesauce, bread and a dessert, officials said, noting there is a cost. Good Hope congregation members will be setting up, serving and cleaning up. Take-outs are available as is delivery for shut-ins who live in tow...
LIND – The following residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays from Sept. 24 to Oct. 3: Anniversaries Sept. 25 – Ben and Jamie Williams Sept. 30 – B. Jay and and Pam Heider Oct. 1 – Jarod and Kaitlyn Biermann Birthdays Sept. 24 – Mayan Watson and Jarod Biermann Sept. 25 – Traci Wills and Garry Bittick Sept. 26 – Brandon Boettcher and Tanner Davis Sept. 27 – Bama Ramos Sept. 29 – Jeff Field Sept. 30 – Colton Dixon Oct. 1 – John Lobe and Elmer Sackmann Oct. 2 – Bentley Davey Oct. 3 – Tina Conner Oct. 4 – Liz Bierm...
BASIN CITY — Franklin County Sheriff’s Office will host its 40th Annual National Night Out at Memorial Park from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. National Night Out is a free community-building event with a family barbeque, a bouncy house and obstacle course, raffles and prizes, as well as music and entertainment. Sheriff Jim Raymond and his staff will be there to connect with residents, he said. “Together, we are making communities safer and more caring places to live,” he said in...
PASCO — Thirty area students qualified for Eastern Washington University’s 2023 Spring Quarter Dean’s List. To make the list, undergraduate students must earn 12 credits and maintain a 3.50 or better grade-point average. Here are the area students by city: Burbank — Elisabeth Cole Connell — Tariq Francois and Isabel Sanchez Kahlotus —Jenna Moore and Ray Orthmann Pasco — Hannah Bednarczyk, Deleelah Biebrich, Erma Chavez, Ellie Chavez, Mayra Claro, Xochilt Contreras, Angela Cruz Guadarrama, Eunice Deras, Natalie Garcia, Jose...
CONNELL — North Franklin Heritage Museum plans to remodel the condemned building that used to house a historical bank. The work will cost an estimated $400,000, so museum officials are asking for community donations. The Jesse L. Colley American Legion Post No. 195 was struggling to maintain funding for the upkeep of the building at 307 N. Columbia Ave. leading to its acquisition by the Heritage Museum on June 12. To add to the struggle, the building recently had its roof b...
RITZVILLE – Two Lind-Ritzville High School graduates will receive scholarships from AgWest Farm Credit. Taylor Galbreath, the daughter of John and Cari Galbreath of Ritzville; and Alexis Melcher, the daughter of Rodney and Jani Melcher of Lind, will both receive $2,500 scholarships. The local graduates were among 123 students – 27 in Washington state – receiving scholarships from Ag West, which has offices in Ritzville, Moses Lake and Pasco, among other locations. Galbreath’s scholarship will help cover educational expense...
LIND - An East Adams Rural Health mobile care unit will be here Thursday, July 27. The unit will park at City Park, 317 E. Second St. The clinic is taking new patients and will be providing checkups and introductions to the health care for Lind-area residents. "Come see us to establish care, follow-up closer to home, or just check things out," East Adams Rural Health said in press release. This will be its first time; the mobile clinic already visits Sprague once a month....
BASIN CITY - Flags were flying high and proud at the annual Independence Day parade on July 4, only a mile from Freedom Rodeo grounds. The 90-minute parade through the community saw exponential increases in both float entries, as well as attendees, organizers said. Floats and volunteers lined up alongside root sheds and at 10 a.m. proceeded down Road 170, west towards the gas station on the corner of Road 170 and Bailie Boulevard. reedom Rodeo Royalty led the parade carrying...