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The Washtucna Lions Club is holding its Turkey Bingo on Saturday, Nov. 17. The event will be held at the Lions Club, at 240 SW Main St. The doors open at 5 p.m., with food and refreshments available for attendees. The bingo itself begins at 6 p.m., with a turkey being awarded for every bingo that is called.... Full story
As the Nov. 6 general election begins to fade in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look forward to the local implications of the decisions that were made by the voters. 0.3 percent sales and use tax currently passing With 57.2 percent of registered voters in Adams County having voted, according to the last time ballots were tabulated on Nov. 9, the proposition that would raise the sales tax by 0.3 percent in the county is narrowly passing with support from 51.05 percent of the voters. It is unclear at this time how many v... Full story
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE! The Lind-Ritzville High School held an assembly to honor veterans on Nov. 7 as a part of Veterans Day festivities. This Veterans Day marks the 100th year since the armistice was signed between the Allied forces and Germany that ended World War I. Above, LRHS ASB officers (left to right, Ellie Gering, Alibama Rushing, Cole Cameron, and Diamond Spain) honor those who have served in the armed forces while the local Color Guard Mike Mills... Full story
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Ritzville Adams County Journal will be closed from Nov. 22 to Nov. 25. Additionally, The Journal will also have earlier deadlines next week due to the holiday. The deadline for advertising and news submissions is Monday, Nov. 19 by 12 p.m., rather than the normal Tuesday deadline. The Journal will return to its regular deadlines the following week.... Full story
Contributed by Leslie Greenwalt From hamsters to horses, SNYP (Spay Neuter Your Pet) provides financial assistance to spay/neuter your pets. Created in October 2015, SNYP’s primary goal is to provide financial assistance to spay/neuter companion pets. They have provided assistance with the cost of spaying/neutering 177 companion dogs and cats so far. They have also, with the help of community members, worked to reduce the number of feral cats in Ritzville, spaying/neutering 110 feral cats in the last 3 years. SNYP provides v... Full story
Contributed by Randy Roth The Ralston Grange will host a community Thanksgiving potluck and program at their hall in Ralston on Tuesday, November 20. The potluck will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the program. The Grange will provide ham and turkey, beverages and table service. Those attending are asked to provide a potluck dish or two to share. At the program, local area Veterans will be honored as thanks will be given for their service to our country. Also as part of the program, thanks and acknowledgment will be given to... Full story
The Lind Community Thanksgiving Dinner is set to take place on Nov. 18 at 4 p.m. at the Lind Community Church. All are welcomed to come together with friends and neighbors to enjoy delicious food....
The Ritzville City Council meeting on Nov. 6 lasted nearly two hours as it covered a wide array of topics, as councilmembers and city staff also continued to discuss the 2019 preliminary budget. The meeting began with a public hearing on proposed ordinance 2116, which would ban cargo containers and pods from residential zoning districts. Coverage of that hearing can be found in last week’s issue of the Ritzville Journal. Much of the meeting centered around 2019 preliminary budget talks. Councilmembers were provided with physi...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is offering anglers opportunities for tight lines rather than long lines on the day after Thanksgiving. The “holiday specials” include thousands of large trout averaging 15 to 16 inches in length and weighing up to three pounds. The department is currently preparing to stock lakes in time for Black Friday, Nov. 23. Additionally, the department stocks millions of smaller trout each spring, many of which will have grown to catchable size. “This is a great reason to avoid... Full story
The first day of practice for winter sports teams was held on Nov. 13, as boy’s and girl’s basketball along with the wrestling team begin preparation for a long winter sports season. A more in-depth preview on each of LRS’ winter sports teams will be published in an upcoming issue of The Journal. The preview will include each of the team’s schedules and a definitive look at the varsity rosters. Boy’s Basketball The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos basketball team will return the majority of its roster that made a deep run...
Michelle Erdman Stumpf and Kellie Thompson Ottmar came together to put on a silent auction benefit dinner for us. A group of women—Shanon Davis, Marianne Lazenby, Kellie Ottmar, Michelle Stumpf, Brittany Dew and Karen Jacinto—all came together, planned, prepared and went business-to-business to get donations, which just came together effortlessly. Donations poured in. The community then pulled together and the donations and help poured in. We had an Italian dinner and silent auction to benefit Cameron Osborn and his family. H... Full story
On Oct. 6, Cool Threads of Washtucna held the Adams County 4H Achievement Ceremony at the Washtucna Lions Den. Many 4H members were recognized for their hard work throughout the year. Special thanks are given to the 4H leaders and sponsors that made this day possible; Cool Threads of Washtucna, Ritzville Livestock of Ritzville, Saddle Warmers of Ritzville, The Olson Family of Lind, The Manke Family of Ritzville, and The Dennis Family of Lind. -Photo contributed by Iris... Full story
First, I would like to clarify that the correct name for the foundation is East Adams Rural Healthcare Foundation, not Hospital Foundation. Whoever is running the website for EARH needs to get Kellie Ottmar and I off the website as being officers of the foundation. Our separation, as well as Doris Larson’s separation, pretty much removed us from the foundation. It has been almost a year since Doris and I have been at EARH and several months for Kellie. Second: The S.A.I.L. classes have been revised but it is not new, as it h...
It wasn’t the first time and I’m sure it won’t be the last, but I did write a column last week. It didn’t make it into the paper because for some odd reason I forgot to send it. Laugh if you must but sometimes being retired means not having as many cares in the world that you normally would and when you think you hit send well let’s just say there are probably a lot more people like me than we would like to admit to. So the column I wrote last week had some dated material... Full story
Nov. 4, 6:22 a.m. — A Lind complainant advised of a suspicious vehicle parked on E 3rd Street. The listed subject was at the empty residence attempting to install carpeting in the dark for a family that is moving in later that day. Nov. 4, 6:14 p.m. — A Washtucna complainant called to report a possible weapons offense or threat on S Thiel Street. The complainant said he was in a verbal argument with a man, who had a pistol in his hand. The man said he never pointed the pistol at the complainant and it was a verbal arg...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the assessment roll for the assessment of lands within the Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District for the year 2019 has been prepared and delivered to the Board of Directors and that said Board of Directors will meet at the office of the District at 1720 South Central Avenue, Quincy, Washington on the 4th day of December, 2018, at 9 o’clock A.M. for the purpose of acting as a Board of Equalization to equalize assessments. Any person interested in the equalization of assessments may appear at s...
ADAMS COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT PO BOX 262 OTHELLO,WA 99344 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please take notice that the 2019 Assessment and Preliminary Budget for the Adams County Mosquito Control District has been prepared and placed on file at the Mosquito District's office at 2031 W. Highway 26 in Othello, and that a copy may be obtained during business hours after November 5, 2018, by calling (509)488-2661. The Board of Trustees will meet November 19, 2018 at 7:30 P.M. at the Mosquito District's office, 2031 W. Highway...
Adams County Planning Commission Thursday, November 22nd meeting has been changed to Thursday, November 29th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. Same time...
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Washtucna will have a Public Hearing Meeting for the preliminary budget for 2019. The meeting will be on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at 6:00 PM in the Washtucna Town Hall. Any taxpayer may appear and make written and/or oral comments or submit questions to the Town Council.... Full story
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN is accordance with the procedures and provisions of the Washington Open Public Meeting Act (RCW 42.30.080) that the Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will hold a special meeting on Thursday, November 29th at 2:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the conference room at East Adams Rural Healthcare. The Purpose of the meeting is for discussion of Strategic Planning. Eric Walker, Chairman Board of Commissioners East Adams Rural Healthcare Post Time: 12:33 pm Date: October... Full story
The 2018 Turkey Trot will launch from in front of the Ritz Theatre at 8:30 a.m. Thanksgiving morning for a brisk three-mile tour of the Ritzville Path. All are welcome: speedy runners, strollers pushed or wagons pulled with little ones aboard, friends who find a leisurely stroll allows the best conversation, and in some years ice-gliders using walking sticks. Whatever the weather conditions, the Turkey Trot is a Ritzville tradition, now in its 31st year. Before setting out on the morning trot, a quick assessment of the group... Full story
Cell phones have their place, but it can be nice to step back in time by going to a place where my phone simply won’t work. Recently I let my legislative staff know that I would be out of range for a few days, and headed for the Blue Mountains and some elk hunting with good friends. Whether I bring home some meat or not, being out in the field surrounded by God’s creation is one of the things I enjoy most about this time of year (and Colt, my faithful hunting dog, is always up for chasing some birds). Hunting season isn...
While both sides argue over the merits of Seattle’s escalating minimum wage, there are other issues, such as the total cost per worker, which enter into hiring equations. When employers look to add or retain workers, they must not only consider wages, but the added required benefits which they must pay for each individual they employ. They must keep costs on par with their competitors, because employees are a big part of their operating costs. According to a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Bureau) report issued last S... Full story
November 11th of this year marks the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I. Over the course of that conflict, 116,516 American military personnel lost their lives. The deadliest battle in U.S. history was at Argonne Forest, from September 26, 1918 lasting more than a month, until the Armistice. The battle involved more than one million American soldiers and resulted in more than 26,000 American military deaths. The toll was unimaginable, but the U.S. contribution and heavy sacrifice on behalf of the Allied... Full story
Have you ever, for whatever reason, just hung on to old correspondence from a dear friend, a relative perhaps, or some long-ago special relationship? And then, just one day, bring them all out again and re-read them? This is exactly what the characters of Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner will do in the upcoming play “Love Letters,” by A.R. Gurney and directed by Harry Schafer, on Friday evening, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. on the Trinity UMC Social Room stage. It’s not the usual lots-of-stage-movement type of play. ‘Meli...