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Ritzville School District No. 160-67 will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 25 at the regular scheduled board meeting to take place at 6 p.m. at the Lind-Ritzville Middle School library in Lind. The purpose of the hearing is to hear comments from the public on the proposed issuance of a non-voted limited general obligation bond....
The Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will hold a special meeting on Thursday, March 21, at 6 p.m. in the conference room of East Adams Rural Hospital. The purpose of the special meeting is to decide whether to repair, remodel or replace the current hospital facility and discuss the possibility of adding a clinic in LaCrosse....
The Lind-Ritzville High School drama class is set to present a spring performance titled, “Scene-Speare: Shakespearean scenes for student actors.” The one-time performance is to be held on Friday, March 22, at 7 p.m. at the Ritzville Grade School gymnasium. Everyone is welcome to attend and encouraged to bring friends and family. Admission is $5 for each adult and $3 for youth ages 17 and under. The grade school is located at 401 East Sixth Avenue. For information contact the high school office at 659-1720...
Tickets are still available for the All For Amy dinner and auction event at the Lind Grange Hall on Saturday, March 23. Organizers of the benefit auction for the Garcia family are encouraging community members to purchase tickets in advance, but tickets will also be sold at the door the night of the event. All proceeds from ticket sales and the auction are donated to the Garcia family in Lind to help pay basic expenses and rent. The Garcia’s lost their home and three-year-old daughter, Amy, in a house fire at the end of F...
The Easter holiday festivities are kicked off with Easter egg hunts in the Ritzville, Lind, Ralston and Washtucna communities, beginning Saturday. The annual Ralston Grange Easter egg hunt will be held at the Ralston Park on Saturday, March 23, at 9 a.m. Kids of all ages, from toddler on up, are welcomed to participate. Every child taking part will go home with eggs and a candy treat. Each family participating is asked to donate one dozen hardboiled, decorated eggs. The eggs can be left at 410 West Tenth Avenue in Ritzville...
Monsanto’s search for America’s Farmers Mom of the Year is back for a fourth year to acknowledge the contributions of more than a million female farm operators in the United States. Anyone can nominate their favorite farm mom by visiting http://AmericasFarmers.com, before April 23 and submit a brief essay explaining how she contributes to her family, farm, community and agriculture. One regional winner will be selected by a panel of judges, from American Agri-Women and Monsanto, for each of the contest’s five regions. Profile...
The Adams County Mosquito Control District will begin checking early spots of standing water for mosquito larva starting Thursday, March 21. There are several small areas throughout Adams County that have produced mosquito larva in the early spring for years. Products used are: Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, Bacillus sphaericus and Methoprene for larva control and Monomolecular Surface Film and refined petroleum distillates for pupa control. These products have been used for years. There are no restrictions for the...
The annual Adams County free residential yard waste clean up day is scheduled for Saturday, April 6. The county transfer stations are accepting non-commercial green waste and loads of yard debris from residents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 6. Appliances and electronics are also accepted free of charge at the transfer stations during the event. Household hazardous waste is collected at no cost every day the transfer station facilities are open for public use. Residents are asked to separate green woody material from the non-...
Following a 45-minute executive session Tuesday, the Ritzville City Council announced they will spend two weeks working with Dan Duff in an effort to negotiate an agreement for the overall maintenance of the Ritzville Municipal Golf Course. Until then, city employees and volunteers from the Ritzville Golf Association will continue to work together to maintain the course and keep it open for play. The city has been scrambling since the course manager Corey Morley unexpectedly resigned a two weeks ago. The city is attempting to...
Public input needed during hearing A few short months ago, the Ritzville Volunteer Ambulance Association (RVAA) launched a campaign to raise the funds needed to acquire property and eventually construct a building to house the ambulances used to serve Ritzville and the surrounding area. This week, the group receives the deed to the land where they will construct the facility. They also report they have raised half of the funds necessary for the construction of the building. Phil Bowman, president of the volunteer group, said...
The Love’s Travel Stop and Country Store appears to be a sure thing following the Ritzville City Council’s unanimous support of a resolution approving the development agreement between the company, the city and the land owner, Galbreath Land and Livestock, Inc. The agreement clears the way for the construction of the travel plaza along State Route 261 across the roadway from Big Bend Electric Cooperative. The city conducted a public hearing on the proposed agreement and had just one citizen voice any concerns. Mark Fow...
The Distinguished Young Women representatives from the local communities are Caitlin Schoessler-Ritzville finalist, Dalyn Killian-Distinguished Young Woman of Ritzville, Elizabeth Schofstoll-Ritzville finalist, and Maya Wahl-Distinguished Young Woman of Lind. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
Blue Ridge Ranch is set to host the 2013 Pacific Northwest Endurance “Home on the Range” ride on April 6. This event includes 25, 50 and 75-mile loops for endurance riders and a trail ride. It takes place on the historic Bar U Ranch and Warm Springs Ranch located near Benge. More information is available on the Pacific NW Endurance website at http://www.pner.net or by contacting Gail Williams at [email protected]....
The organizing committee is moving forward to make the Soul Café a reality and is hosting a meeting on Saturday, April 20. The meeting is focused around the creation of an official board and committee to head the project. The purpose of the Soul Café is to provide a safe gathering place for all individuals of the local community in a Christ-centered atmosphere. The committee’s present emphasis is the formation of an official board. The goal is to have a cross section of the community seated on that board. Anyone int...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague BroncBoosters organization has slated the annual meeting for April 8 at Cow Creek Mercantile, beginning at 5:30 p.m. BroncBooster members are encouraging individuals to attend the meeting to learn how to become more involved with supporting the local students and schools. The members are celebrating the year’s accomplishments, recognizing contributors, sharing future ideas and goals during the gathering. The annual meeting serves as an opportunity for community members to share talents and ideas b...
The first-ever alumni football game has been scheduled in Ritzville on Saturday, May 25, in conjunction with the annual Ritzville Alumni weekend. Spearheaded by Darin Danekas, the full-pads “Ritzville Glory Days” game kicks off on Jimmie Snider Field at noon and the group is still in need of players. Any Ritzville or Lind alumni who graduated after 2008 and participated in high school football is welcome to join the alumni squad. The registration and equipment for the event is provided through the Alumni Athletics USA org...
For shame President Obama! The Veteran’s administration has been serving veterans for many decades. There have been problems as there is with any large department. They had a budget of $140 billion for 2012, even though you and the senate haven’t produced a (required by law) budget for almost four years. Oh well, by now many of us know how you feel about laws and rules. You and your staff can’t possibly be proud of the more than $100 million that was spent by V.A. staff that was learning how to be better union members. It mu...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 1,736 individuals living in Ritzville during the 2000 census. There were 777 households and 470 families. By the 2010 census, the population was 1,673 individuals making up 751 households and 444 families. Perhaps prior to 2013, the majority of those leaving Ritzville have not actually left the city but have simply moved to one of the two local cemeteries. Some of those leaving are the youth who graduated from the Ritzville public schools and were forced to leave to find...
The Lind-Ritzville Middle School staff members recently announced service awards for the month of February. Every month, staff members give a citizenship, three acts of kindness, most improved and spirit award to deserving middle school students. Students earning the citizenship award are Aaliyah Yaeger, Camden Smith and Kallie Harder. Three acts of kindness awards were given to Jacob Miller, Tara Tellefson and Erica Leffel. Students receiving most improved awards are Andy...
Top chocolate sales are (left to right) Sara Ford, Alarah Pierce-Pulliam, Mikki Lewis, Kallie Harder and Kelcee Carlson. -Journal photo by Janis Rountree...
I’m sure that by now you have heard about the We Lind-Ritzville Club in the Ritzville Journal. This community service oriented group is composed of local high school students who help locally, and internationally. Locally, the students have invested in helping local foster kids get used to their new surroundings. They have put together care packages to give to the kids when they are first placed in foster care. Internationally, the students decided to provide school supplies to schools in Africa and/or South America. The s...
Gwendolyn Sue Olson died at the age of 60 on Sunday, March 10, at Mount Carmel Hospital in Colville, Wash. She was born on July 15, 1952, to Wesley and Lilla Halbert in Roswell, N.M. The family moved to Minot, N.D., where she was raised and graduated high school. She moved to Boise, Idaho in her early 20s, where she reunited with Marc Olson, from Minot. There, they fell in love and were married in 1974. They have journeyed through life as partners ever since. The couple set...
Albert F. Franz died at the age of 95 on Monday, March 11, at his home on Fir Island, Mount Vernon, Wash. He was born Aug. 30, 1917, at the family homestead in Schrag, Wash. He was the fourth of six children born to Peter and Agnetha (Ewert) Franz. The Franz’s were German immigrants from the Crimea area in Russia, where they had emigrated on agreement they would teach farming practices in exchange for relief from conscription (military draft). The family first settled in South...
I’m sure I spent the better part of this winter stating that it was January, or February or March so we shouldn’t be surprised that the weather is cold and of course it is still winter. We will also make those comments at the beginning of spring, which hit us some time on Wednesday. Hard to imagine that spring sports are upon us and we’re not sure if we should put our parkas away just yet. We all know that baseball will soon begin its 162 game schedule and that hope springs et...
Everyone is invited to bring a dish and join the potluck lunch and program at the H.E. Gritman Senior Center this Friday, March 22, beginning at noon. The scheduled program will feature Julie Johnson from Hospice. Johnson will be present to discuss the services and programs offered. The Gritman Senior center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in Ritzville. For information call 659-1921....