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The Town of Lind is hosting its Free Dump Day on April 7. The dump truck will be in town and residents can bring garbage beginning at 8 a.m. until it is full. The truck will not accept appliances, paint, chemicals or tires. For more information, contact the Town Office at 677-3241....
The City of Ritzville’s Tree Board is taking their first steps in the beautification and landscaping work for First Avenue. City Council Member and Tree Board Representative Mike Schrag said the work on First Avenue will be broken into phases. Schrag explained the objective is to install landscaping along First Avenue in order to make it more attractive to motorists who drive into town and motivate them to travel into downtown Ritzville. The landscape and beautification would also have health benefits, such as the trees reduc...
During the March 13 meeting, The Lind Town Council voted 4-1 to increase the hourly wage for the Town’s Substitute Clerk position by $1.50. Mayor Paula Bell had suggested increasing the substitute clerk’s wages at the Feb. 27 meeting. She explained both Goodman and Wills have taken on additional duties since they began working at the Town Hall office. At that meeting, the Council decided to table the matter. During the Finance Committee report, Council Member Kathy Vedder brought the matter forward and said both Sub...
The Town of Lind’s Storm Water project will continue to move forward, but it will not likely be completed until 2019. At the March 13 meeting, the Lind Town Council authorized Stantec Engineer Alan Gay to draft a letter to the Washington State Department of Ecology. Gay is notifying Ecology about an update to the schedule and scope of the Storm Water project, and is also requesting an extension to the deadline for June 2019. The basis of the letter includes a supplemental scope for the Storm Water project, which Ecology’s Jef...
CHELSIE WATTERSON walks to center stage after being announced as a finalist, while her Little Sister Alyssa Williams and Sophomore Sister Alibama Rushing cheer. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
MADISON MELCHER displays poise during the self expression portion of the DYW program. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
THE OUTGOING ROYALTY helped explain the percentages of judging in the program, with Sierra Kiel (right) representing 50 percent, and Tessa O’Brien and Rachel Schell teaming up to also be 50. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
ENTERTAINMENT. The escorts for the evening not only participated in the opening number, but also returned to the stage to perform an entertaining dance number. The “Cat in the Hat” escorts included (from left) Bryce Hansen, Spencer Miller, Bryce Kelly and Easton Nelson. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
FITNESS ROUTINE. Kelcee Carlson performs a portion of the fitness routine that the five contestants did together during the March 17 Distinguished Young Women program. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
TALENT. During the talent portion of the program, Else Gielisch displayed her singing strength by performing the song, “Never Enough.” -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
OPENING NUMBER. The Distinguished Young Women candidates, Little Sisters, Sophomore Sisters and outgoing royalty, pose at the end of the exciting opening number. This year’s program theme was “Oh! The Places You’ll Go”, complete with Dr. Seuss decor and outfits. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
KIERSTIN WITT, 2019 Distinguished Young Woman of Lind-Ritzville, poses with Tessa O’Brien, the outgoing DYW who represented the local communities. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
SELF EXPRESSION. Five local contestants took center stage on March 17 in Lind for the Distinguished Young Women program. The final category of the program was self expression, where candidates (from left) Chelsie Watterson, Else Gielisch, Madison Melcher, Kelcee Carlson and Kierstin Witt answered an impromptu question and displayed grace when moving about the stage. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
PINEWOOD DERBY WINNERS. Local Cub Scouts Frontier Girls and families competed at the annual Pinewood Derby, held at the American Legion Hall on March 16. The winners and awards are (back row, from left) Ryan Erdman, Most Patriotic; Owen York, Most Artistic; Damon Schilling, Most Unusual Shape; Calvin Miller, Fastest Looking Car; and Jonathan Stromberger, Second Place. Front row: Jayce Schilling, Best Paint Job and Third Place; Merit McRae, Funniest Looking Car; Wyatt Gibler,... Full story
YERXA DONATION. Pat and Jensen Yerxa (right) present Ritzville School District Librarian Tessa Franz and Lind-Ritzville Superintendent Matt Ellis with a $2,500 check from the Kathy Yerxa Memorial Children’s Book Fund. Kathy served as an elementary school teacher for over 40 years. She passed away on Oct. 19, 2017. Because of her passion for reading, both personally and to children, the memorial fund was created to help benefit local children. The funds will be used to i...
To the applause and cheers of hundreds, Kierstin Witt was named the 2019 Distinguished Young Woman of Lind-Ritzville on Saturday night. Alongside Witt, Chelsie Watterson was named the First Finalist and Else Gielisch received Second Finalist. With a new venue location, members of both the Lind and Ritzville communities packed into the Lind-Ritzville Middle School gymnasium in Lind to celebrate the accomplishments of the five candidates participating in the program. The five...
I think a lot of people live to fill out their brackets for the NCAA tournament. It’s a fun thing to do and most people live for that day that they can pick the final four teams and the national champion to win the office bracket pool. For those of you that filled out you brackets prior to last Tuesday’s first game what does your bracket look like now? Maybe the question that should be asked is how do you fill out your bracket? Do you look at the mascot for each team and cho... Full story
“If you want to change the world, slide down the obstacle headfirst,” wrote Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy Retired) in his book, “Make Your Bed”. The need to dare greatly is one of 10 lessons McRaven shares from his experiences during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEALs (BUD/S) training that, when applied to life, can help make today greater than yesterday. In Coronado, California, home of the Navy Special Warfare Center and BUD/S training, there is an infamous obstacle course featuring the “Slide for Life.” Aptly named...
Three scholarships were awarded at the 79th Big Bend Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting held on March 3 at Basin City Elementary School. The winners, all seniors, are Baylee Easterday, Chiawana High School, daughter of Cully and Shani Easterday of Pasco; Samuel Azevedo, Othello High School, son of Lisuarte and Guiomar Azevedo of Othello and McKenna Lovejoy, Tri-Cities Prep High School, daughter of Diann Lovejoy, Eltopia. The students were introduced to the membership at which time they read their scholarship essays. The...
More than 36 years ago, three women in Central Washington pioneered their vision of serving their community through improving access to higher education opportunities for students who society may not have considered college-bound. Martha Yallup and Violet Lumely Rau of the Yakama Nation, and Sister Kathleen Ross of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus, came together to found what would become Heritage University in the Yakima Valley. Their determined efforts continue to bear fruit in Central Washington communities and in the...
In the 1950s, America’s “Big Three” automakers (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler) were the pacesetters for our industrial dominance. They had the skilled workers, financing, mass production technology, sales networks, supply chains and customer base. In short, they had it all. President’s Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy even tapped their CEO’s to be Secretary of Defense. “As General Motors goes, so goes the nation” was the commonly heard across our land. However, in the last 25 years, our country’s manufacturing p...
EARH will soon be considering an important choice. That choice is whether or not to join an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). It would be a major step. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to reduce spending on those services. One tool CMS has developed is ACOs. An ACO is an association of healthcare providers, from individual physician practices to the largest multi-facility networks, banded together to try to decrease Medicare expenditures without reducing the quality of care delivered to patients.... Full story
Adele M. (Branson) Harlan, 90 of Reno, Nevada, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 27, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Reno, Nevada. She was born June 24, 1927, in Belknap, Sanders County, Montana, to Leslie and Laura (Berry) Branson. She moved to Lind in 1936 where she graduated from Lind High School, then attended Washington State University in Pullman where she continued her interest in speech and drama. Adele moved to Oakland, California in 1946 where she worked at C... Full story
ZANE SWANGER slams home a serve during the LRS Broncos jamboree on March 17 in Ritzville. The Broncos played in two informal settings during the past week, and during the Saturday contest, the LRS team played 44 short matches against four other area teams. The Broncos began league competition against Kettle Falls on March 20. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos fastpitch softball team had a busy first week of competition with a jamboree at home on March 13, followed by a 12-5 nonleague loss to Northeast A League’s Freeman two days later. During the jamboree, LRS played two innings against Northeast 2B League Colfax and Northwest Christian (NWC), as well as Freeman. Head Coach Todd O’Brien said it was the first time the Lady Broncos participated in a jamboree. He was pleased with how the LRS...