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Stockholders of Northwest Farm Credit Services re-elected John Helle of Dillon, Montana, and elected Derek Schafer of Ritzville, to the Northwest FCS Board of Directors. They will each serve five-year terms. Derek Schafer is a full-time farmer and president of the Family Plow, Inc. and Homestead Family Grain Company; vice president of Schafer Ranch Ltd and More Prophet Seeding, Ltd.; and treasurer of Fields and Furrows Inc. His fifth-generation family grain farm operation includes his wife, Susan, their two children and his...
The Ritzville Public Library will be hosting a presentation by Author David George Gordon called, “Sasquatch: Man-Ape or Myth” on Saturday, March 25, at 1 p.m. at the WSU Extension Office located at 205 West Main Avenue. During the presentation, Gordon will evaluate the data gathered about Sasquatch, discuss the rules of critical thinking and workings of the scientific method and explain how one can become an effective “citizen scientist” by gathering credible evidence about the creature. Community members of all ages ar...
East Adams Rural Healthcare invites community members to an evening of celebration on Thursday, March 30, to showcase the improvements and updates made to the facility during the remodel. The event will begin with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. with a variety of activities for participants to enjoy until 7 p.m. Those attending will have the opportunity to win door prizes, take tours of the facility and view demonstrations. The lab will be offering reduced fees and the physical therapy department will be on hand to...
Empire Health Foundation (EHF) will open both the 2017 Responsive and Rural Aging Grant cycles on April 3 and close on April 28. The grant programs serve EHF’s seven-county region of Adams, Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Spokane and Whitman Counties, including the Kalispel Tribe of Indians, Spokane Tribe of Indians and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The Responsive Grant cycle is designed to address one-time, emergent needs. Nonprofits, churches or government agencies may apply for funds up to $15...
Stantec Engineer Alan Gay informed Lind residents who attended the regular council meeting on Tuesday, March 14, of the details of the Storm Water Project. Clerk-Treasurer Kim Michaels presented a pay request from Stantec totaling $8,441.16 for project design services. The Council approved to pay the requested amount. Gay said the town has reached the total amount budgeted for the design portion of the project, and all the designs have almost been completed. Due to communication issues between the town and the Department of...
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center has hired Karen Cady as the facilities new Activities Director. Cady will be in charge of scheduling and coordinating events at the center, and is requesting suggestions for activities from the community. Some of the upcoming activities offered at the center include ceramic painting, scrapbooking and playing vintage games. Along with events, the facility has a variety of puzzles for members and visitors to enjoy. The center will also be offering bingo again. The Senior Center will be open from...
Adams County Public Works is moving away from a single weekend for clean up, and will now extend the cleanup efforts throughout the month of April. This year, Adams County transfer stations will accept clean, green organic waste through a voucher system. The waste can be brought to the Ritzville or Bruce transfer stations during operating hours from April 1-29. Yard debris will be accepted from Adams County residents only, and only non-commercial loads. Residents can pick up a voucher, which is valid for 500 pounds of...
OPENING NUMBER. Mason Brausen, Camden Smith, Easton Nelson, Samuele Bortolato, Pake Taylor and Damien Rouleau all helped pump up the audience at the start of the DYW program on Friday. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
OUTGOING ROYALTY. The Friday night program marked the end of the reign of the 2017 Distinguished Young Woman court. Distinguished Young Woman of Ritzville Tessa Jantz (center) was joined by finalists Kennea Estler and Erica Leffel to say a final goodbye and thank you to everyone who supported them throughout the past year. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
LITTLE SISTERS Arienna Bernal, Megan Melcher and Maycee Carlson bust a move during the opening number of the DYW program. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
FITNESS. The fitness routine counts as a portion of the judging of the DYW program, and Rachel Schell executed the routine with enthusiasm and energy. The annual program to determine the 2018 DYW of Ritzville occurred on March 17. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
MEGAN BURIAK sang “If I Only Had a Brain” for her talent during the DYW program in Ritzville on Friday night. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
PIRATES. Sierra Kiel won the talent portion of the DYW program on Friday with her piano solo of a song from “Pirates of the Carribean”. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
MORGAN LANE does her best hula during the celebration dance at the beginning of the DYW program on Friday. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
TAP DANCE. During the talent portion of the evening on March 17 during the Distinguished Young Woman program, Tessa O’Brien completes a tap dance routine to “It’s a Hard Knock Life”. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
FIVE FORMER Cub Scouts transitioned to Boy Scouts during the sacred Arrow of Light Ceremony on Thursday, March 16, at the Legion Memorial Hall. The scouts received their arrow of light badge, along with an arrow after pledging to uphold the duties and responsibilities of a Boy Scout. The scouts who were honored with their families were Travis and Traye Redburn with their parents Shawn and Diedre Redburn, Shawn Steinberger with his parents Mike and Tammy Steinberger, Brayden...
EGG DYING. The Ritzville Public Library held a Silk Tie Egg Dying Crafternoon in honor of the upcoming Easter holiday. Participants like Carmen Schumann and Sally Haase began the process by wrapping eggs with pieces of damp silk ties and white cloth before boiling them for 20 minutes in water and one-fourth cup vinegar to create unique and beautiful designs. -Journal photo by Haley Roybal...
FIERY DISPLAY. Students at the Ritzville Grade School had the opportunity to watch a demonstration by the Mobius Science Center on March 14. The superhero themed presentation displayed some of the impressive talents of heroes and how science makes some of their traits possible. The most exciting of the demonstrations included a conversation about Johnny Storm from the Fantastic Four, before Scott Rademacher and Becca Harmsen held fire in their hands, much to the delight of...
Tessa O’Brien received the title of the 2018 Distinguished Young Woman of Ritzville on Friday night, in front of a nearly sold out crowd in the Ritzville Grade School gymnasium. The two finalists joining her to represent the Ritzville community throughout the upcoming year are Rachel Schell and Sierra Kiel. Community members, friends and the families of the participants packed into the gymnasium on March 18 to be a part of the annual program and watch another well-executed a...
Feb. 15, 12:50 p.m. – A complainant advised of a smell of an odor in the area of West Fifth Avenue. An officer responded and contacted Avista regarding a gas odor. It was determined it was being caused by a faulty furnace at a residence. Feb. 15, 2:48 p.m. – An officer responded to a fire alarm call on West First Avenue. The exhaust of a truck running inside of a shop had triggered the alarm. Feb. 15, 3:18 p.m. – A report of up to five gallons of gas being spilled on Bauman Street was received. An officer responded but could...
Anytime that a winter lasts as long as this one has I get antsy to see different signs of spring. I must have said on numerous occasions recently, “That was a sure sign of spring!” Of course on a few of those occasions it got cold and snowed but what the heck it was still a sing of spring. When the snow is melting at a reasonable rate it was a good sign that spring was heading our direction. But then it rained a bunch and raised havoc with roads in our area leading to a bun...
This winter saw the introduction of the Bigger Faster Stronger Total Program (BFS), and with it, physical and mental self-betterment among participating LRHS students. Founded in 1976, BFS is “a total conditioning program for all athletes regardless of sport, age or gender” designed to improve “all aspects of athletic performance, including strength, power, speed, agility and flexibility.” LRHS students and student athletes in the program keep coming back for more; BFS is here to stay. Kellen Drake introduced BFS to the loc...
COMMUNITY MEMBERS gathered at the Lind Senior Center on March 17 to enjoy en evening filled with bingo and a traditional St. Patrick’s Day meal of Irish stew, and corned beef and cabbage. During bingo, a very festive Curt Franz assists young Olivia Blake with her card for a chance to win one of the various prizes offered to winners at the event. The event was hosted by the Lind Chamber of Commerce. -Journal photo by Haley Roybal...
William Sherman Eckhardt, a life-long resident of Ritzville, died peacefully in his sleep at Pine Ridge Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Spokane Valley, on March 15, at the age of 91. He was born on May 11, 1925 to Jacob and Anna Eckhardt on the family farm two miles north of Packard. Four children were born to the elder Eckhardts – Marguerite, Bill, John and Mary. Later, the family moved to Ritzville, when his father built Eckhardt Machine Shop in 1939. Bill attended Rit...
Farming is hard work. It means early mornings and late evenings. Harvest time can be nerve-wracking, along with the constant fear that fickle Mother Nature may be your worst enemy, or maybe your best friend. But when you’re a farmer, you realize that what you do is valuable. Farming is a calling that serves the most fundamental possible purpose: feeding the world. The modern revolution in agriculture means that food produced today is safer, more affordable, and more abundant than it has ever been in America and most parts o...