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The City of Ritzville Tree Board is set to host the annual Arbor Day Celebration on Wednesday, April 10. Activities will commence at 10 a.m. on the meridian of West Broadway between North Jackson and North Jefferson streets. Festivities include the presentation of the winning essays written by members of the Ritzville fifth grade class and the planting of trees along the Broadway meridian. Concluding the event will be refreshments of ice cream and cookies at 12:30 p.m. The event gives community members the opportunity to...
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 Saturday. 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...
The Ritzville Nazarene Church is welcoming the southern gospel quartet “FourGiven” on Sunday, April 7, at 10:30 a.m. Formed in 1990, FourGiven is traveling from the Spokane First Church of the Nazarene and still has two of its original members. The quartet members are Greg Powell, Scott Fuller, Barry Roth, and Kevin Hyatt. Together, they are committed to ministering throughout Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. All are invited to attend and questions can be directed to the church office at 659-1749....
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Region 8 Crime Victim Service Center to offer a series of informational meetings for community members to attend about the proper way to dispose of sensitive documents in an effort to reduce identity theft. Individuals are encouraged to attend the RACC’s morning meeting at 7 a.m. at Jake’s Café on April 11 to learn more about an upcoming community shred event. Tom Bonnington is scheduled to present to the chamber about the shred day and two identity theft seminars...
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week runs from April 14 to 20, and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office is participating in the national honoring of public safety personnel. Introduced in Congress by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International in 1991, this week is dedicated annually to public safety professionals who answer 9-1-1 calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to citizens everywhere. Every day, millions of people depend on t...
The Lind Calvary Assembly of God Church is hosting a Goodwill truck from April 19-21 during the Lind clean-up weekend. All household items will be accepted. The Goodwill truck is to be located on West 3rd Street, next to the Good Hope Lutheran Church, and is accepting donations throughout the weekend. Drop off hours are from 3-6 p.m. on Friday, returning from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday and concluding on Sunday from 12-3 p.m. All proceeds go to the Lind Calvary Assembly. For information contact Kim Schofstoll by calling...
The Ralston Grange will host “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” a variety show, on Friday, April 19, to benefit The New Ritz Theatre. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with the show at 6:30 p.m. featuring a plethora of local talent. Admission is by donation with all proceeds going to the RDDA Theater Fund. Refreshments will be available. A silent auction is planned. The Grange will also give away a Kindle Fire via a raffle the night of the show....
A painting workshop is being held in the Ritzville Art Gallery on every Wednesday in the month of April. The classes run from 1:30-4:30 p.m. and those who attend are asked to bring a painting to work on during the three-hour workshop. Carol Schwisow will be in attendance at all of the classes to provide instruction and assist participants as needed. Schwisow has extensive experience with oil and watercolor painting. A $10 fee is charged for the workshop and participants are asked to bring their own supplies. For more...
The Lind-Ritzville High School National Honor Society students are hosting the second annual Community Shred Day on Saturday, April 27. The annual event runs from 9 a.m. until noon in the Gilson Gymnasium parking lot. The students are hosting the shred day for community members to dispose of sensitive documents without compromising their privacy. Guidelines for the event are no metal binder clips or binder type notebooks, but staples and paperclips are acceptable. The Community Shred Day is sponsored by Northwest Farm Credit...
The Ritzville Public Library, Page Turners and the AAUW have all announced dates and times for the upcoming book club meetings for the month of April. The AAUW Book Club is meeting on April 10 at 10 a.m. at The Ritz Roadhouse. The club is reading “The Warmth of Other Suns,” by Isabel Wilkerson. The Ritzville Public Library Book Club is meeting on April 25 in the library basement at 6:30 p.m. The group is discussing “The End of Your Life Book Club,” by Will Schwalbe. The Page Turners Book Club, for kids ages eight to 12, is...
Birding is a growing phenomenon and its popularity varies all over the world. Birders in Washington state and locally here in Adams County can utilize a website called Washington Birder to locate bird submission forms, county and statewide checklists, big day reports and a county firsts record. Birds are divided into categories and given a rating depending on the average amount of sightings on record for the individual species. Ratings are categorized by common, uncommon, harder to find/seen annually and rare. Rare birds...
After 56 years of service in the community, the Ritzville Festivals Association is seeking donations to help continue local programs. The association is selling advertising placards for the float trailer that travels to approximately 14 parades a year. Donations and the funds received from the placards help the association attend parades and promote tourism and economic growth for the Ritzville community. It also helps the association sponsor the Distinguished Young Women program, provide scholarships, construct floats and...
The Caring Neighbors board recently donated $1,000 to the LRS Bronco football program. The donated money will be used to purchase four new football helmets. Each year football helmets either reach the end of their 10-year lifespan or do not pass stress tests. Because of that the football program needs to purchase new and safer helmets on a yearly basis. Caring Neighbors is a nonprofit entity established by Big Bend Electric Co-op. The Big Bend Electric Co-op members have...
Benzel donates movie house to downtown group Some would say classic movie houses should be national treasurers. Generations have passed through their doors to snack on popcorn and candy while enjoying a good movie. From the silent films that started it all, to memorable musicals and spaghetti westerns, to today’s modern, multi-million dollar productions, these vintage show houses have provided thousands of hours of entertainment. At the very least, those theaters that are s...
With the arrival of spring weather, the Ritzville Golf Association has announced two upcoming events at the Ritzville Municipal Golf Course. The sign ups for the local league are underway and individuals are asked to register in order for teams to be decided and for the competition to begin. The first day of league play is set to be April 17 and participants must be registered by April 14. Golfers can sign up in person at the club house or can call 659-9868 to register. The cost is $40 per person. The RGA is also playing an...
Irene Wellsandt Rehm was honored on her 102 birthday on March 23 at the Harmony House in Brewster, Wash., where she has lived since July 2012. Her children, Jim Rehm from Omak, and Linda Rehm Duncan from Buckley, hosted the celebration. Irene is the daughter of former Ritzville area farmers, Karl and Sophie (Moeller) Wellsandt. Her sister was Lucille Thom and brother, Victor Wellsandt. She and her husband, Bud, lived in Wenatchee for years and in 1960, moved to Omak. Family...
The Lady Broncos struggled a bit in fastpitch action this past week. The team fell 13-0 to the 4A Moses Lake junior varsity squad. Against Moses Lake, Jana Mattox belted a double and Kim Gimmaka and Sara Aldrich each had singles. Tuesday they were defeated twice in league play by the Colfax Lady Bulldogs, 10-0 and 24-0....
The LaCrosse-Washtucna girls’ tennis team played a league opening match against Odessa-Harrington on March 26, winning three of the five matches. Odessa-Harrington only has female athletes competing in this year’s tennis season. In the number one singles match, sophomore Lura Potter lost to Cydnee Kiefer 6-2, 6-4, with a super tiebreaker score of 10-8. Brooklynn Hostetler took home her second win of the season, defeating Morgan Marchand 6-0, 6-0. In the number three singles match, Delaney Stewart played a pro-set against She...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague track and field team traveled to the Deer Park Invite on Friday, March 29. Matt Fryberger continues to lead the team and finished first and third in his two sprinting events during the invite. Boys’ results 100: 3, Fryberger 11.75. 15, Andrew Witt 12.28. 25, Madison Mabie 15.40. 200: 1, Fryberger 23.46. 13, Witt 25.41. 800: 7, Dustin Kommes 2:17.20. 41, Matthias Ferderer 2:46.59. 1,600: 52, Tyler O’Brien 5:47.00. 110 hurdles: 2, Ryan Whitmore 16.27. 300 hurdles: 4, Whitmore 42.91. 4x100: 3, Fry...
The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse-Washtucna track team traveled to Pullman on March 27 to compete in the Southeast B Schools meet. Darcy Stamper earned another personal record and broke the LaCrosse Schools high jump record with a 6-foot-6 jump. Heather Siegel controlled the distance races and took first place in the 3,200-meter and second place in the 1,600-meter. Boys’ results 100: 10, Sam Harder 12.68. 13, Rodrigo Santos 12.77. 23, Mads Schmidt-Larsen 13.09. 31, Wilson Lundberg 13.44. 200: 4, Stamper 24.96. 10, Harder 26.03....
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis team hosted the toughest match the group has faced this season on March 26 against St. George’s. Head coach Liz Melville predicted St. George’s would be the team to beat in the region this year, and the competition proved true. St. George’s defeated the LRS boys’ team 5-0 in the first league match of the season. Melville explained the majority of St. George’s athletes play tennis year round, while the Bronco boys’ team is a rather young group of athletes. In the number one singles match, Zach...
“Buy local.” Righ…t! In deciding how you are going to vote on the upcoming hospital bond, keep an eye on the track project. The track and field renovations will be done by Design West Architects and financed by Cashmere Valley Bank. Are these local businesses? Will these businesses be employing local citizens? I understand, government funded projects must be awarded to the lowest bidder. However, that is precisely the point. Had this project continued as a private charitable effort, it could have used at least some local...
When Pearl Harbor was bombed, a determined F.D.R. and Congress wanted to strike back quickly and decisively. They needed to build and Army, Navy and Air Force as quick as possible. Thus, the cost plus program was established. This program gave existing factories and businesses the incentive to switch to producing the machines (plane, vehicles, ships, etc.) as quickly as possible. There was no risk for the business world as the plus was a guaranteed profit so there was no chance for them to lose money. The plus contracts varie...
Matt Leffel keeps a close eye on the baseball as it comes in a bit high during the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader against Riverside Christian. The Broncos lost both games, 9-4 and 14-6. -Journal photo by Stephen McFadden...
Victor Eugene Borth died at the age of 85, on March 26 in Ritzville. He was born Aug. 25, 1927, to Rudolph and Barbara (Ottmar) Borth on his uncle Frederick Borth’s farm north of Lind. Victor was one of six children: Eleanor (Pence), Gloria (Sackmann), Cleve, Barbara (VanBuren), and Marjorie who died as an infant. In 1929, the family moved to a farm north of Paha, where he and his future wife, Bette, would later settle and raise their family of five children: Doug, Vicki, Pam, Denise and Brian. He attended school in Paha a...