Articles from the April 7, 2016 edition
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Pancake Breakfast Friday
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will host a Pancake Breakfast on Friday, April 8, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Breakfast will feature pancakes, a choice of ham or sausage and coffee with a suggested donation of $5 per person. The... — Updated 4/7/2016
Boxwood Home and Garden Grand Opening April 9
Residents may have been wondering about changes happening to the building located at 408 West First Avenue in Ritzville over the past few months. A new coat of paint on the... — Updated 4/7/2016
West Plains Skydiving presenting program at Ralston Grange
West Plains Skydiving will present a program at the Ralston Grange Hall, located 10 miles south of Ritzville on State Highway 261, on April 19 at 6:30 p.m. Anyone who is interested in learning more about this unique... — Updated 4/7/2016
Bingo fundraiser slated at Ralston Grange
The Ralston Grange will be sponsoring a bingo fundraiser at their hall in Ralston on Saturday, April 16. Funds raised will be used to continue sponsoring community activities and to cover ongoing maintenance and improvement costs... — Updated 4/7/2016
Celebrating 250 Years of Volga German heritage
To celebrate the 250th Anniversary (1766-2016) of the establishment of the colony of Yagodnaya Polyana in Russia, the Center for Volga German Studies at Concordia University is hosting a seminar series at The Icicle Village... — Updated 4/7/2016
Rollover collision on 395 injures two
Washington State Patrol (WSP) responded to a rollover collision on April 2 on southbound US Route 395, 10 miles south of Ritzville. WSP said the cause of the collision, which injured two people, was distracted driving. The... — Updated 4/7/2016
AAUW honors five local scholars in STEM fields on April 13
The Ritzville chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is honoring five local young women who have been selected for the Science, Technology, Engineering and... — Updated 4/7/2016
Lind-Ritzville FFA Agronomy team qualifies for 10th consecutive trip to Nationals
The Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter has continued their success in the Agronomy contest, by having a team win the state competition and earn a trip to the FFA National Convention for... — Updated 4/7/2016
RGS welcomes Spring with concert
The Ritzville Grade School hosted a Spring Concert including singing and instruments for the community on March 24 in the grade school gym. Susan Schafer directed the performance,... — Updated 4/7/2016
Teen photo contest in April
The Ritzville Public Library is hosting a Teen Photo Contest during the month of April. Teens can submit up to five of their best photos relating to the theme “A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words” on Instagram or by email. The... — Updated 4/7/2016
Rudy Thaut
Rudy Thaut, 98, died at Sacred Heart Hospital on Saturday, April 2. His service will be held at the Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ in June.... — Updated 4/7/2016
Norma Jean Clink Davey
Norma Jean Clink Davey died on March 28 in Lind. She was born on Jan. 14, 1940, to Leslie and Thelma Spray Clink in Spokane. Norma graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1958. She had numerous jobs through the years, but her... — Updated 4/7/2016
The Next Step
Watching the NCAA tournament has been a lot of fun. I wish the Zags would have been able to play on. It is fun to see a team play long past the time that league play is over. It is... — Updated 4/7/2016
LWK places fourth in Dayton meet
At the District 9 1B/2B meet on March 29 in Dayton, the LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus girls brought home a fourth place finish with 43 total points. Individually, each of the LWK athletes on the girl’s team placed third or higher i... — Updated 4/7/2016
Young tennis team takes the court for the Broncos
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis team competed in three matches to begin the season for the Broncos. Head coaches Liz Melville and Lorrie Swanger are returning to lead the team, and with so many new and young players, the coaches... — Updated 4/7/2016
Corrections
In the March 24 edition of The Journal, the family who donated funds to erect a memorial in the Ritzville City Park was the Sprenger family. In the East Adams Care Center Easter Egg Hunt photo in March 31 edition of The Journal,... — Updated 4/7/2016
Take unauthorized government spending off autopilot
President Ronald Reagan once put it simply: “No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. So governments’ programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we... — Updated 4/7/2016
Cost of Boeing airplanes at heart of job cuts
Boeing’s new cost-reduction plan has deep ramifications for Washington because the bulk of the 4,500 job cuts are likely to land here. CEO Dennis Muilenburg asked investors to view the savings initiative as “playing offense in a c... — Updated 4/7/2016
Legislative Commentary
The Legislature has adjourned for the year. We wrapped up our voting late Tuesday night, on the 20th day of an overtime session that would not have been necessary if my leadership counterparts in the House of Representatives had... — Updated 4/7/2016
Protecting the future of our community
Last weekend numerous young families were outdoors enjoying themselves in the park, riding bikes, or strolling down the street. Before very long, these youngsters will be in our schools. They deserve to have secure and updated... — Updated 4/7/2016
Washtucna resident’s son qualifies for a track and field trip to Australia
Reaching out from our small town to yours. Washtucna alumnist class of 1992, Joe Maestas who now resides in Nebraska, has an opportunity to send his son Kordell Maestas to Australia. Kordell has a once in a lifetime chance to... — Updated 4/7/2016
Making sacrifices for the betterment of the community
In the March 10, 2016 edition of the Ritzville Journal, Mayor Gary Cook commented on “the commitment and sacrifices of those who made Ritzville the unique community it is.” My great-grandfather Henry Koch Jr. was one of those pio... — Updated 4/7/2016
Reasons for voting yes on school bond
I am writing to explain why I am voting YES on the upcoming school bond and why I believe it is important for others to vote YES also. First: the most important reason is for the kids. As has been explained numerous times, our... — Updated 4/7/2016
Washtucna FFA competes in Districts
The Washtucna FFA Chapter had one team and three individuals compete at the annual District Convention, with one individual moving onto state. The Agronomy team of Hunter Gibson,... — Updated 4/7/2016
Irene Ruth Bennett
Irene Ruth Bennett was born in Reardan on March 15, 1928. She was the eighth of nine children born to Henry and Anna Mann and grew up on a wheat farm north of Reardan. She... — Updated 4/7/2016