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The Ritzville High School Class of 1968 will hold a planning meeting at the home of Randy and Shirley Roth on Monday, April 16, at 1 p.m. Members of the class are encouraged to attend this meeting where final plans will be made for the Alumni weekend celebration....
The Ritzville Adams County Journal office will be closing at 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, and Friday, April 13, to allow editorial staff to attend local events and meetings. The office will resume regular hours on Monday, April 16, at 9 a.m.... Full story
The Whitman County Pomona Grange is inviting all Adams County Grange members to attend a potluck and informational invite at the Rimrock Grange Hall in Washtucna. The event will be held on Saturday, April 21, at 11 a.m. with a potluck to follow at noon. The program at 1 p.m. will be about the Grange history and the public is invited to attend. Questions about the meeting can be directed to Wayne Miller at 509-723-5420 or [email protected] or Jim Lyle at [email protected].... Full story
The Ralston Grange will hold its next monthly meeting at their hall in Ralston on Tuesday, April 17, at 6:30 p.m. Plans will be made for a number of upcoming activities including the Adopt-A-Highway litter pickup on State Highway 261 planned for Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, and the dinner that the Grange will host for the participants in the John Wayne Pioneer Wagon and Riders trail ride, who will overnight in Ralston on May 26. The program, which will follow the meeting on the Tuesday, will feature a presentation by Paul...
The City of Ritzville will celebrate Arbor Day on April 27 with local fifth grade students helping to plant trees throughout the city. This year, trees will be planted at the Ritzville City Park, Ritzville Municipal Golf Course and Ritzville City Hall. The Ritzville Tree Board is coordinating the event, as well as other local beautification projects throughout the city. All fourth and fifth grade students in the Lind-Ritzville Cooperative School Districts will receive a Evergreen tree seedling, packaged by workers with...
Veteran Ritzville Community Theatre members are now helping StageWest Community Theatre with their spring production. Director Nancy Kuonen stated the addition of Kathryn Schafer and Bill Sager to the cast of this production and the extraordinary help of Harry Schafer as assistant director and stage manager, makes the production a joy to work on. The three Ritzville natives will be performing in the upcoming play, “Seeds of Change”. The play is written by local author Craig Rickett and directed by Kuonen. Performances are...
The Ritzville Tree Board is seeking monetary donations and volunteers to help with the First Avenue beautification project. The goal of the project is to install landscaping and trees along First Avenue to make it more attractive to residents, and visitors. The First Avenue project will be divided into phases. Some of the work in the first phase will include improving the Ritzville railway and welcome sign, and planting trees and grass around it. Across the street at Napa Auto Parts, crews will install sign displaying...
The East Adams Library District (EALD), formally the Ritzville Library District No. 2, is opening a library kiosk for Benge residents, beginning Tuesday, April 17. EALD will be hosting an informational meeting for Benge residents on April 17 at 7 p.m. at the Benge School. Over the course of the past few years, EALD has opened libraries in partnership with the Lind and Washtucna school districts in order to expand library services to area residents. EALD is now providing book pickup and drop off services for residents in the...
The Fifth Annual Wheatland Jackpot where youth from across Washington and northern Idaho enter their prospect steers and heifers will be held Saturday, May 27, at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fairgrounds in Ritzville. The show starts at 11 a.m. Cash and prizes are awarded to the top steers and heifers, as well as to showmanship winners. The public is welcome to attend and it is free of charge. Contact Andy or Lori Williams for additional information at 509-650-7275.... Full story
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to promote the benefits of immunizations and to improve the health of children two years old or younger. This year, NIIW is April 21-28. Children are exposed to thousands of germs every day in the environment. This happens through the food they eat, air they breathe and things they put in their mouths. Babies are born with immune systems that can fight many germs, but there are some deadly diseases they cannot handle. That is why they need vaccines to... Full story
Tickets for the 2018 Ritzville High School (RHS) and Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS) Alumni Banquet have been mailed. The Alumni Banquet will be held on May 26 at 6 p.m. at Gilson Gymnasium in Ritzville. Tickets are $25 each until May 23, with the price increasing to $28 each after the deadline. Tickets may be sold after the deadline, but the caterer needs a headcount by the end of the day on May 23. Local alumni may purchase tickets from Marilyn Sielaff at the Adams County Noxious Weed Board Office, 114 East Main Avenue in...
During the April 3 Ritzville City Council meeting, Council Member Scott Yaeger announced the Public Works Committee selected Varela and Associates Inc., for engineering consulting services. Yaeger said the committee, Mayor Gary Cook and Public Works Director Larry Swift, interviewed both Varela and Century West Engineering for the engineering services contract on March 29. He noted both firms are “comparable” and the group chose Varela based on how well they scored on the five questions they were asked during the int...
People who travel down Main Street in Washtucna near Bassett Park, may notice a mural in a window of the former Central Lodge. The mural is of a landscape of the upper hills near Palouse Falls with clouds and a sunrise in the background. The words “Welcome to Washtucna gateway to Palouse Falls,” are at the top of the painting while “Bird Watching Haven–Bassett Park” is at the bottom. The mural was painted by Washtucna High School Student Savannah Perez and unveiled on March... Full story
Washtucna students Meya Hamilton, Jersey Hamilton and Calby Van Hollebeke recently participated in music contests. Meya Hamilton, grade 6 soprano, participated in the All–State Youth Honor Chorus at the Washington Music Educator Association’s Conference on Feb. 17 in Yakima. She rehearsed and performed with 149 other students chosen from throughout the state. Their conductor was Judy Hafso who teaches at St. George’s School in Spokane. Jersey Hamilton, grade 9 on trump...
The Caring Neighbors board recently donated $1,300 to the East Adams Library District for community summer reading programs for books, summer performers and computer access. Caring Neighbors is a nonprofit entity established by Big Bend Electric Co-op. The Big Bend Electric Co-op members have donated the Caring Neighbors funding....
Trade issues, water and tax reform were the primary topics during a community leaders meeting with Congressman Dan Newhouse on April 3 in Ritzville. The meeting was followed by a tour of downtown Ritzville, where Newhouse met one-on-one with business owners to discuss the challenges they currently face. At the meeting, Ritzville Public Authority (RPA) Member Erika Hennings addressed Newhouse about the current trade issues. As an agricultural community, Ritzville would be... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville Middle School students had a game night and dance on March 9 with a “blackout” theme, which the students wore all black. On St. Patrick’s Day, the students played a game throughout the day where the boys could not talk to girls, like the game they played on Valentine’s Day. The school had a no bullying assembly where LRMS students watched a play about the affects of bullying. The Lind-Ritzville Schools ended the month on March 28 going into spring break....
In the past couple of weeks, my wife and I saw a couple of comedy shows featuring well-known comedians. To say the least, we laughed a lot. Humor with comedians runs the gamut. Most topics are not off limits and there are a lot of things that we can agree with. In general, families are the first targets and relating to some experiences are closer to our own reality than we would like. But having similar experiences are what makes these shows so laughable. Politics certainly...
High school graduation is too often misinterpreted as a finish line. In reality, it does not symbolize an end, but rather a checkpoint. For many seniors, the checkpoint lies on the path toward higher education, leading to exciting potential for growth. For example, senior Morgan Lane will be attending Whitworth University in the fall to pursue a degree in pre-physical therapy and health sciences. Her decision to commit to Whitworth was based on its private status and religious affiliation, along with “the small class sizes a... Full story
Any trade war between the United States and China is worrisome, but if it escalated and tariffs are imposed, it will hit Washington particularly hard. Avoiding that possibility should be our primary goal. Our state is our nation’s third largest exporter with more than half of the containers leaving the Puget Sound heading to China. The Port of Seattle estimated that China trade alone accounted for $18 billion last year and 40 percent of our state’s jobs are now tied to trade. President Trump has proposed tariffs as a bar... Full story
I recently traveled across Washington’s Fourth Congressional District to speak with farmers from each county to hear their concerns about an upcoming Farm Bill. One of the largest concerns expressed by farmers had little to do with congressional action. However, Central Washington farmers expressed their anxiety about the impact of a potentially escalating trade war with global trading partners. President Donald Trump recently announced new tariffs worth billions of dollars on products manufactured by China. The reasons he c...
As the City of Ritzville, our function is to provide you with police, fire, water, sewer, streets, garbage, parks, and other services. We are also asked by you, the taxpayer, to pass and enforce certain laws that provide general safety and welfare of Ritzville’s citizens. To continue our public service obligations, there are certain charges and fees that we must collect. These include utility fees, building permits, animal licenses, business licenses and so forth. We are currently struggling with businesses and property o...
The Lady Broncos softball team came ready to play in a league contest against Asotin on March 31 in Ritzville. Their initial intensity faltered in the second game of the doubleheader, leading to Lind-Ritzville/Sprague splitting the games with the Lady Panthers. Head Coach Todd O’Brien the team had a strong win in the first game, but will need to remain patient and focused if they want to be successful in both games of upcoming doubleheaders. The Lady Broncos have been p...
The Lind-Ritzville Little Guy wrestling squad wrapped up this season’s competition at the Jason Crawford Memorial Tournament on April 7 at the Spokane Convention Center. This year’s squad was comprised of 35 athletes, and they traveled to weekly competitions throughout eastern Washington. In the final match of the season, 12 local athletes competed representing the Lind-Ritzville communities. In the five-year-old bracket, Ivan Villa, Jr. lost both of his bouts for the day...
The Ritzville Downtown Development Association (RDDA) will be hosting a classic movie night on April 14. The movie will be “Gone With the Wind” and begins at 6 p.m. at the Ritz Theatre. The admission cost is $10, and includes a beverage. Full concessions, including wine and beer, will be available for purchase. The movie event is a fundraiser for the RDDA and locals are encouraged to attend for a fun night out.... Full story