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Gigamedics and Nicole's Hair Studio installed new signage for their businesses on Main Avenue this week....
Ritzville High School Alumni/Lind-Ritzville High School alumni will gather for the 114th annual banquet and meeting this Saturday, May 25 at Gilson Gymnasium. Alumni who have not yet received their tickets and name badges need to contact Marilyn Sielaff as soon as possible at 509-347-6188 or e-mail at [email protected]. A total of approximately 260 alumni will spend the evening at the event, which is catered by Classy Country Catering of Ritzville. The banquet begins at 6 p.m. The toastmaster for the evening...
Two Lind-Ritzville High School band members will be participating in a high school music festival in Oregon. Senior Caden Liberty, trumpet, and junior Cole Cameron, baritone, will be traveling to Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, to take part in the Music in May Festival from May 23-25. Students from throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho are participating in the annual event, which is sponsored by the Pacific Music Department. The student musicians will be staying...
The facade of the Eagles Aerie on Washington Street changed in May this year. The recent facelift is simply one of many renovations the Hall has undergone in the history of the facility. The Journal sat down to talk with Steve Meye, head of the trustee group that is responsible for the care, maintenance and operation of the local Eagles Aerie #2739. He is also chair of the Renovation Committee. At one time, the building housing the Eagles was split: the north end was the home...
Alumni weekend is here and I really have trouble grasping onto the fact that the class of 1969 graduated from RHS 50 years ago. I say this because I graduated 49 years ago and it is really amazing that time has gone by this quickly. Throughout the years I remember knowing kids from the class just ahead of me and having good friendships. We were teammates or opponents during Little League and intramural sports. By the time we got into high school we started attending classes to...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos softball season came to an end over the weekend in the Northeast 2B District Tournament, as the team came up one win shy of guaranteeing a second consecutive berth to the 2B State Tournament. The Broncos, the No. 3 seed from the South Division, opened the double-elimination tournament on May 14 with a tilt against the Chewelah Cougars, the No. 2 seed from the North Division. Chewelah finished regular season league play 6-2, with their on...
Last Friday afternoon marked the start of the final path at the District Meet for track and field athletes seeking a place at the 2B State Championships. The pathway to State is shaped like an hourglass, and the District Meet is the pinched narrow point of the path. The Sub-District meet held in Ritzville ten days prior moved at least eight competitors in each event further along. The District Meet passed only four competitors in each event to the championships at Eastern...
Reverend Charles Jingling will be holding a prayer service for fallen service members at the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. The service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 27. Anyone is welcoming to join Rev. Jingling....
The Ritzville Museum Board held their annual meeting and election of officers on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. New elected officers for the 2019-2020 year are Randy Flyckt, Board Chair, Dale Anderson, Vice President in charge of the Depot, Susie Kirkendall, Vice President in charge of the Burroughs Home, Callie Moore, Treasurer and Priscilla Thompson, Secretary. Kylie Fullmer, Janet Sanger and Mickie Pittman will also serve on the Board. They are looking forward to a special opening on Memorial Day weekend so visitors and alumni wil...
Neil Dale Reeve, born Aug. 6, 1927, passed away on May 14, 2019. Neil was the fifth of eight children born to Vernon and Ruth Reeve in Kahlotus Washington. Neil married Evelyn Arnst on October 26, 1947 and celebrated their 71st anniversary last fall. Together they raised a family of five: Terry (Bernie), Jim (Paula), John, LuAnn and Ron (Sharon) and have seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Neil lived a life of jobs that were a service to others. He was an...
Dear Editor, I am so disappointed to read that there will not be a Memorial Day service at Ritzville Cemetery. This tradition has been appreciated by our town in the past. Words cannot express our community’s sentiment over this loss. Sincerely, Marsha Smith Ritzville...
To the Editor of the Journal, Dear Sir, As many in the community may have noticed, the local chapter of the Ritzville Eagles have completed renovations and upgrades to our exterior. The recent repairs to the brick and mortar will go a long way toward making pedestrians safer and will extend the shelf life of yet another of our classic historical buildings downtown. Our local chapter consists of over 200 members who are proud to call 107 N Washington our home. The Eagles have been an active force in our community since 1948...
There are dams that should come down and those that shouldn’t. Hopefully, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts its review of the 14 federal dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers, that will become abundantly clear. That review is expected to be ready for public comment in late 2020. Here is the difference. Demolishing the two dams on the Elwha River west of Port Angeles was a good thing. They were built in the early 1900’s to bring electricity to the Olympic Pen...
Summer is nearly upon us. Where does the time go? Memorial Day weekend is a special time for the Ritzville community, with the annual alumni celebrations, car show, concerts and Art in the Park. It seems fitting that I send out an appreciation for those who have helped make this possible. First, Chad Hoeft and crew from Columbia Bank volunteered their time and resources to refurbish the planters downtown for the summer. They spent hours cleaning out and replacing needed potting soil and other things to prepare them for the...
The Ritzville Community Float was unveiled during the annual float reveal on May 16, with this year's float being a wintery theme. The Distinguished Young Woman of Lind-Ritzville, Katheran Gingrich, and the two DYW finalists, Taylor Stromberger and Kelley Carleton, will travel with the float to parades throughout the summer....
Filing week across the state of Washington wrapped up last Friday, and residents in eastern Adams County should prepare to see more of the same, familiar faces for the near future. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be any drama on the ballot come November, as Ritzville’s mayoral race will be contested for the first time since 2011. Incumbent mayor Gary Cook, who has served in the position since 2015, filed to run for a second term on May 16. He’ll be running against David Ahrens, the owner of Ritzville Lumber & Hardwar...
Art in the Park returns to the Ritzville City Park on Memorial Day weekend from May 24-26. The event, sponsored by the Boots & Brushes Western Art Association, begins at 12 p.m. on Friday and includes music and food vendors throughout the weekend. A reception for artists is also set for 6 p.m. on Friday at the park. The event goes from 12-6 p.m. on Friday, 10-6 p.m. on Saturday and 12-2 p.m. on Sunday. A band will be playing from 12-2 p.m. on Saturday. People For People will be providing a shuttle from the Adams County...
The Ritzville Journal office will be closed to the public on Monday, May 27, for the holiday and for staff members to attend community events. The Journal office will reopen on Tuesday, May 28, at 9 a.m. Deadline for submissions for the May 31 edition remain at noon on Tuesday....
The East Adams Library District will be hosting Emily Richman, MS, LMHCA, as a guest speaker as part of its ‘Access Health at East Adams’ program tonight, May 23, at 6 p.m. in the Ritzville Public Library basement. Richman is a licensed counselor out of the Tri-Cities, a public speaker and a performer. She has been featured as a TEDx Talk presenter and performs stand-up comedy around the PNW. Richman will be discussing human fear and anxiety responses, and will talk about how mindfulness and grounding exercises can hel...
Four days of free family fun returns to Ritzville on Memorial Day weekend as part of the annual Spring Fest. Hosted in coordination with local organizations, this year's Spring Fest continues to provide diverse and exciting options for families looking for activities on the holiday weekend. Events start on Friday, May 24, with Art in the Park. Amongst the shade of the trees in Ritzville City Park, artists display their crafts and take the time to showcase their talents to...
A former Lind High School student shared his story to LRMS and LRHS students on May 16, and if nothing else asked them to take away this one simple concept: imagine the unimaginable for yourself. Tim Woodiwiss dropped out of Lind High School in 2001 at the age of 14, opting to enter the workforce at the McDonald's in Ritzville. Tomorrow, Woodiwiss graduates from the University of Washington School of Medicine. Next month, he begins a _-year residency as a physician at the...