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For the sixth consecutive year, downtown Ritzville is going to be filled with excitement when it hosts the annual Historic Ritzville Days Western Art Show during the Memorial Day weekend. The show is welcoming more than 50 artists with different specialties that plan to entertain and show off their artistic masterpieces during the three day event, which runs from May 25-27. Area residents are reminded that all of Main Avenue between Division and Adams Streets is going to be...
Ritzville High School Alumni will gather for the 107th annual banquet and meeting this Saturday, May 26 at Gilson Gymnasium. Ticket sales for this year’s banquet have closed. Alumni who have not yet received their tickets and name badges need to contact Marilyn Sielaff as soon as possible. The Ritzville Adams County Journal is scheduled to be at the banquet at 5 p.m. to take honored class photos. At the time of publication, the following honored classes have scheduled their appointment time: the class of 1962 is at 5:15 p...
The Ritzville Memorial Cemetery is preparing to host a bounty of events in honor of the Memorial Day holiday. Friday, May 25, is the distribution of flags beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, May 28, is the Ritzville Memorial Day Service beginning at 11:30 a.m. That evening at 6 p.m. is the collection of flags. Also on Monday, May 28, is the Washtucna Memorial Day Service, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Washtucna Pioneer Memorial Cemetery....
Lucille E. Telecky passed away at the age of 89 on May 19 after a brief illness. She is the daughter of Henry and Anna (Rosenoff) Danekas, and was born on Sep. 12, 1922, on a farm near Ritzville. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1940. During WWII she served in the United States Navy (Waves) from 1944 to 1946. In 1948, she married Raymond Telecky. She worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 30 years, retiring in 1981. She was a member of Zion Philadelphia...
The Eagles Auxiliary is hosting a breakfast buffet this Saturday, May 26, and Sunday, May 27, in the Eagles social room. The buffet runs from 8-11 a.m. both days and tickets are $8 per person. Eagles lodge is located at 105 N. Washington Street in downtown Ritzville....
The Ritzville Classic Car Club is hosting its annual auto show during the Memorial Day weekend festivities on Sunday, May 27. The display around the Ritzville City Park is sure to catch the eye of any auto enthusiasts and can be found on display from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Registration for the show begins at 9 a.m. and there is a $10 entry fee per vehicle. Food vendors are also on site throughout the show. The car club presents awards in several categories: President’s Choice, Undeberg Memorial, Participant’s Choice, Peo...
The Washtucna High School gym will fill with alumni this weekend at the 71st Annual Banquet. The banquet is set for Saturday, May 26, beginning with a social hour at 5 p.m. in the back of the gym. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. Tickets are no longer available for purchase. A portion of cost of the dinner goes towards a scholarship for a deserving student from this year’s senior class. The Washtucna alumni association is led by Scott Blankenship, president; David Baumann, vice president; Steve Lalonde, secretary; CoCo Daley, t...
Families looking for a safe and convenient way to save for college have until May 31 to enroll in Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET). Thousands of parents are continuing to opt for the state’s guarantee and GET’s flexible, tax-advantaged options for saving. After May 31, enrollment will be closed until the fall, when it will reopen at a higher price. More than 140,000 accounts have been opened since the program began in 1998. Over 25,000 students have already used their GET accounts to attend colleges in all 50 states and...
The Lind FFA Chapter’s annual banquet to honor the year of achievements is on Thursday, May 24, at 6 p.m. at the Lind Grange Hall. The chapter is recognizing its members who have won awards over the last year, announcing senior’s awards and chapter awards, as well as announcing the new officers for the 2012-13 school year. For more information about the event, contact Andy Williams at 677-3499....
In 1942, the completion of Grand Coulee Dam was hailed as the “Eighth Wonder of the World.” Seventy years later, most of us aren’t aware of what that dam or the others on the Columbia River continue to do for us. To commemorate Grand Coulee’s completion, the Bonneville Power Administration commissioned legendary folk singer Woody Guthrie to write songs praising the dam that harnessed the mighty Columbia River. Guthrie toured the region from the Bonneville Dam to Grand Coulee, and within a month he had written 26 songs,...
I think we’ve all heard the reasons why people want to leave the small town after graduation because there’s “nothing to do in a small town.” When I hear a statement like this I think about nights like last Thursday. There was a Western Art Show meeting followed by a Project 56 meeting at the Chamber office. Over at the Lions Legion Hall there was a hospital meeting. In Lind there was an open house for the middle school kids and parents from Ritzville and Lind. There was a pla...