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The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) returns with a mobile Community Service Office (CSO) on Wednesday, June 5, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the old Parkway Building on Main Avenue. The CSO unit has onsite representatives to offer assistance to area community members needing to apply for state assistance regarding cash, basic food, medical, and drug and alcohol treatment services. The Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ (UCC) in Ritzville is working with DSHS to provide the mobile unit. For information...
Students from Lind-Ritzville, Sprague and Washtucna High Schools are walking across the stage and receiving their high school diplomas this weekend, while students from LaCrosse have one more week of classes. Graduation weekend begins with the Washtunca ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, in the Washtucna School gymnasium. Also on Saturday, Sprague High School students will walk at 7 p.m. in the Sprague gymnasium. Lind-Ritzville High School graduation begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday in Gilson Gymnasium. Seniors at LaCrosse... Full story
The Washington State Patrol is hosting an entry-level test for trooper positions statewide on Saturday, June 1, at 7:30 a.m. The test will be held at the Spokane County Fire District 10 fire station at 929 South Garfield Road in Airway Heights. Applicants will perform their physical fitness (PT) test first. More information on hiring criteria can be found on the WSP’s website http://www.wsp.wa.gov or by contacting WSP Spokane Recruiter Trooper Kyle Witt at 509-723-6046 or [email protected]....
Ritzville Rodeo President Scott Yaeger rounds the barrel with style. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
Following Dennis Greenwalt’s retirement of post commander from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 11446, the local post elected new leadership to fill the space where Greenwalt served for over 20 years. The VFW and American Legion Post No. 51 elected post commanders and assistants during a meeting last month to serve the two local posts over the next year. Robert Reynolds has been elected to serve as post commander for the VFW, while Mark Shepherd will take the h...
The seventh annual Historic Ritzville Days Western Art Show went on without a hitch last weekend as over 60 artists proudly displayed their artwork in downtown Ritzville. The annual show provided visitors with a variety of activities, a wide selection of artwork and foot-tapping music to keep the weekend lively and entertaining. Event chairman Jennifer Saunders explained this year’s show displayed the widest variety of artwork and also had one of the best musical lineups t...
The AAUW, Page Turners and Ritzville Public Library Book Clubs have announced the upcoming meeting dates for the month of June. The AAUW Book Club is meeting on Wednesday, June 12, at 10 a.m. in Memories Diner. The group is reading “Grace and Grit: My fight for equal pay and fairness at Goodyear and beyond,” by Lilly Ledbetter. The Page Turners Book Club, for children between the ages of 8-12, is meeting on June 26 at 3 p.m. in the library basement. The club is currently reading “Gregor the Overlander,” by Suzanne Collins...
Distinguished Young Woman of Ritzville The Wonders of Oz float has traveled to Spokane and Moses Lake over the past two weeks to participate in two parades. On May 18, the float and its riders were in the 75th Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade. They were awarded the Princess Award and first in their division. On May 25, Moses Lake welcomed the Wonders of Oz in the Spring Festival Parade. The float was awarded the Queen’s Award. The members of the Ritzville...
SJELW athlete Darcy Stamper earned the state title in the 2B state high jump competition at the State Championship track meet last weekend. Stamper has competed in the high jump contest at the state level for three consecutive years and earned the state title with a height of 6-foot-6. The jump tied Stamper’s personal record he set in Lapwai earlier this year, a feat that set a new record at LaCrosse High School. Stamper also earned a place on the podium in the long jump with an eighth place finish. The SJELW girls also f... Full story
As one of the three LRS tennis athletes traveling to the state competition, Tracy Melville brought home a seventh place medal in the 2B girls’ singles competition. Tracy Melville, Kelly Melville and Alanna Wheeler all traveled to the 2B State Tennis Tournament in Yakima on Thursday and Friday. Tracy began the tournament with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Cashmere’s Molly Kenoyer in the first round of the competition. The early tournament win moved Tracy into competition with Michele Lui from Forest Ridge. Lui proved to be the ath...
“Where’s the beef?” Many of us remember the commercial with three elderly ladies, looking for the beef patty amid the giant bun. It has become a catch phrase questioning the substance of something. The phrase came to mind as I sat to write this letter. I have noticed during the past year there is less in the way of news articles in our local newspaper, but more sports pictures and well, just general fluff. Don’t get me wrong, these have their place in our community newspaper, but gone are the articles on Ritzville and Lin...
As a representative of the Ritzville High School Alumni Association board, I would like to share with your readership some changes and new plans that are occurring within the association as it relates to the academic cooperative. Up-to-date information can always be found at www.ritzvillealumni.com. The following is an excerpt from the welcome at the 108th banquet: Welcome to the first annual alumni banquet for Lind-Ritzville High School! Thank you all for attending this evening! I am Donna Koch, class of 1982 and current...
First off! Kudos to Eric Walker, for his excellent presentation on the need for the new hospital. I agree 100 percent with his analysis. I know most of us are concerned about the cost but the advantages definitely out-way the disadvantages in the long run. This town has a reputation for continuing to kick the can down the road so it becomes someone else’s problem instead of dealing with the issue at hand and resolving it in a timely, necessary and responsible manner. The new hospital, not a compromised renovation of the o...
The LRS track and field team brought home a variety of medals at the 2B State Championship track meet last weekend. Ryan Whitmore dominated the hurdles races for the team, taking home a third place medal in the 110-meter high hurdles and a sixth place finish in the 300-meter hurdles. The girls’ 4x100 and 4x200-meter relay teams both medaled in the finals of the races. Relay team members competing at the state level are Kate Schell, Maya Wahl, Holly Nygren and Caitlin S...
Forty-five students will walk across the stage at Gilson Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon as the first official class of Lind-Ritzville High School. The graduates are led by valedictorians Brittany Dew-Blaske and Amalia Perez, and salutatorians Ashley Ambers, Satchel Henneman and Diana Longoria. The June 2 graduation sets history in the local area as the Lind and Ritzville Schools Cooperative successfully completes its first school year. While the students are combined into one s...
The Glory Days game last Saturday was very well attended by fans who were cheering for relatives and former classmates. Some were curious as to the caliber of football that would be played and it was pretty good. The Odds team would win 13-0 in a very physical game. Coach Mike Lynch had a good time blocking for, and against so many of the ‘youngsters’ he coached in his 30 plus years as a head coach for the Ritzville and Lind-Ritzville Broncos. Games like this don’t happe...
Many families across Central Washington spend Memorial Day weekend − the unofficial start of the summer vacation season − enjoying the weather outdoors at barbecues, county fairs, and on hiking trails. More importantly, Memorial Day is a time when communities across America gather to pay tribute to the heroes who have bravely put on a uniform and answered the call of duty to defend the United States of America. From the very beginning of our nation, Americans have answered the call of duty to protect the... Full story
Lind Assembly of God Church About 15-20 years ago, when many things in our society were going digital, it became common to label them with the letter “e,” for example e-mail, e-business, e-book, and e-banking (“e” of course standing for “electronic”). Starting with the iMac in 1998, the company Apple has used the letter “i” to market products that we’ve all become very familiar with, such as the iPhone, iPod, iPad and iTunes. Originally, the “i” meant “internet,” but it has come to represent other words like intelligent, i...
Cliff and Aydriann Plumb of Lind are pleased to announce the arrival of a son, Mason Leonard, born April 26 at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane. At birth Mason weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and measured 20 inches in length. Mason joins a three-year-old brother, Lane. Maternal grandparents are Leonard and Pam Martel of Lind. Paternal grandparents are Cliff and Lily Ann Plumb of Washtucna....
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is hosting a potluck and welcoming guest speaker Gary Schmick to present to all in attendance at the event on Friday, May 31. The potluck lunch begins at noon and those attending the event are asked to provide their own utensils. After lunch, Schmick plans to present about Medicare, Medicare supplements and advantage plans. The event is open to the public, and all are welcome to attend. The senior center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in Ritzville. For more information, contact the senior... Full story