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The Soul Café will be having a work day this Sunday, Sept. 7 at 8:30 a.m. There are several jobs that need to be completed including replacing a sink and hanging the bathroom door. Anyone who helps at the Soul Café is welcomed to a barbecue lunch. For more information call 659-1783....
Gary Bostrom, CEO of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2, is the guest speaker at the next Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce general membership meeting set for Wednesday, Sept. 10, beginning at 7 a.m. at Jake’s Café. Bostrom will discuss the hospital bond and recent Life Care Center of Ritzville acquisition. The meeting is a no-host breakfast and open to the public. For more information, contact the chamber by phone at 659-1936, by email at [email protected] or online at http://www.visitritzvi...
The Ritzville Nazarene Church’s Caravan Program will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 10, with registration from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at the church. The evening also includes a barbecue and games for all families registering. Parents are asked to come with their child for registration. Caravan is a weekly program for children ages four years through sixth grade that is committed to physical, social, mental, and spiritual growth. Each Wednesday night, kids will learn with a hands-on approach that will encourage them to discover, d...
The ninth annual Safety, Health and Wellness Fair returns to Pioneer Plaza on Saturday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and is hosted by Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2. The annual event provides visitors with an extensive amount of health and safety information, as well as providing community members with opportunities for health tests. Direct labs provided at the health fair include general health panels for $10, and a vitamin D test for the cost of $25. East Adams County Healthcare Foundation and Premera...
With the need to license the previous Life Care Center of Ritzville facility under the hospital district, the Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners voted to change the name of the hospital, while preserving the acronym. The board agreed to move to the title of East Adams Rural Healthcare, with Ross Heimbigner in opposition. The board had been debating dropping the “rural” term out of the title all together, but based on feedback received from hospital personnel and the public present at the Aug...
At the Aug. 20 meeting of the Ritzville City Council the city was updated on the status of the Division Street Overlay Project. Council Member Scott Yaeger said after a meeting the week prior, TIB informally agreed to fund the additional cost of the project due to the ADA ramps. The project would include grinding down the pavement from First Avenue to Sixth Avenue, inlaying with new pavement, ADA approved ramps at all four corners of each intersection and repairing sidewalk damage along the route. The city, however, had to...
At the regular meeting of the Lind Town Council on Aug. 26 council members listened to a proposed security plan for the Waste Water Treatment Plant from Moon Security representative Gene Mackey. Mackey presented a two-part solution for securing the facility. The first part would be a camera monitoring system covering the exterior of the building. The system would include seven cameras and have the ability to store two terabytes of high quality video. The second part of his proposal was the security system in the building, whi...
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is looking for someone who would enjoy volunteering at the senior center by cooking the noon meal one or two days a week. Those interested can call Roy Klein at 659-1289, Shirley Markum at 659-0292 or can call the center at 659-1921 and leave their number. The first Pancake Breakfast of the fall will be Sept. 12....
LOVELY LADIES. Alma Galbreath, 100, and Molly Schmidt, 109, rode in a Jeep during the 2014 Ritzville Community Parade. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
GERINGS. The Ritzville Community Parade Grand Marshals Gaynel and Gayle Gering enjoyed waving to their fans on Saturday. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
FIRST PLACE. The Grand Prize in the Junior Parade went to Claire Borth (right) and her sister Grace for their Wonderland float. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
SWITCHING ROLES. Katie Manke walks alongside the Distinguished Young Women of Ritzville float, while her father Ron replaces her on the perch. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
SHRINE CENTER. Kevin Swartz waves to the crowd from his vehicle he was riding in as part of the Columbia Basin Shrine Club/El Katif Shrine. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
TURKEY TIME. A new addition to the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair this year was turkeys, one which was auctioned off as a fundraiser. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
COMEDY STUNT. On Sunday afternoon, families and community members gathered at the fairgrounds to watch the Matt Baker Comedy Stunt Act. His stunts included bringing audience members on stage, like Michael Nichols. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
FFA TRADITION. During the Fitting and Showing contest on Friday, Joel Anderson dones his father’s jacket from when he participated in the FFA. He continues the tradition by showing steers, while his brother Jesse shows hogs. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
SHOWMANSHIP. During the Fitting and Showing contest on Friday, Sage Galbreath holds tight to the lead rope of her calf while she smiles at the judge. She earned a reserve ribbon the day before in the open market class. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
SWINE SHOW. Garrett Frederick stays focused on his hog during the FFA swine market classes on Thursday morning at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair. This was his first year showing in FFA. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
September 2 marked the first day of school in the Lind-Ritzville Cooperative School Districts. Students flocked to the school to begin the new school year. Everything ran on schedule in the district with buses running on time to drop off students prior to the first bell. Families also traveled to the schools to drop off their youngsters, like Diedre Redburn and her boys. While Travis and Traye wear matching outfits for their first day in the third grade, Trevor rushes to hold...
Jerry Snyder will lead worship in music at Washtucna Community Church Sunday, Sept. 7, at 11 a.m. He will play accompaniment to beloved old hymns on piano as the congregation sings along. The service will be mostly music with Snyder providing a short message. All are invited to attend....
Sixty-five entries lined Main Avenue on Saturday morning to celebrate the start of the Junior Parade and Ritzville Community Parade, hosted by the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce. Under a new name this year, the Junior Parade started the morning’s festivities with 10 total entries in the parade. The grand prize in the parade went to Claire and Grace Borth, who portrayed Alice in Wonderland characters. Three-year-old Claire dressed as Alice, while seven-month-old Grace p...
There have been a lot of college athletes with great potential that were pegged to be future hall of famers only to have an injury or subpar performances do them in. I know several players that left early for the pro game to get the big pay day knowing full well that their careers might be short because of a bad knee or some other hidden injury that could raise its ugly head. Many others had great things said about them in the news or by recruiters and their minds decided that...
As the fun-filled days of summer vacation draw to close, teachers and students across Central Washington are heading back into the classroom for a new school year. Throughout my years in Congress, I have often met with local teachers, administrators, parents, and students to discuss ways we can improve our educational system so that it better serves our students. The resounding message that I hear is the need for more local control and less interference from the federal government. More than a decade has passed since...
The voters of Adams County rarely have a choice when it comes to electing a county official. Typically candidates run unopposed. This year the Ritzville District Court Judge race has two candidates. Let’s choose wisely. Most citizens seldom come in contact with the justice system so how do they know what goes on in the courthouse? How can you choose a candidate without knowing what they do or how well they perform their duties? This race isn’t a popularity contest. It isn’t about who has lived in Adams County the longe...
Imagine my surprise to come home and not see the proudly erected American Flag waving in the blue sky in front of Washtucna School. For nearly 10 years the American Flag has represented so much more to the people of Washtucna. An American Flag, lighting, plaques and landscaping were set in place and dedicated as a memorial for Army Spc. Blain Elbert. Blain graduated from Washtucna High in 2001 and by then was already enlisted in the United States Army. On November 22, 2004 Blain was killed at a roadblock near Baghdad. Blain...