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The Ritzville City Council opened the floor to discussion on Sept. 17 in regards to designating the city as a quiet zone for trains traveling through Ritzville. The topic was listed on the city council meeting agenda, under the discussion agenda section, and was led mostly by councilmember Dennis Chamberlain, who supports making Ritzville a quiet zone. Under the Federal Railroad Administration's Train Horn Rule, which went into effect in 2005, locomotive engineers must begin...
A new Washtucna teacher hopes her experience with homlessness will help her in dealing with students who are facing that, and other difficulties. Lisa Landstrom, who already has seven years of teaching experience, decided she needed a change in her life and left her teaching job in the Spokane area to come teach in Washtucna. She will teach fourth and fifth grades. Landstrom grew up on the Oregon Coast in Astoria, where she graduated from Lewis and Clark Christian Academy, a small private Christian high school. “I got a r...
A league win and a non-league loss may not be a perfect week, but it's definitely better than the reverse. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos volleyball team fell to Odessa last week on Sept. 17 in non-league play, before beating Tekoa-Rosalia in league play on Sept. 19. Against Odessa, LRS came out strong and took the first set 21-25. However, that would be the last time they made it past 20. Odessa swept the rest of the way, winning 25-19, 25-16, 25-18. "Unforced...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler approved eight health insurers to sell health plans in Washington state's 2020 Exchange-including two in Adams County-it was announced on Sept. 12. The approved plans-which were certified by the Washington Health Benefit Exchange Board later that day-have an average rate decrease of -3.27%, a record low since the Exchange was created in 2011 as a public-private partnership. Two health insurers, Coordinated Care Corporation and...
Dear Friends, It’s hard to believe summer is finally leaving us. I recently finished planting wheat for next year and have been busy catching up on farm chores. Besides tying up loose ends on the farm, fall’s arrival also means football. Like so many of you, I’m pleased that the Cougs are off to a good start. While EWU has lost a couple of games early on, I’m optimistic the Eagles will have another successful season. Eastern Washington Legislative Tour last week It isn’t often when legislators from the west side of the state...
Rosemary Elizabeth Kinder Lefebvre, 78, passed away Monday, August 12, 2019 at St. Peter Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born to Raymond and Virginia Kinder on December 22, 1940 in Escondido, California. She went on to graduate from Ritzville High School. She was married to Alan Roy Lefebvre on September 16, 1961 in Spokane Washington, where they made their home before moving to Chehalis, Washington. She was a loving mother to four children, and blessed with...
It was a very busy weekend to say the least, with high school football on Friday night followed by a road trip to Moscow on Saturday. My teams didn’t fare well this weekend but they were also non-league affairs so there is still time to clean things up so to speak. On Sunday my wife and I traveled to Walla Walla for what turned out to be one of the most exciting events that I have ever witnessed. We went to the Championship of Champions Indian Relay Races. This weekend was the...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague cross country team’s season is in full swing as the LRS Broncos took part in two meets last week. This followed a week that saw the team race in a Spokane area invite meet that included several 4A schools. In their first race after the cross country Jamboree, the Broncos traveled to Spokane to take place in the Highlander Invite on Sept. 14. This invitational included schools of all sizes, including several 4A schools. LRS head coach Morgan Hunt said the competition was a good experience for her s...
Jerry Ernest Traver died on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 from SUDE (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy), which occurs very rarely, only to about one in a thousand people. He was 61 years old. Jerry was born on October 10, 1957 at Northgate Hospital in Seattle, Washington. The youngest of nine children, Jerry is preceded in death by his parents and six brothers and sisters. He is survived by one brother, one sister and his only son, Eric. After his mother died, Jerry moved to Idaho where he lived on Houser Lake and worked in...
RITZVILLE – Westbound Interstate 90 will close for two, 36-hour windows in the coming weeks for an overpass demolition and replacement. According to the state Department of Transportation, the closures are planned for: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, until 6 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, until 6 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 Westbound I-90 drivers will be detoured at the Tokio interchange around the Danekas Road overpass, officials said. Detours for the Danekas Road overpass begin Sept. 30. The overpass was damaged by an o...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos football team hung with the Lake Roosevelt Raiders for the game's first 24 minutes, but were stifled on offense in the second half of the team's 25-7 loss on Sept. 20. The loss, in which the Broncos totaled just 100 yards of offense, moved LRS to 1-2 (0-0 in league play) on the season with one more non-league game this week before their league season begins. While LRS struggled on offense throughout the entire game, the defense put up an...
Edward "Ed" Neil Victor was born on September 30, 1944 in Moscow, Idaho, to Elmer Neil and Mary Edna (Dooly) Victor. Growing up in Garfield, Ed was active in sports, Boy Scouts, and was a local paperboy. Ed graduated from Garfield High School in 1962. Most summers were spent on the Figure Three Ranch with his grandparents Clarence and Jayne Dooly learning the business of the family ranch. Ed graduated from WSU with a BS in Animal Sciences and Husbandry in 1970. He served in...
Wheat Land Communities' Fair Treasurer Aaron Esser accepts a $500 check from CF Industries superintendent Dennis Schilling. The donation from CF Industries helped support entertainment activities during the 2019 fair....
Many years ago, a reporter asked George Weyerhaeuser, then CEO of Weyerhaeuser Co., why his company spent so much time and money informing its workers, public officials and people about its business of growing trees and converting those trees into lumber and paper products. His answer was simple. “People need to know what we do and why what we do is important to them.” He believed if people and elected officials understood Weyerhaeuser, they would make thoughtful dec...
With over 300 different commodities, Washington state has one of the most diverse agriculture industries in the country, and we are recognized around the world as a top producer of specialty crops. From apples and tree fruit to hops and wine grapes, Washington has cultivated a unique community of growers and producers who are leading the country in agriculture research and innovation. Promoting specialty crop research should be a no brainer. The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) supports critical research being done...
An Eastern Washington journalist with ties to the area has entered into an agreement to acquire Free Press Publishing. Roger Harnack, currently of Sunnyside, is acquiring the media company from longtime owner Bill Ifft of Medical Lake. “I’m looking forward to continuing the independent news traditions instituted by Bill,” Harnack said in a Sept. 23 news release. “He’s built a solid media company, while retaining the independence Eastern Washington communities need and deserve.” “With Roger’s newspaper background and...
Correction: In the Sept. 12 teacher profile, Lacii Rundquist’s name was spelled incorrectly. This is the correct spelling....
For the next several months, starting at the beginning of October, The Ritzville Journal staff will be assisting The Davenport Times, a fellow Free Press Publishing newspaper. Due to non-work related reasons, the editor of The Times will be stepping away from his duties at the paper for an expected period of 3-4 months. To ensure that The Times will still be able to produce a newspaper each week, Journal staff will be filling in at Davenport on a part-time basis. The current expectation is for both the editor, Brandon Cline,...
The Ritzville Museums Board will be hosting an appreciation coffee hour at 10 a.m. on Oct. 1. The coffee hour, which will be held in the basement of the Ritzville Public Library, is to thank the volunteers who manned the Train Depot Museum and the Burroughs Home Museum throughout the summer. All are welcome to attend....
Area burn bans are set to be lifted as of Sept. 26, leaders of area fire districts announced recently. Joel Bell, the chief of the Ritzville Fire Department, says burning can start on Sept. 26. Residents must call the sheriff’s office at 509-659-1122 before burning, and then again after. Burn piles must be 4x4x3 ft or smaller. Vegetation may be burned, garbage may not. Permits are not needed for residential burns inside of Ritzville city limits. In Lind, Kevin Starring of Adams County Fire District No. 2 said burning can also...