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This weekend is the 11th Annual Lind Community Yard Sale running from Friday, Oct. 12, and Saturday, Oct. 13, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Directional maps are available at Jim’s Empire Market located at 113 West Second Street in Lind.... Full story
The Washtucna Lions Club is hosting a yard sale fundraiser this weekend, Oct. 12-14, at the Washtucna Snyder Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Everyone is invited to attend the yard sale and enjoy free coffee while browsing the sale. Washtucna Snyder Park is located on Main Street between Booth Avenue and Cooper Avenue....
The last regular meeting of the year for the Ralston Grange has been set for Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Ralston Grange Hall. Any and all Ralston Grange members are encouraged to attend the meeting to discuss the plans for the future of the organization. Committee members are asked to prepare a report to present at the meeting in order to discuss areas of concern and ideas to keep the Grange active. All committee members should attend the meeting but if they are unable, they should contact another member of the... Full story
The Good Hope Lutheran Church is set to host the annual Oktoberfest celebration on Sunday, Oct. 21, at the Lind Senior Center and all are welcome to attend. The morning begins with worship at 9 a.m. under the leadership of Pastor Mary Daniels. The bake sale opens at 11 a.m. and it is advised to arrive early for the best choices. The meal is served from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and take-out orders are available for those who are unable to stay. Featured on the menu is German smoked sausage, mashed potatoes with butter,...
Washington State Troopers working in the Yakima area are the first to switch over to a new digital radio system developed because of a change in rules by the Federal Communications Commission. Troopers all over the state will follow suit by the FCC’s deadline of Jan. 1. The rule change, intended to make more frequencies available for licensing, is essentially an unfunded federal mandate. The State Patrol was required to purchase new mobile and portable radios for every trooper, and replace a significant amount of equipment i... Full story
A three-week class for people interested in an aviation mechanics career starts Oct. 26 at Big Bend Community College. Space is limited, so you should apply as soon as possible, said Rebecca Milligan, recruiting coordinator for BBCC’s aviation maintenance technology program. “This is for people who want to explore a new career in an aerospace discipline that anticipates job openings throughout the state,” Milligan said. Participants have the option of attending a daytime class for three consecutive Fridays or a weeknight clas... Full story
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is serving a Halloween themed lunch on Wednesday, Oct. 31. The complete menu of Halloween-themed foods is available for all ages. The menu for the meal includes mummy rag soup, monster finger sandwiches, sticky rice coffins and mud cups. If planning to attend the lunch, call the senior center at 659-1921 by 9 a.m. on Oct. 31. The senior center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in downtown Ritzville....
The Lind Town Council unanimously approved to award the bid for the Wastewater Treatment Plant to Kearsley Construction, Inc. during the regular meeting on Oct. 9. Kearsley Construction was the low bidder with a base bid of $2,553,567, an amount $217,000 over the engineers estimate provided by USKH, Inc. USKH civil engineer, Alan Gay P.E., spoke with the Lind Town Council during the meeting and advised them to move forward with awarding the bid. Gay explained that the Department of Ecology has awarded the town an additional... Full story
Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 and a pair of local physicians launched a brand new relationship last week as the doctors return to the hospital on a part time, structured basis to help serve the district’s patients and put an end to inflated expenses for coverage by temporary physicians. Charles M. Sackmann, M.D. and Valerie Eckley, M.D., have signed a six month contract with the district that sets out to create a bridge between the Hometown Family Medicine physicians and the hospital district, where they were p...
Local organizations and entities that plan to apply for funds from the City of Ritzville from its annual Hotel/Motel Tax allocation can pick up applications at city hall. Completed applications are due on or before Wednesday, Oct. 31....
The Ritzville City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. for a budget workshop on Tuesday, Oct. 16. This is the first step for the full council to discuss expected revenues and expenses for 2013. The meeting is open to the public and will be held just prior to the regular council meeting at 7 p.m.... Full story
The 35th annual Mennonite Country Auction and Relief Sale has been deemed a success, after raising an estimated $120,000 on Saturday, Oct. 6. Chairman of the auction, Howard Reimer, said that the live auction alone raised around $56,000. The amount places this year’s auction as the second highest amount ever raised during the 35-year history of the event. Reimer said that between the excellent weather and about 400 cars being parked, it was a great day. During an average y...
Athletes, friends, family and fans were all sporting pink t-shirts Saturday when the LRS Lady Broncos hosted Odessa-Harrington for a volleyball match in Lind. The local team sold the shirts as part of volleyball’s “Dig for the Cure,” campaign. The effort is in support of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Athletes from both teams were wearing the pink shirts before the match. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society. –Journal photo b...
The Lind-Ritzville High School students are inviting all veterans from Lind and Ritzville who have served in the military to attend the Veteran’s Day assembly on Friday, Nov. 9, in the Gilson Gym at 8:45 a.m. The slideshow of local veterans is being updated and if local veterans have changes to the information or do not have a slide, they are asked to contact the high school for an information sheet. At the assembly, the Lind-Ritzville ASB members would like to read letters from loved ones that were sent to veterans w...
Voters across the state can find information about the candidates on their ballots by visiting http://VOTE411.org. The League of Women Voters of Washington (LWVWA) has added the community’s information to VOTE411.org to serve as a resource for voters. The guide provides simple tools to help people navigate the voting process this November. “Just key in your address and your candidate information follows,” said Linnea Hirst, LWVWA co- president. “This is one of the most important elections of our lifetime, and each of us has...
Recently there has been a lot of discussion on the proposed two-year special levy for the track that will be appearing on the November ballot. The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce’s main mission is to encourage growth for our current businesses as well as potential future businesses. As a chamber, we have heard nothing but positive things from several of our local businesses in regards to the potential large track meets that could happen after the track is completed. Currently the Undeberg Invitational, which was f... Full story
So the fall is upon us and winter is around the corner. Not long from now, in fact before you know it, it’ll be spring again. Your children will be daydreaming of summer and making all kinds of plan. What will I do this summer? No homework! Yippee! Then the thought of having “nothing to do” sends us into all kinds of cataclysmic scenarios wondering what our kids are going to do during summer break. Thank goodness our town has a swimming pool! What a cool respite on a hot summer day. We are so lucky to have this oasis in ou...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna Lady Tigercats traveled to Liberty Christian on Oct. 4 for hard fought league game. It took five matches to determine the winner of the Thursday night game, but the Lady Tigercats returned home without the league win, with final scores of 26-28, 26-24, 21-25, 25-23 and 13-15. “Last night’s (Oct. 4) game was an intense game. The girls did a great job working as a team. They communicated well, supported each other and had some fun too,” head coach Sarah Mayer said. “The team played with great intensity; t... Full story
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus football team continues to steamroll the competition with a 66-36 win over the Pomeroy Pirates last Friday night. The Tigercats remain undefeated in league play and are 5-1 on the season. Multiple players on the Tigercats team earned the 40-point win through spectacular performances. Senior running back for the Tigercats, Johnathan Holdren, scored four touchdowns and a two-point conversion for his team. Quarterback Joey Guske picked up the passing game during the league match to throw two...
The LRS Lady Broncos split their recent volleyball outings, defeating St. George’s and falling to Odessa-Harrington. Tuesday night they defeat St. George’s in four games, 21-25, 25-9, 25-15 and 25-6. Saturday while playing in Lind they lost to Odessa-Harrington 26-28, 17-25 and 18-25. The Odessa-Harrington outing was a heartbreaker as the Lady Broncos held the lead in the first game most of the way, allowing OH to creep back in late. “The match started out with a lot of energy, positive energy,” head coach Cari Galbrea... Full story
Greg Whitmore works hard to make sure the LRS football players don’t look past an opponent. That was the focus last week as the Broncos prepared for a road trip to Davenport and a battle with the Gorillas. Picking up a 34-6 win in Davenport cleared the slate and opened the doors for the coaches and team to now plan for a visit from their long-standing rival, the Reardan Indians. Last week, Reardan defeated Colfax in a tight battle, 19-14. The Reardan and LRS wins last Friday s...
A new face greets customers at the pharmacy of the Ritzville Drug Company from Wednesday through Saturday. John Flores began working part-time at the pharmacy last week and undergoing training to help relieve the amount of hours currently worked by Sam Duncan. Duncan will remain the main pharmacist on Monday and Tuesday, but is relinquishing his full-time position to catch up on some well-deserved rest. For the past nine years, Duncan has worked as the primary pharmacist at... Full story
Irene Opal Selcho passed away peacefully at the age of 92, on Saturday, Oct. 6, due to kidney failure, she was surrounded by her family. She was born on the Plager family farm at Paha on Oct. 26, 1919. She attended the first seven grades at the Paha School and went on to graduate from Lind High School in May 1937. After high school, she attended Kinman Business University and graduated from there. She took a position as bookkeeper at Kasper’s Department Store in Lind and w... Full story
Loren Elmer Woodside passed away at the age of 82, on Saturday, Sept. 29, as a result of an auto accident following a day of hunting. He was born Aug. 19, 1930, in Spokane, to Lyda and Frank Woodside. His father, Frank managed a crew of lineman for the Washington Water Power Co. and they moved several times. As a result, he attended grade school in Lind, middle school in Davenport, and graduated from Ritzville High School in 1949. While in high school, he delivered groceries... Full story
Evelyn “Evie” Weber passed away on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the age of 82. She was born on May 16, 1930, to Anna (Franson) and Robert White of Ritzville. She grew up 12 miles north of Ritzville, along Crab Creek at Rocky Ford. A hard-working farm girl, she attended the country school, with her siblings, one half mile from her home until entering Ritzville High School and graduating in 1948. As a teenager, she learned to fly her father’s Cessna and was just shy of obtai...