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Doors will open at 11 a.m. this Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ for the annual Penny Auction sponsored by the Ritzville Festivals Association as a fundraiser. Organizers will announce the auction winners at 1 p.m. Members of the Ritzville Festivals Association will serve lunch. For anyone who hasn’t attended previous penny auctions, the event is a cross between an auction and a drawing. At the door, $1, $5 and $10 bags of tickets are available to purchase. Tickets in each bag all have the s...
The Ritzville City Council’s Finance Committee will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, to consider funding requests submitted by local non-profit orgnizations. The requests seek a portion of the funds collected by the city through a bed tax assessed by hotels and motels within the city. The 110 Tourism Funds are used to support the promotion of Ritzville and investment in infrastructure for groups such as the Ritzville Rodeo Association and the Wheat Land Communites Fair....
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The nationwide test will take place Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. The test may be up to three and a half minutes in length. This National-level EAS test is a public alert and warning system that enables the President of the United S...
The chamber’s next Business After Hours will be held at The Ritzville Adams County Journal on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Journal is celebrating its 125th anniversary of providing community news for Ritzville and the surrounding area....
Cattle Producers of Washington will hold its general monthly meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at Bob’s Café, 1807 E. Kittleson Road, Moses Lake. A no-host dinner will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the start of the meeting at 7 p.m. For additional information contact Cattle Producers of Washington at P.O. Box 2436, Moses Lake, WA. 98837, or by phone at 509-347-6655. Or visit the organization’s website at http://www.cattleproducersofwa.org According to the website, “CPoW is a non-profit grassroots organization whose purpose is to...
Ritzville Chapter of American Association of University Women will meet at Casuela’s Grill on Wednesday, Nov. 9. This month AAUW will be featuring Mary Lira, owner of Fudge 4 U, a new business in the area that produces gourmet fudge, in a wide variety of flavors. Lira will be speaking about how her interest in fudge gave her the inspiration to follow her passion and start her business. Lira will provide samples of her fudge, and will be taking orders for Christmas season delivery. The public is invited to join the meeting a...
Community Health Plan of Washington announces open enrollment for its newest health insurance product: Washington Health Program. Heralded as a low-cost, less restrictive alternative for consumers buying in the individual insurance market, this program is offered statewide using both the Community Health Center and commercial provider network. Washington Health offers two options — annual coverage of either $75,000 (Health 75) or $100,000 (Health 100) — with the same benefits provided regardless of which plan an enrollee choo...
Organizers of the Let’s Move Day held Sept. 25 at the Ritzville High School track noted that 20 people from age two through 73 participated in the walk. A total of 46 miles were accumulated that day....
In just one month, the Ritzville branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will host its annual Holiday Bazaar. This year’s bazaar will take place at the Ritzville Grade School gym and cafeteria on Saturday, Dec. 3, from l0 a.m. to 2 p.m. Shoppers will be able to purchase a variety of gifts items, hand crafted and homemade items such as baked goods, soups, noodles, fudge, pies, jams and jellies. Other items include Christmas decorations, jewelry, candles, children’s games, wood crafted items, local mem...
The Lady Broncos are headed for the 2011 2B Volleyball Tournament tonight, Thursday, Nov. 3. They will face Davenport in the first round of tournament play at St. Gerogre’s, on the west court immediately after the Game No. 3 which is between Liberty and Northwest Christian. “For us to be successful in tournament play we must play aggressive,” said head coach Cari Galbreath. “Everyone must be aggressive. Our middles must be very active and our outside hitters consistent. “Defensively we will need to play disciplin...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna Tigercats and union, Ore. Went on a scoring spree last Friday. The Tigercats won the eight-man battle by an impressive score of 10-4-64. The highlight of the night was Jake Aune’s 10 touchdown passes, which ties a state B-8 record. Going into the game head coach Jeff Nelson was fairly certain the Union was going to be outmatched by his Tigercats. His game plan included shelving the Tigercats’ potent running game and focusing on a passing attack. At first, his theory was that taking his varsity run...
The win was a soggy one, but just as sweet Friday when the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos dismantled the Davenport Gorillas during senior night and the final regular season game of the year, 40-19. The win confirms the Broncos standings in league play, finishing in second place behind Colfax. The Broncos have lost just one game this year. Now they are preparing for a crossover playoff battle with Dayton from District 9 this Friday. The Broncos’ second place finish in league g...
Columbia Bank this week launched a local effort to fill the shelves of the Ritzville Food Pantry through a food drive. The drive will continue through Dec. 31, 2011. Those wanting to donate to the Zion Philadelphia UCC’s peanut butter and jam drive may also drop off items at the bank. Donations may be dropped off at the bank during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m....
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), a member of the Energy and Power Subcommittee, advocated for H.R. 1633, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011, at a subcommittee hearing on the bill. This bill would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from imposing stricter farm dust regulations, removing a costly, unnecessary burden on America’s farmers and ranchers. “At a time when America is suffering from the longest streak of high unemployment since the Great Depression, I cannot understand why this Adm...
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) issued fines totaling $13,325 and imposed license suspensions during the third quarter of 2011 for violations of state pesticide laws and rules. Fines ranged from $200 to $3,575 for incidents that occurred in Adams, Benton, Douglas, Franklin, Pierce and Skagit Counties. Among the concluded cases was an incident involving Craig Smith of Air Ag LLC, Warden. WSDA alleged that in May 2010, a herbicide application made by Smith to a winter wheat field in Adams County drifted...
Beginning Nov. 14, agricultural producers in Adams County may apply for the Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) program for 2010 crop losses, according to Chris Holt, Farm Service Agency County Executive Director in Ritzville. “SURE payments provide financial relief in addition to crop insurance or NAP payments. NAP is the Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program, and covers crops for which insurance is not available,” said Holt. “SURE differs from most disaster relief programs in that it guarantees reven...
Adams County Fire Protection District No. 1 Chief Scott Kembel and Ritzville Fire Department Chief Andy Lefevre have announced that burning season is open for areas serviced by the two agencies. The season ends in the spring when vegetation starts to dry in the warmer weather. The chiefs remind city and county residents that burning is allowed only for yard waste, and absolutely no burn barrels are permitted. Burning permits are required and may be obtained from Dennis Morgan’s office at 120 West Main Avenue. A call must b...
A pair of superior court judges greeted John Kragt Monday afternoon for an official proceeding in the Adams County Superior Court. Judges Richard Miller and John Strohmaier stood together for a brief affair dealing with an important matter involving a young man they both have known for many years. The courtroom was filled with attorneys, friends and family — all to mark a milestone in Kragt’s life. He was officially sworn in by the two judges, a process formally ack...
Charles Lee Schoonover, age 79, died suddenly Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, at Sacred Heart Medical Center after a short-term illness. He was born Aug. 6, 1932, near Odessa on the Frederick homestead. He attended school in Odessa. He married the love of his life, Loretta Jean Greenwalt, Sept. 14, 1952. They celebrated 59 years of marriage this year. He farmed in Odessa, Lind and Ritzville areas and worked construction as well as a mechanic for 15 years in the Spokane area. After deci...
Oct. 15, 11:38 p.m. – City of Ritzville police department reported a white male six feet tall, weighing 200 pounds, wearing khaki shorts and a red shirt walking very slowly toward town on Danekas Road near Templin Terminal. Not a local subject, staggering a bit. Officer Hunter Klewin assisted with the call since Deputy Ben Buriak, was in Washtucna. Officer Klewin made contact with the subject prior to Buriak’s arrival. Subject decided to walk back to Ritzville and stay the night in a motel. Oct. 15, 3:06 p.m. – A Washt...
The World Series is over and many of you may not have seen even one pitch thrown. A lot of years I didn’t care to watch it either but this year was a little intriguing so I watched quite a bit of four games. Unfortunately I had other things that were pressing the other nights and I missed them completely. For anyone who had the chance to see game six it turned out to be a real classic. It had a lot of drama and timely hits and if you listen to many of the pundits in the s...
“You want to get a shingles shot?” my pharmacist asked me when I stopped by for a flu shot. Why? I asked, is it going around? No more than usual, she said, but it’s extremely painful if you get it. Ask your doctor about it. I remembered a friend who had shingles during a couple of years I lived in California and the memory was not pleasant. I just remembered it being a rash. I was already scheduled for a visit with my eye doctor and a doctor is a doctor so I asked him about it. He said do it. In fact, he encouraged me to do...
Today, the good news is cars are safer, more fuel-efficient and emit fewer greenhouse gases. The bad news is today’s automobiles burn less gas and cars in the future will be fueled by cleaner electricity and even hydrogen. So how could this be bad news? Two words: gas tax. Since President Dwight Eisenhower modeled our interstate highway system after the German autobahns, our roads have been built and maintained with federal and state gas taxes. In Washington, the 18th amendment to our state constitution dedicates fuel tax r...
October is an exhausting month. First, another time change. When will they stop? Okay, so it happens on Nov. 6 this year, it’s historically been this month so it’s fair to say we are in a state of anticipation. Time changes throw everyone off for a week or so, and no longer have practical value. It’s a state issue, so if you agree, please consider a letter or email to our state legislator (gently worded and respectful, of course) and make your request on the issue. No more time changes! No more garden tomatoes, sanda...
During the 17 years that I have been a part of the Lind and Ritzville communities, there have been very few issues as contentious and divisive as the recent matters concerning the school cooperative and the hospital controversy. What makes this time even more difficult for our towns is that these two issues are happening simultaneously. While I heartily agree that they are of importance – for they deal with both our children and the quality of life for the residents in our towns – I am troubled by how relationships bet...