The Ritzville Adams County Journal - Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887

I have this picture in my head that life as we knew it will be coming back to normal.

I’m in Gilson Gymnasium at the start of a basketball game with either Colfax or Liberty, the two teams are warming up, the band is filing in, fans are settling in with their popcorn and hot dogs, and my cronies and I, sitting at the top of the bleachers, are ready for a Broncos showdown. What a picture!

There’s so much pent-up desire for basketball to return.

Our community has been through so much this past year. Lockdowns have taken the joy out of sports, dining, and getting together. Our way of livin...