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The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will hold its annual meeting on Friday, Jan. 27. A potluck meal will begin at 12 p.m. with the business portion of the meeting following immediately after. The Senior Center Board would like to remind members dues for 2017 are being collected. This includes a $10 membership fee, which assists in keeping the Center operational and providing the home cooked meals served at the facility. Members of the H.E. Gritman Senior Center are encouraged to attend the meeting to voice their opinions about...
Inland Northwest Blood Center is returning to Ritzville for a Blood Drive at Lind-Ritzville High School on Monday, Feb. 6. The event is coordinated by the Lind-Ritzville High School Community Blood Drive Volunteers, who are led by Jason Aldrich. The Blood Drive takes place inside the hallway of Gilson Gymnasium. Donation hours are from 11:30 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation has the potential to save...
The Ritzville City Council reviewed and discussed Ordinance No. 2105 pertaining to establishing regulations for marijuana production, processing and retail sales within the city limits during their meeting on Thursday, Jan. 19. The meeting had been postponed due to weather conditions. The Ritzville Boy Scouts began the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and Scout Leader Bill Banner expressed his gratitude to the Council for allowing the scouts to participate in the meeting. Clerk-Treasurer Kris Robbins presented the ordina...
Individuals interested in serving as leaders in their business or organization are invited to attend two Leadership Training seminars in Ritzville. The first training is being held on Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the WSU Extension Office. The training theme is “Building Trust: External and Internal Relationships”. The second training in the series is being held on Tuesday, March 7, and is themed “Managing vs. Leading: The Art of Being in Charge”. The training is held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the WSU... Full story
Adams County registered voters can expect to receive Special Election ballots in the mail in the upcoming days for the Feb. 14 election. Various precincts are voting on local district propositions, including measures for the Ritzville School District and the Adams County Park and Recreation District No. 4. The Ritzville School District has submitted a resolution for a bond to modernize, improve and construct school facilities. The primary project in the bond is the modernization of Lind-Ritzville High School, but smaller...
END OF WATCH. Adams County Fire Protection District No. 1/Ritzville Volunteer Firefighters and Ritzville EMTs gathered in front of the fire station on Jan. 18 to honor the life of Jimmie Bostic. The departments were notified of his death earlier in the day on Wednesday, and the End of Watch ceremony was scheduled to celebrate the life of a man who served as a mentor for countless emergency responders. Firefighters and EMTs saluted as Taps were played and the flag was lowered... Full story
Alley Cats Dec. 28 Ritzville Hardware 14-0, Rehn Grain 14-0, Napa 9-5, Gutter Queens 5-9, Ball Busters 0-14. Individual High Scratch Games: Josie Campbell 162, Peggy Crossler 162, Stephanie Geschke 161. Individual High Handicap Games: Courtney Fannin 247, Josie Campbell 229, Tammy Clemm 223. Individual High Scratch Series: Josie Campbell 445, Stephanie Geschke 436, Peggy Crossler 424. Individual High Handicap Series: Josie Campbell 646, Courtney Fannin 638, Tammy Clemm 596. Commercial League Dec. 29 Herb’s Body Shop 9... Full story
Victor R. Franz, 96, a resident of Moses Lake since 1986 passed away Wednesday, January 17, at Columbia Basin Hospital in Ephrata, with his family at his side. Please sign the online guestbook or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com. Arrangements are in care of Kayser’s Chapel and Crematory, Moses Lake....
The donations of Andrew Carnegie, an industrialist of the 19th-century, were responsible for the construction of 1,679 libraries across the United States. Of Carnegie’s $40 million contributions to the education of Americans, worth over $1 billion today—$10,500 went into starting the Ritzville Public Library. Since local farmer and politician Daniel Buchanan’s donation of 550 books to begin the library’s collections in 1902 and Carnegie’s donation to start construction in 1907, the Ritzville Public Library has grown int...
Weird week wasn’t it? So there is no school on MLK Day of course but then the weather took over. School for half a day and then there is freezing rain which closes school around 12:30. The next two days started off as two hour delays and would end off closing for the day. Practices have been canceled and games have been postponed. It isn’t easy getting any continuity with teams that really need it. Let’s hope there aren’t any school and game postponements the rest of this seas... Full story
The Broncos Wrestling team showcased improvement in their overall skill during the Coyote Classic Tournament in Kittitas On Saturday, Jan. 21. The athletes who competed in the tournament were Tristan Regan, Alex Whitman, Dylan Lane, Garrett Correll, Maisa Ferderer and Chelsie Watterson. Regan wrestled first against an athlete from Colfax at 106 pounds. Head Coach Jason Hilzer said Regan remained ahead 3-0 going into the second period but ended up losing by pin. Hilzer said despite the loss, he is impressed with how Regan...
Eastern Washington University recently released the Dean’s List for the 2016 fall quarter. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a GPA of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean’s List for the quarter. If the student has placed a directory restriction on their records, the name will not be released for publication. The students from Ritzville on the list are Ashley Ambers, Brian Campbell, Soraida Chavez, Dylan Hartz, Tessa Jantz, Brooke Pichette, Taylor Templin and Kailey York. The students from LaC...
In the Jan. 19 edition of The Journal, the article regarding the closure of East Adams Care Center had multiple sentences needing clarification. The Adams County Hospital District No. 2 submitted the application to the state for the potential conversion of EACC into a wing of the hospital in July 2016. Following the submission of the application, the facility could no longer admit residents until a decision was completed by the state. Chairman Eric Walker stated during the meeting that an average of the months prior to the... Full story
Keys to fulfilling President Donald Trump’s pledge to “Make America Great Again” are well-prepared people who employers can hire to run our factories and businesses. Jean Floten, who is retiring as chancellor of WGU Washington at the end of January, is one of those trailblazing leaders who has been an innovative educator with vision, drive and tenacity. People like her are vital to accomplishing the president’s aspiration. Floten has been an accomplished education leader for 53 years. Most of her career has been in Washing... Full story
The section in the state constitution about legislative sessions does not give lawmakers a break on national holidays, so we were at work on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (and will be again on Presidents Day next month). The House and Senate annually acknowledge the commemoration of Dr. King’s birth through resolutions. To me the day serves as a reminder of the great African-American leaders I have had the privilege to know, including my late friend Dr. Elson Floyd, the former WSU president who was taken from us by cancer i... Full story
Jimmy Phillip Werner, 69, died on Jan. 19, at his home in Ritzville with family by his side. He was born in Ritzville on May 24, 1947 to Alex and Sarah Werner. He graduated from Ritzville High School in 1966. After high school, he worked at Boeing for several months before joining the Air Force. After 4 years of service, he returned home and married his high school sweetheart Hattie Gunsch on Aug. 7, 1971. The couple moved to Renton in 1973 where Jimmy again worked for... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos faced two tough competitors over the weekend, and now prepare for two more of the league’s top teams. The Broncos faced Springdale and St. George’s in league battles, and suffered two league losses. The Broncos hosted Springdale on Friday, Jan. 20, and after a strong first half effort, the Chargers ran out to a 71-53 win over the LRS team. Head Coach Dustan Arlt said prior to the game, it would be the most winnable of the upcoming com...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos are gearing up for the play offs as they played two league games this week against Springdale and St. George’s. On Friday, Jan. 20, the Lady Broncos hosted Mary Walker with plans to showcase their offensive improvement and motivation to earn the league win. Due to weather conditions, the Lady Broncos were unable to have consistent practices, causing them to fall behind in their conditioning and fundamental skills, said Head Coach Gary Ke... Full story
A new face has joined the staff at U.S. Bank branch in downtown Ritzville. Sarah Kissler, former manager of the Sprague branch, said she is looking forward to providing community members with a positive banking experience as the new assistant manager. Born and raised on a wheat farm in Odessa, Kissler said she has always appreciated the family-like attribute small town communities provide. At eight years old her family decided to move to Sprague where they worked with hay and... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville High School Drama Club’s production of Agatha Rex: A Comedy in Two Acts is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 26. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Ritzville Grade School Gym. Prior to the start of the play, a spaghetti feed fundraiser will be held in the cafeteria. Advanced tickets will continue to be sold until the morning of the performance. For more information, contact Allison Nichols at [email protected] or 659-1720....