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RITZVILLE – An hour-long “Coffee with the Mayor” ran over two hours with lively discussion when Mayor Gary Cook hosted the roundtable event Feb. 26 as an opportunity to update citizens on city business and offer residents a chance to voice their concerns. “It’s important to me for people to have a say in city business,” said Cook, who started the monthly event in January. “I’m hoping that Dennis (Chamberlain) or whomever will be in my role, will continue this, to give accessibility to the city,” he said. Cook previously a...
KAHLOTUS — Local high school student-athletes will continue to participate in the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletic combine. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Athletic director Greg Whitmore announced last week the decision to remain this week. The School District was considering other options, including joining a combine with Connell High School. The Journal first reported on this issue when Kahlotus appeared on a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association list in January as a Class 1B school, instead as a part of the 2B c...
RITZVILLE - With a state of emergency declared due to the coronavirus outbreak, local schools are preparing for the epidemic to strike here. On Monday and Tuesday, the Colville School District became the latest - and closest - school district to announce closures due to the virus that was first reported in the Wuhan area of China. Eight districts canceled classes on 12 campuses in the last two days. Colville's decision to shutter schools followed closures in Western Washington...
RITZVILLE - Another winter sports season is over for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletic combine, which also includes Washtucna and Kehlotus. While the spring sports coaches are already busy preparing for their season, The Journal asked Athletic Director Greg Whitmore to look back at the eventful basketball and wrestling seasons. "All in all, it was a successful season." Whitmore said. "It isn't always all about the championships." A successful season includes providing a...
Okay, it has been a couple of weeks and there is my picture displayed with my column. I’ve been writing the Worst Seat for a little over 15 years now and I really wish that a picture from 15 years ago would have been used. Have you ever wondered what a radio personality looked like and when you finally saw a picture of them or seen them live you thought well that’s not what I envisioned them to look like? Or you converse with someone over the phone for a number of years and...
Ralston Grange to host potluck for Deloris Allert RALSTON — Ralston Grange is hosting a Going Away Potluck/Party for Deloris Allert on Thursday, March 5, in the hall. The party starts at 5 p.m. and the potluck starts at 6 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring a dish to share. The Grange will provide beverages and table service. This event will be a chance for Allert’s friends and neighbors to show their appreciation for all she has done for the community before she moves to Spokane later this month. Call Barb at 509...
Lind Senior Center Lind Senior Center serves meals Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Call 509-677-3620 between 9-9:45 a.m. for reservations. Milk, coffee, ice tea and water are available with all meals. Wednesday, March 4: Sweet and sour pork, rice, cabbage salad and dessert. Thursday, March 5: Beef stroganoff with mushrooms, salad, green beans, garlic bread and fruit salad. Friday, March 6: Ham and cheese sliders, potato soup, relish tray and peach crisp Monday, March 9: Chicken and noodles, biscuits, carrots and...
While wind farms generate “greenhouse gas free” electricity, there is increasing concern over the rapidly growing number of worn out blades ending up in landfills. Those blades, housed on giant towers reaching over 200-feet in the sky, are starting to reach the end of their useful life (15 to 20 years) and are being taken down, cut up and hauled to dumps in Iowa, South Dakota and Wyoming. Adding to the spent blade disposal problem is utilities are retrofitting existing win...
Gender Dysphoria was, for years, seen by psychological professionals as a treatable mental health disorder. And for years, individuals suffering from it found relief from their illness. During that time, researchers indicated that 97 percent of children who were suffering from gender dysphoria grew up to accept their biological sex as reality. That is, until radical leftist and pagan activists moved to disassociate gender dysphoria from psychologists' lists of mental illnesses...
RITZVILLE – The city will be putting in 20 handicap-accessible ramps along Main Street this summer. Mayor Gary Cook said the Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps, which cost about $5,000 each, are being paid for by Transportation Improvement Board funds. “As a rule, our portion of it is 5-10%,” Cook said. “We maintain a six-year, TIB [Transportation Improvement Board] plan, and each year we take the No. 1 priority and apply to the state for funding. We’ll do the ramps this summer, and next year pave the road with...
RITZVILLE – The city is looking into options for a proposed “quiet zone” addressing the noise of trains going through town. The city has hired consultant Guz Garza, who will perform a three-day study this month to map out the decibels of the sound of the trains in different areas of the city. “He’s a consultant with experience with the light rail in Seattle,” Mayor Gary Cook said. “We will discuss alternatives available, and be moving forward on this immediately.” Cook said with Ritzville being a Tree City, funding may be...
Honor Society induction: The Lind-Ritzville Middle School recently inducted students into the Honor Society. Inducted students, pictured from left, are, front row Madelyn Carpenter, Erien Warren, Taytum Labes, Emilia Klewin, Chloe Hoeft, Alyssa Williams and Zoe Galbreath; middle row (new members) Ryan Anderson, Brix Curtis, Aidan Miller, Jonathan Stromberger, Jackson Nichols, Damon Schilling, Erin Daly, Claire Wellsandt and Addy Colbert; and back row, adviser Maureen Harder...
Libraries across the country got some buzz in the news recently when the results from a new Gallup poll were released showing that Americans visited public libraries more times than movie theaters in 2019. And it wasn’t just movie theaters. Library visits far exceeded any other leisure activity polled, including live music, theatrical events, national or historic parks, museums, casinos, amusement parks and zoos. So how are libraries staying relevant in a time marked by increasingly accessible digital content? Why do most Ame...
LIND — Mayor Paula Bell will host a community potluck from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 14 at Lind Elementary School. Town and area residents can attend to get to know each other. “Many of us live here but work elsewhere,” Bell said. “The farming community was focused here … Now, we have some people who live here and drive to Spokane, or live here and drive to Moses Lake. “Several people live here and work at the prison [in Connell]. “It’s just a come, meet and greet thing.” Attendees are asked to bring a dish to share, th...
RITZVILLE - Strong winds Feb. 23 toppled a tree at the corner of Fourth and Division. No one was injured, but the city declared the situation a danger to public safety and removed the tree, according to Mayor Gary Cook. "I made a decision to remove the immediate danger," he said. Joe's Tree Service of Moses Lake took down the tree. Cook said related sidewalk damage has yet to be addressed; the city attorney is reviewing it....
RITZVILLE —It’s been a while, but East Adams Rural Healthcare is about to be fully staffed with nurses. “We’ve had nursing positions open for a significant amount of time,” Chief Nursing Officer Jennifer Pepperd said at Tuesday’s Hospital Board meeting. “We’re talking 18 months to two years.” In her written report to the board, Pepperd says she hired three new nurses, including a full-time day nurse, a full-time night nurse and a part-time day nurse. She also wrote that she had one more interview to do for a per diem nurse....
RITZVILLE – Community members, business owners, and city officials joined four Washington State University advanced design students and their professors to review conceptual designs to revitalize downtown Ritzville in a public meeting Feb. 26. The partnership between the city and the WSU Rural Communities Design Initiative and Innovia Foundation kicked off last fall after the City Council authorized Mayor Gary Cook to sign an agreement with WSU for design and presentation s...