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The Ritzville Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie is hosting its annual crab feed on Friday, March 22. The crab feed goes from 6 to 8 p.m., and the meal includes 1.5 crabs, baked beans, coleslaw, macaroni salad and garlic bread. The feed is to support the Eagles' open membership drive and is open to the public. The feed costs $30 per person, and tickets can be bought from an Eagles bartender, at Nails by Karin or at Wheatland bank. Call (509) 659-1151 if you have any questions about the feed....
Feb. 20 — Palos Verdes LLC, a business in Othello, to Gabriela Arizmendi, Lot 3, Block 3, Sand Hill Estates No. 2 Major Plat, $290,000. Feb. 22 — Antonio Rodriguez, Othello, to Omar and Antonio Gonzalez, Lot 8, Block 5, Ridge View No. 1, 1976 28X64 Sunnybrook, $154,000. Feb. 26 — Amado and Diana Gonzalez, Othello, to Edgar and Silva Larios, Lot 3, Block 1, Saddlerock 2nd Addition Major Plat, subdivided, $189,900. Feb. 26 — Palos Verdes LLC, a business in Othello, to Britney and Patrick Egger, Lot 7, Block 1, Sand Hill Es...
Stephen McFadden, Adams County Economic Development Director and Ritzville resident, was presented with the Emerging Professional Award by the Washington Economic Development Association (WEDA) on March 5. McFadden, the former publisher and editor of The Ritzville Journal from 2004-2014, was nominated for the award by Jonathan Smith, President of the Yakima County Development Association. On the nomination form, Smith praised McFadden for uniting Adams County “around a shared vision for economic development in the area.” Smi...
Class A – Pete Franz Class B – Garrett Schlimmer Class C – Randy Franz Class D – Craig Cooper Ladies – Anna Franz Junior – Brody Folk Sub-Junior – Ayden Franz Class A: Scott Steinmetz Class B: Justin Simonson Class C: Mike Geschke High Handicap – Garrett Schlimmer High Overall – Garrett Schlimmer Dean McDowell – Alan Schlimmer and Carson Schlimmer Miss and Out – Carson Schlimmer Annie Oakley – Peter Franz Bushwacker – Carson Schlimmer Continental – Garrett Schlimmer Doubles – Garrett Schlimmer Buddy – Garrett Schlimmer and...
There was an interesting article in the Spokesman this past Sunday concerning the way the Gonzaga Bulldog basketball teams travel to and from away games. They go via a private jet that fits the players and coaches of the respective teams. It is a 32-passenger model that helps the teams get to games and not have to go through the airport. A bus is waiting for them or the bus drops them off at the plane. I don’t know how all of that works other than we know the GU basketball i...
The boys and girls basketball teams held their end-of-season banquet on March 6 at the Ritzville Grade School gymnasium, as players and their families celebrated the 2018-19 season with good times and good food....
A statewide broadband office would be created under legislation passed by the Washington state Senate in a unanimous vote on March 6. Senate Bill 5511 would establish the Governor’s Statewide Broadband Office, require the Public Works Board to create a grant and loan program, and modify the state Universal Communications Services Program, along with other changes. The expansions to the Universal Communication Services Program would cost $5 million annually and if the money is not used in any given year the funds would rollove...
Feb. 20, 08:25 — A subject residing on East 6th Ave. called to report someone was in the basement and she was going down there to get him out. Instructions were provided to the responding office to come in the side door. The officer responded and did as requested. Upon the officers arrival there were no foot prints located in the snow around the residence. There was no one locate inside the residence except the owner. The officer told the complainant there were no footprints in the snow around her house. The officer was t...
Benjamin Otis Sitton, March 5, 2019 in the presence of our Lord, born on February 28, 1929 to Virgil Benjamin Sitton and Thelma Marie Leonard Sitton at his Grandma Leonard's home in Ritzville, WA. "Bennie" was raised in Washtucna, WA, graduated from Washtucna High School, and went on to serve in the U.S. Army during the Korean War (1951 – 1952). He then married our beautiful mother, Beverly Jean Lewis Sitton (12/12/1954 – 11/7/2014). Together, Bennie and Beverly raised fou...
We would like to heartily commend the County Department of Public Works for the yeoman work they do every year in keeping our roads passable. Both the drivers—who are out long hours in bitter weather—and the office staff— who schedule and assign priorites—deserve, and have, our heartfelt thanks. In the rural areas outside town, we would be literally housebound without their continuing efforts. The work they do seems too often literally thankless, but be assured that it is appreciated. Eric & Lynn Walker...
Historically, international trade issues have galvanized our state’s congressional delegation. Many wondered if that would still be the case today. Fortunately, it seems to be. While Democrats and Republicans are at one another’s throats on most issues these days, it is gratifying when it comes to promoting our state’s products internationally, they coalesce. Boeing is our state’s largest exporter and has strong congressional backing when it comes to leveling the playing...
A member of Congress makes a hateful remark, and House congressional leaders of the same political party respond by swiftly condemning and then strip that representative of all committee assignments—a severe punishment. If you think I’m referring to House Democrats’ response to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) widely-covered statement last week referring to American Jews who support Israel as harboring dual loyalties (“I should not be expected to have allegiance/pledge support to a foreign country in order to serve my country i...
Dear Friends, You won’t find me sending a ton of text messages, or using the “LOL” kind of shorthand when I do. But if I had to describe this past week in a text, the abbreviation “SMH” – for “shaking my head” – would be a good choice. Some of what we saw from the Senate majority is almost too much for words. The biggest shock was probably the decision by the chair of the Senate Transportation Committee to have a special meeting of his committee so he and his fellow Democratic members could push the pieces of his proposed $15...
The Ritzville City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting on March 5, where they vacated an alley and approved an appointment to the Planning Commission. The council kicked off the meeting by addressing Ordinance 2129, which would vacate an alley at 310 E Elm Ave on the property of Block 33, Greene and Prouty’s First Addition to the City of Ritzville. The alley is located between Lots 1-8 and 9-16. The ordinance states that the vacated alley shall be “conveyed, returned and belong to Kenneth and Joneel Rus...
Some opportunities occur only once a lifetime; others occur annually. One of the annual ones happens this weekend – at Ritzville's Carnegie Library. With eight years of experience, the Friends of the Library (FOL) sponsor their annual Book Sale in the conference room in the Library's basement. An elevator entrance on the building's side gives easy access to disabled or tired legs. Items for sale come from Library's discarded books and from donations. But this is no ordinary "...
This year's Distinguished Young Women program has arrived, and is set to take place at the Lind-Ritzville Middle School gymnasium this Saturday, March 16, at 7 p.m. Five participants are competing for the honor of being crowned the 2020 Distinguished Young Woman of Lind-Ritzville: Kelley Carleton, Katheran Gingrich, Alibama Rushing, Diamond Spain and Taylor Stromberger. This year's Sophomore Sisters are: Jordyn Fode, Mercedes Miller, Ashlynn Norton, Grace St. John and Andrea N...