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The Washtucna Lions Club will be hosting a bingo night on Saturday, April 8, at the Washtucna Lions Club Den. The game begins at 7 p.m., and a meal of soup and sandwiches will be served before the event....
The Ritzville City Tree Board invites community members to celebrate Arbor Day on Wednesday, April 12, at 10 a.m. at the Ritzville City Park. The morning festivities include the presentation of colors by the Boy Scouts Troop 888, Arbor Day Proclamation by Mayor Gary Cook and a presentation of the Tree City USA plaque by Washington State Conservation District representative Garth Davis. This is Ritzville’s seventh year receiving the achievement. During the event, the top three fifth grade essays winners from the Ritzville Grad...
The Ritzville Chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) will honor high school scholars at the chapter’s regular monthly meeting on April 12. The recognition event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Emanuel Lutheran Church social room. Each student will receive an AAUW Certificate of Excellence, issued by the AAUW of Washington. The AAUW scholars program honors young women who excel in science, mathematics and technology, and encourages them to continue their studies and careers in these fields. The students a...
The Ritzville Public Library will be offering two free classes in April in honor of Financial Literacy Month. The first class will cover how to use Quicken Software and will occur on Wednesday, April 12, at 12 p.m. Othello Columbia Bank manager Maria Quezada will instruct participants on how to read credit reports during the second class on April 19 at 2 p.m. The classes will take place at the WSU Extension Office and no registration is required prior to attending. For more information contact the library at...
CONGRESSMAN Dan Newhouse took the time to meet with Lind-Ritzville Cooperative School District students during their trip to the nation’s capital, where he presented them with a flag that had flown at the Capital building. The group (from left) included Angalina Vallone, Megan Buriak, Spencer Miller, Lacey Miller, Newhouse, Morgan Lane, Kallie Harder, Cooper Miller, Tessa Jantz, Cameron Weber, Pake Taylor and Chandler Widman. -Photo courtesy of Donna Koch...
Growing up in a rural community, many students rarely have a chance to explore the world and the diversity it offers. For a group of students from Lind-Ritzville High School, a recent trip to the nation’s capital helped teach them about the opportunities that are out there, and all they have to do is take a risk and believe in their own abilities. The journey began from a conversation about the potential to show students the opportunities for their future, and to encourage t...
DEDICATION CEREMONY. Community members gathered on April 4 at the Zip’s plaza to honor former Mayor Linda Kadlec for her 24 years of service and dedication to the community. A plaque next to the city water fountain was dedicated to Kadlec for her service, countless improvements and successes to the City of Ritzville. Mayor Gary Cook expressed his gratitude to Kadlec for all her hard work and determination to help improve the city during her two terms as mayor. -Journal p...
LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION. The Ritzville Public Library remains under construction as contractors work to install an elevator in the historic building. Members of the public are reminded the Library is closed during construction, and the Library staff is currently working out of the Lind-Ritzville High School library. Substantial completion is expected in June, and the project is currently operating on schedule. The Library staff will host a grand elevator opening ceremony in late...
RIBBON CUTTING. The Adams County Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners (from left) Ross Heimbigner, Jerry Crossler, Eric Walker, CEO/CFO Gary Bostrom, Stacey Plummer and Jerry Snider, proudly cut the ribbon to announce the substantial completion of the renovations and construction at East Adams Rural Healthcare. The Commissioners and staff at EARH welcomed a large crowd of community members to the facility on March 30 for the ceremony. -Journal photo by Katelin...
The Adams County Judicial Court positions have changed following the decision of the Adams County Board of Commissioners to redistrict the county into a single district. The Commissioners voted on the issue on March 27, and without a unanimous consensus, Ordinance O-01-2017 passed creating a single judiciary district in Adams County. The previous Justice Court Districting Plan had been formed 40 years ago and had not undergone any modifications since its inception. The...
Community members will have the opportunity to be informed on the various effects of drug and alcohol use through five consecutive forums, which will serve as a judgment free zone for those attending. Due to the efforts of Paul McAnally and John Hunsberger, the Soul Cafe received $1,000 from the Rural East Adams Coalition for Health (REACH). After the REACH received a $13,000 grant, McAnally said they approached the coalition about hosting community forums about drugs and...
Virginia May (Brown) Olson was born on Sept. 6, 1926, in Spokane to Margaret (Beard) and Clarence D. Brown. She died in Spokane on March 30 at the age of 90. Virginia’s father worked for the railroad so the family lived in many places in the Pacific Northwest. Her mother died when she was only six years old. She loved spending summers in New York with her Grandmother Keene. The family moved to railroad housing in Marengo around 1935. Virginia graduated from Ritzville High School a year early in 1943 and married Dick Brown i...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague golf hosted Asotin, St. John-Endicott, Inchelium and Odessa-Harrington for a league match on Tuesday, March 28, at the Ritzville Municipal Golf Course. Head Coach Nick Weishaar said he is pleased with how the team competed as they displayed improvement in overall skill The girls’ team consisted of Tessa Jantz, Aaliyah Yaeger, Brinley Moore, Morgan Lane and Ellie Gering. The medalist title for girls’ team went to Jantz with a score of 42. Yaeger, Moore and Lane tied for fifth with 60 and Gering ear...
On March 31, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague track and field team traveled to Deer Park to compete in the Deer Park Invite. The women’s team, led by junior Rachel Schell, scored 60 points and finished in fourth place. Men’s Results 100: 10, Samuele Bortolato 12.23. 60, Tucker Guiles 14.28. 67, Pake Taylor 14.89. 71, Gilberto Garcia 15.34. 200: 7, Jack Anderson 25.20. 400: 24, Dylan Lane 1:06.52. 4x100: 9, Anderson, Bortolato, Mason Brausen, Guiles 49.12. Shot put: 5, Guiles 37-07. 7, Taylor 37-02. Discus: 7, Taylor 111-11. 11,...
Americans rightfully expect for their private Internet data to be protected from fraud or theft under a clear, transparent framework for all business conducted on the Internet. Rules that protect personal data online should be uniform, and I support a strong framework across federal agencies to enforce standards that protect personal data from inappropriate and deceptive business practices. For years, the Federal Trade Commission has been the agency charged with enforcing consumer data security and preventing deceptive...
Driving east along SR 14 these days, you see water pouring out of Columbia River dams. It is already a high water year with much of the runoff from our heavy mountain snowpack yet to come. It is part of our “feast or famine” weather cycle. As you pop over the hilltop near the historic Maryhill Museum, you look down to see John Day Dam with its floodgates open spilling massive amounts of water. Then you see remains of the razed Goldendale Aluminum Co. smelter next to the dam. That plant once accounted for 1,300 jobs, $40 mil...
On March 30, the LRHS Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Club and physics class traveled off campus to learn about cutting edge research in astrophysics. Their destination: the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) on the Hanford Nuclear Base. LIGO is an experiment in which collisions between extremely large masses, like two supernovas colliding in the far reaches of the universe, are detected and measured. The measurements are then...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos baseball team showcased improvement in their hitting abilities during two league doubleheaders against Asotin and Reardan. Head Coach Jason Aldrich said despite the losses to Asotin, the games proved to be a solid effort from the Broncos as they continue to develop skills early in the season. The team hit the road on Saturday, March 25, to face Asotin. Aldrich said they expected it to be a tough game due to Asotin’s record of seasons at t...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos are making strides towards improvement as they claimed two wins in a doubleheader against Asotin on Saturday, March 25. Head Coach Todd O’Brien said the team did not know what to expect from Asotin as they are new to the league. He stated the Lady Broncos showcased strong hitting in the games, which attributed to the wins. The team started the first game lacking intensity, allowing Asotin to be in the lead 4-2 at the end of the second i...
The Lind and Ritzville School Boards were provided with updates from school staff, bond attorneys and community leaders during their regular meeting in Lind on March 27. Superintendent Matt Ellis informed the school boards the administration is working to improve the truancy policy requirements and expectations of students. The purpose is to keep students in school and out of court, Ellis said, and the truancy board members are working to identify the barriers for students. The policy will be revised to better fit the needs...
The Ritzville Community and Ralston Grange Easter Egg Hunts are set for Saturday. The annual Ralston Grange Easter egg hunt will be held at the Ralston Park on Saturday, April 8, at 9 a.m. A continental breakfast and games in the Ralston Grange Hall will follow. Kids of all ages are welcomed to participate. Every child taking part will go home with eggs and a candy treat. Each family participating is asked to donate one dozen hardboiled, decorated eggs. The eggs can be left at 410 West 10th Avenue in Ritzville on Friday,...