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The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will host the monthly pancake breakfast on Friday, April 12, from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pancakes, a choice of ham or sausage, and juice or coffee, are on the menu with a suggested donation of $5 per person. The breakfast serves as a fundraiser for the senior center and is held the second Friday of every month, except during the summer. The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in downtown Ritzville. For more information, contact the center by calling 65...
A memorial service is set for Saturday, April 13, at 2 p.m. for beloved music teacher Dennis Koch. The service will be held at Emanuel Lutheran Church. Koch was a longtime instructor in the Ritzville School District, beginning his tenure in 1968. A 1957 graduate of Ritzville High School, he taught music in the district for 30 years. A talented musician, Koch had mastered the guitar, piano, brass and wood wind instruments and performed locally long after his retirement. He...
The Ritzville Museum Volunteers are hosting the annual meeting on Tuesday, April 16, at 10 a.m. The meeting is being held at Memories Diner on 214 West Main Avenue in Ritzville and is open to the public. Rolls and coffee will be served during the meal and plans for the 2013 season for the Burroughs’ Home and the Train Depot will be discussed, as well as the election of officers. The museums are beginning regular hours after Memorial Day from noon to 4 p.m. The museums are open Tuesdays through Saturdays, and also for s...
On April 12 and 13, the Ritzville Foursquare Church is hosting the Eastern Central Washington Area’s Aglow International, a spring retreat titled “Survive, Thrive and Be Alive!” The two-day retreat begins at 1:30 p.m. on Friday with prayer and worship. Registration at the Best Western Plus Bronco Inn runs from 4-5:30 p.m., followed by registration at the church from 6-7 p.m. The opening session begins at the Foursquare Church at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 12. Saturday morning kicks off at morning session from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m....
The Ralston Grange will meet for their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 16 at 7 p.m. at the grange hall in Ralston. Final plans will be made for the upcoming variety show “Puttin’ On The Ritz” to be held on April 19....
The Town of Lind is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed wastewater treatment facility at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 15, at the facility site one-half mile west of town on Highway 21. Everyone is invited at attend and celebrate the improvement....
The annual Undeberg Invitational track and field meet, sponsored by the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague and Reardan track programs, is set to kick-off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, at the Medical Lake High School track. This is the eighth annual Undeberg Invitational, an event named in honor of Ritzville resident Harold Undeberg, who passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer in October of 2005. Harold had served as a starter for area track meets for 25 years and always had a passion for track and the athletes that...
The Ralston Grange will host “Puttin’ on the Ritz,” a variety show, on Friday, April 19, to benefit The New Ritz Theatre. Decorations and the theme of the event will celebrate the vintage showhouse atmosphere. Movie style snacks including popcorn will be available for purchase. The grange membership, with support from the Ritzville Downtown Development Association and the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce, will host the benefit event to help raise funds for the purchase of a new movie projection equipment. The historic theat...
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is hosting a Sunday dinner-style fundraiser on April 21 from noon to 2 p.m. The meal is to be prepared and served by members of the center’s board. The menu includes a choice of meatloaf or chicken cordon bleu accompanied by a baked potato, green beans almandine, gelatin salad, and dinner roll followed by a brownie sundae for dessert. Beverages of coffee, tea and milk will also be available along with the meal. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $6 for children 10 and under. Pre-sale t...
With the beginning of the spring season, the ladies at Emanuel Lutheran Church are hosting a luncheon to celebrate the season on Thursday, April 18, beginning at noon. Rebecca Nappi, feature writer for the Spokesman Review, is speaking at 1 p.m. on the topic of “faith, hope and love” as it relates to generational challenges. A salad bar luncheon with rolls, dessert and beverages is being served to all in attendance at no charge. Those interested in attending the event are asked to register by April 12 by calling the chu...
The Adams County Pet Rescue (ACPR) is hosting the third annual Pet Rescue Dog Walk and Fun Run on Sunday, April 21. Check-in and registration begins at 1:30 p.m. and runners begin at 2 p.m., with walkers to begin shortly after. The run begins at the Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ and participants will follow a 2.1–mile course. Dogs are optional, and participants are asked to donate blankets, towels, sheets or other items to be used for animal bedding as an entry fee for the run. Water is provided free of charge a...
The annual Quality Assurance Program is being offered to all 4-H and FFA members who plan on exhibiting and selling market animals at any fair in the state of Washington. The class is a requirement to be able to sell animals at auctions at any fair. The class is to be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 21 at Connell Oil in Ritzville. Students are requested to bring a pencil and paper to the meeting. Featured at the meeting is a feed nutritionist from Pay Back Feed Company. For more information contact Brad Gering or Andy...
In association with National Crime Victim Rights Awareness Week, the Region 8 Crime Victim Service Center is hosting a free shred event on April 23 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the Sterling Bank parking lot. Residents are encouraged to bring material from home that may need destruction. Region 8 Crime Victim Service Center serves Adams, Grant and Lincoln counties, and is partnering with the City of Ritzville and DeVries Business Services to provide the service. Document shredding helps prevent identity theft by destroying...
The annual Wampum auction is slated for Saturday, April 27, at the Knuth building at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fairgrounds. The evening begins with a social hour at 6, followed by dinner and the silent auction at 6:30 p.m., and the live auction to follow. The Lind-Ritzville FFA Alumni Association is catering the event. The annual auction is a benefit for the 2013 Wheat Land Communities’ Fair. Ticket prices are $20 in advance and $25 at the door the night of the event. Tickets can be purchased at Sunny Spot Floral and Gif...
Members and leaders of Birds of Play and Cool Threads 4-H Club held a joint meeting on April 1. First they painted their outhouses and planters. Scott Hollenback reviewed the GPS with them, how to program and how to follow the information to find geocaches. The group then loaded up and headed toward Benge. The first cache found was Sons and Daughters of Pioneers. Scott told the group about the grave there. The club then found the Benge-Washtucna, Drip Drip, 99105, a hike down the old railroad bed to find Switch Back and then...
The People For People organization is now providing roundtrip transportation from Ritzville to Moses Lake for individuals with medical, business and shopping needs. The fare-free shuttle leaves Ritzville four days a week and provides residents with a convenient way to travel to Moses Lake for necessary services. Every Thursday, the shuttle leaves from Zip’s Drive-In in Ritzville at 8 a.m. and returns to the restaurant parking lot at 3:45 p.m. The shuttle provides transportation with connections to the Special Mobility Service...
The Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores project is official. Recently Mayor Linda Kadlec and Dale Galbreath, representing Galbreath Land & Livestock, Inc., inked the development agreement. The city has also received a signed copy of the agreement from the truck stop company. Construction is expected to commence within a week or two. -Journal photo by Stephen McFadden...
VICTORS. The winners of the annual Pinewood Derby put on by the local Cub Scout troops, are first place Chase Galbreath (center), second place went to Hayden Melcher (left), and placing third is Blake Esser (right). -Photo courtesy of Neva Malby...
The Ritzville Volunteer Ambulance Association (RVAA) is the recent recipient of a variety of potentially lifesaving equipment because of a generous donation from the East Adams County Healthcare (EACH) Foundation committee. The foundation donated funds for the purchase of an auto pulse cardiac support pump, laryngoscopes and a casualty simulation kit. The foundation also donated $10,000 towards the construction of a new building for the RVAA to use and to house the...
The LRS Lady Broncos lost a doubleheader to Liberty on Tuesday in Spangle. The team fell in five innings in game one, 10-0. They lost the second game 24-1 in five innings. Details of the games were not available at press time....
The Broncos left a mark in Spangle after the team rolled to back-to-back wins in Tuesday’s doubleheader. The Broncos took game one, 17-5 in five innings and then took a 19-5 win in the second outing. Details of these games were not available at press time and will be included in next week’s wrap-up. The team will host Davenport in a doubleheader on Saturday at 12 p.m....
With a team score of 499. the Broncos’ boys golf team took second place with a score of 499. Colfax finished first as a team with a 436. Colby Starring was the top finisher for the Broncos. He was sixth with an 89. Logan Morley and Trevor Jantz tied for 10th with a 95. Brian Campbell came in 18th with a score of 103. Tyler O’Brien was 29th with a 116. Bryson Gering finished 31st with a 118. On the girls’ side, Kristine Lamping turned in the best effort for LRS. She was fourth with a 102. Heather Hennings was 13th with a 143...
The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse-Washtucna track and field team competed in Border Wars in Lapwai, Idaho this week on Tuesday, April 9. Leading the boys’ team in points was Darcy Stamper, who earned second place finishes in the high jump and triple jump events, and sixth place in the 200-meter. Stamper will compete in the Pasco Invitational on April 13. Boys’ results 100: 10, Rodrigo Santos 12.39. 11, Sawyer Hostetler 12.41. 13, Mads Schmidt-Larsen 12.59. 14, Sam Harder 12.63. 16, Wilson Lundberg 12.91. 200: 6, Darcy Sta...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague track and field team traveled to Davenport on Tuesday, April 9, to compete in the Northeast 1B/2B league meet. Ryan Whitmore continued his early season success by taking first place in the 110-meter and 300-meter hurdle races. He also helped the team earn two second place finishes in the relay competitions. Boys’ results 100: 2, Matt Fryberger 11.46. 10, Andrew Witt 12.37. 14, Madison Mabie 12.93. 20, Alexis Guizar 13.57. 23, Emmanuel Huitron 14.00. 25, Michael Carruth 14.93. 200: 1, Fryberger 2...
I’m tired of seeing letters in this paper criticizing the hospital district board members and their actions. Where were the letter writers when the board was holding its latest open meeting? I was there, and I sure didn’t see you. At the meeting on March 28th, there were exactly five of us in the audience – a guest, a district employee, and three members of the public. The really irritating thing though, is that the letters contain misinformation, misunderstandings, and absolutely nothing constructive. If you don’t have an...