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The 11th Annual Undeberg Invite returns to Ritzville where 36 teams are set to compete in the April 30 track meet. Admission is $3 for the event, which begins with the opening ceremonies at 10:50 a.m. at Jimmie Snider Field. The field events begin at 11 a.m. and running events start at 11:45 a.m....
On May 1 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Ed Dailey and some musical friends will perform a free concert at the Washtucna Community Church located at 125 South Church Street. Dailey has been on the radio for 20 years with his classic country radio show, which currently runs in the mornings on 102.7 KORD out of the Tri-Cities. Dailey is a singer, professional speaker, songwriter and music producer. He has a heart for people in need and this concert is solely to benefit the homeless. Dailey is performing Gospel and Country music....
The Washington State Grange Membership Director, Shavanna Burlingame will be in Ritzville on Tuesday evening, May 3 for an open meeting to provide information on re-organizing the Marcellus Grange. This meeting is open to all who are interested in attending. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Bronco Inn, conference room. The meeting will be informational and also interactive. The goal is to provide information, answer questions and explain how the Grange can impact the Ritzville community in a... Full story
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) returns with the Mobile Community Service Office (CSO) on Monday, May 9, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Umpqua Bank on First Avenue. The CSO unit has onsite representatives to offer assistance to area community members needing to apply for state assistance regarding cash, basic food, medical and childcare services. The DSHS Mobile CSO is a 40-foot truck that transforms into a fully functional office staffed with experienced program specialists. This allows program specialists to...
The Washtucna Lions Club is hosting a yard sale at Snyder Park in Washtucna beginning on May 6 and continuing until May 8 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Lions Club needs clean, usable donations such as household items, books, clothing, furniture, working electronics, and yard and shop equipment. Items can be dropped off the morning the yard sale begins, or call Jeff and Kat at 509-347-6338 or Bruce and Bernice at 509-646-3262 for pickup anytime. This is one of the Lions Club’s biggest fundraisers of the year and all support i...
Members of the Lind Alumni Association have announced the annual Lind Alumni Banquet is to be held on Saturday, May 7, at the Lind-Ritzville Middle School gymnasium, formerly Lind High School. Honored classes this year will be the classes of 1956, 1966, 1976, 1986, 1991, 1996 and 2006. In the 1956 class are Gerri (Watkins) Bradley, Esther (Pouley) Capparelli, Walter Erdman, Elmer Fode, Margaret Joanne (Stevens) Hancock, Larry Hougen, Loretta (Weaver) Hudson, Donald Scheeler, Ilene (Damon) Shuler, Thomas Simpson, Marvin... Full story
On Wednesday, May 11, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will be holding a public meeting to invite the public to help plan for the future of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail in eastern Washington. The meeting will take place at the Washington Association of Wheat Growers located at 109 East First Avenue in Ritzville from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This meeting along with one other to be held in Preston, will serve as the second round of public meetings, the first of which took place in early March in Ellensburg and...
Tickets for the 2016 Ritzville High School (RHS) and Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS) Alumni Banquet have been mailed. The Alumni Banquet will be held on May 28, at 6 p.m. at Gilson Gymnasium in Ritzville. Ticket sales for this year’s banquet hosted by the Ritzville and Lind-Ritzville Alumni Association will end on Friday, May 20. Tickets are $25 each until the deadline, with the price increasing to $28 each after the deadline. Tickets may be sold after the May 20 deadline, but the caterer needs a headcount by the end of t...
Chipman and Taylor Chevrolet, located in Pullman, is hosting the 28th annual Classic Car Show. The event will take place on Saturday, May 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Chipman and Taylor Chevrolet, located at 250 Southeast Bishop Boulevard, Pullman, WA 99163. Trophies will be awarded to the first, second and third place vehicles in over 15 categories. Custom dash plaques will be given to the first 100 entrants. Throughout the day attendees will enjoy live music by Bare Wires, free hot dogs and soda, and four prize drawings.... Full story
The Ritzville City Council met on Tuesday, April 19, with new technological improvements made to improve future meetings. Two televisions are mounted to the wall so when presentations are used one will face the audience and the other faces the council members. New microphones and a speaker system were additionally installed to improve the audience’s ability to hear the council during the meetings. The meeting began with the approval of the consent agenda, which included the acceptance of the agenda, the April 5 meeting m...
The Lind and Ritzville School Boards unanimously agreed to allow Washtucna School District athletes to participate in Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletics. The discussion began earlier in the month when representatives from the Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna school boards met to discuss the possibility of an athletic cooperative. During the monthly meeting of the Lind and Ritzville School Boards on April 25, the board members agreed to extend a one-year trial for Washtucna students to participate in all sports. Washtucna...
The Ritzville School District bond for improvements and construction within the district failed for the second time this year, this time by an even slighter margin. The Hospital District No. 2 EMS levy did pass on the April 26 vote count. The $12.8 million, 20-year bond first appeared on the February ballot, before being placed on the April Special Election ballot. The school district made the decision to run the same bond twice this year with the intent of working to clarify misinformation about the measure, as well as...
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) is gearing up for the 11th annual Ritzville Community Yard Sale. This year’s sale is set for Saturday, June 18, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no cost to participate in the sale. Those who wish to participate are asked to fill out a form available at the chamber office for inclusion in a cutout ad sponsored by the chamber that is published in The Journal on June 16. Deadline to return the form is the close of business on June 13. The chamber’s ad in the newspaper will only lis... Full story
Unions are pushing hard for a $15 minimum wage. This will bring more people sneaking across the boarders and large numbers of people losing their jobs. McDonalds has already warned of large numbers losing their jobs. Robots have been developed that will replace them. Schools will have to do a better job of preparing students to earn a living wage! Inflation that followed the Carter recession was prevalent under Reagan’s terms as he stimulated employment. Our nation debt surpassed 1 trillion for the first time. Reagan did n... Full story
The 2016 legislative session has been over for a little more than three weeks. It has been a joy to be back in Adams County and on the farm, although I have made sure to also keep an eye on the governor’s signing of bills we passed during the 20-day overtime. On Monday afternoon the governor signed the supplemental budget that contains the spending adjustments we agreed on this year. He surprised many of us by vetoing several line items, which throws the budget out of whack by around $200 million! When that disappointing n...
As a junior in high school, I started a Bucket List. I had not been diagnosed with a disease, lost a close friend or relative, or had a near death experience; I simply realized there were goals I wanted to achieve and adventures to live out. The items on my list ranged from plausible goals to grandiose vacations. I knew some of them could be accomplished before I hit my 20s, while others may not be ticked off the list until much later in life. The first substantial item off my bucket list occurred my senior year of college... Full story
Last week, I was joined by 144 of my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives, one third of the entire House, to demand the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) cooperation with congressional and Inspector General investigations into a very serious matter. The issue under investigation is the grant funding that the EPA provided to promote an anti-farmer, anti-rancher advocacy campaign in Washington. Farmers and ranchers are the original conservationists because their livelihoods depend on taking care of the l...
The honor roll for the winter quarter for Lind-Ritzville High School students has been released. These students held a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or above. From the senior class, included in this list were, Samantha Asmussen, Abbigail Barnett, Dylan Becker, Elora Birkholz, Caroline Eriksson, Alan Field, Ryan Frederick, Dinah Gadberry, Hallie Galbreath, Jacob Garza-Saetre, Madison Harder, Raeann Hoeft, Peyton Kiel, Dallas Killian, Brandon McClure, Holly Nygren, Wyatt Roettger, Travis Ste. Marie, Nora Stolan and Ebba...
Dr. Lalit Kishore, a self-employed consultant and former professor at several world universities said, “Applied mathematics is able to break the abstract image of mathematics by establishing its utility in life, livelihood, professional development, and other areas of study.” To further their abilities in applied mathematics, a group of students from LRHS competed in the Washington State Math Council (WSMC) state competition on Saturday, April 23, at Central Washington University. About 50 schools and 600 students com...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats competed in two 1B/2B meets in April. The Tigercats first participated in the1B/2B District 4 Meet on April 13 at College Place. Official results have not been posted for the meet, but the unofficial results are as follows. Men’s Results 800: 10, Dalton Poague 2:50.78. Shot put: 12, Keith Zimmer 34-05. 27, Janek Hertenberger 17-09.50. Women’s Results 100: 9, Alynn Harder 14.69. 4x100: 6, Jazzmyn Gordon, Jessica Guske, Harder, Autumn Meyers 1:00.53. Shot put: 3, Guske 26-11. Dis...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague track and field team brought home second place in the NE 1B/2B League Meet on April 20 at Lakeside High School in Nine Mile. The girls ended the day with 106 points, while the boys’ team earned 92. The unofficial results from the Wednesday track meet show Alan Field bringing home three first place individual finishes, as well as first place in the 4x100-meter relay. Senior Peyton Kiel also earned points for the Broncos by securing a first place finish in pole vault. For the girls, Rachel Schell r...
Marian Janet (Depee) Laib was born June 10, 1940, in Wallace, Idaho to Frank and Dorothy (King) Depee. Marian died in the early morning hours on Friday, April 16, after a two-year battle with cancer. Marian moved with her parents and younger brother Kenneth to Washtucna, in her early life. She was a good student and valedictorian of her class at Washtucna High School, where she graduated in 1957. Following high school, she attended Kinman Business School for three months and t...
On Friday, April 29, the Ritzville City Tree Board invites the community to celebrate Arbor Day at 10 a.m. at the Ritzville City Park. The morning festivities include the presentation of colors by Boy Scout Troop 888, an Arbor Day proclamation by Mayor Gary Cook and a presentation of the Tree City USA plaque. The plaque is presented to Ritzville by Garth Davis, who represents the Washington State Conservation District. The City of Ritzville has received the Tree City USA designation for six consecutive years. The top three Ri...
Jane Birdsell McCormick, 89, died at her daughter and son-in-law’s home in Washtucna, on April 19. Jane was born April 1, 1927, to George and Edna Birdsell in Lancaster, Washington. She was raised with four brothers and four sisters on a quarter-section that was homesteaded by her grandmother under the Teddy Roosevelt Homestead Act. Jane attended school at Lower Downing in Lancaster until eighth grade, when she went to St. John High School, where she graduated valedictorian i... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos golf team participated in four matches within the last three weeks. The first took place at the Ritzville Municipal Golf Course on March 29 at 2 p.m. Results from this match are currently unavailable. The golfers then had a week with no matches due to Spring Break. On April 12 they traveled to Fairways Golf Course for a match hosted by Northwest Christian. For some of the Broncos it was their first 18-hole match, which Head Coach Nick... Full story