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Nancy Jane Schafer passed away on April 19, 2019, in Ritzville, Washington. She was born in Benkelman, Nebraska, to Frank and Luella Atrz on January 13, 1941. She was the youngest of three children. Her family soon moved to Walla Walla valley, calling Milton-Freewater home base with work providing opportunities as far away as Vancouver, WA and Cashmere, WA for brief periods of time. In 1954 her family moved to Ritzville, where Nancy attended high school and graduated in 1959....
Ritzville's Best Western Bronco Inn recently received the Champion Customer Care Award at Best Western® Hotels & Resorts' District II Meeting held recently in Calgary, Alberta. The award was presented in front of several hundred District II Best Western hoteliers from Alaska, Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. The Bronco Inn was one of just 110 hotels-out of 2,100 Best Western...
Is it my imagination or have all of the really great Mariner highlights come to an end? The team that started out 13-2 with what seemed to be a 5 game lead over their AL West rivals are now mired in a major slump slotted in third place but by the time you read this the M’s could fall all the way to the bottom of the heap. I know we got excited when the Mariners were smashing home runs on a daily basis and manhandling opponents. But scouting reports can help teams adjust and t...
Two members of the Ritzville Golf Team rode with Coach Nick Weishaar to the Meadowood Golf Course near Liberty Lake last Monday, May 13, with hopes of keeping alive a tenuous opportunity to move on to the State Meet. They came close, but unfortunately it wasn’t to be. The route to the State Golf Championship is slightly more complex than other sports, and a positive result this time was “not in the cards,” said Weishaar. “They gave up strokes when you can’t give up strokes.” Weishaar explained that this year, to qualify for...
The tennis season came to an end for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos last week in the Northeast 2B District Tournament. No players from the Broncos were able to advance to the Regional Tournament this weekend, but some came awfully close. In the girls singles bracket, both No. 1 and No. 2 LRS singles players Claire Kessler and Katheran Gingrich easily won their first match on May 7, both winning 6-0, 6-0 to move on to the second round. Kessler won her match via forfeit, whi...
Jimmie Snider Field was awash in color and activity for the last time this season on May 7, as 13 track and field teams sent their athletes to the Sub-District Meet to vie for limited slots on a path toward an ultimate place in the State Championship Meet in three weeks time. The top 12 finishers in each field and distance running events, plus the top eight finishers in each track lane event move on to the District Meet for a final opportunity to punch their ticket to State....
Virginia Fellows Slipper, 101, passed away on May 8, 2019. Virginia was born to Fred C. and Effie Fellows in Lyman, Washington. She attended primary school in Lyman and graduated from Sedro-Woolley High School in 1935. Virginia married Fred W. Slipper in 1940. They lived in the Skagit Valley until 1950 when they moved to Ritzville, where they raised their family. In 1975 Virginia and Fred returned to Sedro-Woolley. She is survived by her daughter Mary, sons Fred H., John and...
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Bucher exchanged wedding vows on Friday April 5, 2019 in front of family and friends in Las Vegas, NV. Carsen is the daughter of Jeff and Kim Quinnett of Spokane and Nathan is the son of Danelle Bucher of Ritzville. The couple make their home in Spokane....
With Memorial Day approaching, the American Legion Post 51 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 11446, would appreciate any help that is available for putting up the flags on the 24th of May at 5:30 in the evening. The take down of the flags will be the 27th of May at 5:30 in the evening. Help is also appreciated. I am sorry to report that there will be no memorial service this year due to lack of personnel. Age, health and other activities prevent this solemn occasion. Everybody have a great weekend and thanks for all of...
Dear Editor, As the school year nears an end, most of us think of summer. On June 17, Ritzville Community Vacation Bible School gears up. With an African Safari theme this year, we remember that When Life is Wild, God is Good. We will meet many wonderful wildlife characters and hear their adventures growing up. Lots of songs, food (insect snacks— not really but it looks like it), crafts, games and Bible stories of God’s love and care, even when life is not fair or scary. We would love to have you pre-register your child and y...
“Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy.” A lot of people don’t realize exactly how many small businesses are all around us. Whether it be a storefront on Main Street in downtown Ritzville, the local fruit stand off the highway in Selah, or an online boutique operating out of Winthrop, it is very likely that someone you know can call themselves a “small business owner.” Last year, I had the honor of meeting Mike Mauk, who owns Mauk Fishing Stuff. Mike has always loved fishing, but he was tired of his fishi...
Memorial Day weekend is often a time for families to take a break from the monotony of everyday life, to pack into their cars, RVs and trailers for an extended weekend of camping, or maybe just staying at home for a weekend of relaxing and barbequing with friends and neighbors. According to a study from Wallethub, about 60% of Americans planned to barbecue over Memorial Day weekend in 2018, the second largest barbequing holiday behind only the Fourth of July (73%). Some 41.5 million Americans planned to travel over Memorial...
Dear Friends, I’ll start by congratulating the thousands of WSU students who were awarded degrees this past Saturday, at the end of the 2019 spring semester. And by thanking the state Department of Transportation’s branches in Spokane and Wenatchee for putting several “variable message signs” here and there along US 195 and SR 26 with safety reminders for travelers heading west from Pullman. We want Cougar Nation to be safe! Speaking of travel, Governor Inslee must be taking a break from his job-hunting visits around the nat...
The Ritzville Eagles continued renovations on the exterior of their lodge this week, installing a new awning. The Journal will have more coverage of the renovations in the coming issues....
A quorum was present for the Lind Town Council meeting on the evening of March 15, as discussion centered around the Town's water system and tiny house zoning. Kathy Vedder was not present but was monitoring via speaker phone. Steve Nelson from Century West Engineering made the council aware that Lind had qualified to apply for a Community Development Block Grant, and that the Town intended to apply for the maximum amount available, $750,000. The proposed use for the funds...
With other big-name projects in Adams County also receiving funding in the 2019-21 state capital budget, it might have been difficult to notice the $24,000 that had been set aside in the budget for the Washtucna Heritage Museum. But for the museum, the funds are crucial for helping to alleviate leaks in the building’s roof, which became noticeable earlier this year as snow began to melt. The $24,000 has been awarded to the museum as an emergency measure for the sole purpose of repairing the roof. According to Karin C...
The First Avenue Project is ahead of schedule, according to an update provided by councilmember Scott Yaeger at the most recent Ritzville City Council meeting on May 7. The project, which spans from Jackson Street to Clark Street on First Avenue, has been a notable presence in the city limits for the past month or so. But according to Yaeger, who is also an engineer for Adams County, the project could be completed earlier than expected. The construction crew from Wm. Winkler C...
Sarah Tracy (in photo) gives a demonstration during the recent grand opening of the Iron Legacy Ranch. The Journal will have more coverage of the ranch's opening in the coming issues....
The Collective Adventure will be hosting a Youth Night Out event tomorrow, May 17, at 6 p.m. The event will include music, food, games and spoken word poetry. Axe of Mercy, a band out of Lind, will also be performing. The event is taking place at The Collective Adventure’s building at 109 W Main Ave. in Ritzville....
The community is invited to join the Menno Mennonite Church for special services this weekend. Pastors Lyn and Jeanie Hershey have served as co-pastors for the past two years. They will be returning to their former home at Payette, Idaho. There will be a music program on May 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the church. Sunday service will be at 10 a.m. A new pastoral couple will be coming the early part of August....
Nine ‘show cause’ hearings were the stars of the Ritzville City Council meeting on May 7, as the City continues its crackdown on properties violating Ritzville’s nuisance ordinance. Collectively, the nine hearings took close to an hour to get through, as councilmembers voted to either: take no further action on a property; grant an extension to allow more time for the landowners to continue addressing the problems laid out by the City; or to adopt a resolution ordering the abatement of the nuisance on behalf of the City,...