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The Inland Northwest Blood Center will be in Ritzville for a blood drive on Saturday, May 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The drive will be located at Wheatland Bank at 101 East First Avenue. The first 75 people to donate will receive $1 off one large pizza at the Eagles Lodge. To schedule an appointment contact Wheatland Bank Manager David Meise at 659-0330 or email http://inccsaves.org....
The Memorial Day weekend always provides residents and visitors with an endless amount of activities during the holiday weekend. This year, the entertainment begins on Friday evening with the first day of Art in the Park and the activities continue until Monday afternoon. Here is a schedule and brief description of events occurring this weekend. Friday, May 26 Art on the Park is having its debut in the Ritzville City Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event hosts a wide variety of artists from across the Inland Northwest, who wi...
Ritzville High School and Lind-Ritzville High School Alumni will gather for the 112th annual banquet and meeting this Saturday, May 27, at Gilson Gymnasium. Alumni who have not yet received their tickets and name badges need to contact Marilyn Sielaff as soon as possible at 509-347-6188 or email at [email protected]. A total of 275 alumni will spend the evening at the event, which is catered by Classy County Catering of Ritzville. The banquet begins at 6 p.m. Toastmaster for the evening is Margaret (Margie) Mo...
The Ritzville Classic Car Club rolls out the red carpet every Sunday of Memorial Day weekend for auto enthusiasts and visitors during its annual extravaganza. The event, Classics on Main Street, is being displayed in downtown Ritzville for the fourth consecutive year, as it is a location well suited to highlight the unique and spectacular styles of the vehicles. The show in downtown Ritzville begins at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 28, and lasts until 3 p.m. Residents are advised Main Avenue will be closed from Division Street to...
Community members are invited to enjoy a weekend filled with unique artwork and creativity from local and out-of-town artists at the Ritzville City Park May 26 to May 28. The downtown art show has relocated to the Ritzville City Park and is now called “Art in the Park”. The event is sponsored by the Boots N’ Brushes and the Western Artists Association. Residents are reminded a portion of Columbia Street will be closed for the duration of the event. The three-day event will take place over Memorial Day weekend, begin...
The American Legion Post 51 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11446 are asking for volunteers to assist with placing flags at the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. On Friday, May 26, at 5:30 p.m., the American Legion and VFW are putting up large flags surrounding the cemetery, and smaller flags at the headstone of each veteran. Volunteers are needed to assist with completing the process and allowing the local veterans to continue providing this service to the community. On Monday at 5:30 p.m., volunteers are needed to assist with...
The Fifth Annual Wheatland Jackpot, where youth from across Washington and northern Idaho enter prospect steers and heifers, will be held Saturday, May 27, at the Ritzville Fairgrounds. The show starts at 11 am. Cash and prizes are awarded to the top steers and heifers, as well as to showmanship winners. The public is welcome to attend and it is free of charge. Contact Andy or Lori Williams information at 650-7275....
The Ritzville Depot Museum will be open on Memorial Day weekend for alumni use. Depot staff will have the museum open on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. for alumni to browse annuals and memorabilia in the schoolroom. Also, the Depot will be open Sunday, May 28, from noon to 4 p.m. for visitors. Both museums will be open beginning May 30 on a Tuesday-Saturday schedule from noon until 4 p.m.; closing the Saturday prior to Labor Day. New officers for the Museum Volunteers are Debbie Chapman as treasurer, Vivien Seaton will...
Memorial Day services have been planned at the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery and the Washtucna Pioneer Memorial Cemetery on Monday, May 29. Volunteers are need on May 26 at 5:30 p.m. to assist the Ritzville VFW Post No. 11446 and American Legion Post No. 51 with setting flags up at the cemetery. The flags are taken down the evening of May 29 and volunteers are also needed to assist at the cemetery on Monday evening. In Washtucna, the memorial service begins at 11 a.m. with a prayer, readings and an opportunity for residents to...
The Lind-Ritzville FFA Banquet is scheduled for May 30 at 6 p.m. The banquet is returning to the Knuth Building on the Wheat Land Communities’ Fairgrounds again this year. The banquet features a dessert only meal. The public is invited to attend and share in the recognition of the FFA members and their success....
The Ritzville Journal office will be closed to the public on Monday, May 29, for the holiday and for staff members to attend community events. The Journal office will reopen on Tuesday, May 30, at 9 a.m. Deadline for submissions for the June 1 edition remain at noon on Tuesday....
The Adams County filing period was from Monday, May 15 to Friday, May 19. Candidates filed for the 2017 Primary Election, which will take place on Aug. 1. Paulette Teske has filed for the Adams County Clerk position, which is a one-year unexpired term. For Hospital District No. 2, John Kragt is running for Commissioner Position No. 3 and Stacey Plummer has filed for Commissioner Position No. 5. The positions are nonpartisan and are a six-year term. There are four candidates who have filed for the Washtucna School District...
Ritzville Volunteer Fire Chief Bill Banner presented to the Ritzville City Council on May 16 regarding a fire call on Sunday, May 14. He stated the department responded to two calls since the previous meeting. On Saturday, May 13, the department responded to an alarm call at the Lind-Ritzville High School due to a power outage. The department responded to a second call on May 14 around 9:30 p.m., for a balcony on fire in the alley between Main Avenue and the Ritzville Post Office. Banner said an off-duty city police officer...
The Ritzville City Council approved a street closure request from the East Adams Rural Healthcare- Adams County Hospital District No. 2 during the regular meeting on Tuesday, May 16. The request included closing Washington Street from Main Avenue to Railroad Avenue and Railroad Avenue from Division Street to Adams Street for the annual Health Fair scheduled for Sept. 9. In addition to the street closures, they also requested the use of the sidewalk and parking areas on Main Avenue for vendors. The council approved the...
As the school year draws to a close, graduates are exploring their options and pursuing future careers. Former Lind and Ritzville resident Carol Lee Krehbiel hopes to relieve some of the financial burden of college for area Lind-Ritzville High School students by creating a gratitude scholarship: the Carol Lee Krehbiel-Jennie Jantz Scholarship. The scholarship is geared towards aspiring in-need students who intend on continuing their education after high school by granting $2,500 for expenses. As a child, Krehbiel said her...
PEONIES. With the temperatures outside rising, a variety of plants and flowers around the city are beginning to bloom and expose themselves to the sun like these Peonies located in Nathan Van Vleet’s yard. -Journal photo by Haley Roybal...
FLOAT PREVIEW. The Ritzville Festival’s Association rolled out the newest float on May 18 in downtown Ritzville for the Distinguished Young Women representatives to use during the upcoming parade season. The float, “Dutch Delite”, will carry Distinguished Young Woman of Ritzville Tessa O’Brien (center), and finalists Sierra Kiel (left) and Rachel Schell (right) in the parades this summer. After the debut in Ritzville, the group traveled to the Lilac Parade in Spokane on May...
A grassroots effort to promote historic U.S. Highway 10, one of the nation’s 10 original interstate highways, has found an ally in Sen. Mark Schoesler, whose legislative district is home to much of the Washington part of the route that once connected Detroit and Seattle. Schoesler secured $50,000 in the new state transportation budget to install U.S. 10-related signs on Interstate 90 between Idaho and the Columbia River. While I-90 often overlaps the historic route, it b...
The Ritzville PEO Chapter AR is continuing the annual Klicker Strawberry Sale. This year, 20 pounds of strawberries is $57, and 7.5 pounds is $28. The strawberries will be available for pick up at the end of June. All of the berries are fresh picked, washed and sliced. The strawberries are non-sugared, and can be used for jam, freezing or eating. All proceeds from the sale are used to provide a high school scholarship for area students. To place an order, contact Vicky Johnson at 659-0362 or go online to h...
Leadership is at the core of every successful organization. Consequently, the newly elected LRHS Associated Student Body (ASB) officers have important roles to fulfill. On Monday, the LRHS ASB elected Camden Smith as president, Rachel Schell as vice-president, Megan Buriak as treasurer, and Emma Aldrich as secretary. The elected students each had a different motivation for running and are looking forward to serving their term. Smith explained, “I decided to run for ASB because it was a huge opportunity to gain leadership skil...
Watching the news each night I’ve seen a variety of people who have been invited to give a commencement speech at a college or university around the country. Some of these folks have politics in their resumes, some are celebrities or rock stars. I think you’ve seen the highlights of their speeches. I’ve never been asked to give a commencement address because my resume isn’t that exciting and I guess in some ways I’m proud of that. But for grins and giggles, let me give you...
In the District Tournament for golf located at MeadowWood Golf Course on May 16-17, two of the Bronco golfers emerged with an entry to the State Tournament. Michael Shields shot an 84 for sixth place overall and Tessa Jantz shot a 88 for fourth place. Both golfers competed in the State Tournament, also at MeadowWood, on May 23 and 24....
Rose Melville will continue her run to earn the 2B singles title at the State Tennis Tournament in Yakima on May 26-27. Melville is the sole Bronco advancing to the tournament, following a tremendous performance in Regionals. At the Regional Tournament, Melville defeated a Chewelah opponent 6-1, 6-0 to continue on in the tournament. She then went on to earn a 6-1, 6-0 victory in the second round against a Deer Park competitor. In the final match, Melville came from behind to earn the final win and qualify for the State...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus track and field team is preparing for the State Championships at Eastern Washington University on May 26-27 after qualifying for the event at Regionals. The team six has athletes competing, with the women’s team placing seventh in Regionals with a score of 37. For the men’s team, Stephen Campbell is continuing on to the State Championships to compete in javelin. On the women’s side, the 4x100-meter relay team members of Autumn Meyers, Alynn Harder, Jadyn Guske and Jazzmyn Gordon quali...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague track and field team has eight athletes continuing on to represent the Broncos at the State Championships, following successful performances in the NE 2B District 7 Championships on May 19-20. The eight female athletes will compete in the State Championships at Eastern Washington University on May 26-27. The LRS women’s team placed sixth at the meet with 47 points. Rachel Schell qualified for State as a member of the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relay teams. She also is competing individually in t...