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An ominous beginning couldn't put a damper on this year's Art in the Park, as the show staged its third annual event at the Ritzville City Park and is beginning to feel like a mainstay during Memorial Day weekend. Wet conditions on Friday forced exhibitors to close up shop in the afternoon on the first day of the show. But weather conditions were much improved on Saturday, much to the delight of the exhibitors and Mayor Gary Cook, who was overseeing the art show in his...
William West passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at the Lake Ridge Center in Moses Lake, WA. William Roy (Bill) West was born May 11, 1938 to his parents Frank (Bill) R. Jr. and Esther E. Nuetzmann West in Ritzville, WA at the parsonage of the Philadelphia Congregational Church where his maternal grandfather, Hermann Nuetzmann, was pastor. Bill lived in Washtucna until 1947 when they moved to the family farm between the towns of Washtucna and Ralston. Bill attended...
May is Skin Cancer Month, and may my story inspire you to health. I lost a friend to undiagnosed skin cancer and that event saved me. I started going to the dermatologist and in May 1990 I was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma that needed immediate care. I had surgery in June that found that the skin cancer had grown down to my heart. Unable to know if all the cancer was removed, I took an early retirement. 27 years later I am still around thanks to my early detection. There are things you should know about skin cancer:...
As I get older I notice things a bit differently than others do. Maybe you do the same. When I hear or read about the death of someone I vividly remember from my younger days it makes me think about why I remember that person. This past week the sporting world lost two athletes. The first was former Green Bay QB Bart Starr who passed away at the age of 85. Starr was the winning QB in the first two AFL-NFL World Championship games which would later be known as the Super Bowl....
A lengthy Ritzville City Council meeting on May 21 resulted in significant progress toward the overall completion of East Adams Rural Healthcare’s (EARH) sale of property to Gibraltar Senior Living, who plan on developing the property into a memory care center. The property in question consists of three parcels in total; one of the parcels houses the Life Care Center, while the other two parcels are located next to the Life Care Center. At the meeting, the Ritzville City Council approved three resolutions from the R...
Amy Anderson (Most Improved), Katheran Gingrich (Coach's Award) and Claire Kessler (Bronco Award) pose with their plaques at the LRS Tennis Banquet on May 21. Other award winners include Leo Rios (Most Improved) and Eli Michels (Bronco Award)....
Track isn't an easy sport. You're very alone-run, throw, jump-all by yourself. No offensive line to block for you, no open teammate to pass your shot to, no outfielder to back you up or catch your pole in the vault. Alone-out in front of everyone in shorts and a light jersey. It isn't like football where you cover everything up-including your face-so no one is quite sure when you either do well or make a mistake. And track is not much of a team sport; the only "team" in track...
On April 21, 1962, the Seattle World’s Fair opened. The “Century 21 Exhibition” ran for six months, drew 11 million visitors, turned a profit and left the Northwest with a wonderful Seattle Center. Well over a half century later, many of the fair’s landmarks remain and the Center’s 73-acres is a gathering place for people from all walks of life. It is Seattle’s Central Park. The Space Needle has become Seattle’s landmark. Conceived in an architect’s notebook, it was construc...
On Memorial Day, we honor our nation’s servicemembers who have given the ultimate sacrifice. We surround their families and loved ones with prayers and support. We lay flowers on memorials, make visits to monuments, and we pay tribute to their service by lowering our flags to half-mast. While it may be easy to associate Memorial Day weekend with barbeques, a day off from work or school, and the start of summer, we cannot forget that there is a reason we observe this day – and each of them have a story. Our military mem...
Earlier this month, East Adams Rural Healthcare (EARH) welcomed a new doctor to its family with the addition of Dr. Anthony Anderson, MD, as a family medicine specialist. Anderson most recently worked in Marysville, WA, about a 45-minute drive north from Seattle. Anderson hails from Los Angeles, California (DOUBLE CHECK) and graduated from Albany Medical College in Albany, New York in 1990, but says providing care in rural and remote settings has always been a passion of his....
The East Adams Rural Healthcare (EARH) Board met on Thursday, May 23, as it discussed new hires, its relationship with a recruiting firm and the future of the Washtucna clinic. CEO Gary Bostrom reported that Dr. Anthony Anderson has been hired to join the team of doctors, and would briefly come to the meeting for introductions, which he did. He will be working in the Emergency Room and doing hospital work until insurance companies approve his credentials. He met with Brandon Cline, managing editor of the Journal, for an inter...
Healthcare Foundation presents “Music in the Park” on Thursday, June 6 from 5:30-8 p.m. at Ritzville City Park. There will be a free live band, ice cream truck, hot dogs, sausage dogs, chips, pop and cookies for purchase. Proceeds raised benefit the Healthcare Foundation. The event was previously scheduled to take place earlier in May, but was postponed due to poor weather conditions....
The Lind and Ritzville School Board of Directors announced that they will be holding a special meeting on Friday, May 31, at 5 p.m. at the Ritzville Grade School. The meeting will concern approving the hiring of a new Lind Elementary/Lind-Ritzville Middle School Principal. Former principal Cindy Deska resigned from her position to accept the principal position at Ritzville Grade School. Anyone from the community is invited to attend the meeting....
The Baccalaureate for the Lind-Ritzville Class of 2019 will be held at the Lind Community Church tonight, May 30, at 7 p.m. Family, friends and community members are invited to attend this ceremony honoring the graduates. Refreshments will be served directly following the event....
The first edition of Music on Main saw a large crowd come out to listen to tunes all afternoon and into the evening on May 26. Above, Sheri Roberts Greimes with JoMomma kick things off on Main Avenue, and were followed up by The Hankers, The Sara Brown Band and Sammy Eubanks the rest of the day....
A large, red riding Arena seems misfit among green and brown rolling hills, but that is the focal point of the Iron Legacy Ranch located south of Ritzville and east of Highway 261. The Ranch opened on May 4, 2019 with a public BBQ, facility tours, horse demonstrations, campfire and a square dance. Over 300 visitors attended. Ryan and Heidi Tracy own the ranch, helped by their four sons-Gus, Colby, Wes and Brock-who work as ranch hands. Heidi's parents, Phil and Lisa Peterson,...