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The Town of Lind is set to host hundreds of visitors this weekend for the 29th Annual Lind Derby Extravaganza Weekend. The annual event kicks off entertainment on Friday night with car and pickup races, before hosting a slew of events on Saturday at the Lind Lions Club Arena. The weekend of derby action begins with the annual car races on June 10, with time trials at 6 p.m. and racing at 6:30 p.m. Due to the increasing amount of pickups entered into the event, pickup races continue to join the car-racing event on Friday eveni...
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will host its pancake breakfast on Friday, June 10, from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. This is the last pancake breakfast until September. Breakfast will feature pancakes, a choice of ham or sausage, juice and coffee 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 or...
Every year, Lind rolls out the red carpet during the Lind Combine Demolition Derby weekend to welcome visitors into their community and show the best of what the town has to offer. This includes showcasing two residents who have volunteered and supported the community for countless years. The Lind Chamber of Commerce voted and selected Myra Horton and Jerry Busherd to serve as the Grand Marshals for Saturday’s annual parade. The duo will be driven down the parade route in a limousine where they will wave to family, friends a...
Members from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are inviting all local ladies to participate in a service project on Tuesday, June 14, from 6-8 p.m. at the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. The women from the LDS church are planting flowers underneath the cemetery sign at the entrance. Those attending are asked to bring garden gloves and tools. Refreshments will be served after the completion of the project....
There is time remaining to sign up for the Ritzville Community Yard Sale, which is set for Saturday, June 18. Forms are available by contacting the chamber in person at 111 West Main Avenue, by phone at 659-1936 or by email at [email protected]. There is no charge to participate in the yard sale. All participants who sign up by the June 13 deadline will be included on the map and in the clip-out classified advertisement paid for by the chamber. For more information, contact the chamber office.... Full story
Three young ladies will serve as the face for the 29th Annual Lind Derby Extravaganza Weekend on June 10-12 and are anxiously awaiting the opportunity to represent the Lind community. The Derby Royalty court for the upcoming event is Queen Cinthia Guizar and Princesses Chelsie Watterson and Brianna Kin Kade. The three freshmen at Lind-Ritzville High School have attended school together since first grade. While they have shared in the experience of moving up through the school...
There is a meeting for the Ritzville Museum Volunteers on June 14 at 10 a.m. at the Burroughs’ Home. The meeting is open to the public and it’s purpose is to discuss a number of important items including the foundation repairs to the museum....
The annual Washington State University (WSU) Lind Field Day will be held on Thursday, June 16, at WSU’s Dryland Research Station north of Lind. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the field tour starting at 9 a.m. A complimentary lunch and program will follow the field tour. Research presentations will focus on lessons learned from the Regional Approaches to Climate Change for Pacific Northwest Agriculture (REACCH) project, Russian thistle, winter wheat, and spring wheat breeding, winter pea variety trials, and winter t...
Tickets are available for the Adams County Development Council’s Annual Banquet. The event, which showcases the organization’s efforts to grow jobs in the county, will be held in the showroom of Evergreen Implement. Evergreen Implement maintains stores in several communities including Othello and Ritzville. The John Deere dealership is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. with a wine tasting featuring Foxy Roxy Wines. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and is catered by Classy Country Catering. Th...
Lincoln-Adams 4-H Leaders’ Councils are proud to announce the recipients of the 2016 Lincoln-Adams 4-H Scholarships. Taylor Kulm a 12-year member of the Lind Learners 4-H Club and Mariah Wollweber, a 10-year member of the Sprague Lamont 4-H Club will receive $500 scholarships toward their future college educations. Kulm graduated from Lind-Ritzville High School on June 4 and plans to attend Washington State University this fall to major in Agriculture. She is the daughter of Randy and Debbie Kulm of Lind, and her 4-H p...
LEADERSHIP. Graduate Holly Nygren received the Harry P. Hayes Award for being a leader in her class and exemplifying high moral conduct during her time at Lind-Ritzville High School. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
EXCHANGE STUDENTS. Two of the five exchange students who walked at the Lind-Ritzville High School graduation on June 4 were (from left) Elora Birkholz and Caroline Eriksson. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
MY WISH. During the Lind-Ritzville High School graduation, Raeann Hoeft sang “My Wish” to her fellow graduates. Pictured are two of Hoeft’s classmates, Samantha Asmussen and Abbigail Barnett. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
The first class of students to attend all four years in the cooperative of Lind-Ritzville High School received recognition for their achievements during the graduation ceremony on June 4 in Gilson Gymnasium. The ceremony honored 44 Lind-Ritzville High School graduates who collectively managed to accumulate approximately $100,000 in scholarships and awards. Valedictorian Dinah Gadberry and Salutatorian Travis Ste. Marie led the Class of 2016 into the gym. After an opening speec...
Frances M. Manke, 94, died June 4 at Claire Bridge (Brookdale Assisted Living) in Spokane. Frances and her twin sister, Virginia, were born in Ritzville, on March 19, 1922, to Conrad and Katie (Becker) Hein. She attended Odessa, Ritzville and Harrington grade schools and graduated from Harrington High School in 1941. Frances married Harold Manke on Nov. 19, 1944. Together they raised two sons, Howard and Tom. Harold and Fran farmed the Manke ranch south of Harrington for 35 years. Fran was a “true” farmers wife... she cou...
Another school year has come to a close. Last weekend we congratulated and recognized our seniors for a job well done. This year’s group of seniors is the first to complete four years in the Lind-Ritzville education co-op. Over the years I’ve gotten to know many of these young adults from both communities. The great thing is that if you didn’t know where they were from, you couldn’t tell by the friendships. They are friends no matter what their zip code is. I’m sure there are...
From our founding to the present, American history is filled with reminders of the sacrifices of patriots, who took up arms when the call went out to defend their country and the principles that we hold dear. We just observed Memorial Day, when we recognize the high price paid by more than one million men and women in the Armed Forces. This week, we commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy. We are reminded that when the call comes for the common defense, the men and women of our Armed Forces...
If you golf, you know that the dream, before the one of you winning a PGA championship, is for a hole-in-one with several of your closest golfing buddies watching. That awe-infused moment must be life changing. It’s Babe Ruth hitting his first grand slam, Tom Clancy selling his one-millionth book, Seahawks kicking Bronco hiney in the 2014 Super Bowl, Marie Osmond losing fifty pounds. You get the drift: momentous. Last Wednesday, while playing the daily round of tee-off-at-noon golf for guys, DW stepped up to the tee box on F...
Recently, the Wall Street Journal pegged the economic value of fossil fuel related projects, which were rejected or withdrawn since 2012 at $33 billion. But the costs of lost opportunities are much higher nationally if the list includes wind, coal and other energy developments canceled prior to 2011. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that if the 351 projects identified in its “Project No Project” inventory were approved our nation would have a $1.1 trillion short-term boost to the economy and created 1.9 million jobs for... Full story
Mary Anne Moss Phipps of Chewelah, died of cancer. She slipped away quietly in her home surrounded by family on Thursday, June 2. She was born to Hile Vernon Moss and Marjorie Lorraine Smith in American Falls, Idaho, on May 6, 1946. Her father was a rancher in the Jackson Hole, Wyoming, area who died when Mary Anne was only a few months old. Left with baby Mary Anne and her two-year-old brother, her mother later married a widower with three children. With the later addition...
In previous years, Ritzville High School’s Advanced Biology class traveled to western Washington in efforts to enrich their knowledge from the classroom. Scheduling conflicts and declining interest caused the trip to fade away. Due to increased interest this year, a group of Lind-Ritzville High School science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) club members along with advisor Jason Aldrich brought back the trip. Over the Memorial Day weekend, six students traveled to M...
BAND DIRECTOR Jennifer York recognizes senior Michael Carruth for his 12 years as her student at the Band Concert in Ritzville on June 1. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
MIDDLE SCHOOL saxophone players Johnny Ryan and Sage Teal perform at the Band Concert on June 2 in Lind. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
On June 11, a dinner event celebrates the one-year anniversary for the Washtucna Historical Museum and Community Center. A program titled “Bids and Giggles” will honor the first milestone year. The evening will feature a prime rib dinner, silent auction, comedians, and music provided by a local musical group. The goal of this fundraiser is to raise money towards the installation of a heating and cooling system for the building. The event will be at the Washtucna Rimrock Grange at 210 NW May Street in Washtucna. Tickets can...