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The East Adams Library District’s (EALD) Summer Reading program begins on June 18. Readers of all ages can keep track of their reading progress throughout the summer. Every participant who meets their reading goal by Aug. 25 receives a bag of prizes, and is entered into a grand prize drawing. There will also be weekly summer activities. As a part of this year’s “Libraries Rock!” program, patrons will have a chance to learn more about music, geology, dinosaurs and space. EALD will be holding a summer kickoff event with Mo...
Vacation Bible School (VBS) returns to the Washtucna Community Church on June 25-29. The program runs from 9 a.m. to noon daily, with lunch provided for the children and their families. VBS is for children from four years old to sixth grade. This year’s theme is “Shipwrecked, Jesus Saves”. Registration for VBS is at 8:30 a.m. on June 25 at the church. For more information, call Nancy Miller at 660-0029....
During the June 5 meeting, the Ritzville City Council voted 5-1 to approve a Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) consultant agreement with Varela and Associates for a upcoming road improvement project. Council Member Mark Weigand, who was the dissenting vote, said he felt the $54,060 cost was too high for design work. Council Member Michelle Plumb clarified the TIB funding will cover 95 percent of the agreement cost, and the City will only have to pay the 5 percent match. In the agreement, Varela will...
The Adams County Public Works Department will work on several seal-coat projects on county roads in Eastern Adams County throughout June and July. Crews will apply seal-coat to a portion of Ralston-Benge Road, from SR 261 to the railroad tracks from June 18-20. Workers will move west to seal-coat a portion of Providence Road, from Theil Road to SR 261, from June 20-21. Lind-Ralston Road, from Theil Road to SR 261, will be seal-coated on June 21 and June 25-26. On June 27, crews will work on sections of Gering Road and Sage...
LIND-RITZVILLE marching band member Dakota Killian plays the saxophone during the Lind Grand Parade on June 9. The band made two trips through the parade, which weaved through downtown Lind. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
CAPTAIN AMERICA was portrayed by Jaxon Duchesneau during the Kiddie Parade on June 9. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
ADAMS COUNTY Treasurer candidate Kayla Meise passed out small American flags to children during the Lind Grand Parade. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
FLOWER POWER. The Ritzville Community Float received second place in the float division during the Lind Grand Parade, with DYW of Lind-Ritzville Kierstin Witt, and finalists Chelsie Watterson and Else Gielisch grooving to music on it. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
SUPER HERO teachers Sarah Dinkins and Darlene O’Neill carried a sign during the Kiddie Parade to raise funds for the Christmas Store at Lind Elementary School, which allows students to give presents to their families at Christmas. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
RITZVILLE RODEO Queen Aaliyah Yaeger (left) and Princess Brianna Kin Kade enjoyed their time in the Lind Grand Parade on June 9. The duo placed second in the horsemanship category. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
GRAND MARSHALS Jamie and Greg Schmunk enjoyed their time in the Lind Grand Parade, they made two appearances during the event. They received third place in the float division during the Saturday morning parade. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
JIM OSWALD celebrates winning the 2018 Lind Combine Demolition Derby title in the Lind Lions Club Arena on June 9. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
After 13 years of competing in the Lind Lions Club Arena, Prison Break driver Jim Oswald added another, and final notch, to his record of Lind Combine Demolition Derby winner. Oswald began competing in the Derby in 2005, and prior to Saturday’s victory, had earned one solo title and shared two additional titles with fellow drivers. The 2018 event marked Oswald’s retirement from competition, and he left the arena filled with excitement, surrounded by his family and fri...
You have heard the saying, “a penny saved is a penny earned.” It is certainly true, and all the more so when the sum is $15 billion. On June 7, the House or Representatives approved, and I supported, passage of H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act. H.R. 3 “rescinded” $15 billion in federal spending that is no longer needed for its intended purposes, or that has been sitting unused within agencies for years. The legislation also rescinds funding that agencies cannot spend, or have no plans to spen...
While much of the media buzz over declining salmon runs focuses on dam removal and predation by sea lions and cormorants, the U.S. Supreme Court is asked to decide whether Washington state needs to spend an additional $2.4 billion to replace more road culverts. In 2001, Western Washington Tribes sued claiming the state needed to remove culverts, which block salmon migrating to spawning channels. The Ninth Circuit agreed with the Tribes and oral arguments were heard at the Supreme Court in April. The state argues much of the...
Rural communities have a rich history of agriculture celebration and we don’t have to look any further than our own Wheat Land Communities’ Fair. While a local fair dates back considerably in time, the current site of the fair began in 1981. It has been built upon since, with donated funds, income generated from ag production, and volunteer labor. My family has had the opportunity to visit fairgrounds throughout the Northwest and I can tell you this for certain; for its size we have one of the most functional, accessible and...
NO HANDS. Veteran drivers Jim Oswald and Matt Miller go header to header during the consolation heat of the Combine Derby, with Oswald throwing his hands in the air just before impact....
HONEY BADGER RETURNS. One of the returning competitors to the annual Lind Combine Demolition Derby on June 9 was 2017 co-champion Palmer Phillips in his combine The Honey Badger....
ERIN MORSE had an opportunity to compete in the final heat of the Lind Combine Derby after “winning” the chance to drive in an auction at the arena on Saturday. The combine was provided by the Lind Lions Club as a fundraiser and Morse paid $550 for the experience....
HARD HIT. Jim Oswald watches casually from the driver’s seat of Prison Break as Eric Labes delivers a hard hit to the side of the header....
ALEXIS GUIZAR hits Cody Bennett’s combine hard enough to tip it onto only one front wheel during the first heat of the Lind Combine Derby on June 9....
BIG HITS. The Lind Combine Derby was filled with loud, crashing hits. These included a crash between Caleb Hannas and Branden Aby during the first heats of the day....
BIG HITS. The Lind Combine Derby was filled with loud, crashing hits. These included a crash between Tyran Doyle and Cody Bennett....
THREE-WAY DANCE. The Lind Combine Demolition Derby came down to three finalists. (From left) Jim Oswald in Prison Break battled Caleb Hannas in S.M.A.S.H. and Josh Hernandez in The Enticer in the final minutes of the match....
LUNCH IN THE PARK. Visitors and locals alike filled the Lind Town Park on June 9 to enjoy a barbecued meal, prepared by Hungry Hound BBQ. The event was so popular that it was sold out in an hour. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...