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A Spaghetti Feed and silent auction event is scheduled on Saturday, June 23, in support of Al Hernandez. The fundraiser event runs from 1-3 p.m. at the Lind Elementary School. All funds are being donated to Hernandez to assist him with medical bills, due to his diagnosis of multiple myeloma. The food is provided by donation only, and a silent auction table will be set up at the event....
NRG Renew LLC is hosting an informational open house meeting about the Rattlesnake Flat Wind Farm on June 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Ralston Grange building. The purpose of the meeting is for residents to learn more about the proposed renewable energy project in Adams County. NRG Renew will provide information on the project, and answer questions regarding the wind farm proposal. The Rattlesnake Flat Wind Farm is proposed about 15 miles south of Ritzville and will provide clean renewable energy, tax revenue to the county and...
Community members and visitors are invited to travel to Washtucna to celebrate Independence Day and partake in several activities at Bassett Park. The day begins with the Firemen’s Breakfast from 6:30-9 a.m. The parades will begin at 10:30 a.m. starting with the kiddie parade, followed by the main parade. The flag raising ceremony and barbecue will start at noon. The Washtucna Lions Club will cook hamburgers and hotdogs, and condiments and drinks will also be available. After the meal, the local swimming pool will be open t...
The Lind Community Church will host the annual Picnic in the Park on Saturday, July 7, beginning at 5 p.m. at Lind Town Park. There event will include free hotdogs, chips, watermelon and refreshments. There will also be live music. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair for seating. Picnic at the Park is the church’s kickoff event for Vacation Bible School (VBS), which will run from July 9-13. The theme for this year’s VBS will be “Breaking Free,” and the program will run every day from 9 a.m. to noon. Childre...
During the June 12 meeting, the Lind Town Council authorized staff to submit an application to join Avista Utilities’ Solar Select Program. Through the Solar Select program, Avista will provide renewable solar energy to large commercial and industrial electronic customers in Washington state. The energy will be generated from the Adams-Neilson Solar Farm, which is scheduled to be completed in December. Mayor Paula Bell presented the application to Council at the May 29 meeting. She said Avista invited Lind to participate in t... Full story
SUMMER KICKOFF. The East Adams Library District sponsored the Mobius Science Center’s “The Science of Sound” demonstration at the Ritzville Grade School gym on June 16 as the Summer Reading Program Kickoff. During the event, Mobius’ Jake Milliron lit a tube filled with propane, which he used to display sound waves visually. Those in attendance watched the fire patterns change as a speaker was attached to the end of the tube and music played at different tempos. -Journa...
BAUMANN FAMILY. The Baumann family who gathered for the Baumann Farm centennial celebration were (from left) Josh, Mayim and Lauren Clayton; Tony Hunt, Susan Baumann, Lisa Hunt, Isabella and Alexander Hunt; Luke, Brian, Megan and Kensley Baumann; Holli and Vinny Varghese; Weston, Beth and Daniel Brodie; David and Karen Baumann; Kate, Nick, Kamryn and Wyatt Johnson. Jill Smylie, President of Baumann Inc., was unable to attend the celebration but said, “I appreciate the love a...
BAUMANN FARM had a centennial celebration for the farm on Saturday, June 16, at the home of Karen and David Baumann. Among the family and friends gathered was the fifth generation of the Baumann Farm family. The fifth generation gathered during the celebration were (from left) Kamryn Johnson, Kensley Baumann, Weston Brodie, David Baumann, Wyatt Johnson and Luke Baumann. The fifth generation members are the children of Brian and Megan Baumann, Beth and Daniel Brodie, and Kate...
Washington State University Spokane County Master Gardener Kathleen Callum came to the Ritzville Public Library on June 11 for a “Food Not Lawns?” presentation. During the presentation, Callum provided tips to attendees on ways to convert their lawns into food gardens. Callum said she is an archaeologist who specializes in agriculture. In addition to being a WSU Spokane County Master Gardner, she is the Spokane County Master Composter-Recycler and the Inland Northwest Com...
COASTER CAR CHAMPIONS. Nine drivers raced down Smart’s Hill in the 2018 Coaster Car races on June 10 in Lind. In the end four competitors stood atop the podium and received a trophy. Ryan Anderson (middle) took home first place, Reeta Dean (left) came in second, and Roland Morgan and Inara Martin tied for third place. Other participants included Cooper Rushing, Sonia Landis, Michaelah Sherman, Pete Spain and Kiera Martin. The event was sponsored by the Lind Calvary Assembly o...
The last time I left you I was talking about my retirement from my day job, which felt pretty good. We all reach those times in our lives when it is time to do something else and we need to let someone else do our job and hopefully get as much satisfaction out of it that we did. So if you thought I had retired from doing everything when you didn’t see a column last week I apologize. I’ve been asked a lot of times how I come up with ideas for this part of the paper and I usu...
In the U.S., 91 people die every day from an opioid overdose. Due to the rise in fatal overdoses, life expectancy in the U.S. has recently fallen. The problem affects our communities in Central Washington. According to the Washington Department of Health, from 2012 to 2016, opioid overdoses contributed to the deaths of 300 people in the Fourth Congressional District. I recently hosted a public Opioid Summit in Moses Lake and heard from law enforcement on the scope of the problem and from families whose lives have been...
Last week, Seattle’s City Council did an “about face” revoking the onerous corporate head tax it unanimously enacted less than one month ago. Its city council had approved an annual $275 per full-time employee assessment to fund homeless programs and affordable housing. The tax, which would raise $237 million over five years, was the subject of an employer-led referendum to abolish it. The handwriting was on the wall. If the council did not rescind the tax, the voters would. Tax supporters targeted the city’s largest employe...
At the last EARH Board meeting, Gary Bostrom, CEO/CFO, stated that he didn’t oversee day to day operations and that a former employee had been responsible for the Swingbed residents and Pharmacy resulting in a $500,000 write off. Definition: CEO is solely responsible for a firms success or failure. The definition goes on, but that is the basic duty. The definition also explains that in larger firms, the CEO delegates duties. In smaller firms, such as EARH, they often have more “hands on” and act as CFO and COO due to costs...
Coming up toward the end of this month is the annual Rural Hospital Leadership Conference, organized by the Washington State Hospital Association and the Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts. While these conferences are always densely packed with informative lectures and interactive sessions, this year may be especially important, because the Washington Rural Health Access Preservation (WRHAP) group hopes to make a presentation to some of the key state legislators on the House and Senate Committees dealing...
KIERA MARTIN speeds down Smart’s Hill in hopes of crossing the finish line before her competitor at the annual Coaster Car Races on June 10. -Journal photo by Al Stover... Full story
UNICORN POWER. The annual Lind Coaster Car Races on June 10 featured several decorated cars. Michaelah Sherman races down Smart’s Hill in her car, which she decorated as a unicorn. Her car won “Best Design.” -Journal photo by Al Stover...
CONSOLATION. Reeta Dean (left) faced Roland Morgan in one of the final races of coaster cars on June 10. Dean would go on to finish second overall while Morgan and Inara Martin tied for third place. -Journal photo by Al Stover...
SONIA LANDIS records a photo finish during one of the earlier heats of the Coaster Car Races on June 10. Landis was one of nine competitors in the annual racing event, which took place on Smart’s Hill in Lind during the Lind Derby Extravaganza weekend. -Journal photo by Al Stover...
COASTER CAR WINNER. During the annual Coaster Car Races on June 10 in Lind, Ryan Anderson’s expert racing placed him first in the competition. -Journal photo by Al Stover...
HEAD TO HEAD. Inara Martin (left) and Cooper Rushing race down Smart’s Hill during the June 10 Coaster Car Races in Lind. Martin tied for third place with fellow racer Roland Morgan. -Journal photo by Al Stover...
PETE SPAIN casually crosses the finish line at the end of his race at the Coaster Car Races on June 10. -Journal photo by Al Stover... Full story
CHAPTER AWARDS. The Lind-Ritzville FFA Chapter members who were honored with awards and recognized for their achievements during the annual banquet were (from left) Devin Schafer, Outstanding Member Degree; Julia Klein, Star Greenhand; and Rachel Nygren, Chapter Star Member. Not pictured: Alexis Melcher, Discovery Award. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
FFA SENIOR AWARD. During the annual Lind-Ritzville FFA Banquet, Abby Gering received the Outstanding Senior Member award. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
CHAPTER OFFICERS. The Lind-Ritzville FFA Chapter elected new chapter officers, which were announced at the annual banquet on May 31 in the Knuth Building. Officers for the upcoming year are (from left) Rachel Nygren, Reporter; Devin Schafer, President; Eliza Galbreath, Secretary; Julia Klein, Treasurer; Alibama Rushing, Sentinel; and Ellie Gering, Vice President. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...