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Fourth of July is right around the corner and residents are reminded about firework ordinances and locations were fireworks can be purchased locally. Stands open in Ritzville and Washtucna on June 28. According to Washington State Law fireworks can legally be sold starting noon June 28 and ending 9 p.m. July 5. Fireworks stand in operation during this time can be open 9 a.m. until 11 p.m. each day. The discharging of fireworks is regulated to almost the same time period as the sale with the only difference being fireworks... Full story
Luminaria bags, to be placed around the track at the Relay For Life of Ritzville on July 12, are now available for pick up at The Journal office. The event runs from noon until midnight at the track facility in Ritzville. The luminaria bags are used to honor or remember those individuals who have fought or are currently battling against cancer. Those individuals are also honored during the Ceremony of Hope at 10 p.m. on July 12. A $10 suggested donation can be returned with the completed bags at The Journal office, or can be...
ITS A SIGN. A driver warns competitors he will have no mercy. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
REVERSE MENTALITY. This driver remained calm and collected Friday night, and even raced part of the heat in reverse to avoid placing last. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
RAM. Bob Larson (left) nudges a competitor during the pickup truck races on Friday night. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
RACE ENTHUSIASTS. Dane Wahl holds Cole Rouleau above the crowd to witness the excitement of the Friday night races. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
The weekend of the Combine Derby found more than just unwanted harvesters being smashed to bits in the arena. The derby also featured car, truck and wheat truck events. The results of these events are as follows: Slow Trophy Dash winner Joshua Hernandez, No. 200 from Lind. Fast Trophy Dash winner Adam Miller No. R3 from Ritzville. Powder Puff Trophy Dash winner was Liz Bierman No. 3 from Lind. Pickup Trophy Dash was Cody Lamar No. 82 also from Lind. Demo cars heat one: Tyson... Full story
The Washtucna pool is undergoing repairs after a city levy passed last fall to provide funding for its operation. In 2012 the levy failed to pass by three votes, according to Theresa St. Hilaire who serves on the Washtucna Parks and Recreation District No. 2 board. “A year without a pool was a rough year,” St. Hilaire said. She said that without a pool kids had to travel to the Ritzville Water Park, but there were kids who did not have transportation and did not have the opp...
MEDALISTS. JamieMonroe is shown atop the podium as the annual winner of the Coaster Car races in Lind on June 15. Brooke Koch and Alexis Melcher (left) tied for second place and Tristian Stelter received third place. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
COASTER CARS. The annual Coaster Car races in Lind on June 15 drew a large group of youngsters to compete in the thrilling race down Smart Hill. Jamie Monroe takes the lead over her competition as the two drivers race to the finish. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
Forty years ago, Kathy Yerxa followed her passion to become an elementary school teacher and help educate children. Even after four decades in the field, Yerxa is not quite ready to hang up the teaching hat for good, but officially retired from the Ritzville School District at the conclusion of the school year. She said the interest in education has always been something she wanted to do, and there is not anything she would rather do than work with children. “I’ve always enj... Full story
The Germans from Russia Heritage Society will celebrate the 250 anniversary of the first German colony in Russia, Dobrinka, at the convention this year. The convention will run from July 23 until July 24 at the Davenport Hotel and Tower in Spokane. Convention activities will include a tour of the local area, German cooking workshops and making “schnapps”, using computers for research, genealogy books and more. The Germans from Russia Heritage Society is an international organization of decendants of one of the largest eth...
When I was growing up and learned how to read, I always looked forward to Thursdays. The Ritzville Journal Times (JT) was delivered to our mailbox and we looked forward to reading our paper. It got passed around at our house and if there was a picture or a story about one of the Anderson kids, you could bet that my mom would cut it out once everyone had their chance to go through the paper two or three more times. We knew who the publisher/owner was since we saw him in church...
All too often our network of highways, pipelines, railroads, barges, ship terminals and airports goes unnoticed unless there is an accident. For example, we don’t notice the trains delivering the chlorine that purifies our drinking water. We pay little attention to the trucks transporting gasoline for our cars and propane tanks for backyard barbecues. The fact is without trucks, trains, pipelines, barges, ships and airplanes, we couldn’t survive. They transport everything we use every day and some products are pot...
The Lind-Ritzville Middle School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society donated $836 to the Ritzville Downtown Development Association to support the restoration of the Ritz Theatre and assist with the purcahse of digital projection equipment. Students from the chapter sold cookies earlier in the school year and held a carwash Memorial Day Weekend to raise the money....
School may be out, but the Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter has plenty going on for the summer. Supervised Agricultural Experience projects for summer fairs, preparation for National Competitions, Livestock Judging Camp, and assembly of the greenhouse in Ritzville are all on the agenda. Several chapter members have livestock on feed for their Supervised Agricultural Experience projects. Members have sheep, hogs or steers they are feeding and preparing for the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair and Adams County Fair. Their goal is to g...
Scott Allen Pedigo died June 11 at age 48, and is now at peace with his mother. He was born Jan. 31, 1966, in Lewiston, Idaho to Terry and Elda Rae Pedigo (Wilson). At the age of 6 the family moved to Ritzville, Washington where, having many friends and loving the small town life, he called home the rest of his life. When Scott was three his father gave him motorcycle rides on the tank of his BSA, which started a lifetime love of motorcycles. At age 14 he bought his first... Full story
Robert William Nissen, age 91, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 4, in Bellevue Washington. Robert was born in Ritzville on January 19, 1923 to William and Amelia (Koeplin) Nissen. He graduated from Ritzville High School in 1941. After graduation, Bob worked on the family farm near Ralston until he enlisted in the Navy in 1944. He served in the Navy in the South Pacific until shortly after World War II ended and then moved to Chicago, Illinois to attend vocational school to...
JOHN DEERE. In the only piece of farm equipment on the course, Mikki Lewis stays low in the cab of her John Deere coaster car. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
SUNDAY STROLL. Kyle Gimmaka calmly maneuvers his coaster car down the street during the races. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
ASKING FOR HELP. Above, Erin Gimmaka cruises into the finish line in the coaster car she shared during the coaster car races with her sister, Emmy. Taking all the help they could get, the girls painted the car asking for God to help them place first. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
NECK AND NECK. During a down to the wire race, Wyatt Kulm stays focused on the finish line while Ben Dennis glances over the edge of his coaster car to check on his competitor during the annual coaster car races in Lind on June 15. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
FINISH LINE. As she draws close to the finish line at the bottom of Smart Hill in Lind, Kaylee Monroe smirks as she pulls ahead of her competition.... Full story
When the final school bell rang this year, students rushed out the doors at Lind-Ritzville High School to begin their summer adventure. But three students at the local school were just ending the experience of a lifetime. Huang Vu, Giulia Ardizzone and Anneke Wiedmann all concluded their year as exchange students and left the school saying good-bye to friends and preparing to return home. Vu and Wiedmann are from separate cities in Germany, while Ardizzone traveled to...
On June 14 approximately 55 descendants of Harry and Myrne Bourne met at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sprague on a day that would have been Harry and Myrne’s 86th wedding anniversary. Family members gathered from all over Eastern Washington and Idaho as well as traveling from as far as Florida. The event started with a service for Llyod Bourne who passed away in November 2013. At the Church members displayed pictures of the family, going back to Harry and Myrne’s grand...