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The Ritzville Ministerial Association and the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce have partnered to offer an Afternoon in the Park event on Sunday, July 19, at the Ritzville City Park. The afternoon will feature the Ritzville Ministerial Association’s annual ice cream social, with ice cream, toppings, bowls and spoons supplied by the organization. New this year is the addition of sausage dogs and hot dogs provided by the chamber with plates, silverware and lemonade provided by the organization as well. The festivities begin a... Full story
Multiple offices in Adams County did not receive filings during candidate filing week. The Adams County Elections Department has scheduled a three-day candidate filing period for those positions from July 13-15. The positions in Benge available for filing are the Benge School District 122 Director Position No. 1 and Director Position No. 2. The Town of Hatton has two council position vacancies for the Council Positions No. 2 and No. 4. In the Town of Washtucna, Council Position No. 2 and No. 3 are currently vacant. The Park... Full story
Beginning Thursday, July 16, Professional Genealogist Kathi Donahue will be available at the Ritzville Public Library from 2 to 4 p.m. to help patrons learn how to use the internet and other tools to build their family histories. All levels, beginners and more experienced researchers, are welcome and asked to bring whatever personal history they have in any form, to receive help. Researchers will have access to the library’s local history holdings including Polk dictionaries, files on local families, businesses and o...
Congressman Dan Newhouse made a return trip to Ritzville on July 6 to meet with community leaders to discuss local and national issues and concerns. Newhouse has been serving as congressman for the Fourth District for six months, and made his first trip to Ritzville since being elected. Newhouse explained he currently serves on four committees in Congress: Agriculture Committee; National Resources Committee; Science, Space and Technology Committee; and the Rules Committee. At the national level, Newhouse said the primary disc... Full story
With the wheat harvest season already underway, the Ritzville Journal is asking farmers and harvest workers to contact the office regarding the opportunity to take photos of this year’s harvest. Any harvest crew interested in participating is asked to contact The Journal by calling the office at 659-1020. The Journal plans to publish a selection of the photos at the conclusion of the harvest season, and the remainder of the photos will be posted on Facebook. Harvest crew members are asked to contact Katelin Davidson or C... Full story
FARMING. In a community driven by and surrounding by agriculture, floats featuring old farming equipment are always extremely popular. The Fourth of July parade in Washtucna featured antique farm equipment, as well as cars. -Journal photos by Courtney Geschke... Full story
HANDING OUT CANDY. During the parade, some float members would stop along the route to hand candy to the children during the annual Washtucna Fourth of July parade on Saturday. -Journal photo by Courtney Geschke... Full story
CANDY BREAK. Aubree Sitton takes a break from watching the Fourth of July parade in Washtucna to have some candy. The annual parade ran through downtown Washtucna on Saturday, July 4, and was followed by multiple activities in Bassett Park. -Journal photo by Courtney Geschke...
HILLE. As the sole candidate for the position of Washtucna mayor, Brian Hille and his wife Lora wave to the crowds during the Washtucna Parade on Saturday, July 4. -Journal photo by Courtney Geschke...
CLOWNING AROUND. DeJay Lalka throws a handful of candy to a group of children at the parade. -Journal photo by Courtney Geschke...
WLCF ROYALTY. Brianna Kin Kade and Sharon Anderson rode through the Washtucna Fourth of July parade as the royalty members for the upcoming Wheat Land Communities’ Fair. -Journal photo by Courtney Geschke...
CELEBRATION. The annual community fireworks display, hosted by East Adams Care Center, went off without a hitch on Thursday, July 2. The fireworks display captured the attention of all residents and visitors during the 30-minute display. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
COLLISION. Ritzville Emergency Medical Services, Ritzville Fire Department and Washington State Patrol responded to a one vehicle collision on eastbound I-90, just before the Ritzville exit at milepost 220. The collision occured around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7, when the vehicle left the roadway and collided with an embankment. The Seattle driver, Walker England, had been traveling eastbound in the 1999 Freightliner Semi when he fell asleep at the wheel, leaving the...
A few weeks ago I was chatting with someone about the athletes we watched when we were growing up. The players that wore the hometown colors were the ones we loved to cheer for while the ones from the other towns were not really liked at all. Some were down right hated by many of us because we perceived them to be a little bit dirty. Some were just really good but we failed to see that with the types of eyewear we possessed. As time went by and we had the opportunity to get...
The responsibility “to provide for the common defense” is one of the fundamental roles of the federal government—the duty is explicitly mentioned in the preamble of the Constitution. With the importance of preserving national security in mind, few provisions are more critical than the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA is no ordinary piece of legislation. This annual defense bill is the legislative vehicle that authorizes funding and legal authorities required for our military to function. The NDAA funds... Full story
Dr. Elson Floyd leaves big shoes to fill at Washington State University. He was just 59 when he died of colon cancer on June 20. From the day he stepped onto the WSU campus in 2007 he was determined to make big changes, and he did just that. In his short eight years as WSU president, he pushed higher education along faster than universities are accustomed to moving. He began by taking a page from Gov. Gary Locke’s playbook. In 2003, Gov. Locke (D) turned the state’s budget process upside down by establishing the “pr... Full story
As we get close to the August election the Washtucna Pioneer Cemetery Board would like to thank the community for their continued, unwavering support of the cemetery. We rely heavily on levy dollars to maintain and operate the cemetery. Last year we raised our plot rates to $500. This will help with our funding, however we want the community to realize that we typically only sell a handful of plots per year. We have decided to increase our plot rate to $800 effective January 1, 2016. This rate will be more in line with what o...
In 1963 President John F. Kennedy used this phrase in reference to a major economic development project. The popular belief is that the President’s speech writer, Ted Sorensen, first saw this phrase on a sign. It was the slogan for a regional chamber of commerce, the New England Council. How do those words apply today, to Adams County? In 2007, when a group of community leaders and stakeholders gathered around a table to discuss the idea of forming a nonprofit economic development council, we quickly adopted the mantra t...
Weather patterns are easy to observe. Conjectures formed upon stepping outside include (but are surely not limited to) “it’s hot!” or “it’s never going to cool down!” While the observations come naturally, the explanations are slightly more detailed. A driving factor in the abnormal atmospheric conditions, seemingly terrorizing those brave enough to partake in outside activities, is El Niño. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) explains, “El Niño is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures in...
Gayle Startin, 83, longtime resident of Hooper and LaCrosse, died July 4, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Arthur Gayle Startin was born March 4, 1932 in Dayton, Washington to Roy and Daisy (Whitney) Startin. He grew up in Dayton and attended high school there. Gayle learned to be a hard worker from a young age. He held jobs with Ira & Willene Daniel helping to work on their farm, the OK Tire Shop in Moses Lake and also at the Dayton Grange. Gayle married Nancy...
Lura Mae Maier , 92, died on June 27 at hospice of Spokane. Lura was born on March 11, 1923 in Ritzville to Mary and Alan Scott of Benge Wash. She graduated from Washtucna high school and then Kenman business school in Spokane. She married Alvin Allert in 1945 and they farmed in Benge. Lura was very active in the community, Benge school board and Benge Community Church. She began working at the Adams County Assessor’s office in Ritzville while they farmed in Benge. Lura and A...
Douglas Lance Weber, 53, of Spokane, died, June 27. He was born November 6, 1961 in Seattle. Doug was raised in Ritzville, where he attended school; a graduate of Ritzville High School in 1980. He attended Washington State University. He enjoyed a career of customer service. He worked for many years in hotel hospitality, followed by the commercial laundry industry, and later had been employed with Boeing as a mechanic. Doug enjoyed a passion to coach, and he without exception... Full story
Joanne Arlene Sipe Alderman, 28, died in her home in Ritzville in the early morning of July 7 surrounded by loving family. Joanne was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 10, 1987, as the daughter of Russell and Victoria (Hall) Sipe. She was raised in Aberdeen, Washington. Five years ago she moved to Ritzville with her son Hunter, and was married to Daniel Alderman on June 20, 2015. In 2013, the explosive ball of sunshine known by her family and friends as Jo Jo, gave birth to...
Elizabeth Marie (Betty) Thorpe died July 1. She passed peacefully in her sleep. Betty was born Elizabeth Marie Carrick on July 6, 1925, in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to Edward John Carrick and Lillian Rosemary (McCarthy) Carrick. Her father was in the U.S. Navy and stationed there at the time. She traveled a lot following her father from duty station to duty station. Mostly Norfolk, Va. And San Diego, Ca. She attended Catholic schools and was proud of her Irish heritage. She...
Lind-Ritzville High School Senior Sara Aldrich is the recipient of the prestigious PEO Star Scholarship for the 2015-2016 academic year. Karen Baumann, president of the chapter, presented Aldrich with the scholarship in Gilson Gymnasium on June 6. Aldrich is the daughter of Jennifer and Jason Aldrich and received recommendation for the scholarship. Aldrich has been accepted and is attending Hamilton College where she plans to study neuroscience this fall. The PEO Star... Full story