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It’s that time of the year again, as preparations for this year’s fair weekend are underway. Included in this week’s issue is the annual Exhibitor’s Guide, which contains several important updates from the previous year. The Exhibitor's Guide can be found online here: https://issuu.com/theritzvillejournal/docs/2019_exhibitors__guide...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos girls basketball team will be holding a car wash on July 15. The car wash will be held from 2-7 p.m. at Umpqua Bank. The price is by donation and funds raised will go toward supporting the girls basketball team in their upcoming season....
Every so often I think about things and wonder if I’m the only one that sees things a certain way. Oh, just to let you know that since this is All-Star baseball week and sports are at a minimum I may be writing a column about stuff other than sports. But hopefully it will be somewhat entertaining. Ok, back to my previous thought. I’ve been reading the Blondie comic strip for a long time now. I also remember when it was a sitcom or a movie back in the 1950’s when I was a mere...
The Ritzville Downtown Development Association will be presenting a free animated film on Friday, July 12, followed by the quarterly classic on Saturday at the Ritz Theatre. The free animated film, which is made possible by donations from individuals and businesses in the community, is Rango, a 2011 Western action comedy film starring Johnny Depp and Isla Fisher. The film will air at 7 p.m. on Friday. This summer's quarterly classic is 1973's American Graffiti, an...
A Ritzville man suspected of injuring a woman with his car may be facing a charge of second degree assault. Wade Hippen, 31, was arrested after a June 28 incident. The court found for probable cause, and the state can bring charges. Hippen could also face charges of violating a protective order, because the victim had an active protective order against him. According to the affidavit of probable cause, which has been obtained by The Journal, police responded to a 911 call on June 28 at 2:11 p.m. In the affidavit, Ritzville...
As you probably know by now, we have a new CEO at the District, Mr. Corey Fedie. This paper will be telling you about Corey, but I will say that he has made a great first impression with everyone, and is brimming over with the ideas and enthusiasm that made him the Board’s choice. We have not lost touch with our CEO of seven years, Gary Bostrom, who remains with the District in the capacity of Chief Financial Officer, working off-site (a common arrangement for smaller Districts). This is, I feel, a good time to reflect on h...
A memorial bench was dedicated on May 25 at Bassett Park in Washtucna, in memory of Sydney (Syd) Sullivan who was mayor for 44 years. Securing funding for upgrading Washtucna's water system and new sidewalks were two examples of Syd's many major accomplishments as mayor. The memorial bench was a gift by surviving members of Syd's Washtucna High School Class of 1948. The dedication program was sponsored by the Office of the Mayor of Washtucna and the Washtucna Museum. The...
What happens in China, doesn’t always stay in China. In fact, when it comes to tough new garbage and recycling restrictions, they may migrate elsewhere sooner than you might think. For example, Shanghai is one of the world’s largest cities with 26.9 million people. It is suffocating under mountains of trash its residents generate daily. It lacks an effective recycling and disposal system. “Instead, it has trash pickers to sift through the waste, plucking out whatever can b...
On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed, and the United States of America was established. Last week, families across the country celebrated this momentous anniversary with firework displays, parades, and barbeques. Many of us prayed for the men and women who sacrifice their lives to protect our independence and make our country stronger, but few reflected on the real reason we observe our country’s most patriotic holiday. The original British colonists came to the colonies seeking freedom and o...
Lind-Ritzville High School junior Jessica Heater doesn't yet know what she wants to do with her future, but she says she's never thought much about space. She's thinking plenty about it now, ever since she was chosen to take part in Western Aerospace Scholars' Summer Residency Program. The WAS is a two-phase learning program put on by the Museum of Flight in Seattle in partnership with the University of Washington. The program accepts Washington, Oregon and Montana students....
Dear Friends, The 9th District spans all or parts of six counties, and on the Fourth of July that means many celebrations spread across a lot of territory – at last count, six parades plus other community gatherings. One person can’t attend all of them, but my seatmates in the House and I try to get in as many as we can. With that background, here’s how I spent this year’s Independence Day. It’s important to get going early, and the Othello Rotary leads off with a breakfast in the park. As I drove to Othello from Ritzville...
Ritzville School Board member Scott Carruth recently attended a Washington State School Directors Association meeting in Federal Way. He gave an overview of the meeting at the June 24 Lind-Ritzville School Cooperative board meeting. WSSDA is the only statewide organization representing school directors recognized by the state. Members meet and decide on issues to lobby lawmakers about. According to a WSSDA flyer, the organization spends January to March “using the advocacy platform to influence legislation.” In March and Apr...
Ritzville’s East Adams Rural Healthcare has been under new leadership for the past several weeks, as it welcomed a new CEO who has almost two decades of experience in a variety of different types and sizes of hospitals, including critical access hospitals like EARH. Corey Fedie was hired by the Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners in April and started at the hospital in mid-June. Most recently, Fedie was the Chief Operating Officer and interim CEO at the Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital in B...
The Ritzville City Council finalized the steps the City needed to take in its role of East Adams Rural Healthcare's sale of property to Gibraltar Senior Living on July 2. The property being exchanged between EARH and Gibraltar consists of three parcels in total; one of the parcels houses the vacant East Adams Care Center at 506 S Jackson St., and the other two parcels are located next to the care center. With the three parcels, Gibraltar plans to develop the property into a...