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A community forum on transportation is being hosted by the Coordinated Public Transit to form the Human Services Transportation Plan 2014. The forum takes place on Thursday, July 17, at 5 p.m. in the Adams County Public Works building. The Human Services Transportation Plan identifies the transportation needs of individuals with special transportation needs. The special needs population includes individuals with disabilities, older adults, youth, veterans and low-income individuals. This forum is a chance to provide input on...
The Inland Empire Philatelic Society’s annual meeting with the Tri-Cities club from Kennewick will take place on July 26. The event will feature speakers Ken Rehfeld from the IEPS and Bill Ailes from Tri-Cities. There will also be a video about the British Guiana Stamp that sold for $ 7.8 million. Other events will include a silent auction and a floor auction. Those interested may bring items to be sold at the event. A buffet style dinner will be served after the action. The cost to attend the event is $6.50, and $20 to a...
The Caring Neighbors board recently donated $900 to the Adams County Park and Rec. District No. 4 in Ritzville. The money will be used to provide low income families with season passes to the Ritzville Water Park or provide swimming lesson sessions. Caring Neighbors is a nonprofit entity established by Big Bend Electric Co-op. The members of Big Bend Electric Co-op have donated the funds for Caring Neighbors.... Full story
The council approved of a $2,660 request for payment from the Department of Transportation for design services for the airfield as well as other requests for reimbursement from the USDA, the Washington State Department of Ecology and the Washington State Department of Commerce. Mayor Jamie Schmunk reported the town had been awarded a $22,000 grant with a $7,000 loan to fund the storm water project and USKH Engineer Alan Gay would explain more about the project at the next meeting. The council also continued discussion of the... Full story
The July 14 meeting of the county commissioners began with a public hearing regarding the franchise renewal for the J.R. Simplot Franchise 2119, which is scheduled to expire this November. After some discussion from Public Works Director Todd O’Brien, Engineer Scott Yaeger, and representatives from J.R. Simplot Lance Carter and Andrew Ericson the franchise renewal was signed extending it 25 years to November 2039. Immediately after the public hearing, Public Works met with the commissioners to give updates on maintenance i...
Patrick Boss served as the guest speaker at the monthly general membership meeting of the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, July 9. Boss is a logistics and marketing consultant, and has been involved as a railroad consultant as well. As a member of QUADCO Transportation Board, Northern Corridor Rail Coalition and Adams County Development Council, Boss has extensive experience and knowledge of the continual railway growth throughout the area. The main purpose of his speech was to caution residents of the... Full story
Grandpa’s Ice Cream Concession trailer, operated by Kay Dukes, is now open Saturday, Sunday and on holidays. The trailer is open from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. across the street from Sonny’s Tavern in Washtucna. Waffle cones are hand formed in the morning and are then hand dipped for customers with Cascade Glacier Ice Cream. Also on the menu are milkshakes, smoothies, sundaes and limited canned beverages. For more information on pricing and flavors, visit the trailer during business hours....
The Ritzville Golf Course’s Member/Guest Tournament took place on Saturday, July 12, at the Ritzville Municipal Golf Course. Despite the heat, 15 pairs, and a total of 64 players, competed for the prizes offered in the 18-hole best ball tournament. Brian Gordon and partner B.J. Rhode won the Low Gross with a score of 68. Low Net winners were Ben Cross and Dean Whiman with a score of 58; Terry Kissler and Chris Jenness with a score of 59; and Mark Weigan and Jon Cox with a score of 59....
BIKES FOR BOOKS. The Bikes For Books award winners in Washtucna were Jett and Grace Nelson. Caring Neighbors board member Stevie Coon presented the bikes to the students. Students in the Washtucna School District participated in Bikes For Books, and students entered their name into the raffle bin for every book they read. The Bikes For Books program is sponsored by Caring Neighbors and Adams County Sheriff’s Office. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
SPLASH DOWN. Tyler Fryberger II assisted his father, WSP Trooper Tyler Fryberger, in the ice water bucket challenge for law enforcement officers. Trooper Fryberger had the colored water dumped over him going in the dunk tank at Relay. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
Facing the highest temperatures of the year, attendance at the annual Relay For Life of Ritzville and the Grateful to Be Alive Block Party was down significantly from past years, but the event still has raised over $4,000 for the American Cancer Society. Nearly $1,000 was raised the day of the event. Event coordinators knew the increasing temperatures could be detrimental to the event’s success, but made the decision to continue the activities with the motivation of f... Full story
The Washington State Department of Natural Resources has implemented a burn ban on DNR protected lands. The ban began July 1 and runs until Sept. 30. The ban applies to all forestlands under DNR protection but does not include federally owned lands. All burning on DNR lands is prohibited except for recreational fires in approved fire pits within designated campgrounds. Another exception is grills or barbecues fueled by gas or propane. Charcoal briquettes, however, are not permitted. More information is available through the... Full story
The latest edition of Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series, “Washington’s Sunset Highway” will be available for purchase soon. The book, by Washington author Chuck Flood, features more than 200 vintage photographs of the Sunset Highway also known as Highway 10. Originally comprised from a collection of wagon roads it grew to become the main cross state route and First Avenue is where the highway ran through Ritzville. The book features photos of iconic Ritzville landmarks, like the Circle T and Top Hat Motel,... Full story
If you are looking for a family-wage job these days, there is no better place to look than the Dakotas . . . but for entirely different reasons. While both states rely on agriculture, North Dakota’s Bakken oil field is driving that state’s economy, which boasts a 2.7 percent unemployment rate. It is the lowest among the 50 states – and there are thousands of jobs unfilled. Propelled by well-paying jobs in its western oil-producing counties, the state’s average annual pay has jumped a whopping 44 percent since 2007. Workers... Full story
Thanks so much for the article on the restoration of the NPRY semaphore signal and Telegraph and Signal pole at the museum depot. Per our conversation at the Journal Thursday, July 10 the signal light itself works but the moveable signal and blade are not yet fully operational. For this, Mr. Pat Padgett, a BNSF signal maintainer, is coming to our rescue. However, he is often on call 24-7 day and night. What time he may get off, providing they don’t ask him to cover for another maintainer in a different district, is for him a...
High praise to the couple that is taking such great care of the fairgrounds, it looks fabulous this year, hope you return every year. Terri Cody, Ritzville... Full story
Thousands of Washington high school seniors recently walked across stages to receive their diplomas. For the college bound, the question is, “Where are they walking?” Lawmakers will answer that question in January when they write a new spending plan influencing everything from tuition and course offerings to academic advising and campus construction projects. K-12 funding will be the Washington Legislature’s funding priority. Huge investments are needed to comply with the Washington Supreme Court’s McCleary decision, which t... Full story
When my friends and I were growing up we certainly did love to play sports. The goal was to win, of course but just playing games was fun with your buddies. I think we all had those distant thoughts of playing in front of a lot of Bronco fans on the weekends like our heroes were doing. We would watch pro football, basketball and baseball on TV and we all had our favorite players to cheer for. I’m sure that some of us had a passing thought or two to play at the professional l...
Beulah E Hebard died on June 15. She was born on May 6, 1919, in Harrah, Washington to parents Wiley and Ellen Beryl. Beulah loved gardening and decorating her home. She was an excellent cook and seamstress. She was very active in the Church of Nazarene. Her husband Frank and her son Laurin preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughters Dianne Carter, Nancy Schell, Linda Schell and Leone Voice. She is also survived by many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her... Full story
Dick L. Tesch died on July 5 in his home in Washtucna at the age of 80. He was born in Ritzville on April 12, 1934, to Eddie and Ida Tesch. He served in the U.S. Navy where he was a Machinist Mate on the USS Brinkley Bass. He loved fishing, hunting, woodworking and traveling. Dick was always there to help fix anything for anyone. You always knew it would be fixed right if he repaired it. He was loved by many and will be truly missed by all. Dick was preceded in death by his fi...
TEAM MEMBERS of Please Don’t Hurt Us prep for court play in Spokane. -Photo courtesy of Michelle Fode-Smith...
YARD OF THE MONTH. The Yard of the Month recipients for the month of July are Kristian and Jennifer Boness. Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce Past President John Kragt presented the Boness’ and their two sons, Brody and Brock, the award for the excellent landscaping, diversity of flowers and manicured lawn. The Boness’ reside at 106 West Eighth Avenue. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
SECOND PLACE. The Encore team poses after a game. -Photo courtesy of Kris Robbins... Full story
Several teams from the surrounding areas competed in the annual Spokane Hoopfest Tournament during the last weekend in June. The tournament draws over 7,000 teams and takes over 42 downtown blocks of Spokane each year. Multiple local area teams competed in the event this year. Two placed first in their brackets and another two took second place. The teams competing at the tournament included: Team Encore with Bryce Hansen, Bryce Kelly, Lacey Miller and Lakai Panter who took...
Mary Katherine’s Dance Recital will be Friday, July 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Nancy Sackmann’s house. Mary Katherine Sackmann Nicholson is the dance instructor for the recital. The annual event draws a large crowd as families and friends gather to watch children from the preschool age group all the way through high school perform at the recital. The recital is located in the backyard at Nancy Sackmann’s house on West Tenth Avenue....