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SWINGING INTO PLACE. The new public restrooms on Railroad Avenue were delivered on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Public Works Director Larry Swift reported at the Ritzville City Council Meeting that evening the plumbing had been hooked up but the restrooms are still closed off. Swift said the electricity has not been connected to the building and the doorknobs had not yet arrived. -Journal photo by Tyler Fryberger II...
Farm Service Agency Administrator Juan M. Garcia announced Friday, Aug. 1, that farmers should start receiving notices this month. The notices will update farmers on their current base acres, yields and 2009-2012 planting history. These updates are an important part of preparing for the safety net programs established in the 2014 Farm Bill. Producers need to cross check their records with the information they receive and if the letter is incorrect they should contact their local FSA office as soon as possible. For producers...
The Ritzville Ministerial Association is hosting an ice cream social at the Ritzville City Park on Aug. 10. The social will begin at 4 p.m. at the gazebo in the park. Everyone is welcome to attend this event. Those who plan on attending should bring their own lawn chairs....
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly general membership meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 13, beginning at noon at The Ritz Roadhouse on Smitty’s Boulevard. Stephen McFadden, Adams County Economic Development Director, will provide information about his role in the county’s efforts to develop an economic development playbook as well as how the county plans to become the lead local government agency in assisting existing businesses and potential new businesses. The event is a no-host luncheon where bus...
Deadlines for entries to the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair are approaching quickly. Animal entry forms for the fair must be turned in by Aug. 15. Also due on Aug. 15 are entry forms for 4-H Record Books and for the 4-H Demonstration and Fashion Review. These entry forms can be found in the Exhibitors’ Guide. Record books need to be turned into the WSU Extension office by 4 p.m. Aug. 15 as well. The WSU Extension office is located on West First Avenue in Ritzville. More information about fair deadline can be located in the WLC... Full story
The Ritzville branch of American Association of University Women (AAUW) is hosting a Meet and Greet event on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 4 p.m. at the Burroughs’ Home. Any female college graduate with a bachelor’s degree or AA degree is eligible for membership and is invited to attend the event. The Meet and Greet serves as an opportunity to speak with current members, ask questions and join AAUW for the 2014-15 year. Snacks and cold drinks are provided at the event. The AAUW’s main goal is to empower women with education and w... Full story
The AAUW and Page Turners Book Clubs are hosting meetings during the month of August. The Ritzville Public Library Book Club is not meeting in August. The next library book club date for the group will be Thursday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. at the Ritzville Public Library. The AAUW Book Club is meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 10 a.m. at The Ritz Roadhouse. The group is reading “The Lives of Lesbian Elders: Looking Back, Looking Forward” by D, Merilee Clunis, Pat A. Freeman, Nancy M. Nystrom and Karen I. Fre... Full story
The Ralston Grange is operating a bingo and food concession at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair again this year. Additional volunteers are needed to fill the shifts from Friday until Sunday. Shifts needing workers are Friday, Aug. 29, from 4-7 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 30, from 1-4 p.m., 4-7 p.m., and 7-9 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 31, from 12-3 p.m., and 3-5 p.m. No experience is needed to work at the booth and individuals do not need to be a Grange member to volunteer. The concession booth is the main fundraiser for the Grange w...
A rollover accident proved fatal Saturday evening on eastbound Highway 26, six miles east of Washtucna. The accident left one dead and two injured just after 10 p.m. on Aug. 2, according to the Washington State Patrol report. Fifteen-year-old Amber Johnson was driving the 2003 Dodge Caravan when she swerved, causing the vehicle to roll over multiple times before coming to rest on the eastbound shoulder facing westbound. Amber was injured in the accident and transported to Whitman General Hospital. Brian Johnson, 43, a... Full story
The Adams County Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, Aug. 4, at the Adams County Courthouse in Ritzville. Each session brought reports from various agencies within the county. During the Public Works session Director Todd O’Brien reported crews would be pre-leveling starting in the Othello area and ending in the Lind area, as well as continuing gravel road maintenance. Because of the heat, seal coating would not resume until at least next week in the Othello area. He reported approximately three days of seal c...
In an afternoon session with the Adams County Commissioners Sheriff John Hunt met to discuss several items. Hunt began the session by presenting the commissioners with the possibility of the National Institute of Corrections sending a consultant out to help with assessment of the jail and to provide training to prepare for a new jail. The commissioners decided to conduct additional research into the program before contacting NIC. Hunt also requested the commissioners look into a convex mirror for the third floor elevator...
Results show every levy on the Primary Election ballot passing with the required super majority vote with the exception of the Parks and Recreation District No. 2 maintenance and operation (M&O) levy for the Washtucna pool. All M&O levies must receive a super majority vote of 60 percent approval in order for them to pass. As of Aug. 5 the results stood at 59.38 percent of voters approved and 40.62 percent of voters rejected the proposed levy for Parks and Recreation District No. 2. The levy funds the operation of the...
Little Learners Christian Preschool is now enrolling for the 2014-2015 school year. The program is open to children ages 3-5. Class will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., beginning Tuesday, Sept. 16. Little Learners was established in cooperation with Trinity United Methodist Church to provide a quality preschool for families in the area. The philosophy of the Little Learners Christian Preschool is to challenge the mind while entertaining the body and nurturing the spirit. Due to limited...
The final week in July and into the beginning of August proved to be busy for local fire districts as they rushed to extinguish multiple fires in the surrounding area. With the combination of dry conditions, heat and storms, firefighters covered the countryside assisting with accidents and fires. The Ritzville Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed combine and wheat fire on Wednesday, July 30, just after 3 p.m. Due to the knowledge of the combine being on fire, the... Full story
June 18, 10:36 a.m.- Deputy Ned Bernath responded to a verbal altercation on East Second Street in Lind. The complainant only wanted the incident reported for now. June 18, 11:41 a.m.- Deputy Bernath transported a subject to Adams County Sheriff’s Office Jail. June 18, 1:28 p.m.- Deputy Jeffrey Lane responded to West Franz Road for a report of a theft of tractor batteries. June 18, 1:36 p.m. Deputy Bernath responded to North Seivers Road after dispatch was advised of an alarm. While in route dispatch was advised the person r...
Like a lot of people my age, I spend time looking through the obituaries in the morning. I think it is important to know what is going on in the world and obituaries tell you a lot. As I was reading the death notices a couple weeks ago I saw that one of my former teachers had passed away, Mr. Bob Babbitt. I told my wife and I felt a sadness come over me. I started to think about my time in junior high and some of those great and not so great memories started churning through m...
Lind-Ritzville Athletic Director Greg Whitmore has been selected to serve on the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Executive Board. Effective Aug. 1, Whitmore began his three-year term with the board, and he looks forward to representing small schools and the east side of the state. The WIAA Executive Board is comprised of a 13-member panel, with one representative from each of the nine districts, three regional representatives and one at-large representative. The WIAA’s purpose is to plan, supervise a... Full story
From the decimation of our timber industry to severe restrictions placed on our growers, those of us in the Pacific Northwest are all too familiar with the severe impact that the Endangered Species Act (ESA) can have on our local communities – often with little benefit to the species this law is intended to protect. In recent years, communities throughout the nation have begun to face similar problems with these frequent ESA listings. The 40-year-old Endangered Species Act was last renewed by Congress in 1988 – long bef... Full story
Wasp problems? Get rid of nests without poison! Spraying wasp nests with cooking spray will prevent further growth and spraying eaves or other affected areas will discourage future nest building. The spray fills in the pores of wood, keeping the area too slick for wasps to gain a foothold. It may have to be reapplied after rain. It also will work for ants. Michele Kirschenmann, Ritzville...
We tell our young people that alcohol and marijuana are bad for them and then we voted to make alcohol more available than it had been previously. Then 56 percent of the registered voters (who voted) passed a law to make weed available in many different forms so that non-smokers could escape reality. The laws about alcohol and marijuana were written so that most people didn’t understand them. Alcohol is more expensive and weed will be more expensive until supply matches demand! The sad facts about both situations are that w...
For decades, radio newsman Paul Harvey gave us a side of the news that we either hadn’t heard or hadn’t considered. His “Rest of the Story” commentaries provided an in-depth look at the news behind the headlines. Today, all the headlines are about the negative impacts of fossil fuels. But when you dig deeper, as Paul Harvey did, you get the rest of the story. For thousands of years, food, water, clothing and shelter were the basic necessities of life. Today, we need to include electricity. In China and India, home to more th... Full story
GALBREATH FAMILY. On Sunday, Aug. 3, Alma Galbreath’s family and friends gathered together at the Washington Wheat Grower’s Building to celebrate her 100th birthday. Alma is pictured above in the center, surrounded by the entire Galbreath family. Nearly 50 Galbreath family members attended the milestone birthday party. The celebration included a meal with 92 individuals in attendance, and many other people stopped by during the reception to share their well-wishes with the...
Peter Adam Weber died peacefully at his daughters home in Mapleton, Utah, on July 9. He was 89 years old. He was born on the family farm near Ritzville on May 11, 1925 to John and Lucy Weber. He was the fifth of 10 children. He grew up on the wheat farm near the community of Packard. He attended school in a small schoolhouse near the farm and graduated from Ritzville High School in 1943. He participated in several sports while in high school and was a member of the FFA and... Full story