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The Wheat Land Communities’ Fair Board is in search of karaoke singers who are interested in performing on Thursday, Aug. 30. The event will run from 6-8 p.m. at the Ritzville Lions Club Amphitheatre on the fairgrounds. Fair coordinators are hosting a Superintendent Meeting on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 2 p.m. in the Knuth Building. All department superintendents are requested to attend. The WLCF work days are schedule for Sunday, Aug. 19, and Sunday, Aug. 26. The work days will begin at 1 p.m. Any interested volunteers can c... Full story
Umpqua Bank is collecting new or gently school supplies and backpacks from now until Aug. 20. People can drop off donated items at 108 East First Avenue in Ritzville, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Danielle Bolin at 659-4900....
This year’s Wheat Land Communities’ Fair is just around the corner and there is a new contest available in the Baking department. Linda Erdman, Baking Superintendent, is excited to announce the new contest, which is sponsored by Shepherd’s Grain. To be eligible for this award, the exhibitor must use Shepherd’s Grain Flour in their baking entry. As proof of use, the empty bag of Shepherd’s Grain Flour must be attached to the finished product. The top three entries will receive prizes, with $50 being awarded for first pla... Full story
People planning on exhibiting in the Photography department this year at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair should reference the rules and changes in section categories listed in the Exhibitors’ Guide. Photos, as in the past, must be 8-inch by 10-inch and mounted securely on either an 11-inch by 14-inch mount board or mat. No poster board, frames or glass will be allowed. Also, digital photos must be printed on photo paper as copy paper will not be accepted. Photos must be original with only slight variations made to exp...
The monthly meeting for the Lind and Ritzville School Boards resulted in the approval of budgets, as well as accepting milk, fuel and bread bids for the local districts. The Boards met on July 26 to discuss plans for the upcoming school year, and prepare for the upcoming consolidation of students in the middle school and high school. The Ritzville School District received two bids for milk from Terry’s Dairy and Springbrook Farms. Business Manager Dana Telecky said the district has been using Terry’s Dairy as the milk sup... Full story
Businesses owners and elected officials from Lind and Ritzville attended an independent retail workshop on July 31 at the Washington State University Extension Office. The workshop, sponsored by Adams County, the City Ritzville and the Adams County Development Council (ACDC), provided attendees with an opportunity to hear about retail and consumer data trends for the City of Ritzville. It was also a chance for store owners and officials to learn ways to improve business and increase retail sales in the community. The...
In an Aug. 2 news release, Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee issued a proclamation for Adams County to assist the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) make emergency repairs to the Danekas Road Bridge over Interstate 90 near Ritzville. The proclamation also requests federal assistance to help pay the cost for the repair. A semi-truck transporting an excavator struck the bridge while traveling under it on July 10. The bridge sustained an estimated $740,000 in damages. The news release notes the entire... Full story
At the Aug. 6 meeting, the Adams County Commissioners received updates on the two fires involving Public Works property. One of the incidents related to a semi-trailer transporting municipal solid waste that had caught fire in Boardman, Oregon, on July 31. The other was an Aug. 5 fire at the Bruce Transfer Station that destroyed the recycling center. Public Works Director Todd O’Brien said on July 31, crews were driving a semi-trailer to transport municipal solid waste to the Columbia Ridge Commercial Landfill, in A... Full story
Both local Maintenance and Operations (M&O) levies are passing for Adams County Park and Recreation Districts No. 3 and No. 4 after the initial Primary Election count on Aug. 7. In the initial count, 1,553 ballots were tabulated, attributed for 23.16 percent of voters. The next ballot count is scheduled for Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. The Adams County Park and Recreation District No. 3 in Lind is currently passing with a 65.41 percent approval rate, with 104 votes in favor. The M&O levy is for a collection amount of $65,000 for...
THE MUMMY. Chloe Hoeft wraps up Alyssa Williams during the East Adams Library District’s Indiana Jones Party on Aug. 4 at Ritzville City Park. The event featured activities inspired by the Indiana Jones movies. The events included wrapping other participants like mummies and walking a plank. The event was part of the Summer Reading Program through the local library district. -Journal photo by Al Stover...
Local youth had the opportunity to learn about space travel during a presentation from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ambassador Joe Bruce on Aug. 2 at the Ritzville Public Library. Bruce also visited the Lind Elementary School in the afternoon. As a NASA ambassador, Bruce provides outreach and education on behalf of the agency to communities and schools in Washington and Idaho. Bruce showed a video about how astronauts live on the International Space...
FIRST AVENUE VOLUNTEERS. The First Avenue Beautification Project is nearing completion with the assistance of helpers, like the volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints on Aug. 4. The volunteer group included (from left) Dustin Killian, George Carleton and his son George, and John Ball. The main portion of the project is located near Ritzville Parts House/NAPA, as well as a walking path and landscaped portion near Odessa Trading Co./Ag Tech...
Senator Patty Murray made a special trip to Ritzville on Aug. 7 to meet with agricultural industry leaders and receive feedback regarding the current tariffs situation in the nation. The ongoing discussion in Washington, D.C., has focused primarily on the impact the tariffs have on industry in the Midwest, but Murray stated she wanted to hear about the affects within the State of Washington and hear what the tariffs mean for trading partnerships that area farmers have worked... Full story
Adams County Fire Protection Districts No. 1 and No. 2 responded to multiple fires last week. On Aug. 2, ACFPD No. 1 responded to a grass fire on Interstate 90, milepost 239. County Fire Chief Scott Kembel said the agency deployed five trucks and eight firefighters to the scene. He added the Sprague Fire Department provided assistance because of the fire’s proximity to the county line. Kembel noted crews spent 3-4 hours at the scene. The fire burned about four acres of g...
I see that plastic straw are being banned in some parts of the country because a lot of them or ending up in the oceans and becoming hazardous to sea life. I understand that the plastic doesn’t break down and is problematic. What I don’t understand is why so many people are either throwing straws and other plastic in the ocean or neglecting to throw their garbage in the refuse bins at the beach. Heck, they could also take it away and throw it in their own garbage cans at the... Full story
The issues of water reliability and water infrastructure are of such high importance, particularly in our region and across the West, that they are topics I constantly focus on in Congress. Whether the backlog of water projects waiting to be built right here in the Fourth Congressional District, or the difficulty and complexity of renegotiating the Columbia River Treaty with Canada, to the ongoing threat of the spill order mandated at our lower Snake and Columbia River dams, we face a lot of challenges in ensuring a stable...
Believe it or not, there is good news to report these days. According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, last year Americans donated more than $410 billion in cash to nonprofit organizations, which is up from $389 billion in 2016. Additionally, giving by individuals represented more than 70 percent of total contributions. “Americans’ record-breaking charitable giving in 2017 demonstrates that even in divisive times our commitment to philanthropy is solid. “As people have more resources available, they are c...
BENEFIT FOR RANDY LAWSON. The Ritzville Pastime and Ritzville Eagles No. 2739 co-hosted a benefit dinner and auction for Randy Lawson on Aug. 5. The two businesses raised $5,064 from the dinner, silent auction and live auction. The proceeds from the event will go to help Lawson and his family with medical expenses. Lawson sustained injuries after a motorcycle versus deer collision on July 14 on Highway 365. The Pastime and Ritzville Eagles have donation jars where customers...
Amongst the changes for the 2018-19 school year, the Lind-Ritzville Cooperative Schools will have new representation in the superintendent position. Donald Vanderholm is taking the helm in the leadership role to help with the upcoming transition of students from the Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS) building to Lind, as well as ensuring students continue to receive quality education within the cooperative. Vanderholm said he applied for the position with the Lind-Ritzville...
Kelly Scott Kiesz was born on March 22, 1964 and was raised on the family wheat farm in Washtucna, WA by his parents Wilmer and Darlene (Borgens) Kiesz. He passed away after a long battle with cancer in Richland, WA on July 26, 2018 at the age of 54. Growing up, Kelly’s nickname was “Special K”, he was a Washtucna High School Student Body President and he loved his blue Camaro, bbq, playing basketball, raising steers for FFA and helping with the fieldwork. After high school graduation in 1982 he attended the University Of Id... Full story
Jacob Carl Harder IV passed away July 30 2018. He was born April 28 1989 in Spokane WA to Maureen Harder and JC Harder. Jacob spent time in North Dakota working on the oil rigs then returned home to the family ranch. He is survived by two children Dean and Etta Mae. Parents Maureen, JC Harder his fiancé Debbie Keller and sister Renae. Grandparents Jacob and Joan Harder, Gerald and Sharon Landcastle along with loving aunts, uncles and cousins. A memorial is planned for 2:00...
The Ritz Theatre and Ritzville Downtown Development Association are continuing classic movie nights with a showing of “The Searchers” on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. “The Searchers” is a 1956 classic western directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Tickets are $10 for all ages, which includes a beverage....