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Ritzville Downtown Development Association is proud to present the Oompas & Mas in concert on Saturday, Aug. 23, at the Ritz Theatre. The doors open at the theatre at 7 p.m., and the Oompas & Mas step on stage at 8 p.m. Presale tickets are available for $10 and tickets are $12 at the door. Tickets are available at the Ritz Theatre, http://www.ritzvilletheater.com, Flying Arts Ranch, The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce Office, Remember When...? and online through the http://www.brownpapertickets.com/. The Oompas & Mas start...
With only a week left until the fair, the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce is in the middle of preparing for its annual ice cream booth at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair, set for Aug. 28-31. Each year the ice cream booth is a popular location at the fair and serves as one of the chamber’s significant fundraisers. Volunteers are needed to fill two shifts during the four-day fair. The first shift is from 12-2 p.m. on Aug. 31, and the second shift is from 2 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 31. For more information or to sign up for a shi...
Registration for the flag football season is closing Friday, Aug. 22. Registration is open to all incoming K-6 students in Lind and Ritzville. Forms are available through Cami Galbreath and can be obtained by emailing her at [email protected] or calling 660-0266....
The Ralston Grange bingo and food concession will be open during the Wheat Land Communities Fair on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Help is still needed to fill a number of shifts including Friday late afternoon, Saturday afternoon and evening and Sunday afternoon. Volunteers do not need to be Grange members or have any prior experience to help. The Grange uses funds raised at the fair to offer activities and events in support of the local communities. Anyone who wishes to volunteer should contact Randy Roth at 659-0893 or...
The Marshmallow Catapult Contest sponsored by the McGregor Company of Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna returns to the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair this year. Contestants are required to build a swing arm catapult that can launch a regular-sized marshmallow. Four age categories have been designated to the contest beginning with under 8-years-old; 8 to 13-years-old; 14-18-years-old and 18 and older. The contest rules are as follows: Contestants may use more than one type of material. The footprint of the device is no larger t... Full story
The deadline to register for the 2014 Ritzville Community Parade and the Ritzville Community Junior Parade is approaching. Registration for the parade must be completed by August 27 with a statement of insurance coverage. The parade will begin on Aug. 30, at 10:45 a.m. This year the Kiddie Parade has been renamed to Junior Parade to encourage children from a wider range of ages to participate. The Junior Parade’s name was formally changed at the June chamber board meeting. The board agreed the new name is better suited and m...
The photography department at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair has added a new award this year. A $20 gift certificate to Uniquely Washington in Ritzville will be awarded to the winner of the Best of Show ribbon. The award is given anonymously as an incentive to all photographers, amateur and professional, to enter their photos at this year’s fair. For more information about the photography department at the fair, reference the 2014 Exhibitors’ Guide. Additional copies are available at The Journal office....
Despite a very dry growing season wheat yields for the year are not far from average. According to Ritzville Warehouse CEO John Anderson, this year’s harvest was only about five percent lower than the 10-year average for the area. The reduced yields however seem magnified when compared to the three previous years crop yields, which were up to 30 percent higher than average. That average, however, includes the 2005-2007 harvest years, which, according to Anderson, were t...
At the regular meeting of the Ritzville City Council on Aug. 5 the conditions of the City dog pound were brought before the council. Kris Lennon described the conditions that she found at the City Dog Pound during her examination of the facility. She reported that temperatures inside the shelter were sweltering, reaching to 100 degrees inside the building. She also reported that during the winter the facility has very limited climate control to keep dogs from getting cold. Ritzville City Police Chief Dave McCormick reported...
Despite the storm that raged through the area on the evening of Aug. 12 the Lind Town Council met to discuss business. First Alan Gay delivered an update on the Waste Water Treatment Plant. He reported that he was working to get the contractor to honor a warranty on an item. He also reported that he had given a walk through of the well project to one contractor and was in communication with two others. Gay also reported work was progressing on the waterline project and that it should be wrapping up very shortly. Alan also...
A special meeting of the Adams County Public Hospital No. 2 Board of Commissioners on Thursday, Aug. 14, resulted in the decision to acquire the current Life Care Center of Ritzville facility. For the past two months, the hospital board has been in negotiations with the Life Care Centers of America organization about the donation of the facility. Due to a confidentiality clause signed by the district, the information was not released to the public until last Thursday. The information was also kept confidential to protect... Full story
FULL TANK. After making multiple passes in the field, the Benzel Farms combine driver prepares to offload grain. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
AMBER WAVES. With a reduced yield this year, the Benzel Farms crew made quick work of their wheat fields this year. -Journal photo by Katelin Davison...
BIG HAUL. Kelsey Arlt drives her bank out wagon to offload wheat into trucks waiting at the edge of the field. -Journal photo by Tyler Fryberger II...
SUPERVISING. Brandon Knodel watches Kelsey Arlt carefully fills his truck to ensure as much wheat as possible is transported to the elevator. -Journal photo by Tyler Fryberger II...
LAST PASS. The Benzel Farms crew ran with six combines this year, and harvested this field at an average of eight miles an hour. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson... Full story
After nearly 20 years, Matthew Carlson has returned to Ritzville as an officer for the Ritzville Police Department. Carlson transferred to the Ritzville office two months ago as a lateral transfer from Texas. As a lateral transfer, Carlson spent the first month and a half completing field training under the supervision of Sergeant Mark Cameron. After completing a two-week training course at the Academy earlier this month, Carlson has begun working full shifts for the local...
Groups from across the state of Washington banded together in an effort to find new homes for nearly 50 cats from Ritzville. The 10 organizations and the Ritzville Police Department worked together to remove 48 cats and kittens on Thursday, Aug. 14, from a home on Cherry Avenue in Ritzville. The effort began after a search warrant had been executed on the premises on July 17, following reports of an overpopulation of cats at the residence. After the Ritzville Police...
Mary Christine (Greisen) Boyer, 66, of Ritzville died Friday, Aug. 8, in her home in Ritzville. She was born the third of nine children to John Hilger Greisen and Marie Antoinette Rice in Centralia on May 4, 1947. She graduated Saint Mary’s Academy in Toledo, Washington and Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. She is also thought to be the first woman stockbroker in the state of Washington. She was employed by Merrill Lynch and Dean Ritter Reynolds. Christine lectured over a dozen times around the world on fi...
After several years the Harvest Dance will be returning to Lind on Saturday, Aug. 23. From 7 p.m. to midnight residents of the area are invited to attend a dance on Second Street in front of Jim’s Market. The dance, which is free to attend, will feature Music Magic Entertainment from Spokane Valley that will provide music and entertainment for the evening. They have the ability to play any style of music from the 1940’s to music released yesterday as well as offering karaoke throughout the night. Kids Karaoke begins 7 p.m... Full story
Julie Elliot Weitensteiner Brown of Spokane, formerly of Ritzville died on August 13. She graduated from Ritzville High School in 1959, moved to Cheney to work at the college and then moved to Spokane to work in the insurance industry until retirement. Julie felt very blessed throughout her life by the love of her family and friends. Our hearts will always remember Julie’s gentleness, kindness and generous heart, as well as her sense of humor that continually brought smiles and laughter into our lives. A brother, Verlin E... Full story
We all play some sort of waiting game during our lives. When we’re kids we have trouble waiting for our birthdays or Christmas. The anticipation can be incredible for a youngster. Every so often we would be anxious for school to start usually to see our friends again. When we were in high school football became the big drawing card. Not the two-a-day practices so much but the chance to play a game that we really enjoyed. The hot weather and the sweat in our eyes was s...
Wildfires in our national forests damage or destroy an average of nearly four million acres across the United States each year. Over the last month, eight fires spanning nine counties in Central Washington have and are continuing to ravage more than 355,000 acres of land, including private property. The Carlton Complex fire alone consumed over 260,000 acres in Okanogan County and is recorded as the largest wildfire in our state’s history. This means more than half a million acres in Central Washington have been burned in j... Full story
After complaining to the City, the Health Department and a local establishment, I’m left with airing this in the paper. The storm sewer drains in Pioneer Plaza are not for dumping your dirty mop water. You should be putting greasy, soapy water down the mop sink you are required to have by code. Your continuous dumping of the oily water has stained the area surrounding the storm drain. You are not out in the country and we are not a third world country. The city spent considerable money to beautify Washington Street for the l...
What a difference 50 years can make in the life of a former president. Harry Truman went from being the most powerful man in the world to basically being a pauper who had to borrow money to pay his bills. He received no support from the federal government. He received no protection from the secret service, no free office space and he even had to raise money for the Truman Library. His family was not financially secure until he was forced to sell the family farm five years after leaving office. Mr. Truman could have had a...