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Students in the Lind-Ritzville Cooperative School District and Washtucna School District return to school on Monday, Aug. 31. Residents are reminded to be cautious while driving in school zones during the day. Parents of students in the Lind and Ritzville schools are reminded it is late start Monday, and school begins at 9:35 a.m....
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 Sept. 3-6. Each year, the ice cream booth is a popular location at the fair and serves as one of the chamber’s primary fundraisers. Volunteers are needed to fill multiple shifts during the four-day fair. The Saturday, Sept. 5, shifts are: one volunteer 12-2 p.m.; one 1-4 p.m.; one 2-5 p.m.; two 5-7 p.m. On Sunday, Sept. 6, two volunteers are nee...
The Ritzville Community Parade is next weekend on Saturday, Sept. 5, beginning at 11 a.m. Entry forms can be picked up at the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce office, and it is asked that forms be submitted by Wednesday, Sept 2. In addition, forms for the main parade may be filled out on the chamber’s website at http://www.visitritzville.com and clicking on the link “Parade Entry Form” on the right hand side in the middle of the page. Grand marshals for the 2015 parade are Larry and Diane Swift. The Ritzville Junior Parad... Full story
The City of Ritzville Tree Board is looking for community input on potential improvement and beautification projects on First Avenue. During the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair from Sept. 3-6, the Ritzville Tree Board will have a booth for community members to visit and leave input about the projects. The Tree Board is beginning to focus on improvements to First Avenue because of the overall appearance of the road. As one of the main entrances to the city, the Tree Board wants t...
Ritzville Rodeo Queen Haley Oestreich is beginning to collect donation items for fire victims and firefighters battling the wildfire diaster in Washington. Oestreich is asking for items such as nonperishable food, water, hygiene products, and clothing. She will be working on creating a more expansive list after she makes contact with an evacuation center or the Red Cross. Drop off locations for donations are Bob’s Chevron, The Hair Center, Ritzville Drug Company, Umpqua Bank, Cow Creek Mercantile and The Ritzville J...
The Lind Town Council had a draft version of the audit presented on Aug. 24 at the Town Hall for the town’s accountability audit from 2011-2013. The auditors reported to the public that there were no management letters or findings during the audit. The auditors from Tri-Cities, Crystal Fenton and Ginny Waltman, and the state’s fraud manager, Sarah Walker, attended the meeting and presented to the community members present. In approximately two weeks, the accountability audit will be published and submitted to the Town of Lind...
The Adams County Development Council (ACDC) is inviting local business owners and community members to participate in a day of creative thinking, entrepreneurship and preservation with the Reviving Rural Downtowns Workshop. Adams County Economic Development Director Stephen McFadden explained ACDC has an obligation to host conferences and workshops within the county to provide citizens with an opportunity to participate in economic growth workshops. ACDC hosted the Rural Pathways to Prosperity Workshop in Othello earlier...
The Adams County Fire Protection District No. 1, Ritzville Emergency Medical Services, Ritzville Police Department, Adams County Sheriff’s Department and Northwest MedStar partnered to conduct a Landing Zone (LZ) training course in Ritzville on Aug. 17. Nearly 30 local emergency responders attended the seminar in order to improve the quality and become more informed on MedStar’s emergency services. Participants had the opportunity to tour the helicopter and ask questions of...
SECOND WAVE. The crew of Larry Swift, Joel Bell and Luke McRae left Wednesday to relieve Ritzville Fire Department firefighters who were assisting with containment of the Carpenter Road Fire in Stevens County. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
The Ritzville Fire Department sent three volunteer firefighters on Sunday morning to assist with containment of the Carpenter Road Fire in Stevens County. The firefighters, Dave Breazeale, Robert Dew and Robert Reynolds, took one brush truck from the department and traveled to Fruitland to receive instructions of responsibilities. Early on Wednesday morning, the crew of Larry Swift, Joel Bell and Luke McRae left to relieve the on scene Ritzville firefighters. Another group of...
Roberta Ruth (Shimek) Maier, died on Aug. 23 in Roseburg, Oregon, born April 21, 1923 in Pasco. A full obituary and information about the celebration of life will be included in next week’s edition of The Journal....
Cheryl Brownlee, 60, of Ritzville by way of Tennessee, died at her home peacefully in her sleep on August 16. She leaves behind her four furbabies, Madison, Harley, Rex and Jasper: four sisters, Teresa Oswalt, Kathy Jones, Debbie Allen and Terry Thomas: three children, Machelle and Roy Peters, Michael and Cheryl Goudy and Melissa and Roy Russell: 10 grandchildren, Devilina and Kaleb (Machelle), Haylee, Derric, Austin and Noah (Mike), Katie, Bridgett, Julie and Rebecca (Melissa) and one great-grandchild, Grayson (Devilina)....
The annual Ritzville Jamboree kicks off the gridiron season for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos football team on Friday, Aug. 28. The jamboree begins at 6 p.m. at Jimmie Snider Field. The annual event allows coaches from across Eastern Washington to participate in a preseason event and give the teams an opportunity to fine-tune their skills and determine line up positions for the start of the season. This year, NE 2B league teams participating are LRS, Northwest Christian, Davenport and Colfax. Other varsity teams at the... Full story
John Bunchan, former Governor General of Canada, gave meaningful insight on leadership. He wrote, “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.” Tom Arlt, the new principal of the Ritzville School District, has taken it upon himself to follow the words of John Buchan and lead local students towards greatness. His intentions, deeply rooted in the community of Ritzville, are aimed at conquering challenges and creating achievement. Arlt has history in Rit...
I, for one, think this has been a very long summer. The heat came early and seemed to stay much longer than usual. Even when the heat went away for a while, it returned and those triple digit temperatures and made it difficult to do much of anything outside. It seems the older I get the wimpier I become. Harvest was two or three weeks early, which is never a good sign. So when I thought it was late July it was actually just after the 4th. It was tough to get excited about...
In China, the government has launched an “eat more potatoes” campaign – and Washington state could benefit as a result. China’s potato push is in part an environmental effort to provide more clean drinking water for its exploding urban population and offset its polluted water from factories and inadequate sewer treatment. Home to more than 1.3 billion people, China has until recently enjoyed a decades-long economic boom that raised more than 600 million people out of poverty, according to World Bank statistics. Urbanization i... Full story
I am sorry, all these fires that have been so massive and destructive causing millions of dollars in damage, with a billion dollars to fight the fire. What a waste to have a devastated forest. Now take into account all the dead wildlife, owls, birds, deer, fox, bear, wolves, coyotes and salmon with loss of habitat. Was it political not to have selective log and hire crews to cut out dead heads and clean the forest floors. This is what I think as there is no rain on the west side or east side, it’s not water warming it’s the...
Many local families, farmers, and businesses in Central Washington are still dealing with the ripple effects and devastating economic impact caused by the months-long slowdown at 29 West Coast ports during contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). Congress must now take action to approve legislative reforms to address future slowdowns to reduce the crippling threat they pose to our economy. I have heard directly from affected manufacturers...
Do you have some beautiful Dahlias this year? Maybe Gladiolas or Petunias that catch your eye? This might just be a good year to plan on entering flowers in the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair. There are really two or three important things to remember when deciding what flowers to bring to the fair. Judges do follow the directions that appear in the Exhibitors’ Guide. For example: Dahlias should have two or four leaves and no buds. Utilize a clean knife to remove side buds well before showing. The center of the flower sho...
Don Rawlings a member of the Ritzville community for such a short time, but left a big imprint on it and it’s people. Husband of Dede Rawlings, married just last August at the Ritzville Foursquare Church, of which he became a member. Don was a volunteer at both the local food bank, and the Soul Cafe, he was often seen walking their three dogs towards the fairgrounds. He touched many lives in the short time he was here. Don went back to Denver to visit his children, where he w... Full story
WLCF DONATION. CF Industries Administrator Dennis Schilling presents Wheat Land Communities’ Fair Board Member Jodi Esser with a $700 check. The money will be used on entertainment at the upcoming fair. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) returns with the Mobile Community Service Office (CSO) on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 2 p.m. in the Umpqua Bank parking lot at the corner of Division Street and First Avenue. The CSO unit has onsite representatives to offer assistance to community members needing to apply for state assistance regarding cash, basic food, medical, and drug and alcohol treatment services. The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce is working with DSHS to provide the mobile unit to area citizens in need... Full story