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Families, community members and exhibitors alike are all preparing for the annual Wheat Land Communities’ Fair, beginning on Thursday, Sept. 1. The event provides visitors with four fun-filled days of family friendly activities, youth exhibitor competitions and exciting rodeo action. The fair is welcoming back and adding a variety of activities and food booths for guests to enjoy. The highlight of the weekend events includes the community parades and barbecue in Ritzville City Park. Friday and Saturday night are filled w...
The Ritzville Journal office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. The Journal staff will return to the office at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. The deadline for content for the Sept. 8 edition of the newspaper remains at noon on Sept. 6....
Two friendly faces will make their way down Main Avenue for Ritzville’s Community Parade on Saturday, Sept. 3. The people of Ritzville have chosen Beverly (Bev) and Jim Cobb, to be this year’s parade Grand Marshal’s. Born in Minnesota, Bev moved and grew up in a small town in North Dakota where she said she experienced her most cherished childhood memories. Her high school sweetheart, Jim, grew up in Indiana before he moved to Vancouver in 1951. A couple years later, Bev m...
Tail Waggin Dog Park Club is hosting a public meeting to discuss plans to create an off-leash dog park in Ritzville. The goal is to construct a fenced and gated off-leash area for dogs to play and run in. The meeting is being held at the H.E. Gritman Senior Center on Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 6 p.m. The Club is working to complete Phase I by Thanksgiving 2016. The mission of the Tail Waggin Dog Park Club is to establish a dog park where well-behaved canines can exercise in a clean, safe environment without endangering or...
The Ritzville Museum Volunteers will be hosting a free ice cream social on Sept. l0 at 2 p.m. at the Burroughs’ Home. The ice cream treats are free and tours are also free to those attending. During the social a live auction will be held to raise funds for the porch replacement at the local museum. Dale Anderson will be the auctioneer with assistance from Gaynel Gering. The serving of ice cream will begin promptly at 2 p.m. after a welcome from president Joanne McCrady. Live auction items include a nights stay at the M...
Inland Northwest Blood Center is returning to Ritzville for a Blood Drive at Lind-Ritzville High School on Monday, Sept. 19. The event is coordinated by the Lind-Ritzville High School Community Blood Drive Volunteers, who are led by Kerry Murphy. The Blood Drive takes place inside the hallway of Gilson Gymnasium. Donation hours are from 11:30 a.m. until 3:45 p.m. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. A single donation has the potential to save...
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) returns with the Mobile Community Service Office (CSO) on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 12-4 p.m. at Umpqua Bank on First Avenue. The CSO unit has onsite representatives to offer assistance to area community members needing to apply for state assistance regarding cash, basic food, medical and childcare services. The DSHS Mobile Community Services Office (CSO) is a 40-foot truck that transforms into a fully functional office staffed with experienced program specialists. This...
According to a Washington State Patrol report, on Aug. 25 at approximately 9:30 a.m., Kalispel Tribal Police made contact with a suspicious vehicle in the Northern Quest Parking lot. The driver of the vehicle was attempting to remove license plates from another vehicle. Upon contact, the vehicle fled after colliding with the Kalispel Police vehicle and a pursuit began. The vehicle traveled into Spokane and ultimately ended up westbound on Interstate 90 from Maple Street. Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers got behind the...
East Adams Rural Healthcare is moving forward with preparing for the potential conversion of the East Adams Care Center into a wing of the hospital and it served as the main point of conversation during the Hospital Board of Directors meeting on Aug. 22. The conversion is expected to occur Oct. 1, following the approval of the application through CMS. As part of the restrictions to the conversion, EACC is currently unable to admit patients, as they are not allowed to do so for 60 days leading up to the change. The facility...
The community of Lind is reeling after a heartbreaking mishap claimed the life of eight-year-old Cole Melcher on Aug. 24. The accident occurred near Wahl Road, just north of Lind. According to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), Ritzville EMS and ACSO deputies received the call about the farming accident at 2 p.m. The initial call stated the boy had been run over by a tractor. Adams County dispatchers worked to provide CPR instructions for the boy’s father, but Melcher died at the scene of the incident. The ACSO rep...
Lind Town Council approved a contingent of $1,300 at their meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 23, in order to dig test pits necessary for the Storm Water Project. The meeting began with Stantec Engineer Alan Gay requesting Council’s approval of two Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) applications to cover funding the replacement and paving of Sixth Street and south Third Street. Councilmember Paula Bell addressed the wording of the application, which states the deadline to submit the application to be Aug. 19. Gay expressed his f...
HONOR. While hundreds of motorcycles rolled into the parking lot at Love’s on Aug. 18, one common theme for riders was showing their support of veterans with patches on their vests. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
PATRIOT RIDERS. The Love’s parking lot filled quickly when motorcycle riders from across the state of Washington converged in Ritzville. The majority of riders were traveling from Tri-Cities and all were in route to the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake. Many from the group were members of the Patriot Guard Riders, who work to transport the bodies of unclaimed veterans to the cemetery and give them a proper funeral through the Missing In America Project. T...
LONDON VISITORS. The Ritzville Train Depot and Burroughs’ Museum receive many visitors every year, both local and international. Antony and Marc Quinlan, from London, are the furthest travelers who have visited the Train Depot Museum this year. Originally planning to attend a gaming exhibition in Seattle, the father and son booked their airline tickets to the United States before realizing the tickets for the gaming event were sold out. They then decided to make the best of t...
FIRST DAY BACK. While not all students were as excited for the start of school as Savannah Pray, she did not hide her excitement as she ran to hug Ritzville Grade School Principal Tom Arlt on the first day of school on Aug. 29. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
Students at Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS) resumed their pursuit of knowledge on Monday. Their purpose: to exceed expectations and, one day, use their educations to make a positive impact on society. While students’ contributions to the betterment of the world may not be immediate, their opportunities to build off of current research expand every day. Solutions to the growing demands for efficient energy sources are a prime example. The Institute for Energy Research reports that solar energy accounts for only 0.5 p...
The golfing women of this town drove, pitched and putted eighteen holes with grand style and good humor at this year’s women’s golf tourney. In years past, we’ve endured sweltering temps and accordingly bad things happened such as messed up makeup, uncontrollable hair, failed deodorant, pitted clothing, and attitude. Not this year, however. The day topped out in the low 80’s with a 10 mile per hour breeze, and the greens were so perfectly manicured as to inspire pride. All was well, no visitors complained, and the tourney...
There usually aren’t a lot of preseason exhibition games that draw a lot of attention. Sure, we get excited about a new season and watching those great players do their thing and of course the hits that make us cringe with wonder and awe. But last weekend, San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick remained seated throughout the playing of the national anthem. During the next few days there were tons of questions being asked of the 49ers and the NFL. Is what he did acceptable b...
Anyone who has spent time in Central Washington knows the Columbia River is the defining natural feature of our region. As the largest river in the Western Hemisphere that flows into the Pacific Ocean, it has long guided the way of life for people living in the Pacific Northwest. From water storage and transportation to recreation, flood control, energy production, and wildlife habitat, our management of the Columbia River will continue to determine the economic future of our region. We share this magnificent resource with...
The flurry of climate regulations coming out of federal agencies is an example of what to avoid. Whether those new rules are based on laws enacted by Congress is questionable. Case in point: American Highway Users Alliance, a diverse group of organizations representing transportation, vehicle manufacturers, and energy trade associations, questioned the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) legal authority to impose greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction requirements on state transportation departments and metropolitan planning o...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos hosted the annual Jamboree on Friday, Aug. 26, to help them prepare for the start of the regular season. With the addition of Asotin into the NE 2B league this year, the Broncos will only be facing league opponents during the regular season. Head Coach Greg Whitmore said the Jamboree served as an opportunity for the Broncos to play at game speed and see how the athletes will react to different situations. After graduating 14 seniors last...
The Ritzville Fire Department will be taking second grade students on the fire truck during the Ritzville Community Parade on Sept. 3. Parents can drop their children off at the fire station on First Avenue at 10:30 a.m. before the parade begins. At the conclusion of the parade children can be picked up back at the fire station....
Cole Alan Melcher was born on Aug. 1, 2008, to Rodney and Jani Melcher in Kennewick, Washington. He attended Lind Elementary School. Cole was born with both his mom and dad’s stubbornness, which he then used to give his parents and teachers a hard time. He was very smart and always asking “why”. He was always on the go, with no end to his energy. He loved to farm with his dad, play in the dirt with his “dirt toys”, farm with small farm toys in the house with his cousin John an...