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The Washtucna High School music department is hosting an authentic German dinner on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 5:30 p.m. in the Washtucna School gymnasium. The event also features the Oom Pas and Mas German Band from Odessa. The meal includes apple bratwurst, dinner roll, German roasted potato salad, German coleslaw, apple crisp, lemonade, coffee and water. The cost for an adult meal is $10. The children’s meal includes a hotdog, chips, dessert and drink, and costs $3. The event i...
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is kicking off the fall season with the return of pancake breakfast on Friday, Sept. 13, from 7:30 a.m. until noon. For the occasion, the menu will highlight German sausage to accompany the traditional all-you-can-eat pancakes, ham, coffee and juice. Everyone is invited to attend. The cost is a suggested donation of $5 per person. Pancake breakfasts occur the second Friday of every month from September until May. The senior center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in Ritzvil...
East Adams Rural Hospital and the Inland Northwest Blood Center are hosting a blood drive in Pioneer Plaza on Sept. 14, in coordination with the annual Health Fair. The blood drive volunteers are being coordinated by Kellie Ottmar and donation hours run from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in downtown Ritzville. INBC needs an average of 200 blood donors every day to meet the needs of more than 35 hospitals in the Inland Northwest. For more information, contact INBC recruiter Jennifer Tollefson at 509-280-8570....
The eighth annual Safety, Health and Wellness Fair returns to Pioneer Plaza on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and is hosted by Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2. The annual event provides visitors with an extensive amount of health and safety information as well as providing community members with opportunities for health tests. Direct labs provided at the health fair include general health panels for $10, and a vitamin D test for the cost of $25. East Adams County Healthcare Foundation and Premera...
The Lind Post Office is being evaluated by the United States Postal Service to determine the best course of action for providing postal services to the community of Lind in the future. Reduced hours of operation, or actual closure of the post office are being considered. The Postal Service sent out a survey in August to local residents soliciting input on whether or not community members would prefer one of the following options: Keep the office open with adjusted hours, based on actual workload; discontinue the office and...
Seventy-two entries lined Main Avenue on Saturday morning to celebrate the start of the Kiddie Parade and Ritzville Community Parade, hosted by the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Ritzville Festivals Association. The Kiddie Parade started the morning’s festivities with eight total entries in the parade. The grand prize winner in the parade went to Hunter and Ryan Allen, and Justyce Mosher, who portrayed Little Red Riding Hood characters alongside t...
Just in time for the start of the school year, the Ritzville School District has added one more member to the faculty. Teresa Laher accepted the position of principal for the Ritzville Schools in mid-August, and the Ritzville School Board of Directors unanimously approved to hire her during the regular board member on Aug. 26. The principal position for Lind-Ritzville High School and Ritzville Grade School became open for applications following the resignation of previous principal Cheryl Henjum, whose resignation was...
The Independent League opened the season with league play on Aug. 26. The Commercial League begins league play on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. Sunday Mixers kick off on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Big Bend Bowl is located at 119 East Main Avenue in Ritzville....
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercat football team takes to the field for the first time this season on Friday, Sept. 6, at the Washtucna field with kick-off at 7 p.m. The Tigercats are now under the direction of head coach Justin Ziebell, who is serving his first year in the head coaching slot after serving as an assistant coach last season. The Tigercats are battling against Wilbur-Creston in the season’s first match up and will set the benchmark for the rest of the season. The team graduated eight starting seniors l...
If you are a fan of the Broncos’ football program, then you won’t want to miss this Friday’s gridiron jamboree in Lind. The defending 2B state champions will play host to some of the best 2B teams in Eastern Washington during this year’s live action scrimmage. While most of the jamborees have featured larger schools and non league opponents, this year’s outing with include opponents the Broncos will meet in regular season play. NE 2B League members Colfax, Reardan, Northwest Christian and Springdale will make the trip to L...
The LRS cheerleaders raised the energy level Thursday during the fair’s talent show. The group is sporting brand new uniforms and are under the direction of a new advisor, Connie Galbreath. Look for the squad to be on the sidelines during the Broncos’ football games, delivering new and exciting cheer routines. -Journal photo by Janis Rountree...
Residents are invited to help Lind celebrate it’s 125th birthday at the annual Lind Chamber of Commerce dinner and auction event. The dinner and auction event is set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Lind Grange Hall building. Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. and dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. and is catered by Cathy Jo’s Catering. The menu for the event will be announced at a later date. Immediately following dinner service is the live auction, with Warren Kragt serving as auctioneer. Kragt will be assisted by spo...
Lenard (Lennie) Roth died at the age of 90 on Aug. 3 in Spokane. He was born July 26, 1923, to John and Lydia Roth, first generation Russian/German immigrants, at the family farm north of Lind. He attended Lind schools through the eighth grade and went straight to farming with his father, which was his passion. He received an honorary Lind High School diploma later in life for his great community involvement and support. He took over the farm operations from his folks in the...
Stanna Lee White died at the age of 76 on Sept. 1 in Ritzville. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. The service is immediately followed by a memorial service and reception at Trinity United Methodist Church in Ritzville. Danekas Funeral Home and Crematory of Ritzville is entrusted with arrangements. A full obituary will run at a later date....
If this game had been played in the 1980’s when Oregon State was a doormat in the Pac-10, I’m sure that most people would have said, “Oh, well another Beaver loss. What else is new?” But this is 2013 and the Beavers were ranked 25th in the country and were favored to beat a fine Eastern Washington University team. With 20 fewer scholarships to hand out, depth can always be a problem when playing the big boys. But red shirt sophomore QB Vernon Adams has no fear and could c...
After nearly 40 years of owning and managing a variety of companies, John Messinger’s expertise has brought him to Ritzville as the manager of the Best Western Plus Bronco Inn. Messinger has been interested in becoming part of the Ritzville community for many years, and the management opportunity at the Best Western is something he had been waiting for. Growing up in Walla Walla, Messinger worked on farms during the summer months of his teenage years and has always loved b...
July 12, 10:51 p.m. – Lind complainant advised of animals attacking something in the area of South St. Claire Avenue. Deputy Dan Verhey checked the area and spoke with the complainant who advised the sounds were coming from the west side of town, near the sheep pasture. No suspicious animals were located in the area. July 12, 5:53 p.m. – Hatton complainant advised of a suspicious vehicle on Apple Valley Lane. Sergeant Brian Taylor contacted the complainant who stated the vehicle left the area in an unknown direction. Jul...
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce (RACC) is hosting a general membership morning meeting on Thursday, Sept. 12, with Callie Moore from the Adams County Health Department serving as the guest speaker. The meeting begins at 7 a.m. at Jake’s Café and Moore plans to discuss the importance of flu shots, the appropriate time to get them and individuals who should receive flu shots. All chamber meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact the chamber in person at 111 West Main Avenue, by phone at 659-1936, by...