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The Ritzville Art Gallery is welcoming local authors David Michaelson, Miles Athey and Sharon Coleman as the First Friday artists for September. The trio is going to be signing copies of their individual published works as well as discussing their upcoming publications. Ritzville resident, Athey, plans to have his most recent publications available at the book-signing event. The “Crab Creek Chronicles” are a historical fiction about the Ritzville area in the early 1800s and...
The Lind Elementary School is hosting an open house to kick off the new school year. The open house is set to take place on Monday, Sept. 10, and runs from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Questions can be directed to the school office by calling 677-3481....
A Veteran’s Memorial Tribute program is being hosted Sunday, Sept. 9, at 2 p.m. in the Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. The rendering of military funeral honors is one way this nation shows its deep gratitude to those who, in times of war and peace, have faithfully defended our country. It was not until the year 2000 that Congress made this ceremonial paying of respects a statutory benefit for a veteran’s family. Prior to that time honorably serving men and women have passed away without ever receiving a nation’s formal demon...
The seventh annual Health Fair in Pioneer Plaza hosted by Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 takes place on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. 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. Sponsors for the event are Coast to Coast Healthcare Services, Toshiba, Avista, Premera Blue Cross, East Adams County Healthcare Foundation and Inland Imaging. The complete list of vendors for the...
Trinity United Methodist Church is resuming the regular worship time of 10:30 a.m. beginning on Sunday, Sept. 9. Adult Sunday school begins at 9 a.m., and for this “Back to Jesus” Sunday, the adult class will take a break at 9:30 a.m. The class is followed by a group photo session at 10 a.m. done by Stephen McFadden and all members and friends of Trinity are strongly encouraged to be present for the photo. The photo session will be followed by worship service at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome to stay aft... Full story
The Ritzville branch of AAUW is holding the first event of 2012-13 year on Wednesday, Sept. 12. The kick-off begins with a no host dinner at Casuela’s Grill, starting at 5:30 p.m., and is followed by the evening’s program. The event will feature the antique business “Remember When …” owned and operated by Carly Gillette. She plans to provide a tour of her business and answer questions. All potential AAUW members are invited to attend....
The Inland Northwest Blood Center (INBC) and the Lind community are teaming up to host a blood drive on Friday, Sept. 14, from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Lind fire station. Pre-registration is available by contacting LeRoy Watson by calling 677-3536 or online at http://www.inbcsaves.org, and use sponsor code lindcomm when registering....
Federal benefits, stand down and local community resources for veterans and their families are to be at McCosh Park, in Moses Lake, on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Grant County Commissioners Veterans Advisory Board. Representatives are on site to support veterans and their families with information and application services through local, state and federal agencies. VA benefit information covers: VA healthcare, claims assistance, veterans service organizations, elderly care,...
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center pancake breakfast returns to its regular monthly schedule on Friday, Sept. 14, from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pancakes, a choice of ham or sausage and coffee are on the menu with a suggested donation of $5 per person. The breakfast serves as a fundraiser for the senior center and is held the second Friday of every month, except during the summer. The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in downtown Ritzville. For more information contact the center by calling...
Individuals, couples and families interested in learning more about the Discover Pass and Washington state parks are invited to discover natural and cultural history of the Dry Falls area through displays by the Wanapum Heritage Center and the Ice Age Floods Institute on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dry Falls Visitor Center parking lot in Sun Lakes-Dry Falls State Park, 34875 Park Lake Road N.E. in Coulee City. Visitors may explore the Wanapum Native American Discovery Unit and talk with tribal educators... Full story
On Saturday, Sept. 1, a total of 68 entries made their way through the 2012 Ritzville Community Parade and 22 participants in the children’s parade. Leading the parade route were this years grand marshals, comprised of the metal sculpture artists from around the area including Lamar Thiel, Jake Harder, Sherryl and Vince Evans, and Annie Trunkle-Smart. Parade honors were given to the following entries: In the float division, Royal City received the grand sweepstakes award, C... Full story
The Wheat Land Communities’ Fair serves as a major opportunity to showcase local youth and the livestock they raise. The entire effort is a significant learning experience for the participants, who are greatly supported by the local communities....
With winter wheat seeding underway, the Washington State University variety test plot data is available at http://variety.wsu.edu. For questions please contact Aaron Esser, WSU Adams County Extension, at 509-660-0566 or by email at [email protected].... Full story
The AAUW and Ritzville Public Library Book Clubs are both having meetings during the month of September. The AAUW Book Club is meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 10 a.m. The book for this month is “These is my words,” by Nancy Turner. For a location, contact Vel Babbitt at 659-0488. The Ritzville Public Library Book Club is meeting on Thursday, Sept. 27, at 6:30 p.m. in the library basement. Members are asked to choose a biography of an autobiography to read, and share with the group....
The East Adams Rural Hospital is hosting two telehealth community education classes in the hospital lobby. The first class is “Fighting Childhood Obesity” and takes place on Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 6:30-8 p.m. The class covers the long-term and immediate effects obesity has on children, as well as the physical and mental complications. The presentation is also going to discuss steps to reduce the risk of childhood obesity. The second class takes place on Tuesday, Oct. 9, from 6:30-8 p.m. and is titled “Detection and Treat...
Jim Lisk, in this newspaper last month on August 16 wrote, “To even suggest that ‘Project 56’ be financed by increasing property taxes by majority vote is nothing more than another definition for ‘Burglary’…” Free market economists call Lisk’s burglary, “legalized theft.” To do what the Ritzville School board has agreed to do is legal and it is a form of thievery. Our laws have been amended for quite some time to allow one group of people to force another group of people to pay for a project the first group wishes to enj...
We are living in a precarious time! We are about to elect a president who hopefully will guide us out of this financial disaster that is partially caused by too much government. According to the government accountability office, the following are some of the examples. We have 82 federal programs to improve teacher quality; 80 programs to help disadvantaged people with transportation; 80 programs for economic development; 47 programs for job training and employment; 20 separate programs to help the homeless; 15 different... Full story
A Wooden Nickel thank you, as many of you know the restaurant closed last week. I have been involved with the Wooden Nickel since we opened March 5, 2010. I have helped in many positions from antiques, jewelry, mother and finally as waitress and Ritzville’s oldest pizza delivery person. It’s been a pleasure and a privilege to be there to help and serve all of you. When I came downtown on Sunday morning I found the beautiful chalk painting someone had decorated on the sidewalk area in from on the restaurant. There were flo...
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA), in conjunction with the Dairy Farmers of Washington and Les Schwab Tires, announced the Smart Choices College Scholarship program that annually awards one female and one male recipient. Award winners receive a $5,000 college scholarship that is presented to them at the WIAA Hall of Fame Banquet held each year in May, at the Renton Pavilion Event Center. “The Smart Choices College Scholarship is a great opportunity for two high school seniors to leverage their p...
The season opener, non-league match for the LaCrosse-Washtucna Lady Tigercats against St. John-Endicott was held on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The Lady Tigercats lost in three games against the Eagles with a score of 19-25, 16-25 and 12-25. The next non-league match for the Lady Tigercats is Thursday, Sept. 6, in LaCrosse against Tri-Cities Prep at 5 p.m. The team then travels to the Ritzville Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 8. The tournament begins at 10 a.m. at Gilson Gymnasium.... Full story
The LaCrosse-Washtucna Tigercat football team took to the field for the first game of the season against Odessa-Harrington on Friday, Aug. 31, in Washtucna. The Tigercats had difficulty maintaining the larger players from the Titans team, but were able to keep the score close for the remainer of the game. The Titans were off to an early lead with a score of 0-6 after the first quarter, and their lead slowing grew over the next three quarters. By the second quarter, Sam Harder...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos will travel Friday to Warden for the season opener. They are set to square off against a non-league opponent when they meet Warden at 7 p.m. Head coach Greg Whitmore expects Warden to test the Broncos’ pass defense. The team likes to throw often and will spread out the field. Whitmore said the Broncos’ defense should do a good job of containing the run during the early season outing....
To begin the school year, many local businesses sponsored Pep Club shirts so that all Lind-Ritzville Middle and High School students, and employees, would receive a free shirt the first day of school. On Monday, Aug. 27, grades 6-8 received a black and orange Bulldog shirt and grades 9-12 received a red and black Bronco shirt. After the shirts were distributed, the remaining shirts went to the businesses that sponsored the shirts, district employees, school board members and...
A group of adorable youngsters captured the hearts of visitors during the livestock shows at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair on Labor Day weekend. The four children, ranging in age from five to seven, bravely walked into the show ring with livestock animals on Thursday and Friday, and became champions in more than one way. Canyen Whitaker, Chase Galbreath, Alyssa Williams and Camron Olson first gained recognition during the market judging classes on Thursday. All of these e...
I hope you went to the fair this year. I did and I found a lot to enjoy there. I was busy as usual with shifts at the Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club and Ralston Grange. I have a lot of fun the fair talking with people and making the most of the moneymaking opportunities for these organizations. Four of us from the Lions Club even participated in the Talent Show just to make sure those in attendance had a good laugh. Maybe it wasn’t memorable but I think it was funny. Then a...