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The Ralston Grange will hold its first meeting since summer break on Tuesday, Sept. 19, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the hall in Ralston. Results of the bingo and food concession at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair will be shared. Plans and dates for fall activities will be made including the annual Fall Fest; an event of activities and games for kids to be held in October, and the Veteran’s Appreciation Night in November. The Grange’s meetings are open to all and anyone interested in learning more about the Grange is encou...
Ritzville will once again be the host city for the Reviving Rural Downtowns Workshop for third consecutive year, on Sept. 20-21. Hosted by the Adams County Development Council (ACDC), the event is a one-and-a-half day workshop where business owners and residents from Adams County and surrounding areas have the opportunity to learn about economic growth and ways they can improve their city. The theme for this year’s workshop is “Building a Foundation for Revitalization.” Julie Flyckt, ACDC Business Development and Marke...
The Adams County Historical Society will hold their annual dinner and program on Sunday, Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. at the Lind Community Church Fellowship Hall. The cost of the event $25 and the dinner will be catered by the Lind-Ritzville Middle School students, who are raising money for their Florida trip. This year’s program will be presented by Alex McGregor, who will present his topic “An Unquenchable Optimism and a Tenacity that Verges on Stubbornness: ‘Pioneer Values, Local Heritage and the Road Ahead.’” The museum will be o...
Lind Calvary Assembly of God Church will be offering a new program, Calvary Kids, this year for students kindergarten through fifth grade. Students will learn more about the Bible and Jesus through music, activities and crafts. The fourth and fifth grade boys will also be working on Pinewood Derby Cars. The group will meet at the church on the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., beginning on Sept. 20. Dinner will be served for the students at 6 p.m. with activities to follow. For more...
During the Sept. 5 Ritzville City Council meeting, Mayor Gary Cook read a letter from Ritzville Fire Chief Bill Banner where Banner formally announced his resignation as chief and his employment from the department citing medical reasons. In the letter, Banner wrote he would assist with the transition of the new Ritzville Fire Chief. “I have too many good memories to list, but I will carry all of them with me forever,” Cook read from Banner’s letter. “Thank you all for the opportunity to serve the citizens of Ritzvil...
Exhibitor: Zoe Galbreath. Buyer: Connell Oil - Bronco Farm Supply...
FFA Reserve Champion Goat Exhibitor: Alexis Melcher. Buyer: Wilbur Ellis - Colfax...
FFA Reserve Champion Swine Exhibitor: Sharon Anderson. Buyer: GEM Air...
4-H Reserve Champion Goat Exhibitor: Ben Dennis. Buyer: Connell Oil - Bronco Farm Supply...
4-H Reserve Champion Sheep Exhibitor: Brynne Nelson. Buyer: N3 Forage and Livestock....
4-H Reserve Champion Swine Exhibitor: Brenik Esser. Buyer: McCary Meats...
FFA Reserve Champion Sheep Exhibitor: Alibama Rushing. Buyer: The McGregor Company...
FFA Reserve Champion Steer Exhibitor: Tara Tellefson. Buyer: Stockland Livestock & Exchange...
4-H Champion Sheep Exhibitor: Brynne Nelson. Buyer: Evergreen Implement...
4-H Champion Goat Exhibitor: Ben Dennis. Buyer: Legacy Power and Telecommunications...
FFA Champion Goat Exhibitor: Thomas Rosen. Buyer: N3 Forage and Livestock...
FFA Champion Swine Exhibitor: Zackary Crouse. Buyer: Evergreen Implement...
FFA Champion Steer Exhibitor: Tara Tellefson. Buyer: Connell Oil - Bronco Farm Supply...
FFA Champion Sheep Exhibitor: Nathan Naught. Buyer: Wheatland Bank...
4-H Champion Swine Exhibitor: Ella Greenwalt. Buyer: Connell Oil - Bronco Farm Supply...
4-H Champion Steer Exhibitor: Alyssa Williams. Buyer: Legacy Power and Telecommunications...
Members of the Ritzville VFW and American Legion Honor Guard participated in the Missing in America Project (MIAP)/Forgotten Heroes Ride when it stopped at Love’s Travel Stop on Aug. 30. Love’s was one of many stops for the MIAP Forgotten Heroes Ride, which saw veteran riders from across the state converge to Ritzville before they rode 50 miles to the Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake. According to the MIAP website, the program’s purpose is to locate, ident...
FOOD PRODUCTION. Morgane Roth (left) discusses the uses and production of lamb and honey to Janis and Willow Rountree during the My Farm, Your Table event in downtown Ritzville. -Journal photo by Al Stover...
Several residents met and engaged with local farmers and food producers during the Sept. 8 My Farm, Your Table event in downtown Ritzville. Sponsored by the Washington State University Lincoln-Adams County Extension Office and the East Adams Library District, the event provided people the opportunity to learn the process of how farmers grow and produce the food they sell. Local growers, producers and businesses answered questions about their products. Dusti Kissler,...
JOCELYN SUTTON sports her firefighter helmet, which she received from the Ritzville Fire Department during the Sept. 9 East Rural Adams Healthcare Health, Safety and Wellness Fair at the Ritzville Grade School. The Health Fair was held in a new location this year, due to the poor air quality, but was well received by vendors and attendees. The event attracted a large variety of vendors and those attending the event participated in a scavenger hunt, which encouraged them to...