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The City of Ritzville is soon to be the location of a mystery tour provided by Inland Empire Tours on Wednesday, Sept. 25. All of the occupants of the charter bus have no idea where or what they are about to encounter when they join the mystery tour. The group’s tour begins at the Reardan Audubon Lake Wildlife Area, before traveling to Ritzville. The bus is expected to arrive in town in the late morning and begin the tour at Ole Worlds Oils, where Curt Greenwalt is providing a demonstration of the Camelina press and b...
The Ritzville Eagles Club is hosting an “Action for Jackson” benefit dinner on Saturday, Sept. 21, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The two-hour dinner is to benefit Jackson, the grandson of Kris and Vonnie Messerschmidt, who is battling a life-threatening disease. The prime rib dinner is accompanied by a salad bar and dessert, and tickets are $18. All proceeds help cover the medical costs for Jackson. Tickets are available at Kragt Chiropractic, Columbia Bank and the Eagles. For more information, contact Debbie Gering at 659-0497 or... Full story
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is hosting a medication management seminar titled, “Meds I Take” on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 12:30 p.m. On the menu for the luncheon is chef salad, half of chicken salad sandwich and dessert. The seminar features guest speaker Beth Widby, a registered nurse and is sponsored by Aging and Adult Care of Central Washington. The Senior Center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in Ritzville.... Full story
Lind Elementary School is hosting an open house for students and parents on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 7-8 p.m. The event begins in the cafeteria with a welcome and staff introductions from principal Guy Strot, immediately followed by meet and greet sessions in the classrooms with teachers. Refreshments will be served....
Tickets are now on sale for Lind’s annual Chamber Dinner and Auction to be held on Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Lind Grange Hall building. Tickets are $20 per person. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Connie Field at 509-660-0080; or the Chamber phone at 677-3655; or by emailing [email protected]....
Brick and wood from the now demolished old high school and from the trees removed from Ritzville City Park following Sunday’s storm are available for purchase. Tuesday, the Ritzville City Council approved a resolution that establishes the fees and process by which the materials will be made available to the public. Bricks from the old high school will be sold for 25 cents each or $100 a ton (about 400 bricks). Residents, on a first come, first served basis, can purchase a maximum of two cords/loads of wood per household. If d...
Ritzville City Council members unanimously approved an updated local inter-agency agreement with Adams County for police dispatch and jail services. This is a renewal of a longstanding agreement between the city and the county. The new agreement covers 2014 and will cost the city $24,047. The payment is due at the end of January 2014. The agreement represents a five percent increase in the cost.... Full story
This year’s 12th annual Lind Community Yard Sale is being held Friday, Oct. 11, and Saturday, Oct. 12, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The cost to participate is $10 per family. Anyone interested in participating should contact Kindra Haase at 509-650-7299 by Monday, Sept. 30, to be included on the sale map....
A severe storm shook Ritzville Sunday evening and left a pile of destruction behind it. The storm hit the Ritzville area around 8 p.m. on Sept. 15 and brought sustained wind gusts of an estimated 60 miles per hour, which brought down trees and knocked out power throughout the city. The National Weather Service issued a severe weather warning before the storm rolled through the area, and the warning advised residents of potential high winds, lightning strikes and quarter size... Full story
Power was knocked out in Ritzville Sunday evening as high winds snapped power lines and in some cases, power poles. This transformer was found on the ground in an alley. -Journal photo by Stephen McFadden...
Mayor Linda Kadlec started Tuesday’s Ritzville City Council meeting by delivering praise for the community response following Sunday night’s freak storm. Public works crews, utility crews, Ritzville Golf Association members, area farmers and citizens have been working throughout the city to clean up downed trees and power lines. “We haven’t seen a storm of this magnitude in many years,” Kadlec said. “The volunteerism from the farmers and community members … so many people p...
This section of fence couldn’t stand up to the wind at Jimmie Snider. The storm also filled the gymnasium with dust.... Full story
Mike Lynch cuts up a large tree on the golf course near Eleventh Avenue. It’s a familiar scene. Lynch cut up another tree a few feet away when it fell a couple years ago....
The high winds snapped this tree on the golf course along Bauman Road.... Full story
Adam Colbert, operating an excavator, was among a long list of volunteers helping to clear debris in the city park.... Full story
This large tree fell on the roof of Life Care Center of Ritzville. No injuries were reported....
The Lind School District welcomed seven new staff members to the two schools this year. With the 2013-14 school year already underway, three of the new staffers teach in the elementary school with four teachers working primarily at Lind-Ritzville Middle School. Read The Journal next week for profiles of new staff member in other local school districts. Shauna Burghard At Lind Elementary School, Shauna Burghard is stepping into the educator role for the third grade class and... Full story
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats went on the road last Friday night to take on the Soap Lake Eagles, and returned home with the second nonleague loss of the season. The Tigercats, who put the first points on the board, ended the night with a score of 48-14 in favor of the Eagles. The Tigercats jumped out to an early lead when Stephen Erickson carried the ball to the end zone on a 10-yard run. A completed pass from quarterback Joey Guske to Bo Rice on the two-point conversion gave the Tigercats an 8-0 advantage over... Full story
The Lady Tigercats went on the road last week to battle against Tri-Cities Prep (TCP) in a nonleague match, and participated in the Rosalia Tournament on Saturday. The Lady Tigercats secured a fourth place finish at the Rosalia Tournament, after competing in six varsity matches and three junior varsity matches. The Lady Tigercats traveled to Tri-Cities last Thursday to compete in the second match of the team’s season against TCP. The team fell to TCP in three sets with scores of 13-25, 15-25, and 15-25. “The girls lea...
Four touchdowns by Connor O’Neill and 486 yards of total offense led the LRS Broncos to a 40-21 defeat of the Warden Cougars. The Broncos’ defense was equally successful, shutting down the Warden running game. The Broncos allowed just seven yards of rushing. They also hindered the passing game, pressuring the quarterback and giving up only 145 yards passing while snaring two interceptions and a fumble. The Broncos set the tone in the first quarter, putting up 19 points and...
Are the “Friends of East Adams Rural Hospital” really friends of the present hospital? They appear to be friends of passing a huge, long-term bond to pay for a NEW hospital. They are now trying to re-educate us and convince us how wrong we were to vote against the last bond. According to Mr. Eric Walker: “The points that seem to be heard most so far are: – too expensive, big and/or fancy; – not enough of the extant reserve fund was committed; – hate the site, must have Weber Road. The logic of those thoughts is immaterial;...
The railroads have announced that they can haul grain in 110 car unit trains for less money per ton, then barges on the Snake River can transport it. Almost immediately the fish people want to tear out the Snake River Dams. They say that they want to restore the salmon and steelhead runs to what they used to be. How in the world were they able to count the fish before the dams were in place? There were a lot of fishermen in the Washtucna and Kahlotus areas that fished the Snake River in the Lyons Ferry area that spent a lot... Full story
On Sunday night Mother Nature came to Ritzville. In the morning light we saw the aftermath of her fury and were left with are jaws dropped. The night of the storm, Larry Swift stopped by the Fire Station and told me that the City might need help in the morning. Monday morning I grabbed a saw and asked him where to start. He told me to go to the City Park and start cutting. I got there about 7 a.m. and for the next hour, I was by myself. I thought, it will take a month to clean this up by myself. Soon a farmer stopped by and...
Kudos to Mayor Linda Kadlec, city employees, as well as the volunteers who have been covering the city to assist citizens in the clean up after the recent storm. Barry Boyer, Ritzville...
Relating to Sunday night’s storm… we have just experienced Mother Nature at her best – or at her worst! She has visited us with a vengeance, depending on where you live in Ritzville. However, I wanted to let the residents know there is help out there. If anyone feels they need assistance with the clean up process – please call City Hall and place your name on a list. This will be a slow procedure as there are many “war zones” out there and the clean up in certain areas is massive and our city crew is really stretched t...