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The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly general membership meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 8, beginning at noon at Memories Diner in downtown Ritzville. Highlighting the no-host luncheon are a pair of speakers discussing coordinating topics – the railroad. Charles Jingling will give a presentation about Operation Lifesaver followed by an update by Mayor Linda Kadlec on the city’s discussions with Burlington Northern Sante Fe. Jingling is a certified presenter of the Operation Lifesaver program. Operation Lifes...
The Mennonite Country Auction and Relief Sale takes place at the Menno Mennonite Church Grounds on Saturday, Oct. 4. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend all events. The church is located at 1378 North Damon Road in Ritzville. Saturday events start with breakfast at 7 a.m. until 9 a.m., with the booths opening at 10 a.m. A large variety of booths are onsite at the event. The booths include: Ten Thousand Villages, Country Store (homemade baked goods and garden produce), Quilter’s Corner Plus, Great G...
The annual Lind Chamber of Commerce Auction is slated for Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Lind Grange Hall. Presale tickets are now available for purchase from Carin Monroe or Connie Field for $18. Tickets are $20 at the door. The auction theme is “Amber Waves of Grain” and social hour begins promptly at 5:30 p.m., followed by a catered dinner and the auction. The auctioneer for the event is Dr. Warren Kragt. The dinner menu includes appetizers, barbecue beef brisket, ribs, chicken, cheesy potatoes, southern baked beans, coleslaw, d...
The Washtucna Community Church is hosting a Lasagna Feed Fundraiser and Silent Auction on Oct. 11 from 5-7 p.m. The proceeds from the event are being used to improve the pastor’s manse at the Washtucna Community Church. Entrance to the event is by donation only, and a raffle is being held. The raffle drawing is for a one-hour flight for two in a Cirrus airplane....
The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is hosting a barbecue chicken fundraiser in coordination with the Homecoming football game on Friday, Oct. 10, at the senior center. Whole chicken is available beginning at 3:30 p.m. until sold out. Meals are available from 4:30 until 7 p.m. The barbecue chicken is sold in a meal, or as a whole chicken. The senior center volunteers are encouraging residents to eat dinner at the center or pick up a meal before attending the Homecoming football game. The barbecue chicken meal is available for $8...
Next week will feature the LRS Broncos homecoming games for the Lady Broncos volleyball and the Bronco football teams. The homecoming week is punctuated by events at the school throughout the week and culminates during the two home games. The volleyball game will be played on Tuesday, Oct. 7, against the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats in Gilson Gymnasium at 6:30 p.m. Friday’s homecoming events begin at 2:30 p.m. with the 2014 Homecoming Pep Assembly. The assembly is an open event and the public is welcome to attend. The Bronco F...
The Bronc Boosters are hosting the annual Membership Drive from now until Oct. 15. Annual membership dues are $15 per individual and $25 per business. Membership dues can be sent to the club any time during the year, but in order to receive a slot on the membership board in Gilson Gymnasium, all payments must be postmarked by Oct. 15. Membership dues can be sent to the Bronc Boosters at PO Box 422, Ritzville WA 99169....
A report of a stolen vehicle out of Seattle led to the arrest of James S. Henderson outside of US Bank in Ritzville on Tuesday, Sept. 30. The initial call came in for suspicious behavior, leading to the discovery of the stolen vehicle. Civil Deputy Bill Banner observed Henderson working on a damaged steering column in a vehicle, and after the plates had been run, law enforcement officers learned the 1989 Toyota Van was stolen out of Seattle. Adams County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff...
The Ritzville Public Library District No. 2 is partnering with the Lind School District to provide the Lind community with library resources on a weekly basis. The programs begin on Oct. 7 with an open house for all Lind residents to attend. The open house runs from 4-7 p.m. at the Lind-Ritzville Middle School Library. Crafts for all ages are available and snacks are also provided. After the initial opening on Oct. 7, programs and services will continue at the Lind library every Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. During this time, Lind re...
The Lind Town Council made its decision for security at the Waste Water Treatment Plant at their regular meeting on Sept. 23. The council voted unanimously to use Moon Security for the installation of eight cameras for surveillance and an alarm system in the building of the WWTP. The council decided this after reviewing proposed security options from both Moon Security and ADT. The total cost for the security at the WWTP will be $7,748.89, which will be funded by the remaining grant money from the WWTP project. The system...
Horse Department Rhonda Schafer served as the superintendent of the Horse Department in charge of 40 4-H entries, eight FFA entries, 45 open youth, and 45 adult entries. Awards in the 4-H division: Rachel Schell fitting and showing grand champion, Rachel Nygren fitting and showing reserve. Rachel Schell hgh ipoint performance champion, and Erika Leffel reserve hipoint performance. In the FFA division: Peyton Curtis fitting and showing grand champion, Brianna Kin Kade reserve....
Wheat Land Communities' Fair 4-H Round Robin: Merlee Liberty, Tara Tellefson, Rachel Schell, Wade Schafer and Caden Liberty....
Wheat Land Communities' Fair FFA Round Robin: Nathan Naught, TyAnn Tellefson, Britte Harder, Bryce Kelly and Peyton Curtis....
Members of the Town of Lind gathered at the Lind Senior Center to hear presentations about the planning of the Lind Stormwater Project and offer their opinions and insight regarding problems the town faces. Approximately 20 community members arrived to meet with members from Stantech and the Department of Ecology (Ecology) on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. After a brief introduction to the project community members divided into three groups to listen to the presentations....
Monday saw the delivery of the Ritzville Fire Department’s latest step to improve its current fire service rating by the Washington State Survey and Rating Bureau. It is a used fire engine and ladder to bring the responding pump trucks up to the required number of three. It will also give the fire department the ability to reach fires in elevated structures. The new fire engine is just one of many steps that Fire Chief Jim Bostic and his crew have taken to ensure the c...
In response to Randy Flyckt’s letter in the September 25th Ritzville Journal, I thought I caught a whiff of ageism. It seems antiquated to equate job performance with age anymore. Some might call it age discrimination. To imply that Judge Hille would best be served by retiring says less about her than it does about Mr. Flyckt. It lets the public know that a career of 23 years is maybe too much, in his opinion. In most careers 23 years is about 2/3 of the way. Most of us toil at our jobs for 38 to 42 years…and many of his own...
The citizens of Ritzville, Adams County, are fortunate to have Carolyn Benzel as a candidate for District Court Judge. Not every attorney has the qualities of a good judge. Carolyn Benzel would make an exceptional judge. To be an effective judge, it is desirable, if not necessary, to have had vast experience practicing in court before other judges. I observed Ms. Benzel for twelve years as she practiced before the three superior courts of Grant County. Carolyn Benzel was always well prepared and conversant with the law such a...
I am excited to write this letter in support of my friend and colleague, Carolyn Benzel, candidate for the position of the Ritzville District Court Judge. I began my career here with the Adams County Sheriff’s Office in 1997 and through the years have witnessed many disappointments within our Justice system. I truly feel that our community has a great opportunity this election season, to have a candidate, Carolyn Benzel, who is ready and willing to take on the important responsibilities of District Court Judge and is c...
Alice M. Ross, 93, died September 26 in Spokane. Alice was born to Frederick and Barbara (Harter) Hoffman in Colfax on July 14, 1921. She attended the country school and graduated high school in Colfax. Alice majored in home economics at WSU and after graduation taught in Sunnyside. While teaching at Sunnyside, Alice met Roderick W Ross at a friend’s wedding and they married on January 23, 1947. She joined Rod on the farm between Kahlotus and Washtucna. Together, they had thre...
The Caring Neighbors board recently donated $1,450 to the Adams County Cemetery District No. 1 to help pay for the costs of repairing the water main pipe to the cemetery. Caring Neighbors is a nonprofit entity established by Big Bend Electric Co-op. The Big Bend Electric Co-op members have donated the Caring Neighbors funding....
The LRS Broncos remain undefeated after their fourth league game of the season last Friday, showing marked improvement in several areas of play. The Bronco defense only allowed Wilbur-Creston to move the ball 59 yards during their last game. The Wildcats, though up from eight-man football this year, bring a very athletic team to the field and the Head Coach Greg Whitmore is proud the Broncos team defeated them so decisively. “We have a lot of areas we can improve, which is e...
The Tigercats gridiron gang suffered a loss at the hands of Republic in a non-league game on Friday. The Tigercats walked off the home field with a 0-87 loss. The LWK team struggled to find momentum early in the game, turning the ball over multiple times on downs or with fumbles. The Tigercats also battled against a variety of penalties throughout the game. Republic scored easily in the first half, leaving the Tigercats with a large scoring deficit they were unable to close...
In February of this year, only 46 percent of Americans even owned a valid passport. Regardless, it is still very hard to calculate how many US citizens have ever left the country—never mind embarking on a ten month journey from their life, home and native language to study and explore a new country! This year, four new adventurous students from across Europe can be proud to call themselves a Bronco. LRHS’s 2014-15 foreign exchange students, Federica Ancora of Italy, Paul Trippe of Germany, Hong Huang of Austria, and Mark Wil...
The week of September 15, the Emergency Generator, Automatic Transfer Switches, Emergency Switchboard, Air Handling Units (AHU), and Air Cooled Chiller were procured. In the following week ending on September 26th, the Boilers and Pumps and the emergency switchboard were procured. Apollo will begin their mobilization on the site starting in the middle of October. Laydown area for contractor lay will get fenced off and the construction trailer will be set up. Coordination with Avista for the new electrical service will also...
On Saturday, October 18th, the East Adams County Healthcare Foundation will present its annual dinner/wine-tasting/auction fundraiser. This is such an excellent cause that everyone should be interested in attending. All the proceeds from the tickets and the auctions (silent and live) go to the Ronald Baumann scholarship and to buying much needed medical equipment for our community. This fundraiser is always so much fun and there are lots of great items available in the auctions. Add to that a tasty dinner and all the wine...