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The Washtucna Lions Club bingo will begin Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Lion’s Den at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. for soup, sandwich, and visiting. The Washtucna Lions Club is always looking for new members. The group has multiple projects they are looking to implement, but are in need of more volunteers to assist. The Lions Club is focused on community service. To join the organization, contact AJ Butterfield at 646-3244....
The annual Mennonite Country Auction and Relief Sale is set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 7. The event has been held in Ritzville on the first Saturday of October for the past 40 years, and is expecting to welcome even more visitors to the central location. The event is held at the Menno Mennonite Church outside Ritzville. Breakfast starts at 7 a.m. and booths open at 10 a.m., followed by the live auction at noon. The annual auction and sale proceeds support the Mennonite Central Committee in their outreach efforts...
The Ritzville Nazarene Church is hosting a FunDrive through Value Village on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Donations accepted at the trailer are new or used household items, clothing, shoes, books and other regular items. The Ritzville Nazarene Church is located at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Washington Street....
During their Sept. 26 meeting, the Lind Town Council approved an ordinance stating the Town of Lind will vacate Lafayette Road. At the July 27 Lind Town Council meeting, resident Jennifer Anderson requested the Town vacate Lafayette Road and make it a private road. At the meeting, Anderson explained the purpose of her request was to protect her property from thoroughfare traffic. Council held a public hearing on the request at the Aug. 22 meeting before the ordinance was drafted. The document states the Town of Lind will reli...
Residents and visitors who are in the Town of Lind on Oct. 28 may notice a group of people who look like zombies roaming around the neighborhood. The Lind Chamber of Commerce will host its first Halloween Weekend at the Lind Town Park on Oct. 28-29, with several activities planned for both days On Saturday, Oct. 28, the event kicks off with the Zombie Walk at 4 p.m. Participants in the event will start at the Town Park and walk down Second Street before turning at North I Street and marching up to Third Street. From Third Str...
The Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners discussed the services currently provided at the facility, as well as changes coming in the near future. The Commissioners met on Sept. 28, and the Thursday evening discussion was highlighted by Ben Lindekugel of the Association of Washington Public Hospital Districts. Lindekugel began his presentation by stating the world of healthcare is changing. A part of his role with the organization is to help people realize rural healthcare is not just urban...
GHOST SIGN. John Rankin of Flying Arts Ranch recently finished restoring the Table Supply Co. Kiehn and Koch ghost sign near the intersection of Main Avenue and Division Street. The competion of the project was made possible through 110 funds from the City of Ritzville and Rankin’s own money. Rankin and the Ritzville Downtown Development Association have been restoring ghost signs throughout the city as part of their mission to preserve history. -Journal photo by Al S...
The 25th Annual East Adams County Healthcare Foundation Auction traveled back in time to revisit the Roaring ‘20s in style. The majority of those in attendance dressed in their best 1920s garb to celebrate a night out on the town and help raise money for the Foundation. The nights activities kept the event lively and fun, as attendees enjoyed the speakeasy feel in the bar area, and had an opportunity to select from a variety of beverages. After enjoying a meal served by H...
The Broncos Cross Country team resumed their season in a 2B League race held at the Tekoa Golf Course on Sept. 26. Rose Melville won the girls’ 5,000 meters varsity race with a time of 21 minutes and 57.9 seconds, 11 seconds faster than second-place winner Maia Dykstra of Asotin. Hannah Brittain finished the race in 29:33.56, which was 7 minutes faster than her previous time of 36:53.61. On the boys’ side, Ethan Hughes finished the race in 35:01.23 while Erik Hughes clocked in at 36:27.20, a season-best performance for bot...
The Lind-Ritzville Middle School had their first day of school on Aug. 28 and started the day off with an assembly discussing the theme of the year: Unity. The Bulldog volleyball and football teams had their first practice on Aug. 29. The volleyball team had their first game of the year on Sept. 18 and played against the Reardan Indians. The B squad was split into two teams: seventh and eighth grade students. The seventh graders lost all three games. The eighth grade won one of their games and A squad won all three. On Sept....
Unless your head has been in the sand for a couple of weeks, you most likely know about what has been happening in the NFL with the players and the National Anthem. And chances are, you have an opinion on the subject. Most of the opinions have been anger against the football players who have taken a knee rather than stand for the Star Spangled Banner; hand over heart. I also heard a couple people say that they are on the players’ side as in that is their personal right to p...
As a conservative who believes in the free market, I believe that American businesses hire more workers and families thrive when you are able to spend and invest more of your own hard-earned paychecks. The complexity and distortions created by our current broken tax code are holding back economic growth and job creation. Simplifying the tax code to make it more fair and allowing our businesses to be more competitive will help realize our nation’s economic potential. That is why last week; House Republicans released the u...
There is a new machine being tested in Montana that could decontaminate toxic mine tailings while recovering valuable precious minerals for everyday use. Gold, silver and other metals are essential for our cellphones, computers and electronic devices and their sale could offset the processor’s purchase and operational costs. If pilot tests are successful, the inventors envision building them in the United States. The potential market is worldwide because there are over 3,500 tailing ponds awaiting treatment. For now, it is a...
When I was a young boy, small business was the backbone of America. It was necessary to have because of gas rationing. Soon after the war was over, the business world decided bigger was better. Supermarkets soon followed and Ike completed his highway program. Smaller businesses soon disappeared and super stores like Toys“R”Us appeared and they were considered too large to fail. However, the evil monster “debt” overtook Toys“R”Us and they became the 19th super large retailer this year to seek Chapter 11 protection....
Please check out the newest ghost sign in downtown Ritzville at the corner of Division and Main Streets! These are old advertisements that were on the buildings in the early 1900s. I think that it is the best one yet and a big thank you to John Rankin and the Ritzville Downtown Development Association! Mary Chamberlain, Ritzville...
Since the inaugural year in 2014, the LRHS Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Club has experienced a 300 percent increase in membership. Beginning with five students and the goal of improving college readiness and career awareness, today the 25-member STEM Club maintains the same shared goal. To explain the increase in participation, returning member Sharon Anderson stated, “I think a majority of the new members this year were influenced from existing members to...
At a special Sept. 26 meeting of the Ritzville Museum Volunteers at the Burroughs’ Home, Liz Gillette and Gretchen Snyder both received Volunteer of the Year awards, while Darlene “Dottie” Telecky was inducted into the organization’s Hall of Fame. Gillette and Snyder were honored for volunteering at the Northern Pacific Train Depot and Museum every Wednesday during the summer. The duo was affectionately named the “Wednesday Team” and would split the shifts at the Depot. Gill...
The Lind-Ritzville FFA trap shooting team is gearing up for another season. The team will be competing on the following dates for the 2017-18 season. The team starts District 9 on Oct. 7 in Odessa, followed by a contest in Warden on Oct. 21. Lind-Ritzville hosts the Nov. 4 shoot, and then has a break until the Jan. 13 District 6 contest in Pullman. The team continues with District 6 competition in St. John on feb. 14, and then returns to District 9 for a shoot in Othello. The team will conclude their season in Cheney on...
The Lind and Ritzville School Boards met on Sept. 25 to hear presentations from administrators regarding the first month of school for the Lind-Ritzville Cooperative School District. Ritzville Grade School Principal Tom Arlt announced the school recently hosted an Open House, and there was an 85 percent turnout recorded. The event allowed parents an opportunity to walk through the school, see their children’s classrooms, meet with school faculty, as well as community organizations. After the success of the Open House, Arlt a...
Memorial service for John “Jack” Shimek will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7, at 11 a.m. at the cemetery in Lind. A reception will follow at the Lind Senior Center....
The Frontier Girls are holding the annual People Helping Pantries Food Drive, in conjunction with the sponsoring organization, the Ritzville Eagles. The Ritzville Frontier Girls Troop No. 372 will be at Harvest Foods on Oct. 5–6 from 4-6 p.m. Additional non-perishable food donations may be made throughout the month of October at the Eagles. Last year the community donated over 500 pounds of food during this drive. The girls are looking forward to the food drive and are hoping to surpass that amount of donations this y...
Robert Schaefer was born on a farm in Washtucna on July 26, 1932. He died in Spokane on Sept. 24. He graduated from Washtucna High School before he served in the Army for two years. Robert lived near Ritzville. It was five miles towards Washtucna and he worked on the farm, but he didn’t like it. He met Jeanette at O.B.’s Café where she was a waitress. The two were married in 1963. Jeanette starting working at Jake’s, and Bob enjoyed washing dishes and visiting with the custom...
John Christopher Doherty died peacefully in Anacortes on Sept. 23 with his family by his side. He was born on Jan. 4, 1938, in Houston, Texas, to Anna and Francis Doherty. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy. He was known to many as just “Texas John” through his barbecue and catering business. John enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s sporting events. He is now cheering them on from Heaven. John spent many summers fishing on the Kenai River in Alaska with his fishing buddi...