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The Ralston Grange will host their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at the grange hall in Ralston. At the meeting Golden Sheaf members will be honored for 50 years of service. Additionally Jennifer Saunders, administrator of the Ritzville Chamber of Commerce, is attending to provide the group with an update on upcoming Chamber events and the Ritz Theatre project. Grange meetings and programs are open to the general public.... Full story
The 12th Annual Lind Community Yard Sale runs Friday, Oct. 11, through Saturday, Oct. 12, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Participation maps are available at Jim’s Market. Questions can be directed to Kindra Haase by calling 509-650-7299. In addition to the community yard sale, the Lind Calvary Assembly of God Church is bringing the Goodwill truck to town to accept donations throughout the weekend. Unwanted yard sale and household items are accepted from 3-5 p.m. on Friday; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday; and concludes S... Full story
The annual Bronc Booster Club Membership Drive is set to conclude on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Any business or individual interested in the annual membership needs to send in membership payments by the 15th to be included on the membership board in Gilson Gymnasium. Membership dues are $15 per individual and $25 per business. Dues can be sent to the Bronc Boosters Club at PO Box 422, Ritzville, WA 99169. Questions can be directed to Carrie Anthony at [email protected] or at 509-429-1809....
An afternoon of historical facts and trivia as well as a fully catered meal is on tap as the Adams County Historical Society hosts its annual meeting on Sunday, Oct. 20, at Zion Philadelphia UCC in Ritzville beginning at 1:30 p.m. Back by popular demand is Gene Wirth with more interesting historical facts about Adams County and the surrounding area. Wirth is a professor at Columbia Basin College. His family is a longtime name in the Lind area, and his interest in history is substantial. Blue Bike Catering Co. is in charge of...
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Community Recognition Night and Auction on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the C.J. Newland American Legion Memorial Hall. The event serves as an opportunity to recognize community leaders, volunteers and students. Eight awards will be presented in categories: Volunteer, Employee, Business, Male, Female, Educator, First Responder and Farmer of the Year. The chamber is seeking nominations for the annual 2013 Community Awards in the categories of Business, Volunteer, Farmer and... Full story
Washtucna Community Church (WCC) recently completed an extensive renovation of its lower level. On Sunday, Oct. 20, the church will host a ceremony of dedication at the 11 a.m. worship service. After the service individuals are invited to attend a potluck lunch and also have the opportunity to tour the church to view the work that has been completed. The previous renovation of the church took place several decades ago. In the current renovation, walls were resurfaced and repainted, ceramic tile flooring installed and old...
A memorial service for Adams County Superior Court Judge Brian Miller will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 3 p.m. at the C.J. Newland American Legion Memorial Hall. Miller died Saturday, Oct. 28, after a long and arduous battle with cancer. A veteran attorney with an active practice based in Othello for 37 years, Miller was elected judge during the Aug. 7, 2012, primary. He defeated Prosecutor Randy Flyckt in the race. Miller’s swearing in as judge marked the passing of the gavel between brothers. Richard Miller retired a...
The community is invited to attend a flag retirement ceremony at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fairgrounds on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m. Members from the local Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post No. 11446, American Legion Post No. 51, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts are participating in the ceremony. The ceremony is being led by VFW Post Commander Robert Reynolds, who made the decision to host the ceremony after realizing many flags at the cemetery and fire station were no longer serviceable. The flag retirement cer...
The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District has opened the filing period for the position of Director for Division No. 5. To serve as a director an individual must be a qualified voter within the director division they represent. To qualify as a voter an individual must own land included within the district and vote in the director division in which they reside. Orman Johnson of Othello is the incumbent Director for Division No. 5. This director division is that part of the East District located in Franklin County; and that p...
The results are in from the recent Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over DUI enforcement campaign conducted from Aug. 16 through Sept. 2. In Grant and Adams Counties, preliminary numbers show that 38 motorists were stopped and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (DUI), and statewide, law enforcement officers arrested 1,420 drivers for DUI. Last year in Grant and Adams Counties, during the same time period, officers on routine and extra patrols arrested 61 people for DUI. In...
Three members of the Ritzville Adams County Journal were honored with 27 awards during the 126th Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Convention on Friday, Oct. 4, in Olympia. The staff earned 14 news photography awards, seven advertising design awards and six news writing awards. All of the entries in the WNPA’s Better Newspaper Contest were judged by members of the Tennessee Press Association. Janis Rountree collected a third place in the Best Personality Profile – Long category for her feature of Emilee Moeller. The...
A summer-long construction project is nearing the end and the opening of Ritzville’s newest business is expected in a couple of weeks. With the opening comes about 60 new jobs for the community. The Love’s Travel Stop & Country Store is expected to open by the end of the month, as long as mild weather permits work to be completed. Media Specialist Kealey Dorian said the truck tire care center will follow, likely opening prior to next year. Founded in 1964 in Watonga, Okl... Full story
One of three city construction projects has been completed and two are moving ahead on schedule. The new booster pump station, which will improve the delivery of water to businesses based on Galbreath Way, Smitty’s Boulevard and the new Love’s Travel Store & Country Store, was tested last week. Varela & Associates’ Civil Engineer Jake Youngren said tests of the booster pump station went well last Friday. It was determined that as a result of a manufacturing issue one valve... Full story
Lind residents and members from surrounding communities gathered together on Saturday evening to celebrate the 125th birthday of the Town of Lind and simultaneously support the Lind Chamber of Commerce. The quasquicentennial celebration on Oct. 5 served as the Lind Chamber of Commerce’s annual auction, which raised over $10,000 for the local chamber. The auction serves as the primary yearly fundraiser for the Lind Chamber of Commerce. With nearly 50 items donated to the l... Full story
With more donations and contributions still being tallied, the 36th annual Mennonite Country Auction and Relief Sale has already raised over $111,000 during the event on Saturday, Oct. 5. The annual event is held at the Menno Mennonite Church grounds outside of Ritzville and the excellent fall weather helped draw a large crowd of an estimated 400 cars. Visitors to the annual event browsed vendor booths and enjoyed a variety of home cooked foods in the morning hours; while the...
The Lady Tigercats battled in two away matches against Touchet and Tekoa-Oakesdale, but were unable to return home with a league win. The Lady Tigercats matched up against the Touchet Lady Indians on Oct. 3 before facing the Lady Nighthawks on Oct. 8. The LW girls proved to be a tough competitor against the Lady Indians and kept the score close throughout the three-set match. The Lady Tigercats fell to Touchet with scores of 25-23, 25-21 and 25-16. Head coach Sarah Mayer said the team is trying a new offensively strategy and...
Ritzville resident Gary Kelly had the honor to throw the ceremonial opening pitch for the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on Friday, Sept. 27, against the Oakland Athletics. Gary, his wife Leslie, and sons Bryce, Drew, Jayce and Ledger all had the opportunity to go on the field for Friday night’s game. Gary was one of two individuals selected from a drawing hosted by Luna Family Hearing. Luna Family Hearing is a Northwest based hearing care provider and an official sponsor of the Seattle Mariners. Gary currently works as a... Full story
Scoring 42 unanswered points in the first half against Northwest Christian, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos spent the game working on the fine points of their game. The team went on to defeat the newest member of the Northeast 2B League 56-3, relying primarily on junior varsity players to maintain the lead. Head coach Greg Whitmore began subbing in the second quarter. The varsity starters never returned to the field after that. Whitmore and the rest of the coaches in the northeast 2B League have a history of coming off...
Last week’s volleyball schedule saw the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague volleyball team pick up three consecutive non league wins. The team defeated Royal, Almira-Coulee/Hartline and Odessa-Harrington. Tuesday night at home during league action, the Lady Broncos came up against a tough Colfax team. The match ended after three games with Colfax picking up a sweep, 19-25, 18-25 and 13-25. Head coach Cari Galbreath, who returned last Saturday to coach the team after a brief maternity l...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats went on the road Friday night to face league rivals, the Colton Wildcats, and returned home with a 78-34 loss. The Tigercats found themselves without starting quarterback, Joey Guske, who suffered a collarbone injury in the Tigercats’ previous game against Sunnyside Christian. Chance Rice stepped into the starting quarterback position and helped lead the team in a new offense. Head coach Justin Ziebell explained the team is now u...
Let us try and simplify the reason for the ridiculous name-calling and questionable actions that are taking place. It is because the Republicans want to balance the budget, and the Democrats don’t want to. Perhaps we should define some terms. Budget is what they hope to collect in revenue and that is hopefully going to match the expenses for that year. If the revenue doesn’t match the expenses, then we go further in debt. Our debt will be $17 trillion dollars on or about Oct. 17. We now take one dime, one nickel and one pen...
Hospital really not needed. Let me define what I suggested early in building an emergency room, lab and heliport. The emergency room is there to get serious cases ready for transport to a Spokane hospital and to also service the people that have medical problems during the hours that the clinic is closed. It is well known that insurance companies only pay to put people in the hospital that have serious illnesses. Spokane has all the facilities to accommodate these people. I left out the word new, in my last letter when referr...
Galbreath Land and Livestock, represented above by Alma Galbreath, presented the Ritzville Downtown Development Association (RDDA) President John Rankin (left) with a $20,000 donation to put towards renovations and updates at The Ritz Theatre. The RDDA, with other volunteers, have been working tirelessly at the theatre and have now completed the electrical upgrades needed at the facility. Rankin said the generous donation allows the RDDA to move forward with projects and...
Dr. William (Bill) Ritchey died at the age of 94 on Oct. 1 at his home in Gig Harbor, Wash. He graduated from Whittier College in 1939, and the Iliff School of Theology in 1942. He served Methodist churches and the Home Missions Council in Colorado and Arizona from 1939 to 1946. He moved to Washington in 1946, and served churches at Garfield, Lind, Yakima and Des Moines. He also served as District Superintendent for the Walla Walla and Seattle Districts of the UMC. In 1967, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity...
Ronald C. West died at the age of 84 on Oct. 6 in Spokane. Visitation is Friday, Oct. 11 from 12-5 p.m.; and Saturday, Oct. 12, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville. Graveside service is Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Cemetery, followed by a celebration of life at 2:30 p.m. at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Endicott. Danekas Funeral Home of Ritzville is entrusted with the arrangements and is located at 207 East Main Avenue in Ritzville. A full obituary will run at a later...