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The Lind Community Yard Sale is set to take place this weekend from Oct. 12-13. The yard sale is sponsored by the Lind Chamber of Commerce, and there are more than a dozen sale locations throughout the town. The sales are open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both of the days.... Full story
July 15, 1945 – September 30, 2018 Peter James Hilzendeger passed away unexpectedly on September 30, 2018, after a very brief battle with aggressive lung cancer. Pete was born July 15, 1945 in Edgeley, ND. His family farmed and after the sale of the farm moved to Aberdeen, SD after graduating in 1963. He joined the Navy, serving three tours in Vietnam as a Boatsman 1st class, running river boats. After leaving the Navy he received a degree in law and justice. He served as a g...
More than $120,000 for relief efforts around the country and the world was raised at the Mennonite Country Auction on Oct. 6 at the Menno Mennonite Church. The auction kicked off at noon on Saturday, with a wide variety of items up for bid. Some of the items that the audience could take home included handmade quilts and wooden items, paintings, a BBQ fire pit, an antique cash register, a flat-screen television, tickets to the Washington vs. Oregon State college football game,... Full story
Residents who drive on Sixth Street in the morning near Lind-Ritzville Middle School (LRMS) may notice students working in a garden near the football and baseball fields. Some students are watering plants, while others are disposing of weeds into a wheelbarrow. The students are enrolled in LRMS’ Farm-to-School program, an elective held during second period throughout the school year. In the program, students learn skills to grow and harvest crops. After harvest, the s...
I got to see some good football this weekend. The EWU Eagles played Southern Utah in a game that started at noon local time. Since the game started that early and as long as Eagle games normally last I still got back home in time to watch the WSU – OSU kickoff at 6:00. In Cheney the word had gotten out that starting All-American QB Gage Gubrud was not going to play. Gubrud’s leg was in a boot and he wasn’t suited up. He had coaching headphones on and was talking with his r... Full story
Dear Friends, Let me start with a salute to the WSU graduate who was awarded the Medal of Honor, our nation’s highest military award for valor, at the White House on Oct. 1. Ronald Shurer II, from Puyallup, earned his degree in 2001 and enlisted in the U.S. Army in Spokane in September 2002. He became a Secret Service agent in 2009 after his honorable discharge from the Army and lives in Virginia with his wife and children. I’d like to see our Legislature formally recognize his service to our nation, as we have for other Med... Full story
If you haven’t already seen StageWest’s current production of A.R. Gurney’s Love Letters, do yourself a favor and grab some friends to go see it with you this weekend. It’s not a mushy romance, but rather a character study of two people whose lifelong exchange of letters began as children born to wealth and position, writing thank you notes for birthday gifts and post cards from summer camp. Jamie Javorsky shines as Melissa, a flamboyant woman who does what she darn’d well pleases, and doesn’t mince words when writing to...
Give Gov. Jay Inslee and backers of Initiative 1631 credit. They are persistent in their quest to invoke a fee on carbon emissions. Voters will decide its fate on Nov.6. Since Inslee was first elected, he pushed to reduce CO2 discharges---a laudable goal. Two years ago, carbon initiative backers drafted a “revenue neutral” ballot measure which voters rejected by a 59-41 percent margin. Today’s Initiative 1631 simply adds a new fee without cutting any state fee or tax, particularly on gasoline or diesel. For soccer moms commu... Full story
One of the biggest challenges facing healthcare consumers today is the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs. President Trump acknowledged the problem in his Inauguration address, saying, “One of my greatest priorities is to reduce the price of prescription drugs.” Bringing down the price of prescription drugs will help reduce medical costs for families, and Congress is working with President Trump’s administration to make progress and increase access to affordable healthcare. In May, Congress approved legislation, and P...
Hello, devoted reader. I am Brandon Cline, the new managing editor at the Ritzville Adams County Journal. I never really know what to say when I write these articles introducing myself, but here goes nothing. I was born and raised in Goldendale, Washington, a town that is roughly an hour south of Yakima along the Washington-Oregon border with a population of about 3,500 people. There are no traffic lights in Goldendale, the Goldendale Observatory State Park hosts one of the largest public observatories in the United States...
August 25, 1928 – October 8, 2018 Iva Josephine Hollenback was born in Spokane August 25, 1928. After seven children and having an obvious sense of humor, her parents Fred and Jennie (Roth) Hollenback allowed family members to drop name suggestions in a hat and Jennie “drew” the names. Iva wryly commented that she was happy not to have become “Christabel”. Iva lived with her family on Mica Peak for the first 13 years of her life. She had many stories of life during those lean years with her siblings, Mel, Mark, Orr, Tom,...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos volleyball team split a pair of league matches for the second consecutive week, winning easily in straight sets and losing another brutal five-set match. The Lady Broncos started off the past week with a dominant performance over the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, winning in three sets at home on Oct. 2: 25-9, 25-18 and 25-14. LRS has now swept the season series against Tekoa-Rosalia, winning all six sets played between the teams. Junior El... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos fell 24-14 to the Reardan Indians on Oct. 5, as they fell to 0-2 in league play and 2-4 overall. The Broncos were stellar defensively in the first half, taking a 7-3 lead into halftime against the Indians, who entered the game with a 4-1 record overall (2-0 in league play). But the Reardan offense woke up in the second half, scoring 21 points and pulling away in the fourth quarter. Reardan got the scoring underway, making a 24-yard field...
The Ritz Theatre announces the screening of the ‘coming of aging’ feature film, Farmer of the Year. The film, by the Metaline Falls husband and wife team of Kathy Swanson and Vince O’Connell, stars Emmy-nominated Barry Corbin (Northern Exposure, No Country for Old Men, Urban Cowboy, War Games), Mackinlee Waddell (Good Christian Belles), and Terry Kiser (Weekend at Bernie’s) and is their first feature. Written by Swanson, shot largely at the farm on which she grew up and in her hometown in Minnesota (pop. 1200), Farmer...
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission today announced its 2018-2019 winter schedule, with more than 100 parks remaining open for camping or day-use activities. The winter schedule is available online at www.parks.state.wa.us/winterschedule. More than 100 parks will remain open during the winter, while about 18 parks are closed until dates in March, April or May, due to weather and other circumstances. Each year, Washington State Parks identifies which parks will remain open and which will offer limited or...
Beef Classes In the beef classes, there were seven 4-H market steers, four FFA entries and 10 open entry calves. Alyssa Williams received grand champion for 4-H market beef, and Abby Gering earned grand champion for FFA. Reserve champions were Zoe Galbreath for 4-H and Taylor Galbreath for FFA. For fitting and showing, Williams earned grand champion for 4-H and Gering received grand champion for FFA. Zoe and Taylor Galbreath received reserve champion in their respective divisions. Swine Classes In the swine classes, 4-H had 1...
Stephen McFadden, Adams County Economic Development Director, earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD), a national recognition that denotes a mastery of skills in economic development, professional attainment and a commitment to personal and professional growth. McFadden has served as the county’s economic development director since June 2014. He was the publisher of the Ritzville Adams County Journal from 2004 to 2014. During that time he led an effort to form the Adams County Development Council and s... Full story
The Ritzville City Council continued its 2019 budget conversations during its latest meeting on Oct. 2, while discussions regarding the potential ordinance that would ban cargo containers on residential properties consumed much of the meeting. Clerk-Treasurer Julie Flyckt spearheaded the 2019 budget discussions, which focused on projected revenues for the city. Flyckt noted that the 2019 draft budget has been updated to show the effects of the annual one percent increase on Real and Personal Property Taxes, which increased...
Volunteers are needed for upcoming local athletic events, according to Lind-Ritzville High School Athletic Director Greg Whitmore. For the middle school football game on Oct. 11 at 4 p.m., volunteers are needed to help run the score clock and to help with the chain gang. Whitmore said that the school is willing to pay the person who runs the score clock. At the high school volleyball match on Oct. 13 at 3:30 p.m., two volunteers are needed to be line judges for the varsity match. Those interested in volunteering can contact...
The Adams County Fire Protection Districts in Lind and Ritzville announced that the burn ban in both towns have been lifted this week. Questions on the lift of the burn ban can be sent to Kevin Starring at 509-650-7226....
The Ritzville Museum Volunteers hosted a thank you social hour event for individuals who had volunteered at the two local museums over the summer. The event consisted of refreshments in the Ritzville Public Library basement, and a recognition presentation for the year’s outstanding volunteers. Susie Kirkendall took the opportunity to recognize Gaynel Gering and Nancy Burke for their lifetime of service to both the Dr. Frank R. Burroughs’ Home and the Railroad Depot Mus...