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The Relay For Life of Ritzville committee is having the initial meeting to discuss the date and goal for the 2013 event on Monday, Nov. 19, in the Ritzville Visitors’ Center. Team captains and any individual interested in creating or joining a team, are encouraged to attend the meeting. The new American Cancer Society (ACS) partner for the Relay event, Robbin Hansen, will be present to help the committee determine a fundraising goal for the upcoming year. The Relay For Life committee and team captains will meet on the t...
A night of bingo, endless popcorn and the opportunity to win a turkey, is a winning combination during the annual Turkey Bingo event in Washtucna on Saturday, Nov. 17, at the Lions Den on Main Street. Turkey Bingo is hosted by the Washtucna-Benge Lions Club and begins at 7 p.m. Hot dogs, chilidogs, soda pop and candy are available to purchase from the kitchen. Bingo is one of the Lions Club’s fundraisers, with proceeds used for projects in the community....
Washtucna Community Church will host a special Praise and Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, Nov. 18, at 11 a.m. Heidi Borgens R.N. will be the guest speaker for the event. Borgens has participated in medical missions to Nigeria and Burkina Faso, in Africa. Her talk will relate experiences from her work there to the celebration of thanksgiving. Everyone is welcome. Worship will be followed by a Potluck Supper for members and friends and all interested parties. For more information contact the church office at...
The Ritzville Ministerial Association is hosting the annual community Thanksgiving on Sunday, Nov. 18, at 1 p.m. in the Ritzville Grade School gymnasium. Those attending the event will be welcomed by a variety of songs performed by different, local church choirs. A traditional Thanksgiving meal of turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, immediately follows the introductory hymns. After the meal is served, Pastor Matthew Yoder from the Ritzville Mennonite Church will present a prayer and welcome. When the meal and prayer is...
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Ritzville Adams County Journal is operating under an earlier deadline for the Nov. 22 edition of the paper. The deadline for advertising and news submissions is Monday, Nov. 19, by 5 p.m. The newspaper will return to regular deadlines the following week. The Journal office will also close at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 21, in observance of the holiday and will re-open on Monday, Nov. 26. For more information, contact the office at 659-1020....
The Ralston Grange is hosting the annual community Thanksgiving potluck and program on Tuesday, Nov. 20, with the theme of “Giving Thanks for Community Volunteers.” The potluck begins at 6:30 p.m., immediately followed by the program. The Ralston Grange is providing turkey and ham for the potluck, and is asking attendees to bring a potluck dish to share. This year, members are asking for help in providing entertainment during the talent portion of the program. As an incentive, the Ralston Grange is contributing $25, on behalf...
The ballot count conducted by the Adams County Auditor’s Office on Friday, Nov. 9, shows the Washtucna Park and Recreation Maintenance and Operation (M&O) levy and the Ritzville School District capital levy, still failing by a small margin. At the Friday tally, 4,804 ballots had been recorded and counted from Adams County voters, a voter turnout of 74.4 percent. The next ballot count was conducted on Wednesday, Nov. 14, and those numbers were not available at press time. The Washtucna Park and Recreation District 2 M&O levy r...
GRANT-ADAMS COUNTIES — Lynn Ross spent more than $1,200 paying for the ignition interlock that he had to have installed on his Dodge truck as a result of a DUI conviction. The device is about the size of a cell phone with a tube for breath samples. Like many in Grant and Adams Counties, Ross, a Spokane Valley resident, had to blow into it every time he started his truck every day for 14 months. The truck would only start if he did not have any alcohol in his system. Despite the cost and the hassle—he had to switch to alc...
Harrington author David Michaelson has received two additional awards for his science fiction genre. At a recent convention for the Military’s Writers Society of America, Michaelson’s science fiction trilogy received an Honorable Mention for the first book, “The Centauri Intervention.” The sequel, “Bittersweet Colony,” was awarded First Runner Up during the convention in Dayton, Ohio. These are Michaelson’s second and third awards. He won a Silver Medal in 2010 for his cookbook, “The Burntwater Cook’s Kitchen Guide.” A...
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce has welcomed three new members to the board. During the regular meeting on Oct. 15, the board of directors unanimously approved Rob Roettger, Judith Rinehart-Nelson and Carol Newton to fill previously vacant positions. The three board members are filling positions vacant due to retirement of one board member, replacement of another, and a long-time vacancy due to not having an immediate past president for a number of years. For more information about the chamber, visit the office at 111...
An official groundbreaking ceremony for the new Sprague Emergency Response Center was held on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 124 Old Airport Road in Sprague. “After years of planning and financial support from the community, local businesses, state and federal agencies, we are excited and pleased to have the construction underway,” said Fire Chief Scott Clemenson. The new 11,842 square foot center will provide an emergency operation center for use in the event of large incidents in the region, as well as 24-hour fac...
Over the course of the past few months, staff members at the Ritzville Public Library have been busy working on upgrades to help expand the list of services available to patrons. These updates include both technological and physical improvements to the library. Library director Kylie Fullmer said the technological improvements began after the library hosted a meeting with key community members last spring. The general feedback from the meeting was that the library needed to improve the technology offered to the public....
The Lind and Ritzville school boards have rescheduled the December board meeting, and have changed the time of the financial meeting for the November meeting. On Nov. 26, both school boards will meet at 5:45 p.m. in the Lind-Ritzville Middle School library for the financial meeting. The change has been made to allow additional time to review year-end documents. The regularly scheduled board meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. The regularly scheduled December board meeting has been canceled and rescheduled for...
Life Care Center of Ritzville recently received My InnerView’s Excellence in Action award from the National Research Corporation. The award recognizes superior customer service as demonstrated by satisfaction surveys My InnerView distributes to customers of nursing homes around the country. Winners are providers that performed in the top 10 percent of nursing homes surveyed in 2011. “These skilled nursing award recipients were first recognized by their own residents and employees through excellent satisfaction survey results,...
The Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Community Recognition Night and Auction, previously planned for Saturday, Nov. 17, has been postponed, due to the recent scheduling of the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos quarterfinals football game. “The opportunity for our high school football players to compete in the WIAA State Football Playoffs is major achievement for the players and their families and friends. The chamber board decided very quickly and unanimously that we should postpone our community awards banquet and...
Being able to walk at graduation is a goal for many high school seniors academically, but for Kyle Ritz, it is a physical goal as well. A senior at Lind-Ritzville High School, and the son of John and Laurinda Ritz, Kyle is a bilateral amputee. As a double amputee, his case is extra special because the right leg is transtibial, meaning below the knee, and the left is transfemoral, meaning above the knee. Kyle currently has a pair of prosthetic legs that he wears...
Washington State Patrol Officer, Dustin Stephan, removes snow from his driveway during the early morning snowfall in Ritzville on Monday, Nov. 12. Ritzville residents woke up to find around four inches of snow throughout town, which began melting with the late morning rain. The snow did not disrupt the school schedule due to local schools being closed in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. –Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague football team has 10 athletes that have been named to the Northeast 2B All-Opponent football team. Receiving first team offensive line honors are Jarradd Morley and Jacob Anderson, while second team recipients are Tyler Frederick and Cory Goble. Cort Ruzicka was selected as one of the first team running backs and Connor O’Neill made second team. First team receivers for the Broncos are Ryan Whitmore and Matt Fryberger, and second team is Tyler Greenwalt. The first team quarterback is Dylan Hartz. T...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats defeated the Almira-Coulee/Hartline Warriors, 52-36, on Friday night during the first round of state playoffs in Coulee City. The game began with an immediate touchdown for the Warriors when Drew Isaak returned the kickoff for a 60-yard touchdown. The Warriors converted the extra point play to give them an early 8-0 lead over the Tigercats. The Tigercats did not waste any time responding to the Warriors early lead, and Sawyer Hostetler...
Three times in the second quarter Connor O’Neill danced into the end zone for a touchdown, effectively breaking the back of the TOR Nighthawks during the first round of the WIAA 2B State Playoffs at Jimmie Snider Field. LRS won the game 42-14. The LRS Broncos expected stiffer resistance from the Nighthawks. While TOR wasn’t as impressive as originally billed, they did put together some big plays and gave the Broncos fits at times. The LRS defense came up with big plays at key...
Sterling Bank employees (l-r) Kayla Meise, Michelle Asmussen, Christinia Cameron and Chad Hoeft, display the large pile of coats that were donated or purchased for this year’s Coats 4 Kids Drive. The Ritzville branch received 59 donated coats and over $1,300 in cash for the purchase of coats. –Journal photo by Janis Rountree...
The Washtucna junior high and high school music program had a very busy schedule last week as they performed four times within five days in various concerts from Kahlotus to Oakesdale. Music students traveled to Washtucna, Kahlotus, and Oakesdale for various performances that surely captivated audiences at all three venues, while further expanding their knowledge and skill in the art of music. The Washtucna-Kahlotus band, affectionately known as “The Big Blue Band,” is under the direction of Lora Hille, who teaches music at b...
The Lind-Ritzville High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) recently announced the start of a community service project. The group decided to combine their efforts, with the help of the Leadership class, to focus their efforts on a community service event that would mean something to the community, yet be personal too. They collectively decided to assist fellow student, Kyle Ritz, in an effort to raise funds to help him upgrade his current prosthetic legs, in order for him to reach his personal goal of walking...
A most confusing election, billions spent and the balance of power remains the same. Before the presidential election, I had these facts to deal with, and many more, anyone of which gave me pause to think about reelecting the president. 1. Four Americans murdered in Benghazi. It looks like a cover up to me – smells like a cover up to me – maybe it is a cover up? No answers from President Obama. 2. One American murdered and hundreds of Mexican citizens killed in Fast and Furious. Still don’t know who authorized it. 3. 16.2...
The Journal called it a knife-edge election. It should have been (this is a divided nation). This was the last chance for the conservatives to elect a president with a Caucasian vote. This should be a wake up call to the pompous Republicans who convinced Romney that you could insult 47 percent of our population and still get elected by looking presidential. President Obama started the down and dirty race on the east coast and the Romney-Ryan ticket decided they should stay above that until it was too late. The facts were ther...