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Most people think of fairs and animals or cooking and sewing when they see a 4-H Clover. The well-known green and white four-leaf clover often brings to mind fair arenas, exhibits and ribbons. Just behind the Red Cross™ and the Golden Arches™, the 4-H emblem is one of the most recognized symbols around the world. 4-H is really a youth and leadership development organization: much more than cows, cooking, and fair ribbons. On Monday, Nov. 26, at 6 p.m., there will be an opportunity for youth and parents to find out about 4-H r...
This year marks the Silver Anniversary Turkey Trot. Walkers, joggers and strollers are all welcome to make the brisk round of the Ritzville Path, starting in front of The New Ritz Theatre at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 22. The three-mile Ritzville Path circles from the Ritz Theatre, to the Wheat Land Communities’ Fairgrounds, along the Heinemann Forest above Emmanuel Haag baseball field, and back onto Division Street along the Little League Field. The Trot is in its 25th year. It has been held each year since 1988, when t...
The Lind-Ritzville High School Drama class is presenting “An Evening of Readers Theatre” on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 7 p.m. in the Ritzville Grade School gymnasium. The public is encouraged to attend the free evening performance. The drama students plan to read classic fairy tales during the family-friendly event....
The Ritzville Public Development Authority (RPDA) has changed the regularly scheduled meeting to Wednesday, Nov. 28. The RPDA council is meeting at Ritzville City Hall, with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m. The meeting is open to the public....
With only military ballots to be received, the votes are now in favor of the Ritzville School District’s two-year capital levy for improvements to Jimmie Snider Field. Ten voters, living in Lincoln County but inside of the Ritzville School District, made the difference to switch the close-margined race. The final ballot count shows the levy passing with 634 total votes in favor and 630 votes in opposition. Nine of the 10 voters from Lincoln County voted in favor of the capital levy. According to the elections office, the S...
The Ritzville Community Choir will host a concert on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 3 p.m., at the Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ. Everyone is welcome to attend the concert, and invited to stay for the reception and refreshments. The choir is looking for additional performers for the concert. If interested, contact the church at 659-1440. The Zion church is located at 301 East Broadway Avenue, in Ritzville....
The 82nd annual Ralston Grange Christmas Party is being held on Sunday, Dec. 2, to kick off the holiday season with a celebration. The party is a yearly tradition that helps community members get into a festive mood for the upcoming holiday. The evening begins with a potluck at 5 p.m., followed by a program, where children are encouraged to participate. The program is a mesh of children reciting, performing musical numbers or dancing, and children can choose what they would like to perform. Adults and families are also...
The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) honored top individuals, horses and organizations at the annual awards banquet held at the International Conference at Canyonview Equestrian Center in Silverton, Ore., on Oct. 13. The CHA Distinguished Service Award went to Ritzville resident, Phil Peterson. Peterson is a life member of CHA and has been involved since 1992. He is Standard, Trail, Driving and Equine Facility Manager clinic staff and a site visitor for CHA. He has been on the CHA board for many years as a director,...
The Lind Town Council unanimously agreed to move forward with supporting the creation of a community garden, during the regular meeting on Nov. 13. The council agreed to create two separate leases on land donated to the town for recreational purposes: one lease for the park and recreation department and a five-year lease for land dedicated to a community garden. Lind resident, John Claypool, is spearheading the project and he hopes to have the garden operational by next spring. He will begin the creation of the garden on a...
Just after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15, the Adams County Superior Court Clerk’s office received a phone call from a male subject claiming multiple explosive devices would be detonated in 20 minutes. The Adams County Courthouse was immediately evacuated, while officers searched the building. Adams County was only one of eight courthouses across the state closed because of bomb threats on Thursday afternoon. According to Ritzville Police Chief Dave McCormick, the department was contacted at 3:17 p.m. and the courthouse e...
With the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) mandating the switch of all radios to the narrowband system by Jan. 1, the Adams County Sheriff’s Department has been working to upgrade all radios inside the county. The FCC mandated the deadline nearly two decades ago. Narrowbanding makes radio bands operate at 12.5 kilohertz (kHz), where systems have previously been operating at 25 kHz. Narrowbanding creates a more efficient technology that creates additional channel capacity on the same radio spectrum that has been operated...
Dr. Peter Viavant has joined the staff at East Adams Rural Hospital (EARH) as a part time emergency room and clinic doctor, on Wednesday and Thursday. Viavant worked as a family practitioner in Walla Walla for 20 years before retiring from the practice two years ago. Viavant has spent his retirement working in small emergency rooms for other rural hospitals across the state and the nation. Viavant and his wife Robynn currently reside in Walla Walla, where they have raised thre...
Jeffrey Lane tenses up in anticipation of the pie Noah Reynolds is preparing to throw, while Robert Reynolds looks on. The pie in the face is an annual tradition for the local Boy Scouts, and any member that sold over $600 in popcorn got to throw a pie. –Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
The Lind Chamber of Commerce is set to host the 13th annual Lind Lighted Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 9, in downtown Lind. Leading the parade will be grand marshal Beverly Lomax The festivities begin at 3 p.m. with Santa Claus pictures, free chili, soup and hotdogs being served at the Lind Senior Center. Judging of the parade entries begins promptly at 5 p.m., with the parade beginning at 5:30 p.m. Entries can be registered at the Lind Lions Club from 4:45-5:15 p.m. The Chamber reminds those interested in participating...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats watched their season come to an end on Friday night, after suffering a loss in the WIAA 1B Southeast quarterfinal game against Liberty Christian. The Tigercats had their state playoff dreams defeated with an 8-70 loss to the undefeated Patriots. The Tigercats received the opening kickoff, but were unable to move the markers for a first down, eventually turning the ball over on downs. Liberty Christian did not waste any time and took...
The WIAA 2B State Semifinals at Lampson Field in Kennewick will feature the hometown team this Saturday, Nov. 24. The LRS Broncos defeated DeSales 21-14 last Saturday to advance to the semifinal battle with Waitsburg-Prescott at 2 p.m. The Broncos met one of their toughest opponents this season against the DeSales Irish during a rainy outing at Gonzaga Prep early Saturday night. Until than, the Broncos had not allowed a touchdown in the first quarter of any game. DeSales...
A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and financial aid night is scheduled for Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. in Room 10 at Lind-Ritzville High School. School staff will have important information regarding scholarship dates and FAFSA forms. For more information, or with questions, contact Lindsey Ross by email at [email protected]....
Residents and businesses within the Ritzville city limits are invited to participate in the annual Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Lighting Contest. First and second place winners in the 2012 lighting contest, open to residences and businesses within the city limits, will receive recognition by the chamber as well as in The Ritzville Adams County Journal for residential and commercial lighting. In addition, the first place winners will receive $20 in Chamber Bucks and a special gift basket. Lights and...
When the Ritzville Ministerial Association hosted its Community Thanksgiving gathering on Sunday, the group served a free meal to more than 180 people. Such an undertaking requires a lot of turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes. Accomplishing the feat was a small army of kitchen volunteers and servers including: (back row, left to right) Lisa Cox, Amy Galbreath, Rita Fryberger, Connie Sackmann and Brad Gering; (front row) Debbie Gering, Sandee Schwab, Sandy Weigand, Gaynel...
If you could invite anybody in the world to Thanksgiving dinner, who would it be and what would you serve them? Ritzville First Grade I would invite Princess Kate and Prince William for Thanksgiving dinner. I would serve turkey, sweet potatoes, and cranberry sauce for dinner. Ashleigh I would invite my mom for Thanksgiving dinner. I would serve turkey, ham, and eggs for dinner. Rose I would invite Lexi for Thanksgiving dinner. I would serve chili, chicken, and hot dogs for dinner. DaCota I would invite Brock for Thanksgiving...
Lind, Ritzville and Benge students are the proud owners of new dictionaries, donated by the Ralston Grange No. 943 as part of the “Words for Thirds” program. The October distribution is an annual event for the Ralston Grange members, who donated 16 dictionaries to Lind third grade students, 21 to Ritzville students and two for students in Benge. This is the eighth year that the Ralston Grange has participated in the Words for Thirds program. The dictionaries are given to the...
For the past five years, sixth grade student Caden Liberty has been auditioning for a variety of roles in shows and plays. But now, he has landed a principle role as a featured extra in the “Different Drummers” movie, being produced in Spokane. Different Drummers is based on a true story from 1965, and focuses on two best friends, Lyle and David. David is wheelchair bound and suffers from muscular dystrophy, while Lyle is hyperactive, and the story follows their fourth gra...
Our country is experiencing a severe drought that has seen cattlemen reducing their herds because of a shortage of feed. They are watching in disbelief as California ships hay to China. China’s diet has changed and they have millions of cows that do not have enough pasture. Alfalfa exports to China have ballooned to an estimated 380,000 metric tons in 2012 from 2,320 metric tons in 2007. Our trade imbalance with China is so bad that China can fill containers with hay and ship it to China for half the cost of shipping it to t...
Betty D. Salkield, died in Bellingham, on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the age of 95. She was born in Denver, Colo., on Dec. 29, 1916, to George and Molly Singleton of Dietrich, Idaho, where she grew up on a farm outside of town. The farm was called Star Lake and sometimes during the winter she would have to move into the Deitrich Hotel with her mother to be able to go to school. She married Jay V. Salkield on Sept. 12, l934, while she was still in high school. After missing one...
LeMartha Thorp, died at the age of 91, in Port Angeles, Wash., on Friday, Oct. 19. She was born on May 14, 1921, in Ritzville, to John F. and Katherine (Kosanke) Stehr. She graduated from Northwest Bible Institute in 1942, and married Hjalmar C. Thorp on Oct. 23, 1943, in Dayton, Ohio. She was a photo oil colorist and retouch artist in Dayton, Ohio, and for four different studios in Port Angeles. She was a pianist and organist for several churches, weddings, funerals,...