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RITZVILLE – Seven local non-profits recently received financial awards from Caring Neighbors. The Ritzville Fire Department was given $3,000 to go towards the purchase of air packs and truck lights. Franklin County Fire District No. 5 was given $2,000 to help refurbish their wildland fire truck. The Ritzville Public Library District No. 2 was given $1,600 to help with their summer reading program. Adams County Park and Recreation, which runs the Ritzville Water Park, r...
RITZVILLE - The Lions Club of Ritzville will be roasting chickens at the Wheat Land Communities Fairgrounds this Friday, July 16. To reserve your chicken(s), call or text John at 509 660 0290. Chickens can be picked up between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Wheatland Communities Fairgrounds. Cost is $8 per chicken. “We don't usually do this in July, but we are mainly doing it to help out the farmers who are harvesting right now,” Lions club secretary Cory Bartlett said. The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will be closed and will not be...
RITZVILLE - Krystal Hernandez, right, smiles after the rush of cooking 41 plates of Carne Asada for the Ritzville Eagles' membership drive dinner and comedy show Friday, July 9. Hernandez said she fixes tacos at the Eagles about once a year. "I've never been around for one of Krystal's taco dinners, but this was outstanding," Eagles Truestee Bill Sager said after Friday night's dinner. Hernandez was assisted by prep cook Brittney Giulieri, Janae Lawson and a host of volunteer...
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville School District's Athletic Director, Greg Whitmore, was named the Washington State Athletic Director of the Year by the Washington State Secondary Athletic Administrator's Association (WSSAAA). The honor was bestowed upon Whitmore at the State Athletic Director Conference in Kennewick Friday, June 25. "This is a pretty big deal, to get this award," Lind-Ritzville High School Principal Kevin Terris, who accompanied Whitmore to the state conference, s...
WASHTUCNA – School principal Micheal Amend announced the Washtucna School District has been approved to move to a four-day week for the 2021-22 school year. “Days will be a bit longer, we’ll start one week earlier, and students and staff will be in school Monday through Thursday,” Amend said, adding staff will have all-day professional development one Friday per month. Amend said reasons for applying to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the permit included the ability for the district to attract...
RITZVILLE - Residents of Rose Garden Estates were treated to root beer floats and country music under blue skies Wednesday, June 16. Charlie Root of Moses Lake brought his guitar, banjo and a large repertoire of old time country hits - some dating back to the 1800s, such as Stephen Foster's "Oh Susanna." "They know a lot of the songs I sing," Root said. This was Root's first visit back to the Rose Garden since February 2020, a regular entertainer for the residents prior to...
LaCROSSE — The annual LaCrosse Farmers Festival returns this coming Saturday after a two-year hiatus. This year’s event is slated for Saturday, June 26, with events starting at 8 a.m. There will be snow cones, pop, water and T-shirts for sale on Main Street and in the city park as activities kickoff on what is predicted to be the hottest weekend of the year, so far. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the annual Photo Contest will be on exhibit at The Gathering Place on Main Street. Photos must have been taken between June 25, 2019, and t...
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville High School juniors and seniors who volunteered to be Link Leaders as mentors for incoming freshmen in the fall had the opportunity to show the Class of 2025 around the school last week. This is the second year the high school is taking advantage of the program that assigns groups of eight to 10 incoming freshmen to two junior or senior Link Leaders. The leaders go through 12 hours of online training to prepare them for the role of mentors. Link Crew Advisor Kathy McAnally said students have a d...
Local Students Graduate from Gonzaga University SPOKANE – Two Gonzaga University students from Washtucna participated in graduation exercises Sunday, May 9, 2021. These students have either completed their undergraduate degree or are expected to complete their degree requirements this year. Harlee Davis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. Davis graduated Magna Cum Laude. Britte Harder earned a Bachelor of Art degree in Environmental Studies. Whitworth University students qualify for Provost’s Honor Rol...
TEKOA - "My horse and I are tough enough." That was the mantra of John Wayne Pioneer Wagons and Riders who completed the grueling 200-plus-mile, two-week trail ride Saturday, June 5. The wagon train and horse riders started at a farm in Easton and rode daily until their reached the Idaho border Saturday afternoon. "My brain I half-dead," an exhausted Rachel Miller of Peshastin said as she reached Tekoa on Friday afternoon, June 4. "In normal years, this would've been the...
Collection of photos from Lind-Ritzville High School graduation and a single photo from the Sprague High School graduation....
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville graduates received a total of $339,770 in scholarships this year. The following awards and scholarships were given to the class of 2021 at their graduation ceremony Saturday, June 5. Scholarships Julia Klein - $62,600: RHS/LRHS Alumni Association Scholarship, Ritzville Education Association Scholarship, Southern Nazarene University President’s Academic Scholarship, Washington Wheat Ambassador Scholarship, Big Bend Electric Cooperative Scholarship, National PEO STAR Scholarship, Northwest Farm Cre...
RITZVILLE – Student body representatives to the Lind and Ritzville School Boards from left, Amy Anderson and Jordyn Fode were recognized at the May 26 school board meeting by high school principal Kevin Terris and board directors for making monthly reports to the board throughout the school year. Fode, a senior, plans to attend Eastern Washington University to study film and editing. Fode said she was nervous about being a student representative, because she doesn't like t...
RITZVILLE – Kathy McAnally, Spanish teacher for Lind-Ritzville High School received the Above and Beyond award from High School Principal Kevin Terris at the May 26 school board meeting. Terris said McAnnally has gone above and beyond the call of duty by being a major force in communicating learning plans to non-English speaking students and families. "She also has grown our English Learners program by proctoring the STAMP test and encouraging students to earn the Seal of B...
SEARCY, AR – Jessica Heater, a sophomore medical humanities major, was named to the Harding University dean's list for grades achieved during the spring 2021 semester. The dean's list honors those who have achieved a grade-point average of 3.65 while carrying 12 or more credit hours, and do not have any incompletes. Harding University is a private Christian university in Searcy, Arkansas. Heater is a 2020 Lind-Ritzville High School graduate....
RITZVILLE – A free delivery service through the PREPARES program is available locally free of charge. PREPARES is an outreach program through the Catholic Church available to pregnant women and families with children under age five of all faiths and backgrounds. Linda Key can deliver up to 50 diapers per month per household, along with baby wipes and children's books. "We used to have it here at the St. Agnes church, but people wouldn't come," Key said. "Then I had it at t...
RITZVILLE – Contestants in four states converged upon the Wheat Land Communities Fairground for the Wheatland Jackpot Sunday, May 23. Contestants were judged on heifers, steer and three age divisions for showmanship. For full results and more photos, see next week's issue of the Ritzville Journal....
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville Middle School fifth-graders were treated to a tradition called "Law Day" last week, where they got to hold a mock trial in Superior Court, visit the judge in District Court, and meet law officers from the Adams County Sheriff's office, two State Patrol Troopers, and Ritzville Police Officer Tom Gracie. In Superior Court, students in Mrs. Gingrich's class tried classmate Karsen Stokoe for allegedly stealing a hat. His jury came back unable to reach a...
RALSTON – A half dozen men with ties to Ralston, Benge and Washtucna gave their lives in World War II, fighting for freedom for America. Their stories are memorialized at the Ralston Memorial Park, a project sponsored by Ralston Grange #943. Robert Kenneth Kent grew up in Benge and enlisted in the Army at the same time his brother Herbert was drafted, so the two could be together. The two were assigned to the 60th Coast Artillery and stationed in the Philippine Islands in 1941. The brothers were able to remain together until...
LIND – Students at Lind-Ritzville Middle School are busy planting vegetables and composting waste to enrich the soil in a Farm to School program. "The Farm to School class students have planted potatoes, Swiss chard and radishes," Amanda Mattingly, Vocational Ag teacher, said last week. "They will also plant more right at the end of the year, to be managed by a student over the summer and harvested when we return to school in the fall." The school farm is located behind the f...
LIND – Mrs. Eleda Najera, recognized for her dedication and support for Lind-Ritzville Middle School students and families, received the Above and Beyond Award. "Eleda is an outstanding paraprofessional who goes the extra mile to support student learning at Lind-Ritzville Middle School," Principal Darrell Lembcke said. "It doesn't matter what we ask her to do, from covering extra cafeteria duties to subbing for certified teachers, Eleda always approaches any task assigned t...
RITZVILLE – Julia Klein, a senior at Lind-Ritzville High School, was selected to receive a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Sisterhood. She was recommended by P.E.O. Chapter AR of Ritzville. Julia is the daughter of Jake and Alisha Klein. She has grown up on their multi-generation family wheat farm near Ritzville. She has been very active in her community and has enjoyed being involved with varsity sports, FFA, National Honor S...
RITZVILLE - The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is serving the following: May 19: Stuffed pork chops, mashed potatoes and veggie. May 20: Creamy Swiss chicken casserole and salad. May 24: Hot pork sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, and veggie. May 25: Cheesy potato corn soup or clam chowder and toasted tuna sandwich. May 26: Beef and cabbage casserole, mashed potato and veggie. The senior center will not be serving lunch Monday, Memorial Day, May 31. All meals include a fruit, beverage and dessert. Please call 509 659 1921...
A new informational kiosk has gone up in Lind for the linear state park that follows the old Milwaukee Road right-of-way on the east side of the Cascades. The kiosk for the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail features graphics, and a steam-era photo of a train at the Lind depot. The kiosk is located west of two grain elevators orphaned when the Milwaukee Road ceased operating west of Miles City, Montana in 1980....
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times May 19, 1921 TRACY LOOKS OVER ROAD The towns of the Central Washington Highway have been putting their best foot forward in the endeavor to convince Mr. A.W. Tracy, secretary of the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway that the route from Spokane to Portland should follow this primary highway to Pasco and thence via Mabton and Goldendale to The Dalles and the Columbia River. Mr. Tracy did not commit himself because he intends to vi...