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RITZVILLE — Five Lind Ritzville High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members have earned medals competing in virtual events at the organization’s state leadership conference. Jessica Heater and Emma Davis received a gold medal for their “Chapter in Review,” and move on to compete at nationals in July. “The Chapter in Review is everything we’ve done in the chapter over the past year, starting in September and including fundraisers, social events and community service,” adviser Donna Koch said. The gir...
LAMONT — A local woman has been named to the Spokane Falls Community College winter quarter honor roll. RoseAnne Kaeding maintained a grade-point average of more than 3.0to receive the honor for the quarter that ended in March....
RITZVILLE — The East Adams Library District has started a COVID-19 ommunity memories project. Library officials are asking for submissions of letters, diaries, photographs, posters and other items that shed light on how the pandemic is affecting lives. Librarians Kylie Fullmer Morgane Plager Roth said they created the project to preserve history for “our grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who will one day ask how we responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.” “The purpose of this project is to encourage individuals, organiz...
LIND – Most of the Lind Elementary School staff, along with Ritzville staff and Lind Fire District volunteers turned out for a parade through Lind, Cunningham and Hatton on Wednesday, April 28. Lind Principal Darrell Lembcke estimated there were 30 participants. "It was a lot of fun, I think, for both staff members and kids. I think it raised spirits of both school and community members," Lembcke said, adding that was the universal feedback he got from everyone. "It was a...
LIND — Lind-Ritzville School District staff members will be parading through Lind, Cunningham and Hatton today, Wednesday, April 29. Young students, otherwise known as Bullpups and Bulldogs, are encouraged to step outside their homes and wave to their teachers. Scheduled appearances are for 1 p.m. in Lind, 2:05 p.m. in Cunningham, and 2:15 p.m. in Hatton. Those participating in the parade are asked to meet at the middle school at 12:45 p.m....
For her dedication to Algebra 2...
For all of her hard work and effort in reading!...
Kayden has been on-time and up-to-date with all of her distance learning work, with little or no prodding. Great job! She is the daughter of Kane and Tamra Mindermann....
RITZVILLE -- Drive along the Ritzville Golf Course on Division Street, and you will notice posters of Lind-Ritzville High School seniors of 2020, who are missing out on a number of milestone celebrations this year. Having the posters hung on the chain link fence for the community to view is a first-time event this year. Sarah Dinkins, a Lind Elementary School teacher with a graduating son said the event was organized by Kari Frederick, with other parents of graduating...
RITZVILLE — Applications for the 2020 Ritzville Chapter AR PEO scholarship are now available on the Lind-Ritzville High School website under Counselor/Local Scholarships. The $1,000 scholarship is open to graduating female students at Lind-Ritzville High School. Applications are due Monday, May 4, and the scholarship will be awarded in June. For questions, contact Vicky Johnson at 509-659-0362....
WASHTUCNA — The Washtucna Alumni Association banquet scheduled for May 23 has been canceled. The banquet will take place next year, on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, where the 50-year alumni class of 1970 will be celebrated along with the class of 1971....
RITZVILLE — The Ritzville EMT annual flower sale will be taking place as usual this year, with social distances practiced for safety. The sale is from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 6, 7 and 8 at the ambulance station, 315 E. First St. “We will be implementing social distancing practices and requesting a limit of three customers at a time,” organizer Neva Malby said. “If someone is worried about the social distancing, arrangements can be made for deliveries in town if they contact me at the hospital the week before the sale....
SPOKANE — The 2020 Junior Livestock Show of Spokane will be taking showmanship to the computer screens with a virtual experience for exhibitors. The cancelation of all May events at Spokane County Fair and Expo Center jeopardized the traditional livestock show that attracts FFA groups from schools across Eastern Washington. The Junior Livestock Show’s governing board decided April 5 to move forward with a virtual format for the showing and omit a livestock sale. “Going to a virtual show is a learning experience for all of us,...
LaCROSSE — A local girl has been selected as a semifinalist in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Lauren Stubbs was named as a semifinalist April 15. A Future Farmers of America participant, Stubbs was nominated for the award by Lisa Bauer. Only three Washington students made the list. The other students are Maddy Wagner of Odessa and Kenedee Mai Lam of Spokane Valley Technical. Nationwide, there are 621 semifinalists out of 5,600 students....
RITZVILLE — “We have plenty of food!” Ritzville Pantry food bank volunteer JoAnn Shockley told a patron arriving at the end of Wednesday’s shift. “The community has been donating very generously,” volunteer Nadia Reimer said. The Pantry, located at 104 Main Street, is open every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. They are observing social distancing procedures in light of the COVID-19 pandemic by asking patrons to maintain six foot spacing and not stay to chat after receiving t...
RITZVILLE — The Ritzville Ministerial Association is assisting the Adams County Health Department with area housing and utility needs during the coronavirus quarantine. If you require assistance, please contact Community Health Director Karen Potts at 509-659-3315. The association will review the request, follow up and assist as funds are available. The association continues to help with food needs through the Ritzville Food Pantry. Prefilled food bags are available from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays at 104 West Main A...
RITZVILLE — Pete Collard and his family came home to a much-needed gift March 10. Collard was returning from a stay in rehabilitative nursing home in Moses Lake after a stroke landed him in Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane at the end of December. The homecoming would have been difficult, were it not for the newly-constructed wheelchair ramp leading up to his front door. "I went in and saw Ryo (Olson) working at the post office, and he said he heard about the difficulties we w...
What a roller coaster week it’s already been and it’s only Wednesday. We know that many in our community rely on the library for entertainment, printing for their small businesses, and more. And while we had hoped to start offering at least limited services this week, we will be following Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order to help do our part to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. As a result, our library system halted remaining operations Wednesday, March 25. Unfortunately, that means we haved stopped provi...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times March 25, 1920 Session of Legislature ratifying 19th Amendment ends The state legislature convened Monday noon in special session in response to the call of Governor Hart. The first measure to be passed was the resolution introduced by Mrs. Haskell, of Pierce County, ratifying the 19th amendment to the federal constitution, which extends the right of suffrage to women. Only one more state is required to complete the ratification and...
RITZVILLE — Lind-Ritzville School Board members recognized high school Principal Kevin Terris, middle school Principal Darrell Lembcke and elementary school Principal Cindy Deska as recipients of the Above and Beyond award at the March 23 board meeting. “We wanted to acknowledge our three principals for all their outstanding work they’ve been doing in this closure,” Superintendent Don Vanderholm said. “They’ve really done some amazing things.” Vanderholm said most of the discussion in the meeting, conducted as a telephone c...
RITZVILLE - Amy Hille grew up here. After a health and fitness career in California, she moved back home and became the library assistant at East Adams Library District. After a few months, the library director asked her what type of programming she'd like to bring to the library. "Since I'd returned to our small town, I was seeing that there has been a consistent loss and continual loss of services, both health and social, in the time I had been gone and I thought that was...
The celebration for Fannie Ott that had been planned for 1 p.m., Saturday, March 28 at Zion Philadelphia UCC in Ritzville has been postponed at this time. With the state restrictions in place because of the coronavirus, organizers are making this change out of concern for the health of those who would like to attend. "The family is looking to reschedule the life celebration of Fannie Ott, and it will be posted and updated on www.danekasfh.com. On behalf of the entire Ott...
Lind Senior Center Lind Senior Center serves meals Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Call 677-3620 between 9-9:45 a.m. for reservations. Milk, coffee, ice tea and water are available with all meals. Wednesday Clam chowder, egg salad sandwich, and dessert. Thursday Fish and chips, coleslaw, garlic bread, and strawberry dessert. Friday Fried chicken, potatoes and gravy, green beans, bread and fruit Monday Irish stew, salad, corn bread and dessert. Wednesday Pork roast with applesauce, potatoes and gravy, carrots, rolls,...
Fannie (Athos) Ott went to be with her Lord and Savior on Jan. 14, 2020, surrounded by her family in Kennewick, Wash. She was born Feb. 20, 1933, in Walla Walla, Wash., to Flossie Athos and Julius Loux, the youngest of five children. Fannie grew up in Attalia near Wallula, Wash., and graduated from Columbia High School in Burbank as the class Valedictorian in 1950. She attended Central Washington College, earning a degree in education in 1953. She obtained her first teaching...
Libraries across the country got some buzz in the news recently when the results from a new Gallup poll were released showing that Americans visited public libraries more times than movie theaters in 2019. And it wasn’t just movie theaters. Library visits far exceeded any other leisure activity polled, including live music, theatrical events, national or historic parks, museums, casinos, amusement parks and zoos. So how are libraries staying relevant in a time marked by increasingly accessible digital content? Why do most Ame...