Ritzville Adams County Journal December 31, 2009 Page A-3 BIG BEND BOWL CAFE & LOUNGE OPEN 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. DAILY THURSDAY, NEW YEAR’S EVE $1 PER GAME BOWLING ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT NO LIMIT...NO COUPON NEEDED SHOE RENTAL NOT INCLUDED FRIDAY, NEW YEAR’S DAY DURING ALL FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES •1/2 PRICE DRAFT BEER •2 FOR 1 FLATBED BURGERS 50” FLATSCREEN TV 119 E. MAIN • RITZVILLE • 659-0540 Breakfast HOT AND READY-TO-EAT EVERY DAY! SUN MART 102 W. GALBREATH WAY • RITZVILLE • 659-4074 214 WEST MAIN AVENUE • RITZVILLE • 659-4431 Family Mexican Restaurant Happy Hour Drink & Appetizer Specials 3-6 p.m. Monday-Friday Taking reservations for Christmas parties Ritzville Gun Club Trapshooting Starts January 10 at 10 a.m. Pheasants Forever will pay for kids 18 and under, if members, to shoot their 16 yd and one box of shells. 2010 is The Year to Improve Your Health!!! In the interest of better overall health, Kragt Chiropractic is going to reward patients for improving their lives through nutrition, exercise, weight loss and chiropractic care. Active Patients will receive rewards based on their weight loss: • Patients who lose 5%* of their body weight will receive a free pillow • Patients who lose 10%* of their body weight will receive $20 chamber bucks • Patients who lose 20%* of their body weight will receive $40 chamber bucks *only if the weight is clinically necessary The Grand Prize Winner for 2010 will receive a package of prizes totaling $300! The competition will start Jan. 1, 2010, with Dr. Kragt and staff competing with you! Come in and see Dr. Kragt for more information on diet, exercise, weight loss and support ... Good Luck! Kragt Chiropractic • 116 E. Main Avenue • Ritzville • 659-0703 ATTENTION!! THE RITZVILLE AND BRUCE TRANSFER STATIONS WILL BE CLOSED JANUARY 2 IN OBSERVANCE OF THE HOLIDAYS. NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY Thursday, Dec. 31 • 8 p.m. R i t z v i l l e Pastime $1.50 DRAFT BEER $2.50 WELL DRINKS APPETIZER SPECIALS COMBO PLATTER $6 (REGULARLY $8) SUPREME NACHOS $5 (REGULARLY $7.50) 119 W. MAIN AVENUE • RITZVILLE • 659-0222 CELEBRATE WITH A MARDI GRAS THEME For the New Year, the City of Ritzville predicts it will spend $7,445,900. The 2010 budget earned unanimous approval from the Ritzville City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 15. According to state law, the city is expected to pass a balanced budget, which establishes that revenues and expenditures are the same. Unused revenues must be earmarked for specific reserve funds. The more than $7 million figure includes $2.1 million in state loans and grants for the planned repairs of the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The budget also calls for $461,000 in expenses to maintain the water system and another $410,000 to operate the sewer system. Street maintenance and repair will cost $228,000. Providing sanitation services including residential and commercial garbage collection will cost the city $331,500. The city’s utility services are considered enterprise funds meaning that the fees charged for services must cover the city’s expense to provide the service. For example, the 2010 budget predicts that the city will collect $330,500 in sanitation fees from users during the year. The city also estimates a beginning fund balance of $50,000 in the sanitation fund at the start of the year. Between the two revenue figures, the city will cover all the expenses required to provide the service and end 2010 with $49,000 as an ending fund balance. The city’s budget manages 27 different internal funds that are earmarked to monitor various city services on both the revenue and expense side. The current expense fund serves as the general clearing house for revenues and expenses that do not fit under other specific funds. The 2010 current expense fund will have a $200,000 beginning fund balance and estimated revenue for the year of $871,250. The city plans Ritzville’s 2010 budget approved at $7,445,900 to spend $966,855 out of the current expense fund, leaving an ending fund balance of $104,395 at the end of 2010. The collection of taxes will generate the majority of the revenue — $651,500. This includes the city’s portion of property taxes and sales tax. District court fees will generate $13,600 and the Ritzville Golf Course will generate $46,900 in revenue for the current expense fund. A variety of expenses will be paid for from the current expense fund. The largest of those expenses is the $352,935 estimated expense for law enforcement. Criminal and civil legal services will cost the city $60,000. Golf course expenses are estimated at $85,000 and the city’s parks will cost $70,000 to maintain. The current expense fund will provide city council reimbursement of $13,520. The mayor’s reimbursement will be $7,380. The historic Preservation Commission will expend $4,000 and $3,000 has been earmarked for the Ritzville Downtown Development Association. The city’s fire department expense with be $33,000 and building and code enforcement services will be $30,000. Ritzville will use $4,070 for animal control and spend $1,500 to support the HE Gritman Senior Center. The current expense portion of the budget includes $15,000 for the city’s ongoing tree removal program. Out of the city’s other various funds are a number of one-time or notable expenses. Among them, the city’s water fund will expend $25,000 to replace a portion of the water main on Adams Street. The same fund will expend $30,000 for more radio read water meters that will be installed as part of the city’s long term project to remove outdated water meters from residential and commercial connections. The sewer fund will expend $50,000 for manhole replacement. Under the equipment repair and replacement fund the city plans to spend $250,000 on a street sweeper, purchase a pavement roller for $25,000 and a loader for $35,000. The same fund also sets aside $15,000 for a large lawn mower. The Ritzville City Council voted unanimously to extend the 2009 management agreement between the city and Cory Morley for the maintenance and operation of the Ritzville Golf Course. During a regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, the council supported a recommendation from council member Ann Olson to extend the current contract, which was due to expire today, Dec. 31. Olson, who serves on the city’s parks and recreation committee, reported that the committee had a lengthy meeting with Morley and after some deliberation opted to move forward with negotiations for a new contract with Morley for 2010. The city had advertised a request for proposals for the management of the course since Morley’s current five-year contract was set to expire. Morley was the only one to submit a proposal. According to Olson, Morley has been asked to submit a proposal for 2010 as a starting point for contract negotiations. The contract extension was approved through the end of February. If the compensation amount in the 2010 contract changes, the council said it would retroactively pay the difference between the current contract extension and the new agreement. City extends golf course managers contract, begins negotiations Daily lunch menu to continue at H.E. Gritman Senior Center, diners wanted No reservations required and a table is ready for anyone who would like to take part in the luncheons served at the HE Gritman Senior Center. Aging and Adult Care of Central Washington has taken steps to ensure that meals will be served at the center four days a week, even though a contract with Grant County’s food service program in Moses Lake expires today. For at least the next three months First Choice Food Products, a Washington State Correctional Industries program, is preparing the meals. Thelma Sprenger, who sampled the frozen meals, said they are good. “They left samples. I had the lasagna and it was excellent tasting for frozen lasagna,” she said. Adams County Commissioner Rudy Plager has called a meeting on Monday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. in the County services building in Othello to discuss the future of senior meal programs in the county. Representatives from the vari- ous communities who are involved with senior meals are encouraged to attend the meeting. According to Sprenger, The Aging and Adult Care of Central Washington has more than kept its promise to Ritzville seniors that hot meals would continue without interruption. The agency has also provided some new equipment for the center. Sprenger said a new Wii system was given to the center along with a 37-inch flat screen television. Sprenger said she hopes the senior center will offer scheduled game days so local residents can come to the center and play the electronic bowling and golf games on the Wii system. More importantly, Sprenger wants more residents to participate in the lunch program that is offered on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The suggested meal donation is $3.25 per person. WE WANT YOUR NEWS! We seek community input. Send us your news, story ideas, tidbits and comments to a new e-mail address designed to streamline the information gathering process: [email protected]659-1020
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Ritzville Adams County Journal December 31, 2009 Page A-3
BIG BEND BOWLCAFE & LOUNGE
OPEN 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. DAILY
THURSDAY, NEW YEAR’S EVE$1 PER GAME BOWLING
ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT
NO LIMIT...NO COUPON NEEDED
SHOE RENTAL NOT INCLUDED
FRIDAY, NEW YEAR’S DAYDURING ALL FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES
•1/2 PRICE DRAFT BEER
•2 FOR 1 FLATBED BURGERS
50” FLATSCREEN TV119 E. MAIN • RITZVILLE • 659-0540
BreakfastHOT AND READY-TO-EAT
EVERY DAY!
SUN MART102 W. GALBREATH WAY • RITZVILLE • 659-4074
214 WEST MAIN AVENUE • RITZVILLE • 659-4431Family Mexican Restaurant
Happy HourDrink &
Appetizer Specials3-6 p.m.
Monday-Friday
Taking reservations
for Christmas
parties
Ritzville Gun Club
TrapshootingStarts January 10 at 10 a.m.Pheasants Forever will pay for kids 18 and under, if members, to shoot their 16 yd and one box of shells.
TrapshootingStarts January 10 at 10 a.m.Pheasants Forever will pay for kids 18 and under, if
2010 is The Year to Improve Your Health!!!In the interest of better overall health, Kragt Chiropractic is going to reward patients
for improving their lives through nutrition, exercise, weight loss and chiropractic care.
Active Patients will receive rewards based on their weight loss:• Patients who lose 5%* of their body weight will receive a free pillow
• Patients who lose 10%* of their body weight will receive $20 chamber bucks• Patients who lose 20%* of their body weight will receive $40 chamber bucks
*only if the weight is clinically necessary
The Grand Prize Winner for 2010 will receive a package of prizes totaling $300!
The competition will start Jan. 1, 2010, with Dr. Kragt and staff competing with you!
Come in and see Dr. Kragt for more information on diet, exercise, weight loss and support ... Good Luck!
Kragt Chiropractic • 116 E. Main Avenue • Ritzville • 659-0703
ATTENTION!!THE RITZVILLE
AND BRUCE TRANSFER STATIONS
WILL BE CLOSEDJANUARY 2
IN OBSERVANCE OF THE HOLIDAYS.
NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY
Thursday, Dec. 31 • 8 p.m.
Ritzville
Pastime
$1.50 DRAFT BEER
$2.50 WELL DRINKS
APPETIZER SPECIALS
COMBO PLATTER $6 (REGULARLY $8)
SUPREME NACHOS $5 (REGULARLY $7.50)
119 W. MAIN AVENUE • RITZVILLE • 659-0222
CELEBRATE WITH A MARDI GRAS THEME
For the New Year, the City of Ritzville predicts it will spend $7,445,900. The 2010 budget earned unanimous approval from the Ritzville City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 15.
According to state law, the city is expected to pass a balanced budget, which establishes that revenues and expenditures are the same. Unused revenues must be earmarked for specific reserve funds.
The more than $7 million figure includes $2.1 million in state loans and grants for the planned repairs of the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The budget also calls for $461,000 in expenses to maintain the water system and another $410,000 to operate the sewer system. Street maintenance and repair will cost $228,000. Providing sanitation services including residential and commercial garbage collection will cost the city $331,500.
The city’s utility services
are considered enterprise funds meaning that the fees charged for services must cover the city’s expense to provide the service. For example, the 2010 budget predicts that the city will collect $330,500 in sanitation fees from users during the year. The city also estimates a beginning fund balance of $50,000 in the sanitation fund at the start of the year. Between the two revenue figures, the city will cover all the expenses required to provide the service and end 2010 with $49,000 as an ending fund balance.
The city’s budget manages 27 different internal funds that are earmarked to monitor various city services on both the revenue and expense side.
The current expense fund serves as the general clearing house for revenues and expenses that do not fit under other specific funds. The 2010 current expense fund will have a $200,000 beginning fund balance and estimated revenue for the year of $871,250. The city plans
Ritzville’s 2010 budget approved at $7,445,900
to spend $966,855 out of the current expense fund, leaving an ending fund balance of $104,395 at the end of 2010.
The collection of taxes will generate the majority of the revenue — $651,500. This includes the city’s portion of property taxes and sales tax. District court fees will generate $13,600 and the Ritzville Golf Course will generate $46,900 in revenue for the current expense fund.
A variety of expenses will be paid for from the current expense fund. The largest of those expenses is the $352,935 estimated expense for law enforcement. Criminal and civil legal services will cost the city $60,000. Golf course expenses are estimated at $85,000 and the city’s parks will cost $70,000 to maintain.
The current expense fund will provide city council reimbursement of $13,520. The mayor’s reimbursement will be $7,380. The historic Preservation Commission will expend $4,000 and $3,000
has been earmarked for the Ritzville Downtown Development Association.
The city’s fire department expense with be $33,000 and building and code enforcement services will be $30,000.
Ritzville will use $4,070 for animal control and spend $1,500 to support the HE Gritman Senior Center.
The current expense portion of the budget includes $15,000 for the city’s ongoing tree removal program.
Out of the city’s other various funds are a number of one-time or notable expenses. Among them, the city’s water fund will expend $25,000 to replace a portion of the water main on Adams Street. The same fund will expend $30,000 for more radio read water meters that will be installed as part of the city’s long term project to remove outdated water meters from residential and commercial connections.
The sewer fund will expend $50,000 for manhole replacement.
Under the equipment repair and replacement fund the city plans to spend $250,000 on a street sweeper, purchase a pavement roller for $25,000 and a loader for $35,000. The same fund also sets aside $15,000 for a large lawn mower.
The Ritzville City Council voted unanimously to extend the 2009 management agreement between the city and Cory Morley for the maintenance and operation of the Ritzville Golf Course.
During a regular meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 15, the council supported a recommendation from council member Ann Olson to extend the current contract, which was due to expire today, Dec. 31.
Olson, who serves on the city’s parks and recreation committee, reported that the committee had a lengthy meeting with Morley and after some deliberation opted to move forward with negotiations for a new contract with Morley for 2010.
The city had advertised a request for proposals for the management of the course since Morley’s current five-year contract was set to expire. Morley was the only one to submit a proposal.
According to Olson, Morley has been asked to submit a proposal for 2010 as a starting point for contract negotiations.
The contract extension was approved through the end of February.
If the compensation amount in the 2010 contract changes, the council said it would retroactively pay the difference between the current contract extension and the new agreement.
City extends golf course managers contract, begins negotiations
Daily lunch menu to continue at H.E. Gritman Senior Center, diners wanted
No reservations required and a table is ready for anyone who would like to take part in the luncheons served at the HE Gritman Senior Center.
Aging and Adult Care of Central Washington has taken steps to ensure that meals will be served at the center four days a week, even though a contract with Grant County’s food service program in Moses Lake expires today.
For at least the next three months First Choice Food Products, a Washington State Correctional Industries program, is preparing the meals.
Thelma Sprenger, who sampled the frozen meals, said they are good.
“They left samples. I had the lasagna and it was excellent tasting for frozen lasagna,” she said.
Adams County Commissioner Rudy Plager has called a meeting on Monday, Jan. 18, at 2 p.m. in the County services building in Othello to discuss the future of senior meal programs in the county.
Representatives from the vari-ous communities who are involved with senior meals are encouraged to attend the meeting.
According to Sprenger, The Aging and Adult Care of Central Washington has more than kept its
promise to Ritzville seniors that hot meals would continue without interruption.
The agency has also provided some new equipment for the center.
Sprenger said a new Wii system was given to the center along with a 37-inch flat screen television. Sprenger said she hopes the senior center will offer scheduled game
days so local residents can come to the center and play the electronic bowling and golf games on the Wii system.
More importantly, Sprenger wants more residents to participate in the lunch program that is offered on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. The suggested meal donation is $3.25 per person.
Ritzville Adams County Journal January 7, 2010 Page A-5
Neighbors
A Pastor’s PerspectiveBy Pastor Richard Lee, J.D., M.Div.
Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.Worship Service: 11 a.m.
Sunday evening: 6 p.m.
Wednesday evening: 7 p.m.
306 N. Division in Ritzville
Everyone Welcome!Pastor Buck Garner
(509) 659-1641
Ritzville Nazarene Church
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.
Caravan & TeensWednesdays 6 p.m.
108 W. Fourth Ave.
RitzvillePastor:
Ryo OlsonChurch Offi ce:(509) 659-1749
LindCommunity
Church114 E. Fifth
P.O. Box 119Lind, WA 99341
Sunday Service 10:00 a.m.
Pastor Larry ColemanOffi ce Phone: 677-3320
Pastor’s Phone: 659-0299
Zion Philadelphia United
Church of Christ301 E. Broadway • 659-1440
Pastor Amos Smith
108 W. Second Ritzville, WA 99169
659-1207
Every SaturdaySabbath School: 10:00 a.m.
Worship Service:11:00 a.m.
Mid-Week WorshipTuesdays 6:30 p.m.
Call for informationPastor David Lounsbury
(801) 528-2679
St. Agnes Catholic Church
Sunday Mass: 9:30 a.m.Confessions Before Mass
First Friday:Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament3 to 4 p.m.
YOUR GUIDE TO HOUSES OF WORSHIPTo be included in this Church Directory, please contact Lavonne Saunders at The Ritzville Adams County Journal, (509) 659-1020 or e-mail:[email protected]. The directory is published every Thursday.
No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you arewelcome here.
FatherPedro Bautista:
PO Box 1030Connell, WA 99326
Church is
located on the corner
of 5th & Chelan
Trinity United Methodist ChurchCorner of 2nd & Washington“Experiencing God’s Love”
Worship for All 10:30 a.m. Zion Philadelphia Church
presents: Bible Stories After School Program Wednesdays
3:30-4:30 p.m.(Pre-K to 5th grade)
Lind Calvary Assembly of God
219 W. 3rd St. – Lind, WA(South of the Grade School)
677-3549Steve Schofstoll, Pastor
Pastor Bob Kenyon
Sunday Service:10:30 a.m.
Broadcast Youth Night:1st & 3rd Wednesdays
at 6 p.m.
A Fundamental and Pentecostal Church where truth
never changesGod loves you no matter what you
are going through. God’s Word contains all the answers to the
problems in life. Come and learn about God’s solution for your life!
We invite you to worship with us. Visit our foyer with various booklets
and recorded messages.
701 W. Main Avenue in Ritzville for Sunday School at 9:30. Sunday
morning worship at 10:30.www.NewHopeCenterChurch.org
andwww.RichardLeeMinistries.org
For more information, call (509) 659-4160 or (509) 536-0986.
Community Calendar
Jan. 7•Story Hour, 10 a.m., Ritz-ville Public Library•Cub Scouts in Washtucna•Moms In Touch, 3:30 p.m., Ritzville Foursquare Church•Girl Scout Troop 1310, 6:30 p.m., Emanuel Lutheran Church•Ritzville Historic Preserva-tion Commission, 7 p.m., city hall•Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., St. Agnes Catholic Church
Jan. 8•Gritman pancake breakfast, 7:30-noon, H.E. Gritman Senior Center
Jan. 9•Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, 5 p.m., American Legion Hall•Ritzville Rodeo Association annual meeting, 5:30 p.m., Jake’s Cafe
Jan. 11•Bingo, 1:15 p.m., H.E. Grit-man Senior Center•Parkinson’s Support Group, 2 p.m., East Adams Rural Hospital•Ritzville Downtown Devel-opment Association, 5:30 p.m., ACDC office•East Adams County Health-care Foundation annual meeting, 5:30 p.m., Bronco Inn conference room•Project 56, 7 p.m., public works conference room•Peace by Piece Quilt Guild, 7 p.m., Zion Philadelphia Church fellowship hall•Ritzville Festivals Associa-tion•Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., St. Agnes Catholic Church
Jan. 12•Ritzville Museum Volun-teers, 9:30 a.m., Dr. Frank R. Burroughs’ Home•Adams County Park and Rec. District No. 3 (Lind), 10 a.m.•Adams County Develop-ment Council Stakeholder Luncheon, noon, C. J. Newland American Legion Memorial Hall•Ritzville Library Board, 5 p.m., public library•Ritzville Community The-atre, 6 p.m., Casuela’s Grill•Ritzville Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., American Legion Hall•Lind Town Council, 7 p.m., town hall
Jan. 13•Donations and distributions, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Ritzville Food Pantry•Stayin’ Alive Youth Group, 6:30 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church•Washtucna Town Council, 7 p.m., town hall•Ritzville Planning Com-mission, 7 p.m., city council chambers
Jan. 14•Story Hour, 10 a.m., Ritz-ville Public Library•Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce business meet-ing, noon, Casuela’s Grill•Moms In Touch, 3:30 p.m., Ritzville Foursquare Church•Girl Scout Troop 1310, 6:30 p.m., Emanuel Lutheran Church•Wheat Land Communities’ Fair Livestock Sale Commit-tee meeting, 7 p.m., Knuth Building, fairgrounds•American Legion Post No. 51 and Ritzville VFW Post No. 11446 meeting, 7 p.m., American Legion Hall•Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., St. Agnes Catholic Church
Mark and Linda Ransford of Philipsburg, Mont., announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Whitcomb Ransford, to Timothy John Hunt, son of Heidi and John Hunt of Ritzville.
T.J. and Erin met at Washington State University in Pullman. Erin is currently working for Warden High School as a science teacher and T.J. is a Juvenile Probation Officer for Adams County.
The couple will marry July 17, 2010, at the Ransford home in Montana.
Hunt, Ransford wedding date set
T.J. Hunt and Linda Ransford
RTHENEW itz Theatre
FRI.-SAT.-SUN.JAN. 8-9-10
7:30 p.m. 659-1950
Whisperin' Palms
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8
110 W. Main • Ritzville • 659-0941
FRIDAY, JANUARY 8
110 W. Main • Ritzville • 659-0941BROASTED CHICKEN 7 DAYS • EAT IN, TAKE OUT
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The Lind Chamber of Commerce would
like to thank everyone who participated in
the 10th annual Lind Christmas Parade.
We would like to express our gratitude
to all who volunteered their time and efforts to make this event a success.
2010 IS THE YEAR
for you to obtain better health through exercise, proper diet,
weight loss and Chiropractic care.
“Commit to getting fi t”
is the motto for Kragt Chiropractic
in 2010.Call 659-0703
for details.
Lind senior menusThursday: Sausage and
sauerkraut, au gratin potatoes, green beans, whole wheat bread, dessert.
Friday: Philly steak sandwich, broccoli salad, French fries, apple crisp.
Friday: Clam chowder, egg salad sandwich, pea salad, peaches, brownies.
New beginnings, old challengesThe year of 2009 is over. With
each passing year, we become all the more in touch with our mortality.
Nothing lasts forever. Our parents pass on, the children become grown and worries about our retirement plans preoccupy our minds.
Some of us are concerned only with the temporal day-to-day matters such as whether we will
ever have enough to live on or how we want to spend our older years.
In the Gospel of St. Matthew, we read “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes?” (Matthew 6:25).
How could this passage of sacred writ possibly be taken seriously in an age of present global recession and long-term economic uncertainty?
The 20th Century Protestant theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) was an influential American philosopher who is credited with originating the “Serenity Prayer” around 1942:
“God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things that should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.” Quoted from
The Essential Reinhold Niebuhr: Selected Essays and Addresses, Reinhold Niebuhr, edited by Robert McAfee Brown, page 251, Yale University Press; New Ed edition (September 10, 1987).
Christ’s words recorded in Matthew 6:25 are to be understood as trusting the God who made heaven and earth.
This admonition not to worry about our life situations from the mundane to the complicated is about confidence that God cares for His own.
We can accept the difficulties that life throws at us. We only frustrate ourselves needlessly by attempting to change the unchangeable.
We cannot change the past, but we can reflect on the past and place the future with the God who knows all things from beginning to end.
I encourage you to start a new beginning this year by visiting a church near you.
FEMA grant tops $10,000 for Adams CountyAdams County is one of 34
counties that will receive funding from FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP).
The county will receive a direct award of $10,325.
Washington state will receive $4,471,443 from FEMA’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP). The money will help nonprofit and local government agencies feed the hungry, shelter the homeless and prevent hunger and homelessness during fiscal year 2010.
“The Emergency Food and
Shelter Program is a good example of how the federal government can forge public/private partnerships to help communities help themselves and assist thousands of people facing non-disaster emergencies,” said FEMA Acting Regional Administrator Dennis Hunsinger. “It’s grassroots-driven and tailored to local needs.”
FEMA chairs a National Board composed of representatives from the American Red Cross, Catholic Charities USA, Council of Jewish Federations, National Council of Churches, The Salvation Army and
United Way of America.The board develops each
year’s distribution plan based on unemployment and poverty rates with local boards deciding on final funding distribution. These local boards advertise the availability of funds, establish local priorities, select the nonprofit and government agencies to receive the funding and monitor program compliance.
The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program was created in 1983 to supplement the work of local social service organizations.
Page A-2 January 14, 2010 Ritzville Adams County Journal
A PHOTO FROM 1985One hundred years agoJanuary 13, 1910The Ritzville Times
Ritzville schools crowded to the limit and $400 a year being paid for outside rooms. The last objection by a board member has been withdrawn. Superintendent Smith outlines the situation for a new high school and explains why building is needed.
No. 1 Bluestem wheat is worth $1.07.
Washington State JournalThe Ritzville Trading company has just com-
pleted extensive changes and improvements in its store. This work was confined principally to making the shelving more modern and convenient. This establishment is a credit to any town in eastern Washington.
New items from the Washington State Journal will now be included in this weekly column. The Jan. 13, 1910, issue is number 1 of volume XIII.
Seventy-five years agoRitzville Journal-Times
January 17, 1935C. P. Blankenship, Washtucna, commissioner
from the Third district, was elected chairman of the county board at the first meeting of the year held Monday. G. G. Plager, Paha, succeeding David Phillips as commissioner from the Second district, took the oath of office and assumed his place on the board.
Kenneth Day, pharmacist at the Hamilton Drug store, has purchased the stock of the Pioneer Drug company at Washtucna and will leave Tuesday for
REMEMBERING FROM THE FILES
1985 Ritzville Journal photo
PRESENTING THE GAVEL to 1985 Ritzville Chamber of Commerce President John Leenders, left, is outgoing executive Rev. Paul Isaak during the Chamber’s 61 annual banquet held Jan. 12.
his new location. Mrs. Day will join him about Feb. 1. —Colfax Gazette.
Roy C. Irvine left Monday morning for Seattle where he will arrange spring bookings for the Ritz theatre. From there he will go on to Independence, Ore. for a short visit with his mother.
Fifty years agoThe Ritzville Journal Times
January 7, 1960Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hanson have purchased the
Wentworth Jewelry and Gift shop. Included in the transaction was the purchase of the building hous-ing the jewelry store by the Hansons from L. W. Evans.
A new postoffice in Ritzville will be requested as a result of action at the chamber of commerce meeting Wednesday noon. It would be located at the corner of Washington and Broadway, according to the re-quest.
The new president of the Ritzville Chamber of Commerce is G. E. Bentz. The officers to serve with him are Mrs. William Miller, vice president, and Mrs. Tom Underwood, secretary-treasurer.
Twenty-five years agoRitzville Adams County Journal
January 17, 1985Musical entertainment, hunor and short
speeches helped make the 61st annual Ritzville Chamber of Commerce banquet one of the best in recent history, with John Leenders getting his term as Chamber president off to a good start.
Miss Ritzville royalty attended the Chamber of Commerce banquet in one of their last formal appearances before the Miss Ritzville Program in March. Girls completing their year as royalty are Junior Miss Dawn Hardt, Princess Kelley Gross and Princess Sherri McBride.
Marcellus Grange No. 942 initiated into membership Bruce and Monty Longmeier, Randy and Leslie Spencer, Gary Tice, J.C. and Maureen Harder, Pat and Vicki Duncan, Kelly and Lori Olson and Dan Dirks. Charles Krause was elected Grange master.
The market showed soft white wheat was $3.49 per bushel and barley was $96 a ton.
Ritzville
Pastime
119 W. Main Avenue • (509) 659-022211 a.m. to close Monday thru Saturday
Full Menu AvailableTo Go Orders Welcome
Burgers &
Steaks
IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH IN 2010
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In difficult fiscal times, tough choices may be necessary to keep a business afloat. Senator Mark Schoesler believes the same is true for state government.
As the state’s Legislature gathers in Olympia for what is traditionally a short session, Schoesler predicts a difficult time as the leadership addresses a projected budget deficit of $2.6 billion.
“This will be an unprecedented short session fiscally,” he said. “Normally a short session is budget fine-tuning. Instead of fine tuning we’re going to have to construct major surgery on state government.”
Gov. Christine Gregoire issued her State of the State address on Tuesday, suggesting that the balanced budget draft she released last December won’t be acceptable to the residents of Washington.
“The December budget I presented was balanced, and it certainly sets new, and admittedly untenable, policy directions,” she said. “But the balanced budget also would force us to abandon the values that define this state — fairness and compassion. It would be unjust, unwise and unfair to abandon our friends and neighbors when they need us most.”
Schoesler found the governor’s speech to be lacking budget solutions.
“It was pretty traditional. Most governors talk about the good things, education, healthcare and higher education and are short on specifics. This is no exception,” he said of the speech.
The governor called on the state to implement her proposed 10-point plan to create up to 40,000 jobs through capital investments, financial incentives and removal of barriers to private investments. Gregoire’s job creation plan’s complete details are expected to be unveiled today.
Downsizing some of the state’s governmental machine was also on Gregoire’s agenda for the coming year.
The governor is calling for the elimination of 78 boards and commissions and the realignment or elimination of one-third of the 64 small state agencies.
Schoesler counters that the measures won’t be enough to address the deficit and more should have been done sooner.
“Six months ago we knew the state would be in deficit territory. Nothing happened from July 7. She knew, we all knew there was a big problem coming. The cost of inaction was very expensive,” he said.
For the Ritzville Senator, addressing the budget woes will require difficult decisions.
“We need an old fashioned scrubbing of the budget,” he said.
Without a line-by-line evaluation and realistic budget cuts, Schoesler said the state is destined to
repeat previous fiscal failures. He suggests reviewing the budget and eliminating expenses in a manner similar to operating his farm when dollars are few and far between.
“I expect most businesses go through line-by-line. I’ve done that on my farm. We can go a long time without buying any new tools. You can put a clutch in a 1979 pickup without buying a new 2009 pickup,” he said.
Schoesler also cautions that waiting on federal bailouts and financial rescues is a bad practice.
“There is no guaranteed you will get $500 million or a billion from the other Washington,” he said. “That’s a lot to assume and that only makes the problem worse one year from now.”
As for the 61st Legislative session, the senator predicts uncomfortable moments for the state’s leaders.
“These decisions are going to be harder and more painful no matter where you stand,” he said.
Senator predicts difficult Legislative session
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• Accountability and transparency – “My ideals for that are going to be, from our point here we’re going to be representing things a little more out front, such as the notes for our meetings. I’m going to ask Patty to be a little more detailed in what she writes down… to actually know what it was that transpired. I have felt that it needs to be a little more documented, the different things we talk about. The council and I will discuss how far we want this to go. There are a lot of councils that actually record their sessions and a lot of them that are on TV. We will continue to pay our debts and look into ways to make more of them go away. We are quite a bit in debt. If any of you have any ideas
– the public or council – just talk with me about these ideas because a lot of talking usually comes up with some good ideas.”
• Improved appearance – “I’ve already talked to the staff about cleaning up their areas, like the shop downtown. We’re going to work on getting that cleaned up. And of course the rest of time as we do have time to do it. This office, Larry’s had an idea in the past about making some of the room next door to us as storage for our boxes.”
• Infrastructure – “We’re going to continue with our sewer project. We just received some grant money and they’re in the planning stages.”
•Application of ordinances – “Larry and I have a list of places and ideas of people that we’re going to need to speak with, and possibly
go further than that and try to get them to clean up their properties and follow the ordinances.”
• Networking – “We will continue to attend trainings and work with our surrounding cities and towns in Adams County…”
“You are all more than welcome to write me letters or come visit me at any time with any ideas that you may have. I talk quite a bit daily with people and there are some good ideas out there. Please feel free to bring them to me.”
Schmunk and Jacobsen attended training last week sponsored by the Association of Washington Cities, which both agreed it was time well spent.
Each council member will receive a copy of the Council Member’s Handbook, published by AWC. Schmunk has one geared toward mayors.
Lind: Mayor calls for accountability
A drama production by students in Ritzville High School’s theatre class is set for tonight (Thursday), Jan. 14, at 7 p.m.
The entire community is invited to attend the free performance at the Ritzville Grade School gym where the drama department will present the comedy production, Cinderella with the Commedia Players,” written by Lane Riosley and provided through the Pioneer Drama Service.
This inaugural voyage of the drama department features a comedy production. Commedia, better known in theatrical circles as Commedia dell’arte or the “comedy of art” means unwritten or improvised drama, and “implies rather to the manner of performance than to the subject matter of the play,” according to http://www.TheatreHistory.com.
Rosemarie Schultz, RHS English and theatre educator, will direct the production.
Ashleah Allen will serve as the assistant director and Katherine Wolf will handle the duties of stage manager.
“The kids have worked hard
RHS theatrical production presented tonight
and are amazing,” Schultz.The cast includes a roster
of young talent from the halls of Ritzville High School: Krista Russell, Taylor Templin, Corrina Herrman, Katlyn Smith, PJ Carter, Marshall Fryberger, Heather Carruth, Brianna Seaton, Dylan Kiehn, Victoria Russell and Jared Tyler.
While the production is being offered free of charge, Schultz said donations would be gladly accepted to help generate funds for future productions.
Journal photo by Jennifer Larsen
NEW SLATE. The new roster of elected officials takes the oath of office after a ‘changing of the guard’ Tuesday night during the Lind Town Council meeting. Pictured are, from left, James Elkington (Council Position 5), Linda Derrick (Position 1), Paula Bell (Position 4), Mayor Jamie Schmunk, D.J. Williamson (Position 3) and P.J. Jacobsen (Position 2).
Ritzville Adams County Journal January 21, 2010 Page A-3
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Our Requestq A 6-year EMS Levy
What Will it Cost?q 36 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation
What Will it Generate?q Approximately $192,000 annually for Emergency Medical ServicesThat’s $192,000 for:✔ Enhance/update EMS equipment and provide funding for future ambu lance purchases.✔ Recognition of our dedicated EMTs from Washtucna, Lind and Ritzville.✔ Recruitment and training of new EMTs.✔ Additional training for current EMS staff.✔ Continue to improve compensation for EMTs.✔ Funds for Emergency Room equipment.
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The Washtucna School District is requesting a two-year replacement maintenance and operation levy to fund school programs for the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 school years.
The levy will appear on the special election ballot arriving this week by U.S. Postal Service.
A levy is not an additional tax. It replaces the existing levy for schools that citizens passed in 2008. The current levy ends this year and the new one takes over in 2011.
Special school levies are revenue sources that Washington state school districts are allowed to use to
supplement and enrich the basic education program.These levies fill in the gap between what the
district receives from the state or federal government and what is paid for programs required by law but not fully funded by any other source.
School district levies differ from other taxing districts. The amount the school district requests is exactly what it will receive. For other taxing districts, the amount received depends on the assessed valuation.
The district’s proposed replacement levy amounts to $150,000 per year. The estimated levy rate per $1,000 of assessed valuation is $3.77.
Washtucna schools to seek voter approval for M&O levy
Levy Fact SheetRITZVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
On February 9, 2010, the Ritzville School Dis-trict will place before the voters a two-year maintenance and oper-ation levy in the amount of $881,000 per year to fund school programs during the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years. If additional in-formation or clarifica-tion is desired, please contact a school board member or the district office.
WHY A $881,000 LEVY?In April 2009 the State
Legislature adopted a 2009-11 Operating Budget that solved a $9 billion shortfall. Unfortunately since the budget was adopted, revenue forecasts has projected an additional shortfall in 2010 just under $2.6 billion. Ritzville has made significant cuts and plans more cuts because of the reduced funding from the state. This levy will help fund programs that are not funded by the State.
WHAT IS A SPECIAL LEVY VOTE? Special school levies are revenue sources which Washington State school districts are allowed to use to supplement and enrich the basic education program. School levy issues provide local citizens an opportunity to support the type of education they desire for their young people.
WHY A TWO-YEAR LEVY? The two year proposal provides the district an opportunity for more consistent planning through sustained funding. A two-year levy also saves taxayers the election costs of running a levy each year.
IS THE LEVY A NEW TAX? NO! It replaces an existing school levy that citizens passed in 2008, which will expire in 2010. The passage of this levy will take the place of the old levy and will be collected in 2011 and 2012.
WHY IS A LEVY NEEDED? Levies and levy equalization funds provide the district approximately 18% of the budget, paying for many programs required by law but not fully funded by any other source. The levy also pays for specific programs the community desires. Levies are still necessary if Ritzville citizens want to provide a complete educational program for their children.
WHAT WILL THE LEVY COST ME? The proposed levy is $881,000 per year for both 2011 and 2012. This will require an estimated collection rate of $3.12 per $1,000 assessed valuation. The estimated effect on property owners is as follows:
HOW DID RITZVILLE’S LEVY RATE COMPARE IN 2009-10?District 2009-10 M&OHarrington $4.68Washtucna $4.41Sprague $3.82Odessa $3.40Warden $3.20Ritzville-Projected $3.12Reardan $2.78Othello $2.59Lind $2.52
WHAT DOES THE LEVY PAY FOR? The Maintenance and Operation Levy supports those areas that are NOT fully covered by State or Federal funds.1. Classroom Needs – 11%2. School Support – 24%3. Technology – 9%4. Student Activities & Sports Programs – 25%5. Equipment Replacement – 3%6. Building Maintenance and Utilities – 28%
HOW MANY VOTES ARE NEEDED FOR VALIDATION? To be validated, 40% of the total ballots cast in the November 2009 election must vote. Of this number, a 50% “yes” vote is necessary. Registration and other voter information is available from the Adams County Auditor’s Office, 659-3249.
TAX RELIEF FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED
Citizens who are at least 61 years or older and with an annual income less than $35,000 may be eligible for a tax exemption from all or part of this levy. Disabled residents, regardless of age, may also qualify for this exemption. To apply, call the Adams County Assessor’s Office at 659-3200.
Maintenance and Operation Levy Election February 9th
For More Information Contact: Bill Thurston, Superintendent • [email protected]
The Ritzville School District recognized and congratulated one of its teachers during the Jan. 19 board meeting.
Rosemarie Schultz recently
achieved National Board Certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards in English Language Arts/Adolescence and Young Adulthood.
Schultz’s certification is valid until Nov. 20, 2019.
For her particular certificate area, Shultz successfully completed the standards in the following topics: preparing the way for productive student learning, advancing student learning in the classroom and supporting student learning through long-range initiatives.
Shultz noted that the NBPTS estimates candidates spend a minimum of 200 hours striving to achieve National Board Certification.
“It’s an extremely rigorous program,” Shultz said. “It feels like an accomplishment to have stuck with it… But I would be remiss if I didn’t say it was frustrating at times.”
Ritzville teacher earns National Board Certification
RHS class launches Super Bowl fundraiser
The Ritzville High School Class of 2012 is once again offering a Super Bowl Sub Sandwich Sale as a fundraiser for class members.
Orders are due by Monday, Feb. 1, for sandwich delivery the morning of Sunday, Feb. 7.
Cost is $4 for either a single meat sandwich or $5 for a combo. Choices are: ham, cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato; turkey, American cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato; or ham, turkey, American and cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, lettuce and tomato.
There are no substitutions, but ingredients can be left off of a sandwich.
For more information or to order by phone, contact Julie Hartz at 659-4520 or Tina Steinmetz at 659-0555.
