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Ritzville, Washington:
Our Facilities and Amenities
Ritzville has the delightful old-time flavor of a true American "small town," but that
doesn't mean that it doesn't have the facilities and amenities needed for comfortable,
civilized living. Further below is a sampling of some of the things to be found right
here in town. This listing is not intended as a Ritzville-area internet Yellow Pages but
as an indicator of the resources available right here, hence, here we omit the names of
individual businesses; But we do also have on this site a full
Ritzville-area unofficial Yellow Pages.
Besides what's on this site, a
current calendar of upcoming local
events is maintained by RitzCom, a local ISP. Then there is the
Yahoo
yellow pages for Ritzville. And there's an online list page from the Ritzville
Chamber of Commerce. (As you see, we are rather net-oriented around here.)
Please note that the listings below are intended to be indicative, not exhaustive: there
may well be many more businesses of a given kind, and many more kinds of businesses, than are
shown here.
Also, these are just businesses actually in Ritzville; many other only occasionally needed
services (from well drilling to piano tuning) are available from towns quite near to Ritzville.
These, as the subject heading suggests, are all things that are more or less essential to have
available close by. (The things that are not essential but that add to the enjoyment of life
are listed separately below.)
Utilities
- Electricity
- Telephone: with DSL available
- Heating Oil: 2 suppliers
- Gas
- Propane Suppliers: 2
- Internet Service providers: 2 (with broadband wireless available)
Health and Medical
- Doctors: Ritzville Medical
Clinic (2 physicians plus PAs)
- Hospital: East Adams Rural Hospital (20 beds)
- Dentist
- Pharmacy
- Chiropractor
- Nursing Home
- Retirement Care Home
Business, Commercial, and Professonal
- Attorneys: 1 firm and 4 sole practitioners
- Accountants: 3 firms
- Banks: 5
- Real-Estate Brokerages: 3
- Insurance Agencies: 3
- Stock Brokerage
- Title Company
Construction and Trades
- General Contractors: 3
- Building Materials: 2
- Electrician
- Excavation: 2
- Concrete (pre-mix)
- Machine Shop
- Plumber
- Septic Systems (install): 2
- Road Building & Maintenance
- Major Appliances
- Welding
- Windows & Siding
Automotive
- Service Stations: 4
- Dealerships: 2 (Chevrolet/Pontiac/Buick/Olds, and Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge)
- Repairs: 10 (including both mechanics and body shops)
- Parts & Supplies: 3
- Tire Shops: 2
- Towing Services: 2
Retail
- Grocery
- Mini-Marts: 5
- Hardware: 4
- Drug Store
- Computer Shop
- Furniture & Flooring
- Appliances (large & small) & Electronics
Services
- Men's Barber Shop
- Women's Hair/Beauty Salons: 4
- Veterinarian
- Locksmith
- Laundromat
- Funeral Home
- Septic System Maintenance
Houses of Worship
- Ritzville Baptist Church
- Catholic Church of Ritzville
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
- Ritzville Community Church
- Crossroads Christian Assembly
- Emanuel Lutheran Church--ELCA
- Ritzville Foursquare Church
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Menno Mennonite Church
- Nazarene Church of Ritzville
- New Hope Center
- Philadelphia Congregational Church UCC
- Seventh Day Adventist Church
- Trinity United Methodist Church
- Zion Congregational United Church of Christ
Agriculture-Related Goods and Services
As a community originally founded on agriculture, Ritzville has a plethora of suppliers of
agriculture-related goods and services. A list appears in our informal
Ritzville "Yellow Pages."
These are the things that are not actually necessary--many towns the size of Ritzville don't
have them all--but that add to the quality of life here. (The things that are more or less
vital are listed separately above.)
With two runways; click on the title above for full statistics.
Businesses
- Art Galleries: 2
- Antique Shops: 2
- Bed-and-Breakfast
- Butcher Shops: 2
- Bookstore/Coffee House
- Caterer
- Crafts Shops: 3
- Florists: 2
- Framers, Picture: 2
- Gifts: 6
- Graphics Designers
- Motels: 5
- Liquor Store
- Newspaper
- Photographer
- Produce Market
- Publisher
- Sewing & Alterations
- Sign Makers: 2
- Sporting Goods
- Storage Facilities: 2
- Tanning Parlor
- Taxidermist
- Upholsterers: 2
Entertainment
60+ Years
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Depot Museum,
interior
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Historic-Home Museum
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Public Facilities
- Golf Course
- Park
Shown is the gazebo in the park. There is actually a great deal more to the park, including
an extensive children's playground.
- Pool
(Actually, this is a photograph of the old Ritzville public pool; a brand-new and even
better pool and facilities, financed by a recently passed bond measure, is now in place.)
- Tennis Courts
Other Facilities and Attractions
- Historic Downtown (with many sites on the National Register of Historic Places)
- Fairgrounds
Events in and Near Ritzville
These events always draw enthusiastic fans from far and wide--in some cases, literally from
around the world.
Associations
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about Ritzville as a home for you and or business.
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