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FAIRCHILD AFB–The 92nd Air Refueling Wing was selected as one of two Air Force finalists for the 2022 Commander-in-Chief's Installation Excellence Award (CINC IEA). This is only the second time the installation has ever been nominated for the award, and the airmen on base are hard at work in preparation for next week's inspection. Each year, the CINC IEA is awarded to the best installation in every department under the Department of Defense, including the Air Force. This a...
REARDAN—Students in the school district here are studying from home this week as surging COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant forced district leadership to elect for a remote learning model this week. Reardan had 188 of its roughly 690 students miss school last Friday due to either being positive for coronavirus or being in close contact with a positive case. The school leadership team elected to be remote for the 3.5 days of scheduled school this week on Monday m...
DAVENPORT—Lincoln County has received a third broadband grant toward building fiber in local, small municipalities. This grant, courtesy of the state Broadband Office, is for $5,218,072 and will provide an eight-mile connection between Sprague and Lamont and a 13-mile connection from Creston to Hawk Creek. The county previously received a $1,963,920 grant from the Community Economic Revitalization Board for Almira, Creston and Harrington fiber-to-home connection and a $4,162,072 grant from the Public Works Board for R...
Government and community meetings for the week of Jan. 21-27 in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Wednesday, Jan. 26 Parks and Recreation District No. 4 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Reardan-Edwall school board meeting at 6 p.m. in the Commons Harrington school board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Library Davenport city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting at 7 p.m. in City H...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners heard an update concerning the happenings at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area from superintendent Dan Foster at the commissioner’s March 18 meeting. The National Parks Service manages three standard campsites and nine boat-in campsites along Lake Roosevelt and the Spokane River arm in Lincoln County and Stevens County. Like most businesses and organizations around the world, the National Park Service at Lake Roosevelt is facing a labor shortage. “Our biggest problem has been...
SPOKANE—29 locals from Davenport, Reardan, Edwall, Harrington and Sprague made honor roll at the two community colleges of Spokane, Spokane Falls Community College and Spokane Community College for fall quarter. 1,553 students from SFCC and 2,105 students from SCC total made honor roll, which is awarded to scholars with a grade point average of 3.0 or better for fall quarter. Davenport residents on honor roll at SFCC included Lau Olesen, Tina Ek, Pearl Wilson, Cami Heidegger, Phillip Barton and Daniel Watkins. They were j...
For the past 20 months as the 92nd Air Refueling Wing commander, I’ve had the distinct privilege of working for and serving the Airmen of Fairchild Air Force Base. These men and women have set a very high standard for superior performance across Air Mobility Command and understand the huge responsibility that comes with being our Air Force’s only “Super Tanker Wing.” Over the past few months, we’ve balanced our day-to-day operations with the additional demands of preparing for...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. Jan. 10 Traffic stops: 4 A Fruitland woman requested a welfare check on her son in Creston. A violation of an order was reported in Odessa. A two-vehicle non-injury crash was reported in an undisclosed location. A c...
REARDAN-This fall, Reardan's head football coach won't be Eric Nikkola, Dan Graham or Gene Smith. It'll be the first time that's happened since 1968. In light of Nikkola's retirement and the fact that the school has had just three head men running the football program for the past 53 seasons, the school district is planning to host a "50 Years of Football" banquet recognizing Nikkola, Graham and Smith Saturday, April 23 in the school gym. The idea for the event came from...
Varsity games, meets and matches this week for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Jan. 21 Davenport wrestling at Rumble at the River at Spokane Convention Center @ 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 Davenport wrestling at Dream Duels at Spokane Convention Center @ 8 a.m. Davenport basketball at Colfax @ 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25 Davenport and Reardan wrestling at Colfax @ 5 p.m. Reardan girls wrestling at Newport @ 5 p.m. Davenport basketball at Northwest Christian @ 6...
DAVENPORT—Both of the Gorillas’ varsity matchups last weekend were postponed as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 causes coronavirus numbers to surge nationwide. Friday’s matchup against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was postponed to Saturday, Feb. 5 due to virus issues with both schools. Tuesday’s games against Chewelah were postponed to Saturday, Jan. 29 due to sickness within the Cougars program. Davenport hasn’t played since Tuesday, Jan. 11. The Gorillas are next scheduled to travel to Colfax for a meeting Saturday, Jan. 22....
SPANGLE-Liberty High School was the site of a Northeast 2B mix-and-match wrestling meet Thursday, Jan. 13, and Davenport and Reardan's top wrestlers were in attendance. Two days later, Reardan was off to Tonasket for the Apple Pie Inivitational. Reardan results at Liberty were not available by press time. Davenport results only indicated opponents' last names. "The Liberty mix-and-match was a mixed bag of wins and losses. (We had) a shorter squad this week, our guys battled...
KETTLE FALLS—An impressive nine-game win streak by the Reardan varsity girls came to an end Saturday against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs. The Reardan boys, however, pulled off a convincing victory for its second-straight dub Jan. 15. The girls fell 42-36, while the boys won 70-53 in the absence of several players and head coach Brian Graham, who were all out due to COVID-19 protocols. The Reardan girls held a 24-18 lead at halftime of their game, but were outscored 24-12 in the second half despite 26 points from leading scorer...
Looking west down First Avenue in Odessa shortly after completion of the first two all-brick downtown businesses on either side of Division Street. At the far left is the building that currently houses LocalTel and some smaller businesses, and across Division St. to the west is the building that currently houses The Odessa Record and the Party On! banquet hall. More information on this event will follow in future issues of The Record....
ODESSA – The only game played last week by the Odessa girls was against Moses Lake Christian Academy. The Tigers overcame the Lions last Wednesday, Jan. 12 Senior Tori Schlomer was released to rejoin the team after a volleyball injury had her sidelined for a couple of months. Ashlyn Neilsen led the scoring with 26 points. Hayden Schuh contributed another 15 points. MLCA 9 9 9 10 37 Odessa 15 13 12 11 51 Neilsen led the team in rebounds with 10 and Laela Hardung had nine. I...
ODESSA – Another week has passed of Covid messing with the basketball schedule. A non-league game against Moses Lake Christian Academy was scheduled for Jan. 11, then postponed until Wednesday, Jan. 12, when the game was played in Odessa. Collin Martin returned to the lineup, having been released to play by his doctor. The team was thus finally back at full strength. The game was definitely a hard-fought battle. Although MLCA dominated early, the Tigers fought their way back i...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington City Council met for its first session of the new year with mayor pro tem Stephen Hardy calling it to order with council members Peter Davenport, David Buddrius and Joe Armand present, as well as visitors including Denisa Holling, Marge Womach, Tim Campou and Stan Roth. Hardy entertained additions to the agenda, to which Buddrius responded, asking to discuss the minutes of the Dec. 29 meeting. Hardy then added that he wanted to change the order as listed so that Mayor Jess Silhan's wish to have t...
Walk the Talk 1991. South Georgia. A thirteen-year-old white boy goes to a Black girl about his age crying in the grocery store. They talk for a few minutes. Her crying ends. They talk a bit more. He rejoins his family. Her head high, no tears, she leaves. 1964. Oslo, Norway. A Black American speaks to the gathered crowd. He tells people, “All life is interrelated, and all men are interdependent…” And he adds, “We are inevitably our brothers’ keeper…” Circa 1940. India. An Indian lawyer notes the “best way to find yourself i...
1 years ago Jan. 20, 1922 Biggest smoker of season. The local members of the American Legion have just completed arrangements for a smoker to be held on Saturday evening, Feb. 4, which promises to be the biggest event of its kind of the season. This smoker will be participated in by boxers and wrestlers from the towns of Davenport, Harrington, Ritzville and Odessa. The local boys have word from each of those towns saying that they may be sure of three or four participants from each town and they will be accompanied by a...
Laela Hardung of Odessa has earned a place on the Spokane Falls Community College honor roll for fall quarter 2021. Students must earn a GPA of 3.0 or higher to be on the honor roll. SFCC offered its congratulations on this academic achievement. Community Colleges of Spokane is a dynamic, 12,300-square-mile state community college district that includes Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls Community College and six rural education sites, serving residents in Pend Oreille, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry and parts of Lincoln...
OHS cheerleaders try to get the crowd involved during the Jan. 12 game against Moses Lake Christian Academy: Chloe Winkler, Alyssa McKinney, Yvette Davey, Natalie Riggs, Maria Garcia and Emma Schmidt....
SEPTEMBER Two new practitioners began work at the Odessa Clinic. Russell Jones, a certified nurse practitioner, was hired as a full-time employee. Gregory Proulx, also a certified nurse practitioner, was hired to fill in for other providers needing to take time off. He lives in Texas, but has agreed to come to Odessa as needed. Members of the Odessa Lions Club and of the OHS chapter of FBLA worked together doing some demolition work on the Old Town Hall interior prior to the installation of new walls and flooring. Reports...
The first order of business when Washington state’s Legislature convenes in Olympia is replacing the state’s new long-term care law. It is fatally flawed. Gov. Jay Inslee and Democrats who control the state legislature wisely postponed implementing the sweeping “Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program,” but it is beyond repair. It is time to find a better alternative. The new law, also known as the Washington Cares Act, is a mandatory, public, state-run long-te...
ODESSA – The 104th year of the Spokesman-Review Inland Northwest Trapshoot began Jan. 9, 2022, with the Marlin and Odessa Gun Clubs again joining forces to participate in the oldest and largest shoot of its kind in the U.S. Trapshooters from Washington, Idaho, Montana and Oregon make up the participating clubs. After Covid precautions kept some from participating last year, both the newspaper and the club members found it challenging to get back into the swing of this long-time contest. The two clubs are now back to s...
ODESSA – The Odessa Chamber of Commerce met Jan. 11. Colley Walter presented a proposal to offer presale orders of Deutschesfest Biergarten German Sausage. Orders would have to be placed by sausage-making time, around Aug. 1. The Chamber website at www.odessachamber.com and The Odessa Record will provide ordering details in early summer. In other business, the Chamber is seeking community members to form a Downtown Christmas Lighting/Decorating Committee for the 2022 Christmas...
