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REARDAN – Reardan Heroes, a nonprofit organization with an aim to construct a memorial honoring town native and Medal of Honor recipient Joe E. Mann and other local war veterans, is one step closer to its goal. Without hesitation, council unanimously approved a land use application for a 3.91 acre plot of land donated to Reardan Heroes by town local Susan Eastman at its Jan. 21 meeting. Eastman verbally donated the currently residential acreage in 2019, according to a Nov. 2...
DAVENPORT – Lynn and Bill Hein, of Reardan, receive their first Moderna vaccine aimed at preventing COVID-19 at Memorial Hall in Davenport Jan. 21. Last week, Lincoln Hospital scheduled 100 doses for those 65 and older and in the "high risk" category for being negatively affected by the virus. This week, the hospital received 100 more doses and is reaching out to more high-risk individuals. The Lincoln County Health Department, meanwhile, received 100 doses. They were s...
DAVENPORT – On Jan. 17 the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office received a complaint from a Davenport citizen who reported that his wallet was stolen from the Davenport Car Wash as he was detailing his vehicle. Sergeant Gabe Gants took the initial report and was able to gather information on a potential suspect vehicle. A few hours later the reporting party notified Gants that his debit card had just been used at the Airway Heights Walmart in the sum of $500. Deputy Tinsley c...
DAVENPORT –The school board met Monday, Jan. 25 for its regular meeting, approving the consent agenda and three action items while hearing updates from superintendent Jim Kowalkowski, principals Chad Prewitt and Noelle Carstens and business manager Leslie Oliver. In the consent agenda, the board approved a recommendation for hire of elementary paraprofessional Christine Colbert. It also approved an extension of a leave of absence for Karen Brewster and the resignation of head high school baseball coach Kevin Hupp. The b...
SPRAGUE – The Chamber of Commerce installed officers and board members at their Jan. 21 meeting, with Pastor Bob Bridge of the Community Church administering the oath of office. Tim Wilken was sworn in as president; Chris Day, appearing over the phone, as vice-president; Joy Wilken as Treasurer (non-signer); and Melissa Salisbury as secretary. Additional board members sworn in were Jill Sheffels, Dave Davisson and Sherry Stowell. The board honored former president Dorothy G...
OLYMPIA – A set of three bills designed to keep essential functions of the state running during the COVID pandemic and future emergencies passed unanimously on Jan. 22 in the first virtual roll call vote the House of Representatives held this legislative session. They were: HB 1056, which establishes that governing bodies may meet remotely in an emergency and requires the public access to these remote meetings, HB 1095, which exempts businesses from paying taxes on emergency assistance grants from the state or federal g...
DAVENPORT – Adam Walser grew up on the family farm in the northeast corner of Lincoln County near Devil's Gap before pursuing a law career that would make him a judge advocate in the Marine Corps. Now, he is the Lincoln County prosecutor, replacing Jeff Barkdull, who was elected Superior Court Judge in the November general election. Walser was in the Marine Corps as an officer, then became a judge advocate full-time. He said the most interesting case he worked on in his t...
Guest submission by Kim Scharff Editor’s Note: This story highlights the community effort, including that of three boys in the Reardan-Edwall School District, to help the Scharff family locate their lost dog. Kim’s story has been slightly edited for grammar, AP Style and space. REARDAN – My husband and I were dropping some items off in an area just West of Deep Creek Wednesday, Jan. 13. The big wind storm had occurred the prior day and into that day. My recent rescue dog, Walter, had been anxious that whole day and upon...
Mabel Julia Gunning (1914-2021) Mabel Julia Gunning, 107, passed away peacefully, Jan. 16, 2021 in Liberty Lake, Wash., after a life well-lived and filled with much love. She will always be remembered as a loving mother, wife, daughter, sister, grandmother, child of God and shining light in all of our lives. She was born Jan. 8, 1914 at Hartington, Neb. to Norwegian immigrants Julius (Bernt) and Antoinette Wangen Grindvold. The family moved to a farm near Circle, Mont. when she was a teenager, and she loved to recount...
DAVENPORT – Your Lions Club has been as active as possible in these restricted times through virtual means, social media activities or small group meetings within the restrictions. We were unable to have our major fundraiser, Turkey Bingo, which is not only a financial resource for the club, but also a time for the community to get together for a fun filled evening for a chance at prizes, turkeys, hams, potatoes and pies. While the active bingo could not be held, the raffle ticket sales conducted was as successful as possible...
British historian Thomas Macaulay famously said, "The best government is one that desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy." That standard is clearly not what people are experiencing in Washington state. For years, leaders in state government have been increasing the tax burden and imposing ever-tighter regulations that limit personal opportunity, lower household incomes and fall hardest on working people, middle-class families and small business...
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. January 17 Traffic stops: 4 An Edwall woman reported cows were in her pasture. She said this has happened several times. Theft was reported. A caller from the city of Sprague reported an animal attack, saying two Germ...
DAVENPORT – Fall sports may be on the horizon, if COVID-19 metrics cooperate. District 7 athletic directors, which include those in the NE2B and NE1B leagues, met Jan. 22 and approved a move of most fall sports to Feb. 15 in hopes that the East region, which all Lincoln County schools are in, will be in "Phase 2" of the metrics required to compete in most sports. Football, however, would start full practices Feb. 10 if the region is in Phase 2 by that point. In Phase 1, o...
OLYMPIA – Sen. Majority Leader Andy Billig said Wednesday night that Eastern Washington residents will be “glad” about changes in coronavirus edicts relating to business opening expected to be announced today. “There is going to be an announcement by the governor to adjust the metrics,” Billig, D-Spokane, said during a digital meeting broadcast on social media. “There will be some additional flexibility.” Indoor service for restaurants, bars, gyms, theaters, bowling alleys and other businesses have been shuttered sin...
ODESSA – Vineta L. Weber celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends on a very cold Saturday, January 23, outside of Odessa Memorial Hospital’s Long-Term Care unit. Attending were her son Anthony Weber and his wife Loretta of Kent, Wash., daughter Susan Boyce from Hillsboro, Ore., granddaughter Toni Lynn Weber of Everett, Wash, granddaughter Robin and Charles King and great-grandsons C.J., Zack and Noah of Stanwood and family friend Rick Haase of Odessa, sharing cak...
ODESSA – The Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society (OTHRS) met January 19 to discuss the next projects for the building. The group agreed that this year’s major project would be the repair and painting of the exterior. Pending a more detailed estimate from a contractor, work should be able to begin this spring or summer. In other business, the group established a subcommittee to continue working on the plans to make the two main rooms on the ground floor into a more flexible spa...
Continued from last week JUNE The Chamber board announced that the 50th anniversary of Deutschesfest would be postponed. Odessa High School senior Maddy Wagner was named a U.S. Presidential Scholar by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, one of only 161 high school seniors in the U.S. to be so honored. The senior class held a parade of cars along First Avenue in downtown Odessa, then gathered at the golf course for photos. A windstorm damaged farm homes in the Mohler and rural Harrington areas, sparing Odessa by veering...
ODESSA – Odessa High School junior Nathan Carstensen is the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from Next Generation Personal Finance (NGPF). He received an honorable mention for the essay he wrote on paying for college after completing NGPF’s Payback Challenge. Nathan was one of 47 scholarship recipients from across the U.S. The two grand-prize winners each received a scholarship worth $2,500. The 45 entrants who were awarded honorable mention received $1,000 each to be use...
ODESSA – The Odessa Healthcare Foundation would like to express its appreciation to our community and the surrounding area for the continued support. We strive to meet our mission to improve the healthcare of the community by raising funds to support Lincoln County Public Hospital District 1. Although the in-person May 2020 wine tasting, microbrew sampling and auction was not held, several generous donations enabled us to purchase the “raise the paddle” item, a vein finder instrument to assist the hospital staff in locat...
SPOKANE – Spokane Community College lists 2,277 students on its honor roll for the 2020 fall quarter, which ended in December. The honor roll lists those students who achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or above in fall quarter. SCC is one of two community colleges within the Community Colleges of Spokane district. It is known for its programs in career and technical training as well as its apprenticeship programs, but it also offers associate degrees that are transfer-ready for those going into universities. SCC serves a...
Wrapping up our series on using specialty items hanging out in your pantry after the holiday cooking season is past, I am including a recipe for Mexican Lasagna. Janie Steward shared this recipe with me in 2013, and it was my first experience using uncooked lasagna noodles in a recipe. I have adapted this method to almost all recipes calling for lasagna noodles or manicotti tubes. The trick is 5 cups liquid per 12 noodles or tubes. The other nifty trick in this recipe is the...
British historian Thomas Macaulay famously said, “The best government is one that desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy.” That standard is clearly not what people are experiencing in Washington state. For years, leaders in state government have been increasing the tax burden and imposing ever-tighter regulations that limit personal opportunity, lower household incomes and fall hardest on working people, middle-class families and small business own...
ODESSA – Odessa Public Works Director Rod Webster reported that the town’s coffers might soon be bankrupted by the rising costs of the recycling program provided to Odessa residents at the town’s expense. A fee is charged to the town each time a full bin is removed and replaced with an empty bin. Webster said that the average rate of bin replacement was about once a month until fairly recently, when it began averaging about twice a month. What really worried Webster, howev...
Protests are nothing new in Olympia. Each year, thousands of protesters converge on legislative sessions to rally for special causes, object to government activities and generally just remind lawmakers who they work for. I cannot recall a time that the Capitol Building, other legislative office buildings and the state library weren’t available for public access. Indeed, each year I wander the Capitol campus during session to personally deliver a newspaper to those who r...
ODESSA – Ballots have been mailed to registered voters in the Odessa area, requesting approval from the people for levies to help support the local school and the local hospital district. Odessa is fortunate to have both a school and a medical campus, and both are very important to anyone contemplating a move to the community. Support for these levies over the years has been overwhelmingly positive. Election day is Feb. 9, 2021, and voters are reminded to mail their ballots on or before that date....
