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Davenport first-graders have been learning about different types of penguins and their habitats over the past month. The snow turning to ice here in Davenport made the perfect opportunity to make penguin masks and huddle like penguins on an ice mound in front of the playground....
DAVENPORT--On Feb. 3, 25 members of the Davenport FBLA chapter competed in person at the Northeast Region FBLA Winter Business Leadership Conference. Members competed in a variety of events including, but not limited to: Accounting, Website Design, Parliamentary Procedure, Public Speaking and Personal Finance. The following is a list of winners who will move on to compete at the FBLA State Business Leadership Conference: Zackary Bruce - Data Analysis - 1st place Selah Hupp & Tessa Cormier - Public Service Announcement - 1st...
After a month and a half of preparation, the "Kiss the Pig" event finally came to fruition on February 5th. The Davenport FBLA Partnership with Business co-chairs, Jesse Raugust, Emma Cormier, and Lexi Cormier put in countless hours preparing for the "Kiss the Pig" event.. At the beginning of the partnership with Care and Share, the co-chairs' goal was to raise $1,500 for their business and the additional costs that would be incurred when they moved locations. The 1st and 2nd...
Longtime Davenport head volleyball coach Pete Schweiger was surprised with an induction into the school Hall of Fame during halftime of the boys basketball game Saturday, Feb. 5. Schweiger received his banner and accolades to a standing ovation from the crowd. He was joined on the court by his former assistant coaches before giving a short acceptance speech, wherein he remembered to thank his wife and family in the nick of time....
August 28th, 1931 -January 14, 2022 Russell Lloyd Zundel died on January 14, at the age of 90. His wife of over 70 years, Lonnie LaRae, had passed on 82 days before him. Born in Ruff, Washington on August 28, 1931, Russ was surrounded by wheat fields, and that was the life and livelihood he embraced. As a youth, he worked on his parents' farm between Harrington and Ritzville, and attended the Harrington school system for all 12 years - graduating in 1949. He was Student Body...
OLYMPIA – The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking written comments on a proposed spring black bear special permit rule change from Feb. 2 to March 12. The proposed rule would establish spring black bear special hunting permits for a shortened 2022 season, from May 1 to June 15. The amendment also proposes modifications to the harvest and inspection procedures and makes it unlawful to kill a cub or a female with cubs. “We are seeking feedback on the proposed rule to set a shortened spring black bear special per...
Varsity games, meets and matches for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington the week of Feb. 11-17. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Saturday, Feb. 12 Davenport and Reardan wrestling at Regionals in Warden @ 10 a.m. Reardan girls wrestling at Regionals in Ephrata, time TBD Davenport boys basketball at Districts at West Valley vs. Kettle Falls if necessary @ 3:30 p.m. Davenport girls basketball at Districts at West Valley, opponent TBD @ 5 p.m. Reardan girls basketball at Districts at West Valley if...
Reardan recognized seniors in boys and girls basketball, band and cheer during the basketball games Thursday, Feb. 3. The ceremonies featured the usual flowers, emotions, celebrations and moments that come with the local seniors playing their final game in the Reardan gym....
SPANGLE-Both of Reardan's girl wrestlers will be representing their school at the regional tournament this weekend after standout performances at subregionals Saturday, Feb. 5 at Liberty High School. The tournament featured 160 girls from schools around Eastern Washington. 115-pounder Vaea LaMoureux and 120-pounder Shelby Summers both finished in the top-five of their classes and will compete at regionals in Ephrata Saturday, Feb. 12. LaMoureux defeated Marley Morton of Republ...
You may have heard rumors that local funding for these programs could be in jeopardy. That was true on several fronts, but those issues were resolved before the holidays. The County has had an Interagency Agreement with WSU for many years whereby the County provides both direct funding support through tax dollars and in-kind support from the use of a County building, in exchange for Extension and 4-H programming and services. Last fall, WSU notified the County that they were...
DAVENPORT – Two newspapers serving Lincoln County readers will soon become one paper covering a larger section of the county. The Davenport Times and Odessa Record are merging to create the Lincoln County Record-Times, Publisher Roger Harnack announced last week. It’s a merger that will become effective March 1 and first be reflected in the March 3 issue. “Given the continued economic stresses on our communities and the lack of prospective employees to fill openings, this merger will enable us to continue to provide a voice...
Spokane Valley--The second round of the District 7 2B Tournament featured two overtime contests, mostly expected results and one surprising result that affected the outlook of the girls' bracket. All higher seeds won Thursday, with the exception of the Reardan girls pulling off an upset victory over St. George's in overtime that sent them into the district semifinals and the favored Dragons into a loser-out scenario. Locally, the Davenport boys survived St. George's in...
Tuesday's game against Valley Christian on Feb. 1 was a league win for the Tiger girls. Ashlyn Neilsen was again the scoring leader with 23 points. She also had 10 steals and was named the Odessa player of the game. VC 2 5 6 5 18 Odessa 13 20 14 2 49 Lily Starkel was the team leader in rebounds with five. Thanks to the lopsided score, every player on the bench got into the game. On Feb. 2, the team traveled to Wellpinit and overcame the Redskins by a score of 54 to 49. Neilsen...
Against Valley Christian on Feb. 1, Odessa held on to the win as the Panthers put forth a last quarter surge that nearly upset the Tigers, who had led throughout the game. As it turned out, the Panthers fell short by only two points. Collin Martin was back in the lineup and led the Tiger offense with 15 points. Jacob Scrupps had 14 and Nathan Carstensen 13 for a balanced attack assisted by several other players. VC 11 10 13 21 55 Odessa 19 13 16 9 57 In rebounding, Carstensen...
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. 31 Traffic stops: 9 A local woman said she locked her keys in her car on the 300 block of Fifth Street in Davenport. A caller reported a man slumped over on the steering wheel in a white Chevy in an und...
Senior Night was celebrated for the girls and boys basketball teams and the cheer team at the Feb. 1 game against Valley Christian. Back row: Jamie, Alyssa and Regina McKinney; Suzie, Daeton and Dalles Deife; HP, Nathan and Cory Carstensen; Maria, Landen and Justin Brooks; Connie Greenwalt; Kevin Schaefer and Gina Schlomer. Front row: Lyndsay Reyes and Chloe Winkler; Wayne and Emma Schmidt; Amy Schaefer, Tori Schlomer and Joe Schlomer....
Ireland Luiten has earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean's List for fall semester 2021. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed. Ireland is the daughter of Greg and Kellie Luiten of Odessa. Gonzaga University is a humanistic, private Catholic University providing a Jesuit education to more than 7,500 students. Situated along the Spokane River near downtown Spokane, Washington, Gonzaga is routinely recognized among the West's best comprehensive regional universities. Gonzaga offers over 75...
During the Feb. 3 basketball games against ACH, the Warriors brought along their Warrior mascot to help the ACH fans cheer on their team. Since the ACH girls were unable to field a team that day, the Odessa girls coach Travis Schuh had the night off, which allowed him to reprise his role as the Tiger mascot. The two mascots even held a dance contest during halftime....
Valentines Day provides opportunities for cooks and bakers to show off culinary skills. Biscuits and cookies may be cut in heart shapes. Heart stencils will produce valentine embellishment for cookies, cakes, pie crusts, potato salad, even your morning latte. Baking powder style biscuits are easy to make with packaged biscuit mix, but are nearly as easy from scratch. Cut with a heart shaped cutter, biscuits will go nicely with just about any Valentine’s Day menu. Add grated ch...
HARRINGTON--In lieu of news this week, the reader is presented with some of the groups in Harrington and the personalities associated with them. The Harrington School Board has two carry-overs from the preceding year, Mark Kramer and Darren Mattozzi, and three new members, Jonathan Evans, Michelle Quigley and Justin Slack. Quigley won the seat as Chair. Personnel of school district administration School District are, in part, Principal Tiffany Clouse, Superintendent Wayne Massie and Nurse Ronda Cordill, The continuing PTA...
Palouse Falls has long been one of my favorite places to hike. Over the years, I’ve hiked the mile or so trek to the top of the main falls on numerous occasions. I’ve hiked it by myself, with friends and even my daughter when she was very young. I’ve meandered along the Palouse River to the upper falls and descended the basalt rim to the pool at the base of the falls about 189 feet below. For those of us who grew up in Eastern Washington, hiking Palouse Falls trails has long...
Last year, Gov. Jay Inslee attempted an end run around the legislature by banning natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings via the state’s building codes. It was a bad idea. Now, some fellow Democrats who control the legislature are working on legislation trying to do the same—also a bad idea. Inslee’s proposed regulations forbid the use of fossil fuels for heating and hot water in new structures. Prohibiting natural gas is expensive for home and building owner...
Week #5 of the Spokesman-Review’s Inland Empire Trapshoot was held Sunday, Feb. 6, as reported below by Markus Smith for Odessa and Doug Starkel for Marlin. Odessa results Jon Fink and Nick Tebow hit all 25 targets. Shooting 24 were Markus Smith, Anthony Paszkiesz and Ryan Lewis. Garrett Braun, Trevor Smith and Cody Stanford shot 23. Tyler Smith, Scott Buchmann, Tucker Walter, Wyatt Haase, Jared Praetorious, Bill Weber and Brian Wraspir all hit 22 targets. Hitting 21 were Jared King and Mitch Wraspir. At 20 and under were H...
The Odessa High School chapter of FBLA traveled to Spokane for the regional winter leadership conference and their first live competition in two years. FBLA advisor Terri King says, "Students spent many hours in the computer lab preparing for their events and relearning the techniques used to give a live presentation in front of judges." Odessa FBLA's teams and individuals received 22 awards at the Spokane conference, and King says the students are excited to attend the...
OLYMPIA – During the height of the COVID pandemic, Washington state Sen. Judy Warnick worked to secure funding for a bourgeoning and much needed alternative to large meat processing facilities that were hit hard by the virus. Closures around the country led to shocks in the meat supply, causing prices to spike and supply to plummet. In 2020, industry experts estimated that meat production, particularly of beef and pork, dropped 30 percent. Warnick, R-Moses Lake, sponsored Senate Bill 5045, which the senate approved, but w...
