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DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners held a regular benefits check-in with representatives amongst county employees and Dan Fisher of HUB International, the county’s medical insurance broker, at the commissioners’ meeting Monday, March 7. Fisher told attendees that employee claims rose from $43,816.02 to $84,971.15 between January and February this year, which is typical. Claims were also higher in 2021 than they were in 2020 as more people returned to in-person work following COVID-19 shutdowns. The commi...
DAVENPORT—Presiding judge Dan B. Johnson denied a motion for an appeal bond by the defense of Brandy J. Hood at a hearing Tuesday, March 8. Hood was sentenced to 43 months in prison Feb. 22 after a jury found her guilty on four counts of fourth-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault and one count of harassment with the threat to kill stemming from incidents involving mistreatment of Hood's two daughters in Jan. 2020. Defense attorney Douglas Phelps motioned for a $5,000 bond Tuesday. Prosecuting attorney Nina F...
DAVENPORT—The school board here held a special meeting to approve a $523,919 federal grant from the United States Department of Agriculture that the district won in a shared application with Lind, Hatton and Ritzville. The grant, which must be spent in three years and will be disbursed in a reimbursement process, allows rural schools to bring telecommunications equipment into classrooms. As part of the grant, participating schools must provide education about the nation’s opioid epidemic in some fashion over the next thr...
Cops and courts 0310 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. Feb. 27 Traffic stops: 20 A caller reported a vehicle parked in the middle of a road with a female occupant saying she was waiting for her husband, who was driving a semitruck. A caller said she w...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Odessa, Harrington, Reardan and Sprague for the week of March 11-17. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, March 14 Odessa town council at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, March 16 Sprague city council at 6 p.m. in the Library Thursday, March 17 Lincoln Hospital Board of Commissioners meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Room Reardan town council at 6 p.m. in the Reardan United Methodist Church...
OLYMPIA—Washington’s indoor mask mandate, which was originally scheduled to end March 21, will now be over at 11:59 p.m. March 11. Gov. Jay Inslee announced the change to the mandate’s end at a press conference Monday, Feb. 28. The move comes in a joint West Coast masking move-on, as Oregon and California will be ending most of their indoor mandates in a similar midnight masquerade. The first day students won’t be required to wear masks at school will be Monday, March 14 instead of the previously scheduled March 21 date. ...
WALLA WALLA-The Whitman College Blues' women's basketball team isn't a stranger to the Division III NCAA Tournament, but for Whitworth transfer and Davenport High School Class of 2018 graduate Sydney Abbott, making the postseason accomplished a goal that had been halted due to COVID-19 cancellations. Abbott transferred to Whitman for the 2020-21 season as a junior, but the postseason was cancelled. This year, the team lost one game in the regular season before an undefeated...
“Bye Bye Russ.” That was the text buzzing through my phone from a friend that alerted me to the unthinkable news Seattle Seahawks fans have been secretly dreading but fighting off with feigned thoughts of “that would never happen;” star quarterback Russell Wilson had been traded to the Denver Broncos for three players and five draft picks. My heart sank as I knew the end of an era that had been dying a slow death had finally arrived. My teenage and young adult years were sp...
ODESSA – Native son William F. (Bill) Schillinger retired Jan. 1, 2022 from his position at Washington State University as a professor and research agronomist. Much of his time over the past 30 years has been devoted to his work at the WSU Dryland Research Station near Lind, Wash., where test plots are studied over several years to ascertain their suitability for the low-rainfall regions of the Pacific Northwest. On Feb. 21, Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, introduced state S...
SPOKANE – A boys 1B basketball team with Lincoln County players with a second-place state finish Saturday, March 5, in Spokane Veteran Memorial Arena. Almira-Coulee/Hartline capped its state-trophy run with a 61-48 loss to Cusick. The No. 1-seeded Warriors opened the tournament with a 52-44 quarterfinals win over Lummi Nation and then took a 52-43 victory over No. 3-ranked Northwest Yeshiva. Lincoln County was represented in the 1B girls state tournament by No. 4-ranked W...
ODESSA – The Stumpjumpers Motorcycle Club will tune up for the 2022 season with the Frostbite Grand Prix on Saturday, March 26, and the White Knuckle Grand Prix on Sunday, March 27. “We’re hoping to have more than 400 riders,” organizer and volunteer R.J. Tonsgard of Northport said Wednesday. “But you never know with the way fuel prices are going up.” According to Tonsgard, more than 400 turned out for the Frostbite last year. But many spectators left early because of...
Victoria Weishaar of Odessa, attending the Robbins College of Health & Human Sciences, is one of more than 5,000 Baylor University students who have been named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List for the Summer and Fall 2021 semesters. She is the daughter of Traig and Carmen Weishaar. The Dean's Academic Honor List recognizes Baylor undergraduates for their outstanding academic work during each semester. Students honored on the Dean’s List earned a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.70 with no grade lower than a "C" whi...
ODESSA – Odessa High School advisor for the Future Business Leaders of America, Terri King, reports that the members of the Odessa chapter have chosen home-based businesses as the focus of their American Enterprise Project with the Odessa School District’s eighth-grade students. According to Nerdwallet, a website that provides comparisons of financial products, expert information and helpful tools for managing money, roughly 50 percent of all small businesses in the United States are considered home-based businesses. Man...
Kaleb Walter, an Odessa fifth-grader, was the first to submit a photo of a buttercup to the newspaper this year. Congratulations, Kaleb....
Marilou L Schillinger passed away on March 2, 2022 in Spokane, Wash. Marilou was born on Feb.18, 1942 in Davenport, Wash. to John and Ina Hoffman. Marilou grew up in the Hunters area, attended school, and graduated in 1960. She married Jerry Schillinger on Oct. 1, 1960 in Coeur d'Alene, ID and to this union two children were born, James and Jodi. Marilou worked and retired as a cook for the Davenport School district, always having fresh baked cookies and homemade rolls for...
Richard Clark Ries, 81, born on Feb. 29, 1940, passed away on Feb. 27, 2022. Richard is survived by his two children, Ginger Arlene Ries of Lebanon, Ore., and Edward Clark Ries of Spokane, Wash. Friends may share memories of Richard and sign the online guestbook at www.mountainview-colonialdewitt.com....
Bonnie Mooney of Odessa, Wash., passed away peacefully with family at her side Sunday morning, March 6, 2022. Bonnie was in excellent care at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center. Bonnie was born in Burbank, Calif., on Oct. 6, 1938, to Celestino and Viva Mancinelli. She attended grade, middle and high school in Burbank, Calif., where she met the love of her life, Cliff Mooney. Bonnie and Cliff moved from Southern Calif. to Reno, Nev., in 1960 and raised their family (Terry,...
Odessa Calendar of Events Mar. 14: Town Council, 7 pm, public library Mar. 15: HS golf at Odessa course, 2 pm Mar. 17: HS T&F at Valley Christian, 3 pm Mar. 19: HS baseball vs LRS at Odessa, doubleheader starts at noon SAIL class for seniors, Mon/Thurs each week, 1-2 pm, Old Town Hall AA group meets Thursdays in Heritage Church basement, 7 pm Odessa school menu Mar. 14: Breakfast: Muffin, string cheese, fruit. Lunch: Waffle, sausage, hash browns, fruit. Mar. 15: Breakfast: French toast sticks, fruit. Lunch: Chicken...
Presidential ineptitude What I don’t understand, and I don’t think anyone else does, is why we are still buying oil from Putin, so he can take that money and fund his bloodthirsty war on Ukraine and kill innocent people. I really don’t know anyone who would knowingly do this, but Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi are doing it! Supposedly Putin and Russia are our enemy. Buying oil from Russia, giving them money to carry on a horrific war against Ukraine, killing men, women and children, is the last thing we should be doing. When Dona...
“Folks and friends and neighborly people,” came the loudspeaker blaring of the official car of the Gates of Heaven restaurant. “This year’s your ol’ pal Alphonse Wilson … but you know they call me Windy … bringin’ the latest in news of fine Chinese cousin and other newsy stuff.” Folks came out of the stores and offices to listen and wave as Windy once again drove around town in the loudspeaker car he borrowed from Delbert Chin’s restaurant. “Jes’ think on it a minute … you ever get a dirty plate or dirty chopstick in Delber...
Welcome to all in our expanded readership. The Welcome to My Kitchen column first appeared in The Odessa Record on March 11, 2004, as a monthly feature. Within a month, by reader request, the column expanded to twice monthly and several months later became the bi-weekly column it is today. The purpose of this column is to share recipes and kitchen tips with fellow readers. You are invited to share your favorite recipes by sending them to the addresses listed at the end of...
ODESSA – Odessa FBLA adviser Terri King reports that, after long delays due to supply chain issues, new progress has been made at the Old Town Hall. Homer's Garage Doors is installing the new garage-style door, which was the primary focus of the renovation. The door does not open yet, because a few parts were not included. There is hope it will be completed soon, she says. Zeigler Construction repaired and replaced the drop ceiling impacted by the project. The final phase o...
ODESSA – Come join us on Saturday, April 30, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the founding of the town of Odessa, Washington (1902-2022). With the help of businesses, farmers and townspeople, we will showcase railroad, farming and industrial equipment, from antique to new, that helped put the town of Odessa on the map. If you have any antiques you would like to share by displaying them during this time, contact the Odessa office with a list o...
