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REARDAN - The banjo is an intriguing instrument. Its twangy, bright and almost metallic sound can't be ignored, especially when in the hands of local 17-year-old junior Liam Hamilton. Hamilton was introduced to the banjo at age 10 when he heard a song by Earl Scruggs on the radio. Shortly thereafter, his parents Andy and Bernadette purchased one off eBay. Before Scruggs made the banjo popular with his 1949 hit "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," the five-string instrument was played p...
HARRINGTON — The first-year school district superintendent here will “explore” retirement at the end of the school year. John Cordell plans to depart the school district when his contract expires Friday, June 30. The 59-year-old Cordell, who is also the superintendent of the Tekoa School District, arrived here at the beginning of the school year. He also plans to retire from his position at the Whitman County district. “The ESD approached me about coming out and helping here,” Cordell said. “I still enjoy it, to be honest wit...
DAVENPORT — A teenager was arrested in connection with several reported mail and package thefts around the city last week. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested 18-year-old Anastasia Brandenberg Wednesday, May 17 on charges of second-degree identity theft, second-degree theft and third-degree theft. However, charges had not been filed with the Clerk’s Office by the Prosecutor’s Office as of press time. Deputies also requested charges for a 17-year-old girl believed to be involved in the alleged crimes, but such ch...
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. May 14 Traffic stops: 10 A possible driver under the influence was reported on Highway 2 at milepost 229. A Davenport man reported a 60-year-old man talking to his grandkids at City Park, claiming the person “lo...
Lincoln County Fire District No. 4 chief Jim Adams swears in new commissioner Jerry Dougherty Tuesday, May 23, at the Reardan Fire Station. Dougherty is completing the term of former commissioner John Bennett, who passed away in March, before running for a four-year term against Bennett's surviving wife Dawn Bennett in the November general election....
REARDAN — Town council voted to accept a bid from Shamrock Paving, Inc. for a pavement overlay project at its meeting Thursday, May 18. The project is tentatively scheduled to begin the second week of June. The $316,618 project will be funded through a grant from the Washington Transportation Improvement Board. The following streets will be paved: Oak Street between Cottonwood Avenue and Spokane Avenue. Lake Street between Cottonwood Avenue. and Spokane Avenue. Laurel Street between Cottonwood Avenue and Broadway Avenue. B...
Have you ever swum in Sewer Lake? Ya, me neither. But I've always heard of the most talked about event that the Reardan Mule Days Association has ever put on, and that has to be the homemade Raft Races on Sewer Lake in the 70's. The event, which is the first weekend of June every year, is epic and legendary around here. Every year as Mule Days gets closer, you still hear locals talk about it. Sewer Lake was also the site of Snowmobile Races during Mule Days, which is always...
Although New Zealand and Washington are located a half-a-world apart, they have lots in common---beautiful seashores, majestic mountains, crystal clear streams and lakes, and vibrant salmon and trout fisheries. Both are struggling to rid their air sheds of CO2 and other greenhouse gases coming from the burning of carbon fuels (coal, natural gas, gasoline, and diesel) in vehicles, home heating and electric-power generation. New Zealand and Washington share a common goal to be c...
Is media lying about Ukraine? The news is we are going to start training the Ukrainians on F16’s yet in the news it is reported that the Ukrainians have mastered the F16 in 4 months. Years ago I was going to the Nevada Nuclear test site during star wars research. I became acquainted with one of the researchers, a former intelligence officer and we had a conversation about the Iran/ Iraq war and how it was going. I learned then not to trust anything the government tells us . I was young and stupid then, what’s the med...
HARRINGTON - Two teams from Davenport and a team from Odessa earned championship trophies at the inaugural Lincoln County Youth Soccer League Tournament Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21. In the 5-7 age group, coach Tyson Lacy led his Davenport team to a 2-0 win over Harrington (2) which was coached by Beth Johnson and Aaron Hansen. Coach Scott Carpenter's Harrington (1) team placed third. In the age 7-10 group, Davenport (2), coached by Tyler Zaugg and Ashley Gunning,...
DAVENPORT — Once the clock struck 4 p.m. Friday, May 19, bringing an end to filing week, 103 candidates had signed up to run for election in the Aug. 1 primary election. Thirty-one candidates did so after 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, our cutoff to get their names in last week’s paper. Here are the candidates in Davenport, Reardan, Odessa, Sprague and Harrington that filed after press time last week. Lincoln County Fire District No. 4 (Reardan/Edwall) Seat No. 3 — Jerry Dougherty and Dawn Bennett. Fire District No. 5 (Davenport/Deer...
DAVENPORT — 103 candidates filed for various positions ahead of the Aug. 1 primary election during the regular filing period last week, but that wasn’t enough to fill all the positions up for election. 11 races in our coverage area didn’t have anybody file for candidacy. Elections deputy Norm Caley confirmed a special three-day election will be held to try and seek candidates for those positions, but a date hasn’t been set yet. The local races that went unfiled were: • Davenport city council position No. 2, presently...
Rhubarb continues to flourish in area gardens. Timely rains and moderate temperatures keep these hardy plants producing abundant stalks and preventing seed head bolt. Stalks tend to get tough and dry when temperatures near the mid-nineties. Stalks need to be harvested regularly to keep up production. Pull any seed heads that form to prolong the harvest season. Rhubarb Cake, a recipe I cut from a newspaper in 1975 is easy to prepare and great for coffee gatherings or a potluck...
DAVENPORT - A new Drama Club here is debuting its first play soon. The Davenport Drama Club is performing "The Enchanted Bookshop" at Davenport High School Saturday, June 3. The Drama Club was started as a Davenport Public Library program in Sept. 2022 under the direction of librarian Delia Breedlove, who is directing the play originally penned by Todd Wallinger. "We want to give kids something to do that wasn't sports," Breedlove said. "Drama gives kids a social outlet and...
Beverly Marie (Heinemann) Scherr Jan. 11, 1947 – Mar. 8, 2023 Beverly Marie (Heinemann) Scherr, 76, formerly of Odessa, Wash. passed away March 8, 2023. She was born on Jan. 11, 1947 in Ritzville, Wash. to Wilmerd and Helen (Johnson) Heinemann and raised on the family farm near Ritzville with her two brothers Jay and Gary. Beverly received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Elementary Education from Washington State University in Pullman, Wash. As a teacher, she e...
Davenport birthdays May 26: Esteban Plasencia, Oliver Hein, Susan Hanchett, Chase Zellmer, Mike Pankey, May 27: Nicole Curtaccio, Tommy Plumb, Paula Reed, Dan Kilps, Tim Podowicz May 28: Michelle Lilje, Stephanie Morgan, Matt Street, Lucas Zeus, Kathy Rosman, Noreen Hutfless, Bryce Bailey May 29: Olivia Alspach, Trish Walker May 30: Nolan Lilje, Jeffery Gamache, Anne Guhlke May 31: Matthew Delafield, Carah Piper, Mariah Kilps, John Coley Davenport anniversaries May 26: Mark and Christine Downey May 27: Eddie and Katie Bageant...
NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF SPOKANE CASE NO. 23-4-01028-32 In the Matter of the Estate of: RAMONA R. MATHER, Deceased. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE The Administrator named below has been appointed as Administrator of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or...
PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) LINCOLN COUNTY FIBER MATERIALS PROCUREMENT - NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County, Washington that proposals will be received until 12:00 P.M. Friday, June 16, 2023 at one of the following locations: Electronically to lcbroadband@ co.lincoln.wa.us OR Regular Mail to PO Box 28, Davenport, WA 99122-0028 OR in person/ Fed Ex to Office of the Board of County Commissioners Clerk of the Board’s Desk at 450 Logan Street, County Courthouse, Lower L...
PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That Marlin HB Trust of Marlin, WA, has made an application for change/transfer of water right in order to add points of withdrawal and change a portion of the place of use as granted under Ground Water Certificate No. G3-01558. That Adjudicated Ground Water Certificate No. G3-01558 authorizes the withdrawal of 1400 gallons per minute, 1520-acre feet per year, fro...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY No. 23-4-00034-22 In the Matter of the Estate of: JAY A. SCRUPPS, Deceased. The Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as personal representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving o...
PUBLIC NOTICE NEGOTIATION OF STATE LEASES WITH EXISTING LESSEES BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST 2023 EXPIRES: OCTOBER 31, 2023 10-089949-GRAZING-SW1/4, W1/2SE1/4, E1/2SE1/4 laying south of Miles-Creston county road, along with that portion of the NW1/4 laying south of Miles-Creston county road, along with that portion of the SW1/4NE1/4 laying south of Miles-Creston county road, Sec 16, Twp 26N, Rge 35E, W.M. Written request to lease must be received by June 26, 2023, at Department of Natural Resources, 225 S Silke Rd, Colville,...
TUMWATER - Odessa's Melloney Deife earned a Top 5 finish at the 1B/2B state tournament at Tumwater Valley Golf Club Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24. Deife took third amongst girls to easily have the best finish of any local competitors. Deife's first round score of 83 and second round score of 168 earned the bronze finish. Makenna Kelpman of Sound Christian won state, while Chase Caruso of Pomeroy took second. Deife was the lone golfer from Lincoln County to make the...
COLFAX - The Davenport boys track team was challenged by Chewelah but took home a District 7 2B title at the Regional Championships Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20. Davenport won the title with 135 team points, holding off the 127-point Cougars. St. George's was a rather distant third with 101 points. The Davenport girls finished second amongst 2B girls with 119.5 points. St. George's dominated the field with 215.5 points. Odessa's girls finished third amongst 1B...
DAVENPORT — The 2022-23 Davenport boys basketball State Championship commemorative book produced by The Record-Times is coming Thursday, June 1. The 40-page booklet will be inserted into the newspaper for subscribers only, while individual sponsors receive two copies and business sponsors receive five copies. Additional copies will be available for sale in The Record-Times’ Davenport office, 1112 Morgan Street, from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, June 1 and during regular business hours the following week. Upon receipt of the book, a c...
SPOKANE — A run into the second day of District 7 1B/2B tennis came to an end for Reardan sophomore Kerstin Lundgren Saturday, May 20. Lundgren fell to Chewelah sophomore Cora Grooms in District play at Mead High School. Lundgren had qualified for the second day of districts with a win over Davenport freshman Kaitlynne Guhlke Saturday, May 13. She was the only athlete from Lincoln County to advance that far. The top two finishers at Districts advanced to state, and both hailed from the same school. Avi and Simi Sahota of C...
