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Hoffman, James H. June 1, 1944 - June 13, 2021 James H Hoffman was born June 1, 1944 and passed away on June 13th, 2021 in Rocklyn, WA. He was born to Wilmer & Letha (Smith) Hoffman. Jim was raised on the Seven Springs Ranch, west of Davenport, Washington. He graduated from Harrington High School in 1962. Jim attended and played basketball at Yakima Valley Community College, where he met Linda Pearson who he later married. Jim loved his children, Lori Hashimoto, Janine Noel,...
COULEE DAM — Due to extreme conditions, all fires at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area are prohibited effective 12:01 am, Friday, June 25, 2021 until further notice. No open flames are permitted. This includes, but is not limited to, all fires in NPS provided fire rings and boxes, shoreline fires, charcoal fires, tiki torches, incense burners, candles, and propane campfires. Self-contained propane or gas stoves and lanterns are still allowed during the full fire ban. For the most current information regarding the fire b...
DAVENPORT-A Hawk Creek resident and Washington native has been hired to staff the front office at The Times. Sheila Hatton joined the staff and had her first day Wednesday, June 16. Hatton grew up with stops in the Tri-Cities and Western Washington. She moved to the Hawk Creek area with her husband of 19 years, Dave Hatton, in 2018. "We were drawn to the beautiful Lake Roosevelt area and the kayaking," Hatton said. "We wanted to get out of the rat race after my husband worked...
Sheriff Wade Magers’ arraignment in Lincoln County District Court July 7 has been changed to 1 p.m. He was originally scheduled to appear at 10 a.m. Magers is appearing on charges of obstructing a law enforcement officer, making false or misleading statements to a public servant and rendering criminal assistance in the third degree in relation to a single-car crash involving his son Colton Magers in February. The case will be presided over by Garfield County District Court Judge Thomas W. Cox after Lincoln County District C...
DAVENPORT-On the weekends, locals here may notice a new snow cone stand next to Hardy Hardware at the corner of Eighth and Morgan Streets. That stand is called Davenport Shaved Ice, and it is run by James Nealey and his 14-year-old stepson, Jaydon Otero. Nealey's family moved here from Spokane Valley in 2019. He went to College of Western of Idaho and graduated with an associate's business degree in 2016. He went to school after serving in the Army from 2006-10 before he...
DAVENPORT—The school board approved administrative and non-union represented employee contracts for nine district employees at its June 21 regular meeting. Superintendent Jim Kowalkowski, middle/high school principal and assistant superintendent Chad Prewitt, elementary and assistant middle school principal Noelle Carstens, business manager Leslie Oliver, district secretary Stephanie Linstrum, behavior intervention specialist Trenton Briney, occupational therapist assistant Nina Olson, plant operations director Joe Coppersmit...
DAVENPORT – The Model T Ford Club of America will be touring here Tuesday, July 13 as part of a five-day tour through the Inland Northwest area. Around 150 Model T’s and 300 people are expected to park around City Park, the Lincoln County Museum and the surrounding area. That day’s tour is chaired by Davenport local Mike Stormo, a member of the club. The cars and members will be gathered at City Park in the morning for coffee and donuts before heading to Two Rivers Resort at Fort Spokane for lunch. The tour members are stayi...
Pamela "Pam" (Thompson) Hosking Nov. 14, 1935 – June 15, 2021 Pamela Jane "Pam" Hosking (Thompson), 85, passed away June 15, 2021 in Davenport, Wash., after a short illness. Pam was born Nov. 14, 1935 in Limestone, Maine, to Cecil and Julia Thompson. She grew up on the family's potato farm, tending cows, driving truck and cooking for the field crew. She attended the University of Maine in Orono, where she went on a blind date and met her future husband, Robert Hosking. The cou...
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. June 13 Traffic stops: 4 A Davenport man reported suspicious circumstances. A Harrington man said he was threatened by his girlfriend’s brother. A caller reported a calf out on Highway 2 at milepost 240.5. A sudde...
SPANGLE – After holding off the rival Reardan Indians in the NE2B district quarterfinals last Tuesday, the Lady Gorillas saw their season come to an end with a blowout loss to the Liberty Lancers in an NE2B semifinal matchup 54-35 Thursday, June 17. Teagen Colvin scored 31 points for Liberty to carry the Lancers into the district title game, which the Lancers won in a 77-46 demolition over top-seed Lind-Ritzville/Sprague two days after beating Davenport. Senior Darby Soliday scored 15 points for the Lady Gorillas, while E...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee announced a new eviction “bridge” program this morning, June 24, but landlords will not likely see rent payments any time soon. Inslee said the existing coronavirus-related eviction moratorium will expire June 30. However, under his new mandate, landlords are still generally prohibited from evicting tenants that owe past-due rent and even future rent, if a tenant has attempted to negotiate a lower rate or is seeking rental assistance money. That money will be available through county agencies once...
DAVENPORT-Yes, this time the grand opening news is real. 6th Street Café and Pizza, a new restaurant aptly located on 6th Street between Morgan and Park Streets, is hosting its grand opening Friday, June 25 at 6:30 a.m. Owned by a local husband and wife, Ian Riley and Jessica Friedland, the restaurant will feature artisan pizza, gourmet coffee, gourmet ice cream, pastries and beer and wine on tap. "We think there's very good demand for something good and fresh," Riley said. Ri...
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch from Friday afternoon June 25-Tuesday evening June 29 due to dangerously hot conditions that may top as high as 112 degrees in certain areas in Eastern Washington. Friday, high temperatures are expected to near 100 degrees, while Saturday is expected to top between 97-107 degrees. Sunday-Tuesday will up the ante, topping between 100-112 degrees. Mild overnight lows are expected in the mid-60s to mid-70s. Extreme heat increases the potential for heat-related...
ODESSA – The Odessa Athletics Hall of Fame held its induction ceremony last Saturday in the Odessa High School gymnasium lobby. Nine individuals and two teams were celebrated at the event. Attending the event in person to accept their awards were athletes Erik Walter (a 2004 OHS graduate), Jennie Harp (2006) and Travis Todd (2008). The award for Chris Scrupps (2003) was accepted by his brother Ryan Scrupps, as Chris is serving in the U.S. Army and was in the process of a t...
Daeton Deife goes for the bucket in the final home court win over Wellpinit on June 8....
SPOKANE – On Tuesday, June 15, the Odessa Tiger girls defeated the Valley Christian Panthers in Spokane. After a big first quarter, the Odessa team steadily outscored the Panthers to get the 52-21 win. Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Fin Ode 20 10 10 12 52 VC 7 4 6 4 21 Maddie Scrupps led the Tiger team offense with 17 points, and Ashlyn Neilsen added another 14. Kenzy Kuchenbuch led the defense by hauling in 11 rebounds. Neilsen had one blocked shot against VC. On Wednesday, June 16, the T...
ODESSA – Grace Nelson, the daughter of Jeff and Jamie Nelson of Odessa, is one of eight incoming high school juniors from around the state of Washington recently selected by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association to join its LEAP (Leadership through Education Activities and Personal Development) Committee and participate throughout their junior and senior years. Student representatives are involved with WIAA events, meetings and community projects and have the unique opportunity to be the voice of W...
HARRINGTON – The city presently has two city clerks. The newly hired permanent city clerk is Jere Lee, who has been training under temporary clerk, Cynthia Silhan. The two are working together with the state auditor's representative on the audit following the deadline for the city's annual report. The plan is for each of the clerks to have training on the BIAS system. The clerks and Mayor Nathan Luck agreed that the most recent office design changes by former clerk Janice C...
1 years ago June 3, 1921 John Frieske and Miss Ida Suchland were united in marriage Sunday at noon with the Rev. J.G.V. Smith officiating. The alumni are urging a new high school for Odessa. They recently met and elected John Schoonover as president and Mrs. C.E. Jenks as secretary-treasurer. A caravan of 50 businessmen from Spokane was out this week to inspect the Columbia Basin Project. Their visit was chiefly for advertising purposes. Hatfield the rainmaker has been at Medicine Hat, where a news dispatch says he drew so...
Larson on Gonzaga Dean’s List Elizabeth Larson, the daughter of Tim and Jill Larson of Odessa, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for spring semester 2021. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.84 grade-point average to be listed. Luiten on Gonzaga President’s List Ireland Luiten, the daughter of Greg and Kellie Luiten of Odessa, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University President's List for spring semester 2021, where students must earn a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average to be listed. Ireland achie...
Washington Policy Center and the League of Women Voters of Washington want to thank the Washington State House and Senate’s bipartisan leadership for the remote testimony processes they established in the challenging legislative session that ended in April. That session was historic in its approach to conducting meetings — the COVID pandemic and need for distancing caused the Legislature to build on the prior remote testimony process and add new virtual participation options, with great benefits to both legislators and the...
Many would argue that Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro wrote the most notable book of the 20th Century with his 1990 tale “The Remains of the Day.” He has written many other works in between, but his latest, “Klara and The Sun,” is a wonderfully woven story of just what love, living and the fear of death mean in our culture. Set in the not too distant future, the title character, Klara, is a B-2 model AF, or artificial friend. In a society where genetically modified children are “lifted” to higher achievement and better...
Olympia – Sale of consumer fireworks begins June 28, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. and ends on July 5, 2021, at 9:00 p.m. A state license is required, along with a local permit, to operate a fireworks stand in Washington. The Washington State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) issued licenses for 607 retail fireworks stands in 2021; this number is down slightly from last year’s total of 633. It is likely that many community fireworks displays may not be held this year due to continued social distancing requirements. The SFMO encou...
Contrary to recent claims that Snake River Spring Chinook runs are on the path to extinction, returns increased for the second year in a row, continuing the recovery from the recent low point in the population cycle. The Spring Chinook salmon run for the Snake River concluded yesterday, with more than 29,634 salmon passing the Lower Granite Dam. This is a 27 percent increase from 2020 levels and 55 percent larger than 2019 returns. That number is also only 495 Chinook short...
ODESSA – The forecast for this weekend is for dangerously hot weather. Temperatures at various weather services have ranged from highs of 108 to 110 by next Monday. At least one weather service is forecasting high temperatures of 100 degrees or more for all of next week. Health officials are urging people to take precautions, such as limiting strenuous outdoor activities, drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated and seeking shade when you must be outdoors. Fortunately for t...
