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DAVENPORT—As fall gets into full swing this week, meteorologists with the National Weather Service expect the possibility of increasing precipitation levels in October. However, a significant amount of rain and snow will be required for the area to reach “normal” precipitation levels for an exceedingly dry and windy 2021. “As we’re getting into fall, October is trending for slightly above normal precipitation with normal seasonal temperatures,” NWS Spokane service hydrologist Robin Fox said. “As we look into the three-mon...
DAVENPORT—A mandate issued by the state in August that required all public and private K-12 school staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their job has forced teachers, staff and administration in east Lincoln County to make some tough personal decisions. The deadline for school staff to be fully vaccinated is Oct. 18. The Department of Health has defined someone as fully vaccinated when they’ve received two doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners approved two resolutions aimed at applying for a broadband construction project with the Public Works Board. The application would request federal funding on a non-matching basis for fiber broadband in Odessa, Harrington, Reardan and possibly the Hawk Creek area. Those resolutions were approved at the commissioner’s Sept. 20 meeting. Commissioner Scott Hutsell said the board doesn’t know yet how much the application will be requesting in grant funding, as county partner Petrichor is...
A couple of errors appeared in our Deutschesfest supplement this year. In the Schwarzenbeeren Kuchen recipe, 1 cup heavy whipping cream was left out of the list of ingredients. In the Mennonite Country Auction story, two days were listed for the sale, but that has been revised to return it to just a one-day event, Oct. 2, 2021 (Saturday). The auction itself was always scheduled for Saturday only....
Earlier in September, Davenport Lions Club secretary Jim Reinbold extended an invitation to have me come speak and answer questions about my experience as editor of The Times thus far at the Lions’ Sept. 21 meeting. I gladly accepted on the draw of sharing some thoughts and receiving free food and beer as an exchange, and thought I’d share some of those thoughts in this week’s paper as well. After enjoying a meal of Salisbury steaks and mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans...
OLYMPIA – As weather continues to shift and forecasts project rain on both sides of the Cascades, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz has lifted the statewide burn ban on all forest lands under the Washington State Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) fire protection. Outdoor burning, campfires, the use of charcoal briquettes, and prescribed burns on all forest lands within DNR’s fire protection are permitted as of Sept. 20. The burn ban was initially set to expire on Sept. 30, but diminishing wildfire danger shortene...
DAVENPORT--14 Eastern Washington youths were lucky enough to be recognized as market champions at the 2021Lincoln County Fair at the end of August. Eight competitors are from Davenport or Reardan, while a third hails from Almira to make nine Lincoln County winners. Not pictured above are: Amelia Ray of Reardan for her grand champion 4-H market steer, Jack Baser of Pomeroy for his grand champion overall market hog, Emma Wilson of Colbert for her grand champion 4-H market goat,...
ODESSA – The 50th anniversary of the Odessa Deutschesfest finally became a reality last week. Not even the rain sprinkles that fell sporadically all day Saturday could put a damper on the crowds who devoured much of the food available and visited various vendors at the Street Fair, in addition to participating in the various activities of the Fest. On Thursday evening things got off to a good start with the chalk-drawing contest. The contest's former sponsor declined to p...
DAVENPORT—The hometown Gorilla cross country runners received some recognition from coaches statewide, earning 6th in the preseason Washington State Cross Country Coaches Poll for boys 1B/2B. Davenport is one of three District 7 schools in the top 10. Colfax was ranked fourth, while Asotin was ranked fifth. Rounding out the boys 1B/2B top 10 was Liberty Bell, Ilwaco, Life Christian Academy, Morton-White Pass, Cedar Tree Classical Christian, Northwest Christian (Lacey) and Pope John Paul II. Manson, Brewster and Valley C...
DAVENPORT-The hometown Gorillas have played four matches in volleyball thus far. Despite battling the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos for five full sets Tuesday, Sept. 21, Davenport is still searching for its first win this season. The first set was back and forth as Davenport erased an early deficit, but LRS held on to win 27-25. Davenport got its revenge with a 25-19 second set win, but LRS took the match lead with a 25-18 third set victory. Davenport evened the match again...
ROSALIA-The Reardan volleyball varsity girls notched their second straight win Thursday, Sept. 16 over the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves in a nonleague matchup in three straight sets. Reardan won the first set 25-13, the second set 25-14 and the third set 25-12 in its convincing victory to improve to 3-1 and 0-1 in 2B play. Junior Coalie Whitman had eight assists and four aces for Reardan in the win, while senior Kendall Little had five kills and five blocks. The second league...
REARDAN-For the second time this season, the Reardan football team suffered a shutout at the hands of a league opponent Friday, Sept. 17. The physical Asotin Panthers came to town and knocked off the home team 31-0 to drop Reardan to 0-2 in NE2B play and 1-2 overall. The game started with a defensive back-and-forth struggle, with neither team managing to score in the first quarter. Asotin managed to reach the Reardan 26-yard line, but fumbled on fourth down where Reardan...
With archery season underway and modern firearms just around the corner, we’re looking for photos of your big game trophies. Have a hunter who bagged their first deer? Did you get your buck? Then send us your high-resolution photographs. Email photos to DTEditor@centurytel.net. In the body of the email, include the names of those pictured, where the big game was taken and when the successful hunt occurred. Send the photographer’s name, too. We’ll be publishing your hunting photos on our sports pages throughout the seaso...
KETTLE FALLS – Assistant high school football coach Fernando Montgomery died of COVID-19 Sunday, Sept. 19. He was 30 years old. Montgomery graduated from the high school here in 2009. He had reportedly been battling coronavirus for just a week. The Kettle Falls football team is currently shut down due to COVID-19 concerns, and the volleyball program is shut down for two weeks for the same reason....
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. INCIDENT LOG Sept. 12 Traffic stops: 9 An Odessa woman said her power was out and she could hear a prowler outside. A Reardan woman said a vehicle had been driving around her house and pulling into her driveway and her nei...
ODESSA – The Odessa Tigers were at home for the Sausage Bowl last Friday night, Sept. 17, at Finney Field. They got their third win of the season by defeating the Wildcats of Wilbur/Creston/Keller by a score of 64-12. Odessa 24 24 16 0 64 WCK 6 0 0 6 12 The defensive line really showed its stuff, limiting the tough WCK squad to only 12 points. Wilson Creek High’s Davey McMillan, a senior, had a total of 240 yards, all of them rushing yards. Odessa senior Daeton Deife had 131 rushing yards, and was also responsible for fin...
Diane Lee Kuehny was born to Hugh, and Alice (Owens), in Red Bank, New Jersey on Aug. 23rd, 1952, Diane passed away in the early hours of Sept. 10th, 2021 in Davenport, Wash. She is survived by her son William Shannon Davis, granddaughters Sasha Diane Davis and Sophie Ilinka Davis, husband Dale Kuehny, step children Kara and Kris Kuehny, sisters Kathy and Megan McGavick, brother Patrick McGavick, and uncle David Owens. Diane was preceded in death by her parents and sister...
Dixie Lee (Hardt) Moore died peacefully Sept. 3, 2021 in Spokane Wash., with her husband of 57 years James Moore at her side. She was born in Reardan, Wash. on Aug. 31, 1939 to her parents Bill and Laura Hardt. Dixie graduated from Odessa High School in 1957. She grew up the only child on the family farm outside Odessa Wash. She attended Kinman Business School until she was hired by Jensen Byrd, left to raise her children then retired from the West Valley school district food...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington Fall Festival is coming this weekend, Friday, Sept. 26-Sunday, Sept. 28. The Harrington Opera House Rummage Sale will open Friday, Sept. 24 at 9 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. Saturday will begin with the Pancake Breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Memorial Hall. Huff 'n' Puff Fun Run (with check-in time from 8:15-8:45) begins at 9 a.m. Also from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be the Harrington Opera House Rummage Sale and tours of the building from 9 a.m. to noon. The famous Lions Club BBQ is held at the c...
For the entire year, the Columbia Basin Development League has been pushing to ensure the White House infrastructure plan would include water infrastructure for agriculture. Drinking water infrastructure was a given, but funding for aging reservoirs, dams, canals, and pipes that deliver irrigation for crops was more elusive. So was funding for new infrastructure desperately needed by the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program (OGWRP) that will replace water coming from a declining aquifer with reliable Columbia Basin...
There is an old humorous saying that goes something like, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” The expression certainly still applies to urban policymakers and commentators who seek to set agricultural policy in Washington state. The hard work of approximately 164,000 men and women in our agricultural industries produces more than 300 agricultural commodities. Our state’s agricultural industry ranks among the state’s top three economic engines. Yet un...
Deutschesfest 2021 is in the books. As I write this column on Monday morning, cleanup is in full swing and you can hardly tell there was a festival here the last four days. I have been receiving requests for recipes of items at the German Bake Sale, and the new item, Dill Pickle Soup, served in the Bier Garten. I will be looking into what recipe they kitchen crew used but meanwhile, Zupa Ogorkowa: Polish Creamy Dill Soup, is the recipe I use. Pickle soup is widely used in...
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced 20 rural cities, towns and counties will receive a total of more than $11.4 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for 2021. The 22 projects funded will: improve rural water, sewer, streets, community facilities and fire protection systems, support affordable housing and economic development and complete community planning for asset management, recreation and growth. Grants include funding for critical fire and emergency facility p...
ODESSA – Work on the Old Town Hall continued even as preparations for Deutschesfest were underway last week. Perhaps it was to be expected that a 100-year-old building would throw many obstacles into the path of those trying to update it. Removal of the carpeting revealed a gaping hole in the floor of the south room, meaning that vendors would not be able to use the space during Fest. The Odessa Historical Society and the Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society had been hoping t...
CHATTAROY—A week after losing a tight, last-minute contest at home to Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, the Davenport football team found itself on the winning side of an important, bounce-back game over the previously undefeated Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders. Davenport improved to 2-1 with a 22-20 victory over NWC Friday, Sept. 17 to gain a win in a league that’s hotly contested to start the 2021 season. The win was Davenport’s second road victory of the year after the Gorillas knocked off Colfax in the season opener. NWC l...
