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FORT SPOKANE-A grassroots event organized by several members of the Spokane Tribe of Indians resulted in a solemn reminder and heartfelt memorial to children who died at Indian boarding schools through disease. The event, held at Fort Spokane Thursday, Sept. 30, was one of several held nationwide on the unofficial Day of Remembrance. Several families and visitors, around 100 total, sat south facing the porch of Fort Spokane, where the event was staged. Many wore orange as a...
DAVENPORT-There were about five different times during Thursday's match between the Gorillas and Reardan that it seemed one team would take the lead with a go-ahead goal. That never materialized, as the rivals played to a scoreless draw in regulation and overtime. Then, some goalkeeping heroics for Reardan gave the visitors a 2-0 win in a shootout. Reardan earned its first win over Davenport in program history. The two schools were meeting for the fourth time after Davenport...
DAVENPORT—A federal mandate requiring all healthcare workers be vaccinated announced by president Joe Biden in early September has caused some health organizations nationwide to lose employees in the hundreds, though the majority complied with the mandate. However, at Lincoln Hospital, a staff exodus seems unlikely as the deadline to receive a shot passes. The deadline for health workers to receive their shot was Oct. 4, as an individual is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving their second shot of the P...
REARDAN—A suspect has been identified in the theft of an ATM from SpeedTrap Tap House that occurred this summer. Christopher D. Holverson of Medical Lake has been accused of first-degree malicious mischief, first, second and third-degree theft and second-degree burglary by the Police Department, with a police report forwarded to the Lincoln County Prosecutor’s Office for review and charging. According to records, SpeedTrap owner Tim Hanni arrived at the tap house in the early morning of June 21 to find out that the door glass...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners approved the official bond and oath of office for Chandra Schumacher as county auditor. Schumacher has replaced Shelly Johnston, who was the auditor for 33 years before her resignation earlier this year and began her post Sept. 1. Schumacher will fill Johnston’s term, which runs through 2022. She will then have to file for re-election. She indicated to the commissioners in July that she intends to run for re-election. The commissioners also approved agreements for law enf...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague during Oct. 8-14. If you’d like your community organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Oct. 11 Davenport school board quarterly meeting @ 6 p.m. via Zoom Wednesday, Oct. 13 Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6 p.m. in the commons Davenport city council at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council at 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board meeting at 7 p.m. at Lamont Libra...
Varsity games, meets and matches in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington from Oct. 8-14. Game dates and times are subject to change. Friday, Oct. 8 Davenport football at Liberty (Spangle) @ 3 p.m. Reardan football at Chewelah @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 Davenport cross country at Tracy Walters Invite in Colfax, time TBD Reardan cross country at CAN-AM Invite in Kettle Falls @ 10 a.m. Reardan volleyball at Almira-Coulee-Hartline @ 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 12 Reardan and Harrington cross country league meet at St. John/Endicott @ 3:30...
Quilts lined the Inland Northwest Rail Museum at the museum's fourth annual quilt show. Quilts were submitted by women around the region, including Harrington, Reardan, Otis Orchards and Liberty Lake....
Reardan High School crowned seniors Cody Sprecher (top, third from left) and Darby McLaughlin (center, fourth from left) as homecoming king and queen at the Oct. 1 football game against Kettle Falls. Sprecher and McLaughlin were recognized with fellow senior royalty Abe Nelson and Ally Alsept (top left) and Justin Murinko and Kendall Little (top right)....
REARDAN-The first NE2B win of the 2021 season was a long time coming for the Reardan football team. Friday, it turned out a visit by the Kettle Falls Bulldogs was the perfect recipe to get Reardan back on the winning track. The home team easily dusted off Kettle Falls 42-14 Oct. 1. Reardan improved to 1-3 in league play and 2-3 overall with the victory, while Kettle Falls fell to 0-3 in a battle of the two teams at the bottom of the league going into the game. "We're finally b...
LINCOLN COUNTY—Fall hunting season is in full swing for many species, while many begin in the coming weeks. Lincoln County hunting prospects are down for some animals, specifically white-tailed deer, but look solid for turkey and mule deer. The county has land in Game Management Units (GMU)130, 133 and 136, with 133 and 136 being almost entirely Lincoln County. GMU 133, the “Roosevelt” unit, has an eastern boundary of Highway 231 up to the Spokane River. To the north, it travels from the Spokane River on the Lincoln Count...
LINCOLN COUNTY-It was a busy week for cross country runners in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington. The Gorillas and Reardan participated in the 51-school Battle for the 509 at Fairways Golf Course in Cheney, while Davenport also competed in a league meet. Harrington, meanwhile, had its second league meet in Colfax. Davenport finished second to Chewelah in a league meet at Jenkins High School Oct. 5. The Gorillas placed 23rd in the Battle for the 509 Oct. 2, which included...
MEDICAL LAKE-The Reardan soccer team capped off an improved non-league schedule with a convincing 7-1 victory over the Medical Lake Cardinals Monday, Oct. 4. Reardan earned its second straight victory after topping the Cheney J.V. girls Thursday, Sept. 30. Reardan improved to 6-3-1 overall with the win. The girls now have wins over Lake Roosevelt, Brewster, Medical Lake, Kettle Falls and Cheney J.V. this year. Meanwhile, Medical Lake lost its ninth-straight game to start this...
DAVENPORT – A lawsuit filed in Lincoln County Superior Court Monday, Oct. 4 by the Washington Election Integrity Coalition United (WEICU) and Jerry Schulz of Reardan accuses the Lincoln County Auditor’s office and former auditor Shelly Johnston of election violations during the 2020 general election. WEICU has filed similar lawsuits around the state in recent weeks, including in Snohomish, Whatcom and Clark Counties, with more expected of press time. The group has maintained thus far unproven claims of election fraud sta...
Last week, the WIAA unveiled its state tournament allocations for fall sports. These allocations determine how many teams each district gets to send to the state playoffs in these sports, which around here, include football, soccer and volleyball. No changes were seen in soccer and volleyball. District 7, which includes Davenport and Reardan, was given one berth in girls soccer and three in volleyball for the 2B state playoffs. A fair allocation, as the number of 2B girls...
ODESSA – Homecoming activities at Odessa High School last week were fun for students and staff alike. Each day during the week was a dress-up day for all who chose to participate. With an overall theme of "outer space," each day focused on a different aspect of that theme: astronauts, planets, Star Trek/Star Wars and aliens. The final day was simply black-and-orange day, as the school prepared for Friday night's football game. On Wednesday evening of last week, the high s...
Dody (Doris E.)(Wimer) Barnard passed away peacefully on Sept. 28th, 2021. She was the youngest of three daughters born to Windsor and Nellie (Long) Heath on March 7, 1928 in Yakima, Wash. Her happy childhood was spent in Yakima where she graduated from Yakima High (now Davis High) with the class of 1946. Doris married Robert Lee (Bob) Wimer in 1946 and began a loving life together. They were blessed with 3 children. After Bob returned from military duty, they moved to the...
William Jay Warwick passed away, peacefully, Sept. 26th, 2021 in his home. Jay was born Sept. 8th, 1960 in Odessa, Wash. to Billie R. and Betty I. Warwick Jr. Jay spent his childhood in Bluestem, Wash. and attended Davenport until his senior year where he graduated from Shadle Park High School in 1978. He worked at Burlington Railroad and other various jobs until Jay met and married Kimberly Ofsthun, Nov. 14th, 1987. They have one daughter, Melissa. Jay worked for the Reardan...
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. Sept. 27 Traffic stops: 5 The Sheriff’s Office reported receiving a lot of 911 calls from a woman not reporting emergencies but talking about her husband snoring and her singing voice. A truck with a flat tire was d...
ODESSA – Reporting on the Tiger volleyball team has hit some snags in the past two weeks, but we now have details going back to Sept. 21. Odessa vs. Harrington On Sept. 21, Odessa faced Harrington at home, winning 3-0, with only the junior varsity playing for the Tigers. Odessa 25 25 25 3 Harring 11 16 8 0 No stats for this match. Odessa vs. Mary Walker Odessa faced off against the Chargers of Mary Walker High School in Springdale on Sept. 23, losing a close match by a s...
ODESSA – For Homecoming on Oct. 1 at Finney Field, the Tiger football team was scheduled to face Northport. However, Northport was unable to field enough players and had to cancel. Odessa's Athletic Director Bruce Todd immediately got on the phone to find another team willing to face the Tigers on short notice. He found that team in the Liberty Christian Patriots of Richland. Although the Tigers clearly dominated, the Patriots were nevertheless able to score against them in e...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington Golf and Country Club closed for the season Oct. 3. Asked how the season went, General Manager Melissa Gilmore said, "Awesome!" A labor shortage caused the Cafe and Pro Shop to move the closing time from 7 p.m. to 4 p.m. for most of the season, she said, adding, "When we were open we were busy." The course will reopen April 1. In the meantime, the course is available for play under the "honor system". But the Cafe and Pro Shop are closed, and no c...
Frosty nights bring on clean-up-the-garden time. Some fortunate gardeners gained an abundance of green beans after the hot summer temperatures subsided. Former Odessa resident Sherie Heimbigner asked if I had the recipe for the green bean soup served at the annual Mennonite Auction. I do not have the Mennonite recipe but I shared with her the recipe I have used. German Grun Bohne Suppe [editor’s note: or in grammatically correct modern German, “gruene Bohnensuppe”] attri...
Poland and America are like two trains passing each other in opposite directions. That is becoming increasingly clear as President Biden rolls out his progressive agenda. The key question looking forward: “Will government or consumers drive our economy?” Poland broke the shackles of Soviet communist domination three decades ago. Free for the first time since World War II, Poland cast off its yoke of government control and central planning in favor of an American-style free enterprise system where consumers, not elected offici...
ODESSA – Kysar Mechanical of Davenport installed wiring and new schoolhouse-style light fixtures, supplied compliments of Lowe's, just in time for the Odessa High School Homecoming Dance, the first event held at the Old Town Hall since renovations began last August. The floors remain unfinished, but the century-old building displayed a dazzling interior after parents decorated for the event. Since Homecoming was cancelled last year, this was the first dance ever attended by s...
