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DAVENPORT — Winterfest between Davenport and Reardan was back this year, and the "Golden Plunger" prize's recipient came down to a rock-paper-scissors game during halftime of the boys basketball game Saturday, Dec. 11 before the host Gorillas were declared the winner. The Winterfest competition between the two local high schools was to be decided through a points system based on five competitions: A food drive donation throughout the week, dress-up days at school, fan and s...
SPRAGUE — A Tyler man is being held in the Lincoln County Jail on $15,000 bail in connection to a burglary at a Sprague address. Bruce Paul Havens, 48, who resides on the 25400 block of South Columbia Basin Highway south of Tyler, is charged with second-degree burglary following his Dec. 10 arrest. He was apprehended by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies and two Washington State Patrol troopers in connection with stolen scrap metal from 9243 Wollweber Road, records show. Corey Stolp of Edwall called the Sheriff’s Offic...
DAVENPORT—The school board approved three new hires, finalized its meeting calendar for 2022 and agreed to transfer funds to buy a new bus at its final meeting of 2021 Monday, Dec. 13. The board approved Gerly Bouchard as food service assistant, Brandan Rainwater as assistant high school boys basketball coach and Jennifer Doyle as registrar/district office assistant. The board also agreed to transfer $21,078.11 from the general fund to purchase a new school bus. John Doyle resigned his paraprofessional position, so new b...
Davenport city council faced an unusual dilemma prior to its scheduled Dec. 8 regular meeting: a lack of attending councilmembers due to Davenport Elementary School’s Christmas Concert occurring in concurrence. City code requires four attending councilmembers to hold a regular meeting, and just Chris Ruiz, Theresa Telford and Cory Hollis were councilmembers in attendance. Other councilmembers were watching their children light up the stage in the Christmas concert, while Nathan Hansen had already submitted his resignation a...
Government and community meetings in the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Sprague and Edwall areas for the week of Dec. 17-23. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Friday, Dec. 17 Harrington school board meeting @ 7 a.m. via Zoom Monday, Dec. 20 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the county courthouse Wednesday, Dec. 22 Davenport city council meeting @ 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council meeting @ 7 p.m. in City Hall...
The Inland Northwest Rail Museum hosted a "Trains and Trees event" last weekend Dec. 10-12 before closing down for the season. Children and adults alike arrived to enjoy model trains, Christmas trees, lights, candy canes and hot chocolate. The museum's usual attractions of indoor and outdoor train cars and rides on the narrow gauge engine were also available for visitors....
MEDICAL LAKE-Davenport and Reardan wrestlers took on the Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls) Eagles and Medical Lake Cardinals in a Double Dual meet Tuesday, Dec. 14. Davenport earned a 60-0 win over Medical Lake, while Reardan fell in its team meet to the Cardinals. Lakeside beat Reardan 48-16 and beat Davenport 57-24. Medical Lake had not updated its scores by press time. Here are the individual results for Davenport and Reardan against Lakeside, as individual Medical Lake results...
Friday, Dec. 17 Davenport and Reardan wrestling at Tri-State in Coeur d’Alene @ 10 a.m. Davenport basketball vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert) @ 6 p.m. Harrington basketball at Odessa @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18 Davenport and Reardan wrestling at Tri-State in Coeur d’Alene @ 9:30 a.m. Reardan basketball vs. Almira-Coulee-Hartline @ 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21 Reardan basketball vs. Odessa in Smith Gym @ 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22 Reardan basketball at Chewelah @ 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23 Davenport and Reardan wrestling at Tri...
DAVENPORT-The "Golden Plunger" was won by Davenport over Reardan in last week's Winterfest competition, and that Gorilla success translated onto the basketball court. Davenport's girls basketball team surprised Reardan with a gritty, oft-ugly 38-33 comeback victory Saturday, Dec. 11. Davenport didn't score for the first half of the first quarter as Reardan built a slim 5-0 lead. Reardan senior Ella Curry then banked in a jump shot at the quarter horn to give the visitors an...
DAVENPORT-Reardan came out ready to play, but Davenport outlasted its visitors and pulled away for a 76-60 victory in the annual rivalry boys basketball game Saturday, Dec. 11. Reardan came out guns blazing against the more talented Gorillas. Owee Handley hit several shots to the roar of the visiting crowd, while Davenport kept pace as Reardan led 21-20 after a quarter. "Owee Handley gave us a big spark in the first quarter," Reardan head coach Brian Graham said. "It helped...
Editor's note: Cannon Roberson is a sixth-grader at the Odessa Schools and a member of the local 4-H club that puts on Christmas Fest. As the club's newly elected reporter, he set out to interview all of the vendors and take pictures of all that was happening at Christmas Fest. Cannon says he enjoyed Christmas Fest very much and is excited to do it again next year. ODESSA – Christmas Fest was from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. There were over 20 vendors. The money the EMTs raised goes b...
Thomas Rudgers, 77, passed away at his home in Davenport, Wash. on Dec. 4, 2021, after battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Tom was born in Sioux Falls, S. D. to Robert Rudgers and Shirley DeLap, the eldest of 3 boys. He graduated from La Mirada High School in 1962. He met his future wife, Gail Kennan in high school. They were married in East Los Angeles in 1964. He attended Cal Poly Pomona for animal husbandry. In 1963 h...
Karen Gayle (Hardin) Smith, age 78, of Mechanicsville, Virginia went to be with The Lord on Sat., Dec. 11, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest "Lefty" Smith and parents, William and Margaret Hardin. Left to cherish her memory is her son, Chris (Karen) Smith; granddaughter, Shelby Smith; and siblings, Mike (Jody) Hardin and Ann (Chuck) Johnston. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.woodyfuneralhomeatlee.com for the Smith...
Lenn Dompier was born in 1925 in his grandparents’ farmhouse in Mabton,, Wash. in the Yakima Valley. In his early years he helped the family by working on the farm until he graduated from Grandview High School. Lenn served his country in the Navy during WWII, stationed for 19 months in the South Pacific. Following the war, Lenn attended Washington State College, earning a BS in Soil Science in 1950. During his college years he met and married Fran McDonald. Three children c...
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. Dec. 6 Traffic stops: 13 A Wyoming man said his landlord duct-taped an eviction notice to his table while he was away for military duty. A Chattaroy man said he hired an Edwall man to paint his 1977 Oldsmobile, but...
ODESSA – For the Odessa boys, the basketball season got off to a disappointing start. The long trek to the football semifinals left many of the boys who also play basketball unable to start practice when the winter season opened. Injuries from football are also now hindering the basketball team. Collin Martin and Jacob Scrupps are both benched with injuries but hope to get cleared to play soon. New head coach HP Carstensen and his assistant Matt Gorman are still getting to k...
ODESSA – The Tiger girls got their season off to a winning start, defeating both Wellpinit and Valley Christian last weekend on Dec. 10 and 11. Ashlyn Neilsen was the leading scorer in both contests and was named Odessa Player of the Game for both. Friday's home game initially looked like it was going to be a blowout, as Wellpinit had trouble finding the basket in the first quarter. Shots aplenty were made from all over the court but failed to drop through the net. By the f...
Spokane – The Washington Rural Initiative, a partnership between the Washington State University Extension and the AWB Institute with support from Avista and STCU, is a specialized training program designed to help rural residents build skills needed to become effective remote workers, as employees, entrepreneurs or freelancers. The next class of students from Spokane, Whitman and Lincoln counties is enrolling now, and the program will start Jan. 4. The deadline for registration is December 29. “The pandemic has dem...
OLYMPIA – A Ritzville lawmaker has pre-filed a bill that would require the state to study the private long-term care market before implementing a new tax set to begin Jan. 1. Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, introduced Senate Bill 5503 to create a committee to study financial opportunities that could replace the long-term care tax that will be taken out of the paychecks of anyone working in Washington state after the first of the year. “It’s time for the Legislature to creat...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington Opera House Society met Monday evening, Dec 6. The meeting was called to order by Pres. Ellen Evans, with the following members present: Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Gordon and Billie Herron, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Linda Wagner, Karen Robertson and guest Heather Slack. Mark Stedman has located doors for the rummage room basement, and the group voted to accept the price quote. The group received an offer from the Zundel family, who wish to donate quilts and various hand-crafted family treasures to the o...
Pinterest and Facebook often put me on the trail of good recipes and interesting culinary stories. Young cook, Koren Hale, prepared Chicken Enchiladas for his Spanish class last week. His mother posted a photo of him on Facebook doing the preparations and reported he found the recipe on Pinterest. Easy to prepare, this is a great recipe for a family dinner or potluck meal. With adult supervision, even the youngest of cooks could enjoy making this recipe. Chicken Enchiladas 4...
We celebrate Christmas every year; Christmas is all around us. The word CHRISTMAS means: the celebration of Christ. MERRY means “may you be blessed” MERRY CHRISTMAS means “have a blessed celebration of Christ” CHRISTMAS CAROLS ON THE RADIO, IN THE STORES AND AT CHURCH all celebrate and bring to mind Jesus, a precious gift for us. CHRISTMAS LIGHTS represent the star of Bethlehem, marking the presence of Jesus. CHRISTMAS TREES are a symbol of everlasting life. CANDY CANES are in the shape of a shepherd’s staff, represent...
Recapping the 2021 Apple Cup Losing a bet is hard. Watching the University of Washington’s football team in 2021 was much worse. Props to the WSU Cougars. They outplayed the Huskies in every aspect of the game. The University of Washington’s fight song is titled “Bow Down to Washington.” Perhaps it should be titled “Easy Win at Washington.” Congratulations to Trevor Smith, WSU alum, on a dominating win. Hopefully next year the Huskies can make it a game. Cade Weber UW alum, loser of a bet Stop the ‘tough guy act’ We now h...
In a U.S. Chamber of Commerce poll released in early December, the findings spell trouble for America’s employers – both private and public. It found that more than 60% of the respondents are in no hurry to return to work and over a third of the unemployed are not actively going after a job or looking at all. The problem is growing worse. A large number of respondents feel they can get by for at least another six months before they have to find employment. The survey dis...
Council approved: 2022 budget for the Town of Odessa FUND REVENUES EXPENDITURES 001-General $1,071,133.73 $1,071,133.73 012-Cemetery $35,890.73 $35,890.73 101-Street $84,700.00 $84,700.00 103-Hotel/Motel $1,500.00 $1,500.00 313-Cumulative Reserve $13,000.00 $13,000.00 401-Water $264,691.67 $264,691.67 402-Solid Waste $254,338.00 $254,338.00 422-Sewer $1,221,234.00 $1,221,234.00 633-State Remittance $100.00 $100.00 TOTAL 2021 ALL FUNDS $2,946,588.13 $2,946,588.13 ODESSA – The Odessa Town Council met in the public library M...
