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The Lincoln County Historical Society is getting ready for the Museum's seasonal opening May 20. This year's society is, from left to right, Sheriff Gabe Gants, Lynn Maurer, Secretary Phyllis Luiten, Vice President Jim Golden, Treasurer Irene Wilkie, Jessica Ellis, President John Stiles, Gene Stuckle, Director LaVon Stiles and Brian Curtis. Herman Sunderman is not pictured....
DAVENPORT - For the third time, an Old Time Mule & Horse Plowing event will be hosted at a farm outside the city. The event is Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30 at 42501 Four Corners Road. Roughly a dozen teamsters will harness, hitch, plow and harrow with mules and horses like famers of old did, organizer Jon Overmyer said. "We're looking at probably...ending up with 40 head of horses and mules, depending on how many each outfit brings," Overmyer said. "Probably 12...
DAVENPORT — School safety officer Mike Jacoby resigned his position with the school district last week. Jacoby submitted a letter of resignation Thursday, April 20 that was approved by the school board at a regular meeting Monday, April 24. When asked for comment about his departure, Jacoby pointed to his letter of resignation. “The reason for my resignation comes from harassment received after taking measures to protect my child,” Jacoby wrote, referencing an ongoing issue between his child and another student that resul...
Davenport birthdays April 21: John Gunning, Murphy Schreck, Amelia Strite, Denise Liebing April 22: Heather Panke, Samuel Choate, Donna Sitko April 23: Arliene Jungblom, Maile Quisano, Ken Jacobsen, Mary Sorensen April 24: Leslie Schweiger, Jeff Lust, Kinsley Kragt, Kinley Miller, Reece Johnson April 25: Steve Plasencia, Bernice Jackson April 26: Ken Deal, George Arland, Mamiko Patterson April 27: Brian Morcom, Libby Mattox Davenport anniversaries April 21: Chad and Amy Crandell April 23: Scott and Denise Liebing April 25:...
ODESSA - Three students from the Advanced Science Research Laboratory at the Odessa High School Science Department presented their independent science and engineering research at the Annual Eastern Washington Regional Science and Engineering Fair hosted by WSU-Spokane March 15. Each completed the paperwork required, created their poster presentations, and presented in front of a variety of judges. The next week, those same three students once again presented their research...
ODESSA — The 29th annual Spring Fling Quilt Show will take place Friday and Saturday, April 28-29. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day downtown at the intersection of Third Street and Fourth Avenue, and at Odessa High School. Admission is charged. The event is more than just quilts; seminars are also on tap, event spokeswoman Laura Estes said. Featured quilters Charisma Horton and Rob Appell, nationally known and published quilt pattern designers and teachers, will be onsite both days of the show to share t...
Davenport birthdays April 14: Bill Reinbold April 15: Stacie Nichols, John Cannon, Jeff Evers April 16: Joanne Buck April 17: Kylie Warwick, Wyatt Hanchett, Kim Cole April 18: Malizza Hinkey, Carin Miller April 19: Tyler Jenness, Jasper White, Cara Phillips, Samantha Sawyer, Madison Pankey, Morgan Wagner, Pat Abbott, Jolie Sorensen, Kayson Kragt April 20: Tom Guhlke, Sawyer Raugust, Robert Current, Janice Emery, Ciarrah Smith Davenport anniversaries April 16: Mary and Raven Wright Reardan birthdays April 17: Jan Graham April...
Cloudy days and rain predicted over the next week stretch out the soup season. If you had a nice bone-in ham for Easter dinner, the bone would make savory ham and bean soup. Choose your favorite tomato or broth-based recipe, or use this recipe for Super Bean Soup, which can be made either way. Super Bean Soup 1 meaty ham bone 1 1/2 cups mixed dried beans Water to cover beans 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cups tomato juice, diced or chopped, or 3 cups water or ham broth from a roas...
Area youths enjoy hunts around county...
HARRINGTON - Lily Voynick's second-grade class presented self-made books to 11 businesses on Thursday, March 30. The books were handmade, bound and contained information on each business handwritten by the students. Businesses included in the books are The Grange, Harrington Food Mart, The Harrington Golf and Country Club, Harrington Hause, Harrington Opera House, Harrington Public Library, Home & Makers, The Mercantile, The Post and Office, The Post Office and Studio 1 on...
Davenport birthdays April 7: Debbie Marriott, Christine Sanguinet Downey, Mick Tareski † April 8: Sam Schneider, Troy Canfield, Tyler Ballance April 9: Andrew Duff, Samantha Stiles, Travis Angstrom, Viola Lilje † April 10: Judy Heid, Patricia Tarbert, Lindsey Wynecoop, Jett Morrison April 11: Bill Guhlke, Charlie Schreck, Char Hutsell, Kelly Pankey, Rosie Buck, Ron Wilkie† April 12: Ryan Bodeau April 13: J.R. Rief, Caesar LeVault Davenport anniversaries April 7: Kevin and Sherill Hansen, David and Lorie Leath April 9: Jim a...
REARDAN - More than 200 people armed with ink daubers took part in the Lions Club's annual Bunny Bingo event at the Community Hall Saturday, April 1. The all-day event featured over 100 games with donated prizes such as hams, smoked cheese, cash, Easter baskets, gift cards and stuffed bunnies. "This was our most successful Bunny Bingo to date," Lions Club president Dale Swant said. Treyson Singleton walked away with the top raffle prize, a large flat screen television. "What...
Davenport birthdays March 31: Chad Shaver, Cael Collins, Ann Johnston, Steve Bodeau, Sarah Guhlke, Ariana Young April 1: Karen Carruth, TyAnn Cate, Denton Deal, Tanner Deal, Kevin Hupp, Kevin Morcom April 2: Carol Orand, Mary Abbott, Holt Wagner, Allison Richardson, Nickolas Stephens, Marie Plasencia April 3: Chantelle Harrison, Bernice Brown † April 4: Janelle Janke, Addie Carstensen, Drew Lawson, Mike Leffel, Jennifer Cashion April 5: Farah Slahtasky, Phil Carr, Patrick Katz, Mike Piper April 6: Bob Martin, Terry Lust, Zack...
ODESSA - FBLA members spent Martin Luther King Day and President's Day putting their organizational skills to work. They were tasked with sorting, boxing and shelving thousands of town records dating back to 1907. Students cleared the old library and all records are now organized by year and stored on new shelves members built. Interesting finds included handwritten courthouse records issuing fines of $1.40 for disturbing the peace. The FBLA group started this project in the...
Longtime Davenport resident and businessman and World War II veteran Joe Lilje celebrated his 100th birthday Wednesday, March 29. Lilje celebrated with family last weekend and had plans to celebrate with his Davenport Retirement Village community this week....
Easter and hot cross buns seem to go together. They are often on the menu for Easter breakfast or dinner. The history of hot cross buns goes back many centuries and tradition indicates they were first made for Good Friday. Hot cross buns, as we know them today, appear to have originated with Brother Thomas Rodcliffe, a monk at St Albans, England, in 1361. The monks made them to distribute to the poor on Good Friday. Originally the cross was made on the buns with a paste of...
Davenport birthdays March 24: Zach Carey-Cannon, Tim Hosking, Mahta Hein, Kylee Dennis, Alivia Tucker March 25: Casey Mason, Paris Malet March 26: Fallon Bellotti, Lynda Leffel, Avery Prewitt, Gordon Current March 27: Caleb Bowdish, Florence Fitzsimmons, Codie Linstrum, Michaela Goetz, Gwyneth Ramson, Colleen McCowan March 28: Mark Patterson, Andee Jacobsen, Kristine Reinbold, Stetson Sanford, Josie Wynecoop March 29: Craig Hardin, Buck Badgley, Joe Lilje March 30: Tracy Rosman, Debbie Cunningham, Monte Tucker, Jaeger...
WENATCHEE - Six students from Reardan High School's Family, Career and Community Leaders of America program earned gold medals at the State Leadership Conference in Wenatchee, March 15-17. This was a qualifying event for the National Leadership Conference. Those awarded gold medals were Reagan Board, Kassidy Koch, Kelsey Koch, Mackenzie Bjornberg, Hannah Gralapp and Ally Burtenshaw. Board, Bjornberg and Kassidy Koch all qualified to attend the national competition. Kelsey...
Reardan Lions Club president Dale Swant presents Linda Dougherty the club's Citizen of the Year Award for her 25 year service to the fire department and for her commitment to teaching first aid to district students....
REARDAN - The Reardan Edwall Communities Alliance for Prevention Coalition (RECAP) held a Stargazing Family Night Out event, which drew approximately 200 people, at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum Tuesday, March 21,. The event, co-sponsored by the Middle School Science Department, was part of the "family night out" series, the goal of which is to bring families together to take part in a monthly drug free activity that is both fun and educational. The event was a hands-on...
HARRINGTON — The 119-year-old Opera House has long been a historical landmark in downtown and has undergone renovations for over 30 years. Renovations started in 1992 and have totaled almost $1 million over 29 years. But there is still work to be done on the historical building. President Carol Gaines said a volunteer electrician will rewire, add lights and wall plugs to the rummage area. Gaines said the most extensive project within the building is stabilizing the south wall. “Outside if you look…There’s a rather substan...
REARDAN—The Lions Club is hosting its 14th annual Bunny Bingo at the Community Hall from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 1. “We will have 100 bingo games with various prizes including hams, cash and gift cards,” Lions Club president Dale Swant said. Four “golden egg” games will be played with winners receiving between $5 - $50 cash. Hamburgers, hotdogs, door prizes and a raffle will be present. Raffle tickets may be purchased at the door. The grand prize is a large flat screen television....
ODESSA- It felt like a step back in time at the 1920's themed chamber banquet Friday, March 10. The banquet returned after a three-year hiatus and had 104 guests in attendance. As attendees walked in, flapper dresses, fur coats and formal wear were a sight. A photo area with balloons and an archway was prevalent throughout the evening. 1920's themed music played as guests mingled during Happy Hour. Odessa Golf & RV served drinks as guests signed up for the raffle. Fresh rolls...
Many delicious soups have been showing up at area soup suppers. Soup is one of the most leisurely meals; though some require elaborate preparation techniques, most are simple. Some of my collection’s easiest recipes start with a spaghetti sauce jar. The sauce is filled with savory seasonings, so salt and pepper are all needed. Vegetable Beef Soup 1 pound ground beef or diced stew meat 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 pound of potatoes, cubed 2 large carrots, peeled and diced 2 stalks of c...
Davenport birthdays March 17: Maetie Harvey, Lisa Semprimoznik, Chance Parker Smith, Dick Wandling, Boone Easley-Cate, Ron Warner, Crystal Sellers March 18: Colton Jenkins, Kayleigh Phillips, Pauline Drefs March 20: Don Strate, Rachae’ Pearcy March 22: Benjamin Hein, Gary Cirullo, Jeremy Buck, Jude Falk March 23: Zeke Richardson, Denise Arland, Kathy Reinbold, Matt Littell, Owen Telford Davenport anniversaries March 20: Todd and Lynne Guhlke March 21: Chuck and Ann Johnston Reardan birthdays March 18: Konnor Hoff March 19: B...
