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DAVENPORT -Prospective showmen and showwomen from around the Pacific Northwest were at the Fairgrounds last Saturday, April 13 for the second annual Spring Showcase. Hosted by WSU Extension, the Showcase is meant as a precursor to the Junior Livestock Show of Spokane in May. 146 exhibitors showed off their prize swine, beef, goats and sheep. Here are all the weekend winners, as shared by Fairgrounds manager Dawn Canfield. Market winners Kyle Taylor of Hayden won overall...
DAVENPORT — The local Drama Club, which is run through the Library, is presenting its second annual springtime play at the High School Saturday, April 20. “How to Enchant a Bookshop” will grace the auditorium stage under the direction of Delia Breedlove, who founded the Drama Club. The play is based on the writing of Todd Wallinger and is the prequel to last year’s show, “The Enchanted Bookshop,” in which storybook characters come to life to save the bookstore of bookstore owner “Margie,” played by Alyssa Breedlove. Many...
1 years ago • Mac Weisner, an escaped inmate of the then-described “eastern Washington hospital for the insane” in Medical Lake, was taken into custody in Odessa by Sheriff F.J. Gilpatric. • A barn on the George E. Davis farm 14 miles northwest of Davenport was destroyed in a fire. • Officers and directors of the Lincoln-Adams County Pioneer and Historical association met at the Crab Creek picnic grounds to plan the annual Picnic Program. 75 years ago • Increasing sociological understanding to keep pace with the shorten...
Davenport birthdays April 19: Cara Phillips, Samantha Sawyer, Madison Pankey, Morgan Wagner, Pat Abbott, Jolie Sorensen, Tyler Jenness, Kayson Kragt, Jasper White April 20: Janice Emery, Ciarrah Smith, Sawyer Raugust, Tom Guhlke April 21: John Gunning, Denise Liebing, Murphy Schreck, Amelia Strite April 22: Heather Panke, Samuel Choate, Donna Sitko April 23: Ken Jacobsen, Arliene Jungblom, Mary Sorensen April 24: Leslie Schweiger, Jeff Lust, Kinsley Kragt, Reece Johnson, Kinley Miller April 25: Bernice Jackson, Steve...
DAVENPORT - The Lincoln County Historical Society, which operates the museum here, held its third annual volunteer luncheon to recognize those who contributed over 50 hours of service to the museum in 2023. After a hearty lunch of steak, baked potatoes, pasta and salad donated and cooked by Todd Guhlke, Historical Society president John Stiles recognized the aforementioned volunteers. Those recognized included Rollie Behrens, Gabe Gants, Lily Green, Rita Guhlke, Tony Hein,...
DAVENPORT — The second annual Lincoln County Spring Showcase is back this weekend. The event intended as something of a precursor to the Junior Livestock Show of Spokane will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds Saturday, April 13. The Showcase, hosted by WSU Extension, will include judging of market hogs and gilts, steer and heifer classes, market and ewe lambs and meat goats and doelings between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Youths ages 8-19 that participate in 4-H or FFA programs will be showing. From 2-4 p.m.,...
Davenport birthdays April 12: Ryan Bodeau April 13: Caesar LeVault April 14: Bill Reinbold April 15: Stacie Nichols, John Cannon, Jeff Evers April 16: Joanne Buck April 17: Kylie Warwick, Kim Cole, Wyatt Hanchett April 18: Malizza Hinkey, Carin Miller Davenport anniversaries April 12: Terry and Lila Lust April 16: Mary and Raven Wright Reardan birthdays April 13: Jeremy Meier April 17: Jan Graham Harrington birthdays April 13: Avaleigh Fode April 14: Chris Tyrell April 15: Rick Becker, Ryan Zeller April 16: Mark Hall, Cash...
1 years ago • Oscar Luchs of Odessa won the Lincoln-Adams County oratorical contest. Elsie Gibson of Davenport took second, while Violet Stolph of Sprague was third. • The Harrington Manufacturing Company sued W.L. Talkington while seeking to recover $1,575 for a note executed by the defendants in return for a harvester sold to the company. • A delegation of Egypt farmers asked the County Commissioners to construct a road from State Road No. 22 near Inkster Lake to the Jim Bell Corner. 75 years ago • Judge Robert P. Hunt...
Four seasons of weather all happened in one day this past week. Sometimes meal preparation is like the weather. Life throws out multiple tasks and responsibilities each day and cooking must happen in between. Several easy to prepare recipes came my way and they are a nice change from slow-cooker dishes. Barb Schlimmer of Odessa shared the recipe for Sloppy Joe Casserole, a dish she brought to a recent potluck dinner. She found the recipe on all-recipes.com. Chop the...
REARDAN — The Reardan-Edwall area won’t have a Miss representative this year. Miss Reardan-Edwall 2024 was canceled after no one applied, according to program organizers. Organizer Gretchen Neal, who has overseen the program since 1999, said a flyer was placed at Reardan High School with anyone interested asked to meet organizers at the downtown fire station one Sunday in February. No one showed up, Neal said. A lack of funds after no fundraising since the COVID-19 pandemic is another factor in the program’s way, Neal said....
A favorite pastime of my wife and I is to go thrift shopping and bargain hunting. Whether we are on vacation, or in the city running errands, we try to stop. Why? We enjoy the hunt; we enjoy the anticipation; we enjoy the thrill of walking away with a “treasure” someone else didn’t want! People have left thrift stores with famous works of art, valuable card collections, or even just a missing piece to the dinnerware or golf bag. They’ve left stores with a cartful of items they got 90% off of. Wherever they shop, the goal is...
1-year-old Colter Tanke of Harrington finds the Golden Egg at the Harrington Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, March 30. Turn to Page 6 for more Egg Hunt photos around Lincoln County....
1 years ago The Davenport commercial club endorsed a proposed road from state road No. 22 at the head of Inkster Canyon through the Egypt country for 6.25 miles. George Ekins was nearly electrocuted to death in an accident at the Washington Water Power station outside Reardan. 75 years ago Frank Reinbold was re-elected president of the Parent-Teacher Association of Davenport. Odessa hosted 4-H Club Day, which featured six clubs from around Lincoln County. 50 years ago Davenport city councilmembers approved purchase of an...
Davenport birthdays April 5: Phil Carr, Patrick Katz, Farah Slahtasky, Mike Piper April 6: Lisa Graber, Bob Martin, Terry Lust, Zackary Easley-Cate, Keldon Littell, Kendall Coppersmith, McKentri Todd April 7: Debbie Marriott, Christine Downey April 8: Sam Schneider, Tyler Ballance, Troy Canfield April 9: Andrew Duff, Samantha Stiles, Travis Angstrom April 10: Judy Heid, Jett Morrison, Patricia Tarbert, Lindsey Wynecoop April 11: Char Hutsell, Kelly Pankey, Rosie Buck, Bill Guhlke, Charlie Schreck Davenport anniversaries...
Easter weekend is often filled with egg hunts, chocolate bunnies and ham dinners. Juggling all this along with various family schedules can be problematic. Let your slow-cooker take care of the ham and free up time and the oven for other holiday dishes with Ham n Cola, a recipe in the Fix-it and Forget-it Cookbook, compiled by Dawn J. Ranck and Phyllis Pellman Good, attributed to Carol Peachey, Lancaster, PA. Ham n Cola • 3–4-pound precooked ham, or as large as your slo...
Davenport Birthdays March 29: Craig Hardin, Buck Badgley March 30: Jaeger Jacobsen, Jensyn Jacobsen, Tracy Rosman, Monte Tucker, Jordan Alspach, Debbie Cunningham March 31: Ann Johnston, Steve Bodeau, Sarah Guhlke, Cael Collins, Chad Shaver April 1: Karen Carruth, TyAnn Cate, Denton Deal, Tanner Deal, Kevin Hupp, Kevin Morcom April 2: Marie Plasencia, Carol Orand, Mary Abbott, Nickolas Stephens, Holt Wagner April 3: Chantelle Harrison April 4: Janelle Janke, Addie Carstensen, Drew Lawson, Mike Leffel, Jennifer Cashion,...
REARDAN - A slew of Easter Egg hunts gets started with a special hunt at the Inland Northwest Rail Museum Saturday, March 23. Children can take a train ride at one of four scheduled times: 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Each ride will conclude with an Easter Egg hunt. And the fun kicks back in full force the day before Easter Saturday, March 30, around the county. The Davenport Lions Club hosts its annual hunt at 9 a.m. at City Park for children birth-5th grade. That will...
Zion Lutheran Church, 1007 Washington Street, Davenport: Good Friday service at 7 p.m. Easter Sunday service at 11 a.m. Easter egg hunt to follow. Christ Lutheran Church, 41697 State Highway 25, Davenport: Maundy Thursday service at 7 p.m. preceded by soup supper at 6 p.m. Easter Sunday service at 8:30 a.m. Trinity Bible Fellowship, 1101 First Street, Davenport: Good Friday Satyr service at 6 p.m. Easter Sunday Sunrise service at Swedish cemetery by Deer Meadows at 7 a.m. Regular Easter Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. First...
Davenport birthdays March 22: Benjamin Hein, Gary Cirullo, Jeremy Buck, Jude Falk March 23: Denise Arland, Owen Telford, Kathy Reinbold, Matt Littell March 24: Tim Hosking, Zach Carey-Cannon, Mahta Hein, Kylee Dennis, Alivia Tucker March 25: Casey Mason, Paris Malet March 26: Lynda Leffel, Avery Prewitt March 27: Caleb Bowdish, Florence Fitzsimmons, Colleen McCowan, Codie Linstrum, Michaela Goetz, Gwyneth Ramson March 28: Mark Patterson, Andee Jacobsen, Kristine Reinbold, Josie Wynecoop, Stetson Sanford Davenport...
The Davenport Lions Club, with president Jonathan Chapman and treasurer Denny Jorden presented the Senior Center with a $2,500 check to go toward a kitchen remodel. The remodel is intended to better serve the local 60-plus community hot and nutritious meals and deliveries for the homebound....
1 years ago • Directors and officers of the Lincoln-Adams County Pioneer and Historical society met at Sprague and formulated plans for the annual pioneer picnic on Crab Creek. • Plans for a new Presbyterian Church to replace the building destroyed by fire four months prior were discussed in Davenport. 75 years ago • Robert Gunning was picked as new commander of the Jim M. Gale Veterans of Foreign Wars post No. 7080. • About 100 people attended the annual stockholders meeting of Lincoln Mutual No. 2 in Reardan. 50 years a...
Odessa seventh-graders have learned about the impact of agriculture on the American economy as part of Odessa FBLA's American Enterprise Project. With a specific focus on the commodity of potatoes in agriculture, the seventh-graders and FBLA members had the extraordinary opportunity to tour the Simplot Company's potato processing plant in Othello. Students toured the facility where more than 1.5 million pounds of French fries are shipped daily to restaurants like McDonald's...
Shrimp and sourdough have topped the list of submitted recipes and culinary questions this past week. Shrimp Lo Mein was shared by young cook, Kaleb Walter. He recently made this dish for his family. The recipe features fresh vegetables, cooked tender crisp and cooked shrimp, with pasta lightly dressed with a sweet/savory sauce. Shrimp Lo Mein • 8 ounces angel hair pasta • 1/2 cup chopped asparagus • 1/2 cup chopped celery • 1/2 cup chopped carrot • 1 clove garlic, chopped ...
Davenport birthdays March 15: Peggy Semprimoznik, Kendra Hosking, Brad Floyd, Lynee Carpenter, Jan Ziemer March 16: Emmett Kilps, Rob Hopkins March 17: Boone Easley-Cate, Dick Wandling, Chance Smith, Lisa Semprimoznik, Crystal Sellers, Ron Warner, Maetie Harvey March 18: Kayleigh Phillips, Pauline Drefs, Colton Jenkins March 20: Rachae Pearcy, Don Strate Davenport anniversaries March 20: Todd and Lynne Guhlke March 21: Chuck and Ann Johnston Reardan birthdays March 18: Konnor Hoff March 19: Benjamin Hedrick, Benjamin Landt...
1 years ago • Two Odessa schoolboys were lodged in the county jail on charges of breaking into the A.W. Birge garage and taking a Ford car. • Revere district farmer John Potts sued Robert MacDonald of Sprague for $25,000, saying MacDonald made slanderous remarks about Potts. 75 years ago • A once denied petition for formation of a cemetery district including 97 sections of land around Edwall hit another snag when a few farmers opposed the district. • New school board members were elected around Lincoln County, includi...
