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ODESSA - It didn't take long for the Tigers to execute their game plan of scoring early and often against the Oroville Hornets in their non conference 1B football matchup Friday, Sept. 8. After putting 40 points on the scoreboard in the first quarter, the Tigers cruised to a 60-12 win. On the opening kickoff, Odessa caught the Hornets off-guard with a successful onside kick, recovering the ball on the 50-yard line. On the fifth play of their drive, senior quarterback Zane...
DAVENPORT-A day after spending Friday in Yakima at the Sundome Tournament, the Gorilla volleyball team hosted two matches with mixed results Saturday, Sept. 9. The Gorillas swept rival Reardan 25-22, 25-22, 25-19 in the first match, then fell to Northport in four sets 28-30, 21-25, 25-19, 22-25. Davenport and Reardan's match was a battle, despite what the three-set result might indicate. The squads were tied 17-17 in the first set before Reardan took a 22-21 lead, but...
REARDAN - Dean's Drive-In, a food business with deep roots in the community, served its last Double Deluxe Hamburger and chocolate milkshake on Thursday, Aug. 31. After 27 years at the helm, owners Dean and Robin Landreth put the business up for sale. The drive-in was built in 1962 and was originally called Stan's before it changed hands and was renamed Roy's. Later, Dean Doerschlag bought it and named it after himself. After Dean Landreth, who grew up in Reardan, and Robin...
REARDAN - The Screaming Eagles football team opened the 2023 season by defeating Lake Roosevelt 14-12 in a non-conference 2B game on an idyllic autumn evening, Friday, Sept. 1. After receiving the opening kickoff, Reardan unleashed an impressive running game behind the blocking of Jonathan Holdway and his offensive line mates. Zander Thornton and Aiden Chilson picked up large chunks of yardage on the team's first offensive drive. With 6:56 remaining in the first quarter,...
MEDICAL LAKE – Carl Grub, lifelong resident, philanthropist and advocate for area youth, died in the Gray Fire Friday, Aug. 18. He was 86 years old. Grub was born in Medical Lake in 1937. He served in the Air Force reserves for 22 years, sold real estate and was a cattleman. In 2008, he and his brother Craig established the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch, which serves as a place for 4-H and FFA members from Reardan, Medical Lake, Cheney and Fairchild Air Force Base to keep t...
REARDAN – Approximately 400 people flocked to the Inland Northwest Rail Museum on Saturday, Aug. 12, to celebrate the museum's seventh anniversary. Many of the visitors purchased train tickets allowing them the opportunity to be the first passengers in 55 years to ride in two restored railroad cars on a short segment of the museum's tracks. Prior to boarding the Spokane, Portland & Seattle, Mount St. Helens buffet lounge car and the Great Northern passenger car, visitors snack...
REARDAN - At their meeting Wednesday, July 26, the school board approved the hire of Robert "Bobby" Green as the new high school baseball coach for the 2023-24 school year. Green grew up in Alabama, where he played football, basketball and baseball. He served in the Air Force, retiring in 2014. After retirement, he coached Little League baseball in Sprague. For the past four years, he has been an assistant coach for the Screaming Eagles baseball team. Last year he also served...
REARDAN - The Reardan-Edwall School District conducted realistic active shooter training at the school Friday, July 21, preparing for something it hopes never happens. Local and state law enforcement agencies, along with local emergency medical services and police chaplains, all converged on the school in what event organizer Brad Eylar called "an amazing success." At 11:15 a.m., four men clad in black and armed with simulated weapons entered the school through unlocked...
DAVENPORT – A special three-day filing period will open Tuesday-Thursday, July 18-20, for candidates to file for vacant elected positions. Multiple positions remain open, including Davenport and Reardan council seats and more. Anyone wishing to file may do so at the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. during the filing period. Declarations by mail must be received no later than 3 p.m. the last day of the filing period, July 20, and must include the correct filing fee, if required. Seats open for the spe...
DAVENPORT – Approximately 150 people attended Jesus Fest 2023, a Christian music festival in the park, on Thursday, July 6. The community outreach event was organized by Trinity Bible Fellowship and featured Alison Sears, a student at Christian Heritage School and Seattle Worship Pastor Brandon Bee. John Doyle, associate pastor at Trinity Bible Fellowship, said the theme of the event was "Shining the light of Christ to energize His believers." Sears is a soon-to-be senior a...
DAVENPORT - In 1954, Life Magazine dubbed kids of that time "The Luckiest Generation." During that era, two groups of teenagers emerged – those who had cars, and those who didn't. The "lucky" ones not only drove cars to school, but some also had jobs allowing them to buy their own. It was in that year the Road Knights were born when 24 Davenport High School students, under the leadership of Jerry Kruger, formed a club to show off cars that featured a lot of chrome, e...
REARDAN - The school board approved the hire of Richard Breedlove as the new high school girls soccer coach for the 2023-24 school year at their regular meeting Wednesday, June 28. Breedlove grew up in Spokane and graduated from Ferris High School in 1993. He started coaching soccer in 2005 and that year led the Spokane Soccer Club Falcons to second-place finishes at the Northwest Cup and the Bill Eisenhower International Soccer Tournament. Since 2005, he has coached club...
SPOKANE – Gorgeous weather and competitive basketball drew an enthusiastic crowd to the heart of the city on June 24-25 to enjoy Hoopfest, the largest 3 on 3 basketball tournament in the world. Teams from as far away as France shared the streets with local teams, including those from Reardan, Davenport, Odessa and Harrington. After the pandemic halted the event for two years, 16,000 players welcomed the return of one of Spokane’s signature events. 422 basketball courts spannin...
REARDAN - High school agriculture teachers from across the state converged on the school's softball field to participate in the 34th annual Eastside versus Westside softball game Monday, June 19. The educators from the East side of the state defeated their rivals 14-9, before shaking hands and dining on pulled pork and sausage nuggets prepared by the school's FFA state championship barbeque team. "After winning the game two years in a row, we can now be considered a dynasty,"...
EDWALL - The Fire District No. 4 fire station here was the checkpoint for the SCM1000 Road Rally that passed through town Monday, June 12, giving those who wished a glimpse of some of the rarest pre-1975 sports cars in the world. The inaugural 1,000-mile rally was held in Oregon in 2018. The event was so popular that organizers decided to continue the event, but to find alternative routes each year. This year, between June 11-16, 40 car owners from across America and Canada...
REARDAN - After starting their high school career under the cloud and uncertainty of Covid, the graduating Class of 2023 enjoyed a sense of normalcy their senior year which culminated with a 45-minute commencement ceremony attended by hundreds Saturday, June 10 in the school gymnasium. As guests slowly filed into the gym, they were handed a program with each of the graduates' pictures and an insert that listed their plans and any scholarships they received. They found their...
REARDAN - A sizable crowd converged on the town to enjoy the 119th annual Reardan Mule Days Saturday, June 3. At 10 a.m. on a warm and cloudless day, the Fairchild Air Force Base Honor Guard opened the event by leading the Mule Days parade down Spokane Avenue. They were followed by a procession of 60 entrants that included horses, fire trucks, reunited school chums, royalty floats, the high school pep band, llamas and mini donkeys. The parade also featured special honorees...
REARDAN -At its meeting Wednesday, May 31, the Reardan-Edwall school board approved the transfer of six acres of land to Reardan Heroes, a non-profit organization that will create a memorial to honor World War II Medal of Honor recipient Joe E. Mann and all the veterans from the Reardan area. The land is located east of town between the high school's softball field and U.S. Highway 2. The project will include an amphitheater, a walkway listing the names of area veterans, a...
REARDAN - Thirteen players, mostly eighth- and ninth-graders, have joined an American Legion baseball team that will represent the town in a 20-game schedule this summer. Brian Kozee, a career member of the U.S. Air Force, stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base, coaches the team. Kozee said the purpose of the American Legion program is for players to learn the fundamentals of baseball, develop their skills and to prepare them to compete at the high school level. "I am pleased...
REARDAN - Former Wellpinit athlete Jake Green was hired as the Screaming Eagles' new head boys basketball coach Thursday, June 1. He replaces Brian Graham, who resigned March 28. Green was a two-time all-conference basketball player at Wellpinit High School, graduating in 2007. The following two years, he played at Peninsula College in Port Angeles. "I am proud to be a member of the Spokane Tribe of Indians and to be one of the first athletes from Wellpinit to play sports at...
REARDAN — The 119th edition of Mule Days will begin Friday, June 2 and will conclude with a community church service on Sunday, June 4. The event, founded in 1904, was originally a day of family fun and community fellowship. It is now that, and a lot more. Besides offering activities everyone can enjoy, the event raises funds for community projects. Mule Days will kick off Friday at 8 p.m. with a teen dance at the Reardan High School commons. For those who are not teenagers, the fun really begins the following morning, S...
EDWALL - The four members of Christian Heritage School's Class of 2023 were recognized at their graduation by family, teachers, friends and community members during a ceremony in the high school gym Saturday, June 27 . After flag bearers Amy Colvin and Zach Colvin entered the gym, all eyes turned to the back door as Pomp and Circumstance played. With measured steps, Rebekah Headrick, Kaylee Klein, Kiernan Michael and Austin Vaughn walked down the center aisle and took their...
REARDAN - The banjo is an intriguing instrument. Its twangy, bright and almost metallic sound can't be ignored, especially when in the hands of local 17-year-old junior Liam Hamilton. Hamilton was introduced to the banjo at age 10 when he heard a song by Earl Scruggs on the radio. Shortly thereafter, his parents Andy and Bernadette purchased one off eBay. Before Scruggs made the banjo popular with his 1949 hit "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," the five-string instrument was played p...
REARDAN — Town council voted to accept a bid from Shamrock Paving, Inc. for a pavement overlay project at its meeting Thursday, May 18. The project is tentatively scheduled to begin the second week of June. The $316,618 project will be funded through a grant from the Washington Transportation Improvement Board. The following streets will be paved: Oak Street between Cottonwood Avenue and Spokane Avenue. Lake Street between Cottonwood Avenue. and Spokane Avenue. Laurel Street between Cottonwood Avenue and Broadway Avenue. B...
HARRINGTON - Two teams from Davenport and a team from Odessa earned championship trophies at the inaugural Lincoln County Youth Soccer League Tournament Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21. In the 5-7 age group, coach Tyson Lacy led his Davenport team to a 2-0 win over Harrington (2) which was coached by Beth Johnson and Aaron Hansen. Coach Scott Carpenter's Harrington (1) team placed third. In the age 7-10 group, Davenport (2), coached by Tyler Zaugg and Ashley Gunning,...
