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REARDAN–After serving in the police department here for 10 years, Officer Bryan Gordon retired on Oct. 31. Gordon transitioned into law enforcement in 2013 after working as a medic in Newman Lake. "As a medic, I responded to medical emergencies and found myself more interested in what the police officers were doing than in my job," he said. During his tenure, he worked under several chiefs, but was most grateful to Chief Andy Manke for his contributions to the department. "Whe...
REARDAN–The school’s FFA program earned another state championship, this time in the Washington State Potato Judging contest held in Moses Lake on Nov. 16. Seventh and eighth graders from Rick Perleberg’s Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources class comprised the two teams that competed against 50 other FFA teams. Reardan’s team of Kelsey Koch, Colton Lonning, Levi Collier, Kashley Brown and Freedom LaMoureaux pitted their knowledge of russet potatoes against 230 other competitors and came out on top. The team of Paige Cushm...
REARDAN—The school board discussed the need to increase pay for difficult-to-fill jobs within the district at the regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 16. Sobotta reported the district has a hard time hiring and retaining custodians. Because of that, the district is paying “hours and hours of overtime.” He would like to see more flexibility to negotiate salaries, which would bring in new employees. Butterfield agreed. “It’s the right thing to do,” he said. The school board also granted permission for eighth-grade girls to pl...
REARDAN–Public works director Bob Winn, representing the town’s employees, requested a 4.5% cost-of-living adjustment increase at the town council meeting on Nov. 17. He presented data showing the proposed COLA would be in line with those adopted by other communities in the area. Council approved the increase after some discussion before authorizing an increase in the property tax levy to $99,003 after reviewing the 2023 budget. This amount is $2,366 higher than the levy collected in 2022. Council also set the dates all...
"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." -Coretta Scott King REARDAN--We C.A.R.E. is kicking off a "Blessing Boxes" program this holiday season. C.A.R.E. (Care About Reardan/Edwall) is a non-profit outreach of Reardan's four churches, along with other community members whose goal is to serve residents of the Reardan-Edwall area, particularly those in need. "Blessing Boxes are like the Little Free Library boxes...
REARDAN-Coach Brian Graham welcomed 22 boys to the Screaming Eagles' first basketball practice of the season on Nov. 14. In his eighth season at the helm, Graham is optimistic his team will improve on last year's 10-12 record. "Last year we started two freshmen," he said, "but now they are sophomores. We have some kids with high-level skills, but overall, we are still young." Prior to the first practice, he met with each player to discuss the season. "They have high...
REARDAN–This year's Screaming Eagles girls basketball team may be short handed, but Coach Bob Swannack believes his senior-laden squad will be competitive in the NE2B League. Swannack graduated eight players from last year's team that finished 13-7. The Screaming Eagles may be unable to field a junior varsity team this year due to low player turnout. "Because this team played in the shadow of last year's seniors, we are going to have to learn on the fly," Swannack said. Though...
REARDAN–The Screaming Eagles open the 2022-23 wrestling season with 20 athletes on the roster, several of whom competed in last year's state tournament. First year head coach Justin Neufeld praised his team for their cohesiveness, strong work ethic and positive attitude. "This year you're going to see hard-nosed wrestling," he said. "With the experience we have, I expect we will be strong again this year." Neufeld reserved special praise for team leaders JC Merriott, Conner K...
REARDAN–On Election Day, Nov. 8, Reardan-Edwall School District voters made their feelings known regarding a five-year capital levy to fund improvements to the school’s facilities. After the polls closed, the levy was failing 931–655. Since then, absentee votes were tallied which widened the gap, resulting in the levy’s probable defeat. Funds from the levy would have reimbursed the district for lights already purchased and installed for the football field, new tennis courts, a rubberized track and a new transpo...
REARDAN-Local resident Clay Soliday is historian, detective and treasure hunter. Armed with his metal detector, he finds vintage baubles, rare coins and everything in between. Soliday started collecting coins in Kettle Falls when he was in fifth grade. He and a buddy discovered an abandoned car while playing "cops and robbers." He found an old coin under the backseat and was hooked. In 1982 he won $1,500 in a bowling league, which he spent on his first metal detector. By then...
Editor's note: Byrne Bennett is a reporter for the Lincoln County Record-Times. Any opinion expressed in this column is his own and not necessarily that of The Record-Times or Free Press Publishing. President Ronald Reagan once said, "America is a shining city upon a hill whose beacon light guides freedom-loving people everywhere." The members of our Armed Forces are the keepers of that beacon. If not for them, that light would have been snuffed out decades ago. Veterans Day...
DAVENPORT–-Five uncontested candidates were elected to office in Lincoln County on Nov. 8, and one levy passed. J Scott Liebing received 3846 votes to be elected County Assessor. 69 write-in votes were cast. Chandra Schumacher tallied 3881 votes to be elected County Auditor. 35 write-in votes were cast. Traci Gants was elected County Clerk with 3830 votes. 54 write-in votes were cast. Adam Walser was elected Prosecuting Attorney with 3744 votes. 55 write-in votes were cast. Dan Johnson was elected District Court Judge with 3...
REARDAN–Town Council discussed the need to demolish the park pavilion at its meeting Thursday, Nov. 3. Councilmembers have solicited several bids to remove the 30-year-old structure from its concrete pad. Public works director Bob Winn reported the weathered structure’s roof is rotting. He said there is no timeline to raze the structure but that it needs to be done “as soon as possible.” “The building was good for its time, but needs to come down before somebody gets hurt,” Winn said. “It has served us well, but it has to...
REARDAN–A fire destroyed a home on Wood road 17 miles northeast of town during the windstorm that battered the region on Saturday, Nov. 5. After a power outage, a generator caught fire and quickly spread to a shed and then to the house. Chris Freebourn was home with his wife Lauren and their three children when their power shut off Friday night. Just after midnight, he set up a generator on the back porch to power a space heater and a cell phone charger. When the heater t...
TONASKET--The Reardan Screaming Eagles lost 4-1 to the Tigers in a district crossover soccer game on Saturday, Nov. 5. The loss eliminated Reardan from the playoffs and ended their season. Tonasket led 1-0 in the first half until Reardan’s Noelle Raczykowski evened the score on a free kick. The score at halftime was 1-1. Tonasket scored a quick goal in the second half, followed by two more. The Tigers won the game 4-1. “That first goal sucked the wind out of our sails,” Reardan coach Heaven Berarducci said. Though Tonas...
REARDAN-The Screaming Eagles slogged through the mud en route to a 6-0 win over the Colfax Bulldogs in both teams' last football game on Friday, Nov. 4. The field was splotches of green grass and snow at kickoff.. By the end of the first quarter, it was a quagmire; the mud obscured the players' numbers. Much of the game was back and forth in the middle of the field. Neither team experienced success through the air, so relied mostly on runs up the middle. Reardan's Jaquin Strob...
REARDAN-–The local school district's five-year capital levy to fund improvements to athletic facilities and the construction of a transportation cooperative facility was failing 931-655, with up to 1,000 votes yet to be tallied from ballots in Lincoln County after votes were counted on election night, Nov. 8. The levy would increase property taxes by approximately $285 for property valued at $300,000. Funds from the levy would reimburse the district for lights already p...
REARDAN-In a loser-out playoff game, the Screaming Eagles volleyball team swept Davenport 25-14, 25-22, 25-21 on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The game was a rematch for Reardan, which lost to Davenport in five-sets, three weeks earlier. In the first set, Reardan played a spirited defense that kept the Gorilla’s off balance. Coalie Whitman and Liz Bell kept the ball in play, allowing Emma Flaa to score five kill shots en route to a 25-14 win. The Gorillas, fielding a roster of mostly e...
REARDAN-It isn't Willy Wonka's Chocolate Room, but it is just as colorful and satisfying. Instead of Everlasting Gobstoppers or Laffy Taffy, you will find Ed Brommer's collection of model farm machinery displayed on shelves from floor to ceiling. The collection, numbering in the hundreds, is jaw-dropping, but discovering that Brommer created many of the pieces himself makes one realize they're in the presence of a master artisan. Brommer, 85, was born in Reardan and has lived...
REARDAN--The school board held its monthly meeting Wednesday, Oct. 27. The board discussed its desire to assure the district pays its employees fairly, compared to other school districts. Superintendent Eric Sobotta will convene a board composed of union employees who will set the criteria for fair and consistent pay that will be presented to the board. Middle school science teacher Teresa Vesneske gave a PowerPoint presentation that outlined science curricula for grades 1-12. “Each grade’s content is based on what was lea...
REARDAN–The local state winning FFA Agricultural Issues team placed in the top 16 at the FFA National Convention on Oct 26-29, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to bring home the Silver Award. In the preliminary round, Ashley Landt, Tyler Clouse and Andrew Schulz bested perennial powerhouse Oklahoma, along with teams from Oregon and California. Advisor Rick Perleberg said the team "knocked it out of the park." Their presentation titled, "Will Washington mandate themselves out of t...
REARDAN–Top-notch defense was on display Oct. 20, as the soccer teams from Reardan and Davenport played to a scoreless tie until Gorillas' freshman Glenna Soliday drilled a ball into the Screaming Eagles' net with less than one minute to play in the game. Davenport's offense spent much of the night at Reardan's end of the field. Its relentless attack kept Reardan goalkeeper Jaylee Abrahamson on her toes as she stopped shot after shot until Soliday's late game heroics. "I s...
REARDAN-The Riverside Rams dealt the Screaming Eagles volleyball team a loss on Oct. 22, in Reardan's last home match of the season. Riverside, who plays in the Northeast 1A league, won the four-set match 25-16, 22-25, 27-25, 25-16. Riverside bookended their winning match with superior offensive play that kept Reardan's players on their heels. In the first and fourth sets, the Rams started fast and cruised to 25-16 wins. The excitement started in the second set. Riverside took...
REARDAN-The Liberty Lancers came to town on Oct. 21 and busted the Screaming Eagles' party. Prior to the homecoming football game, family and friends honored the team's seniors with flowers and balloons. The festive mood did not last long. Costly turnovers and miscues allowed Liberty to make big plays that carried them to a 21-0 victory. The first quarter was evenly matched; each team's defense holding their opponent's offense in check. That changed when Lancers' quarterback...
SPOKANE–The Screaming Eagles faced Kettle Falls in NE2B soccer action on Senior Night, Oct. 24. Behind Noelle Raczykowski's dominating performance, the Screaming Eagles defeated the Bulldogs 4-1. The win qualified them to play in a tiebreaker game on Oct. 25 at Saint George's School. The winner of that game would proceed to the district playoffs. The opponent? Kettle Falls. In their first matchup, the teams played much of the game in the middle of the field. Reardan's d...
