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1 years ago • Patti Ensor concluded her 12 years on the Davenport school board. • Odessa’s homecoming royalty was crowned as king Jacob DeWulf, queen Hannah Schmidt, prince Trevor King and princess Jenna Shaffer. Harrington’s honors went to king Madison Charlton, queen Debra Armstrong, prince Billy Bragg and princess Jordyn Tanke. • The new Emergency Response Center in Sprague was awarded for completion of a project by the Infrastructure Assistance Coordinator Council in Wenatchee. 25 years ago • Ted Hopkins won his re-elec...
The Davenport soccer team won the District 7 championship and secured a spot in the 1B/2B state tournament with a 2-1 victory over Northwest Christian Tuesday, Oct. 31. Turn to page B1 for more coverage from that game and other preps sports around Lincoln County....
Editor’s Note: The following incumbent candidates are running for re-election unopposed. Those showcased above submitted statements to The Record-Times. Other incumbent candidates running unopposed for city/town council, school board, fire district and hospital districts include: Jonathan Chapman, Davenport city council Robert Jenkins, Davenport city council Heath Becker, Davenport city council Patrick Katz, Davenport city council Kris Moritz, Harrington city council Patty Kanan, Sprague city council Vicki Iverson, Odessa t...
DAVENPORT - The high school's first-ever FFA team to qualify for the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis is competing this week. The local FFA nursery landscape team competed Wednesday, Nov. 1 and will learn their outcomes Thursday, Nov. 2. The team qualified with a state championship in Snohomish May 24. Seven students are joining advisor Todd Hargrave in Indianapolis this week, with sightseeing and touring done Tuesday, Oct. 31 prior to Wednesday's competition. The team...
DAVENPORT — Lincoln County Commissioners will meet with department heads to discuss the 2024 budget Monday, Nov. 6. The budget talk will be an all-day affair, with appointments scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting will start with an opportunity for public comment from 8-8:15 a.m. From there, the meeting was scheduled as follows at press time: • Farren Reinbold, Noxious Weed Control Board: 8:15-8:30 a.m. • Keith Nelson, Information Services: 8:30-8:45 a.m. • Ed Dzedzy, Public Health: 8:45-9 a.m. • Margie Hall, Broadband...
DAVENPORT — The school district will be asking voters to pass two replacement levies in a special election in Feb. 2024: An Educational Programs and Operations (EP&O) levy and capital projects levy. The district hasn’t decided how much it will ask for but plans to put a resolution with an amount before the school board in November. And that upcoming resolution was a topic of conversation at the board’s regular meeting Monday, Oct. 30. Superintendent Chad Prewitt and business manager Dana Telecky told the board that the EP&O l...
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. Oct. 21 Traffic stops: 6 An Orting man said two hunters were shooting in his direction near Pacific Lake. A one-car crash into a ditch was reported. A caller reported a passenger car with a child in the back seat on...
DAVENPORT — Voters in Lincoln County have just a few more days to submit their ballots for the 2023 general election. Ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7 to be considered a valid vote. The first returns will be announced by the Auditor’s Office shortly thereafter. Ballots can be mailed and will be counted provided they’re postmarked by 8 p.m. Tuesday. Citizens who prefer not to mail can drop their ballots inside the Lincoln County Courthouse, outside the Courthouse on Fourth Street in Davenport and at the H...
I am very proud to be a part of the Davenport School District. The last four years our school has had great achievements both academically and in sports. I am excited to be a part of that and what the next four years brings. As a board member and mother with two children in the Davenport School District, I believe it is important for the parents and children to have a voice in their education....
I look forward to continuing to serve the District as the Board Chair for another term. Our community values cannot be maintained unless community members step up and participate. I’m also looking forward to working with Mr. Lathrop and Mrs. Winzer, and appreciate their willingness to join the Board....
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Historical Society held the annual member meeting at the museum Thursday, Oct. 19. Board President John Stiles announced the newly elected Board: President John Stiles, Vice President Jim Golden, Secretary Phyllis Luiten, Treasurer Irene Wilkie and Board Members Gabe Gants, Jessica Ellis, Lynn Maurer, Gene Stuckle and Herman Sunderman. Committee Chairs are as follows and reports were given. Accessions: Phyllis Luiten, Collections: Lynn Maurer (Donna Mathis reported), Events: LaVon Stiles, E...
DAVENPORT — A tradition over 50 years old returns this weekend, as the Lions Club hosts its annual Turkey Bingo in the middle school gym from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4. Attendees will have a chance to win a bevy of prizes, including turkeys, pies, hams and potatoes. Burgers, pizza and hots dogs will be available for purchase, and raffle prize winners will be announced beginning at 5:30 p.m. Bingo prices are $3 per sheet, which includes three games. $5 gets two sheets, $10 get four sheets and $20 gets eight s...
Age: 64 Family: Day Job: Operations / Safety Manager, Spokane Environmental Solutions, Spokane, WA Position: Davenport City Council Seat No. 2 "WHY AM I SEEKING OFFICE?" Short answer? I have spent my entire adult life "helping people" and with my experience, personality, objective nature, and passion for my community and those around me, I feel that I would represent the citizens of Davenport well serving on the City Council. I have been an executive-level safety professional...
DAVENPORT — Applications for the annual Christmas Care Project are currently available for families who need assistance with gifts and a holiday meal for Christmas. The application is available on the city’s website, and paper copies of the application are available upon request. This year’s deadline for applications is Friday, Nov. 3. Any family living in the Davenport School District is welcome to apply. In past years, the community has fulfilled requests from tags on the Sharing Trees. Sharing Trees tags will be avail...
1 years ago Davenport city council adopted a resolution to pave Morgan Street from 15 feet east of Fourth Street to the west side of Eighth Street. 75 years ago Bernard Schoen earned a $5 bounty for shooting a bobcat north of Davenport while out hunting deer. 50 years ago Edwall locals planned a Lion’s Club carnival themed after the Spokane Expo ’74. 25 years ago Larry Lindbloom and Ted Hopkins prepared to square off for the District No. 3 County Commissioner seat. 10 years ago Sprague Mayor Mike Evans resigned but sai...
Davenport birthdays Oct. 27: Tatum Hupp Oct. 28: Sandy Janke, Aliyah Leep Oct. 29: Jason Wandling, Lindsey McCluskey, Gary Cursi Oct. 30: Chris Tareski, Rowan Janke, Terry Reed, Brooks Bennett, Kamryn Dehn, Shane Hopkins Oct. 31: Alex Plasencia, Michelle Musgrave, Logan Tucker, Ramira Becker, Kristin Zellmer, Trenton Briney Nov. 1: Rita Sawyer, Erin Fletcher Nov. 2: Peri Kersten Davenport anniversaries Oct. 30: Rick and Debbie Roemer Oct. 31: Joshua and Monica Easley-Cate Nov. 1: Dan and Joyce Walsh, Gary and Autumn Cursi Rea...
James Lewis Haines Sept. 22, 1948 – Oct. 12, 2023 James Lewis Haines passed away on Oct. 12, 2023 in Odessa, Wash. He was born in Libby, Mont. to Orville and Bernice Haines on Sept. 22, 1948. In Sept. of 1971 he married the love of his life Cathy Leavitt. They just celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary. Together they raised their 3 children who are loved more than life itself. Tanyaa (Troy) Kilham, James M. Haines and Jeremy Haines all of Moses Lake, Wash. Jim is s...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 7, 2023 LINCOLN COUNTY, WASHINGTON Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, in Lincoln County, State of Washington, there will be held a General Election, conducted all by mail countywide, for the purpose of electing County and District offices and submitting to the voters for their approval or rejection any Propositions as are listed, and any Initiative Measures, Referendum Measures, and House or Senate Joint Resolutions as listed, and any unexpired terms of any...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington and Christian Heritage. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Oct. 27 • Davenport, Reardan and LRS cross country at Regional Championships in Chewelah @ noon • Reardan football at Kettle Falls @ 6 p.m. • Davenport football at Springdale @ 7 p.m. • Odessa football vs. Columbia (Hunters) (division crossover) @ 7 p.m. • LRS football vs. Asotin @ 7 p.m. Saturday,...
DAVENPORT - A regular season NE2B title and homefield advantage through the league playoffs were on the line when undefeated, 13-0-1 Northwest Christian visited 12-1 Davenport. And the Gorillas secured both prizes, coming out with a 2-1 victory to give the Crusaders their first loss of the season Tuesday, Oct. 24. Davenport will host both games it plays in the league playoffs this week. The win over NWC was the Gorillas' eighth in a row. The Crusaders proved they wouldn't...
REARDAN -On an evening with the temperatures in the low 20s, Mackenzie Bjornberg scored three goals to lead the Screaming Eagles to a 5-1 win over Upper Columbia Academy that qualified the Screaming Eagles for the NE2B playoffs Wednesday, Oct. 25. Three minutes into the game, Noelle Raczykowski put the Screaming Eagles on the scoreboard after dribbling the ball through the snow and shooting on goal from 10 yards out. Reardan led 1-0 at halftime. Bjornberg and Kylie Alsept...
DAVENPORT - After dropping its first match of the District 7 Tournament to Chewelah Tuesday, the Gorillas kept their season alive with a three-set sweep of Upper Columbia Academy Wednesday, Oct. 25. Davenport's 25-12, 25-19, 25-18 win Wednesday advanced the Gorillas to the final day of District action and ended the Lions' season. The Gorillas started strong in the first set and kept the pressure on in the second set, jumping out to a 14-8 lead. That lead grew to 19-10 before...
DAVENPORT-After a season-opening loss to Moses Lake Christian Academy, the Gorilla football team has rattled off three straight victories in a strange, independent, 8-man 2023 season. The most recent victory was a 28-6 handling of Oroville on Senior Night Friday, Oct. 20. The visiting Hornets, whom Davenport previously defeated 24-6 on the road Oct. 6, struck first with an opening quarter touchdown. The first half proved a slugfest, as Davenport equaled the score 6-6 by...
Whitney Nave of Reardan got her fist buck, a 4X4 mule deer, while hunting north of Davenport over the last weekend. She was using a .270 Winchester rifle and accompanied by her father, Jeremiah Nave. Readers can submit high-resolution photos of their successful hunts to drew@cheneyfreepress.com for inclusion in the Record-Times....
