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Sheriff's Report 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. June 25: Dispatchers took a report of a truck that passed another vehicle on the shoulder, cutting it off, at the Spokane County line on SR 2. Damage was reported by the driver of the second vehicle....
Outdoor dining season has finally arrived, and with it, some nice melons in the markets. Whole melons by the pound are generally the most economical, but an entire watermelon can be overwhelming for one or two people. I recently created a recipe for a Watermelon Salsa that can be made with readily available ingredients. Previously I had seen several recipes calling for ethnic ingredients not available locally. This is a mild salsa, but adding additional jalapeños would...
Sheriff's Report 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. June 18: A Bald Ridge Road resident described construction trucks traveling at unsafe speeds. A caller advised dispatchers that a vehicle tailgated him on Morgan Street through Davenport. Wilbur...
On June 20, 2012 our loving mother Patricia “Lorraine “ Goetz passed away in Spokane, Washington with her family at her side. She was born in Marlin, Wash. on December 31, 1924. She graduated from Marlin High School in 1942 and attended Whitworth College. On April 27, 1946 she married the love of her life Richard, “Dick” Goetz. Lorraine was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church and was the church organist. She was former President of the Odessa PTA, President of 4-H Leader...
Helen F. Sandygren, 91, died June 18, 2012 in Spokane, Wash. Her home was Harrington, Wash. She was born on January 30, 1921 in Rocklyn, Wash. to Edward and Frieda Mielke. She graduated from Harrington High School in 1939. She is survived by her son, John Sandygren and his wife Lisa; five grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren; brother, George Mielke (Edwina); and sister-in-law Dorothy Mielke, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her...
On July 10, 2012, AgVentures NW is sponsoring a varietal strip trial tour at Mike Miller’s farm on Rehn Road in Adams County, Paul Porter, Seed Division Manager has announced. The tour will start at 5:30 p.m., showcasing new wheat variety releases from six different wheat breeders: Washington State University, Oregon State University, Syngenta – AgriPro Wheats, USDA-ARS, Limagrain Cereals Seeds and WestBred. The tour will include soft white winter wheat, a two-gene, beyond-tolerant soft-white winter, several hard-red win...
Sheriff's Report 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. June 11: Lincoln County authorities were asked by their Adams County counterparts to keep an eye out for a vehicle carrying two individuals suspected in an attempted robbery of a semi-truck driver on...
Sheriff's Report 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. June 4: Two vehicles were involved in a collision on SR 174 north of Wilbur. A moose calf was spotted behind the Davenport football field and near the Lincoln County Museum. A caller told dispatchers...
Over 115 OHS alumni will be congregating at the community center this Saturday for the annual Odessa High School Alumni Banquet. As well as the usual program, alums will have the opportunity to purchase Odessa Tiger memorabilia in the form of athletic gear that has been recently removed from storage at the school. Also, Jim Stimson, a former Davenport basketball coach, will be on hand to promote his book, “Remembering the B,” which is available at Odessa Drug. For those who...
There are still openings at Camp Na-Bor-Lee, July 11 – 14, 2012! The application deadline has been extended to Wednesday, June 20. The camp is open to all second through sixth grade youth (grades completed as of this June). Membership in 4-H is NOT required! Camp is four fun days of out-door camping on the banks of Lake Roosevelt, north of Davenport. Applications and additional information are available at: www.lincoln-adams.wsu.edu/4-H/YouthCamp.htm or by contacting Camp Director, Nicole Conway at 509-641-0264 or the WSU e...
Students from Gonzaga University’s MBA program recently provided the Lincoln County Economic Development Council with an outstanding statistical analysis of our retail sales history. The results of their study are positive. The students used two different resources for their analysis. The Washington State Retail Survey, a compilation of data from the Department of Revenue published by the Eureka Group of California, was used to analyze retail transactions subject to state sales tax. The USDA Census of Agriculture was used t...
Mark Stedman of Mohler/Harrington would like to become the next Lincoln County Commissioner, Position #1. He faces Alan Stromberger of Sprague and Kim Ramm of Odessa in the primary election to be held this summer. The primary will narrow the race to two candidates who will face off in the November general election. Stedman may not be a familiar face to most Odessa residents, but he is very well known in other parts of Lincoln County. He served as the superintendent of the Harrington School District for six years and then as...
On May 24, nine schools from the Bi-County joined Odessa for the Third Annual Bi-County Science Challenge. Odessa, Wilbur, Davenport, Liberty, Lind, Sprague, Reardan, Ritzville and Harrington arrived at the Odessa Gym at 9 a.m. to compete in the third ever science-based “Junkyard Wars.” Each school brought a team of six students to vie against the other schools for the traveling trophy. Team Odessa consisted of Kira Powell, Markus Smith, Justin Hauge, Griffey Powell, Tho...
Sheriff's Report 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. May 28: A collision involving a vehicle and a deer took place on I-90 near Sprague. An extremely loud black motorcycle without a muffler was observed going through the Northridge area of Davenport at...
Sheriff's Report 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. May 21: Dispatchers learned of a verbal dispute between a man and his baby's mother in the Creston area. A Circle Road resident reported people were shooting from the roadway and noticed after a...
Golf Our story last week on District 7 golf was incomplete. We have since learned that defending 1B girls champion Kira Powell did not compete in the district meet. After scoring 80 in the sub-district meet, she was able to take her score of 79 from the all-league meet in Colville and apply it to qualify for state competition. Golfers with a school-related conflict during either the subdistrict or district meets were allowed this option, and Powell was in Pittsburg grabbing a...
Sheriff's Report 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. May 14: Dispatchers were advised by the state Fish and Wildlife Department of its helicopter looking for bighorn sheep in the Lincoln area. A county Public Works vehicle was involved in a collision...
Graduation is near at hand for Odessa High School’s class of 2012. As the community observes the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Town of Odessa, we look back at the first high school graduation exercises, which took place 103 years ago this week. There was one graduate, Ella Williams. She must indeed have felt honored, as 300 persons came to see her receive her diploma. Even though the Class of 1909 had only one member, it nevertheless had a class motto, a class flower and class colors. Presumably, Miss Williams made...
There will be a special three (3)-day filing period held Wednesday, May 30, 2012, through Friday, June 1, 2012, for the purpose of declaring candidacy for the following elective positions that were not previously filed for during the regular filing period. PUD District 1 Commissioner: 2-year unexpired term PUD District 2 Commissioner: 6-year term Declaration of Candidacy forms are to be filed with the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office at the Courthouse in Davenport between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the above stated d...
The Lincoln County Conservation District Conservation Day was held on May 10, 2012 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. A total of 156 students from Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Odessa, Christian Heritage, and Wilbur attended the event. Classes held were Fire Prevention, presented by Doug Bonstrom, Nancy Harada, and Stephanie Regan of the Airway Heights Fire Department; Weather, presented by John Livingston, of the National Weather Service; Electricity, presented by Eddie...
District Champions The Titan baseball team won the district championship Monday, May 14, over Northport by a score of 8 to 2. They now advance to regional play Saturday, May 19, at Central Valley High School in Spokne Valley (821 S. Sullivan Rd, Spokane Valley). Saturday schedule: 10 a.m. Northport (Dist. 7 #2) vs. Colton (Dist. 9 #1), winner to 4 p.m. game, loser out. 1 p.m. Touchet (Dist. 9 #2) vs. Odessa-Harrington (Dist. 7 #1), winner to 4 p.m. game, loser out. 4 p.m....
Sheriff's Report 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. May 7: Burlington Northern Santa Fe officials requested the Sheriff's Office to remove trespassers and not permit camping on railroad property. A CenturyLink sub-contractor advised of vandalism at a...
A report in the May 3, 1907, edition of The Odessa Record on the volume of wheat received at Odessa warehouses during the preceding season emphasized that the town was the world’s largest primary wheat shipping station. Odessa area wheat field had been in production less than 10 years but more wheat was being shipped out of Odessa than at any other point along the Great Northern railroad, and that included Montana, North and South Dakota and Nebraska. A large sign painted on the side of the Odessa Flouring Mill proclaimed t...
The Odessa-Harrington Titans Jr. High track team had a successful meet on Monday, April 30, at Wilbur. A total of nine team participated: Davenport, Liberty, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague, Mary Walker, Odessa-Harrington, Reardan, Valley Christain, Wellpinit, and Wilbur-Creston. The 7th grade girls from O-H finished seventh with 25 points. Wilbur won with 186 points and Reardan was second with 77 points. The Titans were led by Keia Baird, who earned 10 points with a fourth-place finish in the shot put, a sixth-place finish in the 200...
This past winter, students from Eastern Washington University assisted the Lincoln County Economic Development Council (EDC) with a countywide strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) survey. The students analyzed the survey results, reported their findings and pointed out a couple of holes in our survey coverage (one being a shortage of input from our youth). The EDC went back out and gathered the missing data. A second team of students, this time from Gonzaga University, agreed to incorporate the new survey...
