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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. Monday, June 16: A Davenport woman reported her daughter received suspicious text messages and calls on a pre-paid phone card. A Springdale man was arrested for theft and criminal trespass in c...
The AgVentures NW Seed Division is inviting growers to attend the July 9 strip trial and growers meeting at Mike Miller’s farm. Registration starts at 5 p.m., and the meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. New wheat releases from six different wheat breeders will be showcased: Washington State University, Oregon State University, Syngenta – AgriPro, USDA – ARS, WestBred, and Limagrain. Visitors will see several selections of soft white winter wheat, a two-gene Beyond-tolerant soft white winter – Curiosity, two one-gene Beyond-tolerant s...
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. Monday, June 9: Davenport ambulance personnel assisted a man who fell at Davenport Building Supply and a 35-year-old woman experiencing "general weakness." Deputies responded to a collision i...
Mayors, council members and planning commission members from five counties met in Davenport last week for training in planning and open government. The focus of the training was comprehensive planning for rural counties that are not required to fully plan under the state’s Growth Management Act. Planner and consultant Chaz Bates of Studio Cascade in Spokane was the first presenter. He covered planning topics relevant to counties not covered by the Growth Management Act, i...
Salads round out summer menus, or may become the main dish. Lecia Fink brought a yummy Southwest Salad to a recent gathering, though southwest usually brings spicy heat to mind, this salad consisting of some traditional ingredients has a poppy seed dressing. Napa cabbage is the main ingredient, but Lecia reports that she sometimes substitutes bowtie pasta when making ahead for camping or boating trips. Southwest Salad 1 head Napa cabbage, coarsely chopped 2 avocados, peeled,...
This school year, 2013-14, is a walk down memory lane for one of Harrington's finest school teachers who has retired after 34 years of teaching, the first five years in Reardan Public School and the remaining 29 years at Harrington, serving the fifth and sixth grades. Moeller began her memories in Harrington schools in 1956-57 when she was enrolled in the first grade at which time her class consisted of: Kenneth Wagner, Roger Rieth, Ronnie Timm, John Carstens, Marc Andersch, Michael Lucht, Devin Smith, Diane Kloster, Linda Ev...
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. Monday, June 2: A road sign on Williams Lake Road and the Old Sprague Highway was found knocked over. A caller advised he saw a rattlesnake at the eastbound I-90 Sprague rest area. A Reardan woman r...
The Odessa Memorial Relay for Life team will participate in the Lincoln County Relay for Life Walk to be held at the Davenport High School track with the opening ceremony starting at 6 p.m. on June 13 and continuing until 7 a.m. on June 14. Teams from throughout Lincoln County have been working to raise funds for this event, a major fundraiser for the American Cancer Society in its fight to find a cure for all cancers and help more people celebrate birthdays. The rally cry this year is “Keep Fighting,” as the walk serves to r...
President Josh Steward opened the Public Development Authority meeting Tuesday, May 27 in the Opera House Art Room with Allan Barth, Jay Kane, Bunny Haugan, Margie Hall, Marge Womach and Peter Davenport in attendance. Minutes from the previous meeting were read, followed by discussion of Harrington Haus tavern, which continues to be advertised for sale. It was reported that several potential buyers were unable to get the realtor to meet with them at the tavern. With a new owner and an investment into renovating it, the...
Our season ended May 12, and we had a great one. Our athletes had strong performances at all of the middle school meets. Many of them had personal records at the Championship Meet in Davenport on May 12th. The perfect time to reach your peak. Congratulations Titans!...
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. Monday, May 19: Davenport ambulance personnel transported a 73-year-old woman with flu-like symptoms from a residence in the 1100 block of Maxwell Street to Lincoln Hospital. A door frame, bag of garbage and a...
At the district golf tournament at MeadowWood Golf Course in Liberty Lake on Monday, May 19, Harrington senior Madison Charlton of the O-H Titans finished in 7th place with a subdistrict score of 85 and a district score also of 85 for a combined score of 170. In doing so, he qualified for the state meet, the only Titan to do so. Hunter Weitze of Colfax was first with a combined score of 142 for the two-day results. Palmer Guhlke of Davenport was second with 146, Sawyer Spackman of St. Georges third with 159, Jimmy Psomas of S...
Teacher Grace Moeller and her 5th- and 6th-grade students mixed horticulture and civics when they transplanted flowers grown by Erica Whitmore's FFA horticulture class. The group met behind the Memorial Hall where the students learned to successfully remove the plants from their growth containers and place them into planters donated by local businesses and the city in previous years. The students learned that the plants will now survive with soil, sun and water. The most...
On May 7, seven other Bi-County schools joined Odessa for the Fourth Annual Bi-County STEM Challenge. Teams from Odessa, Wilbur, Creston, Davenport, Lind-Ritzville, Sprague and Reardan arrived at the Odessa high school gym at 9 a.m. to compete in the fourth science-based “Junkyard Wars.” Each school brought a team of six students to vie against the other schools for the traveling trophy. The Odessa High School team consisted of Alexa Boss, Griffey Powell, Thorsen Wehr, Car...
In two recent meets, the track and field team for Odessa-Harrington put their efforts toward preparing for the upcoming district meet. At a NE 1B/2B league meet held in Odessa May 6, the O-H boys grabbed a first place team finish, while the girls took fourth place. Team scores: Boys 1. Odessa-Harrington 148 2. Mary Walker 128 3. Valley Christian 99 4. Davenport 84 5. Liberty-Spangle 60 6. Wilbur-Creston 46 Girls 1. Davenport 134 2. Wilbur-Creston 112 3. Valley Christian 91 4....
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. Monday, May 12: A caller informed dispatchers that her dog scared off cattle that were in her driveway off SR 25 about 21 miles north of Davenport. Deputies investigated a possible sex-related offense...
The Germans from Russia Heritage Society will hold its 44th annual convention July 23-27, 2014 in Spokane at The Davenport Hotel & Tower. Convention registration is open to the public and includes workshops, meals, entertainment and socializing. Activities include a tour of the local area, full access to the GRHS bookstore and workshops on history, genealogy, and culture of the Germans from Russia. Among the topics are history, Palouse wheat farming, using DNA, German cooking workshops and making “schnapps,” using com...
By MARJORIE WOMACH Harrington Public Library The Harrington Library has received a new shipment of fiction paperback books. The authors include J.A. Jance, Lee Child, James Lee Burke, James Rollins and Stuart Woods. The library is awaiting Mayor Paul Gilliland to order the necessary equipment for the library to begin its training with the scanning of bar codes. Gary Bortel of the State Library is planning to come this month for that purpose. Donations continue to come in to the library, some of the more recent items included...
From tree identification, to knowledge about the weather, educating our youth about the earth’s natural resources is important. On May 13, the Lincoln County Conservation District held their annual Sixth-Grade Conservation Day at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. This is a half-day event where students from schools in Lincoln County learn about various conservation efforts. At total 175 sixth-grade students from Davenport, Harrington, Lamont, Odessa, Reardan and Wilbur rotated through nine stations, where nine organizations e...
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. Monday, May 5: Arriving in the 100 block of South Maple in Reardan, Davenport ambulance personnel and Reardan EMTs assisted a woman experiencing severe back pain. A caller's report of a tanker d...
Jordyn Tanke, Chelsea Fisher, Lanessa Simon and Hannag Schmidt competed as a relay team last Saturday in an evening track meet in Davenport....
The Harrington Public Development Authority meeting was held at the Harrington Golf & Country Club at 7 p.m. Tuesday in a most congratulatory spirit following the successful promotion of the Spring Festival. Josh Steward opened the meeting. Bunny Haugan resumed her secretarial role, and Allan Barth, newly appointed vice president, were the members present. Others in attendance were Margie Hall of the Economic Development Council, Paul Charlton, Karen Robertson and Marge...
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. Monday, April 28: Harrington ambulance personnel assisted a 71-year-old woman with a history of cancer who was experiencing extreme sweats and fever. Sprague firefighters and ambulance personnel r...
Sage Hill On May 1, the Titans golf team took two, 2-man teams to compete in an alternating shot 18 hole tournament at Sage Hill golf course, hosted by Warden. The boys had a lot of fun playing the alternating shot format. The Titans number 1 team Madison Charlton and Griffey Powell got redemption from their last year’s score with about a 20-stroke improvement and shot a 79 for second place in the tournament. The second team of William Mann and John Tanke shot a 110 together. Participating Schools were: Moses Lake, R...
The 22nd annual Spring Fling quilt show, hosted by Fronen Steppdecker, the Odessa quilt club, took place Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, 2014 at the high school gymnasium. It was reported that the attendance was up from last year's show. Over 200 quilts were on display for the two day event. Around 175 of those displayed were entries from quilters all over the region. The remainder were quilts made by this year's 'featured quilter,' Linda Riesterer of Wenatchee. This...
